Berkshire Chronicle Reading 05-1914

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The audit of the """,,~nta , u~':':;'~,~d;'6~~+;;~~
, Education Commi\tee t:.w"c

nn'"", ·"'.

Monday
In Mr. J, A.. H.
in en~ a.uditor.
Mr, Walter Pieroe. of 130, Queen's 'Ro&<!.
and Mr, F ; P~roo of 97, C;ardift Road .. at.
tended and object;!, to the payment ;af ~Os.
for the c..ro\akera · at the ""hools, being

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I~TERESTING RE~nNISCENQ~'
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BY " Q . T,"

of tho cxpooso of llie "poll on tho .... Iastion
One school or two. 'l'he amoun', whIch ia

'j'110 I nt~ rc s tin g arlTIOuuoemellt that~1.toM

part of tho larger Bum of £140 3" IOd., tho

t<! pr6l!ide ove r tho Bor.ksidN
AssIzes at R eMling 'will ' a1I M
~ IIl llch s m li ficati o rt (0 the peop~ of
, llIg. 1 t l S n 61gn al honour to the toWD' ~
I C~" LlUlI ly wholly appropri ..te thattheLo~
~ llI cf Ju sll ce sh ould choose the O~Oid
~ .. 'a d lJJ g

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poot of tho iP Oll, was paid wl!'hin tho 6.nancl&ll.l:h:'/';;,r.}~~_,~__ ~~

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W ,'

~udit.

d~ li ~ p
LOI d ~ }lIp

WIll

L lll

open ~ ~

which

Assizes.

lieved' was includod in the accountSJ before
the auditor. coming out of the ratM. In his
obj ection he Vo'&! 't'&prosentin~ no number of,",orklOg- m en ,
tra.de8tnen
and
property
ownors, who waro al&O pr.opBred to p etition

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SO

('ho u~e

lli s

the

o f t itle. that it is : · 8

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payment.

di~

d~£oll.t.

tha L nclll GO\ cromcllt B ('Iard

prc~dml'L waul~

to

e steem

thei r

t.l lll :" rt'C' (> I \'('{ 1 Wi th hO UOl1l" and

were

r e verence

II l1 d .) Ll lJ l<>d chuJn s to t hese co mbined

diS·
t h e m unrc ip ahty of Reading
In :,\ \ 1)(,-.£1t lellr; t allo w('·d to rec ogn~ se one of
th,e m ns t Ji hlf:i.t r iQu6 of their fe llow towno- .

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pre ~ n tc d

D G o()(jclll ld ),

b y t he meyor

who."" the

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" U r.lI Y: m h iS n.dmirnble leCture
0'1 I nHourd t1 ind ~ u s, -nt t hat time
6180
1~ 1l (> ( \ OI P pos 10 11 Di d e acon at' Broad
Sl r · ~. . t
~ll r(' ~ ,d lOn nl Ch urch in whicq
t lh. . .)lIilgp ' ,,- fru her h n<4:1 fm~d ' a ' simili.r _
Om L ~ II /\.d 0 \ IC r \\ hi eh h it' g r a.ndfather had
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p H- !ur .

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- 1.[, I T I' O"R, f) . S ELO QUE NT REPLY.
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T a1f unrd ' ~ l'-ep ly is a n e xcellent ,exa.mple
11 I,''; ~ ! ' l\" Ins I r ~mc wbat fiDrid, style. and

· al so ( 'o ll ial Tl " [l [) e lQq u e ut and Ev'identlv
1~!i l C C I e t nh ut e ,1.() h is . nn.tiv.A town : " AoI c.? I Jt I n ~ h eart \ tl l1\nk s for tll~ hon o ur yoo
li n' c: ('() IJrf' l'J l'll \l po n m c b y tho addrees
t. , \d : h ... Inch ~ o u h n.ve gr eeted :my fil'6t judi! ClU J \'!r-I t
to ) () UI" t own, and o,. lM;lieve me
· \\ he ll 1 :l..;sur e yo u t.lmt m y appr eciation of
t he k l n (l,, (,,-S \\ hJ('h it bre a the s ~ I\n not be
co lJ1.1ined 1Il .... or<lB.
111 this t own of my
hi Ijt.h bo t.h Ill y pa.f'C llts were b orn i here
on e of th e m r es td f r om thoe c ares of a
h h m'..:: Ics s IIi'c ; 1.0 Ul is p In eo the affections
o r Ju:. "id a w 6td l cle n\'c wit h str e ngth un·
dll1Ji n i..: hf'u b} ngc. H e re from o n c who for
11110 1' 1" t 111m half n. oo nt. ul'Y pr~ ided Ol'er
! ~oll r Gr a lll Tll o.. r School. I d e rive d the ele ..
t In {:n t ~ nf len.rJ lln g. a nd tho lo ve of jts pur..
Sli t , u l ld L et t er tha n t.llC'5e I f ou nd . i n cuI...
e n-t ed h\ nn ex n,m pre or ~.J]I.b odi c d charity
th nH~ If~SO Il~ o r C h l'l o;o liall fa ith Rnd ho~
\• \\ h lc h ,JunC' hce n ns~c i atc d Witll one re·
\ f' l' c<1 ul1ag.c b v ma ll \ Ille n in the
various

~ou

~e

a. sf'cond , h o m ~ , n. nu hav e mi n gled the
o C thc lr old rn a.s[c r . Dr. V..lpy. will>
d t h e ('>xp r CSS lO n~ of t. helr re sJgna.ti on a.nd
en ' g ra ti tlld e i n th c i r d Ying h OllOO.
H-ero I
J (:cc l;o.' .(' ci t h ll gr cil t.e~ t trust which fr.eemeJl
cCln con fer , thre-e time8 re n ewe d and nJ..

po li t Ical <c onRiuc ratioll s, from whioh I arm
wd.hdrawn . it W M sUBtainc d soJa.c.ed
a nd ~m de ared by personal reg ar~. whlclf.
eX lslJll g be~o ro It b eCRmc an obj~t o f distan t amb i t IO n . e l.ldure now that i t is 1>80St.
He r e m y profe SSIon a l e ffort s w-c re nret enr

ful r€ ~ te f s , a re a ro u n d me-it was. theM"
f oro, l mpoS6lb lc t hat to m e th-e solemn int e rest, o f thi s 1w u r co uld b e heightened' ex..
c e pt b :,. the add rc£8 by which you- ha.ve
our b y wh l(.-fl yo u h o. \re illushated "'t hie day

I ca n o nl y eX )lreRS a d evout wish for yOji
V Oll ir1'l6.y

' long non ..

t inuc to RIle d h.ppine66· t hroul(h the oome8
of R e Mting , in which you preside, and tha.'
\ ou r d c..-oon dal1ts can find in

\ p nthi"""'f

, a,csu;tfl.nce

, ' 1' tl,rough

their
as I

fellow
ha.ve

the

townsmen

tbe nee

IIl)'iIDr-

~uch _,~~

TceeivM

...

ltC~ . and t hat t he ancient corpoi'&- - .
. b o n o f v..h lCh you are the mem hers IDay .. '

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ugh c ontm11c hy the bleesin g of God t<> repr....
of Ren t and w pr""erve tllat char&Ctar of our
town fo r st~rd y in l<'grity nnd generoWl
k lndlleSB wlll ch I fel t so early. which t
. j ll :lve kn o~ n so l!1t lm ate ly, and now

ex·

g'l~~~4~~~7i~i;g;ii,
Lbe wbole population of R eading,

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-tho \ BUlLDERS

& ~)ECORATO

INC]1EASE- -__
Ol? ·wAt:lES •.
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As a.lread v indicated
ing ha.vo agreed in conf<ITc,oce
6c nta ti vee of tho
ra les
~ . p er hOll
from
JnJxt, Ma.y
and t.o
to • oo.d'l

, t11 c master b u ild ers a nd ~

rr~o~p~p~':j'~~;:I'~

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PRESIDENT:

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the Reading· Tem- '
..t the Palmer· Hdl

In return for the hoo,

i nd lvid ua.ll y, tha.t

tha~

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THF;

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.uOc~rully r.ar.ri-'~

~eoner

w~~~!~~t"'fb ~y

~nother: c~
~h_8r~mg

to~ther!

ma~y

~~.

ntomime~"

·~r·fo~6'.., lo ~..SP~

AT

a~d ~hal Ih~h!o
to ..lslt
" ...... member of the bOard.I"l:><>k. of ~ro. Far~ th<l;V must not forg~'
g t t.h: '.__'",.U · U'IS<O''''''
ocnducted IJte iLJfi;irs ' b .. -able heutenant. SIster ' Farmer, who al.

REA DING TEMPERAN,(;JE
'SOCIETY,'I

cou ragecl-here my ha.pp io;;t h olid ..vs havo
bee n enj oyed, and tJlC scenes, all weil as of
the most ami mIA and c rit ical passages of
m y l ir." n.s of il~ gaYe6 t and most delight-

11Ilor.eMed

E.I
eh~ir.

'l.c<!t PO;lI1t of lel\ality for "",,'ing
()O,ts of the poll (£140) on the one
8Cboo~ quemion: So far the , .. ult
fa.otory, but to eMure it age.in8t
".t;tiQn .Muld be lod"ed with
GovfH'nment, Board; offered as"iotoaD'ce'
,bo osteemed. ".

!lO W

r wZs\ Pol~ :

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THE'. POOR R
· ATE.

"he.ir ha.lf-yeo.r·s e.ocounb and to

lil nllgh the relntion h y which I ~as thep
h OlJ(llIr od WnB necellsarily oonnected with

:r.

"H~w!

p"..,ce~

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Educa.t!on Commi'btee Bhould
the particular and ftlUall Bum
Ulo I1&r9tA.kcl'6 to have he&n

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a l1

f~r
W~tb8€4l.
doc~or,

r;.

bo~er:

.oa~:h~n~'::~ tth~;,.,

, . . ':

mu\~,

~en

:I:

~&nci;n

see

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amount, -in quest.ion, 8\lbjeot to Anything.

Ovei~eard.

!'l)~" »ec.ms

as x'l
W~Ou. 1 ~alkl'1l!

A~DITOR'S.

h~~_
8~,~ork3hop,

1IIDCn~

they mav have te say on the legality of the Inlf the <l
came
JlAymeni,"
.
wa.. very ill, 8iDd ajlked r ;~:,::"t~~:
Mr. Pieroe writ.es to the "
for
ho&d, DeOeaaed' a
follow8:-"I ..m somewhat
I Ijnd ;witnes ••&id '!
an .hnnourablo publio body
epNjl! " Deceased

I name

me ",cleom e,

S~th.

dootor he left a me .....ge for bim
the ~oe"""'d. Witneea oould not
or allowed to 8Il.noboll' whab .. no\ legal. I dec
d'
. e
e
hope S will not think of It for a moment,", cause
e he WM"fIO
mqther .ll O&me
&lidfound
!'<idress.
be: but he
a letter
DI TRIOT
DECISION, ' in thl' ,deooaeed'. P?"ket from :l'is mather.
The du<ttjiot ",,,,btor wrote m re1.'17: .. I am and ""red to her. ' Dr. Cropp SUSf(est&<i
:nov.: fully m po.....ion of your v.ew, on the
lh" deceased "honld go to the Royal
."bloct,. If you had &greed W withdr..w ' Bt>r~ HoepitQ,l. Dooe ....ed had oomj>ll>lned
~aur obJ<>ctJon I would have ""koo the Local to th~ boots th&t his head was 'h&d but no
avornmcnt Board W .ancUo!", the ,,~pendi. , one ihought
,WIUI &nything 8er;,01lll1y
~u.re under the Local AuthOrities' Expen... the maiter with
'
Aot" but I shall nob do 80 if e:ny ratepayer '
I
obj""t., I ha~. given notice to the Educe- "O~ THE
),!an Cammltioo thM I pro_ t<> disallow
D-r C

01 busy life nnd hy 60me who,
rb s ttl.ll t land s, lla ve r e verte d to thiS toWD

I bn.de

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A ' wh-eelwright.. and joiner made -tVr:o
wheelbarrows, and not being muoh of •
. chol.... wa.8 .... a 10 ... how to ""vertiee

mo,:ni!,~ ~itne

8/jg~e"',
a motlvo} . , . to gov eJTI the.,r.,..t.er
amount, oannot for." mome~ be ~itted

~ l o p a l' Lm e n Ls
1lI

.ugg~ted.

wi""

t&~e.,

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Servant (to ber master) : "If vou ple:"'"
sir • .cap ~ ..speak ()I"· y~ur telephone for";
few mlDu!es!
I want to ,tell my 'YOW!.lll
m~ that me and the missis 'ave '00 ' JOB. .
a.wful TOW, and I've given
notice I t _
I~ London Op~nion. It
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T \ ' Sherwin) j Louise
IMiBs E. C. Yates.

CJ~
St~eman,

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:h~~' u~.a~o ';'!:;;:;'~gO

m'u.~'~~k

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rh e a dr1 r l"s ~

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~ , UD~ell.

l

t lll l t IO Il "i .

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'er

~at

onl~h

moot
dis ..
if the

w \~ t hin k lh nt ,i ll your lordshiv'8 poBSessing

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cnron~
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~f

]oc a.li~y .

the

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b,~1d

th~

.u~.ter
PJOr~o:

&nd

or

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cl t l u ' ns In

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.,rograllDn.e_:
,liil'l'!8

"'E"; ,. yej

~f London. ODe penny ,"

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Slocomhe violin ' (Mr. G . Fraser.
them,
FmaUy he put them ;n front of
W anarchy
NeUie M: P.
Wheclor. R
labelliIfg one .. I be for
ou s
M . 1
St'M ' 'r W:ooneson
, a.nd the other" So be' I."
crM tNl th e po~ition, to sl101tor thcmfl6lvc.B
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ad, Hewlett.· {~~
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behind tho hapo of I tho audilar reli"ving
Dece
s mot!'er.' Ev& Furlow S",d&11.
A .. Tomer. pI&l1of rte A , W. LovoU (c01l'l't tre ..uror)
•
Ihom. Tho poll would not have been granted wife of J..mes Smdlill, Egremont Street.
L,R.ADo
,M.,
A,R,C
.- (CS)
,
in ,-ReediJig,-Well
dreaaed
~ru.J (hey not p romIsed to I'"V for it. HO 1
EI
d sh I~~
d ' - - - .. J
R ' d'
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f
' th
B. .): d',",,~n.
. • W ' J , Br.soh •
httle
1
th
b·'
' y. 881 e "". saw
about five
u
0
:
ro Y
Mce W. G. Blair, And P .P :G,M. 'H enl'V '
'
gJr WI
wy ... Ioon,
Street ' or,
therof oro .tran " ly hoped that the audiwr weeks +.go.
Decea.ed wao then
(Mr,
A,
.• E,
Dnuy,
F.RC.O,): (MBl!ohester ,Unity of Od8follow.).
ohmar"PPY!'>&CheB with p.iece of wood: ".I·U · wouRl "t.rikp t hi a item out of
accounte. a.nd wi1t.nMR told him to &ee a. dootor. MGwendoline M. Rossiter (Mr. . A ) W . Wa.8 an ,attenda,noe of over 100.
,. th,a t ..').
l¥. suddenly with,:,
.. an ill"".l p Ayment Irom tho rateR,
\ Deoe86<ld did not, tr</uble ..nd .I>ld he
,?ss.
L.R.A.M"
F.R.C.O.):
Mary
ew. romMkmR. ·" I don't' thInk I'll
Tho
6 clerk: How do V<1<l know .he would!!oet better, he ,did not trouble ..hout E. Ager (Miss Evelyn Iriglctou), Evelyn M.
MR. FARMER EULOGISED,
that' II be & penny up me .hi.t."
mnvor ~Id a poll wa1 n ot le~.1.7
bimself.
When his father died, tw<> Ellie (Miss Irene M,ackie, ', L.RA.M.).;
Th ch'
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Mr,
It wag r eported !n the PI""". ye[!,1"8 ago, the deceaSed went to live with Belinda F. Heather {Mr. W. D. Boseley.
e
weJ,e ga:therea to.
Se'sd:\', bo..rder ·
You- h-"w- m&J
"",~rlo;~::.d~~O. clerk: Dut \Jus IB only . ...n aunt to Book<mht.m, and he "&me to
Ba<l .• ~tc . • &ad . Mr; E. Howard,'
co~ties~oO!l:' ':;h:,e Wjj not helieve it. don't you know. Polly. bu'
Me Pioroo, I prate, t and objoct to any Rea<imll to eeek employment.
He 11""
M, Lee (M!BS GCTtrude
of Forestry wer: !to I WIIoS born with' .......haw-silv!>h spoon in
/rUm whatever com;ng out of the ratcR.
hved on money
which he boclUll6 pOs·
,
; Nelhe M. p , SmIth (Miss Hunel
advice w. He
fr""l my mouth."
Tho auditor'. clerk told Mr. Pierce h. hod .essed I under hIS ifather's will" This
l:-.R.A;M.); Yvonne A. Turner
(applause).
"Well. rancy!
Au' . me an'
takon , note of his obj eotion and aadres, o.mounte.d to £206. t."d be had money in (M,"'s BeatrIce HIll. ~. R.A.~ ... A.RC.M.); .u~,
agree that the proud =other thought you spoke like that on
and would lay the prol<lst beloro th e ,u,h tar' the Post Office besm....
The docwr ..t Elinor
Barry' (M_ . Llhan
Butler,. pM.tlon w . the R oading Disl' lot held to· purpose I "-" Sydney Bulle tin."
No 'Mubt he would he.r from tho audito~ , N<ltLlebed ..... d deoeMed he.d a. weak beart. L.RA.M" A.R,C.M.J: C ..therlne E. G. day w"" due m ~o · small measure te the
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should b e ,,! ish. hi,,:,. to t:~,:"e belare him or I On M~lfd&y witocoo ·. received & wire from B=tcnsh8.w
(Mias
Fannie
Fleming): zealouo and effiCIent work of their I",to secro·
"Didn't I tell you th I t t '
stat" In. obj ection III wrttmll ,
Mr. J'lCkm&n
her 60n wa. very ill, Frances M. Chow"" &ad Theodora; V · ·t"ry. Bra Farmw (applause). Tliey found in
h'"
? as • lme you.
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I but
'er &rrIVl>l .he found tb&t he WM Chowne (Mi.s M. M. Blomfleld. L,Rk.M,J; the year -1M6·87 Bro. Farmer occupying the were ere, sald tho!> l11a!(lstrJ\te .ternly tAlI
AUDTTO}l,, ..: DECTSTON,
' de"".
No 000 h&<1 ever aeen him the Dorothy M. Duggan fMr' W. D . Boseley. poot of p.C.R., and
year. later ho the
.. who had been oelehr..ti.nl
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\ wor.., or drink.
HUB, B&e,. L.RA .M. , A.R.C H ,): Beatrice II\<1pped mto the br,e!!cn "?d
tl\e 8000:0' not 'lI'lSely hut wo well, .. thau I nevel'
PROPOSED SURCHARGE.
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M. M : Eppstein (M;ss ' H 'u tiel .8tileman ·tary of the Re.dlD., D.. trtot. Durin.. bi. w&nted you, to come before me "'g .. in!"
on Mon day M
B A STEADY YOUNG HAN
L ' R AM) M
t S G-.~- - h
. ' tonn o£ ollice Bro. Farmer h&d wilnooood
"Yee, eir." ""plied' th<l prisoner. ' " but
r; ""ce. the di8trict audi'
ar,are
. """"noug (MIM !"any innov .. tions in Lbe .di. trict, wh ich hed I couldn't make the policeman helieve it."
lor. w~t" to ?4 r , ,?,. Pierce 8t.!ting: "I have
Rob~t Jaekml>n of Ja.ckm&n'a Hotel Ed!th E. ,Gree,n): COQ_tance T. He&th
both numerically and financiafly.
. • • •
boted
yiour for
oblectmI1
to the
£1 lor
lOs.apoU
paX! to
1 ThcD'
' t U mtuu
. . J Inymment Fund which
car el.aky,rs
JJTeparing
sohool
of 881'd th
, e d------.'
'I"""""" calD<l ._
"" reSI-dI) ..i h"l8 (MISS Munel Stllemllon . L .RAM)
. . .:' A nge..
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t ' d 1"
'd N
the ele<it.o
, rs. I am inclined te think tIJat the hotel I'n March 50.th.
J?ecelUl;od DIlu!'lly Mu:rhv (Mr. W . D. Boee]ey. Moo Bac,. had been siJ'led "Bro, Farmer'. obild" had "I
1 ef"
SOl d
'11
I b
ber
d j
I ",ent but on his bIcycle m tOO mOrnmg L.RA.M .• A.R.C,M.J: DoriB C. Pjpe (Sis, boon .tarted and
on
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.
e aco 0 one an
e
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to
aoo
out moot of the day,
He w...; toz: Madeleine, St. ·J06<ipb·s Convent) l Elsie 'Thev all rcgor<ltted th&t lll·hoalth a:J ",,: brllUl/l of,
the "my o!,e man open.
t ;1'::...,'
P Y
if O,ey hav e anything to ""y in ,upport of I> ..t.eally young m..n. , Ahaut five o'clock Rudd' /Mi88 Fannie Fleming): May Swl>llow
..· yeare, to "v noth;ng of the in· tlie door, I>ndl the
..se m
anotber',
the payment. . Unl.,.. you ond Mr. Pooroo on S'!ndI>Y
•• found him, (Mles Edith E. Groen).
cre&SlDg volumo of 'forI<, b"" 'Ilaueed
Bro. ,trouse... ; . and I
.manne... " I>Dd
press your abJ ect.on I propose to oak tbe ' fully dI'e_d , lIIttmg 10 the colfee room.
Fanner to talke !.he etop which th,ey all .mOoI! elU'tl. a.rl<\ & vo.ee w,th .. hIt In ItLOC Al Government Boord to II&notion tho ,I He said he did not l feel 90 well" ' th&t '
OIeplored (Him':, hoor). When Ih";r <laW 80 .11 put
,,-,. P ..
by G ,
pnymont u d
th L J A th .ti I E
h d I
b-'"
th
h
I
f
members present that ' .evemng from ,B. Stern.
.
. ~,cr 0 oca U ort
en ,,-118 ..... &ad 'I at e ,wonld
th. elr. own ooun~ nnd IJte neighhourmg ·coun. . . '
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A ct. ,wrote .ugge.otJ~g'
pen"",
. ".
he '8BW
Cropp,
Mr. BruDe
time. lor ~ . doctor.
gav,,," ~. L&ter
a prescrip
tion.Dr. At
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.
' ti.88' t 81'0k,e va um •• f?r thE! great .app,eOia,\ t i A little jealousy dQes "' woman no
fu.th or tntorvlow but Mr P,erce wa. un bl.
S
.
. ,
..
,,- , , .~,
and h'gh e.teem 10 which Bro Farmer h h . .,
"~l
d
attend.t tll o time
and h.
on .und&y Ilight witn_ beard dece"""d LOW FIGURE
"WOKINSHAM. t.on
was held (applauSe): They ,felt the'y <>puld
w..
ler op a!, mak"" her
to thc, dist,rict auditor stating' "With roo
"bout on the I&ndmg ,&nd
not. allow that occasion to pJl.8ll withau' pre· rJ.a
where
etand.: . I can 868UlS·
garo to prossing the objootion furthor on
&nd he 8<?t another lodger to stay w.th
senting to Bro. Farmer 6Omo tangible tokon you If she doesn t feel le ..lousy she oor.e':O)<1(1 oonsidoration and carefully notmg thO '\ him
the Dlght, :
At thi> Wokingbam Board of - GuardiBdlS of their regard, He' ... ked Bro, Farmer to &C. taln?, do,," nO,t feel love,
Lote of women
prooodure in s.lectin!, an il<lm of >to 01...
replying' to the coroner. aa.id on· Tueoday
for" poor rate ·of ad ·1 oept tho gold 'w..tch, which it it wero needed are Je&lous wlthout loving. but no worn""
and small n"", t.o .,avern tho wbole I c..nno' he did not think it' oeooSS&l'y 'to send for in . the £ wore autoori.ed the rate being I would eervo to r.mind Jilin of tJi" day. thai loye. without being jeal<>ua. "-" Gre'"
think ,)( wilhdrawing objection. The amount &
Witnees Ithooght he' was ""ther pr.otioallv the ..m. as II>i't year,
I were gone. Allhou ..h out of h.rn.... they Day.... by Frank Hmis,
on the la.oo of it appe&T8 to bo a jul!t pay_ I queer I in the be"". I On Hond&y mornlnli !Mr. Alln.tt proposed the name of Mr
k;ne,.. th.. t hi.
....ro alway, with
,
• .• " .
mont of w a l(C3 for extra' , orv;ooo. but to
witn e1'" went for Dr. Cropp ..t .. qn&rter M, Sturges, the retirYlg chairulan, as
them.
hi. advico would alway. , be
(angrily): .. I .!tool'd like ,te know
t'M
obeerving that , tlil. wa. Mr. BtlUgea' freely g.ven (H.ar. he&r),
But· wlten they why y<>u &re hilling Ilie Jl8 'the ! peer~..
thn t mnan '[~rn .. a test ""'"' (well, I won t l to eiRht, As witnes8 oOQld not _

was

tll l ~\l Ir- h ed as th e ir bi r thpl o.c.o ; and
P'-~ l . die . 01 n to ~ , all (l t h e legislator

to

J
' THE INQUEST,
. The mque8t was
by the borough
It
be creatm< a d . nger.
(Mr J L 1M: rt" J
Wed
to allow 8 minority, wbo day
. . . I a lD on
nee·

h., \ l r: : ' ('d j h e to , ~ n 1n In s judicial caJ1&City
an d th " to wn COUllc JI recognised tb~ oc~
l it .. !() !} b, p r C'<o:e Il t- u lg hi m with an address
\\ h 11' 11 \\ ,IS p rf' l1l'l r~ul hy t he t own cle rk
~~ III l ' iI CO I, tHl lle d t he rollo wiog 8entenc.~8 ;\.mI1 H R ~ ~ t ht' most c lviJit3eO
na.tions of
i l ll l l qll 1t:: it. wn s
lI ~ u a l t o
nccord publio
II" IJ " III.,(/

;reiooilt&tion.

,(Mr.
and Miss
Belind& . F.
D. BOBeley,
' etc. , "lWd
E. Howa.rd19'nncy H : ' Knowlee .. violin (Mr.
Cl&ric'& M. Lee, pia.no·

IW8.s

I

sa.nction.
T a.(lay the minorit y wanted to rule and uo,ol
iho rooo<llls<d prace.lure, which WM leading

I

d (' .l1 o l l .... t !a : Lo IIR

..

r tl

M~kie.

in the council for tho oasts to be put into noon a1)oul
tho /loco ltn t .. for tho "uoiton to paS8, and
1

a. naii~.
tlr ,lh' ,.) \\ 11 , !l.;ld as a. stuff .gownsman oehoee
t ht"> O:-.f urd C lrCl1l t as Ule arena for his
f ll r ...' II ... h ' a h lh t y. H e was also durin two
e"I'.I1' aIO 1X! I'ioa 5 hl P. for th e bO!u h
l lt l ugh h t~ "fl 8 made 0. judge in 1849 g
" ,,' Il"t tli l the Sprlug Ass izes in 1853 thl>t.

fo;he

and ~in

J6r(\tcd
Not 8Il.tillfi cd nvith the third
a J"C 8oJut ion w as brought forward ft. nd pa-sac4

f

] lI ~l,l\ :n 1 hr ll ch- Mr. Justice Talfourd. ·
1 a CO li I'd ha.d.., of c ourse very c]o8e '--' _
\\ l1h Renrli ng .

Eve ly... H.

in commit teo

Th~

nn ll 'i ISC E NCE.
Th ,' \ ,sit "C th o·L
Chief Justice in a.n
onk :d L',t p n clty I S stro Sly remini.eoen\ r
1I 11 ( . ilh r e x-M. P . for R Qad ing wno go.ve 0
t. lh~. I "rrt''''~J1ta.tlOn ot R~jng for th~

'~.ttH.J. n

council , ana one scbaol d ecided upon. A poll

rai~cl

not grant it. Ill! it would not be legal. Tho
minoTity hod a tim o gi ven-he believed 14
davs-t o find tho guacnntco of £200.
poll WIl..'I jlronted, and again tMv were de.

.1

,.. ......

.... '!31o ..
p ...
. nofQFte

WIlS

liM cema:rided, nnd tho mayor ,said he could

c:

100.

the

6Chool~

Cire:w~~~

J " , " .. 0 Co lc rld ge, bot

l;!tn;et· ' Bellet:

Local ~vernment Board against tho
Tho constitution was 'based on the
m ajO'l'1t.v ruling. The question of 000 or two

th.

1l 1!1.1l R' t h nl h e r; h ould o pen. his
,II. , h e' to" n oC IJl s adoptIOn, '"The ~Lord
L 11I" f J IIMj ('e
of
the day has ' ft6n
1'1'0, ,,,,,d al t h e Assize. at Readin '
I h" lI:; h \\ c 1>cl ie \ e L ord Alverstone 'IHlV!;
to n k t h~ D e rks ln re A SSIZ'eS,
hiB two
l ~1] I ~l d llH l (' prN~ f'C(,S ~~' Lord Chief Justi
1. 1I ......,~ 1l o f K ll lQw(, 1l
and
rd

lflt

j~~~~~~~~~~~?~~~~~

iJ,<l oost of tllo poll, a pari oC which he

lila

'Hi.

clO6<lly1. ass6ci ..ted
l1 ",UI,,'g by hIS r epreS<!Il>tio o f th to
111 "l' ol ri ta m eI llt f o r n i n e e. ..,
n. ......
, e • .. ilonwn ·
. . ..",Db Y h18
II I l l lCm " I t 1 n.Hl.U Y IO,cal
ganisati()ns' b.i.hia
r t' '' ld el l\C(' ~n lt S QutskirU" &nd not
It' - t
IB

;

ano

:yca.r,
therefore
came
LOtoatt.he
~e audi tor
was riot"
p+<-nt
· thecUrIent
nutaet
of tho prfx:ee<!ing8. and the objection waa
hoard by his clork.
Mr \V. !Pierce in hiB protest said
wU
there to obj ~ t to the sum of nearly

(;(C ~II~ . u.s th<: fins t circuit he should Tieh
f\ C' I . lS ap POlntm ~ nt all the more eo ' . .

l1 ,,:l£llil ? wIll. be · tbe pl""" ..t

I '~~~~rj~~~~!~r~m~~!~~~~~~~~

JJi1l11Dle<li.'k;'I~y~~~~~~i~~~~~~~;~lI1~l~f~~l

h~r

• ,. ,
wny. had a p1ea.sant smil. and .. kIndly word
and ' the motion fO?
,aU. and
wb? had proved
lt..a .most
offiOlen'
I!CQOnd'll1·oommand
' (.. ppl..
..uoe),
He
thoreforo had p1eaau.... in · ask;njr - 11i..
Farmer to """opt.. smaU· gold wristI.t
w ..!cli...hioh would
her of tbe time.
in more than 000 ••",e; aod of piea.s&nt
momor;88. It was the carnfllt ·wish and
desire of them all , that they would have Bro.
F ..rmer amongst them for many year. to
and tbat he would live long to enjoy
'
wbich, he IiOO 8,0 woll earned (an·
Bro. G, . Farmer "l'd Mi1..
'' " 'v '"'~u. ~ cordially drunli amid'st
led off with the

~emind

~tar

&etreso .,"
.·M..nnaer:" Why. wh ..t·s the m&t'.
.....
with
that!
:'
-at....
: "'Ma.tterl
1. want you· ·.t o know
rh',;,ve as m';ny I>ge1"8 running ' aft.er me u
auy of the · other girls." "Londou
Opinion ... ·
,> '. •
In ' the day. when
the ShakespeareBa.con controversy was at it.! heisht someone propouuc,led ,a conundrum which h...i
probably been f()rgotten, , He ...ked:
"Why doe. Sir Edwin, Durning·Lo.w,
renee resemble ,Circe!"
,
'

~

~

The a.nswer iB: "Circe turnoo

people

into swine: Sir Edwin tnrn" everybody
into Bu.con. I t

• • •

' ,' Th.ere's alw&ys tli~ cnnal to dr&w
" one of the Zoo keepens taeetioua1,.
lo't.8<"ved when a.~ Press representa.tive in·
how the •.:pply ' of drinking W&ter
the 6ti..in.,dUTing the WIU'lTl weather.
Very ' f.ew or our animals hfW.e wha.\
wGula call a. tremendoUA thirst. When
eleph"bts begil\ f,bey shift it by the
. ~gu'd ,' f~nder wlten they WC(8
swp.: ' - 1·
'
camel. h",ienlt had a drop _ fot'
once 'they begin they dan't .toP
'tide."
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