EIGHT MOTORS AND MOTOR REPAIRS, &C.


W EM B LEY EXHIBITION


“ Tho a t t en d anc e a t Wemb l e y on Saturday wa s 2 1 1 ,3 3 6 . Th ousands of “ people could no t g e t s ea t s in th e ear ly trains and had to wa i t several “ hour s for iate r t ra ins . In trains to Manche s te r pa s s eng e r s lined th e “ corridors and s to od in th e c omp a r tmen t s .”


A R E YOU GOING TO W EM B L E Y ? - DO YOU ENJOY TRAVELLING IN CROWDED TRAINS ?


W E WILL T A K E YOU IN COMFORT AND GIVE YOU A “ NO WORRY ” JOURNEY !


Tra v e l in th e Mos t Comfortable and Ro omy Car in th e Dis tric t -------y ou wi l l he Del ighted.


.UJ1 l \ ' . \ ' r K l.’.A K TM K S u p to S ix ' i-aU-recI I'tu- : 'l l 'u u - l a c fo tn n u x - Ia l iu n a r ra n u u d it’ <U*.-^iiv(I.


l■'ol■ I ’a i ' l ic i i la r s o f m i r I . r> o r li - D .V f" V I. '-^ IT S . .A l ’ IM .V to --------- RIBBL-E ^lARAGE (F. S iDEBOTHAM) '.L’J iJ .E rH O X I '. 111!).


Waddington Road, Clitheroe ■ T'EMCPHOXI-: UH'.


McKENNA DUTIES AND THE


DURAMT POLICY W c believe the only loir way to sell a Motor Car is


at a fixed and certain price, not with a “ Wh e n—as—and —i f ” guarantee of a “ problematical return ol an un­ certain sum at an indefinite I'uturc date.’


Kv!. W'c believe no purchaser should be asked to pay


more than the value of his purchase—and it is idle to deny that August valuations of imiiorted Cars are in effect n o w /


The ]iriccs of Durant Cars arc reduced, giving the purchaser the full benefit of the Duty removal, viz ;


•'■ - I* -v^-i ,*i.f.r^ K


RUGBY 15- 6-H.P. STANDARD MDDEL - HEW RUGBY, SPECIAL 5 SEATER, GREY DURANT FOUR. 24--H.P. 5 SEATER. STANDARD FLINT SIX, 27-3-H.P. 5 SEATER. TOURER -


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WHALLEY iiCAD GARA6 E GLITHEROE


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£165 £188 £288 £398


ADVERTISER AND TIMES, FRIDAY, JUN E 20. 1924. DE'L'EC1'1A'P;S ('HASE. Lancashire Wakes.


Ai 'Ti i i ;


:m<)t o i ; - ( 'a i { s t o l l n I'KO.TI DlXtSOl ’.


LAP.OLTtliU P l 'M S I l i : i). .iVn o . \ r i i in ;4 .'oono in I’j ’o.-sion ma i n >i rool s


wa.s do.'o r ihod a t I k»l lon-liv-1 >ow|a nd I’olioo C’omL o n .Monday, w lion Alhor i Sm i t h ('J.’t l . l a h o n r o r . o f II nmhoiX'i r c o i . I.onoridgio. wa s ' (liar;j:<‘d wi th >loal inj i a n Ar iel lh lv o - ^ o a lo r m o t o r cal' , val innl a t L'loU. th e p r o p i ' i iy <ii .Voi hori, W’a l l ior .


jo in e r a n d h n i ld o r . *j;i.


l i i t l lo - l an o . ,l iimorid;:o . S n j n . Ik i ro in ' l a i o d t l ia i pi i> o n ' r wa s oiu-


])lo\’v‘d a.s a l a h o n r o r o n th o l*i-o-ton ( ’o r p o r a - t i .m Wa to rwo rk . s in l la r tMo n \ ’aIlo\-.


l i e


to(dc t h e c a r t rom a c a r l sh ed a n d a l i c rw a r iU on l lc c lcd so n ic o f In'* f r i e n d s , j’o r wh e n he u a~


a p p r o h cm l c d in c l i a ro o o f th e c a r . t h e r e we r e two t\'oiiio!i a n d a m a n in i t . a]>ar f I rom ac cusc i l . I’ ro.’'o c n t o r , ' t a i ' d i h a t ho I'-l l th e c a r in


th e ( a n s li cd a t l l a r c d c n Ha l l l - 'ann. l )n i i ‘'o p J l r id o o . Inst NN'cdiiosiia.v m o r n i n g , a n d a f l c r - w iijt Is f o o n d it. lo ho mt'- .'ino. Wh e n ho


•saw it a o a in a h o n i LlO d a in a o o h a d hoon d o n e to ili<* voliiclc. fh a r lo s Honr.v Ih -w i i t .


licoii'-oc ot W h i low o l l H otel', .slated t l i .u a t iho I 1-:U) i>.m.


on W o d n o 'd a y . the l l i h in s ta n t , prisonor c a l l td at liiio jiotoi and when ho loll oMtorc<l a ih i ‘(*o-S(.*alor oar which wiino.s.v rncoonisod iH xiio ])ropci*t.y o f A ir , W a lk e r . *\consod « iis ihon (p i ito ti.Umo and d ro v (2 oil’ towards Lmio-


rldoo. Smi t i i wa.> pori'octl.\ .'oher . Witn.'s .s a t o n c e


( 'o n imn n ic a lo d wi th


W.d k o r a n d a f l o rwi i r d s inl ’o rmo d th e p o l i t e . D e t e c t iv e ’s Adv entu r e .


D.C. (Ja. soar l l i . oT lEo J^rc.slon l loroi ioh


,1’olioo I•'OIVO. S l a t e d t l ia t a t A-'Jo j i .m, ia.si Wo d i to s d a y ho ro coivod in t 'o rn ia i io i i alioni.


t i l e ro l th o ry . a n d wa.s o n t h e took-oni l o r t iio c a r in C’h n ro h - s i root , I’ro.ston. Ho s aw p r i s o n e r d r i v i n g i l i e t .ar a l rmg f i le .st root , a n d i l ioro we r e t h r o e p a s 'o n o o r> a[iarl . t rom lilt.* pr i. sonor. wlio w;i.s d r i \ i n g .


\ y i i n c »


! toard(“d a n o lh o i ' o a r a n d o v o r to n k jn'i.soiior. wh o stt)])po<| in Hihl i lc ton- ia i io. He told Smit.h ho wa s a jKiiico ol licor . a n d t l i a i tin* inoUi r l ie wa s d r i v i n g wa s roi iorU'd lo h a v e b o o n tslolon. Wl ion lie t-nld j i r i so n o r ho wo u ld l a k e Jiim i n t o <nt.sl4Hi.v Smi l l i slippot.! in tin* o ln to h a n d a o c o lo r a lo d . th o o a r t r a v e l l i n g a t a ia.si, s p c ’d a l o n g Hih h lo io n - la n o . Wiint 's . - h old (Ji t o tin.' footii(»aixl ami .soV(‘rai timo.s rctpio.slL’d .<11111.11 to .stop, hni. ho rofn.sod to d o .so. Af loi ' j r a v o l l i n g a h o n t oUO y a r d s wi tno.ss sm ’ct'odod in o[»; in i ig t h e diMir a n d . r t s u d i in g inl(» th e c a r . ho s ln u oil' th e ongi t io. 'I'Ik* th r o e {Ki-'Snngcr.s a l i g h l c d . M’lion In* goD h o ld o f ]»ri sonor .<mit.ii h c t a n io \cr .v v io le n t , th o a s s j s l a n o o o f s e v e r a l 4*ivilians ln ' in g ro- (pi i rod t o .siihdm.* l i im. (.In d i e wa v t o tlio jiolioi* . s ta t io n Sm i t h .said. *' I t ln n i g h i I oo n ld n ' i . g e t f a r : i k n ew wiliat i t would m e a n . ’* D.S. ( ’(X'korofl dejMiscd l4> r e c e i v in g a c ei i sed


i n to c u s to d y f rom l lu t J’rc.>ion I lorongl i Dolico a n d c o n v o y in g h im to U<dlon-hy- Uowlan d i*oIico .st.ii'ion a n d c h a r g i n g h im. In rep ly t(» t in' c h a r g e . .Smi th ' a i d “ I d o n ot k n ow wh a t m a d e mo laki* i t . ”


Re ta l ia t ion .” [•'orimdly c h a r i io d in C’o n r i p r i so t io r


p l e ad . s i •• g n i i t y , ” Ho s t a l e d t h a t on l lie m o r n i n g in i j i ios l iun h o wa s g o i t ig t o wo r k ipiil-o soImm*. hm .stopjiod wi l l i a f r i e n d at. th e Wh i lowo l l Ho t e l .•itid liad a d r i ( i ' ' -


l o o mu c h , wo n t tji wo r k . ohtai iu*d a lUs. siih . a n d il ieii ivtiK‘mhorLN.1 n o mo r e . .Sniii. Hu rg in o\ i>ro' .sol th o o p in io n i.hai


.Smi th ’s roma r i : a h o n t gi ‘i t i n g d i ’ink a t Miiiowol! wn.s dc f t ignod a s r e t a l i a t i o n »'n


H o w i i t f o r g i v in g in fo r in a i io n a g a i n s t h im, I’o r somd iy lie did not holii*vo a wo rd ot


Sm i t l i ’s slor.v am^l pr.-s.sod l o r t h e imiNi innm ponalt.v . A ( c n - c d s tai«-d h.- h a d nov> r hoon r ig h t


s inc e lie c am e h a d ; f pmi K;zypi, n e v e r h. ; ing n o rma l a f t e r h a v i n g dr i tde . J lo .served t o u r y e a r s in t h e Army wi l li th e (*ho-'hir«* l logi - im ni a n d th e M o t o r 'I'r.in-spori So o i io n of i!io A.S .C. Ik'i 'oi ioi ' wa s c o i iu n i i to i l (o p r i so n l o r .six


mo n t l i s . .<npt. Hi i rgin c a l led t.ho .MaLii'.t r*'^’' ' '


t io n t o i l io v a ln a h lo a s s i s t a n c e givio i iiy Mr . IKwvi i t a n d al so to th ( ‘ Mn a r ln c s . . of D.C.


( J a s g a r ih wh o l iad .jc i' -d 'vitl i th e n in io - t j t r o tn p l iu id o a n d wa. ' d••.'''•r\•ing o f ( s imn ic n d a -


l io n . n'ho C’l ia irm a n (M r . A. ( ’. M i ln o -D o d h o a d )


P i- ^ ' .Ti:


The Ford Motor Co.. Ltd., announces that, provided the


McKenna duties arc withdrawn on August 1st, the prices ol Ford Pas senge r Cars will be reduced.


Ford Passenger Cars on new low Chassis purchased be­


tween now and date of such price reduction will be subject to a refund of the full difference. The refund will be paid by, and only on cars purchased from an authorised Ford Dealer.


Purchasers of I'ord Commercial Cars can now obtain from


the Government full rebate of im|ior t Duties applicable to such models, hence the above refund plan is not extended to commercial


cars. Equipped with right hand drive, and specially designed h d . ■ m |Mv' m V-* «:f> T


.;.J;;;.Ip IA H


Empire Grey British Body, mounted on lowered Chassis, the 1924 Ford Tour ing Car is not built in the Ij .S.A. but is 92%. British consequent ly the withdrawal of the duties will not materially reduce present jirices.


No further reason for delay. Order your I'ord Car now from C


l'4& ^ m W :


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ra ilw :{ fiiji nf h i/i Th.i jii . WHITESIDE


15 CASTLE STREET, CLITHEROE ARE YOU


MAGNETO REPAIRS. - - GTIN AR D IF SO


DO IT IN STYLE AND COMFORT ! OUR CROSSLEY LIMOUSINE


Is open fo r Wedding s , Tour s , and Al l Clas se s o f Taxi Wo rk . Also


B ELS IZE OPEN TOURING CAR Di.'.tanco and Time no object !


T o r P a r t i c c l .i r s a x d T]-;io i .s , A i t l y : OSWALD ROWE & CO.. LTD. , - - T H O R N STREE T, CLITHEROE.


T e l . 2 1 . 'A'k ET G MRIE?


Also Specialists in Repairs to DYNAMOS and Self-Staiters and Re-wiring of Cars.


SIMPSON BROTHERS, LIMITED - - (Dept. No. 3, Magneto Works),


—-HAPTON — near Burnley — HAPTON. ’Phone ; PadUmm, 14.


agPa-d w i th t l ie .<nporini<*ndont’.s oh.sorva- tioiJs :iiid .said i l io m a g i 't ra lo s wi.sln'd to t i ia i ik M r . H ew it t f ( ‘C h i - assistance and also lo l ioar iil.v c o i ig ra in la to tin* DotocLivo upon the smart, way in wliich ho appi'i-lumdcd the accused. ,<n[U. Hm’g i i i ' I wi.'lt to a d d m\ t h a n k '


a n d will 'CO t o it t h a t . v o n r rcinark. s a r o con- \ c y o d u» tie - 1 ).‘ioi i i \ c ’«. >ni(.‘r io r olUc.-r.


WOmEN WITH SHAKY NERVES. W H E N E V E R Y T H IN G S EEMS W R O N G . Al iy vnmi i i i wim i> i i r i l aMo . iutvow>, ilu-


i-% i l r i t l i i i i i .


im- lo lihiMii*. 'Hioy imi ' t ho .'.t ro i io ih o n o d . :iini ilio Hilly \v:iy yni i o:iii d o tlii'> is t o hiiilil ii|» Hiiil oi i r i f l i i l io Mood,


(.Iraiik _


A th e r to n . J lr ie r f ie ld . IJnriile.ty


THIS \ IGUrS DATKS. 'I'lio dates on w l iic l i t l ie te x t i le tnwn.s w i l l


ta k e th e ir snmmer hnlida.\> this y e a r a re i follow.s :—


Astle.v I tr id g o . I hi n o w fo rd .


Ih d to n . I•‘a r l l w o r th .


. lU .V K ‘J t i i i to d lM iV o th . H o iw ic l i .


2sol.son. 'rn r to n .


' W o ' lh o n g l i io n .


d l 'E V r .tii to l i i th . L e ig h.


I ’ ad cl i lfe . 'r.vlile.sA'.v.


Hindlo.v (o e e n . .U 'E V 7 ih to l l ' i l i .


K i rk l iam . . i r i i V 12Ui to in t l i .


D a rw eit. K a rh v.


Ih irn o ld sw ic k . I l la c k h n rn .


'rodmoi’d e i . . W ig a n .


Helid'en Dridge. . I IJ IA ' r .U h to L*()ih. C'oi»im)I.


1 leywond. C h o r le v . t ’olne.


:i‘a i n c r j l i . Uishton.


S ta ly i ir i - .U i ' . i r i . V *2is t to -Jiith.


J-Ax’le.'. . i r i i V ‘-Muh to A r f ; i * .< 'r I’ n.i.


A c c r in g to n . Ih ic n p . Cl) II n i l .


C ia v to n - Ie -M o o rs . (.’om i> 'ta l I. Ha:=ling(.len.


P e i id ic lm ry . I to y io n .


Mo.sslev.


Asewtoii Ik M .h . OswaUlt wi.si.Ie. Dadiham.


I law te n s la l l . SUicksteads.


A l . 'C i rS T -Jiul to ;u h . .‘sw in to n .


A T H r S T - Ith to lHh.


A la iic l ic s te r. A r i : r . < T o th to lO th .


Ih tm h e r H r id g ( ‘ . 1^,,,.^.


Den'ton.


Kdentield. K Uaml.


( i r e e i lam l . HaliVnx. L c y la n d .


‘D ro s lo ii .


ItamshoU om. Ueddisli


IlijiiioJidoJi.


Sowerhy M m lg e . . Stock|MH't. T o U in g to n . A\ oolfold.


A U C U .S T lU t l i to U r i 'o l H a r .v o o i l .


Jti-iull'onl. Itr io l im is . ..


l ifo a d l io t tom . ( 'm in i i to n . I lro v ls d eo . Dnl.-inliold,


(Ilos.sop. fU U U .S I '


K a i lsw o r t l i . u'oliinwood’ .


1,0.


Vstlov Urid.^o. H o l lo , , . K a r l ,v .


l.'arnWorth. Ui.|>d,.|, l lr id o . . . l la d f io U l .


l lo l l in n "O f l l l - 1 Iu r . .r .


1 jitLk* boron f ill. I to r l id a lo . Sha«-.


u . .SKl’TK.M l iK I ! « tb .


A lb ld lo lo i i . lu a c t io r . O ld h am .


Sl i nnul n- a. l .


.Middloton. .S K I ' l ’K .M H K I! 1st to P t l i . H o ia virb .


K i i l ; l ,am . ' I i i r to , , .


M eslIiooKbtor.,


S K l ’ l ’K M I lF . l t IlUt to !H li . l ia d d i i r . - ,


'IVulmorden. S K r i 'K A H lK I l Otii to lOtU.


H a rw e l l . .<K I» TKM U l': i l Gih to VMh.


I-’a c i t .


lI„dd'i.|-.-lii.l.l. Ni.«- .Mills.


Colo,..


A th e r tm , . l l j , ,


to r i l .


l lr im f io ld . I io i ' i i lo y .


I l ia . 1,-bm ii. W in a l i .


,\sb to ii-iimlo,- - l .y no.


I la c o iv I ln rv .


f l . l T I IF I lO F . . N ow lo n l lo a tb .


l lai-n o ld sw ir l:. .M.i.,'U‘V.


I 'x i l i ' . . S|.1I>1 | . ;M I1I '.I! 2-Jnd to '2:1,-<l. 1’ad ib am . ht|'.l’ l ' l - ; . \ l l l l '. l ! 27t l i .


IiH'vvciI. iii-.v;itixliuil iiml ovui-iiic'.l, .''lionUl raco i Im*


111 li*T n u l l in-*‘ :ui'l sui* wlion* slu* i r ynii :n v liU<* t i i is , you: - iktviv-.


i r y o n koo|> llio


lilood lio l i. rod :iml ploi i l i i i i ! hy ttd ciio l)i*. Willijuii'.* {link j iilU. y o n n eod iiovoj* o i id n io t lio t r inM i lni i id l l i i t n o rv o i i ' . nnnoinii -. nm - d o u n u'oiiion. |}.-;id udmt .Mr-. K .


I l rn d fo n l


I ’oiu i. Wi 'y n io n t l i . .'>:iy>: *• V«>:ir in ainl \>':ir o ni f o r two o r t l i roo yoiir.- I wns t i r tqidf tdiy wonk ni id r n n - i lown .


l ioi i r l . : ind in o n o l i iu o t l ioy th o n o j i t 1 wji^ in fo r rlH'iniiiii if fovoiq


I >>nn'orod wi t h iny I wn*. t ro a to i l for


i iiniomi:i . too. *riion I h:id :i norvoi i ' , h ro u k - dowi i . Tx liicli Jolt nio v o r y / doprosMut . A'> l i ino wont on 1 ^ot n o h o t io r . u l ih o n o l i .'«ov- o n d dociti r.s i i l londot l mo. •• 'I’lioii in \ ’ .''i.'.ior r o romtn o n d o d Dr , A\'il-


Ihiiiis ' pinl< pill.',, i ind liy tlio liiiu* I h a d t a k o n t l io t ir -t ho.\ 1 folt a n Inip ro v o i i io i i i . I oonM (.•at h o t to r . a n d loll Inif^Iito r .


I co i i t in n o d


wi th till* pi lD. a n d u n n l n a l l y r(*t'ainod niy . st roiioil i. ,\'ow al l sit;n> o f n o r v o n s n o - s a n d anaotnia . l iavo di«.appoa rod. a n d I am ( jni to


So Iniiid n p y o n r l ioal l l i h y t a lving Dr , AVil-


E am ^ ’ pinic pi l l s n ow. Of a l r l i ami s t s , Dd. j>or h o x— nothin ; .: oDo j u s t a> omid.


CACiE ill 111) SOHETY.


'r i le tm rnlH'i's of th e C’l i l l ic ro c and Di.strict Cago-Mird Sociot.v mot- on ‘l ’no.'Lla.\’ e ve n in g


in A ir , H ow a rd ’.s Dooms. Aloor-lain*. lo r th e in o n t l i lv nioL-ting. and th e iLsiial hnsino.ss wa.s gone t l iro n g l i . A l l momhci's i-oporled p(Mii‘ roadits


WE EKLY SECOND HAND f rom £ 1 4


and it. was decided not to hold the yoting bird .show th is y e a r .


I’a r in th e r ia r in g o f yutingsier.s 'I'lio variahh* w e a th e r


condition so fa r Jiavo reudcrcLl l l io hre ed in g 4»f oan;u*i!es more. <IiHienll- and oven l.ho.so faiiciei's who h a w Iksmi fo r tu n a te e iio u g l i t(» lmv(.( no.st.s. l iav i; lu u l l l io y o u n g birds die iveforo man.v ila.vs cdd. Jt wsi.s iltMaded to link! th e next, rn c et in g on Tne.sday. Angu.si


A irs. d . Derh.vsliire. lo . AVilson S t re e t .


C'lithero e. is no longe r Iro n id is l w i th l iv e r disorder. She sa.vs th a t Bila.x, t l ie t ru e l iv e r tonic, lias given l ie r new l i fe .


'I'o ii.se Airs.


D e rh y s h ire ’.s own w o rd s : *• 1 hav<» lK*oti. l ik e a- new woman .since I commenced ta k in g J l i l i ix . ’ ’’ A Mila.x o r tw o ta k e n now tunl a g a in , soon gets r i l l o f an.v sign o f bilionsno.ss, c onsli- { lat io n . fnllnos.s and fla ln lo n c e . “ J l i la x fo r Rilo w i ll b r in g th i ' Sm i le .” as Afr.s. Tkwh.v-


shire's h e a l th priHiJjiinis, L i t t le doses. H t t le cost—50 sngar-coated B i la x ( fo n n c r l .v D o a n ’s D lm ie r P i l ls )— 1/A p e r h o l l le .


Sw in to i i . SK E TK .M D K I i -27xU to -Jitth.


K d e n l ie ld .


A rc r it ig to n . Cdinrcli.


(.'rompton.


l-’a ilsw o r ih . I lollinw o o d . Dees. A l i i ld le to i i .


Ham.shoiloui.


ife.t'wood. S K lM 'K M M K i : -J'lth to .’ tm li.


( ‘la.vtonle-.Moors. O sw a ld tw is t le .


( )C 'T (H t l ': i ! -n i l to tifh .


A I id d letn n .1 imc. O ld h am .


I lo.vlon. Shaw. S p r in g h e a d .


MOTOR CLUB.


in eonne.\i(.m w i th i l ie C l ith e ro e and Dis ­ t r ic t Al.otor C hih loolc place,


On S unda y k i ' l ’. an opi>n i‘o l ia h i I i t \ t r i . i l 'I 'l i i ' com-


petitor.s. niin> in n um be r , s ta r te d front I 'r im - rose I t r id g e , the c o i i i 'c being v ia W o r ' to n . C'lu i lh n rn and (Jishiirn to S k i i i lo n . when* the (n iu ’li e to i i wa.s made, and then rv -in rn in g via H e l l i l ie ld . Dong P rcs toii, W iggle s w o r th and S awley to C l i ih e ro e .


good roads ihronghcnit. in fa c t mostly m a in roads, i l ie organi/.ers re ly in g on •• i r ip p in g " the eoin|M-t itors on linn* o id y . di.sappoiiit ing to see th a t o n l \ '


I t was very fo u r cluh


'r.'l'. R a te . ' in th e Isle oi A la n —was won hy ,7. R id in e , of Lo n g r id g e , ih e second li(*ing .soenred hy T . Sm ith so n , o f W l ia l lc y . whil.st


m em h e r ' o i i t o f iU) competetl • 'I’lie lirsl- p r i / .e— a d a y ’s expen.scs to the


.1. S c o t t . o f Sawley and I I . H v ' In p . of S e t t le , l ie d lo r th e th ird aw a rd .


( lo r io n . , .Sh aw lo r tl,.


W h i tw o i - th . s tF I ’I ' l- '.M H K I ! b ib to tu b ,


C'o|,|mll. .SKI’ I ’F M I IF I ! f t , I , 1,, U H l i .


U ia d lo y (.ii'oou. la ' i^ b .


.Xolsoii. ’ I ybb*-sl.*y


t l io j - lo y . ■ S F IT F M I IF I ! in tb lo Id ib .


I l i. -b to i i.


S F I ’ T K .M I IF I ! 2U i l i . i I ni'st.


D n k in ru 'b i. S K I ’T F .M I IF I ! 2011, lo 2'Jnd.


.Slaclcsloads. .Stiilybl'idoo. T o t t in ,4t- in. M o o lfo ld .


.S | . ;P T FM I1K I ! -JOlb I . , •-’ Ili-d. H a s l in ,;d . .n .


I law to i is ta l l - .S K I ' I ’F .M I IF .H •-’•-’ml.


ifi Hi


}R


I CLITHEROE IN TH E 1 7 TH CENTURY, g Lit.


THE KJNG’S MILL. OLD-TIME AMUSEMENTS. > («> O ^ <


B y WM. SELF WE EKS , F.S.A. (Town Clerk o f Cl i theroe) .


O t i ic r i i is ia i i i i ' ot oil’c iic i> on .Snnda.v occur in O l lie r p . i 'T ' o! t l i f 'c j ia g c ' .


i l l t l ie .s in -e ts »n C l i l l ie ro o on .Sniuhiy .siirvivad the j f ro l i i l i i l io ip of the IT i l i c in iu r y . la te M r ,


;ip.


l-'ooiliall '] 'ic ’


riioim.s l!d( lston. Soln i to r . ot Ric.st-on. told me im i l In- w:i.'. a ' a lad . a


('l«•rIc in the olin i- ol t l ic la te .M i . 1% R. H a r r is ( th e fou n d er m iln- H a r r i ' In s i i in ic )


:ind th a t he recol!*-cicd A ir . Dixon Rohm.'oc. of C l i i i ie ro e C a ' i ie . w r i t in g to A ir . H a in . - to em in ire of h i ' ia i l ie i - . the IP \ . R o l ic r t H a r r is . \ ‘ iear ot S t . (leorge'.s. P re s to n , wim w a.' horn at ( ’l i l i ic p 'e in i 7( ) l . and died in l>d*J at t l ic |) . i t r ia rc h a i age ol’ ‘.l< f w l ie l l ie r Jte reco|h-ci( (1 ,an\


tn a d i i io n ' ol Cl.i,ihor«H;


a iio i i i ih( tim e ( 17 !.B-17511) when tla- Janies K in g wa.s lo r i in i l i t ni th e re , and j lu rep ly (w l i ie l i he well


i’c c .l Ic c I.'O as he eopu i:


ih e ' ie tu - r ) was t l ia i in M r . K in g 's d a y i l ie rc a p a r i.'ii fo o l l ia i! a l ( 'J i t lo ro e . vvhali w.i.s


kept in the en 'to d v of the parson. ,'o th a t 'l, could nol he n.'cd on Sniid.iv d u r in g the hours oi d iv im set vice. In n th a t wlieii t in ’ a f l i'rn o o n servi( e »va.' o v r. it was hro i ig i-i o u t . and k ic k 'd o lf h.\ the pa r 'O i i . from i!i<* c iinrcli galc.s. ( l l i fe l i -n l lo .d a y .


t l l i l ig tVoiil 'I 'h c ie were p r a c i i fa i ly lai rnlc--. Two


(jiijecis a t ( oii.siilctahk d i ' la i ie c s a p a r t . Wui’e M.d(Vled as g t . .d ', and ii, wa.s the a im ol t l .e opposing j ia r t ic s t<i loree the h;dl. hy la i i me.iMs or I'tinl. l«» th e ir opj)oneni.'’ goal. '!!•(. C.iine was in i l i ira l ly rough and d a n g e ro i i ' jkiid .•ritni.s in jn i ie ^ wi u- o fl .-n ' i is ia in e d m iiie '« ‘ conle.sla.


T h e R e v. R. H . D i ic i i i ic ld . K .S .A . (w in . was scholar at I ' l i i ln r o , - C ra inm . ir .<elio.ih lU h i ' • •O ld N’ il la g e I . it t ' " ' ( .Met linen > s a w : - - -


•• In times not remo te the j.ar.'on a l D ow n h a in , neai- ( ' l i t l ie ro e . n,..ed io kick o lf th e foo tb al l a fU ’r a f lc i i io o n s e iv ic ' ’ . ”


H e donljlless in -a id ih is s tory in ids .school


days ;n C 'l iiiie ro e. T h e re is al.'o a t ra d i t io n th a t at a tim e


when Downliam- wa.s i l ir i ia * as p o p n lo i i ' a ' i i i'4 now.


l i ig ‘ ‘ D ow tiliam preat h i i ig ” day


(MOiii JannaiA' w lu n unde r t l ie p ro v i . ' io i i ' ol t l ie w i l l o f S ir R i i i jd i .\sslu*lon . R a r i , ot


jn’eaciied in th e v il lag e ehnrcli e i th e r on J o 1> SIX.. Lo.


W h n l le y . who died in wa.s m ore ol a ind id i it i( * . L'7. ol' C’o lo s 'ia i i ' i i i . .


1(W<». a .sermon i*. -O


th a n a. da.v y l


.st>leinniiy. and l l ia l a fo o tb al l m a i (h w ith th e lads o f . \ew ( l in i( l i- in -P e tu l le w a ' \e r y


n.<nal and lie[H lolivs awa\' from ch n rcl i . On one (K’casion a v e r \ m n scidar e xponent of i l ie te x ts .scleett-d i»_\ S ir Ral[>h made a fidu niyni t i le jd a y e is . e a p in rc d tin* fo o lh a i l . and ta k in g il/ w i t l i l i iin i i i l4j the in d jn t elle<’ln a | ly pre - \e n lc ( i {day u n t i l servict,- wa.' ov er .


i ’oi’ ,-ome \var.s a I le rw i i rd '


th e j)reach<‘r tilways .sia r ied l lu ' lo o ih a l l down l i ie church brow. Inn ih i ' . a la . '! w ith imiiiy o th e r good old cnstojiis is now o h 'o le ie .


.<nnday fo o i l .a l i lingered in oilnu- p a r ts of


I I/ondon Oolidi n-S;tm!cr.'on) .s-iy.s; •• 1 n e \c i ‘ had much rch.sli fo r th e p iL 'i irn e ' (»f \o iu l i . Instead (»f ge-iiig (»m on the green a i the


tli(( c o n i it ry . J o li i i I ' la r c . the pea.saiii p " ' i • who was horn tn I 7d.'t, in a le t te r , p n oicd in ih e lhi»grapliical i ’ lc la c e to Rocni' l>y iiinr re ee titly <sliic(i


1*y IMnndon and RorU r


town-end im wini> r .<n iu la \s i*> i*iay Ko o ih a l l. I s tu c k to my (o rn e r r to o l poi'iug ovl-j- a


l)(.»ok.'’ F o o tb a l l Is ol c o i i ' id e ia ld e a i i t i ip i i iy . A


w r i t e r in t iu ' ** tH "c *r \e r .^ lo r ’J l th ( Ic io h c r . I'.fJJ. stale.s i l ia i a game r(.‘iisonah|y a k in to Rngh.v fo o tb al l w;*' playeil in ( I ie e c e tinde r tllL* l i t k () f 'KTrMrKcpo?. l l ie R o in a t i ' look i t ’


o v e r and gave i l the l i i le of 1 !:i I'pa-t nm. and hiinded it


’-'U lo c onntr ies ilu-y snlulned.


'rjiei-e is jL re ioK i o f lo o ih a l l h,dng played in R r iU j in y in 1117. and i f the game a.' i i i i ro - dtieed in to i l r i t a in liy l l ie Romans h.ul been


fo rg o t te n the . \o rm a n im a s io t i would j iro li - aM_\- Ik-, tin.' nuan.s o f re -e s laM i 'ld n g il a g a in in th is ( (M in try . At a n y ra le , we read ih a i in lice reign of


r<mgliiic's w i th whi«’h th e gann* wa.s p la y i ’il . an cdii i was I 's i icd fo ih id d in g i t .


not appea r t(( have had mncli 'tl'ei i . however, fo r i iu in \ o t l ie r edicts were i " i i r d np lo and in c in d in g Janic.s 1. * ' re ign in v ain e n d ea vo u r Ia( supprc'S fo o i i ia l l .


.Mr. A . F . l.»*ach in


Ids “ Sdiools of Med in ev a ! E n g la n d ” t .V i i i i - i l i ia ry ’.s I J,»oUs - .Met h n e n ) . [>. 1 ID. ipiot ing iro in i* 'it /. 'ic p h c n . l l ie hiographi-r ol .Vreh- lii.'hoi» llec kc i tw le * w iM o in i l ie re ign of H e n r \ i l . ) and m a k in g Ids own comments ms h(‘ g o c ' a io n g . a t tc i ' g iv in g tin* p ; i" a g r c ited la te r in this j/ap; i' ahoni i l ic cm ! ; l ig l i i iu g in ih e m o rn in g ot Shrove ' I ’tu.sday. proceeds w i th llu* (p iu t .11 ion “ a fte i* which in t l ie a fte rn o o n th e whole > ( in i! t ot’ th e t i l .v goes m to tlie


e id n ir t ia n l e . c l ” as he c a l l ' S in i i l i t ic ld . to r • * a soloinn game o f h a l l ." {nv.sninahly fo o t ­


b a ll . •• Kr.eh school has i i> own h a l l ” and m a r lv a li i l ic h o ld e r ' o f c ivic oliiecs (qn li prov id e oui'.


" T h e gl(MVn-llp |ie.i|*!e. the


.'iiai'e l i ie e n ie \4i.em s of Iroe-horn y o n i l i .” !’'o o lh al | w a ' e \id " !J ll> ' ih en a.' « \e i l in g lo the 'p«M laD J . ' . a ' a modern league m a ld i is lo a laincasldre ( rowd.


la th e r . ' and rich men o f the c ity ( oiiic tni horse- liai’Ic to sec the s irn g g lc ' . and grow y o u n g w'iiii ihem.: and gei liol w i th e \e i l ( - m e iit’. !*>• iooiving on a t .'o m n d i c x i ’i-ci'e. and


'r ile a n i l io r of a M S . in th e I 'a i i i 'h .Mii'enin


Iw h n h om.* he|ong‘’d lo . \rd Jn .s lio | i C ra nm e r ) d e ta i l in g th e alleged m i r a d c ' o f H e n ry \ ' l . . and eompo'cd at


i lm i i i ' la iK 'e ot John


Aloi'gaii. Dean ol W in d so r , and a f te rw a rd . ' R i ' l io p of S t . D a t id 's . .stigmatises to o ih a l l as " a game, ahondnalde enough, and in my


jn d gm e n i at least, more common, n n d ig n i l i i’d. and Worthless th a n any o i l ie r Idnd of g am e .”


n’he w i 'i le r in l ie* " I Ih s o ’w r ' ’ has ; l ie ' I ’lie course c(msisi(.ij <>f


fo l low in g a d d i l io t i . i l reinarlv.' lo lliose hetoiu i |n o le d : “ In Kliy.ahellian times th e game wa.' ro u g h e r l im n e ve r , a .sure sign ot ih e v i r i l i ty of th a t a g e ! 'I'iie game in E jig l t in d was nnn'e a tight lielw een iw o l(,cal v illages th a n a test ot .skill and the side wliich eonld c laims t i le le n 't iti i ii i l iet' of hrolvi n heads and Umlis as liicely a ' not ran oUl ih e w in n e r .”


S ln h h e ' ’s, View of foolhtiU :is tluni idayed. f rom his " jXiniUMnie of Ahuse.s ■' e jn d I’.di . , lo ,: • ^■or a.s c<tnc’.’rn in g football playing. I. j>roles| niiio ymi ii may l a i h e r he called


'file following ]'■ th e p u r i t a n I’hilip


a f r iendly kind of ligiil. th a n a jilay (»r i'(M*rcation : a hiood.\' an d mnrd'.’r ing prticticc. th a n a fellow ly si>ort o r {la.sliine. !Kor d o th not eve ry one lie in weight for his adve r s a ry. Slacking to over t l i row him atid pii’lc him on his nose, l l icngh i\. he upon l iard s tones , in iliteli o r dale, in v.diev o r liill. o r winii place soov<T il h(* he <’a ret l i not’, so h e have him down, an d he tlnit can serve th e mo'i - of his fa.sliion. he is c o u n ted t l ie only fellow, ami who lint, lie? So tlnit, hy tl i is means , somo- t imes th e i r neclif. a r e broken, -sometimes th e i r hacks, .somoliine.s th e i r legs, somotiine.s th e i r a rms , .sometimes one p a r t ilirn.sl o u t .y f joint . fi(mielime.s a n o lh e r , sometime.s t l iei r noscfi giLsh out wi th hloiul. .sometimes t l iei r eyes .slJirt. out . an d .soinolime.s litirt, iit one plae( \ somet ime s in ami th e r . B u t wlnx'vcr .scapetit away th e best gectl i n ot seol frt'e, Imi. i> e i th e r .sole woumied a n d hi i iised, s v aa lie ilioth of


Ih -n ry I ! . . »iwing to tie* I t does


y i }Si Hi


tfi very h a rd ly . A n d no


m a rv e l, lo r i l ie y have . ' le ig i i i ' i " meet oiic l ie iw ix i two. to ih i ' i i him a gaiiisi ih c l ie a r i w i th l l ie i r eihovV'. \o j i i i him undi r l ln - 'h o r t r ib ' w i th t ic i i g ripped l i ' i ' . and w i th ih c i r k n c c ' to cnlcii iimi i:pon ih.- l i ip . and lo pick Ii iin upon Ills nccic. w i i i i an linn d rcd ,'uch mni 'd cr in g d e vic i’' . Am i


c»i'vv. i i i i i l i ic . la n c o n r . cholcr. l ia i ic d . d i ' - p le u 'i ire . e nm ity , and w l ia i mn . ’i 'c ; and sotnclinic-.


( | i ia r rc i . p ic k in g , m n rd c i'. humicidi;. .tm! g n ’a i elfn.sion ol


liiocd. i xpcr ic iic c dailv


|KM'suJi in AVor.'ton. who coiiUl recollect seeing h u l l ' h a lte d i l ie r e . was Aliu 'fhoina s H a v c ' w lm (lied in iS ’-^o. and In' g a ve me t l ie follow- ju g in fo i ’in.’i l io n w l i id i he Jnnl lieai'd from ins c kT e r '.


h u l l- l in g l\v a I'ojie w i i i ih tillowed .1 ( oiisid-. r - .ihle am o u n t o f Jiki.v.


' fh . ‘ R n i l U'cd l^i he fastened lo ih. 'J'lie hull-dogs were lei


loose a t ’ i t . one a t a t im e , 'f i le a im o f ih'*


dogs was lo . ' f i /e th e hull hy th e nose, and il' ih'.'V could im i (.lo ib is re a d i ly Irom t ! i - ’ f ro n i . ilie.v i i 'c d to get between Lh<“ a n im a l '- legs, and sei/.e l io|i| of th e hollotii. o f tin* l l i ro a i .


.111(1 t iu n gradnall.v work np i l i.


l lu ’oai t i l l the.v reached th e nose, and w ie i , Ih o In i ll lo'scd np i t - iu-ad w i th l i ie hull doj. In u ig i iig to i l ' iio-e a ll th e .'peel a 11 n'- .'ci ii|- a g lc . i i . ' i io u l .


.Ml. i la v e v .'.lid it v.a-.


vei'v ern*’! spi-ri and ih a r h i ' I’a l in - r lold ii;a, he once mol; a cow t .. a hull which inid i..-.-!. h a iled a da.v or jw o liefi>i-i’. am i i t ' l lc ' i i u'a- iii ti iai ly [ •a r t ' ita iig in g in rilihons. T h e i.ii' was o lG ’ ii not 'am e ind! wa.'


(;•


p a r i i c n i a r i h e r e w a ^ uji<’ Indl wl . a l i caui' f rom Ca l f ( o a te . ' . • 1 iim u l ie ie Ra d ih am u a ;


lict ci.l g)-ow i t h


l ig h t in g . h raw l in g . c o n tc n i io i i . a -


Ic a d te l h .” Rep.vs notes on 'i iid J a n u a ry . IDDI-.’ : • ’ Tin*


.-trc*’ l I I I! ! 'l l ’ lo o t iu l l ' . it being ;i g n a t fm - i . ” t o c k l ig h i jn g v .a ' a l" * an amn.',*to- n 1 .il


l he d l l ncroc pcojUc.


I ' l id a i .d e a r ly I 7l l i (•.•iHni " T h a i (d i .s ( ’o i i l th n i ' i fo r a e.K k p i i a i R;i\ l ill’c ' . ”


Canon Raiiic«.


I ’ootl'aM ih e i i w a ' a V ( ' V l i ie game a ' plaxed


iln- sigh i o f


pi i’-aiit iiicni : .Mr.


in hi.' .\<n<" to Nicholas


- \ " h c lo n * ' Jo in mil . 'a > ' : " CochtiLdu i ng wa< 'o ia ' I l io n . i t i lc at l i i i ' l i i i ie t l ia i it iia> hceii ' la lc d l i ia l lh ( wage.' wliich . la n ic ' I . p.ii«l to i l l'* im i ' ic r ot hi.' co(!<pii c i|n a l l ( ’*l the n n i l id 'a ia r u . ' ol two ol Jiis 'c c r c ia i ic ' ol S ta le , T h e l’!ai'i o f Alonlgoitiei'v a|>pca,r> to l iavc ilcen n n U ' i ia l ly sm c . ' f n l in I ig g a ii iM - ing . 'p c c n la io it '. which !(’<! to ih c old r i i \m e


• • ‘ f i le H c rh c r t ' eve ry c (Mkp iti da_\. Dee e a i r y aw a y .


'I ’he gold and g lo ry of the d a \ .” ( l . 'e lg c ’.' I l l t is t r . . - \ 'o l .


In the fa v o n r .


i« la t c . ' imn . R hi s etictmc.s of ml


loi' c o c k i ig h i i i ig .


jn v e e d in g le ig n it v ind c o utite lia jiccd h\ r A 'c l iam w, fo n d n c 's for th a t


I I . . p. l-JD.) ' in s im i la r


j ' .


sciKdai-s and , a( I i t 'cd hy ireherv’. vlicc ,'ay.s Jiis


Jii(kgraj»hcr. •* lo r an Innocent amt m an ly cxciT i'l* . and lo r tw.> d e g rad in g and d i ' - g ra c c fu l vices.•'


IJnr ion in hi.' " A n a iom y ol


M e la nclnd;. ” ( ih . I I . . s. 'J m. 1. p. : i l 7 ) s a \ ' : •• I I I lowiv' w e a i l ie r . we n.'c coektighl ing to avoide id le n c " .”


W e iind N i (h o la ' A ."h e io n in d u lg in g " J u n e :2nd.


It. l lW ' . W e e a ll wen


I ’ j’e'Cod ( i ‘ r t - ( ( i l ' ) lo a ceclving.” I ’e y p ' Went, lo a i iH 'lJ ig in on l2l ' t 1)


Ik*i'. idti.'t. He v a v ' : T o .<1100 Lane lo e u clc e- lighling a i a new p i i thei'e. ; w a ' ne ve r a l ’ in :n \ l i fe ; b i l l Lord the s tran g e v a r ie ly ol jieopie. iro in R a r i in - n ie n l-m a i i


( h\ name W i lde s. 'I ’ln n


he gave th e hall .i k irk -o t l from tin- siejis «»f l l ie ehnrcli.vard.


DeRitt.v ( i iy e i iior ol th e 'fow e r wlien Rohitisnn was l.orvl M a v o i ) lo th e ]>oore.'i ’ |n e n l ic c ' . haker.s. h rew e r ' , mit: hers, ( l r a \m e n .


u ln a


m i l ; :tnd a ll thc'< I’ellow.s one w i ih a n o lh e r e iirs in g and Ix iU i ig .


I t . poor ra n k ,


I l is s l ia n g e lo 'c e liow jieikple oi ibis ih . i i look as i f ih e y iiavi not


bread lo p n i in i l ie i r months, sliali liei three o r I’o i ir pounds at a l im e , am i lose i l . am i yi I l»(u as mneh l i ie n e x t h a l th ’. 'o ih a i one ol l l ie in w i ll Jo.>e |D or l2<) I. a t a m e etin g .


C l i lh e fo e ( I ram m a r School was o r ig in a l ly


fre e. exe.’p i fo r an o p l io i ia l p a v in e n t . ai S l iro v e i i i i ie (w h i ih v a i ' i id w i l l ; ilu- iiu-an.s 01 l i l t ' p a r e n t ) , c.illed a Code Renny, w l ih l i owed its name lo ih c payincul- h a v in g liccii o r ig in a l ly made lo th e A L i ' ie r . in o rd e r th a t he m ig h t i>n»vide c o d ; ' to i ig l i i on S h ro \< ’


'I’n c 'd a y fo r th e am u s c tm i i i, o f th e . 'd io la is . ' f i l ls w a ' ;i Vcr.v old dive rs ion of .schoolhov' on i l i is ( la y . .^Vrchhi'hop R>’d \ c i ’ s l i io g r . ip l ie r . F i t / . ' le j )h e * i . before a llu d e d to. is the l i f ' i of


o n r w i ' i le is w ho ment ions Cock-tight in g . Ho > a \s i l ia l e ' .c : \ ; .c ar on Shrove ' fn c 'd a ; . . •* to l*egin w i th the l»oy*s games, ftn' wc were a ll hoys ( l in e . A l l l i ie h o y in t l ie sdiool.' b r in g i ln u r gam e c o d ; ' lo ih e i r n i a ' l e i ' and lln. Iioliila.v i.' devoievi to loolviiig on at ih e co ck -t ig h l . ' in ih e i im rn in g .”


1-MS. the fou n d er s ;;.\' o f th e ' ( l io ja r s : " I w i l l they n.s.* no c o c k - l ig i it i i ig e .” . \c c o rd in g


In rile S ia tn iC ' of S i . J’a n r . ' .<diool. A .D . T 'h f r r 's ;i O u ra f l l .'^uil In fit


to Canon Raines’ I n lro d u e iio n lo the R e \ . T l iom a ' Wil.'on'> •• .\1 isceH.’in ie - " ( ( h<-tham S o c ie ly ) when M r . W i l 'o n came lo ClitlienM*


S i’hool. in 177-). he tonnd e o c k - t ig h i in g . ' l i l l in d u lg e d in l*.v ih e imy.s on Slii'ove T uesdav. and lie .s;iy,'; Reing a .singularly humane m a il , he im m e d ia te ly suppressed l i ie a n c ie n i d ive r.'iot i of c o c k - l ig h t in g , which he (leciiicd l ia ih a ro t i ' and d em o ral isin g . H e vvrol«.* an cxcelicni, C's.iv on the ^nhject fo r I 'e c i ta l io i i on ih e a n n iv e rs a ry da.v. which . 'U s fe r ih l l ie hard fact ih a i none Inu n nm i i ig a ie d h lo d ;- h c ad '. o r llns'c who a re t ia in in g liiem.'elves for [leiiai -e l l iei im n l , '. e v e r w a n io n ly intl i i ; pa in , o r 'h ow ih e i r l'rav>‘r.v hy in ju r in g the weak and d e fcm e lc " . h i ' te a d ol i l ie old .'shi'ovetiile re e re .it io n lie in iro d t ic e d i l ie a lr ie a l r c p r e y n ia l io i is .


r e d ia i io n ' and a ih k ’ l ic


e x e r c i 'e ' . and endeavoured in v . i i io t i ' w a \ . ' to p rom ole l i le r a r y i r . ' l e ' .re l i i ie d liah i i . ' in le l l ie ln a l p u is u i l - among h i ' pupils.


Woi-sinn R t i 'h h e a r in g ' a iu l


C’o e k l ig i i i in g ti'Cil la he p ra c i i 'c d ai inanv pe


and the


h ronglu iiji'ds from a distanc e ti>r ilu p o 'c and l l ie l ig h l i i ig look i>Iacc- on the ’f i le late M r . W i l j ta i i i H a y c ' . of W o r . 'io n . m i l l me in l » 7 i l ia i he recollecled se’-in g . o v er oil y e a i ' p re v io u ' ly . a coek -ligln i l ie re . H e reimunhei'ed , 'e d n g ih'* hir i ls ta k en o u t


pur-


o f ih e hags in which ih c y had been h ro t ig h t . an d In ivin g s te d s {m rs ' pm on them, ami th e n .seeing i lten . l ig h t . Cot k iig l i t ing con- t in n e d at \ \ ( a ' ' t " n a f te r th e R n l i -h a i i in g w a ' snp[H'e'.'ed,


l> n l ! -h a i i in g w a ' a n o th e r o f th e Iot a! s p«ir t'.


lo r a . before m e iit io n e d . in A |» r i l. ID'.'U. M’ i l liam R a in c ' wh' 'grv'en ied


•• fo r d ig g in g vp im|e.' in tin* M a rk e t S tre e t and imi e ve n in g l l ie same againe . 2\n d w i i ' ordiM’ed to even ye iiok> at ye A la rk e i C r o " and l ikewi.'e one o th e r lade neere the Rtdl r in g .”


T h e re w a ' H ull


r in g at de.siraiili a is W o r . ’.ton i. I


' t i l l Itail


in


r i n g a l ( l i s h u r n . a n d l i ie s i t u


o n


D wa s a


h u l l ( lie


l o n n e r l y i .e fo re


u


v i l l a g e wj i '


t o n ' i d e r e d ki l led.


was Ik Hcvim I i ln i i b a it in g rend*Tcd the


beef tem le r . A t :i luneheiMi a t {Jislnirn on S ih J a n u a ry .


1S7 L on the-oeca.sion vif i l ie e i iu in g o f lhv« l irs i .soil in ( l is h n rn R a r l; o f i l ie R;iilvv.iy lo H e l li l ie lv l . tlnv laic- M r , 'k. H a -s l in g ' In g h am , Revo rd er o f ClitheiXHu said " he l iad w i i -


i ics 'cd p e r i i : i | i ' w h a t no one else l l ie i ’i* had done in C is k n rn . atut th a t was h uU -h a i i in g . I t wa •» ih e pra ct ic e in Loi'vl Ri!»hlesd;i.le’s


g iam i fa i l ie r ’s t im e m g iv e a h ull to he h a ile d a l l•'.asler. and tin* R nll r in g exis ted m th a t d a y . H(* remembered a In j ll be in g h a ile d i l ie iv l i f iy -s lx year.s a g o .” A n d M r . .laiiie-^ R i lk in g o n i . th e (..’h a ir in a n a t i l ie lunehvon.


s t i l le d “ lie coukl corroborate, th e rvunarks <*f M r . In g h am wii.h re feren c e to lm l) -h a i t in g .


.H o roinomhoi’cd t l ia b th o f irs t t im e ho came to (Sishurn th e re was a h u l l h a i le d .


'I 'l ia t


m u 'l - liaviv lieen im n r ly s ix ty years Jigo.” I t is s ta te d .


in AVhiisiker’s * W ln t l le y . th a t


B ’i th a rd Towniloy o f Barmslde am i C a r r (w!n> m a r r ie d A n n ih e l l t l i c li i ld o f B ie tn ird S ln U t lew o n h . o f G aw t l io rp e and Fl(X‘ t\vo(Kl


.his w i fe ) was k i l le d hy a h u l l h a i le d a t ( l i .s im n i . about. l(»o5 . Air. AVilliam Hayes lokl me tlia t the. la.st


( J reei i


t 'v n rv S m i l r r . am i a Sm i le In ill D\ t*rv I act*.


N I 'Ooii had cnongh of spi l l I t t ia i w a '


whicii Iia*l b e en ii.nie i l a g r e a l iiian;. lit ii' -' >0 t h a t it- got ((i ii ie Used pi j t . a n d wa.' in a i c h lo r lie - d o g ' , 'u muel i 'o l;il|e(l ' c v e i a l . a n d inan.v p e r ' o i i ' w e r e a l r a i ' : III Id l i l e i r d o g ' I a ' l ; l e i t.


ivilleil. and I le i j ll'•llI 1;. i;.<- ......1 t in e a f i i - r i i in e .


| l n.': il In keej .


il. ' iKk'e d own m l lie g r o u n d , .'o t h a t i lie d<>^ c o n id not get hold of i t . a n d il would w a n t , fo r its o p p o i i tiiiii_\ to kne. I i!ov,n on t i i o . i o _ a n d c r u ' i ! i l .


.M t . Ha.ve.' a l so .'.ml i l ia i ius


f a t h e r Was on o tn ’ o c c a ' io n s t a n d i n g w a t i i i io j , some d i ' t a n c e oft wh e n th e hul l l o " e d a (in- r ig h l D> h i ' l e d . a n d liie owt i e r o| ’ t | |o d ' : , (’.l ine a n d a l d - e i i linn for m a I r v i n g lo eair>,


I he <|og a ' i i I ' ik . \ I N''.’Wp.ir t. Isle o f W’ ig h l . on i l ie 1e;i.':


da.v o f the M a v o r . l ie - ( io v e r ie .r oi tie


. I 'la n d ;ilway.' gave L'o I " piiiclia.'o a Ituil, vvilicll. a f te r heijlg l ia i te d . VV.i' l ; i |led . aia' i is l lc ' l l given to Mie poor.


'I’lje .Mayor arm


C o rp o ra t io n . w ith m m e l ie a i io ’ :ind ( 'i : ; . s ia h lc ' . a lD u id e d a i the h a i l in g , and i l i • l i r ' t dog !c; [o o '’, at the i»ii|! wa.' dc<’o rato.j w i th r j l ih o i i ' . am i called the .Mayor’ .' dog I’l i i ' spoi l w a ' no; ( o n l lm d to N’ewj io r : : .1. massive lo i i l - rm g i ' s t i l i to h*- seen in i i i - main s tree i ol R ra d in g . and n»* l>utclier wa- a llowed to k'iil a hull t i l l it !iad lieen ‘M.iw- fnll.v h a i t (d .” In .'cva ral of o i ir old l io ro iig h ' th e re vv;i' a h v e-kiw lo tin .same eJi’ei t . .ic l ln i t i i ie llesh o« a h u l l slionid noi he 'ojd ntiless lu> .had been h a ile d ,


it lias been ve. ,


generali.v a s'tim ed th a t t lu s e hy-lavvs iiioani th a t t i le hni).' m i i ' i h;ive been Indted wi;!, d o g ' in the ordinarw 'e i i ' i * o f th e lorn i hull- h a i l in g . H ow e v e r . A ir . W a lk e r .<'’io n . w r it in g in t lu ’ “ A n t ii jU a r ie f'* . lo u r in d ” fo r A p rd . ID l i l . page 170. tjnestions w h d h e r t h i ' view is c o r re c t . H e points o n i th a t , a ccoiding o ‘ Aliss Alar.v Ba te so n . ;it C am h r i ilg e th e h.v-!.iu in 'o l iih i led *• ."d l in g th e Jle.sh o f hulls, unle's ihe.v a re l».nii<d or fed wit.U gra.ss in a .stalk” am i l l ia t th e word " h a i l ” i ' ;i goo(l oI<: I’inglisii word m e an in g " m cause a i reainr**


to b i le fo r its (»vvti rei r c ' ln u d i i ” ( .New ( ) \ to i D id io i ia r .v ) . (*r in o th e r w o rd ' , to f*s d,


(To bo continued.)


NOW GIRLS


T .o a f ) Y o a r s y n i i r r l ia M c e . 1m l


h im h y h is D u r a n t S u i l . T i l t ' D c s l— A lw a y s .


i n i n i l v o i i r l io o .s o a ? M i i l ( * r / ' Y n i l r a n l i * ! l


SAAVLEY, K lH f .T ) D A Y A N D S R O R T S . 'r im ; ,n n u ’


Sunda.v ,<chool field day and .sjion.' inol; pi;ui. (*n S a tu rd a y a l ie n u to n . vvlmn ;i 'u h 'U iu i i iR Ir i-e tea w u ' providivd fo r ih e .scholar.s in t l ie schoolroom. A good m any ot l i ie v i l la g e r ' also }>artool; ot ie ; t . th e re venue lU-rived Ueing Used lo a u gm en t ih e sport,' fum l . Th* ' sports were held in A ir . H . ' fa i lv t- 'iiH’s held and W(»re { irodm ’i iv ( ‘ ol keen «i>m|iet i i ion. witnes.',Ml hy a tairl.v la rg e comnany . (J;inie' were ;dso iiu lu lg e d in am i evv'rvhody enjvyvevi the iH 'clv iV' to t lu ' lu l l ,


i l ie idt’a! w e a th e r


(’o i id itio n s m a k in g e v e ry th in g most i)lc;i.s;nu. T h e ehiid ro n wv^v re g a le d w i t l i sweets and oranges. A l t e r th e sports, a l ig l i i snpjiei w ; i ' served in ilu* sehoolrovun. F o r t!u- spori.s, .Mc'sr.s. J . Hig so n . C . H . R d h ic !- (se(’re ta ry ) am i J . H . 'fownsoii (irea.sunn*) win’e l lu ' judges, and th e liandieap{>ers wets* Miss K. C in i th u rn . Me.s.srs. W . Ih-oe lor , W . S park e s, (1 . 1. I ’ ro e io r a n il Harm's.


'I’ iie


l(»llowing :ir(> ilu* resnltis:— C h i l i lre n (7 V(m i - ' jind n n d e r ) : 1. Thom a s Rohin.son ; ‘J. Vvillie


S p e n t ( ' i ': am i u n d e r :


B ie k a id t ie d fo r 1st* a n d *JmI; J . S'o rman B ro e to r .


(J e r irm lo H le a z a rd . N in e y(‘a i ' 1. Be.ssie H o lg a l i ' ;iml ( ’issu*


R ro e to r ; ‘2. lu H th Spenev'r; 3 . K i t t y Rickaixl. I'Jeven yv'ars am i n n d e r : 1. M a r ia n


T h irK aM i .vear.s an d u n d e r : 1, Reg g ie R ro i 'i ’Or r ‘J. Doris R ro o lo r ; A. S ta n le y Ho kg a te . A IjlIc.-' ^(iip to IS vvqirs) : 1. F r a n k S p e a k ; 2 , 7‘’’re<l 'fownson. S in g le men. o v er IS vetir.s: 1. 1'. I j .


I lo lg u te : 2 . W . N . H n lg a t'e. T j id ie ' I 'e e l . C ig a re t te ' ra c e :


(o v e r IS y e a n s ) : 7. F . A . Pend: 2 , B . L . 1. ' AV. Snark('s


(p a r tn e r Alias A l . B . H o lg a t e ) ; 2 . W .


l lo lg u te ( i> a r tn e r Miss A l . T ow n s o n ) . Altirrievl m e n : 1, 7‘Y S h o a r t l: * ra ce (m ix e d ) nm le r


P r in ' to r : 2 . 1‘A l ith S p e n c e r . ' T>»t’to (n n d * r 15 y e a is ) :^ 1. R e g g ie I*r(K‘ to r :


2 . U u lh


T a t te r s i i l i . T h o ro w o re a.lso s ev era l s tren u o u s- tu g s -o f -w a r w h ich c re a te d im ic l i e x c i tem e n t .


2 , H . P ro c to r . S k ip p in g 12 y e a rs : 1. l)(vris


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