® .' :V- I-- AV : i THE Cl ITHERUE 'T11\^Es ; EKlDAY. MAY 20, ' 1898


TOWN COUNCIL. they had a portion, that was capable of being out then he >yc«dd siippprt ^ i r ‘ mpti^ easily cleansed and disinfected.


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The montldy meeting of this Council was censes would be required to be issued by the. ^ . held on Thursday afternoon, when, in Uie ab' Police.


senca of the M.ayor, Aid. Sefton mas voted to the chair.


■ MR. GLADSTONE. . Conn. Cowgill said, previous to the com­


mencement of the business of the Council,he thought it would be the unanimous wish, ot, the whole of the Council to offer a vote of


greiufc loss. H e w o u ld simply m o v e out comment.


Aid. Ormerod sdeonded, and It was resolved to liave the market licensed


for sales weekly, and Coun. Gowgill wahted to have tlie order advertised in the > local ; p.apers; but tlie Town Clerk said it was too expensive, and it would be better to issue


liandbills. ■ PLAYGROUND BEHAVIOUR.


was not a. pleasant thing to tove to mo^


■ , Sevei-al otlier enquiries were pntl as to the such, aii a.mendrnrait wlien.one wm in a mi- restrictions and they were answered tliat li> nority, aiid it not so to hun^ but lie had


A' CURIOUS DECISION . TRESPASS LAW.


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acted according toi the desiie of the-Surveyor; ^jg i-ionour Judge Coventry, on Wednpday, tom in agrtteing to expenmentl upon a new kind in support of a claim for .-614, for the loss ot u


■ Mr Richmond Lancas^r a wvio^orlo.rrt.icinrt' • nn/1 wrilG, TrArAr rrliirl flioiv r was going to cost • • have a life of seven to nine years, they ought _ ............. - i.H LUit Wrto wiic J-. . . .0 wilG SlllPO’f'H tO H3.VG


for iJoMergate, and w. S. Weeks appeared. The colt was one


to Mr. John tv j


to give some thotight to it. It was'a sum. Barker, Bashall Eaves, and it had been so 1 -


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ried unanimously. THE CROSS INSTITUTE.


The Town Clerk reported that he had re­ ceived a general invitation to a garden party


tion of prizes would take place, and the lay Counciillor CowgUl thought the Chairman,


of the School Attendance Committee should be deputed .to attend. : Alderman Ormerod said he had. an inde­


pendent imitation, but he did not see his imy to be present.


CRUELTY TO HORSES.


Society for the Preventibn of Cruelty to Ani- mala in which -they drew attention to tlie cruelty practised upon horses by having two caits and horses under one drrvef. The cruelty largely was if anything ailedi the hind horse it was compelled to keep going by being tied to the tail of the other cart, and frequently suffered considerably before the


was car- was football and filthy language which did car­ town


of the Cross] Deaf and Dumb Institute, to ;:^^gre were certain plots, which were given be held on the 26th May,- when the distribu­


It iras.time i f ceased, and he hoped the Council would put a, stop to it. Cotin. Cowglll said the advocates of the Playground were given to understand that


ing of the foundation stone of the Rawstron j^g objected to the Police interfering. .


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stood that it was only the bad language they wanted stopping, arid not the children’s play. It was the business] of the Police to see as to the improper language without being in-


The Towm Clerk had a letter from the structed.


FREE LIBRARY COMMITTEE. Alderman Ormerod reported that Mr. Jas.


Robinson hating irestigpied hfs position as Librairian of the Free Library, they had ap­ pointed .another ini his place', and tliey now wished to add Mr. Robinson’s name to the


driver found that anything nTia wrong with pi.en^.(,jyre^ if i t were not then they ought it. When the first horse stonned suddenly go a little further and appoint another


it was liable to hurt the head cf the back bookseller in the town. .Seeing there weie horsey and so agauii -when the leaduig horse started suddenly.


^bov Councillor Sagar mov^ that the letter lie


on the table, and Cooun. Robinsto seconded, committee. The Town Clerk wanted to acknowledge Qouncilior Parkin.son seconded,


Byelaw.s, or tliat it was .a pnactice that did not apply much to Clitheroe Coun. Garnett thought they had better 1106


attach to it any expression of opinion, and as for its not being practised much in Cli-


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committee. Counci'llor Aspdeni thought this was a. bit


Aid. Sefton thought it was net the) chil ^^,g^g objected toi, but the' bad Ian


they had.decidedi that tlie property mare ,belonging/.to Mr.'Horsfall. - ~ IN f r.^


Rent Audit.— On Friday last the,.,half- Saturday. vearlv rent audit of Lord. Ribblesdale’s


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CLITHEROE CRICKET NOTES. ClithWoe jounieyed to ‘‘ BonnySetiie’' on early start had to be made frorh rn


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hpfore Gisburn 'estates took place. As is the cus- theroe, as usual,; on account of there beb tom the tenant (armens were entertanied to no connection at Hellifieldi until late inTi'


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white Bull Inn, where the afteTiiGon. Soencer,' 'had' prepared, an ex- :/ Conseoue


.r ■. .1 - ' n z U U I •: pvpninir was spent in


W2,V * ' ,.5 • a very enjoyable and ^ ^


gj^ning was made with Duckqt


anb Hindle, 24 being blocked up befo^ cpnnntprl


that ■ was to come out of current revenue, also-, taken by , George Holden, a farmer, for ad- pjjgjRjguTioN of Prizes. -On Monday t w\\ere p -


it mth- was Sony to* inforni the Council of what was he did hot iiittend to go into this question quarry or large stones, and itwas soft land, g^^jg^ance. Dowager Lady Ribblesdale on carried on at the backs of tlieir Iious^ There to-day. For thd piupose of improving the In the.ne.xt pasture was a big heavy draught jjghalf of Mn Mack, very^kmdly made the


;,At .one presentation,''hnd in v.ery suitable remarks


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-t a pretty ceremony was'wit- Duckett waa the ^firsts to go. Hepaidthc National shhoolrobm.It was penalty of jumpmg out to Hewitson-^i-anij


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1 he next three ivicKets w^t down for two ci, , -n u i- > i ' '


not even cease'wheii females were going past., owners should pa.ve tlieir road% and now the night Holden saw the two colts safe, but on gpjjgjr{0(j the children to foster the habit of , Oxburgh filled. Ducketts place, and the property oivneits would is.i.y, Why ;do you. the following morning be found Barker’s; j.ggg]jrj.ity. She was supported by the Rpv., second b ^ he landed into safe hands ij


comp"! us to. pave our streets and then make colt laid down and wounded at the shoulder, \Vright, who thanked the Dowager for the long-field. your own with macadam.? The answer .was ,and ;HorsfaU’s- tiiaTe'iva.s in the^ field, having


up for recreation purposes. They had no jurisdiction if the wvner kept it open, and


that pair,


sta.te of repair for year^ and certaib powers be entirely useless, and he sent • for. Mr. Hickey, Mrs. Chester, Miss B. :Wright, No wonder Amos looked a bit blue wbi|j were obtained for the’ aicquisitioni of property Calderwood, whose assistant came.' He sent


ir. , But Lowergate "had been in a bad' its hoof marks. The colt’s leg appeared to jn, making the presentation. ^ Mrs. Scott, do.\vn 'r__T.p i?_____ _1 _._?!


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/ _ TT..^. /^UAcfAt* IV^itc "R '.Wi*SrrlTf. .and'-the/tea^^ j were also tliis procession was geing on.


along the road for the purpose of improving to Mr. Horsfall .for him to , fetch his mare pj^sent. The prizes are awarded to children However, better, things were ih store for I it, when it was .also intended to pave it, ,if away, but Mr.'Horsfall did'' not comeTiiiii-


jj^vg never missed school for forty us, and matters improved considerably w


Coun. Cowgill hoped .it was quite under- there to speak, for t ■he ratepay-ers at large.' -.and Judge Coventry upheld the objection. maining surplus of the proceeds of the con- the first ball to leg for 3. On the advice of the Sur'’'eyor as an expert' , Barker, the owner of the hoise,valued ^ert held last November, and .consisted of These two carried the score to 47,


expert on road-making, but he simply stood . Mr. Weeks objected to this being evidence .pyjg prizes had been purchased with the re- The veteran soon got to work, and land?/) ' ■


he was rightly informed. He was not. an self. The mare was in ag.ain in a fortnight, ^ygeks and upwards, during the school year. IVelch joined Hindle. /•! TiiHota Pnupnfrv nnlipld thft ohiectiori. _tV»p nmrppH^ nf tVip rnn- ’+k'o. Rv


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they naa aaoprea tar macaaam, as tne.burr n au vej'or had wanted to test it ever since he


’ had adopted maicadam, the.Sun it t 14 guineas. guiiittia. ^ ; . • . silk-lined siiK-nnea neeuicnuin.edlework -»i Ion- -» baskets, hand-bags Wy h n‘as bowled f ' dinner of the prize, as she had never missed \yrgH _ ucv.,n.cio, nunu-ucgo, weicn was uotvieu tor a woii-piayeu it,d . ll jil Hr. J. K. Calderwood spoke as to the ^york-boxes, boxes of compasses, paints, etc. Double figures'now became the ordau


cams'. But Couiu Cpwgill wanted to':show character of the wound, which he said was a jgiiiujninated certificates were also given for a, time. them that Lowergate was the very 'worst .compound fracture of the shoulder bone on gQ^jj attendance. Christina Nichol was the Croasdale, Bourn, and Windle .ill batted street in the town tliafi they .could have tried the near side.


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it on. The Sun^ej-or did hot .advocate iti His Honour interposed without calling school during the year. She was also en- Hindle stayed in until the sixth ividet He wanted Lowergate to bei paved, andi yet upon Mr. Weeks. He said he could not titled to: Lord Ribblesdale’s special prize, yyhgn h& was splendidly caught by Swaleij: the committee liad voted for tar and rna-


cadam to be tried there. They had takerii the colt was not upon its own^land, and the^mare jQjgggd school once. Surveyor’s advice on one point, why not take'


i F?.. iFn„» W.K nnrl he p be ;£iooo, and after having got the AT. P,rv;n»n.n he


princip.Tl booksellers, he thought ous', 01 p.Lvi..s <a ght to have them both on, and he


Mr!‘ Parkinson be'added to the


receipt of the letter and s.ty that the Council Alderman Ormerod said he liad not moved could not see their way to adopt the' me- Robinson as a bookseller, but as having mcriol to have it ™ade an Act against the considerable experience.


Alderman Sefton thought ttey ought to


consult the wishes of the co^'mittee. Councillor Aspden said they v.’ere^ not


theroe he thought such an expression would j,^j,ber premature,- but it might be made a. not be \yhat the Society A\1an{ted. It vas the princpie for which they were contend-


bound to consult the wishe.s' of the committee. Councillor Cowgill suggested that this was


proj^er time when the com- ^vere appointed in November. He Coun. Cowgill concurred, and the


did not think Aid. Omierod was out of or- jj. howeiver, a mistake to- unduly


Clerk was instructed to merely acknowledge g,.,|jy.gg jbe size of the committees. Perhaps refceipt of the letter.


THE MYSTERY' OF COPLOW. bad no objectio-n to Mr. Parkinson being ay • A -


In respect of a letter that had been re- Pm"ted--none writatever y


Coun. Coowgill said that if the informa- the committee too large, tion in tlie hands of the Town Clerk were


valuable, would it not be desirable that it should be read.


. . The Town Clerk said he did not think it


was desirable that it should be read. Coun. Cowgill asked by w'hose authority it


was th.at the information should be obtained from tlie information. As a .single member of the Council he moved that if any infor mation had been obtained that it be read. The Town Clerk said he understood Coun.'


Cowgill at tlie last meeting to object to its being reaid.


principle.


jbey had not looked at it in that light. He I ?


ceived from the Lancashire and Yorkshire there w-as just that one point to be considered. Railway Co. upon the making of a siding at Aldeman Ormerod said he would wiLi- Coplow, and which was not reari'i


dra.w' his motion, on the grounds' of making piQ HILL FISHING.


that there would be a meeting of the Ge.ieval gentleman to whom he had intended 'to say handsome cruet; Mr. Chris. AA^hiteside, jam- "Latham batted- in grand style, and the villa^ ^


Councillor Cowgill wanted to'be .isiiireii pose. He w.as soi-ty to sa,v w...., ----------— -


Purposes prior to the 2nd' August. It wculd' liave to be before the July Council meeting. He waii'.ed to- know- about thefishing rights. He was assured that one would be held,


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and that hei would be appri.sed of it. RESERVOIR GETTING DOAVN. It tras reported. that in the reservoir the


water stood at 15ft- min. at the beginning of the month, and liad gene down to 14ft. 6in.


Coun. Cowgill said that was as a matter of now, showing consumption to be over the . supply.


Coun. Robinson said he was not pressing


for the reading of the letter, but he asked if there was something prohibitive about it. Count Cowgill said there might be some­


thing about it that would give people who thought of t.aki-ng this property a chance of seeing what could be done. The Town Clerk said the property had


been .advertised for years, and anycnei who wanted it could li.ave had it.


Conn. CowgUl said that there was a beard pus up at these lime-works saying that the


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riondirions might 'be 'iliad Ifrom ithe Toms Clerk, and he wanted to know if theise would not be a part of the conditions. Tlia Town Clerk said if they were \rise


they would let the questicni rest. Coun. iAspden said iB had been done prii-


vately, but under the guise of being done by the Council, and now that it was sup- iwssd that the party who had been in the ne- gotiatibn could not see his waj' to it, and now the spdaker thought: it wa/S desirable that everybo'dy should be able to look into it it they chose. Conn. Parker said the beard in front of


Coplow quarries said that .applicatiom was to he matle to the Tomi Clerk. He knew that a certain person m.ade. enquiries from the To'Wn Clerk, ag to the conditions, and the conditions on which ai siding could be got there. The conditions had been seen, and they were noB suitable, and so ha said let it


go. ''v?,V ‘ On the vote for reading being taken, two


voted for it .and four against it. SAVINE FEVER RESTRICTIONS „ REMOVED.


There were three orders concerning it, and ceeding.s w'luch would be taken- next week, youabooUwhioii doaoribos aQOioK anp OEUTAiNcnro , ^ ---------------- u .— I. — Sent in enrelope on receipt of two Btamps for postage.


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One order referred to Clitheroe and all the the minutes be passed, except such part, asi boroughs in Lancashire. The effect was-that belonged to Lowergate. If the! mov'er and the Corporation could license a market if seconder of the minutes would leave this


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Vf •M i r- •'>*;SS^ A. J, LEIGH, 02-93i Groat HuBdoIi St.. Uondon»W. It had bean resolved to makei purchase of ed to a street like Lowergate. He had 110- Wilkin-3011, sugar basin ; Mr. NEAV ROAD ENGINE. agreed to tar m.acadam, but it was not adapt- T. R. Nowell, '.-.x-it. J


paid for at '£100 dowai, and the remainder He would not stick to macadamised roads so in three or four, yearly instalments.


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In answer to eriquiries- the Surveyor said that table who would have them wearing AAffilmsley (p.arwen) painted tea triiy; _ xMr. w . Birch, .AA'. Slinger, R. Patefield, and J .,’ow .he,


much. There were gentlemen sitting round e.i.s « .he, —


trade—there would be,more money paid


^CowcUl thought it a pity to “ell the wages as far as paving was concerned. ^own C l k exW.ned that Lowergate


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c'rnww'T XFTTTqAAjrpc would have been paved, before, only that ix


The Surveyor reported thaB these, com- that road to be taken up again, plained of by Mr. M. Swinburne, had been


- PLANS. • Plans were passed for various alterations


to property, and for the building of three lock-up shops in King St., belonging to !Mr. Thos. HorsfaU, and for a new water tower at Holden’s Bobbin AVorks.


PAAUNG VERSUS NL'ACADAM. ■ Alderman Sefton said the Mayor had .said


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wen) set of siUer carvers; Mr, .and Mrs. J. irieP)


they knew sewerage operations would require Miss Smith, pair of lace curtains. discussion was continued by Coun-


attended to, but that nothing'had .as yet been clllor Parker and Councillor Aspden, the arrived at in the matter of a footpath.,


latter arguing for paving, as being cleanest and healthiest. He ascertained from the


Surveyor' that the life of a paved road was 30 years, and then the material re-laid was good for another 20. Also that the cost of


scavenging a paved street would be £10 a year at the most against £30 for macadam.


to make four macadamised roads while they had one of paved. It would mean a saving


ixntion paving.


gether wrong, becausei here one thmg was nomination was accepted. •


hanging cm another. It was a remarkable thing for the Mayew to ai^ that it be referred back, and he could not agree to it on'ptinci-


The Town Clerk reported that he had re- p h . . He was afraid tlie .act that had been ar


ceived from the Board of Agriculture instruc- rived at in committee would be one that tioiis for taking off the Swine Prohibitions, would be used against tliem in certain pro-


Coun. Lowgill said that would te alto- father as the Deputy Town Clerk, and the especlaJlv Miss Parsons. ‘ __


■Y”S- J , ^ FREE TO MEN. - , - ; , i . only ruin youp. dlgOBtlvo orgnna, write to mo and I will Bcml Miw l6 : lane Ellcu Bell, AA'orkllOUSe; 30.


"Whon you are tired of taking nauseous and mystorlous proBcrlptlons and compounds, ^vh!ch do you no good, but


they came into operation on the 27th-May. vtod Ire took the respoiisibility of moving that i a g ? i ? S * s U i A c " l W o r k h o u s e , 68 years. -


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May 14: AYLIliam Henry' Planson, AA'^.adding- ton, 36 yearn.


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May 18: Tohii PItgson, Bawdlands, 21 mnths.


tohim that if the Council could not see their of £300 in the life of a paved road, way to |iaiss the minutes of the Highways On the question being put to the vote, the and AVaterworks Committee it would be- .os minutes were carried by five votes to four, well to. refer'back to tlie coimmjitteq that referring to Loirergate and the'


DEPUTY TOAVN .CLERK.


■ CONGREGATIONAL'- ’ ' C I-IO IR S E RM O N S '.”


Ori Sunday last trie Choir Semioris were


lire.'iched in the Congregational Church. The evening'sen'ice took the form of a miisi-


sen'ice," given by an augmented ■ choir, Miss Lily Parsons, of


and Jlr. PL Taylor, f ,, The church was crowded at night, principally in anticipation of the Rev. AA’ilsoni Murray’s reply to P'alher Coupe, S.J., on St. Joseph, a verbaitam re-


f • ' f 'to^nir n r iG , Mr. Tom Eastham was nominated’by his were very successful in their respective pieces Deatfts


May 12 : Eliz.abeth Robinson], Dovraliam, 42 yea.rs;


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P._I-Tacking (Darwen) small handtome.chair; ggte and to keep off the fenced Miss J. Johnson (Darwen) linen table cloth; _______________________________


H e l l if ie l d . ' A u c t io n ' .M a r t . ■ ' SALK OF ■


. BULLED COWS, WILL BE HELD ON


Wednesday, MAY 25th, ‘ ‘ Sale at n-30; ' '


A GOOD SHOAV~ EXPECTED. CATTLE MARKETS.


port of which will be fmuM in another column Clitheroe Auction M art— Monday. __c'1.1 J*,;,


, , \T A wnr.,-v« -Lnere '.bly presided at the organ, and the soloists . , -


..Tuesday There-wasa large number of cal- ving,ntr.


■ mu .and 1 vmo- t. r 1 calved, and laying offf cattle* before a


good number of buyers ; Trade was very good.


HELLIFIELD AUCTION MART. ■ AVednesday— 95 geld''cattle arid'''riulled


COW'S met a good trade for everything. Thursday-70 c.alved and.present calving value. F r.TtHe< Befnre n ,


A* AvVhn i Thcte were on offer a largeiiumber of prime piraripH


■ GELD CATTLE AND


a new ten-ton road engine, with hauling and ticed it, and saw that carts ran in the sMie scai-ifiei- at a nett co-st of j(j39S,after ha.ving parts, and when he saw it the other night nllowpfi SixL for tile old one. It \v»is to be tifter the riiin, it w<is like ct ploughed field. ^


bottle and i.am d'sh; Mr., and Mrs. John son, J. H. AA-'ilkinson, J. Birch, J. AAtalmslev, ' ■ ■ ’ ■ - '....... Mr. yv, -...............—


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Hacking^(D.anien) cut g^ass ua^er jeekson, R. Eccles, J. Latham, AY. Tomlin- rose, and they irent in and won in .a canter, ■—'


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who witness the matclies on, Dick tipfliy requested to enter by-the


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to the -isl^'Htance of tiie_ Bcwotigh Acco;untant he per ce'nt. The


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it on another? Thi.s meant to them a twer* the land was .concerned. ^ He would, pemiy rate, aaid the life of the road only nine Ic^-ve to appeal on the point of law, and m years. Even then it would, be .a'good read the „event of the decision being upspt, he three years and a bad one five, when it would gRE? a verdict for ;^^i4 against the defendant, want doing again. He now instanced the sayirig he held no doubt but that the mate cost of paving at £78^ los. He liad taken done the damage.


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could show- what it would cost per year for 20 years, borrowed at


first payment would be ;£85, and) the last ;^5i 15s. 'J'he cost ill interest would be £^67 los. If they were doing a good job: in Lowergate, w'hy not let the owmers partly pay for the' privilege? A paved street was )aj decided advantage. Thus, tlieir rates would be three fartliings in the ,^. for the firs'; year, and they would get a proper paved street to last 30 or 40 years. There was more traffic passed over 'this than any other street in. the towii. It w.as an argument that would be used against them next week, and especially seeing that it was only go-t by the. casting vote of the Chaii'tnan. He then ar­ gued on the adv.antages of borrowing money as was done in other towns. He drew atten- ■


T f L thnnX tion to the f^^^^ tlteir estimates, w'hicK would cost £$00 or INTERESTING WEDDING. A n , interesting wedding took; place on


AVednesday at the Congregational Church, Clitheroe. TIis bride was Miss Ann Jane Jepso'ii, of Pimlico Road; arid the bridegroom Mr. Ernest. Swales,' Moor Lane. The cere^- m'oiny was -performed -by the. minister of the church, Mr. AV;. Miirr.ay. The bride-.


Browm, of Colne and tlie principal brides- ^ ^ TW-n nn,l ,1,?. n,-in.Ll


maid w.'is Miss Nellie Jepson. The bride­ groom made the bridesmaids a present of gold brooches piliter the ceremony. The happy pair then left for Morecambe to spend !die honeymo-pn., ■ The followuig is. the list of presents:—; Mr. and Mrs. A. Sw'ales, .shyer cruet stand


termined to make the t.ar macadam, themselves mid copper keUle; Miss M. Swales, silver they had not even prepared for a plant in pot;


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agree that this was a case of trespass. Ihe Q,jij]es Nutter came second, having only the long-field, trespasser only so far as the owner of


CHATBURN.


. He had played a very patient and careful innings and had. been the back-bone of hii


side, keeping his end up just when it mj badly needed. The innings closed fer the mbstantial total


The sum cf-four pounds, being the balance uf 106.


of the Chatbum Diamond Jubilee Fund, has The score w'as flashed to Clitheroe im beein handed over to the Blackbuni fund to- mediately after itihe innings.


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SALE OF THE BLACK BULL, SLAlDBUkN.


Yesterday at four o’clock at the Starkie’s


w;ho was chai-mingly. attired, wita, givm f'J'^^. Maden, and Son. The house is fully licensed, hy hdr father, the best man being Mr, iom“ j u u


Arms Hotel, “ The Black Bull,” of Slaidburn, was offered for sale by auction by Ashworth,


^t^^tlleS, and plggCrIBS, etc. , He fairly baifled them, and Itad tlie hank ui ;_^ 4-a ^ attendance at


the sale. The property was knocked down to Mr. King-Wilkinson, of Middlewood, for £6io.


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LOAV MOOR CRICKET NOTES; The Blackburn Railway Clerks journeyed


of bird l»i«8 ik not jilting their wkkes While thpse betters -vreire togetha^i kialysis read:— 13 overs, 7 mudens, aiA


19- runs . Th^ separation came whan tiie score was


38, Herbert bowling Hewitsan, with a “ Yorker.” Directly .afterwards Oxburgh made a m


r-ro." The more he thought about"the'rt^ present; Miss Sheppard, magiiificerit eddei' 'The home captain won the toss and his solution they had come to .and the more he down quilt; Mrs.-Dighton,--letter-rack and team compiled a nice total, which afterwards thought it Ita/d been done for a given pur- ^ox of flowers; Mr. and Mre. Geo. Dawson, proved sadly too many for the Clerks. j,y tPat because ,the clock; Mr. and Mrs. AAtoodcock (Fleetwood) AATson, Bhch, .AAQlldnson, Sliingjr


1 1 rit was not present. It was a foregone con- dishes; Mr. and Mrs. Shorrock,-;enamelled boys got the nice total of 83 runs,‘and only cIm'ro'n TvhichThey hadi had to support at prockeryware; Misri , -AVright : (Si-lverd.ale) threetof,'these, were extras.


vnne ‘•onrl n.nlv and


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Miss L. Swa.les, a beautiful tree-pot, to Low: Moor on Saturday, expecting a very vellcus catch at point,which dispose of Swales, heald hearthrug; Mrs. Altham, severe thrashing from the-.villagers.


Oxbtirgh P.arker cut the ball very hard, and Os)


burgh secured it at arm’s lerigtrii with fk left hand, getting rid of the most dangerous batter in the whole team. The innings did not last long after this. But it lasted long enough for a reply to -come from the-second team, in reply to the


all'ha-Aords and v'ote for the macadamising Ititeheri utensils;Mr)and Mrs. Clark, mincing ■ The visitors shared,badly at the start,, the wire we liad sent. , ' Ditto.'- ■,


of Lcivergate, and for that purpose alone. ■ rriachJne; Mr. aitd Mrs. A. T. Robinson, first-over seeing the downfall of Harrison, This is tlie reply: — Councillor Sagar seconded. The question hsantiful oak and mahoganv tea trav: hlr. and' Tweedale seemed to be the only bats- , : “ To T. Bourn, Cricket Field,- Settle. \rith him was as to whiclt was the best. If and Mrs. R. AY.'Robiiisoni, silver cream jug; man \vho could do anytliing, and he was the ' ■ it was a gain, to p.ave in other towns, why 'M‘-. and Mrs. J. Robinson, photo stands; .only.'man who got douBle figures, namely i i . _


' . ^ Tiddly Pmh."


not do t here? Lowergate ought to have Rev. Mr. .and Mrs. Mumay, beautiful bamboo A good long list of players only put on a been pav'ed 20 years since, when AA’oone Lane Bower table; Mn .'uid Mis.^ Nuttal, heJ couple.


was done. They spoke of the need for pav- Imen; air. and i\lrs. aiai'tin. (iilaickbnrn) sii- Birch and Eccles were found to be very iiif' private streets, but .when they came to ver carver.s; i\Ir.s, H. Hargreaves, table-cloth; deadly foes, upsetting the sticks in a most


Lmvereate it was to be macadamistri. He Dr. Smithi?j3, antique breffitfast cruet; iMrs. extraordinary rapid manner. - 1_1.1*.


fivft


five o’clock tea service; Miss .and Mrs. F.at-


rer (Blackburn) beautiful ' table coyer; Mr. 5*GrVlCS ! j\l!iss Qnf-urrloxr


Saturday next Hurst Green forwards team, to do battle on Dick Field, and have gent wordi that they mean to lower the colours'


T-Tiirch


.laid Mrs. Cimliffe (Nelson) table cover; Jlr. of the Moor lads. Tom Brown (Colne) trinket set and set ot 'i’pe following will be the Moor team: J.


Of, course tlie Post Office official had Iffl


completely baffled, and thought it \ffiihe secret code of some d.angerous iiihiliSi -But when they saw- it was for someone®


the cricket field they knew it would be nil righB; cricketers being such, a very harmles lot as a rule, don’t yer know. It was, liDwevery some time before tk players triemselves could get over the shcck, but when,


been recorded. Ernest Parker, however, improved m ,;


for thenu ' Jes Hewitsoni and Parker were' together a


long time, both left-handers, and each plajwi a veiy different game. Hewitson was very slow' in the scoring,


w'hile Parker kapt filing rims on. They were complojely at sea with Amiy


-


■ words the building of the new' |*'‘Victcria’i . Settle only starteid badly, Grisedale bai^ wing and operating room at the Blackburn out Ibw'. to Bourn wlten, only two runs hid


atten hen


It their reads were in n| good state of re-- evidently jumped'the fence, for he could see Qjsijurne children, and also for her kindness fore tlithey had “ to \valk,” four wickets beinj ________________________ ___


, , ; . : “


>past kind . considerations to the ,., Mitchell and Hargreaves were not long be- 1 for ,26.


■ ^JE^ST. JOSj . "tyith respect td


Coupe rdferred ‘J Prayer Book, the! luinded to us for F


Pear Mr. Murr.'l ■ 'The book, “ <J


of England Peoplj pUed by pne of J


tsense re lor otb^'dae-


tfial have of late )| file Protestant Clj therefore an urenT Ritualistic publitaJ ipresent Pi


TliaiB Father Coj


olic Prayers” as ' a vtyy' considera


testanis" is most haps not much fe


linked by this Catholics who her Coupe'must have assertion that in t edition o-f ithis bo words, in- referenc are nearly all in t


from Catholic boo a moment maintair in accordance wii


Pmyer.” Now' is iB true


Protestant opinioi swer, and that is a Take the followi'


book speaks of thi testants say there more trie only auti iBook of Common two. See Article:


.“ There are two | [christ our Lord i| ;ay. Baptism and "hose five comtnoi is to say', Confii Matrimony, and b be counted for :mg such, as havi apt following of


itates of life allow On page 3 agai:


(vord^ referring tc is also a Sacrifice,


Jfass,;. in which at the bread and wi Bleed of Jesus Cl. offered up for us t Protestants hold


as Mass, in which. U5.” They believe cf Scripture, th.at C Calvary, and with t testant Church of ' ,1. “Of the One


■ upon the Cross.” [once made is that. Ipitiation, and Sats " the whole world, bd there is none otlnl that alone. AA’ht


yMass&B, in w hich , [the priest did offei {the dead, to have [were blasphemous Iceits.”


Protestants alsc their spirits The key to the “ ditto” w.as that the secend


team had got a sibiilar score, and the key to th'-; “ Tiddly Push.” wasi your old friend, “ -Atary Kelly.” Dr. Stew'art fallowed Parker, and carried


cut.his bat for a good innings of i6- - Pie could not get anyone to stay with him,


a regular procession forming. This w-as due to the excellent bowling of


Hitidle, who simply carried all before him. At th3 finish he h.ad six wickets for 21 runs. This was hard lines, .os bwfore the match commenced AA'. H. Blackburn very- generous­ ly offered a new btiill to any bowier on our side who succeeded in cajiturhig seven wicketi


■ ■ ' Amos would have Itad no difficulty in se­


curing the prize if he could have luid an­ other batter or tw-o to go at. ' 'Tohnorroiw Clkheroe are at home and pbf Darw-t'n-. AVe are looking forward to seeing a big ga';e. The team is a good one, and .ore phy-


"ell, and the same might be '


bs looked forward to if the wetather is,■ fire• '‘ Tri« following team has beani selectd^


do duty for Clitheroe:— Messrs. I . B. Beurn, E. V. AATiite, N. O.xburgh, J. Duckett, H. Hargreaves, E. T.-AA''elch, M. Cmasriale,. P. Mitchell, J. AV. AVindle, A


ai-id A. Plindle. Reserve: E. Rawsthonie- PAT.VL FALL FROM A IIAY-LOFT.


immed .Tolm Breaks, Vvas found in. a staolo ' MH On Sunil.ay morning last a farm


.lonn xireaKs, wus louna m « ““‘—y "j ^S^ti L“r d S V


cows met a languid demand, little change in' the loft. -^Kfe -was -&tinct, arid 'theto ‘hruisEB on tho body,. .-Decco-sad wa.s an.inwiaP^


.-.-.ato man, and'nccnstojntB -to slpopuig auywhoro,. t'houffli it is said ho vfls


■far gone in dnnk on Saturday night, was OTor 60 years of age.- .


. Bites'*! A'^. H. Blackbunv


the time of Conse become the Body And; certainly the land does not be Article 28—“ Of t substantiation (or of bread and wine cannot be provei repugnant to the pverthroweth the hath given cccasi J think all ui


agyee with me i as'we can, that 1 when he said th sents the belief of educated Pn tant would a quoted from th« ^ Certainly the be a true Prote Ws preface to prayers, etc., .ar. whence comes quoted so glibl


Joseph, Guardi And(


[ ™ition he admi ’■ qgard to whon testant Church »>step of Rom re:^ of Engla How the an


•file audadty tc ■ ^ook of Comn toty as the on


aomprehension ate not of Fatl


, . The "‘I hold


1 Uommo I'hied


: H j years


J able he and M


' -V v? -^VS, ^ s ii '• "Jt '‘ffi’-


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