Children of John Thomas and Eliza Irwin

"At Laurel Bank, Church, Lancashire, Lillie, wife of John T. Irwin, a son, who was named Cuthbert."

"SHOT ACROSS ROAD" IN FRONT OF CAR

Cuthbert Irwin, Hollyhowe, Chester-road, Middlewich, was fined £10, had his licence endorsed and was ordered to pay £8 2s. 7d. witness expenses and £3 3s. advocates fee when he pleaded "Not Guilty" at Middlewich Magistrates Court on Wednesday last week to driving a car in Chester-road, Middlewich on August 1, without due care and attention.

Mr. J. Whipp, prosecuting said that as Mrs. Annie Evans, of 33, Woodford-lane, Winsford, was driving her car along Chester-road, in the direction of Middlewich, she had to brake violently when defendants car appeared from behind a stationary van on her offside of the road and executed a sharp right-hand turn.

Mr. Harold Lewis, of 2 Deansgate, Winsford, said defendant came out of a driveway into Chester-road and shot straight across in front of Mrs. Evans's car."

Irwin, in court, said he was in a hurry to get to church. That he stopped at the edge of Chester-road when he came down the driveway of his house, and looked both ways. As he moved on to the road he heard a screeching of brakes.

PRESENTATION OF LEGION AWARDS

THREE stalwarts of the British Legion, Middlewich, were honoured by the presentation of Legion awards at the Middlewich Club on Tuesday, last week.

Life membership was conferred on Major Cuthbert Irwin, of Holly Howe, Chester-road, Middlewich.

[ . . . ] Major Irwin joined the Legion when a branch was formed in Maryport. For 20 years he held office as chairman, and for 25 years as treasurer of the Cumberland/Westmorland County British Legion. A prominent member of Middlewich British Legion since living in the town, he was president of the branch for some time but resigned this office in 1960 to make way for a younger man.

He still serves on the branch committee, services committee and Earl Haig committee. He was awarded the gold badge some time ago.

"At Horsfield, Holmfirth, Yorkshire, Lillie, wife of John T. Irwin, a son, who was named Wilfrid."

WILFRID IRWIN leaves from the top of the Lower Senior to commence the study of horticulture. Was a second XI. "forward." Entered two years ago.

"25^th, at Horsfield House, Holmfirth, Lillie, wife of John T. Irwin, a daughter, who was named Christine."

"Miss Christine Irwin, who possesses a sweet voice, did justice to the songs "The violet" and "Oh! lovely night."

. . . the Convent of the Sacred Passion assumed joint nursing responsibility with the Sisters of St Giles. The Sisterhood of the Sacred Passion had begun in East Africa and had acquired considerable experience in caring for patients with tropical diseases, including leprosy. The Hospital eventually became its main English base and a rest home for Sisters rotated back from the Tropics.

WEDDING CAKE IN BOOKS.

FOR LIBRARIANS AT WELLINGBORO'.

A wedding cake in two books was made for the marriage at St. Barnabas' Church, Wellingborough on Saturday of Miss Ivy Summerville Viggers, of "The Acacias," Weavers-road, Wellingborough, the only daughter of the late Mr. H.R. and Mrs. Viggers, of Wellingborough, and Mr. Raymond Irwin, B.A. (Oxon), the County Librarian.

Volume I. bore the initials of the bridegroom, and Volume II. those of the bride.

Miss Viggers is the only daughter of the later Mr., H.R., and Mrs Viggers, and Mr. Irwin is a member of a Cockermouth, Cumberland, family. Before she became librarian at Wellingborough, Miss Viggers was for two years at Northampton Free Library in Abington-street. Mr. Irwin, when at Oxford, rowed for St. John's, and was in the winning eight.

The service, which was of a simple character, was conducted by the Vicar, the Rev. H.F.E. Wigram, and the bride was given away by a friend, Mr. P. Kornblau, of London. Miss Viggers wore a gown of ivory satin, trimmed with pale yellow rose-buds, and her veil, lent by a friend, was surmounted by a wreath of orange blossoms. Her shoes were white, and she carried a bouquet of white and yellow chrysanthemums.

The bridesmaid, Miss Hodgkins, of Wellingborough, a friend of the bride, wore a yellow georgette dress, and her bouquet was of yellow chrysanthemums. She wore a gold bangle, the gift of the bridegroom. Mr. F.J. Birkbeck, of Northampton, Assistant Secretary for Education for Northamptonshire, and a friend of the bridegroom, was the best man.

Schubert's "Serenade" was played by Mr. Watts before the service, and the hymn was, "O God, our help." After the ceremony Mendelssohn's Wedding March was played.

After a reception at the home of Mrs. Wake Clark, Silver-street, Wellingborough, Mr. and Mrs. Irwin left by car for their honeymoon. On their return they will live in Wellingborough.

The bride's present to the bridegroom was a ring, and the bridegroom gave the bride a silver toilet brush, comb, and mirror. There were numerous other presents.

COUNTY LIBRARIAN RESIGNS

AN APPOINTMENT IN LANCASHIRE

A FINE RECORD

Mr. Raymond Irwin has resigned his appointment as County Librarian for Northamptonshire. He has been appointed County Librarian for Lancashire.  [ . . . ]

CHAIRMAN'S TRIBUTE

The Chairman of the County Library Sub-Committee, Mr. A.F. Austin, said that when Mr. Irwin came to Northampton they had no library, but he had so built up the work that they now had a library in every town and village in the county. He had been most helpful and courteous in his work and a great deal of the success of the library, which had been eminently successful, was due to him.

The vice-chairman of the Education Committee, Mr. A.E. Elkington, said Mr. Irwin had done the real spadework in the establishment of the county libraries.

"Mr. Raymond Irwin, county librarian of Northampton, is recommended for the position of county librarian of Lancashire by the Education Committee."

HOME GUARD INJURED

The Lancashire County Librarian, Mr. Raymond Irwin, of 8, Powis-road, Preston, while leading his section of Home Guards in yesterday's realistic exercise, fell in surmounting a difficult obstacle and fractured his pelvis.

Taken by Corporation ambulance to Preston Royal Infirmary for X-Ray examination, he was later conveyed home.