1896

Hewitson is now co-owner of the weekly Wakefield Herald in Yorkshire, renting a house in Dewsbury. He tries to find journalism jobs for his three sons Ethelbert, Horace and Llewellyn, with little success. His business partnership with Charles William Carr ends acrimoniously, leading to Hewitson’s purchase outright of the Wakefield Herald. His sons run the paper under Hewitson’s direction, while he divides his time between Wakefield and Preston. Entries discuss newspaper business matters, reviewing of books and magazines, leader-writing and sub-editing; Hewitson’s ownership of property including a pub, shop and house in Preston, and land in Ingleton; social life in Preston, including his friendship with EH Booth, founder of the grocery business; holidays in Edinburgh and Scarborough, Hewitson’s reading, and reminiscences.