mu K


-& ' I' I


■.5!" '■I'rtff.i


'iSi2g!tf2ffi53igg^ggatfjmitHaMiKMiwmfefeaMiy«.aas^^ 't's


(E GHT) II Threat to Cloto .-'r- 5S,


-.ai^:a.N'i, Jiua-,/: .),.r,-.: i,j.'i]:!;ii o ,', ti^j^totion jDffice,


Clitheroe Rural Cpiinpij Protests Against County iProposals.


Grept Inoonyenjence' :t.':;i hiV'' ■ •' ijiTuaTfUi


I and residents in the town and: area would havc{ to journey either to Dlaekbuin or Preston to give notice of'marriage. Mr. yi. Hanson J.P.,' presided over 'the. meet- J 1^ , and other members ■


. — 1 a step would mean that civil marriages couh no longer ■ be performed in Clitheroo,


RevJ Pather E. Robinson, S.J.i Messrs.'J IDuefdeu, T. Hanson and T. Robinson.


I , Tlje I Council'.'decide^to 'continue the. vhippingMvaj;et.;maih. toVHesketh Lone and


I to s ipply .the 'houses ic'n Youte. ! 1'^


jhous3!,at Portfiold'Bar for the M'ardley I Esta'tes Co. Ltd, V ; . ■


_Tim ICouncil refused, to grant a mokg'ago I of £J10p on a hoiise costing £495 and'being


i "'ll !li';.rT j^Fj


pilices |of rawi materiiils n ,i, i .i ’, 11__


t,.i. j ' Ji>>uS>«<a i<l*K 'ft' oh


AKE full advantagj of the money-saving ■ i ! __*L - •


**'0 0 !^ ..^y ... the rise in _ ____ it extr^ ely


in opportunity w ill '


are repay you!


M M I TUI M@S! THIS MONIY SAVING OPPGRfUNITVItEMiMliR Its THE QUALITY @f LEWISS


BARGAINS THAI MAKES LEWISSSAli SO W ill WGRVi WHILE. ' f


- .1 . . ,


ill'.1,1 111’'


jXww’r X/di, Aiandiesteri . M '


'xMimlMifiiiMiiiaiiia, .M l i l l t t l tM I t t l l lM I I I IM f l l t ^••■••laaMttvatpMaaiaaaKti. ........ ..... .


i J: ' ' 4 fM * i i*M tM ia aM a a ia a a ( i ,,


■■■■■•■RiBBBiaaiaitftaiaaaaiaa • •••■■■■•■■■aaaaiMivtMMMaa


lie Those who


il ii k!S


f h o t l a S t o e h i s e e r r a h ^ ^ l i i a g


pie as mi an £hoh hork-i• p i e IS


f e W ‘} j A h iix f p r


f','- I m fki


*«iSa*SilSiiSSSiS'S*iSSBi'*S** •■•■SSatlSiS'SMatiaS'S*** iMMSitiMiatMiiHiSIHS:::::! .-.jiiiii.


:,r l i t ! I -- ■ *■ ■ * " * I ■ , : 'l l ' ........................ .^ . ‘ * * * ; * * l * j j ' ' - ■ ' ■ ' i ^ ' j" i* ■ - "■ ' ■ i


r inany a inpnth^ all


for this last Week of Being made ij)


as you I call,


solicitors to the! ownere of I thelind throueh which the footpath passed; ;• If, i hothtogi I had bopn-.done I16 su^ested' thatrthe;County


[ ing Boat Cottage ito . tVinkley pottage, 1 I


I • , ) -’stated that *he’ had-'8ben:'the


authority should be: asked-to! ■cakeVthe mattir) up. 4 .-, ■ ■ - . ; .


Th) purveyor .(rir; IV. Gl Booth)! shid .ftounty had instructed him. to lepair I tootb)’idges, ebnneefing foo,lpatl4 but stiles ; matter for the ;lanuown'e'r,


— v u v . j i u u u u n u c i , , ^


Clerk agreed: that landojwners w.ero opnd to put stiles up, but if stiles were iispence they ■


I ciondifcipii and som'cone werej tojured in r S j ”’®


I tojkrock it dbwil. ■ j- the f e:'son who is injured. n Ttrlt/V ' l‘ r>


( Rev. Father Robinson: Tliat does not I the owner responsible for maintaining itilo: it only makes him refeponsible to


opening.:' . .


for putting up a stile. He it bound to leave a right.


of way;' he cad leave an ;


|


The m idowncr has nd right -Whatever to block a footpath.


New Years* Greetings, I cattle. I


!$ e ^ p e j n s i v i e b a n q lurse by hskiijig for


wise i^rijoy Hie _______ piyih)^ that e n|oyiiieh^ is ostliness o^ extrava- keeh a p ehsurh j to loa.poirk- et and! a


Sim i ! : ,


ilile


PIES "n


■■•i»il ,


THOUGHTS ' AND


ON TH E « ADVERTISIER T IM E S ” MESSAGE.


drviduals or hommuuitics at largo a hi ppy New Year, brevity is undoubtedly profer- able to; verhpsity. One can store in " lece^ps, of ore’s brain-pan,, short pithy n®*PM I sayin rs or sentences,! but the of half-a^ohmii ' of proto 'is too


A correspoideiit writes:. In! n-ishihg


work- top, ing^ed-dut brains!to’bother aobiit uiscoveniig. ^


' wijMh ran^e Qf to® . ,o ', ‘ho , ‘to ones are.good, and to ■


YIn roviewiiig tho columris of your All


ear’s


the ^ heal ts if His. ; fonoivelisjriHis' disciples. , Irevity .not ; verbosjty.


LllA l lA n v l c iT TT1 a .tho messages The'folk


S’greefci]{ig8, one is struck by jklhs fact tlhlO-^' sllA


iSnOQ ni*A fvAnrl . nn/^1 A.V lU.


that); Ho wqs fond of theitruth, in ij ^ ' shell, and that is why His;Message stick 1 in'


4 11 v r ^ . ___


another! year of life, are npt'so"much very young, who are naturally, happy caro-frccy but those ^toi.;wbom life is a diilyl sprious responsibility and menace


10 require ehiimfogement. Yi>


'


worker?I of fie world; The middle-as..u, tho elderly and tile “ ancients,” all ’tfiesp sections of thircomimmity^o not want tulk-' ing, at hut, ns ! ' say, Miort seniencto of;


liopo and (fneouragement ;thnt they remember, and con over , mentally following thjeir various occupations sitting in the back-waters of life. a ' . w v l . , .


crowd and it4 well-being, physically, mof illy and, spiritually;


] a._ ONE OF iYOUR RFiADERf. MiirdN.


, .WOMEN’S , Mittop and I


theiy tenth annual njecting in the. Instithto rpoips, on Mjepnesday. week. Miss Bottoinley p esid ng.


*1 - 1 "rr U ) 1 use.


veyyi successfi 1, financial report, wliicli wds' passed on the proposition of ! Mrs. Knowles,'


yeaj’s worfci • The treasurer ,submittedi to rMljer Robinson said tlib ;groun®i-~pii , ’our jection, ought to,be the inconvenience which


Barron) gav? nrA«.,im.. an excellent report of ffie


,;ayp, a very ;in?trUotivd' and most advisingf :;alki on the [Institutes’ work, , as well ' '


neiubers Ijearty,


A d y e t t g'P, C'''J les :et Fuack ip


Mrs., Robinson proposei ' PIvflwIrD


V.,1 A1 •_ ' _X ■seconded by ,Miss Barron and carried thanks, and — this wat _


ballot for till committee 'took plapo,' add JUsa Bottomlby 170? re-elected 'preside! jl'.to, ^ Irs . Baldwin; Miss tofthouse: a 'Miss; Hornby, Vice^residents^! :Jfrs. Rob n-


son undertook iliB'sectotaVial work ,andv Sid is to: be assisted by MiisiBarroh, while M ss Lepinmg was re-elected treasurer, M Barron was etocted delegate to Presto


Two: new men hers were, welcomed, and t le i iPOcial hnlwiour was spent;in games


?etonded, l).y:Mito.lofthpuse.. The President' thpn gave a, morfc ..biifr; encouraging oddres4;i. Mis4 Sunnis, df Preston,, took, the chair, dnd


pbjMtio ii shou|d


he'basM andVthe Rev.' b


The deputy secretary ( f f l fjrbiind ^ i ■would'he,caused to residifnb., /


W .CAth woB tlio alteratiori would affect the nPnnm r rtcirntTe ' A..*—


.iriejin jtlifil'hotire of'toarriagd'wouitl havel to '..be giVei [ at •Blackburn,:


'|:. Bch J , ,


taking; the land subject -io ed to the Con idil


pre.ssed by the Rural Gounjjil* for some time. ■ v -ff T('® land agrbei


. , . iThornle}':: Hal Il wl c ..... , X..UI, I, | Iwhiioh ItiJnSjdecidedithat tlie ifierk slid ihl cnter liearl tn


autliprit..”! had : decided ! to; inipinyei|iejjt at


reporie'd Itliat the County - .....V,. ..j, undertake I the the jurictiori of


! Possihjp ■ i ibjection to ; tho ' I " f


flio road: 1ad 1 , Ijeen


- . .


■The ictong of ; the pffee at Oitheiioe would I Hesketh L '


givinri notice of riiartiage. , . 2-x; _f A __ .....


Tlio, C)erfc_q),ointed but. that toliddltion T9 rtvu marriMes no longer being performed


-I'stoict ■Women’s Institute INSTITUTE, - Tlie


of hope at theibegihiiing of f\r IlfA <


point,I 1 Chrnt never preached long Bermohs-I (or wi'^e lo ig letters, for.itlie mattei; of 1


: I 'i i The tfiiairraarib Exactly. j


I It, vas decided to, inform the Gjn'nty autlioiity of tjie position. -


stile (On he a very, wide tebi"- i i , IjEGISTRATION ;PROPOSAL.i;


from - lie County CouncirRegistfation'Sub- Gnmm f.f po •


l e'istration of Births, Deaths and . .. Marriages.


Government Act' 1929—Section 24. |; ■ i


toon bf Births arid Deaths Sub^Committee of ;Ii0 County Council' have made tenta­ tive decisions to;''connexion with the Cliihijroe .Ijtegistration' District. I i IS proposed to abolish the Clithefoo


• ^ V''6 to inform ybU' that tho Registra-


Regutration District and to; transfer the Lai cashire i portions. as, under:: :: i


, bolcomprised withinrihe-AmounderheBs ! .Hfckistration District -witto- tlie Super- II fjendent,’? OfiBcev a t : preston. 'j , |


n ivn)- '. >^.<....11 xLU


lyo. 3, Siilppistriot’'(Chipping) to ri main aj separate' Sub-District' and to


?WBUblated _ as prie Srib-DiHrict arid tc rb e' comprised 'wUhto the; Diirwpn ’ Rpgi.stratioh, Diestrict with the Supef- 11 tpndent’s Officj), at[ Bliickbilrn.


I


T III Sub-C!pmmlttee efesire yonr Council 1: ive an opportunity of .considerinjg I alterations before! they orb formally I tied; to i. the .Minister of Health, , :hey will bo glad'; to receive' any, Wations ryour Council wis Jito make


espeef ;tiieretp, i


that IS if won are honestly interested in the 'Ulitnen e and YVhalley, which with | CliippinK . : • > r •'1


00 that brqvity is for all the best pollcyi; I }0U


111 tUW


iMde 110 Tvholei of the Cqunoil'a • district, i If \ the sng gestions; of the.' Sub-Committee were carne;d ,put it' would, mehn the closing of


, ■ , 1 . n . u i v u l u i i n i v m i j u i u t f ;


the Sjiijerintendent .rRe(5i£trar’s,i Office, iri I xork-st*eet ,and .«tiirit civij-inarringes 'could


i .


'wouldl'ia m to ;go to'Blackburn. ' The ppsU tion: would not, ihori'eVer, inlterthe regstra- :tion: of l^irths and deaths'. .He considered!


I there jS^ould bo i a strong protest niade INCONYT5NIENCE.


, , 4'K'',ton| asked on ,Yhnt


I The b e rk (Mr; A. E..I Aitken) said: thH districts, referred to induded i


ub-Dirtriets N'oS.'I'd'.arid 5 to ' lie I


The Clerk then read the following iletter ■


| i :


plnyton: But the description.i.of, a 'V


from |h5 point of vieiv of the foot pntosngor. And lain. 1


Thoj ,(]ierfc:|Yes, and an opening Ifi better


Mr. 3. F, ; Clayton: - Stiles ate 'usually erecte I by owners for the protection iof the


; jpev. Father! Robinson: I qhite^rigiee, — dpes not make 'the owner I responsible


CTerk: A man has a right to witlk footpath , and. if a stile is in a dan- stato than, to.e footpath , h . being • ^1


Imblet 1 A landowner copld n'ot 'block a footphth. If a- stile were in i had State of rctoair a foot passenger had ihe' right


nr. If a sfile got into.h jlangerous landowner would bo


were bound tol Ucop tl.em j


Th! Hev._ Father jlobinton saiii landowners] not bound to'put Up'stiles.


pmall Dwellings Act under wliicliitlio applica +.iAn Ttfoc


and


.no dimculty. m getting the mortgage here. ,


j - - ---------- t 'U U lU ' .1


Blackburn^ Footpaths Preservation, -asking .if any-:• progress-.bad' been to .'the. footpath,ifromi Hack-


QUESTION'-'OF ; STIlES. [ was read;'from the Secretary of


therefore could uot The- applicant v’ould


..


to Mltton-rdad, IVhalley.; The 1 Clerk 'A. E. Aitken) stated that!the Council refused to adopY the Acquisition of


• Phns were passed ! for \the erection of a present were the


P. Berkeley-'iyeld,! iRrT. Varley, :C. P. Clayton, J. Holden; i C. Ainsworth, T.


I — Monday, decided;'to!;: protest strongly Lagaiist an intention by Laucasliiro County I Com oil . RegistrStiifn OSub-Coinmittce . to I ph .the registration dilitrict Of Clithcroe.


1 jheroo Mural. District Council at their iiily uioOtiug at Clitheiou Town Hall,


I now R ! Arch le icon


written Ackerliy ton: ani Mitton


Thet'! m A


A MEMOIR B r J^ iid |;acon F. G. ACKJERipY


ms b’jqn published recently !a*book* 1]^’ A v / lI s r ln nA /w x


!


in |;h^ course; bdistiilguis Lorp SSiety \ .. _ ..... .................


authokty, but h orth-'on


11 ails'}' loro; ..and 16


, for I some -years latef 'V.icar of vhereihe succeeded his fitlief, arid ;or of iGarieton, near Skipioii.. : Ackerley! is iidt jdst if’.nn, “ the •” authority||toertato|y


the( ‘'n: g0 ” ljto 'write a V book Was ndt; e.\actly tlio loro of the a ’Psies hut the next best tling:^ A! |mmoir Of a man who. wis' complelely immersed iii gypsy lorm who w4s secteta y] of tlio Gypsy Lore Sokoly; fro.'


lisned membet of [the ;|Gyp4y The theme , which ibrbught


.


1907 t< 1914. i■who; was twice Editor;of Joutna ' bf that' Society, from 1907; to 1&14 ancl' friin 1934 to 1935, and ivh);,i wrote prodipinWlylqn al most fpscinatiiig subjeef. Ho ,was Robert; Ahdi'ow Scott MaolTe and ho, died list year; at the. age of sfxtj^Vseveii.


The fiat that Maclie’s sccretaiys lip anjd e'ditorslb in


'werp iiimuitanedusly


I Ackqrlet; s oppning words . . Li. i‘ ^


and the


absolut !lwelj | with nbsototely afiy body iTIC! 'MtaRATORY IMPDlI i !.!


tho Wv u v . »TV. » 4 • • b| • I Vfc lU U U 1YIIU VUUUl jJCL o: 11


than .abundanti, the justice of ,


. ah


.... . lu feervediin.': the .Great ,'\Vai of Arcl d,eacon 1 Ackerley’s memoirs by Mai Si’s apsy land possibly otl t’lot'.mofe tn :h and;


19]4f. is .jifob'ably sufficient V.'. ;___. 1 ______ .1 to man who' fcoillil get on “ Frieii(| of all


[:to Scot|t Macne’s ; make-up. IVhile’ at Raw, cliffej li3 was


plenty or fre: li air


' wherii ib enlii June


k 1«5. ham


my,


Pn tlie :l3rd 0 Briracks ^


ind pf 1 aeatii


deniy] ImrdeterWined to;seek new ip the Alrmy,


jbing quietly away ited’iiii the Scots


iftef a month of h ho purchased his


- ivr\n AM AU..1. T


fi-Jiine lie wrote fpini; Cater - ^


;o.;Iidndoi Guards if 'Iiis ’inove discharge


.fewly ev'eryono seems to haye!jnmpec tilu conclusion th a t I was so jlltfe a te i H aivcliffe that I gave up and’enlisted the ci 3rk whom I asked -to fonvari htters


- - ^I liX — x _ . id


Fridi', and! astounded tlie 'scl oolniastcr hy rljong the dictation and twelve:sums


Plbasq I address i'your enveippes| —Pfiyate R'obir;! Macfie,: Scots .Gu ■Guardss Barr i'ks, Surrey. accoiiit;


toroto to condoloi with 'me l! had to


No “ Esq;’ on ! any go to : school on


j I ’ ' ■ • ■


of tl:ii, but! toerition it to evedyone yoii cari. If people try to Inish it up, and make ,i,mystery.of it, it wilf seem 'as if I hal done something of which I ■ ashjituld.


' ^


Offiije ire vefy !slow' in| making out my pappn .Foil this reason I cannot stay in 'Ll r don. j j I :do riotl know whether I shall b) allowed [out: of [barracks! on Sun­ day.' . . . ‘i I ihave' had another .week in the Cook;House while' awditing, my dis'chpige.” ' I ■' i


on M 0 iday irid: expect Ito hove! difiimilty imn , get ting there , to time. The-iYWar


(Satu rlay). „


— rpl. —/1 ^ 1 7 . — ' I


I WITH MThE Tho mallies


, ' I I i . LI[t^ERPobL SCOTTISH,


pool Sc Irtish Colonel : C. Fori later _ b,' ^his Maefie’si c iusin, Laurie Mtcfie. Sergeant i f E 1900 he; V rote


: .evening 8—9 Theq. tne “ h av e : s(|nt


near, Livj pool k r i d ,__ ........ .............. soldierini; led id Scott ,Macfie joining; tho “ Liverpiid Scotlisk.” deacon ]i c lerlej


iljusiness wjis 'sugar! refining sithia early experienco of


, irigadier-Genejal I Andrew, toptt Maofie heearad, .Colour- Company. In Deceriiher, ^fopi 6, Hope-p|a(;e!—I'


es,toll,: who was suedeeded -l|cond-in-com'mnndj 'Scott


' I ' h V e joi Y’'olun :e ;r.s ai


Three yeirs lateri-'i my


finish, a i poobfold Apdrew Fletdi'er.: ] . I pree' muHoif to turkev and ; svrup roll ; o[ pliim^pudding,-(This M jnst J n -.toiicp to Christmas ente rtatomeiitj' . ! ; [.


aJijiburgli Bibligrapiiical; Soc. a I piteous' appeal foil I me to


nequirid the reputation of being ian rible organiicr. and! am called [in


, The Volunteers swallpw the whole of spire


time.-


wet w ;ak’s cjijnp at .Stobs and I 1 avo


, .


straight, whicli: isi much more important. They ajrb quitp eager to obey, and clieer their


drilled pany but . Ifcrin’t get


"""’ and’ them' to


a chanu, and take the cussings he "gives them 1,'ithout' pffbnce. ■ i > i


(Sciloiir-Sergenrit .whenever they 'get


not t tr k')- nInPA -,\mV.n., Cilitheroe. ;. Ariyonp During be[riinrrirf-at a Registry OlficeTScottisIi'


W 'VILITARY HI8TORY. ’atch ill


---- ..— ..... . command of E Comp my, iand Macfie mnls an ideal combination, and: the pied alli'beforc them in all sorts


training who was in


tho weekly cir ' liars .witty, sarcastic aiidj.stiiriu- 'I'


of , Qompet (ions.


company Cfi pt,


.


the Cohne the land i improvemeh


nn iron f] at corners It . .was


fccided Ithat a sub-conrmibeo !' shbuld interview ■thorewner


no. 3APETy ,|AT;-BBA.


regard! [to the Tho'ri as well as one at the


'e ^imijar to: triose bein;; erected in'various parts ,of Bcwlahd'


•per of Hall , I Stoefie,. treated them I to


ns service, , with'; the Liverpool was;', attached to the Black


Edinburgh Castle for special Captain [ (later Colone) [Blair.


I have,


everytliiig that goes wrong, and [lead! all new mlofements.


’■ ’ '''o. maiijiged to make ray obm ,t 'le smartest


dre.ssed —'


. AVe had a jterribjy in Scotland,


shoot best to! reform


ned; the, Liverpool; Scottish di have to drill almost every p.m'.—or rather 7-40 to 9-30.


, .. Tins is how Arch- ;deicribe3 It:—“ The Llver- fiaftalion was foarided b,v


_I[£n to lie sent to London to-nlprri J am due hack at Rawcllffe


Hons3 slops]' Laura wrote to me'.'islid says that tlje [Pater toants nly.:grilist- mpnt kept (iuiet[. _ Please take no iiidtice


in climentijiy jaritlnnetic all i right) .. was i long |time, he said, sine j ,:they :ha(i had itch a good scholar: whet - I sent in my II per Padded M.A., B.Sd., Ip! my nariu to surprise him yet nibre,; but I hear rom the j corporal thnt;!'ihc' didn’t knda vhat B.Sp. nieanijl IVe Imvcfbeeii drilli 1 ; hard; all last n;eck— a da)'


I [prefer it to emptyirig iCbols -fou r parades


^Latei, Archdeacon Ackerley writes, :(pag 3 17): 3 hero is a ; Scots proverb ; tlint sayb [_Every llacfip jis ;a Gypsy,’ and i certain^ the i|ii( ;i atory j impulse was very proiiounced


advised b:y a doctor :'(b: gel;' id exorcise;,, so, :sud,-


.lindicatij .rdhdeacoji


ONE OF THE “ROMANY RTe S.” ■


t : ■ I •


. Li'ehdeacon Frederick j Goorko for many [years 'Vidar jdf Gftodle-'


- - • - ■ ■ j|, 'diyinri


-----.viached to the Blacl Watcli lip distinguished himself in a sham fight by capturing a [number of men by some stroke of genius that the regulars least- ex­ pected, and later mlido military history for tlio . Volunteer moyeinent by taking p famous parade. He commented on this in


lating: YVhile at


them. I ; am . probably the only irregular 'N.C.O.; who lias' takeri a Battafion Paradf' df that famous ■ redimeiit to front of the Castle , gatos-p-arid I given them -a' severe dressing down. This'is one of tlid few things of which I lim prOtiBl’l 'Years after­


1932; ‘ i have heonl attached to tho Black Watch,' lived'ill tills .thistie, and) attended cougliing irij 'St: Giles’s as one of


.. ...


wards ho told'me Glut whenfthe'Liverpo'ol; Scottish,; marching in the dark'[along a


Flanders rpad, passed the Black'Watch—j who iverp resting and .hailed them with the' question wlio i they lylro,. and the answer came ‘ Tlie Black AVatch: and who are you? ‘ The Liverpool Scottish’—tliet'o ciimo a voied from tho ranks Of the Black Watch, ‘ Is yon laug 'leggit deevil Maefie wi’ ye?’ ”


spiring.;' But it is British race that the not by, the hvridreds


TI..X


Maefie’s war service was with the Liverpool Scottish and tliat 1 o ; preferred: tlip non: cominissiqned to- the commissioned ranks, since it would not hr difficult fori an “M.A., B.Sc.,” to get into 'an officer’s unitoimi had he cho^n to d(' so. flo rejoined the Liverpool Sybttish ai a fact, the day: after war was declared, a!> a private and was at once promotsd to his old rank and ori pro­ ceeding, overseas to that of Qiinrleririaster: Sergeant.: Scott Maefie’s w.qr experiences are related; iichieiiy from letters. They are wonderfully interesting, even in placts in- to the credit of the


It will be, seen from thi.s that'Scott • - X. • • -V


Maefics were nunibercd but by the thousands;


Onml final quotation (page 49) “ Pedlnr’s Pie ” in a ' Norwich ' ' written ;bv AV. A Dritt: -


newspaper is: from


death, :at the, ago of 67, of Mr. Robert Andrew; Scott Macfii, chairman of a 1 well- known; ' Liverpool fi .'in of sugar refiners, failed, to identify, him with one pt the keenest ‘Romany Ri'cs,’ who,-has followed in; thei'footstepa; of Geprgo Borrow, and; been tho fr|end and confident of the Romany folk both-to England a'rid'on the ' Continent. Scott Maclie, ivho was the eldest soil-df the late John AVilliam Macfie, of Rototon [Hall Cheshire, and Dreghbrri Castle, Edinbrirgli, h()di not only, wide blisiness connekions, blit 'was also a promincnil figure in literal-}’ arid artistic circles,' whilst , his interest in the Iiistor}-, lariguage, and. folk-iore of: the Gypsies kept him ill contact witli a|mosl every student of Ro nany .life in Europe.


IN fo o t s t e p s 'OF Beo r g e BORROAV. “ Probably many people who redd of the


•the youngest tyro; his ingenuity in. suggest-, ing to each lines of study which imglit profitably be pursuec ;, his , determination that every importanij article; .. . . should be.'written by scholais, for scholars, ipade


the Journal what it vas until the outbreak of the 'War.


‘‘ Iri ,1913 he went en n visit to his friend


-G.vpsies i.n , Bulgari.a,’ 'published under a Romariy nom de p|ume. The following .v«r, _ wlien the AVar broke out, Scott


and; became Qudrterjnaster-Sergeantk while on active service.


. orce in the ranks of toe Liverpool Scottish ,


[mR®, preferring not to take a commission, ypnee joined the ‘


; : SOME RESEARCHES,


iWhiter, Rector of Starston, Norfolk, who .figures in


.tomehoiv- with;,his tother


English Romanito wat than: Borrow’s ,.......-'js' vocabulaW]


man ■ fond of tongues whos.e knowledge, of


Reverend - AA'hiter the philologist . . . ; a and languages,’ and


Borrow’s Lavengro’ as the


ihe language of ;the considerably better


University iLijirnry. to-,trace it I was lucky track of another [and .................... ....... .


'


lanother of; Borrow’s jwhoni. as ho saw hi» hnvb jbeen'indebted for


ren<Y^1iAM a C I T*--------- [™tos. |As Romany Ryesl both A’hiter and 7 1 iV pv p 01


■ nakebl nd mention 6f : rith! the Gypsy tongue, • tugnst, 1908. Scott


i


joddard Johnson seem to have,been eorlier n-.t|ie: field, than Borrow, and'it is rather luripus that Borrow,! —


1 uudefa apparition of' two such' important . lng(o]Roinahi scholars ' xciting.’ ” '


, Scbtt';Maciie died at! the Lund.s in tho :t|eighbourhopd of Hnwek where he had pur- cliastd a : small estate loiter the war.


:. and settled: down .................


* '“ Memoirs of R. i . Scott Mncfie,” by Archdeacon , F. G. Ackerley. Tho Gypsy Lore Society, 5s.


'


nr tipipnted ' dances of Tpclmicnl School ball


Gtoaf pains'had been -akfen to make'this yejiTi o ffo rtth e best river/’ and the room was 'beautifully decorate! with an array df paber toimhiings. : There was a gorid


smbly HnU of the


wils held in the School on Friday.


uu x-nuuv.


The kre: ler- sejibbrthiness of mode ^ ships is re fslod :hy a [comparisoh recent tim 5 [ apd,' ipre-War' davs.


‘ them erecting I to one mai m ;2,360.|


'ihg' vessels. In the per


period 191C l4, of] the: men .serving m |uuu- ,one in 14l3 lost his lifci at sea. d 193.3-34! the loss was'reduced


'• ■ ■' "1 .!! ; :■


betwerin In the] iri jtrad


event proved a great success.


Music to thb dancing was supplied bv Mr Arnold Corrm’s Ribchester dance band.'and members of- the ; staff; la'cted ns ' M 0 's' iVoltire wefe provided |nnd these added'in gaiety of the evenmg. An excellerit per was! served, .-nrid orico again! the


nttondance of students; fenchers and friends “PPtored to have a . Iinppv, timb.


iT E jC ^ i cA t 8G |JpG L SOGIAL , Ope 'of the bfighte


Jinowing 'them both, their acquaintance ! AVriting to me' in Macfie isaid. ‘The


’ “ unexpected and f • 1


vocabulary,'he may some of hi ms Romainy A


and; one, to iv


« ih;


[by,’ Goddard John 1soii, 'of East DereCam, • ' riends,


MS: 5. 1 to the Cambridge AVliile I was trying enough to get on the larger one compiled ' ' " ' '


I believe, a’ent


the Journal o f , the [Gypsy Loro'Society ’ Scott Macfle told me no was keenly anxious to trace [the Gypsy vocabulary,'‘ Lingua Cmgarina,’! compiled by the Rev. AVilliam


“ Soon after accept ng the editorship of British Expediitionary


thoi British Consul at Vrirna and attached himself to;a company )f-Gypsies, with-whom he wandered through tho Balkans, sharing with them whatever giod and bad luck they had in their travels. He gave a delightful account of his roamings in his ‘AVitji


, . - Series of t h e ‘ Journai ot the L>y|'.syi-.Jip,re. Society,’ which, owing Jo his ability and scholarly.; ideals, became' the iriediunl [through vvliich the most famous European! writers on tlie Gypsi.es comiriuni- cated their discoverids and theories-to. the fi'orld.H As tho late tiohn Sampson (also a prominent Romany Rye) said of him, f His genius for: friendship ivliich endeared liini to all'our number,'from the learned expert to


In 1907 ihe becanto editor of tho iNew I..5 — ' ■ '


|xperis Advice farni


dn Grass. bblesdalft


points of Identi


Scl ,}|y, special ,request ,Ml]. J. J.


value,”


stretary 6£ Agriculture | to' tliili Lancashira (Jotiitj; Cohncil,, spoke- iiltljntiflcatiqn and


!*■' ! ' ireen, B.Sc.,


,^.00


ised iridmbers of Clitherbo on G


■asses; .Their vhen he ad-


A^i iculturai. Discpssionf Societj' webk; Mr. G'Feen bi'outoht.'ivl.tli him several spenmens if grasses arid, ;adb]iting a icoii- vefsational 'style,, arprised the interest of


Aij Hanspii, ' The ' p teri npted-when the elcv., alppuplo p : -


, eting, [vhich was , pi minutes, "but


untoward;'incident and! tlie'hnctobfirs spent a [;dpuple; pf hours cxtrjeinely j ptoasantly.


, [Mr. Grebn first outlined the chief points, irtilthe idintification ojf'grjissqk and [toen propeeded: to describe their toh tive import­


ance, and'vplue to th® farmer.!' jin identify- *®8l Brasses they had the [ear if the grass


irjwj e:j girass,; [whicli was of ,f4


arid.'could ;not be cpn iised wiph any. bthep gCatSf^xcept


uoo., jivmu ..................


the.lmost'Useful to thp ■


valuable


- 1“ ......... nnpl, could scarcely be confused "Ifh any] other grass bfecaust it'Was'the only grasb iviiero the: [shoot; had a 'sharp, odge. ; I t was an' extreriiely gpod grassland iiittijitious', if kept uridbr'control, but: in- cljntdto grow tufty; ' In addition, it-had- the advantage of giowtog fafirly early! in.' tue.ppring and was file first grass to como'


tho fai-mer Cicksfo'ot was anothop valri; bio grass to-.


m in the'after-gr^s. i/One pbj^on to it,' libwbver, was that wlieil iitotlecame btrong;. itl n[as liable to: get ‘i winter burned.-’ [ In arty i permanent field he likedj to see'siomo- cockpfoot grass growing, i;


'oftent lUsbd'h' for 'making ''Ciickat pitches. “|Eoxstail,”|. had a round smhed ear land; was, silky ito'tile toucli and,f.;as sometimes corifiisb with; *■'catstail,’’ wliicli was rougher■ arid, did riot flower until tlip rind of Juho. Allot of Canadian hay conbt'cd of Timothy,. or, ’[ catstiiil.’;’, I t whs no food for f^az-:


orten used dogstail ” grass; for cleaning: tpeir pipes; I f liad : a , flat shoot with a patci.ipf ;yolloiv at the''bofoni and was-


mg [purposes as it prbdncedj 10 aftergr.is3. at; all.


■ i


jfot grazing wdrej only 0: lyorst was 'Y


wils [[I'obglr


■jW.iis bund to pihk|[. lines, would pfte covered ,witl


\ ai'ict}', altl ough from a casv at obscrvanco- itimiglit at first be thought.;to be'spiked. It-was an .early grower but'i here was 1 nob. t®ry I much, of it. The s’vcet smell of' 'nendpw ihay was due to tin presence! of Swept iVerinl.” ( If they.lud any doubts-


r— . “ Sweet Vernal,’’; ai other' grass, could- be, distiiiguislied became -its seeds . 5*1 to'crin, and i was of :' the branched


“ d


rir be.ij; gres;, which was rathe:■-like meadow grass Only Ivery much finer.


' Igrass lurnl weed.' be [foil


.rieeellt .riptiiii that


eheck;: epeky looking little g^rss,” was Mr. Green’t description,


branc led; I an I the shoot wa^i round. ■ ‘;A .


- T-;--),


d' on nioorland 'andiwaj sharp asi^i g: iOliqep ate it when tnev could get


- X (4 l,\r ; ----------- 1 'else. -TV *1.)--


San jer^l arid amswered nianv 6


Aftto ' -


iple? of 'grass brought ills


“ mats; talk,!


..... ppopositijn of Jlr. R,


It was the' ti p'e of to appi ar.


Xnrmly Ihnn^ed to[bis" hrilp Mr.!, B[; Wood.


SOLDil n


-tp-day A'


eIterivibW: ‘(The array i *s no Ic""— - ueau- nger a dend-


t i rid


jqp. . ipe modern- soldier -cannot bo ajed to jthe old time-InwiJ Insf- ‘ l![st,.resqlirce, fori the riff-ft^ thefnriii.v


* -mT'"'


thelWar bifici.'Ld ■


’


T,W'"E''torts in .the.courilr;’. ! ' ' *" C‘I!7[!"‘i v “°"i“''9'to:iany, trade


nO u OHItt lo n x ’A 4 . 1


t and most eagerly the season, the


”--Y VVAUiOHlUU — X—i'jii.- a>5


^g ment .pn^corps has its .riwi lassociatioli . J i i c h h e l p i r r l e n - t o i im


l•^sl|llL■Il^ unpic nen; : -


ing [till fprep i


lolishiilg. eloctric .wiring ;ochan;i.sm.


n tile [[of jtfip, trades [that t « 4 I* ,


iSomo ■ ■ .iiiuiuuB eanin uuirv 1


1vacanoitotoccprring for extebldiers, General Post Office,


(Joyernment; v“|'r-«iuciiu ' ■ u n 0? ''t It fl ml An r. 4. #■ 1 TX*— X i Ort


irgnnisation is ibldiefstl''


open [to them' .'while 'tl staffed eritir


depa jiv|itn eilts


e| recruiting I f bv ex-


le.irned


nrmy[include cabinet miking, wem-ld t I'iVto®,'York, dairy 'faming, frencll motor'


lljing, arid


Tho police incliid- havo


a,recrriit and on coiripletiori of il_iis servii nko OW-.•?»?«-.Tnthj a.trndb lit) m n


his finger t\


can join ns 4 •____ 'ICO


‘’jna’ A' man.


knov lddfolthat every


ri also -ca. National Associa:tion for emplo.V- iment of regular soldier?, Saih ri and air- rAll-r.


■nr P' -r „5 „ grips Mr. Green identified' I^awipn, seconded WH


Expri■rt traililing to a chriice bf )f;110 trades- iri ojie pf ,t)ie advantages enjoyell ,by recruits


in


CAN ti ij


cicrA iRN. ,


■arious mein- ins. He:.was id advico.iori


jck,' O' bullfront. j was t sharp-edged' and j cut the fingers.j Froi 1 an agricnl- poirit.bf view it was ,a, “ disastrous i ;‘‘ Sheeps Fescue (’ [ ,wi ? a - grass 'to


^ ■ »««»« »?«i» o u u i | i a o *■ imvi.- The ear was-


IS I to a grass being .‘‘ Sweet ','erria'l” they i/9mp"p them' by chswing it, for -Sifriet V ririinl ” : tasted , : exactly like ilgjorids.; I.nother: poor grass was agrosti-s,.


'he riiost vali'hble; bottom | grass. we had


stalked meadow g: toss, excelleiif pi'rpor-es. Most other grasses' model ate value 'arid one of |tho orkshire Fog, the 'ihoot of which,;


jwas 'indigestible and, con^ tibn.il


iwbuld be, Yorlcshire Fog. [( lAny . plant- cobred .with hairsysuch as itorksilire'^FoK ---- contained little nutri-


to) nb the bottom,] :iad white bud. During : hay i time, farmers notice- that thpir cart Was hay seeds whichj in-most cases


'ogstail ” was a : small . type of - grass- thilj a spiked ear and rias easv: to discern bijca :liuse the stem'was! very Wiii-'y.}V' 'People-


te|riporary Ipastures, Italian ri e grass i was. i t . ,


farmer. TYPE3.


'!


stoi ig and I kept green, well inti the winter and wore .well. ; Italian rye; grass. wris a. •rtjn'}'felatirin, but a difference, was :thrit porpnriial 'CTassitoas'long lived;, almost ever- latttog, while, Italian rye gfdss was shorrt hi ed,; and i had' ai rbund shotot wliere per- ernial-rye| gra,ss had a flat' ilioot. I, iFor


rabs. iTIio grass cam;eI up early in; the


- - ‘iftbers had-observed: the prints he ;!liad indicated,: Mr. Green,said that pereiinial r}]® grass ' was ' one pf; tliri most useful BWqs at; the' farmers] (li.sppsal,' having tlia ’’iTiWto8e;of being:good; (jo ,grpv from B^!ed^ g J u ' Ptoto®®'! robust' and 'vpiy nntritioua.


between the two was [that ji srennial'i ryo gtoisiwas-.iiurple, at the base,ant flat, whilst, Ito lan ryegrass was-round. ; U.fter srinlplea 10th grasses had beeri examined and'-tha


n i l- '


Italian' rye grast,[ which as, a torger. 'flie rii'a n diffeienca-


r no sjiK a •


ani| the'grjass'itself'to [guide jt iem. Grassei wer|d; brarich.cd at the ear Green exhibited a,sp(!ci „ .


thei. stfikeff variety ___


•afice. ■' '' ' The sjieikei' was Mr


-Fririnds[ of tlii Soviet Bitiley [presid


••'Suriday'le tliol ausp


-Socialism I [ anil Capital visit he ijaid considern' -.toktile ,iiiilust;y, and


.rehiarks by .in! the [Spyiet many sectipris .... striking dontrist bet


'Gjreat Harijvoo ■'-^lion fot; ov prii there ;iii Juno


-Iia; 'spoko' jliad been bui befell modernised by tb Tlirec , shifts rif severi; wirked daily; with non :six [to twenty


iridristryU locally'. 'fl


,.palid along 'with percoi I liicher production. As toptivq of!,industi-y.it wdfiyers | tiie' vriry best .


'trade union rdpresentati istrators of tfiri factory.'


l‘for[ ,stopped •-spilon.


Cffriplaints of jbad warpi ■wd heard Soviet textile -iiidustn-


! p . HOritlilAYS


i 'lextile operatives fho! !tp [Mi.ny section! bf iiid rai ps of wages


ieveii -h'ere 260 per! jinontli.i ii 0<., but one Iliad to t;


ive -o; ■very clie.-ip fnillltics made the..,


in the tlu[ tocomo, of Ru[ussmn


iday with fill! ppy; cad sjekuessj p'ay and tree I


-than weil


I'oubles w.-? :V rouble


nt? I account; iri comparii •0; low' men


,'tjin'e' proceeded [[cash wag 'to iiiake the lot of tlic " ter. iln .all lari


mursbs were .'fljv.ayS the Iwprkrir ; fijoo nttcntiol


pait m


-’phicri :, word ’ in tiip life


iV.ayS 'm taking


cular facUr;


part ( ■war a woman [als was tho I taryj A onepi illiterate I till re as a '»-eavci- was th e ; Government; '


on to' p'ension equal to wa;es, Mr. [Ainswortlij


l!>


V of new iry : tho cl|


large fiic


indeed I ca.sli ’’I


Lhneashire' looms tlirod


marks would'' iiterc,st w| t h a t .


-antomatito'lwith tho lati^ for ! efficiency.'i AVages


I looms eaej er tweiv


III the C( -operative' iVenirig, a meei


of tlio iJ


rid over He iinl


itating was leiij of tho -


CLITHEROE TEXTILE WOF men|bers;.: ajttended


and District last liight


i members and madb i a'difficult' subject ■emely interesting^ ; In j ,bite of; the jrm, net rly 2 0


fied Set,! wool I


tel. Russii ■ e h ai


-/ill workers'mny retire|


ithc !Crilnea,,tlirt great liolf IBkck Sea. ■ |0 ,nco tlio I'll 'i t was .nowibm'iig u-rd hi [to I give the''wi I'kor.s the I [till! tj they deserve.. F(ini| 'lin'i -hecii converted intiij


■said'that tlie I'Goyernment'


;T.nniing to pblitieal all


!!shpw]i great; o] '‘d'idjlnot turn tihilii] peace,pol [■wari: |roa! and tJie ..speake: to ; help iii, eve y iin.ssibl petore in the v Soviijt Union's to jirionsoHidiilto Britain and


peace. Japan


i\or!il. innld ill)' frie!i(ll(v


'ishortly of Afaxim Gol “‘ Afptlicr.” Particulars Wi| “ Advertiser and


Airswortll replied. The ell ithat [tho F.S.lt. was hoi


ppiiljs .raised| in'-(lisens>i| a:J-----)i. -


Miany, oucst un tl I ERNI iGute'Pains in rhei;


'nth 3 :il


Shairp or nagging paini liack, jntemiptcd i ,b1|


1 Kidney pi h. ' T.hrijj relief and help tn


Itiil toeill


k for, weeks! at [a tima kelpless and in aged nor.seven ^ears the ll


,AV. E.’j Bloore, in,; Staffs'.], says; ;‘


Mine : seemrid 'unably 'S Backache- Kidney |I* gain. I am in the; I attribute ibis to Doaj . Bloore.”


as Mr. DI tbtes and nd 6i,


core did.J insist npon


NTIMBER, P I ,doted to tlie following


new sbbsl telephphf


theroo: No. 358, Miss: Longsight' y ilia. Cb.aJ ey: No.-53,


Limcficld-av^nuc. AV.


uitotism 'raa re life a : 6 Is urgent need for'.l


m tubes vhoso filte| [to your health.


orcign pul ul been, I 'ami: otll position tl


tiic So''i,‘'lr ’• I'Tliri


-K 'ii


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