Reading Observer 09-1916

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SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 2. 1916. "

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AnQOUDCement.,

01101 ..1 Not1oel,

Page :z.The Sporta carnival.
~glmeutal Sporta.t Arbord.ld.

P.ge 3.Reading Football" lD Meoopotamla.
ReadlOg Borough Benoh..
'Vomen'. Work.
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:at C. for Read.iDg Ma.n.
Servmg W Obnded Soldien.
Shu..pe ..... and lIe&diug.
Lieut. Cyril Thorne.
Trooper Bob Ayres.
Wilt Office Suppli.. Depot.
Eaveedroppnag mthe 'I'teIJah... (JIl
Soldio<.)

Farm. Oa.bbage.

ljr'u~BeIB e~p~~~~~~~savoys.

Pla.nts.

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SEEDS.
Price Low.
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Frta.oh

Property .cd
It W.ate ••
NotleY of MeetiDP•• tIc.
L&ading Article-: U ~&nia.."
Note. aDd Oomment6.

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B.eodinL8 N.... Ma;ro.. ,
BopI HombIe DiIooTery.
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Y.lI.O.A.. 'IIfut Wook.

Deaih
In '" Tr&in:
Eagi.-nng
Firm.,. _lure.

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Co-op. Empl_ [

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Gwen Notoo.

Bowl".

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For Our Bail"",
Beatt,. .ppoal).
Y M.C A. and th War.
Volunteer Orders.

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Loc.1 Tr!Inm.I.
Factory- Sun80we

aDd:M~ Show.
Prinutm. lI.th~t Qu6rlerly !MoetlDg,
Fallen Offil:er.

the front

Palaoe Th~t.!oe

Be.rka CastIaJt.:ies.

the room occupied ~ her she
of Jewellery mlSSIng.
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EVldence
third ch.&rge waa offered by
Sophie Herndge, of 6, Rowley-road. the wlfej of

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MunitIon W~koraj ¥i~

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I"'pper in l the &;yal Engin•• "" She identified
the .l'ro~orty (Produced) .. th.t belongmg to lier
motlleNn·I.'!'. ~ left the h01180 on August

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Late AdTe tlllementJ.
War I~.
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Young Wqman'8 AmUlng Conanct.
A Floral 1!'estlval.
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Litera.ry N;Ot.lCe6. '
A O""rdet1y Ho....
Ro!adJDS!' OhapllJn!' Lotter.
Loca.l 0'1 ~zette .. Items. r
The Clerlcal VOIce.

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open

and she went and 10Und
both cam~ back Ito the- ~OII.e

The OJrn iMa.rk

Chess.

tho
oI>ol1>ly bOo

She

23rd and returned on Wedne8da.y evenlDg

jOn

enterlDg ·.he [ thought everything was qUite a.

A COMMISSION

usua.l. bpt next da.r ,She fonnd tha.t the 18wellery
Pte. B. ~den. of the
was millsmgi from lier mother· in-laws trinket IJOI one tune a nelnlBiient In
She oJ.o foUnd a latoh key resembhng her own on a.wa.rd(d a ~ COmm\66lon.
Godden wae a. popular
the ftoor of lithe bedroom
Athletio Club.

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WEARIN;G THE MISSmG JEWELLERY,
D S. P\lrdy .lUd that on August 24th he ••w
defendant at the' pollee olliee and s..d to her:

WoklDghBm, Ca.vcnham and
Ne"'s,
'Births,

" You Me dctamed here for stea.hng a pall" of
spectacles." I Her reply was: I " Yea, they ar, in

my bag." The bog was produced. and the .pec.
tacleH Went Ifound mtude At the same tIme he
notIced the defendant wearmg the whole of the
Jewel1e~ mentIOned ill t'he second charge
He
sald. ' Ia that_Jour property," to whtch defends.nt rephed: H Yel!l, I brought. It WIth me when I
came h~re" WI~nesa then saId. , I ThiS 18 also

stolen." and defendant then saId : "Ye•. I got It
from Wa..rlen-street."

A

.eeareh of defendant's

bag revealed . 1 gold locket and chlWl and two
brooches
iWltness asked her if thle property
belonged to, her. and the defendant &nswered 10
tho offirms.l.\ve, Later she admitted stealIng
them
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Defendant' waa committed for triaL.
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A FLORAL FESTIVAL.
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SUCCESSFUll PRIMITIVE METHODIST
EFFORT.

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Wedneaday

evening

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'Mcthodiat Chaphl, London·.treet. a. very IlUCceSSfuI children'. lora! rfestIval was held. Tho cball'
wM 'taken by MiS8 j Gill, and there wae \ & large
and .ppre01.tIV~ · ."dien.,.. The object wa. to
raise funds for 'u. Cll'CUlt account. and over £7

was rea.lilJed.

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The cantata .I.. entitled The World', Bou,
ll ii~:;~;J" "i;;g:;;u.;;--;.;ti'~,~~~
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quet" The Qildren, carrying bunchca
the
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vanOulS

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pretty grouping of- the
lows :-Flower jewels.

pr."
when

;0:~~~~~P~~;~;~ (Spnrs) and A.

(~::~o~~.~o;~~e~~
(Aberdeen
and
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IB.,ttaliolo)
(Manchuter

Corpl.
(BrIghton and

,as fol.
butter-

~~]E~~~~~~:~~re~d1ll ~~

roses;j Alice
DaJ.sy Levy,
Longhurst,
cups
ferna;
Longhurst,
helIotrope;
GertIe
II1 1 ~~~:~;i;;I~~~;
flower; Mony Ha.yter. whlt.e roses. The
bouquet: Mixed Sowers. Allee Lw; palm Jea.f, "~le'lcein<'"t
DaiSY LonghtlI'Bt j red a.nd white r roseSy Munel l!
Wamum j dalSle!,'.Ivy Holda.wa.y; I syringa, Kathlcen Alderson; bnght flowers and ferns, DOl'is
Lo~ghurst. A group of tiny tot... under their
t.caciful', K athleen Alderson, were much appla.uded The part! were taken..
follow!: Red
rosebudt!, Olive Cheyney. Munel Wren and Vera
Huggins; white rOS6 buds, MollIe Hayter, Marjone Kedge a.p.d Grace Longhunt; pmk rosebuds,
1'7 Cottenll, Ma.y NevJlIe and Dorothy Drew ,;

as

daiSies, 0 10018
Evelyn H~ll.

ITEMS.

rem&ms of the late MlSS Mary
Wa.lden were Ia.id to rekt In the graveyard of the
Bm.ptlst Chapel • .,)1'~lton.lroad, on Monday afternoon.
The aad ~m~ny waa conducted by the
Rev. W. J. "Lush.... (Paa~r). and 4.he Q.l'ra.ngements
were oa.rned out by ~r Cooper J. Dr»!lt., for
Heelu, Sons.a.ud 00 , Wokmgham
The
hymns II Frlend afoot fr iend depa.rts"
".Jesuit Lover of my I soul" were sung. Mr. J.
being at th6 organ. H6 played as volunU The
Bomela.nd II and .. 0 Rcst 10 the
Lord" (Mcndels&ohn). IThe chief mourners were
Mr S
Walden (b rothcr). Mr. W
Walden
(nephew), Mr. ! E W'8.lden, of IpsWlch (nephew),
and Mr E. Butler.
Among the mp.ny present
were Ms&&ra. Ar Waldon. T Butler, A Goswell.
Mead. T. W. Ba.wk1n8, W. Bodle and F. Staniland,
88 well a.s &e"i-era.l ladle&
The Pastor. lD a fS'y~pa.thetlc and appreClo.tlVe
addr~s, referred w tce titty years' membershIp
of the' late .Mli15 W8lJde~ wlth tha.t Church, and to
her wOlk as a Sunday s.chool teacher. st.iIJ remembered by those who oa.nre unde r her care
.As a.
frIend and fellow town&;Womnn 1\.11 present knew
and admlred her .cor her qUietness and patience,
her lovmg oha.racter, her gent.lencSB and unobtruSIveness Her life preved her nearnes s to and dl8Clple6hlp of Ohnet.
Thoy tha.nked God for tbe
gracIOUS hfe spent In their midst, which exa.mple
IOI"'ht. nil follow
~ numerous and lovely B.oral thbutes were
sent by the followI!,!£, i " "'-lth all our love from
li'Bthet'1 Ka~ and Wllhe, tc) our dea r Sisler arid
auntJe " , .. In sl~cerest pympatby from Edwlll Ilnd
Thomas &tler and Norflh Kathleen", .. Wlth a ll
love from Aunt Kate to dear Ma.ry", " In ever10\ U1g remembro.noe ofl Auntle Ma.ry.-Hllda.",
II In Jovl11g fc.membran~ from Ka.thleen" t .. With
kmd svmpa.thy, m lovm'g memory, from Mrs W
S Medca.lf", .. A trIbute of !lDoore sympatlly
ftnd in lovuig memory, I Jenma u.nd fD.rolly and
Mrs: Surman", "In lovlllg r emembrance and
With deep sympathy. J and F Johnson (Cookham),
"In sIncerest I Hympathy from Mrs. H
Butler". "With our deeoost sympathy, W S L." }
I I In m~mory of a dear frle nd " . "\Vlth love
tra m
Turner", .. A t rIbute of lOVing aiYecl10n to
old and fa,lthfu.1 Ifrlend, from FlorrIe and
"; .. I n Jovmg memoty of a kind friend ,
fr om lIrs, Clo.rk and
"In affection a te
memory of & Jlf<6long friond, from MT8 PbLllp
Sale" j Ii In remembra.nce .... from Llonel F. Morrcs."

.brooker, "Phyllt6

Stevens and

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&cltations and so16s "'Iere rendeM by Mabel
GOd4en (I' Beautiful 1l0wors "), Florence Leach
(<l Lovell i :dowers )." Phyllis Wison ( .. Forgetme-not' ), I EmIlie Anderson (H Glve to me th0&6
early flowe.ra "', Ebie Longhunt (.. The 1Ull!een
flower It): Wmnie LonghllRlt (" Buttercups and
oaisies "). Ivy Holdaway (" Gather me an armful
of daJlne8 n). •
The wh'ole programme was remarkably well

former

o)as.s he alwaY :<I hnd the !;,II u: r tr l on ~~

p lf:LCJn~ hp friend. hIr Ohesh!. e, ~ ho (,"'11111 nlwua
bel relied f\!pon to do things, .mel to uo t hrm ttor
O~
I hi, wf ll. HIs latest ,lcooru!l l s h mr uL was tha~

of

the s um of £20 for

;ra.IBIllSi

h ts f!)or ~he Army

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1tfr rtud g c , t ho I;c uTor ('ilu reh

w ~ den, lendorBOd Mr. B ran c lC~r's l em Iks, an,;
m ~ntloned that the mon thouRht tll f' , IOtjlrJ. 1\01

d[iibetter \th.a.n prcwnt loIx Chesh n c \llt'l a (~ 1ipl~
of PipeS 10 remmd 111m of hls l oJJ frl(: llIh il l. !:it
A rew's' l lefr Cordcry fLnd MT Chf'l' \lIl{'li line.
ce860r In the sccre t.a.ry shlp of thc C I \{ I".: fcl.

!9fed,

" f d I t,bt'!

Bt;ancker

f~nda o~

pr~nto.t.lon WIUl llI;J dc by .Mr

the namu of tho present i.lnd ab~t' n;
M<1' CheshIre.
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CROWTHORNE.
tie Agents for the" ReadIDIJ' Ob server" for C'o;
tlorn& land DL6trlct ara ~b GODW1'\, Crow!
thorne, aDd M.r HUNT. Well1mgton €olle{;Q

IFO.RESTKRS ENTER(rAI NE O
OwIng to thG bad wea l her on W cd !lcsd av th.
Juvemle forestcm' out-lOg was I aba.ndoned, but. a
tea. and games Ilit the "\8Ecmbly Rooms look III
place.
About fifty Ju,vcmlcs and aho\ t thIn "
adults SJl.& down.
Afte r t ea. varl ou~ fi:l1l1c!> wert
mdulged In , tho compet it ions (:!l U51 11 g much amute,.
ment.
The mdc fntlgnu lC secretal Y ('J'H::-r fioo
da.rd) ftndj hcl' comm Ittee aro to bo C< 11 ~tl~11I1 3l~~
on the succcss of tbe eveni ng_ Bro 1:: Stokes
P D C R addressed thfl members l Ito i'llUlin.1
Antbem orought &n enjoyable !evemng- Ito a dote

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BROADMOOR. I
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CASU!hl.TY

AnCfther member of the AS) lum staff has betl)
wounded In the p orson of Berst E d Itt
H II
'lUlderst0of tha.t h i S injuries a ~e on ly rlJgbt

WE~LINGTON ~OLrlEGE.
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APPOTNTMJ':N'l'
Mr. ,,'.1 W V a ughan, the n;>'!ad Muter of Wtl.
ling-ton, has b een apP.OlIltcd on t he ncw SCleN'&
c.omml ttee . ono of t.wo "llIch Ilbc Pr .ma ~ln~ttl
has apPolnt.ed t.o lnqlllre m lo t.h o I P(Js!I 'on e
scIe nce and modorn languages respcr:L'l\ el) In lllG
system of educatIOn m G'l'cat iBrltaLil

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WOKINGHAM (WITHOUT)
PARISH COUNCIL.

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A meetlDg of tbe above CounCil wa:; held on
Monda.y evenmg m St Pa.ul·s ParIsh Room. Major
De Vltre was 10 the cHaIr. nod there were also
pre&ent lrie!Elt'8. lyy }tnlmcr , A R<u!ey. E Clothier.
G H Breach, R HernnS', H. G06well, F W
Finch llnd E SklOsley, l t he last-n.amoo. b!llng 10
uDlform, ha.vtng p een on active .serVl<Xl for twelvc
months and now hpmo on J.eu,\e Mr H E Hall
(cl(lrk) W86 a~ pre.;ent.
To flU the vacancy on
the managem~t OF the Palmor Schools o.nd the
\Veeqtt-road qounctl SCbool respectLvely, ~ subcomuuttee of t he COU2leil 'Was appoInted for the
plU'~ of 6elec~on, CO~llHatlDg of the Ch,a.u:man ,
With MM6rs. .AI. G9IIweU a.nd H. Breach, ~ a.ct

JOlDtly .Wlth the S1jb-oomnllttee 01 the Wokmgham
Town Council to appo111t a repr'33ente.tlve for the

Woocott.
minor local authonty Inca the Jate AId, T.

fi~wefl : reprel5ented, looked 1'ery pic-

turesque on ,the a~cull pla.tf9t'Dl arranged for 1I ..'ouDding
them: The opening "Addr~' was well 8iven
by WInDle Holdaway, and
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CbesblN:l one of t ho 6 1lc~ !"l)'n -,;h'

The ch :l.i r J v. 3<;; t _k Au hy tb~
Re.v. Tb~Jnas Bm.nckc r, priest- In chor!,<:, \,ho sal(l
th ...t whe;tt he was ta.kin; s wck of t be p~n~ h u
he sometimes did, he dIv Ided the peoplo mI n tbl)l
who do things llnd those .,.wbo wil l Il(l t
In f' ~

HI leQ.vmgl for India.

FUNERAL
THE LATE
MISS )VALDEN.
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Notes .00 OommentS (O:>ntmued).
Loe&lP&ragrapbo.

Br.Y<> Berko Oflloe~
TIme T..bIe,
Tbeft.o.,

Hr. Cord~r1. one of the c~urcbwfl.rdc n :. 0'1 " 'I}~
da.y mght. for the purpose of '" 1t3111 l ' (jvd ~f/(I:'d

\} to Mr J. C

bll&bed.)
( B5ta1818.

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ga.ve a short. .address on .. GOd Ii 1.01 ~ '
ll ~
Gambhn ,lJ8.ng "OtLt. of great. trlb uiatl.()n " illl!
" Loan ot Eterna.l Life," afld 11 Iso goa\ {l nn t<!dr~.
The 601091wore a.coompanled by I M rs F llIl t
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THE DEPARTURE OF A OIlURCH WO i'K~R
The m~n of St.. Andrew's mot. Ilt. th(J 1IOll'O J f

SON,

l>.ge 4.-

Li-lhting
AlIaI.".."

KaJe.

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WOMElN'S OWN
At tho Imeet-IDS' of the Womcu's 0 " n on Tu~
d&y. the Secretary (Mrs. Pitt, p l'cslclt;il :.\ 1 d .'

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CASUALTIES.

DR..
elsewher6 1to the audden dei~ti

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We muoh ~,ret thll.t 8ergt. E Hewett. whOM)
~nte reside at II Abu KJea," London·road. was
kiUed In actlon on August; 16th. Sergt. Ga.rrott,

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of Embrook, wlIltmg t.o bls father . sa.ys thG.t dura"' ~blDg attack; Sergt Hewett was killed
SD:1per "':fed" Hewet t.. a.3 ho was unlversa.Uy
was Tory popular among the young feUows
the town. He was a member of t.he Londonmad Orioket. Olq,b a.nd of the Wokingham Town
F C. Alwa.ys of a cheerful d U~posl tlon, h IS Ma](lr
10 a. letter to hlS mothe r, regrets {tho loss of a
cbeerful &.Ild effiCient a;.e rgcan t
He went out as
a pnvate 89me twelve mont-hI') back, and promot.lon has bOOn raptd Sergt. Ga.rI·6tt expresses the
l'e"'ret of all hw coml·ades .
&rgt Geor~e F org6, who W&5 killed shortly atter
Ser-gL. Hewett fell W36 the popu1ar secrelMry of
the Embrook Cricket Club

: Capt, G, H

W

Crut~well,

w:ho

ho.

been

wounded In the shoulder, was well known before
the 'Wlllr as Lieut Cruttweli, of the Wokmgham
Compa.ny, Berks Terrltorla.ls
The war brought
him promotion a.nd he 18 a popular officer.
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ICOUNTY BENCH.

rendered. e.nd rueeto the higheot emit both on
the chlldrim 8.nd on Mrs. Alderson, who, We underst¥1d. orgBlll8ed and tra.med the~ for the festiva'\'

LI~!!RARY ~OTICES. I
.. FROM liONS TO YP'RES Wl!rH
by Predeno Coleman. (6s' net.
!4a.ratou &nd Co.).
!
Of
mlUly boob IwhIch
p.~I;~hed _lD COnDectron

~~~~'t,G_,?~~ ch"'god i~ the ..to-

D:!.~~.

and 6d..

M e&ch lbl•

are lnserted: w1.thoub ' cha
bnh~H' a4OOo~ ..
are mado to bhe ordinary M=:i'OWl Olt1 abe If]

ohargeable as adnrllseriienbs at
DOtiCes ot Blrtba•

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~hfl lrunl nrtd "

•• I N Hmr:oSIAJ.(" notloel!l an dbarrfJd 219: 6d forillit
arat four lina lUId 6d. foe each addlUODI ' [1D(" I
IJOrt ot 0. Un. alter

BUTl'ON.-On Sunday. Avnst 27th, 1916/ I" Sl~
m(luth Gl'8.Dge, near Rea.~, the 'file (l

'Foquett Button, the gift ()f

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dAughter.

MARRIAGES.
BIRTHS.

LANGLEY-BUTLEB. _ On ~u",,! 26th •• t 61.
An!lro ...'. Prosbytaci.. Chun;h, Re.dlo,. by II!
Rev, W. Armskong, M.A.,
L •• ,let'd3l,
DonniDgton Gardens, to -NellIe to., ... ~ "I
t~~ter of Mr. J. T. Butter, 6;. EldOB Slre&t,
g.

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DEATHS.

BLOOMFIELD._ At BnunbJes. Tiloburab, on An ~
30th, Lucr Mary. WIdow of th~ late 0..T F. Dioolll'
field. Friende ploa.se ftccept t~. intuuntloll
DARLING.-On August 29th, at i . Riudolph ROJ~I
Reading, Alfred Jame8, m hl8 ~9th year, for 13year1
hrish Clerk of Groyfn!U'8,' R~dtng. I
PALME~-On August 29th, I\.~ 2"~. London noad,
Reading, George Palmer, lU hl ~ 821ld year
POOOCKE.- On August 23rd, Isuddenly, F,.a,nc\
Pocock~, of 23, Brullswick Stre1
,ct. II.geti 77 yars.

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Iii MEMORIAM.

JEROME.- In eTer lOVing mem6fY of mY' dear h,"',' ,
ba.nd, Charles Jerome, who Wed September i
1911.

Of

JtL!t five years l1go you left me,
How I '111188 your smiling lo.qe ,
But you left me to remember , I

None on ea.rth

THE

call

fill your place. II

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W~REHOUSE

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