Reading Observer 06-1916

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A. Dotorm_ IIIBcide,
:o..ka D O.K. Ka.rriod.
The .Prio& of Beer.
Poli.. Iupeetor Oharp!.

d.eo<on .". tho Bish~ of Oiford, hoo
taken

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There ,. • Tao••nOJ' \ at !Henry r..ucaa'. ~oq)1W
FlItI pe.rticuJara will
found m our &civerliaement
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TBII Be.... p. R. 8. Nichol., recentl,. orda.Ined

LeadIng A.rtio1e. The EcorI.omic Conference.
N_ ...cl ComIllOl1ta.
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8chcol Green ;r.ta!i\j'_
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MILITARY HONOUR AND AW.RD
Ootopl E. M 8a.rgeant. 1/4th Royal Ik!k~ ~Iue r
$00 of 14r J C. Sa.rgeanL, of St Andrew & \Varin

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Bra.clrnel1, ha.a been awarded the Milltll.r) ~[ {~,lJ l
In recogmtlOn of h18 con6plcuoll~ bra\ cry III attloa
The &ttahon onlera which conve)ed the lnf?rmu
tlan to the ~eo of the If4~h Berl,& added lh6
Corps' a.nd WVI810nal Commander Ii co l.;ratu!a.
tlo ns and also those of the Comw8DdmJ Offiot;r II)
Oarpl. E M
§argGaDt~ v.ho ap[>caIcd H\ tbt
announcement, toget.her WIth the notltu:tlllQn Of
the award of the Milit.a.!'7' Crots to Ca.pt S l3o}'l~
of the l/4th Berb
TJloll 18 the socond well
deserve~ honOi' 1: a.wa.rded to men fron.! thiS dli'

TROOPS.

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A M.,denhOod _.IIV_
A Sudden Deat.h.

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Budin, ~b..Bebch.
BIgamy Oharg. at Woldnrbam.

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Annua.l lieetLDI'
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TrIbunal WH held 1D
00. Junelocal
15th There were; pt'e1l~nt
the Mayo! (Ald. H O. l\y1ne), Chalrman l Sir' H
Kirk, AId, Sale., Councl&r Blake, Mr BelaJe. Mr

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Garden Notea.
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A meeting of
the Town H.ll

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U Herrmg, of Den
,Her:rmg, of Wescott'J
Jt was d ecided tbat
the first cue,! and

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Pae-e 8,Late AdTtlrti.Mml!lDtjL

The Oom lIartet.
EnforcIng Coal "Economy.

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FrederIck
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~ls emC!ayer.

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Mr II Y ,ijp!<g.. presided
of the ~ard' of O'u,ar.>jiijn.

DOUJlceDleut& are da.n:ified muat be baDded iD

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.Speclallty. It make. 'DO dilrereDce wha.t make
tll, J(&chIDe II, we can repaa it. Get' our !'tel
IutructioD Book' and Ave bouble.-l!'ortr.itcue
'8toc:. Ltd., 1, Welt 8tnet, R6ad1n&.

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'DEATH OF EX-ALDERMAN T. !!;t.
WESCOTT.
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year, andWith
12 124
casual,
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rel~f'~~ ~~ki~gC:':

people In

FOOD P:&IC~
~ '-Qua rdjans
St. Marylebone wrote plQ,Clng
\>elaie ·: the~ Woklllgbam GuardIans a re&olatlon
~ .. the l!\.IIt meeting of the St Ma.rylebone
GUiirilia.ti'a to the etf~t that relief be lDereased t()r
& pQiOd of ~1X IDjOnths. for adults by Is B., week,
a.nd1 for ohlldren by 6d a. week, to meet the In-

On SuDd&y mornlDg, .at 515. there p~ away
'-:- --ldenI'A, 'E'la_t Heath Vill8o, Wo>ingha.m.
,w.a;.~
~-,,- . . . orafter a ptolongod illneae. Mr. Thomaa Manley
Wescot.tl-, &t tho adva.ncect' age of 86 yea.rs. The
la.te Mr. Wesoott'.. na.me bu been associated
WIth the town lor the belt part of ~aJf century. ere~ eoet of liVIng
Be waa a member of the old Wokingbam LoeBl
The Ne'WCO$tl&-u~:!!aDe GUllrnlllns
IDg" that they 4ad
a resolutlan
Bow,
gOTerDllJg hody of the town I prIOr to H~M GoverJl,ment. 10 TJew of t.he
the
of Inoorpora.tloo a.a Increased, COtit
ma.lnta1nmg ~:~~poo~~r'~~:~~.~~:;l
b6~;;;b:~;;' 1885.
Of 21 candida.tes a.t I the iirst upon the G-ua.rdlana,
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he beaded Lhe poll wlth 001 votes, to ~nulre mt o, and
mean&
k chea.
nlng ()f l tofood
They
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a.rdIBru.
Martin and W Goodchild (too, next IU ordel
var.d ' them to
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meeting of
VOTE OF' CONDOLENOE

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Wright.. G
Ford, ')V, H 1.!....y, A R Hu,ggitl&, G. Aldridge,
A. ~y, W. T Martin 08.nd
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I'iYCLES direct !rpm FaCt.ory.~a•• anta' and
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Deal.... pro~," by bu:pnr Ant hE'd
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,It bettor ..lno, grIIUor ._action, and P~L~'
.. HURST.
atone},.
Our Cycles &re remarkable for ~D'
~, _uy rul'uu~. h&Ddsom• •ppearanae; pri~.
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'!Om M ... 6d
1, WOol; 8t.; _f..,.
B.UI&ER'8 OIlMI.ITY.
&Ie LAWN MOWE&. 7.. &d.; 0lD.1I
m..W!a' of 'tile. Hurst Parochl&\ Charitie,'
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GkRDEN ROLLER; BINGER lIACHINE, h~~~~,]lui ...... tbe olectlon to tho .. msho....
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'BQaDt_.bJ".~ the death. of Mrs Richa.rd
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Â¥no Billier. Widow, of Twyford. bemg
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~ cboMu . out of three ', ca.ndldatea
DOULTRY HOUSES and Coopa In _
:£tortI
C · able BuildiDI., Motor lIouaee;. , o.iden
~I Ligbl.a,· eto.
Im~ or t Obt&1D 1the
' .. Be~ I Bruit" llata.-Ha:wthorn'I, ='9. 00,
Street (and London WorD. Eaat Street), Be~IDr.

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Tueaday

There were aleo preaent Mr8. M
F W Seymour, J H WLlson,

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gregatloDa.l Church a.t BraclmeU took plaoo on
Wednesd80Y eveplng, when the organ Wf ICh hu
recently been hstaJled was ()pened for publ e
worshIp.
Tbe choIr of the Windsor (o ng-rega
t lonaJ ChUl'Ch (from whence the organ wu
()btained) ga.ve an c:wellent rendering of an
a.ttractlv~ pt'ogr.amme, WIth M.r
L 1 J aker
(Slough ~aJJ\,i.Bt orga.Dlst) a.t. tho organ ?!Ir ~ ~~r
kind 1y 8~epped lDto the breach cre a.~d In th ...
dea.th of Mr Kemp; of Wlnd80r, to wbOSe m ~ iIlor \'
touching tribute :Yltu' made.. .Mr Laker g~\(l II.~
orgi\n 80 og OJ Allegro Alia Marcia," .. 'rho l1rok~n
UeJody n and .. Ma.flC1etta." a.nd abo aooom~all\\'J
the chOIr througoout
The chOU' glue ft. c4pOlIa
renderJÂ¥ of the an t hems" Awake
m} glon
, The .t.."yes of a.U" &nd "The RadIan t. MOIu'
and (ullaecompanl~) wore hea.rd to advalltag" D
.. 0, GladsomB ~bt," .. God 60 Jov(!o(i t he ~orld •
:.lnd .. The long dilLY closes" .. Th{l Lamb ~ ' "' :\l
~ duet exooUentl,r: i'LVen by Mrs Ha.wm; and ~fr s
MilS" Wllhama W&8 good lD .. Lead Klnd!,
and alSo Ln II Be)'ond the Da .... n .. ,< , Ohl
amllw!e" f &.'J &.nothot duet by Mrs JIo.9iU ~
Mrs. Lake..
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had 6Uoceeded. &nd the oTgIna.1 C(lsL had
over1Nboonbed. but It was found ne~surJ
rebwW the p'l&~form. and after tha.nkt{lg' ~II
wbo bad l tlub&er1~ lo the scheOle he appealed h r
O' er £4 INS
sutliclent 1to cIelLl' th.e e.rlra COt5t
rlUsed by the collection
The Rev P N Har
rlAOn, of ,Readmg, 'Pre&lded
Tho Re\ E Wco.:!
proposed la hearty vote of tha.nlc:s to the Wmd!or
frlendA and to 1J,1~ who hod worked so encrgetleaJiy
ID every dLX6Ctlop
Tb i'S was seconded hi II,
Y()ung and Cifr'lIM The J proceedmp clo~( 'nlh
the " Sevonfold !Amen" by the chOir. fo llowed by
the DOl:ology. !

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our Ofllce,. before DllcMi&y on "rld&,. ...

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to .~ LD the umal columnl AU ad
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Wokingham. CaTenh&m. &ad ether Diltrl t.
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TbeTe waa a ! good avera.ge supply r.f dOer l~
Messrs Hunton ILt1d Son'8 weekly sa.le on ThulToda.y, wLth t he ~x.cepUon of pIg-ii, which were 1m
~hart
Trade In beef and mutton i.howed & <Xln
siderable d~f.Se on lato vallUlll Fat "~IS and
helfer& sold from £2l lOs to £.32, ca.lvea 3h 10
£6 l2s 6d
Sheep were plentiful . lo.nl b~ et'llin'
from 43.s. to 57&, tegs 75s to B6s . 8.n{l c~e s up
to 71a Store pigs rans:cd from 2& &I. to 3'....
Poultry 'WW!o ve'fy plentiful, hens selling fr('m 2,
to 3l' 9d, cockerels 2s 2d to 46 5d a nd puncta
Is 3d to 3s 5d Eggs fetched Is 8d to?<! ~r
dozen. Some ~:_owlng cro~ of graa.s were Mid
and realised fr()f 30s • to 55S 6d per acre J ~l

Cralgl (Mihta:ry Represe.nta.tlve), and ¥r
(tlia OI..,k)
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Luah, Lan,8'borough.raad, applied faT
e~~;';Pt·fo~ on domutic -grounds, and. was Igra.nted

Berka JOInt Vagrancy ~ttee
Worne'" Work.
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A l.<1ague of NaUOIII (lIJ lI••1'1 J. l!t<>..).

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Tbe Mihtary AMlavy Butta of Bo~..,.
War Saving ..bIIociatiom.

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Death DurlDg • VIIl~

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t}if) death of Mr

W~acott, .

who, I.e
of that Board,
regularity toO

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PAqSH COUNCU"

A meetmg of the Parish Councli waa lijld 111
tbe Crowthatno ~hOOIB on Frlda.y eyemng ~n l a.~t
,veek, when the were present
Messts IE :\.
Upcott (cha.trmu.n. S J Youlden (Vi~cl:lI11rmanl,
R C Deane, W
Pa.rsoDa, W C Port:ehmoutb,
J 'Johns, C W Godd&rd &nd J Willoughh\
The Cha.mna.o
Jetter from the Clerk to the
Euthamp&.t.ead Ruml Du\.tnct Coun cIl, asking that
a. na.me be mgge8~d to fill the vacancy ca.used bv
the retIrement - o~ Mr Johns. Mr Youldt1n pro
posed Mr BMil Can-, who ba.d said he wu ..... ll1mj;
to .ttend TblS,...as seconded by Mr C 'AT GOddaro Mr Portchmoutli 8SJd he had a!r'earty !f'n~
m the DfLlIle of Mr H D Pomeroy,
qlle~
tlOned the actlO~ of the Clerk In wntlog sm~
receiving hi! nme The Oh&lrman S(l.ld he will
prepared only to ltecelve ODe naDle a.t that meet.
!noS An a.rgwnent ensued Mr Youlden Ifina1!1
suggested hIS WIllingness to wlthdra.w :Mr Ca.rr.
name if Mr \)orf,chmouth would wlthdrar. M'
Pomeroy's Mr Partchmouth I shall wl ~hd rn '
nothing, why should the Clerk wnW, that letter
when be already ljtad 'Mt" Pomeroy's name, and I

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DISTRICT COUNCIL.

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have bu, reply ackno-wledglOg Its recelp' ~ Mr
Deane propwd ~8ot two parn es be aent.. and thl~
WM ca.rrIed &hd the motion to sand the Ilbo,J" men
boned Dames wasj aJl!IO earned Mr Upe ~tt ~ald
he had been mfonped tha.t It wouJd be verT' helll
CuI if the Guardians had &!lather lady amadg their
number They ~g,.tted to hear of the d\&th of
Mrs Osborne, and ho hoped tht!y would ronsldH
thIS mat~r m ca~ the quesfiion arose on al future
OCCBSlOn.
Mr Deane euloglsed the ;work of Mr.;
Osborne, and Bal~ she liad been nLV helpful In
deahng WIth ch)hfen Mr Wlna~ghb:r PlOPo5~d
that a letter be 8enfi. to the counttCounCJI aIIkmg
If they would tarl ft.e gramte p. of Hlj h ",,\

thIS yea.r

the

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"f'tti~;i.v1i;;n:;;;~(;;;::i pl""e when the owo",

..... the lord ofl the
was then made,' altbough

I.~d ~? ~:t.i~.~~'t.iR

nrnple room 'stlll left t()
of the whe..rf, which at

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only by pl...u", boats
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Hotel, the. Gerk
Sargeant) reporl.ed tha.t
;;:;~;;.~~;;ei;h~;~::*~~~johown on the
but
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tba.t a. hedge had heel)
of t.he wharf
Some
It seemed tba.t the
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FAMILY & COMPLETE
OURNING
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Our suff .nd workroom
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are .ucb tbat they can CQI1l_
flete (when .e~l!I.ry) • • •
MOURtNINO ORDERS
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BIRTHS. MA-RRIAGES, DEATHS,
AU anDouncem=ta
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for tilt. ea.l~I 'mud bII'U
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8D.nrl are cllaf. at &be rate of:t. 64. tot UI' 8m
t ..o llDftt anet J
for each addil.ti'l 11" o~ pari 01

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_.,.,aluM aft) ehar(ed at tba ra~ 01 2a. 6d
t~
I:11i foat' H.!!f and 6d.; for No(lh &dd.lUooal ......

f)=-:-,~ ~=-wtt"ntD chIrp

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.,. mada to Uta ordlDary MuteattO.' tl1el' .110 .r.
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wr~ of WillIam
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