Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 12-1916

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SHOPPING 'for

CHRISTMAS.

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RE:ADING
EDUCA'J'ION
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COMMITTEE.

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TR..·\Er:->G OF 'TE~CHp;Iis.

\ Veal",.)'s give Special Value
at Xmas-tim. in Perfumes and
Toilet Brushes. In spite of

existinG' condit ions we are able to
ofTer remarkably
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prices in borh Bristle and Whale·
bone Hair Brushes.
Hus-e
s tock of Military H. it Brmhes .

J.

CROSS & Co.

ell.muta.
83. O.Iord Str..~ READING.

The 'Store

DUNLOPS,

ABINGDOll'.

COAL and COKE MERCHANTS,
Oxford Street, R.EADING.
PRICES ON APPUCATION.
Speciality: WOOD KING FIRELIGHTERS.

THE BEST ON THE MARKET.
A REAL BOON IN THESE DAYS.

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6/9 per Gross.
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PRESENTS.

Cox's Choice Umbrellas and WaIking Sticks,
With TastefuUy Mounted Handle" make Handsome and Uaeful Pr....ts.
Special ClIri8tma. Stock at Makers' L.weat Price • .

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I Gifts to Comfort
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_ Coats that are Waterproof.
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Reliable Rubber Hot Water Bags.
Soft Rubber Air Cushions and Pillows.
Tough Rubber Palls for Crutches.
Du~able Rubber Boots and Shoes.

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SUNNINGHILL.
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Elir.'t. F lori~ Sr...a.rlu!, of PC'mbrokn Longe.
Sunn ing hJ\I, whQt;O Joo.th occurred on l'\o\'cmoor
3rd. J.1[1'...d 82. !HI~ left. l"iltlll.Q vl1lu-e..1 at £24 .311 5$. ad ..
with Det PCtllf)ua.ity ~19,604 12.0!. 6<1.
LieUlcnn nt·
('ulo[lc\ Rube rl Wo.t.;on Sp.nks , of 100. Chun; h
R oo.d. H.h,j, moucl. Su rrey. J .P., D.L .. h er hrothe l',
i.~ the &ilt' l' xL'(;ui.or. 'i'lte will L'I llat.&.1 15J·h Sep·
wmbt'r. 1916. whl.·t~ i l1 tc~\ .n tri x \{)rt: .t200 to GOouna.
JI(mt..hOOi~. £ 100 [U J "{)(]I:\yn 11ondol1. ,'.:100 toO be r
,f: rt!C,l.~ nCj)hc \\' _a n(1

niL'CC. tl.ooo t o hI"

l1 iccp , i,'lor-

e ll L'G Spu.r k ~. £1,000 10 l1CT ll1:lp h ow • •lam e,; Douglas
Spark", . .1:200 to III:r g rent.neplw,,-. JamCo' Sp" rI~t..
£500 t.-. liN l'i ;itJ' r·i n . lj~w. J-'inalill 8p!lrke, £1.000 tf,
her brother. J~dwll 1'(1 'rid.te . .\': 5,000 !Ule\ rClOidcnco to
b or hrother Hohen. plaoo and f'j!Il,t,cd goodll t{'l hQr
Mid iwo brothors. tl50 to hcr oo!lchmall. Gcorgo

W'f:DNF.8DA'r,

~th. -( 8 c fo ffl

was fined t1.
l'LI. ·TREATL"iO

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Alfred William DMdridg('!, o[ Eut RanneT ,
was summoDC'.ri for causin~ a. hor5O to he ill·treated

lit Wa.ntRgc on tho 29th November, and was fined

£1.

U~8B.\D~;D L1GB1·S.

J utb. Eliza.beth Vesterdal, of Manor Farm,
''' ",.ut.agc. housekec pe r. Watt s ummoned fo r fAiling
to r educe or shade the light. P.C. WiuchcoJD1,c
prove d LLe Ca.iC. and stated the li ght could be
seen ror UJroo UJil(',!'! . li'in ed £;;.

BRADFIELD.

1\ C.\RJIlAGI·; l-'O R ~.s . - AL a.1l tluction ~l c held
at Pcmbroke Longe 1m3t. FridM'. a. Vicwrill.. in

\wo fur.IIiO.... VIDI, oIit>ped bllCk while • oh<ico _

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M.iHI."IrY hr ll!bca.
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Coll&r ~.

Gollsr DOl:es.

CombinaUnnl

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CBrdiRlin .Tllcket.s.
Cout S"'cOLtcr a.
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Ma jor

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:-.lIa1l1111 Mirror ..

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Dress WlI.ialcoa iA.
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1-'lN!Cy WaiatL'08.I.I§.

Murnl'n .
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Milit_t:\, B ut1g~ •.

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Flannel :-'h il'l!!.
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BEST CHRISTMAS SUPPLIES

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S HOR.T WmGB"t BREAlI.

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China,

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ecorative

Glass.
Fancy Goods,

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inner and

Tea Sets,
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)~"'jor Honry Frederick Elliott. I.e"' n. Rov"l
ArtlU,.ry. who I'nArried in 191:\ T.J&d ~ Ertwtn
Rohf>r r.s, YOll nger rt8ullh~r of th e l ~i~ .Fi @ld~
M..a-r... bal Earl R<lber16. V:C. , will he oj-, on T\l (J5 .
day n e ~ t.
CJ!li·TI!:1!ELU DA N"CI'l,- A . onmpa n:r 'It t'il"Ar )" !'Ml
flttenrl ed 8. da!,ce he ld a-t M tlth ~ ~t raruih thll
the p rofil.<Ii bemS. for th e I-Io," a l \' icloritl Xur:--iTl~
HOlne. )[r ~, Jlad,,~' ""It t he II ~CO rl"l pa n i .. t fi nd )1 1".
1 . Cooper ~ c.tM:l 1\:; )1.('1 . l)urlllg I'he danoo tht'1"6
wa.<i It ~1I ) h lllg (''O mpe.lttlon. i n whieh !>.
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DEVON and SCOTCH BEEF,
SOUTH DOWN and SCOTCH MUTfON,
Turkeys, Geese, Ducks,
Pheasants and Fowls,
ALL BRITISH BRED

J. J. Davies & Sons, Ltd.,

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"The Croc:keriea."

32, Market Place, Reading.

120, BROAD STREET,
READINII.
Special Quotations for Gift Meat. Poultry and Game.

Xmas Gifts.
Regimental Crelt Broo"be. <'£ Ring.,

We arc "onliderabl, under.laffecl . .d I ....U be patehl if
patron. will pl."" ordert ......., •• .....illle.

BOROUOH 'I'allniXAL. - At it. .aittlng a( thi-:i Tri·
buna-I 011 Mondil·Y ~von ing· the M,,;vor (Dr. E. C.
\\ialterl WM a.ppoilJt.bri to repl'O":"enL the Tribunal
on t,he SubetiLutiou CODltuitt.eo for this fmb-aTea.

"Hort in weight.

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WAR

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Pouoe.- OD It'ridll,y last wook, Sa.muel

Uniwv, of no ti~ocI I~bodc , W3S 6ent lo pri son for
It. n,ollTh for trC"l'pMain~ on' lanrl in the occup.\jon
of )fa./' or Morrii!, aL Aar.on Upthorpe. Tbere \\:(lfO
severa previous (;om' jctioTlfl I-Io¥inal. him for ·eimilllr
olrencae.-Albe.rt. Edward Smith, ' bAker, H&rfell.
was fined n ·Ior I6elling a. loa.f of bread t'l'fO ounces

SA.V£NGS

COIpnrnB.-Tho C-..nbariey

bra.noh o£ tho War Saviup 'Committee, wh.i<:b w~
l5 ¥rted I- fe.w weckl!t .o.go, ill now in full ..... orkhl;order. , It w~ 'decidcd that inasrml(.-h ·u thq IiCheme
wu intended f~r the purcb,ae of war &&"ioR cllrt.\fi.
~ b, 6Dlall mata:.lmon.te, no one should bo &lIowed

to pu.rcbue a. certiti('.&te by' OJl,e paymellt of 1511. 611.

I,OC4L 'PRlbUN.lL.-Tbero

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c, W.· ClOCKER'S
XM A. S ' , ~ U P P L. Y
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BEEF, MUTI:ON, PORK .Dd BACON _
or tile tin.."
Prj ..... in"e';

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quAlily

Londo.. Brook.en ••d· •

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1*'oro -trua week'a T'rnbunal, ec~en of ""hloD were \ Show.. includin• •."'3' Choic. RI!lD·POIa.1AD
",journ,oi . for 14 ' ~r' lor '''lllin~Uo~ by tJi. BEIFJIl!l, Pri ...win.....t Smithfield Sbow......1
~ed.ica.I Board., cae' cue di ..UD.ed. uH:l 6,·.. <es:emp· ' 'by Rio ......1 G~oio!" 1111;"1, Ih. KiD,.
~ODl ... ."iqa from' ett' ~ to four moii.t.ba.

Th. c.1elnat.cwl M. V.s. \8lIt.t.w 16 u.- prgductioa
"m i\I):ec!i.te.
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I COLEBROOK I. Co., LTD.

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Few Pence.

WALLINGFORD.

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elightful
for

Second Lit~ ut enn..n i. P et.er
AUl'itill
Willmott
Richa.rds. York B.1l(1 L3nL·a.si c l· R egim1!'n l, ,rbo
\VB,5 kiJled 00 Seplember
10th , Ilge d .!.!O, w a:.
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.,J cduc!Lt..ed a,t. St.. P eLp.r·s Sl!hool . York , where he
"-.a.o; head monitor, captain of !ooLball. company
~ r gea nt,.major ilL the O.T.e .. and editor of t,he
ascendi ng thc h ill lle:lr S ihvood Park, smBshillg school magnzin p • He ,,,.. s offereu an exhibition
Lh e frou ), of ouo of the ""ll ~ lIud dlllilllgin& its ill hisiory [It Claro Col1r:~(JC , Ca.mbrid£c, but,
C'Outc nts. On lhe foUo'wi nS Tue&la\' a. motor· join~d t,ile Y~rk and Laucll.Ster Regiment as
CII.I'. afte r Il cflrin& tho l o']l of Ma.ngel 's Hill, s lip!')I.!d second lieutena:ql. During tr&iniug he wa.:!Ifor
hac k to i he botto m, I.ho brakes being ineffooti"n:l sOlue tiUle insLruetm' in ra.nge·flqding; and in his
spare time ma.de himself e'fficient in machine. gul.l'
in 6toppiug the vchiclo In its bacln\"'&rrl cour.sc.
MIXING 'I'Ht: CBR.lSn1,~!-; P UQDl:-;O.- The child. ncrv a·nd hridge buildinM. H o M-w sen-ice Bt
S uvla. Bay, Egypt, Ilud F~anee.
Ri s company ,
[' e ll a.tteudi ns Suo uinghill Infant. School hlld a
nov el lessou ill Christmas puddiDi muking lust compnn~' comm~nrlel" writes: OJ Peter a.l .....;$
\\ e{'k: ] 1hcy broughi. tho illgred~enh LQclllsel,.es, 111acle ~ point. of goill~ whc.rc the sl~eUin.g . wu,
s roup PJllling
l1ncl .lnsLl'udcd by theil' t~u.ch('r, r1id uJl that W~ hoa l'iest., u,ud we n t. {rom group to _
hi~ men togethe r. "
He w.as the }'OUDsest IiQn
lI e ~ ~s.sary in making the Ill.lddings except Ute
hothng.
E adt 0]1(1, obe:ervms
lhe old· tintc of Lh e Rev. Ilnd 1\Ir ~ . A. W. Ri<lhards,. The Old
House, Bradfield.
cm.lorn, c ~prc!jsed a wbh a6 they stirred.

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Samuel Edeney Butcher, of 'M.a,rkct Plau.
Wanta.ge l bakcr, Willi summoned for selling So Loaf
of broa.d. otherW"i.:;e than by weight, for the sum
of 5d •. !lot Wa.'.ll..age, on the ~4th :o\ove mber, 8.lld

Ro1Yllolul!. 'flw Tc;!"id uo of her proporty 6he lerl. to pcrf('d, COlltlit.i~ll, with' lamps !t'ud IUHt.s complete,
was hOhl fO J' JfJs. 'fo I.he g eneral use of JUotor·
her brot llQr r:.obort.
.
OBl'I'UAltY .-t:if-rgcu_n L Wn.ish. wbo C'nlhiterl in car~ th e low prio(': obtaineu Wila a.ttoribufecl, All
the Army VeLerinlll'Y Corp:s from Titn t!~ s Pn.rk, of tho OI.hCl· lot.a sold rc<!-liF.ed good pdt;:es.
wheTo for 12 \'curs he bad been (~o 'H: hmnll to
Lad v CnfhI..M.ut.: h~s pn S6Cd RWUY in tJl 0 'Jlool~j ch
"lllilit.a.rv .H ospitu.J. At the run e ral. which took
BINFH!LD>
pln.co la.st week at Green wich Cemetery, Fathel'
O'Lea ry" offic ia.ted , and fhe de ceased wns buried
FA X'c y ~ ...... u : AXD "~ H1S'1' D,IU'·E.-~-\ ' fancy !all)
wiLlI hill p:1iliLary hOlloW's. Sergeant Will sh was flll~ wh.ist drive \\'8a or$'anised ,"v Mrs. :W. Minchin.
60 years or age.
u ~,.!!ted by iiCveuJ ~e.Ij., for the pUrp08e o.f pro·
B ·I.1ILDI1-OG
BOCIE'l'Y
A rpR.OP~tIA,.ro !"s.-Two "Jrlutg means for o':Qudlllg p8J"eels to BinfieW men
a'llpropd'ations in connectiou ,dth the A6COt and ti t the front. The sail} waa.in C\'Q.ry wa:t a. -6Ut:-r.eM.
Ca.mberlc\· Di st.ri ots Starr· Bowkf:U Duilcling '!'hcru \\"~rc .1. nllmoor or Ih,Us- Jor va.ril)ll6 article!
Socie ty look ?lac~. un.clor the , Ilrf'si dcncy of Mr. ~'. JIll o f which were gil'on by the . parisbionelS . . A
'Pizzo\, ut fiunnlll!,:hlll OJ: rucsrla.y. Th o num· bran pia wa & well patronised b~' the jU'renile \·itil.ol1l.
.&1.11.115 wc-ro quito olea-red bv !i~ o'clock . . At: It.
hers rl;llwn 04:!a., 1441,) were h old rc~poothely The
wlu.. t. dri .... e which (o\[o ....:OOt f(,urt.e~1I tabl"", wnrc
by Mr~ 1". Ellis, of Camberler. a:nd )11". F. ·Cobb, filled.
'I'lll) pruE6 WeT(" gi"-en by friend!. Ltld.Y
of Ashford . !Iiddlescx. These members hadng Ma.r)· Bevan tied for l.irst prize ~with Mrs. Butler,
two £100 SbMOR each, W
:Ci'C dcc\3rlld entifled to the for.mer very kindly giving wa.~. a.IJowillJt tltp
a.n u,(han.c.o of £200 for 1:2·. yl'!.ars, [reo of inte~el!l t. latter to ' claim the prize. '.I'he gentlemen's 'Ont
'I'.BAVEr.LP'G 'VITH DITFIOULTy. -OwinS· to the prize was won by Mr. I.Older. The M.O: WII' Mil.
Witt, .he. be~ hlMt indefllt-igable in . C.(l-lrying
fi now and subss quent. frosu., tho roads Hnd paths
Ute dtlve 1IU«JeM1uUv.. The tot-al amounL ,
havo bee.n on 11 da.ngerous condition. OD Friday out
realif;ed w..aa eJmOlt £40. ~ .....
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night last week the Sunnioshill . c.!'ft'ier. ou hi.
way home from BoadiDg, could get no further than
..EoBlemere BiU, Aaoot, wh.ere he h~ to put UQ
.'bk yab.r Dairym~ ar Grocer to cppb- ,au
!lI8 ·oeI.b..ted ?oLV.1l. ~_ of Bulter.
until lIext m()rDin". The - 8ame day a ur.ctor, _

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.J. Colebrooke C.a.rt,cr. Comm :1.n(jpr.1.
T. Clark, E sq .. Hlld A. Frogler. E lIq .)

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WANTAGE PE1'TY SESSION S.

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Telephone, No. 162.

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Their Friends and Kiddies.

Apro os (lren·!!).

G .iteM ( M ~n'.s li nd BOI")
Gum Boali!.
Golf tiose,
Glovf'lJ.
Hlludkerchif'Ca.

l O u r Brave Boys'
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Cheer and Amuse

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SONS,
-- Cork Street-West
Street Corners, Read ing. -

Utnbrella Maker,

33, Friar Street, READING.

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AY we suggest som ething extremely useful and
acceptable from our well·filled .tod. u( :-

CHRISTMAS

JOHN

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