Rushden Echo, 18th December 1908, transcribed by Kay Collins

May and December—To provide dresses for Mr. J. E. Smith’s Company of Maypole Girls a bazaar was held in Mrs. Smith’s School-room, Moor-road, on Friday and Saturday, the function being arranged by Mrs. J. E. Smith, Mrs. E. Swannell, and Mrs. Walter Woodward, Miss Rosa Browning, of Rushden House, who was accompanied by Mrs. Browning, and other members of the family. Mrs. F. Jos. Simpson, and other ladies, opened the bazaar. Miss Browning was introduced by Mrs. Smith, and declared the bazaar open and wished success both to it and the Maypole dancers. On the motion of Mr. J. E. Smith, Miss Browning was thanked for her kindness, as also was Mrs. Browning and the other ladies for their presence

School Broken Into—This morning the discovery was made that during last night the Moor-road Council School had been broken into. It is believed that an entrance was affected through a window, presumably by a lad. The school books were taken from a cupboard, being this morning found scattered all over the place, and the face of the clock was broken, no further damage being done. The doors were found open this morning. The matter has been placed in the hands of the police.

Presentations—Mrs. Norman, formerly a teacher in Moor-road Council Infants’ School, who has removed to the Hayway School, has been presented with a silver mounted umbrella as a memento of nine years’ service. Miss May Hornsby, of Raunds, has been presented with an oil-painting, nicely framed, in recognition of four years’ service in the school she is leaving to take up duties as assistant mistress at the Church School at Thrapston.