Reading Observer 04-1917

Maize Meal flour
Bartey Flour: Rice

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a. result of I ,~inl:.arview

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~tween

All f~low5'~

Sold by weq:ht.

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Boys

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Girls .. 1: 6

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Weddin~

CTIONEEPS

Gift Free'

sp!:cLIL OfFER.

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wa.ges qUebtion

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';:mhml t.ted ' to n. JOipt. boa.rd and
that no war bonus should be Temoved

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handsomo

m&DOOment of ' the ·wa.r up to 1160 • 7s
specllvely The }Jt mcreaSa 1S ,,;,;~~~~~c~i::l
da.ting back to 'April l otb W . are ir
ths Degot.m.t.tons welte Cll.rt;u~.d through Ul a
friendly spmt 'and tha.t ¥es&rs. Huntley and
mcrs promlsed the !~eputatiQo Chat
t h~ war ended the I' questlOn of wa~

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room.

Tha hrlJlg, the inoro;u;e sin"" the

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Men 'r ........ 3/. per ....k.
Womeo over 18 2/ .

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Latelt f'3.lb10Dable
1Court&tyles 10 HaU.

HunUey &: P.'lnie~ ani! • depu!oition from
Geuer.1 Worke", U~ion which incllldad Mr. J.
Clyne.; M.P. (Pre~dent) aDd Mr.1 S, J.
(LoDdqn DI8trlct Secretary) the employ ...
- EiacU,lt Factory are to have an addit.i~na.l war

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a.t. the Workers' Ha.ll
di.CIlSSed and accepted

At. a crowded

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MESSRS. ' ' ' .HCX '
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~~~~:~:0~'~:~~p!~~~ e.s:tra.· bonua.
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increase thelr ~a.ge.1 1 by 5s. per
g1~:l.tly

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inere.sen CilSt llf li"iog

AMERICA PAY, '
On FClda."'('" in last Iweek t.h~ A.mbrican 4~g w~
80\.\11 m cOmpany wlth t.he Umon Jack, <?ll th[
~lonitapal buJldin~-'"$ tn l~ojCU.lt1Cn of tPE\ entranCf
of tbe ATeat RepublIc w t<l tho "'iiI on the SIde of
lbe ,,\jlles.
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LABOUR NOTES.
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HOSIERY, B()OTS BAGS, Etc.

REQUIS

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·ioUo\~mg . partners

Tbe

wel'6 6uccesSful !

1. Mi.. TaylQr and Pte , Dans. 18B; 2, 1>1<'
\Vollde. and .Mr Josey, 185 ; 3 , Mrs. Cole ant

Cozens{ 18!.; \tOYJitA;JT .J>n~e, .Mrs .wd Ml' Jacobs[
1 ho pr ~es wero kiodJy presented by \Mi~

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LECTURE ON ORATbRY

A!- the usual fo~n;lghtly open ~eet.mg of t.hr
Independent, Labour ,P<tl'ty. , held on Frlday !n w i
week at tho Assembly Roams. Br.ldgerstreet OJ'
lecture
.dr;t.D;l.3~io recit.ul was' glven by Mr
..:h ihur , Bioa.dley. ft..i.t,ett., .. Oratory" The lee
Lurer gavo ~ cz;a.m I~ selectIOns from "Hllmlet,'
:\{a.rk ~ta.oV'8 ' ru.ent from .. Antbny n.nci

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G!eopa.tra." Clarence'.

Dream

from

:. Kin,

RlCb4J'd nl." Lorenzo on muLic from " Mercbrull
of V"""",." 'Wd tbe orations bf' Brutus anti MOll

JUllUS Cmsar." H e also jI.lve b,

. •1.oLonv from

way r)f oont.ra..o:;t i.mi.tatlOns of a. Church of Englanc
e:nra~ -preachwg on t.he war, and t". o womer
guarreTIm;.r l,I;l a 61um
.! In"'elYI d.iSCU65JOD. fQI10\,;00 Su;: neW" "9lembera were enrolled. Mr!
A Eroadjey preSIded.
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a mo"'('"ement to secure

wtuneIf lor work on the lo.nd wa.& beld¢ at the College
on ~ednesd&y, ~r' .~. R. BeIl~on, who proSided.
~I~ed the sche.rq.e. 8.lld Mrs. Deane Strea.l)Uleld
(National Womf1D'B ~1"'1lce Depn.rtment). MISS Gln.dy~
Pott (Women:~ DepYtmeut pf the P.oard of .A.gnculttl.re). W Mr. W: JU. Childs alro spo~e, Pressure on
our space.compe15-us I~ ho~d a. report ~ver.
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"THE !FOOD. BEVERAGE '.
' OF THE PEPPLE."
Vi.. Coc.OardeliciolUl.lr.l:l~. I

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carrots, savoys,

brocc;)IJ,. cwhfiaw,ar,

Illte r-cro pp~g

and , turm ps, mctbod, of
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V.T.C. CHURCIt PARADE.
The Woklllgbam PlatooD, V T.C .. I'nra,l,d 011
Suudav mornmg. under Lieut. G. ' L - 13z::09.11!,. ~;Jd
.ttended DlVme Servlce at All S"\~ts' U491Cb.'
The Roctor, th£J.. Rev B. Lon~) preached ,In old-

Telephooe No. 249. •
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lUlra-ble sermon -tupon c, Duty." Tl1e Ba.nd of' the
Pa.l.mer School Cadet Corps; led the Ma.rch bot h
t.o hod front t.he church, ~ S Butlt!r ~~g th'e

baotlma.:5ter.

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A QUIET ' DAY .
'l'UESDAY .-B&fo!'O Mr.
Some thirtv. member. ·of th~ Wokm!1b=
cba lr), and Mr. A
Ma.ckcDZJe, MnJ01'
Brahch, C E 11: S, he ld on S..tur<4y_ "" , " QUle,
field, ;uu\ ilia Mayor
Day" o.t " Wuenford .. by j,:1nd Permi>&IoU oJ the
11)'11>0).
Prlllcipals. The cb~peJ, ,{quod. 'Il'd $ayeral
roaDlS were kmdly pkLccd a.t the dlW06a1 of the
LIQfu'l5EE.'5 ANJ)
memben; addres&es were fiivec bv tpo; R",' W
Gear-go Henry Nqwma.n,
Tbdckera.;t"} who conducted . tlle ret.re9~, .<f..'d the Aroorfk'Jd, "tI;a s 6l1mUlOtt€d
~~~:r::t~:;il
<lpportumtv for rest and lI!e,lUl4tlOIl was ~r"'l<tly to Ulemoors Qf H M. 'F{)-~ ;,;
appreciated.
traatmeno, on A.pril loth.
Mr. E T. Batt detOlld!d, pn.d
a.o t PI.'O\'~ti mn.rsba.l l of the
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MISSIONARY I,.ECTURE.
watched r.uqc.ase GIn beh.alf of
On Friday tn l.a.!::t week a. mO.!lt ~t.cre:>tLOg lec- t. 1::'f>.
ture wd appeaJ, on b chaJ.f of ml SSlOU w9rk

J ndla, was glveo bv ~1", Hall H .1l IJl tb.
Hall Miss Hall H . U lS the PrlllClpaJ of
Somi School. Ahmeduagar, Indi~, at. wOlc.h mem
be,. of tbe 'Yomgc aw "~g'~ lItesrengers \'
suppmt a. natlve puplL Soble chlldr~n 19 oatn'c
costume much assI :5ted t.he very gra.p!!!C lecture)

lomng officer., Lleut A" C.
Berks). L lellt 0 L Brodie, C
f>1.tOOD, V'I C. • ' Sergt ·m.t
Commander Gregorio, Palmer
COrPs and Lleu t. t be Rey. IF. M

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P AEISH
COUNCIL
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perIod of four yeats

b een

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IHURST.

B~GAnMOOR.

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of Pal"l~ h Church CounCils.
..~ free ~ 11
nffenng 5cheme was suggested ~ to tnee!.. the exlr

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rol:oW1n~ adverllsements

were :eetlVcq

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Fm cha.m p:JteatJ-ro.ad l

Wok t n,7hJ.n1

Botib bemg "W ell known ini.hO ne1 ghbou rbood ,
tb.e b i~eJll'oom ' , f,tber bem ageDt to ].tr. W
!,limer: !man v
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H~""'r.rd
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tho usual columDs ...o\!l odvertlse- ch
The bnde, who was gl"gen a\va.\' by h€ll
IÂ¥6Dts lDtendM i fur the columns 10. .... hlch a.n
fa.t lfr, looked r.ha.nmng 10 ~ gown of l~~rv 'whlt(
qounceomeDts 3r~ c~l.S5ifled must be haodcu. 1D ,.1 !;<It ~,' I worked Wlt.b pea.rls and stiver tlie
out' Offices Jo-/or& mJd-.day 00. Frldays.
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• oi bfoca.de. hoed with sa.tm. hangmg (rom
sh1t.1iders. helOg "",·ork .. d with tl1lC It")ver'p: kn ot.
of fill"er rose.'S. Hc.r tulle veil '£ overed a wrcaU..

to u.ppe:at'

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of orange. blossom and mvrtle. lent' bv the hndef'DIOYCLES ...,......Wo -1-1'& lUanu!&cture.n, ADd caJ"' ~oom's' ",ster, ?Irs. t-T. T. Brtdge,st of, !?t,\~ln~
..D I gne you best value for money. Gent':. Sil e carned il sheaf of lIlies. and wore '-' . #golci
P a.l mer t.Yres~ comple tA ·
fully
gua.rauteed . £9,
hlgheet
qua.!lt.y. lowest prJce.-Fortcs"ue 5. 1.
"-est S~, , ~3.?lng. \
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B.s~ fittings.
a~le.3,

~d plalmurn pendan t and cba.i.n , 1,.~~t.~ M {t~ pc.ul.!>
aDd oJ1nens. the gifts lOr ,t.p e bTl~egro"Ul • $ho
'"('".as aLt~ndea b~ on e bpdesm,;Jld. ·'!\1\is G. l?J.lmer.
tho htlG.Cg-room S !'IStlr. who wore .a. dl'esfi of
.. OSBORNE ' Ab,MS," GrOW.L8.rI Road. SPlrlts Vjleltt rose crystalIne siU:=. ·.trinp~J..ed wiqr' c"lea~
Beet Qu~Jj to be sold :' Oathill. Somerslnrr I~ce n.nd bat t~ watch She e...."e4 a bo~~uet Iii

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EAsn;.a VESTRY,

was u:)t uuc.e!"gcm:;
C3>Pt.:ll.!'. G WtlSO!l,

not

plt:t..l, G!I...!d tba.t wh~n
c1r~thln~ t.11-:::v s.11(n.1Id
E:t1tcbcd on ·tu<.h
~'n..." pc~ t.cd
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Wood Boo·
l.Il

a.l"D.l!eLs

b bsprta ,
fi.!"tllh:

no t1fi cllt'cn

up all over

made known Ul..'l.t

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fact) too,
h1lll beeLl

1l1n D'Xl ou t of b ounds
&!pl yl.!!""'" to t.ho B e-:cb,
"Yo heth.{'l' the d oo.fend:mt
i llS fn<t , h-5 d:.cl oot thmk h-o
P r, \ I'O t~ R.og·~ rl! , anoth<:-r b oopl iaJ.

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U NSHADED LIGHTS.
Sidney Lo.wronoc. of B~' o.cknoll..1 ~36 fined £2 fo"
f3. llitg to .sl~ lights lI9 l). buihl u:g: a.t W arficl<i

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(work

MAO.BJNES from 15&.
We repair
guaranteed) and' supply Needles anr!
puts f or all pat.tlerns and makes. Get Qur frefl
Inst rq,ction 'Boolcl \ and 6D.Ve trouble.-.Fortc.scutJ
Broli,. Ltd. 1. '~it S.rt!st, Raadio&,_

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NO LICENCE.!
1I!a.rt.i.n~ H H 3.!'\oy, d '!'ryford , was
a.:.,' l'YlDg a. guo wlt.hout ~ licence, at

fined lOs.. fo!"

Twyford, or.

\pril 4th.
FO'C' killing ga me. v.., t,hcut a lice.noe, Fred La.y, o!
SoUl:llDg, was o:-<l . . . l'ed to p3.y lOs

THE LIGHTS ORDER.
Albert E. Smlth, c. f " .~a lt.iJaJlls~w. wu. fined lOe

fo r .. br •• ob' of tho .T,lght.s (Vehicles) Order, ..t
ou April 2nd.
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REGISTRATION OF ALIENS.

So CIl!.llIg,

moned tha.t, boing

m0f.5 Gale,
of '&
h(lJafa.i\otd
to keep
\3' h; " 00 furth<>r

Stout. Wells' Walhugford; Wethered's; Wbitbtead's, Cl~ra Bu tt bIIl1ps"and fresI'" wltich, witli ~, ~01,1 Lo
'WII, tlet wateh -tore tlle gIft of LIIe bridr.groom.
Stmonda'. Dymore frown.
for ,t'h om ~!r E
P aunel', the ' bnj:legt'QOm.'f'
OULTRY BOUS.f;S and Coops in at.oc.l;:. Port- brot.her. ac!.ed as bf'ltt ma.n · . The ~elwlr ~ marrled
abJe B luldrngs, Moto r- Houses, Ga.rde1l c6uple left for Brighton' THe bl'icle tra..\""eUad 1n!
Fra.:n1&, L lgllts. ·[ etc.
Ins.!>ect or Obt&lU t bl! a. Navy costume tnmmf'..d wltll bf3.&d. white sllk'
U .Better
BlUt" 11stA.-Rawt.born's. ;S, Du.lctl blouse an~ b3t to match. ' Several ' t"legrams
S tre'~t. (a.nd ogd u ''larks. Ea.at S't reet). ReadlDg
of conp'atulatlon~ nnd good wisbes were l received
,,: hilc there 'W erc a very large uwnber.'of- b&n4:

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12ND YOUR SOLDIEH

re'st m the Lord" 'l"he mourners ~nre the Rector,
.M is '!'}'11daJe, Mrs 0 ertob (slste1:;\) 1\11~S G1llum
(lllece), M~s '~"'3.tney and the R-ecto~y 1 UlaJ.ds
Ot~.!. pr.'Il')/- wqre .
The Re' (, D . S

SHINFIELD.

~lc.nt a.t
, PQOTBUL.
future COft.. and a. conmllttee was
~J.r Wood , a.lI:~ &pokc to pa..rtakl!l-J of i.nto%lC:lut:
A lively footb n match was ployed on
take up the matter The follOWIng
a~ , 'f!-- l Mo!~"
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Mr H att sllbm't~d tbat tb-o dcfon<i3.nt
Asylum Ground n Tuc~da.y evenmg bet~een tho Fi ldesmen' CounCIllor Gregoric, Supt.
Laken
8.011
r{'a30n.s.IJle
prcca..utlon
to ...."'r!.oj"'
ooldien; of tbe C I wthorne War HosJi"!'".J ;w, tb. Dr E Ward . Mo;:s, s. H f E,·,Uj' G
, \,hetb er th o m~D wore U!lG h!,·go.mg
cnilia.n.s. The g~e was mu ch eOJoyed and wa'i H. Griffith, R H""m~ W J-vno •. F J
m:m.t, ao.d SJ..,d that Mr. N~ man
.. ~}., S Lush, S S Melt'l !le. lf~ E N cwmauJ
"an b? the wearers of thO" kha.ki b"t' thl ee ,lifoa.l . P fce. C. L . Rourke and C , ~~rag~
)1(j a.1"S ID one c'lniplo)'rttent and 1~ years n.t.
Molo "
Mr. Batt GtTon~l y l:J'l1j.icL.9€.d the
1-0 one
Tbe wmnels have to t5ank. Pte. Goods.l:'
p:-ac.l:.~
by the wounded 11::.....""0 00 ~f~~?J~~~
ror tbe.r.r SUcceI5 S LD keepmg goal The! CJYlh~'i ,
bc.ln~ ful ly <kmlGt!ff..mUd hy wb.:tt. bad
WEDDh-lG.
had a good goclkeeper III Mr G. 'Ia,lor.
In that. care, and ·there. appe3red Ito be a.
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pretty
weddlrig
took
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Tuesday
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ful 61:..,!J:) (\f n.ffa.ITf."a.t t be h06plt..a.l a.t Bear
P aul's Church . Wokingblllll, 1/~tween ~1r fran1. 00
f8£" 86 discrpll ne "'w-.s collcernoo . .
P .."l.tner. voungest SOn of Mr IllJd?1n \V l)ahner
rJ he m.a~s.tJ'atcs, W1t h~ l:t ca..lling upon !;he deIt~
'r LD Inhams, ~·oklD gblm, aroJ M!~s E. A
ft::
t:.dalit
to' b O ~:nw tl!o hoi: , <llit::t~~ the Case", 1 '
LATE
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le:.ve, onty c!l:·ld of Mr and !\!r-... J E

~DVERTISEMENTS.

so cheap as they

Tt. 1.:1115
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ILWAR~S, Broad
AJl announcement.$ t or th!!I cclU nlll mu~ t
1t.Jr:alcd by tI e ua.::ncs J.nd 1lcld.!"e6Se:I .::..t

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E fn ru;;; .ire tb3.l"l;P.d It t1,~ rate o t 15 bd
l \~rJ lll\cs and bd for CU1
h ad liiWonal lWo
:l hne- Iatter
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lI.1nfl.l\GES :lre l:bL!~f'<1 at. t~ ute o! 'Z8
first. four hues acd cd. for cadi h ue or
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W.<ill SAVINGS.
The Runt War Sa.nngs ASSOCIa.tion ha-s l.S!uec.l Fund was £38, bu t the amount. <)ctually raJsed
"tt"as £ 53. Tbe stlpenu!'\ of tbe assistant de1riJits quarterly statement" which shows t.hat durmg werre
t.hen dl sC'lH:sed, and It 'f'ru; a.,gree.d that OW l,) "
the quarter 4!D.ding March 3 h :t. 103 addltlOna.' to the lD creascd c:)(;t of lr\"u~/! , nn u1creaEe' :::hO\1 I~
ccrtificates were l)urchased, the 'Ilumber DOW heh t bel gt,cn . A.. :o;pecla1 Sunday's collect lOll 'fOl t.Jw,
purpose 'Was deemed the most fess t ble way t ,
being 245. Tbe number of members u; 130
m eet. the l tncre'-'5ed . demand Mr Sa.le, of Br.ld.
n c11, then g<:.~ C all mtereat.UlS" address on th~ sub

deceas~d Tho l'!"Eson was r-ea.d hy t.he Re". B C.
W Ilder ' R~r<Jl Dean, a.nd as the cOlte:;e left. t.h~
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cturc1J. the Otganlst, ~~. G. . :\ u , p , Ol~

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..... rdens, llems H A H'IffilI)oDd, E. A Ru;say
anjl H C Mylne, 'Were preee:ct. also the Clark,
Mr. J H B', ard The ""CO\lIlts, 6"d the elm!'·
ml)D, mwht be conSidered' satisfactory The .UU'
tbt parish wa s asked to ~ave ta t'be DIOCN!ar

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Clt0PLD's 01 Ma.rch Fuhebr .. 'a.t the Ulormn." fie r-Vice -and th.e Dew l\.1o.rch tn <~ Saul" at. tl. , .clo~
of the evemng _UtVlee. The deceastd lady was
the d&ughter of , the late Dr, E}delsb ~ un, VIC\l<I" of
Lo4~rs, Donit!t., am! cluthor of " J.. i!e ~nd TlDles of
Jesus , the .Messiah " :md other t~eo l o~ lcal WII!ks
She possessed ;rreat ,literaIT" and mus\cal gIfts: and
In Yea.I.S gono by as a sopra no often appeared 'on
the concert. pla,tform. · flod wII} be remePloered 13,
mQ.D.Y as an arhst of the very hJghes~ nrder She
W ,lS superintel\dent. of the Church Sunday Schooh
durtl'\,Iif t.b ~rty. years oj her life lD t.he "1(i1lil.~e . secn~­
ta.ry. O).'qd ye.asurer of the coa.l a.nd clot hlllt:!' clubs
nresldent of the Theale branch of the Motbers'
Umon; and was a1\vJ)ys reu..dy to tate a. klDdh
;md. '~p<lth~t)c Intfrer:t In auythmg th~t ap-pcr
taUled"tG ~h. good ' ~nd welfare of the vIlIa,e The
{n{let:~ a.rrn.rgCTTl.~n tfi ~were carrted ~ut bv MeSH!'!
-q ~e1,,"s. under tEe pen(;m al supeIYl.:"...lon of Mr. W
B. Fot;db3m.

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Boy d (.slster-lil-l ~wL .• d;ouir,' tllc
&,\\ory maig3, ljIolly a.nd Bobbv Bl~tclj; the
w.mc.rs of tbe Uothel " U\1lon, t be t'iMholl';JIld
sohol,"1 of the day al\d CloUl'cb l3uu<l"Y fklloajl
Oli SundlY Ullj,fIlOd pe.lsworo rupg o.t MIl! morn
109 ODd e~'enl"ng aCl'Vl4.!es , and the Qrganist pla:yed

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Fu:,ptiL ' OF'

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~r.s. ANGEL-smrn.
I' he jnnera.l of ~trs l .!ngel Smlth, ~I!e c£ the
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R.~ 8. G. ' F . .!n~eliSu"th, Rector <li,
e",e,
tqqk . pi""" WIth qwet " Slwphclty OD ,::;a~urd~y .
ser<'u:e wu.:; tJJ<en by u", R<ov 1'. __ m old
• '" of E4st ll t-rnctj b'rotb er· m- Itaw 0 f tl...lC
Overlol\,
t

from daceatoo's bue;bn.ud , her slaten (MarCIa., ~ll~<l. I
and ElI.I, Mrs. GI!l~~ I and family (Ilijtf.!' "ne

Council hele ALL SAINTS' ANNUAL PARISH MEETING.
'l'he annua.l pan!:lt meetin . . . ~or •.;11 Safut,;· owu,s
to the. School on Sa.tufda.Â¥ eve.n mg, Mr C Qs.bbt
was. re.-elect:.f¥i ch.ai"QIlan, '¥esEIs. ~ . Ra}cliffe an n. held on Tu"d,,)' ., enm~ m'tbe '1'0\\"(1. g an Tbo
C Gibbs were appOlpted t.be overseers. and :!14ct,or. t~. F"" B Long, pr•• ,,)ed. T~e
Messrs. G Clacy laud J. Loader were ",.eJect& Rel:tot ':<p""ed his. l,critittid. to aJJ ' the . up·
trustees of tbe fuel a.l.1otment fund for a. furtbm potters of the church a.nd patlsb . Sever"'! 10l!iS~
tbe

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Bwbell. U;e BE,: F R Ho~!"\\ ood. tht
Rev. G. G<>re Sbp"~th , Mh;. :Skip" Itb, the
..Rev.
F
G. SteEd (Congftgatl0naJ 1 DfllUl t.,).
Mi'
~orbcrt
match
th e
Cbiuch I
officIalfj' ;:LOd many Qf the p a nshl0ner~
By Ie
quCf).t. there were no floral tokens, ex.cept. thc;e

a.lso the ~ (01·

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Hand, V T.C ..
1- - - - -.School , Ca.det
SERGEc.'T T. D 'RUSSELL KILLED. •
C lIa<e, !l0",'
Great regret 111 f6~ m the vilIage tha.t Selgeant T. D Br igade. A sectIOn of s6ldler b eo..rcrs attcorled
RuascU. Roy,al B kshfe ReglDleot. who b ~ld tli, fr~ t.he Dcpot a.t ~ea.ding,· ...."d the Bu/.!lers.
:ili~tary ,Medal, b¥ b,eeo killed. A comrade wnti,ug , 0llDded t ho LaEt Post
The 'l3and of the Palmel
from France saye. 'i In Russell I ba\"'8. lost my best School Cadet Corps led tbe Rroce~ion (Mr. S
ke ·Corp!. Glbbo wa.'
pal: He w as'oue of the best 'fellows you could meet 11: B'Itler , ba.ndmf1't.cx)
,v9unded and ~sed a.s !OD~ a.sjO as Jul\" 1 u;t
& da.y's m~."
sl~ce when he r b1S lIngered 10 b OSPlt-al. Rb dlecl
lD a mlhta ry h O&Pltnl :lot L Mds Much svDlp,athy
I S fe lt for h u; mothe r, ~lr ;:: J31!a.van, of D~ 1Uk.
FINe AMPSTIj:AD.
st'l"'t. and hIS beroa"ed friend>.
'
At the a.nnWll

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JACKSONS'

ko,lil .

c~ops .

from various repres.entatlv6 bodie"
!rOO A..-enu fOT 1JM)r' R.oad.iDf'( Observer" at SollIW1t
ue Mr. W. ALLNm aDd lli . .A.. J. PRIOR,

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COMPLETE

t.ures on
' Vcgetable (;ultiTn.t!on ll). ,W /lr W~
The subjects r-enew ed \', era ~ OWUl~ dW;ld
runner bean.:; ,' la.te "p e...'\S, mam ' crop beet

t.ho m en v.: e rc hcepltaJ.

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FOOD CULTIVATION LECTURE.

Mr. E R Janes, of 'Un;Y''I'!aty Gallege,. Read·
lUg, gave t.he Elxth a.ud lolJ't ' Qf hi S 6cnefi of Icc·

:.h&t blue bandf;
He.
,
MILITARr FU~E~J,.,
00 Monday afternoon the wort&1 ,emain. of g 11'lSl"C5 oonUt.ined beer •
By t4' Bcnob He ' did nct
Lee ·Co,rpl. A ' G!bbs, l'te jl.oy&l, Berk~ ' R.g1meDt, had hOen fJeT"\'cn wlt.h a.
and of Denmark.street, Woldl)gliam, wore loud to hous, Md bOOn put oJlt
,...l III All Samts' Courcbyard WIth m,litary
a liocL!jf:C Il!lohti, not 00
boooUf'S Upwa.rds of 120 l'~Ilk and. file :lottended

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Popular PrierS,

nccrch fLlrmn.u (or t be en liuwg rear T!;!e o,er
seers, ·Messrs H . Goswell, A. Rasey ~d~ E ' 1:I
Collis wer..! re -appomwd
,..

m her task
Subst.antlal .tln..q,p,cial result.s accruec.
fr Or t h e effOlt.

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PARISH COUNCIL MEETING. =.
WmST DRIVE.
I . The annu,l meetmg of the Wol:ij1"!i~!l1 (WlthA very suceeufull wh1st dr]\'e ,partner, drive w~ (;ut) PfJ.T!sh Couu~ll was ~d in St. ~<foql'~ P<)!'u;b
'beJd it tbe 'Yorkers' HaJJ, King·s·road on April P,oom on Fnday 10 ' last week !1ajol "'lJ0,' Vltr r
1"eS j te·elcclcd ch~mna.n and l\1r H
GOf>""e)
17th under ~ aUl!'jp'lces of the G~eraJ WOlked
UnIOn

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men ware Imet in a.
'
employers, rwho agreed

war bonus Q.f 2s I
,
fnendl.T spmt.<bjl

the

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bel'D 'f receipt of

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The ~a.st,er Vest ry was held In the School r 00Il"\
on April 13tb ~ :r!!e churchwa rdens ;).lld slde~en
v.: e-r6 fe-elected, 3lId Mr P H Allo:l.tt was eho~en
to ' till the ", cancy camed by tbe death of Mr.
East
Mr. S. P ennl.ngton, IJeoplc's Vi'ilIden, ;!a'"'/C.
hls statement of a.ccounts. \ ,vb.1ch fhowed that
when the l~ S UaJ ' dcnatlOns hrd been rece1ved ther-e
would ~ <lo .. mall ba.lanc<:l 10 banq The Vlca: 's
report ~how,ed n.. yea.,!.' of p ro~re3s m aJ.I dlrc ct l o'\~
a.nd Wa.6 ebnilldered "en- mt l''''ta cior;
Mr God·
dard i tt·etuhltet·, ~~® hu; m.ual st,'l.tement, Wi th re
gard t~ t~.e" ShuVleld UDiled Ch,L1ltles Fund. 'Inn
Mo1d t4-1.t. 'tlu'!fl Gnns I'If r.on f anJ Sl "X bb.nkct s bad
b\"l1' i1i!l~l>~~d to aJA,"t 60 rec ' P!ents
~
~ ;

waIST

an'

m=.d~

t o tbe

0

ulnary notJt!c2hon!

cohsr!:C'flble a~ ~d' l: :tI5CIl,lc.ntS a~ tl.:e

iDIJt'C't'S ot Qlrlhs

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• J:"l" lh: Ln RU:!of" n"tlC't'S
eh3.T~ ..d Z,
fl ' ,t four Jmr s IlIlrt 6d t or c.;Ich
Dlrt of .So Ime dter
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APlil ~Ot1 I, tit tlle n"J"al Berks
llP.fil'lv holo\ Nl wlfo of J,ohu

f;nence1 ~

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fLtT "l",u")rtb.. Mi"
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\
the I... t~ \V llh;tm :J D,l Frl

~~[~;~~;~{;;n

Street,

ne.ldl~ g

It: lerred?lt

On Apt'! Hlth, nt

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Fredetlck Yi'"atsoll, <lgcdt.3j 1(;.115

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IA. "pi,t dol". a.nd ' OCIa! "as held 10 tbe Villa",
Hal;. <tn April 18tb, whicb Mr. CurtlS kindlv lrnt
for ,i ll;' \fIl.'c .. ion, ~d proved bl~oly ruccesslul
A -A-r911z ~ commIt~ , Wlt~ the ""thcar :13 r:!l.lolr

ma.,. ~d.' tre.Â¥urer, was abl., I>unpor-t.ed b:-r t~l"
generOlJ~ly ~sposed . lD the nN~hbourhood' Th{
tll tor I O VlUg chcn.,hed
tmbicnptioDs' were m-er .:£20
1\I(lst. of the Ie m emory of my dllrl'n;::: ~jr~, t he ~ ",,"'-.loh" l J""
refreshmJnta were prOVIded free A number of
only d;lIl~hter of Mr nud ' Ih~ GIl$Come 01
prlmTl'lsas sent bv the Ec:.bn1nrs of a. Sn-.sc:.- nllal!(
hW'.d, who dl~ April '2~t'u , IfJ:-1
reahseq. ~ D;ood amount, while a. j!ue:s1,hlg-pompell
,
•• A r.b3do\f' o'er m. 1If615 C.'l~ t
tioQ 'f'lr tha nama of .a. beautiful noll, g1";en lW
Mt' dp;ue,.<:t j:!'11I-G01'C (or l:\or
Mrs J lJa.r.llre a"f~, .uul It !'; sale a fterwards , brouj;h'
r
Oh ' - Tho bltt(n par t : l~
lll ' oyer £5 -::M r LI t tle "as respou31ble fo· "
IWould ba.\'o bef:l l mor<l tJ •.lJl T ,'{>II i,J
C..t'llt.a.l SOC l,).} llro~ti»lDl O . and the L'a<hes' Com
"'ere it not fOl her d:'lrit'lr, ht.tl~ o'.e,
ImCtes WhlCh wpel ~~t.ended t he refras1::menis, . de
She has let t to
ca. I ~
-1
;nllt.whenul
J
;eI"fQ 5pectal mCDtipn T!:.oro "Were 47 tn.bl{'s, and
!R0W the
fio\t' . 1
th~ net re~ lllt.·wn.s a. bnlance for thf' HospIta l of,
"hcll I
10t"e,10ue!'.,
£47. 1 3~ ~d o The pm", 'I'"Te a ll klndh· ~I'.".
l, rho
homo
:- n(1 the 'l\lnfle!"s ,,'arc: -T,n(jl~S' J ")Ir~ Halfacre
From
sOIm>wi.,e
2 Mrs • St;'e,k , "'N" W"lker. 4 Mr- .mll"tt. 5
)Lli s Garrett G",u4'· r ( 'orpl Ba.refoot~ 2 S,7t
Dlc1;c. 3 Mr A Lut::l.:>, tl Gnr H eWitt, 5 Mr. F I I ~DII
m<joo_I!I!Dm::""..,~~,*""
A tta.weli · ' Riddell jlJ)Tuher Prlze Mr .Jon;:~s
\
rum",aq~ sale ' fr 'r t he f;;une {und will be held Ul
th.·School qn M.y, 2nd .

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o oda 11)/ P I
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51 oad S ~r~et,

, ~lNfIELD.
• 5
W..,6Jt 'WORK PAR1'l'
A very' sUc~l5ful ~fe ch.1.ntilllt aria fanew .. Ii.lii ' at t\le BlD~Md M'Ulor OD .'\pri) J9tb 1r
aid of the War Worl , P'Â¥ty, some 200 people
being, P~llt betwr,..u., j5 30 and 7 p m~ Thr
va.rjet'y. f ~terta.iDment. p1'oved most. at.t tive
Pui.noforte solos were,' contr1buted by Miss Rutb
Lui.rtl , a.nd ~1i.. Mum HIll. wblle Mis~ VeriL
Shore de1.lgbted a.Il oj> her dance.. Miss Cri'f
ga.ve 6eYl!ral cb.~g EiODg5, and Mrs. "V:ln.sto,
ie 0t
nla.uSe, Ipsang
bea.u~ifully
e,·er.rapt.urou
The Alis~"
whose
l1 astrouf'!t'
: met as
Wltb.
s a.p- I
Vl;/,t.o, I>Ii~s ' 1'. L",~ u.nd Master B. Lu,ml
formed tb~' pierrot pg.rty, Miss Reeves
'<x:ompa.n.1Cd ~ hor usual effiCient
throug.bo~t . .. In tha"' unavOIdn.bl& abse~ce
Mo.,y !loran, the ,villige'stall
ably ~.~~J~"U,
meDl~l'S of the V;Tar

ID !)ox es,

l:!.')J1!la'nb,,,!,,,,,~ A"..eullc. nellillll!! Fmlll ~,
Shephoml , Ul h e=- goth ,' <!':"f
"",0;;;"--'-;":' April 24th, la~ ; F a.lr Yl(m ,

132 KNILL &
Prmt "rsi

fn.~~urers

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St/aat.
T~E READING

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