The Goodliffe Family of Nottingham
The Story of My Life - The original, handwritten version of the Memoirs of Arnold
Goodliffe
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was started in B.S.G. I was the 9th member. There was a good selection of
books, classes by Edwin Patchett, Edmund Hart, and Benjamin Hawkridge
and other young men and lads were members. Some of us used to do a bit
of the oratorical business, rather of the high falutin style. My
weakness was to attempt too many subjects, and stick to, or be thorough
in none. Old Edmund Hart, used to come, and call as he went by, to
interest me in astronomy. Then several young fellows formed a Mutual
Improvement class, for discussion at the schoolroom. One evening the
subject was “Gravitation”. One of the members was seeking to enlighten
us as to its laws, and why bodies fell to the earth, and to illustrate
his theory threw up the snuffers, asking why they descended again. Just
as they came bang on the table the old Deacon came |
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