Reading Observer 05-1916

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FOR GIRLS.
RINCIl'AL -)lI~ BAlI!ER, ..."ted by a ....11-

BOARDING AND DAY

A uctio.ee:ra"

Pqe

etc.

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To,", Cow!cil -.lI&teo

Pal'e 3.-

P
•quaUfte4. St.". :Reeide," Frenoh Mlltren., Special
famtiqlt Clue
and
Form,

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KUldergat~n

dc>w\'> 1>7 FQUrlIe.co.
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Three G.o&t 8oJ8.-lI'ull

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Property { and

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Wetc" / Ad'MrtlHm....

No" ... of 14..tInfl, etc.

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DedicatKm
of & Pl&(. AeIOoiation.
Workera' Educational

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&:rbhire VO)UDte6n' Orden.

BUÂ¥ Y~UR S'EEDS ~OR

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Looal PatacroPl>.
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German In .Berks Yeom&Dry..
County Th.ait<>
Manor J'aim ~port
Do.th of Mr A B C&ndl.
Reading Tramw&ys Report.
A _ m e Find
u Ottt' Day" CoIlect10n t

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Pa~e

SALE
Quality High.

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lI<m>u,rh Bench
Oon""""fi""" Objectora Charged.
&rob ~log;.al 8oc:",ty
QUflltioIlj of Allen ll,.,giatn.tion.
Palaee "The.tre.
MotorlatA' Oollt.ioD.

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Local Trib<m&L
The Cor" lbrb~.
W~Ba ......
Llghtlng 0If.......
Ca.veraha.m, Wokingbem &nd other District
No_
Late .&.dTflrt:sement. , __

:;JUlIBLE SALE

'O'py&rds of £14 was t'&teed at •. ]u~ble sale
In MtII Gonnop's room on .April 27th. JEhe
WAI organised ·b y HHtiJ Holloway, and :the-.),~ft •.ld
to be devoted to the 1'unda of thtl ...
Croaa Working party.

Birth•• Ifacnages and }L't!atu..

EGGI COLLECTION

The oonectlon of eggs for the woullded IOJdle,.n
oontinuM th be largely pa.tToDlsed b1 the p&r18hlOMfS and tbe numbers monthlv continue to break
theIr ~ record.
The tot&l for the: month end·
ing Apnl 27th. collected by lin Wtlson and for·
wArded to Jdr&.. De Bathe, 111 no l.eH than 709

LATE ADVERTISEMENTS.
258 -Don't dU!leaTd ;your old Cycle,
B ICYC~
let U6 overbMlI, !"&-enamel aDd re.pla.te It CoAt

only 2Ss , It .-111 be far mortl nll&ble than a
cb eap, new ma.chine.-Fort.eac:ue'., ReachDg.
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~neral Bmder w~l1ted

Ltd . TIwt For

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OULTRY HOUSES and COops In stock. Por~
able Bwldmgs, Motor Houses, Ga:rdeD
LIghts, et.c
Inspect or obtam tbe
" Better Built" list! -Ha.... tborn'l!. :9, Duke
S treet fand London Works, Eut Street), Reading.

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EWING MACHINES from IS.
We rep&u
(work guan.nt6ed) &nd 8'Uppty Needlea and
,rtA for aU patt ern. and mair:es
Get our free

na~ruction

Book and G&ve trouble - Porlucue
Bros, Ltd. 1. W&8t Street. Re&dtng

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ANTED • JUNIOR LADY CLERK, ag.
shout IS-Apply Tunbridge, Jotles and 00.
37, C..u.. St_.. &oding.

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BERKS CASUALTIES.
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The foUoWlDJ' cuualtf.. amon,lt loldlel"l of the
&yol B.rkll &zt. ban been reported
lut lUue.c

SATURDAY.

O!loer Died of WouDda.8oc. Lieu>. H • .A.. Birkby.

WOUIIded.PI6. .A.. l!l. BoobT, 217'2
PIe. W. Rart. 4790

Fte.. R. liUlklCllol, Z4OO.
MONDAY.
Dled-.
Pte. II: B. Dittcn, 19243.
PnaoDerPte. B. _ . . , 10004.
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W~L J. Beard, 98.ll..

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Hmo, l5IZ83.

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Loa..QJrpL P. Dono&. IIMl97.
Pte. JI. DowDIUim, 8196.
Pte. F. EIJlo, 10950. Pte. W. l"raaklin, 1eeJl1
Co. Q.,![ 8 R. 0001_. _ .
Pte. J. G_n. 1'340
Fte..
G. R&n>8JIi. l8O.3S.
ItKl61.
Pte. .A..

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The foUo ..lng cuualU.,. amoaglt BotclIen flf the

Wobnded Co'lli R. Od. I1, 16838.
MONDAY.

It>lled.Pte W A Dalby l3501.

Loo ·Cot-pl V. H. Fe"".., 12130
Duld. of 'W'oun41- '
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Pte 8 Long. 4800.
WoundOO.Pte.
Pte L.
R. lI«gh
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OXON & BUCKS CASU~LTIES.

SATURDAY.

THE Fm.ERAL
The funeral took place :8000 after five o'clock on
Thureda.y afternoon m the gra.veyard adJolntng

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the Pa.rllm Church

The body had beeD. conveyeJ
to Reading by the Plym uth express a.nd then by
OrdlD!"7

c1o!ed

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Cs:taloguOl Gratl!

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were l~lected

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Pa lco' l{' Se rag
Mr a lld '\fr5 E~

and Dr E 1Vatd
Ba.rry PtriehionenlFf St Pau1'5, kindl y a cl~1
!L8 ~rut.In~r8 of the voting paper
and 'X"ctc

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thanked for

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At & meetu1g of
TTlbtlDal on MODdtlJ \h&
following cases were ~ealt wlt.b _
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The Home and Col0PI&1 Btoroes. Lt~ a p~aleQ
on behalf of theIr loca.l manage r Tho m all IJo hn

IV'Ol"Y. of Le.ngborpuCiroed
Th0 Compan,.- ha t!
done their best to l l! rate men, hilt '\l, l! r~ an:ll"'"
to keep branch mana.gen;
condl t lJ nal ext:Ulp.
t lon was gre.nt.e<i
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Frederlck I D Ayers unh.olsh.: rer I llndl1'rl 'l kH
etc La.ogbOrougb.road! a.pphed tor t!J:empIIOIl fO f
bunEelf
He W!U; tb~ on1l one In the hllS 1n"~S
wblch be conducted. hl~Se )
It ~o\lld 21"1 Il!ult'r
If be were oomnel1ed to Mrve
Temporary (':I;

for t.hree mon h5 WIU!i granted I
Ha.rry J
palnt.er~8.St.er butcher Denmar~
!'It.reet., whose trade, b therto a cert.lfied one hu.

6~pt.lon

EFFORT.

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the miafortuJ1& to
waa tba.t hlll -;:',.'~.' ___ Ie,;
..,ned

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A. Ill_ufn! May·dey bazaar was held m the
of Weatey Cb.nrch, Queen's·road, OD

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Wedn..day to 01... of! , the debt on

t~~!~;~~~ of £255 The bazaar was opened on

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by Mrs. H. FriteIf,e, and on Wednesday
E. Cousal. Among the ma.ny eDterta.in.
the performance of
1>7 th. infant.

penru·l!I.oron.~
..".. (1.
were

.nl;ertainmei~ta~

!!'b. am meetJ!lg thiS eeaaon of the Wok1ngham
Hospital Parade (l;Ommtttee W!l4 held 1n th~ Ban[[.
Room.
Hall, 9n
27tbJUlieIt4t.h
wasnext,
d eCided
to holdTown
th8 parade.
HOSPITAL
on Apnl
Sunday,
PARADE.
the
aer"f1oe to be at St Fa.ul'l!I Ohureh at 330 P m
Mr. G. R Frlft wa.s elected cha.tnnan. 1 Mr E

BaIner vlce--chalrman, Mr Chaa Lu.h lion t.reas~r, &lid Mr A H J r nes q.on secrei:Atryl

WOMEN AND FARM LABOUR.

Under: the auspIces of the Women and Fa.rn\
Labour r Berkshl1'<8 Committee, 8. meeting wa.s beld
In ,tbe Town Ha.l1 on Wednesday evening
Mr
P Sa.le lrr6stded and a lengt hy address was g iven
by MIlS Pott, who b8.6 recently "'18lt~ France, !D
eludln&, dietl-leta qUIte dose to ~be firtn~ line, wltb
a part.y of Berkeblre women
MI6S l"ott i gave agra.phtc description of the wa.y In which t.be French
women ba.d taken tip tho n ece~I>.Ary farm work In
1-.he a.bsence of t heI r men a t. the war, e.. en a fter
the devastatIOn CBlIl!ed by Gennan occupation tn
some cases
She urged sunllar a.ctlVlty on the I
P&rt of Brltts h women, a.nd referred fo the local
register bmng ke:vt for tbe purpose
Interel!t1ng
pl~tu1'e9 Added {Joint to her re marks and t.he sud I
ence were ena.oled t o 5ee how t belr French sisters
are ril Ing to tbfl OC<:ll Slon
Among those pi EJrent
who fairly filled t he hAll , w~t'e t.he Mayor (~ ld H
C 1.1ylne), Me!,I!rs 'V T Martin J H. E Clifton
'W haley and many representa.tlve ladles

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DEATH OF MR. C. E

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TUESDAy i.Before
A Wa.tkon (In I th ..
ehalr), M, L R !pf.1t1ne, Mr ~
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(Mayor of Woklngh ,.i?) Mr E D ~h.n s6 ,. Jd
}Ir W T Mart.ln II. ~}fr H Wiggetl
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Arthur Headley of lBraeknell W"~ 8ummonr I
for riding 110 biCYcle
thout 110 rear hght ~t ' \ ./.
field, on ' Aprl llt.b C. Pletcher laid thAt I\rlfn
stopped def4llndant IIAld I" I m It fool 1 ought to
ha.~e kept r1dmg Q~~ ~B~;; fin ed 16

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Joeeph A. Geo.r, of
lndsor was finw fu, f (\t'
dt1vlng a motor <iycle 'lrlt.bout light s a t Wood lf'v
on Apr,1 15,th
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May Dea~, of Ever. I(I'y. was fined ao; &l ror
rldlJ]g 8. bl ycle WltbQy.t Itghb Il~ FI~f ha m f)5 t(!! I

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on1 April 24 h
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Alfred. Prlor, of Crowth orne, for B. tl\1ll!ar
offence a.t Crowtborne
Aprtl 14th, WIRS also fln et!
20 6d
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Thomas Gregory, R teh Rride Wok1ll sha m In l
summoned for driVing l8. borse ? Ilnd cart ',n lhf' u/.
ltg-bt.& ILt Crowtborne, Cjn AT)rll 14th, amI (I ll th.
eVldenee ' of P C ~ was tined 7s B? 1 ~{'hl.~ l\ e
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BOROUfiBENCH.

MORRES.

By the de a.t h of Mr C E Morces on Sa.tUro8V
ilL h iS reslde.nce. Welhngton Lodge Station rOlLu,
after 110 prolonged tllnf}.'\S, Lhe a,s",oclat lons of nu
old WOklDgha.1U family '' It..h the tOWIl and Its In
Gtltut'on8 a.re rec..'\Jl ed
The la le M'r Morres some
few ye~n smce ca.m() to reSide In the town , and
being n hcer~d la.y reRuer ho ent cred very hea.rtlly'

TUESDAY -Before
W oktngh",m) In the
AN
Albert E R oo\c , n
undor the Mllt t':a.ry
a.nd h&nded ovct to

If C M ) lne (M au"lr of
hall'
BSEl\'TRE
I fi xed abode, I\ ~ e l
rVlce Act w as lfill cd Wo
e mlILt.a.rv n.utl!Q' llles

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mto the chuTch work of S t Paul's pa.rlsh, and
II
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proved lit generous donor to and suppQ!lt.er of lts
Inl'tltu tlOnl'J
HIS k lndn eSEO to the sch ool
children was especially notlceo.hle
He had been
for some t ime
one of the fll'd(!~lll~n I of St - - - - ' - - - +
Pa.ul's church.,.
was & son of the Ia.te
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56 Yfla.r. Waa MR.Ster of
The Crowthorne bnl ch of the N B
T t\ ;'1 0
Lueu's
Green, and for 53 yeerl! noonee tha.t the r et p oceeds of the recynt c.lncc t
Incumbent
, Wokm gbam, d;rmg 10 ma.ugurated on beh, Ii of the blmH sold \tl"~
1877
He
Robert.!, a member ot amounted to £13 49
another old
1Qw rmont
took pl"oe at Al1
ttL 12 30
OB
- +T-U- AR-Y
and was a.t.tendtld by
On Fnda.v 10 la.st eek the funeral t ook 11;!<:e
T()
num ~r of !>i.ul' if,,1
of Mr Edward Hunt, "'ho died a.t t ho, fl9;e ~f ;1
rh::"'l~li::wi:~dsympa.tbY
Deceased was employ
a t Broadmoor ~{l r t hlrt('~ jJ
venrfl, and at \Vei1mgt College for Clgb ~e en l' ellr~
He leaves a. wldO\\ t I I!.e 50ns Rn d two \ 11lI ~ IT{' r ~
Tb(> servIce was condu t ed b v Lhp. R ev (. F I Cll~
rld.'!e, and the coffin w s ca.rn ed by some emplnl
of Wellington Col1cgo

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DEA.TH OF MR RICHARD GODD \ RD
The funeral of Mr
Icha.rd Goddard took l'Pl l ~
Ul Crow thorne Churc )ard on ,"Yedr. esdav In I I
week , m~V mE-mbers of the Broadmol1r stall ;'I n
penslOncMI bemg pres nt The coffin \\ ns cjlrrlP~
by Uie mght wa.tch" if Bnd / the ~e TV!Ce " :l"i f f I~
by the Broa.dmoot'
aphun , the R ev :\. ' ) h t"
ley)
The chIef mOl lers ..-ere the "" Id<m , \l r!
The quarterly tneeting or the Wokqlgb&m Town and Mrs J Gorldarri , MISS (}oddard, "M s!'! (in TIlf
CounCIIl "til held In the Town Ha;l1 (.In Tliured,J' MIS! A Goddard. MI W a,~ck "Mr and 'Ir,[
'H> rr
eV.Il/'g. the Mayo. (A(d H C Mylne) In the HISCOck, a.nd Mr fl.n \Irs IW. Godd nl d
ohair
There were &lso 'Pre8ent A1dermen E 0 were many bcautIfnl reatl)s M~ Gndd:lr \l ~ ~
Hughes I and P Sa-1e-, Councillors G Pryer, Y 67 yean of a.ge R ret ired from Hr urlnm(1or I~
I Bla.ke. W S 1\Iedca.If, W Cheeseman, W k Gct!1I, AU~U8 t, 1908, after 2 years sen I Cr.
I Ik!e 1\
H A l{ammond, 'V Bodle, A E Pr1est a.nd T brother he was the p 8sesser of a fine bass , 1tce
B Bokenham, a.180 the Borough omelaJs :Messrs
J H E OIifton (Town Clerk) ana C ,V M41rks
(Surveyor)
G;ENERAL PURPOSES COMMI'ITEE.
The &rough Slrrveyor repor¥ tbat. four
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hydrant plates In the Borough mdlCa.tang the 'POSI· 1A concert WIl8 ~Ivin 10 the P:m sb iEhl! Slur
tlon of fire plugs had been forcIbl y removed by lake, on Wednesda.y e\'"entn,ll bv the ~em h ('.!".; t £
pel'Sona unknown
It ... as agreed, to r..,conlInend tho Gleo Cluh, assIsted by tbe fOllOWII g art
tha.t .. rewa.rd of 20s be offered for such Infor. Soprano, Ml!'!8 A H ewett
bir,:s, 1\ I ~ O[m In
ma.tlon 88 would lead to the OODVictlOn of the Cree; elocutlOnt~t, ~Ir W A Chad \! ck, ~ nl ('l
person or persons removtng the plates
An estlmat.e of th e expenthture on the urban cornet, 1Y(r F Smith, a.nd sol o 1)1 Ul fOl t<c ' I I ~I~
dUltrlct fund 8.OOO11nt for the half-year endlDg L Kaymer Co;rman (gold mc cl:llhst ) fhe
~ml'it!i wem MISS Cb fj a.slev and Mr S
30th September 1916, was fNbmltted, as follows
11e
Se.werage £390
dll:ltrlct ",Ads. £357 lighting' and the conductor W'f1s Mr E L St:rert
~1£150, saiar,es, £238 estabhsbment. £00 , water· rnom. wh ich was ,er~tastefUllY dccoraLrrl
Walker
Wit
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pla.nts
IIIdly
lent
b\'"
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l!lg. £40 , street nnr,lovements, £2 SCRvenlr!ng ,
£85. stores, £20 p easure grounds , £20. lDfec of the Old Vlca.ra~e , wa') filler1 n Itll ! n
tlouS disease. £20, mruu roads (above County tlVe (\UUle nCe, and I 18 hoped thaL the
Count y Council grant). £70 pubho convenlenc~. the Sblpln.ko Cross OCl cty, "b'eh ~ tn
£10, fire bnrraJe, £10, a.llotme nts, £14 hydre.nta the proceeds. WIll In ely benefit
I he (, I
£10 108.ns fpTlnclplL1 a.nd m.terest). £430, total, ga.ve the solo a.nd ChO~' " The Harm on l oll ~
£1.936
Deduct est.lme. t.rd Income £456, leaVing smIth " ; t.he r.a.rt so g, "Drake 8 Drum
& net ea:tlma.ted exPendlt.ure of £1480
A penny glee ... }{opsa" , the chorlls, I l The ·W re!'l.th
ra.te u estlma.ted to produce about £86 nett
It
song "0, mv I 'e IS hke n. red rei
W88 agreed to recommend tHat a. rate of Is 'Bd
chorus, • Th Fla.g of St Geolge
Sn tb,~ £1 be made to cover such estlma.ted expen·
ahlv.fini"ced
~erf nnnnces
of 1\ltt,
dlt.ure
spe lal mention, .I S d!)
An estama.te of the expendlture on the Borougb
song and d'let WIt.h Mr
fund for tbe year endmg March 31st 1917, ~e.s
produ.oetl aa follows Eleetlonl!, £10 salarIes, £82,
of MT' SmIth gave
II 'Young Tom
-esta.bhshment, £65 waUJ.r, £4, Th.a.re's ChUIty.
£3, bght.ln~. £10 Town Hall repaIn, £'10 , cot·
tages, replW'8, £3 , Town Hall keeyer and eka.n·
lng, :£45 heatinlf, f'..30 loan (prInCipal a.nd ID
t.erelt). £79, tota.l £34.4
Dedue~ estImated tn
rome. £180 leaVing a nett .estimAted. fl"xp6tKhture
of £164
It was agreed that B. precept for £164
be Issued

TOWN COUNCIL.

£j,~~~:~jr:i:a~~~L:i

Carpenter,l 18217.

Pte. P. J. R""t,E729.
Pt4 W. Jeff., 1"""..
CarpL A. JonN, 14988
Pte J J'oye, 20432.
Pte. C. W. ~..l. 21510.
Ptc F. 'Reo.... 1Ufl3

Sergt N. lL . WolfeDdale, l2580
TUESDAY.
Died 'Of Wounda.Pte. F .' FIuI. 211M3.
Loo .Corp!. C. Jo .... 9900
Ptc D McN'lOO11 110411.
Le.. CO'll!. A., W~rftold, 17728.
FRIDAY.
II:il1ed PIe. R. BrookeT, )2481
Pte 'E. l!., Donlon. 1l884.

Smalley whl> had bee p asaed for g a.rrlSOn dUll
Mr Sugden l s&id that he himse lf was ~01 ng 18.)\(1
t.he m&n be hOpediWuld be a.ble to Utl~t (\ lr~
Sugden In the ib\W
ExempLI<ln wa ~ alloll'oo
!.ill July 15th

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where
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whlch
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hst, applted to r:. further (&.nted. for b';(1 rno n th~
ewery Stores, Pe:H:h ~t rcd
espect of a. carman \~ 1\1tf'f

SH PLAKE.

HURST.

WESLEY BAZAAR.
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Wood1>oad,

Dxon &~ :pucks Li&,bb IDfAnt1'7 ha.... beeD
ported d~rfng tho put week:-

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Loe.-CoTpl W 6ho~ 1 = .
PIe. J Shepheod. 11...,
Pte E. AI Willi. IOO:!6.
Loo ·Co'llL· F.
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of Mr. Antrum Allen ..pplled for
three ~adltl r... 6 Part.ricfge, W. I Ourtii and :PO.
Winch.
The 1:Datt.er wu ad]oUI'lied far & fort.nlpt WIth .. new to P,OeI't&ininl" wbether the
Min~try of MUDitiona 'WoWd lllJU6 oerti&ate..
P Allum, a. grocer, etc I. applied on grounds of
&erIOWJ ha.rdahlp. AdJOurned for two mont.bl!.
dehvered a
I POIJI'l'ONEMENTS GRANTED
H A.I Lilr:eman. ag~ 30) a dent.u;t. was granted and the - -;c -. - ·
oondlbonal eumption
w. W Pov.ey,,, Dlarket l gardener, .aged 25. I8Jd
be wu ~ • pig dealer and breeder He alKO said
he wul ~bjeCt
'I' We can diapenee With
tlrio ge.tIeman,"
tlwt (',!i1i\a.y representallve
Total a,motioD wu p-&nt.ed.
G. W~ philpot.t, • olerf\:. asked rbr J)OIrl;pone-,
ment. ~ntil Augu.t 11et ~a.a erantedl
A, AoiPlOtog, agee!' 'f1, a booI\Be,Iler". aosistant,
&&ked !fOr .. temp~nw,. ~eDt .wet that hu
orife oOI.Jd 'lualifr to t&k.l'hia pIaoe 1Il ClVU lifo
lie .... ',.,.,.. ""iii July lOt••
B. J. :-Neal•• .coach pa1~ter, ~ 26, W&I given
LIEOT; GODFREY' PHILIaMOJ!E.
'"" montba' ~poI1eIDe1lt. 1
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Lieut. Godf~y Pblllimore, who waa recently
lL. :\l~ l ~lijl .II&'ed I 35. &It IrODJDODg........,.to "reported mllllSlqg, hu been J:iaard of! ~alb
He UI
et, -.id he ,.....1. ~ only eon left WIth his widowed .pgbt~ 'WOUMtd and 11 a ~n~ of war.
tIIree ... r Iii. broth... being"" tho Army
LIEUT. CloAllKE. '
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liteH_ ()f W.. t&II, .....t z;,
prlntoT. """tio•• r
Liout. W. L" <JI&T!r.e h&o M1y ....,.,.eri>d from
~ -made .. eecooo; apphe&tion, aDd. wae
declo of .1wtIl Ihoek, r.nd halJ returned .1.0 h"
11-' t"o mcmtbo' pootpo~ent.
A. Danby. ·&ftd' 26, .. leather cutter. employed
by H8IIl1I. B:ilf &ad Son, wu mUAed &ny exemp-

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goa.lkeeper that he
88 a footballer, and many Iwere
gam~s he pla.yed for Reading
Rea.cbng Am~, Pa.ngbourne .and
Imperuil clubs. At et'lcket his .erv-tces
ally at tlie dll!poaa.l of Whitchurch and the
109 We<jne.deY C C
H. was a bIg b,tter
a lso a. capable Wicket-keeper He W8.8 8 keen wp
porter of the Reading Football Club, and wa.e m
frequent attendanoe at the gamel!lJ1a.yed at Elm
Park tht. fl6aSon Cha.rlttl WeAt h
a nice tDTn of
Wlt and satU'e and he eo*tnbuted many humorous
articles to the "Foot~Jl ReR.ding Observer"
under the nom de plume f Anglo
Will U

tralll from Reading to Pangboume >I.
a black cloth fovered coffin With br8.!5s
mour.tmp, the body wBI!\ brought by jbearse trum
the I!tatlOD to the chufCh, where pOSSibly the
largest conCOUU6 of people ever known qt u. funera.l
in Pa-ngbourne a.walted the cortege Immediately
foJ1 owmg t.he coffin w.ere l :Mr Arthur West
(brother), Mr and Mrs IAlfred] Stone (brother 10
law and Sister), Mia. Alfred West (a.unt). MIKS
Emma West (aunt), Md Elea!nor Welt (a.unt),
Mn Wa.kefield (1!1I~te[") apd Bomba.rdier Wa.ke.lielll
(Gam.8on ArtJllery,) Amongst ~e mourners were
'General Waddington, the Rev
W,lder (Rect.,
of Sulh&.m), Mr H J Turner (representative of
?Ir R S Payne, Aoitcloor an~ County Coroner,
Pa.ngbourne). all the tradesmen of the vilJage,
Messrs Pitney. Sel\wood. Adama. Tldbury. Aw.
hery (representmg M...... Boult), Teg~. P Stone,
Curhng, Annetts, Skilton. J"",k.on IUld E C Mor
tunore and aJl!O MeiSl"S Churcht, A Webb, Eddy.
Cox Pluinmer and A. 8 Hheldon, representa.t1ves
of the bellnngera, the Pangbourn~ Workmg M en's
Club, the Football Club and emp1.oyees of Mr
West
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At the church gates the Rev rA1ex Hopkml'l,
Rector of Tldma.rah, met the body and read the
openmg .eentenoel of the bunal service
InSide
the churcih, by expre88 kiesU'e of the deceased 8
mother, the BeM'u::e was
the plR.lDest descpptlOD,
addrulJ on Pnnl1tive )[etoQdlsm ~o portiort wha.tever
chora.l, and by apecm.l
lt~~~~~~~y.N'~lli::nf
request there 'Were
The ~Cf!ne a.t the
E
gravelude was .Jery
and the huge con
coune of
who
churchyard and the
for
distance were
of reverence
?oncl~"io".!"of the very
the depa.r
fm.n.>dl'~. i-eJlatiT.'~ a.nd friends,
look mto the

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:Pte. ~ P JoJm.on, l.6892..
Died of Woanda.Pte. W. BoJI. 17268.
Died.Pte B. Alehunt. 18289,

Pte.

fO't' J . B Denton, &
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PRIMlTIVE METHqDlST SYNOD
The annual Synod of the London Second DIVl
SIon of the .... PruIlltlVe Met.hodlst hChurch ;,as
opened on Fridav In Illo8t week WIt a. rccep Ion
It""o. In the I!choolroom proVIded by the CIrCUIt
~Wardll Then followed • pubh() meetID!t. pre
~1'dM over by Mr J Skmner (J P. of
CIty oJ
London), wlth)'fr W FranKlm,
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the ,ice-ch8.1l' The 'PnnClpa.l '?~~~'(~;;~!~~)
Plnhorn (London), the Rev W~i
and the Rev J G CushIng. of
On the Ialhe flvenlDg. Mr A Jackllon
p1'8Blded at Do meetmg at Yatt:endon Do was
ported bt Mr A KImber (SllcbElfJt.er),
&ddre81le q hemg Jllven by tho RevR H Wood
(Forest Hill) and D Dunn (Tunbndge Wells)
Ba.turdll;Y opened With an early servIce, a.t whlcb
sermons were delIvered by the Rev W Ashbv and
Mr. Wakefield In tho afternoon tho Synod reo
eelved as a de'puta.tton Ca.non Hurt a.nd M:r
Arthur Ra.dford. Tb& Canon, m the course of a.
bnef a.ddreu, mS1sted on the need for umtv. • In
the eventntt an oromation aervlce was beld. the
two candlda.t.. bemll the Re", W Ashby and A
E Gowe11l
Th. Rev. J ToUres P.rr. dehvered
the ordination charge. a.nd WR.S followed by the
Rev J S Buckley, of M&ldl!tone, who KBove the
charge to the Church . . The Rev J A Alderson,
of Reading, W1UI ~the ~ber at the aervl06 of the
Sacrament of +be Lord'. Supper Donng the da.y
eervtoec were held at TbefJ.e and lD the surroundlIlg
villages: On Mood.,. Pl:ere was a. PVbhc te..,. m
MIBS Conno!!'s Hall, followed 1)v a meetJD~1 at
which Mr J 1Wilford, of I ~ldston8. preSided
The Rev J E GiIb&t, Ch&l'll&1D to the Forcel!,

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late of Stowm&rket, Suft'olk, en been t.aken out of t.h(t
Po&m,a.st.er at: WoklDGbam emption wblch wu.
Mr R L Su~en
entered the postal eer
&Dd ten
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The Re~. F. M Caulfield commenoed duty on
Buada.y as &IUl\8tant curate of St Paul'. parish,
8lld has t aken up hlS reSidence In jb,e tow:p.

Read1ng Qu-arter Se8lUon. Cue.
SonR of T"el\iPer&noe MMtiD{
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Messrs. H :GI'dllths, !ti Hernng,
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they
serYlOOI wu I
w!th 'PP".us<•.
Voting uP,OD nomIna. lon8

The adoption of the reoort

SommertOD,

Dockenll, Fisher,
Morley. Phipps and
Sunday, School StallBe..,."f\, Cannmg. F Can·
Leader, G. Sparks,

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AId Sale a.nd aeoonded by Ald Hughes
Coun Fryer mOl ed an amendment (to tb~ pro·
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DOlled rate of h. o6d 1D the £ ) , .. That a ra.te of
lla
5d In the £ be m'Rilo, t.o cover the eshwllted
.ofi~•.~to,:!
to £:17 4B 4!d, expenditure for the half yea]' fI
.He said their
~,~!UI~~~'i~.W[o;r~~;~
Mr C. B Wlll!on estimated uoendlture of £1,480 need only be reat the
ves· duood by £18 for a 1s 5d rate to QaVe,r lt
Be
suglfe8ted Ull\t the £100 estimate for b{!,btlDK could
well be rOOuce:d
With & ute Qt. liJ 4d. last
there was a. balance In hs.n.d. &bd be
the
happy result could he obt8Jneci
Ilball·.y.""'·.... ith I!. I s 5d rate

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Ada.m!l, Butler,

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cut
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present time there was
money dllfi·

In band,
a. de.8clt of:£6l
He did
It qUite safe to make t.he ra.te only
5d
It ""ould be better to bave 6 II! 6d
ra.te now and a lower one for the wmt~r.
The o.mentlment. ""as nut and thp.re voted fOT It
Co\l1;lclUors. Fryer. Blake BodTe, CheesemaD, ~lIed
c~f, Boknnbam and Priest (8)
e.nd aga.tnst
Aldermen Hugbes a.nd Sale, CounCIllors .Hammond
a.'n<l Goss (4-)
The a.mendment was declared q.n1ed and tbo
junort, as amended. 'WM then lIldopted "by -eIght
votes to tbr~
OANADIAN WOUNDED SOLDIERS
On the IJUggel:ltion of Aid ~le. It wa.s. &peed
tha.t the CorDOratlon pleoe & room In the Town
Hall bUlldlngs e.t the dls1lOsal or wounded CanadIan I!Qldlers froni Bea.r Wood, ~ that they might
,old ·fr"m.lI !ftnd a pla.oe to 1'e.f. In when the,. made the long
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'ALL SAINTS' ANNUAL PARISH
MEETING.
FollOWIng tbe recent Veetr.1 meetlng for the

t anCient
of Wok\ogha.m." the ,Balter
'».."i.,,\I,o",. il lPa.roehla.l church meetlDg
~11 aa\nt.s' waa held
pu'JIh

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In tbo Town H&Jf on Tueoil&y ",enl'g.
The
iJt.eoto~, the Rev B. Loag, pl'eIided", and there WI"
~ood attenda.nce.
mcludlng the three I'-<
church~
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