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W H THE CATHOLIC RAMBLERS.


By JOSEPH McNulty, B.A.


<il i-Yiibles l o t boon oigamsod by th o J lo n ’s hoil.ilitj of bb. AliolmoT an d Jo lm ’s Cbutcb


ILirijm tho aummor uu iiiturcatiim aoriM


Ib o oiioning viait was inado to Ibo Clitbeioo ^^atOlwo^lc3 nxtli Giiiidloton as i ts s ta r t in g n e n t and a f t o r a n inspootion of t,bo


across tlio springs


grcatci relate,


li '•o Tspitali .si>it’ality aro th e an d as p a r ty


guUieriiig ground whore tlio harnessed le.ssur


.,3 Vito ' ‘‘'bity^Fatifm-.,.-''” the


jUj who ti ole p a r t in tho sooond ontinV to Holton in Holl.ind, a manor of wliioh h a lf


' U)b vspec- Iho


tlii.o rt, <„,


al Waiver- Hnnks, of


•J liatwoon ‘ P;,- ami Clitheroc, daujrhtcT


■iuio Coin-


(. awtliorno »*, JIainor.


* •■


> amongst m th e a r t 'j aged Go


J 'orn Loa,


Xorth-Kast no p u t Ja)\v


idorson, of riy, Sal)d(?n • Jlawortli, . of Hydai


ils, ns also rn o t t , J.l>. tiding was


J ;si\* years. |V'addington


fb duxl on e distrint, W'adding-


ln<*v(;r hnen I’.d fanuly.


I til ^ in te re s t improve-


|‘0 taken in


|ai;d action I iirlaco was amintious


Ills slinperv I pei'iaily in


, and tin* lias lioon


J r iMallicw Wdlson, of | rronouraldo


d ’llson, of


r Lord and rk.


I CI S aro an ' ■


’Uno was at ler.s ot . tlie


|i Napoleon,e family, e Yeomanry


I was irans- l llio seven- Iie in Par-


I oared limb i act was


| J hat from’sdalo Iind


iirn Park, od numhor


irsb Tiord t of trees,


‘cn settled I IV. For


It. (foorgo’s 1 lie “til, ol W


of llio »i .s crickot


J^niicaster -Uen-


n , . m'rv " „ r i! ^ ‘°i


U i . in u i of Our JLiady and Bt. .Joliii tho Hap u st fouiidod 111 1020 by Tlioiiiiis P u d s a ^ to pray lo r tho soul ol tho foundor ami


.*'“' ' ‘»do<l tbo j ia r ty of


Pi“toroian Ahhoy of “Imroh stood'^ tho


did


u n d '‘dircctL'd‘ to reservoirs.


no t Sad


tho to


CLITHEROE


SEEN FROM THE AIR—VI.


UNPAID RATES.


Clitheroe Rural Council to Serve Final Notices.


Tlio moiitlil,. _____ p i s tn o t Council was l io l_ ................... .. mi J . Holdua.


Hall on Monday. Mr. AV. Hanson, J .P . , p re s s in g . Other nunnbers iircsoiit wore a!"*


at . AAilknison, T. Hobinson, W. Havburst Unpaid Raios.


‘®'' H. Hobinson, S .J ., Tlfossi-s.


MARKET PLACE.


a ist of more than 200 residents who imd nob p a id Inoir rates,


Ibo Cleric ( J h \ A. K. A ilkon) submitted Sl.i!-'''?


out oil Ju n o J rd . After tho Inst meeting ot the Council, lie s en t o u t warning noticos. u s i i ld '


.Ui/shoth, had sulfoiod inuoh for tho Catholic l.iith Ohjd., page CG).


icLoul tho la c l th a t C aidinal Allen’s molhor was .lane L is te r of Waslby H a ll, near (iislmrn (Letter.s and Memorials of Cardinal Allen, pages 3 nml ^1.'52).


I t is of in te re s t to To Salloy Abboy.


or mill s t ie ain and camo ou t n e ar tho luidgo. Moving Ironi S o u th p o r t House, one notices Mie mill lodge banks in a small field to tho Jolt, ami jiibt heyoiid a solidly built pile of


.stands in its iiiclio in tho Arches, with the HIM 1 iptioii, S an c ta IVluria, o ra pro nohis. Jlio aiclies aro said to have heoii b u ilt (or lolnidt) of Abbey stones-over a century ago, by an en te rp r is in g innkooper. Ueforo 1 caching th e Archo.s tlio v is itor ontor.s tho gi(»und.s by a door on the rigl it. close to the g u id e s cottage. iCntoring tin* church h^ tho vvest door, one is iniprcssc*<l hv tho stinplnily and ruggedness ol the building. .Standing a t tlio crossing, on tho loft is tho iiorlh tran sep t with door an d chapels, and on tho r jg l it the door leading to the oIoLslers, the niglit sluir.s, tho sacristy door an d tho cliapcds ol tho south tran sep t . Ascending two blep.s a n d ])assing through tlie choir, tlin .site ot the Iiigh a l ta r is readied, one course ot steps alone i-cmuiiiiiig. Hero tlio loundation ol tho hutlresscd walls is well mailicd an d a very lino oast window must once Iiave deliglitcd the observer on tho IieighiH above, SL. Aiulrow’s Momit.


popularity in the Mth and IGth Conlurics may ho pidgod Irotn Uio fa c t th a t eight manuscript copies are still e x ta n t ; two a t Oxford, two a t Cumbridgo, throe a t the Ihiiish Museum and one a t T r in ity Collogo, Dublin. , Hofo too a t Salley, luinod in an imkaoun grave. ln>s tho unknown Salloy monk, who tra n s la ted Grosseteste’s Chastcau (rAinnnr into Knglish nrolmhly as old, il not older th a n th a t or Chaucer (Jlritisli Museum. Egerlon MS. 927). Tliis work Meals nt iho Creation, Iho iledomptioii, tho day of imlgmont, the joj’s of lioavon, and the tonnents of h e ll; h u t th e whole is a religious allegory, and u n d e r th o ideas of (rhivalry the fundnmonial a rticles of Catholic holief .nre represented. I t has tho a ir of a .system of <livinity w ritten by a tronba- odur. Tho poet, in describing tho advent Ilf Jesus Christ, supposes th a t Ho entered into a magnifieont ca.stlo, which is tho body of the iininaculato virgin, Our lllossod Lady. Tho s tru c tu re of th is castle is conceived with some imagination, and drawn with tlio pencil of romance.


I ts Old Lan g h o Intorosts .


Tlio fourth ramble was to th o Chapel of .'5t. L(>onai'(i, Old Lnngho, occupying a


DnsacCed a t T,o Pooiball Ihcral Club


J presiding, i t since us ]'iio.sb valu- J 1.0 hoped


I te rs would Id by the


1^0 of tho wliieh


|-d cash in to more


[luded £*:M


I nines pro- 1 litiiro in- tlie new


I incuts a t } to be


|m o n t h u t JJij. and


lio hnlnnco Voived an of iho


I'd on the I d by Mr.


la t having 1 Kccrotav.v, Ig n cd his ly to elect


l.itcd and su re r was


Jifcssrs. C. |)wles, T. Schofield '


I bloc. Tlio > ad d to


nccordcsl Id dovotwl


on whist was £ l ‘i made to


o )S.s. :id. ])rodiico<l chocolate


th a t tins cliapel was b u i l t of stones fronii th e


jiortion of a waste or common, known as hangho Green. Local


tra d i t io n assorts


dismaniled Ahlioy of Whallov, by Sir Tliomns IToleroft about *l.'joG-7, “ for *thq ease of till? ncighhmirhood, th a t they might h e ar ^lass tlicre.” Along witli all th e old Catholic churches i t passed into P ro te s ta n t liaiuls ami for over a century had a p re­ carious cxistonco with occasional and casual sorvicos.


The l.ord Cliancellor, .TofTroys, g ran ted posses­ sion to tho Vicar, and th o Catholics of th e neighbourhood once' more crossed^ tho Bibblo lit rTackiug and Binckloy F e rr ies to hoar Mass at. Nicholas Sliorhurnc^s. a t RlonyluirsL. Underneath tho Communion table, b u i l t m tho floor, IS an a l ta r stone, 'ju d g in g by tho consecration crosses in th o corners, thoiigh iho writer noticed no loculus for lolics. (Abram’s l l is lo rv of Blacklmvn, pagc-S •M7-1.*).'")-).


became Lord of tho ^ lan o r and assuming tlmi the fabric of th o chapel was an appanage of tho manor, obtained tho custody of tho keys and took possession. Ho had tile school rofpiisitc.s, communion table, etc,, lemovod, ami suhsLitutod an a l ta r and the liUmgs necessary to a d a p t i t for Catholic ritual. F o r a" brief period a f te r th is seizure, ^lass was celebrated in tho chaped, wiiorcupon tho Vicar of Blackburn potitionod the Crown for its res toration.


In 1G79 Bartholomew Walmsloy livcntually Ro u n d A b o u t B a sh a ll.


posing a r ray of Catfiolie gentlemen wa.s Mumnoiiod to ap p ea r a t Lathom fo r no t con­ forming to tho now religion, and among answers made by d if fo ro n t . people to tho arlielos objected ag ain st them by th o Coiii- imssionoi's, is Ih a t of .lohn Talbot of Bashall (Abram, pago 77). Another branch of tho


arranged to v is i t Bashall Old Hall ipul tImpel House, Chaigley.


'ro-morrow, S a tu rd ay , a rainhlo has boon In 15G8 an im­


'ralhots of Salcsbury gave shelter to Blc.sscd Kdimiml Campion, "S..r., and m any another missionary p r ie s t from Bouai or Homo on- loyod iho* hospitality of Jo h n Talbot. His younger bro th e r, “ Limping Tom Ta lb o t,” was one of tho e ar lie st of Lancashiro antK|uaries, an d in L'jSO acted a.s Keeper of the Bccords in th o Tower. Thomas Talbot, Francis 'IMiyimo. and an unknown WTtlor in a T r in i ty Collogo MS., Dublin, made extensive iraimcripts from orginal documents belonging to tho dissolved Abbey of Wliallcy. Their common .sources, in p a r t a t l(»nst, soom to have been Cleopatni c IIT,;


fif te en th Coiitoiinry of S t . Aiigustinu rc- niiMiihor limb this nunik wrote a bcaiitifiil iiA'ditatiou based on tho writings of SS. Augustine, Anselm an d llorimrd.


far the most in te re s t in g tomb is th a t of Ihior William ol llyniyngton, Chancellor of tKfoid III 1372-.‘h W^o wlio aro keeping tlio


IJy


Mary, (Jneen of Scots: “ luG8. Ye first Sunday in Alay ye Queen of Scots escaru'il ou t of prison. 21.10.1GG8. At Bolton (justell in Wcnslodnlc.” On lol. J5I is a sh o rt verse on tlio basilisk. ” ’J’lio basili.sk brouglit fortli and bred In himiing Libya sands


•Doth wound witli breath and with her sight.


brings to mind th e share of tho Talbots in th e c.ipturo ol. Heiir.v VI. a t llrungorlev. I t IS not generally known th a t the cause of th is .saintly King for canonization was in- tiodiieed heforo th e lleforination and th a t in recent year.s material lias been eollected w’l th tho samo object in view. Among those who take a keen in te re s t in his cause a ie tho scholar.s of ICton CVilIogo, which Honry founded.


Ghapol of Saint Chad.


opposite i.s th o reputevi site of a chapel dedicated to S a in t Chad. Tradition says th a t a pries t was .saying iMa.ss in the cliajicl when Honio soldiers b u rs t in on tho li t t lo .


a t Chaigloy s tands on th e r ig h t an old farmhouse called CJiapcl Mouse.


About half a mile p a s t the C.W.R. Dairy J u s t


Crawsliaw’^ .Farm, n e ar SLonyhurst, showed to a Stonyhurst p rie s t an old mi.ssal with some Gorman vvnting on the lly-leal and oonfidod to him tho family secret. Tho relics, now a t CatforUi, include th e vest­ ments and a l ta r linen, tlio chalice, th e missal, a small silver crucifix, an a l ta r stone inado of slate, with crosso.s .scratched in th o eornors an d centre, and hisllv flic n ia r ty r ’.s head.


cu t off, and i t roIlo<l down iho a l ta r -stops. From th a t day th e Holden fannly kept the liead,. together with th e ve.stmcnts, and handed them down from fatiior to son in g ro a t sceroev.


In JS12 Thomas Holden of


1888, and Forgotten Shrines, hv Dom Bode Camm, O.S.B.).


d u r in g ilie period of th o Penal Laws ami in IGGS forty-.soven Chaiglcy Catholics were convicted a t Pres ton for refusing to a t ten d th e Clmrch^ of -England .services (Catholic Bocord Society, Vol V., pages Lfo-G).


Chniglcv .stood s taunch for th e Faitli


AUCTION MARTS. CLITH KPOE.


lying-oll c at tle on ofler to a^'inoderale a t te n d ­ ance. Best geld hoifer.s realized lr«)in ;C17 lO.s. to .C21 ; others requiring short keep, CLl 10s. to ;C17; stirks , £9 .£13 10s.; best sh o rt d a te lying-olt cows, £27 to £31 10s.; la te r dates, £24 to £ 2 9 ; plainer-sorts , £19 lOs. to ;C23. Tho judges, AIos.sr.s. B. Phillips, Hollifield, and T. Willcin.sou, Boltoii- hy-Bowlaiid,, made th e ir awards as follow-s: Geld c a t t le : 1, AV. AVliitwell, Moarloy; 2. ■\V. Taylor ami Son, 'Wliitewell.


F r id a y ; An avorago show ol gold :iiul


c a t t lo : 1, C. Smith, Blackburn;* 2, J . Bireliall, Burnley.


liviiig-off


ing cows, ami a liig aLlemlancc of eiustomers from all the ]>rincipal milk centres. Best deep milkers mado from £2G to £3G; north country heifers made up to £ 3 3 : others from £22 to £28. Best tu t calvc.s made to .£5; smaller oiic.s from 15s. to 30s. Tho judges, Afessus. Cooper, of AVest Mniton, ami A. Hamer, of Bolton, made th e follow­ ing awnrd.s for host dairy cows: 1, J . H e ato n , Sawley; 2, H. Craw'ford, Dumfries.


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sion was celebrated with a huge r iv e r fete a t Basrah, I r a k .


Tlio anniversary of King Foisal’s acces­ Tne.sthiy: There was a. good show of; milk­ (Slonyhiirst Alagaziiie,


congrogation and killc<l tlie celebrant as he .stood, clad in his sacred vestments, which were .stained w-ith blood. His head was


i t io mention <if Ba.shall Hall n alunillv


Doth wrap .in ileadly hands. .


'J’alboti'.*’


J2U-JJ8, and Harley 1830 (Briti.sh aVlnseum). Vaap i) X V I I . 2. Talbot has a .n o te of


GISBUKN EN EETE. DRESS


SPORTS AND FANCY PROCESSION.


A HUGE SUCCESS.


lor in ra l pcaeehilness ami Lraiu|uilttv, espeualks du rin g tiie siimiuer moiitlis, but M'.sleiday week^ tlie quietness wa.s siiatteioil or quite a dilferoiit reason Irom t l ia t of


Gi.sbuin Ims long since lost iU rep u ta tio n


months past. In no town or eitv is lliero to ho .seen an y th in g like a village*field tlav. A village is much more like one family than a town, ami events of this .sort en- gemlor an atmosphoro of homeliness and |iiemlliness. Everyone in the village joins in ami does his or her hit.


for


a i i i \e , the.\ are made wolconio in th e tru e counliy manner, hu t if not, ovorvthing goes oil ju s t as smoothly ami happilv.


If outsiders


rilingo alfair. conducted lor ‘-the village and by tho village,


I t is a .


(leliglitfiillv cool 111 co n tra s t with the scorching h e a t outside, a short -service was comlucteil by Hie Vicar (Dev. J . Heslop, B .U .) ho g a \e a short- b u t interosliug mull css.


hack through tho mam s tre e t to tlio Ceno­ tap h . whore another short service was hehl, two liyimiv hmiig accompanied bv tlio hand. A heaut ilul wreath was placed upon the ineinoiial by tlie two .senior girls of the -school, lloan Portc-r and Alargaret Kaylov. Eteiyhody then adjourned to the AucUon.


known tunes, Air. K. NiiLtall olficiating a t the o igan.


I ’liree hymns were snug to well- ’J’he children then marched


Alaib (lold, wheio .-ijunls dear to tlio h e a r t ol tho seliuol child wore held. During the


afternoon tho hand played .several selections on tlio liold, and contrihuled in no mean uay lo tlio general enioymont. The otiildren were given another tre a t by Air. AVilf lla.Miiomi, thi< chnor and well-known ven­ tri loquist, of Barnoldswick, who gave several performances a t intervals. To sec Air. Baymoml iierehod on a step-ladder manipulating his d o l l , .surrounded by tlie ^'•oud of happy youngstois, was reminiscent oj the sands of onr more popular -seasitle le.sorts, and gave umleniahlo proof th a t tho dav of tho pupjiot show i.s n o t ye t over. Shortly a f te r four, a-hiindrcd hot, slightly


soiled, Imt still ha])py children made tlieir way in two hatelies to the P arish ILumi, u h e io -several heroic ladies worked like tro jan s in th e teirllii* lio.at, to provide the hungry groups with tea.


men and .sporkswonieu gnihered round th e pavilion to receive th e ir prizo.s which were graciously presented by tho Honour.ablo Afiss Lister., of Gishuvn Park. None wore disappointed, for tliero wore consolation prizes for all who had n o t hoeii successful in first reaeliing th e tape, in .additioii to the toy bricks and pencils which wore vorv k.indly given by Afr. and ATr.s. Towers*: ehocolntes. ^-11>. p e r child, from a local fu n d ; and also an orange and tlircopcnny piece to every child from Afr. and Afrs. Tnttorsall, Commercial Hotel.


Tho Procession.


to prepare thom.solvos and othor.s* for tWis, and lo .sec th a t no detail was lack- - *


of tho day—the fancy dress procession through th e villngi*. Even-hodv retired


Tlie n ex t event wns tho culminating point B o tu rn in g to the field, tho voimg sports-'


ubildruii inni-olimg tbi-ough tbo village fi-om sehool til the .I*ai-,sb Cbureb, bea.led bv the Ihu noldsu iclc Band. Here, where i t was


Sorvicos at Church and Cenotaph. Tlio piocooding-i wore begun by llio


Iioli<lay tiafiic. I ’lie cause, this time, was the (•hildien’s lield <lay, to wliich tlio young lolk ol this d is tr ic t had been loolcing for- u a id with anticipatory de lig h t


.s tre e t u.is lined with eager spectators ami 111 .L few miinitos, the procession, wliich asseinl)]e<l a t the Commercial Hotel, began its Iriumplinnt journey through tho village. lMi.st came twenty-six .smart lads and lassies, gay ami neat m tlioir red and wliiti*, creat- iiig. a chtiitning old-world atmuspiiere in Uie steps ol an old picturesque morris dance, lo some, this was tho most inspiring thing of the day. I h e delightful absence of sell-


dte.sses to he worn. At seven, tho main


Aliddje Ages, in the Knglaml of the “ good old times .” Following the dancers camo the band,


inatie lino ol children, old and young, diessed in a collection of tho fuimiest, p ie t t ie s t ami most beautiful of costumes. As the proce.ssion jia.ssed along, one had scarcely Lime to appreciate all tho details ()i tho many’ elo\orlv-mado and original <lros.ses, b u t w’h a t success could ho a t ta in ed ■


o.ieh nioinber doing his utmost to maintain tin* ihythmic himt of a rousing nnlitarv niateli.


shown. At inieivals, tho lino wa.s hrolcen 1)N deeoiated lorries, each vicing witli the others to show to advantage its best poinbs. On reaching S ta tio n top, tho procc.ssion


w itli a l i t t le time and trouble was clearly


tu rn ed and mado its way hack to th e Com- nieicial hold whore th e judging, wliich w’ns ofliciontly performod by Air. an d Mrs;


Towor.s, and Air. and Airs. Rnailliam, took place.


Children’s Classes.


Gill ” (H. Durgo.ss) ; 2, ” Joan of Are ” (Al*. Wovmes).


Dost mounted hoy o r g irL 1, “ Poppv


by K. 'riiompson). Dost coiiplo on foot in fancy eostuino^ 1,


“ Sunshine and B a i n ” (N. U o h o r ts ) ; 2, “ Crinoline Lady ” (P . AValker).


1 h u r o g o o d ) 2, “ The Bisto K id s ” ( J . and G. Snii lh). .D(Lsfc fam*y costumo, ehildrcn u nder 9 : 1


Long Skir ts ” (E. B rew s te r ) ; 2, “ Football Besiilb ” ( J . N u t te r .)


Adults’ Glasses.


lo r ry ; I, “ Tho Ago of CJiivalrV ” (School): 2, “ Taiijoro ” (Mrs. Doborts). . De.st liumorous volilcio: “ L.Af.S.” (Gis-


( J . Cundall). Do.st tableau on wheels or decorated


“ (Jraiid Alonagcrie ” (AVill and Wal ter Sm i th ).


bnrn S ta tio n ) . Best couple on foot in humorous costume:


-


C am s ) and “ Jhick of Cards ” (AL P o r te r ) . The final event of tho day was th e dance


Be.st fancy costume on foot: 1 , “ B r id e ” (W. F aw c e t t ) : 2, “ Tambom-in Girl


(A,


hold .it "the P arish Boom, A large uumher assoiiihlod and, as a relaxation from tho responsible diiLies of the day, th e grown­ ups danced In tho s tra in s of AFr. AFargorison’s Band u n til two a.m.. the proceedings being ably organised by AFr. Tom Seed. Such refiosliment.s as wore loft, a f lo r tho ravenous tea-time a t ta ck of th e children, wore -served by willing ladies.


'


duo to t he k in d friends who ’so gonerouslv gave nionoy and rofreshments, an d th’e t Committee wish to express sincere thanks


The success of .th is field dav was largolv o them. I ln n l e r ” (L. S e ed ); 2, “ .Bod .In d ia n ’’ P>‘-st mounted lady or g en t lem an : .............. ..............,, ... ......................


P(H»1). Do.st humorous costume on foot: 1, “ No


J o h n so n ” (A. Drooks) ; 2, “ Good Luck ” (G. Por ter ) and “ South Sea Girl ” (G


Best fancy costume .(9 lo 14) j 1, Amv . Hc.st Kioiip on foot: 1 , lied Tiidinns (lod


“ Cimloielhi” (,l. and L. ’romlinson) ; 2, Ciusadeis ( J . and B. Tomlinson).


Best eonple on foot in humorous costume: 1 . “ Alanm; S to r e s ” (11. Smith and E.


eonseiou.sness, tho musical c la t te r of tho ( logs on tho road an d the wliirling mass of eolonr took one completely awav from this meclianieal age of mad, rush ami -sciirrv, and dropped one in the England nf tl'm


a i>i!o ot rubbish, th a t was found tho head­ less .stiiuie oi Our Lady and Cliild, Lliab now


buildings, undoubtedly of niunastic origin, but iince tlio dissoliitioa pub to many ililleient. uses.


J t 'wns hero, iiiiderncatu


jc c in e the Abboy ol tlio Plossed Mary of h.illc>. A t the loot ol th e brow s tands bouth p o it House which marks Llio s i te of the .south ga te (p o r ta ) , and th e two arches probably bland where once .stood tho n orth g.ite.


The tliird ol the rambles had lor i ts ob- Il ie old road Jay beyond tho goyt


C.iidimi Alien .s Collogo a t Douai to bo odiioiilwl a.s Catholics. A nolo in tho )omii jlniiv s tates th a t Iio and his wife,


to aitoiid tho now f io t e s la n t sorvicos Und.sav \\uods, pago C.l), wliile tho two sons of Yilliiiiii J’lidsny wore sen t to


Tliom.‘i.Vi>i,dsay di’id nA x o i ic ^ gL l .iV‘l 070^ niiolo ho hud boon imprisonod for lofusing


iJiey arc tho sumo people each time Wo usually have to summon about ton.


‘Arc there more timu Ofiicer: About tho sanio.


■ 1 sng- ^ m. " ’o


within ionrtcen day.s, siunmonsos will lie issued.


Ih o Council decided th a t th e defaulters ho informed th a t unless tho ra te s arc paid


»ow issue a. final notice,


_ Sb^Rhir action u a s tak en with regard to c WliaiJoy residents who have not paid tho


urrent) water charges. Sowers to bo Rated ?


sowers m some d is tr ic ts were rato<l, hu t in other ureas they wore not. The Cbunlv au th o r i ty recomiiioiidcd a ra te of £10 per thousand people 8orvo<l. At Clintbuni, the prasent a.s.so^smont on sowers was £ 1. Under thq County scnlo, th e asse.ssnient ivouUl he £ lo . AVhalloy sewers, now ra ted


Uouiicil were talcing stops to .secure the u n i to n a ra t in g of sinveus. At present,


w -


nob adopt llio scale, tho County., woiilil lorco Ihoir hand.s. Tho B a t in g Officer ^niggestod th a t th


scale scorned high and F a th e r Bohinson agreed.


no t ho nsso.ssod in tho .same wav as water mams aro rated.


The Oloi k : T do nob see why sowers should


.soweis should ho rated and the Council de­ cided to take no action in tho m atter.


Atr. Holden said he dul not agree th a t Whalloy Gonvonlonco. LOCAL QUARRIES AND LIMEWORKS.


Tills week’s aerial picture pre.soiit.s a omaikalilo view of the quarries of the dis-


t i ic t , betjUcen Clillieroc and CImihnrn. .lleadoMS will ho holp<?(] m identifying tlio


Ihiiehill.^ lor the Ihinkfiold works, while


vaiimi.s workings il they recognise th a t the lo.idwav sKiiting tho bottom ol the picture IS tlio Pimlico—West Urmlford liighwav


joining tlic private road to the golf com* Ileadei.s will also pick ou t tlio road leaving


the la i lu .iy Jmo ami the main road to CJuithurn are also clearly marked. Copies ol tho photographs, S-inches .\- G-inchos, can


I be had for Is. (Id. each unmounted, mounted. Orders should bo loft a t either


of tlio “ Advoi tisor and Times ’’ shops, G iMarbet-plnco ami 27, Castlo-stroot. Photo: “ Advertiser A Tinioa ” (Copyright).


LET THERE BE LIGHT!


Tlie .shades of night were falling,— L'alliiig rapidly,


And to the b a i u r ’twas galling, 'I hill late the lime should he-


The hand, so nicely thwaru*tl, Declared i t wAh a shame.


For .scarcely had thev .started Deforo i t d a rk became;


F o r full smni, flick’riiig family, Some dim lighl.s we espied!


U ilh feelings none too saintlv, ^ ■ To car ry on ilioy tried.


Of grumhiiiig wo caught snatches Alx)ut th o bandsmen’s fa to ;


I hen came a wonderful polvchrt)-


1 lie.v’d oven to s trik e matches 'I'lio leader to locate.


As lamps with aw’kward handles Gave hu t a sorrv light,


One kind gen t proflorod candles To help thorn m tlieir plight.


L.ite comoi-s thought sonu* witches AVore having a night out.


Tho .scone was truly ghostly, ^I-'liouph droll and funny too;


'J'lie programme, well assorted, A^'a.s in disorder th row n ;


Iwa.s .said “ Our Couiicil’s mostly A sad, ^short-sighted crow’.“


One groping bandsinan .sporte<l A few notes “ on his own.”


And too .much jazz .stufl tired us And the bandsmen’s ta ste belted.


Strain.s th a t , should liavo inspired us •Had to he ease aside,


There wa.s a sudden ending. As lolks may understand,


And everyone a t tending. F e l t sorry for tho hand.


J .P .P .


GIRLS WHO NEED HELP Is Your Daughtor Anaemic ?


of the sp aik l in g e je s and v itiil itv of perfect health. The anaemic g irl soon grows th in and


tins said about tho anaemic girl, as a char­ acter istic sign of anaemia is a ghastly pallor ol the fiice. F o r many girls in th o ir ’tcon.s anaemia bars th e p a th to liealUiy woman­ hood. At th is im p o r tan t time, w’hoii th e ir \oiiis should bo full of good blood, anaemia creep.s .stealthily ujion tiiom, robbing them


*^^‘9, i**, Dhe a gho.st.” One ofLcii hears


ini.sorable;. her head droops, she is languid a n d o.xhaiisted, Iier hack aches, and .sho is Inenthleas a f te r any exercise. W h at sho needs is a course of J)r. AVillinms’ pink pills; no medicine ever olForod to tho public has bestowed such im p o r tan t benefits upon wasted anaemic girls a.s these jiills. p r . AVilliams’ pink pills a re n o t a more s t im u lan t giving tompornry re l ie f ;


- So give vour anaemic d au g h to r a course of Dr. Willimns’ pink pills now. Of all chcmi.sL'*, 3s. Od. bo.x—nothing cLo will do.


build up the body anew by c re at in g th e ricli rod blood th a t imparts • .^londid h eal th and w'omanly hriglitnoss. This is why these pills aro contiiiuallv cu rin g girls and w’omcu of anaemia, p a lp ita tio n , hroathlcssncs.s. fa in tin g fits an d nervous doprossioii, as well as th e -s e r io u s s ta te of weakness th a t so often dovolop.s into hopeless decline; •


tliov


“ Theio ought to bo some switches,” Some angrily did shout;


drew attenlioii to the desirability of action with roleronco to a coiivonionco m Siatioii- rond, o\pro.s.sing tho view th a t tho owners, the


C0UI191I to continue tho public use of Ihu building if .sonio arrungomont could bo made respecting its upkeep and cleaning. At


would ho willing to allow tho


prosoiit nobody ackiiowlwlgod rc-spoiiaibilitv ror the oonvoiiionco. .S'l^'-oyor (Mr. AV. <i. .l)o‘otb) said


Jill '


Uio building wns erected by Ibo Longwortb Lstuto ami a former Surveyor iihstalled ‘


provide oonvcnionccs on main roads, tho m a t te r should bo roforrod to them.


GoumnI th a t Ihe^’ should coiiimunicalc with tho CouiiLv Council on tho m a t te r .


Hurst Croon Wator.


poration agieoing to ad ju st tho oxcc.'Wivo charge for H u rs t Green water on the next account, on tho biusis of average coiisiinip- tion d u r in g tho la s t tlirco years. A faulty nmler ro.sultcd in an excessive (|nnntity being cliargtKl for la st half-year.


A le t te r wa.s read from Blacklmrn Cor­ County and Hodgo Maintonanco.


when tho road-widoniiig n t Cherry Tree, M 00(1 Top an d Dusty Clough, in llio Chaigley d is tr ic t , wa.s e a rn ed through some years ago, It wa.s a r ranged th a t a thorn fence .should bo provided 4>i’ tho Council. A fort- iiight ago ho received a (.'ommiiiiication from tho^ Couiitj’ Council asking upon what con­ ditions tho fence was supplied. Ho roplmd, s ta t in g th a t , u nder tho agreement with Loid Derby’s agent, the Council were under


Tho Surveyor reminded the Council th a t


110 obligation to keep the fence in repair. Ho had iiow recoivcHl a reply from tho Countj* Surveyor s ta t in g th a t i t was the


ciwlom of the County Council to maintain such fences u ntil


giiiwn to tu rn stock. “ AVc considered tho p o in t two or throe year.s ago,” tho Snrvo^’or added. “ AVo decided lo Inm tlio fences for two 3’oarH and then leave tlicm. Ronio- hody has soon tho County Survo^’or and this is tlio re su l t .”


qnnrtiDrs th a t wo wore neglecting onr work.


Di.stiiot Council were under no obligation to do it , for AFr. Halo inndo no condition.s a t all.


T object to th a t .statement. AVe were u n d e r no obligation to do anything niort*. I t is no t a big m a t te r financially and if our


Chaigley Improvomoni.


estimate.s wore submitted to tlio County Council last December,


Townend, Chipping? Tho Surveyor: I suhmittod .several scliomo.s


to this Council an d asked tlicm to decide whicli should ho d e al t witli first.


selected tho Cliaigloj’ one. L a te r on T shall again submit schonics and you will again decide which should ho recommondod to tho Countj’ Council. The Townond, Chipping, improvement will bo amon^ them. This concluded th o mcotiiig.


'I'hov


estimates for ord in ary expondituro had been approved h u t no reforoiico had boon m.ado to .special work. No widening schemes had so fa r heoii approved in any p a r t of the comity and ho understood th a t ihoro was some question as to wliothor such schemes should ho referred to d is tr ic t .staffs car ried ou t b.v County* Council workmen. Atr. Holdon: Doo.s tho .same apply to


o.slimato.s for general re p a ir work.


together with 'riio


liad boon hoard of the suggested improve­ ment a t Chaigloy. Tho Surveyor said t l ia t plans ami


AFr. Holden imtuired if anything fiiiThor


tlioy will tu rn stock maj’ mean ninn^’ V(.*nr.s. 1 he .'MU’v o jo r : T (juito agree. Tlio Rural


Tho Clia irn ian : To mainf aiii fences u ntil i t hn.s been sugge.stod in corluiii


mn.stora sa.v wo have to do it, wb shall prob­ ably have i t to do.” No fu r th e r action was taken.


Advertiser 6c Times Offices


27, CASTLE STREET 6, MARKET PLACE ' CLITHEROE


M pu F. i^OOiSES MEETING HOUSE, SAWLEY.-m


:: MASSAGE AND CHIROPODY j r Prompt attention to messages by Post


'iuciity-tliroij cons(}cutivo biilJR’ oyos wore fa^coiwl lUtcr his first s ighting shot by Mr.


X,* Booth in tho North London Riflo Llub s compotilioii a t Bisloy. Americans named Hoover’ and. Coolidcc


Borno, Switzerland, pastor , in celebrating divine sorvico on th e Jungfraujoch, 11,000 feet abovo sea level. .


Tho world’s highe.st p u lp i t was used by a


c a p t iv i ty , in tlio. world, a pigmy marmoset with a nod^' th re e inches lo ng.and a six-inch tail has arrived a t Crewo Zoo.


Claimed to bo tb o smallest monkey in


Hotel, London. Neither ' m an' was re- Jntod to hiH famous nnmosako. Claus of Soalo, an- Alsatian, owned bv


Mourned, ndjoiniuK rooms. iat-.tlid Savoy ir th o Princo of Walo.s, won second and fourth


p r i7.es a t th e Northern Alsatian Chib show a t IVFanchestcr.


a irc ra f t ^ innniifacturors, will tak e p a r t in tho B ritish Trndo Exhibition a t Rio do Jan e iro no.xt spring.


Seven humhod firms, including c ar and 1


fel m:


!; ! thoj’ were Hufliciontly’


Ih o -Biirnl Council had provided np-to-<latc conyciiioiicc.s in AVhalloy and ho suggested th a t as tho Count3' Council had power to


, there avcic complaints, tho P»Thably close tho building.


U was decided to suggest to tho Parish*


Write it with a


FOUNTAIN PEN these Holidays.


and see what a pleasure writing really can be.


§3


makes of Fountain Pons with ]Uit the nib to suit your stylo of writing. Call round and try thorn—don’t buy a pon you think you like, teat it and make sure / Tho transoo- tion docs not ond when yon pay for the pon, wo hack up tho salo with real sorvico and WO clean and make any littlo adjustment to tho pon Free.


TiWE havo a oomprehoniiivo Btoolc of all tho heat


THE PARKER PEN (gnoraDtoed 25 years)


12/0, 17/6, 21/-. 26/- & 30/-


WATERMAN. SWAN AND ONOTO PENS from 5/- to 26/-


f s S s s ; I f e ' r f


m lift t e -'-il


i i IQI


u , p - - A le t te r from AVhalloy P a rish Council


rated, tlio asso.ssmont would ho £0. Tho now sy.stom would ndversdv affect the parishe.s named, while bimofitin*g tlio others His opinion wiw th a t if tho d is tric ts d id '


»iswoU, wlioro the sewers were no t now ’’o n.s.sessod a t £35, while a t Tbo Clerk ro n o r lo d , t im t tbo Ceuiitv M pG EAT & POULTRY


T ic k e ts , Rubbing S tone s, Meat Mincers,


S k ew e rs and Basses, Window Dishes, &c., &o. Enamelled and China MAKER O F .


Lock’ Rle^.


Counter B a lan ce s, Beam Sca le s,


Platform & Dead Weight Maohlnes For Wholesale and BetoU Dealers of Fish Fruit, Meat, Grocery, Provisions, Coal, Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers


REPAIRS A SPECIALITY.


JASmES GROSSLEY Works: HK3H 8T. (Near StaUon),


Telephone 6 4 2 7 . MAGNETO REPAIRS


BLACKBURN.


Also Spooiolista in Bopairs to DYNAMOS and Sslf-Startsrt and Bo-wiring ol Oon


SIMPSON BROTHERS, LIMITED (Bopt. No. 3. Msgnoto Works)


HAPTON—near Burnley—HAPTON 'Phono : Fadiham, 14.


’ Iw’i P \iS|l ' I'll K


mm 10


tlio la s t batch of domand notes was sent OIbcer ( J l r . .H. J ta r sd en ) sabl Purity Guaranteed


I fill ■li'Ife


m m


Improvement Points. iiisutiiiK of Clitlicroo Jiiiral old lit Clithcroo Town


For Nicest ioes W fA- ■


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