An unusual feature of bankruptcy proceedings in Birmingham yesterday was that the stock-in-trade had realised a larger sum than that estimated, by the debtors.
“It was most unusual,” said the official receiver (Mr T Easton), “and I take the first opportunity of giving the bankrupts credit for it.”
The debtors were two ex-servicement, Norman Felk [Frederick] Paulin of 363 Birchfield road, Perry Barr, and Harry Russell of 118 Green-Lane, Small Heath, who carried on business at 933 Station Street, as “Paulin Russell and Company”, fancy goods and hardware merchants.”
In reply to the Official Receiver, they said that the business, which was started in February last, was a losing concern since its inception, being run on borrowed money.
The statement of affairs showed a deficiency of £253 4s 1d.
Opening of £10,000 extensions at Minworth Social Club
Extensions costing in the region of £10,000 were opened at Minworth Social Club and Institute by club chairman Alderman L Chaffey, who is also chairman of the Upper Tame Main Drainage Authority.
The Alderman is seen standing in the lower picture (above) with officials and guests, including Councillor Norman Edwards, chairman of the Meriden Rural Council.
In the top picture are committee members who are taking advantage of the new bar and lounge.
Chairman of the Minworth Club’s Management Committee, Mr Eric Haynes, welcomed a gathering of over 100 people.
Special guests were Mr MR Vincent-Daviss, chief engineer to the UTMDA; Mr Arthur J Wright, clerk to the Authority Councillor Norman Edwards; Sergeant Brown of Sutton Coldfield Crime Prevention Squad; Mr CMG Keeping, the architect in charge of the extensions; Mr John Harding, architect’s office; Mr Norman Paulin, vice-president; Mr Ron Henshaw and Mr Richard Birkenshaw, directors of the Star Wood Company, Coleshill; Mr Maurice Mead, also representing Morris Wines; Mr T Fenton, New Inns; and Mr H Mullarey, Hare and Hounds Hotel; together with past officers of the Social Club, and many representatives of the licensing trades.
Alderman Chaffey expressed, as chairman of the Authority, his delight to be given the privilege of opening the extensions which included a lounge and a complete new bar, together with spacious entrance hall and ladies’ toilets.
He said it was clear the club was going from strength to strength and was prepared to give its ever-growing list of members the best facilities in the district.
“I bring to you the very best wishes of my Authority and thanks to Mr Keeping for his work as architect on the extensions. I wish the management and members continued success,” he said as he opened the extensions.
Bouquets were presented on behalf of the club by the stewardess Mrs Rose Williams, to Alderman Chaffey and Mrs Chaffey, and also to Mrs CMG Keeping.
The evening concluded with a free buffet, and entertainment was provided by Mr “Buggs” Rossiter on the electric organ accompanied by drums.
Photos taken by NF Paulin of the club and its new extensions, circa 1967
A delightfully warm June evening was the perfect setting for the flower-arranging demonstrations given to the Canwell Women’s Institute by Mrs B Siers.
Mrs B Siers expertly demonstrated her skill and artistry in the beautiful and varied arrangements that she created; surely an inspiration to members to try their hand. Mrs B Hodder thanked Mrs Siers.
The Canwell delegate to the AGM at the Albert Hall, Mrs G Harris, has been enthralled by the events and gave an interesting account of the proceedings.
The competition for flower arrangement in an egg cup, kindly judged by Mrs Siers, was won by Mrs M Myatt, with Mrs M Robinson and Mrs G Summers taking second and third places.
A schoolgirl, Andrea Siers, aged 15, of Trinity Road, Four Oaks, beat five adults to win first prize in the flower arrangement section at Sutton Coldfield Horticultural Society’s annual show on Saturday.
Letter Frederick Paulin to his son Frederick Arthur Pauline, 26 May 1894
Conservative Club, Temple Row, Birm.
May 26th 1894
Dear Fred,
Yours of the 3rd inst with Draneys letter reached us a few days ago, but just after I had some large posters printed relating to the other properties. There said posters I sent out to Victoria 5 days ago to Saunders, Charlie, [illegible] + Dr Morrison parties interested. The cannery matter I will not fail to work for. I replied you will send me an estimate of the additional cost 0f putting up 10,000 cases _ we are all well but find progress in the Trustee matter very difficult. Since W[illegible] break down so far as we can discover, access to his safe has been had by some one probably by Bennison young man now in Silesia his executor no documents +c appear to have been rushlon by turned upside down
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We have found the conveyance of land at AG but not the conveyance of the Henley Property nor the trust deed of 1859. The title (abstract of) relating to both have not yet turned up, so you see I have just changed the pen!
You will be as vexed proportionately as myself at this condition of affairs which shows that we should have been here in this business months ago. Who to blame is difficult to say or to hold responsible for placing us in such a fix. We are moving anything or anybody who can enlighten us and shall do so without any hesitation, because the situation is seriously expensive
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There is another matter which I haven’t yet fathomed. I refer to the contents of my Uncle John’s will. When I was in Henley a fortnight ago I found that his will passed thro’ Mercer’s hands the solicitors for probate, so I called there but I while an old acquaintance of mine and their clerk was at Oxford. So I wrote him a note and left it with the caretaker woman of the office to give to him asking him for information but I got no reply from him after a weeks waiting, I wrote him again attending to my former letter and request and still I have had no answer. This seems to me mysterious! I am writing this with Ma + Violet in London where we are frequently writing or seeing about some missing deeds –
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On our return to Miss Shearman’s now in a day or 2 I intend breaking the journey at Henley and finding out the reason for White’s silence. When I saw G Bennett for 2 or 3 hours last week in Derby, he said he was not aware that John Paulin had made a will or had anything to leave. But I do and am going to bedrock to know – all this is perplexing and Clifford has broken his covenant as to time of building at A Green in a most flagrant manner. The conveyance says not nearer than 15 yards to the public road whereas he has built within 10 yards. This will require to be dealt with discretionally and I will carefully consider everything. We are comforted to see by the letters that you are all going on so well. We shall be glad to be back with you again, but now we are here will finish everything + if possible leave no occasion for a future visit.
Who is Who:
John Paulin – Frederick Sr’s Uncle – will have to do more research on this.
G Bennett – Husband of Frederick’s sister Sarah, ironmonger in Derby
Clifford – unsure, but appears to be a neighbour in Acock’s Green, the family still owned Henley Lodge, but did not live there
Miss Shearman – could be the teacher in Acock’s Green who boarded George Frederick Andrew Rutherford during his education – which was at about this time. George gave his son the name Shearman as one of his middle names.
Letter from Fredrick Paulin to his son Frederick Arthur Pauline, June 26, 1886
Notepaper – Office of the Maquinaria Ferreteria y Quincalla, Ernest Street, Birmingham. A monthly journal printed in the Spanish language in the interests of the Engineering, Hardware, iron, and metal trades, circulating throughout the Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries of the Globe.
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Presenting best wishes to you and your party + compts to Mr Hawkins + Mr Gibbons and Phillips weekly post by this mail
Saturday June 26, 1886
Dear Fred,
It has been warm for two days this year here yet. Yesterday and today mark how celebrated the old country is becoming, even the weather yearns to concede what the “Grand Old Moonlighter” would fair have included in his delusions. Brummen is undoubtedly largely affected by the chopping see-saw condition of the political world and how the weather has recorded how it can be put about! And the improvement or recovery has only just been possible by the present hope and prospect that the Grand old Thimblerigger is at last detected and disgraced.
It has occurred to me that you might when you can manage it send me a letter on commerce and the progress of trade in your district for publication in the Ironmonger or Martinton Smith or British Mercantile Gazette as they may come to accept such at plated intervals of the year for a consideration, of course. Please tell George that I called at Brimeads[?] on Wigone[?] St this week in London as to their approving him their agent in Victoria and District and Mr B said he should be very pleased and will send out the necessary lists paper terms per Turner Beetow [?] & Co, so this is good news for the piano member. I went also to Chappell &Co who say they will send a consignment of music, but it has not been yet officially announced to me so pointedly as M Brimsmead who is celebrated for respectability and means in every way as good a house as any in the UK or Europe.
I [illegible] circular of the Victoria kettle. The Co say they will send out ½ gross to British Columbia to you +Co. I thought [illegible] it would be just the thing for the Paulin Bros firm to handle and they acquiesced at once. The matters is the best I have ever seen see paper indised called “the Dominion” three men jumping on it has no discouraging effect – is not a [illegible] affair
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Where I have not yet been
Is being exhibited at the Colonial Exhibition and I by accident met the patentee and maker at Perrys [illebigle] on Holbourn Viaduct. His name is Gale but I have mislaid his circular with his address on it is some place beginning with W in PQ (Province Quebec I spose) Canada nad he told me his sone was now in Victoria to do business with this Dominion Matters. I have given him your name at Box 112 PO so you may hear from him. Tell Ernest I will look W&B up as to the lamp question and Kynoch as to the Blue Boler + the Stanley Works as to the photo frames but I have very little time beyond that which is occupied in efforts to keep the pot boiling and it doesn’t boil over a very vigorously in fact it is slow to boil at all, and very trying sometimes. Your dear mother is improving, seems gaining strength a bit, having apparently derived benefit from cod liver oil which is the last tried remedy. The Henley Folks seem well. The Regatta takes place the week after next, and will last 3 days this year because there are not to be more than 2 in a heat. The finish is to be at the point, not at the Bridge. Doesn’t this allusion show the Regatta to your mind most plainly? It will be present to my mind tho’ not literally to my vision. We are pleased to hear you are all well that the country is enjoyable climate ditto, feeling good, prospects we hope ditto, and we sincerely trust that some of the good things will be secured by the Paulin Bros firm which the CPC, the clearing off by fire of Vancouver, the Pacific being or the variety of developments in your new enterprise may place in your way or within reach. We notice “Bold Soldier” is keeping in the race and you home with the united love of your belongings here, the sincere wish for your unity + combination in the march forward the sincere regard from of your Affectionate Father.
I have been unable to send you definite news respecting myself before this. As you know I have been suffering from sudden tactics by Trolx and just got on again with WB Glass & Co Cigar and Cigarette Manufacturer Bristol. As far as I can judge my inconvenience of late can be (with health) easily repaired. The pay is £180 per ann. + 10% on all sold “excess” over 200 £ a month with 15% deducted on bad debts made. It is I think a fair arrangement + I have an agreement coupled with an assurance for a permancy. So with good luck it is the best thing I have yet had in the cigar way. Glass & Co one side to be people with money my pen would write it plain.
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We are all tolerably well and always looking out for a letter from Winnipeg. I saw Blaunton last evening Sunday at Mr Gilchrist’s house. He arrivd from Brandon Wednesday night last. He will bring out house with you at Winnipeg on his way back (1st August) when he returns any thing which may suggest itself to you to be of service commercially or otherwise. Is there any agency which you could work? Shall I send you the box of cards price lists +c from Suttons. They will send them back to me if you would like to have them. Blaunton is going in for cattle medicines from Day Son + Hewetts firm I think.
Worcester Festival came off last Thursday. I went. Weather was better than it was 3 years back. We dined at The Hop Market Hotel – choir clergy + organist.
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The beadle of course was of the party no other visitors. The Dr supported chair on left + I next him. I told him at dinner table there was one occasion which you especially regretted missing + that was the visit to Worcester.
The service passed off well + all returned edified by the day’s proceedings. Mr Preston Senr generally enquires after you. Could you send some Jel I thing?
The “John Bright” demonstration has absorbed Birm today. The procession was endlessly lengthy beginning at Sewall Heath – Paper with account thereof – will go with this letter. My opinion of the proceedings is you may guess a no 1 – very bright one.
Barton of Brandon tells me a dollar with you is about equal to our “bob” here as a medium of change + barter.
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We have had an immeasurably dry spring here and rain is much wanted, this in some parts of England it has fallen within these last few days in large quantities. Our turn soon I s’pose. The garden looks fairly well. I put some marrow plants out Sat last on same site remodelled as last year. A row of runners the entire width of strip nearly say 30 yards, is doing well as last year under bottom hedge – annuals, pansies + other thing with kignonellea promise well. The Henley fold are I think all right. Louise smiles cheerfully from Swansea – plenty of good living and bathing just reworked ought to suit her.
Our united affection to you my boy – from your very affectionate father.
We received yours dated April 7th by last delivery yesterday. It came to hand just as I was finishing a little gardening for want of daylight. I am getting the place gradually into form in the way of pruning + planting the gravelling and decorative department remains much as when you were here. The peas are just thro’ and I have saw dusted their rows to keep the birds off. We have had some 10 days or so of really favorable weather since you left, this changed however into a very uncomfortable condition of North East Wind with occasionally an introduction of snow or hail or sleet. We are all pretty well, the East wind seems to be bent on mischief especially in the way of chills + eye affections, my own + 2 or 3 of the little ones having been inflamed thereby – otherwise the hedges are coming freshly green again and would make rapid progress with more sun + warm showers. The land is dry and would benefit by some warm rain. We have some climbing plants viz woodbine + others about the port + brick piers of the bays which I purchased a few days ago at Cave’s Mosely St if these do well + grow freely the front bare effect will
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Soon be changed. The front beds are sowed with annuals having the larger kinds lupins, sunflowers poppies sweet peas +c in the back ground. We will describe the progress of our floral and vegetable crop as it assumes sufficient importance and interest to be worth notice. We have a letter from Louise who is as I think I told you in last, at Swansea and has a very comfortable place there with kind people. She writes very cheerfully and will be pleased to be told about your Winnipeg letter. We are hoping now to hear that your first venture will be a big success in the way remunerative and that your employer will know sooner how to appreciate you that Chas Collins did. I called there 2 days ago + he gave me the Comm coming to me some 3.11.0 odd. We are told that his manner has been of the 2 worse than ever since you both left. Wens to the tiring journey you had in the train and that you have comfortable apartments. The extra expense provides for it. Winter seems to linger in the lap of spring with a vengeance this year and we have concluded in hope that you are both well tho’ you do not [illegible] your condition of health. I shall be interested to follow your impressions as time goes on and opinion on your future. I am again in an uncertainty of occupation. Trott is adopting shifting tactics (now that he thinks he has made a connection) by putting me on an impossible commission footing + I am seeking other arrangements with some one else – the best market of course I can find my connection – Trade during the last 3 months has been exceptionally band and cash invisible. One Richard Paulin kept a bakery some years ago and related to grandpa as a cousin. Mrs Weyman builders wife was his daughter. Much love – hoping to hear again. From your affectionate father FP
Re Thomas Jennings, deceased – Pursuant to an Act of Parliament made and passed in the 22nd and 23rd years of the reign of her Majesty Queen Victoria, cap 35, intituled “An Act to Further Amend the Law of Property and to Relieve Trustees.” Notice is hereby given, that all Creditors and Persons having any claims or demands upon or against the Estate of Thomas Jennings, late of Yardley, in the county of Worcester, licensed victualler, deceased (who died on the 26th day of April 1885, and whose Will with a codicil was proved by Walter Jennings, of Yardley, aforesaid, the son of the deceased, and William Mainwaring Sterry of Lawley Street, Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, Hotel Proprietor, the executors named in the said codicil, on the 16th day of June 1885, in the District Registry at Worcester of the probate division of the high court of Justice) are hereby required to send in the particulars of their claims and demands to us, the undersigned, solicitors for the said executors, on or before the 19th day of January instant. And notice is hereby also given, that after that day the executors will proceed to distribute the assets of the deceased among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which the said executors shall then have notice; and that they will not be liable for the assets or any part thereof, so distributed to any person of whose debts or claim they shall not then have had notice – dated this 8th day of January 1891.
I sent your photo of some experiments with recently carried out at [illegible] with the asbestos fire proof paint and is Mountford is now managing Director of the newly constructed company it can be sent out to you if you desire it. He told me a day or 2 since that he would send out samples of the fire proof paint to you as the “other miscarried so” without any col to you in that side and could supply you with a liquid preparation at half the cost of the Cyanite which would do more in the way of resisting
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The outbreak of fire the cyanite can do – such a statement must of course be accepted cautiously in coming from a rival. I think if you have the two you will be capable and competent to govern the district in the way of medicines, the best know to restrain or hinder progress of fire and as such may it prove profitable to you all. When you get permission of all papers, samples, prices, terms, well understood upon which you are to be reimbursed +c then you had better
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“Bang the Drum” and blow the pipe and ring the bell to let BC know some go ahead young fellows of the name of Paulin reside there who are constantly in touch with the old country as regards the best of its production.
Better write C Mountford Esq, Asbestos paint, Clement Works, Clement St, Birm + tell him what you know + what you can do with is co operation towards a thorough introduction – an experiment or two in public with the politic sons to find for it an one on the CPR Stations public buildings backyard arsenal +c +c.
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Where lumber is so commonly used in buildings there should to asbestos fire proof paint be found and would in short I imagine tons thereof will quickly be asked for thro’ you. May it prove so
We are having a lot of snow here fully a foot to 2 feet deep + some 20 degrees of frost in Leicestershire. It is the severest winter we have had for 20 years so it is estimated – I notice 12 80 I’m [illegible] are coming out to you in April from Woolwich this looks as if you are increasing in importance, Eh. We are fairly well – much love from all to all – Your affectionate father
The Amazing Paulin(e) Family 