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Contents 1 HOLBEACH SOLICITOR'S BEQUESTS. 2 NOTTINGHAM SOLICITOR'S DEATH. 2.1 CORONER'S INQUEST. 3 MR. M. I. PRESTON, NOTTINGHAM. 4 SNOOK and BREW 5 GREAT SANKEY CHURCH. 5.1 THE LATE MR. GARNETT. 6 Sources

HOLBEACH SOLICITOR'S BEQUESTS.

Mr John Carter Harrison, B.A., of Nattimore House, Holbeach, solicitor, who died on July 28th last, aged 58 years, left estate of the gross value of £28,557 15s. 8d., with net personalty £15,181 14s. 7d. Probate of his will has been granted to his brother, Lenny Septimus Harrison, solicitor, of Southwold, Suffolk, and his articled clerk, Oliver Wiles, of Edinburgh Walk Holbeach.

He left £100 to his brother Lenny Septimus Harrisson, £200 to his articled clerk Oliver Wiles as executor, £20 to his god-daughter Christine Mary Harrison, a 12-bore gun to each of his nephews, John Ernest McCrae Harrisson and James Everson Harrisson, £10 and certain jewellery to his nephew John Anthony Harrisson, £10 to his nephew Robert Crawshaw, and to his wife Mrs. Margaret Jessie Harrisson he left his 20-bore gun, his personal effects not otherwise bequeathed, and his motor cars and consumable stores.

The residue of his property he left upon trust for his wife during widowhood, with remainder equally between his children, whom failing as to a further £100 to the said Oliver Wiles, £100 to each of the children of his brothers, and the ultimate residue equally between his three brothers, Ernest Henry, Christopher Charles, and Lenny Septimus, or their issue.^[1]

NOTTINGHAM SOLICITOR'S DEATH.

CORONER'S INQUEST.

The City Coroner (Mr. C.L. Rothers) held an inquest at the Hyson Green Mortuary last evening upon the body of Mr. Martin Inett Preston, solicitor, of 48, The Ropewalk, Nottingham, who was found dead in bed on Thursday morning.

Mr. Walter Percy Snook, solicitor, of 2, King's-walk, brother in law of the deceased, gave evidence of identification. Mr. Preston, he said hah had rather bad health. He had been to Buxton for an attack of eczema, and he suffered from his heart. He had times of depression, and his illness had caused him to be very depressed. The revolver produced was the deceased's and he had been in the habit of keeping it by his bed side loaded.

Dr. Henry Vernon Taylor, who was fetched to the house, said he found Mr. Preston in bed dead. He had a revolver clenched in his right hand, and his mouth was injured. The moustache was singed, and it was evident the revolver had been fired very close to his mouth. The bullet had passed through the roof of his mouth to his brain.

Dr. Charles Haydon White, who had attended the deceased professionally, said Mr. Preston's principal ailment was a nerve rash, which had caused him the greatest discomfort. It was enough to take a man's reason, for it was one of the most severe cases witness had known. In deceased's case he knew it did affect him mentally. He had sleepless nights, and in addition he had just had two teeth taken out without an anaesthetic, owing to the condition of his heart. Witness thought that might have unbalanced his mind, already over-taxed with suffering.

Lily Mary Peart, of 48, The Ropewalk, stated that about ten minutes past ten a noise like an explosion was heard, but the truth was not discovered until about eleven, when Mrs. Preston went into the room.

A verdict of "Suicide during temporary insanity" was returned.

The Coroner, speaking as a brother solicitor, expressed his regret at the occurrence, saying it had always been a very great pleasure to meet Mr. Preston in business transactions. He was always an amiable and pleasant practitioner.^[2]

MR. M. I. PRESTON, NOTTINGHAM.

Probate of the will of Mr. Martin Inett Preston, of 48, The Ropewalk, Nottingham, solicitor, secretary to the Nottingham General Dispensary, who was found dead in his rooms on the 17th January last, aged 54 years, has been granted to his widow, Mrs. Arunder Bracher Preston, and to his brother in law, Mr. Walter Percy Snook, of 2, King's-walk, solicitor, and the testator directed them to employ some reputable firm of solicitors to sell as soon as possible his estate, shares, and interest in T. Dickenson and Co., of the Flying Horse Hotel, and if any dispute or difficulty shall arise with his partner or his executors, then to apply to the Court to wind up the partnership, and the tetator left the proceeds of sale of the Flying Horse Hotel and the residue of his property in trust for his wife during her widowhood, and, subject to her interest, in trust for his two children. His estate has been valued at £5,913 %s. gross. The will bears the date 11th June 1904, with a codicil of the 18th April 1906.^[3]

SNOOK and BREW

-On September 15th at Monkstown Church, Co. Dublin, by Rev. J. Paterson Smyth, LL. D., Vicar of Christ Church, Kingstown, assisted by the Rev. James Farmer, Rector of Balderton, Newark, and the Rev. Hubert Brady Brew, cousin of the bride, Walter Percy Snook, son of James Snook, Foxhall Lodge, The Forest, Nottingham, to Jessie, eldest daughter of Robert J. Brew, Crosthwaite Park, South, Kingstown.^[4]

GREAT SANKEY CHURCH.

THE LATE MR. GARNETT.

Mr. William Garnett, of Chester, has presented to St. Mary's Church a handsome oak eagle lectern in memory of his father, which bears on a brass plate the following inscription :-"In loving remembrance of Robert Garnett, of Vine House, Penketh, who died April 21st, aged 72 years. He rests from his labours, and his works do follow him." The lectern was used for the first time on Sunday last, when the family of the deceased gentleman attended church. There was a large congregation, the greater portion of whom were in mourning. The Vicar, the Rev. J. W. Spencer, in commencing his sermon, said he had some difficulty in selecting text of Scripture upon which to speak to them that morning with reference to the mournful event which had so recently fallen upon them; and as none presented itself so suitable as the one which had been suggested to him by the family in their announcement of the melancholy tidings and which had been ringing in their ears, more or less, ever since the sad news of the death of Mr. Robert Garnett sent a thrill of sorrow through the bosom of man, woman, and child who had the privilege of knowing him, "He being dead yet speaketh," words taken from the xi chap. of the Epistle to the Hebrews and the 4th v. The rev. preacher in forcible language, showed how the death of young and old speaks to all of the uncertainty of human life, and the necessity for all to live in a state of preparation for death; and concluded his sermon in the following words :-"And now, my brethren, what effects shall these truths have upon us? Let them inspire us with a resolution instantly to attend to the concerns of our souls. Since we must soon die; since we may die anyhow, let us now seek to obtain that faith, that repentance, that holiness of heart and life, without which our deaths must be full of terror, and our eternity spent in the regions of despair. We have in the sudden death of Mr. Robert Garnett and Mary Higham solemn and affecting warnings. Let us not neglect to profit by them. those of us who were present at the mournful spectacle of Tuesday week are not, I think, likely to forget it. The whole parish, as one man, mourned for our lamented friend, who richly deserved the love and respect thus shown him. The entire arrangements of the funeral, in their simplicity and unostentationness, divested as they were of the dark appendages of plumed hearse, coaches, and hideous hatbands, a funeral reform we shall do well to imitate, were characteristic of the simple and humble piety of the departed. His was a consistent Christian life, whose practice corresponded with his profession, his faith in his Saviour produced works of godliness. In Robert Garnett we have an example how a layman can work for Christ and His cause. In him the sick and needy have lost a ready sympathiser and friend, whose prayers were ever ascending to the Throne of Grace for them, and whose purse strings were unloosed at every tale of distress, or any scheme which had for its object the good of his fellow Christians. The Wesleyans have lost in him one of their brightest ornaments. We bless Thee for the quiet rest Thy servant taketh now. We bless Thee for his belovedness, and for his crowned brow. For every weary step he trod in faithful following Thee. And the good fight foughten well, and closed right valiantly. My brethren, we know not what a day or an hour may bring forth. In so dreadful an uncertainty shall we continue careless and indifferent? Let us all, therefore devote ourselves to God; and then, however suddenly death shall come, we shall speak to our surviving friends in accounts of consolation and joy- Weep not for me, I have only exchanged earth for heaven; I have entered upon happiness unspeakable. Follow me as I follow the Saviour, and then we shall be united again, never to be separated more.

I hope Mr. William Garnett will pardon me if, from the pulpit, I thank him for his gift to this church of a handsome eagle lectern in memory of his father.It is a fitting memorial of one whose mind was well stored with Biblical knowledge, and whose hope rested on the rock of ages. We purpose, with this morning's offertory, to buy a Bible to place upon the lectern, and I hope your offerings will be of such a character as to enable me to purchase one worthy of it."

The collection amounted to £7 11s.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Grimsby Daily Telegraph 16 November 1928 Page 8 from the British Newspaper Archive.
2. ↑ Nottingham Evening Post 19 January 1907 Page 3 from the British Newspaper Archive.
3. ↑ Nottingham Evening Post 28 March 1907 Page 3 from the British Newspaper Archive.
4. ↑ Warder and Dublin Weekly Mail 25 September 1897 Page 4 from the British Newspaper Archive.
5. ↑ Runcorn Guardian 12 May 1877 Page 5 from the British Newspaper Archive.