Children of Edward and Rebecca Brady

Mr. Charles Brady, draper, at Barnsley, stated that his goods were frequently brought from Huddersfield by the common carrier, in consequence of the delay which occurred when they were transmitted by railway. The present feeling at Barnsley was in favour of the line.

Cross-examined by Mr. Merewether—There are ten trains a day each way between Huddersfield and Barnsley.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.

This district experienced a very severe thunderstorm on Monday afternoon, about one o'clock. The damage, which we report as under, though not very serious, constitutes conclusive evidence of the near proximity of the storm.

THE LIMES, GAWBER.—A large oak tree in the grounds attached to the Limes, Gawber, the residence of Mr Ald. Brady, of Barnsley, was struck with the lightening end shivered into fragments. It was surrounded by a wire fence, and though there were other trees the immediate vicinity, they escaped. The wreck, on being examined after the storm had passed, presented a singular appearance. There was a large hole in the stock of the tree similar to what might have been made by the explosion of a shell, and an iron clamp was found in the branches of an adjoining tree. A servant with Mr Walter Brady, Oakfield, states that she saw the "ball of fire" strike part of the wire post surrounding the tree.

FRIENDS' SUNDAY SCHOOL TEMPERANCE MISSION.—The temperance mission was continued last night, Mr. Charles Brady, ex-Mayor of Barnsley, presiding.—The Chairman, in an earnest address, pressed home the fact that there was no neutral ground in this cause, that their influence must tell on one side or on the other. He spoke of the value of total abstinence in his own case, and called upon his hearers as citizens to join the side of social morality and order.

Ald. Charles Brady, J.P., was elected a councillor at the first election after the incorporation of the borough, and six years later was elected an alderman in the room of the late Mr. Henry Richardson. A Liberal in politics, he has also had great influence on the Council, and has been Mayor two years. As chairman of the Water Committee he has been looked on as "the" authority on that subject, and as chairman of the Finance Committee his influence has led to the adoption of many an economy in the works of the Corporation. He resigns because of the increasing calls upon his time as chairman of the Finance Committee of the County Council, as treasurer of the Friends' School, Ackworth, and as auditor to the Friends' Insurance Society. An able man, of a somewhat reserved temperament, Mr. Brady has evidently been somewhat out of sympathy with his party, especially since the blunder of giving notice to the out-townships of intention to cut off supply, was made on his advice. The resignations will be accepted with regret, and it is certain that it will be some time before their places will be filled by men of such ability. It is satisfactory to know that personal considerations have nothing to do with the resignations, Mr. Brady having disclaimed anything of the kind [ . . . ]

BARNSLEY MAGISTRATE BITTEN BY A DOG.

The Mayor (Ald. Wilkinson), Mr. H. Pigott, Mr. W. Jackson, and Councillor Rideal at Barnsley yesterday heard a charge against Mr. Herbert Crawshaw, architect, Gawber Road, that he was the owner of a ferocious dog which was dangerous and not kept under proper control.—Mr. Charles Brady, J.P., of The Limes, Gawber, who looked far from well, said that as he was returning home from the West Riding Court on Wednesday, the 1st inst., he noticed defendant's dog standing in front of his (defendant's) house on the footpath. Knowing the dangerous character of the dog from past experience he crossed the road in order to avoid it, and thought he had been successful, but was rudely awakened from that thought by feeling a terrible scrunch at the calf of his right leg, behind, and found that the dog had bitten him severely. On two previous occasions he had been attacked by this dog, but it was muzzled then and could not do a great deal of harm. On a third occasion his wife and her sister, Mrs. Walker, of Harrogate, were seriously alarmed by the conduct of the same dog, and had to use their umbrellas to drive it from them. He had called on one of these occasions and told Mrs. Crawshaw that the dog was of such a character that he should have to apply to the magistrates for an order for its destruction unless it could be kept up: but he could get no satisfaction. From what he knew personally the dog had been a complete terror to the neighbourhood for some time, and was an animal which never ought to be allowed at large. He respectfully asked the Bench to order it to be destroyed in the public interest and for the safety of himself and family.—Defendant said he had never known the dog was dangerous, and since Mr. Brady had told his wife the dog had attacked him when muzzled it had never been loose until the 1st November. On that day it was all right when he left home, but afterwards it was let out. He was sorry for what had happened, but could not but think the dog had had some provocation. The dog was not ferocious if let alone. He had disposed of it.—The Mayor said that made it worse, to let it go away to bite other people.—The Bench ordered the dog to be destroyed, defendant to pay the costs and be fined £1 a day if the dog was alive after to-day.

AN EX-MAYOR'S PORTRAIT.

The TOWN-CLERK produced a framed portrait, in colours, of Mr. Charles Brady, J.P., formerly an alderman of the borough, and an ex-Mayor. He had been favoured with it, he said, that day, and it was suggested that it should be placed in the Free Library.—On the motion of the MAYOR, seconded by Councillor MADDISON (who both referred to Mr. Brady's long and honourable connection with the Town Council, and to his useful work on behalf of the town), the portrait was accepted, and ordered to be hung in the Free Library.—It was elicited that the Town-clerk had been instrumental in having the portrait sent. He knew it was in existence, and thought it right that it should be placed in their collection.

ILLNESS OF MR. C. BRADY, J.P., BARNSLEY.

Mr. Charles Brady, J.P., of the Limes, Barnsley, lies at his home in a very serious condition, the bulletins issued during Saturday and yesterday giving rise to feelings of considerable anxiety.

LOSS TO BARNSLEY.

Death of Mr. Charles Brady, J.P.

THE TOWN'S "GRAND-OLD MAN."

Barnsley to-day mourns the loss of one of her foremost citizens in the person of Mr. Charles Brady, J.P., of The Limes, Gawber, whose death took place during last night.

The deceased gentleman had been in a critical condition for days past, and it had been recognised that the end was approaching.

Mr. Brady, who was in his 76th year, had been in failing health for a considerable period, though he continued to fulfil many public duties until quite recently. His last public appearance was on the occasion of the great Liberal demonstration which Earl Crewe addressed at Barnsley some six weeks ago.

The deceased gentleman's father was the founder of the drapery business still carried on in Market Hill by Mr. Brady's brothers. For half a century Mr, Brady had played a great part in the religious, social, political, and municipal affairs of the town. He became a town councillor on the incorporation of the borough in 1869, and six years later was chosen an alderman.

He was Mayor of the borough during the two years from 1881 to 1883, but retired from municipal life some fifteen years ago. In 1889 Mr. Brady was elected without opposition first County Councillor for the Eastern Division of the Borough, and at the first meeting of the Councillors a week or two later was chosen a County Alderman. As Chairman of the Finance Committee, he took an active part in the work of the Council, and won golden opinions as "Chancellor of the Exchequer." His retirement in 1895 called forth very general expressions of regret, which were voiced on behalf of the Council by Mr. Milnes-Gaskell, the chairman.

Of late years, Mr. Brady had been chiefly prominent as a member of the Barnsley West Riding Bench, on which he had sat since 1885.

A member of the Society of Friends, and an earnest advocate of temperance, Mr. Brady was a strong Liberal in politics, being in many respects the "Grand Old Man" of Barnsley Liberalism.

Amongst his many-sided activities may he mentioned his never-failing interest in matters educational, his work as chairman of the Beckett Hospital Board of Management, as president and treasurer of the Friends' Adult School, as treasurer of the Barnsley Branch of the Bible Society, and as one of the founders of the Tradesmen's Benevolent Fund. Mr. Brady leaves a widow but no family.

At the West Riding Court, this morning, reference was made to Mr. Brady's death by the Chairman (Mr. T. Norton), who said a better magistrate than the deceased gentleman had never sat on that Bench. He had served the district in a great many capacities, and he (Mr. Norton) felt quite inadequate to express their sense of loss.

The Magistrates' Clerk (Mr. J. Carrington) said Barnsley had lost one of her noblest sons. It would be a painful duty for him to convey the Bench's expressions of condolence.

Mr. Rideal (on behalf of the legal profession) and Superintendent Quest endorsed these sentiments.

BRADY.—On April 2nd, at his residence, The Limes, Barnsley, in his 75th year, CHARLES BRADY, J.P. (Interment at three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, at Friends' Meeting-house. No flowers, by request.)

DEATH OF MR. CHARLES BRADY, J.P.

BARNSLEY'S "GRAND OLD MAN."

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.

Barnsley is the poorer to-day by death Mr. Brady, J.P., which occurred at his residence, The Limes, shortly alter ten o'clock on Tuesday night. Mr. Brady not been in good health for some months past, being troubled by asthma and bronchitis, but he continued be active until about six weeks ago. After becoming confined to the house, however, he sank rapidly, and for several days prior to the end all hope of recovery had been abandoned. He passed away peacefully in his sleep.. Mr. Brady, who was in his 75th year, leaves a widow but no family. The interment takes place at three o'clock this (Saturday) afternoon, in the family vault the Friends' Meeting House in Huddersfield Road.

The deceased gentleman was born at Dewsbury on May 2nd, 1832, being the eldest son of the late Mr. Edward Brady, who in 1841 came from Dewsbury and founded the drapery business still carried on in Market Hill by other members of the family. As a boy Mr. Brady was educated at Ackworth School (from 1842 to 1846), and later was sent to a school at Hitchin. After leaving school he was apprenticed to Messrs. Hotham and Whiting, of Leeds, to learn the drapery trade, and on the expiration of his apprenticeship he returned to Barnsley, ultimately becoming a partner in his father's business. He continued to be associated with this business until 1883 (the year of his father's death), when he retired. It may mentioned that the premises first utilised by Mr. Edward Brady were those lately occupied by Mr. Burnett, painter, etc., from which a move was made across Market Hill to the present promises.

Mr. Brady, senior, was a member of the first Local board formed in Barnsley (1853), and while quite a young man his son took a keen interest in public affairs, though it was not until 1869 that he became prominently associated with the local government of the town. In that year occurred the incorporation of the Borough, and Mr. Charles Brady was elected one of the first Councillors for the East Ward. On the death, in 1875, of Mr. Henry Richardson (Barnsley's first Mayor), Mr. Brady succeeded to the Aldermanic Bench. He was Mayor of Barnsley during the two years from 1883 to 1883, and at the time of his death was the oldest surviving ex-Mayor of the town. After his Mayoral term he continued a member of the Town Council until 1891, when he retired. He had for many years been chairman of the Waterworks Committee and the Finance Committee, on which his administrative ability was signal service to the Borough. His retirement was mainly due to the pressure of other public duties, while there had also arisen a difference of opinion between himself and other members of the Council on the subject of water supply, serious proposals being made at that time to cut off the numerous out-townships which obtained supplies from the Barnsley reservoir. The point at issue was purely a financial one, Alderman Brady opposing the proposals to construct new reservoirs on estimates then supplied, on the ground that the ratepayers of Barnsley would be unduly pressed in carrying out scheme which was chiefly, not wholly, in the interests of the districts surrounding the borough.

On the formation the West Riding County Council in 1889, Mr. Brady was one of the first members elected, being returned unopposed for the Eastern Division of the Borough. At the election of Aldermen which immediately followed, his name appeared third on the list of successful candidates. Within a year he succeeded Mr. William Aldam, of Frickley, as chairman of the County Finance Committee, and he continued to fill the onerous post of "Chancellor of the Exchequer" with conspicuous ability until his retirement from the County Council, which took place in 1895. Under the Act passed in 1894 for the formation of District Councils, Mr. Brady was appointed chairman of the Boundaries Committee—an office for which for some mouths entailed much laborious work. On the retirement of the Marquis of Ripon from chairmanship of the Council, and again on the relinquishing of that office by his Lordship's successor, Mr. John Dent, Mr. Brady was strongly pressed to accept the chairmanship, but on both occasions he declined the honour proposed. On leaving the Council he received the unusual distinction of a unanimous vote of acknowledgment for his services as chairman of the Finance Committee, his resignation having been accepted only after repeated efforts to induce him to re-consider his decision.

For the greater part of his life, Mr. Brady was an active politician, and on several occasions acted as chairman of Liberal election committees in the Barnsley Division, while tor some years he was the acting vice-president of the Divisional Liberal Association. A staunch Liberal of the old type—the Gladstonian type—no Barnsley Liberal demonstration during the past twenty or thirty years could be considered complete without Mr. Brady's commanding figure and unhackneyed eloquence. It is no secret that had he been ambitious to write himself M.P., he could have become Barnsley's first Member, for when the Division was formed in 1885 Mr. Brady's was the one name to rise to men's lips. However, Mr. Brady's inclinations did not tend that way, and it was that the choice of Liberal candidate ultimately, rested between the Hon. Monckton Milnes (afterwards Lord Houghton and now Earl Crewe) and Mr. Arthur Dyke Acland. It was perhaps not inappropriate that the last public appearance of Mr. Brady should have been at the annual Liberal demonstration held in the Public Hall on February 15th, and addressed by Earl Crowe. Mr. Brady attended that meeting when not really in fit condition to do so, and though he gave one of his customary rousing addresses it was only too evident that the "grand old man" was speaking under great physical difficulties.

Of late years Mr. Brady had chiefly been known as a magistrate. He was nominated to the West Riding Bench by Earl Fitzwilliam in 1885, while he was appointed a Borough magistrate on the formation of the Borough Bench in 1896. It was, however, at West Riding Court that he chiefly sat, his visits to the Borough Court being almost confined to licensing. It would difficult to speak too highly of the manner in which Mr. Brady (who was one of the acting chairmen of the West Riding Bench) performed his magisterial duties. To a remarkable facility for grasping clearly essential points in the most intricate cases, he added a knowledge of law such as is possessed by few justices. Withal, he was never pedantic, the quality of saving common sense being ever present in his decisions. Scrupulously fair and unbiassed, he spared no pains to get at the true facts of a case. His colleagues fully recognised his ability, and whenever there was a more than usually difficult case to be tried one always looked for the appearance of Mr. Brady. Though an earnest and life-long advocate of temperance, no man could say that Mr. Brady ever allowed those opinions to influence him in licensing matters, his absolute impartiality never being questioned. It is a truism to say that he tempered justice with mercy, for while he could be very severe on occasion—personal violence being particularly repellent to him—he was always pleased to take note of any extenuating circumstances. One matter on which he felt strongly was the separation of married people, and his timely advice has often prevented that cleavage of home life which was distasteful to him.

It is impossible to fully enumerate the many-sided activities of Mr. Brady's long public career. He was always deeply interested in matters educational, and was a strenuous worker for that cause at a time when education was not the popular cry it is today. It is not generally known that the public of Barnsley are largely indebted to Mr. Brady for the consolidation of the Holgate and Locke endowments in Barnsley Grammar School, instead of their going to Pontefract. At one time the Holgate endowment was limited to the Hemsworth Grammar School, and Mr. Brady was chiefly instrumental in seeing raised the £2,000 which the Charity Commissioners stipulated should be raised by Barnsley, prior to the uniting of the two endowments to the present school at Barnsley. As one of the Governors of the school he showed active interest in educational matters, always working hard to secure the greater popularity of secondary and technical education, whilst the School of Art had in him a firm and active supporter. For many years he was vice-president of the old Mechanics' Institute—an institution which in those days was greater as an educational than as a merely recreative centre.

Mr. Brady was also one of the promoters of the Public Hall scheme, while he rendered splendid service as chairman of the Beckett Hospital governors. He took a leading part in the establishment of the Tradesmen's Benevolent Fund; was a vice-president of the Barnsley and District Chamber of Commerce; a vice-president of the Barnsley Temperance Society; president and hon. treasurer of the Friends' Adult School; hon. treasurer to the Barnsley auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society; and a member of the body of Shaw Lands Trustees. The village of Gawber, near which he resided, owed its working men's club almost entirely to his initiative and generosity.

In religion Mr. Brady was a member of the Society of Friends, amongst whom he was widely known and sincerely respected. For several years he acted as Clerk to the Yorkshire Quarterly Meeting, and for fourteen years was one of the Assistant Clerks to the annual yearly meeting of the Society. At various times he undertook considerable religious work in connection with the Society, visiting different parts of the country — principally Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, and Nottinghamshire. He was one of the English delegates to the important conference of Friends held at Richmond, Indiana, U.S.A., in the autumn of 1887, while a few months previously, as one of a deputation of ten Friends, who, on behalf of the Society, visited Windsor Castle with an address of congratulation to Queen Victoria on the occasion of her Jubilee, he had the honour of being presented to Her Majesty. As the recognised head of the local body, and a valued friend and counsellor of the leading members of the national Society, Mr. Brady's loss will be severely felt. He had, of course, always displayed a lively interest in the fortunes of the local Friends' Adult School—a movement which has accomplished splendid results for many years past.

In appearance, Mr. Brady bore out the popular conception of a still, strong man. Character was graven in every line of a face whose almost leonine mould had been overcast of late by a pathetically significant shadow of weariness. To those who knew him only casually might give an impression of austerity, but, as the Mayor of Barnsley pointed out in his tribute at the Borough Court on Thursday, that idea was dispelled by closer acquaintance. Mr. Brady very far from destitute of humour. As his political auditors know, he could tell a good story—and tell it with point. His speeches were often marked by apt literary allusiveness which bespoke the well-read man. In all he said there was that little touch of distinction which claims so little but implies so much. He stood for all that is best in Barnsley, and Barnsley rightly mourns his death, for she has had no worthier citizen than Charles Brady.

MAGISTERIAL TRIBUTES.

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THE LATE MR. C. BRADY, J.P.

FUNERAL AT BARNSLEY.

With the simplicity and entire absence of rigid formula characteristic of the Society of Friends, the remains of Mr. Charles Brady, J.P., of The Limes, Gawbey, near Barnsley, were on Saturday interred in the ground adjoining the Meeting House, Huddersfield Road, Barnsley. Yet, by reason of its very simplicity, the ceremony was a deeply impressive one. There was a large attendance, representative of many of the societies and bodies to which the late Mr. Brady had been connected, and the silent tribute of respect and honour to his memory was deep and sincere. There were no flowers. The unwritten law which makes it necessary that people should grieve in a garb of black, is not recognised by Friends, and mourning attire was conspicuously not universal, but to those of other religious persuasions, the cemetery, though it might appear quaint, was nevertheless marked by much genuine sorrow, and the feeling that there was being put aside a man who can ill be spared from the circle wherein he wielded such a great influence for good.

A short service was held in the Meeting House, Alderman J.F. Clarke (Doncaster) reading a biblical extract, and Mr. J.B. Hodgkin followed in prayer. Subsequently, two short panegyrics were delivered by Mr. Wallis and Mr. Hodgkin.

Mr. Wallis spoke of the loss their own religious society had sustained with Mr. Brady's death, and Mr. Hodgkin also paid a warm tribute to the deceased gentleman's life and work. One nowadays, he said, heard much of the trimming of opinions and the loose holding of convictions to be changed as one wave of thought succeeded another, weakening the fibre of moral character, and lowering the standard of unselfishness, that the memory of the late Mr. Brady's life came as a refreshing and healthy tonic. He was content to worship in a meeting house, with all its simplicity, and cared nothing for the attractive externals which sometimes tempted men away from their sect. It would be a help and stimulus to them to remember how true Charles Brady was, and how unselfishly he lived his whole life.

At the graveside the ceremony again was of the utmost simplicity. A portion of Scripture was read by Mr. Andrews, and Alderman Clarke offered the concluding prayer.

The family mourners were Mrs. Charles Brady, widow; Dr. G. Brady (Sheffield), cousin; Mrs Walker, sister-in-law; Miss Thorp, Mr. Ed. and Mrs. Brady, Mr. O. Brady (London), brother; Miss R. Brady (Scarborough), sister; Mr. E. and Mrs. Watson (Newcastle) sister and brother-in-law; Mr W. and Mrs. Brady, brother; Mr. F.E. and Mrs. Brady, nephew; Mr. W.E. and Mrs. Brady, nephew; Mr. W.B. Brady, Miss Brady Webster, Mr. W. Brady, Miss Marjorie Brady, Mr. W.B. and Mrs. Webster, and Mrs. J.J. Armitage (Nottingham).

[numerous others present also listed]

WILL OF MR. C. BRADY, BARNSLEY.

Mr. Charles Brady, J.P., of the Limes, Gawber, Barnsley, for many years in business as a draper at Market Hill, Barnsley, a former Mayor of the Borough, and until lately an alderman of the West Riding County Council, who died on the 2nd April last, aged 74 years, left estate of the gross value of £15,335 7s., of which the net personalty has been sworn at £11,690 7s. Probate of his will, dated 1st April, 1905, has been granted to his widow, to whom as she survived him, he left the whole of his property. If she had not survived him, he had bequeathed £100 each to the Beckett Hospital and Dispensary at Barnsley, Barnsley Tradesmen's Benevolent Institute, British and Foreign Bible Society, Yearly Meeting Fund of the Society of Friends, and Friends' School at Ackworth.

Charles Brady, of Barnsley, was the eldest son of Edward and Rebecca Brady, and was born at Dewsbury on the 2nd of 5th mo., 1832. As a youth of a quiet and studious disposition, he received his education first at Ackworth and afterwards at Benjamin Abbott's school, at Hitchin; and after an apprenticeship to Hotham & Whiting, of Leeds, he joined his father's business in Barnsley in 1853, remaining closely associated with it until his retirement in 1885. In 1862 he married Hannah Chipchase, daughter of John Chipchase, of Cotherston, an union which greatly conduced to his happiness, she proving a loving and true helpmeet through the long period of nearly forty-five years.

In 1869 Charles Brady became prominently associated with the local government of the town, being elected a member of the Town Council, of which body he remained a member until 1891, and during that period was twice Mayor. On the formation of the West Riding County Council in 1889, he was elected an Alderman of that body, and within a year was appointed chairman of the County Finance Committee. He continued to fill this onerous post with conspicuous ability until his retirement in 1895; declining meanwhile the chairmanship of the Council, which he was strongly urged to accept, on the resignation of that office by the Marquis of Ripon.

For the greater part of his life he was an active politician. No Liberal demonstration in the district during the past thirty years was considered complete without him, and had he consented he might have been returned un-opposed as the first member for the Barnsley Division.

In later years he was widely known as a borough and county magistrate. Gifted in a remarkable degree with the faculty of grasping clearly the essential points in the most intricate cases, to which he added a knowledge of the law such as is possessed by few justices, it would be difficult to speak too highly of the manner in which he discharged his magisterial duties. His colleagues fully recognised his ability and absolute impartiality, and after his decease touching testimony was borne by several to the great loss which had been sustained by the Bench.

Although it is not possible to dwell upon—barely even to epitomise—the many-sided activities of Charles Brady's long public career, mention should at least be made of his keen interest in education. For many years he was Treasurer of Ackworth School, and also a Governor of the Barnsley Grammar School; he was for twenty-two years President and Treasurer of the Friends' Adult Schools at Barnsley, which institutions owe much to his untiring attention and generosity. Temperance, the Anti-Opium Movement, and the work of the British and Foreign Bible Society, claimed in an especial manner his interest and sympathy; to the latter he was Treasurer of the local auxiliary, and at its annual meeting in Second Month, 1907, he gave a reception to the President and other friends of the cause, hoping thereby to stimulate interest in the Society's work locally; this was almost his last public act.

During the greater portion of his life, matters connected with the Society of Friends took up a large share of his time. An extract from his Journal may here throw light upon his earlier religious impressions; he writes:—

"In 1856 I first attended the Yearly Meeting, and I can never be thankful enough to my Heavenly Father for it and its results. It was the turning point of my life. Up to this time, though my outward conduct had been fairly moral and orderly, I knew nothing of the power of religion. Cold indifference, perhaps even secret cynical scepticism, was my real condition towards serious things. I was living in darkness, and, sad confession! practically without God in the world. Infinite mercy, however, so ordered that I was now arrested in this course of life; under, I consider, the influences of this Yearly Meeting, and principally by means of an address of the late John Pease, I became awakened to my true condition in God's holy sight, and the need of reconciliation and pardon. My hard, proud nature was measurably broken down, and I returned home an altered man. I record this experience in deep humility, and am very conscious of my shortcomings since that day, but with the thankful recognition that the Lord thus met with me, and has enabled me, though with many alternations of religious experience, never entirely to forsake Him in the interval. My thoughts, tastes and life were from that time changed. The Bible and serious books, especially those of Friends, became, from being my aversion, my great comfort and solace. I recall with wonder how happy I felt for weeks after my return home. Passages of Scripture never yet understood and long forgotten were opened to my understanding, and my soul was habitually filled with joy in the new found sense of reconciliation and peace. I felt it clearly required of me to identify myself fully with the Society of Friends, of which I had hitherto been a nominal member only, and that to this end I must take up, not as a tradition, but as an individual testimony the plain dress and language of the Friends of that day. I felt that I was willing to become a fool for Christ's sake and was, I have not the least doubt, led by the Spirit of God into the adoption of these things. It is right here to say, that a few years after, when these peculiarities ceased to be the outward badge of Quakerism, I felt released from continuing them in my own case. Knowing, however, how imperative they once were to my own conscience, I have always felt bound to respect the convictions of others with regard to such matters. I am quite aware that there may seem to some who read these words some inconsistency in adopting a course at one time and relinquishing it a few years later. I do not attempt any explanation, but simply record facts and impressions. If I were to say anything more it would be to advise close attention to convictions of duty, even in matters which appear to be trivial. The same Apostle who said, 'Why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience?' also wrote 'Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.' The reading of Wm. Penn's ' No Cross, no Crown ' was blessed to me at this juncture, and though it was no small trial to me to put on the plain coat of a Friend, and to address everyone as 'thee' and 'thou,' when I had been used to a different course, I felt peace in yielding my will to what were undoubtedly the Lord's requirings in my new condition. Since the period here spoken of, although sometimes prevented by special circumstances, I have always felt the importance to me of a regular attendance at the Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly Meetings of the Society of Friends."

For several years he acted as Clerk to his own Monthly Meeting, to Yorkshire Quarterly Meeting, and for fourteen years was one of the Assistant Clerks to London Yearly Meeting. He was also one of the delegates to the Richmond [Indiana] Conference in the autumn of 1887. A few months previously he, with other Friends, went as a deputation from the Society to Windsor Castle to present an address of congratulation to Queen Victoria on the occasion of her Jubilee.

Charles Brady was decidedly a man of faith and prayer, and habitually waited upon God for guidance in the many weighty matters that from time to time came before Friends; thus his thoughts were matured and the expressions of his opinion valued by his friends. A member of his Monthly Meeting writes, "It is only since I have been brought into closer touch with Charles Brady that I have at all realised what he was to the Monthly Meeting. He was emphatically the wise counsellor and friend to the whole meeting, guiding the discussions and decisions with ripe wisdom, and with an evident desire that a right conclusion should be arrived at, even if at times it did not entirely run in accordance with his personal preferences. This influence was acquired by his long and consistent life, and his efforts to invigorate and raise the tone of our meetings."

In 1878 he was recorded a Minister, after having filled the office of Elder for some time. Frequent in the exercise of his gift in his own Meeting, in Monthly and Quarterly Meetings he was ever willing to take his full share in the meeting's responsibility, as also in visitation and other appointments. He paid many visits in England and Scotland (in several of which he was accompanied by his wife), on behalf of the Home Mission Committee, a branch of the Society's work in which he had been actively interested since its formation.

In 1893 Chas. Brady visited with a minute from his Monthly Meeting, the counties of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk. Of this visit he records: "I met with great kindness from Friends, and though feeling rather painfully at times the responsibility undertaken, was favoured to get through with a sense of Divine help and restfulness."

The closing weeks of his life were spent in his own home; he had for some time felt his strength failing. A trying disorder which kept him a good deal in the house and sometimes from meeting, was borne in a spirit of meekness that impressed those who came into contact with him. He had for many years believed it to be the duty of the head of the house to offer vocal prayer daily in the family reading. His gentle and humble spirit was noticeable in his prayers at these times, and how deeply he felt his unworthiness in his Heavenly Father's sight was manifest. Frequent and earnest were his prayers during his last few days for the members of his own meeting, for the Society of Friends, and for a blessing upon his country; nor were the missionaries in far distant lands forgotten.

He died in the faith and hope of the Gospel, resting alone on the merits of his Redeemer; he said he could adopt the words as his own:—

"I stand upon His merit,

I know no other stand."

And also the lines from Whittier:—

"I have but Thee, my Father, let Thy Spirit

  Be with me then to comfort and uphold;

No gate of pearl, no branch of palm I merit,

  No street of shining gold.

"Some humble door among the many mansions,

  Some sheltering shade where sin and striving cease,

And flows for ever through heaven's green expansions,

  The river of Thy peace."

Peace was his continual portion, and he passed gently to his rest on the night of the 2nd of Fourth Month, 1907.

CHARLES BRADY (scholar 1842–5), son of Edward and Rebecca Brady, née Foster, was born at Dewsbury, on the 2nd of May, 1832.

Nine years after this, his parents removed to Barnsley, where his father founded a drapery business, still carried on by members of the family. From this town, Charles was sent to Ackworth, and from thence to Hitchin School. He was apprenticed to Hotham & Whiting, of Leeds, in the drapery trade, after which he returned to Barnsley, and ultimately became partner in his father's business, from which he retired in 1883.

On the 13th June, 1862, he married Hannah Chipchase (scholar 1845–7), daughter of John and Alice Chipchase, of Cotherston.

Charles Brady was possessed of sound judgment and great business capacity, which he placed ungrudgingly at the service of his fellows. He was a staunch Friend and an active citizen. He acted as Clerk of Yorkshire Quarterly Meeting with ability, showing a genius for gathering the sense of the Meeting, and embodying it in a minute, while in his own Monthly Meeting he was the authority on all points of constitutional procedure. He was from 1880 to 1896 one of the Assistant Clerks of London Yearly Meeting, also a member of the Home Mission Committee, and one of the delegates to the Richmond Conference of American Friends, held in the autumn of 1888.

Charles Brady was fully forty years old before he took vocal part in Meetings for Worship. His gift was soon recognised, and he was recorded a minister in 1878. He visited frequently in company with his wife the meetings in his own Monthly and Quarterly Meeting, and at times he paid visits to Meetings in different parts of the country. Retiring from business in the prime of life, he gave much time to civic and public affairs. He was twice Mayor of Barnsley, 1881 to 1883, and for five years Chairman of the Finance Committee of the West Riding County Council, in which capacity he had to deal with an annual revenue of a quarter of a million, and his yearly budget statements were so masterly as to attract special attention.

In later years, with the exception of magisterial duties and educational interests, and as Treasurer of Ackworth School, and in 1893–4 as President of the Ackworth Old Scholars' Association, of which he was one of the 168 original members, he devoted himself almost wholly to religious and philanthropic work.

Charles Brady held decided views on certain questions, especially as a strong promoter of Temperance, but his main and sincere anxiety was to be absolutely fair and unbiassed. As the Mayor said on the Borough Bench the day after his death. " Charles Brady was perhaps the most eminent, most talented and most capable townsman Barnsley had ever produced."

He died on the 2nd of April, 1907, in his seventy-fifth year.

C H R I S T M A S.

EDWARD BRADY, Jun., Confectioner and Pastry Cook,

54, CHURCH STREET, BARNSLEY,

BEGS respectfully to announce that he has just received a Large and Choice Assortment of Fancy Confectionary Bon Bons, suitable for the approaching season. Also, a large variety of Fancy Articles, suitable for furnishing Christmas Trees, Presents, &c.

E.B. solicits a trial of his celebrated PORK PIES, admitted to excel Melton Mowbray.

Bride Cakes, Funeral Biscuits, superior British Wines. Ornamental Confectionery always on hand, suitable for Parties.

N.B.—CHRISTMAS CAKES OF EVERY VARIETY.

CHRISTMAS HAS COME ! ! !

AND

EDWARD BRADY, JUNR.,

54, CHURCH-STREET,

HAS just received a large and well-assorted Stock of FANCY GOODS, TOYS, &c. Suitable for PRESENTS and the Decoration of CHRISTMAS TREES, which are to be cleared off at prices defying competition.

AN EARLY INSPECTION OF THE SHOW ROOM RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED.

CHRISTMAS CAKES ON HAND AND MADE TO ORDER.

FOWLS, DUCKS, GEESE, TURKEYS, AND OTHER POULTRY.,

ON THE SHORTEST NOTICE.

BRIDE CAKES IN ALL SIZES.

N.B.—The Season having set in, E.B. has commenced making his Celebrated PORK PIES.

ALL SIZES IN STOCK.

SHEFFIELD-ROAD INDEPENDENT CHAPEL, BARNSLEY—Special sermons in connection with this place of worship were preached on Sunday last, afternoon and evening, by Mr. Edward Brady, junior, to crowded congregations, especially that the evening. [ . . . ]

IMITATIONS of Edward Brady's Cocoa-Nut Cakes full far short of the original, which are sold at 6d and 1s each at 1, Queen-street.

See the British and Foreign Confectioner for March, 1885, for a favourable review of Edward Brady's 6d. cocoa-nut cakes.

READ what the British and Foreign Confectioner says about Edward Brady's famous 6d. cocoa-nut cakes. "The cocoa-nut cake is decidedly a good thing. Fresh and sweet is the flavour of the nut, and the whole blend is a happy one."

EDWARD BRADY'S 6d. Madeira Cake. The British and Foreign Confectioner says; "It is a good cake."

CHRISTMAS PORK PIES. CHRISTMAS PORK PIES.

THE MOST ACCEPTABLE OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.

E D W A R D   B R A D Y'S

Original and Justly-celebrated

BARNSLEY PORK PIES ARE THE BEST.

CHRISTMAS CAKES. CHRISTMAS CAKES.

A large and skilfully-prepared stock to select from, all good value, including—

RICH PLUM CAKES,     BALMORAL CAKES, SPONGE CAKES,

GENEVA CAKES,          SEED CAKES,         MADEIRA CAKES,

RICE CAKES,               ORNAMENTED BRIDES' & CHRISTMAS CAKES.

The well-known favourite E. BRADY'S COCOA-NUT CAKES, 6d. & 1s. each.

CURRANT CAKE at 6d. and 8d. per lb., both good value and invaluable for family use.

COSAQUES in great variety. ORNAMENTAL GRASSES, &c.

EDWARD BRADY, CONFECTIONER, 1, QUEEN-STREET, BARNSLEY.

A MOST artistic selection of Dried Foreign Grasses, Leaves, &c., for Xmas decorations—Edward Brady, 1, Queen-street, Barnsley.

MEMORIAL WREATHS and Crosses in Artificial and Everlasting Flowers. A splendid assortment, marked off cheap, from 1s. 6d. each.—E. Brady, Confectioner, 1, Queen-street, Barnsley.

EDWARD BRADY'S latest addition to his list of famous Sixpenny Cakes is the "Ginger Cake," which is a worthy companion of the Cocoa-Nut, Seed, Jubilee, Sponge, and Madeira Cakes at 6d. each.—1, Queen-street, Barnsley.

EDWARD BRADY'S PORK PIES. The best obtainable; 30 years' good reputation; always reliable for freshness, purity, and flavour.—1, Queen-street.

MEMORIAL Wreaths and Crosses, in dried natural and artificial flowers, metal, porcelain, &c. Splendid assortment to select from. Prices from 1s.—E. Brady, Confectioner, 1, Queen-street.

SIMNEL CAKES.—For best quality and most striking designs, at moderate prices, buy from E. Brady, of 1, Queen-street, Barnsley, the Makers of the celebrated 6d. Cocoa Nut, Madeira Jubilee, Seed, Ginger, and Sponge Cakes.

BARNSLEY FEAST.—Those who are expecting visitors, and those who are not, cannot do better than treat themselves to Edward Brady's Pies and Cakes.—E. BRADY, Confectioner, 1, Queen-street, Barnsley.

HOVIS BISCUITS! Richly nutritious, easy of digestion, appetising flavour. 6d. per lb. Made by EDWARD BRADY, Confectioner, 1, Queen-street, Barnsley.

MIDLAND INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS.—6th. The first meeting of this body was held in its rooms over the shop of Mr. Edward Brady, confectioner, Queen-street.

BARNSLEY FRIENDS' ADULT SCHOOL.

INTERESTING PRESENTATION.

The members of D Class at the Barnsley Friends' Adult School met on Saturday night at the school premises, in Wellington Street, for the purpose of giving expression to their sense of indebtedness to Mr. Edward Brady, who for over a quarter of century has been teacher of the class, but who recently relinquished the position on account of advancing years. The first item in the proceedings was a supper. After this had been enjoyed, the company adjourned to the large hall, where a presentation to Mr. and Mrs. Brady took place. This consisted of a very fine photographic group (by Mr. Warner Gothard), enclosed in a handsome fumed-oak frame. The portraits of the members of the class—69 of them—wore artistically arranged around a centrepiece comprising a larger photo of Mr. and Mrs. Brady, and there was a suitable inscription at the foot.

An old scholar, Mr. Henry Watson, presided over the pleasant little function, and Mr. Henry Walton, another old scholar, made the presentation. He said the members of class felt they could not let Mr. Brady retire from the position of teacher without showing in some way their appreciation of his services. Those services, extending over more than twenty-five years, had been rendered with fidelity which they must all admire, and they trusted that in years to come, as he looked at that picture and saw so many familiar faces—including those of scholars who were there when he (Mr. Brady) began to teach class—he would think with pleasure of the many happy times they had spent together, and would be repaid in some measure for all the trouble he taken with them and the self-denials he had exercised in doing his duty to the class. (Applause.)

Mr. Brady, in acknowledging the gift, said their kindness would always be a grateful remembrance to him. He had esteemed it a privilege to do what he could for the class, and during those twenty-five years—nearly twenty-six years it really was—he had never considered it a hardship to be there on a Sunday morning. He to be there at half-past seven, and, though he had been absent many a time, never once had he been late. Mr. Brady went on to speak of the Adult School as he first knew it, when they met in the Old Chapel, Sheffield Road, and thought an attendance of 35 men something wonderful. He sketched the growth of the institution, describing how, after occupying rooms in Eldon Street, they built the present school, a cost of some £2,200. In conclusion, he said he was very much pleased to think that his scholars appreciated what had done, and their beautiful present would be greatly prized by both Mrs. Brady and himself. He commended to them the lines—

Do the duty nearest,

Looking up the whiles,

Helping, when you meet them,

Lame dogs over styles.

(Applause.)

Mrs. Brady, who for many years was connected with the mothers’ meeting, also spoke a few words of thanks.

At intervals during the evening songs were contributed by Miss F. Bates and Mr. W. Steele, and Mr. A. Scargill gave a dialect reading.

To Pontefract Mo Meeting of Friends

Dear Friends

                    Oswald Brady a member of this meeting has removed to Barnsley in the compass of yours; and upon inquiry made relative to his conduct and respecting debts nothing appears to prevent the issuing of a certificate on his behalf; we therefore recommend him to your Christian care and remain with love your

                                                                                                                 Your Friends

Signed in and on behalf of Mountmellick Mo Meeting held at Mount Rath the 19th of 12th Mo 1861         Richard Neale

OSWALD BRADY,

ACCOUNTANT, &C.

BARNSLEY,

BEGS respectfully to inform the public that he has commenced as above, and hopes, by due attention, to obtain a share of their patronage.

DEATH OF MR. O. BRADY.—With deep regret his many friends heard of the death, which occurred on Sunday morning, of Mr. Oswald Brady, of 2, Hawthorn-villas, High-road. The deceased gentleman came to live in retirement in the district about ten years ago, and was highly esteemed by all with whom he came in contact. As a sidesman and lay reader at the Parish Church his presence and his familiar voice will be greatly missed. He was 71 years of age, and had been ailing since Christmas, but up to a month ago he continued to attend the services at Holy Trinity with unfailing regularity, and on Sunday sympathetic reference was made to his demise. He leaves a widow, one son, and two daughters. The interment took place yesterday in the cemetery. The first portion of the burial service was held in the Parish Church, and conducted by the Rev. H. Chapman, Vicar, assisted by the Rev. A.P. Lamplugh, in the presence of a large number of sorrowing relatives and friends. The churchwardens, Messrs. Favell and Twyford, were present representing the congregation. The mourners were the bereaved widow, Mr. and Mrcs. C.E. Brady (son and daughter-in-law); Miss Mabel Brady (daughter); Miss Seear (sister-in-law); Mr. C.R. Seear (nephew); Mr. Pickering; Mr. Alfred Poole, of St. Michael's; Mr. Hugh Watson; Mr. King, of St. James; Mr. J.H. Engledow, etc. One of the deceased's daughters is on her way back from New Zealand, and was, therefore, unable to attend the last obsequies. The beautiful floral tokens placed on the grave included those from his sorrowing wife and children: Aunt and family [&c. . . . ]

BRADY—BOWMAN.—May 2, Walter Brady, of Oakfield, Barnsley, to Maria, eldest daughter of Wm. Bowman, Esq., Middleton, Derbyshire.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.

This district experienced a very severe thunderstorm on Monday afternoon, about one o'clock. The damage, which we report as under, though not very serious, constitutes conclusive evidence of the near proximity of the storm.

THE LIMES, GAWBER.—A large oak tree in the grounds attached to the Limes, Gawber, the residence of Mr Ald. Brady, of Barnsley, was struck with the lightening end shivered into fragments. It was surrounded by a wire fence, and though there were other trees the immediate vicinity, they escaped. The wreck, on being examined after the storm had passed, presented a singular appearance. There was a large hole in the stock of the tree similar to what might have been made by the explosion of a shell, and an iron clamp was found in the branches of an adjoining tree. A servant with Mr Walter Brady, Oakfield, states that she saw the "ball of fire" strike part of the wire post surrounding the tree.

A young cuckoo flew into a chamber, through an open window, where a mirror reflected the trees, at Mr. Walter Brady's, Oakfield, and broke its neck in flying against a closed window.

After 12 months' service with general satisfaction, Mr. Walter Brady, the Liberal representative in the West Ward, was opposed by Mr. Walter Dunk another "Independent" candidate and nominee of the Master Builders' Association. Though Mr. Brady has not had a long spell of office, he has already given indications of his business abilities in dealing with several questions which should have secured for him the support of the electors in the ward generally.

In three wards the retiring members go back unopposed—two Liberals and one Conservative. In the West Ward Mr. Walter Brady, draper (L.), admittedly one of the ablest men in the Council [ . . . ]

The Chairman said they had not come to find fault with any, or to abuse those who differed from them, but to show their appreciation of the services of Councillor Walter Brady. He did not anticipate Mr. Brady would be opposed in the coming election. They knew if he was opposed it would be politics pure and simple, because apart from that there was not a Conservative or Liberal, a man or a woman, who could say a word against the conduct of Mr. Brady in the nearly nine years he had sat in the Council. If he was opposed it would not be because the Conservatives did not know his value—they knew that as well as he. He did not care whether a man was Conservative or Liberal so much, but they could not afford to lose such a man as Mr. Brady, especially from the Park and Lighting Committee, when they were just going into the electric lighting.

Mr. Harral, Mr. Peace, and Mr. Wheelhouse spoke to a resolution of thanks to Mr. Brady, which was carried.

Councillor Brady, replying, said he was prepared to fight anyone who came against him. This was not a challenge, but he wished it to be known that he should not retire without doing his best to hold the seat.

. . . it may be taken for granted that Mr. Brady will also seek re-election. Mr. Brady is the only Radical representative for the West Ward, which is unquestionably the most Conservative in the town. The members of that Party have, as a body, great regard for Mr. Brady's abilities as a member of the Town Council, and would be—indeed, they are—willing to allow him an unopposed return under ordinary circumstances. But if the Radicals and Free Church Council persist in thrusting the Education Bill forward, and making it a test question, then the very acceptance of this challenge will render opposition to Mr. Brady necessary, and he will be opposed.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the partnership lately subsisting between us, the undersigned Walter Brady and Foster Edmunds Brady, carrying on business as Linen and Woollen Drapers at Barnsley, in the County of York, under the style or firm of "Edward Brady and Company," has this day been dissolved by mutual consent. All debts due to or owing by the said late firm will be received and paid by the said Walter Brady, who will continue the said business under the style or firm of "Edward Brady and Company."

RESIGNATION OF A BARNSLEY ALDERMAN.

Ald. Walter Brady, who has been a Liberal member of the Barnsley Town Council about 18 years, has notified the Town Clerk of his resignation on his retirement from business. As chairman of the Finance Committee and the Electricity department, he has rendered able service. He is also vice-chairman of the Education Committee, a county and borough magistrate, and has rendered service to the local Chamber of Commerce.

At this annual meeting it is proposed to elect an additional pensioner, and the committee have unanimously recommended that Mr. Walter Brady, who worked hard 35 years ago to resuscitate the Institution after it had remained dormant for several years, and who was for many years until misfortune overtook him a trustee of the Institution, be elected to the vacancy."

DEATH OF BADSEY OCTOGENARIAN.

The Late Mr Walker [sic] Brady J.P.

The funeral took place on Tuesday of Mr. Walter Brady (81), of Bretforton Road, Badsey, a former resident of Barnsley, who died on Sunday, after a long illness.

The first part of the service took place at the Mission Room, where were assembled a number of members of the Mission, including Messrs. G. Ash, sen., H.J. Smith, A.L. Thorne, G. Hitchings, W.H. Churchill, and H. Geden, sen., G. Ash, jun., G. Geden, W.H. Churchill, E. Hull, W. Stewart, jun., and W. Hatch, sen. Mr. H.J. Smith opened the service by reading Psalm 139, and Mr. G. Ash, sen., conducted the prayers, Mrs. G. Geden, sen., spoke of the deceased's fortitude in his illness.

The interment took place in Badsey Cemetery, and the Vicar (Canon Allsebrook) conducted the service.

The family mourners were: Messrs. Bowman and Maurice Brady (sons), Mrs. and Mr. A. Price (daughter and son-in-law), and Mrs. F. O'Brien and Mrs. W. Head (nieces).

The bearers were Messrs. W.W. Blake, W. Stewart, jun., J. Hayes, and —. Tovey.

In addition to the family wreaths was one from friends and attenders of Badsey Mission.

The following is an extract from "Men of the Period (England)," published about 1910:—

"Mr. Councillor Walter Brady. The subject of this notice is the present head of that handsome and typical modern establishment which, under the style of Edward Brady and Co., is so familar, and so deservedly popular in Barnsley. Councillor W. Brady is a native of Barnsley, where he was born in 1849. He was educated at Ackworth School, and the Friends' College, York, and thereafter began his commercial career in the business of which he is now principal. It was founded by the late Mr. Edward Brady, the father of Councillor Brady, in 1841. The family of Brady, it should be noted, has been identified with the public life of Barnsley in the persons of Mr. Charles and Mr. Walter Brady. The former was one of the first Town Councillors elected when Barnsley was municipally incorporated, and among other public appointments, was Mayor of the Borough for the years 1881-2 and 1882-3. Mr. Walter Brady has been keenly interested in the welfare of Barnsley and its institutions, as his useful municipal record amply demonstrates. Mr. Councillor W. Brady serves on the Park and Lighting, Watch, Water, Finance, and General Purposes Committees, and is an Overseer for Barnsley. He was placed on the Commission of the Peace for the County in 1895. He is a Trustee of the Tradesmen's Benevolent Fund, and is Arbitrator for the Miners' Permanent Relief Fund. In religion, Mr. Brady is a member of the Society of Friends. In politics, he is a prominent Liberal, being a Vice-President of the Barnsley Liberal Association, and a member of the Manchester Reform Club for the past 16 years. He resides at Oakfield, Barnsley, where his gardens bear witness to the skill and success with which he pursues his hobby of rose growing."

Since the publication of the foregoing, the deceased, who has lived in Badsey for nearly 20 years, was appointed an Alderman. He came prominently before the public of Barnsley, in his many activities, in opening various public and other institutions, and at the time of his death was in possession of several gold keys presented to him on those occasions; also a silver trowel and a mallet. One of the keys bears the inscription: "Presented to Mr. Alderman Walter Brady, J.P., Vice-Chairman of the Barnsley Education Committee, on the occasion of the opening of the Racecommon Council Schools, Nov. 4, 1907."

Mr. Brady leaves a widow, who is in her 79th year, and two sons and one daughter. The deceased came to live at Badsey about 1912 or 1913.