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READING MERCURY, OXFORD GAZETTE, NEWBURl

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YORKSHIRE JOE."

HERALD. AND BERKS COUNTY PAPER, SATmmAY, SEPTEMBER S,1917.

BElI.ltS BOWLDfG ASSOCIATION

l'f'AIDENREAD

lUTen AT HURST.

.the 'WlSe men all agree to 8Lly
(ACCOrding to Fact and Rurnour)
That most people like to flee a Play
Of aentirnent~ WIt and humour
When all these three are 'Wl.:th skill combIned
As sharp as the pOInt of a

pln lIS,

A charml.ng, laughable p l ay you fl n d
(And that's tho truth about U Q U . NEYS''')
Of Course there's jealousY- klSSUl. g as wellA realised U Love s Young Dream",
The sentim e nt rings as true as a bell
And the fun Just maKes you screaITl'
A Roman Father 18 u Owd YorkshIre .Joe,"
Good Mother 18 U Susan" hl.s wIfe,
A Fairy IS • Posy , ao pure as s no,v,
And 'Jam.es loves her better than life

Susan," fond mother could suffer long:
(As good WOm.en o~te n d o ')
But she tells •• Owd Joe" When that " fu ss pot

It"

A blunt homely truth or l-v.... o.
And doesn't ' Joe stare, and feel qUlte blue,

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'''''wrong,

WINDSOR

NEW lllGISTltATES.- The Lord Ch.a.noollor has
added the folloWing to tbe CommlS:i10n of the
Penoo fo r the Borough of Maidenhood - Mr
Councillor C 1 Chamberlaln (Mayor 1912-13\

rhe Idea. whlch emallatcJ from Mr J Foster
the sec.rotu.ry o t the Berks };owliuG A..ssociatiOll
t.ha.t a. ma.tch should be played to end the r;.ca.son
represaniative 01 all tho clubs l.D. the dlotnct,
~rovod Mtremeiy populur and those wil() figured
III thB game wbich was IlaYl:d a.t Hun,t <In Sat
Ul lay unJor the title Ot Lho Captain s (Ml J
Eightoon) v IhaDeput} Cuptam Ii (lli J Or af
son) slclctl voted It a a o nQ of the llost €llloyablo
In which they had IJru"ticlpil.ted
& close ly con
to6ted /lere the games 00 lJ €I SIX r Ilk thn.t t l 0
Do~mty Ca.ptain S Side 'Won by I 011y- l05 to HH
Ihls vas doubb ll..Dlortunute for the vo pular
ca.pbrin Mr J E gl toon for htLd tl e ma rt," been
tho ther 'fiJ.y not only would he have had the
pleasure of Cl'lptUlIl.lll.g' tbe \I' nDll A' s do hut h e
and thoso a&>oClo.ted nth him on No 1 llnk
would ha.ve won the rour g-old medals prosented
to the playeriol or the Mnk most Ip 0 the w umns
Side. As It \ as illey \li ant to th e f() I sk pped by
M r r Vi ard who 1m 1 tho subs ta t a l ma.rglll
or 10 Tho follOWIng are the detalls of tilO

Mr CoU!lcIllor E Norketc (three tllnos Mayor
:Mr S,}duoy R Ihompson (of tbo firm o f Messrs.
p and ~ rhompmn llighStreet.n.formermembor
of tho ConllCll) a.nd?rlr J rodenck C W ebiter
(ma.nagor Maidenhood Branch or Iloyds Bu.nk)

th-e To yn Mall au Wodne.edIlY tlyenmg
Y MeA HUL-On Thursday ova w g last we.;,V:
an Gllterta.mmen~ WIl6 g1ven lit t.h18 Hu t u.ud u. very
",,!.oya.blo eye-Ding WI14 'pent by a large u,udie ooe or
. 0 wen
'Ihe ooll\.nhutora wore M!Ift L Klw'n
IIOU

M.HDENHlllD !\!.EN IGLLllD IN TITll W.ill

H R II P r nCCM AI CloG Counte96 0( A<thlo ne hAs
00 It;oent.OO t.o opon ILIl a.utumn ~how nf vegrnAblcll
and fru t to he hell tit tlo UOJ'1I.1 A l~rt. In6tiwte

Air M&Ioolru Johnston M.r A. Cuawor h Mr RI1&and Mr C Cusworth
A UTUlil"!'>

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Pnvato Hn.rn
P ao lo
kill ed
D
act on
n
Franco on A ngust 16th W<l & th o ron or Mr a.nd
Mrs Poole or ~ W oU u","i..:J o ROAd Ma dellh ad

When she says "My dear, you see,

For thirty years PVo lI8tened to) ouAnd now you 11 hsten to ME ' ,

BrON

'l'wo aro UruoDl~ts (Mcs!Jrs NOl'kett lind WebEt.er)
and t wo Llbtmtls (Messrs rltompson n.ud ChlLw

berlrun)

NEWBURY

AND

or T1f1!: CUORCli J~ CU.A.DA The Rev
Canon Hiok.e of .Li.ncoln CommJ.8N,r1 to trb& Bishop
of Qu +ppoll~ Cl!ollAlla deliverod a looture all rhu
WOlk 01 the Church au the Canw&n Pra.J.ClO 10
WORK

SHOW

S:u. r by

011'

VJ;Grr:\BL!.S

Sopt(jf bor 29th

t:ho \VLndsor
Socioty

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BABIIfOBTOXE

t.h

HorilcWturlll

WL'>Dson ~ n8LE'iAS CUunOH - rho ann ve rS8.Ty
IM'lrv cas af tru.. church vOte held on ~w dlL) whe I
Deceased vho
as 1 year i3 0 1 age. haJ bow IlIjrmo ~ we.ro preached by the RIl"
I n co
oUllded befolO a.nd hwJ been out agun t.wo or Hl.lg'h~ of lload ng On tho foUOWJl g Wodnesday
threo months
the Rov D nt.dnlo T Young (ex ~den t. of t ho
Selgl Percy N nvJar Qaeen V cto na. RitlM . ho coru., rence) prcwhNi Il.t 4 p n
nnd deliYored I\.
v :.s k illed r ccellU)' >\.S the roo It of the exp lOSIon leoturo II tM ovcnu g el tailed
l'he bost. ., yot iLl
or a shell 11 tbe tre e h es .... u tl {I yo lDlrer l¥I n be
Mr C S mmo 8 of Ma.ldenhen.d 1 rru dCti
of Mr W Nay}ar of l"uT7..fI P latt lhud l:: n1 00 I
RECRUIT11'G O FYtCl!R MH."iTIONr;D IS DISPATOHESno va8 "3 years or 8gG ilU 1 J9~ned up earlr 10 tho In tho Ii., .. or hhose onga.ged on home RerVICb men
\'I a r out ha.rl oot boon 11\ Franco long Ho
t onod
d IISpatoheto! 'l'eocnUy fOT' \'"Iu.a.hle I!erV1CQ
edtlcated a.t Maidenhead Coll£'ge
rondl''l'od du'11 g the "1Lr l "'ll6 the nll.me ()I Col0061
Capbun E rnest harv Wyaft Gra.ngor of t ho \ W }! R Kelly 'l'"ho h8~ for t.ha p.'llJt t wo v~.1'I! or
LaneashlN ruslhers., the onJy 60D or l1r an I moro boon the officer re8pCl~ ble for too "ndflor
Mrs Bosford Grnnser o f 1 he Ln.ur/!ll~ HanJov U e.!rwt nl> S b ,,{'O\
ThQ CO Wlty of Berk.!.blrG nul'
SWrUJ DelLr WorcetU:.e.r a.nd Forrnl)riy 0{ Laburnum dono "I le nd dly
I tno l1l&ti.or of reer I Li~ «Will'
Road. Maidenhood. "'an killed I ctian on Aug Ii' n<.'C tl B outbren.k o r war Illld h/l6 J.>l'O vnd t.'leU to
16th Captam (Jt'l\ng61' 1\ fa t l or Jor somo tima bo ()1lO of tho ~t rocru <Lng ~M m LI a kmgdom
he ld an mportan t pas tion
n the RecTUIting rho Wmd.!or ~ub-n.rm holdl<! IUl exoellt'O"l l rooord ID
Office at .M.mdenl 611 L /Uld Il lso did \'fl lna.blo na.- lohe matter o f reeNI ting
tlOUaJ. rog ~1:ration work CIt.. G ranger WIt.6 <)4 I S Irgoon Ganent.1 Sir \V 11 a m T lJ"loT F. C.n of
loon (if aGO
W ndsor tormcrly of TI e Don Ci n borle,) lnte
Prt\,ll.te Alfred George Wood ley lWvu l Der ks Dlracoor 01 tho o\rn ~ M ed e ll Sorv C:ll ngoo 7-6
Rcgtrue.lI.t '\""oungcst 60n of M.rs Woodley of 15 Il'ft estute vnl,c.i at ~ 28 Ss Id
S r J ames
The llt"OQd'l'fay (lue lIarcourt Villns) Ma den H<>dr ck Duff MeG gor of sn Pln t.:)f Stroot Hay
bond L l.S dmd of VOllncb r f,.'C (Uvnd n netioll 11 fllui'kct S W
Ul 1 :M r \"\1 th nm ,\ alter- Nichol
Franco Dcco!lsOO ,} a '\I ;)S I yOO-n. 01 J JOUlOct tlon., of 17 S IITey S t reet S tn d 'V C soh cl lOl
up EQOn aftor tlo Wa.1 tlL.trlod o.nll ~d been 1 1 n r o ti e oxecutor~ S,r Wll nm I ~Ior was T10n
}rnnC6 1':>: month s
I Ph) SIC!ll.1l to l\.lng liAl'\ICl.rcl fron 1001 to 1910 In I
R10-9m:lO
R fie Br gado eon of Mrl'! t..o l\. nB' GlX roe frow 1910 Durin!; h f\ mll
Gnmmott of :1
R
Ro d ).In (\ ..-m)
b r,1. C:\ "\10 1 ho :;on 0 I Oil tho Canadia n frontl or
\\ as /-'-ccldent..""lU.) kll~ 1 Sn.IQn lka on July lOth
4; "nst tioPw l nns u.nd took pLri:l t he Burmcrn
It o.ppcnrs f rom 1\ l!'ti:.or se nt bv Ca pt W n ex ped tio! fl.u d va!'! 11 0 pm C:lpnl mo heal officer
Kennett to thG horro.\"od mother that a.s tho
t tI e u ttlo of hh rto u m From IS99 t.o 1001 I e
rol'l'ult of An rt.CCl rir>n t t.o thQ 1 mber of wll1eh do- ~ ns ch of I cd c II officer to 11 0 I ud rm Arm,) n s
ccar.od hfld chn.rgo he Wlls lhro\\ n ftrlm hi S m nJe.. doath took plnee on \ llr I 10t h
nnd falhDg on I fi hro.d \\"T\.!I In.stan mueously
k Hod

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B

Gn~ott,
sburou~h

TRIPLE

BOATING

(":~d

FATALITY

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OUf:\NEYS "

QU[N/'Ii n

C .L(;:S " Joe'" "You'll com.plaln of the Better Land
When you get there!' s o he does ,
lie next U a.dVISes. Ul manner gra.nd,
Till his Wlfe 8 ears fau-ly buzz
rh;is 18 his pnvate advu;:c about
What matters to wornen and men,

' 1f !vver tha does do o wt for no~
Tak f:&\r-e as .Ii 8 done tor thise.nJ

LOSS

TO

CA VERSHA.M

""Ewnum

DEPlliTUIill OF THE REV H D NE}:;O N
, th

BOROUGH POL1CE COURT

WY.DNlSD.ir
Hawker F. sn

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MAIDENHEAD GAS COMPANY

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!.Ios oA1
8(>.for(' S ir \Ibe r t Ro ll t (10 tin ,.hlU r)
\ld J (}I\rke A1 j C III n I f) Ide a n 1 W
Bref'8e~

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CHILDREN , CQtJRT

0\ 15-Yoor...o1 1 g'ul '\\~,., cia 1:;(>(1 'i"ltl o htn
1 19 J:l'oods by m o..1.nS o f (a lso I r f.enre.<; fl\"}1ll i\f ~ srl'i
W 0116 Bm,:; groeo'l> of Kl.I g'b R.o ul ~ od lI(r E
11[ l.lak"'r of J II g ... n.o~td
H Pllea rod from tI 0 e "d(\n~e thfl.~ t.ho g I Qb.
to nod tl e good:o; by rop -e.: onfi.r g t l at th"v ~ ero
fOT a In. iy b whom sha 11a.d. forwerl) lXll.l.D e m

ROSH,' BEG'\RNIE a nd W [J SO\:
as Po Y and J.u,fES

But ~'James" and Ie Posy n know lovers' bliss
(As far as the Gods Will allow')
And whisper, stealing a U butterfly .. kI88,"
"IE Daddy could see us now'
And Daddy does s~e, aad "tells off " U James,
Says 'f'osy ought t o spurn hlIn

-a

Now" Janles .. has a head on hiS shoulders, and

He shows up

Saln To.rnhn s trick

To 8W1ndle "Owd Joe, please understand,
And "Joe f says "James IS a brIck
For hard headed" Joe has a kindly heart
And U Love 8 Young Dream Comes true,

chaIr and gave an e~llnnatol1 statement (lI!

WH.lTE BUTTBBFLIES DESTROYED _ U H ohda.y

House on I rldn.y tugu s t 31st MISS W cs t kindly
presented ilia prlzes given by Mrs Chance for
the largest number of oabb, ge wh te butwr
dIes co.nght by the children of Burghfi-cld durmg
the month of August TJ e first pnzo .... as ob
ta.med b .. A Sel"ood wlLh 2 900 they ,"ere very
nIcely a.rranged Ilnd number~ d
s econd pr ze
M He"n 0 I "lth 1 702 thIrd pnzo F Bra" D
,uth 1 564 n160 very neatly arranged

..

The Great Haymarket Success

"QUINNEYS' • "
Monday Next and during the week,
AN

VISIt

wh<>n many ladles coUld not se:ure seats

RlNG UP. 262 NOW.

EBtAbh~bed 187'l

IncorporaW 1897

LENNAROS
a'lith

A..ll Brltlsh

Class

(RltJP..tered Tra.de Mark

MIl%I.tDUm Va.lue
L eJ:.llard.)

WORLD .. FAMED
Landon Leloe.ster Northa.mptoll 1i&nehostor

AITERNOON PERFORMANCE NEXT WEDNESDAY,
l.i.kely to ed p.,c th e b.st

MAPLEDURHAlII

to

lIURGRFIELD

So If In the dumps or o u t of sorts
Or feebng U Just anyhow,
Go put on yOUI' hats like Berkshl.re sports,
And book your seats rlght now '
For curing the blues WIth dainty chann t
Or banIshIng pam~ neath plnnys
And clearIng the brain ot thoughts that harm,
There Ii no better play than" QUINNEYS '.

For Wblch Seats should now be se!:Ul'ed, as the rush from the countrys,de

D r.U :S"K A:-.'D INCA-rAm E

N&arly 200 Bt-llDohu

BOOTS
IAIDUroll

IS

70 Lr.u.d. &. ColoJllee BRPpliod

SHOES

Ltd I. Helldqua.rtera. Que.. I Rd

Iuulra.\ed Li.t Poet, iree

Briatol

II, KING STREET, READING
IS • • ITLI' STRIIIT BBADIN4l
145 ....r ••L~W ST.UT HSWI'II.',

bomo on Icnvl"1 r -n

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l l')ltn Woo Is fl 1 nvate .n B. CAl ad n.n reg ment
WO~N S INS' IT UT~ - By tl A kin I nv tuUon
fiord 5 ~ 10 1 lrul'.g' Irmk 11 1 wcapable In Mrs MartilJe.'Ilt ( prn~1 j t ) tho rI ... m~rsF~ I •
JilranCQ.<J lund nnd d at."\Jt eel In cnfitorJ:., to "'"""rut W Oml)D 6 I nr;tl t\l~ n (>I.. ts.t I h n COl rt on
8.
t ho a rn a.l or nn oscor~
\tu;t woo),;
~n aJc.J e:;fi on an lu on \C'ftcwble.o
lp van b~ !lr In.o oo o( O nmlfluty Q)lIegel
DISMlRSJo:D
'Mrs Mmme Donnol;ts of The Carpentan; lifts iJrooma tl sooursnd oil nlcnlloos O~ C50
A.rms Wi"lS SI mmonad tor p£-'rWlttJ..IlJ: drun.kenll~ 'tlor a "11.:00 (llso II. dalllollstrnti nn of fn.llt drrlJl~
palplt g n.nd ~nn 11 ~ choo:-~ m () l..,n~
('te th
on hor pre rmsoo
hIr W . Pi th BOUCltor of Brentfo rd apJK'Ared po lltry show r CRult od n Mrs Pigott Win n inG' Wt.I
tho best pullal whilst Mrs I)A V n flnd Mrs
•
for tho doton '!ant, who 1>1 Eldcd not gml ty
The procoodl gs were I 8 mlQtl&l to tho oonVIO- WAr e SUCCOOF.:ful WIth rabLI!;.,') For t ho hM.t cni~or
bon
of
da.hl
ru!::Ai
M Roe pr ') NI t ho W10ne r
,
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tion of l\. fJ:Ildler for tlrn.nken.uoos It beUlg IlJlegod
Il!';

Tho marrmge arrangod between Mr Theodore
G oddard find MIS S Pegs) Morr so
took place
qu oUr on 'Ve lnesdn, ILt Map ledurha.Dl Churc h
The brtdc as g vcn away b y the E~rl of Kimber
le~ Il.nd Mr H T WhlLcomb acted as b est man..
Tbe Rn\ FrancIs SL Jolu Thacl!:cray omc:u:~ted

the fiMn cBS of the pansh ~poJogle~ for non
attcll ian ce wero recol'iOO hom Mr A Palmer and
Mr Tyser

And. all ends well - whIch JOkUlS apart,
A Love-story ought to do

V,ITH

rho g Ii who plP.flded gmlty mid the llonch
THl!: WA n. - AmLlDIo::d, tb~ WOUI led /uo Arthur
t1 at shG Lid ano the r gtrl hl'llJ Int.(Uuieci to r In C ro!\Sw eU au 1 l:If)!'i I' r L Ilea If, HOYItI Bnrkfi li nd
a :vn y f l rm h om~ ~h o W3i:i tetnlUldod Il)r the Arthur Cla.M l£.o'y ~1 1 Ob nooN' <; rrpor el'd m"'"
a.tl.enrll.l CO of } r. father
Ing RoOgl nnld n.-.l')6rt~ H(y I llork" b S lleell

CrrUII.CU COt:NCrL A1!>l':T~G
mooting of tbo
Church CouDcll as hell n St J o l n 8 Httll o n
WP.dnesduy everung The d -aft l'ulos v;ero s b
D lbJ,cJ to t.he mcetlD$ and " Her discuss 011 't\ oro
approved Iho ll.ppo ntmont::i of offiC('tS
ore
~ follows -C01onel Nash cha.lrman the V ('ar
vl(:6-ehtllrma.n Mr Petillt han secretary Mu;s
'.\ ~ lie (a.dd tonal) Mess/"5 S IUeDCO Look cr Wld
Sp r e COIDrruttoo. Colonol Nash then took the

Declares U at I'tly stuff that upstart aIms,
And roundly cries 'Ill learn bun I '

HURST

rlQro.l

MORTIMER

WAN TWE HEJlAN DISrRICT COUNCIL

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MartiDeu.U a~tcd

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AI!

ho s tc ~

A meeting of this oou ncl ) W1 s I old on Monday
e en 109 whon Mr C D ~dkin ( Iee-chau-m 11)
nree ded
t\. lobtion wa s r M I from tI e Bab.) Welrare
.!SOO(:la.t on
ns ltins the Counc 1 to Ui;lst t1 e
Soclety by wak ng lln annua.J. grant of £20 tOIV rdE;
the £41} estim \t d as b rug nece~s ry to carry on
t.hb WQI I
;\. d!puto.t1on con stm!,; ot Mts l:'on
runby Nurse WhI te Nurse Dea.ro and Mr
Blden

Wrtl)

r epe vorl on the matter

rhe

ft e toll OWing
Sel\t

o

letter

wns refen t:d to tbfl l! mance Comm ttee
Iho High vays a d Sau bry CommIttee reportod
thnt thov hru:l. met th" IOJl.Mgor or the Wantage
Drewery Company at tho prem Fe'" In tbe Market
Pltl.cO whore alterations aro bemg mado, nnd
agreod to recommend tl e 00 l!)'C 1 tn ptLy tho rom
pnny £1 If the stops loa.d..ing up to tho PreIlll8eB
Were romovad &Ild the s to s urrondercd to tho
('('IuUClI A long d lscuSSlOn took p la.co and the
re~rt was ultima t.ely adopt.ed
The Me~hcal Officer of Health nported that
Bmce .h s last report two cases of lIlfeet ous
d.i8&tl.80 had been notified-dlphthena and tuber
CulOlrlIl
'rbe toll, n nppeaTCCl. to be free from non
notill:a.hle mfectious (h!lense
A letter WllS read from the madmen applyu g
for 8.11 Uler8&89 1n then wngas cA is ~ week
It wa.e raforred to the HIJ:hwn;rs Comnuttee
Th.. IIe&I of tho ooUQC11 'fnlS nffi.::z:cd to a oontra.ct:
vith tho B erks County Council for the -repel!' and
IDlI.intenall06 ot the mf\111 roo.J.1I dtlTlDg the year
OIldlDll _
~14~ 1918 fur £725 3a. Ii8

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