! 1


’This must surely bb the field' to Dr. Smithies rmerred; entrance !to ikas obtained ^rom ; behlrid th’e


, , ■ j- /...i, ; • :


.1 I


a '/


ivE 6ARLY i i® lE S n\f!] LOW IvioOR AND jilTHERbE \ \ By: ARTHUR LMG SHAW, j:


iHfili


-the the


Ihope pport ppbrt tddl-


very/i sparse Indeed. | icorded „ r - !|I have not been


____ ____J gaitlesifor this year are bhfc


immbeis of the club had a convivial evening for the ^purpose of celebrating


must hkve had a veryl full programme, fOTiit lB reported! thati’In October, the,


EUCCSSS^jl tiiel-iM'


.1 In i finding ^ y reference i itoi Moor matchesj though the club


"The; field j Is full: of shades as itjhe And a ghostly .batsman plays ,to |' And I lobk| through my tears ibhi , I As Ithe run-stealers filcker to


1858.


to I the bowling: of a ghost,' ,1 soundfess-clapplng host,:


ar the shadowy I coast, and fro.” , ;i ;


: ■^e-tlbue of the season'. It is said that : the] cOmpanyi pdHook ofi an excellent !feiipper In the assembly room at Mr. i/Hbmjy Watson’s Ihh,the ' King’s Ar^, / ahd^thit,' after thh cloth was drawn, the parry snjoyed themselves with sinking ahdfdahclng and other amusements, from whlfch it may be gatheredi that here.' as well Hi on the cricket grounds, there was


' i'Mie Clitheroe club, strengthened ; by sbvbrai members bf the Low Moor side, threw down the gauntlet to the Second


ai'l fepfinkllngiof the fair Sex."


|bbey 1 bum I


lltalk I i tor ■. \ [was 1


J-The I Jko” ) ! 1


■shop I aln.


iQ . . I


alon, i F.: i


|wers I the I


IbIoq I de a I i was i I the .


I tpld i: f^tes ' 1


adge j 'the I aday bled.


|0 at i lamp I oyde I |that 1 ome 1 alre i


lelof .1


lElbyei, of the iAcrahigtbn club this year. AMrli gton was a much older club,, the gChtleraen of the jtown haying organised aiclub at least early as 1847, for In that year they were engaged In a series ofi thatches with the Darwen club, having aa their professional the same Joseph Spratley whoin w^ found instructing the Harwood players jin 1849. i They were mphbf some standing I in the town, for their I games were usually: played on a weekday; when, We can jassjume, no work­ ing man, i^ess he was “let off” by a, cricketing dmpWer, couldipossibly play.' Thlsl is rather j a point aboutj allthe| matches played hi North-East Lancashire, In'the ie4(}s: thfelr originators were all Inanl wh6 (jould: spare the! time |to play in] the nhdqle of the week, and evldentlj W'^re comfortably off.


' LOW SCORES.


this! series of gdraes .with Clitheroe, which topk place on the Clitheroe groUnd, for, although there ismo record .of the matciy the 'comment on, the return match a,t Accrington, which Clitheroe won by foM


I Accrington evidently won the | first o


I up'36.1 CUtheroe followed but.ffeU short ofi their opponents’ total by four ruii^


II scores i were very low on both sldeg


I'wfckets; is that “ a deciding gamb is ve^ I necessary.’’ ,Ip the second Swne.tlw


Accrington took jthe willow!first and ran


“ bxtrds ’’ being credited with; the top score, iof eight: ', (Accrington ey?n worsel in their second'Iv^nture.lmaklng oiily 31, and 'CUtheroe succeeded ,in knocking off the ruiis required for victory foD the loss of ishi. wickets, Stephen Myers playihg the only dQuble-figure | innlilgs of the day, making 18. ' As in thp c^e of trie’[deciding match with HarWood the pteriedlng year, jthe “ conquering g^ e [ again played on the ground of


mannbflsms wnilej on’ the field. This type; of cricketer, with, his rich i per- i^naUw anri outstanding characteristics,' )0 numerdus in those I early days of the


ahdiuabeaten; ThejiMoor Lane team Were mthln di ace of'complete victory, 'lut had to be Satisfied;with a win on the irst innings bj the narrow margin of one rim,iso it would appear that these,two ibcai slriesiWerb fairly:well matched and werel about equal in strength, . Iii this game appears the: name of J. J. Smithies, Who! was I to delight cricket lovers for a- long: tlmb with his huge hits when he connected,’’ rind amifse them with his


jame,|seems to have ivanlshed frbm the sceilie,| and treads ouif cricket fields no e. I ! In thld deciding match the ]Moor ilrie totaled 44,in the first itmihgs, jlle Victoria failed to reach this _j'eiby a runt but in the second innings


iModf ' Lane scored i 58, thanks to an Innings’of 21 by J. Foster, and a;nqt-out knock Of 16 by! J. Green. Vlctoria|must havemeeii well! serveri behind the wicket, and idiig-stop |muSt:hiaye been treimen- douslsf alert and active; for only one extra wai conceded towards ithe round total of 100|funs.! Trie Victoria side had oiily


scored 30 jwheri time fvas called; I , I i :


The sides were:—;: : i ■


■ ■ : " ' ,


Modr Lane: iIl. Walker, T. Starkle, J.


Rorilnson,! J. McRqualiam,. W. Bracewell, W. | Dpwhurst,il W. r Riamsbottom, J. H. E. Bracewell, G.


Fostei IT. Sutton,I J. Latham, J. O. Brdadley,' W. !|Broadley, J. Green, T. Driver G: Riley, J.: Biilcock. Victoria: J . J. Smithies, R. Bennett, B.


Smithies, j J. Robinson, Borithman.


lAlLEY!'; v;


■i 4^! aima


id now, for the lati of the:game.


LOW! MOOR,


first time in the the Whalley side


entbr arid display j their prowess to the public. I No doubt the game had had its derottbs iriithe Village for many yeafs. Tora :Bulcbck, :yvhose name appears as a memriet! of the Bowling Green Committee on a rixtiife card for the year l878-j-sixty, yeatsjagd, told me that the young fellows used! to I play: I first upon a field called Shebp Hey, which' Ues just below WisweU Lana’ ^ d . This ndght have been the field bn which Blackburn and Burnley placed their deciding'match in 1842. It has bsen rioted, .too], that there was a crlckb i ground: connected with the Gram nar School; on which;the local boys flrstl^mt the rudiments of the art of.


VfflMey Grammar School, and bn ^ laist ! Saturday ! In September, CUtheronlans took first knock land they w^e all dismissed! for the very low score on 20, and agam “ Mr. Extras ’’ was tbje toh scorer. I ifThls total Accrlngto, mhn^ed to pa*'; but only by fivj. Whi CUtheroe went'lh again they did ve niuch better, and Stephen Myer$ and W. (T'Cowpeter ” rid lorigef) dd start, scoring 15 and 16


Sespectively: ai.d the. total reached 65. ':hls was far itob big; a. figure for the


ridwperthwalte grivethemago


iidcrlngtonlans i iwho only muswrod 29, •JeUving Clltherbe; the victors by,31.runs.


aijce.; in the Dbwhurst, “Young . " “v p a.boy at the g alley Gramrnar Schbql.


This season was notable for the nPPear- r


ENTER, , ..


aed ■‘f YOUNG ARCH.” 4-anm AT W i A.


Trie reason fob .this was that ari old Whall^! family, and name are bqrlfed at the; churchyard there f' Yqurig Arch,” as he! was in­


variably affebtlpnately named by the others on the 'Clitheroe side, 'v?as lucky lough to be rible toilridulge bi{ b game to the |»p of his bent^, ^


a (good all-ro


called upoff triat of Cllt!


' especially In i of the team '


-- Vder,, was very frequently Lrilby for.sides ower than


b^ng


ibfbe when he ’ vas free, lid-week gairies. The rest ) do duty that yefir in this


! Cbwperthwal , . gbss,, J. Gari lett, J,


no !


,'e ] Welsby, R Moor l


. fibries' of gamei with Abcrln^n ^


Tqwler, J. Riley. :|!''1859.


VE • CRICKET CLUB. i Another clitheroe team step s into; th^e


nictfire this: fear, that of Moor Lartei It S ^ h e r s in & th a t whfie


matches glve''u|the story of th^ ofi trie Townitbam, yet there exists the


rbpo'rt of a Visa of watches rilayeb be­ tween the •flctorla


Lrine chib, bach having its pitch. In the| first game of trils


Moor Lane club, the Victoria :Were victorious by a margin of 3 4 ’ran^ but


which was played when the rbtubn ^


the VictorlLriround, <^he derision was reversed, and&e Moor Lane jeam 'vere


^as


successful by :37 runs. “ donquerln/ game” was derided uppn


1 arid this took place on the gto ind of the : Clitheroe Cricket Club, ^hlch ja s todly


lent for that odcaslon. It was ag^ed to , draw stumps at 7-30, rather a late hour


' fob the lasf Saturday in ' hriif^an-hour [after sunset, and me 'Vmtoria dim, who took ^ast knock,! w r under a greft dlsadvantagedn account of


re s ;


ithe darkn'eris of the evening, eut at me laflpolnted time the match esme to an i bild'with trie Irist two men at me creasq


S composed of thb follqvrtng: S. Myers! W.


- ■ ;b,'|T Postlethwaltb, J. Bur- ■ Wood, R. Winlfley,


'on'S^uiday riftemoonl at Whalley be- twebn|thpj Low| Mooti! mid;Whalley clubs. The fornier club' succSeded In scoring two mor; ihari.! their' opponents.” Thlslgame theil : nay be taken as the forerunner of that ibng sequence of games that has beeri;illayed between the representatives of tlie [castled ltown|iand.abbeyed village. Unfortunately Ithe names of the players In tiris h&torlc match are not recorded, thorigi trie cwnposltlon of the LowjMoor sldej imght be ifalrly guessed. A year or two [has to pass beforp the full strength of thc irlval clqris is to fie pitted against each' Dthef. But before going on to the


bat laid w ick e t .B u t here at last Is somk [ring, really: tangible in the shape of a threeilirie tbport' in the Blackburn paper] ilhls is It; “,A match was played


time!’when the two sides stepped forth, “ II,


Beneath thb glorious summer sky Tiieir skill expert, their right to fame In Britain’s', manly olden, game.”; ;


: t . f 11" Prepared to, try ' '


We ivlil try tp piece together the very sparse] records o f . the progress of the game in the ' Old] Borough’’.during the


interval, j ; ' ].■; ,■ ■ ! ■ 'i PART HI.


Beginning ; of ' whalley— IcLiTBiERpE RIVALRY.


ning of ■ trie gairies between the' rival teairii of Clltiierrie and Whalley. From, thatybar regulariannual meetings can be; tra%ii, rind home, and’ away matches appbj.r to hav]e been plriyed annually. I] havcTsbarched the papers' published in. PreritoiL Blackburn and' Burnley for any re e fe there riilght be for this, particular contest for me; preceding two years but havk found nbne. In fact, for the year 1869, '.’from tih'e lack, of news ,of their respective fe'abs on the field, cricket mirat 4e deeriied to have been as dead as a door-nail 1^' the district, whereas Itl Iq mobe likely that. In spite'of bad times; In the|cotiton trade, it was as much alive as ever it I was: it seems Impossible that the game'whlcriy^as being so ienthuriastlcally taken 'up In'jthe fifties of. last century in both centres should die but altogether for I a year,/ md then just- as suddenly come to life again lii 1861.; It Appears


_.ie year{ip62 seems to mark the begln-i EACE from { CEAVriN AEMs.


Bon,’ Clitheroe IW.E., (1022; Scott: and' Eccles, Clitheroe W.E. 11021 ;l iWallbknk and Cottain, Clitheroe H.S.J 1020;! !W. Sharpies, Clitheroe HS', 1019; Ri Bridge, Clitheroe as.; 1019; g’. Morris, Whalley 1018; C. O’Neill, piitherde, H S; '1018; J] Wilson, Chatburri FiC:, 1016; e ' Bridge, 1016; . jWhittakdr aqd Harrison, clitheroe H.S], 1016;! Jacteon Iani Barnes, 10l4i |c. O’Meffl,:1019.


EAST SECTiON!4Tomilnion and WUkta-


Chatbum H.S RACE FEQM HEREFOED.


A. Martin, p l*7;j IH. Morris, 128$; 1279; R. Haigea'ves,' 1275, ab'il241; iLMbn*. 1236; W. Blundell, 1229; G. Morris 1202; 77. Blundell, 1166;' ':A. Martin, 1160.; T.i Tillot- sop, 1156;' P.(Holgatel 1152.


'incredible that players who had regret­ fully oiled .tnelr bats at the end: of .me 185$ season should not just as joyou^ g them in the spring of I860, game was going on in other distressed county, and me


begin to swin Aft^r all, the parts bf the fault of papers locril ( editors


on: mukt qorrbs


taker and Halrrisdn,'al320; D. 0'n ”.illl C1319; :S; Bridge,


J. ^d R.iScott, abo-deisq


-1313; G. andjH. Sebtt, 1310; '' Driver and Dugdale, 1308; 1308., ' ' I jj i


Ission of any news In the be laid at the doors of Ihq lorident or the respective


NEW GROUND. yeab of new (beginnings,


for {instance. In the “ Guardian Thrit so early in the reason as the fiwt ’Week in April the jiriembers of 'the GUtherqe Crlbket'Club commenced playliig pn theff


new ground behind St. James s G^V’^ori. and that they nad spent a considerable sum of riioney lil levelUng the ground arid prb'vidirig accommodation for the players.


R. Bridge, 1318; e.lO’Neill,: 313;


Nutter,- 1319;;, W.HWebster, and. Son, 1317; T!: Duggan, Burgess and.Son! 1311; N,.**... Riley, 1291; B. Strickland, 1288; 1288; J. Bell] 1285;! |J. Holt


clithero{e west ENd .4E .


1312.6$ Hall,


1318.^ 1274.


.uc ,,ear 1861 does s«m tolbe'a Coates,'1290;] Hargreaves arid Hal: are \tolq,


! clitheroe s'o',. ] .___ , Sminitihii, ;1280.9f


dalfe, 1279; Hargreaves and Hall; 12'!'?. CHATBURN Hb J (8-11! .—a. Robinson.


Jl aiiQ H. oCoiii rnd R Sj:ott} 1 .80; Dug-


-Alderson' arid 1288; j .


sspllSOB; Tj Norgi'ove and, Son, bl286; T. Nellson and] Son,.i'1282;' W. T. :Noigroye. abcU281; Jackson'!land Bames, 1279;' ,C. Wilson and $on, 12b; W.T. NprgXQve, 1273; J. E. Hatfield, 128$;{ T, N))rgrpvri_and Son, 1258; C. Wilson and Son, and Son, 1227, 1225J


•WHALLEY AND DISTRICT HS (9-70).4- a; 'Martin


] CLITHEBOjs hJs.] (19-223). -vriiUfriker and Harrison, abcdiI321; G. and | abll321;


-• • ■ ’■"'jpi Whlt-


{I | H.' Scott,


J. Badger, 1316; G'..qnd] H. Scott,


1292; G. .'Blrtwell,


?Bui-gess 1312.11;


'and ■ F. 1


1 M . -1 GtnHEROE :! 1,


ADVERTISER AND TJMES, FRIDAY. MAY 12, 1939.


I'lrirner Street,!for the rest of ithqjland llad too .steep a slope to form a favour^; Mble site for.the.game. Hereabbuts.orij a lovely Saturday towards the; bnd -bf' June a .very formidable tedm froirij Clayton-le-Mocrs was! nearly trburiced by. the local cracks; formidable: because the visitors Includbd the; Applebys, lArthur and Edgar,;aiid the trio of Calverts froni. Sparth House, bach of whom, was m all.j rounder of repiite. The home side must have felt .jubilant when thpy jhad sent their opponent 5 ito the right-about for i mere 19 runs, c nly a dozen of .which had come firqm the bat. | “Arch” pejwhurat with Ms fast round-arms,! and Jack Burgess with his straight lobs, proved' uriplayable on [that riew pitch, jarid both the Applebys l egistered ducks I on their first appeararice in! Clitheroe. The Clitheroe side fnahaged to run jip a total qf 49, to whlchj" Mr. Extras ” ccjntnbuted a very valuable 13, and .so thbylhad A


Itself must haVe been somewhere, on the flat adlofnlng the Little Moor Ro^ and


:comfoi;table lead, on the flrsf Inirings. f’ortlfled by an excellent lunch at Tom Hothefsall’s, who kept the Whbatj Sheaf then, the Clacton nien rallied arid hit


. up 74, and again “ Mr - Extras ” jierformed : valiantly with! 18. This: left ■;this local ;Mde with 45 to win, but time Intervened when i they had reached 15: for two wickets, so they still [wanted '! 28-j-so the reporter said—


{with eight wlckbtsiito fall,


whlch,jlt Is said, they woilld e^Ily have accomplished.’ -At;any rateiitlwas a good performarice, and 'Jack; Burgess would'sleep eas ly that night with! twelve scalps ill his bat, especially since he had lobbed] the redbubtable Arthur Appleby twice |or a toul of five runs, j


! TALL,'. SCORING. I The only other match reported i ,o havb


been played on that ground was against Blackburn Britannia; Second IG. ,on the first Saturday in August. Batting first, plltheroe ran uil the! formidable total of just 100—a corislderable score for a local, side to make In thos'e early days on thb rough pitches,! especially wherijthe!score sheet reveals the fact that the last four men on the ride'failed to notch k run between them; Burgess rind If. 'Whalley with 27 arid 24lrevealbd form with the bat " that was frighly coirimendabie,” but the titbit iof. the! day was h hit, by the


Sqored[ “whicri sent; the (ball! 20 to 30 yards ovet.thblhedgeof the As he was at the,end of’


Doctor,’! froi'1)m which four runs were


his blg| hits in .before the ball lane bd liito a fielder’s hands?”',On tms odcasl'on we ban presume tiiritthb “ Doctor ” supremely satisfied,; espedlaliy


he was at the' beglnrilng. or nothing to him: would o-i-


umpire brought by| the vlbltors. less a icelebritw thairi Frb^Llllyw the All Englarid Xl.; “ TOe Bla men, were .qifickly dlripbsbd of by pqUep^bow)irig of Burgess andri and! the- excellent fielding Ibf' the:


panlons, arid


still uneffe’ctujal.’f i ! Clithjriroe; h by an innings wl|h funs to^|sP^F®


In the return


Young'i'Archf n^lthe ‘iDbctbr’i playdd in thls.matcli|. 'I { | {- ' '■ ' |


September the repeated, but ral had scored 3i i: {which'' Clitheroe thariks to “ Mr. trlbuted 21. Wes il7 and J. Whrilej double-figure note the Swqn wasjrun had scored 16 f


i( Low Moor had-oiie; match reported this


year,' against Bililrigton, whom; they {easily defeated on the double Inijlngs by 70 runs, In spite o| the good bowling by Dhcon.Read, ivho. took 11 wicket? in the game. Low iMoorri! side consist Whalley, W. Hall, Ti 'Slinger, jH. W. penny, H.|Battefsby, J.' Pyq, son, A. Tumri:, J. Dixon, and J. i :


id Of c. Tqylor,


r. jack*, romlln-


son.


At a tea arranged by,^k&., and Mrs. .. Davies and other frlqnds, members, of jilthetoe 'Pkrish Churcri choir asserq-


jled to present an illuminated address [(with photograph of the choir by Mt. 3. Satterthwalte) to ' the i retiring


organist and choirmaster, Mr.iLeonarfi W 'Whalley; who was leaving CUtherqe foi: Douglas, I.O.M. ; The. presentation Was made by, Mri.: E. Isherwood,;. who^e record with the >qhoir, exceeded; thirty


y e a r s . ' - '-{^ _ ■ i ' • Mr ■ Jambs Taylqr, of ' Greaves Fariqi,


iri the Sawley-Holden area, was killed ri a trap abcldent: at the corner, of tlqe Spread Eagle Hotel,


'• iiThougli they . nilsscd a. prize in the


nialn competition for selection at EUand tibss hand {contest, CUtheroe Rifle Bapd Wbn the-first award for quick-step. There were! 26 entries. , ,, { ;


Moor Laiie Fleld' NaturaUsts’ Society had a bnible to iMearley In search of


botanical spe'clmeris. :


lAmateur Dramatic Society. “The Castle rind the Cottage’,' or “The^Murder In. Coppice Wood” ‘ iWas the title of the drama, wWch was followed by; the farjee “The Eccentric Doctor.”


I The PubUc HaU was well filled at an entertalnm!ent given by the | CathoUc


: CUtherbe’s cricket team against Re^ —the match was drawh—was as folloufs;


J Brown, J Dewhurst, F.-Mitchell, Dr. J. J. Smithies, W.! Mitchell. T. D. Boiu|n, E. V. White, N, Aldersley, C. Bennett and


fletcher. | ^ 1230; T. Neilsoh { ’


’The Rev. Dudley Hart, M.A:, Vicar i of Stretford, j Manchester, was the special


preacher on. the occasion of CUtheroe|. Parish Church [Sunday School.,annlvfer-i sary, when'thfe offertories amounted to,


£3(1 4s. 7d. ■, School anniversary sermons


Mocjr United Methodist Chapel preiched by the Rev. W. C. Rank, of; Great Harwood. A service of song, “Cbals of Fire,” was given by the,! Scholars in the afternoon, with connec-; i tlve readings by Mr. R. Bleazard, of, Stalybrldge. Collections yielded about;


Fraternal Society .were entertained by] j the' Rev. O. iWardley at: Greendale; Chatbum.


£23., . Members of the CUtheroe Ministers]


iM TlO OTATftSj “fiEGisTER The wedding took place at Shipley'


Parish Church, on the 15th,: of Mr. Johii Hargreaves, joumaUst, CUtheroe, second: son] of Mr. H. Hargreaves: Bolton-by-t BoWland, and Mlss-M. A. WUSon, third daughter of the late MT; T. Brqughton-ln-Fumess.


Mrs. Bunting, of Accrington, opened


bazaar at Waddfcgton Wesleyan:Chapel oa'-l-the 16thl . The day’s proceeds amounted to £153.


crrAliA N CNRCO


FIFTY YEARS AGO 'Ill - lli I 'ilEMS Fb'6m .OUb ‘‘ IS.g'CES., OF f |lAY mb, 'l889. ’


{,. ■ ’ I ‘‘ - ;


cricket ^eld.!’ his {career, so . It w^s neck- Je gqt a few;of --


vvould be js the ^as no hite of ckburri ;he ex- ackSqn rr'eom-


.......— - scofi; of 30'.


After a. short iriterval they we::e sent agaln.to the wfcket.lbut thblr batting was


)urn in


irived Britarinlai They their first inirings tq


se wuuiu uave beeri


iWell Ramsbottcim with with 10 {were the oiily,


'(ad replied I vdth 77, itras” whoihrid bon-'-


hers, thqqghj Tqwler of’ outwherig. !B: ■ |3 wickets.


Itanhia felthbr


■ There was] a large arid representative


ittendance of Oddfellows at a meeting )f Llmestorie Rock Lodge wrien, on )ehalf of the members, Bro, P. !R. Harr: [reaves, P.P.GM., ' presented j a gold vatch'iand fbuntain pen to Bro.iThomaa loblnson, thb Lodge Secretary and C.S;: )f the Clitheroe'District; in recognition


of thirty years’ services to the Lodge.,:A gold brooch for Mrs. Robinson was pre-: tented by Bro. J. H. Chatbum, :Grand Master of. the District. Brothers Hleazard, R. !T; Marshall, T. E. Dugdale, [saac Schofield, . G. Cowglll {and I Marshall were responsible for the enter,- ;ainment which followed. ; : ,.


iheaf, and which Jiq states to liav near” the nfew cliiirch.! I|he r— *


which: which Wheat e.beeri pitcli


55* ■ lEMS ilSSUES OF: I


^^ieV, was awarded., the, Art; Class Terichers’ Gfertlflcate 'bjt trie.Bterd. qf Education, London, for. success iri works of irt executed by him and accepted at Soiith Kensington, and alsb for {success various art: examinations. He was first 'student to earn the, certificate


.deorge Webber Brown, of 75,|Castlb-


xyjx work donri throughout 'in conhectloin wltb' the CUtfieroe' Technical School. :'


Francis W.IMussbn, eldest sbii of Dr.;


and Mrs. A. W. Musson, who hrid goiie up 'from Tonrirld'ge School to'Emirianuri College, Cambridge, had already, hit |a cenitury (116) In an Inter-colleglalje match, and was stated to be jkeeplng wicket In fine form. “The Public School Yeaf Book” asserted; {that “Musson Is sure to be seen before long In Lancashire’s, ranks.” .


| '


F.R.C.O., formerly of Clitheroe and fprf twelve years biganlst bf St. Annes Con­


Mr] Edward H. Blbby, Mus.Bac.,


gregational Clhurcri, was presented,,With a sliver'cigarette crise and a cheque from the choir and congregation , ibri his reirioyal to B|UXtori for health .rjCasons


Mrs. John Adrimson (nee Myers) who


had been a teacher rind active worker rit the Parish ChurCh Sunday School, wris the Recipient qf ri Bible to mark trie occasion of hbri marriage; The presenta-' tlon was iriade by Mr. Walter Wilklnsbp, under, the bre'sldency of Mr.'Stephep.'


Clarke.'' ' { ; , j !■ '


’ :.i- .''I: !■ jj'' i :! '' i'


passed a .resolution viewing with alarm “trie growtriilri the AumberT)!{Chinese and other Asiatics employed in British ships,” and 'bfferlng its strongest prb- test against «“;,the action of those ship­ owners whb ’ threaten the Westepn standard of jllfe and morals.” j It de- siared its firm intention to assist' any ictlon, poUtibal or direct, formulated by the National: Transport Workers’ Fedeb- itibn to stariip out the competition c f cheap labour. - ,


jCUtheroe .'Trrides and Labounj Council


'' A srile: o f ' work in support Cricket Club' tealised a net £153 6s. 7d. j :


qf; Read gain of


'.Mr Thomas Tattersall, who'had served Ml Hallows; ■ !Church, Mltton,{ as .a' chorister and in a variety bf other: ways, was presented by all the parishjpneijs with a piirse bf gold and a barometer; Mr. Tattersall was severing a connection vith the church, {extending over ' 30


years. ’ , ■; ' '' { , : ' {■{ Extraordinary! Interest was taken In ■ 'll ,'i' ■ ' > V' ' ' . ' ■ i


the passage ;do^-the Clydejj(on thb 10th) of .thb new'Curiardbt ‘fAqultrinla]’ —Britain’s'largest' Uner—Which' left her' birthplace at Clydebank| for Mverpool,. preparatory to] leaving on, her'maiden’ trip to New York oil the-30th. I: |


“ Tlt-Blts ” ■ published an: inqijlry by ,a ■


CUtheroe correspondent who asked “At what age Is a woman at lier best: ?” “ I t ! all[ depends,”,.’was'the.reply.-


were'asked, that question face to face by If we


, a'member of the dellghtflil opposite sex, weibhould make a shot, at her{rige and, then plump soUdly .for: that 1


time.; A: very : deUghtful age for a woman is between thirty and thirty-five. Byltriat time she has seeii ri Uttle of the


space of'


.world, can converse serlqnsly, and has] got qver those little vanities which detract so frequently from the real


{appeal of a woman’s cha^,” ... /... { Forty candidates—twejity-nlrie fronl


St. 'James’s and eleven trpm AU Saints Peridleton—were , presented for con flnriatlon by the Bishop bf Burnley. (Dr Herin) at St.: James’s Church on thc


13th. •


niuch reUsh by two cycUsts who had beeri enjoying; a spin in the Ribble Valley. Whilst partaking of light , ref fremment at a,;'certain-hqstelry, the soil of the Ucensee -.-returaed jfrom school in an! unusuaUy {happy frame mind. Intjsrrogated; by ri|s.'father as to why .he; was home- earUer ' ’ thsjn usual, the yoiingster - amused rils parent and the rest of the coiripany with the -explana] tiori that whilst the schoolmaster -was having forty winks at his desk one of the' scholars hrid-the temerity 'to alter the hands of the. clock, with the result that the scholars werel- Uberated 'an hour before, the regulation time.


Tihe foUowlng incident iwas told'wltli :' ■ ■ Sjinday Schbol .anniversary sermons


wete preached at . Low: Moor United Methodist Ohurch by the Rev. H;,C! Reffshaw, of Darwen. The coUectlonS reaUsed. £21 15s. Similar services were conducted -at Stopper Lane Wesleyan,


.Chapel'by the Rev. J. S. Baker, of Ley-j land,-formerly of the CUtheroe Circuit,; the i morning service being addressed by] Mr.: A. D. Falrweather, of CUtheroe.;


Collections were £ 14 5s. 9d. {


'f- ' •I..'.. -.


preacher was Mr. Knight, the Pastor.] The day’s offertories totalled £20. Sab-; den Baptists had'a visit from’ the? rRev.l A. Strenll, of Peterborough, the school!]


funds beneflttlng to tfie,extent of; £52 12s. 7d.


She wickets for 19 rum was the out­


standing bowling perfoirmance by J. Brooks for the . Rlbblesdale Wanderers; against Darwen.' Wandei'erb declared at 142 . for eight ' and dismissed their, opponents for S31. Pre^dyi (pro.) had! three for lO. ;


Unsbn, 18, Turner-street, aged 65 years ;j Amos Trotter,.] Coplow Infirmary, 74:, . WilUam Chew, Poole House, Whalley, 71.


{ Deaths during the weqk: Ellen Tom-|j 1


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