Rossendale Free Press 30 November 1889

Ready Early in December. Price 3d. The 'Rossendale Illustrated Domestic Almanac' for 1890, containing a splendid PHOTO OFHIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR, ALDERMAN GREENWOOD. Aldo No/ 4 of 'Glimpses of Rossendale Scenery', vix MARKET STREET BACUP. The letterpress portion will consist of two SKETCHES OF ROSSENDALE LIFE. by John Shackelton, entitles 'The Goose' and 'Adventures of Cinder-wig and Allusdry on the night of the Queen's Jubilee', together with the usual Local Information, local events &c &c. As only a limited number are printed, an early application is necessary, as previous issues have been exhausted in less than a fortnight. Printed and published by J.J. Asked, Caxton Press, Union Square, and 23 St James Street, Bacup.

THE PROPOSED BURNLEY BISHOPRIC - CANON PARKER AND HIS BILL. On Sunday morning Canon Parker, the rector of Burnley, devoted the whole of his sermon to an explanation of his scheme, which is embodied in the bill to be introduced in Parliament next session, for constituting Burnley rectory a Suffragen Bishopric…

The Rev J Norris, the hard-working Vicar of Rawtenstall, h as at last succeeded in relieving the four debty faces of the church clock from dirt - that is today the four dirty faces of the church clock from debt [clerical joke let: all rights reserved]. The next collection will be for something else, meantime there is great rejoicing and much suppressed excitement in the camp.

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