A small Sale of Work has been arranged by the Misses Barrie and the pupils attending their School [private school on the Hills] in aid of a Child's Cot in the North Ormesby Hospital.

13th January - Church Lads' Brigade "At Home". Arranged by Mrs Herring and her Teachers, together with the Officers of the Church Lads' Brigade, it was held in the Church Rooms to raise funds for the CLB.

8th February - A Concert was given by the children attending Skelton Infants School, the proceeds being devoted to the Band of Hope.
Miss Jessie Kingston contributed two pianoforte solos and Mr Fred Bell's Band also kindly gave their services.

20th Feb - Rushpool Hall was burnt down.

It had been built in 1863 to 1865, at a cost of £100,000 by the late John Bell,

But their hoses were not long enough to stretch from the pond to the house.

Skelton had acquired a steam powered fire engine in 1894, but presumably could not operate for the same reason.
A bucket-chain was formed and the efforts were watched by a crowd of spectators.

The roof of the main building collapsed and damage was estimated at £25,000. [£1.5 million in 2000]

The building was occupied by Mrs Margaret Bell, the 61 year old widow of John Bell,

Arthur Jennings of Sutton on Forest, the Butler, aged 28.
Catharine Williamson of Durham,the Cook, aged 38,
Eleanor Swalwell of Darlington, a maid, aged 30.
Elizabeth Porritt of Skelton,a housemaid, aged 24.
Annie Pattinson of Shipley, a maid, aged 22.
Evelyn Robinson of Skelton,a kitchenmaid, aged 18.

It is said that there was no insurance on the building and Mrs Bell and her daughter moved to the South of England.

21st April. Skelton Park Pit.

Thomas Elcoate, a filler aged 38 died of injuries received on 8 January.
"He was filling a tub of ironstone when a small piece burst suddenly off side and caused a slight wound on his head; little was thought of it but he died on April 21st."

27th April - The Church Lads Brigade held a concert in the Drill Hall.
The piece de resistance came in the form of a Christy Minstrel performances by the Skelton CLB Minstrels, who dark disguise effectually concealed the identity of Sgt Craven, Lance Sgt Gibson, Corporal Dawson, Lance Cpl Rooks, Privates Wood, Catton, Turnbull and Morgan. The accompaniments were played by Band Sgt Bell.
Their second performance concluded the concert with an amusing farce entitled "De Haunted Hen Coop".

6th June. George Ward, a driver aged 14, was killed when he fell before a set of full tubs which he was leading.
He had his leg cut off,"

19 July.
George Spurgeon, died as a result of injuries received on 30th June.
"Head and back injured and thigh fractured;
He had fired a shot, and on going back found some bad top stone.
He was taking this down when some more fell and caught him."
George was aged 40 at the 1901 census and lived at 52 Harker St, Skelton Green with his wife Sabrina.
They had no children and had both been born in Suffolk.

Longacres Mine.

26 October. John Ingleden, a miner aged 53 was killed, "He was drilling a hole when a large piece of stone suddenly burst away off the corner of his place and killed him instantly."