THIS week’s selection of extracts from The Commercial, Shipping & General Advertiser, The Penryn & Falmouth Advertiser and The Borough Times, supplied by Penryn Museum.

From May 1919:

Private Alex Reynolds, 7th DCLI, of College Ope, Penryn, was presented with the Military Medal at Falmouth Castle on Monday. He won the honours at the battle of Cambrai in November 1917. He has gone through many startling engagements in France and is now spending three months' furlough, prior to re-enlisting.

From 1935:

At the Penryn Constitutional Club recently, Mr W McColl, a member of the club, made a break of 147, which is a record for the club and Penryn. Seventy-two of the break counts for the break prize given by the Falmouth and District Billiard League.

A meeting of the Penryn Good Templary was held in the lower room of the Temperance Hall on Wednesday evening, presided over by Councillor F Richards.

From 1867:

Thursday being the anniversary of Her Majesty’s Accession, HMS Ganges at Falmouth, fired a Royal Salute.

At Ponsanooth, on Monday last, a set of rowdies created quite an uproar, it seems they were sympathisers with the Fenians (at least that is the constructions put on their behaviour) and of late have been holding private meetings at houses. Their indignation at the wrongs of old Ireland arrived at such a pitch, that to give real vent to their feeling, they, with and Irishman (a hawker of concertinas) as head Centre, paraded the village, and assaulted all the unlucky individuals that fell in their way. We understand that several summonses have been taken out against them. Whether they were Fenians or only drunk, it is to be hoped that the law will make an example of them.

We regret to hear that the Perran-Wharf Horticultural Society, for some unaccountable reason, is not have the use of Carclew Park for holding their annual exhibition this season. We understand, however, that the energetic officers of the society are not to be deterred in their labours to benefit the cottager, and still hope to get a site that will equally answer the purpose, and give their numerous subscribers a show well worthy of their attention and support. Every one who knows the aims and success of this excellent society must desire that petty differences may not interfere with its continued usefulness.