IVE HALV, W H A t ^


uesday a li


ad Wednesday


F O U N T A I N I HARDlliG 'AKD


AN AHERNE.1 I


|E RAFT AND ' |E LOJIBABD ini


II [ A l e y . i,l-A Eloccbsfnl ivliist drlvo


listied |m4 'cliii and


giitiid Ins


' evput; ■ ’j'iil--'


LillOOS Iteire' to; 1 iby iJlrS. Il'ed l^y! tl


Mr


hl!'fri«]vi-1c • *Plic Poi' A l^ Ij


i frjciijds, iierpe jam


Jn S t the;item IA'iiliuti'|li liciidt! jgiiv


eliLajilies' bol ,qliiltV lesdayl FollOtving t :ea, a boncirtilwaa provided; rerp rendered Ijy


Brigbt Hour, at the idii


Inild in', coil- ! Rev. A. G.


recital..! were weR ivlid leycellenjt lin


eiltuA . plays; ffhicb I Tl e iirst' liiaS I h' 'and; thd charactefh


1‘j Contrijsts,” giveii hud i M. Ross,


Cppiderable fipi .......... .A


,j“‘:A sebnedn p 'bhs shelterjj’


'ridut4d bj ;Mi's. Jfitc'hell; ivila ith eijoyed. .Those I|irt,i Mrs. Mitoliell Bnsitel' Camhi,


ail ;ai|d,: hi ;<)\iittio


[lonjpSon ;and|l). Broad- t were admirably Tlip effort 'was


i . ;


ilisse.s D. Brod'dleii; -ifflia midugh. ^Ah,


|iis niembirshipi A piQtiine.ofi-Mrs. .Wright was on' ojio side and onafof the eldest son


yiisjon t ie other.!;' Thqre ;wis-'a- iBinstrel giilltry at one;end. .Access jto'.it was.by a narrow Staircase in thejwall. | I t is.rather, straiign te -find the- gallery; at j one end and the jeanody at the other .and on pointing lliisiout, II was informed-that the canopy had lat some tiyno: been; remoyed to where it was. pierc was an .old gate-legged table .mid a baby’s old oakj rooking cradle, ‘papked hill 6f plants.: Everything im .i-the'fhom was richly carved.;., Ini.one corner! was a recess where, there' was'storedTas m,nch oak' panelling jns would ‘go ro'nhtl- a room' aid' form a .wijinscot'about foup feM high. , .


■rii,t(jd her e)gh ^Mjissj


l■-!j!^l|THrA^y.1 I l|issj Hill itijire:


ii|ajij’ ; ypfrp^ at, Bolton' iHall; late MrrI and |


,.w .j.fcuneth birthday Huiiphreils is very; well ispiicfed ill the district:


5 Humphreys ilk^r. :■ =


lilt was . p i t ill flio ’ 'iJ, er


Kid j tu-bfaij^ics Its tvl''' ‘ "


pro jgoiiig Vo;| niich;


Injo.ii 'Wi leii, higdi


ny _vaiii|i '(O'viVjtd,


V jtatjoii !p,f;iCanoii I Brodhiifstl. iuECd bjj two large, isnapi of imitiltioh ,...eiu cijhtaining eigit


jilipsfly A irtioa instrunnehtt.' U „ . L ,1 j | | j j i j g


eabh> receiveif besides''Wo


■w lu'i'tt, -'ojie led I by jilrJ il ed: aiid ibleihelp nhist jdri


Wze,i, ills Id; fellqw,’


.'le ■


i. .hilKinMii i|at Itho Coach, ., '|A Ifcp tyivote of thanks , iwas i rphosed by Mr.| W, of ftlie cburcht


- choirmehi bell- ■jr« ehteHainfe'd on ■ ji). .0. 'Bfodhurst'.j ", e.vccllent supper;


dhy fiad’fished:for:' Igit,j! the ..church,-


, thirteen ehoin had tea at, the ;


— {Many! coni-: •s, of Gtindlel-


side was jisually covered ujp I y the richly curved longsettle, and over it was a portrait of Geoffrey Wright. :Who,‘| lrwat tol^- sayed tlio money! and built tip'the'estate. There was alsp’‘a; 'numbdr: bf ;jriohly .carved oak, sideboards' on ■ which-'^were'l displiyed o'rna- inents, vases-and statuettes;in great-Variety and of great yaliie.- -'The,'chairs in carveif oak were a! treat


I Tho fircblace ■ in I the piiddle of the , West to see. :- ,J|


.window only, nearly the! full lyngth bf one ■side, withjthe -usual diaia6nd-shaped''.panes


oak panelling black Well kept'':id'perfect


W i On the bbnie level


. of glass.'! I The fittiiigs at d iall' Jie futhiturb |vere nr harmony and cpfving again- largely prevailed An-:,'this; room'. , ' .Ori fittt'bShg


I THE' kINi/lie as the King’s rooin,


as the! banqueting. hall its walls covered-with


EOOM.‘ ,-i


■^with i age, clean a,d’d order. ' It'ha'd one


richly


iriegHs l attended the annual' , cn'‘or^ijiinent


J


, iarge [number,',of t____


i'izci Were.ivou nf filloffB:—, Bngns; 2- Mrs. B. Ormorod. ■■■■j. lCrooIi;' !2.i Mr. i'J. vere j pljiycd by thdse I play Tfhist i-and the Brennan. Refresh-


--


p |)'oung jraen at;ah I'as niostj enjoyable.


'Wcdifsdjijj 1 evening, at., the ' ' ' ool in aid, pf.vthe 3.1 'iiiCj Rev.L.G. Messrs. |Ai ,Briggs- rgb of the arrange- tiventy-tlireie, tables


■ iFrldayi and Saturday j Having been photograp


years 111 the Clithcroo distnot, privilOged'to take pictures of the ,old Ihiills both inside mid out) I thought it worjh Iwhilo to put in' ivnting sonio ot my expcilrenccsJ Interested' in local history, it was'jeiideht teTne-thit" the old halls had played an amportant parti m tho life of tho people! and I addressed ,1 Icitei to Mr. C. B. li. tVright, of Bolton


■(,1 lung -Henry , ■\H. prijserved!,- and, if so could 1 be permitted to .take.i'phptographs


Hall, asking him; if there ti'cro any relics


jlicr.of objectsiof interest.', j / ' ' .' J was at a: loss wlioro .to begin .photograph­


O, though, tho light boniing front'the iroof wliifli gave one a} feeling, of perfect


jscciirity from the obseryatioiv of outsiders 111 feohngj akin .to that of enfering a pMo


[ ,ol worship. .1 began .byi taking' a 'pl«e j .jiacli of tlifl four sides And yflule this'tras , :bciiig dope! I felt ito be -breathing the "I v6ry : 'atmosplieye of the! 14th cenjtufy.


After these , pHotograh.lis were taken, a ,stild.y of the .objects began. rOnIthe left


icone


or a steal


----- pictured^ and were, Ins dinner,; '


pictec/Buch as-js.-^eer .hunt,- duck sboptinlg, ,


4®^"® with; a fox cothittg to : !' '


LOVELY jCARynG.


Auctger panel, in one cornei . sbovyed young bears rubbing a ’bee-hjye and getting silung, — —..pu „„ i,.


he';,


deserViiug a longeij' descriptioii' than canibe given here.- Tliey were all'of anjentor- lainin,5-1 character.j -Now ; wlat I learned about them was that, they were carvinga-in lie rough' with 'margins u'nt immed. i-They


had t een executed abroad and wdre on j. - L-l! '


safterwiirds I learned ,the, recess: ■ Ijad .been made tor the sideboard.


. ; i ; j i


. sliovyn^ thitKhbm' Al: ,hljmosfr'''|deB^^ getting a .good pEotogriph. I.gave 'th'p plate half- in-hoiir’s! expos! ire and on-develop­ ing found; it under-exposed: 'when! T'if.ent again ' I !|acquainted thi..! butler with ;the , i-i|sult8; and set jupi the chmera for'another exposure, ;ltliis-.!iimB: an !hour.


tllo door 'ijor 'safety ,and. kept the key, till the time was up. ji^This time I had good lesultk


He, locked the lAizeqljbnn^ won..by: 1 ■ i '


K ‘':?ij2i[M- .V.iDavies-3 [ iijst.i: l Aitci ,the Rector linq i guests .sang “ For ;


|ei: lie _ . i iv o


[■V ■m|ic


le.irprs! wei'ii :ci,i Tliomii


?ro so I Nelii land


IIcl Briar Fai';;


Id l Aliw


'einesday ,„ iwitj; by ■ flu


jpok I pill ’ ‘funeral


fternopii. The : Rev; Aj Begg •


of: thl late .Mr: ' at), IVaddin^n


Mbssrs. William 1, I


ioh,!ll,i Campbell, 111 Porter and .W.; ,' byi; Robert‘ and I Tom, Dorothy


iiidi Fnmilyj'i J,-


afry.-j Mr. and nr, niid ■ Nellid,


,'l! SUpisj!,:: Jlurnlby;" Mrs’, '-I sic; Hctty|niid Fred Hhy.'; ■


r “ |.


' 51'ciTira it! Gtorge and ; , -j ilcl Ranil y; Mr.[and Mre:, I


! f e t t w s h a w r ' f


f e l t s • , T l i o | p 3j i c h n i l d ' H o r s e s , . I d . M r a | i d M i s . F . J a c k -


l o t h ; Ibuleilii ■ I ,jl ^|!- ■


h " M r j s o m o t i W b u t w i t h , , g u J j b o n t j h s U s u a l . ' : H e i ' .. e s ’ e | s s b b p i 111 t h e c e n t r e . - I h a n d e d |., d o w n l t h r o u g h


,!.s o ( , | l h o | l a t e , M r . G e o r g e [111 I n s I s l e e p ! e a r l y o n - M o n - I t h e . i g e I b l j s a v i f l t y . 7: H e -


| n s [ o f 1 t l W , f a i A i l y ;


■ I l l s , f a n i i l y i , , | u g , h i i d i f A r


I


a g d i t b j s I,! w a s ' { a l s o t h e < | , . M r . i G e p r g o C l a r k w a s . '


pipii.elfor Ithe - ullage tcaih.il ’^Sivtih ;NutWr, 'daii^terj .ks|n|th and sli;, died abooti' Hp ileavesiit ro sons and :


g.uijljenert I at loPon Hall. " 4.1 ‘t been, c icketer; aUdli


• le wds iveiyij neveral -yoars;


hc|[ j;l(lost!E(Jll; Mr.:.Inrtngl g.|i(lcncr at Hawkshills;,


I -n-r-. ifTwo Jsiinlivo-Mr. r.


I-Boiylniid.


a p j J l r ; j I f a a o B l e a z a r d , j j t n p y o i m j i j e i i s M r s : ; - J . i


Il d a u g h t e r s ! M ’e m a t T i e d , '


h: 1,1' . : Him luuBiui IIjul{pii-bj|.Bo\rlnnd Cbnrch


llie Ibrih to


l a r k a n d a l l ; h e f u n e r a l >.


s i s t e r s a n d ; .1


lihd lid ^ ^ _


1


cdntrhst ' lethreen the real nndl cannot ;bo iper-


r°Fh®j' 11 II ■ ’


nrcasedi.h ealtlrwhioh ;sigpesi'h|i t to build ' ,-.v, usury, and


ihcrea.sal


blip Honsq of •'Want, 1 I


C n t i f ■ !| i U i V d i i J i l l s . : ‘E r a e s i ' i d u i h s u i i p ' a l h y n u l l b e f e l t ' i ;; J .


y,]lj('litherp0 ; Ada, '.i iBliekpoijli All.„at: ' ii;lAl at Gutteridge'; ;


thaiiied them! all. 'aiidil cooperation. '0 wits held in th e: I


, RiealHayliiirst.:


was old. an;di;in toping wjtli^tie room. The bed especially "was'a An'e'l pl^^^^ The' ditiing'-! room L'lainis our special,attentiin. ! It was .an extra |wing'added td!_ihe old-, hall by tliq late JIf. C,' B. E.,!Wfigh:i. The. in-- td'ior waglabout 12,feet.Mgh.;' : It whs well ligliteil b5i;wiriddw8i!bf the mdstl.tya'nsparent platcglass,'! going up' to ;Thfe ceiling.: The butler, told me tliey/oftehifound dead birds, which had beeli: attojiipting,, to fly. .through unaware of the' dbst'rubtiOT'.jbh'the’ iplafe- Mahy of themj were black- hicK had their liabitaT


window of!, idiamond-i^hap'yd-ijpknBs ,'ofi glass.' It had'ah''oak panelled waipscttiabout. four feet high front-the floor, Bndftwiwaus'wbhyo' were of tlje!usunr'plastei.' i 1 The furniture


next floor laboye, a , fooiri -the'same sizo'as below,:


|The Kiijg’s .bedfoora was! on; the lighted i ip ! 'the'j same: Way! by'.dnO


glass winddws. birds and thrushes in the gardens.


imifonn depth of nbont nine inches.-They wore of d fferent lengths according to ' the'


I


I n f i r m a r y E f f o r t ' i -■ 1.1 ■;’T r 7 T “ -:-.


I ' ^ I'


C a ld e r s to n e s s t a f f A g a i n R a i s e 0 v e r £ 1 0 0 s i


.Jubiina|y to appeal for: finneial support in jilio AVballcy district, ns a largo sum of 1110110} is obtained, every ycar-itlio proceeds of various! social functioris. ; i . v


- Itoo IS little need for; officials of the Jllackburni and: East : Lanoatbire Royal


;


, iionour to roach this standard every year and it can be weadily'seen, that n: great


. ‘Ills annual event has produced every-year ,mcr £100;for the benefit of the Infirmary, -'aturplly tlio promoters, make it a point of


, One of. the most successful of 1 tjiese'efforts 111 the past bus . been - the annual whist (inve and! dance organised: voluntarily by l ie staff , of Calderstonee - -ilnstitution and


fine rose garden!on the South tide and the other side! faced the front [or jNortli-West. I spent' hipre time.'in .this lyppm .than any other, bec.qnse of'the amount; of rich carv­ ing. One! sideboard,alone, land.there were others, took la lot of time tw photograph in’ detail. Oq', it were inrved birds and animals, |all of, tht kindj- subj Kits -for the' Ilian with In'.gun j .'phehsahts, wild diickj grouse, piiitridgd, liares, r'hbbiis' ari'd others. Quito a MMi'I ; The carvings on_ the. door liiinols wery lifo size and done-by the master- limul of Grindlin Gibbons; . There was alsoi II scne.s ofilpanels reaching right round the loom, rat jtho top of the wamScot, with a


One sidoj of this' room oyerlifcked: a very


• keeper’I [on the [other, and; [out into! tho garden ,6f tlid Suiidial, and ifo the'coach libu's'e.


,. ' I j " I, j "


room,; pdntaihing _,his, thcklo ; for fishing, shootinj' and driving with ills'coaclpand fourdn-hjind.; ll remember seeingl: liim ehtefirig j Clialbii'rn going flow li Cfb'w! Trees Brow, With one of his grooihs on the',back; blowing |a' horn. ' At other times I.' lijive seen him driying to Clitlierht; show, ,Where he badj hs many as 18 Imrses entered ;for tlie ; jpm^ing | class, or, hunters. , In . the .gun room -n'efe to bo seen wlifis galore! Tlie fouiviJn-jliAndi 'wbips with thi if long lakh


ipnco, blsidcs. a library of! books on the various I tporting subjects. I ; !,


.middle la 'sutidial mounted, oil: a beautiful Ipedestal and! the brass plate 'records^ the 'following‘information: ' , : ■ ' 1. I l : : ! : ■ .


The rose garden..in front; had in the


. ! bridge, toileted 1782, ini the reign, mf King [George the .III.; 'ai d demolished j in 1902. cbfonatipn year ot King Edward


. j VILl l! for f|| .the !; present 1 structure was .1 I opened by.'His Majesty, S! ay, 1903,


IKew bijidge.i l Tbero was a: large, number of them;i reaching from one end ,ot the


bridge to tho other on bofh sides. • A very beautiful: pattern they, wore iiid; nil alike. They were sold bv auction ,(|I think) aiid ; ' -I'-t4- ''-|l--


-'-Il.i . i t is onci of the pillars ot the beautiful oldi I Tips pedestal is a relic lof old Kew


.j ' ,- i- !


, !


.carefully I knotted rohnd the stock, were , over a'! . circular wooden frame-;. liariglPg! close together [on ! the ' wall. [ Thtre , were- also tables for writing material aid cofrespond-


. The. jin rdora was: 5Ir, .B'rijght’s sports when |I 'chme!incrd5s the stud groom; were chattingl in 'ope • corner ■ of -the


: . t h e | qpn;; R oat . ' ''


.stored, jiore, thaji-'-1 ever'stiiS, s'omqtimes there vould be due piece behind another nearly oiit of! sight..! Thoipa^age led; to the ,gull I room; op one side; arid I'tne ihouse-


much df i t .O n . th e back of ono piece (a s,e.ttee)[ ,was,;parvqfl, :(f;,.picturcj;,of,.a iswas.hf buckjeii drinkingi alone at a 'smair fablb. ' as if tasting aj drink provided! by two butlers' just, visible'in the room behind. There were ; other, ; pieces of. antique furniture


''"‘‘^9, W.ssago to itbe gun 'room, i Itjivas literally!filled! .with'.furniture,on both sides, just allopng .a passage for a person, to;'wAlk down, the middle.!! I notifced'a lohg-and very strong table of the 14th century-style. There khre other kinds, shell as longsettleS; twb^seWer cliairsj, .as well [ai I singles.' The carving |to’


_Andffier,,striking,displqyjwas sden in ok', my ‘ attention'; there, was so


all the things m this: fBoih, hpd notibeCn taken jinto consideration: ' The recess seemed {6 have been made'Spiclally for-the ;rand Bic|eboard, of that the sidebpardlhad leen made ! specially for-! tie recess. , I


ifas asp some'flower; .pots j'niade'of glazed tiles, vith pictures of, the. hall from, different angles ‘They. were labout nine inches shfiare, so tha; each one had four dit'efent pictures tsi Beemfe(|; t);me the'cisf of .makiqg


dbubt fir sale to'jthe highest bidder!! Mr. Bright Ibid and got them, plhcing them.in this dining room,, of; tlio new wing; - |Thefe


i t ‘ Foa a ’DietiMe,' po


qeara wpre doubled , up and'p.iemed , wracked With pain. They ivere, all, true pictures,


' 'JF'i J ® ^'gl*'' te^ee; .as the uigu ile^eo; its the ^ung


Workmimship similar to tlipfe of Griidlin , ^ ‘?te!E.ngRsh Si:enes werd de-


of magnificent went into Idiffere


We are'indebted' mg onelintd ioijr ifl'ea


'■ i'


sjimo like.


ipoiii ! wha


npt bo overlooked at a place; likf this, be­ cause it . had to!' play, an important Ipart. Besidp a. butler or butlers,! there '{was! a housekeeperias iieddi of the women servants, liiis -room was ;a long one, underneath the dinmg, rOoni| descfibed previously. I t ex­ tended from frejnt to back of .the buSlding.


i'.Tlie -butlefis; ii'nt hn fi ''T


kitchen should


The housekeep^er-,t»(d:me it was her qdarterS at night. - iSlie ^aid she: had nevef! bek disturbed by giojstly visitors, and thought they, had giyen,oyer..coming, : as tliefe was


Among thq,"bddi|oihis was the'ghost! room.


m i 9 ® j n ® . for- ; She-shiowed jme ia little cupboard!Ill the centre of thii bell-


head where .the [leepers had' kept,]Itlielr loaded pistols fluring the night. M the


Room. , This led; one to think of thd old niansions, and the time when a priefe was '“ Pf’ or; one visited the household! arid conducted a service-of worship at'iritervals when; churches Were; few. and far, beliweeri Ihere appeared tq be just room for a couch


fon;pight,w tabjej aiehair apd no mo ■was lighted by one; little window of dia shaped panes, of glass. , -


' [THE- 'STAGE COAOH.


ono side., Hay lofts,.harness rooms, d ning- foo.ra, aiid bleeping' quarters were there together. In one CQrner the stage • coach was, hejit, clean imd in perfect order,, ready


■ There was a block-fn the ,cen ;fe of on a, hot,-;dn.vj with (jamera under-my


short notice' for. the sqiiife, a look rbund|jtiho_ .time abput


twelve o


clock iarm


lin.the, wav of a', man With: a' bucket will, riot get alpliblograph like that, will begipvto ibe [restless-'as they now their diniier ''ajndi afo' waiting: for,it.' took tile;':pbot[igraph there-and: then, there iVcre -seyrin'.horses heads visible a,t'tbd time. - Ip tliis pliptograph is to bo seerithb: step^ up];to the.[^eat harness -room, with' harness;'galorqi -all—-silver-mourited. iThri amount was' Simply amaairig. . .' There werq head! collars, in .'rows, saddles the name, trappings: likewise^' also silfer-platrid bits,; ind.rugsiandjjqiri sheets without end. ’Theri, in the ■-.middle of - [the room, stooc Tthe skeleton'! ; of [ j‘ Balloon Boy,” one of ijir. AVi-ighl’s|favoufitq horses.-so cnllfd bepanse he sfood'so" high; A- famous‘


by the cb'acli-hotiid, arid all was very- quiet. I saidito, the 'riroomr “ I would like a #oto- graph, ofithdsq horses, with- their heads'lbut,' but loqkhip; a| bit; more alive.” He rerilied by savin|[ “ jif bnythirig stirs in the


I We yai-d


if ant' I


iTbu They


and


of a large dng.i no doubt another faveiinte of Afr. : Wrieht’.V. Before leaving itho stables, I would like to mention the ifago


I-,.,r.


|;3|.'Mrs. E. Bepnlands; 4, Airs. J. E, tVilkin- son. Gentlemen; 1, Mr.'E.. Bcaiilnnds;,2, Airs. AI. iHowardjiS, Mr. J. Carter; 4, Airs, j Kay-Butler; ,ij, r -


: . - ■ i


-programme of danco music wns supplied by the staff! orchestra, under the direction of 'Mr, -R-J.|'r. . G f o e k e f , .] i- : ! ’ ' i


The biillroom and lounge were tastefully decorated for: tho occasion agd an excellent


sorved'hy the-housekeeper and her assistants and the i meal would have done credit : to any h([tol chef. . AIcntion should also -be made of| tlie Matrbn and nor voluntary


At a.kj interval a splendid supper was


staff ivlm assisted m many Jways to make the off^irc I tho success it was i The entire! organisation'of the event-wag supervised iby Air. ,F.: A, Gill and Airs. Gillj and they had tlio witling co-operation of all-sections I of the ataffj..From every, point of. view, the event' reached a very: liigli standard, .and this willj do: much to- attract many more: visitors:, in future years. - ‘The-promoterg also have .the,-satisfaction: of knowing :.t)ial; tho finanjcial result fs well'ol love:. £100,- i


.Hqin other; villages and towns and, they 'loro all .fleliglited .with, the efficiency of


turn on Fijiday evening and it proved every bit nsi cnjpynblei and successfuT ns it? pre- dcccsEors.; There', was! arf' -attendance, of, ''lore itlinji ; fjOG,. -including many visitors


dea of orgapisation is .necessafy if this is to be .donf Tips year’s effort was held at'the Institu-


tl|o arrangements! made ;for their clorafort mid eiiieymonti Although - most '--- ’" prcfetrcd lto dance; whist was mncli cn- '0.1 cd . under tb'ej supervision of Mr. H. Roberts. The prizes were won as follows:— Ladicv: 1,1 Mrs. jCartcr; 2. A^iss Cnllngban;


, ;


cause of 1 the; world and,tho [League well:— General -Smpts.


The British: GoverUrteril 1 as served, the |M'% .-js',, ^ z I j. t


chance lot happiness in jtlieir| married lives. —Air. |0..' W, Bailey, in a paper on co- educatiar| read: before the British Psycho­ logical [Speiety in London. I:


P -1upils, froiri mixed schools ilmvo a better


i' ,' 'i I - , Americanarespect England.—Afl. H. Gordon Relfridge.


The : balance-,^'sheet of District


-Limited for tho -year ended 31st Dece 1935,:ha4 now been published and the fillow- ing table; shows iShei'figures in compirisou with the figures ot 1931. : .


Bank nber.


Limited dates from 1st July, 1935. LIABILITIES. !


I '. '


Oap’tM l»'d reserve ... 5,952,856 4,212,000 Deposits


I.':,- ' i£ '


1P34 £


Acceptances, confirmed credits, endorsements . etc. -............1,.....,..,. 0,194,214 5,376,883'


[a s s e t s : - ' ■ i : :■ ‘ • {' ' I. . ''


Cash ifn hand i and. in : Bank of England .... 7,915,761


Balances . with,! : and : cheques in course of collection ■ on . other ■ i


. Hanks ......... 1......1. .. 2,678,678 Aloney- at call ;....:..,t... 4,728,285 4,408,730 Bills of Exoliange .. . 8,113,319* 6,8:;8,4fl2 British ;(. ' Governmtnt t


Advances ......................24,963,700 16,463,613 Bank property


.' Securities and. otlier : • Investments


•Includes TreasuryBonds matnriig'! ' .within-three months.


. .


29,417,7ip 21-,2fl6,106. l,564d)72 Oil,950


7,6( 5,510 1935 '.........72,984,452 52,8^8,-705 .Tbo amalgamation with County Bank coach.- ITlicre! Was'a great fuss [njlien D i s t r i c t B a n k .


could eloa'r. a'ifcnpc with little effort; [■ No- dnubt a rider! (in jliis . back would feel up in a b'aBoorii : Hence his nririio; Bnllqoria' were things Unit ja’ent highest up a geiiera- tion- before aeiAtilanes. The skeleton of the man |ls ialso; very tall. I.was inf(irmed that it was tlio skeleton of a IVenchman; Dndernoath the horse there is -the skeleton


'jumperi he


door, there was; the ehief w.ater suprily, a grand spring of! the clearest | crystal water, caUed King Henry’s: -IVell.No do4bt it was walled , found I and a- roof put over for safety while thol King wa^.there ip hiding as the, wpteu 'isupply was an import ant I item. On wrrivingl at Ithe stable yiipd, one.found tha t. liprse?;plaj'ed an.^imp.oftant jpaH at this .hopad;!.-j| I! have' heard it said'[there were- -nd' less [than . 20 grboms,.' (Thiijlwab just before tlie- days of the motor ear.l! The yard :was , four! square, with , stablds. all round. I ■


In. passing to tlie 'stable.s from the k


to! be .drawp' out. and; harnessed -up atV F®®^ I was having


re. It riond-!


e.xtreme end ofi the bedyoom landing there was a little cosy; room called the Monk’s


district that we mo yi have the . old Kew! bridm was


nt parts of the q iiintry, to Jlr. 'Wright for! bripg-


sciisationl of the 14th centuryj a rciom,.|With. 110 windows in the side walls for!,prying eyes fo SC


ing at first,’111 Bolton ! I Hall; ' When the butler showed me the!!.banqueting hall, I 1 has m a room I .which gave me a


of them.: The Tetter brought a favourabh mid courteous reply, stating that there were no relic's' of^ the King ijit i.Bblton' flail 'as liny there had been had beeji removed'’bht if I wished I could lool round and'photo­ graph what; I : thoiiglitlJht. i Oil my first visit I was simply abtquhded by tha'hum-


South. He would sond i horses bn beiore- hand for relays,


, , SOLD FOR £ 10.


■ There was a riding school oni the! Bast side of the hall where


under cover ot a circular i enclosure,


hired by the Easthani .family who filled the: c o a c h . '


the' sale tok-'place, ! the'stag© fcoach sold- tor-: ton 'popuds-to A wheelwright at Aecringtoii who kept it for hire' purpiises, It figured; In - the' proebssiou , at | ! OlitI eroe during -the celebrations in I honour’ of the, Coronation of Edward - VlL, having'; leen


orses could be trained tyhen was


ji' - j ' - . !


stables;, -A kupting pack .- was !kd)it iie.re by Air, 0, B. E. Wngfit. The pack included dogs , with different pqints':; , |


'There were tlie dog ikenn’els .adjoining tho


,pinto and n CIO visited hy'-a great nunber of people who enjoyed thefirivilego thriugh Mr. AVriglit’s porimssion. 11 It isia pleaipro to record my. first visit with a Sunday Sc liool class. tVo had no permit or. pass'but going up to the back door and explaining; the butlej- was very kind and said he wimld go land see ;Mr. Wright.l ! On ibis relufn


kinds of .very, beautiful ferns, [and o her plants, with which -Mil. Leslie took great pains, growing ' them' 1(0 ‘peffectiori, Tflefe wyre; ;a7sb other' gIasj3-''lhopses, 'groving delicious fruit of various .kinds, 1 strawberry beds, and'tfees against',the wall w th peab les, aflples, pearsj'.and'clibffies. ! There was hlso a [grotto in'the' gardens,'as I found in roaming about the. plaee.j i (There wa? an underground passage a'ishort distance witli passages . leading' off tq’'-[what I callefl a dead end.! 'There was'!a['stream of water, going out at "the’ eyitrape'e: a'pd jyheii I pad fully explored the cave! I, took two photo­ graphs from inside looking;- outward. ■ Tho


entrance was bcantifuliy, surrounded by fvy clinging to the. rock face. [pddsay’s | |lbap.,_


.steed and, witbout'liesilatingj-made tie" .faplo'us leap., One milst IsCe-file spot xi realize the nerve, reqillrcd.! H(i-gained 1 10 .'other-side lof the river : and sol escaped, ;o Be! jpardoned later by .Qiiten Elizabeth,,a 10 was his godmother. |Pndsay' shillings .wee supposed to be-in exifetenco’long-after., Cl


•at 1 his heels. Straight! fpr. Bainber'Si it wept the gallant knight and. !his faith :al


timb, he'ing at the hall! rihd-rememberi: g ■this, I. asked Mrs.-Wfightl'if she had oifr ss'ep' any JPudsay, Bhill|ii^s!. : Her . ansifpr was! that she had never, serin ope.. ■ '


Ifrqpi the''chancel is a-sUb[ of [Craven hi 10 liniristone,'!, ten feet lonjg,: nine feet -hiio inclies wide, and nine I irichiis .thick,' (n


imist curious. nionumript',li|.'had; ever sesn in';Bolton Church, tinder'.'.tlie first imh


hr. .’R'hitaker tqlls us,!that,iliere i s ' t l 0


vside' of him' and'one op I the other,' all i i iiiantles reaching down [to tlieir'heels, |a i l eacli with broad sqiiare! cap.' ['At- the !fut


'parirints. ! !Tlie tonib pcpiipiris!. a-place ii froiit of ' the Bolton! Hall 1 chapel. : .1 descendant of tlio family had the slitj mpustod with a now design 1 suitable £0 r tlie'! purpo.se, and round 1 the base runs i brass plate , recording tbo name of Rab i Piidsay, tbo man wlio sbeltered. King Heiir VI. ink Bolton Hall.


alsci! draiTh 'ip ' relief ,at[ ’the ! fppt.of'tlii


d lT H p O B AUCTION MABT, . I ' '


' - ' b . i : . .i j Friday 1—A fair show: for the time of tiq i ' i-'i-') -J 1 . ' ! - ' ' ■


to £14; stirks and twinters; | £7 to £111 beefy coWs,'£ll 10s. to £14.10s.; best sheet dated lying-off cows, £22 lOs. .io £25; otbpf smart young cattle, £19 lOs. . to £22; oldjf* cattle and later dates, £15 IO3. to '£19 encil


Monday.-;-A verj- good show, before a lri|


nttendamle.i there' being 700 sheep, i5: cattle, arid'60 pork pigs on offer, Quol R tions: Oboice small noggotsi to Is. OJc.j


heavier ditto, Hd. to -Hid.small sheirl lings, 9}d. ;- others, 81d.- to 9d.; smalt ewies to 61d.;!heavier ditto, fid. to 6d.; choice small battle to 7Id.; jothhr „ heifers and bullocks, :6id; to 7d.; .youngicows to Obif- rougher cows. 4}d. to-5Jd. per lb.; pu-l| pigs, over 200 lbs., lOs. 6d. to l ls .; undsij 140 lbs.,-'l^l 'fld. to l3s. periiscoro. ■ 'i


nnd fifty-calves-were on-offer. Quotation!; Best yourig: cows, £26 .to £30 lOs.; ' oth nj: cowi, £22 to £25; aged'and, plainer sori si £17lto £20 10s.; best heifers; mostly from tlio! North,' £23 10s. tQ;£27 10s; othcis] £18! to £21; best veal 1 calves to £5 6s.J strong calves, 23s. ta Sas-J^ young calvis; lOs.l to 16s,l each. Thq judges, Alossrs. 'IffJ


Tiesday.—A useful show of, dairy oatilq.


Borrv, Whddington, ■ and : T. , H®'8at]ej Blackburn, made the following awards fif dairy cattlo: 1, L^ Spencer, ; Gisburn; 2j S. Bargh, Waddington, I ,i|


. H


yeat, there being nibout 80i cattle of :iU classes on offer before-a. goiid attendanie. Quotations: Heifers for short pep. £12 1( si


;w:hich is engraved in ialirif' a! PudsayJ Jo- anpoup,. .with the pattopl' apms on 1 li s breast. 'Ho 'is resting pri two deer, mrd is stated to be Ralph Ptidsay.'l The mbi[ merit shoivs his three' [wives, twa' on !o|i


-of [the first is the number !■'171.; of, E:|e secoiid, i i : ; ripfl of tlih third] XVTI.- dicji'ting ' the riumber of their | children j B5 in'All. The figures [of'thfe Ichildren; ti3


.e


to say .'that lie took, thqir-advice; fount vein of [silver',' set up I a kmhU mint, ijid made shilling, which'c'amp-to he . known as Pridsay. shillings.- All ijve'nt well, till le Go)-ernment heard - of the ! mint,'! and se it officials down , to : arrestPudsay.l The'-squ! ri wat warned of tlie approach of these n m and seized the -Iningio! [liit, .mounted is horse, and ■


dashed awayl with [the officiTs


fairy'story, and why not? Everyone li :es fairljf stories. About,| tvo'fields len ;th from, the hall, overlooking ; the' Ribble,| i5 tli['rocky hupip.,called Rainber Scar,, bet CT known as Pudsay’s - Leap, Towards he end of the sixteenthi' 'centufy, '.Will: im Pudsay, then' Squire of! | Bolton flail, foimd himself short of money! having ' been oo generous. Perplexed-lie yoamM about, Ihe woods and chanced to [ meet some fair is':' It!is-said they cprry oh their, gambols[( 111 inj those woods,' and they: presented ;1 m with a magic bit .for | hiS. horte, assur ag him it would endow [ any. ariim.al w fh superior strength , I and I bridufance. he fairies also- told Pudsay|' that if- he diif [a iiiine at Skilhorn.; nearj'Iimiiifeton (aft ;'r- ■wards called the lead mines)-'h'o'would f ifl a'quantity'of. silver. iThe leghnd goes pii


Now, I would like to conclude with he


ho gave'us permission[tri'g0.arid'see the head gardener, 'Mr.^Ltslifi', whp;'was ,qai[e willing to show'us found; 'Writing fropi memory, I recall-there, lias a,[great .lock garden, roofed with glass, and ! contaii in; tropical palpi, trees, grpat s'pecirii'eris of al


The gardens, of coufso, were a dhow . i -


Tp.nlbour reaflerstof tcouting'• nows x p t ie first message, of tie new year. Hi also to bo my goodbye


CD


was Al


postiof-Press Secretary,: but


^ I looting of tbe Exocu iye| Pommittcey fpll}( armed with myliesigpuwuu jr ation from the'


tiwas not to bel


for l attendod me


l[wits prsuaded to continuri With 'tho'forti-' ”t® ‘ii n


of - all Scouters, with ^ !a', su’j :gestion "that 'a' t smaller amount of news v ill! lighten mV'


^nd Wo commence with la rephtt'Sent by? the CASIILE TROOP,! [ 1, : .;


strength; to strength. !; In ■ this IcoJIumn, x hope jto,have, nows ofjone.g-oup ppr week,


this dmk .ljotwcen.youmnd Sioutirig, and to in 1936 may, all readqrs . hivq -ijappiiicSs; and may the;. iriqYepiqnt advance.' from


rr. iiu Bi u


Castle Troop wore enrolled. I’lieso were the pqtrol,leaders and;seconds: P;L.. H. Aspin- wall and Second S. ta ’fkirisoi,' rif Ihe'Horsri RAtrWj. and .P.L. N. Chew i nd' Second' J, lyhifoside, of the'AVood-pigeo i: Patrol. -iTho ceremony was taken by [the District ;Cbm^


Lost-! .month,, .the! first mumiWs of the


16thii(Gonzaga) ,Preston,- was received into the Qastlo Troop as trbop-Tei der., It is to


At'Jhe sani'e ..{ime. First ,Cli ss; Scout'Mi J.' uirift', who has been a patrol leader in the


hp; hibped. that Mr. S:;:'WestItead;' .who has', beenl'acting'ras'- A.S-.M.i for; the 'Gtamniar Sdhobl for several months!, v ill -eventually: be' ab(e (to, take charge!of thii :tfoop., ; ' 'Anibngst those present! wer 1 [the Maybr,'


Association-'jnet on. Januaijy 9th,,and ‘ in spite fof the' tathrir bniaU■rittendaice, com- pi™d: a fair amountof '-hi siness. The prrisonbe of.-three-i-of thb'new lay members- of the oxechtive-rMrisMs.’ D ’ ‘Lister;- ''tVi Thompson (CHfef Obristable) ai|!d'''iV: -Kilnrii: toncfea6ed''-d Sboritirig:'i: hope's ibf future interdst. ,Mr. J. Waifcley, tbo District Commissioner, explained for tie benefit at the pew members methods of ■ policy and' organisation. Afterwards, Mr Lister ' wad


appoihted chairman of the ineoting, nii-J; folloiying the reading of.-the minutes, which were 'adopted,, several apologici for absence were read. Our- new- ’secreti ry, Atr. R.' yVariiL gave a concise account if -tno County mejeting held at Dariven; F rom this we


Ibarnit that the County ' magazine, Link,” is to be wound-Up;-nbe: that there is !to[ bo a Northern OmntnsV Rally, or rathe^ 'a Jamboree, hold'at Eaby Castle, August. 1st'to'8tb. ScoutmastmA are ask’ea to [ Mar this in- mmdj as venue of their sUinmfcr camp. But do not forieh-you wUl not be permitted to, in! any case—our'own N.E. iffiancashire Rally which Is- provisioii- ailly fixed for August 13th, at Huntroydo Thej next item on the agenda was my


resignation from this i honourable (and ■honoi4ry).ii)ost of Sctibci.- l -wlas' soqry. it ,wps. pot accepted but liope you - don’t fcol


tnqyement given by the ' '! question bf t'ce. fo


titibps was' left for S.cbufpiasters, ;


thb spme, and I-ihank all Scourers'for kind regular items- ofi news I Mention' was made of [aji suggested offer to! help ithe Scout "------- ' ■ ■ • " Club!


■in of Scout compe- discussi((n. by, the


The' meetings ot this Execut


also;., with the suggestion [that pprlflaps' Scout headpiiarters ' will


teejidere arranged for the'first everyij alternate month, that is ‘dd riumbers. Tbese .areVto-.be Jlitiheroo •


* and 'tVhalley lareas, • that Ipugust body to assriifable in rota, ' !


mete Rover dens, and am I d ring justice to Secut rooms?


.vp Commit- Thursday in lonths' of


hrild In the [ternately


be . sufficien'-l y tidy for


fprecast. feverish Spring-cleaninf activities, ind'uding dusting tile oMbmenfi. and the armchairs. Or dq^my thought's'it evolve upon


if was resolved' t&at al[- Gfolip accounts


he [submitted to the Association: treasurer befijil-bi tho nnnunl[riieetiug.'-eAcl! year.''! A® noticejand inyitqtion to tfle, filnlecture on the!Sweden .Rover.Alook :19fl5, was extended to all imembers of the.Exeiutive


Opn D.C. expressed ajpjirecia don of ....


ot tflq former., ..Mr.i,D..,'Grxirio lutlmated through, the secretary tdat group subscrip­ tions pero now due. Air.- i . iorrest, tlio Distriqt Scoutmaster, thanked] tho new executive members On' behalf of tho’ Associa:


Rev. G. Maekerizio’s work tor i-he Associa- tioil, and ■suggested that the Rev. ,H.' )V.' lluuemvgrtfl.qio.cproptedf in hiA . place, on aebpuiit ot the pending loss-to-oar bcoutiug-


arid Iseveral parents and trends ot the' ^cou^B. The Alaybr, whb has, always taken a grept interri3t.in.th0 :moyenenVand.is'a member of the Ga'stle[Grorio Gbriiinitteri;. presented the enrolment card; arid,..stripes: tbjthb new Siiouts, arid gavri i ' Mbst! appro;. priatb 'address;! Some of, the- parents sug­ gested buildings iwhich: inigh '.'possibly- bo obtained as hegdgDprtersj for; the, Pronp,!-- 1 Executive 'Committee . c f j the ' Lo.iinl


)hd ^ . _______ _______________________________


aSlk* \Vo rilioiild have; been sorry to sever! in


»'as prom seR.the support' L_ _ • ■


when Jfr. Bviglit was travelling to I tlio i


DE PRCPAREO' W A R R O }


missiqhor, ..assisted, by^ivd "bf the .Gra'miriafi Schoia Scoutnmstefs.. i


.. [. .'ji.- ■-


i'jufl.i Iwsirig., .that;',the,..presence, of, these, official? augured well tor a closer bond betweqn Scouting and the- la}', public iif Chthetoo and district.


ipioeting, lest peopb imagaiuo . Slights at recoiving no invitation^: - Tim affair was notiiadvertised, although 'worthy: of groat publicity, as the film- provided fa pleasant


.from tho report in otho.’. column:. '1 merely Wanted ; to. emphasiso that I-it whs a Rover


The ’District Dover Meeting, li st Monday, was.a'very successful affair, as fill’be seen


entqrtainnient—possibly japablei tot exteri- siop mtp, an. open; Iccfuro’at a later'date. ■ The Dovrirs were glad-to have tie projoctar and; services of Mr,. Tom Kenyo a as opera­


.itagio , .will M rcsponsibleiifor a .programme ot competitions,


- 1


will bffaflteijstqd in;the! debate' which, is to bo organised b.v tho .’Youth’Grou 1 of L.N.C. next I'yypdncsdai: at the, -Congregational. bcbqpl.| The result should jbe awaited with


I wonder if,any other people tl an Beouters


anxiety fropi oar. point-of . view the subject heing ;• Scouting: an' influence for Vftrld i®®9,9’j' . '.T ..think th a t : anyom . interofted


BliopId|go along to support the motion; or P®rhap? some of our members wluld like to oppqsei it? ■ 1; .shall’certainly be present, and if, YOU care to roll along a 745 p.m..


of yoml


i9®"9u. for you to.Jihe uienbrirs-Hsome ' ! . . .


' ■ ^


tor,; and pJso for the accoptanc((Of.a-large- percentage of invitations. :i Alay I add that the collection , (so gratefully'received), almost- covered the cost of tbe'meetmh?, Arid.to .the Hovers , (strictly private I) may I say that tlio next District Alecting is to bo held at Jonathon’s, February 10th, when ” Black


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