Reading Observer 01-1919

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OF THE LATE :.,

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GOODALL.

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WinaoUJs, Li'niile-qm.

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113 a IJox, ' at aU
Canteens

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a~>ijuick "

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ready fo~ .use.

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LEVER BROTH~RS

Of; ~l~ Gro~er',
StoresJ., Oil1J'i,fn,
IC handlers, ~c.

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SUNLIGHT.
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11I~ ~IS,?OP'S ~I~IT TO AMERICt,

LATEI ADV~~EMENTS..

the Oxford
klLgUlne fot'
Ja.nURry, i·he Bisho'p of Oxford uy'6 - " I b&ve
to thank :rou a.11 very hea.rlily for your. pt'aJ en
f.(),I' my v18ilt to Am6u:ss, and m.1 Mfe re~rn ..a.nd
I ba:.e &peelsJly too tba.nk the B ' sbop of BuckIng.
ba.ny"foz: a.dm12llStenng th~ dl00e&e LD my ab&e:p06
to Its grea.t adv&ntage I enlOr,ed omy VlSlt:. -a.buoo-

NOTE.-Advel"ti,emenh under thi' heading
be a~~t, d up till 2 30 on ~I'ifay afternoon.
The paper I. pubhahed some. tw,o bours later.

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BUSI~'ESS

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for Sal6'in good ponQon, malD

Spleud~d opportuntl;y for. lI.uyone.

at.ree.*. Henley

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IFTEEN SPECIAL POULTRY HOUSES ,~ .took,
.u.o TWO INCUBAT0ltS &Dd fow GARDEN
Ll(}HtB. ", ~arly In..~ti 911 ~\"l.ed. ': Better-Built "
\ist 6f Portable Buildjn~s ' ~rom Ha.wtllorn'lJ, 'Vood
ButIdrug ·Spocw.lisu, tolldqu Works, East ' Street,

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the Holy Red.."".r, Clerkenwel , ""rl I lIad the
fullest opportumty of 40lkmg to all c lasees: uf

peOple on 'the Jljora la .n.iIps of t he war' ~ oould
w rite pages &bou~ my el[~enoes, hut. I forbei.i-,
for T 'W'8.A In A.me rlca lust I a.bout long enough (two
months) to obt&in that peHloils oondition of oertltud~ <about the problems Of a.nother country ",h leb
bes-et4'l the tounn So I turn my attention to our
own country, ae t() whIch I reel more eure of m y
own 19norance, and I beglu by w-i$h.ing you God'"
best blaRing OD Uris Petri year of reeoye:red ~

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, JOTlRN ALUm. -Il;ood loperung for 0 WELLEDUOA.TED ' y q UTH to learn .Tour,ll.a.llsm. Apply Editor, ..

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BRING

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THE

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BEOPU!

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.,. TOGETflER -When you want:. t() buy any·
thmS'. Ben a.D:ytblng" or exc h ange any!;blJlK. w~en
""ou ~&I1t to .lAnd a Situation or an employee, or
Let & HOl1se, adver tise 10 th e columrus of thl.8

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be sca.nned by lust the ~q pl o you wa.nt to reach,

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The HIrel! or fop r Jine.s you l.ll"Sert ml '

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AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

ppople yOJ. woul~ fiud dIfficul ty tn reachJll, Ul &n1
ethe r ....y '
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SHINFIE::=L:=Dc' ----'---

11lon,·y II

Wll~TER

FLOODS.

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Eoonorny In the :use of bay .at t.he preeent tl111b
very n~J saY*' .. The .Agri.cultur.d
Gazette, I) 88 we shall probably be a.t leut a. mIl,:hou tons I5hort <:If our usual 5upply.
On ro ..ny

tAt the mit meeting the P8. lSh CounCIl decided to' call

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attAn~loll of tho Rea~l1l '!'owu Cout\0I1 and the
RUII~l Iiiiirlct Councll'to th fl oodtng of parts of ~h e
.t:"~I")\7.elev 'parish dU1'mg the'l'nntel aeasall, and to &ek

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fbem to take immedt"te steP! to remedy this e'l\o,.,

fM'Dl9 hay ... wufOO owing to the poor ' feeding
a.rrangement6, ""hlah a.J..l0'W" it to get under tbe
feet
tht) B.D1ma.llJ, and 110 ~ unftt 1m confoump Ion Lou IS a.g.gra.vated ~n the amoW1 ~
g'lvern ...t .. foddentllJ IS more tha.n the IlU).tma.!& can
rfIadlly
It &bould ne?er t):r.ooeci wha.t
Lhe e..Dlma.1 will eat. ID a.n hou't ar flO .

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CHRI:sTMAS.
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Climtm .. J;l.y ph... d lvefY qu.otly .n tho villa~e
On Ne,v Year'lI ew~ the "VIcar entertained the bellTIIl,jZed;.to lupper &nd e~r~r.88d h~ rcgret tha.t Mr
('oda~d WQ.I, tOt the Ilnt bme for m&D-y yean, una.ble
to be present owing to serIOUS illuess A merry peal
u"hered ln~the new year.

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Mr. A. B

Cobha.m took htl seat as.

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The Vlae 'Of ~-ea.ting m heM often &tutel from
the fowla devoormg the content. of an egg 'Which
has been broken or la:id Wlth(lUt a abell; &lld 'When

also, t.ha.t one mould do a1l-tb&t '" pOHible 11> prevent the 60Cldmltai oreUoue of eggs aJ1d the lAy-

mg of tboee 'W lih thtn dleUS

FROM THE FRON1'.

Much may be

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ovU1pothy to thelr ber..ved fr-fu~ , Oll. of tho ..dd .. t
ca!lea 18 tha,t of J>te. ~ Baile}, {Wyal Bel-kl. who lU..
a pnaonsr in Bulpiia. for 211mouthe, And of whOle
death. fr~ pneumolll& ne"", wu rec~n ved w!teu hill
WIl8 eagerly ezpeotplt hle jtl&!ly return
PMS
Ma.yha.U8 tl.ud &ltoh';'ij60tli Royal Berks and

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pnsoncl' 111 Uertnany, are stili unheard of tuld the
• Itb~nee of neW' 11 Caulmg tb"ir frIends grea.t Aillaety.

The ladle,,' comullttee "~lt a prese~t of 10/ - to ea.ch of
the mon at tbe frout or III hospltalabd obee., letters of
t hanks b,.ve been recel~ed tram ~y of tDem.

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Cflt.q.rB, as both grow well whel"e hme ~II jlenhful
Ou arable 1&00, '& defiCiency of pb~h a.t!S is ~ .
dicated, .6nrt.. bt' the follet tha.1:l th6 coni cropl
n ~ver yield 1D proportIon to the straw
A w~
callen barl61a. u. generalh eoanmon, tmd lan<l ae.
ficient In ~osph&t~ aoldom ~ gm coUch
en89, nor does It ~ tbb corn' thlltle' wtlJ. If
very ~lld1y In need of these fertilisers,\ It mlly
grow none, at all, eitber on the Pf'Gwte or on the

fLl.r3.ble lend. No l':lant,

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were IGoodwlll (4),

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'CHRISTMAS AT THE CHURCHES.
At 1St. John th6 Baptist Church there was
DUDIbeJ:

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IAfge

of COU1tAqlll~tI aHhe 6 30 a.nd 8 a m. Com ..

mulUOp ser'flcft. I .At tbe morning serVIce the VIcar)
CtlllOn Coleridge. pr hed to a. hlrge cODgr:egatiol1
Cl.ll&tmn. hymn. we
beaubfully rendered by the

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Tbe ait.ernooJ/

!!hott one, but the
C$lol silli{ing w~ exctllfeot. The- church we.s tMtefuUy
~;eor8.te<t , w,ltb hollr
At Broa(l~oor Chapel tlle
Ch4pli.jn,a)lea.ched~)i Iluge- coliglego.ttoJi lU tile mOlUmg, and a '~Ial fetture of tho 8erVice waa two welL
rendel'¢ al'Qi\ by t~e Rwv:. aDd lIre. Whiteley a.hd
tuld Miti'Wb.l.8ley·
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biOO Ind!eatH WIth ~ oertatnty

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1111 alway. & tngD of great deficlfI11Cy
of l ime i e..nd In nea.!'Ty every eaee, t~e growth Qf
tnoee tn a. putw-e u. a,n. iodieaUon that tbe lurfaco
l' d dicient 1n tibIa oonetluumt.. Gora& a.nd bJ'IaCken'
on . he other hand. _&Itboogh gen..aUy /0U11<l
la.nd conta.ltlmg 8. little lime. at"el not t~.e In<N''~

pot~.

On Cll1i!ll;TIÂ¥LS DILl the' Crowthorll6 F.O.
;Huull,y & 1'.lm ....' Cadel.8'and dofe'l"d them by
The lo ..l '&or.u \'o'e.r, Ra.dbe... (2) Io.*d \Vhlte (1) au
BOlllli Day tll& tea.", "'~ t.be&tftD by \V.oklDgbfl.m
Im~a'. by 6--\
~* s..tutda.£Deo. 28th! the telna
· pltl)ed th61C R R. Cadets of
arling and defeated

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~::~;JI~),~:~;~t

prehem.tve return

n.ry~ by e:mrumebMloea
1)am~ l v
II. II ~tu rn of

ma.terlals est1mMed' to
ttonal WOT5 a.nd repa..u1Ii to

h,d to bel g.ren having Mgard to three periOds '?f
tii"18, ma.terla.ls to be used (a.) dunng <tfhe nl"8t six

'l'O TR1': EDITOR OV TID!:;

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t ry to make her happy, bke a.

MARRIAGE,

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Pnv~ Frank. GodwIn J'!e\chet. Royal Mari~..
y~UQ~t son o~tho late Mr. ThOma.. Fletclier and
Mn. Fletcber, ot Albert-road, Braoknell. W8.I m~ed.
to M.n Flo".. Nolll~, d,ughter of Mr. and Mrs. Noble
(Reading), &t Wesley Church, Rea.ding L 011 ~~ 26th
The bride, who wore .. grey
'and hilt t(. ma.tch,
W811 gi\"ell &w.y by her uDole, Mr. NQble ~ C.
FletO;her Will brld8llIlAld. aud wore a fa:wn dreal ':t'lth
h.t to Dl.teb. Mr H. Carlor acted .. beet man !rhe
bIide H.Ild bridegroom receind numerou. pre.,qta. j

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the dellth

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true lover

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I am lookmg fOTwa.l'd to meeting her al'tell (
regululy a.nd. t.n due cOUrse <say the begi

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I beheVte I understand hel'. know hoef need. ;..nd
can help her to be mucb hapPJet than !!he Ut 1[ . .' ·
Ab:o, B~ lV W()u ld be. a l real haPJ'»3lE'l8 to
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lor .P1)hO&tlO;t~
q\pckly oonslde~g
dec1dmiOl'
tC.ommltt~
he l nume:rous
for ~u a.nd
bonuaee"
a.nd •• "'",---~~~~~l~~~j:~1
1:l\Orealed r.a4te of pe.y 'Which oJ:l:&,"" bMlu received
from Corpora.tlon 'tJmplO'V6ee duf"ID'g the put 12
months
Tl'ie Borough Engtneer h8IJ prepared P.
lienee of s tatements and :reports u to w.agee paJd
from ' ti me to tm\e U t'8qU ll'ed
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Oxford roa<l 'WiO.\u-. -To 'P"" efl'eot
t.erl'lU!l o f ~ reeoldtlO'Jl of the B:tffbwa.ye
lllg Committee ..tba.t tile trees etandmg
acqiu l'td f1"OU1' the Trt.Ktees
the la.te
'P.aJmeT. Ba.rt. , in
should Su,,'••,'"

FOftl&~bry:'!t[~:d'~

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Slr,-WIVh your kind rpennll!S101l. 1 Ph :to '.,.
tnal. I ho" fallen .. dee~11 ,m L1."" ivlth Rood;nl
that I cannot aooep.t IieT r ecent ~uaa1 c4 my ~llt.

month'S after ceMartion of hostllthes, (b) 4Ut'In ~
t.li6 'IdQOnd $11: 1nO'nt.be, and (0) during libe fSI!OOnoi
~ea..!' The p:}napal WOTh foieNladowed 11i t'bi"
Return were iboU&e6 r(Tr the workill{r ()1 ~. 1 nver
wba.rvn, the 'l;hdge.s a.cro.ss t he River Tha.mes,
cam1)letlon of Tilehurst draina.ge scheme and mlLlil
n M ~enmg8 a.nd 1mprove ments
Th e W....ges
ConuniYtoo anpotnted by the Councd In Ja:n-uo.rv,
1918, Jhas p-rO\'ed to be Do ne0f8~ and vaJua:ble

contM:red

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Bull...

MR, TC"'
Ho=a=ES~B=Y=A~N'7'D~R=EADING.
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&ufliQnti~ a~ ~tron of
The
dtfJ'erent kind. of pub}ic warb Wm8 In thIS ieturn
d~vlded ~der 19 beaainge, 100 dllfeNm.t elBMlee ?f
mateTia.i'l; w~ ~beduled, a.nd &11 the inform&tlo:}.

Hi8 ¥&)~Y'E1

capably
of St. M.arry'.

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1001), md\1cmg her to take me for ~
'Worse unt.ll u.eat:.h d o us P&rt.
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Wlsh1.ng her a.nd jOU a. JOYOill!l a.nd ~
ew Year,
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I am, 8fr, yours truly
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Ke-l.iJNoott Hoqse, U'OOf!![' UsU, W 6
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EAST BERKS ELECTION. I

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Polling for the WilUd!!or Dlvi!!lon of Belb ' re!!ulted II.S fol1owfl E Gardner (C U.) • • •.•
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C. 5 Edgerley (Ind. Lob ) .. .. .. .. 4,448 .
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OXO~ ELECTlON~ I

The contat for South Oxon re8ulted ItS follows.Capt T",on (O.U) .......... 10,767 1
Capt Macnaghten (Lib) •••••••• 6.1SS I
Col maJority . • I 6,619 1

MARRIAGES.
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.... .&11 "llD.ouncemen~ tor thll column mw' be· .. tbe.Jl;.
tle.,tAd l,Iy ~h. '~et &ltd addrftRS ot UM artla
IeDdlQJr "be _ _

land, hea.tber

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CRO·1 THORNE.

lear.n~

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of tho requireme:nta of

SOil lD t»e wa.y of m&D1Jre from -the w eeda w¥ch
I t grow, or <10M .ot -grow. P"or example, ()n I,tru.

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'l"llla.ge hu
e~neDued bfthe
of aa.d
twenty·five
hellrll.
Thetr
hu l ~ce.the
ION t.lle
:\'Vho ...-lU ret.Uln ho ~ore. abd ~eUt.a go Qut Ul d&e~

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thlS counootton the
called fOT :wha.t

P!'c:postd

once Ib beO(Hnea gener.a1 It. , t!l 110 dlftiCUlt to eure
t.hat the easIest. COllT'80 18 to identify the ring.
leaders and 'V.Tlng thel'r' neeks
It l1li Qb.Vlom

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1nember {or the fint time M~ ' 'V Kernutt and A.
i T Pooley, whose' terUl of l \.ffl.ce /exptred, were re- eleoted by the P.aruh CoUDCI!:aD serve for the nut four
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Several of our brave lada h.&ve ~ home OD
tbe Ch~t~ 1iolid&y. snd hGVtI recer~ a
welcome from a.J1 Tbey ue &.11 looking weU
rehef from tM' great ,t.nuul thflV! bll'vo undergone
have roturnea to ~uty at th~r yap-au, "",,1.8 With Iigbler

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.) OHARITIES jr,RUSTEES.
'tIhe Trusteu of. the 8hinfteld Umted Chantiel h.a.n
decideq to lSulJply~ gi1~ of coal Bond bl8",IllrelA ... III
PI8V10U' tears

The Alrlet'.O&l1 hOllplloality and eDthUSlMm

and thel!' zeal for being 'addressed' a.re ~verr
,wbclmmg
Only the plague of l~uen'Za. ..hleb
' !.hut' oertlLlll clbes kept me from being killed
r had &0 admirable compl&mon , oouner, cha.p1&J.n
eecretary. In ~r SrocklebaiIlk,
the' Churoh of

I -Apply 27! Greys Roo.d , Heufe)

Reading.

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"B.IR1'.' are cb.~Ied. at thto r.t. 0' 11 6d for ......
'1..0 hnes and 6!L lor uch additional lID, 01'
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JiAliltlAO U ll'Te ellatlred l.., tho ute or 2i 64-1df ....
tint rour Un" aDd 6d '01' eacb Une or P8!ri oJ~ U..

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aile,
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\D."'1'81 .re tnlerl.cj.d wlthout eharre. bat 11 tt1 '\Iou
ate mllde to the ~rdlo.ry DetlOcatlo.. tljer
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==~e Bfrth!'rrtitantnta ~t

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flnt four Jtnel and 6d IeI' tach, .4dlUoai.1

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HOGARTH
Do..mb~ 2"~, ~~ 7~L
We.t Sout bbourno. BournemClq;tb, to uapt. an Hn•

A, ". Hogarth, a daughter,

MAR!!(,,9BS.

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EDWARrJS-POPE.-O~ fIM 3W>, .t St.
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Cutle-street, ReQ.d.Uil{. bv'iI~ ij"w! C. D F Water.,
B A. (fncumbeut). Wll~raw iT Edwards, of "Ioat'dene,,' Southboroug:h, Tuubrld«s We1l8, to EmIl'!.
Datsy, ' yonngett daughter of Charles PODe,
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PrOlP1ct-,tre.!, neadlng, .
HILL - BUnLTON -Qn

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George'I, Hanover .$QutLre. LI:~~t3:On~>!ijl.rJ~.

Creen HUl, B N , eldest, ,on
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"Kuoll," C.Tenhamt·~y:i~ii~~'St.,;~~.i
ouly daughter of Lieut -Col. -I

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Mn. BUJolton, Kentfngtoll.
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