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i T H E T I M E S . F R I D A Y , D E C E M B E R 1 7 , 1 9 1 5 .


Holidays I E X T W E E K


f-o X M A S , the [e Publislied on l i e u s u a l h o u r .


5rs a n d c o n t r i - will oblige by send- |ieir matter e a r ly .


[]>rmfiiig- aiul iidvcrtisin., Iim.iint to , fJ i lUs.. wlu,.^ l i .


fuilfls. Till. |M. ‘ dTltLi and otJU ri.siK.cJ o ♦ o ♦ I t Jiifcliiip o|- Ml,.


|ltfllo\vs, the otliooi-.s lor \y<Tt‘ a]ii)oiiit(.f|. -ij;


llo Grand, Hro. I'ldward liiid. Hid.


I’arkiny- l l iro L'. I’. 11 ai'OToirviw •


|i : tylers. Bros, (i . H,.]! extra eoin in it tiM'-nieri,


l - l . Hidiiui, C. M. Hark- Driver; trvasiircr, Itrii.


|l.:iiiilierl. .1. Hri>.f:-s. and 0 ^ 0 ^


jtpibU’s in tho >oi i‘</ ' wliicli j'onns


l.i; note on tiin A\'linlU*v


|ioto;:ra])li of oiH‘ of llio Mr. T.


|l lu‘ ('111 lo‘fO(‘ .Pari.';]i T.Ki^iaziiHV'N. It is contri- II. J*. liUwo, and illus-


|ivd l(* was cast bv Jb*tav tlu‘ Hrl- inn |■ollIlder.


til. ill l''leiiii<li. reeords— e^l liy I’eter van den


lear l-ViT.' _A.s Wlia-Iley ire'Sed in I.e.tiaiid enn- 7. Ill rrr i.s. .MMiir doubt bi*ll rvrr limir- in ibr .


.Vrcordiii'i to Dr.


liisloi'ian. flirrr td' t-br w(*M* ronvrvrd to


frli. doubtlr<s by sinnr slirlous of J)o\vnJiani


Iba.-rd tin* Al)bry build- . in load. I. rr«*rntly brll.s. wbirli form ])art t tin* of t brm. drdi-


illirriiir, was rnrast l»_v


|li biirou'_:b in 1 SS I . 'I’iir bear insrrijM buis in


l!rl Irrin^’. -ludriiiM- l)y |id ibr foundri *s mark,


' tbr mrrrlumt’s mark, <i^ nrd to i br Iift<'onili ibr fmirttamiJi rmitury. viim flaslilio-bt jiboto-


|ULiU>linr b(‘ir sliows tin^ an initial cross, and tbr tbr inscription— ‘ Y«>.\ 1 n Aurc I)t‘i.' 1 n <*^m- bells is a I’omaiitir


•pbrrds crossino- Pnullu niiibis often bear ibe 'I’liis Ir^ounl may be it is \\-orlb. but • rbe.


Ml r.\prrs,'*rd in Ibr fol- >id<‘. onr lirars


Imd of di.^laiit brlls : |itor Imman wit loMirr lliis music swrlls. |iat ilicv. 1)V Asslirion


<Min\’ciil low crs. hr firow'sy monks


j midinYlii bouv<.’' ♦ c ♦


I s >11() l*(; n . rar^tlc S treo l , he S K W Yi:.\K I'UKS^EN'TS nn<l>liii:civoll


♦ O ♦ if tile t'niied Textile


l i ' ' .\>soelation, Ira.vo I'ioii. at a nieetinjr* at- jireliminary afi'enda ior I' eoalerenee at- Jtrislol 'J lie asMieiation tnii’e. I eMiliil ions relatino' t.<> linn slieds. and finitit;-,


|\'e oiii e-Xiiressinii’ n-ti I'll! so far taken liy Dm J.aliniir iKirty in re- on a voinniary Inisi.s. ♦ o -♦


Ijiill haii no diilieiitly


III Hie House of bord.s. 1-0 niait_\‘ of tlie nieny liold proniinent po.si-


| leer I'orjis mid county llliereliy realisinl the liiieiil. writes a corres- I' House of Goin-


Jn no indieal ion of niiy l i t of I Ik- fioverninenl Iisnre and so fae-ilitate l.-iii Act dnrine- l.he I'liless this he done in it will remain a.s a hill, and iirohahl.y


l.isli'iiee all over tipain .. sion. Tn I hat (‘veiit lill miss, jierlmps the l iey have Iiad of eon- 1)1) Volmiteers of Iho Jreally a|ilireciale the llhoso men have ex- flhemselves for home kdiinleers have la'en lell over a yetir nou'.- Iieni are hiwominsr fihe tmii.se freely he- bv the hend.s of the


I ’ I firman I iOWr \vriti.*:>:


•I. II. Kay: Jissi.slant' Tom Jhirjiotl ; f,-'ck


|ro8 Tim R S D A Y


es


TOWN COUNCIL. A HIUEI' xMEETING.


The Alayof (Air. -J. Al. AVhipp, J.H..


C.A.) presided at the moiithly meeting- of the Clifhoroe Town Uoimcil, Jteld at the Towm Hall yesterday afternoon, fuller memhers tnesent Avere Aldeniieii .V. Koberls, )V. Jlarditere and C. T. iliteliell, Gmuieillors A. \V. Alusson, \V. Stamlrinf;', If. L’arker, G. Har- utetive.s. A. 11. Cotlam. .1. CoAvman, AV. \V. Whiteside ami .J. •! . Carter'.


EGU WAITING AlUTilEl{.S. Seeomling' the eonlirmalimt of tfie


niinules of the Kdneation Committee, Conn, flargieaves said he was one of tin- ]iareiits called to the ConneiJ School ill emineetion witli Hie examination ot eliildron's eyesight. It Avas very eolfi Aveatlu'i- at the time and he fonnd there was no I'onm into Avliieh the wailing' inothcu's ennhl go. II.e ealled attention 111 the matter, tinil it might he remedied. Xobody AViis In lilimie. lint he eoii- sidereii proper facilities slimitd he lirn- A-ideil. The matter Avas dii'celed to the atten-


i.ion of the Education roniinillee. INTI-iKCKSSH )N SElfV lCE.


rile loAvn Clerk read a notice Avith


leferenee to the inlereession .Sei A-iee to he held al. the I ’arish Clnireh on Satur­ day arterimnii, .lanuary 1st, at iMI o'clock. The Ala A or iiiA-ited the various public bodies o f ’the toAvn to attend, as on .Mayor’s day, the jirocession to start from tile National Selinol at t2-:lO. Tile Alayor (“x]ilaim'd that the ar­


rangements had been made at a meeting whie.h all the ministers of the fiiAVii alUMided. Aid. Aliteheil asked if it was necessary


lo IniA e 11. proee.ssioii. The ToAvii Clerk said it Avas thought


a ])roce.ssion aaouIiI strike the ]mhlie. imag'iiialioii, re.sulliiig ill a bigger at- tenda.uce at chnrch. .-\ld. Alite-hell said it .sliouhl not he


SU D D EN D E A T H O F


M R . ,T. T . B R A C EW E L E . ------ ♦ ♦ ♦ -------


morning oi Atr. John 'i'iiomas 15raee- AVell, of W'oono-laue, came a.s ti .shock ' to a largo circle of ii ieuds, and, in­ deed, createtl great surprise everyAvhere. 'i’o all iuteuls and purposes he Avas iii perfect hetilHi on Sunday, when lie attended Aloor Lane Chapel morning and cA-eniiig, entering a


AN OJ.,D C b iTU E i tO E T liAf lhiSAI AN The iifAAs of llie death on Alonday


a-iHi cliaracter-


, islie heartiness into the ser\ices. He collapsed the following morning, AvJiilst dre.ssiug, however, and passed iiAvay AA-itliin a fcAv niinules.


.lie had iieeii


recently attended by Dr. t.)rme hut the eomplaint a


a-u.s not eomsidered .serious,


I and Air. Ifraeewell eontinned ai-tive to Ihe last. Un TtU'Silay of last week he j allemled special meetings nt Alarlin


j To]i, tile walk apparenllv having as I l i t t l e elVe et o n h im a s on a i iy t io d v


I present. I Air. Itraeewell was a wldely-Uin.wn and respected inimhitani of Clitheroe. I’l) lo a fcAV years ago he eariie.l on husine.s.s a.s a drajier, etc., in .Mnor-laae. l i e oeenpied the shoji for a generation. Hrior lo eoinmem-iiig in hiisiness, he Avas emjiloyed as a vAcaver at a litHe mill in Menthol'll, Jong sim.'e diseonl inned. in tile religious life ot the loAvn, .Mr.


liraecAvell Avas a jiroinineitl. ligure. . \ l Jirst he was identified Avilh the Im'e- pendenis, at their little e.hiipel and school in Water-street, and he .va:i one of the AA-orkers towards the iicav Congre­ gational Chnrch at the top of Aloor- hine. it AVas .soon after this Avas o])ened


iieeossary by artificial di.splay to call tile atteiilimi of the puhlie lo an I'A-ent Ilf that charaeter. 'file matter Avas alloAVed to drop, ’riieri' A\-.a.s no other business in


puhlie, importance, and Hie Cnuneil Aveiit into Committee after being in open Council le.ss than ton minutes.


D N T T ED SERYTCE. --------------------


It ha.s Inuui arranged to hold a Ciiited


I ntereessoi-y Sm'viee in SI. Atary s Hiirisli Church, mi Salurtlay afternoon, ihe 1st .lauuary. llHti, at o’clock, 'fhe Alayor a


invilixs tile Clergy and .Ministers ol all Denoniinat ioiis. M eiiiliei-s ol


Nalinii.-d School in Alonr Dane, al 2-BO p.m.


Conneil. County and liorongh .Magis- Irales, Clorporate (Itlieials, National lieserve. Civilian Gmiril. Eire Br igade. Bov Seonts and Gentlemen of the 'rown and Jfistrict to aecompany him. The prnces.sion Avill start from the


C0-0!*EILVT1VE ------—


!i . \ i;l . Little fault eau lx‘ found Avith the


( iermaii secret agent entei'es into jiart- iiershiji AA'itli an Kng'llsh nmnnlael urer in Italy. They o|ieii a fai tory in-e -iimahly lo iiiaiuifaelui'e ears, hut in reality this is a store place for ninnilion of Avar. ’I’lie spy originates an ingmiions iidvei-lising' scheme (•{insisting ot a large iinmher of huge arrows jiointing al various points on the road in the diree- liini of the factory. ’1 lie I'.nglishniaii s secretary “ .smells a rat ainl I.s for- iiinale enough in seenriiig evidenee ot 1 he spy’s real motives. ’Pile arroAVs in- toiided to guide invading German iroo|)s. are altered to iminl to an Italian stronghold, and Avhen the. Ger­ mans come they are snilahly weleonied The two Iraitoiv are justly punished.


P. S. A. ------ -------------


over Ol TiJO i


of tlio p)roig;ram in o « a s v ; , ....... 1...:..


Roftj


't'lic- iiii-eliiig <m Siinilu.v In.Ml, was nresiileil liv All'. O r im i ly . S u p e r in lem le i i t »1 tt |e K ein ge’ .Assurance ( .'lan p an y . Tiie iiiu s ie


.T. C. I-'orJ till- a c co in i ia n is t . Hic nlinir gav e tlic a n l l ie in s “ I Avill n in g n i tv ’ unit


Zion clmir. Air. l i lrc h laniip Da-


■\I.. UGr.li **• .......■ oiiniH’


h n r ti. in v smil.” ’I’lip solo “ b ig lit. in DarkncBs waa su n g liy Alisa StoAvart. All th e s f w '" ' piaces n iu l w itli nnicli a p p rc c ia t i i in .


upaalicr AA-aa Atr. .Tanica T ow n s en d , iif iJarw on , who prtvo u n


ixindcnt. tl iro n g li tlio Aiar to a l ill p u t tl io ir t r u s t in tile f to d o f ta ra e l wlio in all ag<;s p a s t lind d e fen d ed ti le T'tngliah n a t io n in e v e ry r ig l ito en s


£?U uinl impn*sHiv<? KpHOoli an d tr ie d to cn co n rag o alt avIio Iind gi'ovyn do.a- I no


lx>Sn(T t.ln* ItMulHl’ JWUl a , ,,I ^ ' ' ’•t. in ( lie lmn<|s " J '^bc Alonnt


;—: , l ln rk .


Moiie.A' p i 'e v io n s ly aeknoAV Icdged ...............


Air. iSeftoii, disconni; .. Air. BoAvkor. discount. Mr. Cowman, di.soonnt Air. Hindle, discount .


lvrogramme.s now being submitted at the Co-operative Hall, for not only aie good exclusive dramas being shown, lint they are being supported by clcA-er and iKipular eonieilies and lilm.s in other branches of the movies. This week-end the ‘‘star” is “Life’s liigh\yay,” a three-reeler, sliowiiig hoAV the blind rage of a disappointed beauty creates hiiAue ill a home and nearly Avreek.s tAVo liA'us. i t is a fine drama oi' jealousy and sus­ picion. A beautiful actress, to Avliom I he Aveak-minded in so-called society pay tribute, feels insulted Avhen an orti.s-t Avill not llirow over his wife lor her. .She blinds him. i ’he eireiim- >taiiees are used by a ‘‘iiatron of the a'rt.s” to .steal the artist’s Avife. ami tin- plot almost sueeeeds. It is a tine .story lia.iidled Avitli the degree ol capability lookeil for in sncli. accomplished Liihiii actors as those forming the oust. .Next Monday’s atiraetion is “ The lioad to Victory,’’ a Avarlike dranni in Avhich Ireachery molds its due reAvard.


a-IH attend ollii-ially and t lie


j over fifty years ago, that there AVas a I .s'chism in the chitreh am! Air Br-;ice\eell, ] along Avitli Alessrs. NeAvton Aspde,i, II. Asiiden (father of Atr. i lari ley Asp len), W. Ijite. W. GI'imsIiaAV, W. JioAACith. H. lIoAvarth, 'i'. Halstead, AV. H'llslead and others started the I ’rovi.l.'iiee Chapel. This aviis held al the iouse. in AVilkiii next to the Alonnt Zion Chapel, and snrviA-ed several years. It was a .uruggling existeiie<‘. hiiAA-evei', ao.l il Avas ultimately decided to disband. A eomsiderahle lU'opnrIion fiiA'onred a :e- nninn with the Cmigregationaiists, Imt II iinmher opposed (he jiroposii Ion. and Messi'.s. N. -Asiiden, <1. Enrd, W. iiifo and several others joined liie IGiiletl Methodists, and Air. itrae.'Aveli iliroAV in his lot Avitli the WesleyAiis. He Avorked for nniny years Avitli Ihe “Gld Body," and oeeujiied many imiiort.mt pnsilion.s in the elinreh and si'hoid, in- eliiding tlm: nf sni.’eriutendeiU. Some yi'ai's ago Mi. Brai'eAVell t ; a ii.si'ei i ed his energies to the Cnited Aletlicii.i.sl Chnich, rejoining his old I'rieads.


.At


every Jihiee Avitii Avhich he was eon iieetcd, he entered fully into Hie. work, and shoAved a splendid (ie .'i,l imi to iliily. f l is sphere was Hie Snndav Sehool a.nd he was seldom Avithont a class, even Avheii he had ihe I'esiMiiislliil i'.les of the siijicrintendency. Itis .seiio! ivs at tl;e A-iiTioils eluirelies have hee.i.ae innmner- able, many cherishing niiuiioi'ies ol lii-: as.soeialiou with them. Air. llraeeAvell supported a A-ariety of religious organis- alion.s and annually “ Aveiii Ihe ronmi ’ of the Sunday Sehonl anniA-ersaries. His Avill he a inneh missed figure in the religious life of the Ioavii'. He Ava.s an ardent tempeiaiiee Avorker. A Liberal, Air. UraecAvell tAviee


fought munieipal eleelions, each time unsncea-’ssfnlly,


lioAvever. He (irst


offered liimself In 1890 Avheu the late Air. Tillolson hi'iided the poll. He polleil 7-1-1 A-ote.-., and \A-as sixth in (lie list, th(> liist elected gentlemen being Air. J. Brown (Lj, avIio received SoT A-otes. 'The folloAving year Air. iiraee- ATcll Ava.s again nominated, and on this occasion lie aviis at the bottom ot Hie poll, Avith Tofi votes. Stil).sec|uenlly. lie took no proniinenl ])art in local politics, Hiongh he remained a staum-li adherent to (he Liberal party. Seventy-two years ol age, the de­


ceased gentleman A vas of a jovial dis- jiosition and nnule many friends. The interment look jilaee yesterday


aftiu'iioon at SI. Mary’s Cemetery, the l iev. ,V. AV. T'lting ])orforming'(he la.st rites. Tto]irpsonlalivos of various bodies Avith a


a -IhcIi Air. HraeoAvell had been connected, were prc.Mciit. There


j Avere a. nnniher of heantifnl floral trihnte.s.


.'’a BA R R A C LO U G H


R E D CROSS H O S P IT A L . Owing lo tlte numerous gi l ls lo ti e


Hospital it has been found impossible to thank the donors by letter, so arrange­ ments litivo been iiiatle to do .so Ihrongli the eolumiis of the Clitheroe papers.— Airs. Alarsland, Eiia-cs Hall, bibs, of butler, H) bunclie.s celery, iOlbs. arti­ chokes: Air. llraeewell. King-street, 8 do/., .scones; Airs. Worsley-Taylor, eahhtig'es; Air. HaAvsnn, ShtiAy liridge, li loayes; Airs. Thornher, Jt|l. mi lk tlaily; Al rs. ( I rime, ]iapei s ; Airs. U.SAVtild Hoavi*, 1 load of coal; Atrs. W. G. Garnett, iloAA-ors; Airs. Aspinall, half it sheep; Children of Church of England School, 2 boxes Chri.stmas decorations; A friend •t illnsi rail'd ]iapcrs ; Trinidtid L


1 ca.so oranges ;' Sister Young, shirts ami hoots; Ali.ss A. .Tordan, 2 ginger cakes; Afi.ss Afitehelt, Chathnrn, anil papers.


’lanlers,


iicav hooks •il s. (1.


. . . .124i 10 n . . .


... 0 2 (I


... 0 2 3 £1242 1 81.


K. B. O’RAIE, Commandant.


0 2 1 0 J 0


WE ARE


VERY VERY PLEASED‘iWITH,


(FIVE)


MONDAY TU E SD A Y 4& WEDNESDOiY, \VK SH A L L SH OW A S P L E N D ID PA TH K AVAJ5 DRAMA. Vi /h


THE PALiACE, King S t . , CLITHEROE. SONS OF FRANCE A VERGING SEA,


TH U R SD A Y & FRIDAY, \VK KH.Al.l, snow .A .SflitCl.-AI. DRA.M.V OI'‘ l.VI’EKEST, Viz i THE


, \ tnli* o f Wnr. Si*lr-(U‘ninl im d Two In I'liivt* VartK. I SPKCIAJ. KNOAGKMKNT FOR ONE WEEK OF THE


B R I G H T O N B O Y S & G I R L S . In a l)iM


j:Iit. Ln*i“/.y ami Imoyant ICnicrtainment ontUIeil A DAY AT THE SEASIDE. Well Sta*;i?(I. Wardftiln*—l*ar Excellence*.


G E RM A N M E TH O D S . ------ ♦ ♦ ♦ -------


0HHLUi '’CL iiK’L'TIvU TBOM RIELK.MAN .1. BOWK.KI!.


Mr. \V. Hartlnuia, seerelaiy ot the


Catholie Aten’s Club, ha.s reeeivetl a letter from I ’ iltoman J. BoAvker, nf the King’s Royal Rifles, avIio prior to en­ listing resided in I’rinirose-sireirt, in Avhieh he .says ;— “ i •■ini in the best of .spirits ;ind ex­


pect, lo keep so. t flid not Avrilo before, because J. thong lit t Avould ItKik round before saying anything. We Avere shipped aeio-ss here iii line style, and IniAh' gone on all right since. The


food i.s not so bad, and in the trenehes A


A ‘e liaye tires every iiiglit, Avitli lire-


Avorks galorr.'I Al lirsl it Avas vei-y rough but now AVe have got things uuderhand and we manage easily. Tiie Germans try to gel us till Avays. Some- limes they shell ns all <hiy, others they Use their machine guns in a lerrihle and ‘ shatfering ’ maiiner; soineliines again they try to gel ns irom the air, and Avhen they have tried till these, they re.sort lo coming under tlie groniul. Thill is the Avny they iire gniiig on ;iil fhe. Avhile, and have been ever sinee Ave eamo out. Gf eourse. A


il'.iiig like that I 1 see a few Clitheroe bids Inivt! been kilh'd since i citine out. I am not A-er\ .■•nrprised. Sometimes it i.s like' a liAiiig hell, hut other limes it isn't so had. We are not, of course, in the treiiehes all the time. Soine- tinu's we go in for scA-en days, iind come out for four, hut other times a


V rr don’t do iiny- AV


A R P I C T U R E T H E I* A L A C E .


A T ,


poAVerful drama of self-denial is lo be j shoAvn at the i ’alaee. I t is entitled


In (he early part ot nirxt week, a


’‘Son.s of i'l'iinee,’’ iind the first .scenes! •slioAV il. body of AAorkers eliimouring for the dismissal of iiii unpopular foreniiin-. War come.s and the GriiA-et, tlieioreman


and Treinoltiere, the principal agitator Avho once Aviu'e deadly eiurmie.s, find themseh-cs pre.seiitly fighting- .side by side for Friinee. In the midst oi dangers Hieir friendsliip inoixfiises, and, AA-hen a dangerous nii.ssion is announced and 41 call for volunieers is miide, both step forward. Gravet is selected, io iiis great joy, as one of a siiuad lo e.xxflode a mine, Avhivh aa-RI fiicilitate a frontal attack. Eetilising th e extreme danger of the inissioii, he fondly presses lo liis tills the ifliotograph of his Avife and childi'tMi, iireparatory to .suatehing a fcAv moments’ sleep. Tremolliere ohserv- ihg this, and, being hiin.solf unmarried, during GraA’i 't’s brief slei'p deti'i'inim's to take his place. When tlie call comes Gi'iivet is loft uiidistni'hed, and Tremol- licre goes Avith Ihe ri'st. The fuse is li t, leaps iiloiig the line, gi'oAving fainter and fiiinter in the dark tunnel, till. Avith a mighty roar, hniidreds of tons of eiu'th and rook are throAvn doAvn in a migiiiy explo.sion. The men (■.htirge


forward t rei ehes. Hie debr still, in denA'onrs to make ch'ver advantage ( i ra A-et,


a-<- have


(right in and six out. Other times Ave go ill and don't know Avhen avc shall get out. When AVe nre out avi' iiri' treated A-ery avoH. We are l’re(|neiitly iiiA-ited out lo tea—ill ouroAvn expense.’’


SCOUTS' FOOTBALL ----- ♦ ♦ ♦ -----


3ril r l i l lienie . . . . Jpit- W'luiIIfjv ........ 1st C'luithnrn . . . .


Jst C l i i l ic ru c .......... 2iul ( ’IItln*ro(* 1st W'mMinj.'itm . . S n lu rd n yV U«*siilts : 'tn l C '


1st (.’lillu*ro»* 1(1. IhL WmldinRton (1i) 2. 'Fhc ii iiitH ifs w»*rt* |ihiyc*d n n d c r tin* w o r s t


Wliallcy (11) II. 1st t’lmlljurn 1. l i i L I . 2iui ClitIuTtu* (h)


])Ossn>l(* Gomlitionri o f w«*utlM*r. a n d th is in a v a c c inm t for tin* aL s i in l ly hi*ii\y sco re s n n i u p b y tiu* wiim lnj' sidi.*s in e a ch


th e h i t te r win<l aiu! driving; slioAvers ro h lw d th e Wt*aUer si<Ies o f th e f>lnek n e e e s s a r \ ' t<i res is t th o i r o p p o n en ts . 'Flu* 2nd (.'litheroe slmttld l ia \'e l>t*eii ahK* to


d o hetu*r th e n to a l lm e l.'i ^ .sd s to In? seoroil u;:jiiiist ll iem . T h e y art* rt*miiuled t lm t *;oal a\ 'era>'es nm y seitl*.* th e rh u in p i tm sh ip . C’h a dm rn iniist Iind s i ih s t i in te s for th e i r pns-


sen^iers if th e y ilo n o t wish u> tleseenfl f i i r lh e r in th e tahli*. AVaildin^lon is a lw a y s a happ\* h u n t in g


g ro u n d f<»r e in h s in neeil o f poinl.s. We h e a r a rum o u r th a t tl io y an* g o in g to pro\d<le n s<*f)ror for th e ir nt*.\t homt« irutteh. We ln*ur fn u n W 'add in gton whi* tio not he-


l ie \‘e in hart* knee s for ho;vs. May we su g g e s t t h a t in s tieh i*as<*s s e o u ls sh o u ld htj allow i'd to p la y w i th th e i r kn«u*s eoN'cTeil : h u t th e i r foolish- ni*ss sh o u ld hi* jiointe<l o u t to th em . ScotitmaslerK tm< rem in d e d th a t hocuuso a


re t fn iit is a good fo o tb a ll p la y i 'r he is n o t n e c e s ­ s a r ily a gootl Seoul/, am i tliai- th e h o s t age for r e c ru i ts is ht*tween twidve am i fo u r te e n year.s. n o t h e tw e en s ix te e n a n d e ig h le t 'n .


\Ve sh o u ld


like to k n ow liow m a n y o f eneh K*am h av e jaissed th e i r U*mler foot t«*si. -(t'ontrihui«*<l)


for jn*rlmps


:i. .;i. .11. ;i.


P. \A'. . I. :i. 1. LEAGUE. .\. I‘.


iiiid occupy the enemy'.s Ti'cmolliere, Inilf hiiiied liy


, is gricvoii.sly Avoiiiided, lint pile of this, heroicrilly eii- lii." Avay Inick, Inking fif cA-i'i'y piii'ticlc of iiAvrikcning' from hi.s


Inmhci', Is .ipjniscd of Tri'molliorc’.s


net. of self-deiilnl, nnd i usIk's out to (he foremost treiiehes to see _f anything ean he seen of the hriiA-o feJloAV. Thrmigh the gla.ssi'.s he can diset'i'ii the Avoumled Tri'inollleri', Aveik and faint. craAvIing .sloAA-ly over the rough ground, and im­ mediately goe.s to Ills help. The .snijii'i's are Avalchful. and care is iK'cded. Iii.“ the mi'll mei't. and after negotiating strr'ains and crossing p(*rilons paths he hriligs Tii'iiiollii'i'e hack to safety. HrirralisI rrn* raiserl. and a ha-/./ nf coiigralIllations folloAv, avIk'Ii. in' tin’ mid.st ot all. Ihe “ Present!” is ordered for the Gi'ni'val is pa.ssiug. Tie Iniefly inspei'ts Iho guard; Avhih' suiijKirted by GraA-et, Tieinnlliere AA'eakly I'ndi'avoiirs to hriiig In’s hand to the “ Salute.” In ansAA'er lo the General’s enqniry. tin' st.aiy of Treinolliere’.s braviAry is told, and the General, visibly affected by emotion, takes from his eo.al. the mneli- eo\-(-t('d Alodal Arilitaire. nnd fastens is on to the breast of Tremolliere. Tn thi' (111(1 clear cal’ of La Belle P.alrii' there :iio onl\-—Sons nf France.


GTSBURT7E. l iE C K U IT S .—T lh ' iVHiilL o f llm canvjisH in


th e O ish n rn e ilU tr ie t \nui heon m o a t u ra lifyingS I n th o towniships o f O iah u rn e. f lo r io n . P a y - th o rn e an d Nowsholmo. si*venty men o f m i l i ta ry age h a \ ‘e atf(*sted u n d e r Lord D o rh v ’s S(*homo. 2.") being m a r r ie il a tid la singh*.


In Ciishurm*


i ts e l f am i tl ie im m e d ia te v ic in i ty th e re a re not more th a n tw»» s ing le men o f m i l i ta ry ag e who h 'lv e n o t joitiod. w h ils t th o matTi*'(l men u n - a t te s to 1 c<mld ho t'o im to d o n tIu* lingerK o f one h a n d .


'Fhe local so cn ‘turit*s, Messrs. 'F.


I h a v e worked vi*ry h a n l . t\n<i tlu*y avc lo he co n- g r a t t i la te d on th e ex c e llen t resu lt o f ’ th e ir I'diour.s.


calfo a n d .1. F o r to r . a lo n g w ith tl ie ir c a n v a s s e r s .


CHRISTMAS DAY. I ln-i'e will lu* TWO HOUSES on Ctirisiiniis ttav y. 2-30 and 7-0 Av-ith n Sl’ECIAl.LV .SEl.ECn’EI) I'HOftKAM.ME.


anu / u M E U A I , \ 0 r ic K. _()n I I I I rnsDA 'i .


a t to iu l <*;u'ly. mittHC.


L'.'ti-d. Ilie whole o f th e ti ikin g s will be


givi'ii u p m uid n f th e Id H I I.'aH I 'A RM E R S ' R E J ) CROSS KC.VO. On tl iis siK'ti.d n ig l il th e s e a ts III Ihe llaleniiy an d Ilia T ip - iip S e a ls a t tl ie hiiUiiiii in ri-iinl will he I /- eileli. Tlio rennniidel- o f Ilia seal.-i iisiial prices. Uoiirs ..p en a t - - l . 'i p.in. All .la tr iin s a re rei|..e,s tcd to ........... ......


M A R R IA G E . FOEKEST—iRKIiA'NJ). --V marriage <if i-onsiderahle interest


was solemnisoil al Christ CJiurch, Chat- burn, on Saturday morning. Tlie contractiug parties Avere Mr. Thoma.s H. N. i'oi'iiest, tile Avel] knoAVii deutiT; surgeon, eldest son of Mr. and Airs. T. Forrest, of Aiajor House, Clilheroe, iiiid Hi(‘ bride, Aliss Catherine (Kitty) irehiml, younger daughter of Air. and Airs. E. Ireland, of Clmrcli House, Chill burn. The oeremony, which Avas a (jniet one, Avas jicrfnrnied by (he t’iear of Chatbui'ji (the Rev. IT. T. Einoliiu, H.T).). The bride "as giA-en aAvay by her father, and Air. Herbert Forre.st, hnithor of (he bridegrooni, fulfilled the duties of best man. The hiide and bridegroom afteiAvards left on a niotnr tour tor the honeymoon.


LOW MOOR. ------« « « -------


F O R T H E .SO LD IER S .—T h e piiri.sliioner.s o f


hc1k)o1 on Si’ lu rd a y a f te rn o o n , am i ov»*r ?(• p a r - cola wert* a f ie rw a r i ls d e s i ja tc h e d . Mr. H a ck in g H a c k in g g eu e rm is ly co n v e y in g the ae to th o p o e t


L<jw ^fn o r tm* n o t p e rm i t t in g tin? men wlir) Imvo loft Low Moor Clmivh mid .Si.*lu)oIs to jo in tho Forccri to f«*ru:i*l thi*ir co nnoc tio n w ith tin* pliu*»'. I n ti few dn y s ov«*r £21 wa.s co l lected utul tm asHidxious ro n n n i t tc o a t te n d e d to th e pi'uchaae o f {<uiiahle jireKontH,


I'lieHO ^^o^o p ack ed a t tho


ollice, 'Fhe re.spimso to tl ie ap|K*al was w o r th y o f th e Low Mo«»r [leople. an t i tho men will g re a t ly u p p n v ia le tlu*ir gifts.


OLD SUPEESTITIONS. ----------—


i f you shiver, some one is Avnlkiug


soon iiapx>eu to A-ex you. Wbeii your r ig h t eye i telu's it is a


liver your future grave. AVlien your nose itches .something- AviE


s ig n of good luck; AA-hen y o u r h'ft eye i t is bad luck. When rooks di'sert a ro oke iy it fore­


bodes the doAvntall of the fami ly on Avhose inoperty it is. A spider di'seeiidiug upon you fixmi llie roof is a token Hint yon avM


omen. lU nnhiekiuess ha.s been ac- (.lounled for by its being the only bird Avliieh did not go into the ark Avith Noah. I f you h.'iA'e any Avhite marks on your


nails, commonly called “ gi f ts” yon may e.xpeet to gi't as many pri'seuts as


tlii'i'e arc marks, as soon as tlu'Se get up to lh(' nail ('lids, in Ihe course of tbeir natni-al groAvth. A MOW shoe placed upon a lahh' for


iiispi'etioii, Avill lead the Avi'aror into u n lu ck y pall is When an ('xix'rienced old sli('[ih(Aid si'es the first lanili in the spr ing In' notes


Avh('tli('r its lii'iul or its tail is tarm'd toAvarils him. I f thi' fornu'r, he AA-ill have irh'iity of meal lo ('at (lui’ing the year, if the latti'i'. hi' looks fm- nothing heyond mi lk and bread, and A-egetahlos Avithnut beef, and irerhaps ham.


; I t yon see flii' iicav moon thi'niigh gla.ss I yon Avill IraA-e ill-luck thi'ongli the month. If you see it in (he opi'ii and turn the


silver nirside doAvn in your pocket you Avill he Avi'allhv for (In; month.


possession of a place and biirld their uesls around il ; Avhile it is uupi'opitious for them lo forsake a jilaee Avliieh tliey JiaA'e oiifi' tenanted. The magpie i.s dt'emed a bird of eA'i!


have a legacy from a friend. It i.s a good omen for sAvalloAVS to take


I .sikhi linguistic pro.bli'in ari.si's mil of


tho Avay in Avhielr slang terms aiid phra.ses often eome into A-ogne, and then as unaccountably di,sa])pear. Hoav niaiiy jxxiplc, for example, could say for what reason our .soldiers at Ihe iroul speak of England now as “Bl ighty,” or “Old Bl igl ity” ? It does not sound very compiimontary; .•ind yet, l ike tire


Lancashire mail’s use of a particuLu-ly A


’ulgar sweai'-AA'ord, it is really meant


in no oft’oiisive sense, but a.s a term of eiidearmeut. In the case of “Bl ighty,” an old Indian soldier has suggested a key to the inysterA'. He says it is the Avord used in Bengal and the Punjaub for “ borne.” Pre.sumably, therefore, our soldiers have caught it from the Indian contingent in France, and are really talking Hindustani, or Puslitu, or- something of that sort, -without be­ ing aware of it.


♦ o ♦ o »


A subaltern in tiro field siig-ge.sts that people a t home a'Iio are at a loss to


a


j’AAjrd- Ev'au: AA'lion vyo are taking our i'('st. ill hillt'l.s behind tho ireiiclies the men h;iA-e only too often to sleep in their wet hoots. Tn the Irenches tliem- si'lves this is inevitable; bAit when men ari' not in th e trenches they could, and most certaiiily AA-ould. AVi'ar warm eai'IH't slippers, and hhxss the hands th a t mrde them. And many Avould 1m> saved from th a t dreadful malady ‘hencli feel.’ ”


knoAV AA-baf to send the .soldiers, should make carpet slippers. He Avrites: “ The ordinary infantryman is only alloAved one p a ir of boots, fn .Aveiither .such as Ave haA-e now AA-ith ns in the ii'oiic.hes, this irair of hoots is always


Candle and other lights are supposed


to burn blue and ;dim when invisible beings are present, especially i f they be evil .spirits.


with you -AYhen }’ou do your Christmas Shopping.


£1 a n d 1 0 /' N o t e s Get a ifi.Jjlj


Q V E I I C O J I T S 1 Yfieyaroffiiiacle? Ii»^


Treasury Note Case


at the


T im e s Offlee 6 J d . , I / - , l,/6 2 /6 & 3 /6 .


‘at? ■ « '2 . - YOU are sure to take a fe>v


easy and roomy, for sport and general country Avear,


“ INGLEMEAD "'i


Wkat could be more attractive, yet than this


K W llh. ' he l"•lwl•' hir th e Re.served S e a ts e a n he l.ad from iinv iif ti le r a n i ie r s ’ Cum-


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