(FOUR) CLITHEROE RURAL I| j 1"! ^


DISTRICT TRIBUNAL. — .-♦O*------


X. mcotinff u£ the Olitheroo it'iial


District Tribuiiiil was held at Clitheroe Town Hall, on Wednesday, the Hcv. F r . J Pinniuglou, S .J ., presiding-, and other mcmhers present hcing Messp. R. C. Assheton, AV. Hanson, 1. AVilkm- Bon, along with the Clerk tMi. A. \j


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Applicant: They iU'e vei'y .slack to eu- gag-e men to do the work. (Laughter.) —Later he admitted Jie could not milk. —Mr. Holden said he could find the man work if he was practical.—Exemp­ tion to August 81st was graulcd. ap­ plicant being told he would liave a belter clianee of getting exemption if he engaged with a farmer. AN UNHEALTHY CLAbSi-


Aitkeu), the ilililai-y Represeiitalnes (the Rev. K. It. Ho.yle, ol Blackbuin , and Mr. D. Itohinsou), and the agricul­ tu ra l representative (Mr. A. 1 . Holden).


CHirFIiS'G HANDYMAN. A further claim was put in by a


Chipping- man, a tinplate worker^, who appeai-ed capable of doing- most things


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■ in the way of repairs reqiured country place, for au appeal 1 retention of his services was onginaily submitted signed by residents of Clupp- ing. Now, a resident having two ears apiifeai-ed "ivith uppMeanit., pleading e was the only man in the village oi neighbourhood, capable oi repairiug motor ca rs .-M r . Asshelou: You could get motors repaired elsewiiere.— I don’t know where we should lunv to take them. YVe are ten miles irom Clitheroe- and twelve from ri-estoii.— Mr. Hoyle: Ylotors are so perfect ibey doii’t need mending now.—Oh I You Avouldii’t think so if you had my ex- pei-ieuce.— Exemption to Augai.st ~0tli was granted, this being- final. AVHAT IS A FAEMEIfr


jn a for llio The Yiililary Itepreseututivc asked il' .-tSI:!' . :.V 't!S


for the review ol a ease in which a young Chipping man was granted ex­ emption as a tenant farmer. Air. Hoyle claimed the young man was not the faruier, hut. applicant (24). said he had been tenant since May ol last year. 1 be father resided on the farm.—Mr. •!. J . Ili-igg-s stated that at the time of tin; Reg-islratioii, when farmers wore not exempt from service, I lie young man was registered as a lannei-, and the father as a retired fanner.—Air Ailkeii: Does it malter wbcthei- the man is farmer or not, so long- as the fatlier is incapable of work —-Mr. Holden: '1 he man is more good on th(.‘ land.—Air. llriggs produced ('vidence Irom men who hnd denlt with the son as larinev. —Tile opinion was expres.scd that the ease Was very unsalisl'acloi'y, hut Uie previous decision of absolnti* c.\cni])tion was upheld.—Two members of tbc Tribunal asked .Mr. Doyle to aitpeal.


AVHlCn? A Chipping fliriner wlio had ob­


tained exemption tor a .son, "~1. until Uctober dlst from Ibe Appeals TT'ibunal now appealed fora. son. 18, anil exeiuii- tion was given to ilic same dale, wilii tile object of having Uie a)ipeals heard togeflier.


GROC'EH AND- LADOIUE A Chipping man, niarried with three


young childi'oii, in business ns a grocer, doing all the buying and .selling in the morning and evening, and his wife minding the hu.siuess in the daytime, when t.he niuu worked on farms, came next. Two farmers siipiiorted the appeal. Mr. J . if. Itamsholtom appeared for appliean .—Exemiitioii was granled conditiouaL wu the man fonowTiig liis present oeeupation. FUR E X ruR T THADE.


A Chipxiiug- firm of spindle and Uyer


makers aiipeafcd lor five married men under tiu aud a brazier, 22 and single Two other ckiius were agreed to Mr. J . H .llanisbotlom, lor upplicaut


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stated the hraziur was absolutely ludis peusable. A successor bad been ad vertised for hut not a single application was received. All the other men were in xeserved occupations. At present there was an order in for 20,000 spiudles for America. Deforc the war !10 men were employed, and 11 had g-oue to the army.—Mr. Hoyle said he was in­ structed by the Advisory Committee to ask for aU the men under 85.—Air. R-dmshottom.: You are goiug to leave us nobody at all. He declared the works would" ih-avo to close, which wo^d he a very serious thing for the village.— Applicant quoted wages paid, from 28s. to 80s., aud Mr. Uausou declared men would not go to the lirm for the wages quoted. He couteuded uo man lyas iii- dispensahlo who received only 25s. per week.—Mr. Ramshottom said if that man was taken the -M-orks would have to dose. All hut the hrazier were in a reserved occupation, aud ought not to be taken.—After a long discussion the Tribunal granted conditional exemp­ tion for three men, rejected tliree claims, and gi-anled exemption lor two months to two other men, u-ith a view to seeing whether the business deterior­


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ated or not. CARRIER EXEMPT.


Mr. Ramshottom appeared with a Chipping- man, a earlier, aud a coal dealer. He was passed only for seden­ tary work and was -10. “He is tlie only railway to'Chipping” said Air. Rains-


bbttom.—Absolute exem])tiou.


FU T IL E AHSIT TO PHESTON. “He i)X‘ut to Prestou to he e.xamiued,


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but they would not have anything to do with him, saying he sliouE wait till ho w-as called up,” said Mr. Ilamshotlom, amiealing rvith a Cluppiug lusurance .agent, aged 39, with a good couueoliou. —Exemption lo Oetoher 31si. was


granted. WIL L FARAIERS in i lE AIEN 'f A Kurst Green gamekeeper and fapi


labourer, -idth five children, pleaded on domestic grounds. I t was .sugge.sled he should take more farm work, as gumekeiniing was not m the national interests at the moiuent.--AU-. Hoyle; T?anvierti


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. Mr. Aitkeu, when ii farmer said he iuul heart


“ 1 don’t think so many farmers coiuo before us who ail uolhiug,


ti-ouhle. eows her 80 th. DADGED AiEN CLAIM! A Chipping timber merehaul and


wheelwright, appealed lor a liauliei 0 8 ) , and a sawyer (82) eugagcHl on Government work.


If the men ueie


taken their works would h a v e to close down. The men were badged.-


exemption. SHILLED MECHANIC.


A Whalley firm of munition makers


appealed for a mechauiu (39), uho had been with them from the comuiouce- ment of their contract.—Air. Robinson said if tlio facts liud been staled lie would have immediately agreed to his exemption.—Total exemption.


ALTERING DRAINS. The contractors at the AV uallej


Asylum appealed for a navvy ganger engaged with men on drainage work for the hospital. Air. Hobinsoa wauled a definite date on which the work would be finished. Appliimnt could not say _.s tJiey were on auxiliary diain.s, wlucli were altered from time to time. ‘ ‘\Y have not- a man capable ol doing the woi-k" .sai(l applicant, slating that six inonth.s was required.—Exemption until 31st August was grantwl. this being the


final appeal. GARDENERS' ARREAL.


A AVhulley geiUleman appealed for


his gardener (41), the only man oil the premises.—Exemption to 80Ui Septem-


ber. An a.genl appealed on beliall ol


uother AA^halley gentleman, lor a


gardenerl the only man iett on the premises out of four, the otliei's having enlisted. Applicant wished for six weeks’ time.—Exemption was granted to the loth of Sejitembei-, this being- final.


TR AD ES AIEN' S CL AIA1 b. Air. J . -I. 13i-igg,s appealed foi- a Chat-


bunt tailor married with one eliiul. The business was entirely in his charge. —C'omlilioual exemplion. A ChatlniiM |ihuiibei- and decorator


ap]icaleil for a man, a iilumlier, lieing hi.s only man. Aiqilicaul-statei! that he did work over a large iH.striel. and he was enlirely imahle lo earry on without him.—CoMililional exfuiplion was gra nted. ' A CHANCED (.KJCURATION.


A young iiian-icd man who left a position as mechauic in munition works


to assist Jiis father ou a Whailey farm, aud at an inn, was represented by Air. Ramsbotlom, who pointed out the man would uoi liave given up a --starved trade to do work whicb was uol neces­ sary. Tire farm was one with 4U0 sheep and five milk cows.— Jixenipliou to 8isl August wa.s granted, this being final.


A CHANCE OF AllND. A farmer appealing for the exemption


of a mall, slated that oue man, who was granted exemption, had leit him, and e u l i s lo J . H e h ad ti la r g e s lo e k eoiu- prising 125 cows, -1 horses, 250 sheep, ami 60 head of ponlliy.—Adjourned to jiermit the man being medically ex­ amined. MILK FOR --TOMMY. ’


A Mytton farmer appealing for a sou,


19, said lie kitted 820 gallons per day to AYhaUe.y lio-spital, from his own and other farms. Another man had been called up and -would go without, appeal. —Air. Robinson said the farmer could not luiiuago at jn-eseut without eitlier man, and he agreed to get the man a short time from fhe military until aftcr ihaytime. The son appealed for was granted conditional exemption.


ESTATE DILEAIAIA. The agent for a GTithcroe estate ap-


liealed for an estate carter (80) aud an electrician (36). A pigman had been conditionally exemiited. Applicant said the men appealed for were the only ones left. The hall and all the farm huildiiigs were lighted by electricity, aud theft' could not turn ou to gas, be- eause there wa.s no installation.—Condi­ tional exemption was granted in each


ease. REJECTED CLAIM. A well-know'll AVisw'cll resident ap­


pealed for a man (39) w'ith four children employed as a carter and -who did the seavengiiig for Harrow aud AViswcll. There were 6 acres of laud.—Claim re­ jected.


A’ARIA. A Clitheroe labourer, em])loyed by a


AA^oi-ston farmer, who hud five ebildren, and said he had had heallli, appealed.— August 81st (final).


A Chathurn married man, an hair


dresser, with a wife and two childi'en, appealed. Apidieant stated the hu.siness kepi him employed tliroughmit the day. —Conditional exemption. Al. J . H. RamshoHom apjiealed for a


AVluilley farmer, with 821 aere.s of land. Exemjition wa.s granted. A local fannei' apjiealed I'oi- his


brother, :i, farmor willi SO aere.s .-ind 26 milkiiif!- eow.s, kilfiji'r 80 gallons of milk per day. The man was married, with ‘ two chikli-en.—Conditional exemption.


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son 25, the only one on a farm in Chipp­ ing, under Lord Derby. cows were milked out of 4b.


Tthe man claimed for a Twoutj-fiic


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The annual meeting of the Dank of -


Liverpool Liuiited was held ou luesdui last, -Mr. Fredei'ick AV. Chance, D.L., chaii-m-au, presiding.


In moving the aaoptiou of the loporl


lioard, who had been ducccedod lu tUai office, by Mr. Heujamiu Noble.


Auiouii'tit the direetoi'iS who i


aud accounts the Chaii-man referied to tho death of Sir John S. Harwick, Hart., ; the chairman of the North Eastern Local


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tallied their places ou the general board . were Colonel Reynolds aud Lieutenant Neilsou, both of whom were on active I service, the former having been men- j tioued in despatches. Some 400 mcm- j bei-s oi the stall were serving witn Uie colours, and the directors were grieved lo rcpoi-t that 18 of them had hud down


their li-ves. Having referred to ch-auges m eon- ! , .


nection with the general niauagemout of . tho hunk, the Chairman remarked that : th<3 past year, like the year before J I, . had been one of gi-eat pressure, anil tlie , woi-k hud to be disehargei uudm- civ- ; cumslauces of increasing ditbciilty, us ^ men were w'ilhdi'awii for service in tLie . ai-my and navy. To fill the vacancie.s a mj,..


satisfactory to be able to repoj-l that Ihe new employees htul thrown Uiemselve.s into the work with zeal aiid eamestnes.';. and had rapidly become elficieuf in Hie


discharge of their dnlic.s. The outstanding feature of the year


so far as linaneo was eoiieerucd was that the bank agreed to lake .£4,800,000 ol 4.', ]ici' eeiil. war loan, aud the eii.s- toiuer.8 :il.sn siib-S(;ribi*(I lor .sovoial millions. Furtber, Hie bank bad sab- sei'ibod for Freiicli war loan, and liail been fi-ei(iient lakers of treasiii-y bills, ami the bank’s eiistomers bad also sub­ scribed largely for Irea.sury bills am exchequer boiols. .Vll ibis imiilied Hiat they had parted with large sums ol money during tlu; yeiiv tor iuvosimeiit in Government securities, but a.s Hie (Jovei-nment bad freely disbursed moneys they laid borrowed ami those disbursements had lound their way back inlo the liaiiks no dillicull.y bad been experienced in financing Hie large sums the Hank of Liverpool had been


called upon lo pay. Allotlier feature ot the baiaiiee sheet


was tlial Joaus and advances to eiis^- toniers .showed a leduction of uearly '-.2 millions, as comjiared with the pre­ vious year, this being largely accoiiniei for by fhe laef that general eommereial cnlei'pi'ise, as distinguished Irom iraus- uelions arising out of the war, was on a moderate scale, and thej-e seemed to be a wise indisposilion to engage in new undertaking while the war was on. Besides the assistance given to the Govei-uiuent in legard to their i-ssues ol will- loan, treasury bills, ele., as well as ill eoiiiiecliou witli their .Viuei'ican dollai- securily .sebeme. the bank bad joined with Hie chief banks oj Hie coniitry in graiitiiig certain credits in eoiiiieclion with the Amei'icnii and Russan excliange, and in other direc- lions relating "to Hie (imuicing of tin war. Tlii.s expluiiied tho iuerease of over i' fUU.OOO in the item of coiitiugeut


I liabilities on indemnities and credits. The imniey in tlii' bank s hniids lielong- ing to cnstoniers bad been well main- taiiied tbroughoiil tlie j'ear, and oil the 80th ol June last, exceeded by one million the eorrcspoudiug figure of the 801 li of June, 1.915. On the olher hand. Die amouiil of bills accepted by the bunk which wa.s swollen last year by special acceptances on Government aecouiil- and stood at: ,£2,800,000, had this year relurued to the luoro normal


figure of <£1,250,000. The profits of the year had been quite


.sutisfaetoi-y, aud hail it not been for the. large increase of .£80,000 iu general ex­ penses they -ivould have cousidcrahly exceeded tile profits of the previous year wliicli were a record. The iucrea.se in expenses was chlefiy due, lo the iaet that while inainlaiiiiiig a largo proportion of the .salaries of the staff serving with the colours, fhe directors had In incur ihe expense of those brought iu to replace tiliem. It was also duo to the further fael that a war bonus had been granted to all members of Ibe siatV whose salaries did uol exceed ;£400 a year ReiHirts from agricultural distriels


iudicated keen demaud and high prices, and farmers as a whole appeared to he expurieueiug a prosperous time. Against this, however, must; be set tho greatly increased cost of loan cattle, feeding slulVs, fertilizers, seoiE, and other commodities, hut it was believed th|it when the halaiice was struck Die result would be sub.stuntiall.y ou the right side. If Die abiiridaut hay crop was sueeessfully harvested, this would ho a. factor of extreme imporlanee. The im])ortaut Istaple trades showed varying experieiiee.s. Colton liviiiovters


oil the whole luitl no reason to he dis satisfied with Dio results of their season, uotwiDistandiiig reihiction oi furn over. ’The eotton trade gem'rally had found adverse I’aetor.s In Die sliorliige of lahom-, difficnIDes in traiisporl. .seareily of (lyes, and delays in dyeing aiid fini.sh'iug their g-oods: wliile Dip cxi)ori trade was mneh eurfailed. On Die oilier liniid. <•(lnl■e^ns engaged on Government work had been kept fully and remiinei-ntivelY eniidoyed. In these (jii'cum,siaiiees .spinning and ina.ivnfae- tnring re.sults had not lieon unifoi-mly favourahle. In Die ease of Die woollen fvade, Government orders had been more extensive. Alills and faetoi-ie.s liaw been -working at liigli pre.s.snre. and the. results of inisiness had been dis- linetly good.


C L I T H E K O E R U K A L D I S T R I C T C O U N C I L .


The monthly meeting of the Clitlioruc


Rural DEli'iet Council w.u-s held at, the Town Hall, on Monday afiernoou. Hie Rev. F r . J . Riuuiugtou. 8 .J . , pi'e.-iid- Uihei's precient were A!.ebsrs. J . R.


Fai-nx number "of ladic.s and some junior ' 'Rliompsoii, AV. Hjiiisou, , H. Hop- clerks had been secui'cd. and it was most wood, the C-lerk (Air, I . Eustham), Hie Surveyor (Mr. J . R. Taylor), and the


Sauitarv ius]iector (Mi. W. .Jackson). CHATBURN SCAVEN GIN G .—


J U L Y 2 8 , 1 9 B A N K O F L I V E R P O O L


1 6 . " Pure Blood means Perfect Health • FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE."


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I E T tronUlCfl Avith Kc/.cina, D H Blotches, Spots, Pimples, Boils,


Sorca, or Eruptions of any kind cou- tiniinlly bursting^throngh tbc skin.


I P You arc sufEcriug the aches i r and pains of Bad Legs, Blood Poison, Abscesses, Ulcers, Scrofulous and Ulcerated Sores, Glandular SAATcIUngs, A:c.


B [ ? have that conatanfc itching B ■ and inflammation of Piles.


■ ■■•You arct.in the irrip of Rbcu- ■ 1^ niatism, Sciatici, Lumbago, Gout, kc.


blo^ impuiaty, calling for irnuiedlato treatment tlirongh tho Mood, so non t waste vour tiiuo and moimy on useless ........ Clarke’s Blood Mixture is Pleasant to ta k e and goorantcc^


All these arc jure signs of clogging


of Body and Mind. Impure Blood poisons the whole system.”


lotions and mesfiy ointinonts Avhich wn* not cot below 11»h


"What you want, and wliat. you inu8l navo lo l>o *nerinancntly cuivd. is a ini'nicuie that will thoroughly, free tho Wood of the poisonous jnaitor wdileli nlouo »s SinsoofallyoursnlTeniLr. L arke s Blood MUturfi is ]ust such a mediemo.


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, hlood all iinnurities (from wlmlcyer cause arising), ima by rendering-it clean mi«l pure, can lie relied on to cfTect a complete


comnoscsl of tiifaedicnts which quicKiy attack. oviTCOino, ami expel from Iho


is l-eeuliii'' inu-i-ysi


and lasting cure. i THE TRUE VALUE of Clarke’.s Blood


lllxture is ccrtiflod hy u remaikahit* col­ jjatienls


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cured after trying many other troAtmenta without success.—5’ee pamphlcC round bottle.


S jncumble— pationt.s ....IlO haV C iMIllC


liraBunar bc-liool m, I the fact Din id


.uuual p iy f V”>; ,,


ection of imsnlicitod frstiinonmis from prateful patients of all cliusses—


who have hefcn cured after being given up w


to tho most delicate constitution of either stores, 2/9 per bottle. REFUSE SUBSTITUTES


Whalley Man Missing. ; Utiiciul informal ion lues been received


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by Air. aud Airs. Hoyle, Park A'iilas, AVliailoy Diai their .sou, Rrivale J . Hoyle. ‘1st irordei- Heg-imenI, is ini.ssiiig as ii result of the British olVeii.sive in Frauce. Rriva.ie Hoyle attained bis '24Di birthday on the 18th Alay last, lie joined u)) on llie 1st Juue hist year, be­ ing ])i'eviouslv employed in the Co-oper- aDve Societv’s bakeliouse.


Only one tender for Die :seavenging oi Chat burn was received, from Atr. J . ] ilulgate, who o.tl’ered to do the work for £]U0 for one year; and £95 per year tor three years." On the motion of Mr. Hanson", seconded by Afr. Hoiiwood, Die tender wa.s aecejiled tor iliree \eai.s. ROLLUTIUN OF THE RIVJ-IR.—


A eomjilainl was - i'eeeiv(*d from the Ribble Joint CommiHee with respeel to diseiiaigc of sedimeui into a brook


which joins Die L'alder, lire sediim-nl coming troni llie sewage works at AVhalley HospiUd.—Tiic purveyor .saul the Biiard were inclined lu make a fnss about the matter wliicli was not so bad as made oui.


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the water was a uuisanee in Hie ilrying of Hie .sludge. Tile matter at pieseiit rested with a .suli-eonimitii'e ol liie AVIuiUey Asylum Visiting C'oniioiltee.


To slop t.lie water would lie a big job, as the drain wa.s in some places 2t) feel deep, but tin- work oiigltl lo be done. W'HALLEY AIa TTEUS.— Wiih r.-


The World’s Best • Blood Purifier.


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VHWAIt 111'- WH-APLEV-.S M STRICKEN- IIO.M


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Om: of llw mofil, im|iressiv„ ni,.,„„|.i„| of tin; pro.seni war was tliat li,.K| „t


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C.'liuri'li on IStiinla.v aftoraudii i„ .„.vor,i| nion from llu' village aial iri;;hl„„,rlii„„j rt’ iaive piven tlieir lives for tla'ir frii.nig "ri „ was an exueiitioimtly larpe


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till' servieo was observeil wiili pi.i-m kiiitiililo hymns were annp ■ lirief ljf„


llis regi­ ment look liiii't. in the fighting al Hie


mir portion '' and " On tla^ Ih’sam.i.ti,,,, “ l: and tlio lAsalms and lessons uara to tla. sad oei.:isinn.


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Sen iee tvere alse read. Tla, ela.ir, <U?cp feeling mid^ restruim, n‘n(lciv,i


’"•'fete i.».y


'riu5 V'ivur. iu iliv cours»> of rlrt'SH. besiMi on F'bat. vi. mi.-njorial


.servic- ts


I’ortions .,f ||„. jj '.'j . “


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.Rus.sian Cliureh Service an hiu1u‘mi '•j ;;,. 0 Chiist."


o ni; lu'ld i., ‘ H 11». 2U, -I, njiul •


doing so luivo ni.ulc tlu- givtn .sa. ntiFf. tliorc is tlio mi»rc need nf ir lu Hjm-*-* In thi>V,ir rlu' cases in u'lii.-h the folh-n can l.c !,uriol|ii fionie an* few : and to ver, many numimrfttiii.


llu; nuTiiory of thnso lad.s wlio imve »ou.. this |>iu-ish to


t'fli J*n im vp m jiryM l


in bciiui livid tu i|l,n Imimurig for ilioir coiinti-v. an-1 i,',


he liistai'y of ‘-I" J ',,osont. as sDuNat-


Vei'D very smiDm to


vnai-s, but an im-n-a; ,,,t.ieecl, tb e Iii-i/r. |vi ■ad. i-osolutioii


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,„.ent. lieai-tim-.s> I 1 oia-^sion 'VMS A 1. 'Faylai-. Iv.C , (li -A '


na/tb<- Whirl'- J ' l •


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,,a, a larq-e -a i !" - " l,.h.,i(H. alono' willi I At Die o|ieimi|


(KH. C- -A' - .Denilei-si III a]»li'8''e-( b" (tjr lieni'.v 11 ibi'ei i, 'I Iv hope Di,-- niaunili'j


will be tak.-n fil l laB inhabitants ol tlitlol j„a' clisii-ie.ls. if evil ill Hie hisior.v ol tlii.-l


: tioy.s ami K'lrls. sh.l ..(Mind odiieauou, it i| Followlii)'' Die ojicil


. ,Mayor, who exin'essil prcfoiit, tbe JL-aill


annual report, m HI Tho muubor<if boj|


his term is 118 ami is 6,5. Both tbe.se nuij


is an adiled pimg to a sori’nu alVetuly‘jni'voi:, that tlu>y cannot thein.scKf.- lay tlielMM p, re«L vN


forenee to his report on improvements uecessary iu houses in Kiug-slreel and Church-street, W.lialle.y, the In.speelor now slated the inviiers had umlertakeii to i-miiedy all the defeet.s be had eiiuiuei'ated, and make additional ini- provenients.—Since the last lueeting, bouses in Sands I-old and l.iroad-lane had been iiis))eeied, and llivee touiul wit bout food-store, and one sliorl o! ventilatiun iu Du; living room. 1 here were no eor'ered aslduns, anti no eoii- nected waler supid.y to tlo- iiousi's. The iuliabitaiits of ibe bouses obtained wati'i' from a well, w'liieli liad no iloor. Jle frei|Uently found eliildreii washing their feef in' llie well. Storm water wastied into ibe well, wliieli in its present slate was open lo receive oilier impurities. The water itself was quite good, i t would not be a co.stly job lo 1


uniiieel Hie houses wiHi eitlier Ibe puhlit' sillipl.y or the well.—Tbi' Jnspee- tor was iiislviii'led in Itave l.b’e relioHi'tl


defects remedied.


IMjA'XS were jiassed‘ Coi' alterations I-V • t'oole sl I'airbrollier b Retei Rrospeet House. AViswe


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Calico I’rintei's’ .i.ssociation. MOTOR TRAFFTC.—The Surveyor


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repoi'ted on a proposal in restriel niolor iraftie lo eerlain mules, and on the motion of NLr. Hanson si'eonded by .Mr. Tboni|ison. it was deeidi'd that Hie r'onileil delegate its 'powers to the Bridges Committee of the County Couii- ;;il.—The idea is to .seeure that motor i A-. Ttiiidle trnffie he on mads best adaiited for Hie -1. Reler.'


;. J . Ellis


pnvpo.se. There rvas no other busines.s of ]Uildie


interest. ------ o^o^o^o— ■ — T "R F , r J -D A R D T A N S


F O R T l s ^ T a H T L Y . -------♦o<>-------


The Rev. F r . J . Rinuington, S .J .,


presided at tho fortuightly luueting of the Clithei'Oe Board oi Guardians lield at thft Workhouse, ou Monday muru- ing. Uthers present were ALessrs. R. C. Asshetou, J . R. Thompson, W. Ji. Hopwood, AV. Hanson, E. Ingham, R. B. Blaekbiu'u, Mrs. Thoruber aud Airs. Grime. B IBEGILE ATTENDANT.—The


minutes of the House Committee cou- tained an entry that Air. J . E. .iiiudle, imbecile attonilaut had obtained au ap- poiiiiment at the County Asylum, Chester, and had given notice. The Clerk wa;j instructed to advertise the vaeaucy. CHARGE NURSE.—The Local


Government Board wrote agreeing tii tile appomlment of Aiiss A. Greeiif a.s charge nui'se, at a • .salary of ,£-10 per vear. ^ TEAiRORARY ARPOINTAiENT.— A lotloi- was read from Ihe AViswell Parish Council, lecoi'diug- Die apjiolnl- inenl of Air. Bi'itelifle, of Sahden, as as.si.stant overseer during-('lie absence of Air. R. Swiiuilehurst on inilitnry ser­ vice. Air.. BritcHfi'p will nlso act as clerk id Die Rari.sh Council. MAS'I'ER’S JOURNAL. — T ii i-


Journal of tbe Aiasler recorded that during Dp, week eiuliug July iotli there were 55 men, 19 women ami 4. children inmates of Die AA^orklimi.se; and during' Dint week 30 uialo.s and 5 females passed. Ihi'oug'ii tin, vagranc.y wards. Last W(i“k ili(‘i'e were two fewer woim(.yi ^ as iniimte.s, and 35 male.s and 8 fo y ,^ were relieved a.s vag-rants.


■ f •'.I' :M AV. Fdlis


Dardanelle.s, and be came tbroiigb tliat ordeal unliarnied. Two brothers an, m the .Vriiiy. botli being meiiibers ol llie iioyal EiigiiKMM'S. one being' in ll ranee ami the oilier in Iraining at Clialiiain. Air. and Airs. Hoyle liuve reeeived a leHer from Rrivate Stanley Higson.^ 1st Border Regiment. wliii is now in a AVool- wieli Ko.spiird suffering from eight wfiiiiuls. saying' lii' saw iiotliing of Rrivale Hoyle after Hie "‘Big push'’


.sl arted.


G LA S S L EM O N into a refrcshins


_drfnk. •


No Sttg&r. No Boiling.


C R E T CEITHER Oi:! VICTU RIO U S.


At Clilliei'oe, on .Saturday. CLITIUaRUE.


F. tVldel'slvy b Ellis ...............................


i AV. Crabtree c Relers h liimlle, ........ ! H. iii.gham b Ellis .......................... . i 'J'. 1). Bourn 1) .Rllis


, n i i, i, .


for' Die , .]. Chadwick b Kindle .’. .............. ; T’ . G. B o u rn e R e fe r s b n iu d l e .


i • Ellis ............................................. j A, K a v not o u t ....................................... !


......... 13 ...... 10.2 ........... 6 ........... 3


A 0. •AA’" IDetehei- St F a i i-h i-o th e r b AA'.


ExD -a s ............................ T o ta l ................... M.


1 50 5 1 3-1 3 i 14 1 1 5 1


A’HALLEY.


J . Peters b Bourn.................................... '1 AV, 'Ellis st Taylor b Bourn ............ 10


J . Ellis ll Bourn .................................... 0 A. R. Gradwell b Crabtree ................. 0 F . Aintthews Ibw li Bourn ................. 0 J . Green b Bourn .......................... ......... 12 G. Clianiliei'hiin li lioniii ................... 9 AV. Luiiton Ibw b Bourn ...................... 1 F . A'. Fairbndlier ll Bourn ................. 0 A. Hiiullee Cbadwiek b B ourn ..2 R. Green not out .................................... 2 Extras ............................... 1 Total .......................... 41 n. Al. R. A\E


T. D. ihnirn ... 12.3 3 29 9 AV. Ci-abiree ........ 12 4


------ o«o«o«o------- li


ECZEMA EUOM CHILDHOOD. ------ ♦©♦-------


l)EE.LlilD OliDlxN'AllY TllEAT^iiEN'J', BUT YIELDED TO ZA:\[-BU1v.


AVritiuo- Iroiu Jiatllc Euiul. .liloliiuy- j


ton. St-. Lcuiiitrds-tm-Sou, Mias .R. (xcor t bciij's witness lo the unequalled efiieacy j oi' Zuui-J3uk. Eelaiing’ how s\io. sidlered i 1‘roiLi oexeniii front cliildhood until she., found the one real reim-dv in Zttm-Euk, ; Hiss Geer states;—


' 1


J . H. Taylor h E l l is ............................... J . It. Kamshotk'Ui .sl Eairbroliier ll . Ellis . ..................................................


^<.'3/? ___


WATER IS NOT TAXED Itisallyouneodto make |


’it li ail the lo\'e llit.-y yeiirii ti\ '’liO’.v. tin*


llicy cannot- i;onsole tlienisclvcs witli and tending tlu ir graves, ilmt |vriiiip.s thv do not know wlierc they li*-. Hm d.id fe


all tilings W4>11 r\ »\\ m tin's ; mul if sc Ho nfe h >ve a |inrj.)o.se in i( : and


(|is puf.fe


is to lead our ihtiughls away from thr Avlierc their liodjrs arc to tlia ini.-frn \v„ii,| wliere tlicy theiiiselve.s are.


I’or it fs nevef


the dead thetnsidves that u.- Inucr iuUi tii- grave, it is no! iheir il\vclliiig-j,li!f,« tlm v visit and leiul h<viiu;ly and ileck wiih il-awrk It is tile earthly part of tlietn only, ilmt imlrtni


which we would .<t‘e and tonch. 1* '• .I 'Vfrtlu'kv only tile mortal .she)! that v. " U.i.v (heinsi'lvcvs are ihi longer the i


of iliai


4‘a.rthly ho<ly, fnr " t lie .-'jnrit ImiH ritiirnd unto God who <j:-, ve it.” And so the sul (,vi t hat, in nnmherlcss instance? in this war it m


u.',


he said of them a.s of Mos'-s No man kiioweili «d" ills sejiulclire must uol «l<.>prcss le. vg the contrary, ii is a call lo


to lift upou’


iu'arls, lo realise that somcwlicre in ic ** Father's housi.* of many munsions *' ilin.so «t, Imvo laid dowij tlieir live- ?;.■•(> living dim’ ing of us still (can avo <hmhi it?), praying fv. us still. Ar<^ those we mourn to-day in Heaven!


Strictly speaking, 1 sup['o.'C. tip-answtT miw he '* No. ’


11 i^ hc.-<t to I'f.m-rvc ila> uunk


"H e a v e n " for tinii piner of perfect blisit to which the purilied .souls of ihc rieiiteons wiili their risen hociie.s Avjll he athniued after tli'.' •Iitdgment Hay. ^\'e prayed ju>t nmv tli-' jirayer in the I’niriul Service that wr with all those who liave departetl in the true faith of (rod's Roly Xaine may hii\c our perfect con- .sunuuatiou and bliss both iu httdy ami .euul lu God's eternal anil everhisiing glory. \Vu u:o there taught llial a jierfeci body as wellHsii perfect soul i.s ue«-es.sary for tlie jnTfuct Hi-f of God's everla.sting glory. After dvatli mii those who have so d\‘parteil liavc* no bodiv?: inoro than iluvt, it is alnH*st eeriaiu tliiil their


.souls are nut yet perfect ; they died uith tho stains of b*iji, forgiven indeed we hojx*. butstili engmineci in them ; and in the | laa* o/iruitm, Yvo believe ilmt they grow in grurc, <md tJia( w can pray for tlieni so to groAV in


iknvo


prayed Avheu they were ou earth. It is then Hoavou in tho strict sense of tlwAvcrdtliBi


wo must think of as ilieir privuiil alwde. then is their .stale '/ Tiu" (.hrisiiim h - t w St. Paul's jihrase, " Aviih Clirisl." luiil VO h .VO suiil that we have ?aid all; are with Cdiris.- they have all that we could wha


tliem. Tlie Christian wlio is putting ill Christ us his Friend aud Saviuur iswilhClm;! wliere vor he is ; iu the trench and In tho abacs


ho is with Chrs*-- and Chr.st wth him: he passes through the A’ulley ‘»f .dwdi'tt" lU of death he is with Clirist: no one lie Iovfoi«a' be near liiin. hut One Who trod ilie saicv pam before him is^hy his side : in limt other""or .


strange as it must he at (hsi. Im Ims no of loneliness, ff r that Divine Compimiou


away all the loneliness; a peace, n Kfe comes from tho knowledge of lih love steals into Ids soul, aud while


he is content to wait the coming of love.-?, ami the still greater Imppim’^-' o .Ke.surrcotion Day. !rio fares it with tho C ins Ami we thank God that so many mourn lo-day wen' Christian lads.


,


.sins more clearly than evi*r he diti on kuow.> tho.so sins are forgiven : at ic.st vuth ^


,<it.isl'actovy—in 1be .school lieeaii.-^e it is .-.c.liool's existence aiil elder seboul becnil lhrou;;'b a period iu '| may be tempted to


ymiilifiil ap-e. i •'*


who nutke prent i-atiiei' than give vya\j ’The average leaviijel higher than it -(vas-j low lu permit ul full t'.ikeii of Hie ediU'al|


vided . The upper iorm.s


liave this year been of the Cambridge Jl wore entered for tlnf SIX for Die junior, be known until tlie whatever Die .resuit.-l


iidonlly sa.y tbal ibf ikis examination U;l LdlLN't upon ibe worl hope we shall Jiavif every summer amt sball have entiles iril iu a .school where s l age.of 15 it is imi ordimay puUlu; scinl tion amt the C'ambriJ aud iairest examinall There has been ;in cl .stall, of tho school a| ly on the results of have been awarded I heatl boy has Ijeeir Bailey, who, 1 liavJ pi-ouder of tho spacT the honoratus boarcl of au ordinary jirizej has found a worthy Watson. The eorti|


(if tho girls'- school Hladys Tucker. Althoiigli we lost


Mawi'i' in Febntaiyl ceedeil smouDily think 1 may say 111 made sti-ady progresf ably lose Air. AVdiitl this term. He was 'I fur the army on nif has at last "been aei| •service—a woiiderfil healthine.-is (d’ ourr amount of work luisl ihe remaining iiiemlJ 1 gratefully ac'knowll that iha.s been given | "’Ouhi wish i)artieul;|


? d.


fame honu; on furlough in May and ma c CVmuimuitni here, Lawrence. Knowles,


all Communicants of this ehurch. member of \V’ iswell choir anil vSimdiu J cannot name them all. aud others not moiiiu


of our «nni congregation, like tho Avliom wo all Icnow were Chi’l.stian Iml-’'- thank God io-day for their lives. Of courEC wo IvnoAV that- there


O


saudri of oiu* gallant tlcad who were who knew nothing of Christ except


b ’ en


rniori^?' , , .wj


* .


who appurontly lived earelc.-sly thouglU of i'lcaven or Hell. Ihit let rt‘ bor two ildugs : Jii’si, tho liliuno tm' ^ bo us much ours as theirs; we did ne them tho right, way; wc sot them • ample.


»


there would be fewer sinners. -^ad wo do hour how even tln.‘ mo.-ii ‘


I f Chrisians wore ell q’.o


.stirred to better t hing.s our. there. for yourselves "tivasimts on earth- hiU


i ^0?]ver siuet' L was a ehild 1 liuvo been j


a Jiuirlyr to eczeniii. Tliesy f.lislre.s.siiig; outbreaks defiotl all ovdinafy (real- j ment. '\Iy oars e.si)ecially were very bad, *.uul tbe irriiaiion was terrible. “ Howt'ver, I go! .sonu! Z* inOhik ;ind used if as direcied., wifh the result tbai


' iny ears scon bei^iune imudi bolter. As I , kept on with tbe , treatmeuf. tho ee/,ema jd'l'adually disa])pearod, and I ! am quite euiod. 13oautihil new •sly/n has now fo)’niocl where Iho scabs


/were.” Z n in -D n k - is alLSftlutoIy uuicpio. f t js


the unt!quftlleri British skin reuiody which i!an alway.s be deinmded upon.


for your.selve.s iroasuro in your treasure Is thero will ’• Hero wo have uo continuing eity, im one to come.” Perhaps w»; did imt I t told that before the war; to rcnicanhRi


chief eomfort now io .some of u.s. tni "has gone before u.s. ami wc suck the


sight. That is what. Christ »]‘baiis m lu ^ , says " H anv man AyiH come aiiei - » t,r; deny himself.” There is only up iroasuro in .Uiawen, by puttm.g self and' God before all. They ah , died iu vain, if their deaths


it isr Thou let ns seek it as eur A'.u it. by denving ourselves, by


^ , u.


of solf-sacriiice, and that ^nly hj su w can wo. reach truo life. " llio martyrs is the seed of the Ghurc »


^


sooil of now Knglfqji^ wlmrc Ood cut llw Cmoilied


lej m this lesson of u^chisImc.'W and tlie blood of thi^war’ -i


• firJ •


Idewellyn aud Die school for iielj) whil ouily given when nef oi the sehool are dul w’ho ha.-i onoe more gl the scouts in the n| Davio.s. 1 should pareui.-^ intoresl tJienl movement. Clinro'oJ often made against 1 Don of boys, and frol Boys have to be ouccl driven to e.xcrt tli| scout.s are alway.s I'ol selve.^ for Die lieiiefiil School lias (iiu'c moif


■gonero.sity of Airs. .'Die ha.s awarded


-s-outs and ail exiral 'memory <d' liord Kill Prior to haiulingl


awards. Air. AA'orsioi hded students iimi sil able rcpoi'l. He woil ('iidor.so the remarks | ivith _


• regal'd to ihl


•rtrulunts at the sell period. J’hey wertf •‘hildroll wei'(> only .tt'i'eat self-doulal on i| aud he joined with eittroatiiig Dieiii not


eluldron until ahsolil .'pis a fact Dial at iJ 'he luiiid wa.s develif at 11,at age wrl


■eirrii. A month at[


.subsequent ages. wl rinui a month at au (■egardetl it a.s an .nu] •at tile, .school -iva.s


iarke’s probli M B - CRAIV|


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