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14.-Died, at Park Lane, Norwich, Mrs. Phillips, widow of Mr. Frederick Lawrence Phillips, aged 77. Mrs. Phillips was well known to playgoers of a past generation as the beautiful and accomplished Miss Ellen Daly, a favourite actress in London and provincial theatres.
-An outbreak of rabies occurred in Norfolk. A mad dog ran through the southern portion of the county, and bit several persons; it was ultimately shot at New Buckenham. On June 30th the Norwich Town Council adopted the muzzling order, and similar regulations were introduced by the Norfolk County Council. A fund was raised for the purpose of sending to Paris for treatment by Pasteur the eight persons who had been bitten by the dog. The muzzling regulations in Norwich were withdrawn in the last week in October.
19.-The annual meeting of the East Anglian, Cambridge, and Huntingdons.h.i.+re branches of the British Medical a.s.sociation was held in Norwich under the presidency of Dr. Beverley, who, with Mrs. Beverley, received on the 20th a large number of distinguished visitors at a garden party given by them at Brundall.
23.-Two squadrons of the 20th Hussars marched from Norwich for Aldershot.
The headquarters of the regiment left on the 24th under the command of Colonel Graves.
27.-Died, at his residence, Grove House, Chapel Field, Norwich, Mr.
Robert Leeds, aged 79. Mr. Leeds devoted much time to several important undertakings connected with the agricultural interest. He became a member of the Royal Agricultural Society in 1852, and in 1869 was elected to the Council; in 1862 he a.s.sisted in the formation of the company which built the Agricultural Hall, Islington; and it was greatly owing to his influence that the Smithfield Club removed their annual show from Baker Street to the new hall. Mr. Leeds gave his practical aid to the establishment of the Salisbury Hotel Company, and to founding the Farmers' Club; he was a member of the Norfolk Agricultural a.s.sociation, and an energetic supporter of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Inst.i.tution.
28.-The portrait of Mr. Cadge, painted by Professor Herkomer, was unveiled at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. Mr. Cadge announced that Mr. B. E. Fletcher, of Marlingford, had munificently offered to build at Cromer a Convalescent Home for the reception of Hospital patients, and the Earl of Leicester, with like generosity, had promised to endow it with 15,000, or, if necessary, with 20,000. Mr. Cadge retired from the office of senior surgeon on October 4th. (_See_ April 25th, 1893.)
30.-H.M.S. Howe entered Yarmouth Roads, and on July 1st was joined by the Anson, the flags.h.i.+p of Rear-Admiral Richard E. Tracey, and the Rodney.
The officers and men of the squadron were invited to various entertainments provided ash.o.r.e by the townspeople, and the vessels sailed on July 4th.
JULY.
9.-The Summer Show of the Norfolk Agricultural a.s.sociation was opened at Yarmouth, and concluded on the 10th. Sir Edward Birkbeck, Bart., was president.
26.-The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Volunteer Battalions of the Norfolk Regiment went into camp at Yarmouth.
AUGUST.
2.-The coming of age of Mr. Herbert H. Bullard, eldest son of Sir Harry Bullard, was celebrated at Norwich.
5.-The attainment of his majority on March 5th by Mr. Roland le Strange was celebrated on this date at Hunstanton Park. On the 6th a ball was given, at which many distinguished guests were present.
6.-The Cricket Week theatricals at Norwich Theatre commenced with the production of ”Caste,” which was repeated on the 7th. ”County Courted, or the Beadle's Bride,” an operetta adapted from ”Oliver Twist,” by Mr.
Arthur Waugh, with music by Mr. Claud Nugent, was performed on the 8th, followed by ”My Uncle's Will,” and the farce, ”B.B.”
7.-Died, at Heigham Road, Norwich, Mr. Ambrose Winter, aged 100 years and 41 weeks. Mr. Winter was a native of Norwich, where he had resided throughout his life.
15.-Died, at Yarmouth, Mr. Charles Gibbon, aged 47. A Scotsman by birth, he commenced his career upon the staff of a Glasgow journal, and removed to London in 1859, where he became a novelist. Among his best known works were ”Beyond Compare,” ”Queen of the Meadow,” ”A Family Secret,”
”By Mead and Stream,” ”The Dead Heart,” ”Auld Robin Grey,” &c. ”He wrote interactively, always purely, and at times even vividly.” Mr. Gibbon took up his residence in Yarmouth in 1886.
20.-Died, at Coltishall, Sarah Weeds, in her 100th year.
23.-Messrs. Grout and Co., of Norwich, gave notice to several hundreds of their workpeople that their engagements with the firm would terminate on the 30th. ”Their factory, a modern building of large dimensions, is fitted with machinery of the most improved construction, and contains every appliance for carrying on the manufacture of fabrics which have gained for Norwich world-wide reputation. The firm has a branch factory at Yarmouth, where about 1,000 persons are engaged, and other establishments at Ditchingham and Ponder's End.”
SEPTEMBER.
10.-Died, at Costessey, Frederick Viner, formerly in the 13th Light Dragoons. He took part in the light cavalry charge at Balaclava, and his name was officially recorded in the list of survivors.
24.-A new reservoir constructed near Mousehold by the Norwich Waterworks Company was opened. ”It contains over 600,000 gallons of water, and by a curious coincidence 600,000 bricks were used in its construction.”