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DOWNHAM GOLDEN WEDDING RECOLLECTIONS OF MR. AND MRS. T. W. JACKSON.


OLD LADY WHO LIVED ON FRUIT, OLIVE OIL, BREAD AND WATER.


QUEER M E T . . NEIGHBOURS’ DISCLOSURES.


htreet. said sins liatl known ^liss Hiley all her life. Deeea.sed was dau t'b te r of J Iattbew lliley, a journeyman joituT.


yi'ai'.s aj.;o .Miss |jlb.‘y a.sked ln?r to look a f te r luM* lumsebold alfan-s, which she was too f»*elile to perform herself. She liad always been a sei-retive woman. Onring the past sjv years she bad live<l ebietly on f ru i t , olive oil. hot. \vati*r. and brown bread. She lie;ian to lost* her appeliti; on I)ecemlH*r_ Ttli nn! became vitv fe(*bk*. She oomplain(‘d if Ix'iim t.ir*‘<l and l•(•n^alncd in bed for a '•••■■Ic.


.\bont six


s cn l 'd to have a thn'tor calleil in. On rimrsilay nioniinp witness went k» tho


M'lwlav, Mr . a n d Mr s. 'I'. W. . lackson, of Dowiilia'm, a t t a i n tin* li f iietl i anniyer.-,ary


of t l ie i r weddint i , an d i l iei r bos is oi i r ieml s tbrooi ibont .


<Iistrict, as <*lsi*wbere, lojii-lber wi th Ibe l iuml reds of fo rme r pupi l s whose ed u e a t io u .jliane


was e n t r u s t e d to .Mr, .h n l school mast <*r, will ,i«i


him am! aM I's. •) acU sp an ' l l to oa«-b o tb e r I'lijoy fai r ly nood I .kutkson has to rel\ s to u t wa lk in g s l ick , !i u n t i l la s t ye:»r.


iltli tli;


rdial tin


. tin


\- vear.s. lloili i ib o u n b Mr . ip p o r t of a lliiess


bad Born in Manchester.


ebesLer jus ib o i r b i r tb j ib i e e ; . \n c o a l s ami Amlcnshaw ri'spi-et i\ cly. .Mr. .Jackson was a.ssis tant ma s t e r at St . Ua rn ab n s ’ School iii Oklbam- rmul ,


Ito lb jVlr. a n d , Mr.-.. .Jackson cbiim Man- . ; \ n c o a t l o r 0N8


B O E TEL. 191.


.•'c\cr:il ycjirs,


in th e day s wlien imomc f rom school pence bad much to do wi th l ictc rminint ; the salarie.s pai il ' to icaclunij: s tal ls . S f . llarn.abas ’ Imd been d ump e d Jiinid s n r ro u n d - iii}4>. wbicli jdioutuicd wil li spini i ini i mills, br ickl iebU. an d so for i l i . A lar t;e pen-ent - a'O* of till* .s<>boljtrs weie lialf-l iiners sit the imll, Jim! Ml . . lackson recalU that, it was ncc»*.ss5i ry for them to leave tln*ii‘ beds jit. live in tin' morninp, ju id toil u n t i l noon.


s. ii innin^ rooms re a c ted on the younjz-slers, loo- they d o /e d a t th e i r des'is , a n d were in no Sit s ls ite to benel i t from the in s ln ic - iioii u,iven.


tlie otr sprin j i of ])oor ini rents , l l iei r «biy wsis Ill nouris lieil . man y of them, m


UR I3IT


Gate


I r s who ur r iui tu'cl |■«, (k*lt«;lit,inj' th e lirst. :ipiH?ii.rj.nco.


o v e r *;» *.rf);*'t!o I j; I 'nnor to }jo;u'


I i i^ w.'i^j f»lorious. J'iriiig ^uklrf.'ss on |. laUtoru! wns llio


|E .


Jhinsoii. Mr. ll<:i!lV, T. l ln r r i - I b y :—jjiuiios : 1, Is . '\V. Wiuklin}^- I loat^>n. (lonllo- ‘


1 ivon by Mr. W. *nty t;tbh.,s w


lipjUM* was f'fl'VlMl I ' tho I;Klicr«. *l'bo Iv busy till fin* I 'I’ho <hiti<.'S ot lu.-isr.'^. I'). Wilson I lilt' ol' tlio i'flort Im'ii'ios h.'ivo biHMi 1 bo ;iv;iilnbk* f<ir


J. I\Ir. .1. i lo p - t'hirlc. Durinji


TARTS.


Iiow of }^oIcl and l ia l le r a.ttcni3au‘*o bullocks imidi-


lAvinU'in £14^ to l.sliort-dato lyiifji- 1 O.s.: Ifi-tor dates rr isk t ra d e . T.'Ii<> 1. Whalloy, and


J ' th e award.s as l-silvcrwootl , lionw. J.^ma-alT Inckbiu-ii: O.


■■low of fa t stock |.s season, bctorc lmyor.s. Host


J ih. I d . : co u n try I d i t to 8<1. to f)d. I d lalo rate^j. l-i account of tk o J milking cows luediums :C2-i to .C2.') -lOs.: bc.sb


-o from l.*^. 2 jd ' 11 lambs Ifl. iid.


. otlicra 20h. to I . ,H. PhilUp.'on, 1 s t , H a sH n ^ lcn ,


I for clai»7' c a t t le : A. H a rriso n ,


1st lionvy jom i«


I C'liristin;i.< winst ] in tlio tnslitnto . w;is v«*ry TToll


oj'o


nm. rou n d ed olf witli tin* i-losiim of sdler - 1 ..i.ij sebool. Some i.f them wen t s i r amh a wav to .Mi'll evenin^^ newsp; ipers, an d n n td lliev b ad sold th e i r suppl ie s they must nol -;o 'bom*'.


till' pa' - ' ino of the b a l t - ln n e era Ibe «.'\- p lo i ta l io n .'.f y o n n ^ people on th e s t r e e t s


w;»s also i-url)t'd. Oiu* may well imatline the tremendous


ibaimo it. must, have Jieeii to Mr., .laeksou lo leave surr.mmlitiiis ami eonnitmns sm-li


Jit Dowubam. contimunK m


as timse ju s t describe-l and to •''•‘Ule in the pejicefnl viUivtze :it the loot oi PemUe. 11- was in April. 1SS7. that 'l ie assumed tin* mastership


of lliose tbiriv-tliree years be nevi'r lost so mm-b Jis Indl a day tbroii-tli bodily nulls-


po-it ion. Big Families.


an averaee of about folly children, ami conlinneil unaided for three ycar.'>. kui


WIt .Mr. .lackson’s early days Downbam


llie number mounted to seventy, an assistant lejieher becjua*' imperativt*.


iis more populous. He beenn to teaeh


as cboirma''ter and oreatiisl at Uownhain Clnirch be bail Mr. William kon.--dale and seven members of bis family as eboristors: a nintli worked llu* bellows ol^ the or-iJin-- in oilier word<. the “ blower.


Ion or eleven ebildren were not unusmil. Mr. .laekson tells n^. He nientumed. m lOiiv'ersaUon tin* other day. :} f:U'l_ wbieb must be fairly unique.


|•amllle.s ol j)nnnfr b,s term Till* school has been ma te r ia l ly a l te r ed


s ince Mr . .lack«.on’s a d v e n t in th e village H e neve r bad more th a n one a s s i s tan t , amt vet lie combined a n d found loisiiri* fo per - ’form .mi le jl n umb e r of o th e r d u tu ' s . I he first. Vic a r u n d e r whom bo served wjis ilie Uev AVillijim Stoeks . an d th e present A lear nU'v l ‘\ Hr julsbaw) is the th i rd snu'e (be demi.se ..f Mr . Stocks . F o r ibi r l .v- tbrcc vi'jirs ;Mr. .ku-kson was .a Min d ay s<-bool t e a c h e r Jind Mip e r in te n d e n l . :ind is tliO p ro u d po^^-essor «>f a b ronz e medal jiwarded for bmix service wli icb. in c lu d n u : S u n d ay si'hool d u t ie s as sumed in Al jincbeslc r . ex­ tends to for tv- l ive years . H u n n ^ t ln r l .y tw.i vea r s b e Wiis cb o i rma s to r ami or{»amsl,,


service i-lscwhere brings Ins total period n.tiriim a t llu' end of and hero apain


as a eborister t»* fifly-sis year.s. .J ine at. St. keonariVs. as at all village and tlio smalb'r ]daees of worship, was f*n;merlv led 1)V :v small orcliestra.


llirouirb ’dentil and other eanses and when tin* sole survivor (a ’eello plaverl evi'ninall> prissed to bis rest. Mr. Hnlcock was por- sujided lo i:d<e tlia i in s ln n n en t. and be eontimied for upwards of four yi'ars. M hen nllimjitelv it- was deeidml lo bnmx Ibe Fimrch musie. up' lo dak* -Mr. daeksnn was presseil inio serviiM* as oriianisl. AMien be rosi|rnod llu'ro wen* nu'mbc'rs si ill m Ibe eboir who were assoeialed with i t when 1^' came to Hownbain, and one of Htem (Mr. Tom llobinsonl s l i l l l i ik t 's bis plaee as a clioi is ei whenever possilTli', Iboutib well past se\enl>.


'I lus dwindled ITEMS OF INTEREST


iiiohldo loliKtlioninn of tlio I'siRlinB dooKi, liVtwo miloR, Iiml constniol ion of two more dorks and a moorino wall half a mile loiiy.


was paasinp, marine dainape<l its poriscopo.


Imnrovi'im'nt^ to tlio port of T.isliim tt 11


llli.l. .•:ni:..-ilv u ntil April, l!'20. wlnui 1... retired on pension. And d u n n o ibe whole


-Ml-. .Ijo'lison r e jmc ' s th a t wi th


I iimt;er, Ui .appesiso wbieli tin* ti 'jiebers woulu tbetnseiVi's s end for s t tppl ies of food 1 rom SI iiei^bbourin^X s ln'p.


to ^ct tooil. '! bey »-ried lor tin* n own b am a n d C'liatbiirn


.hes to lav be


ar ran i 'e in e i i t of th e Cbrus tmas concer t a t l lownb.un sehool for more th a n tbi r l.v y e a r s ; ami be sti l l ret j i ins th e po-.! ol secretjir.v ot ibo Downlmm an d 'I'wiston Clo tb in n ( Inb wbieli be has held for ty- two y e a r s o r more.


iMr. .Jaelvson wjis res|Hinsiliic lor the Happy Memories.


'I’lie vilbioe of bis ad o p t io n lias the bappii'st. ineinorii 's


nu’inories of manv a n d var ied jict ivil ie.>. Hut elnef place in’ bis jiilVi.-t ions i. held by till' old .school Imnsi', ol co u r s e : tin* bin^ suoci's'.iim of chi ldren comini l lcd to bis cato jind t ra inin'^, jnid imniy ol tln»'>e chi ldren s chi ldren. Whi le all of them a r e equal in tile eyes of th e scbool imis ter - or ouobt to l)c--iL is but n a tu r a l th a t In* should tjdio p r id e - ji jus t i l iable p r id e in th e o u t s ta n d - inH ;.\;ccess wlilcb old pupi l s j i l ta in cd in the


profcs s ioiud. indt is t r ia i ami o th e r walks of life.


k a n e a sb i r e Co u n ty


' rb r e e of Mr . .Jackson’s old boys won sch o la r sh ip s - -d o lm


'I’lien th ey were .sent to leteb tin* .spinners ’ i l inncr s , a n d i t w:is no u ncommon i - \pcr ienc e to liml t i iat tin* chi ldren b;»d Ibeinselves had rio


'I be beat ot llie


:VIilk'r konsdjde. Wi l l iam Vales, now I'on- ncc led wil l: col lon-iii owin^ in Mesopo­ t am i a : ami .lobn I lobinson, for sonu' yi'jirs iiojui of th e An r ic n l tu n d College a t ( ’bad- jien*. u n d e r ko rd fveiiili. now in South Am('i‘ii*a. enujined by llie n i t r a t e inte re s t s in Chi l i . A fonr tl i ’is Ibe Itev. Ch r i s to p h e r Pic l ia rd No r th , ^Sl.A.. a le c tu r e r at l l aml s - wor ll i College. Hirmiiifxliam. Hi s b ro th e r , Mr . Harold No r th , is ai -counlant to^ an Amer ican firm in k o n d o n . Aliss I'.nima Ti i rver . U..A.. enixaued on Ibe IJbickpoo! l•’d^lealion An tb o r i ly ’s teaeliin ;i s lal f . also received Ibe fonndj’i l ions of lier edue a t ion


f rom iUr. . la i 'kson; jind Ibe bi te Air. Harlle.V llm-iis, :i fo rme r w.ell-known oruanisi^ in lUacklinrn.


.An old sclioiar in Ibe Uni ted


S l a t e s who pays a visit, to th e old liome eve ry four years , a n d who renews a c q u a in t ­ anc e wi th h e r obi nms lc r . is :i i l a u u b te r of (be la te P.C. Ce rma in wlm was statiotUMl jit. l iownluim when Air. .la ckson c ame to s c l l le the re.


School Rocolloctions. . \ i ivone who has to <b> wi th the in s t rn e l lo n


of chi ldren mu s t reei 'ive answi ' r s to qne.s- tions which jm* s t a r t l in o as they are romiejd. AV*' .snof^ested this to Mr . .kieU- son who saii l in* jdwjiys awardi 'd th e p:dm


l«k a 4’i'rtJiin f a rme r ' s lad who, a f t e r a b'sson on a bor.se jis a hejist of injin. w;is askt'«l : Wh a t is Hie bor.se ^nod f o r ? ” “ F o r ejirt-


ino ma n u r e ! ” was tin* lu'jul.v response. .Mr. .lack.son. speaking of lln* old “ three di'cker ” pulpit a t Downliam Church, from


wbicli the Vicjir 4-onbl then see ibrougli a wimbiw opposik* and {jilu* nok* of jinytlwn^ lliat transpired in the vicinity. sai<l be wjis n'inimb'd of a similar olmreb wlu'n*. one ?iunda.\- morniii^j;. lln' pri'acluT smblenly broke bis discourse with Ibe exclamation : ••TTn're! 1 tboiiolit she woubl!’’ Wiibnut olk'rinti any explanation lo Hn* surprised con^irt'oal ion be returned lo lln* sermon. After the .service bo slill made no allen ip t jil 4'xplanation. and one member, dek'r- mined lo know iln* rt'jison for lln* iHi^rt'ssion, sloiqted the A'iear on bis way home. AVlu'ii n'lniinb'd t»f tin* remark. Hie reverend e'<*nlib*man sec'iin'd ra i ln 'r lalvt'ii back. “ Dill 1 say Ibal ?” In* Jislci-d. ‘‘ A'cs,” wjis Hie reply; “ yon <'erlainly <li<k” “ TTion I 'l l (ell yon.” said tin* A’icar. “ 1 Imp pi'ued lo ijlaiice tbrouob Ibe window, and I siiw old Ik ' l ly ------- conn* into th e warden for :i cabbao(». She Imd i r t a knik*. ^ just bejian lo p u l l ; a n d 1 tbo n u ld if it «*ame up smble idv Hct ly would fal l on ln*r


Imck'. Sin* d i d ! ” A Riot o? Colour.


rc-idi'd on*r Ibir tv y«*iirs a t Hie lir.st l•ol.l:l^xe on the left as one enters Hn* villaj^e from (k-eembdi*—one of a row of coltanos fronted by open ^jiriU'iis which are :t riijt of colonr in tin* summer nn»ntbs. Ami iueiib'nkdly In* lijis jdwavs been an entimsiastie amateur oardem*r. * TTnmob bis Jictivities in ib a t direelioii


.Mr. .Ijickson. who is s(*venty-two, has


.lackson still emleavours lo makt* as pood ;i liond sliow JIS bis ueiplibours. A\Tn*n we cjilled on him last weok-end w«* found Hmt be ami Mrs. .lackson wi*re spemlinp ji few days with Hn*ir niece, Airs. Fred Kolnn.son a t ' AVesi kane Fjirm, where the polden W4*ddiiip fcstivilu'S jir<' to tjike pbici* lo- nioiTovv. .\ nephew :it narkerfu'bl is Air. .Vrcbibald kimlley, wln> went lo rt'side Hiore afk*r a b*npHiy. ]ieri4ul spi'til abrojid ;it


imvi* lunl k> In* curtailed Mr.


have laid ji kindly baml, is jdmnt her im.sbjimrs ape, and has _ inleri'sled ber.self in bis numerous jict ivil it*_s.


Peiianp :unl Sinpjipore, Mrs. .hickson. on whom linn* soi'ins lo


wislie> ami eonprjitnbilions wbi(*b Imv»* boon sbower«*<l upon Hn'in we would juld our hope Hmt tbev will conlinue k) enjoy Hie bless- inp of I’lejdtli ami an eventide bmp undis turbed in its peace and happiness.


nmrrii’d 4>n Decendier 27lb, 1870, Jit SI k n k e ’s. Alili's Platlinp.


J im l


'I'bey w(*rc to Hio pood


Hoar's head, wliich is roasted and eaten


cold, is ]iart of the traditional Old Knplish Christmas fare provided a t Simpson’s in-


Ihe-Strand. Kpicures de.serihe the llayour of hoar's lioad as a cross between venison and tiie tenderest snekinp-pip.


C'ollidtiii; with a drisluor iiiidm- which i t was nassino,. olT Cherhoiiru, a h rciirh sun-


A I fn l l traw le r’s catch recent)v sidd for


CA.SOO, holloved to bo a record l ip u n . Cl 0,000 1ms been piveii iimmyinonsly to ­


wards the cost of new Imddinps fov Iho University Collepo of AValcs, AhorysU^lh.


ho hold on tho Ards Clircmt, near Belfast, on ^ t a r d a y , Augu.sl 23r<l.


Next, y e ar’s Tourist Tropjiy c ar


Christmas ro<*oss of the .llons<» of Commons will last from December 20th to .laminry 21st.


Ai'cordinp to j)re.sent arranpements. tlic


tho new United Stato.s Ambassador to France, in succession to tho la te Afr. Al.vron


1’ Herrick. Newoastle-on-Tync postal anthoritle.s arc


experiinentinp with a .scliome for tlio ,post- inp of letters and postcards in boxes on trjimcars.


Senator AV:dter Fdpe, of New .lersey, is tor Air. .IjicUsoii. th o n p h t . *piin* nni*.” On tin* !8th in s ta n t , sin* con- (bielor.


Sin* ipnorcfl sa> iiip,


say n


wil.m*ss’s “ T’ll


t4*ll you wlieii


she jiskeii for a <lrink of water, and in witness’s presence a little . lj»k*r cnllapsc<l Jind tlied. When the doctor who wjis snni- mom*4l Jirriveii he could <lo no more tlmn life extinct. I t WJIS only dnriup


house as nsind at. 7-0 a.m. and altondcHl to pi'Tsonid refp>irctm*nls. At 9-10 a.in,


the past week Hmt she was prevailed iipnn ki vary her diet, acceptinp a propri<-tjiry food.


Rathor Obstinate.


“ She was so pi.'culiar,” juhled wi tness , th a t sin* wouhl only liike ju s t wh a t she I t r ied h e r witl i di f f e re n t kind.s


■ iirejnl. h u t she w:is a woman yon eonbl inn. nmke do more* Hmr. jn s l wh a t slie


w a n t e d . ” 'riu* Coroin*r : She ear r iei l on a lonp t ime. Airs. IMoetor. wik* tif .John He n ry F ro c lo r ,


h ad kiniwn Miss iHley for six y e a r s Jind Imd visiletl he r f requenHy. Fo r some Him* she luul h(H*n f a i l inp in pene ra l h e a l th . Th e Co ro n e r : .She had nev e r h a d a d o c to r ? AVitness: No. si r . She .seemc<l as thoupl i


sin* ditl not l ike doctor s o r else it- was th a t she 4lld n o t lik<* to p ay th e money. T p u t i t down Jis th a t . H e r d o in p wi th o u t th em Ims caii.''4*d us a lot. of t rouble. She h a s koji t us in tin* d a rk . Sh e was so thin .vou <’0 uld


holy tif 79 livii ip for some t ime chielly oii f ru i t , olivi* oil, l»ot wa te r , ami lirowu b ro a d ,” tin* C’.n-oner said. “ Th e r e is evidence th a t


dinos t see th ro u p h her . * ‘‘ Thi s is a v e ry cur ious cjise o f_ a u ohl


she rcfn*;4*tl to have medical all<*ntion. a n d y e t she live<l to t h a t _ ape. Ap p an n i t ly , ac eo rd in p to medicii l evidema*, slie die<l f rom h e a r t f a i lu r e fol lowinp on .senile dec ay, :ind ■ h av e no j i l te rn a t iv e hut to f in d -a v e rd ic t iiecordance wi th medicjil evidence.”


WORKS STAFF.


BOLD VENTURE EMPLOYEES AS GUESTS OF DIRECTORS.


pany, Jil’onp with their wivi-s ami families, wci'4


inmml Chrislnms party, whieh took place tin* t hma-li Jn su iu te , Clmthurn, on


kmplo.Nci's of lUo Hold Venture kime Com­ ' the puests til tiui Directors jit iho


Satunljiv. About IGD persons partook ol an ox4:eih*nt mejil i4si, proviih'd ny Mr. 11. Hraccwell, 4it


.iVftorwjiriis I’ach child was tin* ri’cipient ol a hamlsonm p if t from ji hisiutifully decoratcil and illuminated Christinas lice.


tin* Uoyal Calc, C^lithcroc.


fun WJIS ohlaim-d by yimnp ;ind old in ji ronij), ilnrinp which luiU4lr4*ds ol pJid.V cobmii'il hjdbious W4*re jidrill- in the Jiir, jimi, with ihe puosls lualeckeil with paper lulls, ili4


was imiiilped in k> musii: proviib'il by the ? .seem* wjis ilecitbnlly jiiH.v. Djinciiip


Messes Ik and .1. \Vhcch*r, who also playiMl a inimht'f of popular Jiir.s, Hn* strjiins of which were ijik4*ii up with eiiHiusijism by Hu* coinpjiny. Selei'iions til a varu*il clmracier by ji speeijilly 4*npjip«’»l eiik-r- taim*r wero nmst popular. 'Hie violin eilect ohijiim'il from mcbKho.s pkiyi'd on a cro.ss-cut sjiw WJIS r4*m;irk;ible, ami tin* skill id inaiup- nkilion of a montb orpan (b-monstnited tin* jiiuibilities of tlml- bumble instrument. In I oni'-nmii baml tu rn , tin? jirlisti* revojinMl


Mir)»risinp ability, tin* utilisation ot pmno, iimuHiMirpjiii am! two dniins beinp distinctly eleV4 *4


4 *reni4


*r. Durinp the 4*veninp. ji plcjisinp »nv was perlonm.*d by ji sumll ^ pii'l


(Kjitbh'i'n Sjinndors) who. on bclialf ot Hu* emplovees, pn'senk'il JI lovely bomim't to .Mrs. K. D. lk)J)inson. .Mr. NTs'vers Fib*! in Jin I'xprc'.sion ol ilnnd-:s_ to Hn* iliri’clors for tln'ir pi*m*rosity, spi'cijill.v r<*f<*rrcd to Alr.s. F. D. lk>hins«’)n jis the rejd orpamser of tiie tri'iit. Jiml sjiiil Hn'V W4*ri* ver.v prjiti*- fn! k> ln*r. Air. W. CJjirlick .supporti'd. jmd the piicsts ileiimnstrjik'il Hieir apprin-iation •*nlbnsijistically. Mrs. Hobinson. n*spond- inp, warmly tbaiikisl tin* iinployis’S for the


pift. WHAT THE KIDNEYS NEED !


Don’t ignore Backache and Urinary Disorders.


n a p p in p p a in i i i - i h e Inick, those urinji i.\ ili*^orders ami <lizzv a t t a c k s clear ly imlicjito kidney wejikm*s-. a n d c:dl for i i romp t aUen - ti .m. ‘ Dehiy merely inv l le s rbciimati-sin, sciat iej i .


Do n ' t p 4> f rom bad lo u'o rse! I b a t


kidnov c omp h i in t s . ' Su en p l ln * n an d sUinn- l a l 4‘ tin* work-worn Uiiliieys wi th Dojiu s Uackjtcln* Kid n ey Fills. They will iiuiekly


(H lii-micU.s-reail. SalUcy, Ilirmiilijham. sjiiil: “ I sulFeioil terribly with pains in iny hiu’k. lln*v .seized nn* wln*n stoopinp or liftim' aiul l 'co u ld scarcely s tra ip h len my­ self. There wiis pnivcfi in the excretions


h r in p .V4iu i' jim* ami eomfor t . On ;inl .March, HIM, J l r . M. AUiyooil,


t ln i r p n 'j i t value in Hitvso eircnmstances T’hcy soon cleared tho prin el


J i m l


ami the lilmlder was weak. “ Doan’s Dackaelu' Kidney Fills proved


rid mo


*^*^0n”‘>7th Aupust, 1929, Air. Attwood s a id . Doan's Fills always have a pood word from me: they keep me in .fir.sl ra te heal th.—


Ki»lncv TMlIs, tho same tm Mr. Attwood had All ih'jders, price :Ts. a box..


(Siirnod) Ak AtTwood.” Ask distinctlv for DOAN’S Hackacho


Inmbapo, n eu r i t i s ami o th e r (irejit I I. H a y h n r s t - s t r e e t . :dso s l a k ’d th a t sho lulvice


jf. the Police S tation by the lOast kanca- sliirt* Coroner, .Mr. Prank llowlaml. .\ neif^bbour, lUrs, koiiisa. M'ilkinson, wife l''dward Willcinson, of .S2, HaybnrsL-


neij^bbours aL ibe imiuesl, on. Fr iday, on HusalotU* Uiley (75)), spinster, of *IG, Llay- Iuii>:t-.strcet, Clitberoc, whose ileatU wo conletl last week. The impiiry was bold


Keniarliablc evidence was leiulerod by


ADVERTISER AKD TIMES, ERIDAY/" DECEMBER 27. 1929. CINDERELLA.”


Happy Pantomime Scenes at Calderstones.


Patients and Staff.


feature of tho festivities a t the Cidderstones Institution for AleiUal J)electivcs, where


the Vuletiik* iimpramnie was openeil u i th an excellent pjinionium* “ tdiiderella,”


tlie jollifications are of the livoli<sst and most “ L’hristiimssy ” nature.


'J'his year


produced last WiK.*k-eiid, :iiul if tin* pro­ duction WJIS jm :tupury of what wjts to follow Ihronpliout L'hri.stnuus for^ both pjitienls jind .stjilf the pn)c(‘edings jil tho Ins titution must luivo hoeii of tho Imppicnt. Produced by a


to luive 1


mimo captured tho K[iirtt of the .sea.suii in marked fashion jind wjis itioroupiily ilelipht- fnl thrmiphont, rcllectinp credit idike on iiotli the proilui'er ami tliose Ijtkinp pjirt. NT) elfort luul been spj»rt*<.l to ensure the siu'ci’.^s of tin* pjiiitomime, jtnd when i t was I'resentod to the pnhlie on Saliinhiy oveninp ilie enlhn>iji.stio Jipphiuse which pre<*lod i*ach was in iUsclf ji sunieient indication of the iiu'ril of tho jiicce. ICven p re a te r praise is tlue lu’cjius4! of the fjict th a t the whole of Hu* 4'aste, with but two exeejitions, was snnplied ))v patients, who :u'<|ntUed tbt*ni- .s«flvi*s exoclb'iilly. All Hie customary


Mt. Jk V. Car ter, the jmiito- Thu leal Chri.itmus spirit i:i ulwajb a


L E W I S ' S s y i l E


. S t c i ir t® ■ # S.IS1. ,€Mi rMUKSIMYiiext


pjintomime fjire was provided, .soup, <lance Jind btiniom* in jibiimljiiice, the hitl4*r <'om- mmllty belnp disp4*tiscil by timt versatib* Jind original conu*4]i:in, Mr. .lames Douplas, who is JI im'inhor of the C’jd<lcr.stoncs .stjiff. Tin* Jiccopltn! version of Cimh’relJji was


jAMumrar i n d THEILE will be thousands of extraordinary


I'ollowcil with minor jind modt'rn ;ilt«*ra- tions, jiml i t wo u ld he useb’ss lo outline tho plot, followinp JIS i t <Ii<l conV4*ntionaI Iitu*s. Sufl*n'4* i t to sjiy timl tin* vor.si4>n of the fjiiry story provi4lc(i jiinpb* scop4* for Hie intro- dncHon 4>f 4hiinty daiu’cs. roHl4‘ldnp <*li4)ruse.s Jiml 4*harminp scgiuxh.


Capable Loaders.


WooiU'v slioweil bersel t wo rmy ol m e 4.iih- t inci iui i .su^Liuniup me c in i ia c le r tU'lipni- lu liy .


In 4italopue a n d in sung sno ujis


cjipital. Air. i ' . im’s i Ijjin4-:njl4*r provideii a pr«‘jii lii'al ot l iumour m lu.-) ii ii i - rpr i ' t j i inm ui V iiutmel la'n laUier , amt in cot iaoorai ioi i witli JMr. Doupias i>roduced roar.s ol lanpn- le r .


Tcriil as tin* Uaianie.ss, piv i i ip poor Lbmlereiia III awlu l l imo.


4*.\cclt4.’m. I'jilry Fr i i ico, by t i t le JTuuco


t alib'i-cnm-.StoiU's. Llo was even pracious :ind JI t r u e Fr in c e Cl ian i i in p of pai i iumime. Humo u r Jilso was juUlcil by th e s in i s te r ma cbinat ioi i s of tlie uply sislt*r.s, who wero p r i ’si'iileil wi th Lbo req u i s i te lorco by I'llsit* illey ami I'klitii Ba l e in a n . As th e baililf ,


who ji r rivet l a t an in o p p o r tu n e moment to sell lip (be Maroii a n d Haroness, Air. .Jjime.s Doupias wa.s mapni t icent .


vidoii liim wi th ample f re edom to imlulpo bis ve r s a t i l i ty :iml lii.s very ap p e a r a n c e on tbo stap4> wa.s Ha* s ipnal for ji b u r s t of h e a r ty b iu p b te r . Mr. Jloupljis k e p t Ibiiips p o in p wi th ji swin g Jiml neve r rebixed lo r JI inoiiioiit in .soup o r jolu*. He Inid a poiMl foil ill I'T-jiiieis T u r n e r , as biiilitV’s ma te , who iijul a h a p p y k n a c k of i loinp tbo wio n p Hiinps a t tbo r ig h t moment . Mr. Dimghus, by tbo way, also aetetl as Fa i ry (Jodmotlier , sim[)ly revel l ing in tbo dut ie s , u n t i l tin.* ur r iv jd of a c h a rmin g Fj i i ry Queen, sp len ­ didly poiTrayetl by J'!volyii


I'T-aiicis T u r n e r Inul a n o tb o r role wliieli bo pr4*s4*nteil in mos t forceful styU*.


ibo villjiiii, ami ji v ery awesoim? vi l lain be


'J’aylor . wbilo .H e " ’os


mmle. 'r i ie p r inc ipa l s wcio bacJied nj) by ji j ipilal 4'lionis, who were jd ike oxeel lent in


•song jiiid ilance. T’bo aci’ompj inimeuts were proviili’il by Hie Cabh^rstinu’S Orebes t r : i . ami Hi4* wimb* pjintomiino was a Iinpe siu'cess.


KIRKMOOR SCHOOL


CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT. T'lmt Lbere is nuicli embryo i l r junal ic


Icimlly li-nl for ib e oceasioii by tbo unimipe-


II.till. T’la* pro4.-e4*4liiips opened wi th a ncj it l i t tm


sp4‘4‘eb by Hie F r in c ip a l , in Lbo courso ot uliii'li sill* t ru ly s a id t h a t all S u n d ay sebools eoiisLaiill.v r equi re niam*y to c a r ry on, ami sill* propo'od to ijikc? u p a ci'lli-clion a t Hie in te rv a l for Ha* ( •oi iprepat ioual Sumlay


almlist ibe wboh? sirliool. Si-verjil ihiinly ihinces well* iiil roduci'il with g re a t sueiress


fjiiry opeii’tlu ,, . . . _


and tin* vjirii'il 4•osLunl4S niaile the scene a lirilliaui one.


anil Alarpiiri't Di’iit wen* well ri-ceived, ami were followed bv two jininial ski'tclii's, with Stiuirt AlcFlii'i-si'm (jipeil eipbt yojirs) iis sole proilncer :iml stJipi .\!l.*ii (larii4*H. Nicln llu* pjirts of till* varii .laiiu's 'l'lioriili».*r o.v


Iti’eiljiHoiis b.v .Jobii koynd


•; ami 'l’boriib(*r ti’)ok jinimal.s, ;iml Aljisti*r lleil himsel f as tbo


>low but siiri* .torloi.*- Ferbaps the most


popiila


short p la v , , “ Clirisl Mii-lmi'l _(:jirm*U ami Audrey Hie Icjulinp pjirls.


”4*1 ic fellj-ibini-inp, Hiqrouplil.v 'riieri* wj


*.” in wbii-li kord played


pieei* WJIS a


s soim* oni'r- I'lijoyi'il by


both cliildren juiiT audience, and two stnail girls »*x4*euli*tl I’liarminp .solo ilanci's.


jiiiiiisinp nursery rb.vme phiy* *' Dutc'b dia­ logue. Jiml fur’t l in r ’ laeiiaHims by Bernard ktiiK’jisler and Kjilhleeii ATarsluiil hroiiph.t ns to tlie hist item—a mime play. The 4*hihlii*n have ilono only 4)iie term’s work in mimi* Jiml th e ir progress luis hoeii highly rein:irkal)h*. The i-hief pjirts were taken hv Fi'ter ki\'4*r anil 01wi*n Farlc(*r jis Tving ji’mi Qm*en ; l-Mward Hoilgkiiison :im! Feggie Wilson as Frima* and Frincess;^ Jiml by AlJirv Kilth*r and kney Bulcock n.s Nnrsi* Jiml Wici-iMl Fairv.


.An


( ’.lok. .1. Sw4’4*tman. .1. Thompson and IT 'nc*!iiln r, did excellent work, helni'il by A lau'il, K. Alarshall and AT. Wjuldington as phiyfi*llows of the Frinecss. .<\>mi* of the jiarenls kindly proviili'il *fn'sjiments for the ehiMreu a t tho close


I'Miir good fjiiries. A! i 4


of till* i)4*rfonnance. -------------- ------<-----------------------------------


SAWREY.


'F ru i t , i*te., wji.s also^ d is tributed.^ The childron greatly appreciated th e alTair and 4‘xpressi‘d tlieir delight in rousing elieers.


prandmother, her dauphtor and her prand- slanplilor in a Holn.'mian_ villape. The apes of the molliers were -IT, 111 and To.


Sons wore liorn on the same djiy to a . . . _ . .1 p p r . ' tf- vn>f -* H yV y ’ X . ii ' - 1 -1 - x r '’ - S. y --■'r ■ y ■ .5 -,4 vfr ♦ I > 1 ^ ^ I ” i r ' . "


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■ ■ - \ - / ^ ' -


WJIS agjiin nmdi* manifest a t tho school on Fridav afternoon on tl»o occasion of tho hroaknig up for tlie CTliri.stmn.s liolidays. At the instigation of tin* suhool teachers, F a th e r Christmas arrived carr^ving two huge sacks, and hamlc<l to each chihl a top.


S(dlOkAHS’ TH HAT.—Tho festive sp ir i t per . Akisters tin* Conpr«’pa t ion:d Hall ,


t a l e n t in the ol<l boroiigb was made jd.mmlanlly ch*ar on Sa ln r t lay a f te rn o o n , when .Miss l la rprej ivos ’s sebool p av e th e i r jiniinal slmw iii


CHATBUIIN.


boi’s of the C'burch Atldotic Club .*,pciiL an oxcocdingly joyous timo a t n Christmas party IioUl in Lho Clubroom on AUmday night.


iluring the year wero haiidei.1 lo Clilford kaw.soii, Toni Higby and Birroil Jones.


recitations, gramophone sulcclions, com­ munity sLiiging, games ami boxing boiit.s. During the eceiiing prizes for good conduct


the ovoiiing wa.s tJiken ui> with songs, .Supper wui> .served ami tho rc.sL ol CMIlllSTALAS FAUTl I’.^a. — Br e a k in g -u p


.s i Im)*)!. T'bi* Slim of two ponml s resultial . 'I’ln* firsi, it4*iii on the programme was a delightfully performed by


lo r th e Ci i r is tmas hol idays is a n eager ly jiiuleipiiLctl e v e n t by llm scliohir.s a t llio Na t io n a l SiTiool. Tlie occasion is looked forwji rd lo, n ot iiieroly ;l^ a r e sp i te Irimi le.ssons, Init lor tlie li appy t imo as sociated wi th the N a t a l ciTebrat ion. For .Mniio t ime th e d i i ld r e n , u n d e r th e gui i lauco of ih e i r te acher s , liml l>eeii e n g a g ed in the p r e p a r a t io n ot piipi*r decorj itioii s, jiml Hiese gavi.s th e t.TasNi'otim> a lesl ive app e a ran c e . 1 In? fes t ivi t ies begJin on Th u r s d a y j i f lermmu


whi*u th e in f a n t s were rogaletl wi th t e a ami i laint ios . T’ho ev en t fu l l ime, however , i-ame on Fr i i lay a f t e rn o o n when the joyous s p i r i t was mos t jippar i ' i i t .


i n th e inlat i t


d e p a r tm e n t a h ap p y t imo was s p en t , caroLs, songs amt ri^citjitions be ing given by Hii* cli ildreii. Two l i t t le plays “ Chrls tf tias Cle an in g ,” hv scholar s 4)1 StJ indards I. jiml I k , a n d “ Th e Toys ,” by th e in f a n t s , wi*re


ei iarmi i igly produced, d a in ty p a p e r dresses, maile in tin* sehool, h av in g ji p r e t ty 4*tleet. .\ eei i t ro of a t l i j ic l io i i was jm e lahoni to t.'h ristmjis tri.*e, f rom whieh ejieh cTiihl


h...M.U nf of


scholars W4*re also nniking nicrr\’.


.si.v upper s tandard girls. T'liis^ was nHor- war il s ropt'jiti'il fiir Hu* benef i t of llu* in f a n t i l i 'par t ineut .


miuTi jippreeiate4.1 i tems , whi le a song I , one of th e te a che r s was most popula r . The outstjimling iti'in was a pla.v, eiitUlod “ 'J ho Bi'jil Frineess.’’ gi\-en In splomlid style by


pianoforte solos and humoroiis storii's wi'ro . . . I.


. . . . . . . . J i . . . . . . . . . . I - . I . . . . h v ( J ramopl ione si?lect ions also


jidil4*il to till* g«*neral enjoyment . Air. K. F. Aliler.sh'v (h e adma s te r ) oxtonded Hie si'ji.son’s g re i ' t ings i4» all scholar s jiiid Ihoir pan*i its. an d saiil hi* was ilelighti'il to si'i* so iimnv nio thi' rs .p r e s e n t , a f a c t wliicli sliowod *:m inti*rest that, was real ly mos t eiu'ouragi t ig. On h<*h:ilf of tho mothi ' rs ])re.s4*nl. ono of ti ioi r mu n h o r oxpres.si*d appr i ' i ’ia t ion a t tho kiml ly int iTos t in th e .s4*hohirs an d th e gi ' i ieros l ty of Mr . Aldors- loy, Mr . J . h’niwis t le, Aliss S umn e r and AHss kowor , in p ro v id in g tin* t r e a t . Before ( li spersi iig oju'li schola r wa.s th e re c ip ien t ol a n ap p l e an d nn o r an g e .—Scliolar.s a t t e n d ­ in g till* Wesley Sumh iy Scliool were onti*r- ta im'd by Hio S u n d a y .Scliool Counci l a t a .social g a th o r in g on .Saturday evening. Be e i la t ions, c o n ju r in g t r icks , commu n i ty s in g in g a n d game s all combined to provide) a very li appy t ime . S u p p e r was .served, I'licli memb e r we a r in g a p a p e r c a p ex t r a c te d f rom cn u :k c r s—:m opo ra i io n which providcnl g r o a t ioll ity. A t tho te rmin a t io n of w h a t ]>roviMl to *1)4* a mos t enjoynhlo ovoning. ea ch schola r was p r e s en t ed wit l i a b ag of sweets .


Contending t l ia t tbo .seals in tbo AVasli aro


onieially e s t inmled ji t y2J mi l l ion busliols, wit i i a n ex-por table .surpliLs of betwe en 1* a n d 11 mi l ium bushels .


Th e Now South AVales wh e a t liarv(*st is


a .serious menace to fishing, since tliey daily censuino to n s of fish, Norfolk fishermen suggest th a t U.A.F. ’planes should bomb the sandbanks on which th e seals g a th e r a t low tide.


".arkerDuqfbld


Im at on c e a thing o f and a lasting possession. With rare and beautiful colours—and


a wide range to choose from— it makes a most acceptable


present. Th e s if t that will «crvc them


all their Uvea.


Pens : 3 0 /- ; 2 5 / - : 21/-- to match : 17/6* l5/», 1 - /6 .


You will find a splendid Selection at the


ADVERTISER OFFICE THE PEN SHOP


27, C a s t le S tr e e t , G l ith e ro e . „ V ' '''


amls o the


ree4*ivt-‘d ji gi f t , J«ml also an o r an g e a t Hie 1


. sSanta CIjius scholars.


t-inln. (Mails ,


i liinpersonuteil by one F’jisijiirs


im


imte il iho


hv


till' iTmirmanship of Harry I'kinishaw, who was leaving thi? school, an _ exiji'lh'nt pro­ gramme was presented. Becitations, songs,


senior l,‘iuh‘i’


Tol. 48087 )Two Linos) 0UIU.STA1AS FAUTY.--About -10 niom- 'J'bo p a r t pro-


i ’. i izal icm iVistall was .Miniiceiiily Josepl i iUeL-iiriby niailo


t-'bosi'ii for llie imr i ol C‘imlcri*ll;i, Dolly


turers and suppliers are clcarin^l th e ir stocks at cut rates in o rder to provide capital for the ensuing season. T h e pas t year has been a had year for trad e , th e ir stocks are high and money is tight.


PR IC E S tins year will be lower than ever beeausc manufa c­ L EW IS ’S buyers for several weeks pas t have scoured


every m a rk e t to take advantage o f these conditions. They have secured some o f the most amazing bargains imaginable. W’atch this p ap e r for a detailed adver tisement n ex t week.


WILL PAY YOU TO WAIT FOR LEWIS’S SALE


M A N C H E S T E R / ./• : ir /N ” .S’ r r v . M A S C U E S T E R


chtisSrem and for the home delivered each day throughout the Sale. The huge price advantages that only LEWIS’S can obtain will be handed on to you.


bargains in new merchandise of every description for men, for women, for


(THREE)


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RAMSGREAVE LAUNDRY t l ic l . -umdry t l ia t .scrvc-s y o u we l l a t a m o d e r a t e c l i a r g c . O u r v a n s c o l le c t o n MONDAY a n d d e l i v e r o n FRIDAY. Wrifo, Phono or Call


H M 'D O C E BROS. IJfD. d y e r s a a d c l e a n e r s


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