Reading Observer 09-1916

.. mong Itho latoot to
AldbouMl4l, ill WUtlhtre,

Hampohi<;e••

...a __

of Dole,.
Bnrklhirc.: I ~e16 le.tiftla ~ DOt
to pua ."a.y unrftCOrdeC!. m ....rn.m .. ea.,. are
among the 4ilIuheet IJOCial a&theri.nja of irbieh bt.
tory rurniahee a.n:J zoeoorda; They were mO.tl,. In~
.t,luted m oollUIlAlmorai,on 01 tIj6 J_tiOn of t~

.",Iy vll1&go ohun:h.. and tb6 appolnte.!, day. for
holdtng them ...re um&lly
of the patron
Samu of the v.al'lOll6l oburohes At "heee meetiDl'I
t ho chief ..traction. were the """'thng 'nd

uz-o-

• 8I ngle.tlCk" ma.tohet. in BerklhlN commonly
called f baek... WOrcliDg II Kr 1'!hom.. Hughett In
b 18 <I Scourinc. of the Wllibe Bol'Ml. ~ . 1 " , ..
graphic descnp~D. of .. cudg~lliDg match .. wbicb
took 01""" 1.\1 the old Brltlah Oamp on Ul\Inrton

Hill of ,,£,01> 1..... introduce beloW' a aIlon pOtijoD.
belDg cb~tlC of 'What took plaoe and or
kmd of men wbo took part In these re.~1a or
gone by da.,... There Wefe}otbe:r %DeD, bOweYer, ~
equal skill who ~ted 11&7. OJ.pel row dd.
&8

th~

other )11--.

OD<1Ji.'i j . I.. bow to tb~ contrary

:r: =:nOD.o ch~r:t::lyond!!:n~;
Imemo""

Mr HuCbea
Of thee,e;enAblei ut to
enumera.te jhe n&lDeI ot Simon Stone, lbohael
P .... I<>n, George S~. J amoo Wu..!eld, TI>oJnoa
..Black tief.tcr known .. H Tom BJa.ck l " .. ('l~",

and Samuel, ..Uu u - &m'j AJrea, &no~er t,:4 the
sam& fraternity 'rke!rat on t'he list 8iJDOD. StaDe.
was, Without:. doWi~ one of I the belt U gam'Mt.en"
of h 'R time. aDa oortoinl,. pW -.Dd to old Sool.y.
tho hero of llr HugbM u.etch " The foUow1Il8' LI
the 8C00UDt g.ven by Mr 'Rueh.. of tho U1!lngteil

encounter lD. which 8ee1~ took p'a.rt They 6ha.k9 hands, throW tj:ler:I:l"lv~ inl:.o poIi.
mn. aod tho bout ilK'D'
p.arr,- II 01...1, tho
finer pla:yer, loUd h18 adverury {oe" thia at OD08,
..nd the .houtl 01. ant.icllpated V1ctory, in "he Ber~
&bU'e tongue, TOUse hIS temper r Now oomea a turn:

of the Ia.vage pI..,., 'Which ought. De....er to be seen
on a. stage The Slm~net Dl.n bend. 1_ back,
, 'I.nd at.rikes upper cu~ at tb:e ,f~ ~&ud arms, and
then . ..Tagely at the tiody He 1.1 trylUg t.o malm
.nd OOW, ana Dot; to ~ by floU' bf&vO pla.y. The
crowd IOOVo begm'"to geii "v&ge, too , upper-cutting
1A nob thoug1it fi&ll' In Befb and- WUta, a ~
beglDl to brew, baM wOrd.a a.te~ bandied, and .&

err

of •Foul: &ad .Pull him down ia heard more
tha.n onoe, and the commlttoee man. who wa.t.ahe6
(rom ~low.. ;' lon \he POUlt of atopptDg the 'bout
But ll&tblUg ~ta out old Harry Seeley no upper
<ut C&O I rea.oh :Ilia bee, for b.ia head lS t.hrown ."e.l1
back. and hio' gum ,. lik~ ,; rock ••nd though tho

hAd .. been
Brew~ry for

.Army and been d',ob.rlre!l

Ho had been drlVlog
Wall a clean one
Wh.en
old blJJO Bhirl II "". "\J1rough and tbro",h. h. mak.. w.. trafjllilO g between mn.
'1If more of the welt6 of the heavy 1t1Ok than if hour HI!! did not Bee the

l.oe

were a cat'. tail., Be~n the mute hi,
1& not noW' a.i'lythmg about
cheery .:.:r.l oonDdent, and htl tel" hi. frumd.· to
George FredenCk ~etts. of lIason 8tree~1
' hold tholr D01OO. add !<lv him! won. to t09k1o t~ !poke., bem~ m the motor 10ITV W1t~ defendant
chap,' u he li8.ttd.. rouDaD,1&b&i:ket for"the .h=w!·; 1 when the &CC1dent WM alleged to have ha.pp.ned
l.g 00p~ Now. I oooiJ' ' ' ' w.Jl btough
He did nOt lmow a boy~ liaa beon lmock6d dO"'D
the
don', Ilke th... i""'eo. It gave ,;me a untt! 6 30 tho n~ mOl1lll1ll JI, ••tlmAied tb~
L. _
.~Ii th f
d b
t
pace 01 the mol.or lorrv af, about 10 mil..
ruru to wa.",
e &OM rGlm t e atage '0 ting hour If & JtR!l0UI ",ttnesl laid that tIM

it

pa.roo"

, ........ ...t r ooI>Id _ "bat ,\ mlght, lOOn get

if there ""' ... much of tblt wild. ~ A.od t.bttre
wore Muter ~. and the two ~fd ICbolara.
at the oppo&1te OOfner) t1f th. It.aee, t.houtinr till
they weie boarie for Old BeeIe,., Uld .. ...nee
llHi wicked lookil1l'.. .. &11,. 01 i.be men l'O'U.Dd them,

"IIB gOIng 20 mIl •• per hour tb" would be untrue

Cross e.xammed by Mr Clnrk

Witn...

ape.edometet.. n .tae lorry bu~

IB1d

did
not work.
I
The Bqah d"&01aed to doh:hct TheY, ~ -C;o nlldered
the eVldence unan.werable De(e.ndant waa fined
WM •

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oetting ouch a bOd eumple. too. .. I th_ht-- £2 &ad ooOt" or m default 14 daY" tmpn.onmont
wbereaa It didD,'t ..,iter for • .fe1lo~ lin me, 'Who
f"
'"!.... nobody-.o ~ ahout,eq, U1d t.hiew my coppera
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to
old
1loeIOJo'
.
fe!v
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wild .. any of the...,' 1
-THE~TR~
do i>elieve TIinoio _ . four
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~t.lCk

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pta

ofteiuet' &nd ofteDM' lIu the fellow
blood sn hlmP] There It oomea at. iaatl In the

COU., NTY,

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61th bout, ~r. otiok gceo 4ubmg m &gOlD. a
fau d""", 101"", from the. ,w.t, whloh pul& thO
matte< be~ aU qUeotiOD . . . tb6 /lomeroetehire

CINDERELLA Up· to·DATE.
'

man ataggen back. acJooia the Iit..,-e. Ute blOOd
Mig Cmder;p." the mUl1cal
.~ hom Unaer , hj';~....
Loud ... ,!.he
Fredk Bangh and W. T ho1Y.
a.cm. "lUeh ,a't'eet. th& tieotempere old gameate!'..
erowded hOUMa to tho Couniy Il'heatre
" he pulIo ....
-<lOat. and Keto down l-;tl'ji',~~:~;ta. n.... "lOIOlt of the Cind"",U.,-ato.y.
from tho atag.
WhT. Jbn'T. lJIo,,'dot broke Ilia
CmdOtelIt (m tim c... Cynthia. elr Our
• yood IIOOODd i>ouh mUot IUl"ely I' about hia 1<1. Mia pmdel:o) oocajf.. ,... ~la!w<l fpr m&rrl&g6
IiWorL 'No,'_llarrY. dogmatlOilly. , you .... W1th ,:'lie llnnoO by & hajrsbreadth. and, ~
mat., tf.eN'a DO !oumulation Of blood ~lonp to mste&d. the man of her eh01C8, who ~ha.pp~na to be
~u ..e1ia.p(, ai t.btre dote to "... • raoebOl'le trainer
,.,
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beer £ ~ they~ drmb vJ..Qeg1lr aUut. 'or
The pu~~ .. brightly staged: ~d c~nducted, and
,. a WflII!!Jk afore pl&1Ul'. whlCh dHM up mOlt of the t~ere.1 lOme excellen~ tquno wntten bv Kenneth
hlood .. ttaeY 'lLM 10£, eo It ~ea a ImaflU' IlIht. )4orruou
8ev1!ll'al catchy f IOngt: are tn.trodneed
., 'clyutiD' to ~ t.b.eir "yeadt ... lNlould be' and the old f&vounte, .. Tennetee,H IS-....,.. well
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Hl8TORlCU8
Oei..d ...... MIu:May Worden mak.. & aucce..
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of 0yntbi •• and all the other rol~ .m

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THE CORN MARKET.

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~he

cborna movemen\e

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....""i.d byMI .. Alva Harvey. who on
~.'ingo a apo",.b~y d&nce wIth Mr JaCk M.
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m t.he firiit act ~
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