Wedding of Mary Ellen Courtney to Robert Burke

WAKES WEDDINGS AT NEW MILLS. [...] BURKE-COURTNEY. A marriage took place at the New Mills Parish Church on Wakes Saturday between Mr. Robert Burke, of Thornsett, and Miss Mary Ellen Courtney, youngest daughter of the late Mr. Henry Courtney and of Mrs. Courtney, of Noon Sun, Birch Vale. The bride, who was given away by … Continue reading Wedding of Mary Ellen Courtney to Robert Burke

Entering a burning building / “His plucky conduct”

Context Note: Uncertain which Mr Courtney this is - possibly Charles Courtney (1864-1936). THREE HUNDRED HANDS OUT OF EMPLOYMENT. Just as people in the New Mills district were preparing for a peaceful night's slumber, on Tuesday evening, they were rudely disturbed by buzzers from the mills renting the air with their screech of alarm, and … Continue reading Entering a burning building / “His plucky conduct”