'^L ( F o tm )


Moor Lane CLITHEROE.


r SUNDAY NEJ^T, J A D I E S ’


JAN. 14tli


: Preacher, 10-30 MISS PETHERBRIDGE


'


D A Y .and 6 p.m


• of' Wallasey (Toe ]h , ^peaker) , s o io is ty ji y^':i


j MISS FIShIeR, L,R.A.AI.


Through unforeseei^ circumstances i Monday’s Meeting is cancelled


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C o i l g r e g a t i o n a l O m r e h , - CLITHEROE.


S u l d a y N e x t , J a n . 1 4 t h ! 10-30'»a.m. andi 6-O p.ni.: j ,


R EV . C. J . G U IL D FO R D , (LOWi FELL),. , I •


7-3(}|PJii.:. i ls6 ia'l for h ;m. forces


iyie^odist (WESLEY), CL itkEROE,


S u h d a y N e x t , feli- R EV . ' 6-0 REV. W.


E ; j j I^R EN T IC E .


10-30? a m :


p.m4 .,|: :' I Hi TOTTY


1 Il.r .a.m.,,a.r.c]m;,:M.R'S-T, ?len -1 -


a n MA I


H G.[ Walmsley m


Announces the ;follwine, successes at the recent planofprtie; exarnina-


. t fo i r o l the Rojral Schools o r Mutic., I-


^ALLIE COWPE^-mW^TE; Preliminary . I !


I G ra d e IP i^> ^ -


EDWARD A, J. MICHAEL


KATHLEEN” M. SPEAK, Subsidiary ' |


WALMSLEY, ! G. CROMPTON


also ':4.| I . i


Higher School Certificate M|usic,| 1944. ;


JOYCE M.' d: 2, PARK AVEN


IWHURST, UE, CLITHEROE


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ST. HELEN’S (llHURCH, WADE)INGTbN.


Sunday Next, ilm 14th ALL S E R V IC E S r.


will be takeii by


CA N O N S E P H T O N j , ' of -skyipN''- 'ii ( : ■' : ' i .M 1 1 ' : .1 , , i


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FATAL ^-4 -


WELL-KNOp ; MAN’S


^ A L L E Y


DEATH ■Mi ll .


o f ‘.Its oldest residents, Mr. | John Denley, Mechanics-jtetrace, Whalley, died at his home on Tuesday.; at the' age of 81. Mr. I Denley :who; was! a bachelor, lived' with 'hlilsllster. • For about sixteen yearb he .ivas grounds­ man to the Whalley i(!ricketl Club, and he always maintained, the keenest interest in the I club’s wel­ fare. Later, he acted | as grounds­ man for Rlbblesdale Wanderers and the' Whalley Golf Clubj ; A lif^-long churchman, iriihis yotmgyr years he was in the chriir, arid he jhad be^m a ; very , regular attender'| until Increasing yearjs made I this Imposs­ ible. The interment Itakes place to­ day (Friday) iat the Parish Church, when, the Rev.' H W. Butterworth


A native of t!he|v|llage and one


will .of l iciate, . . . I . j . .Ill THE I IN QUEST;


F. Rowland)/cbnduOted ian inquest on Mr. Denley I at Clltheroe. 'yester'


The East Lancashire Coroner (Mr, 'alster. said |rhei]


*^^Miss ‘ Jane D#ey, Hdeceasyd’s ;ism had in


in.the house,jori several; ocOasipns during th6 ; past twelve months, owing to the condition lof h)s legs, but was not'badly hurtj: Oil Mon­ day,|he was [retiring : about 10 p.m.. and'while uridresslng, jfelljto the floor. With help she]got •him into bed and he #m ed jail; ri|h t jthe ■ following morning, ['taking His food Dr. Harkne^s attehdedTo


recent years! troubled I her brother; whose legs swelled, r He jhad fallen


as usual him;


'that the fall had! accelerate 1 death "Acidental Death? yrai|the verdict,


and the Coroner :# fe s s td sym­ pathy with Miss. Denleyi'I:


BY IHIS SOCIETY


WITH or WITHOUT SECURITY Call-iVv'rite or 'Phone,'m :.


£10 to '£1,000 The Leigh & District


Lending Society Ltd 7, library ST., BLACKBURN.


Whalley, spoke tpj ihelpirig Ijliss Denley to hft h :rt ib'rothef into';a chair. There !were slight| injuries at the back of the head, j : I P.C. Taylon gavel evic encO of the Injuries, and Dr. iHArkness test fled


Mary Parkinson, [Bridge Cotmge, East c!a t a % O p ^


“ His Mdtivei KmrwV’ iays CqrOner


TAO^NHAM and ^ Tuesiday mornuji^ t liancashire Gdi


disaster.’’


indeed the whole di district was I I'


mct nef (Mr, . l


Edwe td S. CorneirbO) did n|)t jappear at ' lattt in the morning he lived, as gi}im


whe wo


ijijiis on th^ b^d beside ni Cornell, part


Tliat wmethmk i|htowar<l :he


farm bai farm


ad occulted


an entrance I was forced trae


conscious;


bly ta tragedy ,subsefliendy draenbed, by the ^ •'r.j Frank Rowland) as “a catastrophic


Joo,


adiontbejsPp IFprebodiig b.creased,^ and Jvhen


vaa plain when Mr. wnham Hall,Estate,


....................West Latie Farm,


ged^ as &*dke- Jmagined was revealed. | |J^«. Dorothy _Mary


w e fA lsd °S n d ^S ^ Lead wpu^d's, Jp |i td e i^ r s -^ y lv ia M(ag^Sdfe) and Do^thy Haze^aSi i ^ ^ ^ ^


e lioyl Edward 'l^pijence (pi bnconscn . 11 , T|ie same night Cornell and his_


The were ^ E 2 F Infirmary, the wholh. faUly !bein^ thus wiped tjut.' # ' *


rrHE ■A 'Cll'


Coroner (Mr, P. Rowland terday


and |hl£ .Edward Mr. e:.


with] a| verdict Corirell ted lelc wifej El


n l i i iF S T E v ib lE t e l o t c o u p l e i DEVOTED ITO CHILDREN .mductedfai


.nquest was heroe PoUce by the Eaat


;3ta,tl9h .ile's- lancashlre , who jsat


jury. The juty rfeturned- a that Edwardt Stephen#!


(30), farm bsillffl commlt- dS se; after iriur^ering.|h« orbthy Mary CLoplsa (31),


■three children, Sylvia (6), (5) and Haze. (IS months) hittaker was foreman of


the ijurV, Iwhich comttlsbd Messrs. J Oddle, W. Downhaiii, F,. Wrench, W. Darhell, E. F. Nighnlngale, W. F. Read, J. Rigby and III Frankland


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of u\* thefSat^rrophic dfiSasjter, which hadll resulted' in the wlp|ng_ out of y.[ I t would, the means at each o f . the]


the ICoi ful dut|


After


a fam! to find which


oner said itw is tlieir pto-, 'fo,inquire ipto


“ GATASTROP ail they had taken


of five living in the feautiful little nfir— ’— *'■


cerhed met their deal


weapori used appear^ a human^ killer.


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!' The weapon was then for'inspection by the jur Coroner added: “ It is| weapon. No Child coqld I doubt if a woma: than dhej shot was case, so' th a t ' a- con[


last!


decide! ayhether, ■ time,


Cbmmk, Buckingh#hire, spoke MJ'


View._ ..


toj visi ilng the mortuAry ;w .Hospital and Iv en


bodies of [his sister aid law aftllthelr family , , . , ,, iMr.i Whittaker. Did ybu knowJbf


..


ifyingthe irother-ih-


.OTS N0T[-|(IEARD.


,sald-hehvorked unde U # ie l l i - -Q n 6


Tuesday


Visited noticed


stobd was the ope oicupied by Mr.; cornleU v as partly c o n s # s and j and Mrd. Cornell.; Wfen he re-; munibled somethlngrbut [she:c#d


back bedroom, whi room. He did not


H [e he ad hever heard between Mr. and Mijs.^.oiriell a'ole


hobn.pn


dpmestlc trpuhle. Flcrerice Mary SnSltliesl'.cfj^Lin deari Gpttage,'DpwiJIhr'■


he hadj never seen a iytiing tp him ■ tp think] there ■ [was!


went to' West Lane at 8.301 am., as was?


ham, said | Farm tojvi -as her uj


custonl.! She notice[1 lights h betooms, but Coul:; gjet nojr^pl; wHCn'she/knocked at-the


, door S e S ^ l d ^ ^ previous day,: anvihiS £ n e fn Sle m I n^^


iiTAti'iiTVT 4Mn- rHPFRFri'i! ” !!■''had.glvbn every satisfadtion in his !. ■’Mr. Rigby';asked Dr.;Hatk NORMAL ANDjCpEE y f i , ,|l.


] !],


'Cornell: was. engaged bailiff. As far as ’ were: a very hap, Cornell was devot


of Red Syke. TWlstc managed ■ the•' Downfiaitt^


dreni On Monday to Clltheroe on biislricss. quite cheerful and


| ! M'rs. -fisshetoriadded tfiat Cofnell ®


am-*.ESt£4e.' ! nB iwcmiu ue givtjn"a uuuus. :ouc 'Iri 1938 '.as, I hfid ‘khown Cornell for more than he knew they ;klx];;y4afs, , ,He ,-wa?]-v#ays ye^ ^ family


id to ;hli?i she'tobk


1 4-/^ :U\J «Viiik I «rn« o TYinD TOlfh t.rAmpndmis TirnR- chill


arid!' -even-tempered and'.iriheerful. ' He i was a man with


no in thft least


, pects. No one hap better. His wife was- a most Intelligent ■moman and helped him with the books. Indeed,


remendous prds- r The Hont Mrs. ByWiaiAsshetori;'■■#ugfit!very'hlghly;of.film. During ■•;of.cqrnblTs mind.. not help verymfich. ;


• a?!few hiinutes'i'he! temper?" he. asked..............


a-.man |of unsound'


anything aggravatlnof him to such an extent that hei determined to


,


“ Wail there I ' G’aines were played, being organ- ■ Ised bjy Mr.iJ.iS. Preclofis. : The evening ended with; the singihg of


finish Ills wife? HAving, done that, j “Auldjfiang Syfie:”


the blood


turned 'about aiAo a light in theH:hll#ns| # T


hei sawl Cornell aliv: was betwden three, and four the Previous a # - |He' was quit; nbrmallthjen of lany: tfoc


unusuallhad taken iilabe. not hedf any shots.


The; 1# ' timp


t alnk; anything He md


not (eil what he said. Oh the bed, between the two of them, was a humane killer. ; The weAwnireally belonged Ito her, and was bought in 1940! for general use atriongst the farm Stock, which might have been


she Visited' the children’s bedroom. The [three children were in separate beds; Sylvia and Hazel were dead, Edward lyas alive, but uncoriscious. She!'Carried him down#lrs and made!him comfortable ip a! chair..


hone fo IcoEon er ’S t r ib ITE.


iWest Land farm j and there wasl i light in tfie ■ h hd under-!;


>nnrnlne ; at |6 a.ml W he


machlie'tool engineer, oJ Farnham *v^rv*.fiVAr« O-F Prinlnwat Coplow


i William Jo


any trouble 'of any' descrlptidn?^- N.bpe; jvhatever,


there was delibera!- Lawrence;


estlf iri


view .ofi tra


the (»th. the cause


ie ‘heir duty nanner by; :pons con] A family


villalge oftoownham had wounds, and It wasl la meritary on human natui e that the


died from sad c'om-


have been produced


must I have .elapsed from first tb Il in I Is a questldh. 1 or you tb


Ired hi each detable |tlme im


could. More


r, and the ,a heavy use it; and


EDWARD S. CORNELL.


there I had ^ been snow, and she wanted' toi -ascertain the conditions •at D,o|wriham. There was no reply, and she rang again at W5, and her maid, again rang jat 9.30. Thinking the ’phone was out of


Robfrtl karaday, i faipnl workbr, M . Mr, a ,rid Mrs. Cornell’s bed 'oom she employed ,on the Asiheton esta^;


decidfed to force an entry, as she thlou# sornethmg must be wrong. The assistance of John Smith, estate joirier, was obtained and the kitchen window forced. The three of th'eiri entered the hquAe. There was nb where pots went and


the' farm were .locked. | She the


were upstairs, followed! bj Smith. When I she


^IDOW, '-hls-'iilghi; ciothe^covered found Cornell


strapge. number


___ about: 10 p.m., after;making an Appointment with hlmlfpr 9,30 on; Tuesday morning, when .they were to see a farm workey. Cor­ nell thlen seemed perfectly ^heerful At 8.15 on Tuesday morning she telephoned! West Lane Farm, as


mee him


Ing


of other farmers ; at i a In the evening, and left


an • ' ' -L.1 jjjgjj {jjfgg children the


was, fotink lying with pead ead


other i room I


IM N o t the f a in # # s o n for his terrible tragedy can be found. II


........J ,.. as ^ jphrtioilarly. happy family, cheerful died at Blackburn


ver be stunnec( on FARM


MADAME ELSIE T^dMPSON Organist i N j ■ I


Suicide i i f i n g Wife


f e e B,


I I I


LIFF USES IN


way-"and |to' me, ’ Mrs. Assneion ^iiiiaphrehend me/ Then he might, added. I ■"i. , .1 !


she I was a :help to him Iiv w r y ^ j,


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Awhpton ' : r


Lower H a T F a rm , 'D ^ ^ ^ About 9j15 a.m. he : pw Korenw •


Smithies! vfho told- not make'anyone Lane Farih He corroborated ^


awi^ly -with inypeli,- or| w y 'have Uloupit,j'6^ ; I leave ithese


DOORS ALL LOCRiiU. j ; Ime?’—he M s very;devoted toithem: Alfred HaHley, farm labourer,-of ::-a n d perhaps-he wquld then think, .‘I will ma^^ a|jobt0^.the lot.” ’ : ,


Lr ir r.n i- . poor defefibeless children behind


tice for Cornell to assist , ^ th i ttm milking,' bgt he #


Asshetonl’s'Statement' about effect- nV phtilv He had never heard


especially lllh ^ew. evidence, iinug


CORON The Ci


Mrl and Mrs Corriell quarrel 'They seemed verir attached to each


Cornell abo^t 5.30 the previous day, when hei se|med # t e chwrful.and normal'.? Cornell had not .own attendeii by a doctor for a con­ siderable time. seemed a trifle pale: lately, he: had


and to their children. He im saw


way hisi-usual self.. had had 'measles : at 'Cbrfstmas. Mrs. Cornell appeared ta have been


been quite cheerful Md


in lgood|h#th. All the doors at the farm were locked. ? j 1 ^ .


■ Mr Rigby: In what position was thy hurjiane killer?—I t was ,nW: thfe head 6f the^bed, within -about


■six inches] of the pillow. Iti .was within r e a # ■


CHILD WITH DOLL


Rlyersdale; ChatbUrn, s # ■ about 8 30 u.m. he went r to i-iiy


cjohn Sirilth, estate foreman,


none, of tie Cornells werMa,bout. He. telephoned Mrs. Assh^fe.ip.^


joiner’s :sh,op to about their work. ley came to him and told


that the'


F


the, number went to see if he could find japy- thlng out. About 9.55 q.in. Mrs- Assheton arrived and a s # .wRpess to force: an entrance at -West Lene.


They joined .Hartley and ef fec# an entranc^ When ne saw .Cornell be was t e a t to g and his: head moved slightly. ;Mrs.


Cornell jlay on her back, and left arm hanging partly, over


the edge of the bed. There W ®® ?


lot of blood a # t ''fi® P f t® bedclotliesl , The butt humane killer, which lay fietween


them, wal pointing towards ()or- nell 'There , was a light!..In the


they would then hUvei to. cojislder why Cornell: should! suddenly turn from la foridi parenf; and husband intd a mauiacal murderer, was


conclusion!! that Cornell had caused If . they believed that,


st be the; deaths; very Ij strong-


dence: aboflt i^orneli’s bloodstained feet meant-i anything at .p , it meant: liellhad beeri padding: about thUl bedrboms. T h # appeared to be Ino doubt jtiat thfere was an In­ terval of; time between the vfound- ings. Did that not tend, to: make them think there


those i wem # facts. -If evi­ a fiend ,in/ —


gone about''hiS tas With fiendish ingenuity iaM delib.erate intent. a man killed anbtfier with i intent and malice a(orethbught,


^ fiBU


,]j;icukneso, r ___L__


h is : -ask If that was


murder. What was the inotive/ for , the


killings? -'No one. one! would ever kri only Onellfrort whom nothing was


hidden, and He was not m ithis wofld. Tfie jfiry had a vetuiui find in each. Base.! They would be driven to i the j conclusion that Corr nell fiadjinfllcted the wounds;JIf


thAy thought ft was deliberate With malice dorethopgfit, tfien itj.WM mfirder. ilf


______ _______it, tfien agaiP|it wal felojde sb—kpldel


Intbndingiito taki __U PQ


' “ ' ito'


sidbr the! state of! Cornell’s mlnd.- ThCy might-And .'that at the time he!was nbt of sour.d min^^ |H ,#y- found a'ye,tdict ol! "suicide, [that meant, to fisel a colloquialism,, that he! had been'“ crackers." for s,ome


Bfit tfie! jury 'would,have to- coh


room and the curtains were dravm to. Whfen he entered the c h il# n s


She was with him and; a


bedroom he noticed that j Hdw# wasibrbathlng and he moved: Ws left arm-.: Ho did not speak. Hazel had a ^ol by her side-!j^F#®s ■also sAid that he knew .oL no trouble I in; the family, npr did he know of an.y business troubles.-


received Information of tljb tragedy at Church about 10.20 a ^ . He .at


INSPECTOR’S DISCOjVERY.; Inspector H. Wild said!that he


’ ■ n " ' L i ! '


once Weni] to tbe # m . : %M^th^^^ was receiving attentionJfrom Dr.


Harkness.jof Whalley. Mrs. Asshe­ ton and Hartley were also present, as was' P|.C. Bacon, of phatburn. Witness found three empty [ cart­ ridge cases on the floor] pear the door of the; children’s bedroom. In the bedrobm occupied by;Mr. and Mrs. ■ Cornell, he found another three cartridge cases,, all! of Which fitted the' humane killer.: Father and son were removed to Coplow View Hospital, and - witness In- forihed! the Superintendent; of


lof the premises revealed nothing [abnormal No note could be found.


the injured to Coplow Hospital, and later to Blackburn jlnfirmaryJ Both were finder observation; I until he, left at % p.m. Neithef regained


P.C. Bacon said he' accompanied consciousness. i I '


order,! she decided to motor over. < r*"' ' "rrio'hp'n tiPtmeori Mr Alfred I Hartley, a farm worker, ly lu s# .lfie told her he had not seeri Cornell that Jfflorriing, and that'the doors of


the flngerorint departmerit pf the Lancashire County Polipe, spid he arrived I at West Lane Farm; about 1 p.iri,:' He found the humane killer lying on the bed between Mr. and Mrs Cbrilell It was uncocked and covered vj'ith blood to such an ex­ tent that he was unable tpflpd any fingerprints. He found],ten spent cartridges. There were five,pn the floor of Mr. and Mrs. CorlielTs bed room'and one on thJ bed., p Three were ion the landing b # # the two bedrooms and one ori the little boy’s bed;. There wefe ten wpunds


Hartley entered


na Mrs uornens oeojoum sue | -Tuesday lafternoon. Hd] lying: on fils-right— r^th-rGoteeU~unAlL-#-died^


burn I Infirmary — anl appeared tolbe dead I qojjjgji-gifeet. Both --------------- ... ------i uumeusucci, uu!,,,. j^oute surgeon


DETECTIVES’ EVIDENciE. , , Detective-Sergeakt Campbell, of


Police 'at Church I and' the Chief Constable of Lancaohire.! ;A search


time and should have been in!.a lufiatic . asylum. : Although there w.as a possibility ojTsuch a verdict, it!!was Pot one pe. could ,recopi- mbnd. They could say, however thkt the balance ii)f Cornelljs mine wds so disturbed that he copld pot distinguish right from wropg* -and therefore at the jtlme ihe-wafijof urisound inlnd. Tfhat would mean “ suicide'whUst not of soundnfirid.’ Those were very jflne dlstipctlops, but they 'were. distinctions; wltp a dl'ference. If they did not wunt to find that CoriieU was guilty i of “ felo de 'se,” 'it was open to them, to say that, having re a l ise d /# re iults of his repeated attacks uion ihls wife afid children, jhe balance of his mind became; .diS' tfirbed, ', and thap It was In .that state, as a result of hls contempla tidn of hls foul deeds, that he took his own life.; -


,


and children! and fie did pot aee 'how they could avoid It, then they, must say, he committed suicide and kfiew wfiat he was doing! at-;the


If they|;sald he toiirdefed hls wife; time.: That was ’ slfiughtep fcrerrian'l of; the After


withlevbry -wore, of your!‘verdict. He vlentonito e # s e the jurymen fypm sin: llaf service for flvje years.


and three children. The


4oroner:


like to express fils deep sympathy with th | relatives.


llMr. RdIvlaU added that h& would | : ,j|:


..buld vAry |mucn like to be asso­ ciated wltfi thAt expression,, jpnd Added, fi t IhAs been a dreadful tjragedy l!wpl(to !fias come upon|!my horn'e. Edvvard Cornell was a ,good and faithful servant, to pie,:and Mrs. Cornell was a good wife and a great help, j I cAn only deplore the tragedy and offer my deepest sym­ pathy w'lth |the family., r ':]


iMr. Ralph Assheton k id | ;he


on the bodies. , Detective Sergeant Charles Wood,


remained


wlthi blood. His wife .wasfiylng on • gcioushesk and made nol Istatpment. her bAck on the left-hapd side of i 1. She too was covered wlto >.


s 25 p'm I He never i'eco,Vered con- pW n c e of the Idoctor and __


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blopdr and there !|was blood the solles'of both feet,| indi#lng


he':! examined wejre splashed


that Cornell had wilkbd through blood [in hls bare feet.iI


in ju # by enemy actlor . It was always'kept at the ifarm lofflce. After i gding dovifnstalrs to! tele- p ■ ' ■ ' a doctor and ;he police,


were twe wounds on Co|:nell’s right forehead, and one ini his chest. When he saw him hei wat semi­ conscious. One eye was: closed, but seehied to be movements of -Mrs. Cornell


Dr. T. G. Harkn# j -said


with ithe other, he able Ito watch the


DOCTOR’S DEBUCjTipNS. ' there


weekly'inecitlng In the PafIshiHall bn Monday evening, when Prank Wrathall was in the chair; ?i One hew mdmber was admittefi..! After a discussion on blub; business. .A talk tvas given by MT. J. H. Tattbrsall pn “■


Y.E.C. f-Membks.met for!:their


tions fbfiowjed. and A vote of thanks to'i’Mr ])TAttersail was proposed by ?rank wralhallj: seconded! by Llnd-


Power! on # I Farm.]’ Ques­


people ill the room had'thrbe wounds and ] Hazel two. He thought the shooting^ had occurred about 6 a.nl. Tfio wounds couldj have been cafised by fi cap- tiverbolti humane killer, and , the wounds in Cornell’s forehead could.


S in e SswCTedlf Af^^^^^ ? e S l f t | ! am & ? |me. It is : wonderful : to I. Thp ckonk: YouL. theory is that nn Ww?r^bpn rbnV tffi


on SO efflclmtly.' I am suip the jury three children?—YeS. |I thjnk he would lifie to join with me In an shot Hazel, Edward and Sy via In °f admlraticri of your -th at orW.-^On r^turhlngjto his, ■ ,, ,


' think! ypu tackled this, emergency fie first # t |.room


arid,Mrs. Cornell iq.iarkllingj jSHe : ..Tb I this the jury intimated was i lAsVsawiCornell ab&t,5.30 p.m.!the general;agreement. ; -


fils wife apd then, the i , i'|not[a


not dead arid at her]' Probafily sleep,


hav'pfoWhis.wife • Eoth ,6he and h'lr--husband 'exprpSs]an'opinion,about the state


’ ■ i , about


ms de: another, they


:pess to


the Mothers’ Hrilon and frlerids field tfieii Christmas Party, at the Did Viparage, (in "Thursday: week, and was .a]: huge success; Before supper;‘memberk led the,gathering In community singing, and | after­ wards there was a short enteftaln-


MOTi|lERS’ UNION.—Members of hientf ' I' ' I y ! l!' I would'


chorus by the company ahdlA sold, ‘Love’s !|;old, iSwAet song,"-' by | Mrs. Wilkinson.! An Item, “Macnamara’s Band,’’! cafised' much lamusehtent, the members ef, the band'heir g dressed' in] an assortment of!' uni­ forms: and] all playing some weird instrument. I The', guestj fiftiE.t'.was Mrs.''Holland,, cf jSunnymedei/Who gave, tv 10 Very, 'amfising monologues.


"Thb programme includeld a


of Darweiii,'said he visited ^lack- at 5.3 p.ip. ,on


dered sympathy Chief Constable


1 Superlntenden


t Platt also [ on behalf Pf of Lancashire


ten- the


TH1E VERDICT. brief


'.


that 'they were - opinion I that felo de jse ’’ and


ua: Co:


' retirement,! ;Le jury anpofinced lanlmously of the ipmell copimitted


ti ey were going w is not of sound tt .ey must consider whether It w^s h^Iclde;.which amounted to man-,


" felo de 'se.” ! If to say the ipan mind at the tlhid;


.three yesrs, the Rev, Butterworth.; who is a Ibachelqr'. became Vicar of


Whalley. THE


The heat!. of Mr. Jph: lands'-drlye.,


Arts. A sttidtot bflWells Theological College, hb sbryed'as dbacon in 1922.: being ordained priest the following year at Brae ford.] In the‘same yefir the Rev. Bfitterworth was .appointed I curate a t Ctley,: remaining! :therei until 1930l when! he became Vjear of Cowling, Ybrksj ! After'.a. stay of-


gained bjs years lat ir


tATE MR. ELLWOOD.-J: occurred on Wedfiesday;


a.bachelqr, lived with his twqislsters' and'Camfi tb the village some eight of nine yfeafs ago.' Associated wWh the Chunhjof English Martyrs, thej interment, will take, place ''pn Mon-;- day,atFeablngtoriPriory. [|!


. ,


' Tfiompsen, Mrs. Simpson and Miss 'Kenyon. ., ' ■ l' . ; Social hour.—Mrs.! Hopwood


■ was the pianist,; And the dfities of hostess' were -shared by Mrs.


talks of the winter sesslori was glvbn op Wednesday afternoon ait the me itlng of ‘ the^ Mp|thodlst (Wesley) ladles’.Bright Hour. The spkker was Mr.! T. A.- Starkie, Whalley, arid his subject was “The Highway of Life." Mrs. Kenyon


• BRIGB T boURl—One of the best


prkidedj at Tfiesday’s meeting of the .Bllllpgton Baptists’] ' Social Hour, w lep members spoke upon the (texi; which, they bad I found


tof be most, Inspiring tbi! them. Although the weAther: conditions affected] the ■


murdered his W^e I entirely agree


ing prqvei' to fie helpful and instructljve, ■ J


attendance, the mee.t-


-members qf the jBrlght ;Hour, a very enjoyable concert was‘given In the Methodist (Wfisley) j iChfirch Sohoolrdom. oil Saturday everilng. Great Harwood friends were!;the artistes, r afid they gave A varied pfograipme consisting' of:: songs, recitatipns ■and sketches. !Mr; H.


Ebcles pkstoed. The proceeds were for chifrci, funds. Refreshments were, served’'Iri thb Intervai by.the


ladles.- Methodjst j


Wednesday Gerald R1 vice, gave tive in F: arranged


! , !; ' , ! ‘


over -al lArge attendance In ': the ■■ ■'


]‘ A :EUCHTIVE- IN FRANCE.’’- Councillor R., T. Varley presided


' Church Schoolroom on evening, when ; Mr.


r Iriformatibn. Mr.; Riley’s narrative of his fexfierlences at sea and on land held the audience enthralled. He was accorded |a hearty, vote of thanks] 'on the < proposition, of Counciljoii Varley] We hope Ito 'glve


____ _ by the Clltheroe and Distinct Iriformatibn Committee; In conjunction with' the Ministry of


ey, of the Merchant Ser- his lecture on “ A Fugl- ■ance.” i This, had been


Iksue. full P p( rt of ;hl^ talk In bur hext


of thej local Observer Corps’ post entertained observers and officers frofii neighbouring [ posts to a dinner! afid concert .at the Coach and Hbr^s Hotel'on Wednesday week. Tfie guests were welcomed by -iCrilefi Observer Davies, And votes pf thanks fbr the invitations were made by . Chief | Observer Eccles,] Chief [ Observer! Graham; Observer ! Mercer! and- Observer OfficerfWeatherill.! After dinner an. excellent! concert! was! giveh-i by


B o l on-bytBowland I OBSERVER CORPS.—Members


-Mr. J.l(3ddie (bAss), Mr. J.'! Fell (comedian) and Mr. i,S.: Winter-


rlected fbr the Red Cross 'rural


bottom ■(#nlst). ;. ; ;Ij ; ■ I RED CROSS.—The 'Amount!' col­


Jarkne^]#fiTle.^Mit^m(;.gfecI(i ]cafiSpk;,,pkpS)ji Srnitfil afiraldt P.reclb"^^ /-vr-n,..,--


Another. s|3lo,,,,fiy':. Mrs. I fivilkijison. "Tommy, :Lad,"'Was followed! by tw'o' amusir g CfiArapes. The entertain^*’ ■ers ■were] .Mesda,mes iD'uckw-orth, ; GAtlo'w, .wktlfall; 'iWaller, 1 Speafi,


'■il7s.! 5d., !including 10a. from the ■ BoltonTby-Bowland Women! Unionr : istsi Ako'ciation. |


"I #DMEN U N 1 0 NTSTiS. - - The' ifibfithly i'tneetingj.Qf, the 'Women


|.: ?’ 1 ' th0tabAence of Mrs. Milne Redhead,


'lJnibnl#.'Vlas!)held at the-Coffee : House [pri ThursdAv' afternoon. Iri


MrilJ.l T.'.HayhuTfitjpresidedj, Mrr. iRt.^trlPklafid; conseryative


'age’fit, address.ed-itfie, meeting,, .arid was thanked iby iMlss Brodhurst. Letters of thanks'were read: from members] of the Forces. Tea was In the fortn of: a Jacob’s join'


penhies scheme was, for November ,£7!16s. dd., and for December £8]


B.A.’ |ln 1922. Three: he ! became Master of


took his’lHfe ;i


language,


j That but


Herbert William ButterWorth, M.A., announced on -Sunday evening that, he had accepted 'a call to Goosnargh and' so wpuld fie: leaving Whalley In the near fpture! He attended St; Edmund’s [Hall [.Oxford,, where he


The Vicar I of Whalley, -the Rev.


of I dellbeVatlon? Did It not take the i whole business out nf/:the category of a brainstorm- on hasty temper. ; If tfley aijcepted .the eyi- derice of Dr.iHurkness, Cornell was human form and had


an amount i",— be |driven .to; the JURY.


'Id. the I jury, )f the doctor’s


ave, thought, ‘ I have ,got 120 I L Monday,] Tuesday,: Wednesday:


ClarliiGliaplin FesHval ’


,| and! D lv iJ e l a n d C o n q u e r


Thursday, |Frlday, Saturday: .l^rlo Porfman in


. 1 Cafijeilniiy Tde


Om Saturday," awing -to length of programme,I'lst lime stMts,!5.45.


Another locir mah to gei back; tca to


home' safely a # i i four years, and,, flVe 'months; # rseas His ifirivatft' J. lH.Dewhurst; King’s lOwh Rpyal RUies,: who reached Clithem on Tuesday mprnjpgj frorh Bu^iria. ,


„! DewhuKt.' :SaiMers(jn’s'.,JParm, Wafidington, he joined!the Fqrcea


The second sop of Mir.I anfi :^rs..


forined | orie of! GenerpI Wa^ ekpeflefii


iarch, )194flt| Hls firs! japtlve service wai


tfie I battle of I # 1 Bar anl In late 194( . From the deserts! of Ifibya— after a!spell In hbspltai: suffering from wounds .and 5hell:!shock,!Pte.,' Dewhurst fought in | the i Syrlan ' canipalgn before returning 'to Itake pa r t , in! the siege arid | relief of . 'Tobruk.:. Hls unit was hm tiians- ferred to Ceylon, later going fip to, India' and eventually, joirilng Gen-: era! Wingate’s Cnlndlt forces: in- B,ur;ma jriearly twelve: months j :ago.;.,


gallAnt 30,900 wfio fought and wou


dezVous in Burma, thqy had a' 120 iriile march! after : they had lot out qf the train at the rAU- !ead, a journey which, Ptfi. Dew- 'urst said, qifi! pqt I bring ‘


iTo jreach


■thejiiWere, Pte. DeWhurst] said that i.' In hls section t teV hardly ever took; any prisoners, subscrlfiliig |to the '


Jafiariese -prisorieto and- Whfit type- ,


ariy ;Pleasaiit memories,! FANATIC'S.]; j ,.;i if hi jiad Jseen


Aslccd


belief that a d(ad Jap was tfib best Jap. He, addec that the Japanese soldiers! thems iWes, by thpir un­ willingness to ifiijrender .and tpelr maalfariaticlsn, left np sfitKilaUve but to-shoot f 3 [kill Apaft from a slight touch c f ipalarla;|Pte. pew- hufst has kept yqry \VellJ yirqugh- dfit lall his ar lupus cariipAiming Helspoke hlghh pf tfie mall ‘


which has kept Hup to' him difily through(Uit his ] long overseas.;


m Ellwood (62),i Wood-: ;.| Mr,' Ellwood, who iwas:


bebn reserved until Tuesda; Ing, arid he saw once -agau* mksivp bulk, bf'bid' Pendle rising out of the 'vallqy, and; then the


_fit I hls /grAatost pleasut


erloc had


bAck aPPOtatep jrtp-;,


!PBIDAY, IJANU. i'Ml!


rhe l,959tli !.i|;rilM-Ol


'L'ii'


i; Tuesiday jiWednesday ■ Thursday'? .


''Sunday!: 'i..' ■


^110-195111! ..... 5


Saturday! .... p Monday 1..,


Iwpen !i elTs


' | S s D i i . |


whl.t6Well JEtotd: 'W Gisburri: Wfiist Drive '-M i 'A


-Dancing:; galley] Asa “irDpRSDAY


British]. .-Isralelj ,Wor co-op.


vmito BAH: Hotel,- Gii Clltheroe-Labour^’ WeA'vers' -Inswri


CllCheroe; Y.EjO.: ;ClUb Grammar: School, 7-


I'SATURDAYy ' . '■


Clibieroe arid District fSd iDomestdc''Poult- i ■bare! :ShpW,i:Glub ■


S^>(bAY':| I !•■]■ - /'Methqjillst. (W^jev)


Mddr Ldne. Methodist ( no.30 and 6.0 !


• Kng Lane HAIL '■St!'Men’s. School-Wai i ar d'Domino Drive,'( 'papeej. Whalleyl Assem:


II lA-30'ia.m. and 6-0 P Congregational iChurct *


f 9PAY^|!lt j ■'!


irde Auction: Mai iStock,:, 9-30 { ey AsSejnblyi


LOGjAL R I F tE B E S T JT ^ S ! i^R E


iD EA D JA P S ' lY$- COMING El


to-pIigiiX; Friday) The Hall .LpVetgate


GriSd?efofi


-W ^ Bradford M-D,:. V Sme'e; St.i Oatherme’i Bo#n-by-BqwlaPd: W


I Drive. I (Institute 7.3 ■(bay School,: !9.0 p.^


trvlce lien-


,orn- the


sweet sweep o ‘- fils own I Wgddlng- ton Fells, for tbefi he realised;that! he,;Was back hDifie onpe iraore,


' Diirlng' hls- spell ,.Abrpad,i | Pte,. Delwhurst met several lopal men at va-rlous: i tlmei. recalling I Albert Penman,!'.Lam asfiire 'Ffislliers, of Wilklri-btreet; Stuart; .,Wiisori, ;of


Musgrbvb, Hayhufst-strept, ovm cousin, Aubrey iTbml Waddirigton.


P A S S IN G M r s . h Parmirig clr


Wrlgle;^) has teceivb letter from Mil, W] 0 to:^'of EduqAitlbn for


il j':' . ;! Thank 'The Education


I


behalf of Marichestj: have been'.c'a-red for


i‘.‘ I am writing to


, ofi/the mempries t] . 'tfieir lives. I We hj..,v


Westi Btadforc.; Bandsman, Jackie .L Li - . . I .—.. -"rejet, and hls? ’bmltison, of


, kriown' to :Itfiem.! il .Ivbiry delightful I fei ifinate klndnbss df


nbt In one cate, but of! the"sollcltUdelai wfilch ,tfie: hbusefib, stbwed on children!:


lata time whefi siicli ltd'be in;dafigef of b


' :."I realise Itjfiat m Ingjscfibol acebmK o


bPi sorry to If aril ;of 'the death of Mrs, Hannah Holgate, jwido v of Mr. Wllli'am Holga|tej_jvho died fifi Wed-


riesday, at' th > Bungalow, Hby„ Clltherof. | Sevefity-^i? _....


, boNCERT.---Organlsed |by the- ■leaves one soi,


wfib will recflve Lwldesprptd sym- iPathy In his bereav.em'enti I Until a , few weeks iag<i, Mrs. Holgate main- talned her cose assbeiationi with? the Barrow C)ingregat|onal Church,,; ■With -which she had been connected for fifty yea:s. ! Shefihac .Always? been keenly Interested jnitfie church. afid she.will be greatly mlsyep;. The :, ;] Intermefit tares!'pla6e- tq-rnonow,,] ;i (Saturday), i ‘.i Grincleton parish;,! :; Church, wheti' 'the last rite's' will be ] ‘ perfo,fmed by the Vicar pf |G):lndle- j :


years ago; fr. Ernest


ton, the


the Rev. B. Da^, assisted by ,| Rev. E. Jones, pastor; bf the ■ pw Cong reg itlofial' Cfiurch.


n e :


■plate! in thg Village, Iilstitu day 'evening. “ The, pay ■Band. (KelghlCT) jplayed fc- ■Plreriian Jack Nowell [acted Spot prizes jwe ?e won by Mr.. ' obd! and-Mips ifi. K'een,];3fir


and danceji_a][rangedj by.r the: local NF.3, Fire [Services


FOR N.F,S.—|A, successful


n aidevolerit Pfind,, .took on Fri-


,fc,ii dancing. '{.? M.C,


' "bers of : 'ational I


hlet. drive:: „ Nineties’’ I ;■


■Barnes and H. Fylei [direttec ! whist. The ladles’, p:'izes -wwe won fiy Mrs. ■Rriggs, Mrs. NicltoilsJ Mrs, Dpwblggin,! ^nd 'Mrs., Toiilinson; [Gents.; ‘Mr. 'S. ? Dugdale, Mrs. Bishop' filrj H,:Dugdale ' and 'Mr. E. Rushtpn, topr. i Suiper was’: served by, jthe ladles, '! I:|


'rig^ht and [partner] ' Pfiefiien R, |


11 iWeeks of its Service. ' O: ■were'Junior r '" ,'Ilhb 'library it from 6,.t


hope to ext


of the [.County Free Library, opened in! the; Reading Rtfim by, the Regional! Librarian-in October', last, !is' proving: its i lusefulnesi to Ithe community,' Already Itihas 5|7 ifieiribers and over 600 ["books have ■


CejuNTE ivIBEARp.-The^ branch ■i! 30 to 7pen bri 'Friday pvepings


-30;,a,nd! the comi the membership.


MORE. HELP ^ rIdM -GERMANY


li Alspontanjeous contrib'iitipn fronij :j! prisoners of Iwfir I iff Gbmany pfi'' ;£540 jhas been'receiver Y,M,C.A'; In' Jlari ,acc( fetter, R,S.M.?.N.:Shekff,,____ Stalag] 344, stated that I this, was sent.; |n appreciation of.’sei;vlc.es, ;i . rendfered by| tfie War : Prispriera: Aid ■


by the! oanylij^ ader.of


"f thfi Y.fil.CiA'r' ' ’ ■ ir]frpm' . :£ , l '


-.Britain, AiTstralia] .Rew!'Zealand; South; Africa ,-Anbtfier letter! ;ley;i rworking, p


rt toners,' the


the^afnoun] earned: by thfil British:' ririi!rm,9r!!


same I camp] " prisoners o; rvf


party! ih lhis !'


I'-find llnclfided-gfit^ to|.'.::fil5 |f?pm-:168


tfien'! 'coming :,frpiri IJ J '


arid. - P a lb;s 11 n e|


fromvTrcoper'.W'iST /7:.l;!!?bfjthpi being;!


IvorklnJ: -ii ‘‘i'


been issued ifiring thej Ij; ct . __ _ ' these, 52] i:;


o ipn.and 78 ;ioi-flctio,nii |;;


G Green- Alfred


lies in partiefil: I will


Stjanden lyears]


ofI.age,’Mrs. Holgate lost herihus- band nearly 19


afid she Hblgate,


.Arrangemefitpimaf ;ated. For.aliyoir t ' irig [ and ;ptfie,r?/: 1 filease accept|!mp^t!i


children! wfis a ifofmj rtiy committee i.rjt: you sfiduld;';kriow


I wit 3 it much! of ['of incoiivefileihce;


I'l i ' ■


fitore' ,fbr; jCfffie fiAuslb lovers; at bfie'ert, 4ri pfd ■


lAn'i exceptlonalfi ! '1;^:


I itherto’s li, fik-£' welfare: Ffirid;'. tp Ing! Lane?HAll o; ,t!iuary..21st T.


.carried off All tin iDfifilln Musldal I'e°


'^ito' Laella Flnito of tlhe'first tank, commenced her fit' IfelAnd, Arid in I


i tiofi entered] Adtff ; pi the judges, Miss Ifip her . .position wi : IfelAndi and! left t i ' tfiifiing ilff Ylenri ejdectatlohs) sfiej; slryirig'at|efigafie| Hfingary, f Austhl Czechoslovakia Ini Ih s tour, :!M1ss F|: fionbur' to' ,bfi irfvit :the’, ViennA,: IMmi PfiffhannonicOrcili' popcert in the Br!' .Glasgow Ini 1931, with the ScottlSl ifpllbwlrig 'season ■jithe I London! Synt; ;larid| Sir l-Tfiomto Ijinstant success, 1


'Sedond year:|she' by V/Innlrig every


!r 1


1 'Miss ■ Finnebuij Irbin various E


[tontiiiig, j.tfiefel


ilricludlng ' yierfflii ;?jaAue; Her flHt lancfi was: at! thb''• ;iii 1932; andjshe :atomost.i,of t thp |aud Provincial fir i l plaii? will ;fioming,'.;jAn tl§ ■avd all 'sehts qflckly sold.: i


i®?cfire their; seats i^jblfe, . Ali ;isea;s[


[PPPUlar prides,, as tfie advertlseriiett'


the commlittee riei amngemefitfi h£\fe tfiriAte in, obtain rig


[ven .by thb Ba: y Battallpnj Ro;


billeting hbfiseh stoTyed on Mfinch always be reflect itowards'lifei of th selves, afid T bellp the evaduatibn sc,


l!“ The caije ^ i


[ the war period, Iff yo • sfito !that thejma on dfbn will rem,ember ■ sfient In the ieceuw


(p


I


hfi the froht pit This is' Afi:|bp'pcr1 |rfilsSed,;.Arid':^;e,i


5 ,Mrs. Nfififiy] I assed- Grafie


I. r. “


mostiwpf'thy[-iu| ■ ' i'VIi! i-'


jmglAtilhe: recirti Tl(I


itoeMssociated Ho| *fafioC'ls. pf Musi;


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