Berkshire Chronicle Reading 03-1918

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O...... tUl ' Guero., of ..
' ·March " at The C~ice, Well
the ~e of Captain H. C·
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Mr. and MH. SlJtlJC('r
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lJo.a-<>D J'~ 27, at P ark PI, ,·,
JJ-Iq_~ the wife of C&Ptai" i'. ,,~
~ CQJi(ara), a 1011.

BeUJe, N~ · eon.
Tvc&a.~ J'ebruary . ,
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and Mr.. Ih ,
TUcker, a daqDter, Per". I vy.
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CoBU'- ELDIUOOI.-On. F.bruary 20, at Ii,.
PariC Church, Al..ecot, h7 the Rev. T.
B_Iett; Rector, Cyril Croela ~, .on of ~.Ir.
end Mn. R. T . CObden, FarlngdoDl .Bor.,.,
to Caroline, d~bter of Mr. and In n . L.
Eldrid,e, of AI NCOt, OXOl'\.
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BoI.'l'ON. ~ F ebruary 22, 8amll 1 Boltol!, I r
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BRADFIELU.

Cxom Bon-.-Th' Pari.h CIluroh oll~u.

beld tlteit &IlJlual ~~r

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P1ltM. etc., were lad....eIl In.

WIDH Dl11n.-Ia aia of the Parish Nute.
hnd a ... hilt dri ..e, arranaed. by IDes

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As a tt:';"ber 0. tl1e Readiq .Phqanthropic
Mr. Webber ..... reeponllble
for a --lot of ueefuJ. lfOl'k.
Whell. the late
Mr; Harry R.it~ ....8 eecretar" It ..... hT
hiJIl that Yr.
eb~ was freqoently consulted as to th liIIlI I)f action which .hould
be taken. A eo~mporery ..... lIr. Tom
Blake, and this trio
m~ch exInitiall quickly en- celleot work. The d
rentl~ abo
a
member
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the
Readillr
and
District
p:"hel:e on receip~ of
and
h&,
r~turned in full lIaster Build!!W !Auooiation,
whilst al ....y. ~1 .nd ... iUing to l.ieteJI.
uc:bjtnc'=cIII( not approved.
to the demanda ol~h' emplqyee, and to ,!vhe
~hl!ll1 propw CloD. id..... tion, watch~ Wlt
the uqno.t O&ft
d ~jte.taolL the Interests
of the ueoeiaj:io . • r. Webber w.. o~e
of ~he foonden or the Readillr aJld D~1!lct

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Li-..cJ Vle~. r.roteetioll A__nation,
oot_porary !ll8m1ie1ll belllL the 1... liMen.
q.,mp
Ba1JD8lt"~~.
Winelet"
and IIr.
IMn Nortl1.
the 1.
now
of B"-hton.
He ... OTked ~OIIt
. uoaely in the b1iJldtng
lip of thill~.
c! he had the ~ure of
f .ain, it attam
.,..ition of oo..lderable
,
InlluenOll In the
Dllnr world. Xr. Web.
bl!r ..... on' the qxeOOtive fo)' man, . y~ rs,
and he ...aII honb~reiJ on two .or three 00•
callions by bel~ 'h~ ~ theu chaiPlll&ll.
He ... 81 largely in rumental i!l the !Jrranieation of th lao ual ,tnl' tri~81...,nuch
of water and the this body used to a dertakl'. lIr webber
Reading Fire Bri- 1IU the licen_ 'of the Prince of Wales
.. OI:aoIe" in Win. · (which licence l\lI held at hie death). for the
would
lon, peri~ pf 88 ,.OIflt-Certilml, one
... .lIIlII S
d4M,troot.
of be lonnet Ul\.brolten terDJs of any
licensee in the distriot.
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"00 oolour
In rM~t . to IIiIr, Webber's connection
wu fortunately witb OddfeU81?1Iip a ?'!Ir,. old friend of hia
which w~ how- said to the writer: "TIll! d_aed. YU •
the gl'ound floor, m6m~r of t)1e ~"'hire LodIl'8, 1111.1011 ...a.
other ftoor~ the- ..talillehed m
tud a. lit. W~,*,
aDd with waa the fourt~ ()lj Illtla m_ber made It I,
ot 8&lr. to see thAt! h~ ".. 0Il6 of the "nior
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. OddfeUowa
diatriot.
He p . - l
IrQOdlI-t~
tbr~1l
all th ~ii.c. ()f hit Locl... and all
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the diltriet 0 - . IJn.d w .. a P.P.G .V. nf
a telephone call tbe dietriot-the hia'beat honoo" to be ator AQ • RI<*Ir' tained looallT. , t _ Webber aMistM In ~p
arrival it 11''' . fol"Jll&tlon of nearlT eve'l1.: lodp lor malee
"a~ehO\lle at arouod, aDd~a9 U81lll:.p~nt at the
woil ' ~ p
pe hat al ....,..
tho "
a yv! " p in
in Oddfenowfrom the t a~ both on i
c'
and _tal lide.
which had Jh eoold alar a
~ and in thi8 8"lnin Bro&d I nAIItloD he w
re«lUIII1t!j in nIq_t. lIr.
aat&b- ! Wnbar re
the d,i..triet at vuioUI
.ere run out, ..nd the I A..M.C.,
, timee lrith Hr. Hllnry
OCI..IlN+~llIImounded and with ' WriPt. ... ho, b tb. .....J:.. hu - been..JIreeto h..1id the bri- l eat at ao f.
tkin '7 of them. Which
able' to wor\r I Mn.ind. me ~ in thll/ 01_ day. hit
tbe ~
_rade
the ...Ueman I haft
toor aDd IU ' .at _tioa". '11am thele ..... lIT.
by
rt .itw,
.... . Vr. Wrirht and. Mr.
most
II " ftgcl8M
• who, 01iaOddfe1lOftlalp
my opbdoll,
cob«1'&IiIlIated
_ did more for the
Wilder, tllaD aIlT til... ~l__ in the dUbict.
..ihe and spirl, ~ th. . lie tIlI*e .lao win OOP1 tWa."
""2"~oIe feature ... the
III pollticle IIr_ W.w.r . . . fer a nualler
oahap, ocoupied 01 Jean • Libel'al, btt law h. became a
work.aien, whiob i. ..pport;er ~ Co1011el Wn-, anel lD ueMtda.troyed builcI.- iIlr that (tntle-.n performed much p~
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oiber II bum&b1e "
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ConDOP, took p1~ iD Southend Soliools IOD
}'rida,. lI'Yen.i.og, fAst week. 'Mr. Robineon
acted . . If.~. Thll_OOIDJIIUlY weo't! reiafo~ . NIlW Fa~m CoUagei. Mepledu rharn. aw"! :J.
hT friends from Beenhalll ~ Enalefi . ~. DUWaT.-on F~ li6 alter ... &pU' 1 l.,
The prise-winnel'll ...ere : La4iee: "'1,
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~, at her home .t H igh W,oomh.>. 'I, .,
Dodd- I }IN. Hall: $, Mill& TOJDll, m]'ste..r1,
Hannab • .Ides' daughter of th ~ lat . !.!.
Mn.
G.nt\e~!Ij 1, Mr. W_ Fo"lke :
i-min and Elizabeth D rewett, 10 h.·, J/:/
2. Yr. Willtin.eon ; S, .Mr. A. KDnPll: mys,.ear.
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tery, Yr. E, Cox.
Ec.uOTT.-On February 28, !It ;\ " ,'" .. l
St.. Leooard. -ou-Sea, from ..pt~c pneutn.:
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Cier. Eletonor fifth daughter of t!,. , ,
· BEAR~D.
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Re ... Canon dh&rl~ John Kl.Iiott. V 1LJI ,
M-ulauG. 0' 8Tur-SnOUMT BkJO B.Wjnldield, Berlc.a.
The man.w.e of MiM Glad,.. Jed,., ~hter ET.u;a.-On Februer,. 25. at H qrtia H ill. ' ' .f
of Mr. aud Mn. J . JeI"', of Carterion, Ox,oo,
t<>1rn N ..... bury. Catlu~rine babel. 8«< , I.
&J1Cl 8IratI....rpant P.
BeamWh, CenadilUl
dau8'hter of Mr. and MrA. A. H . E v, '
Army, _ of lb. and Mn. A. J . BeaQaieh, of
aged 26.
Cork...... eoWa"""i ~. Bearwood , Church on Enlou.-On February 19. at N o.. 3:W ar II ,.
~,.. The bride h.. f.or ten ,.eaN ~ a
pital. of inft~enu and pncUnlorua, P te. '.\ ".
member of ~ Poe~ 0Il0e et.a1I, .Dd. the l>r¥oliam FredertCk Eymoro. Oxford and B u, ,
croom, "ho had been on ~,.,ice at; the Fr<!ll~
L.L of 18 B rook Street. W BIt Rea,h.
"" wounded in 191~
Majo. -&, le" th.T _{leT 4' 181l~iI' aenice fOr King and coun\[
Redell of Beuwoocl, ollici&ted.
:rile I>ridej
ad 21
"ho ...... gi..en a .....,. b,. her f~ther, Iormerl,. F~-On F ebruary 27, al •.Dean·. Fa r" .
0( ~e B.A.S.C., wore a dr_ of pal.b1u4
Ce.vcnbam. B enry. $&Cond ~~1 of the I.',
c~pe~.. aDd ...... attended by Mi.. Rf
Wm. F iaher. of Emmer Green, aged ~J
HoP. . . . br)deam&id. ;Mr. B . A. Glad, .... ho
yea....
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f rd
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bad ..rved four and. a half 'yean in the Car-- GUNT.-on Febrilar,.. 281 'It 38'7, 0" 0 H t,...
dian Arm,., dUeha..ed the duties of belt m~~ .
Reading, Albert Walter (Bert). p"""..
After the cereDlOGY a _ptiOll ...... beld a&
R .E ., the d oarly-Ioved .husband of Bnth, '
13. Wokin~ Road, the nlllidenco of Mr_
Grant, and third son of Mn. Grant. of B.I, ,
F . W . Foulsham . a frIend of PIe bri~rocImF&rm aged 31 yean.
Also on ~lar('h .
0ll Monda,.. at the lergeanta' m .... the ofliicer
Phym. Mary, the only child of obO\o, ".;' I
~mandin.g and offiqe .... beirur present; ~he
2l 'years.
brld.OOI'ri"a hoalth was cordially drunk. ' n~ 'U;UXREY.-On F ebruary 21. at /3o.-romk
he wu pr"..nteci by the.taII wit h a handaqm9
Hant. "Wjlhelmin. the dOArly.lovNl w,f •. I
dinner ",nice.
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Colon~1 F . T. Hu:nfre,.. late I nd ian An ".
. In her 82nd year.
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Mol9uu.n.-on February 26, at Elm \ .'
TlLEHURST.
F incharnp.teed Roa d, Wolcing ha m. J. ', :
RUIPolvu&' A~'l'ION.-'fne
Edmund McCleave the beloved husba nd :
ing of tho Tilehutft Ratepa,era' A~IOC.i.at:i'1ljl
J o'f(Je Agnes Md5leave. a.g~ 60.
wa. held on Monday_
Mr. F.
MtNCHIN.-{)n February 9, at 605. Ox f
oooupied the chair.: TIle foll~wStic p;;;id~~t ~
Road ReadingL Ed ward Mine!>i ll • • «ed 60.
BPIlOlntod : Mr. ;Leonard WheeJer.
PlIlOxUn.-On M.rch 3, ,.t P lu TreAa.n. ~ · .
Mr. w, W. Bal'toD, lien. treaeurer
narvon. DoroUty. elder daughter of the .'."
A . Francia, hon. _tary. Twelve gelaUlmI,lIIl.1
Leopold McK enna. o{ H OII Q1I.
...1 am So.
were elected io form the counrihtee.
t.awnnce. Berks. ' and widow of Tho.m ••
• Lewia Priobud, IlVpector, B08rd cf A8!lc !
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ture. lind Ceptoill, R 01al Welsh Fusli" r
. a.ged 36.
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WALIU.-On
FebruAry 16, at 46, B PIlh.·."
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Gardena, Reading W'illiam Walkor....,."
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WATUS.-On Mud/' I , a t 131. Tileh urst n ·
PIUMCISS HELENA VlCfOlUA
Reading. M"". Jane, the rd arlv-\lelovrd \\
of Gaudian H. Waton, a.ged b2.
W" f.LBlU,off..-On jo' ebrna ry 19. sud<l{'n I·
Ch urcll Road, Earley, Eath ~~ Eli,,1
widow of Henry Wellbelove, III her
Princess H. lena Victoria, Preeident 01 the
year.
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League of Me...". for the oountiea of Berka, Wu . BtI.- On F~~ry 28. Robert \\ ";'
Buclu, OXDll aDd B_ta, duairea to e"pre8a her
of Tho P rince oft \Valee, 91, Orb I:
deep and .incere tluIJlb (or Ute grea~ help __
Reading. the dearly.loved h \l!l~.nd of I ,
baa recei ..ed cluri~ the ~t ,.ear 00 behalf of
W~bber, a ad 79.voluntary h pitala.
Ther,e hOllpi",l, have
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ROLL 0' MO.GU II.
done a marnifice.nt work d'lrinll' the war, !:avW.UID.-On Febr uary 21. in hOllp ital in F I.u ,
iJrir narled .00 c..red tor over llaU a miJIiod
from inflUenu. and hrono:".,I-pnellm )'" .
OW' . .ilo... and eoldien, beoidee undert&kW«
Guruler A. W . Ward, 'R .~ . A .. on1 '.011 •
1beir Wlllel ben"ni work for our ~i1 DOpIl.
Mra. Ward, of 7, ,Blenheim R oao, '" , .
lUion. The help of tbeeo hoepitala wu g~ly
il t ,.par.
and ,cratdull:r acepted b, the n"...1 an4 Dlilt·
I• • EMOIIIA • •
iar:Y authori~ who ' cov.ld not hne 'done
wuaout them. A... genera1i, kno....Jl, hWl' A»:.xs-- Hcnl'l. W>. ' 23, HifhgroTc Str.
cited. of docton and nu.-, either 011 tbe
(late 'of 117 Broad Street ). n lo vjn~ m~ 1
...... of ~ vo)uoU17 hoepitala o.r who hu.
ori at deu' Dad, who p...-d. aw ay March '.
been trained in them, UDdertoOk .. nice at
1918.- From hi. lo .. ing wife . and lOllS "'
the Front QI' in the 'l'arroa. ct.-ring or ' buo
daughter•.
h"",ital&. . Tho .train on th~ hospital. ..h ....
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A t Re t.
therefo.... been ';ery creat, aDd 'ia .0 .till: r In B cltRBL- ln lo .. iog men~ory of Sar:r.h
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oooeequeooe of
of the V.A.D. lIoepiiall
the deariT·loved wife of Henry Buahcr.
hnior Men cl
the 'YohmM.r7 hoepi~.
22 St.. John', Hill Reading. who " ...,,,.1
ba... received 1&r.rer nwnben of patienb,' and
.~ey March 5. 1918.- From ber 10 \, 1/._
n _ ~ to jncr~ thatr iIta.I. to the tnr,.band and daughte" .
.UeDCth c( pra-JfU ~y •• The Pnm- feeb HAWI8_- In e ..er-IoflJlC memory of my Ut' ..
tAu he~ triad frM!llds who haY8 he4>..d
h"Uaband. Barry William Uawc.. ,!h.o P"'"'' ,I
williJllfl,. in ,be .... will not relax &heir
peacefull,. .way on Ma rch 17, 19l,B. at 1),,,
IN, -aGue ibeir edi,.jQeI ~g';n ~u
ford. Berka.-R.Ll'.
, .... per. by a~ village ente~· Wn.LBJILOVlI.- ln loving memor,. of our d~.lI'
- " or ~ &D4I in that waf brinlJlUIf
Dad. who was called to reat on March 10.
Wen the
. . urpot lINd of the:r
1918.
IItIIPOft for
of. ihei! b~el'l and
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EARLEY.
1'p "YBLLow POMB. "-A very
Mlcooesful con08t t wu given by tbe .. Yello..
POlO." 9n Thu1*la,. l~ .... k. The ...ttell d&noe waa exoellllrit, and a $_<!OO amount "&II
raieed. A pianoforto solo by ~ F. E. Smith,
L.R.A.M.• dQeta b, Mi. St."ell8 and Mr.
Win Hiv08, .ong. \,Y MilS Glad,.. a..teI, Wire
Y . Stenns, ~r. Hal'ry Walker ana Mr. Fni
Hilt, rioIin fOlOi by Mr. G. E. G.~er, and
a moeol~ h,. ac.. I. HQwvd were • .n
I'8lldered. - . . 1!J.ll Hi....'
and 'I'8II~lal ~.t/ • IlAII8ed t'Oap of La...I1Mr. The ....etcaa en~tled "Th8 BathrooDi
Door .. 08. . . . ,reat fUll the eUrad811 beinJ
8Xcellen&ly 1lUt&irn!d b, Mite ETa GiN.. Mia
I. Baywlnl, Mia M. HawklM, Mr. Edwin
Love and Mr. M. E. Love.
Mi.Ia F. E.
Smith, L.R. A.M.. w-.,." emcient acc.olllpani,tt.
COIliafl" ay

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The engagement ia e.nnouooed of Captain P .
Godal, 3rd Oxford and Buch Li,ht Inf~ntr,.1
eldeat .on of. Mr. ..aOO Mr.. GOIlIal, of UCOV<:I
Par\r, Whitch~rojal Seiop, .nd Mia Violei y ,
Brownin" only llIlild of Mr. and W .... Hllen
Browning. of HilJlI Ch iDlney., lJum, lBerh.
AT BOD.- The Vicar and Mr . Broom.
"ere" at hom .. to the pariahiODen _iIv,
011 the en of
eir departure from the p&n.h,
.00 the various '"
...·ere on ';cw, in~.ludia~
the eil ...r plate al1'8Ady deecribed. a foql md
(rom .evf'ral pariabi'on.n, a fountain P8f1 hem
~le, and .an ijl ......1ecI volume; ,. 8crme
1!:B,filh -Oardella" £.rom old {rionda, the iii-.
WlMeker. .
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TID N..., Vlcu.. - To ~~ed Mr.
the ~ fwl l collated the Rev. J
WimbKle,.. M ....... who h,aa held the f
'ng
~= ta: Carat.. rspectJve\y' ~ 8t. Mn'l,
: Hol,. Tn.it.. Brompton; fit G1l8in-th-J'ielda : m. 1>aul' •• WiJ)('bmore H II; and
VI",. of Lewlrnor, OXOb. A. Mr.
iJphuley'. dllUe. ~ Army cb.plain 'fill n~ be liniahed for anotber two months, i t .
likelv
he will tak. up "-dCIIOll a • .tI1 Vi08rare until
M.,.. Meanwhile the pari" will be 1in the
char.e of the Re,.. C. Nllfhtin«ale.

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LEAGUE OF MERCY.
TRAHIS HER SUPPORTERS.

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The ~OWI" ~Y8 beMl reeei voo
by .the - t r
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Yurdqch ... .. .. ..
: Ladr CI&ytoo .. .
: Mra., J eIlre,.. .. .
: The Countee

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M a maar mall
rapid strid... L@Ie tJOrtionll or
flIi ro.de in the . _ Bnd of the
built _der hU 'U~iOll, a1!1011f
the Manohetlter .Dd Radstock Jloada,
in Orte Road he bllUl that eapital bhOl'le. ~
DOIJitorr. the properlJ of Mr. 10 I' B~..leen. HI, ...Orki
. ..1... of a hiP. etailofdaN.
lD hie bum... he Iwl thll ~8ISI.D.oe
an
able famil,.
,
rt
. Mr. Webber w
a man of man,. pa 8;
he pla]'ed a ' jeadiM ~d iD t~.I ~~Di_­
tiOll of tile ~I 8Wac1u P.......... For
a nry loor period ' IIr. Weober .....l .... ~
hoa.. tl'MMlrer, aad the Boari ackaow _ _
hi' 8em_ b,. _maki.. Irlm. a llIe ,o"l'IIOr
of the hoapita,J.. OlllT Iaet week be . ....
~choeen .. to member of the Electl"
OW'll _ _t o

,Mr.

Hunt.

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Can......
ao.d,
hom he
in, ·.und them
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b.r in,.itation lot

the aeotoz.. i. Dr. Watney'. 8cIaoolroom, p'n
Tllveda.T .....ea.iq, laet ...eek. TN BeT. B.
Wrilht. Claret., .p~ide:l.. After 8up-per,

bid, Berka, the f ..it.btul , riend and len'a",
of the late Mr. J . W . M\acn.bb aud !"
family.
B1lTI'DWOIl1'K.-On Frwhf. ;"... bruary 28. at
Roy&1 Palace . Botel Kmmngton\ T hen."
Edwald the deull·t;ioveO lnubaoo o( ~l ar7
Annie Ba~terworth, 01 P"rk H ouee, (. •. ,,'
ham, Berle.. in hia 61
CIaJ.Djj_-On M,reh 1, U a Nur 1nJ[ H,,, ..
Loodou, 01 pneumonia. Roberl fifth '" I ,r
the 1&&& lb. William Childs a;.d M.ra. Ch, .•
0( 4,
a .... Road. a_dine.
D.o.'t'IlI.-OJl Pebruary 24, ..,
Roya l B.,' ,
HoepitaL of pneumonia, follo..ing influeIlL'"
H.len, the douty-loved wife of Mr. F. lk.;,.
of 133. Qu_'. It~,
".Rballl, Rc.ao, ",
ana ,.oungest daUJhter of M re. Lalnsh, .

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