s . ''


! &i«'1,;.v, iiijrt'ull,l°mn“?lm^ Mr. Sm.t„ (W i lc r a ^ L w


.d i s t r i c t NO TE S.


' than 2,1. in thn x , nn,l i t w t e l ? " ’-' ho ' ‘‘>';«tnrinn','^IIrt'‘b'


I \ lionl Knnii.K«i>Ai.K «utd i._.


; ; vision, and had to nndoriro a : 'I lift .1 Ktin 1 ..X ' . • t*


, ♦ ’V.....strict The I was put to tlie nweting.-


ngeinent heina nrnnerW 1 he amemlment


fauinr, m /„, Mesara. Smith, l!obin^!i^'h°!.“' 'n iij llto man.


m


nnnnnl grant 'em ir^T b


g p operly c^rHel^^'S' onthon,. ' Imving been li ,1,


'" y Duokn-orth, and .Lord‘ljibl,1“Xlc-."\,'r^^^^^


consequently carried by a largo majori I '™ ”« Lord Ulnni,Kst>at.K ,„;,1 if


aid,scribe they would of 'course s\ stem they knew nothing about


tin-matter aud adopt Mr. IMlckwonl.^ • Mr. Duckwout.i said that inuler tl,„ ^


"M


Ilf tin- sehiiui or about the way the inoUrT”’’'"’™' there had never been a .statement nni,r r “?*'Pvnl. The Kev. 11. MTitonr sai.l "«eif


■ ‘


not true, and was most unfair to S r l* r r " ‘ " " sta ement of accounts was made out eve ^


S ' l i .


pnuted, but people vvho never subscribed w f e lM« ea ..ie.a__ ''VUm U


c.vpect to be furmslicd witli a statement •Tlr. DiiOKwouTii said Hint tlio nianiio


od the Lancashire an,l 'I'o^tehirrrMlww'lu to iiKike the fire.


ut a t the j<nnie time.


Mr. Duokwoutii _X o , nor I won't do. Mr. Mniunr said tlie accounts w L ,i


Q


o A considcnihlo »Proar followed, bcvcwI caUin. al .Mr. It. lloniNSoNsaid that the Vicat^ should i'nt


*^owaj, monlcr “‘ t.iintig


saiil he had no right to do so, ns he was not a rS paver.


ways* he rumiinj; downDissenters Mr. Xorcross was about to siienk, when the Vinr


Mr. Xok,;K(..,s, howoyer, insisted on s,«.aki„,. and euniplained Hint tlic vicar imd suhscriffi


guinea .and liad received 20s. hack, so t i .r in ri'iility lie liiid only subscriiicd a stiilling Mr. ’fnihTi.KTiiwAiTj: said Hicy wero cctiinuoll


T


winters liad not got any woo.1 for t i le S „ ‘el “ "'5 lie liad known the charity children g o s tenC i”"


^ ’*'*“ 1


“MondBi, ii voted in


N.itioiwl Scliools should nppc.M r„“,V'‘''r’' ‘"«lUi. l ie ilid not tliink tlio .Hnliool'iS/.i


'■Monavri,


Wll.VH. - I t «„lll,l bu ImLL.,.-'- ’’O l«ttor !.. .W think llioro wonlil Im


,1n,Hentcrs ,f_tl,c ('huA.“ . oT E S a i l S ^ I avIku It profosHcd.


I that the school was under strict povo ^ ^^>ofacI t.EovfranwUM,li'‘


j Duekworth appeareil to linTc loU ] . .


struyod away a gocxrdeal'fmm ‘speaker h-*.! Diickwnrtli


®**kjoct Mr ’


Kowever, in Hies, .degenerate days exists but in arac and Hmro is now not Hie slightest trace of


It was dm annual ruslibo.anng. vvhvt was formerlyi known as Hio nislibcaring,


11, ancient glories wlicn cook-flgliting, dog racing, Sc.I formed a pait, and a very considerable part,


of the programme.. . . . ,


Tlitsc good old times appear to liavc gone for ever, and Hio rowdyism lias given place to a iinioli


milder form of ciilcrtaimiioiit.in tlic shape of a Icmpcrancc procession and tca-.party. _ Kven-this' Was shorn a litHo of its glories on


Monday, as Hie liaimers etc. nsnally carried in Hio


imicc'siim WITS eonspiciioiis liy tlieirah.scncc owing 0 want of time or opporlnnily on tlio p a rt of. Hie ^.ntlciniii wlio has generally looiccd after tliclli.


nml as the denion.stration was favoured with Iho fiiicit teetotal weather, there boiiig even an uhscncc of water, it pv^cd olT most sn tisfactorily.


A cood (li‘‘pl^y> however, Avas made in mimhers. (lown'for the occasion. Ka’crylwdy .seems to have


been Avcil satisfied willi the result, the meeting being i»rounced one of the best held, so that -iltogcther tlic festival may lio considered to have been on the whole a very imcccssful one


Another burinnu' question has arisen a t Gishurn. It is not the village chanties nor the sanitary con-


(litifui of the d.ay school that is exercising the public mind tins time, but the question Is whether a<H:hool board shall be catabliBhed or not.


It is lltc old struggle of UaiUeals and Conserva­ tive'*, Dissenters and Cimrehmen. Although hut


and aUhongii lie did not live in the lowiisliin hj would subscribe.


‘


Cousidcrable.dcsiillory discussion-'followed, an-l Mr. llobiiiBon, I\tr. Smith, and Mr. Duckworlh


a disgrace for a lot of Dissenters to come there and cause a hubbub, and then refuse to act on the j management.


wore in turn proposed a» managers, but cnclt of tliem refused to act. :dr. 'J'ni.sTi.KTinvAiTB said he considered it w.-»


*. . ^


1 Hartley were added to the JJoanl of jMnnagonicnl- I Doni> Kiiim.i-..si)Ai.>: said it was iiufortunalo j th a t tliesc watch-dogs of theirs should not be wil. I ling to gnard the schools. They were ready to liml


i bAentiially, Mr. Thistlctliwaitc and Mr. J.


: Uihhiosdale and the £11 Hiy the Dowager Lndf ! Itibblcsdale. £1 each was promised by Jlcssrs. 'H a r t le y , Wormwcll, Iliilcock, Tiiistlctliwaitc, . Metcalf, and Campbell. Several other promises I were made of lOs. and ob. each, and on Mr. Chow leaving tlie school, a donation of £2 was promise! to Inin on behalf of Mr. ltiley,M3’lliohnn>y4l, sotliat ^ there is a prospect of the whole of tho-monoy* required being soon made up. - . , .


j fault, hut tncy wonld not liclp them to remctly It, I but of course if they would not, the others could , not help It. In addition t o . the £10 promised by Lord


• I R IM I N G T O N . iUaruiauk.—Tlic villages of btopper Lane and


Marlin 'I'op were enlivened on Wcihiosdn^ by ^ wedtling. Ill winch considerable interest was taken. Ih e hrnle was IVIiss A. Town.son, daiiglilcrof Mr. K. Townson, Martin Top, and the Jiridcgnwm


taken place a t Gisburn Church early m the morm ing, was delayed av consnlorable time by pic Intc arrival of the moans of conveyance, but the nupti.il


I\rr. Hartley Hhixlcs, formcrlcy of llimingtoii but now of Keighley. Tlie ceremony wliich bIiouIu nvvc


knot was eventually sati.''faetorily lied. M>*s Townson has been a teacher in the blonpcr Lane Siindav School, ami ns her inarnnge ivlll nccewi- tate her removal from the vtUage, herscrricca will


be very much missed. 'J'r-XAXTKVlVEmiixo rnnsEXTS.—VontcnlniilM' jirc-.i'iiis iiiiuic to J f r ,T. B. Lc.vtli.ini, agoiit for


.Mr. GiH's resilience, Jlaiior lloiise. Ha S'" eonsisted of an oiagoiit silver dinner seriicc.


S.VI.E o r Lxnii.—On Tuesday !!a. Ir. 15P'


meadow land, and da. dr. dip. of pasture laail, .ituateil in Hio township,of ltinungtoii,.closo tol"


L. & Y. liailway, and in Hie Jlatlliew Dnekwortli, was offered for i'emile Hotel, CliaHiiirii. by


'I'liere'was a goiat aUciiiianec. J he adjoin ng i is owned liy Mr. O. Lane-1'o.y,. J tr, Ai»hetoo,^»” ^ Mr. Dnekwortii. Tlio two 'aft^r 'urc Fv ^ and .Mr; I-ane-Tox was reprc.seuitcd HI O'o , ^


' „Lland


Tlierc was a keon oonipotitioii for tia li» i , .... , was eventually knocked down for £550.


for tnc mm*t to ^Ir.


IIANU Ob' 1101T3' h’KSXlVAL. Tiic ftiiniial leMivivl of Hie Marlin


btopper Lane llami of Hope n,is iiehl on ' Tile menii)er.s anscmhici m f''o


^ aiiout it o'eiook. Tiic atiemlanco nan as »n, '


in any, previous year, being regaicii vvitii tea, &o. , ,I'l>o ni>““ to liiniington tiioii took iiincc. Aftcn


visitors had tea which was of an and reflected with grcat:credit on ihecom


Chapel was crow<lo«l. Mr. W. Tomlinson, principal attr.ictioin ua A race in


There was a large attendance a subseqneiit n.ecti..g ti.o »


persons pre-sent to bcwaic of bearliormigli. J fr.


life and, tliroiigliout the ’'l.ole of ln» ‘ , attention of tTic aiidioncc


illiistratcl liis remarks •'y


Towiison of Aceniigton also spoke on the evils of hiteinpemnce.


ey, Colne, I'l'O -


iier, and J fr. Iddon vendor^' „ reeilations an.l a dinlogmo


arrangement. , , , a V i «nd ,^.cuiiic'lly occupied V


I'i; o L J i “J'"'itci,ire ,11 uf tiio


bv J l r :Ti,AVIutt.ikcr, nreed the


.v.. ‘ i,„ds


woiglils in theraoo , ‘ -'“i w * Tic grapIdV'''"* snoti as smoking and druiKiniP d j


pis icelure da ,1,


j , Ihr


l At intervals daring f''® ™‘;.‘-V,i5singi»fy'<’ ' ”^. voice, Jfr. It; Illiog'vortli n


a 'Cry ,1 wclI-Kaoir" -


forli*;” were rcndercil, unu .uic IciMloraliip of J lr .


a tea licing again provided from over Oil the prev iouB day*.


""'aa .


style. J lr . J . JJnekwortli pres ‘W ^tisfae*"''T' forlc. l'3verylliingp.Ts scaof f^^._^^


5 i J a t tlio I"; t On Tuesday e'^ening, a swwH « ^ , ,,o i is W ,|,t


ikcr J 'l’'' carricJ !"’


ins o'ja .


J lr . ficorgcLiino I'o.v, on the oiicnsion of his ni.vrriilgc, by tlio tcnnntry of tlic Craven, nml Martin Top estates were o '"aw at


till* Doanl of Guardinim on Jronday, so fa r as I can make out, was the raising of the salary of the Tacciiiahon uHiecrs.


NOTES A N D ITEMS . The mo.st important “ matter” a t the meeting of


naifoiiee nml a shilling, so tliat I rather fancy Ibat tiiey too woiiM lie of opinion that the success- fill vacemation of tlic Guardians was the most luiportaiu point on the agenda paper.-


'lliedifrcroneo to them is the difference .between -•


tliiif of time,” hut I tind that this only applies a t tile Jlorougli Tetty Sessions. 'J ho new co)»y books ^lUliau- It ‘'Vaccination is the best policy. ’ * *


I .ahvavs understood-that “ Vaccination is the


La^t Saturday was the anniversary of; the death of Hamiah Jlore, and Peter Uainpson kept up his,


tnd of the commemoration a t the 'Wheat Sheaf Inn. :


- - - • - -


•Mtaclicd to the public-house, whereupon some of me tompany m the nm upon conviviality bent, Jiwde their way towards the scene, with the idea, Ictus assume, of (luelling it, and so straigliloning *u.}ttcrs that, by the time Christmas arrived, there


Hie story runs that a row was rai.scd in the 3'ard


Wight be the usual “ I ’euec on earth, and goodwill ‘uwanls men."


' i* , • ' • - ♦


hut the landlord accosted Peter on the Avay. and teter “ tested ” hack. • •


- To-morrow, the presentation of pn/.cs_in coimec-


hid), the landlord would have none of Pelcr’.s, wbilratum in the yard, and was deaf to nlLrcmon-


‘ncH.K it into him in the usual .apiiroved .style, and '^usgcncraUyso.mmmonablc that hcwascjected. In filler wonls he Avas put out. In fact so badly put futwah St. Peter a t finding himself Avith the Avrongi the keyjof the street—that he resented it, and


wMiicts and reasoning,- so* Peter'procct'dcc'L to ■


*tTt bitterly. TIic next thing Avns to equalise niattors, and as


icrc w.-iR already a row a t the hack of the liousc, ,


.


little alleinpt a t a rOAv in front. # *


^uccc'cded very admirably. Iking, hoAvever, must have an end, and


3twl ncconhng to his lights to get up tlic requisite msturlmnee, and really, for Avimt one might call a •^niaii amateur, having had no special; training, CAcn o.xperience, m matters of this stamp, he


And so ho proceeded on tlic bo.st lines IickncAv,


If reault that he tlircAv one through the glass doons. # • • ‘


_ Y


cniilatcd the affair, and ho Avas put up for the 8»t at the hotel doAA-n King Street.


ft


wing conversant Avith the proverb anont glass ousts, he took to stone throAving, Avith the unhap-


clcrs row Imd one.; Jn an evil moment, and not ■ I , , r • considered that Peter had fiiifllcicntly


i The Ti in rr Fiioii Waudow Hai.i..—Iti reference o the reports of the aboA'c Avliich appeared last A


A cek,


wc nro requested to state th a t the men Averc /»•»/ apprehended in the Railway VicAv bccrlituse., .


Moon L ank Rand op Hoi'K.—An intei-esting


meeting in connection Avith the above.Avas liold on Tuesday evening. Mr. John Hall prosuled, and


addresses AA*ero given by Mr. Simpson and Mr. .Ino.


Hargreaves. Selections Avcrc Tendered by a string band, and there Avere also songs, recitations, ^:c. Miss BilsborougU presided a t the piano.


; WHALLICY v. READ.


day a l Read, and gained a decisive viotory, Read lioing disposed of for 20 nma.,. Wlialloy x*eached the century, tlins winning by 71 runa.


Wlialloy played off their last fixtui'c on Satur­


most fitting there should.be . . .


liim Avith the cricket club aviII take place. If the Aveather he favourable, a gala will be licld in tlio cricket field. If not, there aviH be d.anciug iu the


Tublic Hall. To-night, itMiiorroAA’ night, and throughout


next AA'cek tlic attractions at. the RrownloAv Anns llarinonic Room aviU be Harry North, champion pedestal datieer,character vocalist, etc., and Alf. Coburn, variety arti.st, Irisli comedian, etc. ■ T avo open-air sacred concerts will be given in a field behind the Wheat bhcaf on Sunday nfleriiouii


and evening by the Risliton Prize Rand. A meeting' iu connection Avith the iUmversities'j


l^IiHsion in Africa Avill he hold in the Whalley National School, on Wednesday evening next, AThcn an address AviU be glA’cii by the Rca*. .7. H. nine, returned missionary from Central Africa.


o Go to aVOOLER S for Salvation Ainiy lens. He Is tho nly Wholcsalo ami Retail Agent for ClliJicoro nml dlatrict 'ru n Nkav Mission llooM is now nearly complet­


ed, and i t is to be opened on Saturday, the ,18th October, by Nfr. R. ThoinpBon, Rrandey. Nlcade.


'riio Very Rev. Henry Jacobs, D. I)., Dean of Christ Church, Ncav /cnland, is expected to be


present.


OATCAKES. Fresh Bakcil Every, Day, at FIRTU 8, Duck Sli-cct, CUlhoroo..'


. ' W H A L L E Y : 'i’liK AMuuLANcf.’SociKTV.—About 20 members


of WImllcy Ambulance Society, . under the direction of Dr. Counsellor, Jook part


the


demonstration a t .Radihum on S.iturday. Skn'ratjonal Ckioickt.—A match was played on


the Wlialley cricket ground, yc.sterday, witli a somewhat startling result. The teams were Dowu-


haiii with Nicholson and Rourn, and a team captained by the Rev. K. Longworth. Downham


went in and made 150 for nine wickets, including a contribution of 38 from Nicholson. . Thpy then de­ clared their innings closed. . Tlio subseipient result however, showed that they might have hatted n little longer with .“^afety, ns the Wlinlley men were, fetched out iu a few minutes for tlie magnificent total.of 11 runs. ;


. .. TiUJ strike at. Southampton suddenly collapsed


la s t night in consequence of the refusal of the Lon­ don Kxccutivc of the Dockers’ Union to furnish funds to support the actum of (he local branch. Karlier in the day the representatives of the dix:k


and steamboat companies bad met, but deulined to negotiate witli tlic .officials of - the union or with sumo local clergymen who offered their services as iiitormedinries. In the afternoon the l)<x.;kcrs* Conmittoc held a prolonged conference, with the result that i t was decided by eleven votes lo live that the men should return to uork on the conces­ sion grunt xl by the employers a fortnight ago.


MILK CAKL8. Frc.sh Bukoil Every Day, at FH in i ’S, Duck bircct, C'llilioroe.


W H I T E W E L L . Q Yksti'.udaV, Jlrs. Dflacour, stv* Miss 'rownloy,


i*eturncd to Thoriieyholme for tlie first time since her marriage about two months ago, and met with an enthusiastic reuoption. . Trmni]ihal archc.s had


been erected holli a t Whitcwcll and Thorncyholmo, and there wore other profuse decorations: Cannon.s were fired and tliore was loud cheering by the tenantry. Mr. Ddacuur arrived this morning.


COMIxNG EVENTS. - B A R R O W . ;■


the point. l ie Hiongtit tiie scliool iind been my cllicicnt y managed. I f Hioy imd a school-iiovci It would cast tiircc tunes as nnicli as this IK) wliicli was rwinia'd. l ie was in favrair of a Dis sciitcr tieiiig elected as one of Hio nmnngers J lr . IVii.KiNsoN .said ho Hioiiglitpeiicc wcreliclltr to pay tlian sliilliiigs, and sliillings Hiail pouiiJs


snnll in iinmbers the Methodist portion. of the coniimnuty seem de.slined to he a thorn in the .side of the Cimrcli party.


n'ceivetl a euimmmieatiou from tlie ICducation Department, instructing them to provide an assistant mistress in order to meet the rctjuircments of tiic new cfxlc. A meeting was accordingly held on Tijesdav for the piirpo.se of devising ways and means- '1 he Wealcyans who attended the meeting me imtdisposcd to assist in raksing the nddiiionnl .Mini refpnrefl, and gave free expression to the opjniim tliat Iho .-ciiool would he more einciently inaanged under a school buai\l.


Tlio Clmrchpcoplc, however, rather than Iiavc a


fcliool board, proinisctl to subscribe the required amount amongst llioni.


mouth IS to put him in oillce. This i.s a prliiuiplo tliat IS .‘fomctiincs adopted in l*nrlianient, and some of the most virulent oi>ponenls of Government li.avc been ennvertod into ardent champions wlion placed m power.


Katioanl Selux)I authorities wished to purntic, and tlicr olTcn'fl their (qiponcnts a share in the govern­ ment of tiic school. •


Tlicso tactlc.s are eviilcntlj* what tlie Gisburn . -


ing a imsilion of greater • freedom, and less resiHmsibility.


Tiic latter declined tlio honour evidently preferr­ It i9p.aid that the bc.sl way toclo.se a critics* The managers of the village d.i^* school recently


in engaging a special man for the meeting. Mr. T. Whittaker, of Scarborough was brought


IJcIng in /unds, tlic naml of Hope felt ju.stiflcd


srondny Inst was' the red letter day of tlio year . C,Ipcr Lane and the two neiglibounng villages.


L IV E L Y PR O C E ED IN G S . 'ihc suspen.so and anxiety Avhich have rufllcd


the bo.soins of the two candidates fer the past two Aveeks, Ava.s yesterday brought to a close by the c'lcction. As the burgess roll is not a very large one, foAv votes Avere recorded before Imlf-past six


or seven o’clock, Avhon the election began m ren earnest.. About-seven o’clock Aid. Pinch drove


round'the* ‘.‘borough” . in a* tAvo-Avhcelcd vehicle draAvn J>y one of those much abused, yet faithful animals—the donkey. Mr. Pinch Avas adorned in


a very smart scarlet robe, Avliich i t A\*as said had done service for the mayor of a nciglibouriiig municipality^ and on a board fi.'ced betAveeii tivo banners avus painted ; in large letters“ fjee the Conquering Hero comes.” Some Avag' had nfllxed a board on Sir Thomas’ eirmmey Avinch asked the electors t o “ A^otc for Sir Thomas.” Squib.s and sketches of a most anuising character were posted up, and on the door of a building generally used for the rccoptiou of the cquiuo siiecics, avus a placard announcing “ Aldcrinati Pinch’s Com­ mittee Room. I t should bo understood that the election is con­


ducted on quite a systematic ■ principle, ballot papers being used, and the polling booth is managed by .specially appointed “ clerks;” who go


ers from the AA'indoAV of- the Calf’s Hoad Jlotcl, Avhere his appetiranee Avas tho signal for the must cnthusi.astic elicurs. He said ho begged to thank them fur returning, him oiiee again <at the head of the poll, and he hoped that, in future, lie Avould give theinUiie same satisfaction.ns hc.had^^done in the past. . (Cliccrs.) With regard l»>Mr. .Pinch he Avould only s.ay th a t ho Avas like his donkey, “ a hit too sloAA*. ’ (Laiigliter ami cheers).


\ There being loud calls for Atderinaii Pinch, (hat goiitlemaii came forAvard and said that ho a


■ Sir Thomas Avas noAV robed and being placed m the “ civic chair” AA*as c.arriod shouMorhigh to tlic head of the table m the coiuimxlious dining HKim and there Avilh all due ceremony befitting such an oce.asion Sir Thomas Avas “ sAvoni in.” An excellent toast list Avas afterwards gone through, some capital spceche.'i of the Imrlesquc


“


ThomaB.'hut educate theolectoruto more thorough­ ly on Home Rule, ami next year, he had no doubt AvliatoA'or, he Avould “ Avin m a eaiilcr.” Loud cheers).


A ’us-present, had advised liiin not to imscat'bir


not going to deny that he Iind been defeated, hut it Avas all through bribery and corruption. He kncAV for a fact that Sir Thomas had, that very after­ noon, distributed fioveral Kiskctfuls of apples and pears amongst the youngsters, to secure the voles of tlieir parents, and many utlier illegal practices had heou carried out.- li is solicitor, hoAvcver, avIio A


a -us


proceeded to Avork and in the jireseiicc of botli oandiflutes the vole.H Avore counted. 'Immediately after, the re.sult .AA-ns declared ns folloAvs,—Sir Thomas Iloothman, 20; Alderman Pinch, 8, Jlajority for Sir Thomas, 12. bir Thomas now iirocoeded to thank his suiiport-


the closing of the poll, Alderman Pinch drove up to the polling booth in fine style Avith a .batch of ladies Avho had come to reconl their votes—for the iminicipnlity of Worston, i t .appears,'‘already reeogmze.s (he prnieii>le of “ Women’s suffrage.” The ladies Avore ilre.ssscd in the most grotp-sipie coalmnes, and.along Avith Mr. Pinch in liis scarlet robe.s, ]ircsented a very lively appearance. As a proof , of the eagerness of .some of the lady voters, to take advantage o f I thi8'.“ .siin“rage,” '. i t in n y be' mentioned that one lady actually came to reconl her vote on cnitehe.s. .Sir Thomas and his lielpens Avorc none tlic Ic.ss bimy hurrying their supporters to the poll, and a t eight o’clock every available vote Avas jiulled. ’The poll being ileelarcd clo.‘'od, the emmters


through the usual cereinouies requisite tojircA'cnt any kind of “ dodging ” or dcecjition. A fcAv iniimtc.s before eight, the tunc fl.ACcd for


. W O R S T O N E L E C T I O N : R E S U L T O F , T H E P O L L ,


THE CLITHEROE TIMES, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1890 OUR MUTUAL


MISGELLANEOUS ITEMS.


IMPROVEMENT ^SO'GIETIES CLITHEROE WESLEYAN. *


A meeting for tho resuscitation of the Wesleyan


Al.I.b., Avhich Avns not in progress last season, Avns held on Monday evening, in Wesley .school. The chair Avas occupied by the Roa*. H. G. Highficid R.A., and there Averc about a hundred members of the congregation and school present. ' T’ho Rev.


provided, folloAvcd by songs, games, etc. LOW MOOR WESLEYAN y.:\l.C.A.


a


appointed, and a joint cummiUee of male nml female incniburs. . itcfre.shmeiits a


H. G. Highfield Avas elected prcsulent; - Mr. J . A. J’aiker, tioasiirer ; and Me.'‘.srrf. W, Williams ami A. Cook as secrotarics. 'N


^’ice prchiileiits avito also -cfo afterwards


'


Tins association Avhich Avas e.stahlislied in tho year 1S(»0, held its first meeting on Priilay last,


AAhcii the president, /Mr. Jos. Seedall, gave, a, intciostiiig paper on “ TTie Creation.” There avus a gooil .attemhuiee. - Mr. .Tames Smalley oecupietl tile chair.


•


CRU.AfPEi.s, Frosli IJulfctl Every Duv, nl FIllTir.S, Dugk Sired, Cllllieryn,;


B O R O U G H P O L I C E


iloMiAv.—Roforethe MAVOK(Ald. SoimiAVoimi) and IVrA.iou R i.kaici.ka'.


HR IXTENDEI) THE STONE FOR TIIE LANDLORD. Peter irampsoii, labourer, Sabden, A\'as brought


up in custody, charged Avillr doing Avilfiil and malicious damage to the door of the Wheat Sheaf Inn, oil Saturday night.


. , Tliomns Wilson, lamllurd of the Wheat Slicafj


said t l ia t on Saturday night there had l>een a ruAV going on in his hack yard, and prisoner Avas rushing out of the house along Avith others to see it wJtcn he btopped them. 3*riaoner refused to go back Avhen tohl; and seized Avituess by the face and Avas Aery violent. Witiie.ss orderetl Iiim-to leave the


htnise, but pri.soucr refused, and lie piit btm out Prisoner then threw the large stone produced through the glass in the frontdoor, doing damage to. the extent of 7s.


prisoner, take up -tlie stone and tliroAV i t through t|,C AVimlOAV.


Jacob iloAAurth, 7-1, balfortl, deptwed to seeing i


be Avas quiet. He denied breaking' ortlaningiug the d(Mir, but admitted picking up a stone and said he nivaut it for the landlord, not (ho AViudoAA*. I'ris4im.'r Avas orderetl >to pay 7s. damage.'*, and Avas (iiAcd os. ami costs or M days ImprlsumueiU.


Prisoner .‘*aid tlic Lindlord nssauUed liim Avhe.i


To-Dav. -Reforc'l Mei*srs W. J5. DcAvnutsr, and J .' H. Clakkk. •


i rOTUOU.SK VALOUR. Patrick Caffery, a youlli living in Wilkin Rrow,


was brought up iu custody on a cliargc of us.sanU- ing Julm Aspdcii,.HnII blrect, an oltl jiian.i ^Ir. Lancaster appeared for defendant. ■ Comphiinaiit, Avho described himself ns a gentlc-


order being given by soA’cral gentlemen avIio had ctmie considerable distanees-to he present «m such an niterc.sting and uniqueoccasion. Tho speechc.s Avere interspersed aviUi some really gcxhl singing, ami altogether a most amusing programme Avn.s. brought to a close a t 9-dO Avlien the usual proces.sion^ Avas timed to start.


• .< . . -r


chair " Avas placed in .a milk cart, called by cuiirt- CHV the “ Maj'or’s chariot.” On each side Avas a fully dressed and mounted trooper, AVitli draAvn BAVonl, and in front AVere four .stalAvart civilians each anuod Avilh a ritlcK.aml bayonet attached. The torches Avere uoav lighlcfl-uml the red ;jind


The novv elected IMayor along Avith the “ civic-


iimn of •indcpondont means,- said th a t a t noon yesterday he Avns standing a t the comer opposite Moor J.ane Oliapol, Avhen some boys came along from Hcliool."Prisoner came up and they ran uAvay. He ran one of them into tlie fuetoryyanl. C’cm- plainant Avent to see Avhat he Avas tloing to thoiliitl, Avho came out crying. Pri.sunor SAvore a t com­ plainant and usiced Avliat ho Avanted folloAving him. Ho Implied that he was a ratepayer,-and could go anvAvIierc in the street he liked. Prisoner then commenced calling him foul names, and drew a large croAvd round, l ie threatened him in very foul language, and CA'cntually struck him in the face with liis fist and knocked him down. Prisoner- Avns either drunk or trying to make people believe


green lights shoAA'cd-the procession off’ to. grejit ad­ vantage. Rut Avhore Avas Alderinaii Jrincli? After a short delay that gentleman appeared amidst much laughter, in full dress, riding the before mentioned donkey, and liaving talcen up his posi­ tion behind tho Nfayor’s elmnot, the proccssum -started doAvii the village toAvards the “ Jluyor’s mansion ” to tlic enlivening strain of n ^gentleman Avith a cornet playing “ bee the conquering hero comes.” The procession jirocecded to the bottom of the village and back to the front of the “ Nfay- or’s mansion'” AAhere a halt Avas made and some speechifying “ of the give and takC'” order wn.s. indulged in hetAvecn Sir Thomas and i\fr. Alder­ man Eiiieh, Avho Avas now seated Avilli his head toAvanls the animals tail. The procession having re-formed, proceeded to tho lop of the village.and hack. Tlie proceedings Avcrc brought to a close by three cheers being lustily given both for tbc suu- cessful and the unsuccessful candidulcs.


off. Witno-^H told him that it wouM he notliing to his credit if he did, and that if ho Avas anxious to fight he could.hnA'o a go a t him. Ho replied that Avitness A\*as too big, but if ho had had hi.s soldier’s belt Avilh him ho Avould have knocked his liead off AVitli the buckle. Witness tben lent bun lus oAvn belt, and on his starling to use it he put liim doAA-n on the lings and held him there , until he. pi*omi.sed to be quiet. Witnos.s then weUt away. ; P.S- Clayton said he apiirohendcd prisoner at


strike comi>lainant. • Wm. Green, hlacksiuith, said he hennl prisoner threatciung to knock complumnnt’s d—


— <1 head


the children had teased linn and struck him AVitlca stick. He urged that he had undergone sunicient punishment in being locked up all night. • I’rDoncr Avas fined 5s. and ousts or sevcii days iu


homo about five , o’clock. Ho avuh tlien in bed. When charged Avith the offence he said he did not romemher anything about it. j\Ir. Lancaster said the prisoner told him that


default. V>\ UAUDACUE. Conroctionei-, Commercial , Dliiln*


Room rarwoii Lane, Oliilieroo. I'Vlix Cook,-.saddler, depo.“cd to seeing prisoner


“ Some of iho best English jockeys earn OA'cr £100 a week.


Associ.ation, Dr. Rose gave somc- st.atistics, from ’ncli It appeared that tho paupers of the prc-sent da} A’ould form a procession four deep aiul oiic


bership of the Connexion ns 108,G58, a decrease in tho year of Oil. At one of the sectional meetings of the Rrilish


suceossfully cros.sed tho Niagra River before the If.alls on a Avire rope stretched across. Great mteiLht Avns Liken in tho xwocoeding, the bank.** being lined Aviili thousamls of spectators, who loudly cheered TTixoii on tho accumplisliment of I11.S feat.


hundi'cd miles long. Ox Saturday afternoon a man named Dixon


A


At tho Old Railc}’, on 'ruc.idiiy, six men in the employ of the Post Office, pleaded guilty to steal­


ing letters, nml Avere «ontencod to terms A'.irying fniin 18 imintlis* hard labour to live years’ imiml sorvitude. In two cases the aeciiHcd admitted Ilia mg stolen and cashed—one man 75 and the other 25 po.stal onlers.


of tho best steanier.s Avliieli run betAveen Noav Y<)rk and Liyeriiool hii.s been nimle thi.-i year. Early in


the siiring all the most desirable cabins in tlic favourite .steamers Avere bought up for cA'ory voy­ age (hiring the tourist season, and cnormouB profits have been realised by the enterprising spccul.itorB.


A ROSTAOK .stamp, with the nddrc.«.s and mc.ssngc


on the adhesive side of it, has been posted in Lincoln and duly recciA'cd a t Guildford. The


event rofiects credit on the carcfulncs.s and good nuturo of tlic postal officials coneenicd; Imt the sueces.s of the ex])eriment aviII not, it i-s lo be hoped, lead to its general adoption.


Canon Liddon tlicd .suddenly a t Woston-super- Mare on 'rue.Mlay. 'I’lic Canon had been m ill-


health for some months, Imt liad Improved during his visit lo the country. He proceeded to tlie house of Ills sister, Mrs. King, a t We.ston-supor-


Nfarc, on Friday last and had since Ixmii able to taken daily carriage drive. After partaking of breakfast on Tuesday morning Canon Lidihm Avns found in a fainting state, and on llic arrlA'al of a medical man lifcAvas extinct. Death is attributed lo syncope. He Avas in his GLst year.


Diiiaxj) tho hearing on Wedne.sday, a t (he RIackImrn I ’olice Court, of a charge ngaiiisl two


hoys of robbing a mnchliie belonging to tlic Su-eet- mcat Automatic JTeItvery Company, i t Avas slated (hat Avithin a recent period seven hundn.‘d false penmea had been dropped into the machine a t the RIackbnrn rallAA'ay station.


Tin:.sectional moctingsof the Rntish A.vsoeiatioii concluded nt Leeds tm AVedne.sday. In tho Geologi­


cal Section Mr.' Lobley reafl a pa]>or on the origin of gold. ' He estmmled that gold noAV in tlic sur­ face rock.s of Simtli-eakt England might be Avorth one hundred millions sterling!


A NEAV Congregalionnl clitireh Avnn opened in


Aiiilloy Range, Rlnekhiirn, on Wednesday; the. Kca’. .Toiiii Hunter, of Glasgow, condueling. the services. The chureli, Avhich is an ornament to the


tion, Avilli tlie many decorated details, i^c., afford a very rich . general cfTect. 'J’ownnls the cost of the edifice clo.se on £J,000 has Iwcn rai.scd.


t ram . leaving .London a t 8 p.m. on .'llmrsday arrived a t Aberdeen a t 7-57 a.iii.,'tlniS'coA'cring


left J'idmimrgli 15 mmutes late, and arriAvd three minutes before time.- I t IS nimoiired in (.hureh circles that a .sirring


the distance in 11 hours 57 minutes, 'rins is the fa.stest.nm ever made botAveeu the tAvo places, and IS more cmlitahle Avhen i t is slated that tlic tram


proto.st Avill bo made agaiu.st Jfr. Ren'I'lllet the Socialistic leader being alloAved lo address the


Church Congress. A standing onler of the .assem­ bly stipulates that “ None hut members of the Clmrcli of England or of Cliunfiies in common tliercAvith shall be alloAvcd to address the Congress.” Mr. .'.i’lllet’s n.'ceiit appearance as a preacher in connection Anth (lie Wesleyan brNlyvUt a chapel 111 Camberwell, is udA’aneed r.s a proof of his noncon- forimly Avitli the Cimrch of England.


A Ia Ondon correspondent is informed that a


fornmlnhlc movement, directed by several infiium- tial Wc.sleyan laymen, hacked by .more than one minister, Avill soon be set on foot to effect a r.tdical change in the eoikstilulion of lliu Wesleyan Confer* j


cnee. At present the Conference consists of Iavo l)0('*ies—one purely ministerial and the otlier jmrtly lay aud partly mmisterml— tho dutiosof the latter being for the most part confined to financial nifairs. 'I'lic n,*fonmng party, Avho, it aiipear.'*, an* annoyed a t tlic course taken by the mmi.sterial half of the Conference on tho fndian missionaries case, i)ropo.'*e to aboli.sh the pastoral s<*ction entirely, and to estahli.sh a single-confereuee, partly cousisting of laymen and jiartly-of ministers, avIio a


take the avIioIc business. 'Iheir object in brief, is lo have a Conference mixlolled on the lines of (he Seolcli General Assemblies.


a


written on the llv leaf of an ixld volume of a Repository,” 1788. I t is called the bachelor’s ish


2 thousand a year to support my affairs. 3 dogs and a guii to pass away time 4 horses and cliaiso to indulge mu and mine* 5 jolly companions with whom to make merry, 0 di.shcfl each day and six glasses of slierry, 7 bods iu my house for my friends .it llieir leisure, H Honictbing or other to add to their pleasure, 9 pounds iu my pocket when ye .sime I require, 0 h ! grant hut these, Heaven, no more I de.sire I A hundred and seven years, after all, have made little difference in uur.nmtcriiil aspirations.


1 female companion lo soften my cares. •


Mu. Wat.tkk IIa.mclton writes m .mu/ that he has come across the following liuc.s


-ouIiI under­ CALVKl) AND CALVING COWS.


E V E R Y T H U R S D A Y AT TKN OOIiOCK.


of stock, and goixl trade done a t firm rate.-*, c.niving COW.S in.iking £13 to £25 each, and heifers XU to £19 caih. Reef made (*.]d. to T-^d. per lIi., and


i>A^\.—3!) bulled cows and .18 .“cotcli steers and lieifers wore forwanl: trade was fairly goixl hir bulled i:ou.*«, but scots were lu slow tlemnnd.— TiitiisiiAi.—17.5 calved and pre.sent ealvmg cows nerosold. Trade was better and pnee.s alsa 'I’lic highc.st for calved cow.s was £31, and for pre.'ont cnlrcrs £27 lO.-*.


mutton and lamb 7'M. toO.M. Store pig.s 2i>s. lo liO.s. each. . . HELMFIKLD AUCTION MART.—Wkdsks.


c


•uopacuia •poluojoa


(01 .vq |»onwjiuii .(:iN


IKUO-JOAO mt) pnoLIJoimioHiv


•sotjimi III


' BJnon


oujitHuns JO


Sspre OipMlipOI joiautojug


u 9


2


UllUtl]ll)IV •9 *4 «s o .?!t ? . • o ^ |r* 9 •


'HHUJO eqi no


iiimiiixuiv' o•misqi (i{


(unmitiiiv •apuilSoqjui


•opuiJS* oip iq


te“- V ‘S r> * i ip . ; o ?i n o p lumiiixoiv


t ' " • • - ■ • - -H ti. V5 1


"


Sii|pta« ‘WO 01 'IPAH VOS OJ puu


W 5 v: vj X > > > T //. .V. 1 in-: OUKK:^ ami nOYAT. f a z i il t , .VAKER TO


22SS-"52 ■ OT » s* c e » o o 5 ^


S o o • g r t 'p rT T ?® m? m


hf ADimur.Tr, wau offjoii, India OFFibE, THE STEAM FACTORY,


Norton Ilonso. Ln Bollo Sanvago Yard nnd 1, Boy Court, E.O.;


62 8 64. LUDGATE HILL, l


28, Royal Esoh.ango,*'Wost End Houso, 20, Old Bond Stre et, 'W.,


j , .0 3N r i> 0 3M '.


wore nrj*! ori(.'in.iit*«l hv Mr. benson over40 years Full purtumiars p3ijt free. ■ •


< H-. ir\itoil t4i tlio.-o Chib.-which WAOCH. die.. Cr,DBS.—AppliraUonK for Agon- -ii


CLITIIKIIOK.—MoxiiAV.—ATwy Iieavy sliow En g a g em e n t r in g s , in ondlo-;s variety,sot •LJ of it-i kmd.eonlainlni.' nearly 200 pages of Pricoa


CATTLE MARKETS.


TUHUET CLOUKb, sent jiost free. and Illustrations of ovorv ..


rly 2 CLOCK8, UIIAINR, JEWELL r.ERV, PLATE and •lass of WA'rcnES, Prlco n Ih**! f/mdon make,


uniler-Lyno Vannh Church, and many othore. Pla t e , for presentation Iind lionseboia tlso. In of novoltics


pjxt(i‘rn.« : aiml bodt qmvlll v, at rnodomto iiricos. JEWELLERY, in


nd li qua; t mamif:v'-'t niv!» pn<'(*s.


i Stm-lme-.Silver ami Electro Plato. Prottiost 9lin Gold ot


‘ '^vlt.h till* Gera.'*, and of b(s«tI/>ndonmako. *OENSON*S PAMPHLET, Ibo largest and bosfc


•Specialltv brilliant Bing.-*, at £5, £10, and £20, S*.'lci.'tioiH freo on receipt of rofercuco.


u '- j - i


neigbourliood, has been creeled a t a cost of close on £0,008, and aviH provide sitting accommodation for 700 Avorshipper-s.’ J t ' i s Gothic of the decorated periixl.’ aml its varied outline of plan and eleva­


• The reconl of railAvay speed from London to 1 Ahordeeii has again Ix'cn broken, '.riie East Coast


JVIANOFORTES, HARMONIUMS, AND AMERICAN ORGANS,


From bs. per immlh upwards, necording to value. | j JO milew of Rlaekbtirn, on payment of first instal­


most complete satisfaction guaranteed, or cx- ebanged Avitiiout the slightest hesitation. Delivered .safe, carnage free, to any part Avithin


taining all the late.st improvement.*, kept in stock. Every instrument Avarranted ton years, and the


ment, and no payments are exiiected Avheti out of' Avork or sick.


All applications per post promptly allendeil to. We have already sold oA-er 2.000 rianns, Hanitomiims, and Organs <m the.se terms, Avhtch


fa c t speaks Tolumes for the value avo give dur customers


............


compare • avHIi Avlmt yoir hiiA'c seen elscAvlicro RailAiay faresnlloAved tociistomcrHfront .1 distance.


II. S I IAK PL E S ,


P I A N O F O R T E IV A R E H O U S E 2, NOIITIIG.VTE. KLACKUUUN.


J-JE L LIFIE LD A UC’I' 1 () N M A R T


Iiuporlaiil sale of upwards of 100


BULLED COWS & GELD CiVTTLE,


....................... ox


W E D N E S D A Y , S E P T . I.S-(-M.-|il.N0


30 CHOICE VOUNG COWS l 1 7 t h , V HKII-'KKS for September, October, aud November,


the property of Mr. 'riionias Strickland,, and summered nt Rurnhuuse, Slaidburn. Also


3 o G R A N D Y O U N G CO W S , AUTU.MN UALVKHS.


from Mr. Obadmli Goatc.'*, .suimnen.'tl on Malhain i^loor.


Salk at IJ a..w. rno.Mrr. Will WarnitUv for correct porforma nco, 0, to anyparfi


.*cnd th_ y for


VO Wiitohcs, togother with to


QLOCKS for Miu ^u so . ot o v ^ kind. la groat QHDROH and TDBRET OLOOKS.-BbH-


receipt oC or Cusb.


arket. THOUSANDS HAVK BEEN SOLD. OI’rloe £5, in Extra Strength Sterling Silver CrvirfaJ


Jewelled in JtnbieH, . . . L.xira .Strung Koyless Action, Eaeb jvirt mfereiiangcablo. mAn K.x:i-jcTimokooi>or and tho Best Vnhio In tho


n.’ t lAmdon make thronghont. lliroewpiartoi* I..’Jato En|r rfinh LoA'cr, Umre Caronomoter Balaneo,


.......... inl "


hiMs Uanes. Porformanoo warninted.


Sent freo at our risk to all parts of tho World; I '


I f ' I ® ' . ' i - S


Don’t buy till vimi have seen our stock, and


O N M O N T H L Y P A Y M E N T S Al a very sllghl ailvmico over roaily-inoiipy |irir«'H.


None but the most reliable instniments, con­


lain.polisUcst, ,i'- With Monogram Engraved Free. In Sllror CascM.' £5. wTHoc.sAND.s HAVE BHEN SOLD. Porfonnanoe'


I ’riuo £10 In itnssivo Ibot. Gold Case.*, HunHofft pT.ilf-Hunting. or Crystal Glass, richly engraved or


Tlirco-qnarlor Plato Ixivcr,-with Compound B.i 1adco, lltiby joAvolIed in 13 actlOQSh Kxfm Strong Koylos.'i work, each part I Intoreliangcablo tbroiurhouL


harranted. Sent freo and at onr risk to all parts Of o Avorld. ,,


I p h i


Tiik minutes of the Primitive Afotliotlist Con­ ference, 1800, noAv puhlishcil, giA’c tlie total mem­


CLITIIKUOE UNION.


REGISTUAlt OF n i l lT I IS AND ' DEATHS ■\vXn t e d .


cpletiibei Inst., pr(K;ci*tl t^;appoinl .1 pnipcrlr qualified jierson to fill tho ofllco of REGISTRAR


Ol* RlRTllS AND DEATHS for tlio CiniTiN4 Regiatratiou Di.stnct, in tho place of iMr. John iMartin, resigned.


mg, stating age, residonee, jTe.tent oeciipation, etc., aecoinpaniod by Testimonials t>f n'cout date as lo clmiaelor and fitness, must be sent to me or before the 20tli September inst. Tlic appointment will be subject to the approval of the Registrar General.


Chthcroc, 12th Soptemlior, 1890. CLITHKROE AND DISTRICT


Ry Onler, JOHN EASTHA^r; Union Clerk.


the Registration and other Fees for the office, Avhich last year amounted to £12 Cs. Od. Applicalions 111 the Candidate’s o'.vn hamlwrit


Tlic person appointed will be remunerated by l ’S y t . ?® g § O V E D


‘? M E S S M T S H E S N-)t fi.iblc to falbiro, iflA-fng


MxtraStrongUi.nnvi^er Frowlom from AcciuoaWi . And Rodueed Coit ol Manufacture.


, ,


“ S P E C I A L M A K E ” L A D I E S ^ i(E V L E S S i ltgB ¥ IA T C H


In Silver Coses A very sucee.ssfiil “ corner ” in the state rooms ECONOMIC B u i l d in g S o c ie t y


KNTHANOK FKE 1«. I'KIl .SMAI!I). bUllXUim’l'ION, 81I. I'KU SMAIIK I'KIl WEEK; No Arrears lo jiav on joining.


Only n few more IliH)kH lo l«; issni-d. doix at Oxoe OfFicKs: KING STIIEET. .1. I'EEKS, Socpctary.


In Gold Oosoa


r iM IE GtlanliilnH of tins Union will, nt Hlcir b J. JIcctinR to bo hold on jrondny, the 22nd ot


VI’ySTlilONLVLS I'-J - OW nsmg_thcmiQ all p.


Dio Bo.'it A'aluo, tbo .8' '«'’lni*.‘*i.'limckeopcru‘'V


W A T C H S S «•


• TI10 USAND.S of Owner* ,rls 01 :!»«> world.


- * ":'oiiccs». movi Dnr.ibloand -


\w,w 4T>'’


> i i


KEIYLES S


B f l M K ” W A T C H EN Clieapost, Strongest, and Boat £5


Silver Cases


GLISH KEYLESS WaTOH over modoi ^ Silver Gosoa


P I ' A ’


.Stc.ini Factory is Iho only ono of its kind in London. Msltors to town are invited to view


both Factory and Show Booms, which contain


tho Lireo.->t and Best Stock iu London, at tbo Lowest I’nccs for Caslu


kEstb '^1749.


| c ' l i


*11-» .S . H 2)cn tb0.


Sci)tombor 8tlz.—Eilward Jrarsdcii, Wilkin Square, oged 2 years.


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