Reading Observer. February,1915.

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At \he Ro,.AI Count.,. Th&atre

w:ae charged OD remattd at the Borouih Polioe
Court. on Saturday Wlth:in4icti:nr ,n&'rous bodily
harm upon his Wlfe Laura. As:. ennan on J ..nUiU'Y
15th
14r E T B.&t.t a-poe&:'«i '~hO defeuda.nt
Laur.:l. Lilia.n. A.ak&ma..n
th.a.t on l'rida.y
Ja.nua.ry 15th her hw;band
home to te .. at
615 After tea. lie w:c.nt out r.nd he told her to
come round to h m at 8 o.~lock at tho publ c.-hou8G
be u&ed She ~nt to: tb&
~opleaI
;lot 9 4S 4Dd
met bar hUlband t:.bCre ud she had & glass of
.tout. Aft.er 9 0 d ock sbe had .. glll.Y of gu!&"er
.tout
aQd :.eft With ber AusblUld ..t 930
Her
bu:aband
was no t. sober bot !he WIUI not drunk
She wu 60ber h eraelf On th.eI y;ay home her hus., ba.ud. w;aa quarreJling a.nd saym&' t.lui.t lib. wu helplealy dru.nk wben b came }lome at au. 0 clock
&.nd ~at there 'IVU IlG food 10 the houM. .At home
1 he aa <l be W&llted ~ supper
and be would not
bave what 'Iua 10 the houM ao she oftered to &,0
~t a.nd get. aom.ething hut he would not let her n og to t hink.
go ont He took. from her IKIrne .,money which abe
had m her lland She Uld t,hetr boy Arlhur would 81eep6 w t.h o De
go 8.Dd buy AOlD6 fish but defendtUlt struck ~he raw)
I am Serg6ant of
boy a.nd knocked him acrCIM the room
Wlt.ncu
went. mw t.hfI wuh house adJOin nr the k:.Uhen Queoe.nsla.Dd Regt a.nd
:DeteDCi&nt followed IItrnek h!er behind the head the lFront ADd woe
UId. k:Doeked hu dow:n threW' .. lare:e wub band
front of our fellows I
~.. a.t her (which did not h t ur) and kicked her
In the left side aa aho lay on the ground
Eo ..1.00 oW1ql: to Lne fact. that pract. cally etYery man has
th~w ,. bnei:et. {If dirt.y Wate.( 1 Q"er her stood her been tborou"hly &alua nt.ed WIth a riBe and !;U n
H op ng we IIhall 8000 be 1n &et on
up on her f~t and pulled her clothe. off
])e.. Sl~ boyhood
f6Dd:ant then rBJl out of tlle bol:1IfI
The boy I "n:taln etc
Arlhur ~nt all the tu:Jae. AfLerw&rds WItnell ma.nag
W get. u~LW1I
ebe jelt so bad
t.h&.t she
for .. pqlice:ma.D. A policema.n ca.me
&Rd took ber to tho Hoap '-a.l o~ an ambula.nce
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I and Bhe r.em.ained there till J"eb;:e; BfJL
By lCc Ratt She had been
ed 14 ]O&I'a
aDd had fOlt!" ehdd.ren fiey had
on upllappy
, term. De&rl.,.. the -.bolo of tbe lJ ye&n and
d.~t had bee.n WOt1!e lately
She WI6
cb&rged Wlt.h ~DDeI& m J l100 1913 Her bua GIrls 1 Try thIS 1 Makes your hair
b&Dd. hid often eomllla.mJld ih.i.t ..Her be pa d her
thICk. glossy fluffy. beautIful
the bou.aeke&plll( money &he iWU drunk fot" two
or three days b t that was not true BP.e den f'd
tb~ abe W'&I found ql'1lDi: by .. pol cema.n l.Il DeW,1thin ten IIUnutu after an application of Dandenne
~ber In ~eit witll her head cut open
you canoot find a. amgle tra.oe of da.cdrnff ~ falling
She dellied that ODJ tbe ooeaalon of the a.Ilee:ed 41.1' &nd your ec.alp w U Xlot d.ch but what will pleue
~ ~ waa drunk. and feU OVe'T .. b oeket"
you mOlit w ill be nfter a few Weakll U8iI whe~ you aee
and th&t sa Mr huaba.nd trltd. 00 p ek her up she new he.ir fine a d downy at fim-yes- but teall,. new
kioked him a.Dd wee. to 6Cra.tc'b. hun
ba.ir-grow gall 0 or the scalp
Dr H eon ex;,. house surgeo~ at the !f.yal Berks
:A. I ttle Duder1De UDmediately doubles the bu.nty of
Hosp tal said that about one p clock on the morn yonr hair lIlo difFe rello& how dull faded, brittI. &lid
m.g of Ja.nuary 16th lln Ad:erm&ll waa brought lI('.J'aggy. JUlit roo sien a cloth wtth Dande nne and ca.re
to the HOI!p tal He
her a-Qd found that fully draw It throwlh your hR.tr ta.king one &m&ll
one or t.wo Tlbs were broken;. and there W:l6 a. strand at a time The effect III 8.m&Zl.ng-1our bliir
brw.ae on the s de
He ...u Of op mon t hat the w U be li$[ht Huffy a nd""TJ and have an Appearance
lDJttrl€!S m ght ha.ve 1ieen ea.ueed by acme bl\lnt; n (If abundance an LDcotnparable lustre eoftueu and
"t.nn.l8nt used "It.h ~ olen06 aM t.hey m ght bave Iwrunaooo
been eau&ed by a. k ck.
There ) 'W8$ alao a. long
Get a l / U bottle of Knowlton s Dandenne from an"
grumg brUlBe on t~e lj}ft side a.od on t he fo re cbem st and ,pro't'e tI at ...our ba r IS &II pretty and .oft
part of the lC£l !In ~ckerman wu aober but as any-that t hu been neglected or mJured byeat'fl
he beheved &be bad been dritWD.g
10l1li treatment-tbAt s aU-you lIurew CAn have beauti
Arthur Ackerma.n (13J S8Jd that 00 Janil&l'J' 15tb ful hSJr a.bd'1ots of 1l if yOq
Just try a. little
wben hUi fat.ber and mother came home at 930 n DlU)der De
the e\emng her father WM drunk His mother
had bad orne beer
but she was not so drunk Ail
fat.her
H s fatber asked what t here 'W:l.S for
supper a.nd hill mQt.ac.r waa gOing to aend WltneBS
OUt for 5()me fish bu~ h s f.a.Lher would not let him
lIIt.Tuck h m on 't.lJ() ear
'Bis mother went
I acd
nt.o tlae wll.&h bouse to got I!i(lme water a.n.d hIS
f&t.her followed her w th a cup of stout and threw
TWICE NIGHTLY PLAY
t. o~r ber He also th rew & bmket of d rty wa.ter
e ver be and t.hrew a. largo Ju r lUt.O tbfl hack of
The tw ee n ghtly eea.son at the County Theat re
1 e 011.1 house 6lld proke t he lUG'
Defendant
pu hed h s notber over 9JI she was unsteady II.nd lit 11 cont nue. an.::\ not a. I:ffW ava I themselves of
bck d he three t. mas He Lh&ll pulled her clni-be.& the opporrun t.y t blLS offered to 11M t.he plOOeS proalI
De endant went out and w tness went for a,
Th~ Gr p of Ira!!
Il melodra.ma In thre&
po ec no.n but when h8 nw rDOd hu father WI).5 n duced
the t lchen a..nd hI) ):nolher was In tho 'n'&IIh ho se ad .. by Arthur Sh rley holds the boards for this
and could not get UD: W tDel!!S went out aea n fo r week Clod Hli who aooree a.te 6trong melodrama
a. 001 e nan a d wben h e retur~td w th OM h s \l; th 3 flavour
d et.ect ve stor,. n t I;h ould make
f:l.th e.r was at. the door and ~ mot bel' was 1St 11 n a po nt of 'Y Int pg tho f3ibu nty Thea.l.re
The p teCe
t he ~a.::J.:i house '1 he policemlLD ukcd h s mot.bet" 1& well pre&ented
Ml' VlCtor Bentl y .haVing baen
t sbc could get to bed and WltDe118 and h S I) 'ler
aUy <lng~ed as
Jagon
A oo.PY LDe' clerk
helped heor upsta rs and lhe polieeman went 3,way llpee
who hy fitra ng v c 56 kldet> of fa.t.e II made to play ..
Later wttne6S and his sISter went a.nd fetched lell.d ng Tole 38 6 mroonet ch~f of the \strangier&
anotber pol crman aDd h 10 mother 'Wu take n away gaDg n the dramll 'WhICh t.he play sets out. to P 0on an a nbula.nce
ture
The other ehara.oteNl are ",ell sust.alDed
P C Searle SAId that at 1130 pm on J ana&l"'y be ng taken by tho followlDg &.OOOn Mr R obert
15th he Vo'Il! on Quty n S h'er...treet when tho boy Bruce (Robert de Belfo.rt,- a. ) oung lawyer) lIr
A<;ker an and b Ii " 9[er came io h m and h e Yent C ha.s FOlLer (Sorenlz de .t" biWI a. SpaDlllh adven
""th them t.o 48 S I er-6treet ,.here hfl found Mrs turer) Mr SabUl Compton (AIPboD.&e de- Couoou &
Ackerman n bed She was grpan ng 10 pa nand dot.(,cl e of Lbe new &c.hool,) M.r Laune J a r vIs
hG procured an ambulance a'nd. to6k her to . . (Dodo a detect ve of t.be old school) ltt r S nwyn
Hosp tal
Lui 3 (Paul DlaDCh.ard ... gardeDer~ Nr Leona.rd
By lIr Hatt H e knew defendantt who hod been Lincol!) (Lon&talot ... ~l bll'd) :talr J ohn Leal e
presented w tb a. 8 her moun~ \\ RJCing tit ok and
de Baud n a magistrate) Mr Dan Heney (a
pouched &Ubscr bed for by the ~adtne: Borough l.~~~;n;of;; La. Grande. Raquette) .!Ir
Alexander
of a IIr SOD) 16r Robert Doyle (G er n
Pol ce for us st. ng two nolOOfDf!n when at.tacked ((
sea capt:a n) M158 L il an Ard ng (Milne
bYDcgIL11Jie~~e~:~aid ~b:~j!t~~ac~e alTellltod "It .m,b.rd . daugbt.cr) M1u Kathleen Ard ng (SophIe
Paull! sl.Sl er) and 'M sa Eleanor Beadal
Aekerman t.he man rop! od
!All right
On tbe r:
and Jagon s daughter)
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_1 t.o the st.a.tion he &8ld
I expected th I
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am glad t hM oom$.. ~e wa.a always dr nk
Defendant. plcaded n o~ gUIlty and WIlB com
IIItted for t r al at tbe ~arterl Sess OM Ba. I wu
e!Jowed fa.r £20 for defendAnt and tw~ flurot es of
£10

Man Who Stayed a.t Home
h;,::,~t:if~~
Theatre . py play will be p
TaJlor Plath eompany It
by Lechme~ WOn'AIl and J
pl8.Y of the ~znent .. play
Engl &h spy-oa.tchera full of ,,,, ....
Without It. exciting m"m"Dt~
m ght re&.l101lablj b& led to
who stayed. at home Wls

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DANDRUFF
HAIR STOPS FALLING

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CHILO IN TORTURE

WITH RASH ON FAGE
Spread Over Head and Body Had
to TIe Hands Could Scarcely
See Out of Eyes Had No Rest
Night or Day Cutlcura Soap and

Ointment Healed
oiO Barlborougb 81; New C1"OfJII Lon<io.l'I
8 ERn, - My Htde c1rl three yes.n old I
came ou1; in .. rash all over ber face. The
irritation lI'aa 80 IfN,tI
that lIhe USfXl to tcn.teh
so much the Ik:ln broke '
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It ~ all ovet hfll"
bead and bodJr
The
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... ,.'. J ' L~ had to tJe ber hands to
~,I,\_~ ,1) keep ber from IICratcll
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1ng It; 5tUI Kot worse.
Sho could 1ICtU'Ce1y &eel out- of her eyes. I

bnd no re«t night or da:r with her and t.he
d..W!gurmnent W&I!I 80 bad I Wall uba.med
to have my trlenda see ber I began to ,ee;

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I ,..at told to use - - - - - - bu'
.ner ualng several bon. It .wI Iprea.d. I
tried several ebea.p ointment& but It atUl
got- wane I began to thlnk 1t ....auld prove
f at.&l ",ben e nf!l&hbow' told. me of all adTet;-o
t l&emenfl Or CUtlcura Soap and OintdleDt'
and I ~t; once 8CIIlt for .. Amplo The tlnt

allplleatlon reUeved b. ...4 I bouah' ..
I'Upply Mter Udng four or b-. boxes of
CUt1cur& olntm.en, and t.be Outtcura Soap
my l1t1J.fl girl wu eompletel,. euted
(SJgned) M.ra. A.. At.Idzu Ja.n. 11 lUl4

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r Altllough eua...... 800p aM

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are BOld throughout t.he WMId .. -.mple or
e&.eh with a2-p SkIn Book will be M!Ilt tree
upon 1"eQUfl8t A4clfta 'PQIIt-Card .., N ... !
berF '" Sooa. '](1 Ohuterbou. 8q ~

t ra'Yellers who If.OO the Iclntield ' Ve.y the cho «I
of an,. OD6 of iliem beiDg .detA).nn ned by the euc
W'ltb wh c.h lho nver could be fordod e.t one or
other of the v oua cto6&Inga t.o wh)(lh r eference
bas been m&dj The f!a.root t.ra.vellers doubUesa
used the aa.i'0I!Ii; road a.nd kept. c108e to the I Do
of btlla on 61th IS d e of the t'lyer t Il they reached
the point ( ..t Strea.tley) wbere tho ~ppoa Dg h is
come closoat
As times bflCame qwot.er and m ean6
of tra... &l or of U-analt were unproved we ma,. wttl!.
aurety say tr&T. Uers chose .It.ernatlye routes and
left and reached .ag&m beyond the rver the meln
I De of the r li 1 bWay by oroul:IJg & longer 8tretch
of lowland than the fol'd at SlrMtle,. ofFered.
A
careful study of tbe one ncb Oi'dnllnoe map of t be 1
dlstnct w 11 POIDt. to thIS oonciUl on and fro m con
tl den.ble ex~nel)()O of wa.lJciog l1'POD the Ilctual
I nol of route h, re detailed I belieTe the oonelus on
muck which au to many pro?ed a d ffi
cu.lty when consJdenng the va.r ous rou.Les know n
as the Ickn eld Way In the dllt.nct
The an
t qu ty of tna.lly of thMe rou.tes s 'Yet" 6.~ by t he
term (wrongly fPphed) .."bw:h v lIagcrs &qmetiID6S
use to d enoM ~e m VIZ
"'he o ld Itom&n Road
Tru,e we have t~ cona der th~t most th nge before
W aterloo an classed as
ROnan
by the 11ll1t
era.to but whenl we know tbere s a founda.tion. 01
ant quit,. we md.y forglve the nUag.2,.r his error n
eb ront)logy and lSlft; hLS worda for tA.th

LOLLINGDON -

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roads or tr-un &cl'OM the apiUle lDcludod by the
liDOS .. ere wlLhout doubt the aho{t cuts made by

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(!"be funeral of the late Mr Wlllia.m Walla.c.e
C.wtJade of Wb u, Kn :;htM brove at; ODe t me
nro.pnetor of the Read ng Meh:ury Wh06e d80l t h
'W'U Nopori.ed D -our last week. lIISUe took p1&oe li t
6t Peter & Earley 011 Frida.YL afternoon n last
week the lUterment be DC; 0. &riey Churehy&rd
The V car the <Jlqv Ga.non Fowler oftio ated
au 1It..ed bv the Re,.. C E. Ada:ma a t anner vICa r
of the p.arllb and the Re. H Wardley Klllg The
OWI'QlDony ",. .... S 't'~y I; mpie one &lld thfl hTtDn&
M~ God , my Patbe-r while I rtray
.. lid On
thG HefWTection. Morn ng were 1UDR'
The lDourner.s were
i\fr
eder cll: Conl.de
(oal,. sur VlV ng I5On). lIra Naah tra.ugb ter) the Rev
CaDOD Aleraooer Nasi (&On In t~~
lira Herbert
! n am50D Deal !G'raoo-daughw) MI8fI Helen C
"'ash (l:Tand-da,l1h ex) Dr M&rt ndale Cow61ade
Ward sodson) Ilnd ~be ndoor a.nd outdOOl' lHIt'l/anb
Th056 pr~n
n the Ch reh I n c.lud~ Ma.loT ~n
S r H !II P Hawkes I... C B the ~ Ph lip&.,
Mrs A W Forbes (Oxford) Y,.. W Dl.nf;an (0:1
ford
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C B "l1cocks 1(C&venham) 'M1IiS
Fran<;e3 May the M &ses Goddard M6IISTI G C
Love anc; T.~;><> (!idesruen) Mral JOJ'mion Tbom&S
hIr H J ",coldr dRS Mrs TIi ... g .M:r F A Sar
<r(!a.nt hIt" E D IIeelas 1dr A C Butler !tIr
Bernard Coli ns !oIr T Godda.rd (Mortimer) Mr 1"
'Nea.le Mr nnd Mrs F C Smallbone M.r C R
Perr
Colonel ..nd \In
IForbesn C010nel And 'Mrs Weldon
Ym Lea Dr J B

Midwa.y between the arms of

are forda to "'!feb. TUn roads or trackways IOIlle"

"THE MAN WHO
HOMEI"

SIMPLE CEREMONY AT EARLEY

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The farm stands on that 1 ne

being Siroatley

INJURED

MR. COWSLADE'Si, FUNERAL.

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t he V lfO the rhames and at "&I' OllS po n~ a long
t.he atrea.m from Wa.llingford to Str eatley there

RIBS.

Walter Charl.. Aok........

&lid tell

of l ekn s id
wh ch from the Tha mes at
L tUeaioke
on by Cholsey Loll ngdon and
Aston out. ~ Ble1IJbury and beyond Th6 P ortwRY
rUDB Dlf~tong the slope of the Berksb TO DOwns
..nd the Ickn e1a Way skut ng the I De of t he
Cb lterns ID Oxfr rdShll'& lIlel ne tow~rds each ot.her Pa nwr 14
somewhat like a g ant V the po nt of meet. ng or &eVen d!J.TS

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ple&Blng m 1UlC In t he yard or

Pancroft

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POLICE COMPLAINTS

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Tur~g now to ou.r local AUIlhary
mltt.ee have w th much reg ret. 'to~:b~:;:~~~
o"ilDg t o hll5 removal to South]
B
Batt.y haa been obilged to
of hononry e lencal secreta.ry of
!)pring the foUl' yean h e baa
Batty has done m uch uaefu.l work
w.re ... In t.he Soc et.,. ~pec IlUy
men
The Rev Egerton Corfield
ampsuad hM ....ery kmdl,.,. accepted
tees nn tatlOn to t.a.t.e h. place
tbe Dir;t~t Secretary '" th the help of
day &ehool te&ehen u making 8. 't'e.l'Y d.,u, "fn ip'~
elTon. to orea.te 1n tbe young people
Read ng a. deeper Inte r6llt In the
'nle hon t rea.sut6r reports
reoe ptB tar the :reM lust e ntled
£248 12&

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Such WM my purpose on the tILDe wb ch Icad6
through PanCl'0tt l"arm
I took .. track. wbjoh
'loon. became II. :lnde gr&al roadway deeply rntt.ed
and onclosed by hedgea rUDD n;: west rand Jut
towa.tds the water meadow.
Th 8 t.r o.c.k In the
open land oap:Ie .uddenly t o a.n end and W&3 barred
-by frul bla.c.k gat.e8 which I mply hung on rusty
blDl:68
Atm08t a mile Jl,head and b&yond a. series
of meado.wl each of ... hich W&8 edged hI,1 water
00 1r&G& ten faet. wide or more the track cqnt nued
u a dnect. bne to Aston
Here undoOlbtMl1 t. be
enclosuTe of tbo meadows hss obUterated a U t he
tra.cF.l\ a y
1 did not risk. a. ten foot Jump t.o
doubt! II land ng but retraced my steps a long the
grass way wherr uWn t he r ght 1 found a pa.th
way led II.Crou the 8wampy meade to Lolhngdon
I 8 nee ha.ve founci that on from P a.nc roft, Farm by
Re.::tory F arm there 18 & li.ne of t rackway upon
&hghtly h gher frouod to LoIlmgdon and th & I
t.o.ko I~ IS the !fute wh ch ftooded land compelled
the tr.a't'eller WI take In 1 eu of t he more d rect
thoug h lower path to Aston
The pat h wb cb
atriking from the gt"&&S-way n a.ches Lollin~doo s
but & modern path WIth & contmuatlOn north to
<""holsey
The f&rm under the hili IS moot. remotely plaecd I Approacbed from Pancroft. a
group of eah aDd po'plar ;tree5 forefront It a nd
a lmost hide It
trom the nearer V1ew
'\Then
the trots are p8:&8eQ. one has & view of crum bl ng
cottage walls aM th.a.tcbed b:l.rnll aU ..wry 8lld
green With age
The house ~lf 6!lO'Wa I; gns of
'bt"tu,r tending attd the borders round Us lawn
betray a woman 8 ha vd
.A.a I eroased tbe
-wh ch torefronta tb" ho use ~wo lad es kindly ga.TS
me most minute d reet 008
wa.y whIch led to
Aiton thou;;h ne tbQ1" seemed to know tbe t r ack
tHey namffl (WOI were but the yards from t) 1S &
portwn of the grea.t h ghway wb cb stretches over
England from fa;[' Norfolk mto WiltM. r e--f{lr au.cl1
18 the I ckrueld Way

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SATURD.! Y - :Beioro Mil. or C W Darbv G if. h
(n the chlllr) Col W Thol'n toa' !dr ,I"
Sutton M r J C nav and Col G C BrcaJ
bent C B Mr R O!.mond Mr C E Ke tl

Mr G W TYsel1 &00 Mr

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The lad. es strongly urged me not to try the
tn1Okw~y wb Ch i they said was 1Ir~ but IDlpUSf'b lQ
for mud but to p hOO6e a. path D t.he fields ! e6 de
Jt.
Thank ng them I chose the mud and wsa
nlpald by new 'nen of my oountya 'roU Dg h Us
Mud mOlt certainly there wa.a but ",bll.L of th~t
With v ewe touch a.s that trac.kwa.y gaV& to. lift one e
thoughts above that o t be r mud whleh........stains the
soul ?
Here Widespread. a.nd nptier &ll thG full
light of a. zn d ~ IUD the slopes of the eternal
h U ahODe fo. r I ~pd far
Away and nea.r the
h gober 1 ne .. whlte-'WaUed oothgo t hatched and
solitary &leam~ a,g&llll)t a. blnG-brown line of elm&
end one thin qrl ng wreath of .moke betokened
yet another home hidden heb nd a fold Of htl
Ths backward Vlt!lW was dom nated by hIgh Lolling
dOD With Ita ha.pgUlg trees and though but some
300 f~t It.
to towe r [16M to t'Wlce that
he ght so flat
a.ll the land 'b&nea.th tLnd north
of t.
A dock Df starl ngs p assed me Wlth qbick
mOVJng wmg.
short. SWlft linea of d J:"ht and
as
set.tled Wltb ODe final gl de the r w nl:8
"ent back to m 110 flash ilf sun
'nIe trackway
horderoo on the! r ght by a. ateep b&nk dropp nil'
to a. d Lch l S set WIth e mil
The left hand VIOW
II: 1n t.h~ for eground olle of cult. vated land wh cb
s hows t be nca.t"f~ of thh Fha!k 1Il t.s light appear
ance but the mNdoW'S lUllt be~ond the hooge. have
recently been plOughed In parts and 8bow an lupturned so 1 w~ch, pG8SJbly by cont rast looka
it,Jznoat bla.ck
Rushes dot t be untu rned meadows
and aa.y the 80 1 18 waterlogged and I wonde~
wha.t the nt.end$d crop may be on the new turned

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The tower ofi Ast.oD Tirrold churcb gleAmed
wh i.e amGng t.be trees- tho bamlets In the vale are
all eusbr ned n itor ell6-808 Blew bury and the Mor
tons ('North and l Bout.b) uwl Steventon the Hen
dreds
ChilLon lIagbourne
Cha.llow
Spa.r&holt
Let.comber.,-aud by IL pathwa1
through
I re.a.ched the cottages
Of the
somewhere r ead lD Aston
no nood to litJge:r for
tbe church lS art Stlcally
ch et- n fact to take
It the only JIOlnt of
alford? b not Aston
wo.ys ? .A.rG .not lta lich
when t'bCLr hranches
'POl' my part I find AStClf
allf"a<tiTO.
True,/, t bas o.n a r of
to • town&IIl&n ~ a. fa.c.tor
The cotta.ges eome of wattle
{lne back to Anglo-Sa.z:ou times
construction and mud walla
aro m the.r:n.aelvee a re&turo
the church a11 1:na.rtl8t.io
enough of Int.ereAt to
.AmonI' tbe eotu.gers
wbOOf> oonversatlGU 'Would
to. ,bame for lack of
and of MOle who know
better Car than towns.
Allton b aa
& t.housand

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CYCUlSTS FINED
The Rev F M Caulfield of Bllrghfield W.IUI Ii ~
6d and 5s 6d CC6t.B for nd ng a bw=yole on ft
footp&.th at. Burghtiold on F.ebru&rv 3rd.
For a s m la..r o[fenclil at Shinfiold on Pebruary 4 I.
Br c E:enderson of Ite3(hng College waa tiDed. t.
I ke sum

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No oblee ~ OIUJ we~ ra eed to the renewal of J.
of tbe! I oenees at the County Lioon.s nco S......
whiCh were h eld ~t {tead ns on Sa rda
n um bqr of conv ct OOli for dru nke
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&amo as n t;ho prec~ g year a d he epa
t he sdper nte ndent was sat sfa.ctorv
T h&
tratcs present were Ms. or C W Dar.hy G ffi
the ch.a r ) Mr G W Tyaer Co " n-bo II
Mr A W Sutton :All' J C Hs.v la nd Col (l
Drpadbent C B M r C E Key6c M R 0 0.) 0 !.I
a.nd Mr S G Coli er
The. repo rt. of St pt Rctndall staW _
Toe number of I censed houses I) l\<t £0 OV;&
Ale llo\l£e5 44 bee r houS1s ~7 beer hou5es oft
sp n ts w no and beer (off .> w no and bcc of!
total 81
Th s compuM 'II{" th the pre OWl year h ~
II. decrea.se of one I aence v z
81 as con I':ned
h
82 laat year
Tb 6 II ac<:ount.od for by (.he f a.
tha.t t.he King 6 .Arms Thc:ale wa referred
compeFt.lo n &ad 'W'a3 acoord ngly do;;ed Qn
J anuaty 1915
The Star Thme M Ic Cross C!:h
fieid .~ a.bo lut ycar reIen-ed for compensal ou
but thr compensat on money h.;u
o L y"'l
been paId the proport ons payable bet.wee
hi!
(I'Wnen and the Lena.nt hav ng noL ye
bl!cn
agreed upon
Th 8 I CCDC& w 11 be on lj renew d
tb s ,.~a.r provt6lOna.lly and tho pre1:l.lsea w U be
olosed \when the amoun t. of oompensa.t on has been
p.d
The follow ng publ c-housce. ha't'e ~n gra.nte<l.
transfer 1 ccnces dunng t.he put \rear - Ih
H nd 8 Head Alderma&ton Queen s:Jlead Boech
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Th') Sto.r Three-.Mlle-Cr0811
Rising Sun
B urghficld
BLack. Boy
ShinB.eld
:r'alcou
Thea..1e
Ounn ng Man Burghficld
and 0 <I
BreweTy' (o ff licence) Morbmcr Tb & MOV £i e Ii
t.ran!!f~n compa.ced with t e n tra.nsfet"8 du r ng co Il.&
prev ou.!! year
Tbe 6 ba.ve been 13 perSGD.fJ conVIcted of dr..ml
enness <In ng the year n ne bru g res den ts 0)1
the d VI.ii on two oE the tra.mp n ~ c1:u;s and '1'(0
nOll res dents of the Conn!'y
'l'h s I) ~ue amoj
n mber of convct'ions u
n tl til preno Ii 4!
DUl"lng t be t. me I ha e been. n c.ha.rge of n
div SJon-only a. very short t m e-so fo.r as I h e
been ,h1e to a..soerta.m the J cens<P hOUSElS h
been qo nducted n a very aatLafactorv ma.nne
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have '90 object on () r compl<\lllt to oake 0 h
rODewalof lUly of the 1 cenC&.! -W: h ch w II bo ap p
fo r to-da.y
Tho Cha rman sa. d be would tikI) to congr
the 1 oeosees on the W:1-J tbey had cocductffi
hOU.'Ul8 d u.nng tb&
e&r
It W&3 very sat ,.,f lJ
The bouses n the <l15tl' ct h ad boon remark b r
well oonducted but t wo.a &lwa.ys po!!.S bl e 0 d {I
better I n the fut Ire
H e wa.s a W:J.re
liceW!e~ tr--d.de had Buffered f om
c ea.s;crl
t on and obher auses brougnt about by Ll c
H& WIl3 sorry thaI; tb II was t he en", b t 0 a
trade had suffered even st II more a Id
hi
d uty of all n t.iJ.e coltDtry to bear tbe r Shll C
the. expense lD carry ng on t be '\Va wh cb I
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forced upon them and upo n t he wbole
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'World by Ger na.n y and f OlD wh cb there l\
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e 5CfLpe Lo a. 8UQC(l s lul ssuo Let them a n :I. ~
t.herefore as good c t z.cns and "ort b,)
b :-1
or a. grea.t Empirel n th 5 bou r of tr II
The whole or tbe 1 cences a.pol eel fa
renewed
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