Reading Observer 09-1917

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·b.. ,. '-bl,od<
omoill feeder of the
'1&t~thtough • narrow
, ~iuue.. on., a ,narrow
right, on to & stil~.
~'right hand
lI'i>6re! m:rrow' planks
To the left frol;t ..
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for Sugar Cards will be
S JJfember 3(i)th. If you have I
by this dAte. you should
Office.

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Cornmea.l IS
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in.6tbe ~roer -of the meadows., a. stil& ifI rea,.ched
-. on .a...laoe. Carry on ?ia 1&nO, puesmg fint ~
pretty- half~m!lon.t co~ge on the Oigh; 'IUld later

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will be found veljY
the Medical O~ { e~

1 eOD!litierti the
as It t5 too

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an~~""1eft mth 0 p~ing priel.: At th~
road tnm right &ad .... Sulha.tnste"d
Ivill~geJllfllt,hy 011 the 1 t .. few ~ ahead. Just
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IbOfore reacl!ing the
' hy a ' narrow pU"'!8e·
accessLta" a stile inta meadow lands.

iW&f ·give.

jCrOasing ·tl:ilB ,'stlle and keepirig 011 lower side of
the meadows & high
ce is reached, at which
there is .now :.no &tile~btit. the f~ce ill easiJy
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cLim,bod. &ad beyond it the scarcely
path
With hedge r e on near right to- th~
carner of a: wood, whe ~nother stIle commexrces r~egil) ..ld

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a path through its ' 10" er section. In about one
hundred yards the w ' p a.th ; nds at a. stile,
whieh. over ' 4 rilmg
ea.dow, a path· if!
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to tlf. l.ft front. Avoid that path and go
right on, almil!g for.. iJe ahead. the top bar
w'Vch may b& Belt> at " gap in'" high hedge..

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tb.i5 stile on an rumost' o~i te.r~ted ~ra.ck the
ca.rrlC! to highest. line
f the steep :meadoWlJ.,
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aero&; -this I .. t meadow
gives fine Views of the KeDIlet ' va.ll~y ~nd o( .

at U{to,; Green. Th. pa h
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Bucklebury Ridg. bey d. . Th. OillltorDll,
" "y ~.lIeen a'way to
right rear.
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ALONG T:HE RiDGE.
," , tSi reachin,g the lane, climb the iron fenee ,
eross.ing Q~ tri&nguJar ,
. take the ]tUle ·.",oct..' v I
opposite. \On the .green JOgking back to t h e }eft~
• the ivy·covered '!abled ~nd of a ntined building
will bO nok d., This' all that r.!mai",,· of the
Church at Ufton Green (Detail. of its building I'~'n" l?~red
will be found m ~1isafa.rp·s H1Story of Ufton
C Rurt). Conttnuing on b e ascending lane beyond
the green it i! found to
a. roughly IBur(3ced r oad
bending first ta th9 left as far n. Mie dle Farm on
the left. A JitUe beyo this, and at " field gate
on the rjght, dist.ant
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of Beacon and Sidown
'HJUs at Higbc1ere a.re obtained.
Bey.ond t~o
cott.agea on the rlght f the continued .1~e the
wa.y ' b8eomn a,.
e]my IBlle1-where graaa
\ fgl"OW8 between the. ~h 1 ruts. The. level upl~d
,..,ached. the lone· wmd on beside a Jeltlhsnd
woOd . w~ holh ~ are 9lld carrie15 to & cottage
~D the leU, a. pleMing building with ornamental
\ tha.tching, and doOl'W"
in the gahle end. Op.
~ posite this I cottage "to right and ehter the' cal'-~£l.ge drive of .U rton Crt. A few
on tru~
'aqd a . good ' yiew of tb hou ~ front is obtn.med
with it. elbven gables fa.cing a.lon~ the drive.
Nearing the house beod right, snd c'''y on down
ward. l:Ie&id&,a fiighil of what once w~re fish ponds
on the leltl 80 down t rougJl a wood t o a bridge
'over a de~ stream. (u;.b.. lon.eJy voya.ger
surely $~ b..is steps, e while he Jmokes & oontemplaj;\ve lpipe).
Jus beyond thel bridge ~ere
III an ~ green~.t.bw~ b".;,Jring · tight,
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and
~.w~y
opposite ~ding an ~ticing way among - the
nnd~. 'But "D<>itber,,,{'
are
to-day (oor at .any
for the ·uniluti.te). Our
way 010,..11; climbs the hill and at ~ gr;ie pa....
inta .and · + ,ugh ~f'4'yard, heyon1 ,..hi<h Pad· II"'-',ec",on
WOl:th .Sch<f>1 is
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, A few n s carry ' to roadJI. The right I, r,;;'~~~~;1
.inn .:!!lOda Aldermast.ol. Station ...It Beenham." II:
AvoiiHha - ~ ~I! i" right
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T jSce Lleut. James
Roya.l Berks R eg !:. , has been '
tary Cross. Th ~ offiC1al record
rai# on enemy benches he
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Im'parlance ,' ,
carried on by

as he w as on the POUlt

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wounded
i;.~i~ectex~~:J~~;~'~tl'~1
and dllecteu
the h.ee,ti:):,;,
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BRITISH IlARMERS'
One of the most
Brttish I Farmers' Red
roamtalO IS the hu ge
Egypt, w-hich cont iWl.S 1.
~;".a~.' •.' tho Palace of the
bea.utlful grounds of
to fhe seashore, with Its
pa.nhons.
Even·thing
"'bleb can make ~thl S
home. A motor· boat
en-trying a bout 100
mdoor and outdoor ,
gulph show. and 9;"tCCl,tsl are

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a.qa AJrIOrmMton. The tlow feb .. on right
javehp..l, d"si,gPoI.ed as thf road to Padwoorth
'Podworlh
""d oor tm .... WI !D.r .. the en'
Itnwco gatej!. 0,,' beY",\d th.... the Ja.ne pauea ..
nght
turning. whIch give. n.pplu..oh to the
bea.utifnJ little Normanl Church of P~orth, thellpromILD"'''
whIch I k.ve elrewhere I~ribed. ~B'1ond tills
tuming the Ja.ne qUIckly tIropo, PMt. .. cotl6ge on
the left.. ""ld desamd. to- 'a nd cro...... deeply set
woodland.stream. Then on .. long winding lIo8Oellen~t:.lti;~b~:"~U,
between W.grOWll '!l'00d1and. it roache&. tI
dilspidMed.,b&ma of ,,· vacated farm"<Jll, the ri~,
and sh!rlly thereafter .. lIJ!laU cottage 10 _ n on " -" ~ -'.
left Qf ..Ilt.
jut ~nd .. green pOnd on
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left.
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OppaIite!wms.·
the gmlen pte o! , ,CDtt&ge, and
on the >right 01 our ' hme• . ~e .. ...". bef!.do '\

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copae gsI.e~ ~ ...at t~ I"""'" of .. wood. From II ~:-~~~:~,':;
this .. gr_ w"Y, ~ down-....,d aloog . IJjo Ii
lower edgelof-tIIe wood and is fOlllld to ",,*nch f.t
.. ho~ &re, t...ke~t11" ri~t hand-and hett~r 1:~;i~tp,
morlred t~ which .h""!'la "-y betWeen two oak I' '
trees, an(! 'over ' .., gta..elly bridge goell on to a
field gate 'o n the right. Here _lea.e the wood Ii ~)"SciOl"sn...
(not.iDg . t~ the graBsway goes 'On) , and take "
very' f~int p~th , """'88 meadows through the gate
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line\of oaks out to a stile 10
upper com~t' _of the mcadow.
Beyond ,th,ia stile
the: pa.th', ~th a. line of elms on ~he lelt, goes on vative. be repreaented

to .. crossing fence and stIle, boG .. sca.roely trace· h,. in~nden~ and

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heyond
this , fence
it i• .een
him .. whilst h.i8
acroas! until
the next
mead()~
to .a. point
well ta
to make
right , gave
coIlDll'tDlity;
of two taJ.l lpoP/aro where a stile gi.... acce.. to
him .. w..m pi_ in
!""e ~ o~ AldOrm..ton Church.
,1<>raI.e. H';1ef:; the
III the Jane 'tnrn right ~r ..bout ten yard •• and soldier he
p'arli."",..t..,y
lind .n.,th~ otile ' on th1 right. from whIch " " hool,. the Guardo.
nlll'1'OW ' path carries downward l over pa.rk·like 'lIIent in the Sudan.
'meadow. t,\, .. stile near' an open and t hatchad .oldier at ~ ....rt, ; o.nd
71 '1 h~~~aaC m ",",nm"'!~!lof:
. cat),ie ~ Over this' .tile and anollter &lDio.t V
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.lln.QlediiJJ;elr-IRlC'7?"UlDgj
wa.y 1&}(O~ ng II on and attention. As \~~r.;m!~:
to field ,gafio, as at
app~s. but be&rs ~ l.b nn ..lfi, h. Whether t.l
.a,nlfl tooWards t.hree oa.kS, where a. &tile at. a lane relB
a. hea-vy
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;,li;mu.. r~lve<l

j knoc$id', down when crossing the
",;wlNI ' counting 1t!B wages, and
not bear the approach of the train.
U,,*lleri·..\it-C:olc,riol Graeme, seruor m~is

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was who has died years
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the Army 6.1xt,··four yea.rs
ejshty·~h ree.

through t he I~ldHin Mutiny.
two years ' har labour, sllbse·
~~'..{.::!:~r''\Vto twelv e mon hs, fN passed
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of the Don·comba.tant
guilty by a court-ma.r
to belp two German
Winchester intern

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ah~W'6 anot'be;r<o~ OP:JlO8Ite..
aJcin g this laet..and following

trained as rabbit catchers
the country.
' have been~ appoInted sanitary
pa.mberweU .at £125 • yeH,

and a .Di.H'· .."kI

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bet.weeo' JKable ~ds the w ay) now fairly
w
ma.rlted. is ~()IOI6l' 110w lying meadows, IUld
aerosa a. .sendttof ~w plank .bri~e.s out to the

, eighty.two da.ys. for sell·
wo,s not twelve hours old.
from a 6~one pJaDied by
Southborough, fifteen
you over 11,000' peaches

JaJlt stile Jhich give$ ....... to tbe road at Kenne.
neJz. Alde~ Mill. TUER' 1)ght &Ctoss

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Breton hR. promioecl to be

wil,!' ·[~al'~

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next year.

of olllee.

Tbls

of Nottingham} .'" ,on the

~t~~~S:: <l\lHer

championship
of
S~turd'y for

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Mile End, was at Thom.. which t,me

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the bridge" and in

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Pridge..
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"'hlespoonfu l
lit tle cold nil
half,pl nt of
eaucepan.
IlIllluLes t and
a.nother five

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Withont a single leave.
be~n given!him to lea.ve
fck da.ys beyond that of
kiUed. and this welcome
warded to Mrs. EAton. But on

w~lch her husband shoj,Jd have ",'~~''''
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!Ia,d news anived Qf
capta.m, in the COUJ'S6 of I
re~t to have to inform. you
wus kdled by a splinter from '
advance. He was a. good I
stood his duty and cQrTied it
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soldiers ca~. HIS dea.th 'is
Pie.,.. &CC8pt on heWf 01
r.ldes our deepest sympathy

a balloon eaugat in some In a. letter to Mr. and Mrs.
on Batur4ay, and the doad ooIdif r sppe.."

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to a' oilP1al post
tho ran· pleased to- inf~rm yon ..
station'· master climbed the I Ihave seen the
where eVery care ".... __~u
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w1a.:s a ~od pal to
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With deepe.t
Gunner Charles Fewtroll.

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a Sugar Cf rd. and if you
we shall be ~lEjas~d to' arrange
sugar. In accordance with the

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p)entifnl potato I

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four !lelf 15 1y m 1
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