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I these wintry evenmgs. ; Hii i ■ ’ ' 1


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AND OUT AND ROUND a b6u t .


night. -'I think j»bbite must have aliood deal to do with poultry,- seeing that I have a Wafreh oh each tide -of me,” he said, allud- hig to his j table'jcompahions, Mr. George Warren andiMr. Pprcy Wairren, both promin- ent:ln I|ancbshire’s jioultiy Ind istry,


brought oS an excellent bto mot at the Poidtry Club’s diniier pn ■ Saturday


strokes, but an equaliy good variety of cricket! stprles. Hefe is one of them,'C)nceming thei famous “Banjl.” • The gre^t batsman was at] the neta'onfe day while fiur of five bowlers j hurled dbwil ball Mter ball at jhimj At the j end of Ml hour or so the perspiring bowlers; were relieved of their task and Itrooped away.i t An interestod watcher ifah across toi thb;


i batsm m, who lectured in Cditheroe’ last,


ijm stJTGUPfe tae Yorkshire; night, has hot; only! a fine vtriety-oil


trhndlers'arid asked upon how many occasions;


A whaliey of i George Duckworth, Ivlslt . to;


iA PROPcis the forthcoming ___ _


I !thls week came across a pi K G. Barlow described the reqj


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stumper.' Ue said he shomd rbck, bold ab a lion, nimble as a rhinoceros, quick as thought, berg, hard as iron,! elastic ' hawk-eyed, swlyelkneed, pa’ univereal jolnto;;


working'pn


liest temper in the world.! Wlp stock-in-trade, he toay setj up y Also, as'the lawyere;say, providing Ing to keep his body :iii a very; and unbecoming ^position, TUn tlhe having his ieye blackened j his j his


see through a batsman;


The foregojng qualifications Ming essentia], to the proper flilflImenboLtiSiduty it will bp aflmitt^ the pbStj is noi^>


____ . fingers! put put ofJ o.lntj hlsj kneeniai heap knc eked oB.'


( itir rT H half-a-dozen, other Cli' heronitoi I Tv., on Saturday,: I ihkd the p easufe b:


.! I ■' hearng :Cllgli, !the • fto o ts Itall tenor, give ihis concert;at Manchester.: H( sang supemy,'simply thrilling ithe'huge audience which displayed enormous enthus- idsm. In items like fCeleste Aida,” "On with ffie Motjey.f the Plowef tong ftom ‘Carmen,” and so I pni Gigli Ulustfated th« supreme power and j dramatic feifvOur he can : com­ mand. Bup for me, at apy rate, th': bhlef jo; and inspiration of .the concert was t ) be founi in lesser known "fragmiehts,” lllgh little pieces! which Gigli pang Wth artistry.! His lovely little]cadenzas aculous in the simplicity! of their . and, with tpe audience as qulbt as mice, hi filled the n|ee Trade Hah with Just of a note of purest gold; Perhapii best of all Gigli’s staging was In little number I “Amarllll,” by Cai


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If we’ll,nobbut stick' atilt, a gijadel iCOp. 'i i ' '


I ulfs? f/i’i to titop, '


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We longed, with iweary, aching hearts, for Robin Hood’s cauld rntteh But now such thoughis we musl- Suppress, ' although fee love them dearly, And Waddington Fell will havp a vpell, known


When out m arid Eastern climes, w too dry to chatter, ] '


A lot to Mister Dialect, whbse ons] lip shows


The County Cricket clearly that fee owe


And Middlesex; espeplaily havi fei effect,;


Calls forth i that supreme effort ..iemers! respect,


have a gol” ("Cam on, Cadsl”)


We look, forward to the cricket Kibble Valley; , . . 'i


Will the dialect have ifo suffer, |mlfonnlty ito reach ; (With whom?) I


What other mutilations In ithe irational speech ; , i:


Though not to the Announ Bounces Whalley “Walley.” j


J


Nor t’ talk yoa hear when natives speak ’The Lahtashlre dialect.


There’s nowt in’t th’ English More expressive,! or dlrrft,


F.WB. ’’ vv s


I in those farJoff days. It was a(wsys reckonedj that for a man to mofe an a^re ^ day was!


3rd. Familiarly known as "pid lived for very many years at Cronsfiaw Chair,! and was a , well known character in the Whalley district. -He is taking things much more easily nowadays; I no longer meet him with-his basket of eggsion a Saturday morn­ ing. Here is a story of" Dick,”! Tljie lncldent| happened oyer sbrty years ago! when he was a mighty man with the scythe. I Heiwas living then in the I Dean Valley, near ito Great Har­ wood, either] at or neat a farmicalled Plearley Hey. The mbwing machine w6s In jte infancy!


'?ho pow ; dopster November Dick,” he


Si--, filiSsassH:.: 1 :


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\'4"- V' anguage ter


as “Whip^her-severelyj” (Deefipately).: ,(?hamp


'cum on!


winch South- t the full


played in the who;, pro­ name of


by calling th tongues


or getting y Job. well


a whisper the. love- a delicate


' t o c a ^ e and ^g lan d iwlckfet-keeper,' ....... ................... the


ig h|s' elbowp lUst be'able to Issessi theilovaj


le iswUlj mnatliral


flattened, h


. “firm ias a' catj toiigh ab lips an ice-1 india-rubber;


;e in-which lehtsof a'


echoed bni of the pliers,! ”wto, good; heavens,.wejnever even stijuck jhe b|ck netl”i


hey had taken “Hanjl’s” wicket. ‘JWlcketl”' Hargreaves); l iM i i i l i l l i i l i i i i i THE B y ‘*QVI8:' m M W


good going;-; the price paid was about jten shillings', an acre.: • At eleven' acre meddow was to be mown, and ■ Dick was engaged; but he must get help; for the;job had to be done in a week. When the Inhabitants of this ‘sparsely-populated valley ■ drew toelr- blinds on the Monday morning and saw l|Mck tackling the I mowing! single-handed, they were not a little surprised.; In the word?, of:


the bid “r o u n d ;! '


: “Oneiman went to mowj ! . Went to nrow a meadow,”


| . ' .


dusk grew !lnto darkness, he was still mowing .like a imarr inspired! Next morning, at the break of day, the-gras was again swis ring to the strbkes of .the-blade. Hls meals -vere taken to the meadow, and some people nrade, the as^rtlon that he "slept pn the joh” I cannot vouch for that, but the fact renaitis that he had moved off by Saturday aftentoott; a feat that is still talked about by ‘old timers ” - Jn : the neighbourhood. - Sli igle-: handed; Dick, had mown the whole of the eleven.acres.ln six days. I qilestloh whether any man living could equal this epic fei,t of strength and endurance. Here’s to you,


and he had already iniade inroads' into thq grass. ( Hour after ihbur he steadily swung the scythe, with an occasional pause to t'het or shaipen the Instrument'. I The “ ga^er” werrt to him in the ibftenjoon land, ialthqugh well pleased with the progress made, rerriind- ed Dick that the job was-urgent. 'When was his "help” starting? “Thee grumble vheh agreed: tha rieeds to; th’ Job’U be finished at th’ ime.


to,’,’ replied Dick. Thatnight, v hen Dick. !■■ ■ ! 'i! ,'. ■ 1' ■ ' I SEE th a t.b u ild u p s are !“ oji the s ^ t . ’’


sor R. G.i Stapleton, director of the. Welsh- Plant Breeding Station, Aberystwyth, sj eak-i


These fields of the "cloth of gold” 'look very ibeautUul,! but according to ^ f s f r i


tag at Shrewsbury, on Saturday, ‘i b u t t ^ p s ] are the worst weeds of the British grass! and;


They takp an pnormous amount of 1 oom; ordinarilyj occupied', by grass and clover^. It. is utter nladness,” the Professor'assurer, his


audience. f it Shrewsbury, “ npt' to; take] th^ mowing machta'e, into the buttercup pelds Just whenUhey. are' flowering’and stop toemi see^gthemselyes." ■ * ■ ' ,! ■ . 1


. : I ;■;) V' ,iy! l i i ; W = ' i ’ A


S A W L l^ 'f^ k ^ e f (a m o r is t ’others) has' so lvM m y Sla ld b um eptrespondtat’s problem about th e prirte: o f d r in k s . ' He


w rite s :— - :-,i A t Table 'N o ! 1,: where seven men ivere;


seated; 49 d r in k s were server! ta a ll. A t ] lo . 2 table, where there were thre e nreurntae d iiilk s were served altogether; Thus;'ten men lave 68 d rta ks a t threepence each, w h ich is 14s. 6d. A t Tables No..3 an d 4 ,'five nien were stated a t each, so 25 d r lp k s were rerved a t rach table—5d d r in k s at-threepence each=12!. 6d.' The difference , ta p r ic e Is 2s. Od, and the diflerehce In th e n iim b e r o f d r in k s is eigl t , a t threepence each=2s. Od, . j .' ,


' the form. He pushed his hatito the bar^k of his head, pulled his bottom (ip with tbumb and forefinger of his left hand, and bio a p t ali bis’powers-of-concehtratipn to the task which faetd him. Ftaally, he'turned te' his neighbour j and very diffidently : enquired:. “ Pardon me, but could you',tell me wWch will be mi| surname?’’.


| .■\rOD like kiddle stories, of, course. ’Veil,


Greaves in the. ‘Dally Mail.”! A small girl had just liad her tonsils out and was cqnng., Sothe.nursesaidtbher: “Cheerup.” Said the little j! girl : " ; I can’t. ; I have Seen


A. here are a couple f r ^ ifrorn Padipig- ton preen Hospital, as told by Ch irles


jaistag. j ■' - L, : The second one.is about a little boy,.aged,


hospital children in London have a ren ark- able ['phraseology, soinetimei q uiteiiair-


four, who had just conie round from a p o rt aneesthcilc.


nice dream, Johnny?"'-i . i .• “Yes. 1 saw God.” ; , i - “ And .what did Gtod say?? inquired the ansesthetfet kindly, ! .


'The anffisthetlst said: “ Did you have a i J, :. ' “ Ob, ,hb said ‘ Hullo, Johnny,’ ” : ',


.tion-^f which most people are , aware--but ta the proyislon of neW stores and worksl ops. These, are'well-lighted, warm and commodi­ ous, .and the workmen have at last working conditions: worthy of - theta ‘ skill. There, is now a project to provide improved cffice accongnodatlon-a ; long ovirdue, Irehjme, staoe ’the [clerical staff has worked to very cramped fprmatio'n for years. I The idea s to convert the VBcated .workrooins Into -of ices. Incidentally, I was ;told that for one reison or another, spiders flourish in the .peculiar atmpspheije.of the gas' works.!


'r ^COKING round the Gas Works the other A-' :day,! I found, that-great- changes for Ithe better’had taken place not onw to the Improved methbds of actual gas produc-


Irumble, ofj the water whepl—one of the last in all Bipblesdale.': Gone is ■, the wood, jjlle; gone (he whirring saw, and gone the famjUiar faces!!; alfeays: looked for wh^ passing tha( way. I wpht in the' other day: the doon are


• / ' '(Cofit^ued foqtiof nexti column).


“ •g'VHEW ;MILL is empty and, desoUte,” • V! writes H.DB., “When I journey down : J ;Pcer.Lane (b old Langho, I 'mlss the


i ■'-il. . '• f.,'.


through so much, and am so little. I am only three.” You may be surprised at her grown-up .(ocabulaiY considering her age but'


rather elaborate instructions were giveil. A fine example of sartorial elegance, he was: full of confidence As he took! up a pen]and prepared to fill ta (he blank ispaces. , ’p a t confidence visibly .dlmtalshed 'as he studied


.fNTO a local public office recently • there -*- came a youth who, ■ to: get wna, 'he • wanted, had to fill ta a form on which


LETON.


drapfery fend poind stalls at approaching sa e cf work,


held ' £7.


Promoted bj the workers'for __


in the'scliool on Saturday r e ^ e d . a Jumble sale


the the


EA.(/-> 1610.” :ti e ( litials stknd for Robert and Edward Chiw respecthely, and theta wives! Ann, or All :e. In 1629, John Chew left liberal gifts;to Whaley School and: the poor of Whalley j Paris i, \ihich, l|believe, is now known as Chew’s Doe, or Cparity.] ’.’E.A.C.” again occurs at Mi ton Fold, o n 'a stone bearing the date : 702 The Cfeews of Billtag- ton afee gone, and it e eems likely,: unless some tenant comes aloi g qi lickly, tb at this familiar did landmark,' th:I Clew Mill) will pass also,


ide the house, oa 't i e kitchen lintel, again


(bulldifeg putdp ta 'las; resistaijce to the.subtle itactlck of destruclon of.manJ It was,a gal- j lant fight, jVork nen attacking its reinforced ! concrete foundatt ins vitb. noi'


Pleasure Beach fur 2: years,, are today hum­ bled in the!dust. F ir several days'this old


mHE propd go d and whitu domes of the A’ Blackpool Casno at -South. Shore, which' bav( hem a landmark to the


I nearly, tore j Jtsel! to pieces wails with chains But still until {something extreme ha{


’could I not make t le e lightest they Used oh Sati tday a mot


: bulldifeg toppled mdii this mock, its foun­ dations were phal en, and witnta a few hours it wai down., Th» bmldlDg was erected Just before the War a id vas an early experiment to the use of reihlorced concrfe. I t certainly looks-as thqugh the ilillders meant tq make a goojl Job of it. Tlis Is' beleved to be the first time that e!plo!ives,haVp beeniUsed in Blackfeool h) den ollt: on work ! By! Whitsun­ tide'rjext ypar th: Peasuife I:each Company a sectioi of the'exten-


Charges of i geflgfaltel were drilled-'into, the concrete, fired, and St was ill over. The


hopd.fd haVe ope led sive new tfsistao' cost ql approxim itelj circulfer building the sfeme-purpose


of the firm feemoiishiig the building says the domefe hfevpi been


_ _


will be worth abi'uf ah ofence. i t is the intention of the p -u


P O' - . . -.tip led Wjith


masoiry with thi whowUlbeiable o rimovelt,


fim to sjend the pieces of goll attach Id to a smelter,


— • and


0 hi built:pi this site a t a It.wUl be a


he old cue. An afflclal


£ 120,00). wlfilte


used much for piire: gold and


)jr tractor which fugging at', the hey stood firm, .1 to be done.


ual implements impression. So


sblitaiy on 1 the lartlen floor; the wooden stair to thejuppei sbrey is broken away; the only sound to bn ak he stillness'is the water rushing swiftly h, th! race beneath the mill. CheW Mlll’is taieed an anment place. It was probably a con mill to (he days of Whalley Abbey. Le tteriy it has been used for nlaktag [brush sto :ks, ralls,,etc. Its name is derived from an old IBllltagtpn family, nam^ “Cho,” ater “Chowe.’f-: and now “Chefe.” As far baik as 1240 there is men­ tion of Richard l el 3ho, llvifeg to his house at “Cho Bank,', v hici is near-the ’mDI. . A broken stone on tl e low garden wall at s Potteirford Is tasc-ibad “R.A.0.1562,” and in­


broken open.


(Continued J]tom| preceding column), ,2 . gnat cherae stone stands


Pageant - which Parish Church 27th to 29th of this very actively. promises to be inlque.in its setting, and It can safely be said th a t It will be put on ln< a mannei very seldom attempted whenithe produntlo 1 has t(| be staged In


Rehearsals for This stage month, day


Child! In Flanders,” depicting darkiiess,


trencjies. And! Frenohmail’s BOldlers,


different t ^ e s ( f t ; le Je’ !passlng:tojand


Then: comes a Jnated


time’and ^ 0 scehe


Ip


kiddies, faU asleep mas


thlriklig lonfqlyil.■ thelIi way to the ISl^lUlCia I' NATIVITY.


IPLAY AND pM aNT AT PARISH CHDROH


SCHOOL. '


are going on. performance


and the- the


a church chancf 1! roguei and an epUotpie entitled, “_The ‘ ■ " by CieW Hamilton, threel Isijldlers have


There will be a pro- iwno, i I n , the


^ceiie ’shov™g- ;an anl. [Nazafetih,-1 with the inhabitants


o f , their homes and md dream otChrlst- of thePChrlst child,


theniselves ' a t : a cottage.: 'These


and vivacious J( idi h'glr|t beloved of her (riends nad n d ;hl ours.' . Stage licence


ito. ahdn Mhry, a playful .


'now takes her a )art for a ’while,'and she is confronted byitlie Angel Gabriel, mid the Apnunclatio i,ls enacted, after which, Mafyitranseenaed finds herself back amOiig her peo )leJ who. notice “ some- thing different ’ abput her,”and, knowing not Why, do her reverence We are now shown: Roman ibldlers In command of an dSaceriwho teads the proclamation ordering the pec plqto thelil native places, there to be nUnihered and taxed. This scene'takes p a c e “ On the Way to Bethlehem,” wilcV Is followed by pastoral setting jto the Sh:pherds’ Vigil, wheii appear t t e Apgel, enquiring chllcl- ren, the Kings rom the East who desire to wbrshlp! the le’sfly-bom King. Follow- thls comes the ‘Mtager 8 :e'ne,’’ And the Nativity -Pagea) it £ d s . .The epilogue takes us back tc i tire three soldiers In tl cottagO, who pjBS out on their way the trenthes. Tho scenery fo rth ls pro-


APATHY DANGER. . ■ ' I '


MBS. A S S toO N , C.B.E., .WARNS jI BURNLEY I CONSERVATIVES.


on Saturday, Mfs. B. O. Assheton, C J il., of Downham Hill, Clltheroe, said she knew what ubhlll work! it was to main­ tain Interest land efificlency ip an organisation whien they h aM p t got theta own representative In'Parliament. All the same, It fwas-essential they should kebp their Association efficient, for apart


Opening-Burnley Conservatives’ bazaar 1 ' i '


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frdm : electloh Iwork 'the Consenative Associations had developed other valu­ able activities. I Much Importance was now attached tq education^ work, and Ealrl Baldwin: Ihlmselfi considered It so imbortant th a t he had announced his intention of giving up ipart of his retire- m in t,a n d Ifiistre to ! this work. , Mrs. AskhetoR appealed to; members ito take adivantage of political. schools. At Bmckpool tecer^tly there liad been a very successful ' school a t ’ which t;here were 183 resident meh and women students, in addition bth&s who came for th e day.


-Eyen in local getting a fi control there PifUament ih


’ductlori ls! a t the presoit time being specially prepai ed by a Manchester firm for St. MAry’s School stage, which ,1s now equipped with the latest appoint­ ments, and Is (gpible of being used, for' productions oh a Imge scsile,' The cos-


-Stambs wllLbe Iracntfinal hiid are being prepared by'Ml: s Nancy Langshaw. Mr. ShaW wlRihave th fP a r lsn Church choir and he will acc impany them: oh a small organ, Sevqrt 1. beautiful carols vrtll be sung] and! th e luqlehce themselves wjU be asked to, Jobi .id .th e i^ g to g ; of two weU-knofeh :hymns, watched their : lo c p ’ , an i.,,


. ance and its pre ductlbn wlll.be under the expenenebd caie, oi Mr. Fj J.; Hargraves.


ye faithful.” 'T ie whole of the perfonn- -


WEST THE PATE


cobid ImnroVe the lot of the pbople with­ out terrible bpheaval 'and dislocation of trade, or indeed, actual danger to life. Voters, Howeyer, should not be too com- plk'cent, but 'shbuld take their full share tojsupportlnfe'the Natlbnal Government, which was preserving by might and main tne blesstags trita country _already had. oclallsts were


been proved bp to the[hllt th a t the Con- seirvatlve ’ pdllcw , o f' eyolutlon was the only posslblb way In'; whlch a country


■ijoiicludln^, i l r s . Assheton said It had


ley wobld gain control of ,lme..! 1 .


;lng, in d (f they gained i ' c i r p H j E R O E ^ V E R T I S E R A N D T IM E S , F R ID A Y ,


These soperbjnstrQiDeiiismaniifactiiieil in Europe' consiiuction-lie latest Yibiatioii Deflection Cas(w<


D 3C EM B E R 3. 193'


Hear an^ compare all these wonderful moilels a s o l e ! d i s t r i c t ! a '3 E > IT S :


drk is a tonadj reveidtipn. j a a n Pickerings,


finest Piano factoiy incorporate levery known feature of modem Piano j u llU S s


oreasy papents. i Write for Ulus. Catalope.


E a t. 1884.


" TREAD SOFTLY r BLACKBURN GARRICK


be a.minimum of action and a maxlmlim of dialogue. At any rate this descrip­ tion Is well suited to Peter Traill’s three- act comedy, “ Tread Softly,” which was presented with considerable success [by the Blackburn Garrick Society at the Lecture Hall, Northgate, o n ' Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Those who like incident crowding upon Incident might have been-disappointed,; but the subtle'-and witty repartee would delight many.


The modem tendency in plays seems to


SOCIETY’S COMEDY, i . ■ ' ~


i Such a medluiil was not an easy me for a group of amateur players, but the Garrick cast came through the ordeal With distinct credit.! : Mr. R. D. Aj H. Rowland gave a polished performance as Harry Willetts, Wlto 'had retired to [the peace of the country among his bqoks [and flowers after a feectlc youth, but was recaUedito life ”|by (he machinations of


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ST.RANG( ■ ’ VI


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couqt: !bas and


JlSweil to ou-


try ta tofdui


[also tl rhe'y shot


Crytoi


rhey rhey tag


i Chester touid


[tenmles, : live I


InU Ribb 'vmld ’vas


nd rre


kwei vallej


. When rhfi pfe To ha


the 5| that:!


try thcl ,liat: ■ filled


qwept1 rops, that ]


: ’A id thajt tha Rbmii


countrysidp. W!S


ther! thin e pn


foul hund •( tbh g thesfe des roy w: e' ■ ‘ fO '


te lanifi. cre(i


a French widow !wlth; designs upon! his young and Inettperiehced son.: To save [his offspring the ibook-lovlng father decided once again to become the |gay


What : triton! mt up n the


'there was almost a tragic ending, Mr. Rowland handled his difficult role with [skiU, although on Monday ‘ there were itlmes when he! lowered h is : voice |un- inecessarily. His happy sense of pro- iportlon saved him from serious pitfalls, [however. ■: |


'philanderer and [divert the attention of the fair charmer, .but compllcatlons| set in when the affair became serious and


i)f a 'armeifei ;heir :he


! otl! Fyou


hfeld ’a t St. Catherine’s Church on Sun- day.; In thfe morning, sung ; eucharlst was celebrated by the Vicar (Rev. W. G. Junes) who s.fterwaids spoke of the virtuous;, ai d: exemfelaiy', life of St. Catherine. A chlldijen's service In the afternoon vra) conducted /by Mr. P. W. Richardson, a id at night the preacher wfes the Rev Basil Oddle, of Liverpool,.a hitive of G rln llC to aj: ' The collections a tith e senltCs were for the Sunday Bofeool funds. !■'■ —. •'{; ..


in icelebratioh I f St. Catherine’s day were -:


’ It EA and [liN’imifAINMENt - iT h e ' annual tea afeil entertainment was held 'ai!St. Cath'irlnie’s School on:Saturday, At large gatt ermg partook pf tea which, served by women of Ithe congregation, wfes thorougl ily enjoypd. In.the evening a delightful concert Was submitted,'‘the vicar (Rev. W G. Jones) presiding over all large gathering. : :JoanTitterlngton pleased wltl her recitation, “ Ten years old,” and L:onard Oddle very capably sahg two songs, “ The Market” and- “ CWldren’s pqme.” ; Peggy Titterlngton uUy; executed a I dance, and other ''harmed-the audience were ;erpre{ated by: Miss - K. iber of children acquitted


dances which i gracefully Lawson. A nun themselves -yeli “ The Teddy,; Woes of 'if slhglng wltfe loud app sweetly “ Thfe Forgot,” anq equal sue


a [friend of [thfe dressmakeii ’ and Miss Greta Titterlngton made good use of her opportunitlefe fes Sarah iAnn, a general, ■rfee audience .sfeowedilts appreciation jn nq 'imcertalnjwfey. During the interval prizes gained htr Sunday School scholars wfere distributed b y ' the Vicar. Much credit is duej to Messrs. W. Altham and 0 .Tltterlngtoh who vvete-respOnslble for. thfe arrangements, and to Miss D. Hanson whose work feq accompanist added con­ siderably to th d evening’s enjoyment At thfe close, thanks were tendered by Mr. Richardson to tne ladiefe who had charge of the refreshnicnts, td .th e Vicar,; the artistes, andltc all who heloed towards thfe success ofitiie effort


being puzzle 1 aiice. ■ The ver concluded w.tn “ ’The Jumble o f l|a dressmi capitally pi arid Clssle St utfc. Mlsfe Irene Titterlngton c reyealed a stfeong senselof comedy In her


haraoterlsatloh of Miss BesslelBingham, ‘ ! : . THE i i E : BINNS.


■home of her bn ther, Mr. D Brlggfe. of 45, Wfeddlngton-rpfed, was conducted by the Rev. H. Hooper who tdiso performed the lafet rites fet, the 'Braveside.M Floral trbutes werefsent by:,viMr. and Mrs. D. Briggs (brother and Slster-ih-lfe’w) -and faplly; Slstfer Jane; [ Jack and Harriet Cousin 1 Rose:


[(brother and Cquslns Llzxq,jOertli wfen; Tom arid Rvel


Tqrrace, Ba inildswiok; Mr. - And Mrs. W iiteslde, C irlssle and Lisle; IMr. and Mrs. Jackson Sittonrlni-Craven,: I


(other-ln-lay; and slswr-ln-law), Cow- Tom ar d fda, arid; all a t 42, [School


. - ! John and Martha ;and Claral, Dar- I


Blfens, whose jceath wfe announced last wqek, took p(afee at S t’Mary’s Cemetery on Saturday ernbon.! A service' a t the


f e e intenfeeiit’of the late Mrsi. Mary


ofer garde Wilkinson, vqlce, won Imfech appreclatlqnrand.an hqcordlan solo by Mr. IS. Wilson proved extremely pt pular. Mr. T. Coates sub­ mitted some humorous selections, which provoked Kara of [laughter. Mr. i ; Marshall amazfed adults as well as chlld- reh with hlq’cjonjurlng tricks; everyone !th his skilful perform- pleaslng entertainment


d “ There |i


hie," in which the roles :er and her sister were ly the Misses Winnie


an uproarious sketch,


lobln saying his prayers ” falrtes a t the'bottom of Two'! songs by iMr. L. 'hpse pofesesses a resonant


Boy lyhom Santa Claus "Iss Ei Altham: achieved with! her tWo items,


■ in: two:, action songs, ears’ Picnic” and “ The le Dfeffers,” acting and infidence, anq winning Marfe IHomer: sang very


ON SAINJ".—Special services


I As the allupinglMrs. Val Shannon, Miss lEUa Duckett possessed an authentic [French accent and delightful sang fteld. lit was easy to understand why Tom lost jhls head and why lath er nearly follqwed 'in his son’s .footsteps. Perhaps itjwas la pity Mrs. Val Shaimon spoke chleqy in ibroken English lor one felt every lyord [she-uttered was full of subtle meaning and should not be missed.


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:: ML D. B. Driscoll made the most of his : opportunity as Harry Willett’s friend who ; ultimately fell for his vivacious daughter, I well portrayed! by Kathleen Uster. Nellie Walsh was, happy as the faithful


:.wlfe who never doubted her [husband’s hitegrity. The ! cast was excellently


['completed by MT. B. S. Jepson and: Mr. J. Kenyon. .,


:f, In one or two cases criticism cou d be 'levelled th a t the!make-up was not quite I satisfactory, and: It was a pity that the lanahg'ements of the stage necessitated 'Idfifeiiitertals. : [' '


[ j j |


BRITISH LEGION CLITHEROE MEMBERS AT


■ j * PENDLETON CHURCH.


[the British Legion, along with their Wives, paid a visit to All Saints’ Church, Pendleton, on Sunday. The Vicar (Rev. !C. M. Rogerson),! who is chaplain to the 'Legion, conducted-the service,,which was j largely attended, the church being filled to its utmost capacity.. Durliig the;ser-


[ The Vicar gave examples oflsendfee to [others by 'domestic servants, the Mme [Minister, and thfe King, and polnteq out (that the hardest service was th a t done [without being noticed, which passed un- ! praised and unblamed, like th a t of the 'lonely sentry at his post. Membets of (h e British Legion, he said,: werfe ex- ! Service men of war, but he urged (hem ito.carry on in the service of theta homes, [their country, and theta (3od, and he gave


'oi the Round Table—“ Live pure, sheak true, right wrong, follow the Christ, honour the King; else, wherefore bom.”


them a slogan—the slogan of the Knights


[ In their homes, the Vicar said, the ex- Sendee men should try to keep to! the standard of family life of which England had always been;proud, and not to[ the standard of Hollywood.


;'


[vlce, the British Legion hymn,! “ 0 'Valiant Hearts.” was sung, and Captain [J. Darnell read the lessons. I [ In his sermon,!,.the Vicar | said that ! church services were often criticised as i bearing no proper relation to life. He [hoped the service th a t night did have a relation to life, i


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