Berkshire Chronicle Reading 05-1914

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Tho Cav'enha~ ~up.tj

~~.iaV&::~
engaged for over elgh\ .hours OD. ~ . y_
a case concerning two p80plo weu knC?~n In
Whi tchuroh, Ho.rr], Aldridge, f&tmer, o!
Hoc-oh . Fo.rm, &nd )!;lIen Gerkude, Kerr, t?>" r:;i.i" hi,,1i~i?-1.
17.ycar-old daughterl of the. yjllage bl&o\Wn.ith
alld innkoepor, who . applied . f.or
and . W8B
granted an affiliation order agamBt Afdndge,
ilor former 8weetbea:rt:
There wer.e some
,harp encounter. between the advocates, an~
ono witness was &0 an~ ' W;l"&.b th'e
examina.tion of counsel tlia.t lfi r-eply
questiOu he 'rotorted, U Shut up; I 'WI
you one under tho c.a.rhole."
r .. 1..

(ll"O63

'ff C!n8

out
to

Mr

the grounds of Y (KJmaru;y Howe. Two
will be in 8.ttendft.noe." After the Mr- :
Illa un.i;" will m arch througlr th" town.

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th o so nior of tho oompl&lIUUlt, and, 111 . pO&Jti \m in life. he wa.s al¥> her 8Uperl()f, The
pnrt i03 had known eEtCh oilie.r for ovor 2~
,-\'ars, ,Abou t Christm.J{' of 1912 defondant
arpOllred to h&v9 tak~ f..ncy to her. Sho

W UjJ ve ry muai.c&l and sang wen, and ..".&11 8.
g irl oC rnt her nice appearancb. Qn Janu~
19t.h he persuaded her to go to a da:noe with
.l,i m nt Wallingford.
At that tlma her
mother W8.8 aw·&.v in lre1and.
Def~dant
hf' inlt., 0. friend of the girl'e father, pe.rsuaded
1lilll to al10w his daugbt.of to go to the dn.n<?O,
nat,ura.lIy trusting ' him to look after bOI". At
I.hu t t ime sho was~ ju8l over 16 years of a.lfo,
illU] t.hat wa.e the b~innin~c of the mi80hlef.
f) urin~ tho supper mterval ho appeareq to

!!£

W.

nn d Lioutennnt llaker. The... 1'&1 '.
or ISO. The route "&8' c.iell.~
Roa.d, We.'3te.rn Elm. Av-enua..
Hoad ...nd baok to the Sutt.. Ao'Oj
of t.ho m arch·out aiz: r~run. jo\poo..
.
. );G TH OF . THE 4t.h BATTALION.

l'nmp~ :a.ti\"o

table of t.he

8t.~ ~i' !th•.

to Il'o by coach f.rom .Tilehur.t to Oxfo~d on
July 9th.
She went with several frlcnQ~'
Deiendant did not ", job hor to g.o, and i,:,tl'
mawQ tiat , Bo rne other JlO!'fi0D behB:voo 1mr.roperly Wllh tho complamant durmg that
ilay. H e •• \d the £hild Wl!IJ not h;', but ],.
1md admitted the p&ron\a.p;e or it over ~nd
over . againt and ho..d promis~ 00, m al"'l·Y tho

I &.00 JTlan who re;.
camp and performs 'Bix
bouro' .".ilI

" :' lalldi nA' before your worsbips, and :\, ou

ra.tions dur ing

the wook ending 9th

m nrriago.

TII.e mbM~

understood. ,ho lI: .. ve .£6 6.'1. 00 Januar.y l~tb marr.\' har .

to her d~ugll \j>r, and the .,omplam.nt, In
r . pl YI t.old hor I"0the~ somothing, Defend"!'t '
cnll~ tho sarno morntnK and ·Mre. ~ K orr .&old
10 hIm, "What have you dono, Harry! You
hayo broken !'l,V bOM rI" He Te\>lied,,,"Thc ro
";0 wOl'lle thIng., .than t.hat happen. Mr •.
h.er r tl,o~ burst JIl lo te.~s. Mr. ~eJr, .hen
camo In to ~!nn c:r and (iefond,a nt "MId to
.Mrs. K e r;:
'X)lf you te ll , h Im.? I, Mu.
1{err rctLlcd,
No, you toll hlm .
Th.o

l

uf t.ho oos.ta.lion

r: llL" h:l d ~M will 1)1'" :Hlmit t NI free.

Sh.ciuld
\\"('1. tJli ~ ('o ll ce-rt will take
i ll I iH' R :din.z ~( ·h oo1.
.
I\'O'l'ICE .
( ';1.Yf' I'!\ h a m
and U ooding Vctorana'
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n hQ d oyot.od to <t..h o Roadin g B lind

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BATT, ROYAL BERKS
REGT
.

'l'hu nda y a'nd
a..ncl i&tJ"1. in::lt., at 8 p.m.
2. - Dut.ic!i :

Friday,

No n -COnU111 *il0J1OO

offi oorB

for

n.ncl Ll1.lI c-Oo-Corpo ral A. E. Searle. '
lI skE~try. -.
Tho l)oncgnJ. n.nd month- .-:-wi II be hold on the
R8.lIgo o n Sa.tu rda.y , oom-

.hAm .. I\'[r. 'Wlleon was tho apokcsmo.n, arid
!-t o said, "'Va are }H~re to have e. quwt
fr icnd!,y talk OVOr this" unfortun .. te .afi1aar.,1
~rr. Batt added .. I don't know wh"t 'Mr.
Wilson's occupa tion is. but' he does a littlo

at LIe p.m.

(h) No.3 &ction
insl rul"LloJIIl.I pract.:.oee on SaLur..

nty, AU<>ntion is called tc)
datod 8th ApTil, 1914.

,
dc tootive work for solicitore." .
!\1r, Ma uiott : You ha.ve no busine!8 .to !
m ako such a n i,mp-ro por statement. .
l\ fr, Hatt: It is not o.n· improper etatemen'
a.t nil .
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:\1T. ~&rriott: You OU8b~ to oonduot your

eyory non-com~ ioned

man of tho Territorial Fol"08 .
a.nnlla.l ,training iTl _CAmp .ff!r not I
tha.n 16 days will r GCO:'V6, U1 addItion to
". lId nHO"'8.nOO6, 8. bounty or £1 Bub loot
pro\"is:ong of the Anny Ordor, which
at.t<mdanee <lit the full nUl')bei 01
d O WJl in TerritorioA Foroo ' Regulacamp, and qualifying in the
ID,os.,e,.y course in the prev;oue year,
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o.f.j(,l1cl8

prQP~rly .
.
",I,r. J:latt., I ~ I!oinll' to. I d~re "r you
dOll t lik~ It, Dut you muel ._116" It. I
ohall oonduOt my ca.oe P:r<l])<>r1y ana -..ithoiit

c.. a

'Y ou r

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H oroort Prett>' ho.s 'orw.rded to the
copy of ,. pam-

• Londondorry.

H

HXBBERT pll£TTy.. . '

T b.i fine.t .abing chooola(" i and
I T offee oomb:n,od-Mackintooll's
TolIee tie Luxo.
.

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.Y ou atop

youroeil.
.J' 1r . H!'ott: I am no' goinst to ha.ve
lnterrup\fcns.
~JJ . MarTio_" , Yel. :you are.
_
~r~e Cb~arrnn.n: Go o'Q. ple~ .
MUJ'9 K orr then went into tne -witnoss-bo:i
and ,harp out _her 801ic~to~tI ~ta.temeqt. "She
o.dm.ttod ;ollmlt Ald rldJl<l Of o.n lUoideill
whon sho wae .. young Kat.

PAMPHLE'r ON ULS'l'ER,

Tho ncoompl\J\ying letter Ie B.! follow8:" E lmhurot, Reading.
Bir,- A. '.. feUow-towllBmo.n ..00 o.n
tho same ward, as yourself, JD4y I
you to rOOd the encloood pam'UloMr', Prot'lfl'! Tr.ine<l
trarutions, and with a knowIreland oxtending OV~ f forty f.~
' .
Dovor beon able to follow . Li
in what i! oalled f Horne Rule.'
practioaJ poiiti()ll it ."""'" difficult to· lntr!1l'
duoe a 8a.iis(~rl alternaltive to OUT_pa~
.yalem ; but nobody 'Ifill deny tb&t thI ••YIIi
tem pre-sents m ~y dr&wbaob, And 9M of
t.jl .... io tho rn~i",,1 0u.pport. 6000rded bi
.leotars to party leader. WIthout ad.,q1l41e i.I;.
of t.he subject under diaoU4&ion.
reason, nnd booau... I feel ooniJdonJ
nearly {lll have a d...ire t.o do wha.
bitt experience difficulty in ....,.,rlaiD.
roa·lly is dght, I commend this p~.
t..o yo ur perusa.l.
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II You rs faithfully,

u~ ist.al1oe.

:Afr, M·arrrolt:

PRETTY'S APPEAL.

f\

wh~n - he

- .:Mr. Tom Wilson, .. _travoUer, of Caver- ploughed ,. disk~, and
and defe.n<{a-nt'!!I uncle gave "imila.r ·BUmmer preceding the

RREvZY VI VC1'1()N

'-.n.

for wDCk endi ng 16th i.n.<rt._:. Sergea.nt

o f R od la.n(ls -'Yard

orde r

special
These '"'U .." . . . ..
selected land ~nit:i.bll,,:',"'o'T:""~'''!I1.~nD;;?i{'~I . tri·0;1
'the kind of fa~llll to
farmer it sccUBtomed. The
Di!iVE, ~.tnl,IOYe:r1I
from 160 to .92Q scree in
Ol'l~,'no'>d
each ' of them ' from 60
ailJil'lto."lI\l!>)I'Ily,.

sha.m

nina( bctJleen tho deIe ndant's mQthe-r ;anq the
d e fcnda.nl;'~ unole" who w e re apparentlr
J\VQT.~ O to the marTI8l! o, he would lena th.e ·
m ag,strates to Judge .
Mr. K orr and hi.
d llug'lt~r wont to tlJ..e dofende.nt'l!I h ouse,
where were the , def~ndant'lt' brpth or Charlio
a nd his unolc-.. Mr. TOln Wilson, of ·Ca..,.er.

l.2t1i,

!od " Vlstor'. Proteet, " setting out
lIl (llls',naJ, politjcal and imperi..l ,reIIIOl/-'
s.ing 'to Flllbm !t fA) Homo Rule. It: u
ns a ll nppoal to Gr.,..t Britain by tb.
.
G. S. King, M.A " Rector of Lim...
, Derry. and Cillnon of St. Oolwnb'.

Abo'!t Ch.;iof.m""! Ii!",,' he told running

rum·"rx)Ut. whf't

.he h..d don. durinlr h ...
H. wao OOl)t.emplating lI et.ti~ ", ..rriod.
"tJdJ'. ~ObArlee Al~idlJol d e!enda..nt 8 brother;
refeM'ing to the interview ·tha, took place in
hi. hoo .. Oil Fe~i 9th, .... id t.hat 'Â¥r:
Rorr ·got 'up ,,00 '..,d, .. VerY w..n, ,H&\TY,
thote j ... doubt ..bout i~ and 10U Ihall not
mrurry hor."
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If

"H" (WOKIKGHAMI COMPANY.
l.- Po.r..do., : Tho compn.ny wi)! po.ro.de a.
Dri ll H all OIl Monda y, 11th 1II"t. , ·..t S.1n
.1 r(\5:i. d rill o r df'r, - R ooruits will pa.md.
tl('::.d ay,

told
lif...

The

w.,

lOG , C a.\" f!r!'lhn.m R ond , Roru:ljng.
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British fllrmer with II

Too

'·l,_di ng. To b~ fn ll o w od hy a oon,·1;:("!." Tn J.V be obi ained from Mr, F.

Society ,

f

He never ' promifJed to to tina a houSe built and

bU flOd J:I~ face 10 hLS hn.n~ ~nd wept f C!f W&8 the 're.'her of Ithe child, and ordered rum' ..fenced; ;welm " are'· drille d.
, oruc . mtnu te~ . , Def end .nt )omed hI m 10 to
4s. a w""k 'until the ohil<,l iB 13. They &ble. four-roomed house. to.." j,lI er
w!\epmg, whIt. M'<8. K orr and . h er daughter . 1 pay ._, 0< 6
nd ' In- 6d oourt
b
"I b
!
'
were also cryinJ{. D el e ndanL ha d onc Ibm a. 90 gmnlA:'U J.IU s. coat>8 6tm.,
1m sta.n~a.. . o,rna
or
round tho gi rl' s neck nnd
d oing all he co.t..
.
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..
. .are bUIlt before the
..
O<luld, under tho circumstance., t.o oomfort j The . ,!,agI8tral<l' were R. F . Duff . .~sq. (on . settler. The prepared llUld lB
h er . pcfcndant p r omi/ux t to mnrry t.ho girl. .h e nh.alrl, A. T . S l.mpr.on., J, ,P . K~g aIld --tlBu&l~ with oats , whea.t and
Hn &aId II I mean - to d o the right thin," by qhar~ H_ Pa.lmf'lr, EYJ#I., AdmUM Sir.. Fran- eady in. spring. eo that· the
h e r. but I am not Ten d.y to marr'y her now ,OLe ~owell. K,.O. M.G .• i:J1o R ev. R. R,. ~a~- riViJJ~ during ' the ' anmmer
llnti l I get anothor h ouse readv for my Do.Y19, .T . N61ghbour .and W. B . Wilha.ms,
I
d'
---- Th
.. 0 J
18 h,, 'K
. E8q8
'
~ a r.ea y un -er way . .
e
mo th OT.
n ~nua.ry
t . •u _T .
err went
'
improveme nts on ;thi!&e reaoY-:III!"l<'
to &co ?-.1r. Aldrld$le. a.nd hl.B ~irst words t?
ha.ve'C"'been fOUl\d "by
·M r , K e-rr wcr-o Everyo ne I S lfltlocent until
f
£550 uE,w,or,le:
th ey are prov.ed guilty.'" Mr. K err th"'e·
~om . .
up on loot hi, temper and ot.ruck the delen.
A
:; I~ .J .',. J 1'.J >
•
~.~~1'<l .o~
danl, and d efend.nt ran out of tho room like
•
lISted pnlle.
CoIT. 8pond""",o follow<'d.
On
'
fOr cost of
.
a o<>Wnrd.
F obr u.ry 9t.h an interviow W'" arranged , o.nd UNCONVEN"I:IONAL CANDIDATE, .a.nimated b'r _a
,to
wh ether thi-.
tho re,ul. of a littlo plllJl.
I
landa adjoining its .traek

nil air riflo match
D i!Jtrict. Air Rifle
:'al1lf(ln y aft Nll()().J1, May 16th/' a..b'
rr l\linintll N" R ~n f} Club, AJ rod

.

1>. deemed

d C' rc ndQ.~ r th e n , t.old Mr. {fen about hiS o... icl e~oe.
,'i
I
t~er . }\eOOy-madO
daufthiw- ,8 oondl~ton..
MI:. Korr groo.n~,
mn. iAtJlatAlli found that. tho defondant ted aad .non-.irrigated.

~ID\'.::!.I , 1.11 1\ po shootjng
' ~ ' \ ' R ·:t.Jin;.c
a nd
I"

accustomed 10 handle
way will a4va.n oe such
hogs or sh-e-ep,
"a.re,u.IY

compla.lnant B m olhCor m aqe a comln:unlcatI~n her all ho had ev~ done ·m his hfe. a.nd ehe Canad ia.n

f'p!'!l-air nii \itnry sacroo oonoort will
fi!O"! ,-fI in f .hr. g rolmds a.t Y comanry
frrJ!ll ;) p .m . to 5.15 p.m . on Sunda.y, " .

All

At Chru.tma8 he lI:ave IlCr a I;old "No doubt evervlme will blame rna, but

wa tch a.nd wrist bra.celet, fo r whioh, it wns 1m innooont of itl'

poe.. '

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fa.rmen cotbfortably '
Bpe;cial prov\Bion . to en-able_
ti,ve eettwr p eh"ODall" ' to
I
b'
.
'-

go{ld

F.e act

1B

,-.farm,. and_ ;!hen

pur~Q~, ~he. C.nadlan
w~y 8 lnte~~t In . ~~ ._ ..

.,e"'M"

l:t ~a.
d~mon.atration
poirite

vince.
of"
.pr.... ti"aJ

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B~nd £200. Here. In

Mr . HaUT Aldri)Jge, . the defendant, who may

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>~J;)t'''EN . rO,O!-~:
"" ...... \.,
1'1\"\ -"'.
wiiil~~'ARCBES. 2/11, 3/8, '.lis. '.f

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wit h bn.nd, in t he C attle l\.1nrkot. Readat 11 R.. m , 'o n S unday, M{\y 17th., a.nd
Yeoula.nry H ouse "f6r a.n open.
hll rc h sc r \':~o. M c·d o.1s o.n~ ba.dgcs to, b&'

11 th.

I

6~tord . St., · R.e'adln.
. - TELEPBON'E' ~s'i , . ,

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LAWN: iiMitS, , :12f'I ·~3/'.

hi ,1'\.1

II.S she "Wa s no t at all w.ell.
Sho r ecelvoo to her about her jconauot wfth oth~r m erl.
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9.
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h
lI;(' \'crnl letteu ~r~m thn d(Jfo~d&I1t inquirinJl S h o smiled a.t the~ Rnd g~vo t.h0D\ the glad hUl1t tlll. h e 1l.:rrlv~ a on t -e
n g 10 h~r ~ondlt lOn ,
but nOlther , !Of tho.., oye. La ot Bummer ~ba ""m od on w'l th a m ..n selects hllJ land ,
lett.e r" ~ou ld bn produced, bocauB8 !Vhcn the I ato.ying in her houee. H e went, ~ .hor houltO
BEADY -MADE F
r,ofnp laman, r ~ tur l1ed he a~ ked her ~ oe&t.roy Ion J a.nuary 13th, a nd Mn5., K orr a..eked ,;"ho
In ordex: to m eet
UICIII and .t tho sa,me tIme prom.~e d her was 'the father 01 the cblld. Ho replied

In ,' r ph to

'l"'-'-'1\,th" r

&&,.

It i. one of the mMt wicked and About .. year ...go .. ~d had ~"'kt'II her to da-nl"'s, te~t at the ~,,~ of
('ruel ,defen ccs CVQr 6e t up. in D magj stratos' ole. He d S!li.ed ~o).ntimacy alleged.
Ho annum. Unde r this
,·our t. ~.. In October th<t gIrl "' .. sen-t a'Yar, had, from ~me to ltim~, bad C&U80 to epook sett~r the settl er d oes n ot
or not.

C. D yland:
Battnl'on
Colou ·Scrgeo.nt C. WI
8S

W : ,.ru;1I " aiOO
th
. capita]. th e . Caril><iian
0 ClG.lrmo.n: . e
.~ e
on .e eVl- \h68 adopted lUe_ scheme
de~r ~n&,.ot.t
I
to " that h
spread over twent.y Yjlars ,
r. . arr.1
wen ., on . k
unle
chliLrged !;lot ' 8ix ~r I cent.
not; ~a.nt to I\ttemp~ to ma 0" 00. r lUI' , took ' f '
f 160
bu t .t ... em'od to blm 00 very unfa,.. that a !" ,. 110 IIl'm , o
case of. th&t char.... tor .hould ~"v~ been Canada, the settler.

WJII know wllOt h or to trus t me another day said be began to g~t friendl y..- with MiEli K err in value £200 on

I NATION~\,L

ha.ttnliop. will I parade ~1..S strong

- ,.. " ••'-1

be~oh"" ~o~.

openod In ~(Lt waYt tha.t he felt It b18 duty,
g irl. In View of t h e evidenco thilt would be to lefer jto tt"
~.'!
~<.d !cd the. dofence Wile extraordin.nr:v.l wic k ed
Havin gi' oIddrcssoo th e ma.gistratee a.t 000'
and oruel. /I I s ay it," e xolaimoo J.'lr. H att. sicle r ablO leng t h, h~t oalled

.I HEADlNG RAl'T"
.
RESERV~"
f 0 1".

44,

ra.~ cd in Ngo.id to Ol e girl joining a pa.rty tied m any way ezcopt upon.-· t.he . eVldenco settler to · farm this

t<> Ix> h eld by the 4th Ba.tW op Royal
follows: D ..n G oom.- '
from 23rd to ~ MaT';
& oomPanY) r.nd E <>Om.
29tH to 31.t 'May . Every

&ergoo.u:,.:

Up~~o-dat~ ~ODIn.o¥~rs-.

The defendant afwrwar<l8 drove tho
~, rI homo, and. just beforo gottin)t outttl!
Mr. Marriott: Why did not the Benoh
the t.rap ~<? sr.e tndoore she 8W OPl'eO. A . ed ,taivBne when that molt improper ap~1
convC<'S&t.'.'" follow';'!, .fter .wh'~~ he k .., . made by ~. Batt, !who 'wod you to
hur and wished her G9<>iI:nlg hL . Mr. Hatt him and JedgOO h'
1ft
' .
JoscTibad '!.h<l 6ub,uqu unt Impropn~. Th e
M B!'tt. I ' bt."l"''!,.ot; aokod tba
c hi id was born on MlUch 21st, and 1t wae a
r.
.
. vIed'
tho
{ull-tim o ch ild,
'The quest ion ha.d heen tratee.'to trust. mo.
on If want 18 oa-~

C'lr! t,v haa boon roooived . for~week.end.

Offi{'~r1~14on: Mr.
duty
H.

,·,~",,,.&_&O LD

11." '-

K ·E ND CAMPS.

rr ~

i~"'·&lL·E
. - ,., 1',\'

hay(~ taken her .up.!tair~ to the top of the

n,lia l,on Roya l Berko Regupent MO....
wid e - on -lat May, 1913, tb"e ' numben
9\).\; on lot May, 1914~ the nuin~
gSL On May 1st, 1913, bow,nr, t.b<in .
BOO pri"ot", ; on M..y , l,¢.. ' 1914, tbare ,
854 .: a docre..e of 46. .RhOruito Me atill

whioh

." ,'~"'•. "'o

o f The naw. Gato, both of w.hloh p OSlh ons
ho 1111d ex.-Qupied · for tho 'Pn.s"'6~ ycare. The
delendant wn.s a singlo ~an aM ver., mu~

.

of C-.pt&in

,

w.

On TII""r,y o\'onin~ th" 4th ll. ttalion oi
H"." 0 I Berk. R ogtment bald .. mo.roh-out;
t,lle ' rom mn.nd

<>om-

.;
'd ' h
M-r . Hatt, in op~ning the 08.e, 88.1 t ~
compiaina..nt W&8 a eingle wom~1 age4 .17,
8nd silloo
left oobool ehe had o~en ItVInI;
with h,r parontB ft.t Whi,t chnrch Hlll\. WhOTO
hor fath or was i1bl&ciamlth and .also 1~~':l8ee

l\ nnua.l clllll'riflca.tion of ~lll1era fo~
Sottth M idland IhI&!Zn Brigade u.k .. ~
'" ) t h e Depot, II
. g, flo-morro ...

I.OUT.

~e

B~a.rriottan'·dbaB:~~) I~~~~~~~~~~~1~~~~~~;~~~~~!:~:;f:~~~~~!j~~~~~~~~~~

(instruoted by Me&'Jt'B.
ralD
'andtJio
Mr..d efenoan
C . .8. t.'
roOpresentOO

Th~

,

E T Hall aPl'.eared ror ·

p'la.in~t

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