Illustrated London News — Saturday 8 May 1897
The will (dated Nov. 21, 1894) of Mr. George Nind, of 6, Eingford Eoad, Wandsworth, who died on Jan. 26, has been proved by Henry Nicholas Corsellis, the surviving executor, the value of the personal estate amounting to 71,623. The testator gives 2000 to the Commissioners of the Wandsworth Free Library: 2000 to the Pharmaceutical Society for the purposes of the General or Benevolent Fund; 1000 to the Church Pastoral Aid Society, Falcon Court; 500each to the Church
Missionary Society, Salisbury Square, and the Christian Evidence Society, 13, Buckingham Street; 2000, upon trust, for a stained-glass window for the chancel of All Saints, Wandsworth; all chattels belonging to him and having relation to the Kind family, and the books written by his late brother, the Rev. William Nind, to the Commissioners of the Wandsworth Free Library; his pharmaceutical books and his diploma to the Pharmaceutical Society; and a few small legacies to relatives, executor, and servant.
The residue of his real and personal estate he leaves, upon trust, to apply the income to such purposes, being charitable purposes (within the meaning, purview, and interpretation of the preamble of the Act Elizabeth, chapter 4) connected with or calculated to assist or extend the objects and work of or being carried out or undertaken by, or to increase the efficiency of, the Church of England in the parishes of St. Anne, All Saints, St. Faith, St. Andrew (Earlsfield), St. Mary (Somers Town), St. Paul and St. Barnabas, St. Michael (Southfields), and St. Stephen, Wandsworth, or any them or any other Church of England parish, for the time being, of Wandsworth, as his special trustees may from time to time think fit; but no part of the said trust funds or the income thereof is at any time to be invested or applied in or towards the purchase of any land or interest m land as sites for in or towards the erection, repair, improvement, or alteration of churches, rectories, parsonages, vicarages, or almshouses; but any part of the income may be applied in repairing, improving, or altering any mission-room and other building devoted to charitable, social, educational, or religious purposes.
He further states that he would like some part of the income to be applied either occasionally or by way of donation or annually, in providing for additional clerical or lay help, or to augment the stipends of needy curates, or to help those who by reason of old age or sickness are unable; to help themselves. The said trust is to be called the Nind's Wandsworth Church Trust," and is distributed as nearly as possible on May 16, his birthday.
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Sporting Life — Wednesday 2 June 1897
TO GRAZIERS AND OTHERS.
The LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL is prepared receive TENDERS for the privilege GRAZING, by sheep only, for a period of eight months, viz., from August 1, 1897, to March 31, 1898, the following places under its control: Battersea Park, about 70 acres; Blackheath, about 25 acres; Clapham Common, about 200 acres; Peckham Rye, about 60 acres; Tooting Common, about 200 acres; Wandsworth Common, about 150 acres.
Tenders must be on separate forms for each place, though in addition one can be made for the whole. Forms can be obtained gratuitously on application at the Parks Department, 9, Spring Gardens, S.W. Tenders must be marked on the cover "Tender for Grazing," and must be addressed to the "Clerk of the Council," and delivered at the County Hall, Spring Gardens, S.W., not later than 10 o'clock a.m. on July 2, 1897. The Council does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender.
C. STEWART, Clerk of the Council. Spring-gardens, S.W. June 1,1897
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MALICIOUS DAMAGE
George Street (26). plumber, of 328, Eorlsfield-road, Wandsworth, and Herbert Vanden (23), French polisher, 108, Earlsfield-road, were charged with damaging tree growing Wandsworth Common and belonging to the London County Council. The prisoners were seen to damage the tree deliberately. They bow expressed their regret. Mr. Denman said commons would become barren waste if that kind of thing was allowed. Mr. Denman fined each prisoner 405., or days.
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Serious Bicycle Accident.On Monday, while inan named Selwuod, living in the New Kent-road, was riding his bicycle along Trinity-road. Wandsworth Common, he wat thrown from his machine by a runaway horse, tht rider having lost complete control of the animal. When picked Seiwood was found hay' sustained concusnic [BNA: Link.]
South London Press — Saturday 27 November 1897
Mb. Tayler, the genial past-president of the Bolingbroke Ratepayers Association, wore his most severe frown on Tuesday night when he rebuked the extravagance of the Battersea Cemetery Committee. It was the old story of Vestrymen's refreshments."
Mr. Tayler is no foe to good living — indeed, as he is perhaps the heaviest and most bulky man to be found a day's march — in Battersea — he may be popularly supposed to have a healthy appetite himself; bat it is his own good nature " that is the secret of Mr. Tayler's jovial appearance. Tuesday, however, all amiable qualities gave place to just indignation. Look at what this committee spent," said Mr. Tayler, scanning document almost as long as the Northcote-road. Meat, 18s. 9d.; cheese. Is. l0d.; whisky, Bs.; cigars, 95.; attendance, 9s. 4d.; spent on the route, lla. lid., &c., &c. Why, it's shameful! And no bread!" he added, with scorn and unconscious repetition of the horror which the Falstaff Tavern bill excited no bread I" And the observation lost none of its force from the fact that Mr. Tayler is — a baker.
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