Reading Observer . June, 1915.

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Pictures of Sold~ etc.
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PrlllCfl of W alfl8lR:elief had.
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SALB & SON, Wokingham.
EBTAlILl8HED 1818

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Berb ILnd
F...A Bell of noaour
lIArnage 01 Ih Re. H. P IBon>j a.d Mias
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ARRIVAL OF WOUNDED
A D)lmber of WOtmded 101dien &rTl.VM at tbc
Red CrotII H08p1ta1 Eaatba.mpstad. road o n
Wednestlay from the Ruding Wa.r Hospital
Ihe
neW' arn"alI !UtI m the convalescent 8tage a.nd
their . a~peara.nce m tbelr blue b osP t.al un formt
adds 'brilliancy ~d tbell' good SpltlUi cheerfulness
to tbe town

lde.1'1':b PhillptJI on
Wec.Pon.I &tid
TactIcs
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Counly TbelLt.ni
Top C8 bf the Week
At hl etilli Volunteer Force 0rd;Jn

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BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY
TIi.e BaJ>t~1It Bunda,.. Sdiool Milton road whlch
was founSfd m 1003 calebra.ted Ita l07t.b anmver

I'ru;peet on of Special Coftlta.b.lecP resentauD s to G W R OtliCIah:
Pr e Dchwcmll~ liI Su cide ..to Crowt.bonae
h Local Labour Dispute (OorreepoDdeaoeJ
Bowb
Local Recru t.s
Berka Caaualt ea
Conscnpt on and th-e Northclife Pf1eI8 (Fell.X
(.BaJcer)
A P I~nna.ie on the Tha.mM (By

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eatabltDt of t.he Wa.r Hospltala
uP"" b tbe B R C S to IUl'lll.h
from th6 V A. D 8 for Dan Dg
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COAl> & COKE MERCHANTS.

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ICAVERSHAM

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Lush
lolal boxes

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Tb COlD S contn!lutAd were t.b~follow Dg

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The A:eIltG ror t bll Read ng Ob
t ba~ are Mr
H OBBS P 0 PI!
SlUm 8 Pro s p~t Slrf' et. M I
P ro8pectrs~reet
Mr W L', SELf
Gtreet and Mr F POINTEn S I
MBSSRS- d .&- G AYRES LTD li
announ e tflnt passenJ"er:; tra c I n
now obtain I t cketA
ate<! a.:; e
Rcec v n a Offices 4-J Fr ar Slrec
St reet ~ead ng amI 5 Cl: urch ti cc
Travellers w I tl Ii:! sa e any delay anJ
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\\OMEN'S OWN

The Pa,.,tor Mr Ell ott; pres dfld at 'I
meet. n" of I'ilia \\ oruen s Own and !if.
g a. e an ad~tre.'>S M S6 ~ID t b rendered so

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taken by
led w t h p vel'
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M S5 Humph~v wa.a the
my God to IThee
and
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lesson '1\ as reild b
was g ven by B 0
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OHERSHAM M <N

f' .... . LADY "ho appreciates WE'LL LAUNDERED
..t't.. dWll"y Tabto Linen I..aoea ffiIb MI!!l n
Dreuea BloUFoel!l etc will be pl~ to enter
ta.in orders for Iohe above
Penoua.i. care and a.t
tenbon
Darrung and ~ng Jr deatred -Ad
drau for particulus HoI: 5826.
Oble.ner Office

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£1 Don t diec:ard lour old Cycle et.
B 1CrCLE
Us overhaul ~namel an
re-plat.e It Con
IB only 20s
t wlll he far more rellLble tha n a
BaadlOg

HURST

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Xhe foiloW1.Dg a.dvertl&ementa were reeel.,ed too late
to ~r In !.be USUAl eoll1DlDJ AJ,1 ad"erlus&menta lIIt.enjed for tb.e columna In WhlCb all
DOUneementa a.re C!3..SB lied must:' h6 band.ed 1ll :..t
eur <>tIic!IS before ID.Jd~y on P-rid&ys

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reapoD56 to my a.ppeal1 ba.ve to the prelleut date
I!Ubmltt.ed iU _ameli of wbich 50 b ne been
&CCepted the others berog mil under con'lde~t on
l UES AY, -Before Mr G A W ...... (m the
So enr only t~ have Deen declined I conSIder
chill J awd ot her J WIt ces
th II very aatisfoctory t&lcing mto conI deratIOn
AN IMITATION MENAGERIE
how few of our nursea a.t'» a.ble W lun borne f9r
• x months or a year Twenty two of these nllrses
Mal 1m 0 H oustOl no home wu charged
are already o.t work. All candidates recelve board
w th d mg wilful damage to flowers a.nd not ees ill
and lodgm~ ~ lIDatI wary and ~ trifU.n1t anow
Sounw Church on Ma.y 29th - EIJnh South
anoe for uniform Tbey ha.ve paaaed a medical e:t
verger at Elpunmg Church sa. d on the 5a.turda.)
&nlint.t.lon and beml moculat.ed 8oplnat. typhOid The
aHem n heJound the man kneehng m tho chancel
number of n unes pused th~gh the ROYILI Berk
before be.to,nt atLng LD a. strnnge wa.y
He hOLd.
.hlJ"e Hq!p tal {II o.s
The&8 counes bave been 80
pulled lowers out Q( 110 H1SC on the font and scat
d Jltmct I.dvantage They tennm&led 00 Ma.y 3111ti
tel'Cd
em. on t he ~UI)d
W toess could get no
Elght of the nune.JI ban 8erved at Nelley where
3.IllIWt!lt to his questlonsl Eventuo.lly a. pohC6lll&n
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th u period
aerTloe 18 now for a. month I W&s
had to be caned.
On a gr...ve out&lde the Church ----~---l1AROCHIAL CH ARJ'fl£S
also requested to I!eDd a nurse there as probaLloner
a lot 0 dea~ fl owers had been la.ld
Pn80n~r told
Tn fliT a VII(;&DCy wh eh h.a.s a n ~en 0
for lUX months on IIlDliJar terms to tb" War Hos
h m tb be had beqJ drink.lDg a. great quantIty of of trusteca of the Hurst. Pa.roch Al ChJ. e
p ta.1 wh all I comRh ed With
lhe
wljioky ~P C Wei)! deposed to being called to eXlstmg trustees have appo nLed the ;..c
movmg the wounded on amval of
the aq
where bo ba d to pnt prtaOIler out. In P e,)'dell Neale No lt. Rector of Bea.r Wovd
tbe P9. i\ pnsom} rpa.de all sorts of n o se5 ImItatbe dealt WIth and a committee co~.~i.ting.
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Lord LIeutenAnt Mrs Beoyon \we Mayor
mg do e.1.' and Pl\I'fOts H e was very exttted but
WOUNDED SOLDIERS DA Y
a Court Dodd t he Hon Treasur.r:r and tbe
d~d 110 1IJIW1I of drmk -Supt Goddard lIald when
The result. of the bouse t.o- house eoHec
Dlreetor w-ae (lOrutitut.ed tbe Tesult belDg the
pr180ne wa.e brought to the pol ce station h !l be- n Hunt last week to 8 iii ell the r ecc oPt..:; n
mat on of IL very efBclCnt. ambulance servloe
He dellf.royed b s of Lbe wounded. solcl crs be ~ lreat..cd n Ran
havlOU was v~ry !tran~
eh ef ahare of our organlJiatloo 10 the hove
clo'thea and 1m tate<t var OW! amma.!!1
He was J,S that t he grat fy ng llmou t ot £12 5s ha I ( n
IS the provlS1on of Ii m en I!
soon b a. doctor w ho sa. d he wa.a sufIermg from sent In
at.ret.cher partiel!
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the ctre ta of dr.Jnk - Pnsoner h;LRded n II. wr ttCI
t h 8 work and a. sqpi.d of n\lne$
alatemc t to t he e1Iect tbat bel had been m good
ADULT SCHOOL
nUJ1!O told oft to .ttend to emergenc es
The re
employ en6 In Glasgow for seven years and after
00 Sttuday, mo rn ng t he nembcrs of thc \ flu t
freshment department 18 &dm n stored by the Readwa.rds
th another firm LDdthe city fa. two yc~rs Sdiool had a dlSeuS!! ou on
Jud o en
ne
Ing WomenVolunt.een under t h e a.usp ce~ of the
He had ,bean !lecond eook 0 8. t rans Atlant C I ner GlI.rdon Hal l ser.,.lce n t he even U" Ihtl pCl!. h...,.
B.B C S Berks Bra.ach
Several convoYII of nches blg'h
and bi\o been on bana.na. boats n va, OU I! C"cLpa.c
was Mr S Palmer ch ef warder 01 r...eaJ n. I
.... ounded have been dealt Wltb and I can testify
hes
H e landed n thHI country on Ja.nuarv ~ th Pr1.5On
Spnng sown omODll ve ma.k:i ng npid progt"eSoS
fro1;l1 personal ol:!eervat on that the .yst~ works So."ld should be tI1.inned "if tk.is
and h Ad I!I oce worked ... t Sa.lisbury and Wmch e!ter
Qot. alread,. w,pu
well
AI wua.1 I oontmll6 to receJ.ve the 10y&1 done
He toolf somo fl o vers from the rands de and put
to the rich f~g With manwu
ilUpport of a ll ranb Ul the executIOn of Red C ross t.he groUDd ,eta tnteat.ea "WIth ~eeds aDd tbM:e
tHem oq tho grave b. He had lost his father h s
must be stnctJy kept. ..a~.. a from the e&J'liut
W ork
fa.ther ~ I ~w md reocntly h s da.ughter and tbls
8t.age. udeed .. soon ... ~be
e&.D. be det.eoted
had up t him He promised to be tempe.;:a.te In
MEMORIAL RESTO IUD
The d"",- to wbJ,h tijey $0>\14- bo t.hinood d ..
.,':?,""iil~;.,.~le \ the fut re
I am not lazy
he wrote
a.nd
In St Mary , Church yard the haadsome !.are0t'hfl. ~
pends Olio the sue
wbu~. theT. are wanted to
I a m w11hng to worJc -1 liere were t"o prevIous on the (awli. "lI.ult of tb6 ruu faw I,. 0 Crook
grow :I'or good' betlibg Onions p! am&1l
thty
cony cL pne onc IDOl'th m 1912 for theft a.nd 21 H OWIe hu receutly beeu resklre I lLnd ~
r p 'l I
oay be th nned to't'hrea or f~ 'l~" ~~ bi
da.ys for st.eallng cb.ssockl!! and Inll'pl ce8 from IL added 1n memory of Mr A1be t H cb;j.r( I u
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large OJUOD.8;. elpeei.• .u..r ~!»I f<lr 'G)lltilloIOP. p ~
church a~ Soutbameton - PI: soner w as sentenced d ed n. Nonmber IlI.at yea r T he a;lfCOpJ Ilgu, s atl
The Boud of Agnaultwe ha1'e wued ~e r naua.l pt'IIIflfiI IhtJukt not tie left thaD t.Yel..' ~jDCh~ apa
kl one Aa.y Blmr,rlsonment the CUI
d
I e:tceptiolially tine e:ulInple of the acul} ter II art II. d
each 'Way and lOme ,ro'w~ gt.,J., t.hem more
'1
nnan a VlfllOg executed n 1ta.l an marble w tb rtld gr... t..e..-o III
monthly report..
Geaually the report ..,. Runner Beans to fur tI. ... IJUppl1 till late: lD tba
him to go to A del"l!tiot where h e mlgbt' g~t wOlk a nd matble CftJIIIIn the pan~b U der the ca oIlY :t e
tbe eropj rep=.rt.ers of the Board lD coJllJllentlng IICNO D m a,.. 1I.oW' be 10
t a .&::oessiOD
IMcnptio II recordmg the Il\m ee of ...,.erM m ~ m bc1'li f
on ag1j.eultural coo4.itlOlla m Engialld and. Wal.e8 Pou:ld De It.aked 1m
I,. they commence to
BOROUGH BENCH
the rull famIly MefL'lr$ Stapley lte.{] ug ure c
o n the l lat J une at.a.te that wheat La generall,. n a run ud tbl8 wilt
gro:W1.b. to ad..&DOe
tro, ted Wlth ~he work 8t Mary, rbatcha.m 3'
\
healt.by and ngoroua OODdil on and baa Improved .peedily G ve
r tlgT In dry "eathet.
--very W ellt ng structure i and contal1l.& a. Dumber 0 1
dur tlI' too month 1.hou;:b on soo e or tho fleuy
The- maln Ct'Op of Cvrote IbouJd be -tbuuud f
TUESDAY
-Before
Mr
R
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My-Ine
(Mayor
of
memonale dating from thIS earJy 15th century Th n
Janda to UI rather d15OO~oured
Rarl",. and oaLs lJte op'rati6n bas tiot been *obomPllilbeG
The
Wokingharn)
the chu. r ).~ G A Wateon 18 a l60 adJOlll ng tbe chancel Si. ADn. Cbapel bu I n
are IIOmewhat blloCkward the cold D gbt£ and dry smaller th.&'"root;& wtien tlunncd the
likel,y t.h'Y
Mr A J Mackey U r L R Erskine and Col l SOi DOW the properly of t he Tull f,.mil,. a lso ae"e. ;J
weather hllo~~t.&rdod th e r growth
All eropa are to be attacked.b1 the Ga.rrot ~I ,. Whe)!) large
I F
floor lltone. of the TuO family and oUler memonalL
wouki be be
by warmer weather a.nd more holM ue made by pullin, up It.rong roots the fty
ta. n
The aroe. uDder barlef 11! eit.unat..od to be 1& abla to get lot the root4 of tilb.e lett
A lIgbt.
a bout 6 per cent. lea t.ban JD 1914 but tila.t. or dreulng of guuo .oct will aet &S • Itlm)11&nt r?
BIRTHS MARRIAGES DEATHS
oats la iLbout dye per cent larger
BelnB a.nd growth t.hue cna.ht ng the Oa.rrota to get beyo~
peas are ganerally prom II nl;
Â¥tr All I.DII.cu_eau tor tlal. CICIhIaa ga!llC be aatbtll
<he d..... ......
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I y'M'I: "V~,
tlcated by tilll 1I&lIIC& ~ ~~ cI Lbe parUl'll
.Early pot.a.loea have been lIJfected by the frostl
Prench Beana should be 8O'If1l \D rOWB -h,o feet
teadlnr tbe UII1e.
n 50 j)6 d .t.ri.ct8 but are mostly healthy
The ap&rt at leut, 11), the eaae of . tMng-grow ug
BJ&T.BI!I are- f'. barsed ., tha rat.l 01 ht lid. for Ib, ftn
pl.nt 1 g of the maJn crop u nearly oompleted YfJ'letlel!ljike Cana.di'Bn Wonder and I one toOt
two
liuel ud bd.. Jor ucU. addlloloU.t liAI cr JIU\ Gt
I:\u t. very little 111 t:hq:Wlf\l: above ~M)und
The between t e .IIcode J' allowed wben SOWlDG' the crop
s he ttltil'
area pla.lIt.ed Ia t6bma~etl to be about t. he Blome. U
will be
the btaVler
I
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MAJl&1.sou &Ill charm d the rate of fa. 6d ler till
n last ,.laT.
Lett.uoe WIll u a J.:e mO!lt progrt181S nOlf if aown on
tL; fou lill(W ullf 6d.. £or .-c..b. , dditlouJ lin oll
Nearly &l l the mUl: olds hue been ~ot In bu~ haJf.4had,... borders where It will not get much Qf
pt.r1 III a Iln_ lfier
germuuu..»on 15 alo.
Where It:. S UD t he p ant. ~ the midday Ill'll
n .... 'I'ln U\lI luertb1 wttbOQl; ~TP but It .1Id t o",
fjle ground sbOuld not be oYer
loolcing hMlt..hy
TUrn p tIC .. D'" I~ generally hu ng by trees lItJierw M aU t.be Tam WIll be thro.... n
Core
made \0 tbe crd Guy IWtl!caUon, tbt, , I!OJ , •
Tho 29th annual parade and collleetioDeba.rceab e .. a.(h~_tI " Lbe.am. IIIU"
backwa.rd hYing b6en dc'laycd by sho rt..a(l:O' of of! the &C I and t:onl~t waterJag w II be neoe.a
ootlcu III 8
labour &nd the dry -wea tber
SU)'
The bMt"'Plaa II to thUe a 8tn.t1 IOw:lng' a.i. t he funds. of ~be Royal Berkshire ~':'~~'~:~l::::.1
ur J.l.WOIl.ut Il.u- lI'e ebarc.:l?ll M 1(1 bf
H opa, In Kent tho\4i b backward are ienerally
ntAtr-PaIs. 'oj. ~cleJlt. to IOalnt.a D ~e I~ed by the Fnen~ &lid otJi.e:r eocie\lts
tint tour line. aad 6d. lor MCb Ita. or ~ 0
I.tronlt and he&lt.hy aDd the growth IS no w pro- frequent
~8a r.) 6 I)p1,.
'.\!r:l.naPJa.nt the ~eedlia" \UI loan ham Wl&8 earned out In fine weat.her 011 &uuday
oJ ...
~rcJW ng
Tbere all BODle fly but .not mueh as yet &I llU1;e ~lIou g h
Large crowdB w ere moving a.bqut qur ng t~e day
In the .eltern hop oounl eft the condit. on of the
If noro G auh.fto«.e-1'I..;)te1 'i:WJtU~ed a IIOWmg ot
NNOUNCElfF..NTS of BntrH.!o l. ARRI~ G F.S
crop s good but. '-he g rowt h bu beeon checked BuJy London milo' '~ :ilW:fe Tb.iI gl;Ow. qUK:lly and Su pt GOddard Inlp Haddrell and t.heir ata.fI'
and DEATHS nserted In '~' ne T m~
aDd
by tI e cokl ..,D<iII .and f.roe:t. or tbe p38t month a.Dd w II ~ ve woo he..a4a 'in 1iha l.l1t.umn Plaat out of pol co regulated the t raffic and secured iheJr
Phe .. rea under t.he crop JI elt mated at 5 per the Icodhnaa &II lOOn ,. the,. 1I."f\t and b.ep t.hem
Monllnr
Pm
6! each not eueed np,' 6 Ine
,rety
Stand&td &nd Da.ily Telel"rapb 56 ea h not
~nt.. leu ta..n that of Iut. year
grow og by the fr~ueat .hrn ag fof tbe 110.11
rbo usual houae to house collection w as made
The prtIII~ of the fru t crops were (aTounble
nceed ng 3 I nea
For cNh ox. ~ - P. ~d nc
Cucumbers may atilt be pllUlted n fro.m6l!l ana urmg tl:N! mornmg In the more remote dh;:tncQ by
Ilt the dat,e ct the report8
Htrawbernea rasp
Obsenet Office.
f .. foot of In aQure IS piu;ed lD. t~ frlUJ1e the
.tat{
of
eo~getic
a.nd
WlHiDg
workers
Ihe
bemcs cqoeebemea lLud CUn"&nl..a pforuUle to be pla.nts wiJl make rapld proglUll j Pl:jt the heap III
usual p8~
processIon tool( p lace dunng the
over~venge ~rope whIle applos pears a nd cher
110 I n tbo .nuddle of 6&Ch 1 gbt anit n.iter a
MARRIAGES,
r ell are alto el:pected t.o Yleld good eroplI
Plums or !;wo to sweet.en the f ram e the ~cumben may afternoon
T he members of the soc etie8 w th
TUGKER-MEGGrrT --On J une
a.~ the leNt Bat lIf~ry but mli.y lI.JI1ouot to an be pllLbled one In each 1 g ilt..
Th betot. or most. the r banner8 asaembled n t.he Market. Pla(;c at
In
by
speClal
I
ecnee
Sergt John \'i I 3m T kaYerage
t
e8.IiOy Ifl'own vax e~)' for thll meLb
of cultur e I t.wo 0 clock 10 t.be presence of large and mtereated
!oun ~est S()Il of Mr and Mrs G H Tu I c
f
Crops or both
eed!l
haT aad roo:wow hay Telegra})b Ktiep th6 frame e1o.e fM' a. time and crowds of specia.tors
Mr A H Jones tbe han
Rend nr: to Dora daught.nr of?!I r and }tr ~ \\
are exp&et.«i to be. holuw t.he a.verage- ror the ooun .hade dunng atroDg lIunshine
J
secretary &Dd blS committee; were mdefat lg&ble
W
Megbltt.
of
Bournemout
h
t ry lUI a. .-bo~ Wlth ~hghtly bett£T p rospect. for
11 the r tndea.voun to make the parade a. SUCCeill
THi: GR/!EN1IOU8E
t he former
Wal.eJ however antK: paLes an oyer
DEA'I'HS
'Mr J Sadler acted u marsh&l of the prOC:eM on
aver~ ,. aId for both eropa but. 1n England tbe
The Cbunne1 :n:olUlower or OamJ?&uuJlL Plr&mid
DAVIS - On lune 3rd at .Lower Eaney EI 1.nbeti;
which
lmed up ae followlI - ReadlOg brdouch
y eld _ .e.:rpectod 1.0 I:!e from 2 to 5 per cent below ahs muet DO" ba){e lenty of lIott:edtlon If good
vndow
of
tb61ate
Wilham
Da. s. &fred tH rea,.
Umon of Railway, ServantA Wok nghan
the normal. 'JIh. Pl'OIpecte of tbe erops haYe. been apcelln~. tD pot.a f the oon&en'atGry &re to be
EMERY - On June 9th at 233 London roa 1. !lead
Dwd (condnctor Mr W White. Court
aft'flct.ed by low t.ompera~ and lack of ram The {ortboormng later 1\
Liqu d manure ma,. De
~ William H enry
dati. I,. 10Yed buabaud of
~Wokinghaml No S078 .A 0 F
{juven
a.re& reaerved for hay fro n
lleeds
1.11 upectod glV ~ n o~ or tw
.. week and cle&r 1I09t-.,...ter
Ehzabetb Helen EmO!ry aged 68 yefton;
RIP
dlt.to adult Court Wokingha.m Milituy
to be sli lJhr.ly leas than n 1914 but tha.t vf meadow g veh between,tunoa. Tbll lafter b8..1 a fine effoct
HIJ
MFliRIES.--OnJ
une
6th Alfred Humphn es of
b a.:r 8 C3 t mloW t.o be u.bout. tho u.mo
(oonductor Mr B Butler)
Loyal
New
UpoD the tohage
g t'lDg t ~'" dark gTeen colour
De rby street Rea.dwg
1 " 83 d yea
Thtl putures I;cnerally aeed ram but Uoc:k: on beside. atllllDIat ~ growth )After tb. per od of
Ii 0l'e6t Lodge of OddfellowlI 5066 M U
LOXTON -On June 7th at 10 E lgar road Edw&!\1
the ... h olo arc dOlJlg well
The luPply of lUx>tJr I the year the plaliLa do beat ouLdeora, until the ~<;~i" g'I.\,", SalV&tl.on Arm,. Band (conductor Mr
reported to be d "fic em s aU duM elM and w&gca fIo.en commenco to open A .Aalf...bt.dy pOA t. O:'l
Loxton In his 71at year
hava for t.ho moet pan. r sen
on the north 4ide Af & wall fa. ~tter than , wa rD!
WOOnLE~ - 011 Jun6 7th
at 319 London roael
one
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Il1DI!bme
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Reading
A.rurie Widow of Jame:r. W oodley 11 e I td
to Buckin.,ham Orfo rd and Bark
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8th Royal Berka Sport.
Be 1.:$ Pro:not Olll!
'lne Corn Market
A Brille Shooting
Berks Count,Y AUOCJ&t.lOn lIeetill,
..Agr cultur" in May'
Ga. de 1 NoLes
\If ok ngham Oa;veQbam .. nA oUler
News
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on Sunday whml BpeCIal servIceB were eon
moisture .aDa
to ~
ducted.- by Mr Ll W1Uianli of London Spec1al
growth &.Dd bloom well nut. y:eac
hymns were sung at a.1I the serviceS by the !!Cholan
'"
....1Ied by ~he choIrt of the churoh
Mr H II
THE .'surr GAllIDEN
I
Hall (eupennt..nden~) pres.ded .t ~h. .fternoon
Fig trees 011 ",aUf are Jllaijbi ""orooa ~b meetln~ for young peopl e Mr Will ams d si.rlbl t;..
arxl t may be cJ'O!i31U1' Uie trq It. I.S a ~iAa.ke mg the ptlf.e8 for attend&l).ce good conduct etc
to cut them. back wllh \ he i,4ea. of reat~r the aJao glvmg an addreaa to the scholar!
The
YJgOUf" of the t.ree
Xlie
method of d~ ~La I
.l.
d _A I
h W ,.,
is by root pnmlllg" la.tO In Octolju:r
SprW4 qut. teoo.uers an IM;QO an of t e
olUngh am Wesle)an
the bra.nc.hes t.hinl, &nil luten i.b m close to the {)nnda1. achOQI attended thiS 5elTlce in return for
"aU
It. will h ....,.e a raM-a Ill~ Inllu~ uppn a lImdar com~lim~t extended to them in :May.
rampant lJl'O:1'th If t.hese .,ery athm&, bran<:~ are Jaat on the occ&luon of the Wesleyan Sunda.y
tied down lbtO a. bonloOttal posl¥~,m foJ' lOme "w1;)8)' school &DlUwr&ary
CollecUOIlII dunng the da.y
till tbey Jini.llh groWIng. Wetk jiide gro.UU t h at. were made In Ald of the Sunde.y achool funds
project rl;'Om the wliJl qtlL, be 8hort,e.neid to t.lu-ee
or rour Inches .and tJiey ma.,1 t,,,ve .. few frulh
CORPUS CHRISTI
~t ,.ear It the t~.JM~:';f. & hea.,y crop, of ear 1
The Fe"".1 of tho BleosOjl Sacrameut (Corp""
fint fnut. tbey mi.,. be 'ed ;Â¥rlth bqulCi manure
Chnltl) was observed by local Roman Catholics at
ena.blfa t.he(n to 8:r:eU.9'~ Co large 81Zf t
t he Convent Eastbampstead road by a. fete
VlNEi! ON OPEN [)\'ALU! J
rch.IPeU98 on Sunday &ite.rnoon and even ng
The
Diabudd ng -and. U. iylna: ~D ot t.he 1l0wetlhg grounds Wm!I ta.atefuU,. &rrlol1ged WIth flaga a.rche6
ahoota .bonld now recen'{j at~~tion pefore they etc )' and the route taken by toe proceUIOD led past
make a thicket of growth
Wben the ftowenn, a number of ahribee arn.nged for thfl feetlval
A
shoot., .h ch 18 generally t.qe s~ongest haa ~n
h&IJhca wltli altar bad been arranged oD tbe lawn
t Ed Into po8 tIOD a U other shoot, that; sprIng
the same spur abould be broun et! by hand Tfie and here the ReV-I Father DOnLll offic ated a.t the
The several uru ts of tbe pro
flo....enng shoot e..bowd be pmcli8d .abo\ e Lbe aeoop.d celebratIOn of Man
leat be10nd.' the bunch T-be BJm shQU14 bo to 0001'er -ce1191on mpJuded & number' of gtrlB m wh te beanng
\he wall 'Inth. aboota and foJLH:e .aDd tb60. IJtop "U an tmage of the BleMed Virgin school chtldren
other growtha dunng the .IIeuon 'Ihm 18 the oaly acolytes and the pneat WlLh the H03t under Its
way to foet Vme8 to rJp!5n the r borne. properl.1 canopy
The tnDgJPg of the children
IlllItera
m our c unate
Wh en t be e.hoote are aUnwed to and other partie pant. aounded very sweet and
grow u they ltke the le ns get. shaded the pleumg
Fatber Doran prea.cbed an. appropr ate
berries stuntod a.Gd no gqad. resu.!.t.a can be ex sermon dealing Wlth the meanmg a.od &lm8 of tbe
ped«l
In a.ddition to the wrual congrega.THE VEGETABLB GABD!,!,
I tcelebratIOn
on of Corpus Christl (the Roman Ca.tbollo Church
Beet to attaan .. uaeful sl2e bi NQ\embe.r should Shute End) lArge numbe.rs of t be general pubbc
now be 80Wn to aUcoeed tbe maiD batcb
BloOd followed the s\nking llroCeeding. WIth mterest a.od
Red 18 a good va-net,. tor d iS late IIOw\DS
TÂ¥e
reverence
Tbe &ernct concluded m the Convent
11011 ahould be ltiued frequently 't>et.ween. "he ro.,..a
of the mAlD lOWIng' to k~p dQ"'I'n weeds and Pr::<> Chapel
mote growth
The pla..nta t beiDse1.,ea lIi"hould be
thinned to a. foot apo.rt La 'BOOn ... they are t. wo

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!>. C..:lp t al prognfuune of sports "'118 ea.rr ed out,
n c nnActJon 'til" th the 8t.h Royal Jlerlna Reb ment
wb h "a.I! recentlv stationed ID !tea.dmg
Col
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of t he Rc~unent w orke d .trenuout!y to make the
w d('f'ta.kmg the success It WILS
.. Non Ct:.ms
who /i.h~o rendered excellent &erTJoe were R S M:
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t.:ompany Sergt Ma.lor Ii-ya Il.nd
Hadler
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Com pany Shootmg Competlwon --1 B Co

Co

Three- \f Ie R.a.ce - Won by C Co

2 Pte.. J C<VIntlQ..
3 Pte A E I OV6}O)' C Co 4 1 te I
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Le", ~ 0 Go
5 Corpl. 1\ 0 ltl&JTlard (;
CQ 6 2nd L euL W G Hayne8 11 Co 7 I te
l P Qa.v" D Co 8 PIC R J Bird It Co
9 Pte A F Aunettll B Co
}O Pte W Cobell
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Pie 0\ V Hart D <..:.u .::. Ptc J Brant A C.:J
Lon~ Jump - 1 I toe U Law- Ie) D Go
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2 Pte R H 1 a.rk er C (;() 15ft 4 n
Pte J H f ba.nev ~ C 115ft 31ln

H.gh Jump - 1 P te (
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2 Pt.e L Ashford D Co 4ft fun
Bnd.o~ B Co
4ft 5 n

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Sugt F :Ii SOD" C 00
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Bandsmen s Race - 1 Pte Jo.: Johnson B Co
'L Cross C Co
3 Pte P Eyrel!! A

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KERR -In lonng me.mory of George '.11'1:":11.
Llewellyn Kerr who die:! J
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1 OAVERSHAM
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CLUB

'F Shepherd
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G"RDINER

!lei.) Race - 1 ~ Co 2 B Co
E W Orcllard
1 1!1.I r f og &nee - 1 D Co
2 C Co
W P Jones
fI li e Itace - 1 J ce. Corp1 W Batn D Co
S G Olooy
2 I,l c r~ t "
Randall A Co
3 pt£ E J F P.. mu
H, k('" R Co
a Wuricl<
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'1' Wae
f th II Match
Offloen v Sergeant., - Two
stOlltS I'll h
Total
E ootl Ii IOllma.n ent -D Co<! won bea.t.InS B
f' u n the fi na.l by four goal. to three.
VlctonA 2-42 Borough A Ro O 241

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Cooks Raoe - 1 Pte E Crump. '8 Co 2 Pt.e
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- I I"" Corpl JI J P .. t~ B
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Three legged Raee -1 ~ Pte W T Stroud B
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On. M Ie Roce - I Pte C BorMt. B Co 2
Pte ,\ ~ Lm-eJov C Co. 3 Pt.e E J HAwkes
B Co
!Sergeants Ra.ce - 1 C S M W K RylLn l!
( 0 2 Scrgt \\ J B WoodhollBe :\ Co 3

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