Berkshire Chronicle Reading 04-1914

about ten milt'S' no h our.
saw 1;"0 b ulls on t he

one of tho
Will!

,g oing

OJ]

anilnlti !>

t o tho

R eading. H o , 0,, "d,,<1
a.",r"". , olneon" . ~ nd s lowcU a n.

I!,!" ,lt~:;;:ft:'~"""ti:~r,:~ !law a man run from WllHl.
ran Askew nr ra&'~ th o road and
&Cr051l the fr o nt
tllO C::LT.
~ ' Ha.d' h e olear (ld YOII ?

or

g.ot

~ lmos t

to the off side.
WC!' 6 y:;-·u d o;nQ" at ~"hfL t . m omf! n t ?_ I
. ~hl!J n~D.r ·, 6id~ in t-:n djn.~ to pnRS him .
8M htm ru n o.croo'l to tho n !th t a nu
t h o had c1 . . IH Pd th n ca... . T"h pn' he

.
Rnrl turned bark 8.fl"A.i n. The wi tnNS .ddC'cI thd th {' (lcf'eM.C'd ,-" . . nt a.cr o~ the
fr~nt of the car, a nd in ()rdor to avoi rl him
"'!" ·tness endpQ.votlT('d t o pa s'i h im c.n t11e off
!tde.

H e w .... nt that way

lD 'ront.~ or

t.ho cnr.
The f!o r o. ne r: ",Y ou

ol ror ·him?

well , and Itnt,

t\.8

' ...·cn t on

Umt

Bide ,.,

Wit rio!s: Yes.
And you we r e try ing to. d cd gi~ ~ ndl o th "r ?

drover. -Yps:

ST. HARY'S "
~CLUB. ..
(h. J.roiid ..~ . .. ' g..m..s. totirnam~Dt ·
&I"V·8 a.nd !'It. .,'John
, ·s·
IW~,n ,8t. ·.....
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'",al ' playec} .t ,S.t. Hary's Ch
. urch :~~.
About '45 _ b e.. ' ,11'' '1'6- W'l"ent. ~ ; ..hd
'llM!ae included i the TiC&r8 of , ,S t. Maryts
• nd St. Jonn l.. f·and the' ReT. A~ H . John·

he lived with hi. wifo.
not kn'ow ..nythinaall. All that he know
frequently oent the . ~:, ___ •._
;ij5:~t~::::
,
help him "long. and
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to you;':~ .,
" O>!.." h. u. ed to send f&r n ••i,.
•.ddr..... . a n .
f,!l' servioos ,8 0 ,
tanoe.
W8<I foi:thcomina-.
iI~·Tii:::::.l~T:h;,~
'new . SOP I!l.:
/Dven.
The ' nwnerou. 8UCoeeees
P .S. Whirmey. of tho Reading BOI'O\IJrh
Biljiai'llti. ~ag...telle. and
the boo •
.
have been bl'Oullbt 8bou~ to a great ex· P ol ceo R id that on Tu""""Y l• •t
visited
ann.
«&IDes were played. and th... tol.nio.tnel.t· 1
Thou Wlll!t . tent, bY' ·""ur. indomitabJ.e courag.... untir. ! Twyford ...nd with the ".si. tance of a map
olo""d with .. win 10, St. :Mary'.
IJ8 to God
by inll .energy. &Ild by 'tact in .o vercoming named Roper. who witness.n tho accidenii,
thr~ points .. , ,.
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out 01 every . kindr:eCl, ~ and difticnlnee · as they 61'08e. ' TO I BhOW our prep ared th e plan 'P"oduoerl. H e 8&W a 1Rqre
CONGRATULATIONS.

ci

The inhabitants
d' t.i t"
f
arty,

C~pt~~nlO:nd °Mrs~ .:r"e.;lie

.a daughter has, been ' bom this
,
gallant' Cl!>pta.in'. ,' f,a:rnily
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sons

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-'l'he '·1I.C . for the: driTe
W. Light.
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To-day, Friday :and to-morr:ow are t.M
l&st' d.JlJ for fic8los tho wonderful IPflct-

""lIlar, hiistorical ,' lI;Dd e<\ae.monal ' fi~.
"Bixty ye ....... ·Qu... n," 'at"· thiio illeatr...
It is .. film full 'o f onllrosainll epieod<'le,
aDd deal. with U';e life .. nd,·reign..l>f Y~c,
tor ia the Gaud, , 'fh l>' record of '.vehle
~urlng he r Majesty' s reign are lie"" vivid·
Iv l\OI1.rayed .. . On Ho!!da;y r r l!l!xt.
}hrOO day. on l.f. ," Napoleon· or : .~'
Hundred Day. ' ;Will :be MOW~. also . .
Hep M.jeriy the E lttIe
u~h() . Black 'Gang": aDd '
Le&p" ",i.l1 be ebow n for
II

,inning Woonesd4Y next."

again ba.,e the ple'&IKJre

ooarini!' the ' Intel!e ~inli '
Ins pictures. whieh lth..
qain .ecured foriI the
ditiol) ; the 1I8na1.
be
1
ted
BUPP &men

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vord :d . of

lonO' henr in.'! . t h("\ i l llll'
II Aori d"lltn I
fl " 'I ! l., "

Rnd in exoJl!'!'n.ti ng thf"J cl - in~1" !rf' 1ll

sA id ho did all he· could t o

eidenl.

mil rq

hl:Ull0

P:·f' Y, 'I t lhe ,H!-

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PROPERTY M A HT,
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M 6!Srs. Hugb E . R ny nL ird and SOIl ~, J.td.
W1U hold t he ir I\Il11 U &l special !.ulo I' ! :-.[ 0 : 0
o.ttle an? , ll oop on MOllony. 27,J, Ap ' " ,It
tlle A uctIon .Mart, B ils in g"tokc.
Me8srs , Simmons Ro d Sons h UH \,(\(,( ]\ r r1
In8tr."ctl on, [rom the m Ol tg"~"CS 10 " Il ... hI
auctI on on ~u"""l.y, ~ "l' 12til, " I tI" J(. , .
Ho~1. W<>k mllh.m , 'no " 1'"d.l,, {""c'i, ,, ld
bu~tnes. premIse., I"' " f,'r t h, Pili I""" "r "

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h' k Y h "
'L. _.~
datrym an 6 shop, WI t h IlOu (' (!fro 1.IIC\\1I fi.S
to t ill o~ t ..e lJ'a~y "",,1'8 Willi"m Ernest Roper. aycle maker. o~ 88 and 90, P each Sl r" et. Wol:' nghOIli
lW!O~gS~L1L!• ..:w,w,U!' . you: both Twyforo. Mid th.~ .on Mo~de.y . ftornoon 1 Mes,rs. A. H . M,,,,,cll nlHl ('0 w:li sel l It y
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. ~~ It&J?~tneS.8 .. ~ our 8~et~ · .. about 3.2kl he W&-a t'I.ltt.1n,lt outrud e The Waa-o n...1 auc hon on F riday IH'X t, ~ll\y l -t. nt thtl
I oontUlu<l<i· I>UC<\"Ssful eue~ r. . Be:le".. me. ,a.nd Horsse .p!'blic-ho".." whon t ho deceased . Shrew~bury Cattl" Ma , kot . 1,500 , \Ort. N it! • .
on OOl\a1l of. 'tIie··""b••nbprs, yo~ v'<'IrJ oam. up, dryvIDI1 a coupl. of bulk He ""lied Jncludm~ Abcrd"'''1 All g" , oro ." h illi n, It, ,llId
.ince~eIy,- W. J h_Williamfl, ,. hon. eec.r.e~lfor half. a. ptnt 01 beer.' and so.t uo",·n b ~ween , hei Cer8 (black a nd blue g re,s). c:(!.
ia'ry ," " lfr, F oiter·§uitlibly responded on Wltn&8 and .. Mr. P!oroy. A few mmu\CI ' Mosa". Hecla., Sons, .,,,1 C:",' L id. , ,'.- ill
behalf of. Hrs, FaBL8l'.li.nd bimself: tha.nk· later heb ••rd a . hor!, 8O~nd~ , ":Jld pbttervpd .ell ~~ auruo n on tile prc mioes ut " itw s<,11

",

ing' the nfemOOr8 !fot oulv for the gift..
. th e "·.flaro
, " y.rC?~'k' ]Jw"
~"
d ••
but ' a Iso ....lor
~ unng
the.paet season.
He,..:8atd that it "!",;AS ~
80~..-'lf . " .. ry . great . ple ~ to hllD to
""e. t1ie , 1!0od , ~pu~atlOn, I!~lned b.y. t1w
~lety flhl~ maJn~&med~_.,, ~. WIlh~8,
w.hio wee comple tely tai.6n ... by surpriSe,
"'1\11 presonted !Witli an. attache wntinR
In '

'h e sui tably

1LoC-

,that his

re o
eapsllle · lltonds of

Mr.,. Wafter

.T HE VAUDEVILLE THEATB11l.

aIm ...

her

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UltjmA.t~I Y, a{f~ r

retu!"n(l.d

J:o

do UOW- &f\ll:
to acoept !.he w,th tho blood.
oak tra , which no doiibt
EYE.WITNESS'S EVIDENCE.

, .Old

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A ';ery ' PIGM ..ntl.... v""jna ' W&8,: 8pent at
St, H ....k·. H.U 'on Wed ..esday 'e"ening,
",hen a whirl dri.v<1. Will! )told i,n aid of, the,
funds of the cricke t · cluD. . There were
fKJ players, and the fl!auJtB w~re SO· CI088
that severn! .. eu'1''' were ncl!llB8llry to
decide the winners., Th... prizes were
!tented by Mrs. T . E . J . Davey Il6
l.,&dies--l, Mr s, Day ·U75};' 2, Mrs:
(178); mystery, Mrt ·Hill . (150). Gent..,.... '
1 ' " N G ' U fbl "1 (ISS) 2 Hr J T.elPg
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( 7~); myet.ery, M\".' li.· T . Ad&tm8 (153) .
The ~reeluDento 'w~re 'dllintily oerred 'by '
JIr. and !Ire. .J. V{illiamo, fond the ,leD<!nrJ.
&rraIIgemente we~ in the cap_lIle br.n~.
at llr. -.T; Ji:. J. D."..y, the bon .•ec....~

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peop1e, . a.nd Il'&OOO ; ~ a.od ha8~'i a'ppr80i.tion of eucb Bple ndid qualiti~J b rawn stain . whioh r.esembled blood n. d~y or
linto. <lm:- q .o d kings aoo"pne.t.; we beg your ..,.,.,ptanc~ ' of the· &Coompany. two old, aJ!d he also observed what apparent.~d .:.:we 'ehall reiirn on:· Lbe egtb..'"
ba.t on, ·wbichj("fII,e, sinoerely hope 'YOU 11y were , skid maru.
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wiel~ before US fot. m.ny ye ars to \ Rc-ptylJl2' to,M.r. Ha.t.t, the wA..nea, 8ald ~a.t
CpLI$~1kTl!r WHIB~ DRIVE.
And as Hrs •. Foster haa dgne 1 whafuvcr bad .k·ddcd muot h&~e sk:ddod WIth
..
' MlcelIent work in the e .. nee of the , a ..... ea! d""l of force . The skId II'I<J.rk • .."dOd

graiulaUon8 will also be
. ~jc !!limonds (!ilia'irman ;, of ,tbe'
. Coneervative l.8sOOiatJ.on) ~ a{Jd Mrs..
ondi on the bulb of a daugliter.
· ;r DRIVE.
ST. ··UARK'S C.;"'. .WH'·IS
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and a very g ood ono.
;o;.-J YOU try to ~t o p ? -y~.
. aeon t.he !lecea.sed f.o .... ! om 8
Wh d pace werG y ou going? - F.j ,{11t
.
a me.cried mao. but witnoss an h our.

·C ,'i11.htb1.... and· Jr(i .. Herbert.
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LONDON ROAD .PROPERTY
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PURCHASED.
ad'
d
f th
an IJonrne meeting 0
e Reading
of _Gu~diall8 ' held I""t IThureday)
formal content· w~ giv-en. to .the
al ·tl\G lI1'iCe .of £2.500.. of Ule
known,. M lt" The: Beech.," Lou·
~Roa.d. for \be beadqu&rlers home for'
ehil~· -io -eon.n.eetibn. with th-e eoattered
hc.:o.ei Policy! which h u ~'OW been adopted
by'.:tbe 'board fp~' ae"'f'e ...u y.ea.rll,,; ...

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IilBO

de'oided 10 borrow

the

sum.

~ motor-oar oo!",ng 10'. thlo diraotlon °hl Re&d · R . e,
R u,sell Sh"ot. Rc"'l i n~. , on !\ ;"jl
IDa'. · At that tllDO th. bu l,wore on t c gra .. 29th, UIO surplll' honsehold fllrl1l l llro a"d
walk the· otli'er aide ' 'of the r08.d~- The de· effcch
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~BBd ' went into tb~·. roti.dW&y , or()saed it, Mr.' F. W. Alhni ,:r l] t !t il!'! ret'f'i\,pd instnlf'~d and h..,itatpd , " n Inrnllljl' back wont tions 11'001 Mr. H, ' r:ll lfrid,,~: of Wid,;'
In ~ront 01 the mr,
ad he not .otoPPe? and Park Lane, So "t hern 1-1'11, R o. " in~. to ,Ii,.
hes~tated the oar ~~d have mlssed hlm by ~ pose of tho wholo of tho fT\ock. in-t l"urle 11. nil
two or thl'OO yal'da.,
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, effect& of. I~ en. l'tarro Oo!\t.rn.~ o r on th o
Tho Ooronor : .A.i'the """ overtook 'l11m h. promi."". on Thllrsd':y. A prj l 31)< it,' ,
h em.Ated 1
.
M,r. .'l'llo m a.'\ no.ker will Sf'1l h '/ l n ll (~t inn nn
w.tn..s: Y... When· he . or~ t.h oro ' Aprtl
29th, at Th. M art, 29. 1"riR r Sl re' rI ,
(jiointib .. to tno pl&n) be , rood &00 walked R • • din". " collec\,ion ef hou5Ohold ["'''; '11..0
Mok. The oar wa. 61"". (lJl him wh. n he and effect •.
ltepped br.ck.
,Mr. Cha,le. Slovens will 1,o1J hi, n",t ,, 10
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PACE OF THE ,bAR.
of h~rse." elc.. at th o Cattlo Mnrkot 11..11 ,
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~ R oadlllll. on Mav 16t,h.
The corODer : Can yO~l ~"'e m e 1Ul,
.
Mr. ~Tnhn H . 'G ou ld h ilS r p.ooivC'o in:-:lr!I '"
of the pace of ·t he ear lUst before thi~ ha.p· tione froml ~14:' execut or under t.h" ,.: ill of
p~ r
th
'd
the 1ate M i. T h oma-It W ileon . t o offp r (or On lB
,w,~.: Th.i.lide ,of • bn p;e' ....en .to on Thursdn.V. Mav 14th. nt. l.h . Oro:l' \1'",.
etght milM .n h?ur, but w~en cl~e to
tern Hot,a\. excellent. fr eehold itl \'('.-:f! II f'111I'1 ,
not mora thaI! au. The drlVer w&e eloWlDg viz.• tr Fril rsham Lod.llo," n ll Jpl l'rFh~. l\ r,nd ,
down all the bme. :
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o.nd Tlro~rt.ie~ in Cllmh~r1on(1 n " ,- ,f fin d
T~~ coroner : Tha~ is 010"': fo r .. _. .
Granby GardoM ; al.o 26, Hami ll ,," Ho,,],
W,tn.., ·: Y.... It was gOIllR alonll very.
d'river ...,;. to b..ve tho car under
oontniU- Y ..., p' operly. The driver, added
the witn .... 'pulled the (lar up in ' ito own
lenl1th. Alqet.ber he sounded tho born Bix
or ""ven' times: Th. <!eccaocd wao pcrfnct]y
ALDRI DOE'S HORSE RICPOSJTORY.
llOoor. Wiln";; ..... ted to take Broadbent
At Aldridge'. horse, carrin~o, " lUI mol<> r-,
to the Royal B - l'ka H o&pital in the car. He . cor r oposito l'Y, S!. M a rtin ' s Lano, Lo ndoll, I
..ked witn"; to . hold him up high, .... he I Me.. " . W. nlld S, F reoma ll, thc prop rider.. I
oow(L not breatbe. He bluned no one.
) .at their lLuct" on BRI e on. Wcdnf;6(lay ~ had one
. ..Mr. _BArjeant :~·.If benad Dot made a fu.lso of the b es t a ttf)fldn n cOf> of buyers th is yt; .~r.
. teo he . wou.ld- 'baYo_ got olear'
E veryone in the large yard W R.9 intcnt (In

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veDia'th:'

Witness,: Y., --.t he ear ,.,.ould l>~v~

C:OMMERCIAI..

got t wo b usi n e.3S,

a nd w it h Yc rJ' fo w CX.~ptillIlS k l1

. and.to l'ClIa,.- st.m... 'Wi'hin · . or lhl'6&'. Tara.' by him. 'He did not t hink the bor$e. in tho lon, cu talog" e were <Ii , .
ex~iDIl thirty y&am. '
' any ch4~eur ooulcl . bne av.oided tho ""d· oo" d of. .Th e cn\l w"" . till ror tho r~fI' i a ~o
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deit.t ; l- w~ OIl hi. p, ope" .kI~ of the r<>Ad. : horse of .,ZO, s"bstanco. nnrl ~"n l: ty, "
.. AN AcT"f)F GRACR."
ll,iob~ Piercy... r..rmeri' of Twyforo. al.o ' .troug activo van horse. and 1\ hcnvy .0 "",; 1:1
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h o r BO . P a n ICs and (\()~ nl,;o c a.l H O III [0 1' a
" The .bh&irm~ ·h aviJlK. mO""'f't d, . and' tllo . .rrhe ooroner-: Did you Be e deceascd wav o good share o f tho boa d o 1{ th ey hlUi .!\ y m lll ~! I"y
~ain:nan- .eoqnd8d. the - r £eolution ·· to hia . d iok t
.
and we n t well. Ther e was 8.11 oxcoll cnt ~l~'1 w
' ooil6nni~h"e .pu:rOIi.~: ". 1 ... ~ .'. ' . . ~ , '1:I Witnelll: ' He h8ld bis "Btick up.
d the m oto r -CA.r .&aIel tln d bUAine..~ WllS h r!s k.
Kr."N. M. 8iininon1k Aid Mr. Nonia ~
~~.. he W4VinA' hiB etiok at tbe bulle 1Next W edllesd aYl a m ongs t tho llUm ~rO llS
1ii.tnJ.9lf iOllpeC!ted ' ! The BEuiohel " . lila" day ' . He was tr~ving to frig hten th e bu lls. Tho ho~-e ~ of ever y class p ut up (11r eale by
and while be , ~b¥idered it1ii' ~remiaee we~ IlbuUa. were 30 yards P8.st.
.
v nr lOUS owner A, are 14 drOlloR' harn ces h arge!.
de.;r"b1e ·.n'd "adequate, ' be thOUll'ht it would'
Did tbe car owerve .t .11 ?-Not ""uch.
PRICE OP PIGS.
baTe been A' I!r&<ielul , ..et .",..·t,he,:part. o[·lh.1 Did ' YOl' .... thl' oar skid I-It . kldded a
board -to, have deferred ' the, Jlurcliu & 'until ' liUIo.
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"be .tramfcr.
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How far do you tbmk It skIdded I-About
Sub]oct 10 reYIE"'" wlthon t not,lco.
-It WU~
. lonsrth.
M essr!!l. M. V.~nnc r and Sons, R endin g .
,

tho foll owing p rices of p i.Il"~ . carringo
to R eadiJl g Station or delivere d to
f f\c tory ;-nl~co n . p ~s woig l] illg {rom 5
10 Ibs to ' 8 score 10 ib •. , 11., 3d. p.r
'score : ,ditto, 8 800re 11 lb... to 9 &"o ro 10 11:.,. ,

is your opinion. of the mnttcr 1-1, send
pure aooident.
pa.id
tho -cbau1f~ur oould h &ve i t l lOir
knO<'i<in", th~ decpUed down 1-Ho . • ooro

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Hatt : I 6UPPOO& what thIS maD wao l. Uo. per 8Ooro; di t to. 9 Rcoro 11 lb.,. to 10
the road score 10 Ib, ., l Oa. 9d. : dit to, 10 Hcorn '11 Ib,.
to II 800re 10 lb.., 10, . 6d. : dith 11 ""or"
11 Un. to 12 score 10 lb.'t. , l as . ; fnt so w~, 10
()loviiou.ly the pl'Opor thing for scor6 to 30 &cor e, B.s._6d.: p ork er s, 3 M~ore to
v.ter.J.!t~';.I;~:~:
. u,~ ~.tQP.
' underWi!re
'he 4 800T1). 118. i ditto, 4 score 1 lb. to 5 Ecore 10
farmer,
V
11>0.'. 10•. 9d.
. your :.ti<lk about;
Dl~r-c&r to .top 1
BASINGSTOKE CATTLE MAItTC ET,
Wedneeday, April 22nd.
ruling values wore : -Da~ t fu t h. . fl. ,~ l fI,
to Sid. por lb.; 2 nd q u ali !,v ditto. 7d. to
. p e r lb. ; b ulle. ~O W8. a.1H::1 in forio r caUIC',

to 6id. pe r lb. ; lat ' ouckinj!' lumb,. 12d.

1&1. pe,lb.; hc.st Int Rhcop,

10; " . , to
1ltd. per lb.; Zn.d quali tv di tto 9J.d . to 10jd.
por ;·Ib:; old ,,,we. and inferi or . h.·op, 51J. to
9<1. "p er lb. ; fat h ogs ann porkers, 103. to l le:.
per 8001'6; fat calve. , 8!l. to 9d. pur lb.

FARMERS SUMMONED.