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150 YEARS MIRACULOUS ESCAPE On the afternoon of Friday last, one of the children of Mr. Wallace, banker, when playing in the street was upset by a cart, the wheel of which went right across her breast and shoulders, but strange to say she did not sustain the slightest injury.

Last updated 31 May 2012
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FOR the next couple of weeks, with the Queen’s diamond jubilee upon us, we have received two photos from Jean Waldie (McMillan) of Greenlaw of children taking part in a fancy dress parade on the Scholars’ Field in 1935 to celebrate George V’s silver jubilee.

Last updated 30 May 2012
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Oh ay, it’s brunt as usual for bowlers!

150 YEARS NEW LANGHOLM BOWLING CLUB Since the opening of this green three or four weeks ago the playing has gone on very brisk, and night after night rinks are formed, and the game goes keenly on till the jack is scarcely visible a few yards off, on account of the darkness.

Last updated 24 May 2012
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Down Memory Lane

WITH the Cricket Sixes coming up this weekend we looked out this photo from July 1981 of the Langholm Dyeing Company who won the Hillside Cup cricket competition played on the Castleholm.

Last updated 24 May 2012
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Greatest honour for Cornet Harkness

The hiring market was held on Friday last. The hiring, especially for grown-up women and girls, was remarkably good.

Last updated 17 May 2012
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Down Memory Lane

WE look back this week to May 1987 when Robert Rae was elected Langholm Cornet.

Last updated 17 May 2012
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A bit of park forever Johnstone’s Banking

150 YEARS LICENSING COURT The annual Justice of Peace Court for the purpose of granting and renewing public house and spirit dealers’ licences, was held in the Town Hall yesterday.

Last updated 10 May 2012
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Down Memory Lane

WITH the Castle Craigs boys’ night having taken place last Saturday, we looked out a photo from March 2002.

Last updated 10 May 2012
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Down Memory Lane

ANOTHER picture brought in to us by Ian Lindsay shows the Canonbie Scouts and Cubs during summer camp at Whitekirk near North Berwick in July 1938.

Last updated 3 May 2012
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Band needs help to keep it ‘maintained’

ABOUT eight o’clock on the morning of Thursday week, Andrew Wright, a workman employed at the Distillery here, when attempting to turn a tap by reaching over a revolving shaft, was caught by the clothes, whirled round by the shaft, and forced through a space between the shaft and a beam, about 18 inches in width, whereby one of his legs was broken in two places, one of his arms dislocated at the shoulder joint, the shoulder bone was also broken, and he sustained a most severe wound on the head, with other injuries on different parts of his body.

Last updated 2 May 2012
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Down Memory Lane

For the next two weeks we will be showing photos brought into the office by Ian Lindsay of Rowanburn.

Last updated 26 April 2012
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Christmas tragedy

By the last mail intelligence was received of an accident, which terminated fatally to James Beattie, at the Deep Lead, Old Inglewood, on the 25th December last. At Jedburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday, Andrew Hyslop, railway surfaceman, Riccarton Junction, was charged with assaulting Elliot Nichol, labourer, South Hermitage Street, Newcastleton, striking him on the face to the effusion of blood, and creating a breach of the peace in Newcastleton the previous day.The whole question of old Langholm has re-arisen through the alterations presently in progress in the Laird’s Entry to the Eskdale Hotel and at the Skinyards.A hoax bomb scare just before midnight on Saturday night forced the clearance of The Eskdale Hotel in Langholm until the premises had been quickly searched.

Last updated 25 April 2012
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Down Memory Lane

ANOTHER picture we have been given by Stuart Tedham is of Lockerbie Academy pupils during a sports class.

Last updated 19 April 2012
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Ray kicks off new life in New Zealand

Mrs Millican, wife of Mr Harry Millican, of Watley Hirst, Penton, had a narrow escape from death at Newcastleton railway station on Tuesday morning.

Last updated 18 April 2012
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Down Memory Lane

WE WERE given this photo by Stuart Tedham and it is from the Langholm Academy photographic collection.

Last updated 12 April 2012
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Dressmaker to open shop

Mrs Bell, Milliner and Dressmaker, begs to intimate to the Ladies of Langholm and its vicinity, that she intends commencing the above business in that shop in the High Street presently occupied by Mr Rickerby Tailor, & c., at the term of Whitsunday first.The contracts, amounting to £1069 for the building of a public hall for Canonbie towards which the Duke of Buccleuch has subscribed £300 and provided a site, have been let as follows, subject to usual confirmation-: Mason Work, Mr W. Hyslop, Langholm; joiner work and seating, Messrs J. Telford and Sons, Langholm; plumbing, Mr A. Stewart, Langholm; slating, Messrs J. Murray and Sons, Newcastleton; painting, Mr M. Hyslop, Langholm; plaster work, Mr James Bell, Langholm; iron work, Mr John Bell, Langholm. There was a good attendance of members from Newcastleton, Canonbie and Langholm at the annual general meeting of the Langholm Homing Society.Raw sewage from the New Town side of Langholm has been running into the River Esk at its junction with the Wauchope and quick action has been taken to rectify the problem.

Last updated 11 April 2012
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Down Memory Lane

WE WERE given this picture by Margaret Hall and it is of the Scroll of Friendship Girl Guides on the town hall steps.

Last updated 5 April 2012
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Taking over Lime and Smithy Coal

Last updated 4 April 2012
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Down Memory Lane

AT THIS time of year LAODS will be performing their annual production so we are looking back to 1989 when the cast staged My Fair Lady.

Last updated 29 March 2012
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