Reading Observer. November, 1914.

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MOTOR FATALITY
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rRAIN DASHES INTO
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The u.d fatality wirich oc:cttrTed at Churn rail';',:y
00 t.bl) nisht of October 16th. whereb, Mn.
~ . Fo.,ler, of SpriDllnmrt.. Newbury. met P~f
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~tb snd LbrM ot.ber CIOCUp&nta of t.he moLor .'e&r

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inquired into by Mr.
Bl"UfD I~" Ch&lle~or, ~ .tb~ Schoolroom, Blew-bury.
Silturday afternoon. The R!Jv. E. B. J . ~acl..'. (lD V iC iLl of the {la-rith, WIo4 foreman o f the JUry .
~' LouciJ , of ~fllVbury, li"ho was aeoom'panieci by
Wr: Utor"!e lIenick l awler, of Hora~tb . Oso~,
btotber'lo.l&w of deoeU6d, repre6ent.ed 'dece&led a
u l .. tiJe5, and M.r . T. W . MI.Ulm. of Osford, &po
lfCared In the iDt..ereab or the Great. Western lla.Il·
• 401 Company.
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[)eeetu;(.od, who w .. &ocompanied by her d&Us:;:r
alii! anOlOOr 'young Ildy, motored to Oburn ArteP
fo- the purpotle. of entert.2ining l.bo ~~r.t"', Mnr
t~ ron ~ rt, wbich .... IU .ery muoh . a
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F<'1II" ie.- 1.00 bot part, &t6rt.ed Lhetr ~t.urD .)OU1'tH!,.
'l"bt chauife ur, not. knowing of iohe e~. of tb~
tllll .. a\" bridge, .00 . cting on the inAtrue!-IGm 0
101ditr1;, unfortuD&tel,. . t lenlpwd to De, otlat.e t~e
)e~t! crO&Sinr. He broul{bL t ho car to a .tandst..&1~
iD Lbe iout"·foot way Whilst. the furthe1' pLe wa
btlDIi opened. and before bo h lld .. chance. of get.
tlJIl: out of the way I. pantng t rain, tT&,elh DX a t. I.
lpeed I)f beLweeo 2S aad 30 m ilel a n hour, a&hed
into the C &J" a.nd ca.nicd it. I.n:l th ree of t.be occu·
plDu a <iillance of n&arly 2llO
ll~. Fowler
...a picked up dead 23 ya.rdA from the le.~l croa!Uld a.l.mCt!t. mrruuloua t.o ro\at.e, hie other
~panb were ·foUDd a.mongsi.. i..be wrcekage of the
ar uni njurtd.
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Al t.c r a. lengthy hea.ri.DZ t be Jury re t urn
a "fer·
~Jd. ?L &ecidenLaI d(lll.tb.
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t.he bLood.
to run "wa~ itl t.be
:\1.\.;8. t..:J arkc ..... Yery

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her lIK1oor::; IIond rt!.od !,! ~

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t;UlIpieion bad fallen On him.
Latei
In3de, in oo w.equenQ6 0(
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Oxford HOI'pi\.al few • fortnJ.rbt

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wbilt dri~ held II.
the town tor .ome time put. ...... t.b.t .hleb todk
plaoe in the Larg6 Town Hall on :rri.Uy fl'fenin, in
lut. week, in aid of t.ho Beliian ~~ ...~.
The Committee, .. bleb ' eoam.Led of
B. P.
Batten Mn. B . Lay. )fra. E. R. Sinu!:1o.nda and
Mrs. rio Y. Wilu,hrre, r ecei Yed able uiista.Dce from
8. number o r larliel, and thanks to the Mayor .00
Corporation "ho kindly lent. the haU , and also to
nume roul fu..mll in lhe town who aenerously con·
Lributed iii vanolla .... ya. theTe ia DO t.. a B)l.m
tlia.n £29 l.2a.. to band over be the loeil BetHian
ae'ugOOJl' Fund. I n,..tb&momi~g .. b&bd of willing
helpel'l .... ere busy ITecoratin.g the blU With. ftlg6
of the Allie&, and
Snillled the ball.pre.enlied
a. channing appelU·&noe. Befrosbmenw lwere alBo
provided i.n ple nty .
..J, fk6r an e'~nine'l 6Zijoyabl.& play the fourleep.
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HUTUAL IM:l'BOVlDIKIIT BOCJJ;lrY.
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. On Sunday the ,a.tberlng of the F .S .A. W"a.II pre.sided oyer b, Bro. Nawport. • Prayer .86 led b. "1
PRE8BNT~ON8.
Bro. tr. P,..lmer, whilst tbe l~n ..... ~ by Bra."
Boulton, t he pr-eIKlent of hbe 'l'wy.
S. Wat.aon, ..... bo aha gave the addreu.
The solohats been Pre.atD'ted bI Mr.
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Mi. Carter, Who nlndflrod .. '!'tie Voice oll~;.;i~~:~(.:;..~-.;;;y)" wit h . framed pbotOS-rapb of
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the Fath'!r". and .. He ~.n reed Hia
Mr.
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On Tueeda.y ·er~lDi.ni at Batmore Hall i • bleCting
".as held in oonoect.lon with . the Society for the
~&tion of tb~ GosPel in Poreign Part..
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pl'lUli W6re Eraciou:JJy ~ted by oMra. E. R. chair __ taken b:r. ~ ReT. T. Br&lJCk~"be in.
SimmoDda. tbe hon. ceo.
The ma.jorit)' of t..be t.roduced the V,en. AT(lh<leaoon -lou. milD uemenl'a,
winners generously retu rned tbe prir.ea for ulo by .....ho P"V~ &n ezoeediDglt int.el'ftli ng _~nt of ,
aucuon, wb ich ........iHingl,y undOl't&ken by . .Mr. 'IIt'OrC In that part of tbo m~ioa.UJ hIiI. A. 001.Frank Cook&ey. ' 90nside rHoble .... uaemcnt Was Ieotion WM tax"D on behalf of the Societi. tuda..
c.tded bl t.be tiut pril8 orfm-ed. which wae the
WOMEN'S OWN.
.. bodby " priH,.aDci whiM bad been won bl Mr.
Cooksey h imself.' Tble realisod 68., beinC kDoeked
1I"he";'g o,f, tbe W""'1• W .0. t he
down t-o Mr. H. V. Wilhhire in the flrw~, place for e"l:laiJo...".. i..a1eD b-r the PutOI'. lIr. Elliott, e.nd the
fa., aDd on being &gllin .offored fetched &nothe r addre. .. s s giYeD ~ Putor Lai'rib .
Duet. given
abilling.
Mr.. Dy more Bro.WD , "&mbngit othen. b"T
St.ebcingK aDd :Mi. lIu fiCgint Were m~
appreciated bf .. l&rp oOmpatIy.
lIt.. Pli~"Weify a ' l pirit.ed bidder ror _~eral lob.
'rhe ~il1J .... b:roua:bl, to ..
The beSt. thankt of"tbo Commit.t.ee are due to t.he the aecom~ru.tn
Malar and CotpOration, Meamc. HuriU&1 and cloee "Witb the Doxolon' after tea had ~ hl.Dded
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B eel&6, Sons &nd Co .... Ltd., Baytia 1.00 Co .t A. H.
A{"L 8A.INTS' DAY.
Bull. Ltd ., P iiPtt. a Dd Co., Bot-II o.nCl I.e. ., Gre'l1:te r .hi. .i of All SaintA wsa dul1 obllt.ned at
gory and Co., Ltd ., the Readin! Co--9peratho ~

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(no p reeided It~ tbe or.-.h), ~ts . Phippen, P etty &net Sona, Ltd. , t be OommerelaJ Art.
P~tJI; and ot.ber., who' generouNY .contrlbuted In
a
E.alt:· Simmonda. to wbom the .,hole of t.b&
initiati.e &nd organisation it due, work.ed untiringly, &Cd ..... Wl efficient AOTet&I7. The 1I.0.'.
_ N Me.ra. E. P. Batt.tm &ad It. Lay.

churches ·on Sunday.

READING SCHOOL OLD BOYS,

. to. It. it undilr a. " MY ln~uerltl~~ oom~t.tee. of
.. hith Lad.J Smith·DomMl II pTMideDt.
On the
outbrea.k of war it offered ita enUre flee ·of bone
ambul&lKlell to
War Ombe• • The Frueh llirJ...
or War
r~ued;ed Captain CWremontb ,
or i the J...ngue, to eet.abli.eb no
i.hospiLa'" for bonea in If'ra.nC&
and hu o«ered him motor
pollible, and lie. is now
';h:!,li!'~ibClh_ hbrpitalo. II ia
Oftloe "ill _. fclllo..
Oftlce ib tOe6gnlainl

t bclBe who ' are them.elvu oit .enice. he would be
glad · to heal
th6ir
pa.teDbi
of- kin
Foron.
In fromthit
letter
ma.y OT
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P&rhieolata btiug HDk. unit, ete" ehodld be .ent
to l be School.
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'(.o1d'iel'8' Utd ' ~' childreil).
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IIUm will be .eat to the &octet,. . The tooni . reof'reibmf:n.
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of being below tho
ieaord cbll:ract-er. However, ·
numbor of ~ibg , IUPpofWrs who
the .. gates .... .....ith One' or two ~%oeptiOD8,
aa.t1sIa.ctory.
'On Sat~y a IiUDl of
t.koa" t!1o"!ID lohouib Mer 1.000 .oWion "Were oMi·
mitt::.ed ..t. b ..Jr-pri~ Amonglt. thie .aldiet'a p~1.
w.. ChArlia Sf.eftlDS, the ex-Reading left. back.. &
had the miaforliune to get. a :lin&er abot off in the
BatUe of t.b6 Ait~ bllt! tbe .dUd~ . DOW neaH,
he aled and M upeoilt t.o tat.-urn , to the front in ..
fol'tnight .
Cbt.rlie will ea.rty the belt. ttitbtl of
alLluPpol1t4n of tbe. Re.adin~ Football Club, who
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P~k on November 98th; aDd i.f the tMo _..lube. caD
maintain their present form this pbo\f'ld .be ODe of
the tit-bi t l ot t be .aeuon . . Re~ibg, bowe ver, hll•.e
• very .tiff obIat..cle to o.etooome to-day. ~ Jr
t hey manage to d~ with West H.Jn the, WIll b:e
raponaible far ~ ..!!'7 fin{ pOdOrmanbe. :fa wacll
qn Satui'tia,.' • .raiptl, 8lthouah ~g.woa 2..Q ~
aoeore doee not ro~nt t.he 8Upenonty tlu.] dl~
played.
1DcidentaUy · it .&8 aix 'yeara •
when
Beading lut defeated Plymouth OIl . Elm "Park•

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boyS DOW Mt'ting in ..n1 branch of Hit I Majelt1·,

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men : 1M. ~pri... M'l"' ,P U"torth (pla)'iht Ii: ge~tle.
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~T t.Mlr. vll:t.o.r~ over Fty1Jlouf.h, .Reodlnlr mau).Lied} Mi. Labey t.ekiag the priael iIt:fete!'J. Mr. W. tallied th-elr pOiit.lbn. at tho head of t.be So~e~
Bolton .'&Dd Drummer J".ebcra tied. )[t. Bolton ' League table , a.nd ~ tlie two clea.r
b j .hich It
t.&It.lng the Drise· .ooneolatJoti Mr L . 'l'bomphob . I WM gai~ed. gLto their goal ave.r a.ge a belpful a..nd
1I£tI••A.owort.1:.. ~ the p,!ilel..
needed
Roadlng'a advantate' &t. tli6 b~ of
atra.ira is of ~ most minute deaoripLilm. for lt is
At the o&ri&b ohuNlh the
ani,. on goal &"""ge Il hl.t they cl~im supniOJ:i~7
the
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over Brighten!:. · The Suue:c te&m 1.1 due at. Elm

pt'MoDber in the morning
and in t.h~ eYtlninr tbe ReT. O. W. Jt. G1,uer. The
anbbem .. u " W,bat aile Tbeee?" (StaiDir).
At
St . Audrew'. the. ne.. T . Brucker (prifti-~rl~)
ofBct¥ed t hroughout the d ..y, and in t.ha menidg
the PIne a.othem ".. reooered by t.b. oboit. thil ·.,lo
part beillg taken by · v..t.er Lamb.

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The .. Blue Cro. l\rrJd " I . · a.n olfiprin, of II Our
~Dda' .League," start ed a.l the c:1»mm~n~
menD of Lhe war to alford l'Iili.' to mUit&f'T horMl,
&:ld .. orking in oonjtlDCLion with, aDd &I a.n &Il%iliary
to. lhll a.uLhoriud veterinary ~. I&Dd grc&t
&M!I\.&DOe baA b6e:n .re.odued by lhi;a.8oei~ in the

prarilian or bone a.Tllb~. ~~, ~D'~

""00 st.rud -~ r . ', There ... DO
lIo.Dythin:: a.W""ay tbom beT, " ..
. a RC f'-ant. at. N~bam. lluna
spok6 to going lO Wallingford on the oore.
quest.lon :llld p:lUinc a lad; wbom .he cli4

tho defe.nclant and they e::&:clu.I].ged ;r-.
She 5&9: nobody e.iII!I laoom. &t. &11.
PH.ber r.&id !.ha t. IIOOn after her IeZ'TIlIt Pi
Ibn herud I5Omeo~j IICr eamin« •• Munkii'''
ruorung out found :'diIjA Cluk. De&:(
W23 bleedinG" · ... ry lro&l,. and ~
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WO:lL Into Scott'.R ··-noUs&, ....laich. '.
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Two other ~lfl. we re in t.ho fa.nnhOtasa

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FOR .BELGIAN

CRliS$ DAY IN.READING. .an:.
HELP FOR HORSES.

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