Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 07-1917

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I THE BIG SALE Wh.d.~"':'. ~~,!!"D"V"I
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Bargams. The followlIIg It.... ate

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GENT"'S CLOTHING
Bydl'Otitc
RalMOats,

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of the bag. assortment of 1Iargam. to be foud ID our nno.. Departme.aIJ,
Your spec.al notice •• called to the Shirt, Hosrery, Hat and Clothmg Departments, where we
are oifermg the whole St-ock bought from Mr J WEll.S, of CAVERSHAM ROAD

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f:lO Go Ls
270 Gout 8 Twe.d Su ts Salo pn<::C$ 25 9
35/... Won oofuJ ralue
BOYS

CLOT HI.NG

HAROWAR"E A-N.O STATIONERY

Z6 Fancy Clock. at 4/11

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Thes.e Llnss are from "'.U. Stock
Gents N&t.urn.l Wool MlX't'tIro Panb and Vnu
&Ie pr.lOO 2/'11 Worth 4/11
trimt.s Tonfc Sb l'b Our Salo pnoo 1/11
HATS AND CAPS
120
fr:d
Sale

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I";;::';::d:::"' E~" -JACKSON
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HI-G H ST R EET
DU KE STR E ET STORES

PROSPECT STREET
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CAVERSHAM
and 21 OXFORD ST READING

T clopbono No 249.

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175 Dozen PlDow SI ps 6t'd to 2/8

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Evury COBIti gua.ra.p.teed.
30 DOU"D Ladies BleUHs. Sele pnoe 1/ 11

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K~NG S ROAD

COURT

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and Sorge Remnants good quality
Cloth .. Ul lengtJJs from 2 to 5 yards a.t _
&hou~ Haft p.lIIce
DRAPERY

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H,drotUo
Ra Gelati
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Wonder

Ladias'

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JACKSO;Ss.r:OIs~~RNERS,

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NeW' gooda.

SKJRTS AND HOS1ERY

350 Runby SuUs sum 6 7 8 9
lYe pn oos
13/ 11 and 21
Could not be tIOld m or
J:U1OlTV vt:y for 21 /
a.nd 33 6
A l ot of Children s Bbok H.ulOOr Mack ntosh
Coats. &.ue prco la /S
BOOTS AND SHOES
All
Cloi nng d HaU Prceent Duy

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LADIES' WEAR

Pre war pr:lClet\,

600 Clothes Bl'usbes., 62 d oad
50ld uwu.ally at. 1/

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HtGH ST BRACKNELL
GORING ON THAMES

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on of sharp thunder shov.cr s on

S a th

s Dav r ecall.cd the old sa.w about
of n un I tl a da be ve~
Bough t 11 (c\\ yea.rs ago fo r £.«10
Peasant
Farm Sa lm ford Pever ell
I s b c>c sold fit. a.uct on for £1 900
St Pa n(!J""a~ Labour B Ooker. \\1 e b I S
b y lho loca.l tr-nde UDlOllS h UB reduoed t.I Q
pr c o ot br twJ to ]Od.. tJ 0 quartern loaf
Lord F renel rev owed t.he t.roops stationed m
Gn.l
Co Ga.lwa OJ Monday n Eyre Squo.re
IlV l\. d decora.t.ed BC\'(!In! sold en;
v th t h o
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" mooting of t.he Bon.l'd of Guard a.ru; Va& held on
M
}. M l$tut:'!cw pct.'6i.docI a. Ki there
wore pnmm hI
l E Hugglru (v oo-clIcl rma.n)
L~utena.[tt.-Col.o.ncl MeConagl €Iy . b6 Rc
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S'h.'\Ckl<:toOD MJ'8 Hrel86 and Mca;rs F W Soy
moor F H W Iron C \J IndfC? G J W.r ght G
Eo d J E Allnn.tt, G Aldndgc and A. Rasey
with t (\ clerk (Mr J F &rgna.nL)
[~ay

A NI.W ME'illn:u.
On tho moti.oI o f MrP.. I foelaa eoooooed y M~
Hug~ Ii WAS ~ 00 tha.t; M :&I E S~Ul1{C!6 of
Wok rgha n he 00-0 Lcd
me nooor of he Boud
to fill tho vnca.ncy <:lamed by Mx Mariti s res gnn.
t on. Mm. IIool1l.6 6aJU ~hu.t MU;a. 8t. ge"II III.d boon
doing flplcnd d work nrnangst t.he poor wd would
mako a. very good r CI r1.'IlCu:m.t v c
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'I ho Ma.et.cr r eported tha.t u.

TRll GARDEN
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aged

o..bout threo nood s, had boon fou d
the gro ncs
of ] oxhill HoulIO tl 0 Tl'6i<lI.'.nco of the L>r d C1 c£
G eorb"O Hclll':y Roy,:c sed 47 a. member or t he JUt;t..ioo
D D (S ub
Iho pol 00 I nd a deacr pton DC n. ~OTUG.Il
Roval uud n r t.'1 Assoc a t on of Chnnge R n gers su ddeol) tiCJC.n n tho v ,,:.HUl,J o;.Ul'LJ mg a. bu.by flh o ilv bcf()l'O
f..'o ll npscd
] dlCl wh c r gmg III t.l e I elCry a.t the disOo or) a. ll! tl ey ",ere cndoo.v ouJru g to find
.beL
11CCtiS :M nry CI esJ t Pllr sl CI "reh
CLOSOiO Ol" '11tH CASUAL WARDS
\ t tl
meet ll g of Ut(l FooLbaJl Lea.gue at Man
horo ugl House
e;kC6t.er 1. W~ d ec dc d to conL DUO tt e ga.n 0 us
A lel;tor waa reoowoo fro n the Local ( ovo nment
dlll: ~ last sea.sou It. W Il.'l also Agreed to ru;k Hoard con t.aUlil.Og the r fo 0 al COID3Cnt to tho clostI e ( 0 I"'nmCJ t. n oL to 11 e r CjIS6 tl (I
}g of t l e casual waroo n Wok llsha n Un on for
I t.'I dura.t on of the \\ar wltl t.ho provl6O Ih at r(lm e ~ Uu.
1 ef W a/j to be aocordcd to 'O.n a.gr.J..Dt wI 0. {rom 11
n6S:S 0 ootho rC'M.e a.hil) ca.uoo waa una.ble 0 pro
oood 0 tho nCiLl"Cst open 0.111 I Oord.
'1 0 cbnarrna remark ~ Lha.t filie CfI6ual Wa.rd3 had
'hocfl c1oA<><i nnd ntrl; utti()n& ha 1 alron.dy boon 18
5 ad t o the MMfm ann Matron 0
he 1 nes flug
gesied h:; t 10 Looo.l Gove n n cn'o Doard

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KlT CIlliN C \RDEN

A HUNDRED YEARS AGO

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RctL<l'ing Me r<."llry
1817)

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SlJIClllE OF A YOUlfG GmL AT
SUjliBIlIGDALE.

H~roe.!J who ~ed for our unworthy sake
WhOle li\r.es white blooms beaped htsh before
E:o.e.r& &hriri.~
:Redeemed our own-w4o.t aDBwer can we make
WbM hOly vows upon us may 'We take

DISTRESSING CASE.

One of t.he moM diBtressmg C&6es of 8UICUle
whidh h'll8 taken place m this disLnct. WIMI
brought. before tho Eft6t Berka CoroDer (Mr
We cannot render back' that sum of Loore
B.. S. Payn.&) 80Qd a lUry at. 6D. wquest. held in
Ita Jength and breadth J'.Dd height. Let 1>elr SUDJlIQgdaJe Pa.risb. Hall on Monday The
disown d
mqmry concerned the death ot Margory Rut.h
A da 11 10S'IDg bf~ to find above
LansbUJy who died by pOl8ODIDg on the p~V10U8
Wtth you, 0 heroes liCe e tern&1 proye
Tho onJ.y factOl' tna.t our SOulB shl\l1 mm."e
Ii riday eU1llDg the. Cl.l'(!ums'-ncetl of t.be ead
To 8110y when we, tllo die
1 hav.e &toned .,
oocurrence bewg moat UDIlSUrJ. from every .po nt
of Vl8W ..w:ad leavUlg t'on elemoot of mystery yet.
to be solved.
YOD died for Ufl.
Sh.U wo not. 1 V9 tor you?
Beea.use you did not. fad we dare not flU1
Jooas L&D8bury the guls f.ther a 811.l'dener
Let us &U:llne Life s fali nng ba.rp anew
IIVUlg a~ W-ardaur I.od&e garage Sunwngdale,
Ani dra.w !rom t some eebo fa nt Tet. true.
\ really ~trong reI able FIELD
saId hUi daugllto.r ~ If yean and one month
E..en or that. song v.h eh leads you fe&dess and she was in 8etvl(!A at Windsor wbere she
UOOT
NOT SMART N FINISH
throngh
but bo It to stand Hacd Wear and
had been for five. weeks She seemed
quite
The Gate of Death l.o meet. the Chnst 8
keep the Feet Dry
Stocked n
All haRPY and comfollto.ble, and had been home on
H",I
Stout BOle Calf \\ tb I cavy sales
two or libree OCC&.!Dons during the th.e weeks.
Our reputation at It e b;tck ot
On Thurada.y 1a.st week: d8CeJ,8ed came hon e
Ob h:a.ppy ones Yonrs s the short ~ili wa.y sboclly aftar loc.r () clock and lour hours latar'
every patr
GJonous though bJoodsta DOd lniD Paradise.
\utness and his We cycled back to WIUQsor
Onrs 15 Ute wearier ro:wl whereon each day
Wlth her SRe seemed ha.ppy and cheerful all
We ga 11 or lase a. step Proy then ab pray
the wa.y and when they left ber Tba.t "as tJ e
Ye crnr beloved that at last we may
boBt. time watnesa a~w her a.J.ive
'1 ho next day
Behold the enraptur d greet ng of )- our eyes.
(.JlIly 13th) on reoemng a. message fron
Mr.
Carter
"t.b.
whom.
lcceased
was
llvrng
~ t OO.!S8
AMI'M WELLS
,..00 h 8 wifo started for WIn laor a.t a 0 clock
On reachlDg W 1 dsor they tound tl ... t
U0
deoca..sc.d. had gone and tOoy could not. asecr
J'ACI'S
ta. n her wberen.bolli6. By wi lUXlOu.nt-s sho had
boon dism18scd for di!!bon('.s~y
WiU css and
hiS wi!e remained Jooking for dccc&.lied Wltil 530
(From
Punch" of July 18U: 191")
(.AI.x. ltlOll:TS RnZB,VKD 1
Teuton wntcs
I am sad at bMr~ door when '" !.ness, ba.VlDg SOlDe work to do 1't home
fo \\:Ith tho undc1"!!.t.anding ~I OJ. he
Gretcl en. ~pite m) weak 6lght t hey have left il.l8
for BOrne reason draHed me mto fJ c .hock would r ett rn to WlOdimr later Deceased must
troops
have lert her p~ soon after one () c lock She.
had left; her luggage at 6 Church Stroot tcJling
V "tor to C011n rv ch urchyard (SOOlDg elderly l.he people ti l 0 would ca.ll for It. n & forto gbt. IS
gentleman listeD ng bard prBl'lomably to Lhe cho r tim e At 64.3 w tness an ved h omo. 'lhe house
PRIMROSE Mc{X)NN El L. B Sc F C 8
lnllgmg m tho c hurcl )
Ii. 8 vc ry b ea to CuI
;vas loellcd up And he I ad. the key H e saw by (AIl\bor 01 A Notebook of Agt' cultu.r al Faole and
15n t. tli'
dccooscd s b cvclu be ng LO U 0 sl e I i.biLt 61 e
FlI'\1.I'M
Klen enta of b ILCmmg l 0\0.)
Elder]y gcntJemou (na turali!;t T/Ii'LeOlng to tJ c had been home .As he lWloc.ked £1 0 dOD
J0
grn.ssboppers)
And Lhe wondednl t b n g 5 th at notiood 1\ stro g fUDeU of lUnuga.t.ing stuff &l d
THI AUI Ii: SlJPI L\
on gOlllg JilLo U\e k t he n h o sa.w deaoMe loU (I
they do t by rnhbu g thrur legs together
M 5t.reas (to under gardener who hns been TIP floor deaiod 81 0 ~a s cold and mt!!lt ha.ve hoon
to be exa.mmed for it 0 \.rmX)
I !)"UPPOSQ dead an l o r OT more Tho tum gator WM kept
Job
you told them )OU wo ld oot. bo eIghteen III a. store-roo n ILL the bou.om or tho stllJrl'l So
fa.r 86 w tn-ess knew decease J d d t 01. Jrnow
WIt 1 tl 0 e t of the month r
wlwre tJ a stuff waa ke rt. W 1.1 C6S l ad neve r
John
No
se Mrun 1:ou onl
gots
cl
oek
known
her n .erfore WILl t befor e Tho i ot.Uo
o.p the re it )GU sa)S anytl D g
WI\S n e :J: a.ctly tI e sarno placo wher-e ho hOO kept
R eLurned 80M I!r
W e I Jobn t don t llee 1.. H o h s,cl used son 0 of the stuff tl 00 weeks
mucl cha.n go
Lhe old place Slllce [
bciore A I oat 1."' 0 t ablespoonsful
c e mils ng
ow y
I
J s (lp n on dece&Sfd must I av e boon le d
Old 'Ilager
Ob we IUn t ~, sl ('k n ~h e- Mtr ~y by so neonc N o h ad fowrd no le tters to
m Mis Ro'l vo I make out my la 1 W Y am t YOU thro,," an y 1 gl t 0
tho e aJIc
Deeense I had
noilecd thn.t old Mrs H ubble DS gal. "
never tl r catsuc I to do a " ay w th he rse lf She
o specs'
Wl\.5 full y tlrcHse I wh en I e fOWld he!r
By t he Co one r Mr C3-rter w id him
From the
W ld or Mngaz ne
dE!C1:!a.sed I a.d gono to 6 Cl rei
Street
ndnse I h.m r.{) tall o t or home
Whe n hc
CS'I) nqll r ed a t. Church Street 1 0
that Util g 1'1 I a.d le ft ka r box U t!rc
and
gono BoW&y Wl lho t ICBV ng nnv a.dd~ ss
By tho }i Ol'CPn&
'11 e bottlo vas labelled
'Po flon
but t wru; rmt -a blue onc
[Cluef C o 18table CArter expla.,moo Lhat tl 0
b m sel.r up and bottlo was n ted aC(X)rd ng to tho r egnlllt on!l
6 r sure
NOlle! It need not be coloured blue ali n the da.rk U e
colo r wonld not. he!OOJl but t ho shapo of thE.!
bot Ie ou I be felt ]
Dr Chnrle.'1 Moodv W 1dndse Pl'act fI ng :\.L
Sunn ngda,!o Rll. 1 he was called by deeeaaed fI
fa.ther II.L 64a pITHs 10 nd decen.&ed lymg
on U 0 floor fa c ... down war ill
w tI
t er 1 e.ad
t !rned to"nrrl~ t ho door 81 c had ev deniJv b een
d en.d for at least 3.n l our When tum np; tho
bor! over I G noL ced "he punWOnt s mell of l he
(urn ga.tol'" com nil: (I"'om docon.Berl 9 n outh Ther e
was n. sf ..,1 t hI'" so on h er- forc hc a.d and
Oo poot'entlv eOou.'1e 1 b v a faJl
rl e r a we re
ott or ma.rks
Svrnp tonlS o( ~nte
werct l"Oc n
the I l:ti.(ld pup Is '" 1 I
lus kv n.I'PC'llora.n<:o of t1 e D'S &!l(1 f"-Co W t.n!:'flfl
searal ed ror I\n) th fl~ n tI e "av ot po M
I scover oo flo ba Jc n t1 0 s lor room wh c
~ I; fool; fro m tI Q k whon
U~ cone us on
thnt ICRt! WR.~ 1 e to f m gal.nr p o t;:o 1 T h e
fvn g B.'() con 4Mncd n cot. no '1'1 c h ~ A.S one of
t1 (\ moaL cklldly po ~OD S and att.n.cked ti c central
a.long here on a. n orvOlL<! 6}s ten
D CCilaseC. could I (\V O R<'Jt from
t h(l stON.! roon to th e k chen after t",k np: tho
blight. ea~ ly get po son b efore fa.lI n~
On
t.nbIQl>p oonf~f I
of
lilQ f m p::\tor would b ave beP.n f; ffi e e t to
ca. u;e dro tl
Dpcen.<;(lcJ ... '8o$ a \\ cll JevcJoped g rl
look R' 01 Inr t1!\ her nge
Jame!'!. flo nas Car l.er
CI cf Comd;llblo of
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I$n
nlormcd Lhe J rv tl ut cl pcco.scd ~n
t.orc I I ~ se" ce liS lom!!!;t c serv~t 0 J
l ~t 1917 Iln i at. f} n.t t mc fl i G llrodr :cd
r f(' ro eo .. 11.8 II) 1 er ehur doe r S he WaH
de -elope d
I by } (' mYR n r.ht ha ve
taken fflt':J, woma.n of 19 or 20 S he wn,.<1 Ro mnst
(>1:'<*11 nt Ii V1 t nn 1 d 1 l or Wf)rk "011 0
'I b u rstl u) J Iv 5th h t'l sp o k e t o I e r v U r p-Rpect
Lo son e m ..s n~ monc v-a.
haH crmvn 1 nv ng
been t.ake frO! flo hOOp tal c nyclopo place 1 n \
J"1tl next d av I e
c upho3rd n I R d Dlng room
spok e to I e r 1\00111; ano~h e r lmlf crown wi cl
h.,,\] b cen m sscd froln ~ v Ii t.or 5 ba.R a n 1 ab o t
some ot! or nonev m1!~He(l
lbe I C108(, In oa.cl
case d (>oca~ 1 de n ed k owle IRO of Ih e n oney
lost On I I ursda.) tl e 12t1 rtl6t ... 1 e t ~1 e Ilot
b RoCk from S
ngdn.le soo tol J w t ncs,; h at 1', 1 e
I a J lost he p r50
I en gO"R ho m o The nt'l £
nor ll ~ n.n Om ~l" n
tl €I Gua.rds brougl t l lO
pu~ toO t ho Dol ~e office
It contflmerl lSs an 1
n. eee pI, f or £9 Durport g 10 ho for I\. pRo 'nHl t
Wh&t. 1.1Ie... baply from our .pmts abake,
II ihus we ma.y repal that debt diVIDe!

FOR the WOMAN
on the LAND.

I Pshs";c

nto tho

T. BAKER

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SONS,

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35, Friar Street, Reading,
Ha ca lm ted m mbcr of NEW

Ladles' & Gent's Cycles
nclulng:
com

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P lr s ~pe t'S announce tl e dootl of It woma.n
of C01l6 deruble celebr Ly Madame d o St.a.el

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Tho H gl Stroet of Dr !'Otol wh cI I ad TGcentl~ t wel tv COil mo lamps 1S now tllum 1 a,..
t-cd
tI fou GM lamps and the I gt t n the
sLreet 5 at. 100st doublo "II; bat t formerly wrus

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REVIEW OF
(From tato

CORN TRADE.

AgrlCulturnl

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of July 16.)

WU.1o.T

The cheap bakers n London have r e d coo
t.ho p oe of til() qUlLrl.ern loaf to 146 and tbey
p om S6 t for 1 5 n ext. week

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that volununous
D
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O~

Swift Centaur RoYer B.S A ,
Sparkbrook Caltott and Su.beam;

Wld
~nn
of

Wl'lt-cr

A e y meagre fJUpply of English whoo..t l8 now
only_ u a.ilaOle
Good rndhng lots &rul at. 7&.
fooding pandtJ TIs k) 716 6d per 480 lb It h.a.s
now bee.n sta.k-d t l at tho Governmant ha.vo diaoon
tm uoo U 6 puroho.oo <>f In.st tiOOBOn & crop ()1 whoa"
fo soed purpooa!
Tloro 1<1 o w II<lllCy of lorel.KJ1 wh:ed available
t he t.ra.do tor 81L1l\Q 19 ucoedingty small aa t.ha 00.0.
sumpUV(l de 4&00 for floW' UI now d Ita IIl:1ll.LlUUD

lroult

1'ho trooe for lJour

18 exooedmgly quiet and eaOO
wook tho cOlltiumptjon 800 nil to got lOffi All poi.a
i.ot:l& booorue II ore plurri.ifu
n.nd huge qWllltlLJ.ea
of fru t ~d a.t vary low r",t,e:s are now a'VaJla.b1.c
Town IlmOO Hour HOlle at 64.
Fore gn flOUT of good qual t1 18 n requCllt and
ac1.1s at TIEl up to 8I:lo! according to brand LoW'gNl.de flour 53s to S3e flU per sack

JJ.m..,

N ATURE NOTES l .EOH MA.CEDONIA

Tl e kcnrels a re nest ng

t.he roofs of t he
l'hey compete
hout'leS rn early (l\ery U:.age
for e Los w th the Js.ckdo.v. tI
Squabbles nr{l
(.'On mon belwee the two tlpec es buL on tbe
Whol e re.la.t.i(ln~ ftol'e fl'len Hv 1 I B~e seO JII :l.
p&r of kestrels a pa r of LurLle-doves a.nd :l
conplo of pa r!l of )Ackda'f\8 oS tt.ing a.n1ieably 0
the same roof It 5 a d" 1y event 14) 600 kestrels
Il d Jackd3;WS Oil tl e samt:! hO\ ~
Tho b rds
nra aston sbi 19l) tame
T lo gl mo5t of t.I 0
J OLtSes Ilr'O 0 Jv one storey lion i 80 Jew tJ a L 81 '
bng on ny lorso my head m&y r c,.,\ch 4obovc Lhe
flfl.Ve5
tho b rds v II alia v mo to wa.LcI them
[rom n d ~tance of only a. fo v va-rds
I
w&t.ch ng: t).9 ke6trels In a village Oalit of t.l 0
StrulllA a. fe w ua'i s ago early n \.pri.I
wI en
!laddcnly a pcN!gnne falcon ca ne gl mng
SWtttly R1J.ent. y low down over t1 0 roofs of tI e
Y llage C lamour an 1 cr cs of alarm rose from
rna.ny
lrindK of
b rd6-lnckdaw~
st.nrl n~R
finch os buntings "purrows 11 e fa.lcon gi dod
into ~ thorn bush n vhlch WCJ'13 tl r es huntin~
that perhaps he ItOod milo koo for prey But t he
Ihrck thorn/) b:mlked h I
He sat n tbe b11st
s.eparated only by nciW!6 from the httJe b rda
Tbev ke pt. the r :pooR tion m the safe shelter of
the bmh seem n~ly oonsc ous of soonnt) - By
an Officer of tbe RAM C n
Tbe Hoop t.a.l
1

PRJNCHBS lfuny

Pnncess M~y has come befor e t1 e
Much more prom leDiJv ot late, and I cr
Sltor
a.od ellthUSlas m lIUItke her a wolcOll a
everywhere It 18 mooSSlble for tJJo Queen to
rw:cede to a.ll tho dem::l ld.~ td nt are made upon
her for present ng pr zcs or opm nR' I:l~ e6 R.nd
6xhilnL ons but n ma.nv
ns t.o.nces s he hll.6
deputed hc r daugl ler to /let for I or 0. duLy
wJ mh tho yount( f'r ncO&) carr es out w tJ gnlCC
.lId dign Lv Tl (l oLher da y she presen ted
pnZe6 for eports Wl101 hnd been h e ld n con
nect.iom 'W.Iil the losp tal a.t. R oel i\mpton
and
next Sator lay she s to open an E:th ib.t 0 of
the Pa.t.ie!'lts Work nt U\e Star a.nd GR.rt~r
Homo for DlsabJed. Sold ers and Sailor8 at R eh
mond Another offioe ~h eh the Pr ncess hall
hwely \ nderi.akan 8 f.he Pre81OOnf..!h p of the
Norfolk G rl GOldos.._ Church Fa.mily N ews

Ba.rJoys al'6 111 a.ct e de.rOIl.1l 1 £01' milling purJ)OICI!..
All good lots of English qu ddy chango
DIDCOT
hn.nds a'l; the official ru.te of 65a. per 4BO lb In the
carl.y local. ties a oommenoomcmt has already bce.n
AlOor%' OnDN.u;~ CORPS SPO~T8 - MWlY p60lle mado n ha.rvCfftmg tho crop of w nt.er barleya
vera ultr ctOO to these spotts
h lOh took place
Tho demand for tore g barley lS not. a.oe.. ve
,..per
fieJ I behi] d the depot on Su.ttude.:y lhe
llun
eYOllta )',ere confined ClXelusl ely t o tho mihtan
THE CUP THAT. CHEERS
r.hero
l8
n.
r
a..ther
better
supply
of
rna.
Z6
ILvall
.. d sevorol 0])00 competitions were c.losely con
foUoW:lD~ stolj s tpld of the prosent
I:eJ:;ted by cadots frow Oxto x) u.nd D ewbo -sd the able Wlute Afr can for human COnsumptJOll oHer'll
H. N A. S I he numOOr 0 entrl'es lto.w:e\'or y, ~ n.t. alb For free Pkoto tnII.Q;6 I35s tt5 wanbcd TitQ Bishop of Ca.rlh!le -The BUlhop had been ad
son ow ll.lt timall so that the SD.mo W Wlers ap- Pl.&te mlLl lO for heavy draft bOt'!ie feo(hng Pl rpoltefl dreMl.ng a. ga.tbenng ot mothers.. but as the
poo.red f eq (Wti,y
Ihe ofliClam W6re - Stru-tEtr offol'!! at 77s 6d ex sL p per ~80 Ib
hands oJ tho clock d N ...... neal" to ro ul'" 0 clock he
•
O.A."rl!!I
Ca.pt. I S'yD o, :a. G A timekeeper Lieut. Clarke
pauaOO..
I mD9t. st.op now
bo Mid as he
AU D
Judges
Capt. liawcett and LieutS
The le !( E ()gl.Â¥ oal:a which are now only ...viW looked at the timep ece wItb a beamlns 8m Je
B~thorton
E e1(',lgh
Thurll
Puttick
nnd Rble quickly fmd a ma.rkot. .n..t the offic r.l rate of
I must not spoil yom" tea., for ,. woman WIt.h
Chtrgw n Mrs Woodlfield WIfe of the oolonel
55a. per 312 Ib The c.l. f pnoe of forolgD. oa.U! reoat tea 13 neulJ loS bad. a.s tea Without
dJst:nbutcd the pnzas, ufter whi«h there was malDa unahangod a.t 598
Jl1nolllg to exce.lloot mU$lC b"lJpplied by the A 0 t.:
A..me'N(l6.t1 0&.t6 upon the spot a.ro hcld for 6&1
l~ nd
bu~ ele: gb,jp to n.mvo t hey oo.n he PIU'Ohaeod M
J~J; AUftBN 8 CXNrnAB.Y

Too

War
W /Vl

Loan
also n

:rJ,H,\; ~ 8
II.
ros~ li on or

e

Gr~re

And aU tbu 8lI

bn.st 9 ay
0....

T.hy m

PURLEY

g-h

'lfuv oV<ery act pt ro bklasfng 18
T1iy pn.th UDStll.tied hgbt.
Wo are l"llfhUy roo.?oo a.t t.ho B1 bhnm
Hab-...kkuk w.hcn be s ngs
Though tJ 0 fi g t 'Co
shull nob blossom nonher shall frwt bo in tt 0
v CfI
yet. I wi! ",}OKlO n tJ e LoT-d I will
God of my salvation
But tOOre iI II.
joyghcr tho
g /1.00 than this It 18 ooorerred. by J eMUI
C hr Hlt who bas t,a.aght UfI tic Jl"." to. our Ir 'her
'W'h o 16 n Hocwen
To w.ho.t 6 ibume beagMs of

S WONDLIlI'vL R.!tcoltl) - Deep recre t
felt b,v the whole of the vllJugo a.t th" 10&1 of

O.lUU.N18T
IS

U 0 aonleetl of.M.r r It Wnght who for OÂ¥f!r
30 years hns most effiClently fulfilled the duties
of orgn1lJt;t "1 tI clio rwnater at the church ana
wi 0 by hlS gelWll and k J d d 8pOS tion has WOD
the esteem und espcct at' tl e whole of the
pa.r~hlonal1l
Ib 8 WIIEi cVlden.c8d by the very
handsome testimorual wiuch has beeil }JJ'tlMnted
to him HIS rerord o.s an 0l'plI st wtll rank. hq;:b..
fa t,h CbriaIrian eoula ClLlI" s.tts.m Ute WOrd li te.t h He 'has not mi6sed one Sunday 86l"VlCe at the
~ hiel Wf'lr"O ~ wkile the t,h,roba of tho groat ohunh through illness or any fanlt of h18 own
F rench .R,o.,ool..1Ian ahook t.he whol6 ot Europe to (hohdays excepted) 1 thG 30 years. DUl':tD8" that
Ib centre-penod the church haa been closed five Sunda,aTf Of b waves end storms go 0 Gr 'i!'1 head.
tWice CWlnlr to floodB aud three times oWlng to
~... ~ ond beoltb and I_do 'be gpne bea.,. 1.11& of .now the eervlCaJ beiJlg bold' m
Thoug b JOYS be Wltbcrod all and dead
the eohool From t3eptember 0199; to the present
Tp gh eYorj oomlort be Withdrawn,
time ('Ii J'j!6I'&) he ha6 only Hen a_nt from the
o
my sieadlast !lOW reliea
oha:rch one Snnday whi.cb. was on the occaston
~ TJ Y 1nC&'(.'Y ne1'OI' dill'
of one ot the IIDOW'IIbotml &lluded to He baa

d:.

:;.. our _10 ...... _0Ul/l; our I~ . - .. ~ "'"" 10;000 mi100 In atlend1l!l '~b.8undaJ;
I
.... our baN ..... eo - . Go<I .... ~ 'lh J>eo!i \YioIIeI of j;H 'OI!lIp SO :wi
alA _' . . I>eIioY4.. Gall,. r.-I

POlt
tid citra

THE SHOE STORE
ot HONEST V AI..UE,

BROAD STREET, READING,
TBlE

BERKS
1'IIlCE

1",rO·J''' p,v~

fEilMS Ot

FARM

rece

are 326 .~Ii fo<
,.~:

I!!/l'

.

.m0lll

JlQ

1111d

I. at

pre

iALOER

17

pt

f tleDbo ..

vICfLr

IU

cleve rly

d t.he other {rom
u.~ocuted

EDWARD
lU<.'TION EERS

a. ladv- wora both

forger- es

H o hnd

an

v

L AND AN D
lcl QLa 1.0 the
OHit" 15 FRIA R

BUSINESS

ex

pe r anced ootective A9;rgtUmt nruJ o.nother offi cer
engaqed n I ~t.igat nl!' the whole Catic h t P

10 L"to prCHent t.!lev had not. ohm n(ld

any

formation thn.t V'()uld clear up the mJl!tery

Be
had ho vcve,. ~ rl.alned t.bw the p8Z'et'J(.a bore
most cJtcellent chMOOi.el'S
Bridget ld'.nrv 'Watt.h of
Callal
Sunn AJ:t'
cbJe

stud ~

6

moo ~

6 1'"

~Tked

a.t.

MOTOR HOUSES
Receivo Our SpeCIal Attention

IOURe
Fr dB

SUN

I

B!IiP:lo,ve LI&bDlt,.. and Penaaal AooIdent.
WortnDen 8 Compenslotion Stoltneaa and Dleeue
Dom,.'!o Seroaritl
Fidelity Gu.... n_

P ..... Gl....

.~.t

FIRE OFFICE

FIRE DAMAGE.
a..ultut Lou of Poent and Prett.
BurtrilU7

BMJdO~

a. 1'IareUneMle Street. Loa.... I.e.

P&lNTlillS

WIoxI'I NlleRS,
lGItaTKB
l'rIatlq

that.

_1&

lu a r~ 1.0 be preeenied. to W611daworih
Co11ncil It is e\Med jh.4 there a.re DOW about
• 600 plOl. holder. iii Ih<I barousb the ....
under culti.~ helDg over 300 aore& There

AGlUeuL WltAL,

forgery
(I,

208tb V ... of tbr
tIolld Wlt.ooss kn ew U e q rl very '\Yell On
last. week n.t "30 w m eSA wn.s eyelmg
Mllr PlIl'k Lodge Sunn ngd.:le ~hen IIhe ,",w
deceased pushmg her ble,cle
81 e wa#l q te
a.lone
Presum nli{ 'hat deotIued WaR ~mg
F ....dld 11/0
home WJt.neM ~ncd od to her that her peonle
6(), 6d
had
gone
to
W
ndmr
bnt
on
~econd t.hol:l'flrb:ts Tn OLDEST !NSUlU.JIiCB OJ'J'ICl!: IN THli: 'Vo w n
ThcJ centenary of Jane Austen s death on
Ca.-r~hanB make 60s to MIS. 6d. a.nd CJ:iililUl 65f!
«he RaId
I am not t!'W"8 whether yOftl" f.ther
Wedneeday rem.i.DdB 'W\ tha.t botJ:
81 c
and ba.~ goDe .... han 'J'OU get homo vn 1 had bettor
to 66s po.- 320 Ib
In tho cnily difltricta wint.e
ods
will
now Ch6rl~ Brnna; ('who was born a year before look round the hotl8O to eet!
WilneR!! did not
shortly be ready to elK they are chaPgmg ooloor .Miss AWIten died) wer.e the daughters of clergy notiee Il11J th n~ UllUsuaJ. about tho g11'1 ond beno"i &t e 'icry rapid pace.
ID6f1 and """" u.,;" IIOVei8 wi.tbin tb. ,bel
yond saytng thftot she had not met her tnothor
tered walia of COUDWy pan;onages As fa.athful abe SEW.d not.hing
BEANS AND P-.u
B9Il.D6 and pe,aa &te quiet., and ofI'ala held !u-diJy pictu- 01 Iho ho_ life of Ule day aud gene...
'!'be Coroner summed un the tmdenoe a1yen
tion .Jane AosilM,; ~ are r.3markable Shf! and the ~ury after .reUiing tor .. ,~ rmnut..e&,
wrote
a.bout
w.h&f;
ahe
JOOIW
end
did
DO&'
'\'eD
LO ma.r.k tho thIrd liumlve~ of the outbreak
brought In &- verdiCt of ... Death by J)OIIOIl1Qg
of war a mass meeting of sai..lcn:& 'WIll b. held In mre to let her lDl~&tiOD s&.rIoY far beyclnd t.he the potaOD betag self 1dmini61enld1 dunng a.
the PaUad um on Sunday August 5th under the OUl'rOunding. In w!iicb the greater Wi of h .. peri<><! of lempooary mllOlUty
aU8p1ees of the Bntish n.nd Formgn Sailors' So- life W88 passed. So d:istnutiul 1Ia.8 abe of ber
The ~ury the Coroner and Chief Coust.bJe
'c.iety
The speakers 'Wlll lnclude Adlmtrai SIr a6liity 10 ~t thiup ,he bad no~ h .....11 ..
ClU1.cr JOined m an ezpt'MS1on ot doap &ympU,by
John Jelh""e
penem.ood tb&t 'Ii 18 BI.1d she De'fel' left her Dleo e _
the b .......oo
ch&t'.men tD the I'OOlD a1oDo together !WI ahe
w.u thus IpIlred the ~ of t.beir COD.'Yerta.t on when 110 ladies 1Im'& preeen~ ' - Churcb
~ce. effected OQ 110. f.Uowlq rIoIc ..li'arruly' Newspe.pe:r ...

ESTATE

hook C() tll Ul Ilg f; eTor al fn qed rec" pLs Inr
d fT cr cnt 'P 'ments
J h s 25 VC1i.1'8 o:J:f)eTk'lnoo
he bad )£!vc r coma across sue}
whol(!ff1lo10 tor
gel}
It w;l.S e U er l h(\ 0 Loome of a. d .!lordered m nd n Lho work (If ROme ~t.cr m lld
chrecl g iho vi ole thllleJ When t.I e pnrl>e wru;
hron gl t to I m J~ saw deceneed s.nd fLH kf'd J e r
40 expla n wi y /J (I Wlloft n po~ on of II. rorgrd
rooe pt 1>o.'\r n~ 1 IS ad lr(W.'; H e !WHO toll 1 cor
h e was oe It t Ied to no exp};)Dotlt. 0f1 &6 to how Rbo
J)OSF.eRIfld ISs wl 4'! n I (! knew s he 11&<1 (I t) n ..
le rt of he r pay ILn I h~T I ought '" raIncoat n"d
olber th ngs: M well Df'M'lt\wod ~phod t h.... t sl~
stole. U 0 ml)n~ from AIl"!! Carter ~ ponsr.- W t.'OOS!l then s ud thai. I a Vlflg r egard to tbn.L stat.P.
menl h e could lOt keep her any longer nI B
serv CO Till asked he r r slta C'f\red toO RIVO ft.ny
expJMln.t lO of the n lltt.cr !; o f wh cl
} (j htl I
spoke tn be prevlQ'l1tJJy 81 c tiHln fldmltterl
t:llOfiA t l f' fts a.l.'iO
W ~ th.n toll rlOOCJ\F.6 I
s he had Joetter r.,o to her room and p!lek I P'f box
h tc 1 e dre ded who.t WI).." to be ikme '1 e~1 "
1 or t.horo W;M no n~l for IIDV fUr t.ber
n
ple3..~nln(>S'S be a!'!.koo f 510 had a:ny o(.h~r
Lh 19 or 1 rs a.nu she re pl ed
Yes n my trunk
a lmlf-ero\l. :) ld sometl rnA' <OIse
'[h )6 feci 1.0
the ff'oov.f.ry of 80m£' s \vpr ornltmel t6 and 0 I
houselold Il.rL o]e~ The ne xt U n ~ W1Lnos~ d d
l'I' JI..'1
to commUll e:we w t it t~ Ascot pol ce
Mk nF; U em to get ,~ mothet' to telephone
to
h m or to c(\me OYe r a.nd BOO h m "t
At Ollt't 0 clock tho .'!lrl CAme dOWTIRt n J'S
lnd
~ 1 ,,1 e ha 1 l)."lCked he r t.I go;;
W !.nC8:'! II e n
had a. qu f't t"lk WlU 1 e r n vh c l I e ~av e 1 B!'
8 0 De smo I a lv ce
H e 81:0.0 P "O bc r tho I me
or a. gnod tram home told her to R~fI!l C!a.b
1\ d ga.ve I cr :1. lOr; not.1'!
When tho (la.b Olltmfl
1 0 ( 1'1~rl688) 1Ulke<1 t1 e drIVer whRt InstMwt on~
I (> I '"' roCClvco and tho mlln 6a d the g rl hilt!
toll I
to lake I or box 1.0 some loag n~s ...t 6
C) urcl Stroot
At 14:> tl " mot} ar toJopho~d
fron ~ unll g lA-I e a; I w t.ne!'lJi Mked hrt' to com(l
over an 1 !K'e lu
'] 1 f' mot he r repl cd t l at ~ I e
vo tl he thm e llt 3 S() and a.bollt t hat I I e
bot.h RI e a nd t he ratDer came W t.fl I!!I" a fter
Ratil;fy ng tI e pare ts tJ nJ. he I d not nten J to
Lake ft.Tl~ fu rther action stronglv a rlv spd tI em to
tnk e fl C glrl h ome CI of COl 51-:'1116 C:l.rl,e.r eon
eluded I R ev donee bv stl\.t.ing Ullt t1,., Rlrl had
bee
1 8m Stied from her lJrov ou ~ 'PlacE'!
an 1
tlM~t t1 c r efcrence!!i "hn pv~ h m-one from 1\

'*

'11 0

25/.

MILWARDS,

Doeca~l

r"""''''''''"'''''''''''''''""""""""""",,,,, """"""1

PrICe,

..

DISTRICT COUNCIL

St
40

HEROES

PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE

WOKINGllA1t GUARDIANS AND RURAL

I'be D ea.n a.nd Ch:l.pi.er Qr Roel c&.er Cathedr-dl
ha.vo appou ted a WOOHI.D orga.msL azul 80 woma.n
Verge r

AND BERKS COUNTY PAPER SATURDAY, JULy 21. 1917.

Our N. 1 B .... fr•• .ell 19 6
If'. lw ot/ur, frGm

£5

1 6

w........s tor ...UGlJlfteloI Dtlip OoItIirUUo.
Mt4 KatMial aNd ' Ill OOIlaeoUoll .1 ..... ov

BU5U.t.LOMJ, aT.8UNG OOdDV.tTOUll.
OLUB 8OOiI8 &D4 ai, 1'aarl*at7 nt PoriaWe
~

I ...... u4 s.uma&M upoA nq.-.:

0.. L", .!
MOTOR
BUMMER.od POOLTR'Y
B ..... pdllTABLE6HED8 ..... r_

rraw..aw. ••

Won: .. Xu_ Paloa AL"..n.

E, R HA~WTHORN & CO.,
L LONDON W01tJ[B aDDING