Reading Observer 06-1917

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Floor Covkrings

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Hats, Caps, Shii'ts,
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low Clearance ' Pric~, and
sincerely hope <oilr Patrons
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. we have decided not to issue
our usual Sale datal ague.
have reduced all Ollr
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Summer Sale Catalogues,
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"We invite every reader to
visit' our Establishment to per~y inspect ou~ '
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BARGAINs.. All : n;lay .

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CostiUnes
MiIIilierJ 'f,
Gowns . ~d ~ressesl ".', Furs.
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Sl.lND YOUR
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CAVERSHAM .

n. Ag".nt& for ·thA " R~;liJ: Ooserver" &t c.• .,..

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HOBBS, Mr~
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E . YEN DAY..•Mr.l
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PTOIpeoktreet; M'T'. W . . 1}.T8ELT•. 6, Bdd.;e.
6q-ut: . Mr. Y. !J'OtNT'ER. 41. llriant's..a.venue; and
W.A.'EKINS &:: -GO• .~ ~urch-roa.d.

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Mr. Fenller 'no... tho opea.ker on , Sunday. hi.
it!drec;s being ~Il "'" Beligi9D; ~ is it? U Mr.
'l'1:.yloJ; , 'Pf6Sided and read the lesson, and )<1iss
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1'00 CHI'!' .House War Hospital' was visited no
Tuesday by those inimita.ble ent..erta.iners, Messrs.

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P;.-.. Bowdon and T4ylor. well known ... the

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. trios and . tliell' mdlVldual efforts they fairly
'bTO:J~ht dO....'ll the house, and it. was good to see
1.hose who h.J.d been through so ma.ny · ....... "' IPi ·for~otting P::I.St tr&!ubles, as the roa.r~ of la.u,ehter and · !~.:.~:;;;;;:.;:;:;;;!;.;;;~~~~~~~~-!

a.pp1.o.u", follawlOg each turn te.tified. Th. Roval

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MagIlets hail for abl• •ssis~o.nt s Pte. Ree. (t}Vo
AOQg.) and Mr.. A. E. White. who presided '0.& ih•

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matter would Ha.ve
the next meetmg.
Murdoch. widow

CHURCH LADS' BRIGADE.

The Pa.rocwal Cadet ·Co. (St. Peter's) of the
(LL.B., holders .of tbe King's colour {lDd efficiency
cup ~o:r .. 1914.15 .:.1~, were recently .suc::oess!ul in
'wfuning, the Reading Sattn. (Cadet) C.L.B.
ching competition. _The' distance W~ four .,milcs
d tliey soocee<l¢ in covering thi. in 49 minute.,
l>emg .complijnentod ' by the jndge (Col. Melville,
.p..Y..c. SWf .. AJdenhot) and the.. opl.nd,d . .!
JirsicaJ coIiditUm at the finish. · The la<\s Iiold a
·.lver 'shield fo!" tJ:J.e. en~uiD1t .year. The ' team wa..'1 ~a.ce.
compoaeq of SerJ(t. R. Pa.t.tlll)den IN.C.O: in iJ,0y1t,
, . "e), ISenzt. F. B. Best, CarbIs. J. P!1ljlDclJ f .S' v.
. d jr;. "S. Huddy, Lce,·Cori>l•. R. Wooj,t.on. W.
'00 -d--"~-" '"1~~, _~~!~:~;;~t.:'ee!'i
'ckn&l, J . P. A:tfo ..d and J, E . Oakley, &I1d ir:e;: .
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hnllo Intorested in the Company's work in Caver· the, poet. and .
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1,."==:",,,==:======""====== 0:00., of Clare. Court,

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h~~;:'~Board's
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BIRTHS,
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tiea1.ed by the names' aud

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B:mt'BS: are char~ed. at the

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l~o lines and bd... for
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Y AnnUGES are c:ba.tp;ed a~ tbe
first four )ineg &.Dei 6d. tor

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HOWE.-.rune i9th, at 107,
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. HO~'e,

FETE A.T.!.BB~YCROFT.

Sltne ntcs at

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and siJnple a.ppeal for a.tt.enda.n06, to'l8ther "With
1st:l.temeDt of the attra.ctioDs provided, was
method adopted by the War Workillg Plllt.w
,c6nduotijlg ,their fete at Abbeyc.roft on Wec!oe,;
day lor tho pro\;, ion of funds to enable thOlll 00
<;<u;ry on thelr 'g ood work. N. better place ' than
the grounds of Abbeycroft could be found for 8u.cb
an OCcasiOill, and ·,the b:est tha.nks are due to
Ca.n~ and Mrs. ~ Lovett Ca.meron for their ready
l oan 01 the """,6. .Ther~ was a large atteIiaance.
S!.iills were erectod ill tbe large tent. and 0110 of
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ftt'1 ~ four lines IUld 6d. for

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;'ot..;~":;~,~.. thl'y also ar.

char~ea.ble u Ldvertitiement.a
IIOUets of Dirtl18.

M;ORTIMER.

No , gra.nd cereutonial opening but an

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DmJ..Tlls are 1IIII'lrted witbout.

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the ,c1uel itelll4 of in~t w .. the result of the
"cMlewoik nnmpel.iti,*,j. Glady, Rum. obt'-V>ed
fir,t prize for tha children's )"ork. Marjo"," West
wop. 5oeCOud prize, and Ma.rgaret Cop.e w a.s hig hTy
coll)men,ded. Mrs. <i<>Qgh was the winner of tba
fa.ney work pntA, and' }'Lss Froom co.rried a.wa.y
the prize for pla.in work. '~'he first. st.U was p~.
Billed over bY ·Mr,: Scl>ofield a .."ted by Miss
'.Froom. Qp. ~' i~ were displa.yed cakes and apron".
.As a. ma.tt.:e.J. of course t.he fo~ quickl~. di s·
. appeared. ,&nd<voty few of the 1.1jter were left Illr
the auctIOn which olooed the ptpellOdingB, The
eompetition ' stalJ 'l'~ under tlie : eMt80 . of Mi.s
Cox. Mrs, Looker 1"8S kept bu~t at the 6d. stall.

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was a. va·ried and 'Valua.ble·. •~ ••mrlenl.1
Ullder the ca.pa.ble .JJljUlagement
Outside th6 teat
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Bushnell carried off .
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~l'he work st.a.U , vialS & ' la,rg& one l ari'd t·b e va.ried .
displa.y of use!uI.a.pparel, etc., tlpoke volumes for
f,he zeal and energy' of the m.miler& of
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Pa.rtv. Trere. wM'6.-trresent
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Mrs. CliarI .... 'i'horp. M,ss J .. Tholll. Mrs),~~~~Ie .... ~
"r.li •• ;nJman, Mr.: Gibbon. ana Mrs. Mondi>~.
Mrs. Palmer presided at the white elephant .!;ill,

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