The inhabitants once laid by money for a new Bible, but the town bear having died, they devoted their savings to buying a new bear for baiting.
When the Chester and Birkenhead railway was made, the name of Ledsham was given to a station which was nearest to Sutton, and this gave rise to the following:—
“I want to go to Sutton please.”
“There aren’t no Sutton now.”
“It’s taken t’name o’ Ledsham, sir.”
“For an estate? or how?”
SUNDRY SAWS
Farm servants dissatisfied say:—
Maily bread an maily pies,
Skim Dick full o’ eyes,