2 Clitheroe Advertiser l U U


& Times, August 1, 1952


RECORDS 0!F HISTORIC COURT W in .UM


Weddings EDMONDSON—CLARK


A rtiember of the teaching staff at St. James’s School,


: Cllthi rOe,^ Mr. George Brooks jEdmondson, younger .son of Mn ,an d ’


Mrs. H; Edmondson, i:


of Eoltori-by-Bowland, was married! at St. Aldan’s Church, iHellifield, on Satur- day, to Miss Cynthia Clark; younger Jdaughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Clark , of 6, Thom- vlew-roadi Helllfleld. .


The blrlde, who was given


away by j her father, wore a picture gown of ivory carrlck- mac'rbss 'laCe and tulle trimmed '■ with pearl and dlamant^; with an embroid­ ered ^ulle .veil and wreath of orange tlossom. ; She :carrled whltei roses, stephanotls ■ and Illy of trie valley.


■j'i !=l O ”®, large ah*' /arled stock Includes ___ ___ ___ _ _ ^ almhst


everything essential to t ie conifor^ble home. From the cirpet and Lin ileum on the floor, to


the. Complete Suite : or Bedroim, Lounge or Dining Room, we have atpractlve: furnishings for. your choice.


May we help you with any cequirement you have:, In mind.


Irene iLlftie,, was matrori-of- ripnoiir,' j and Miss 1


Little; niece of the bride, and ■


Miss ; Elizabeth Edmondson, niece of the bridegroom,, were bridesmaids, Mrs; Little wore a plcturb gown of Ice blue tulle arid lace with a headr dress ' arid bouquet of pink sweet i peas; the. bridesmaids wore i dfesses . of. w h i t e organdie jwith blue sashes and


headdresses rtp:' match, - and carried posies of. sweet.ppas.


Mr. I Jt Hi Edmondson!


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brother of the bridegroom, was' the, best' man' and Messrs. John Little and Bruce Coates, brothers-in-law of the bride and hridfegroom respectively, were the jUshers.


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frchd/it* lei Hurt In


A ClilTHEROE couple. Mr. and Mrs. iJoseph E. Shlp!-


stOn, (if 7,! Kay-street, were taken to hospital last Thufs- .day night After falling"from their blcyiiles near Talbot Bridge,' | at Bashall ■ Eaves.


' Mr. Shipston fell heavily Into the 'narrow lane and suffered! a : broken shoulder blade. Mrs. Shlpston, who yias following hinj down the bill, was also flung from her cycle and re'iielved: severe bruises about the Head and arms. . |


Both were taken to hospital,


but Mrk. Srilpston was later allowed ito jreturn home after


treatment. 1 - CARDS. CONFETTI, THS


formed by the Vicar of Helll­ fleld, pah.on Evans;, ■ and ?J;he organist jwas'’Mrs. Llndley,' who accompanied, the singing of the hymns "O Perfect, Love”- and “Love Divine”.


A reception was held at the


Hlack Horse Hotel; .Helllfleld^ and. idterj Mr. ■ and Mrs.; .Ed-: mondsbn )eft for Eastbourne, the .bride wearing -a, -grey dress and j coat with a| cherry hat and'accessorles. They will reside : ,at| 2 4 , Park-avenue, Bamoldswick.


Among jthe wedding gifts . i I ' ;


was one from the staff and scholars of St. James’s School, Cllthefoe.!


|KAY—YEOMAN Mr.'Douglas Kay, of .2, The


Cr. scent, ^Clithefoe, youngest sor. of I the' late Mr. pd-Mrs^ E. Kay, and Miss . Nellie- Yeo­ man, ■ yourigest daughter- Of Mr. T.;;Yeomun,;of pyWhlpp- avenuU, iOlitheroe,!, And the


late ' p sJ Yeoman, ' were married at St. James’s Church Clitheroe, on Saturday.


Give:: away by her father,


ithe bflde wore a gown' of Ivory fgured silk with a full- length veil and tiara; and carried a bouquet of red roses. She was attended by her-sis­ ter, Miss A. Yeoman, and a friend. Miss E. Richmond, Miss Yeoman wearing: blue flgured silk with a headdress of blue net, and -Miss)Rich­ mond, lilac organdie | over taffeta with a white picture hat. Both carried bouquets


'Of sweet peas. , '


' Mr. '.7. Kay, brother of the bridegroom; was the; : best man, ind Messrs; 3. |Kay, nephev' of the bridegroom, and D Yeoman, brother of


the brlie, were groomsmen. During -the c e r em o n y ,


which was conducted by; the Rector, the Rev. A. Lord, the hymris “O Perfect Love”[and “Father . All, Creating” were sung. [Mr. C.' King was( the organist.


- ■ ! A reception was held at the


Guild Room, Clitheroe, [and afterwards Mr. and Mrs. jKay left for Blackpool, the' bride, wearing a grey, costuriie with blue accessories. They iwlll reside at 18, Whipp-avenue, Cllthene. ■


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Among the wedding gifts was a clock from the bride’s ,


colleagi es on (the staff! of F. W. ,;Y(oolworth,


Clithereje, and 'an elebtric iron fr<Dm the brldegrooni’s friends at Grin ileton' felt works.


i LEES—LEE I ■Mr.i Eric Lees 'M.Sc., the


only; soni;of- Mr, and M^s- W. Lees of il33, Henthom-road, ciltrieroe, was married at St. John’s ! Methodist ' - Church, Almbridbury, Huddersfield, on Saturday. His bride was Miss Marjorie | Lee, the younger


"daughter'of Mr! arid Mrs. A. L e e i i io f ,13, Brick Bank,


Aimondbiiry. : i l l


Trie! bridegroom, w r io s e


family 1^' prominent in the work of jthe j Clitheroe Moor Lane; jMethodist' Circuit, .was hlmseif iactivelv , associated with; the i circuit as a local preabher and in various other activities,; and. 'was formerly; biology riiaster !,at Clitheroe Royal |Gpmmar School.


Thbi bride, who was given;


away! ;by her father, wore a gown; ;of 'White taffeta with a full skirt falling into a short j train; andihad an embroider­ ed net veil held In place by a Dutch j bonnet. Her shower bouquet was of pink carria-: tionsiand Stephanotls. ;


The three bridesmaids !were


Miss Edna!Lees, sister of the ; bridegroom'. Miss Elizabep C.


storey! and jMlss Gwawr Jpnes. Miss Lees I 'and Miss Jhnes wore ! lavender dresses with


■lace bodices, full net skirts and imatcrilng headdresses, and Miss Storey wore a white dress !wlth a brodefle anglais bodice i and, net skirt and Dutch jboiiriet to match. They carried sh(jwer bouquets bf


W-hltwprth, I the groomsmen were '^essr^ Peter Lee, Ken­ neth Stead land Rodney Ellis, and the usher was Dr. S. J. Carlile.!/ '; |


Thei; ceremony was , per-


forme(i byithe Rev. H. J, Carr and the organist was Mr. D. Hartley of Cllthefoe, a frlerid of the bridegroom.


After a reception at St. ' " ■ : '


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John’s! School, Almondbury, Mr. arid Mri Lees left for a honeymoon In Guernsey, the bride wearing a brown wors-' ted suit with! matching acces- sprles.


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swe'ettpeas. | ! I ■’ i "I i The] best man was Dr. J. V.


M?-, JOE WALMSLEY, an experienced exponent of


dying crpft, is one of- the characters in


smlthy, anil ierved the 11 (


Hurst Greeii. For the past 40 years, he h^s kept the village ' his ■ work has eeds of the farm-


ing community over a wide area. He Is now 71, and!after 6 years as a blacksmith,,he >as still no : ntentlon of retir- ig. “ I shall retire when I -ave to. but not so long as I


dan do'anythlng,” he said this week.


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During hi£ 56 years’ work-


lie has been a blacksmith all Ills working life—he has seen iriany changes; In the village, ip farming methods, but -.nfpst of all In his own trade. [


Almost half-a-century a’go,


when he v}as employed at livery stables at Scarborough; he made no. less than 200 shoes a week,' and shod cab horses and even; ’bus horses, dn his return to his native Hurst Green in 1911, shoeing took-up mosii-of his time. - ' 1


OCCASIONAL WORK , But in these days, shoeing


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hundred-and around the livelihood.


'Wjalmsley


hris become only occasional vrork! and there Is very little nCw iron wo^k. The present- day village falackSmIthj often uting welding apparatris In place of the forgej and liammer, depends on repairs— to machinery, tools, and a one g a d g e t s house—fdr his


Like many of his kind, Mr. ___ _


maintains


there Is , s'el[dom the standard of [workmans be had from ' preseht-day


that same lip to


draftsmen, apd he deplores thp lack bf apprentices trride. “The are dying.out " ne says) Vani there are ni),youngsters; to re­ place them”.


MR; JOE WALMSLEY Of his trade,


hard work, but job,” and adds, with a smile,


He served hl^


ship with an uncle, 'Mr.! Sick Walmsley, at Dunsop [Bridge. He later workrid for!' years on Lord Derby’s at Knowsley, and can remem­ ber shoeing the horses which were used at the funeral of the present Lord Derby’s great-grandfather.' '[j ::


ri apprentice- seven


estate


After taking over the smithy at Hprst Green, one of ; his


largest Jobs was to make 8,000 horseshoes for the Army during-the first world war. In order to complete eacri! week’s quota, work had to start at five o’clock each morning, and, though there was!plenty of work to be had from! the farmers, the smithy had to be closed to' other buslnes^ on two days each week,


'■ I . I i '! . Then, Mr. Walrasley had an


apprentice to help hhri, and there was always plenty of work. Now, he runs the srrilthy


single-handed, and during'the winter, finds bifisiness " ,yery quiet.” Surely a significant sign of the times !


’ ' ' The- fgllowing ptauant! para­


graph- appears, in 'the current number of the 'WhaUey[Parish magazine. .'Ijhe ' Pleur[de-ly.s: ’’Would the' person who! -was plucky enough -to walk:off; with the parson’s dog i be plucky enough to call for the collar-and l.cence? It seems aiplty to part them”. ,


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he says,I “ It’s It’s a t ealthy 'I


“ It’S' certainly done ipe no harm.”


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The bride’s sister, Mrs. Valerie


LEEMING—REYNOLDS Hjadmlstress of B a s h al l


Eav ;s Sohbol and a -popular meribef of ;varlbus organisa­ tion's at.Slaldburn, Miss Doris Rey lolds! -daughter of i the late Mrl and'Mfs. T. Reynolds o f Scarborough, was married at Slaldhurn.JParlsh Church


'on l-Monday. -to-'Mr. .James Leemitig, son of Mr. and Mrs. L, Leemlng of Church-street, Slaldbum. The ceremony was perfornied by the Rector, the


Rev.'J.i.G, Bymell. I . : i . . ■ . ■ :


; ■iWearlng a gown of perl-


.wlnkle blue moss crepe, .with a- , shoulder veil "and flowered headdress,' the bride was 'gWeti away by her (fcusln, Mr. R. Reynolds. She carried 'a bouriuet of pink ■ carnations.


'Her|!bfldesmalds were. Miss Madge ijAltham, friend-of the bride, .iandl Miss Jaquellhe Aspin and Miss .Ruth Leem- liig, blebes of the bridegroom. Miss! Altham wore navy blue moss crepe witri dusky pink ■accessories and carried a bou-^ quet| of sweet peas, and the two small attendants were In pink! organdie with flowered, headdresses and had' posies of mlxed.floweris.


■The .-best; man was !Mr. Arnold Y.,pieazard and .the


’grboriisiWeii - were Messrs. E. arid S. Leemtog.


■' ■During the ceremony ; th e ,


hyriiris|!“The Lord ;Is My Shephefd” and “O Perfect Love’i’ were sung, Mr. D. Peet being trie organist.


| Aftier!l a reception at 'the


VlUrige.i-ilfall, Slaldbum, jMr. arid' -Mrs.' Leemlng l e f t ! for Scarborough, the bride wear­ ing a| check suit with hat to match.! Onttheir return they will live at 4, Church-street, Slaldbum.


Wedding gifts Included


coffee 'table from teachers and children at Bashall Eaves School, i coffee spoons from the! Slaldbum Drama, Group, and!'a'bet of jugs from the Slaidburri Women’s Institute.


The- interior o f : the picturesque old court room at the


HarkrtoiBounty Inn, Slajdburn, which is now in | use as a residents’ lounge,


for ■ tile-Honor of this old court room.,at Hark-to-I ounty , Iiin, Slaid­ burn, although preserved in its origii^l'state, is now in use as a residents’ lounge.


The co iit records were kept


In an old oak chest In the room, but these are now in


Archaeological Society. Prom there, they will be eventually


returned to Clitheroe-,Castle.- At one time there .were two


courts In the district—one at :Whltewell and.the other at Sjaldbum|-but > these : -were Iritei-'.-inerged Into the one court at the Hark-to-Bounty.


' The Halmote; or chief court


of Bolland, was usually held at Slaldriurn, a T t h o u g h occasionally. In the old days, It took place at Waddlngton.


The old court records havj


been preserved throughoul the years and there ! ife apparently a good roll for 1350-92 and a-cojnplete series from 1521 onwards!"


Presiding over the court


was the Chief- Steward of the Honor of | Clitheroe arid his fee for e:yterlng any "action was fourpence.


, 2 LIMIT No actjlon where the


damages amounted to more than £ 2 pould be heard at the court and cases Involving larger sums were heard at Clitheroe or at the Quarter Sessions, probably at Wake­ field.


the Chief Honor of.


Old's'ireebrds ' repqpt-ji.thati Steward of the! CUtheroe had to


kefep yearly, ' two Swainmote or Woodmote courts, two Court Leets and two Courts Barron, to [which the Inhabi­ tants of Bpand were to do suite and [service, in which any persons who felled woods without a [licence, or pilled deer, were fined.


' J After th i expenses "pf the


Court had been defrayed, the average amount of fines or profit as ill was then called, amounted to £1 per year.


Other 71, P dealt -With


ipterestlng items at this old court


1Q S E DI throughout the the court Slaidburn', the


Middle Ages as


included, the deodand' was given to God- ^chattel which,


the Immediate the death of forfeited to tl


deodands. A


i;l|rilng 'to be -pa| I personal


baying been, occasion of


person, was Crown to be


applied to plods uses.; If, for Instanc e, a person


the possession of thd Leeds I amount of this


was"killed by,pi: wheel of a cart, i t was' sripridsed that the wheel was liable: by a certain sum of Imbriey. The deodand


would be decided and In most leases would be coll 'owner ■ of priJect, and p of kin.


cted


the aid to'


Pipes of'


averaged £3 There havi


this


spe'ctilatlons ^ to Inn-.itself, can e : to


ijy: a jury fthe sum from the


inanimate the next


nature, per ye&r!


been; j many how the riave the


■ name; of ‘ Ha 'kj-to - Bounty.' Peyhaps one of tie: most popular Is that It was riamed Indirectly, thiough la ; rector of Slaidburn, Wlgglesworth,


he Rey.: Henry In 1822.


NOTED I


a .noted hunt kept 'a pack the benefit of himself.


One of-thes by the name


Seemirigiy, ttie


HNTSJMN ! iRector was


an and also


uJ hounds for rils' frierjds and


: hounas went of' ‘f Bounty,”


and while bajlng oh'e day it Is supposed, that hearing it,


someone remarked t Hark to Bounty.”


the Inn camp present name


Whether or riot thli is -how to have Its


is a njatter for


conjecture. Brit at Idast It Is a reasonable siipp'osimon.


iUojor-Rikjes Collide motor


HEN two cycles, travelling


in opp-


oslte directions in a head-on (ollislon| on the


Gisburn-Skipton Sunday afternc were'Injured and werp taken


on, botri riders


to Acc ri n g |t o n yictoria Hospital. Mr. T. Beck, (if 22, Hothwellr


avenue, Accrington, ^ristained leg Injuries, v neth Marshall, street, Lancaster, was talned with concussloh.


hlle idr.'Ken- of 36! King- de-


werel Involved rciad on


r* :


1 .-.School


ss Holiday For Modefn |Party


■■■■•' ' I ' ! ■ ' \~\ To avoid a wait for further


. transport; on the last: stage of their 'journey ,-to Clitheroe they, were met! at! the station by the Mayor; of Clitheroe, Councillor P; Dugdale, who is also ■ chairman 1 of; th e ; School Governors,'-and ai humbCr of friends, .who : brought! the party back home by car.!


The !second school: venture


of its iklnd, the holiday this year , was to ! the : Bernese


■ Oberlarid -where the party, of six girls'and nlhelrioysjstayed at a maghlflcerit hotel! situa­ ted in ja forest ; arid known as the Waldkurharis.!'j | | !


■ games FACILITIES ! i-' Entirely Aelf-coritained, Ithe


hotel provided them!with! al­ most every games! facility, splendid living accommoda­ tion and. Inevitably, [a multi­ tude of [good fojpd.l: I


Innumerable |sm’all; services,


all provided free | of charge, made the ;stay[ all the' more pleasant; and of these, riri In­ valuable! asset was th^ giilde service. | . Ij | ^ j


Two young iGeinjan stu­


dents aj,- the hptifi,' -wllth a wide knowledge of the sur­ rounding country; were on hand to [take the party to ^ y :


'jpla'ce ;they chose apd.needless i 'to say the' -service W'as put' to good usej. i !j , ; ' !


; A sari round Ls ke [Thun,


trips to -Interlaken a,ndj Spiez which was thje ceritte for travel lit the area* a -visit to Berne, the capital, wete all enjoyed.'


VISIT TO CAPITAL At Berne the Ichildfen were


conductfid round the ifouses of ParllE^ment and also visited the Cathedral,!! the' famous clock tower and; the bear pits.


Near |to Lake Thun! they


|, saw the equally famous Gless- bach Pails, while at Blausee they gazed in amazement at the blue! lake—orie of the nat­ ural-wonders of | the .country. Of an iridescrlbablej blub, tl^e


; lake Is (jlear as !a crystal and even though 30-feet j4eep, the bed canjbe seen qujte easily.


Ah ehjOyable, ’feature of


their stsjy at the hotel -was a barbecue held pne | evening.


eluded n


village tlval w inhabit natJ


; dances [by the


' The


Cliiithe€roe Scholars Bring Home Hap])y Memories Of A Smihog People


^ r e^ D but happy,i a party of 15j R i b b 1 e S d a 1 e Moi lern Sphpoi pupljs, accompanied )yTheir^ headmaster! Mr.


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T. Chadwick and Mrs. Chadwick,'iirrUred at Preston Station on Tuesday night after ispending a lyoliday in SwitzerJrind.


A1 thd guests made thell: way In'o the nearby, woods where. In a c earing, two large were made.. Over, these Juqcious pork sausages


ro^teri to ha!'later IhEnded roririd to the" confeciloriefy


guests.


dainties coinpleted- this usiial meat after .Which'g


And o t h e r ames


aeld for the yoinget


the outing! display con-


and Mrs. - Chadwick


where the!annual IS in


ants


progress, were


songs


villagers. S w i s s


scholars visited a nearby fes-


A1 , the


onal costume and


attired in and local


were ^iven people


passionately I fond; of flOwi


!andj everywhere, [these 'v 'growing. -Some were In Win- ;dow[-bojxes, others hi tins raoriE


boxes.!’ ,! 'vere


and and


:.' A^opt etjery suitable ,... ceptacle was- used for growing flowers J , • !


re-


: 'NpltlyW was the opportunity of seeing as well as hearing


;the Swiss yo[deller denied [the iPafty, for a . group of 20 yodel- lers visited tjie hotel ami s'ang for the guests.


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NEW EXPERIENCES , 1


' i And,so thb days passed by


!wlth each orie bringing a riew experience, to the 'children.


'! Some'vhat [overawed by the magnlflcencei of their 4ur- Iroundings - at first,! they soon settled dowri and!.began] to iapprgciat'e their holiday.


!! -But of visited " saw,'


all


and fact


Iwlth that went-tliey| -were greeted' with


sry one of


'a smjlle and the Swiss [people.


! But everitually they to lea


and [once again the 900-niiIe journey began.


I 'The.cudesti scholar was 15


years of age, and the young­ est cClelrated her 12th -birth­ day whi !e in Switzerland.


PEEPS INTO THE PAST 25 YEA]^ AGO


Extracts from our issue [of August Stri, 1927 !


tions was set up at the Bqfough Poli(:e Court yesterday; when a special sitting','pf the magistrates was held to deal [with' 95 leases arising out of 'the (recent irispec-' t;on of driving an-d other licences motorists I are called | jupoh- to carry. The ■whole hatch was dis­ posed of hi 75 minutes, 'fines and costs amounting to'£45 I2s. being imposed. ,The Chief [ Constable. (Mr. J. C. Huxtablei said 'that on


NEW j record^ Yorj [the i swift despatch of ' mot'orj prosecut-


Sunday, Jiiiy 17th, [a twelveihour inspection !of motor licerices was conducted by -the polidelat three points -in the Borough! all liiotor traffic being stopped. | |: ]


the Castle .Memorial Fund open tomoiTow with sheepdog .trials. And little doubt of ithe success of this venture is . entertained . pro­ viding -the weather - is 'even reasonably good. The better the weather, the biggerjshould be the “gate”.


This year's bfforts on behalf of j ' I'l ' ' I


Saturday mrist havejsurpassed all records, save for the invasion for the eclipse.! Prom ;ievOnl o’clock until noon (here was an' almost unbroken stream of vehicles, and, at .times, it was impossible ‘to cross the' main thoroughfares in the town, i


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Terrace, Barrow, has been in­ formed by the National Canine Defence League that he :wifi he presented, with a silver 1 medal for his “noble action in rescuing a fox terrier from drowning”. Mr. Bowker; who ls[ 73. jumped into Barrow works’ I lodge' when his' dog “Grenadier”! hecariie en­ tangled in weeds. ! He released ;;t and returned safely to -the bank. This was the thhfi occa­ sion on which Mr.'.Bowker has risked his life for a dog.' "!


Mr. James Bowker of Cockerill


After paying all e.xpenses,[inT curred by the erection of !a war


memorial , at' 'Wiswell, there Is a balance of ^14. Subscrlbei's are to be invitdd to decilde hbyr the surplus shorild be disposed.


cycles, charas and 'buses ^____„ through Ribblesdale from" York­ shire 'to the Pylde Coast! last


The number of [cars, motor passing


the sights they that


np matter where they


arid a kindly word by ve


the'places tiiey registered


them, v^as


are ers,


a n o t h e r occssion. and


'rult. un*


fires fires were


Poultry Peril Hay Destro] In Barn Ble


TyiRE brigades from eroe,: BarnoldswickI


Earby were seriously capped by the lack adequate -water supply


i ■ they turned put to fight i ■fire at Paythorne, nearl


: burn! about midnightf ! Saturday, j


[’The flre'i destroyed


: than 900 pullets, battery 1 I for hens, a' motor ,,w| about ten tons of ha


! quantity of wool , and an.l trie generator which' proi the current for llghtlnj nearby Buck Inn and ad ; Ing property. ,


| - After; the - gerierAtor


: been put out of actloij ; lahips had to be uspd to| yide illumination.


' But apart from thd mai loss, 'the owner, Mr.' w |


; Palmer, whose wife [is licl I of |the Buck Inn, hajs alsJ ; the results of four years’ | work In building up his try business.


^SAW GLARE The alarm was' given


midrnght by Mr. Ti[m head who lives in a coll adjoining the inn. Seeij glare from the skyliijhts of barn, which is situated a | 100 yards from thri hotel roused Mr. Palmei who! mediately ran to tt e buill and released four dogs w| were kept there.


He then threw


main doors in an rescue his motor was beaten bad: flames.


When the fire


arrived on'the seem little they could supplies were obtaim well about 400 yards later firemen ran a a distance of nea mile to the River Paythbrne Bridge.


open] ittemrf wagoiif


by brig there! rly


ed ira away I hose-1 all


Ribbld


I ROOF COLLAPSED ’i ’he roof of the larn! el


tually collapsed a: id it


! 8-30 on Sunday night be I the fire, was completely i dued. Cost ,of the dan


i will, It is believed, I several thousand p


footnote: |A telep!ione ; run


brigac es friends


iunds.l has recently been erecteil


! Paythome but an.itistru: has not I yet been The flrjs called by Palmer who Gishurn toi ’phone. ,


drove 21 mill use tl:


instal . of neal


Bigger Pari At Low Mo(


50 YE^RS ago


Extracts from our! issue of : (i.ugust 1st., 1902


()NCE njore the hum of Coio- ■ nation preparations is heatd


in the'land. Cities,; towns arid villages are preparing to cele­ brate. the great event each in their own way.


celebration includes a firework display,! r:ception by - the Mayor, procession roasting and distri­ bution of the ox, torchlight pre­ cession, j and a civic procession.


(The' programme of the locbl : CHtherob residents, gave a


Mitchell, South Africa.


enthusiastic reception! to Friva ' M i r c h e 1, son of I Councilldr on his return from


agreed tfi gation : Sunday, tag.


, Called by .the Vicar of S Mary’s Parish Church, a public meeting |o: members of the cor- gregation! was held ori Thursday with the object of ascertaining whether-a, majority lir not were iri favour df, appropriating s;i tings in the church. Itjwas finally


t a vote of the congre - taken on a giver; )th morning; and even-


the Sheris of Lancashire, and Returninrij Officer of '-the Clith­ eroe Division of -the County attended pt the Towri Hall foi the purposp of receiving nomin­ ations of candidates for the seat rendered vacant by the elevation of Sir Ugh;red Kay-Shuttleworth to, .the Peerage. The nomination of Davip James Shackleton was the only cne received, and his p r o p o s e r s numbered eleven. ’There were no objections, and at 1-30 p.m.! Mr. Shackleton was declared drily elected' M.P. for the Clitheroe Division.


Mr. E. tI Wilson, on behalf of


ten a new poem on -the Coro­ nation,, Mx. Tom Garnett for­ warded'thej verses to the King on Mrk Livesey’s behalf, and re­ ceived an Acknowledgement from His Majesty’s private !secretary.


York-street Mrs. W. Livesey, of Ivy Cottage,


Clitheroe, has writ-


DIATHERMY or ELEtTROLYSIS


Superfluous Hair, Moles, Warts, permanently removed.


Miss Tqmlinson (Cert.) 2. S'y. JAMES ROW


(off S(. James Street). lURNLEY.


Hours; M[(in..' Tues.,- Wed., Frl., 1 to 6 p.m..! Sat. by appointment. ,


;te


■y/yiTH'aipopulatit): ' - 1,500 ! people


■with 7,000 in theme: parish . of ' St. Ja: parish pf Low Moor to ! haVe ' its extended. ;


The present jboun


fines the parish to hand side 'of [the Roefield to Ki; but the new embrade both road as far as and the': right thorn-road | Rlbble.


down


m of compsl ghbouq


-mes’s, is shol


iioundal


dary c | the l(f


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hour sidqs


Hen: side


road fn oor-r(l


.dary of


tlhorri-ri of HI to


INthVjMAP' I AI map [showing the boundary will be received]


the i Vicar |of Low Mpdr. RevJ I, Pugh, in due ;ourseJ


j ! This new; scheme vili! se the dual purpose of snlargi the ri'mall parish of Low! m1 and'reducing the large par| of St. James’s, i


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I; As most of the prijperty yolved Is iii close prcjximity. Low Moor phurch i( is likl that the\ inove will also' * welcomed by the residents.


states Mr. I Pugh, Interesting piece 'of toryiwork.


i The addition to h will


IS paru entail explon


Three Huijt I Withgill (;rasl


fTHREE people! jtravellll i from /Leeds! to Lythaq St.-Annes-' were I taken Blackburn Royal jlnfiriinary


, Saturday morniiig. after th' car had been irivplyed in dollislon on the Hurst Gre’e: Clitheroe road,| near t! C.W.S. I Piggeries [at Withgill


: The driver of[itheycar w| Mr. Oliver Clarke (55), of Fearnvllle-grove, I Leeds, ail he was accompanied [by Mn Clarke! (52), and Mrs Josepl] Ine Fegan (52)J!, (jf Mou: Hotel, Leeds,


j j .' ! Mrs. Clarke had


juries, Mrs. FeganJ a arm, and Mr. Clarke


bruises and shock, !


The I other car i


o[f dross FeUs, [RllJ avenue, Clltheroel uninjured. I


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' Both cars were 1 extendlve! damaged.


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' i' which was [travelling


' itheroe, was driver illlarri I ’. ,Westh'ead


read iractur'4


suffer]


itivolvei !,t'owanf by


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