. Cheshire, its traditions and history, including a record of the rise and progress of freemasonry in this ancient province . swere added to the procession. There was a short service in the Parish Churchin the afternoon, which was discontinued as the function lengthened out inattractiveness and importance. On one or two occasions so great was thepeoples interest that the vicars son assumed the role of weather prophet,and at some distance from the town sent bulletins hourly indicating theprobabiUty of fine weather. There was great excitement as they were postedoutside Siddeleys stationers shop
. Cheshire, its traditions and history, including a record of the rise and progress of freemasonry in this ancient province . swere added to the procession. There was a short service in the Parish Churchin the afternoon, which was discontinued as the function lengthened out inattractiveness and importance. On one or two occasions so great was thepeoples interest that the vicars son assumed the role of weather prophet,and at some distance from the town sent bulletins hourly indicating theprobabiUty of fine weather. There was great excitement as they were postedoutside Siddeleys stationers shop opposite the Royal George Hotel. Theprophecies on several occasions were very correct. Knutsford is said to have been the scene of one of Knuts or Canutesvictories. It is more than probable, however, that when Canute paid histraditional royal visit to this centre and metropoUs of the Bucklow Hundred,which gave the title to Leycesters famous history, that he had not the recep-tion which was accorded to Queen Victoria, then Princess Victoria, who passedthrough the town in pre-railway days. Her mother, the Duchess of Kent,.
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