Berkshire Chronicle Reading 04-1914

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ROAP RE"Y1Q.LUTION• ..

TH~ ' SIDE-CAR.

OF

nu,nT'",

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"Q:Ji,"

BY

hM been an eJ>O<t.making EMte!'.

set ite' Beal on Ii movoment whioh
havo fnr·rcnchmg looD6equences iii .
future-th(l dcmocr~tisatioD of the -'
Who could hav~ boon upon an1
~ter

g re o.t roads thie

li ck by the fact T

wilMlout be·

EMler hlW! seeu

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o f Di otor tram~-l tJ}.at has never be-

bee n equa lled. or , ~Â¥eB

apJlro¥hed.

t h e s urpncS.mg

tn6 nUoDlber

t.AiDr,wae

the

have decll\r<!d. , '

a nd ' PlU'ticul.r~lt --

roads.

s and 6oc'"\)le side-cars.
r pithily puts it:
"Since
mot.o r -c ur first came illto uee
rand hM grodu. ;ly beoom"

The .ziejection of

All
th6
the·

of th e road is complete and final.
cnuS<) of this is the triumph of

I h~

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s llla l1 J cheap -car and the motor-cycle.'!

thi s Ea ste r I S goi ng to prove ve.ry _.,:
on'. "nd t h"t before very lOllS the'

uf s mall cars and 6ide ~oar

oom

J

~o cJal

5u pi'T'iority -which &tt~he$
ne r l:ihip of ~ cur can ba.rdly bd

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lk)'o nd UnB th ere is the pOBSi.
ty "hich n. COl r , of wJmtever kind, oi>eilQ

or

makIng <kliglltful

~xe ur8ion8

into '

The owncr of a

mlloOhiuo

SI(.i c -cll r 'Would, for instance, think
of' n 30 or 401 mll" spin hefore
lmcno,o ", nlld lX'rhn.ps 8. ,m uc h longer tour '

wh ich

1St rcel8_ of
,

every

e(lH.b : ~ng

uneel&1i

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Well, you know
W o.rdley. them out J j'J
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StDlth terlNr I..

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The judge': What is the--normafage of ,a, ,

'and ' struck

you Can tak.

Peler's' l , Mrs.

,-

MortLlIlcr

on h18 duties.

The ·~da.ma.ge ' to the

vehicJoEO do the defenda.nt ehob at the cat .Q.nd ki~led

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an admiring friend.:
"Yee/' re)\li.ed the

'to

others t"o 6hare

red .

T hu s, we fift d t11at the re aN
, OWnGTa o f mooc rn machines who'" do
also p oss{!sa a €ldoe-car i even old ~rock
nre equipped with wicker-work at.n>,"",.'n "o whioh mRy generously
bo,
~Ilde-cars
And so the motorist ia
to ~l1 j o y the company or his wif.e OF
' ''', who shnre with him delightful
a t THrnl Englalld, while -even lthe

h

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and porti cns of the framewoTk of
nn" ,,, r.",'" I,'" are occMiOIlsIIY r e quisitioned
to the anxiety oC'

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he's : .

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- Yea, father; teacher said ycstelday that·

I wa. a young blockh.ead."
daughter refused you,

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ond. father,

cl'ip of ' the old block-ain't you, my boy? "

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of wlllch 11e.lhas bccome..oo ell-

1'0

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Newbury
"'f '
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office nt Reading , who sent an inspector in ' the
The _off. sbaft &nd ' caU
.
ll:!~EI~::!I.~I~~!~,~'~ti~i~~~e:~,,~~); filaver. Tbe OUII of \he Los Angeles man ,who ' got,
a. pilot ellgille to the spot where the 'ariver , the
br,ok~i\i -. and ~ lind , the
"NEVER STOLEN ANYTHING!"
L14~Ut-en~Dt thlr~.f yea~B in prison_ for kissing a girl is ats-..w the body lying ,
The head was com- I
Uie. venlol\!. were ~brown, - . ' . '.
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Captain' Hl't- tr[lilDg muoh att.e nbonli etill, many a mlLn
plctely severed.
out.
say , a.t what pace the . PI ..mtiff , I have found one )lVlDg '~n
the Rev. A. ha.a become ' a. II lifo pr~ncr" from merel,
Sergeslit Taylor, at Mortimer, WILS motor
_..
.
,
timber Yl!rd "ged six "nd tw:enty yeare.
,
hoI in!f ' 8. Igirl'a ha&d.--;,j Youngstown Tole-.
called, Rlld ne nr the railway crossing lIe
Mr.
Mr. ,Btirc6e1l 5aid the ,cat he had just-!oet
j1raln.'
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• '•• found the d".,oased·s bicycle.
for
hl\.d .. bee~ trained' to the higli.... t
,
It had , guarded chickens aud had .
The train by which the deCeased was '
"I un~eFBte;'d'-th~ com"j;b..,r of that won'"
derful : plOOO of muSlo wallr:ed the 800r al
Yee', sir.
'rhe , plaintiff djud wHd rats :and laid down a.J1d looked
killed is believed to be the 11.10 p,m. from
nif.ht~ " .'
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Reading on Monday evening_
'
that on being !.hl-own, to the ground he tame aMi!. , '1\ bad' n'lver' toucbed
• SetTcid lhim right," replied Mr. 'Grouch.r.
Deceas.ed WIlJ! in th<l omploy 01 his WI\.S rer,deried u!Kl,aneciouB. : Heow.., : tak~n bird.,. nor ' had it done· any harm to
..
Th
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'Wh..t
,I' h ..ve to do when the famil1
'brother-in -Inw, Mr, Georg<l Pert'l ol Mor-' to the ~ j:t6yat Berkshire Hospital" and ,.Ud rabbits or ,pi9"9n8. . The cat had ~y;er:
playa "'i t!'
~ -.timer.
.
not Nally ~ver' oonSciousn_ lIntrl: fhe' .tolen anvthing, ,and had o11ly got'on tb~!,bQ.8t; ~pj;~;;a~,~;i;h~1;;;;;;.j,e~;:d <\~~~~~~~~~ no.xt door
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Miss App:eton , wOO h ... hoen ,away in next morning. . Aner' being· ·.. t tJi!>t insti- clinin'g t8.ble; once In seventicen 'ye"""' .•, He
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. Reotor (o,f Yok.el who ' i••ho~t to (jet mar" . '
a situation for the past two yea.m, was tution for . a :wee~he was discharged' as an' cputil h\ing witne9ses lly the ,dOzen to s':y
fled) : .',' ~~~, : P~tor, call you, really afIord to '
staying with her parents lor Ea.ter.
out-Datienti. but w... : s~.e9uently.reo,dmit- that th.. -&n.imaj-was a m~rvel. .,li1~akillg
ted fo~ " tLUle. H~ w¥ mca.pac.tai.e.d' al. as to how the cat was d""troyed" the pl";n- I ..,.~,,~,o
Ilt~t6~ 7if.~{J~I zur, I can '&!.itCllt ,.ilford
together ten weeK8 ' during which time he tiff said Mr. Whetman ' was in ,hi8' garden '
leep my~~l~, ~ lt~8 & poor) '!oman.: t'll'at .ca.~"
'had to' usl.. crutehes; hia left ankle had shooting , witb I>n ..ir gun :
First of all
help a. ,;Dlt. ,_" Lond'o~ Qi:)l:p.1Qn.~ '
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THE INQUEST,
hoen fractured,
Ou resuming work ha he took a ..hot &t a starling, ..nd th~n,
"
Ilad to. obtain a •• ist..noe in ""rrying ont 8aid Mr. Bnrchell , havi nl( noUling else to ,
It What a
fine hea.d (our boy has!" ea.id ,
The mque st w~ h eld at

hil e mos t hte nsive day tours '
Ixl arf "'iged.
Then thero is ~ de·~Otlns.e,

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(un<!er mn!<cic. ~IeidUJ draugh~ ' lIlv teeth are ,chat-'

g oods train, which leCt West Rendil118 at ul'v':~'!,t~~ IJ ,.~,_.; :
418 a.m.
On arrivril ,at Bram:ey, the1 As
driver communicated witb the divil:iiono.

Tu~sdt\y ~veuing ,
' I.
and h..,.ne"" amou.nted to about £1 and it, ·He did not think that he (defendant)
' Goorge ' P~at, licensee ~f The Vidoria. he <:>arnoo from 80s. to £2 a w~k, ~ut of thonght he WM going to ki~l the eat when
H otel, identIfied thc body of the de<!c...oo \ wllieh he had to~np his horse.
, he took .. shot at it. Defenda.nt ' ...id he
aa hia bro ther-i ll -law.
Dece ased . he .aid.
, '"
OW
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would oller him .£10 rather than let the
had been in hi. employ .for two years as
,' ON 'I)HE WRONG SIDE.
caae go into court,
.
",,5lStant carpcnter, Dunng th,! past five
In cr08s-examu,atioll the plaintiff .aid
DEFENDANT' S EXPLANATION. '
wee],s the deceased had complamed abollt ! the road was ,22ft, 6in. wide. H e blamed
Re 'l '
' Mr S .
t Mr B ' ch JI
hiB health, nnd dUTlng last week he was ' the de~end&nt for being on the wrong side. 'd Ylb g dtoth . t i?e.. njf'
ii
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' llot in a fit state to go to work.
He had ' of the road. -The, hind part of the motor 8al
e, re. e ,en unB~.
e llllCle
had paiTIB in the back of hi. head,
He : t kl' th
rt h' h
th
I ft bad tMlned It, "nd the anllual had
.~ I
b
h d ' s mc
e ca , W lC was on
e e, very fond of the ~hl\crren
The
was
h .....
a te
so I sen
very
much uPBet.
and W't
" ' clo!e to the side
He first 8aw the' lights a I vlUue
-,
t 0 b'1m an d h e 'thOU~n
"'t't Was
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f
tl
no. (la n us mea
or BOrne me ,
, - of the on , over the hedge when It .... as 100
th
t h ' £5 f th t ' P. I 't'- hod
ness last saw th~ ,dece&&ed aoout 7.45 yarde 'of!. I
m()l'e
an
or
e rSllllDg 1
on Monda.y evenmg.
,
I Henry Searle of Burgbfield who was in
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H eleu Appleton, ot Brierle~1 Ronel . Mar· I the O~It, 'c orroborated, and put the ' pac<>
Mr. ' SI>rlean,t sal~ that the ~od!,g 'man
timer, stated that she hRd known the de· lof thci vchide at six- miJC6' aD hour ~h\lD Whetman was ~hootlO8' nt l!" sp.a.r~ow when.
ceased for about two year..
She kcpt ' ' t t n d th
' Th h
t the cnt h .. ppened to oome wlthm rBJIge,
"
,
l' ur.e
. e corner"
e orse was no 'aud thus he hit the cat.
company WIth Ium, but was not enga~ed to 'l cantermg. lt WM gomg at a. steady trot , Th
I' rtf Th t ' " d' I
him.
She In.st saw him abo u t 8 0 c10ck
Herbert James Nun,gluD another oc.~ue p 8.11: I :
.a]6 rl !CU OUB.
on Monday eve ning, and they remained pa.nt of the cart, SAid that as soon B.B he
¥r. ~a.:Jea.nt 8ald ¥r. WbetlDan W8.B
1)ul.ide t he hou.e until nearly 10 o'clock, I Baw the motor 'he shouted, but it was too QUite wllhng to pay ~ ,rellSQnabl.. sum for
The coroner: ,D id you break off relation- latc,
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the ca.t, but he sub1mM,,? tha.t the "",ount
with him entirely at th~t interviewT-Yes ,
DEFENDANT'S VERSION
~sked , for was too much, havmg :regard to
I did.
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lU. vnlu~_
.
Did he soom upset T-Ye..
Other evidenSe having., ~n called,
: The Judge gave Judgment for
Did ho say anything!- He Baid If b.
The defendant gave liis verelon of the ttlf for £3 and cgst._

[O,'W :""'" \\

of

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cottlltr.Y, lI.nel of be-corni ng acquainted I ~
th o be a.Utl"" of , the oountry6ioo fol'

ronnd,

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Mr. .;s. ·d ·f':.Thie window open bohind 'me

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of

W,th lllany people'
tho
hl-SS{'s lIl otorill g 1B still a novelty,

,,·cd.

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60 .depree&ed

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lhe r Qn ds w111 be doubled and

O Il

Bu i t

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much presci-enoe to see

th e example set by so many budding

;on . .

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hiB

from Mortimer by ·tbe <kiver of tbe ~own '

The road has
again
th o prope rty of tho people.
Th<l

c.o ll(.l. l tiOIl!~.

d ol'S not ne N

no orie eke

line bet woon Mort~er and Bramley. ~ . i
The body W8.a discovered about a. ro1la '

hns brought " complete r eversal of
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:t.hnners that he apparently too\i"hiB .llfe,
for his deod bolly was found in . the ee.rly ;1~~~1~~;~;f~~~:~;
hoUl'il of 1'ueeday morning on the ra..i;w", Ii

t1i~
But this

o f t. ho w e a1t.hicr da.s9.

marry m.a,

,YOUDg -ma.n is underetood

ShRll,

small , Inexpensi,.e l c s whicb were l.O
e.cC H

and
lovo
If If

friend wearily: Hand

not

a.ailablo 1M
of m'erit, but tha'
01 the' ""me kind ·al.

NCORPO~AT~~D

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SCOV'l'S,
i

,KA.STER ltONDA.Y FIF.LD DAY.

being allown over a cou~
old pew~pener who enowea
the .organist was_

," ~vas tho: proud reply.

I

side-<lar hM boon
that it can be
i"'" ~I>e,,,,ive1 y,
It is genern "" I.ft''''~'' '. ~~:~~~~~''~:~~;;; thl>t I> singlep
enough for hauling
tn.cument, but tJiis contenwas not supp orted during Eaet.er.
£ho.n hoH the . id e-c a:r&..on the roado

~ou:d not b"ve me he would have no one arrn.J.r.'

propelled by sillgle-<:!yl inder power
Onc Writer sa ye t hnt he came
a 1 h p _ J .E. S. w lth a "ide-car: at-

and two adults.
rely be the li mit.
H~, however,

yoo did not cn.re nbont it!-l did not
that I liked him 8uffici ently
.
PUBLIC TALK.

'WIth the tllll end of the mofor, stnkmg
Mr Butl e.r , who wa~ one of the occupant!!,
in the chest,
The horse was not going
f"slr-not more than &e' en miles .. n hour.
He denied tthat th e motor w.... on th ..
Mr, Manners, tile lather ' of the deceased, wronR side lof the road. Hia campl,,!nt
desired to nsk
witn",," "queRtion. "Do was that th'\ -cart came .tr"ight aoro86 into

f ro m tho nder t hat for snort,:.dls..

T HE RESULTS,
all mean!
It is <;videl!~ for

ing Ihat the ro win be n. boom in t,b9
n~ l r n.de.
There we re some stnmge
th lt:l Eas Ler.
GUFages wero un ..

in

r oads h a.\ e ncv e r wi t nMsed.

What of

o n t he roads!
BerkBb l re, we
n.l r.e acly c arryi n g through II.
fo r m od e r nising th(lir ronde, at.

.. ales-and you can't swallow e v eryt11jng.

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The coroner intervened to say. th"t 'this
not II. matter for the ooroner', court ,
:.. We are on Iv concerned ," he ....id. ,"abou't
the d eath of the decen.ed.
Thi~ is a
pri,'ate matter betw een. you and him ."
The coroner (to the ,,,ther): Yo'; -are

c:xp e ll ~O ,

· Oxfo rdshi.re are en·
n. S lI l1lla. r Scheme_
Thi.s work
PI"R maI nl y, h owever, to th e main road8.

WI\S

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Bu l t h e sOllll'er C1\rs nnd nlOf or ~cyclee will
pcrie trll.to n\o np; the count.ry lanes. · In
th e cniw. o f thC1';e t h e cr y will soon be going
up [Qr 1arge sums for Te constrllc tion. So
t h nt. h.ovl< i' vc r commendablo and refresh ..
ill g the n{'w d e velopm en t. rllnv be, it -will
t>rO\'C e:Xp"f'n~ i,,~ t o tl1 e r~t.e paYc r.

onIs ooucernCd wit11 the IZood na.me of your

son I
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Mr. Manners: Ves, eir.
,
A juryman (to Mi ... Appl eton) : Yon did
I"Iot "now he W~8 "oing to take his Ilife!No: ' that was furthest from my mind" or
1 should not hove sent him ..... y,
,
The coroner: He neve r thre~tened to do
lIway with h imself 00 far ... you know!GOM grnciouR. no I
W IU! he eober!-Ye..

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, t>AHK INS'~ ITUTE_
PRESIINTATW; pF PRIZES,

George Henry Helm<lre. Msistnnt inspec -

Tile I'D \\as a. ca.p ital att.e.nd~n~e, Dum.

beri ng upward s of £arty,1 at the Park Insti tute, Rending,

od

WÂ¥nesday evening

ou the oec.. ion of ," concert .. nd the pre,

sent.n.L.io n of prizc.s which had 'been wOQ "',
th e members dUTmg tne wH1Wr session.

chair

oecbPI' ed by Mr, F . Carter.

WM

CIlIlItnl mu sical progro.mme

,

~ nd

alluget wr I a

Martlll , C,

Tregay and

<J ue t IJ) il.1 css l's, J ohnson a.nd I> piano sO!Q
,y Mr, W. J ohn son were much appreiatc d.
M CSSI'Il , C. Moss and W, iJohn6on
l\C'o m pfin ied in a " e ry effi.ci€ot manner.

Mr. W, H, Soundy, ' who "vince. tha
rc atcEt .ntcre<;t in the Illstituw, presented

he pri ~e R as f ollo ws : J31i1In.r u cup and ffiefl111s.-Winner: Hr.
,

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RenJ

Chess oop, - Mr, V. R. W. Johnson.
' Billiard H.ndi~np -Winner: Mr, H(
runn er-up : lIfr. G , Page,
Tournameut.-Messrs. J. Pron,
Ray.
,
and District Che ss Cup,-Par~

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Subsequently a presentatioll wM mnde
tl,e club .£eeretan ,( Mr. J. F.:lla.rne8) ou
QCCBSlon of -his forthc om}n g marriage.
gi ft conoisted of =.oa1l; writing bureau"
waB sub,cribed for by the member. at
Mr_ Ba.rDCB, who rooeived
rece ption,

8uitably

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had

lIorted that eomething wa. lying iln,

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GAUL'S "HOLY CITY,"
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PERFORMANCE -IN , READING:
,

Witne!Â¥' got ~ut fLn

acknbwr

gift, and spoke of the g1'8&1I ,
it had alwaYS~'been to him to d<rl. '
at I", could for '\.l,e nstitute.
"
: rark Insli tute can n w boast
good membersh ip. I has a'd1rul'll]" .:
ser.ed the purpose tor whioh i~
. t..bJiehed, providing as jt 40eB
recreation in all ,its br Oh£8 fo~
ber~
,

but they were llot lor the use of
Iic.
From tho poeition of the oody he.
thought it hod' hoen st1'11ck by ,, : train.
There wa.; a trl,'in at .11.10 p,m. from ' Readin~. but 1)0 tuiu after that ontil '4,1'0 a.m ,
the
a:he body' will! putsi,]" th<l' met&ls,
nook was Ion tne Uno.
":..
The co.rone.': lIt would appear
tho hoclv WRS ai ruck it was in .. hnr;" .,nIAI
poo;tion !-y.,s.
.
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P.S,
·Taylor
!!
..
ve
,
evidenl,
char"a of the bodv.
On ,'j(C~e~~'.~~t:(~:!:~~n~~~~~
.
loooa/liioIlall
found a handk~r(lbief Wl<~;.{~~<!~~~~!~
"If.
Deceased's'
YM"M from where

return~~'d~~i~~~~~~~~~~~~~[!!~~f~t>ef.I'!!-:O<J,JI<Jll~*~l"

The jury
(leased committed' 61
lnaanity.
'

He In the .afternoon the tea.m

wa. rendered unconsciou •. and had heen Binfleld Bnll again met
thc;e,,< weekil in .. nursing ho_, whilst he goals to nil,i Brac\rnell outpllnyoo nlnnel~l.J
was oonflned to his house for three month •. &II through the game,
.i!()oe.~~f'ul
Other ;vitneeoos, occup"nls 01 tbe motor, On S ..tur<lay, too, the W,an,de,rerR Slls:t.';;i1Ie<J
gave evid"ti'ce oorroboratiqg that gi.en hY ' dele ..t '
three goala
--' Whilfu.'e;d
the defendant.
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oome to Wokin,gha.m Tow.!>.
His Hojnour said it WOR a question 8.6' to scored for the homeste~
wh ..t POSltiOt;l the -vehicle was in the rood
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~t the time the 6Ccident happ~ned, and
tiler", &eemed to be .. great deal of 0011·
fiicting evidence 'on this .point.
TI,e, cotner WM ' a , dBJIgerous . one, and il t.I>e car
attempted to cut the corner. &I1d the
cart, struck the baok pa.rt of it, one could
eMily underst&nd how the accioont hap ""ned. He held' thi.t ,th.. defendant must
be he;" liable. &I1d gave judgment lor the
plaintiff for £~. '
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.

larmers near where the body

r

, G, Long; runner-up : Mr, W .

train fr.o.m 1te&dirig to Basingstoke

As it 'WAB. he receivM &erioUB injuries.

cngine "nd Tan and .earch~ the li~. ~e
lound the hody of the deceo.sed about! tliree'
quart or. 01 " mile from 'Lhe L.mdon "end
of MortOner Station , The, body 'l'"M ' in
the 4ft, waY, and the Iielill was lying BeVen
y ..ros ..wayan , the bank.
I
In reply to the coroner.
there were two level (lroesin~s

very pleae an6

r \\ (!re \\(> 11 r ece1.\"ed_
Mr. Gumme.r
1~()Jlt. rIbu tC d Ltwo r cc itn.tiuns, and a. pianeS

t

tor . ...ttsched to the Divisional Inspector's
:;;t..tr, G,W,R ,]teading, deposed" to reo
ceiving " te.lephone me ....ge at 4,45 on
I' Tnesday ' morning from BrBJllley to the 01·
feet thnt the tlriver of the 4. 10 ... m.' ,000s
llno near Mor~imer.

w~ ar~

ng was s pe nt.
lir_ nj}l MOS6, ala faVOU ri te , contrilb uted three .songa
j II i III I t n.hl e
sty le,l nnd BODS'S by

J , W,

B fiat), were well rendered by the ch9ll-,

J..

had exhaUBte d t1, eir stock of
h<>le ls wcrc full.
Towns OQ

~nno-"><,,,q

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH.

ti,.

,;,'n It

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BRAVKNELI.

BOY SCOUTS.
IThe Bra.cknell, Cbavey Down, and Easth .. mpstead Troops of Boy Scoufo'l, numbering "hout 50. held a field dar on Easter
Monday. A sham fight in Swinley Woode
you remember five or "ix weeks ngo,"
the motor.
and a m ..reh to Cresar'" Camp w&s fol:
Q.Sked , H writing a letter to my Bon, BCen6In cJ'{)M-exa.minn.tion. Mr. Cumber said lowed by a w& and Boo'il>i evening at the
ing him o f'diiTerent things!
You eaid tI,at lIe had had two previous aocidenu..
Boye' Club.
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someone h nd writton to YOll... &nd told you
t1,at he was everything that WILO bad."PASSENGER' !; lNJURllis.
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FOOTBALL_
I should like fOI you to sav who that
Mr: Edward Butler, farmer, of Burgh·
On El\.SteJ: Monday Brn.cknell enrer·
person wns -No one in particular. It hM field, ooid the shaft of the cart struck him bined Bnttersea Athletic l in the morning
been public tf\lk_
It is not niee ror a in the chest and but for his cig ....ette C!lBe , and BulIel'ed defe"t by foUr goals to one,
girl to go with an yone and to hear nll these which it pic'rced, be must h .. va b""n killed Hale eoored tho home tearlt,'s

work hc found tho equipment per-

ennli'''''Ol''' ru sh of cars.

number of lieo-

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carr y n Blde ·car

Ii fo r the great d e mand, nnd

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Djrl you not joe thai. he ",as ll-t all QU_6I1' travelling ,carefully ~t not m{)~ than: four
The servioes on EB&ter . Sunday w-ere
- I d id not sec any diff-erence.
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1'f11tee ab hou.r-a:nd -w&8 on the nsht BIde of we]) attendec) ~ ·'roo &ntP.em "Christ : is
'Did yOllr people object to the propoeed , the . road,
The. corner had j~st been ne- rioen (rom the dew" (Stainer), With <the
enga!(ement, or !GR. it on your part that I g~tlated "':~M the~ o&rt came _Into co:,t!loC t M&gnific ..t and Nunc Dimittis tstanford in

l. !loud he r e marks lhllt. the idea· of
horse po w~r unit b-e ing called

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He sald ho had

elsa,
pIe in ~he ~ar it t~e time and tlH' motor
Did he say whe re he was going I-No.
WAS we,1 Illg~ted.
He 'sounded the horn
Did you ooe him before this ocoaSlon on al"!""achlDg the corner.
On tornmg
lI'ecently1-1 saw him about 9. month,: a.Q'o. ' it, wh~bh was &0 d&ng~r{)UB one. he ·. was

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'! said the cll8irina; o f th."
you to t-n.ke this nomina·
(I" ma.n like you-stro'ng,
Relf.reliant, owning Da

nO' 'man.'"

The great' man w... visibly touched ,
"I'll 110t deny,'" oai<l be, "that your kind
' words hf\ve ahaken mv resolution. I true'
I th&t. if elected. I may Justify your oonfidonce
and prove that I am indeed !!trang, br.ve,

,;elf.reliant: tliat lawn no master and re.r
no man. _ Suppose you wait a minute till 'I
see if my wife will lot me aceept ,? "
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The two famous aotero were playing 'golf.
Ever] stroke procla.imed the (act tha.t the:t
were novices ' lLt tho..-gtLme. Several fair-sized

bits of turf ba.d been dislodged, and tben
wben one uDU8Ually llLrge piece parted froll\
it,o nativo' BOil one of the two aooompan,Y,ing
caddioo turned to the other e.nd said: I Did
tell me they were aCtors, Jook?" .. Ay ,
" 1 &dded the o~arl with

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u Weel, V(e;~l , " replied Tam,

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.... ,.... ,. ,,,on that yer a:re Wlua)1y • trllthful

have thoobt thoy wero bloomina
l)aVel,,">am IsoenIH.li[tors. "
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MOTORIR1~'S

DUTY,

STOPPING FOR A RESTIVE
HORSE!.
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,case dealing with ". motorist'8-·' 'dut1
road was heara at Wokingham'jll\
: l?ru.~1JI1, when . '
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Quelch, mQtor-driveI, 01 Re~.
for f ..iling to stop l '"
requested by a" ~rof a reetive horse at War..
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