Reading Observer. November, 1914.

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to the risht ..00 opens on Panonage Grecn, ",heN
_hnd, & p."oup of nine elm trees.
The cottage
marked "It'lth a. small X on the a{)(Ompa.nlIDI{ map

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14 locally a53OCla.t.ed IWlth Cromwell.
Be 1& ,ePOrted to have .t. ale})i ~bere the Dl8'ht befQre be
tou!'ht t.he battle of Lowbury H ill, and aU.bled D1S
hOlSea In the c hurch."
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If the tlblqUltoUII Olil"er
....hlch claims hlll ODe tUDe

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Admlnilt.n,t.lon of Rehef Diflaultlr in 1teadm,.
St.. Luke's BaU u • Boqutal.
Stul;day SocIal Conference.
Rella.tt, Secrelart .t. the Front.
PrlnCCM Mary s Fund (Duke of De"on..lure).
Concert for Be.lltlans' Cbriatm.l.l Fund.

PSg'e 3.Beene 1n a Pohce Court.
Berka and Bucb P . A. Roll of Honour.
A_ullin, thll Police.
Pal&oe 'theatre.
Railway Fatality.
Health of BerkahlJ"e in 1913.
V",raucYlD Berb.

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' l VeT7 dan.gero'IM oroa TOada."
StHatley, ...h_ the road tram P'~rI"u"",
Into the 'rilla.i$.
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.A. little f~er OIl 006 may &&8' the
auch a .mgu.
Betw6Ml the Bull
oot tace nut beyond It ia • ury
b,led tura.iJ:I.a. An hiltoric' corner
the ,ma.ib. ro&d cut. ac:.n:. tbe
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Old Are PenAioD& Committee Annual R.port.
Work for Women (Kilt E. M. Suttoo).
AlleJ['fld Falu Prei.enCN by a Soldier.
Bt Aru1rew'l SAle of Work.
Mwclde of a Soldler.
St. AndreW'1 8&le of WOI'k.

IIe&diAa Borougll Be.ch.
:Motor &r Tn.ftl.o (8. 1 Court).
LioeDMd Victualler Fined,
P'reemuonry.
Old Kendrfcb' and Blne Coat School
lIoDa=.
AmuMDlente for Soldiers.

Pare 7.War It.em ••
Bran BeruhiNl.
R lfte Club 'Rbll of RonOUT.
Berka Casu.ltltI .
Rehef Fund ContributiODi.
~ltera.ry Not1cY
Vs~f.!::fci : : :.bourne. Three
Foot b&1J Notel .
County Theatre.

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LATE AOVERTISEMENTS.

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nouncementl. Ar. c!uiified mu.b be l:.I.lldod ia .our OMou before mid~ai on Wrida.1L

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or NEW DEPARTURB COA8l'EII8.
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fltt,ed 161. 6d .• Hubt:. tront 18. 3d., b4clt ".

Oook·Generala, Nune, Bouaemaid
GEN'ERALS,
aDd Pantrymajd 'W.-.ot.ed immediat.el, for

W ... taon presid!!d, Mr. HRylel" led In prAycr, the
ma.rks tbe hna of Ridge ......,. bellide 3. broad
P&&tor. Mr Elliot.t, read the le.soon, and Mrs .
TOW eepara.tlng t.wo meado......
In pill<:ca
1.1'& III~ of ita- on& time greater "idbb, but 1D one Hayter gave an addrel!l!. Mn. Willoughby was the
part It 11 ahut In by & wire fence and tben rUllls 50101.114 and I:'a.ve two conlrlbublons, 'Whilst MillS
ou~ ~ the Compton mad.
Its ex&Ct. hDe aCMW Fhnt. w:a.!i tJie a.eco":,panlst.
And General Nuuery Stock, we1l grown, In
thiS road I. not elea.r, but poe8lbly It. ran for. few
I.F..cTURE
gceat. vaclety.
YI.ros through. small spmney at the &Outh-eaat
P.B A. SOCIAL.
On Monnl'lY. Dr Paten,on. th~ D~tr " to :\ I N11 ~ '
COTI1CT of the Cl'Olstng 1"p@dI.
the W~aleJ P.S.A
QUALITY HIGH. PRICES LOW. LISTS FREE. Offieel" of Health. ~ho ha.s r(!oC!!nt]~ 1C' tl1 rnr' l fr~I);
That towarda Tun'ille Farm 1& tho Rldgewa.y
luge company.
C..ermany, where he has bte n a prl'r>n!!r <'f ... n ~
proper, a.nd . JII ot the nature of a country line,
. The first. part of the
&ince the declaratio n of wlI.r I/'iLHI ~ mM.t 11111' ..... '1
bordered ,bl broad gr. . edges t.angled with brl&n
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b
mg lecture upon Ge rman y ~!.I} cl 0 11' \\ :lr lI n,[ iI.' ~
- a mlJ"ted feature of many anOlent tracks 1 baYe 1~;~;;I~:~~~"~~~O;~;~~~ w.aa
tea, presented
0 owmg W....Bongs
IC a
~~~~~t ~~o:£i7al pa t notrc Ilincts WIll hencfit to 1~!
followed.
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Miuea Sp&rd and Rose and
l oliowing thil Ttlad one ml, seeoribe welt.crn end
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Newport" a duet hy M4!511rS.
of GriM', Dlteb-a great urthwork: stratchlDg Newport &Dd H. Palmer, roclt.atloM by MIS
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
thonce In .. (,urvtnK [ine towardl Stru.tley, anQ rlluti6, "Iolm solo. by Mr McLeod, a.nd &. .ketch,
ducrlhed ID a former article (,jThe Slq LIne "). entitled" Fortune nuntlDg," by r S A. members.
At St Paul'l Church, on Sunday evening, at 545,
Unwl recently thIS ~ hne of earthwork was truea. memorla.l servICe W.1.8 held In memory of tbo"o The A~onts for t he" Rell-dlng Ob:;!!ncr " fl'l r C,o-;
able aa far .. and .. httle beyond Cowdown, &ho\'e
---In tho parish who ha\'& fRUen In the war.
'lh c \ L1 ornfo a nd Dl stTlct are 'fr GOD\\ T:-; lrow
Compton, but aultJv(Ltlon hu now obbt.er~ted lhat
SOCIAL CLUE.
Rector. tho Rov: H. M Wal t cr, condudeel tho
thorne, and :U:r HU!'I;~ Wd lrnJ,\ton Co!'I";:o
put. of It.
A--T'ery lulx:88Bful Imoking concert wu held at the "ornce, a.nd WII.iI U81/ited by t ho Rev E G. D r um
Th8 aba.rp turn &t Tut'VlUo Farm hrmp UI to abo"'e club on Friday in )l!I,8t w&Ok a.nd ",aa thoTOughly m ond.
Mr G. N. Durbrldg6 ..... 1Ul at tbe orglln
D.FJATH OF .:\fR . IS~i\ C P4.Y :\ I.
the oedp .gt the 500 feet. hno, and t.he road drops enjoyed by the membel"l and tt~trfnenda. The follow- 'I'ho choll· "W&8 &i.so pre50nt
The hymn " On t be
B y the death of Mr IsiLar. Pa r no, 0' l h trf'h r."la'l
quickly to the 400 feet le"el .u shown on the mRp iug oontributed to the pl"Ogn.mme. 'MeMl"I Pt'JT.Y Res urrection Mornmg." was fnlng, and tbe servlOO wh l("h OCi· lLlTcd on 'VMn ~IElr the. \I!] a;<(' Ir (~(li .
Tbe .,IOW' (rom the poInt where tho former hne Woolham., Walter, W. O. Hyele, Wraffy" Mllla, Will waa slInllll.r to thAt &t t.ho funora l of tho late Barl lof Its oldcpst mh iloblh nts
Hnd tl ecC,15<'<l Ir\Nl l1'
CIOSlea the road 1A Vf!:ry fine. _ Ahead, lind lop- Hlvel, E . CaUaa, Kirby, J. Soutb, E. Robbe, Johntllo Robert!
! Decembcr 26th he wo ulrl hal' 8 ~n fl1 \ r~r. 1'1
proached by a n ancIent footway, llel Co_down , Bennett, F. · Onflly and Bdl M .... Mr. T. N'ol"'ria
---ago. lie formerly .belonl'M to t.Ho En !!:,n "l'[~ ~~1
With Perborough Camp on III crell~.
Hera ha.,~ oocupu!ld the ch&ir &nd at hll IUp,'gest:ion .. collectlOu
WHIST DRIVE.
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was J!resent at the laYing of tho fOll ndatlon 4!IO~,
been found 111ILny Roman OOJns, and
lbill WAIl made to luppLl members of the club who ha.d
Anot her suco.esafu l whISt. drIVe &nd 1OC1a.) wI!.51 of \ ellington College .
may be aeen tho foundatlonl of the
jomed the coloUl'lW1th tobacco. ere., and .£1 lOs. WI16
held 00 Wedne&d'ay ip the Drill Hall to provIde • 1
'WILy
The folSe &nd v...Uum
Iubscnbed. Mr. Will LeWla presided at the piauo.
fnnel for sendmg tobacco an~ cigarettes for tbe H
HOSPl!I'AL 'FOR WOU!\"DED
on thel DOt"tb and eutern aldea,
Co " \'okmghlLm) 4th Battn . Royal Berka Regt,
The CTowt.itorne Electric. The aLr.e g"'!"e It b ~r.~5·
PREE
cHuRCH.
on other ..... ,..."""",....,
now on ILCtl\·e GerVlce. The donora of pnl!.:es were ~orJnll.noe 18 ~Ud or the lccal hO~~lt~1 for ,\ CIm,IN
, The choir {est Ivai at the Free (lhureh W81. ob· Messnr T. E. Ellison, W T . Martin, I1cel8ll, Bono ~Idl ers 011 TlIe:!UIY eV!!nL n8'
.Jr. J A Ihrrl
.nrved on SuDday, when 1lpe<:lal mUSk) 1It'as 1"On4 and Co (Wotm"'ham ), W. Bodle, Snell, H errmg, elL5tlc, 6ccretary for the hOlip,t./1J, In I\. short ~jlftrh
"A
Friend,"
and
Mn
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Brant.
'l'h
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promo
ters
th&nked
the
PCOflio
of
Crowt
ho,
ne
for eO·l1m; fo'
dered at each ("'TV10&
In tho mornlDJ( the cholT.1;
speclll cOlltrlbuUon w..
And the Glory of the wer& Mrs. Ma.tt.lD (Dri ll Ua.l1), Mn. Brnnt and Mrs. ward With gifts of money nnd In Irmd Tne hr,
Lord ," from .. The lfe&lllb," and the Te Deum
Mr. D. Herring undertook th~ duties ot pdal has a !:lo ut thlrLy patlenta. The GO"l"rl nmeJI
pr;; ....
were -LAdies 1 M!3S E grant III 21. pel" held, a.nd lhe 'Working e:oo:rcns!!; en
waa that of GosteioW' in B flat. In the e"enlng the
3 MI!!t>.A· M J on . the mo.~t economica.l 1IC&1G sre a.bollt. £2;,) v.~kl ,
cborucea given were
For unto u.s" a.nd .. Halle
, lowcs t IIcore, ~M~ Prl:: leMing a. defiCIt. of £~ 1 Mr Hoo('altlo ulCl !b ,t
lUJah" (H'...ndel), w-hllRt MendelMobn's " Hear m)
Bowycr 2 Mr. G. Tow _ £7 from the el'6nlng s t.a.kIDgw wou ld be Ilar.(l~
P~u," wlt.h 1I.1Is S~t as 5Ololst., "as ILlso Tc n
• , ifr T. DouglMn. over toO the hosp!tal
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dered
Mr. W. BMibo p ...... at. tbe organ, and thlJ
H. Painter a nd
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~:.~.:;!..~I~,i.!:~:(::!~;~~tl played
aecompl.lumenta
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ere
UIIISt.cd
bJ
brll.86
and
drum,
l"ellpect.lvel, by Messrs. Smith and A . :c.avlS.
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tho p"n'ong. Rd, .. hMv.a Co,ma.n W&.8 at the ~lano -and Mr. Str~t co n I "~~",ta ...'''.'' !'i.on
the follOWing Mn! Wblte.
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The pre acher III lhe morDln,l[ wa1 the
Bllrrow, M rs. M\'elock, Mrs
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- --H&rnf;;O n, Mrs. :Q eckcoham aod Tho Aii0tAo for tbo • Read lnir Obsoner" fit. :=i (l nn D'
.Rev. F. N. Har.-.on , and m the evenmg t.he Re v
J. Nuh.
The lat.tAe:"l' haa. .aCCt!p~ I.he call to
Tbe amoun. t. [eaUsoo ""1.8 £5.
are. r. ~ ALLNAT1' «lid Mr .... A J PRIOR •
J'IorenCj!-road BaptJIt. Church, BrIght on, and II!
REORUrrS.
5hOTtIy leavlOl to take up bil du tlel there .
I:.OCAL CASUALTIES.
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The lat.e,.;t. recruits from 80nmng are (b~rl~1
A. far .aa we ca.n &&eertam the follOWing casual. Puddle. C'...eorge H e nwooq and Hilbert IN'k l n ~ aU
VETERAN'S FUNERAL.
tle&, Iinee our last.. notifications, hale bctallcn Wok. of whom have JO in ed thp 4lh D&tt. Derkt; I l' rfl
The doa.th occurred. reccntly of George Godden, .. mghaIn men . tonal&.
~tnber or the Caversham and R e admg' Veterans
Killed.
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J . Wcstla ke, Royal Berka Regt
THE VICTORIA CROSS .
....ocilltlon.
Deceued, who hsd .a.ttamed the a.ge
Oo.ptam
'l'heodore
Wright,
who wu one of Ib,
J. R Cht.nd~r, .koynl Berb Regt.
of 82 the day pn"'loU& to his death, was In the
ol!ioers who st.yed tn the EniJleCCl'l ' Ca.lUp a t "'~n
E. .Brant, ROyal Berks Regt.
Royal Mannes, and .a1ll" leT'VlCe In the Crime. and
nmg
the
aumn.er
before
last,
hl!.4 bllen &w8rd(J
H. Slildler, Royal. Berks ROgt
Indian MutlDY, and obtained medal. for both 01
the V.C for iallont services ,at Mona and Va l\1;
1- DaVIS, H .M .S. "Good Hope."
tbeae campalgn1.
During t he CrJme&n War the
At
the
I&t..ter
plaeo
ho
",as
mortally
'1\ oundcd wb rl'
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Wounded.
haodle of • machme J[U,n which he Wlltol operatlOg
&ss11lt.tng wounded to a. "IICfl of aafet).
W. 0. Fullbrook, Rcyal Berka Rflgt.
,.lipped and bit.. blm over t he belrt, ILnd In eonaeG Cottere ll, Inlb Gun rdll.
quence he wu lDva.hded home. FOl" several years
B. Coburn, RoSal Englneera.
he h&d IfUffered wlt.h bronohltls, an;i It waa t..bll
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E. S. Webb, Bandsm an, King'. Liverpool Regt
dlscase in a. chrcDlc state that caused his deatb,
H. Kennedy.
Dece&8ed leaves a. Widow, four daught.ers and - t..wo
Bandsman B S. · Webb, of 'the 'Klng's LIverpOOl The Agent.. ror the" Reachng Ob.ernr .. ot T "'OI"J ford
aone
For the PI.8t. twelvo ycara lb. and Mrs
are J W CHURCn, N", wlagcllt. etc . Stlllll,n
Godden had hved ,.,th one of their da.ughtct's at. Regt. whoso IntereltlDg ~ let.tcl'! wo ,(lubh,hod last
road: MMlIra WYMAN and SONS, RRlh.,R\ ~t.i
23, Golhrook.street, Caversham.
The funera.l look wook, IS IQ hOllflltal at Ln crpool with II. woJlDd m
tlon Bookstall: AUQ Mesen. W . H SMl'l'H &IIJ
place on SlLturd&y. when, by a . Wish eJ:prclISed by t ho fooLl 8u5t:l.lned wh~o t he Pru&llian Guard! broko
Deacrlbtng
SONS, 1, mAtlo n roa.d
the d ece3.!led, all t.he mournenJ walked and tho coftin tljroughtthe Brlhsb lmcs Illst.! weck
wae draped W'lth black. The band of t.be Caver· the pOlll t.ign of hiS Reg ime nt In A. Isrge. wood, he
CONGRF.GA:TIONAT. OHURCH.
.ham alld Reachng ,eterans' AMoelabon prccodcd lIays tho largest. troca wcre felLed wh.ole.ale by tho
Ont Wednesda.y, a.n Int.~TUhng lecture ';Iras d~
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the cortege, and pla.yed the Dead Maroh 10 Saul" cited of shell fire.
h",eroo
hy
the :Rev. T. w .I Gant. of BI«h Wvcomb~
en fOute.
.i.embers of the Veteran",' AAsodallon
nn ' i."b&rl~s Ktn f!! lei' Preachef, Poe t., ~o,ehd
were a.lao pruent. At the gravellde .. finng party
THE BELGIANS.
and
Socl&l
Reformer.'
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fired a 'Jolley and .. bugFer IOUndM the " Lut
Red Lodge, Loddon.road, winch hu been fur.
Post."
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DIshed . by the CoOlDmlt.tne III•. & manner reflecting
CHURCH OF ENGL.ym MEN'S 80(1EH
upon t..hem the irel-test cre<lll, Tecened lis \'ll>ltM!l
A meeting of tblS ~oclety wa ll he'd III I h~
on WedncRday.
Tho) conslated of ... p&rt y of five
1&dIM and four genUe men.
We underat.and that Assembly Rooms on Monc:i8~ e..:em n;:o , ~ v;hen ~ o
these represent three fa mlhes, all r ela ~
They IIddreu waa given by t.h~ Rev. ,M r. St..r~alfi e ld ( 'III'h~
The Arent for the Reading Ohaener ., at.
Thf:.... R~v A
elUDe from;H ! UMlelll, Louvaln &nd Antwerp, and have la an Arm~ chaphlln) on \the Wax.
.a Mr. E. H., COLLYER, Sc:bool~road
been resldrr'.g In Englaoo for scm6 htUe lime. The R. Price (t e frealde~ .,as Ie tbe cha.!r
qUIet nnd rest In th19 1Te8lde nc.e are very welcome
BELGIAN RELIEF FUND.
SPECIAL CdNSTABLES.
after their experIence! of thB OcrmB.n oocl1p"tlon of
Yr. P. G. T. lWworoft baa reoel",i!d an acknow· Uclglum
Do ,our duty. , K oo~ fiL aDd .J;ann. Wear
.M163 Vera. Robmson, F8.1rhome , Cres4
ledgment for tA2 13s. from the Belgian MInister, conL·road, In t.be cp,pabJo sccreta.ry of t he CommIt. J.a.eger oom(orto'l. Brltl~h m8k~a . Pure ~ool
utldorwur
Wann Sock , G IOl M, ],lumenr . Belh,
being the fJDouno collected at. an "At Home" tee.
ooncert. which took plao& at .. Lendbam" on OctoFree JlLsu.
Rud lDI
The Hon. Seoretl.l'J' of the Ead Berka Women'. Speeoorl, SweateljS, et.<:.
bor 31st.
Liberal ASioclatlOn, .wokingham. h aa receIVed the ageni6 Wm Butler .. ~ Co, Gentlemen A OUt
'Phone 739.
foHowlng lettet" from the 8ecret.a.ry of the. Belgian et.ters, 6, Broad4stt"eet, xteld1ng
DEAlrH OP M1L. WOODEBON.
R ehet Comlnlttee -" 21st No"., 1914. . lJear
A. well-known reaident baa Juat paaMd . .aJ in Madll.m,-I h&ve much plo&4Ure in aclmowl",h~1
fur~horl lPft to the Belgian
ihe penon ~f Mr. Richard WoodOIOD, &t thA npe reeeipt ofAlllhe
tbe garmtrth are mOAt useful and ao••• of 80. Fat the p~t 30 ye&l"II the deceased hal. Pund.
and I am s¥re ,"11 i;ive much comfort
heel! eloeelJ: connected wllh TUebuni Con~rega4
to the r Pflplentl.
I a.m rorward.loi
ttQnai ChurCh. n&' 'W'&1J a membl!r of the CommIt.to Rolla¥ for the rehcf ('If my leouotU of K~emenl, be~ltdtl beIng the prune movOl"
count.ry,
whOle
need
ia "e-ry Irelt.
and leiMMir of the dilt..nd ",llIiora and tr.a.ot dlttrloonv~, my 'Incere and he&rtfelt
butcH. ·Por some
M'r , Woodeaon .,... a ,nem~
W-"?
have
&0
graciauaLT
MDtrl·
bel' of tho 'l'Uohunt PaJ"ll;h Couoeil.
Hia genial
-...·c· .--, ' ui:l thus helped to aUa,. 1ll,1
aIId KIDdly d~ition 1If))n fot him a l..ige circle of
II~P aure tho people or Belgtum
frleridl, aDd. bla death .. Ill be a ~a.t -lQ1B1:.
AI· peo»le's
tbouch ltr. Woodeaon bad been in indlfl'erent. hea.lth will .a.lrwals :-emembor the Ilenerollty wbichi thoy
fo~' aome coruider.&ble time, hla death wu totan;r, hlt-ve recolVed from the Brltllh publro .. ODe hnlbt
u~ed a.nd pr9ved a great wrpnae and Ihock. gloa.m In thll dark hour. Yours truly, J. N""fvx.",
to lna man, frMntt-. 'l"be, funeral took place on
Saturda, a.nd
OODduoted by -th. Rev. B. J .
SALE
WORK.
Su~,.. of Pepp&rd., ..wt.ed by the Be... Gee.
At the Baptllt.. 8y.nd&y School, lIi1torl.!"CI&fl, on
WoOd.ollr, of Henle,.. 'nIe ten!06 took- plaoe lD
the ' OoalNPtio~ ,Cburebl ... beta many frIends Wedn~ILY, ... slIooeafuIlI.le of work and entelta.ib4
M,p. - R.
...mled to' pay .. raat tribute of respect. to tbo 'Dlotont was held in .. Id of the runal.
deceued. There 'WeTe preteDt Meun. A. Ball, J. Jaok40D, of Reading, ... bo. W&8 ...eloomed by the
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Oroeicer, J~ 8i1ott., J. O&,e, E. Venn, YlWort. J: Rev. E E. Smith, the !Paator, opened tho 'Pl'Qoeed..
But Ithey won't cost you
SwallO'W' aDd . Orcet ~M df Broad al.l"eet. Inp. Tbe. Paator refe~red to Mn. Jackaon'a family
<Jhtmh), the di&ttict nllton, the tract dwrlhutorl u bemg always very Ereat frIend. to t be ~ptl.b
atld many othem.
.
,
Ohurch He called &ttflpt.lon to the work the Jadiea
morel than we can help.
had puot tn In prepl.J"ln, for t.he ~r, and hoped
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lt would be a g.r eat aucqelL Mnt. Jaobon foryu&ny
declat"ed tho bUlLIlt" OpeD, and I he ""u pr ~nt.d
'WIth a. bouquet by Mrs. G. A. Plgg'a two httle sona.
lb. J. 'Watu propotled a. vote of thlLDkt to .Mra.
Jackaon, winch ..... && acoonded by Mr. M. BI .. ke ...nd.

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TILEHURST.

1Rit; Lady of medibm 'heIght and buHd.-WTit. Boll

!B22, "ObMner" 0&6. Reading.

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fo't Sale. iron. trame.
Cain.anon Bo..cl, Readln,.

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or _&CUre fI'H lI.ta . ...!.. HawtborD'.. Loodon

Worb. 1R Duke Street.. Rudin,.

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:Aat.r&caan Tb~&rter eo.t t.Dd Black
8ilk Bloul&, fm Sale Chu..p : all in goOd cobdit.iOIl,

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SALE!S CABBAGE PLANTS.
Best sorta, st.rong and well.rooled. 6d 100.
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SALE 'S FRUIT -& ROSE TREES

TWYFORD.

&d .; S~kes. 'WIth ruppletr, fitted, 3d. dosen; Hub
Oha.l.n R;Dj's Sid.; Lef(lng. (Waterproof), lI. lOcI.
-Porteacue Bro •. , Ltd., 1, \'ut. Street, :ae..·dln,.

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Do your QlIt.).
K!!ep flL a nd '" Ir m
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J;l.eger com fo rtll
Dn hllb m.-lkl'"
Ptr 'fI ~ \'
1tndl'r w ear. . ,Varm Salk s, ~'; lo1C" . '1IIflk r~ H.l,
Spe ncers , S-wea.tr.rs, etc
Frcr I ~ts
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p,gen t.s \\Q"l Blltler a.nd 1-0 . Gen! lrmr-n , 0,
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"The Ridgew...~." (P. W. Holm ....Walker).
Wokingbam, lI..,..ersham and. other Diatrlct.
NeWII.
Late Ad t'ertl&e mf!nte.

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HyaCInt hs, TulrplI, NarclSllWl, etq., etc., no'l'l"'
to hB.ud m cood condit ion.

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WESLEYAN WOMEN'S OWN.
do. lOme of tho ";tT&o,,\i._n
The Tue&day gathenngs of the Women's Own
of Cromwell In remote ....., •.,..
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a.Urad
good at.t.eodancell, there being now
DC$.lde the ootta&'6 here
to IS .. Rap In
At 1.1»8 week'lI meeting !lr
the hedS8 po'ung entra~ncfl
a footpath "hlch some 80 memben.

HRI.Y cJ.Osr<G

~ollowlnJ:" on Lhe clo.slng of the puhh r hOllfj!., :l
ocloclr. , as tbe re6ul t 01 I~b p r &:('llt Ordrr (" J h
tlces . it has been <\cc ld!'!d t:I~, t hc mll l!) ll: \ of tl.·1'
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AI the· result:. of collcchnrv. nHH{Q Ilt R oh- Tr w
Church on Sunellll", thc :i() lunrls Wi ll bcn('fit w .,
edo(lnt. of £7 ISs. •
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BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL FOR GmLS.
RINO~PAL:-MISS .BAKER, uslRted by & well.
P. 8. A.
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.~ualified Sta.ff. ReRldent French Mllhass. Spe~lal
On SundlLy the chair 'W~ t.aken by Bro Rickard
and prayer 'Wu li!d by Bro. H. Ialmer.
The Patnting CIIlJIR. Kltldergatten nnd Tramltloll Form
UDder
the mau&gelllent of a TrlllUed Kmderglll"te~
l~on wa.s read by Dro. Newport lDU a.n address
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was gm~n by Bro Eadee
Mrs • •itlck ard liang :Ahstreas.
Pl&flOg Field . Tenm.
.. Would you bellel'e?" and .. How S'\ eel 1S Hili
Love" Mr F. Burbldg& wa.s at th& organ

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WOKINGHAM.

Pohoe Promotionl.
Dea.th from Burnl.
Railw...y Trelpa.ef.
Loc:a.l Victims of H.M.B. Bu1 ....rt.
The Corn Market..

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Patnobc Co-operatiOU.
Nole. and Comment..
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Auctioneers' Anl1oDDOerDent.. otad.l NotIcM,

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~ROMULGATION AT HOME 'AND

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\lcat.ed bj the r:w::nfll &ad addreMt. J of tb6

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4..., tour ltlllll and 6d. lor uol:I additional H:a-"" ,
pari of a Ilrt' alter
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ua IQ.&d. to !.he ordinary eotJAc&UOM tlitY ,110 III
cbl.l'leable u .chtrtJaemmta a' tha lunl rltel "
DOtIOt!l at B1rt.h&
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J.. WOUNDED OOLDIE&.

PM. G. Dieter. of taa 3f1d ;&o:ral. Beru, haa r&turDecl ~ from t.ha }Pront wouQded iD the foot.

He lI&,a It ~ abIolute horror. Tlill Gennan. come
1D tboUADda; J.Dd it i, awrul to tee tbem mowed
down. , D)CUr h .. had e'Jill'J: attention p'a.id to 1..~) ..I~J'jlo,l4a;
him.
After le.rinr the ho. pltal at Southampton
he ...... eon~t for about & month, two weeki
boa.i::d, ..fltb the ,Ka.iter'a h:ad for a ~1I1.
Of whlob h. ~t at hit home in GrueLoy.
He e1e, waa I.rpl,- pat. ronilOd.
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_ A. scripture muaeum
Qpeeta to "Ltml to: tlte Pront ~I n ahorbl,.
competition, ~,.hiCh c.ont.&ined 80me 30 artiCleS rept"nelltinr p ....agea in I the BI ble, ""Ra 'Wortby of
'lHIClal notice; there being,.a 'rery lar,e number ot"
eotne..
Gram'ophone aeleetlona were gIven during
the e ..eainr 1:;i 11r., •. · BLanl1aad.

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A·NNOUNCEMENTS
and DEATHS lnaetted. In ..

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'The T'me~" .. ~a
Morning POlt.. .. & . ea.c~ not exceerlmrr 6 ltn!'
.. Standard" and " Da.ilY ·.r elegr Lph .. 5& each, n O ~
exceeding 3 title&.
Por cash or:ly - " R· .. d,nt
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DEATHS.
OSBOBN.--Oa\ No,em1)er 8th

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.t Lltt.le Heath, P
, Tilehunt, Ann Otbprn, aged' 84 yean.
PAGE.-.!rOn NOTember 16th, III the reeldence of h~ 1
lon, u JWil1.lkQroulh," ColIIsboro'4&'!"Ilnue, CIlI !r·

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" Gecr,e J. T RwuHllI the beloved bu\
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PIGSTY.
Sarah R.u&1e1l, o.ged 34 yelLr.
-On NO'JOtnber 19th, at H, D:\Y ing.tok~- 1
AtlDle Xe.a.tou, of no fb;~ .. bode, ..... oha.Tpa
.ith· aleeping lD. an outhoule at Warfteld on Nn ...
, n:.d, lleading,· Ehzabeth White, in her 6:'1rd J e. r
21tt:.-:'Jt, w... atated that she Ilept In .. P·,:.{7, {Ref end ....aa Peace.
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.a.tl.et' turblDg the pig ?ut.-Sbe was lent.en.oad to WOODtBON'.~On Nonmblr 18th. it ChAriton r tlil,
I6TqD. d&:r" hi.rd labour.
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Tilehurst, Riobard Woodeeon, ludlleuly.
: ' COÂ¥MlTl'ED TO THE A88IZE~.
IN MEMORIAM.
Pte, JJenry !aIllea l1al~y, ,tatlonei:l at Bear WOI>d. llACK.-In 10",lng memory of Mat"V Ann )hr.k 01
..... Ch'l.r8'eci w tb. an. iildecent uaault upoo a ,14
03, Brub&'W'Iclr:-Itreet, Reading, 'Who died );C H.'lI
1W ald· (Ir1.-Af«rr Lbe evidenceawen pd·
ber 25tb. 1913.
IOQer wu committed tA) the AUI... , aDd the l1fl
Our kind mother haa gone to reAt-,
".. ha.ndt4 ovor to Ule car e of M .... Meil-l~,
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Her aorr01':5 and trouble. are o' er, ~
to be taken to · . Homel
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Her ~·Dd Ilfedloo..te brea.lJt 11 ..t eak!
LYING' II>[ THE ROAD.
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thfl pUlit t hat 'l'flth patience .. bo ba~
'l!!rOQ1
r lorroW'lne cblL:it"len .•
Oharl'e. Wobb, of _'W,fora, w .. L~arored v..th
be1na: drunk a!ld
at TwyrOrd. r )ll rIGY . WILKINS. - In ever 10Tlng memory of mv rl "'1 ~:
hosbanrJ, Thomu Wilkinl, who paned fl.w ...i );o~~i1l
211t..-Inap. Haddrell ~ ted tb&.t while un,ii.l!i( 110
ber I1tb, 1913.
motor car at 'Dlght he me acros. priaODtlr ~IUl8'
l'ea.ce, perfect pta.oe, ,nth loved ~~ lar IlW/& } ,
in tho middle of the reali, and mlgbt hue N'\ (l"er
bUD. -rmoDer ViM AoM lOs.
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dunnl · 1.h1l cllrntnL ,ear. Thera are now 128 adult.
mt:~fI Dver 11 yeuw. of age, and 20 Junior membus uDder tha.t ' ",e. I Bot.h &eCtIO~ take a far
t.ime~ alnoe tbe cona~cti1on oi tbe range.
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IN EVERY SIZE ready for immedlQto wtur
In addition to thia Qlourniog L6rdors Ia.ke pre·
cedence of all othen, and t! oompeteut flUor 11,11
be IeDt on reoe1pt of
A lorgo lei&CUOli of
MournJ.ng Millinery.

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THE READING MOURNING WAREHOUSE
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WOR.KING
CLUB.
on apPibatloA to 0 rmrr fl. f II
t .." IUSf
ieeher
mt.erut meetiag
in tbe of
compet.ltlona
at. ...ny 'Rtinilia
At & ,eneral
tthe Cluh thl.D
on 1Monday
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evenio&" llt ....aa TNOll6d, hat the In5tltut.lqn . houkl
h~fU~n.ea Qn 8una.aya from 2 ' to 3 P ID.
from
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7 f.9 9 p.Ut.1 • aDd vtbu ~1 BeI,\lna reeid'elJ,t. In the Printed aDd l"ubll1bed bJ Ca .uu." 6
'JI~ thOUIQ haye ~ to tJie Club fretrt j It 'W'"
Benf, at their rt.ealD Prlntrn]l' omcn,
furtlier dcci~ t.ha.t. Dop-Intodcant.l and tobacco
~l~a... Street. III the Parbb of 8~
,hOllJd 1M .ow. at. tka c.loain, 4f t.h bar - lot.
~Iq, In th. County '1 ,t Bera.

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chloll'f, Mr. A., J. iIIIacfkoy• Col. F. F: 'lhc:CtlD~ie,
lIr. L. R. Erli.ltlQe an~ Mr. H C. MJ' luo. ~
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Bnti·
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Qned ·(or keeplDl two ' d04 wlthcwt.
lictDeta, II.Dd for .a1]OWIU the d~ to Itl'a.y Without
colLan. Oil November
tb.-Detanda.nll .JI~\ltte(1
~~e..oft'1Joel, e.nd said th~t ,her butband waa a. JOldl8J"
&IWl ' ha.d. b.ea \\(,oubded., but. ue 'Would pay the
l~acu .... 1001l U
CODld.-Sh. "' .. iith.-d. Ill.
for DOt Jila"in, cola Oil . tbe dOCI: ani" oulered
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