Berkshire Chronicle Reading 04-1914

of the happy ~olatioDf
at Holy Triruiy, an(J

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to the worker.i ' fOf
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a.asiatanoo. ,Ther.

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ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S.
SIDE~MEN ELECTED BY POPULAR

VO'l'E.
'. __ ~t .. Bn.rtholommv',B, R eading, is ll. parish
which · would be hailed by tho ' "pporters 0{
women',!! slIffl'age, for tho sidcsmo n are
.Iootoo py both men and wom en. It i, con.
eequebUy ono of the few pllrish{'lS wher~

thlro"ll~'{ ladies gather in la.rgo nu m\:)(H"8 at tho Eo.ster

:v.e3try.

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,The m&et.ing was held on Tuesday

over 4-,000 eV,6l11Og. those present inc1udir.g tho vicnr
d .~th of Mr. (the Rev. R J . NC)ffis), the Re, . H. 13. Mead,
10.. to WO', the &ev. A. T . Gray, Messrs. Walter Wh ntconllected l ley (parish warden), Wh. tloy \2). G. C. '1',
only during Carter, Haywa.rd. Salman, Lnwl'cn cc, Clay.
a regular · ton Jones, Newberry. F. Fullbro~ I(, rr. i',
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celebra- Norris, G. Love, eto.
octave Qf'
- THE EASTER OFFEUING.
by cura.to8
conn~ctc d with
The vicar thanked th e pn.n!".lllonci S Cor
expeor".~!(mo., The t.heir kindness to him, p<lr liculu.ily in tho
amounted 1 ma.tter of the Easter offorI ngs . which this
a.
wore more tha.n ever berol e no folt

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flshamcd of taking 8 0 mu ch Oll t nf 1I.
like theirs, but he ,,,' as VOl' ,\ ' gr:d('fllt
for adding thus to Lh o stip(\nd (I f

Haslam

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The Bum was £29 2s. 5<1. (nfl-

a- volnnta.r:v

regard to tho propc:mtl

3d. 'in the J1. instead of 2-d.

TJ:1e inor·easo

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had boon sorno

plans hf'd no w b Cf'n s('nL
arc hit.ect, They b:vl Imd Iill'ir

Dorm<or asked whoUler the
shared . in tho voluntt\"y

einoe 1905, ano tlw t ime h[ul
should tJdnk of ,.eplacing

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'HaalRm roplied in the negative.
Army, h~d
·st.ted .that · 'St. John'R and St.
SATISFACTORY COLLECTIONS.
Arl"?"W'. wore 18E"'O&rate pILrimes. Tho
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that it~ ma:v b s ' a oburdt with
Mr. Fullor rea.d the ba.la-noo+shoot for the
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distriot, arid --that is, what it pa.st year, which 'showed a bn.lQnce in hand (of
193.';
£26 ISs., comparod wit.h £3 78. 6d. the pre·

overdraft. of

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tho .orgaQ in the :
D6('OaS&rv, for i some- ·
. • uBici.lit lllnd.
enallle the ·;,"".... ry
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work to
comm oncod ' at once. I~ conelusion, Mr ... Haslam flflid: h e w-ould I pnfer ;
not. to again tAke the office oE peoplA'8
WIlMen, 1\ 8 be felt her did not POf:E8SS tho
.m ergy which 4 . parish ! '"ardeD oug!tt to
have.·
However, Mr. CR-hrterll proIPos.ed. aDfd MM r . I
ReIcher ,800Conded, t e 'l"O--C action 0
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aaell\m . M peopl~'8 wa.rdoD, and the prO-I
po.ition WIIo8 unanimously carried. I •
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ST. ·.oARNAB-As'.
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Tho vicar said it was an ex}torimcn\ to
Lold tho meoting' in that hoJl in.tead of in
tho -churoh_. vostry t One reason for ' the
~ngo w~ the vcry limited space in ' tho
~estry . Tho,. h.d not mado any very great
llbaug06 or additiorus during the y ear, in
'~pite of rumoura that he had heard that
tbey )Vero going to do ,,11 ' 80rtA of wondor£U1
UJings- in .tho P[l.rish Church. He had .. to
IIl&nlc his churMwardens for their 8plendid
work during 'tho. yeor. . Every thin" had
!'Ono perfectly ftmooth, He also: should like
In thank very specially their flide.smen lor
'heir \'cry officiont 8t!'rviooll. It.:wAS not : an
of'.8.8y taBl<, as tbo churchwardens knew,
to
"allot _cats in tho PMi.h Church 1;6 Buit
peoplo, .espociallY if thoro were a la-rge oen,
. grcsrnt'ion . . Their eidesmen had wha.t a
good many peoptn had n ot , good common~
"ellse. He all')o d esir ed to thank the choir
for th e exceedingly R.~lc way .in which they
IIad dono thoir work. With regard to the
hoatillJ{ Apparat ... , it seemed to him that
't hev had lIot in, t the right m ethoo . Ho
IIMJ nl.ltO to thank tho parishionem for the
Inlandid E •• tnr offering, whioh .mounted to
£60 u\_lOd. Th o vicar nomin&ted Mr. J . H.
Coopcr
vicar's watuon. reme.rkihg that

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We have only ,,{ot one

(chee ns and laugh tor) :

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(wore re .• leetc<! and thonked
A vote of thnnka to
tho choir, and all who had 8ssisthe past year WIloS p roposed by
Wilhams, and carried with &e-

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' pa~t ool"vioCft.

Tho Rov. T. r Branokner said there would '

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the. Act' requiring tha.t tho church,j ahould c1"!nI,ti"n-:

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riino:incIr brick wall.

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comp1 !'!!'I)' 1'(,'1 \or ~d.
W 1I. ·rl1 inalu :\lr.

It gavo him great plea.~\lro

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The vicM' call~d upon Mr. Cfl!ln.~ to expirun i llrewil fiB

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:. Mr. Haslam : 1- think it io only .., legal
difficuHY.
. " Mr. ' A. R . Joyce . said that Sir , Porcy
SanooraoD had r esigned bit position M
side,man at St. Barnab•• ' , .nd he _wished
'to oroP9S6 . Major Saunders in h :a pla.oe.
. Mr. William", 8aid ho was . unde r the im·
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Ih 8. t th 0 S1.
'te <?1 St
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pression
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vested .1n tho E ocJeflulIstlca.l CommlS61anors.
Mr. ~a..!l D.m utd the Stto WM at present
veeted m trustees.
. The R ov. T. !lr"nr kn cr Said bri tlt?ught
It would be. ft. ~4'takn to o.on.vay th9 8!te to
t he EooI""astical CommissIOners WIthout

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t.o £194 gs. 2d., the oonect~ons for ohurch ex- meotmg of ~he parlBhlonors at tuo I ansh
pen!:e5 brunI( the higbo!:jot recorded for 3Ome " Hull on Apnl 27tJI.
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yeal'8 past, viz. , £184.
MR BROWN'S ACCIDENT
Mr. J. C. G;lkoo proposed, and Mr. Sh.ckol
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seconded, that the b, lande·sheet bo adopted;
'Ho had h. d • lotter from their e,rc11<-n t
and this was ·agreoo to.
ward on. Mt·. Richard . Grow"n. I'Itat..illg t.iLa l 0\ '\
The vleaT nominatoo ~fr. A. CalliLs as his . the doctor had gi~en him p~rmission he \'." !l :i
\vo.rden. Th is was Mr. Cn.nas' 33rd succC"a!\ive leav ing for a chango j nnd ho ml1~h rcg n' ll.·d
year ~s wardon. Mr. Callfl8 briefly tho.nl~ed t hat it would preven t him (}.ttcndlng th e Io:;'t~ .
the vioar for again appointing him . and 8.Q:id I tel' 8e.rv:oes and also t.ho En.st.er V est!')'. Iln
he wo uld ende~~our ~.(). do his best for the (tho vicar) should lj~o to say ho~v y(~ry I Jlll c h
church and congrogatlOn.
he folt · 'M r'lwn B absel1co n g llt t,h HlII g-1t
Mr : C. F. Fuller WR.S re.appoin1cd people's . Lont. H e met ith o.n accidont . r!dlin f( IIown
waroen, and the sid05rnen WOre re-eleated on I a.t- tho hoad
t ho sta irs and s lTailllll g his
bloc. I
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. I<>g. Neurit: BOt in, and i\1 r. B,.o,·", had '
bIr.~. Sp8.l'k:'5 was t'O-<,kci-cd to the F inanco . boen completely laid by for 0. Jtlonth anJ
CommitJt.e.e of the DOl1nery.
hardly Il.blo to walk. 'l~ IH" ~yn1]J!ll !I~· of nil (A
ilh em would go out to Mr. P. i"() \,:I1, wh o

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OJ"UE SIDESMEN.
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for St. P eter's Church were
: ,Meaus. W. B, Williams,
Holmes, L . Castle, T .
. E . C. Cooke, J :
H . Knight, A. W.
J. B elcher, . J . Argall, Bnd C.
St. Bn.mabM': Mes~rs, ' A. R :
Ryder, D. Turnor, ana Maj or

be 8 ·difficulty·r about · 8t. 'Barnabas- Church"

which woul rl bo mort)

worthy of
m ch, .nd would n,l<I " O"Y
groatly to it. enrichmont and d ignit)' . n.v
tho grea.t kindne9s of h~s brot.Jlcr, who W:l.!' [1
painter and arti-stl a ' most att.racti\'c draw i n ~
of the ohB.nc~l ha<l been prepa.red . Hh,nw illg

tho nmv ohOJr 'stalls. H e was IWO l)Of:\ lI1 z to
vicar, ViOUB }·oar., The income £<l1" the yMr amountod have . tha.t drawing T~pr~)(] uced, ~nd to ~I\ J~ 0.

:::~tat;' chureh raoo ot 3d. in the £

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b:iliaU

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wa.rden-·a Jllnll t it ,,! hp fv!t

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the ooho~e wlnoh M<ls"s. R'I'OIlscroft, ~on l m.nded the conndenoc of tl: c c!lliro i,,"i,lt.
nd Morns had ouggest.. d [or tho ronoval"on ,
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of the interior and Qxtorior of !.bo r :''' I"ch . . /
I THE PARISH WAltDE N.
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Mr. Callas st.nt-cd t.ha.t, the nmount l'c~ Hlred l r.,.(r. IWn.ltc~ \Vhat.! cy Wit~, witJl accbm"t.:nn
to car ry out t.he scheme woult! be betwoon , ohose" peoplo's ",al'den on t ho I"'cl'qsi' ;,," "t

EARLEY
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DEFICIT WIPED OUT.'

£300

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£~ .

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Spnrro..,v. ! Mr. Sturgess seeondod by Mr.

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thnlot .[nldl MOOd ro t<>
IOKt pn.l't n i Mr. Whatley r ot lll'ncu t.hallb. 11 0 a ~·b ', 1
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0 Qwe , :tn( ) was d a-I '·h
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t l'Y1r. n roWI1 . 1tCJW III lit·1I
Canon
Fowler presifled at Earley and t.hor o t 'ded
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t'! : t apP(\.'l.l t(l tho conQ""rc- .; e vlca.r 0 C'A?nv cy 0
I were also present the Rev. H . \Vn.lrdJey K ing C1a.t:on
o~h~r8~~C·:.a.;so th e Jnbil(>e Fimd 'i they m l~sod h!lIl, I nnd ~ as::HIt"f' h!IH that 11 0
(Oltr~te), MessI'S. Edward Heclas {vicnr's wn.r_ g t £~oc
ld that l\,- 6 Pf'ial commi ttoo he hnd . t.heir hea.rtfolt Wish .t ha t lhe c!l ilngo
den}' Edward H eeme 'un F A Sar'e ut I up ? ted ' nih '
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P f II 0 (y-t: on th A I wo uld co mp le t e ly fl"\'J i,-ore 11lm tfElIHI that th,' y
(pa.rbth wardon), R . LeJa, llle~ Wilsol aH. l :~~~ Th.Qe f~11~~i~~ ~'er~ n.;~~i~t'oc1: Th ~ l m i~ ht soon · han~ h :m IL~.1.ill in th e l;hurdl
1Vaite. B . WaigJlt. M~rry, C. J .. Howlett,
vion.r (ihn Rev. H. E :' B onltbM), 1\] ('fisrfl. A. which he lo\'ed ~u much .
Loy., Hoarne, J. Lewmgton, Wright. Young, Call •• , U. F. Fuller, W. Spark., F. Wheeler
POPULAR CHUUCH OOUK OlL.
Pouldon, S. O. B...t;ow, F. Cook, Joyce, J' l and B. Night;ngale. .
Tho' meet,'n "",.000 to t hrow ' 0 clod i",!
F. C. ~awkos, D.a.rtJett. Terry, E. Edwards, :
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of s:d('!8tnon upon t:.o t.ho OOII1l11UII:l': iln\s (1 11\ ·11
and
women)
over
18 yeanl of age. ' f
Mr. ' Edward
HOLY TRINITY.
'1'110 v;car remu.rked tha.t he hap[ alw:lY·~
Howlett, Mr ~ Barsaid tha.t thero \ver o few I,arisho!3 whil·h ha d
w.rden.
MR. G, R. JACKS9N 'S Df:CISTON. '
a bottor ChurGh COlillcil tJ:an thei,. ow:! ;
work ~hQ olergy
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they had the t hree clClrgy , tho two ch urchMlmehmes very
The vica.r (lho R ev . I~. Elton LuI'Y) pro- wa.rd ens, and 12 gentlemen elecled at a ll(j l,Hthe Ituty should \ sided, and the,rEi \\;'ero also present t.he .Re;·, iar E..1.Stor Vestry b~ Ul 0 . COIllIt t!!l tJ ' ·:II Ji.i
to reh eve them in R G. 'Vobb (aSSIstant curalo), tho. vlcar ,s l th cm ~c.I vC3; oarry:nrr With t holr vote:; :t DO li'
a ·happy yoar to leok ward on (Mr. O. R. Jack.wn ). tho parish war- siderablo we~ght of opin ion.
The . parish orgll.nisa.tions were den {Mr. F , W . Wh ite}, Colonel Trewma ll ,! Mr. Edwin Whatley wroto .rf';; igrling [rom
to.
and finano:.l1y they wore in .. ..-rr ex- M"",rB. W . Walker, J. CI ..rlco, A. Rou se, C' I the po~ ition of sid 03man, \\"lti l'lr 11r " "i",,!" ,aid
oell~nt position.
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Cook, H. "'. Dan.iollo, G. L. WICkes, H'· I.ho hat!' held for a great ')I 'U1Y YOilr,.
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Bryn.nt. F . Ruw. G. A . . Wernham, J .. Car- t Thoro W~~:\ 1\ ballot, tlt i!·I . .· (\ \! ILl111lC'!l '~~, Il g
"A PLEASANT TASK."
ter, H . Zebedee, A . Ch~pmlUl, F. Ham.,lton, propo5ed, and the f olleWJlI~ "''''·c ",IC('1.0([:
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J . Fulkor, \V. A. I-InrrlS. E. G; Hnrrls, F. ! A. H. Salman 75, F. Ncwhcrl'Y 7,3, \\i." !.aw Mr. Sarjennt- submitted tho accounts. He W illinms, · \V : E. Butler. J . Cowlmg , J. ROBo rnnco 73. E . C. Clayto n J on·.'s 71, C. ]0. . l~.
had one of the most plo .... nt ta£ks/ h. , id, ".nd, R. Hint on.
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POl'lor 7Q, W. l!'.nstOllo 67 , F. Fullbrool' 66,
that n ohtirohwarden of Es.rloy had h.d for
Mr. Whito pr esentod the .ccounts, which I G. O. 'I'. CarlOl" 6~, ~. lVest 60, ' U. WllIg 62,
maqy yea.r3. He ·1'O minded t horn t hs.t 0.
showed thn.t tho amount r£ll&e<i m the pa.r ls h i G. Lovc 62, C. C. Sturgess .58; Hot elected.
ago thoy llAd a la.rge adv.",. bal.nce.
dur ing the yenr was ~l,C77 , and thero lVas U · M r. O. Rdwnrds.
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yea. they had .. 8ubsta.ntial b.lanee in
balance of £77.
Mr. Sillman and MI'. G. Love (n nowly.
In~ideutally Mr. Sarjeant expressed the roUpon tho motion of Mr. Clarko, geconcl.cd elocW sidoomrmj retur noo tha.n\(s.
gret they all felt at'lthe death of Mr. Dun- by Colonel Trewm.n, the accounto wore
lop, :who at ·the laot m'1"tin" pointed out how ado~ted.
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Realling, and exp_d the
debt would ~ c1eo,red of!'.
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Ja~~':o;i:~i:r':~~~~~:"~~ili~~~r;i;af~e~~ DAZZLING HEAnLlGHTS

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about a month ago, told hIm that ow•
he- was unahlo to be 60
CYCLIS'I'S IJ."L"t:'JUDED.
in hill aUendanoo at churoh .as fo-r.1\
, and h. thought \h.t, it was 6mo ho
all hi.s dutjCB 8.;8 . Vlcap-s Ohul:~hward 6!1~
An alnrmjng f1.qcide nt occurred in t ho I,on(the vtoar). however. \vas qult:o cer tall don Road Reading on Enatqr Mondny ev onthat tha.t tirri~ had not com~, an~ s~ long aSI ing.
·About half-Past sevon Mr. \V. SimQ~
they oould havo Mr. Jackson dWlth thcm .~s , WIl.S drivillf. his m()tor·oar down Sheph erd"
o~teD ~ he wa!! able they woul pu.t up y.;~ / )iou.ae Hil, and 0.8 he ca.me to th? bond IJ1
hHI enr~roed ahsence, .. bocnuso ho knew
II .thQ h~ll another cnr! w:th dazzling hoa;dY lil!hm . approached h,m from the oppos.to
Jaak~on. heart w'" ",th theh"' ThWh
oould not afford to ~pare 1m.
en
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Mr. Simos slowoo down, pro ·
gave ~p., h is. membershIP . .o! ~e t.owid l:n~.he cocc1ed ,'ery cfl.uti{lusl.v, and was about to
and h1s d\l~les as a !l'agls {a. . ,!,.ou
th I pa.S"S, or was pl\!;sing, tho other oar whon ho
timQ for hun t:D thmk 0 glvmg UP h' e \ ran into t ..... o cyc1ist.s whom he could oot ~
churo~hwe.rden~hll), f~r that ;a5 *e \~t t 1Jl~ l owing · to tho dazzlinp: hea.Ul· i~hl!t. rl'ho C,}~ch8ta
th\lr wOl1ld allqw h~m
0.. ~ Ut grh~ were Mr. Ernest Marshall, of N or~on R oad,
con";lfl.
l~ , Roading and MI'. Tombs, of 38, FlCld l'RoBd.
delight he (ilie Vlcar
~loquenoe Mr_ ..Taok~n . w~o mtlmli~te h that I Reading: who were procecdin~ in tho direche would contInue hiB dut.l.os 8.B 0 uro '~I\r- tion of R ending.
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The drivor of the car p1l1led up Ins oar IIn Mr- J:n.c~on. '!t . reph, Sh&! he · idou~ . In mediately. Mr. Marshall was l{nockctl d OW ll ;
mtere:stJJ of ~lB hee.ltn e ' s 0\1 glve up and was found lying undernoo.th the bO!"ly of
as ohurch~Brden, hut he. Bccep.f. e.d the engine. ~ehe motor !!oout WIlS ooon In atg~ thrown out by the VIC8.r. HI S tondanc. and renoered first-aid . Mr. Ml1.rshall
SImply due to the fact .t.hot.he wae takon to the !l!,oyal B erks H ospital, whora
to face tho elements. HI8 heart it wa!l fcund thll.t h~ inl'urioo W ON nol of. fL
churoh and .the.'"w0rk ...con~ec~ serious chA/ractor. A 1M 0 girl who. was altf~lt br<'a~mg one B ~~cla1J.on Lin on the bllck of Mr. TOJTlbfJ' bicyclo Wile
with a
Wlth \V~;.~ one had beAn ~o.~- !lls~ struck, receh'ing a. 61iffl~t injury to hOl'
.~~0!;:';t.~;.t';- '£il7j neoted
. yoa,"l:s-ever emce .&.8 ~ todd~r li~ I leg, Mr. Tombs t)5oap.oo lRJury. Mr. Mar·
a:
. W&8 taken up. t:o .the gallery. lIe con,gratu shall's bicycJe was oonstdernbly dam o.gcd.
Mr. WhIte on the 8uocessful yea~, and
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tb.t had it not boon lor the abclormal
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o:qlllnditure they would have had "n even botter b~lanoe.
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The following w~re .lected .idesmon :
Trowma.n. MO£.8r8. J . . Ha.rris, J.
T . R. Kent, W . ~a,rris, C,· ~k, G.
ADVERTISING HEN LEY;
A. Wernh"m,
L . DanlellJII. R. Bryant. H.
A SpeCi!LI meeting of ·tho · Henley Town
Zebedoo, -. F .
' A. E . ' Folgatsl,.. ... W . Co.unoil wa.s held r.t the Town Hall on Th urs·
W ..lker, J. ' W
E. A. Ro~s., ~. J . day evening in last week for tho purposo of
, W.
. G. L . :W~ckee. ! affi.Xin g tho corpornte seal to the general
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W. Wil~m8. , district and . b orou'gh I'Rtes. It was announced
a,s . people B that a. lCotter had been rc coivc-G from MCl:lBrll.
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Oldacres llnd Simm~, au,?~ionoorB an~l estate ,
Clarke agents, stating thCL~ UlOY I)l\d bee n In .<>?m- l,
~).ttler r munio.a.tion with the Gro.,\t ·lWost.or.n . Ratlwny
trJbu~e i Co. on the subject of thOIC nd~'crtl~lI1g Hen. ThI8 1Iey.on_Tha"1.00 b1 moan. o! p!ctor.,a~ postore
~:r~"tt~ri~~Y.ill~~a·',-f;or:.~!~
displayed at statl()nS ()n tholf Im~. '1 h. com·
-\.I~·;;~!1!~~j:.~;'~'~,d .r;.:~~l~ii;~l~;~~',~;"i~~ conI p.ny had a~roed to do 00 provldoo I,ho cor.
UJ'".,.'!""!ltA.I"l1
tho poration 8upplied the posters. It was re"
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solved :to accopt tho company's offor.

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RATES INCREASED.
At • mooting of ~he l'Tenley Rural ' Di.,
triot Oounoil tho clerk s ..t,m.te for the '1alf.
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ending "September roU.l was approved.
'!Vile u.Mnltott\1 am()lml of the .stlmate ·.w.. £3 l 4(,!i
ma.do up, as follows: Liabltit le8, .)18~
£80' high",'Y8, £2,531 138. 9d.;
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68. 5d.; ""timated b.lanco
9,. lOd. A_setA in01 £669, ag(i.
30. ·~d., .• nd county
.of : medical oBicor
inspector's 8ala.ries
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