Reading Observer 08-1918

HARVEST'

WOUNDED
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W~ITCHURCH
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G'Ood opening

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EDUCATED Y O UTH to 1841'11 J OUl'llaJ lIal~;.htOl ::.' Ob6erv~r " Office. Reading
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fOllT l llle6 :F0u msect Wlll
p':!ople rou w~nt to read!.

be scann.ed by ust the
IIP(lple 101 wou d find d m ill), lU r eachl n:: 10 flY
other wa.y
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tor the key of
Unflu·
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Dlsh ~d IJ;OUSQ wlth garden
or nellrlReadmg
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_"'ute Bo~ 787~, " ObserHr " Office, Rea.dtng

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Vimmi'$"'le"",ns 'le"en labOar.

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tb.e ~nth,
hilt. often have Ilot. recovered/ from th.e 4ecla of

Beans -and peaa bave un.proy.ed,. dun"
the dl"OUg'bt

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thing, lSen any ~b'n g
't"Oti v,: ant to - find I\. S\l:uat Lo n o r an cmpl0yeo, 01'
t e t B Douce , advertl~ III the COh lUlDS of tb18

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Oat. are va.r)a;ble, but on 1lhe who!.. the yield lIJ
Dot expocted to be much betdw
.verale
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ltu comme-noed in a fe .... · d"t.net.. 1.U ~ d,'1ISlon •

' TO POULTRY fHOrrSES IN STOCK.--PI.ce

to buy anyor Cl[ch::. nge a. n} tbmg, wben

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Per 100

h~thy, a.Ad lS .& t.a:ndi~ weU ~t-- m the
,",ulhem d" triot 01 Bu<\ldl1g,",~ wh<lre It .......
beaten dowu by tb'O f'1!~Dt be&V)' nUll. The,..1d
18 eettmat.td to be &. lOlIWfW.tw,.t O?e1'4;'er-,. 0!lB.
Barley haa gttlatJ,. smprO'feCl m:uoe tho ram -8md now
pronti&ee to )'leJd pn.ctieallY 611 .....a4e crop

,om orden up med, n,t.ely. for earliest dehvll11
• Delter Bljllt II Ilillt lof P or table Butld.ng~ aDd ;Motor
H Olises f om H a..'wthern'e, Wood BuddIng SpoCJab lta.
ulIIdoli \\ orks, l!a.IIt lStrcet, R~lldillg

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BiliNG
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10GETHER ,-Wb en you wa.nt

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\.neat. '''' lIe<b. Buc~
a.nd 0JXm &re tbu. wmmu:iMd~ - .- .
CAlro - Wh<!.t _a.Uy loot. pro!lllS1Dg and

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:\' Ol eE CLERR!. male or fema.1e, for 'Vho)~tI
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.... 1'10\ IlIlon Trn.de Porll'Uloeuoy for Iwtnble

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''I.J!MEN Vim /lel, to WOI'k, it quicklY

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,YY "demo..trate. tllat hou.eworlc
doe/! not mean hard ~bb~ amcI

, -Yi/loroUa rubbiq. IVm:a keep8 til..
WPI'k, bathroom wulibO"la And taps
...s .-potleaisly clean .. it does liitch.ea
fJoon and tabl_ Vim clean. .., easily

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ctopa .qould live .. yuud

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~b;t1tJ 5 per cen t ' b elow a.vera.ge.
,J.po tatcea every-wbere. look

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~d lquickly tli~t

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USE' IT FOR CLEANING AND POLISHING
m,EWORK, GLASSW~ IMARBLEWARI,

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. R-oots.-Turnlp9 and .-wede.s a.re v6Q' 'WUiahl&,
'fIIere ~tn g ,ery rev; 1{ood ~ Where .. plant
ha<i bi!en established It. baa Improved ~noe the
lal It, but. m Jll8..P Y case. t):le,.~ arop' 1M only tun
6hovnng abO\""e t.he ground 14a.Dfl;ol<b on ,the
whole an lool...'Ulg healthy a.nI! ..-ell, J!iIlt the Yield
y, III proba.bly not be qUl~ up t o t be 8.V~

STONEWORK,' WOODfORK; ETC.
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01 all Grocw., Stora.
CIumJI_. .te.

6Wl1l'Cd qmokly And 10 (ClOd bOnditlon before ~e
THE Rb y AL BERKSHIRi faint;
Clime, &Om.e pa;rb of w.ha.t was left out hal!
I , , .1f..~d """'e d"",,,,. Th.. yool& of bot.b kinds
HOSPITAL.
art" n o~ m.~ted to. blJ ;LIlu cb belO'W a.verage

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age, but tbe ot.-h'tt k:ind& ha.\"8

Iu h'sjh a.U. -rellrly r @
port to the B o~,.d. of "Manage.
mellt tht TreUlIt6l', D r GeU, httd to 6:r.pla n that l In
spite of suMtn.Dtw.1 mcren.se of lUccme, s ud III SpIte of
the w ost \\n t.chff. 1 ~a.re Ilnd 6Conowy thero n"U evet y
probabIlity of a doficl t o f some £ ~, UOO on the yetr s
worlclllg H e dtSm~6 to ma.ke , Ie r} ea.r nest appeal :for
help dUlI ug t he qolD.lIIg autumn DOI\I,tIOIlS,5uba.cnp·
tlo n~ , congragn.ttonnl collectlons, ell t.el tAlDmeub 1of
a' flI'Y desc n ptlOn , bOth mrioo[' and mltdoClr,. W~II;t
dnves salecs of '\Vol k, etc Are vnlult.ble m a..na of· u ·
Itl!tance, and all ""ell "W18her~ of the H ospItal bOfh1m
Readmit and 1ll the lIunOUUdlU£! dlShlct are a.sked to
d o n.1l tho,? can to htllp It.'! W OI k 'I he endow-ment of
bell s or cots as a m emorIal to lnlhVlduftla or to n. bodv
of those \ \ho ha.ve flLllen m the WR-l, mth It& reC}lrd

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READING ATHLETIC CLUB:
I EVENING

Â¥EETING.
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tI. .IIul llllle ta.biet on the \n~1 1s
ru (,~ll S d hel p \Vh'ch wily wel11>o

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\ n enjoyable e \ eDm'" ~~etlng "K U prOmot ed by
th ... R-admg Ath 1f1lc GIl-6 10 PaJ.m~r Pirk 011
btine: .. good &tt.&DdU1"'C
Some lD Leri!S tlU l"1I,4Tmil wu Ifnweeted.
Th (\ IPor1 "' l r ~ " v.ere ti e'o f~ to rh ~ RoyaJ. ~~
H~"'''I ill
The Ba !ld ~the 3Ot.b Middleeex (by
T.f'nmtS lon <If C£> I F
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Coleridge, D 8 () 1

of the H ospItal is
bOIDS In nund

W e-ln~ may eTenlUll . t.be e

pl l ~(d dUtl Dg the eT'enl
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Tbo pnn"lpal 0

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Th e re-a.ppearance Clf
HlI1<lle 'Yak es" at be
R o, 801 Countv Thea,tre thl.ll ~ @'ek llhue It Il'; be Ing
:perfonned tOW l ,!Q ntght.~ IS me.et.mg W'lth t he
reo~101l It hea.r tt ll de'Ten e3 .It.s · Fanny H av.
thoTD .. ,tnn &ttl. ~1 15 cba r ln mg bel' chl.raetenea
hon beIng- ~o ll.thll'w as also tb at cf .. Kat J ffJ
oole" by Fred H I Cons' a.ble Theae two per'Former! are now m th eir fif th vear WIt h th e pI ~)
and aLe Ten> ~oly J;Upport.ed hy the remlllDln,5
membe rs of th1 c~ p a..ny
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R~~.! lt 1, A E Fry. ~ G n
W ealt ; 3', R.
S B E,,!U. 4. R lip",. Sj,~
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Bg. and Spoon Rae<> In P
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P o oc'k ..a.nd D Grant 2, D '0reWia and t. ~;

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Tng of "\I'M Conl"' -~~aI RA.F ~ of
'\&rODautICS :\. Teall) beat JOtb' lhMtetl6% ~!l

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Ih. Cad'i s

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meet keeuly con
two ~'* ,
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One 'r Jie I ntel"
Cadet. Corps and

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Yellow T Icket." by Mlch.ad Mor ton, th.... &ema·
fl ooal auDCe$ fr~ the P la.yhcl1f1o! London and
el'lt"bere, Lt" t:,b e BClva.l Countv Theatro for one
week, com mU(:lng Mond::!} , !\ugust 26t h, onco

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Dli"btly aDd mat-IDee W oone!dn, August 29t.h
An early a.ppho&.t.iol) Iilhould be made for seats

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AN OLO IREADING FOOTBALLER.

Compoti>..","
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(St. Bal1.h.l0'll........, ~
HWoe
(Soulll Reading)
Over , 11 , P J'\""h .(It. ~....
Uo oJom"",·.) beat S Jllo.io ~ Bv!J>O~~ ,
B:>whqg fo' the P"'1 gr
Ber9i'i'. ~ _
scntecl by the p&troo of the Club,) ~'""l!l ~

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Archie Linduy, forme rly full baok of th~ ~ad·
inc Football Club, 'W'"po. It l'Y a.s rumoured, had OOen
badly wouD:i~ l' we ar~ J!'lac to learn fram lIr
H J },t...U h e'W"$-,
In Readmg oMd perfectly fit
He , f, Sel'gt -:Ma.jor in the Black Wa t<:h , of who~
f ootbAl1 .. t ,,&.rn h e 1S capt.·"n
B e has .been In
l'\=oo. Egypt aDd Salonik.

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rtt'"tb e absence of Mr J ~lgbtee:a, 'Who ha.-lJO'
enJQ't"ed ~ best of h6&oltb Of _te, lh.,fOJll .Waldron dstT.lbui.ed the; pn
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BERKS CASUALTIES.

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RECOGNITION OF N URSES.

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The tolloWWf a.re among t.Â¥e l&dies who

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Sec .tieut- S l! Feurer R

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me ntioned \n the sa.me

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orlly e Lrned! on
P .roo.eed ng they roar
U The d oo.. af t.he ASSOCIatIon buikunog- ua.\ e
not
be-en 010 1 ed c}u~ t he w ho le (If the vur .. co tblS
hll .. piO\" &i a. 1'ery gree.f hoon to men ~el'ng
t.hr<"Ju6h the lown f a.t n.lght I t. . 1 a.n 1n.ptMng
Sigh t to 6t e the large n l'nb~n of men erowd~ In
the bl1 lldlng HI lJt e ea.r'y hours of t be mornmg,
and t.h~ ~bol't bu \'dl~ , c r y oft en presents a aoe n e
o~ grea.t a.dilV'lt.,. I 'Wben) R -e1Id n ,'Z s.le<:p6 '
All

J T Wheble
H V Honto.
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I T emporarv Ca.pt A M' Bra.y. . . C . Royal BeTU
Regnae.nt, r:hcd of W'OuDd. r~~ II1 ad ion OD
A.' lgus t 18t b
B e wu . . t be .~ 80n Q.f' Lleut -

Cql R Bray l~e ~ Berbhri Re.glme1lt., .......
«:i9C&ted 1n H ..lf T rs,lmn.g Slim! Worcester, &oJ
...!£onr.onls ",<tied Ul C~ou,break or
hosttlules be returned to Eagla.na and enlisted 1D
tb~ Inns of Cotrrt
B e TeOelved br. commlS6jOD 8:.
~d Ii " ut .~!~t 1n t he Noya.l Bhbllll'e JLeeimen~
1915, and t<Xlk:: part. lD the fir. t

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the P ~ftDdae1e a.M otber
5pe~.l seU'lOeI!I: was a:w&l'4kl4

Private VIC .rose.,. of the 0

r~ntly

and:a L.t., who ....

reported killod In action lD I r~ is .. pnaoner _
the AU5tna..os' ha.ndIJ ;Hb rel&tiyC5, who
rtI8lde at B'lakea 11.,Cottages. ReadiDf. reeet"ad a. Jed~ ~ ~
froID him. OD Sund&y to that etfeet. Re 18 ,rOUD ~,
and bemg kmdly treatod.
of war

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pat.s the

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as flilly m"l!ltl!.mf\i u flO". bl(l!, n.ud tha.L the I'~S­

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fue l f;bollld be Ulade as m u~b as
It ,. pom t.e<l out t.hat eHtl''V t(lU
( r r oa.1 ~alre f) ultq t h.. gu wor h nnd comert.f>,l mto
~#I ~ ('ok" tnt e nd 3onvrnontaC.II.l llquor pl'O'Vldes 'n
Po ~ lltl on t o the fHel
'B lue 61lbst.ant.l alh greater
l h n P Ult oblalDt d from I.ht! ct03 1 I f b tlrn t. direct
' n Ihl' h ~u 5ehold alate. vuhla.hll" b\ prcd l1dfl , trom
't\ 1 I"h 'M.re made Il'~h e xplOF I\,u, fuel OIl for t.be
~ n { felh hsera fo~ t he hind P!! porta.nl dl!'8n.
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ht VOL. BATT. ROYAL BERKSHIRE I~GT.

~ t 'f d yE!> 'mil -qt hCT' ella, IIral p rodu.cls a.1I 'Of
\ 11 h H O 'ilasiN ,, ~e D CO.1 l l1i bu" nt In t he homNi
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h" """pI e as It ~c..llell f'0 11 th e p lt As !llu('b
i ~e\ '1 .. 1 C I'" qbtalOfd f ro m 7;::.0 t OllS or ("oal car·
ve 1 1f I at I he .. g9 ~ ...."C' l ks US f ro n 1.000 toll3 of
'I Ii PHf'llt dl "~d 1') th e gratE" '}::he householder
,~ lI o'll,~ d uu<itr til 11W Dn1l1 g &chelle 15 000 oCUb lC
ttt (If ~as JI.8 p~e
uhalen t..or (). ton of coal"
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A~PA~YI I

O,-dera for week a.Huug Au~ Uth, 19L5..]
O fficer for the w eek S ee -qeut. B S Bra.y: \.
!\exl for Jutv See ·Lleut ~ R Kent ~
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NCO , for thew.u· Opl 8traDd andr,.'CJ>\ ~v._

Nexl fo. d.ty Cpl 1'Ilnbnclg. and Cpt. Ht>Ii.
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Cpl Glbholll!

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IMPE IAL FISij.
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Su nday -P~ra.de at He&dcpwtora 9 SO &om, drill

o rder, blLnd wRl attend, d lem15l5 .~ I P ttl: l Y4~tr:r

~ ar eIUf;!'ee n ~ ef a re tt lre.adv <.:r~ttag .. me&a.llta

u.rle " t

effidenb
a.nd 7recruits
.1100 ~~~'thrr~l~~~~r.:~
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o,_at
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of t ~.Jl fmr-TlaJ ~ ID~r atl (l n Ln t.be fishm~ mdus
h I .,. h ~ h rb6 EmpIre Re&ourcea Development
C \IiI I "e
throu,h
Ih
Sub COnl'nuttee of
F I'''' r I ~ I~ by LOrd Dtmnve n, ha& long ad",o.
c:t l ~ Til e Ib b of f..he !!'Teat lruUro Ia-kes 18, of
rOlt l ~l \qri f' iy 1 ~d bv Da na.dIAn8, !botb 1D the
t() 1. and on the pr8.lllt!l But. to ~ <much l&l'~~r
t'l.:\ 1O,; ! t I t W!,3 '.formerly export~ to t.he UIU~
St ; · c~,.-I ,, !';t y,ir af mueb Q$ 85 per ceat of the
CQ· ... ~
'= ow h<iwe,er, 5O ' ~r cent.) 15 .cOO £\tlned rm
(3 "- 1a Ih e l th c P lllo1rl e~.rtW1Q(':d eatmy' 35 ~r
•.e
m~ r· fu.1]. th"n .befOTe t bo WR.l"
b ~ ( ql<l~ llh~ 9£ frozen fish a.nd &h ot.he.'rfr
'(! r"rMHJ
had. been d~p&t.cb«1 frOm Canaq,
\ ~ \ ( t 1""lan'; a.nd t.h e Li'lhrador to Engl:a.nd ...iRt
he) :).lhe~ Wha t flbEit Gcfvernmt!lpt hopt!lS tol....e !~b
In E... g'a.~d bv It. n~ ~6b (DUltr~on-) Vrd ,

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equ3.l i,\"J the jupp{y •• tbe Em}l1'fe ReaOu
CottmtilU;e CClotends
by pl'ope-r
<l!eoi.od thtoullMut
tho r" I ' h
ViI.$t dovo,Ioptnellw In .the i!ld1!ril7

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D e ('.h PTt'lq!lt

",...- ' don. Ion .~ odntrol be

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bc l t ~ .. COl1ihbO:!1I1' f~r fi8hermeD, ~
D<'~C':" fO'r th o Navy &.00 t& M4!'r0ant\16 ~••
~ 1I~ 01' 11'QVlroue to the Erqpire 8bfl.be aDd,
not. leash, a. pte:nttlUl: auppI,.. 0( . . 'bb: for tIie
poop!. . ... ''''f'''' tl>o ~ 1,'Ooult.
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BLOUSES

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London Road and Caversham
Road. Reading.
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WATCH

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Guaranteed to keep tim., an.! ·lrnr.r.ot~¥­
l1lll4t g.t.

tbl'O'Dga the hani usage a. soldier's watob
m()••mj;nt. aad t .f course, ltutWlou8,

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DEATH OF
MRS. DOWNING FULLERTON.

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'Ve regret to a.nnou.nee the <!eat.h -of lrfn Leila.
Mmna. Gertrude Dowuing Fullerton, whJCb 00
ClJrred at her re8ldenot, Purley Park, on Friday ln
lut week a.fler an sllDeM of some 1llonths' dura..
tien
A grea.t. lover at Qm&1a Mr. Dow:nLng'
Fullerton took &D aot.iv'e lqt4:reat m Qui Dumb
Fn,'!1ds' ~e. of th., BcrillsjUre .RraOlCb of ·"nell
she was hon secNta.ry Among h.- other activities
" 86 ber work fo.r the BerDhire Pnsonen OVWo.r
Fund, ~ and & flag b y ln the sprU)g Of bh~ year
~I&ed UPW&M.9 01 £2.000
1frs. FuU«rton wiU

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be much mi.-ed

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The funeral took plaoe on Wedp~a,. . The
mourners. wee Lleut George Cecil ' D01VIU'Dg
F ul1~t"on (Ion), MIas M;rr.a Doww.ng FuUerton
(daugllt.or). M'Jor ond Mrs EvAns (son-Ill-!a.w &lid
de,ughter), Mrs Evett_, M1tiS J Fullerton, M_
Helen Fullerton, M.ra ~vor WllUa.ms (I!nlt«&-ln'
l.aJw)

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Silversmiths.

READING.
Telephone 172.

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A'lDot;lpt, tbose p reeeut III ob.ur(J.Q ~
Gem
Waddi..,ton. L18ut -Col J ~. W..ldi ( " - t ·
,nil' t.be liIoyd Ber" !teotlmen\). Col F G &.riter.
001 A F Poulton. CAll Sir Fred<rJcit &I>d ~
C&n:le-p, the Hon Mrs RoU., M.n Geory. Bea.u-:nonb 1l'-neT.!tIT G B 'I'a.t.e, the Rev 1[. e. and
Mn Wdd.er, }flU Wilder, Mrs If,'WIbby, Ma.J01'
aDd M:e GnlBt.b J
q.pt. &lid Yr, Cecil
A!din. /dr. Dudley l!atlh~ ... &Dd !fieo Mottae.n.
Cour~tl&y,

Watchmakers and

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BOTLY &lLEWIS,
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MiD: Beauobamp,

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CAVERSHAM.
P.B.A..

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COUNTY BENCH.

Gilbert Harter, .Major G S. Abra..m, ' Oa.pt a.nQ
Mra :r.. S Hen&:,rSOlh tb. !Rev A Hopkma. Mr
B ull Mr Bndl Mrs J C Bl-andy, Ml.s&
Fra.no<. Sti~ (,epresenlilli tho DuD>b lfnend,'
LelLllflle), Afr and Mt3 C ~ ·Hod-gkin, ~to.
Then :WU 6 la.rgfJ number of >o.utifuJ. .floral
t.r but.es
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PoTdb!tYn st.tpervi.se<l the fun6t.&l
aru.ngementB for JReelas, 80Ds and' Co., ttd.

At .. wall attended gatb.onng on Snnday afternoon
an a.ddreu was given by Mr. T A ugh&. The ::secretary
proaldod &nd MrII HolllO was tho soloist. Tho orgOI118&
waeMiaa Bennott. l1iortothe meeting the' Rev W.
SWQ.D&OOroogh performed the oeremony of baptism

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HURST.

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Tn~DAY

-J)e!_ lit G. A W.t.on (m th6
4Wr). Lie"t. CAlI F. G Bl>rker aDd ' Mr. J.l.' W
Vere;t.

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FREEMASONS AT BOWLS.

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ATHLETIC SUOCESS.
~raI Ph~,,"Instructor C~.. L1pJd. Jloy&l
BerD, an.tty
abed b.i.mnlf at the Regull6Ubl

~porta laat ......ek be d a.t Blyth, 1Il N'orthum.berll;lDd
He won the lena j\llrlp. "'M 2nd ~ higb jum~. 2ud
thioWlllg motet baU, 2nd bomb thrQWlng. W&a 1R the
winning Uatl\ of the tu..e.of.. wa.r, nd ....as:
m~1LDS
of winntzia the ohaUeDgo eup fQJ' the l'~ent on
poiIIt.; tho lon, jump btfug !.he Important I&clfr. 4,
the oonclu.ion he was a.ccordcd a. very W&rIO receptl,OD
Mel ",u earned 1a triumph Tound the IIpom .B:couud.

tlre

DEATH ~F ABELGIAN DIPLOMATIST
AT READING.

WOll!l'N'S

IN8TITll'fit:

Th. Au"", me.ting .t !.he Girl.' eilhool 1..1 ....k
&tt:r&Otecla large ptaerln.!

ThB prolla.mmo...lnolnded

a.u ~tioD of to1a, baikeb and eh6e~. au;d. by the

m

IN.~ and competitiOM for ta.ble de~rationa a.nd
4 dlacllOeloD took pl&oe' .. to tbe meet

La.dr

~ type of wortfug ma.ula house
Petre
ga:
I. demonebratfon OD. boot r&pall'lng (lIOling and
heeling, etc.) The oommltHie were bostteel fot the
~on and vocal oontnuutiona _erl ,'yen by the
Pnildeat. whilst:Mta Broome distributed tho priZe.

CQ."

..... All &ll.DOUDCtlDCOt.a for tbi .. O6lumn mUlt be autbe.n.
ttca.ted br tbe n.rs and add['Ule8 at tbe P4rt.WI
IeDdiai' Ute I_e..
•
( BI_TaII are c.ll&c'pd 11.0 the raw;; ot b.. 6d for tbe
two 11n.es .lid 6d. for @1J)b t.ddUlOnal liD. or :part Gt
a. 11. . alter
lU.!t8J,t.&:s a 4" olla, nil at the rate (It 2J 6d! fet t'ht
1m folD' nus .nd M. for 1eeeh line or part ot a llnl

Dr.'

I

oItol'

D&J.TJDI ani IUerte4 wl\bo~t eh&rge, 'but If addltlon.
an ___ de M the ordlnary ]n6tlftc..tlaDa they .l.IIo ar.
cbUKuble as adYett1selXl.eiD.ta at tb. . .me ratta u
uot1oll ot BIithL
I
'
• l1r )b:u:ORI,I.l1 ' DO~C6 are cbt.1"Ied 2ft 6d for tll-t
era. fout Imee atld 6d tor each &d.dUlon.l lIno 01
.rt 01 a lin' &!tel'

MARRIAGES.
B'O'RNEY-MOORE -On A.ug l~thl at the Brotqp.
ton Oratcry, Oapt&m E E N. Burney, M.O , Tho
Royal Berkshire Reglment and R A F , only 80n of
t\le late Colouti E H Blu"ney, a B , Rova.l Ber\.
ehire RtlgIm.'nt, And 'MnI Burney, to 8'ybU by,
da.ugbt.er of Mr~ a.nd!rJ:rs C M. Moole, of Claygate,
Swnov
H4MBLEN-WAIT.-On Aug lOth. by 1ice1\CO. &n4
afterwards at Ba.rnM Panah Ohurch, by the Rev.
Carey CeiJP.':r, Ha.rold ,Tames Hamblen, Roral Inm.!I.
kil!tna: FtWlII~.rs, of Rcaitin~! to Dons, only daughter
of MJ:' a.ni4 Mrs Da.Vid Watt, of Glenda.rragh, Lon ..
donderry.r

DEATHS

for 'Ute nrtoua ~petitiODI

COB'H.AM•...;.on AngustJ 8th, a.t .A:venue House.
BaM Wood, Celma. Ka.te, Wldow of Ca.pt'&1n
Aler&uder W11lia.~ Oobh-am, la.te 44th ~&'It,
"I Shinfield Manor. Berks, 1Pl<l Le~f<>n ~.
Ea.stboufne, and oaught.e.:r of tile late J&.meIl

BRACKNELL.

VAUDEVILLE ELECYRIC J·H~ATRE.

of

Blytb, Woolha.-rnpt.on House, aged 74

•

...... to.l<en III on W«1l1H<1". Anrult 7tl1 ••Dd d",d
.ory ~onlr. Tho ful1Ol'&I toolc l'iIoe pn SaWr.
dA, ..t BrloOkuoll C6mt<lry. The d..,...e<i w ..
'!'be renowned mlht.ry ",.Iod"",..... Bootie,' B«ed 62 Y""'"
;;
~aby. " founded on the litory by John stre.nge
... ,../~
I
t
WmteJo 'lS to 8:PPM.r on tb ~ ICMen a.t th .. V. ude.
PRIZES FOR ":"":""'.,!bWFS
.. n. Eilectrlo The.tre on Monday. T'-.,. a.ntI The t,b"", W- oft'~red to tli• •ew ~ 11,) ""••• t
the
l-Ved M'Gd'8.y next.. A be&lI t.lful " lietro -' piny, holdera t his ~ ye&1' at ~eld
• The SUDbe'&D1 to .,11 figure In t he 88.lne pro- allotment. w,re 1lIIV'~ &8
!,rramme, u allO IlL CLever ad'a.pt'l.t..lon
the fa moue lOs. g".n 6y Lady . Finly,
novel. " Tbe Hillman." tiy E Pblilips OppenJielM, 5, . by Mr Y~r k. Mr. Mal..y.
under the tlt]6 of .. IQ the DnJ..rinoo," Cba.Th" Mr C. B( Wilson Mr WiJ.)n
Chaphn In "The limnllgrant," RDd epil'lld:e 7 :;:.....lI8b 6~ ~_ y,. Julig ..
•

yeaH

DOWNING; FULLERTON -On Auguot 9th. .6
Pu.-rley Pirk., Readmg Lotla. Minna Gerbrude,
'Widqw of G. F Dowrung l!'u!lertdn
HOB:HOUSE.-On Ang 12th. at Firholt, Crowtborne,

)lr Jamee Reilly , who . . . for & great nunlber
Yf:ar~ "'t1tb Mr C. F Gilder, Prie&twood Court ,

AlIrod :a.ory Hybhou'll, .Idee! 'on pi the I.to 4reh,
de8j:oO HobhoW6. o~St.,lv... Qqro\v&ll.1lI hi4 6314
year
' I
RIDLEY.-Oh AlIgIl.1 12!.h. Ern..t William Ridl."

p

J.P., 01 .. Greyfrlara," Alexandra·road, Reading,
eldest aon of Willia.m WaJfQrd Ridley, 01 Bellding,

II!fId ~II' :y:ean. ,

W1LDER,-On Allpt 11th, at Hillside, Whitohuroh,
0:1:011, Auguata Mary, eldest daughter of tlt~ la.te

or

Rev. Henry Beaufoy Wild", of Pudey H&l1 and
SuIha.m. Berb. aged 66 Y6&r8

IN MEMORIAM.

• SUMnal'1ne :l1urd~r ttlO6t Foul " of the 'Yi ondpr
M Mn.l •• My Four yea.ra In ~l tu8.py, tbe
l a.tr.er beIng ffbo .... D dall, tqrol1ghout the week A

BOY BOOUTS IN OAMP
"-. By kind pel'mn~n or Lady Ib., ~ rsbam. the 1st
i1':lO excluSt\>e fee.~ (or tlte week·end (lOmme nc
.ng Thumu, WIll be .. The jll"do of B.te " TlI, ttoy al Eltha:m (Londo1\') Boy Scout. a.r-e enca.ruped
IllJ.L GO[lller , om.lir'~ Camp, under their &lout ~
l'e:matnlDl Items lot t-bSI.' days will. Include lIIff
a.st.e.r, Mr A lIQd.,on
Fost-er Golmer 1S ~
If Re~ of StlDDybrook YarP1,"~
au enChantIng
,er, pretty ple.08 ad the Ixly:t ar6 havlDr. a &000
Mary "iokford .tory aJ\d ,p"od~ 13. " The W.ter tlUle. enjoynig batlijn.g, SWInm11nr ~d ga.mee be· I
Tn·Po, , of tile ,m&ncllous M-r;aL "Tho Jr1ght.iD~
lUck" tb6ir ueu.e.1 lC911t ",OI'k bf t~q1n1 and. sur.
Tra.ll "
ve:YJn~ the

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,

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.

CONTROL OF R~~MlT,!IALS.

nel,bbourhoed
Lady :qaveT~hn.l'Q,r paId
• Vlut to l.b e C"m.l' OD Tue!<h.y ," in.tpectl OI tbe
b o} I} a.Ud .a.flJ1D.lllt' their' bidgea: \ She ex~
~t

,

"lOIn, :t.bem ..-L hoped Ibe)l wouldl
hn.ve a g<'oQ Mme. 'IJhe E~ ~ham~e8d and df~.
tr at boy ...,;;ut. ~&.e tile I'Jl'b.i!! ttoop • ",elool1l.
pie,.......
on

at:n.v&l

th~

Wit"..

\c.n~ _h.ve V}l1ttd their ,J e8p,;rp. ~ ~" Tbelr

""~rl ~ o.nd ~ndn'"

•

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BIRTHS. MARRIAGES, DEATHS.

SAILOR'S FUNERAL.
Ou Tuesday afternoon. the rem&ms of Albert Lo\ eJov,
la.te of the Royal Na.val Dinaton. were mt.qe9. lD tne
churahJ1U'd &i Runt. the VIcar- oftlClAtlng. KmonF«'t
t.h~8 Pf'8lllltot at the funeral was a. represeutabvfI from
the N a.va.l DtrisiOD. In the evening tbe,belle werp mug

muftled.·

m e n h a.ve 'bt:en

Tn tbe "(m rse of a l e tt~ , to \fr Ri.m!'lm l n Y P
S ir ~rthUI Sta 'lley th& Pr ~l>id p llt of tbe Doard or
Tr-ad",
' It 1& under!t<O()(l tb",t. the GoveTn·
n'e'" " l h th ft ~ tllel llf!t of tJa!:l for fuel sho'\lld be'

A.UaD and S!mmOn r/ Foqtb.n! Club .ouId tt~
to &rra.n ge iirlurea f r the coming .euoD.date. open -Apply
B!aU~MIoDO&1, 13. Whitlq.. '"
5treet, ReadID2'.

LADIES'

I

adies' Coloured Overalls ' 1/11 f. Cbi~dren' s ditto 1/6i

Dl'ght In

$"""

n.

neelaa, under the

Drapery

SPECIAL SALE

woRK.

ECONOMY BY USING GAS.

CHALLENGE,

~et practice , ,Bouroe end (a~ Dote b:!1""'J
.. '! oc.dIlY -DnU for recrwta owy .t ~q
( 4,... p.m
~
\
Tuesday. - Phyalcal

Mc...~

Mr W E. Fordham.

the bmldlllg OD oacaf1 o n ~
R ~fres~ments \\a.rmth a.nd rest ma.y be
0 .) ' 3 ~td bv 'Our g\le:;ta a.t any hme of t-he da.y or
!l ci'l' a.t:d IlM OV a.re the t elhmdhle6 00llung (,rom
al I'~rrr; rrf the 'Wo rld f rom men who h.a,,~ be1l~
fit d by Ihe fa.Cll!t.i ~ Clt1er e-d Our &peCtal tha.nk8
SIr ", du" t o t h e !l r~ n Im:tl~r of fn f"nds who belp
li ' dl!Ttn: 1 be da.rk Ihours a.nd enAble us to carry
(In '" \\ ~ rk 0" so ln1l91. vlllt~ and benefi t to the men
o f H:U Fetc"e, w'ho w O I""j o th ~twll'>e be. compelled
tn ,>l, e.JlII t he ,,"altmf hourp ' fm r n.l\wa.'f st.a.hO'tl
,..l il 10 " 111; 0" I n U l e, dlu'ken"d m "''6b
An ad1it.
tl Il al In Zf': Q hoos h.. ' e b ~ rl Instllle(l dunng the
' <~I
It. IS f'ri rlll1l t od thA I, aboU t. bb!:ree ,:men per
nil 11 ::1 ~ Iii ln at t11fl entTIHl':'.e mOTA The 'buffet
(' 1'11 \ flU~f, to he> 1l.1l Import an t. a.od considerable
e ~ \"" n n t.o o ltr wpr'k <&11:.:1 IS Oe\nt!' oCClDdlleted Wlt.h
c ~ . " It· " ble auceea
Tl e difficu lties of D8~m g
arb IIl<:"ell."lfl'2', J:Ul t th ~ C Olnl1llt t.ce stil l 6ndea.'~ll"
t o;, ""..... o lh~ n ll('f'!$ -at a. m1 n lnlllm C't":'T1ducl\e With
~ (\ "<1 ~e nl CQ
.As a 1l ~ e!S fl."Y .. unit of t:'b e _ ehvl·
I ~" OJ t h" Con1nllt' ee d ie expf"nses ~f t h e A ~Cll
hf'n co, 1! mue 1(, he! hea,1'
Th e Income and ex.
;" n:illur! b.a. ' nru-eas~:l
h: :lWD

P Lt0ca8. A 0 ""j)'(shlnJiold).

DEATH OF

two <:tr thr e.e

1\. ,

11;3:1 .

P~pular

Tot\.. funeral took pJa<'8 on Tuesda.y at. Gbltuleld
Cburcll, the MfiClating clergy 'being the Rev P H
Dl tchfield, :Rector of Bark.ha.m., .and the Rev IJ
Rioe There was a large ia.tbemll' of fne Dde pre.
&eIl~ to pa.) the last tnbute of reapect
£he foUovnllg Hut ~a.th'" -" Flo c.nd Kim."
M "~ Hu.gh Faga.n. Mr .nd Mrs U G CobhaIn,
~I r .nd Mrs P E Cobh3.m. •• Willie. ntaocl1o
:tr.d ll t Ue Joy ," " Alt!lx and Emrne.." "LGr.a," :Mr
.,d Mrs Cyril Blyth. RIchard and l".a.bel. Mr aDd
:lin J Blyt h Oomo, Lady JOUM8.lD &!ld MISS
JOllrd:8..1n Mr Thoma.s I?Mtton and fou.r ma.id.a at
A\ en u.e H oueo. MUll Olivo Frewen (taa:y'& maId)
Mu. Bntton 600k a.t Avenue BOWIe M.rs. Mahley.
Ca.pt. >&Dei Mra Guy Ha.rereal"ee )fn Itiokma.n,
tb e Rt!lv J :Maoeell Bacoo, Mr and lira Addlog.
to n llowkme and f&ml.}y !.:II' a.ml Mrs B.ohert
Ra.t"Q'Te&\e&. .AIr '&n<i: 1t1n Willie.m SlttJooo..,
' &lie. Bee &00 Dolly" Mr. iMoTtimer AUfr&v.
Mlo. A II Cecil Lov. Joy. Mr _Dd Mrs. Fried·
lander, Mrs H olt .Beever, Mr a.nd ;the Ml9leS
" TII6OO (\1mnenb). Mn Lo~rglW, 'Mr GllUt.."'Ot t
an.:! tb~ Mlg;eg OllthJ"l'lne and 'Ma.bel Ridges, Malor
SLr Thomas and Ladv Constance Sabme Puley .
!If :r >and Mn Vere Allfrey Mrs a.nd Mus Noble
Ha.tn La.Uy a.nd N /mOv... hhe M IMeS ~htb a'tv.1
V ole t. Cu rrte, :MI SS Curne. ':I 14lu Ie.a.bel and Ml,s,s
L lIu\.U CUTne, Mr a.nd Ml'8 n \V C~, Mra
M uwel1, all a t " Km:gwell ," '11.11 a.t 1I Crookhllm
TIle funeNl arra.ngemefi'ta were oa.rrled qut by

Mrs

'I'h ~ COlllmlttee. of the Re-aihng Young lIen'a
Cbl1S Ia.n .A.ssCOI!tt. >:)~ ln .IIublUltting their 25 loh
&rn l .a.l Tepr<rt f Ol the : ea.r f.nd~ D g l! a.roh 31st,
1918. refeT to reb! re1i.gloll s. roc 0.1 &iJbJetlo and
oliter dep& .. t mobf~ of t h G '9. <.:rk, 'l\bl!'h , oomidmng
t.h ~ o1d'fic\l" H& of tbo tl1ll'eS &eems to lla.ve b6en

field, h . . aim beea

II

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We Tegret to a.nnounce the death on Au~ 8th
of Mr5 Oobham, of Avenue Uouet, Bear Wood,
>at the ~ee of 7~ Deo&a.&ed was lohe widow- Clf Capt
~ W CAlbhdn. 1&1<> 44th ~.n, ,, of tSlW>tI.ld
Manor, a.nd Leig hton Lodge, Eastoourne, and
(Hl.u ghter of tbe 1&.te James Blyth, WOOlba.mpOOD

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I

ECOGNISED.
list of thooe w»o h" ... ~ broull!bt
of ~ Sccreta:n of S...te f"' , VI..r
80m.,.. are tho follwil>g bejollti!>J

H . Blunt, R P'
I
J R -eeve.ll

V.M.C.A.

ANNUAt REPORT.

S~RVI<;:'1'

P

F

- -+- -

nnecti'Ou.

B erka R _

~

,
RE~DI:NG

Ha.

'fe-street.

Yr

Pn. ,

See Llwt U Upton D SO, Wlill R.. , attd
Sea Uellt '\Y, Vaugb an M M
~

H6 1>,...1. Illo.dong
I
SineT ~~8 1 F Burgess, R. Beib ~Ital
& .ster y~ ~ C J cne5" R Bub lIOSnltal
lfuts E ROserron, V AD. w-hod...."OLe Auxdiary
HospItal
•
NUrAt Mr~ F Smitbe
Reading
Mdron :.I ... M J
Irk. Woodo/.yfe ..t~17
W8.l]rra.~e.r

B oy al B erk.s

R _tid

Co.n'e-," R<!ber!6 A5COt AUlOIb..,. HOOPlta.!.
• 'M, .. A C R W.t..on. aubherl&lld. 4uDi..,.

H~ltal

the

Lleut G 5 'ij:aUe-r , llampe.hlre R , a.ttd
Lieu t R. A. 11 Ide C MacDo nnt!l1l Man(>hesier

B mHeld
SI!s ter Mn J Hartnett . ~t Luk ' a AuxilIary HOIplta l. Re&ding
.
.I
M·,. F M Wy ld. th" (iIi'b AuOIiary IIeoplt&!.
110 1' l.me r
~..,
M"", E M 1Ie1!YOD . Engldield AUDtiu,- H_

• La<ty Beor1c.ele). S tiruan Ror.»e A:ir.riU&l'Y
'p.tal Reading

In

report.ed Mlsnng n ow r tlported
lD G M"man H a r d ... -

S~

Mn M Bro" nlow, V A D nune H enley Red Croll
AU11hary HOlpltal
~i
r
~l&tron 1Iw; E C. Campbe ," P0r,Wood" Hospttal,

1'I''''J •

I

Thfl (o llo ~ln f ctl1Ualttea
R egl m l'nt.- are reported -

brought to the notlCO of the /JeCre\&ry 01 State for War

I

I

I

WAR ITE~S.'
fo r valuabl e nu ~ltlg servloesl·.L

p ur
a nd
l'Il~h

C ht\rlea Clark -';111 tn trcxtuc~" l f), arrangemwi
M r Fra.,k Cur&o p a Jld )f's!I GlnO"4 Cooper) .. The

enw«1. )L I"I>d fifoI4 r.,.
of the. ~okiJfdJa.m JU!)I.or
spIeJ""d. as they ouppli"l !.be ftrM
home a Dd
!.he
Ol4JhL, . . (olIO"f
R C Sal'. ~.teh. 2 ' 11+ ~tlo~. lO !tatdl;
' F.och 5 4 E Pot.f.<>r' l45 5: 1!< M ..... 90.
B ~rtbo l omew's 6, t. H Odder.
South
.......... 0 Te.", pi"",,,! , I jWoIti.,glWii"l tea.n.
SI. Barlllolo......••• ~ .~ &luth

of

tloa

THE ,YEI.LOW 'PICKET"

A8 U-III -be reen by an anDO!l!l~!lJe nt. In
columM, MeuI'II Murr a.l K Ing

ad 'l'ert lSl:D~

Athie-tid tea.ma under 18

;Ell

DEATH OF MRS COBHAM.

certamllO

T1.I.;. f-oUo\\ tng qUB.hfied for thIe filial- S Brya,bt 3
a rds \"•• ltcKav 8 : ·l<.. W P<ayn<&: 10 A E.. J'iy
13 1 R Ro w.f!l 17, H. S B. Eva.'he, uL G' H .... Weart.:

~Pa6tUre8 ~be1'e

H C1U"'C

Oounty Theat.l"t" It. 1S annOU !lCN' M a.boun{llll g
m ap\t: ud 'd Inn a.nd :spcul;1lll6' 11~ldellts f .. COl start
& finIsh Ir.d~og many plelLSmg soft1:s and c!eu.'r
d a.nC6fi, 1n "'l ew Of I '" hleh t be rowe 18
,really a ppe:aJ to tlhe popular tllS,~

(mem~_

llnder 15 ye&nl

Pl\S h U'es and Lrve StOCk

h R\ o !fre&tly l mpro~ed I!I~ the r&ln e.nd' lieep 1a
pl <'1) ful Live Atock 'hue drone v&rf well
La.bour -Though the 6'l1pply of la.bour, especia.l1y
s\ulled 13 doeft"lent, tre&t e.aiAt4.noe baa been ftm·
rl er e-d by aoldun'&, lWOIll6U, &:00 Qeim&u pn.!IOnen.
a.nd the 'WOrk has ceMnUy been got thlough dt.
facton ly.

Tbe )'!llu(lcal t.osurdit... "II'\" ~on Sa.rlllllv" '~ lll

3-,hn, 2 F Ward &Dd A Gray. 3, \E Strea.-. . . .

onlY .mall

b",t

-pa't" Its first, 1nt to R ead m ; ~ n ext. v. eek whcn It
W'1I be proesen t«i t wlC6 mgh Lh at the Roya l

>l td ", Thn :bc:ap (melUbera.) -1, A Bengel', 65
'\"arcs 2 G F I rwin 2S J, B\ E JIIirPUo, 2G. Wee
ry tn ,. ft'r,j,. r.-ood third.
•
• 'n i e," R..,., (La<l\es) -1. D ~tt &lOll ]I.

j1vell.

The OTcha.rd. !promlfle only vuy mna.t~
Vl clds, of which, perbapA. applftl are ~htly ~e

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PORT SUNUGHT.

(' !'Cps

.. MY SON SAM MY"

\\ ,lrlron J ruJ Po.... e.II. E Fox. R :f. W~bb. A E:
'\\'blle A. E Vt inFlow Ser,rt. -M-a.to r 4 ~
J as F~ B"a~leyt llnd \V H J ones Brief tisUltil'

F \\ oatlnOl'e

D.

ROYAL f~~ THEATR~.

~ Da.n clUg (olloyrred !be
lal;; wen Mess:s T J

I;2Vl\R BROTHBRS LlloUUD,

Fruit -Of the amaU fnute, raapberne8 bav-e
gm:m the beet y i.&ld., Uld a.re probably u-p.."to aver.

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I AN APPEAL.

~

IN SPRINKLER-TOP
CANISTERS, 3d.

Hoy - Th. gre&i.er ptrl. of the liay or9P was

,

iatip." .. fu as the

Work
is, concer~.d, i,,. baDiabed.
"..

healthy.
Tl1e ma.m crop hB. \:e grea.Uy benefited from the
Tam, but. lt carne too la.te for ~ihe earlier vu-ietuoS.
Tbe )1ekJ :!Ih ould be rather ~er of\.veTa,e
&H<

muclr"" 'l'pteqlat«l ' by

WARIlHOUSE,

STRsar,

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