Reading Observer. April, 1915.

IU,WElB. GARDEN
I
half hardy aDll'U.:1. [

I.

..J

olioT ~ to get
tr~1ant them to
warm fq~ .. da1i aT
a.fter ~hlC1!. t~e,
~etoh$ht

can be .aliaded 1t,e'

f amet. the bJhta.

uld

.t.tod.
be miued to .aw h~!
well adva.nQ&d before tile hot
begins
SolVi thinly and thin oq.t be
f'4 toOn u they are a.n nch hiJfh Where
troubleaoma t

1.8

best to do the thiDI'r ng

~ the plaDts so that. t~ey
or two lnCbea ~ a.n.d gtTe rt.he

when the,. are of some S~

otag.

a.nd:tt

II tlte. time to plant or divide Water
are Just eommeDClDg to make h .._
(l"O~
quicltJ1" get ee~liahed
ReJa.t. 'Va Y
mw the moet v i:0roU.8 gJ'OWtll. and rolargest ~l.'8.
A.fte.r~,. hue bleen

Jail

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Pete.r'1I

CHUBIJH
Honda,
eo,- Q.L B were

(Ba1'J'lioD) "'0',. aDd ""P
dunng 1914
fte ooloun
bung ,,.It.h. ceremomil at
Sun<k.y moI'Dl11l at the ___ .~_.,. __ '
promot ou... m the :Ko,aJ. lkrb p&ny hu b6en worl:iJli very
Reg1. ba.ve been announced are deligbted,.ih.t &It&r ten ,ean
4th Ro,&l Berb Re~-Lt -Col and Bon Col come to C ....... bam It W1U be TeTJ r..'~!il1::i'~{
W t,EllillOn Ret. La.. (rJ) to be Ma.J (temp}) Capt J ~1am 'Wbo ill DOW witb the
&Dd
commaod (April llt.h)
RiJleI 112 7i&nee where he baa beeD am06
of the wa.a:
G J 0 Welch tem.P.1 Bec Ljeut to t.he 3~
Royal Berk, ReJrt. from ()f6oen Tr&lDlnl Corpe
9th R<oyal Bei.. n.gt.-H C Gouldobury I.t,e
!/OlIJ!8'l'IIll, S P'lJNER.!.L
L eut 5t.h Royal Insb R 8M (lht) to be t.4mpy
Th. IUDO..I .f thlO li.t.e JU Heury Coc.. took
L
(Much I!9tb)
e, al tho c,.fP'Iham Cemetery' on Wednesd01
3td R<oy&l Be,k. Regt.-R G Gr ..n I,o bo tempy rhe aeceued ..... Dl8.1Xlber of 90vt N(lblc of
L eut ()n probat on
the Analent; Order ot Forosiers fot" ma.nr ;yean!
Royal Berks lkgt. -Capt T E C HWlt. aeo- and had. beeD a bard worker for t.he Court and
alIIO In cbaueotioll With the c.. . .enh&m Hosp ta
oDded for 116" co ou st.aIf (MarCh 19th)
9th Royal Bern Regt..- B Wilk.inaoD to be Sund,a r ParadIS:"
The 011101'11-' &bd membtm!: attanded· to-' P&), tlleu Jut reapoGte to b.ia memory
t.e.mpy L eut (M.a.reb 26th)
&ltd the J'Oreiten ~ was unpreulvely read.
by Bra Whlt"bl:er
Bre. F C Ramble H Goo(!
T. P-.rker a.n4 P Bl40 at~ndoo on. behalf of the
Ca.venbam Xo.p t.l stfn.d&y ~ M l' T Al..I.sop
The Agent. for tbo Reatlmg Obeener for Thr~ a.nd lft.:" J c..Uoy and the emplOleM o( the f!.nn
for wh ch tlhe a.o8aaed. worked for mll:!y yean were
Mile-Cross 16 Mr JARVlS Wh UeJ
also present
DEU,TH OF ~ 0RnrEAN VETEltA.N
We regret thlll week to record the death of ..
Crimean veteran n the person of Col Se.rgt Jo.aph
Woolford or Norton-<:o .t~es R,eish Green at
the age of 80 years Deceased pre. ously lived a
t he paruh or Graze ey He served 21J.e&r& In tbe
41st Webh Regiment. a.od went
rooth the
Crimean Wa.r He want to the West Indies and
t;M;n to t h& Eut. Ind ell wbern ho stayed twelve
J'ea.t"II
He 1.110 wor¥.ed op t.he G W R for twent.y
yfS&rl; The funera took pla.c:o on Saturda.y at Sb .0
fie d Pariah Church the V car officla.t ng
'llle
mourners were Mrs.. Woolford ( wKiRw)
Mr;a
Allen and Mn Barlel "'{'d&1llbt.eN)
(grand--dauglitA!.r ) Muter B Wool
(",""'soo,), Mrs WOillford (daughter m-la.w)
1.u Corp! Allen and lIr Earle, (8001
ot-ber fnenda

PROMOTIONS

P'lte Stat on
Wlth eboDY

Tb~ to11ow~g

p"",~,"d to Lord Hill!!

h~

of the BriJrade
ha.,<Iod. '~ h" '" ",~~uP, who tendered. hi.

d&,..

rail

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THREE·MILE.CROSS.

TUESDAY..-hfore Hr A. J
eba.ir) Mr I L. R. Erskute llr
(Ma.ror ot Wokinsbam,) Colonel P

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.. Ild Mr Fl D MaM6ekl I
HIGHWAY OBSTRUCTION
Iathleen Wilmot, of B nfiekl Grove "as. 51lID.
moned for Ob6irucl.iDg the liighwlU" 1If1th a. motor
car a.t B nfield OD Ma.rch 25tb IUld further for
ba.nng DO ligh"t on the car at the SmIKl tIme and
place -Defend~t pleaded IguiltJ. \0 hov n~ no
light but not. to obriructiPi: the highway _ p C
Brown e&id the cat" was st.a.nding n Ute road out!lide a ehureh Defendant ea.me out of the chUfth
&Dei got mto tbtt C&l" He spoke to defendant and
If 1 go to churcb m the daytime and
lIhe aaid
como out &fte~ dati: I can't; help tba.t -M 88
W lmot
tba.t t.bere waS plenty of room for
eftlryone t;o pMs There 'WU no obstrnct.lO'D -The
Jirst; charge WU dismil:&ed fLnd on the t.eOOnd.
fine of 6e: :incl:IJII1Te waa rmPgeed
LUCKY SOLDIEft
Albert Rale a pri\fa.t.e III tpe l&th Ba.tt. BFA
..".. dim1iaed for being dru!nk ud d.iBOrderly a.L
Wok ngbam -pefenda.n~ Ald h8 had been n hoo
p I:.al for ten "Tfeekll and Willi retnrmng to b II re81
!:Cent on '!'banday a.nd the magmt.t&tes took tb 8
nta otDsid&ratiOD

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GORING
SUDDEN STOBM

On Satnrday d~n oon between five a.nd IlX 0 clock
the Inbab ta.nta wero al.&rt.led b, .. aba.rp dorm of
ligbtn ng aud thunder whicb broke over the ""rill&ge

PLENTIFUL .A.BBEN'I'EES

.Pte lUrory Story all a.beenie8 from the Norfillk
Regt.. was remanded to aw-aat a m I t.a.ry e8C0rt _ \
lIent back: IIOme
fort,- II aula.r ONeS, anp. he a.aked for this man t.o
be remanded

&J.{)t. Goddard Uld t.hat he blld

BRADFIELD
WHIST rlRIVE
A whist df\,e was he.1d n Lid or the &rob re

ENTBRTAINMENT AT BALMORE HALL

Smfl' TO INDUSTRIAL HOllE.
A boy aged 11 years who waa rem.&nded. from
laat woek on & chuge of ~U!ebreiling a.t Sud
hHlU'Ol.t
o Oil. lbrch 30th W1II &eot to an Induat.rial

A n r [ mceeuful eut,.er!.a.inmeDt "Was glveD at
Bruch. of l he Red Cross Soc. et,. D t.be Brad-fie d
Poor Lt.w InsLlt ullon on Wednooay uen nt by D~~ Ba.U on Monday eTtlDlll&' by aomft ,.outh
kwd In ita.J. on of the Muter a.nd M~tron
The Cut a.m"'eurs J'eIIident ilo. Ca.1rren.Ju.m He ~
lame. ...... ere pla.yed n the dimDg han LDd a.1a:rgo atyling tb.emaelvu t he
0&8U&l8
company assembled
"fnor to t.he CQmmetM:ament
or the proceed ngs those T ' t.ors wbo 110 dcIlired
were kindly oondud .ed over the establiRhment by
the offic alii a pMV lege whK:h "'65 much apprec aLed At. tbe dose of the e ... enng, hearty votea
of t.ha.nkR were PaJ!800 to Mr and MnJ. Clamp witb.
mua eal hOtKlUJ'"l Mr D M D..!-. 611 (Theale) kind y
aeted &II- M C The WID reAl sed waa F2. 101 The
prta.ew nnen were ILl! foUow -Lad eA 1 M .. Foro
2 lha BooLh, myat,e,J!Z MUI& Henwood ... o.l\t\J;maa
~o~r ~urgMs 2
r R Ford. .IZl7~ lCr, 1I

me

CROWTHORNE

=~,----;---;r::--;;7-:"---::"---::-C:--=-The Agouta fr;.r the Re&ding Qbs"nrer for Cro....
tolo no and! Du;trJet &l"e Hr GODWIN Crow
thorns and Mr HUNT Wen ngton ,college

The

r&-opeu

Sec,.""'},, trunt.

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benefited t

tbat

new evidence
wLrtant do
ust gr 0 &Dd bea.r w th It,

p~ail

ng

0TeJ' mOk

of the eountl"'V durmg Ma.rch espec ally n the 1a.t$elr half of the month has effected some lD'lprOTFl
men t D agncuIt-unll condit ons Early ft<JWD wheat.
looks well everywhere exoepL on wet la.nd but
tba.t sown later II shll unsat !factory alld 8 Cllt.en
of .. poor colour &Ithough the better w~tber hlld
DC" 80

'I be tot.a.l

&rea

ThecopperooUecto to.....mathe Cb.ildren.Ruti
fund l"6Oeatll taken 10 the School amounted to 9s 3d
Tb18 amount hu been sent to 12 and 13 Ruuell IIIJUa.re
W C to ald the Young Me"n s Ohridian .A..Noci.atiou n
IUd of .. fund to bwld and mamtafd"ten hub for 801 1 IIIf1I
m Frauce aDd Dumbere of I matqnees m the wumer
climatee of Egypt a d Iniba. The coUectioD WIUI
probably S Ult;ellted by the fact thAt the GI!Il""DlA.Il IIChaol
cbild:ren have beeD bnngm.,; gifle 0' ClOpper and other
articI:ee for turninJ mto amm:orutiOD for their coUlltry

!HATCHAlIfJ

under wheat. ,. em

mated at about 10 per oeItt la.rger than lut. year
Wmter beans &Ild oata an gencrolly domg ... e.I1
Very vanable progress has been made Wltf

SIX ASIDE A"B.MY OOMPETlTION
In the south good progren ,..a,t;
The
A
Company of the 8th B..t.tal on of the ~g sowmg
pi Rerkahire Regt r ecently decided .. lUI ...... de made eapec ally Ion 1 ght land durmg tbe la.tter
mpel ton lIome ,.ery keen gamea be ng Wltnesae<l.
half of the month although the le.on 18 still w
lhe fina t e wh1rh 'Was hetween Bem Jackaon s
this respect. a.. ba.ckwfltd one except perba.JHI n
:l and I':ergt Palmer'a teMlD a re&fly de:spera.Wi
8 u"''' e took plaee
At tbe ea.U of thpe tbere had tbe extreme south wetltern connt es In the noOh
no 5001'''' aDd after tl ree atteIPpta ~o extra where the wenther WN lIl.ore. stormy )ea, progrea,
l e had bee made 10 decJde tbe lfi'atch Yf hout had been made
In most. d str eta .. the young
d fin e e.su I. tb.e cantalDS declded to let t 8I>t
R d r a.w and to dlvide t be pl'JH:II wbkh were crops a.~ Dot yot wow ng but where they are uf
k nd J T)reaented by Captai.. Coot and Ha.nna
th~y look qu to weI
~rgt. ~a mer glove 8. fine erpoc1!.ion u ,oa.lk.6f!per
Pota.to plaDt.mg wu bemg pushed fonrard to
al ho ell cr end Ptc Pl' OJ" bad very little l(l d o ward!!
the end of the month m the fen d at.r ctl of
bb t, he d d that I HIe "WeU
Lrncoln and "Norfolk and a besmwng bad been
made n Lanca.!h re and Oheah re but twas
BERKS AND BUCKS F "checked by the .frost!! a.t the end of t he month
The (olloy; ng letter haa heen ianed to tbe Club!. Olherw.!!ll hu t 1 ute had been done ~cept w th
.Poi Comoet t lpns .....affiliated to tbe A.ssOCl&t.)On - the earl cat kinds
4 s l' - You wrl, b~ awa~ th.o.t OWIng to the Iplen
Roods are as 3 rule Vlgoroas and saWactor.r
d,d e3pon.se 10 T he Call to Armll made by the n the
north and west but m the south they Me
~a:reTl of Bern and Bucks Club. the game has
,generally
a much th nner plMt although healthy
~ c.ally cea.sOO "W th n the area. or the A..aoc atn
the
m
dlands they an var able
tien Th e Coun<: I II.re of o"(>,nl()n (hat t would be
Ewell IU"e generally n poor condit on after the
udvl&&ble to <lefer the elect on of the Counc I the
The fall of lambs has genera.llr
apnual gtloeral meet ng &nd the pa.yment of ~b try ng wlIlter
9Cnpt. on.!! mt I the e IS some -proapect. of footba 1 been a.bout average but hardly more and n tIt
be ng r esumed a t bo end of the wa.r
Unless I Ia.t.e r nor-hem 60ckll ~sult.s aro rather poor ~)
he&r fram you t(l the contJ""ary I 9haU take I. that
oona
derablt. mort.a.l ty among ewetl or i~~~~'~i~;;%~~~:;.~'~~~
:r:ou a.gr_ to lh a pr():pesa.1- YOU" f ... thfu Y somewhat
IllDlba be ng
reported from vanoull 10C&1 ties W CI
4lfn!ld DaVla Hon Sec
Clobt, which h~ve not th s part of EnglMd
In the south the health u
:ret .nt n l he r IIst /of 1 memben on I6rvtee ate the Hocks s generally more satisfactory and tb.!l
uked to do 110 Wlthou! dela.y
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strength of the lamijs matena.Uy Improved durm6
the latte r part 01 the month
The s pply of labour lB -deficient pract cally
ev-erywhere although wagu s how a. nsmg tendeDCy
temporn.ry ha.nds bemg pa.rt cularly diflicnlt to
obt", n
I
The follow ng rtmadu .pply partlcularl,. to \
AN APPRrIATlON
Buck ngham Oxford and Be oJub re _
Adtumn sown Cr ope - March Wy.drier thAD the
knew tb. lat,e Mt G&io be}.., than tb. preceding
month Md the cro"s bettefited thoalto"l
,""Ler de.p i.e tb.a.1:. he htd '"very ma.cy friendll and 8Dmew'hat rctaroe 1 by the cold m ·the latter parr
muneroul a.cquamt..1.00e5 t.r whom the newl of hia of the mctntb
'Vheat.. looking fa rly wen c.l
death from pneulnon a on Tuesday Dlght came copt on heavy or flooded IMIU where t; w t.hmo
as a temble shock
Few knew thR.t b e was II
and backw;\ro. a nd occa. onally ye\1ow
It s es
le WBfI out and 8obout. apparently &1.1 ngbt up
Thundav n last week
He
a. rue
cent greater tl a.n lalOt yea r
~lIow and & .keen 'porhman
In
tuna.ted
a.bont but
10 on
Spr ngtha.t.
Co=ntho- area
S(Jw nunder
g !I wheat;.
n fuJI lJIIIIW'\ng
d~YI (I ahou ld tb nk he had a.ttaioed
age of heavy ranm. II st 11 bo.clnnrd
Hardly any 01
54 ) h~ W80II one of the fir~eijt and
ooxenl the !'Ipr ng com II p yeb
Jb tbe k nj:dom
H 8 footwork
eJceed ngly
Potato Plant ng .,.....:some carry potl.toe.a bav" I
3hppery
and h s headwork a wonder to ail been planted n Ruck ngha.mshire but;. genera.!l]"
who had lhe pleasure or ICelIlg t
I fancv J can very f ew are .et n the ground
5ee Mr
B II Thorne endea.vounng to ret IIot
Seeds nore generally good n Bnek nghIJDf!:b re
bia hf:;a.d nov.
11 ... b t. lUSt. as well have endea.- but n pa.rts of Oxfordsh re and Berbb re arc
voured to h t. a pha tom
Though never alJp l' Q;g ra.ther wea..k. IUld pllotchy
to champ onah p :tWnoul"l ~
Newt .".&8 l'I'lthOUt
Progret'lS of L am b ng -The fall of lam~ and
doubt about thll best 916 4111. :min In the ..>outh the cond tron of both eW6 and lambe v~ oon
of England
He won any npmbtf of local battlea 8 derably
In most d IItr cb tP.Ortl appea.r!l to have
and but few n en pos~SlSCd .\\ffi.~Dt a.u I t.y to been a. sat sfactory faU but m one or two plact"'J
make h m go all out
Sergt. Burl ng the well t hL'l been below the average and some losaea ro
;mown .&ymna.st c and bonng mstructor once t old reported
Also In ailma distr eta the conditian of
me tht. he coolndered Gale the belt I ,ltt,...we ght mnny of the lambs ",nd eWeI & IOmewbat poor
he hud eYer met
A nd ha wilt 110 tternpuloUlly owmg I~gely to the wet and to & toN"Clty of
f" l'
Was ne er known t;o a.ttem;)t. to t&ke ad- gnMlD Iood.
~n.nta ge f an opponent
H e wu even kind1y 111
L8obour - The thortage of l&boar trpetllall"
the r ng
:My oId fr end was a very good ICUller wiled contmuu throughout the dirtriCt and
too and RS a 8W mmer be mMe b I mark
It ha.mpera thEo ilrogrua of spnng eultiVlf.tlon
w"u good for him one cnD n l{ that he could sw m
TI e W80II ClllWred one TOu¥f even lIg when !tC1ll1 ng
over I:.he Ca..venham ~ of the Tbame.
And
he 1 CAme lie 11 ng dtWTl some while la~ I READING CORPORATION TRAMWAYS
10und b m perched up n troe--to wh cb he bad
'a1ll' 10 --npJXIs e Eiunond.a lawn
He w~ an e%
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£ • d.
1 en footb6il cr nnd pet"filnned much good. work for Tnffic reoe ptt wed: tmdmg 15th Apnl 're2: 6 1
be Cavel"8barn, H Iy Tnmty and Reading Abbey Oorreoponcling pen04 lout 1'"
863 19 11
club&.. And he could
hbp t he twJ!C
.". t.h the
belt of them
Alas he ibN now paMed aW::lyD.......
iU"lotber good fellow ba.s gone
M.a.,. the earth
N umbo, 01 ~...... gen 164 613
teSt ghtlv upon b IJI

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DEATH AND FUNERAL OF MIl. JOHN
WOODBRIDG~I
On Thund&,. m lut week the funeral of tIM late Hr
John. Woodbiid~ kIok~ at Tba.tcbam Cemetery
The ftnt; part of the
" ... held at th. pansh
church th. oftiCl&ti.D«
beme the}len E
(Vicar)

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Mrs Harnett Steer &god 83 yunl
Brooker a Gomer died sudden lJ"
walklDg ID the mornmg of the <lay
Ib W&8 not. thought. nooess&t"J to hold

who 1.00 at
She WB.8 out.
of her death

lion nquest

I/OOTBALf, PATRTOTS.

The foUow~ l~ a hst of Crowthorne footbaUers
llel'T ng
m IH~ M.a)eat,..a Forces --Oro...t.bo ne
Club C Eden W Bartlett H Lew s R Hunt.
E Smith C TowDlend &00 W A Hook (Rgoynt
West Surrey, ) C Pope and G H... M. lea (lIa..mp
&b.ll".e Regt) A Goswell E Goswell and HAC
Lew, (Hampshire Terntor als) ~ F erguaon and
R Ferguson (&,&1 Field ArtiJ ary) F .E Langley
(Berka Yeomaru:r) R.;t De&n (Ray.a..l Berks Regt)
R Retter (R A Me) J Seymour (MecbaD~al
Transport) ~nd A Burdett Wednesda.y Club C
llayt,e, S Sealle C R<oberI.aon D Woolf. and
~ Pierce (RoY'-'1 Berks Regt..)
T Seymour J
Pierce and A.. LoT ch (Royal West SlllTeys) and
G CI>.1 (& A J! C )

THEALE

THE FRUIT GAR.DEN
Peach Neetarine and Apru:ot keea on willll are
alIoot nO" and a.& tbey pt.:od.uce fa.. too ma.ny ahoots
-..
to ftnd. proper room ... OOllB dera.bl.e uumber must
be Tedto~ n the ea!rl est stages of powt.b It
1& far better to dL8bud the trees t.han to prune
them afterwards b«a.use liard prUlllng always
r6lklflr8 them liable to gumlD..IDg and other diseases
DUlbuddmg sbouJd be doDi'! W th discretion a.nd
c&re Begin at tbe tOpf of ,the t.r6C8 arGt as rrowth
u. al"ays more fOrwa.'ro. t.bele
One . hoot may

OLD spaIn"

i.UCTIO 'EERS S
VALUERS HOUSE

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BRO!\.DW.(Y

1'elephone 683

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he left a.t. the top of ellfh tlowennll bruch, bu L

Ito

on y if tbere 11 room
eriend the tYee
One
shoot .to tbe mKldle a.nd one or ....... 0 e~ to the
baae of tbe 8.owenDg sboot a.t6 aU thill need be
preRt,ed and t.1t~ reBt. can be broken off w th
Lbo finger and thumb While do ng tbUi 8U tb"t
a IJUfIlcienJ. number .. left t.Q oover rJl an\. la.ble
1ipacE6 II tbe oent.re 0
the t.ree Even the mam
trunk aod thoJanle branches ma.r be 001'6l'e$i w th
&. yOWlg shoot to ·6'&a.r fro t nex~yca.r 1
:t1he bottom
half of ~h t,.. ".uld not be d .bUdded t II
thrce or four da.1S la.ter to a.vo gtv n.. L 8. check
Tbe growtb and 80we1' ng ot Gooseberr es and
Currantr. advance rap dly at th 8 season of lhe
yeu a.n.d to belp the bush~ to bea. good crops
a.nd largo bernes the,. shilUId be ass st.:td w th a.
at mulant If no ma.nuro baa hither 0 been appl ed
gne the grotmd a dress ng of wood ashes or a.n
OUDOl'> of rou a.te of potash to t he square ya. 1
One DUDe" of superpnillphate of t me or the same
amount of bODem~al w 11 ,;upply pi osphoMls nDd
&Obt will supply n tr.ogen D tho form of am non a
Fork the g~ound over ligbtlT to bury the manu-reB
THE VBGm'.j.BLE GARDEN
Tbllle who a.re fond. qf Sp na.cb and bave a d ffi
culty m ~Wlng the dcd nary kind will find an
p:mellent ;uhat.jtute n. New Zealand Sp nach Th s
IS not ha~y, bu.t. a. fow planta w I g V6 a lluge
supply throughout de summer even Mould
prougbt preva 1 u tt did lut year a.nd the pro
lvOOUI 'ODe
&w a few 8e~da In 68Cb. of a. number
of ama.ll po~ and remove aU but tbe strongest
pla.ntll after tbo &ecd.lings a.r6 well up Place the
pot-a Q a. temperature of
to 8 xt,. dOlreea and
keep the ~lingl!l grol'wg t U the ~rll;uD g of
iT"Wle when they aJlj.y bo p lanWd ilut n wel
manured ground after 00 ng bardened off G .,e
waJ..er n t.W!I event of dry weather t II the 'pla.nts
are growmg; freely ..fter whic.b they reqUIre no
a.tt.eDt.lOQ rrcept to gather the. leaves
Ea~ p a.nt
w II cover .. squaue y...ro
Perenn al herbs a.ro aU the better for renewILI
every year aDd th s applies cspec ally to MIl1t
';rho best MlDt for 8&UOO s Spearmmt \Mentba
T l' dis) or 89Jlle of ts vat: et es
Lift the old
root.':! and selaer. 8 ngle ct'owus to p lant one foot
~part
each way
Common "MaJoram
Lemon
~ De wilnter B&"fOr1 C-ommon Tbyme and
Cb ves ma.y \!>e deaJ.t w th naB m l.r way eK.Cb
~ ng planttrid n the form of B. 8Illa 1 tuft
T.a.qa..Jon requt.reIJ morft r oom say fifteen to eighteen
u:r.cbell a.par;j each 'Way accord n; to the IILZe of
the p eoes plLOted Make the soil firm a,bout the
roots ll.S pla.nllng prooeeds The MlD t UI Dqt Jlar
tlCUl.a.r~ respect but the roots ahowd not he
left. e
to thft w nd and ~sbinl'l wbile the
bed 18 C1
prepued becalllltl ~ey 600n get dr ed

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RE~DI~G

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OONTRACTORS FOR Rn , pv
W'IRi HOu SI~ ~
!UarIO~EERS

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Garden

HALFPENNY
" oJ

PAlWo1iIAL CHUIICH MEETING
A. ~bial aburch. meebn~ (or the PUl'Jl'O" of
electing four ~,. repreaent.a.tJ.Te& to the R"Uri·J)e...
calia.1 Conferenatt wa.s hdd n the Pal'lJlh Room iln
Thunday ~D og
The R.ector (the Rev S C ugAlt.:bough Common Thyme mat be d YJded the
II Angel-&nitbJ preaided &nd dponed the meet ng beet plf.ntll are obtained by sow ng aeedII thinly n
w th p ~er
'l.-hlt,. foUowlDSi were duly elected
the opm or 11 " box
a cold frame
If tbe
Measn H Bl&t!ch D )! Da"Tle5 (churchwardens gacden
I!IO I
s hea."f}' the latter II the beti.er
J Forrester &m A C .Pb.iJUPIl
metbod hec.au&6 the p ants g row m06t lluiekly n
the early st~gee blli th&y should be transplanted
Into anotheIl box befOTe they become crowd¢
Sweet or kootted Marjoram. g,OWII moat q clcly
J£ 80WD n a. geotle hea.t but t can be reared qu t.e
~ily n a. cold fra..mb ~opt close tIl the cceda have
gBml ute<! It will merely be a. I ttJ.e: l&t.et The
sfiedlings should bo tr~Dllplantod nto a bOX as lloon
!.r.a fit !lnd kep~ gTilw ng n & co d fra.ru.e t II luge
'enoUJh to p[nt out Sweet Manoram 14 60 d lIer
ent II Davo r from common MarJora.tn fthat It s
wortb a. I tt e a.ttent on
l AuttrmD -PI ted Cabbages have had a ,ill!' w nter
ow ng to the cold w nds and heavy 1'aJDS
The
~troren w8J!had (I."H.;:,o from the so I Clin be 6 p
l'Ued now by acat.~r ng n t.rat.c of aod... over ho
NNOUNCBMEl\'"TS of BIRTHS MARE '\GE
ground at the tate of ha.lf a.n ounce to tbe squar!)
and DEATHS nBertl!:d n Thll T lIC S
Ii
(Yard One~nce of ruano ma.y be used n.atead
Mom ng Post
611 eacb not ezceed n 6
or a dress n
f soot 'Vi II pro e useful 0 shmula t
Standard
~
Da
ly
Telegraph
\J8
g the pl~ a.nd keepJDg slugs D (lb.eck
The
For c8JJh or..I.1und shouJd. then be well l()06enoo. "Up w lh tI e CXUled. ng 3 line!..
De
Plants Gown UDder g ass may be put out as Obsen6r 06:ea.
aoon 84 it. Aut.ttmn-60wn plants nut.yr be obta. noo
~t the preaent. t me and good breadtha ilr them
DEATHS
jp lankd out.
1;1"9& suppl ell dunng late aU1Dmer
CHUNN -On April 13th at
Elsmore
K
snd ~l,. a.u;qmn
road. Swa.n.age El za.beth Ann. Chunn I 0
BodIng aged 59 yean
':I'I{E
GROVER -O! April 8th At h 5 res dence
ea
Ta~llJ'8"""
Knoll,re ~t, Reo.d ng Oeol)(e Grovl!:r 0 h ,,(1
.tart
y
..
r
When
H~~~~~ ~~:oHM:re~~!er,.t\ u
Cha.peUe the dearl,. loyed eldeIJt son of Co "pI
and Mr.... Hatcher 7 Ktng atNet Re>id ng
X ug and Cou try he 1 ko & aoldier fe I
LOVELOCK On Arnl lotb at 22 Chllr
Read nS" tho lIfife 0 J Lo;velock aged 63 ve
RlID CROSS FUND
PEACE 0 Apnl 9th at Shetli.elrl the 1M
A t'urlher rum of 7s haa beOn added to the r&Wife of Herbert W F Peace daugh er 0
ee pls of the ~nt rummage saJe held at the
Jobn Hammond of Read cGarden H.n ID CQanection w tb the Women s>lPwn
RIDER.-Ou
Apr 1 11th At the Royal Berks n
on behaU (It the Red CrQ6&.. Fuad the total sum
Mary R ner of 10 "Ma che:d.et ro: c(. I c
real sed be ng £S l3a 6d
,.,. doW" of W llia.m R der aged 68 veQl'S

1166

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q"m" ODd J':"1l
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a.nd -.iee-oh&mn&a
the ensUIng
and ){e.:ms W Cllown. &Qd J B A1lwr Ifht
appOInted o~TIe!I'ra ot tJu. poor
A. letter
wu read from. the o"uera -of the prDpert;r from
V OM hrnf to Oockend6n Bottom regarding the
elas ng of the {ooLpatl'I but .alter dl5CUSS OD lt ws!
decided to allow the .matter to drop The Cb.ur
m&n pro:n.ia!ed to uUil.e further tlRqlQr e!J and report to ih.e next meeting
The cond t 011 of th~
overhang ng trees (In the footpat.b frolJl "Emmen.a
Pl\.nD wsa ag&ln broueht be(or~ the meetUll; and
Mr V...ooentegen. prPftllscd ~ loo~ luto the
matter The condition of the road at Woodoote
Corner .&Dd. f-rom C~ End to Gallow. Tree Com
mon 'Was ooDsidered ~ the CI~k w . . requ~ted

to wr to to the Rlura.}eliDiitrict Counc 1

IF )'OUR CHILD 5
TONGUE 15 COATED.

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'-c-On Sunda.y eYeD ng Mr

SMALLBONE - On Apnl 10th at C~oJae.r R(">!\:
Florenoe Bmallbone the be o,00 W1fe of
SmaUoone late of the N gel' a G01'C n en
l'I'p-y aged. 48 ,.~

waa the pr~ber and
to Driver Ben WI3f!Jt
&tt-end:a.nt a.t ()azd6n
three weeks wan he d ad
hOllp tal at Al<'.T'"','
Spec a1 memorial hym1l.\ wem suag

THE HOUSE FOR MOURNING
EDGCOCK S m~ ~01a~ ty of "B.lI k
CoStuJl16!1 Dreu'lll Ski.rt~D10 eei "
IN EVERY SIZE ~y1or m .,.. Itte t
In additi9B to th18 mourn Dg
era oke I
eede.. ee of .U oth~ and., COl;Jlptl;teut I t ~ tt I
be &ent on rece pt of OMl!:r A IfLrge se oct 0 0
MO\U'DJ ug M U ueq

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cb. Id of Mr W J Hunt of
lIuddenly last week AI:. the n

Ih:, NIfP t!t.:" Jones who made II. post marLew
e.xa.mll1.atiOI1 .aa. d the child was well nour shed and
bore D() 5l~ of neglect. or illtrea.tment
Death
,aa dde to COIlS)lmpwOD of the bowels A vard ct.
accord ng to the medical evidence wa9 t'cturned

ASSOCLI!rrON

011 agncu.ltur&.!. GOnd tone Ul Enghmd a.nd \ ale

st.te that. t.he dner weather

OBlTU.ffiY

teD-m.~tba-old

For~t,..road .~l ed.

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The Crop Reporten of the BoArd m z:eportm,;

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AGRICULTURE IN MARCH
Bo&Td of A.gncultcre ba.ve
port for MAtcb
GeneraJly the report ny. -

MESSHS

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An auure8S

a.tt&i.n.in~

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lean" fl8e out of the waF. and lfJde
wrule tfte laLtcr dogener&fe in Slf.el

a. number
yeusgeta
the longcrowns
.!a ~D . . the
iTa&!! oforlawas
enougb era
should be cut to.keep t.
and thue preserve
v&l.vety stirlact\ fr()Jll t.he first Wben ,a.Uowed La
nnk bef(lre t lS cut tbo t urf sppea.n yellowISh
~ colour after mow ng
:t'requ.ent roll ng
aurfllOO firm and doea much to destroy
Ifrubs of Daddy I Long Legs
It u most
dectiV6 f done mD1~lately .ifu RTILU gets dry
afb!lr ra II. It should IlOL be done when the ground
I 1.5 &Oft and muddy
Train the
aboo!;., of C*ttn1t..18 .. they J1?w
and. th s W1 prevent mu h trouble la.t.er on when
t. beeome.a mpoMlble to regultLt.e them w thout.
damage a.nd brea.itagM :l;b18 tr,," D ng of t.he young
lIbootB ena.bles them to oover aU parts of the.
or trell18
Prune back all 5lGeshoota of the yellow ." ter
ltow6rmg . JaamlDe w th nODe nch of tbe mil n
steDlll The young t:r; gs produced &8 a
of
this proD ng will g 'Ie a wealth of B.owen dun~
nw::t autumn an9 w nter Be prepa ed to ~
Forsyth "" suapenaa grown n a. II m la.r way upon
wlLlli; .&Dd ienC(l1i al.oon.as tho low.ers eeatie to
be e1foct ve to allow ~ me for the now I'rowt11
'1'b.6 plantLDi. of V olas -a.nd PaDS e& for &WIlIDer
bloom ng should be ~mp leted a.t once In cases
where they have ~o follow bulbs at the e~ of
May t.hey Bhould 60 t.~a..aaplant.ed DOW and plen.ty
of fibrous roots will he p'rodueed tb.ua en&1il n:tbem to overcome t he shift at a um. wnen Lthc
Â¥-ea.t.ber ta get.Jj.Pg warm
Sweet "Peas:: reUed III pots ahould be l"":~
hudened 01I a.nd plaJJt.ed out in their flowe.hn~
quarlers Seibet a. tune when the w nd. • e~l or
not. bloWlng from an,. cold quarLer
N few days
of ~ w~ make them very hirdy .and
capable o("W thSt.61Xhng sudden cha.nges of w~he.r
Sow AaricuJ.& aeed I Tbe 0 d pla.nta n pots tte
now adv&.OOJ.ng to the flower ng stal::e and sbouki
be put n a frarDe faclDg tbe nortb or on tho
Bhad)' aide ()f a. "Wall or fence G"II'e &Jl~nd&DCe
of aJr da.y and D GAt to keep th8Ul sturdy;

FORe,
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TilE READING MOUR~ING
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Tbe

WBa ...TBS CROSSES 0\; DESIGNS at cbo ee c:
1'1
roMe on be ,bort.eat no~ 01 IfCllb homer own n .e
modez-.l-e pnce. l'Ion. 'h·~lM and. C aNal am
Wrtathll '" th lry and .!lowe'" 1 om;51 6d P ICe
on app u::atioQ. to G PUIPPEN F It D S f 0

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PriDll.ed and puhl shed bv CllAtU.ES
Sox at theU' Sbell.m Pr nun a Oflio(!a
"Blagra,e Sbeet 11 the Pui..&.b of 8L
~ 1n the Count.,. of a.rb
A.odI 17t.h, ms.
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FIDLER &
nnd Potato
Street Rea c!1ng

81 QOODAL~ & qo n..te
GO( daml Plumb., 9
Mary 0 ~Utt3 Readmg
493 HA,RRIS~ The
Broad S reet !<e,,,a.HlI~.
132 KNILL
SONS

Prlnters Accou
facturers a nd
MlnBter ~treet

18 Duke Str~et

READLiNG,
OBS
Pnntmgj ana,
Bisgrave Street
W4TSO~ & SON
Glasa ~ercha.ntB

Street x<.ead ng