To Let: "The Friendship Inn," opposite the Union Works, Cloughfold, Apply to Mr John Kenyon, Rossendale Brewery, Cloughfold.

[Laying the foundation stone of Waterfoot Conservative Club]
'…that hypothetical monstrosity the Conservative working man, of whom we hear so much but see so little, was conspicuous by his absence.
At the afternoon meeting, Colonel T. Mitchel declared seriously that he did not know whether the Primrose League was a political institution or not. Captain Partick, at the evening meeting, said he didn't know much about the Primrose League, but at any rate he knew that its great principle was to support Conservative candidates at elections. From this we find that the man who knew very little about it, knew more than the one who pretends to have the think at his finger ends or, in other words, that one told John Bull fashion, what he knew to be the truth, and the other didn't. It is ausing to find at this late day men like Colonel Mitchell striving to cram such balderdash as this down the throats of intelligent people. There was not a person present who believed it.

Sion Baptist School Treat - The scholars connected with Sion Baptist SundaySchool, Cloughfold, had their annual treat last Saturday afternoon. They assembled at the school about two o'clock, to the number of about 300, and walked in procession to an adjoining field which Capt. Patrick had kindly placed at their disposal. On leaving the school, each scholar was presented with an orange. In the field games of various kinds were engaged in, and at five o'clock an adjournment was made to the school, when coffee and buns were partaken of. Afterwards, the returned to the field, and remained there enjoying themselves until dusk. During the evening, a couple of paper balloons made by Mr Geo. Hardman, were sent up. A very pleasant afternoon was spent by all.

"Feeling that the cause of law and order in Ireland is not sufficiently understood in Rossendale, and that local Unionists are not adequately represented by the existing newspapers, it has been decided to form a company for the publication, at an early date, of a journal to be named the Rossendale Liberal Unionist. It will consist of eight pages (fifty-six columns) and be published weekly at one penny…The Rev W.R. Banks (Under the sign of the Union Jack) will probably be the editor, and its motto will be, "Up with Balfour, down with Gladstone, God bless Salisbury, and crush Home Rule." NB "All subscribers will be presented with a goose at Christmas, as a delicate tribute to their stomachs and their understandings."*

Teacher's Preferment - Miss Coldwell, who has been assistant mistress at St John's National school, Cloughfold, for nearly three years, has received an appointment as second certificated mistress at Habergham Eaves National School, near Burnley, and will shortly commence duties at that place.

Haslingden 174, Rawtenstall 157.

Electric Lighting for the Borough. the Clerk read letters from two electric lighting companies stating that applications were to be made by them to the Board of Trade for provisional orders, to be confirmed by Parliament in the session 1890, authorising them to supply electricity for public and private purposes within the borough of Bacup for such period as the Board of Trade may think proper. The communications were referred to the General Works Committee.

*A satirical response to the perceived delay in the publication of a Liberal Unionist newsletter. "The editor of the Bacup Tory organ sent up a particularly pathetic wail when the suggestion [of a Unionist paper] was first made."