Reading Observer 10-1919

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We give tbUl week , &11 IDterelltin&' revie.....bf the , rll", ' and fall of
pauper am In the town. before, during and ,at1;er tpe War.
It IS aurprlSlni' to find httle venatIon
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Bow did the 'Wilr affect our Poor LRW In.titu·

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pen.onl were granted rehe R durmg on~ week In
tlons~ WRoS there an mere.."lSfI or decrea.s.e tn September 1916. There we~ 69 men, 216 women
paupeMsnt In the 8.rea co\~ered by the ~adlDg and 217 cJuldl"«n . Of .. t.heae'~ 176 were housed 1n
Bo&rd of Ouardu\tls"1
These were two 01 t he quc,tJOns .pnt to Mr
W H Ohver. tb e Clerk to the ReadlDg Boa.rd 'i f
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Roadmg 3J)d 18'7 ouunde
various places In
the Scatteh;,r~om.. - tbe"l were 107 chIldren
SpecIal &tT&D~men~ were ~so tnade durIng th.~
wetk whereby t'Â¥lO men w~ granted cu.ua.l re

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MOTOR CAR~ & 'AEaO - ENGlfiE MANUFACTURERS. '
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The raIlway .trike dId not alfeet the Woki~g.
b"", and Distrtct Agrieu1t~1 Show ...h,eh W1UI
remod after Ii•• yean at Baln.. Btll on Wodnesdoy
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The attendance conatltUt:.ed & rioord, and the
MOW, which 11 oVflr one hundred yean old.. WlUI
more suCOOlllful tm. year than It haIi .w<!r been
SeveraJ n~ cl~ were mt.roanced .
I THf LUNCHEON
Mr W A Mount M P • wbo ... ae !.he prmClpal
"J'""ker at the luncheon. urged ~at.er ~uera-­
tlon among agncullurlSt. for !.he goOd 01 tho whole

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TO·DAY'S POSITION
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A eqRPRIs1!I AT

PAUPERISM STATISTICS -FOR trHE :-[AST FIVE
YEARS ALMOSt · UNCHANGED~
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SOLE DISTRICT AGENTS.

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LAN CHESTER

I .tIl not a.~ut tc write that we
deal to enthuse over on Saturda.y,

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had £bell' fu'l complement 01
thlonghout the m~tch-whlch
Lbe samo, I em convmced the a
in any e&ee have been a. Wln ff)r

" There &re two great pnnople8 we mult alwaY'
remember," I&8old Mr Mo~( ' The Int u that
all cla.nes m:J.ga~ In agncwture should.. reahse
th3ir they are a.l1 'bound
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AThap"l by • grea.tcr m a:rgLn tban
tfie V'T! goorl rea.son that OW"lDg
sho~e referNd t..o, tbe
R;ea.dmg's forwardft offSide was
den"", .. lacO. whIch, no co~bt

be. second II fJlat we

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must. work not only lor !.h~ Ip~ts"of our OWD

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TB'E COST OF LIVING.
M Stur~e, 1Ir J L Shlrlev. Mr G P 14ale,
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£e.restmg fact.S about the work
StJIl further had the cost of hvmg mcreased by M.r .1£ Hobbs, Major L A JacK-aon. Mr A D
I""r g.v. !;OllIe 1D
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Rep~ber, ,1917, !.hat It co~ the Gua.rd ..m £114 BruCe. Capt Cooton and ar."t
Marlov
earried on by the greatly depleted rank
. 2!1 to ~beve 480 poor pen;oQ!I for one week They
MISI Godsal wa.a a.t home durmg the aftemoon,
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were 58 mon, 213 women and 209 children
In and a.t the conclUSIon of the Judg'lng !~ gaTe away
Inca.] Poor Law AuthontJcs He a.lso pomted out the varIOUS institutIOns ][] the toWb 173 were the pnrel.
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other h&od lcapS m tho work , such a.& the taklOg hO'U&ed ,md 172 In the outSIde places There were j
THE SHOW
over b. t.he mlhtary authontles of the Poor Law tbCllfi92d ohthMnltbn In the Sca.f4.ered Bfomes IAgilDf'
The avera~ oua-hty of exhibIts w¥ better. than
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ere were no case! 0 ca.sua re I e
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Institution m Ox f or d TO ad Ior a war as
bemg granted dunng t.ba.t pe:nod
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snow
I 8 wore an ~l..~
1915 'I hat. commodIOU S buildmg, or coliectIou
Th Jast year of the wa.r saw the con of one eo try. and showed up we I notwJthlJta.lldmg the
of bUlld mgs, IS IIttil employed B.8 No 1 (Readmg) J we~k~ gr<'lntllJg of poor relief stIll hl~her and the recent. sev€!re d.rou~ht The corn shown .... u not
Wa.r H ospltaJ and althoug h the mllat.a.ry a.uthon- number of persons relie\ed ~ httl c lower than be. qU1te as goodl asoodbefore ~~ w "'" bdut ... :!,ere were
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Ia t e l'here were on 1V 46S QCroonl!
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rome ex t reme v g
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have heeD
frequently requested to vacate as
re leve U1 one
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w eek. In September of that ~ear-men 62 w.omen
JDnovn. IOn was m • UCeo In
LIle p oug That Mr. AlIen's ingenious invention is the most important advance
900D as pOSSible, the.re 15 very h ttlc likatib ood of 21.3 qnd.. cbltdren 190 But l ~ oost the autboTltu~s mg competltlons bv the Incltl llo,-. of a e18..ee for
in Motor Engine DeSIgn since the first use of petrol for
thEi bUlldmgs bemg used for p oo r relief until after ) M much as £146 4s I1d I In tho local mstltu- steam ploughm g I It WR! A. ~lgnt agnculture
propulsion.
Cbn stmas
t(on~ hpre w~re 170 housed ~d 156 oT1tslde There 10 Berks 18 ma.rchlng Wlt.h th 1m • but contrary
In 1915 the casual ward5 were c10eed &.rid, w ere 84 chi ldren In the Sc tered Hornell a.t tbo to expecta.tlOn (and to tbe secre d elllzht. oj some
That the Engine of the immediate future will be fitted with these
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It'ltb the axcep"lOn 0 wo men w 0 were graIl
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casual rel ief In September, 1916, no ca.sua II ware b ~ beE'n Sl ed lIome months ago, we SbO'lld Lmcnln tn!l1!! were taktpg pl~ a t the A rno time,
That
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dealt With bv thD local P oor L a.w Authont.les n atunlly ex~ct to find the coM. of keeplDJC tho and :bl" aJI~cte.d the ! elltne!!
The plOll~hmlOt'
Manufacturers,
un tol) thiS yeM
I paupen on the d ecr en,<:o ~r hea d But no' It ,. With te:am .. WSI S remarkll.blv ~od, t.he Ch&mplOn
"till ou the upward I(l1IdlCn t Lalit W . . . It 'ost plou.bmon at the . how producmg "orlt wh,ch the
CASUAL S' RETURN
Add power to your old (or new) car and reduce consumption by fitting
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Board of GI,.rdlan, the 1.,.0 .!.eam plough. could not hope to equal Th" "' ..
"No d oubt mMy of the vagrants and casual s sum of £1a116s 4d W t!' ra:nt poor rehef to 492 J Dnlf' tt w~o earned a.wa.v Mr \V Ro'>'a rd
who llOere preTl0usly ;elteved In our mstltutlOn~ persons In thE' Rca tt<n ecl H ornell ther~ wel"e Palmer s C hal enge Cup for the best ploughman
lalft week , 78 children to be hou o;:ed clothed fr~ tn th~ field
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wero taken by the Government for the Arm v
tiaJ d Mr Ob~er, but I expect there were manf oth e''Wlse attended to Tn t he m Slde plaees If,8
The cla.sse s for hones eoptaIDed many amrna,1i!I
who sougbt the servlces of tho P oor Law Au t h or
perMn s were hou se d a.n d Ip7 outs ide In Ileldl
prevlollsh shown at t he Ro~fl.1 In the cart hor~
1::xtra...t from letter of a lea,ding Motor Manufacturer after fIttmg to
t Ies 10 other area~ No" ~?e war IS Oler \\c ure tlOn CM IlA) reli ef \\'a ; ~nte4 In "' IX ca..o;e!> 10 f":'I("h c1assC8 !tlr_ W H ow ard Palmer secured t he
his 16·18 Austro Daimler,!
de.... lmg With casuals a~atn
o f W"h\r~h nrd ers were made b1'l t h e common lodg
r bR.mplr'nsJi lp cup
presented .Jy ~{rs Be-tton
lh e war nll:lde ven- Ittt le difference In t.he num I n houses
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Fo",ter for the he.::t alllmal The hun ~r, 'O:hQloved
.. Words fail to express the change, .
Describe
h er of paupe rs ~ranted relief bv the Readm g'
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eVlrience of tbe effects o f th~ war 0 11 horset!et;b of
Board of Guardians an nuall y The cost of keep :
SIGNIFTCANT l"Tf;.lTRES
thi S t, pe but th er e wer~ some fine'v movln(!'
it ' as a new car inadequate, .. . . Engine pulls hke
mg the poor III the Guarduln s' institution s o(
lite Collowlnlt table Will suffice to show that fl.ntma l8' , ~ota.blv tht:' chpstnnt m/'lTf' 'WIth WhlCb
a 30 h.p, without vibration.
. Acceleration astoncourso. rO!e oorun derablv and ent{l.1l ed a la.rge t ho war Wal-i not re,."vomHble for an y ~at Increa se Mt Guv H nr1rre..'LVflS Ff'CII1"f'd the Bunkn's Cup,
annu al expendltu re
The di et as liud down b,
n the number of pa.1.rper! relieved In each case prese nted b\ Mnr E M S tur.:es
ishing.
Con~umption extrao dinaTily good."
the Boa.rd of Trflde was ad hered to n,; far a s pm
t ho fi qnros are those for one " ec k In th e Septem '
Cattl e w,.,- , allal n a. fine entrv and the first
Sible m the 1Ostitut.lOn but the O'larruans had to her of each year
I pTiToC cow w ~::; bou {"ht on th e fie ld hv Mr G F ord
conform wlt.h the regulations of the Food Control !
for!.lr J L Sbl;rle. one or the lt1d ~ for over
Comm ittee
80 ,Il1l1n a.s I n the PI$!' cln.sses Mr W H Palmer
F rtr the purpose o f shOWing bnw st.eadv the
sbow~ scn ra.1 of hl ~ fnmous Berkshu-e breed~
THAMES SIDE ENGINEERING WORKS.
numben; re u:ned reUlamed fTom 1...113 IInt.II ] Q1 9,
THE PRI7.E LIST
Repair Garage = 107a, C4VERSHAM ROAD,
We &1\ e t he foll owtng figures -I n one week III
September , 1913 the total numh(!.r of perso ns
Shepherds - 1 Thom as Carbme 2 H Sellwood
lody and Coach Building Works and FOU~GRV, VAST£RN ROAD,
R Ick Buddmg by La.bourer -1 E Blake 2 F
reheved " a..~ 485-69 men . 212 women and ;,:::04
children lhlS cost th. Guard,.,n, £75 ' 9, lOd
Nom" 3 J Druott. 4 S Dean, reserve W Sur·
for tha.t wf"f'k
There were ]04 chIld ren In the
man
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Scat tered JH omes an d t.wo ch ildren were In tbo
RI ck Thlltrbmg -1 F Norris 2 B l'tJmer
casual wm ds Of men III t he casua.l wards t re
Rick rha.t.chmg on the sarno fal""ll1 - 1 f Ca.rF~m the above t abul ated s t .... k I)"
·.. ICS one CRn see b ,ne 2 J D n lC,
tt 3 ' ",J S
were 204 a.nd
women 13
!..; ur mon
CaT'cr Rham wa.'!l IDcorpnrated w ltb ReManI!' on tha.t WIth the ou t.break of w a r the number o f Jl ~r
R lcl.:: Thatchmg tw o ricks - 1 F Munday , 2
:\pnl 1st, 1914 thm; ex temhng t he a.rea served b) "on s who sough t p OOl r cllef WM comnderah.y W Turner, reserve F MorriS
B est rone !Specimen:! of Sutton'" Turmps - 1
EGGS
Ih" MaGln g ," ,tI tu tlOn,
roore than ID 1913
11> Sept.embe~, 1915. tbe
RIck Tilltl<:bmg (member or ,ub~ber of the Mrs J Buckn.ll. 2 S 0 i3 asto"
Best one do,,,,,, He,,', Eggs (brown) - 1 C E I
So, In a. week durlnlZ September, 1914 the num- IlUmbel1J showed a. httlE' faJ1l nll off (rom those of ! Asso(;\t\tlon s r lak3) - 1 G Mart in , 2 W Cooper,
Best mne Mangel any of Carter's prlZ& va.rIe
L c\ ersuoh, 2 M I S \\ H OVo\l.rd lJ alm er, 3 l!; ~[
- - +- ber of perRons reileved were 84 men, 256 "omen the fi~t war ye ar Tn 1916 we 6nd the figu re back r e!!crve A Bradfield
ties -1 Mo.rqms of D ownshJT(~ 2 Mrs Poppy
Stur ge:-., r e;;en: c r H obbs
and 255 chl'dren m a.k1n~ n. total fo r the \\ eck of to almost the 1913 level presumably on amunt
Cottage Garden!'! {open (mIT to £arm labourers Ijr
Best ]lme Swedes a n y of Carter's prIze varle
Bc.;.,t one d ozen Hf'n s 1:ggs (\\ hlte) -1
PASSING OF A WELL·KNOWN
595 Alt.hough t he war b a.d bv that t im e g.rown no of the ,lZTa.sptng fin~ers of t he Armv 3ut.boTlti e!'l
their Wid ow s cultl\atmg' not more th",n nne ace h ee - 1 Mrs POPPY 2 F Yeomans
Molnsslne Modcl P ou lt!'} l!'at Dl 2 Mr~ J
mon t h old th e oost of malntalnlllg' 595 p ersons 1n t he figuT'CS qu oted for t he- wrek of Sept~mbC'r ! of groun d \V lt hout bm:!d asPi lstance) - 1 Wlllli\m
B est mno TurnlPS, ll nv of CaIter's pnze varle
Simoodl:i, 3 C 1:: Lever ~ u ch , re serve ~.rIrs
LOCAL CHARACTER.
tor the week Wl~ o n1\- £92 7s Sd T he numlx>r 1917 .... e find that tho nlnnber of I"oor persons " ·t>St.a.lI, 2 J ohn Reed 3 William Surman, 4 t te.5 - 1 F Y eomanS{
HO\\ <U'd Palmer
of cblldren m t b e Scat.tered Bome~ was 94. \\hll c te l1 8\ cd to he CT'cn lower t h an 10 1913
Surelv Ch a rlf's CTlt.cher , 5 A R L oa.rler
B est Coll ect1()n or l'uTftd Roots (gro\'ru from
BONEY.
1a? men and five women were gra.nted ca.su.d t he cou ntry mll!;;t hnT'e been prospero us In 1917 I Labou rers fot" length of se n Ice upon the Mme saM!! sUPp llcd rllN'ct b:; ~,ieH.Sr.:; SaIl' and Son m
1 E )d Sturges
A MAN OF MANY QUIPS.
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In 1918 too t.h e last war vear t.h e fitrU r es baH: faTm or for t he s,,"l.me emplnver, not less than 1919) - 1 r E l~v"'rsl1cb, 2 B Sta.fford
CATTLE
l l)tlll furth er de(:ren~cd RlI t 1919 figurel\ (\fI~t eigh t ve3.I':>' .\ bs" n cc from farm on mllita.rv serBest nine of Mang-cl " TurtzeJ nulJed from:), crop
Best MIlkm g Cow jshotthnrn on ly) -1 H
THE No 1 WAR HOSPITAL
w eeRs) fotbow R. con!H d f!r<lblfto lncrea.."ie on t b e pre- ) vICe ~hall not d lsl1ll<l.hh - 1 R Broadway, 2 Ja1!
of not les!; than two acres, gtown f rom seeds R'UP- Bowyel, 2 :3 nnd resen e Rob<2rts B ros
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It 'Was 10 :M[lJ'Ch, 1915 t ha.t the mil ltl\l'V ' IOU."I two yefU"'S an d on 1913
Blnke , 3 J NOrTls 4 T Sim p son
phed d1r ect bv Mes~ Sale and So n m 1919 - 1
Be~t MllklDg CO\\ or H elfc r In nnil... or 10 ca.lf,
'~ e -nown loca l cb3.:r acter lU tlIe per!lon ct
a.utbontIe9 took over the O:dord roa d In stlt.utlOn
In order to o;: h o" more n lalOlv h ow the merea.sed I I"abourers under 40 Hars o ( ~e for length of Alexa.nder 2 C E J...c'VE'J"!'iUd.
Chann el hland breed. o nh - 1 1l.lld 2 Mrs \V ~f.r l.itiS Hunt ha..') p~secl away H e "" as bUII~ J
to pl"OVlde hos pita l accommodation for the eost of ll\'lllg affected the P oor L aw Im t.lt.utIOn! sedvl ce upon the samc fn rm or ror th~ 5&llle em
Best nme SpecImens of a.nv one or John K
B o\\ a.rd P almer, 3 A E HUgg lll S. r ese rvo g I U I " rc dne sday uwrnoon In Rc.a.d11} ~ CoCo ctcr ,
wounded, o f whom t here was a. eontlllual IItrea m fmm 1913 up to tbe cor r espond 109 period oC th e p lo.,er not. l~ tha.n el ~bt 't'cnMi A~ence from Ktng' and Sons' fJedl~ valletles of m<lJlgel - l H obbs
the Ilm el a l sen I C"':! being h{'!d 10 Y--",trlC} OtH1rrh
being brought. to Rea.dlDg
A httle r e lief was, present year \\c gl\c the fuJlowlIl g 't.a.ble _
fa.~ on mllita.ry ser:-Ice <:h a.11 not d 1sqllahCy -1 F T Lee 2 A Bowye r
Best. Helfer ,\ Ith calf at foot - 1 S J Farrant 'M r Hun t h.ed n.t S NOlTIS r oad , Reading
Incidentally, granted to t.he local P oor L aw
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Be.<o.t nme Specimens of Tohn K KlOg and Son ",'
Best In ca.lf R eifel - 1 S J Farrant , 2
Both In the church
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.<\ut.hont.les ~ t hiS meant t he clOSing oC tbe
Peri~d.
Pel""OIlS reile.eLi.
Cost.
C ' GE PRIZES
'Rwedes - 1 V SlIIlonds, 2 F Smith, reserve S B astm\ I resene W .'\ .FIfield
casuaJ '5IOa.rd:,
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Best pa.lr of S horlhorn HellCl"S, for da.rr.v pur frl en u s a nd club ma tes p :ud th eir la st tJlb\lt ~:s 1)1
Thus, In the second week of September . 1915.
485
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1 Thom .. Rose, 2 F W Headington. 3 E 0 B!':.'I~:e Snec.men, of W ebb, ' Globe Man~e1s p oses - 1 W Honard Palme r , ~ S 0 B~to\v, e:sicem t o one ,\ho had a.lways been p opu l L
there were no casua.ls granted relIef 10 thI S area
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Al1long ~ t th ~ wre a.ths '~as one from Mr H I Jlt ~
No,ertheless, 574 persoos " ere granted poor re·
t~i l~l~
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103 13 ..
General Cultll'atlon of Roots -1 F Palmer, 2
B e.<;,t nine SpeClmens of W ebbs· 'l':mkaro or In.
Be8t Pa.II of R eifel'S, any br(>f:d except. Short· fcllon m e mb~l'l\ of Palk Il1~tl~u te Socml C lub
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These '\\ €lc-82 mcn, 244 w omen and 248 ,
Sept HH 6
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99 18 3
Mrs Bucknell 3 Wade J~
tennrolate Ml'lngel - 1 W C J Rlssev
h om s, for dalry purposes - 1 and 2 Mrs W
children By tJws tlme the oost o r hvmg had
SfTpt 1917
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114 2 0
Best tb roe Acres of Sut.ton S Pnt.ewmneT MnnB est nmC'l Specimens of \Vehhs' Swede - 1 F
Bo\\ard Palmct r csene A J Macke_
Q()me'llOhat ~n, and \\ e find t h rl.t It. oost £103
Sept HH R
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1411 .. t1
gel - 1 F, \V R nnd mgton, 2 Mrs Bucknell, re Palm~r, 2 W H "ward P;'l.lmf'r 3,?, G J H H,.se~
Best. P.nr of H Clfer c:r. , ull de r onc 'ear -1 and 2
AN APPRECIATION BY H. F.P.
l')s 4d to proVide for tbat. 574
Tbe Oxford· I
Hept 1919
492
I' " 16 ..
serve R S P errott
Best alOe Sp"rlmens of Wr:bbs Turmp -1 E
W Roword P ilme.r , rcse n e T H <lIg
Best three A cr es of Suton's Ma~uIn Bonum P almer '2 W Howard pa.lmer
ro'Ld In~ltut..lOn betn g' no long-er availa.ble, 'VQ.MOU S - - - I}CF.t. Shorlhnm Bull (tenant. or )eoman tarpl &eeS ware used ID the town for the hOUSin g of
In each CIlI\eI , 8!1 In the PTeT'lOUI5 table, the Swede-l Mn Bucknell, reserve W M ColtBe!; ~me Spccm1cn!i of Toogood's Mangels -1 m ers ) ~ge unde.r two \e ars - 1 J M. Dimond 2
A rcm:trkable h fe Cfune to tbe cnd of I t~ al 10l cd
171 per~nn s while 189 w ere housed at ' '''aIling penod IS one '\\ oek
l he fi gures quot.od for 1919 brook
S J Fa.rrant 2 F T I,ee rcs~e F SmIth
"pa.n on FT1d~r e, en J I ' \1 last. '\(:ck
llt lh
Roherts Bro~ , r esen e R H I Ji!:~
foro. BsslDgstoke, Hungerford and Newbury
a.re t.b0!6 of l ll.sl week
Best three Acres of ~iangel, anv ()f C&rteor's
Best nine SpeClmfto ns of Too(!'ood s SWf"des - 1 F
has go lie frc. 1Il OUl n ll j " l
1 he wOIld LS t.h
Rest S horthorn Dull (me mhers and :;ubscnber s)
pnze \ a.netlE)S -1 S J Farrant, 2 },,{arqUIS of Pa.lmer 2 F SmIt.h l"('..wrve Remount Dl"'pot
poor el bv th' lo' !"; of n c co rnC I1\
- 1 S J Farrant, 2 I H o~ c
It IS a fal en b,Lr '. . 1.u U:~:)O - sc\ c n ty 'C~ ~
Dm"'1lshlre
Best Collection of Root s - 1 Mrs J Bucknell ,
l 'WS
Best th.reeAcres of Swedes. any of Camr'8 pr17,e 2 F Palmer TeSP.TVe T }V)~
I hnt ' \iJ,S tllc \Cur III "hll::b
lI tlJ~
Best SO\\. ::JJl, bree d \\ lth 111-'Z"S (m~mbprs and nlm Obt.
THE GROWING
V9.T1etles -1 Mal'QUI~ or Dowusbu-e, 2 Wade
B est n ine Sp.ec1Tn(';n~ of M:l.n'lels (not shown m
i1.rS t. appcttred before tl:.v;:} l..'1.nt . . .m III t he (!rc t
!mhscllbers)) - 1
Ro" u.rd P al mer, 2 J RruhdraUla. Of life
\\'hClo) 110 w a:; bam and ,d.clf' I
I saac, reserve B Stafford
..... other c1as!5\ -1 If Bulhngham, 2 Ale:ta.oder , brooke, r eserve R 1. CoHereH
lIe..cd. two Acres of Mangel Wurtzel, ~ from --.
INSURANCE.
i d So reser Vfl R S P errott
Best- 80\\, a ny brecd "I t h PH!'S (tenn.nt. or yeo sp~ II I, Iw; (' JI,ldhood d n.y:; I h.llow not 1l!e 1I1:1J' I
seed!'! supplie d dn'ect b. Messrs Sa e al'l
n m
CollectIOns of fOl1r dI stinct sorts of Root!; - l man farmers 01 tra.c..h :;men) - 1 R 1.. Cottcrdl, 2 lWllion of h iS lL!c-f ! not. all- \v.ru; sp ent 111 R C:l d
LUg
,.
19 19 - 1 S J Fa.rrant, 2 C E Leversucb, reserve C E Le~ ersuch, 2 F Yeoma.ns, l'e"'ene F 1
R )l'gg"
H '~1\6 at t he Upper S!up Hotel Readlil'" til l
.0 Tll£ BDrrOR 0' """ " ."."rno OBSIJl,VU'
LITTLE FACTS FROM READING B S\nf!ord
Lee
Bes t Sow fm hreed l\1 ~ f1l1l'})05eS aJle Ilnder on ~
11t.mi
pi!1~ormcd L is life s wod< Fo~ (H ~
Best.,three Acres
of M""""I
Best nl~
Speci mens of ,~'I,b.~
-1 C E yo II' - 1 VI Ho v.LTd Palmer. 2 R L Uotterell .
SII'.- I t.rusL )OU WI II grant me • •C maII spa .. In
OOMMITTEE'S REPORT.
d S
. pedi anv 00.atvan.tv
1 Fof
ur.
..
,fortv ye<lJ" he Wa.:i .1. trusted fnuJ £'-Itblul se-n a.n t
your P...per to brlnl; to th e notlCC of y our r eaders
John A Kin g an
ons
gree von le8 Leversuch , 2 S J F eu 'rant, 3 T Rose
rese rve R B q~r.1i
Start.lng t tJH:: bot tom of t he laddel a s
boot.s
• schemo already wlt.iatcd m Lho v,lIage of ShriveD
T BLee
e" three A - 01 Webbe' Mangold. - 1 W
CART HORSES
B c..~ t Pen of h\o P orkers - 1 IL L Cotterell, 2
ham m ]l.(:-rksbtrc v. hleb h as as 1Uo ~b]ccts
M.
...... "'"'
hc W( 1ll t,he ... (Iedl otl of n.1J WIth whom he came In
G
Ford
r e~ rv.e \\
Ho\\
rd
P
t
IDle
r
1 - To pro\'ldc dLSablcd satlors aud soidlOT5 10
Sta.t.e In surance, In common WIth e"t'erythtng Howa.rd Palmer
Best Pa.lr of H Or$fs, competIng III the pl O ll ~h
(';ontact III th e COlli se of hiS duLI "S He \,ltm "a 'j
Best
under "l X ~~I e owned bY .l ~tt~ g'er --: ctll ed upon to fill the lOle of c11"{ • bob ,' 11 \
.Hcrkslure wlt..h cottage homes a.nd good i.brdcns LU else, IS get.t.lDg moro costl v
Here a.re a few I
Beat four Acres of W e bbs' Swede -1 W C J
109: c1o..~es - 1 H Bov.yer, 2 F H obL~, reserve
1 E V\aldcn , 2 J oh n it \ " lrd, I C:;C n(! I saac S "hlch ea.P,lClty he "t';I S a. conf' d~ l1tlal r:1<111
"hClr n\t.I Vo villa..gC'>
fi
f
f
L_
h Read
B,ssev 2 W Howard Palmer
\V }wi Colebrook
2 - To LDau~. .ura.t.o a. vLllage Uldustr) ~ultc.d t o stgnt cant acts tom tut) mmut.ee of t e
Best three Acres of Toogoods Mangels -1 S J
Best Cart Mare and li'oal (membcrs onlv}-1
DO\-OHS OF PRT'"/~ S
I h ol1gho t tt n <-.e forh odd year:) 1 e III I I
t.he caJ)aClt.) of tho men and tha loca.l \\ a.nt s
1ll,'LCommlttee which met on \Vednesda.y evening
Fa."!TQ.nt
ana r fl serve W Howa.rd Pal mer 2 \V A Fifield }I laser
1. "
;\[
C t,.. mam
Ir! nd :;
h, h IS bndlv and
h;..:-ht.
3 - 1'0 pl ace a.t t hc dl.'Sposal of th e mcn t he means
Ihe Woodburs t S.wa.tormnl have Increased I Best SIX Acrea of Manc:ell~ tl"l be ~wn aft.er "
Best C,ut Marc a.nd FOa,1 (farmers, onl v) -1 W
PIIZcS ,~er~ given b) -:Â¥h "s fll gg:s
essr,s l CI I h dTt.3d ,n 1.~ D Cr 'llid eonsl dt"liJ.~ ,actlUl1:) :\bn.
of ellJoY lJl.g together a fuller SOCIal bfo t han would thDlr cha.rges from 35s to 37s 6d per patLent -w-hlte stl"3" eran - 1 S T FBrrant. 2 W M Cole. A F,field 2 Ii' Pn.lmer re!o=erv~ F I L ee
tre ll fLnd ,ut € L "Mr J I \lln, U ~[ I v o e )ro~1 at ,. t.l D St.Ol \( S he In s t o ld of tho. JO Jy tlm c..<; I'
be obta Ul a.blo .Lf th ey "' e re Isolat.ed 1U :. lrange sur
Ro
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P I
b
per week
brook, ~e Tbom::lJ'!:
so
Bes., Foal Sired b v 1\(r v.,. ~ a mer 15 OM!e!'l Carter ~lr J H H (m .... , ti l \ bl rpJH.; of Down- rha.d. wl ~ l! Import a.nt. pe\:)on~.ge:; v;ho {'"e PIC!!I ..
t' blre, Messrs '! hllnh l~h \ nne! f-ih orl nnd Sir Wm
<:oll,.,ht tIie hO!::Tllt"ht 0' Ih.. Unpcr Sh r
\1
ro4~Togs prQ'lde cducat lOun.l fa.Cllitics In orde r to Tho MI~lstrr of Health ha.ve ag.reed With the tBest. three Af eres of ~pelsb!"'thW: ~~:nhl!:r -1 W A Fliield, 2 F Pa.lme r , r eserve M a;rquls Cw
n MI r F \\ ol lev Mr I H ohbs Mr H I wh ~ had e ll ce me!. fltliS H u~ t ne~ cr re'Vlsl wd II
nssist. the moo t.o ca.rn enough to sUllPlcm DIl t t.hclr I
A
C
~ ra.w crop , or pnze t!:lve
of D ownsrure
.
.
pullSIO'b.S
nsurance cl6 ommltt.ee of t he Bntlsb M edLCa.l Wokmgh am -1 S J Fa.rrant, reserve M.n: BuckBest Colt of Flllv F oal Sired bv"!llr R Keenes Rflge l s M }"' Vel ~ Allfrny l:ant Jo' J Coston I scene of th " fir st D~Mtlll ' \utt out eoq u!'!1 I1 ~ Ilr
Mr J M1nn , ng , ?lf1 Ur J' D/" 'S Mrs \V I hun
:\nd ~ o'i\ he h<! s g~Ile from us As Ild, ~
Thts scheme IS t ho complerooot of tho work lUlder. Atisoclatlo n for the paym ent of a. war bonus to n ell
-stalhons - 1 E Hobbs, 2 T Rose
H ow:nd Palme r Mr \\ B V\ I:bst c", 2\I~5.rs
h e was known In life
!\;;
1'ltu s ' WI U h' rt1
takeu b) tho Coun t.y .nomes for more bopelessly d ls- pa.l)el prachtloners as followsBes t t hree Acres of Ma.nIlCI&, to be ~WT1 after
Bf';~t Cart. Gelding or FIlly fou r years of !l~
a.blod men In tbat I t contempltltcs the pro'us lon 0 1
a whIte stT&W cron -1 Mrs Bucknell. 2 E M. bred by the exhlblto.r -1 F T 1..ee, 2 W Dunn NI CMlo..s the In.dws hl1l1tmg In the d lstr~ t co\e~d ma.m In the memOl l e.~ of tlo ll s,,1 nds
oott.a.gcs a:nd e mployment for tho less serious ly
(e.) In&u~oo Comnutteell a.re to pa.y at ont."6 15 Stnr ges r ese rvp ThomAS Rose
Be."t, Cart Geldmg or Fillv three yea.rs of age, hy t ho;) Aso;:or. latlon 1 ~lc!25rS F ore! an~ &,ns , Mr
It was oll'y about ::;even \o..ns a,2"O th :tt. he ~
Injun.-d 'Kbo can SlilU enJoy tb~ bappllI(;ss of lIomc I per cent on..all advances of remuneratlon m
Best Pleee of M ... nge1s of two &Croll and o~ver, bred bv the exhibitor ~ a.nd 2 F T Lee, reser\ e F Smil~, Mrs 0 \: Ollll '; Mr~ '"
:::hmond~, tired from hl s p oslLw n at. th e LTnper S h Ip
DI1r
liIe
'pect of the 8IX months endod June 3Otb. 1919
I!1'Own bv ~ 0000 £d" wnant farmer or yooman E Hobbe
•
.
vol F G Barkl"'l Mcs:q"<;: ~1\Uch m Bros Mr G mg hl 3 !;CTVICC t.hen h e I;[l.W Ill ) less t.ha.n fhi' dtl
The work IS a.lread) progrCSSlllg well Tbo neces{bl The...Mint&try Will be prepared to dea l Wlt!l farmer whQrBe whole h oldinlt doe. not exceed ]00
Be-.t CIl,rt Geld.mg or Fl11v, foaled In 1916-1 D Lucas Ma.Jor J,td~ OJI ) \I r H C r-.h lilt Mr
fc~n t hHid loros III and out
I
M rv land ha.s boe-ol acqui.req., t.b o fir!!t plllr of tb e, a.pplIcatlOns after SepteDl~ 30th last for "":'1 \V H BOWTer l'MUVe C E I.ever"5Uah W Howard Pa.lmer, 2 F T Lee, roserve J obn H Dowver MC~sni Over Bros ),ir G
~bJe,
N ot only IS hI S na me LlId pen,:ona.ht.v t h nl. n
t90 Qlve oou, ... "cs to be bwlt lare lIea.r1y completed,
dd
I
" 1
'
r S de (t
t
J RHlgbUxdnpCla pt ~[M:l:,lft\[ ~Slrt 1 HCr\J~ the hl!!'lo:ncal cham o[ tit'" ' Lpper f-; hlp ' h \ I I
fruit trees b'B.vo "bebn pla.ntcil m the la.r .... c gardens
(J ) An a. Itlona 15 per cent to doctors
Be,.,t. three Acre~ 0
WP. S .en~n at" yeoplaJl W aller
917 1 ~{Lrr W
1\
own.r
<~ mer "1;; r.J. • urges O l
d
th bo _,
I 1I
a l tach....--d and a.n eight-acre fi eld m 0. C:ntral po6l. ! wbo8e total net professl0Oil- I lncomes do not cx- fn:ml"r.;\ - 1 Mrs Bucknell, 2 ,V Frame, reserve
Best. Ca.rt Geldmg 01' Fill y foaled 10 1
;'\ W ld b
).1., \V S' m I Ur ,V R
a so a. pa:ss.-wor IJ'
0
\ mg \\ 0 1 {
..,
e( er 111"11 ~
one s
was for a great many vea.rs a. welll11o'Wll pla.\ l !l~
\l on h IM' b een pr cpa.rod a.5 " r ecreation gro\U1d,
oeed £500 a. year, or
..
F W R eadmgton
W Howard P almer , 2 F T Lee reserve T Ro~
Gard, Mrs l~tt.on F o:tc r, CflPt 11 r;;:. Advc rn.embcr of the Rcadm g Uov.hng Club, tu d t 1
where CrIckeL. bo_'" and tenDIS. ""Joyed by t.1Ie
(II) >,Il add,t,ona l 5 per .lnt to doctoro ..hose
Beot three Acre. of Swede. memben ""d snbBest Vearling Cart Colt or F Illy -1 and 2 W
M rs Garl;lnd 11 R ~\.ce ne ' II 0 D I :tO~ , M r m are r i!oent voo.rs, of th e Parle 'In..~ ltutCi U011 hill.
Tlllagcrs will mtcrcst Bond IUUUSI), th e QJ.I,IJ, blcd m en ,
to~1 net. professIOnal m &,mes d o not exceed sc n~ 1!! - 1 Mrs BuckneTI, 2 W Frame, re&ervc H oward Palmer reserve S J Farrant.
,V FIfie ld , :M.r J " a tel 1\11'"" J (>\eSO Il (J,owra Club A s a. bowler b ha.d a. troly rema rka hl!.!
e \ OD If tbcmsch cs uDablo to parUClpatc 111 these
£~200
•
F W H"adln'l"ton
B est Cart Colt or Filly, foaled 10 1919 -1 W
?tIr
Corry y.eo !tlr J n H all M""sro;: Slltton
1
c
activlt-ics
A Village instItute, to be bullt tlil\l.
rnsurance commlttees WIll make a further 2 Wad
B f':5t three Acres of TUnll ns -1 Mn BtJc:knen, A F Ifiel d 2 F PalmeT ~rve F T Lee
autumn voill sc[v(l a.s a. SOCIa. l and educatlOD&L
(c)
I
F W HMdm¢.on
Best Foal sired b v the Km,l!'g P!.eu!lnm Hon;P. a nd Son'!. M essr'tl roogoorJ Mf'~sr_ '~ebJJ" MPfi STS.. recF~ about. tJ.enty fi ve }ears h I' pl!lycd first n'~n
oc.ntro 'pnmarily for t.bo d1..!!.ahled me n, but also pl\y;ment Qr 15 ~r cent of tho Jns talDl ent.s of reR
e
~Cebb
1 C ot.terell Broa 2 "W.llul WillIe "_1 E M St.urges , 2 J M J K KlOg I and 8011>1, ~f~s ~ S,l.; e and Som~, for; tho I~admg and H"urst. Bowlmg Clubs ar.d
for t.h'e clnlia.n clomcnt. of the vllla.gr
mun er'9.tlon for -the second h a.lf-year up to Deoom I
est one cre {I
!I.
i1.~e - h
.,
l\-~estlrs J Cartel "nd Co T ~\l" V Slmonds Mr fot;. tho in.st three yeArS or EO, he p It up son II
'len th ousand pounrls are rcqwred to carry out her !IBt next, lmmed lately after that da.te
T Rose , reeerve C E Levenro.c
Dimond . reseTVe A E nowyer
,
E M Sturges C/l jlt "
(Tod ..;tl, 1r~ In.m cs exec leut " woods" for P.lrk Institute OJ l.lto;
Best Sucker . sired bv Mrsbt"Garland
th" un dert.klO!; Of .c
""", ,"m .£2 •500 " . 1rca dY
(d) IFb. telat,.e1y .man balan ... WIll be paId nt
CULTIVATION OF CORN .
l ' , t b.ckn
0 I ev HISsey, Mr W .0 J ~IS!;.~V :MI ,
H G \ ear s he wa s SC\I rdv band lca_p p-:od hv f,HUIl ?: (' \0collected, a nd a further £.l,COO ha., been a .... llfdcd the time of tho final sottlement for t~ yen.r 1919
B m.
ht A
r Whe a.t - l , F C. Bullm~. doa.l1lon It Barkham Connaug - va;p
gl vy
Saun t Mes!>r5 l or el and Son s Mr J Wllder S'l gbt Fo the last mentIO ned club he l\ <\ !'. In
fr om s urpl us Red Cross funds but t hOio 15 stili
e e l~
eres 0
B k II h
F 'V D>'l. aleish, 2 Isnac Wade reserve W C Crocker
1( rt. £5,500 to be provldnd, IWd ror thLS W fl mus"
'l'h" Clerk 8ubmltted a sta.t.emant showmg the hAm 2 J Frame, 3 Mrs
uc ne , C
-eo
HUNTERS
1,tr- W !\ ~IOll1lt, "\{I ~ L Cnt.terell ct("
V~ r ~lec~ "\I (.~o.chtl.1t'"1lla.n 1Il !> ptte of ht s I arl
fh(> offiCI ~l s \"{"Cl re - JudJ!"'" - P lolI!"!hlfl~ M es5r.l pI i\ est UlO n~ t hat ho would l alher ~i I ll.: 111
look t,(, the generos1ty or Lho varIOus a.ssOCla.t.lOM amount of £568 15s lld tQ be payable under the H eA dington
2
Horses likely to make hunters the propert.v of
f ormed to assLSt such endea\ollr!! and to t.bo kmd- abo'tl6 instructIOns
I
B e$t eLC"bt Acre!! of Oaf.l'l-l T~,
E
bona. fide tenant or Yeoman fanners, t~roo 01' fou,; W PTlI1g n n 1 y. nDl'-l e T l e~ hll1l(hn~ and t.h~tch vob ng; l fIl led t.he pmut mtl "Mr H I1 f1 t t \H' +1 1 I
In ':!;. M e<lsTs W Fo rd a.11d L n ohl'J, C('I tt~e {!a.T- ra t.h "r (~Il him
TILt!!) " _" a3 ,LIsa tho ,\ !n1le'1 nl
ne.sa of lll dividu a.ts \liho become mwrC6~d Ul tilo
We h ave Inf!"tructed the ('Ierk to ask for t he H obba, 3 v.' C J HISsey , he F W Heading-1 J M Dimond Ba.y M.a.re, Modest.y,
dens, ~Io<:o;:rs ' " Chls'ett N n H ort F R H S, many t roJlhH'-s for bowlmg /
6cl:leme
approval of tho Mim stry of H ea.l th to th e 10 per toon
F Pal
2 t:t ~ 2 rhoma.a Bye, "MIss Startle," 4 years
Hf!!.f. 6ve Acres of 'Vheat -1
mer,
,....
........,.......!'" likely to make hunters the provertV of .and C Scr~ ""p" tum O\lt c1,Ms~s Ma lor I I A.
For t.hc few thouaa.nds needed " 0 appeal car- cent lncre~ of rent requIrl!d by the la.ndlord In
If tbe m()..~t genial d l5JIOsltlon there \H.S nN h
JLe6t.1y to t he genera.l pu b lic , and tC(l.l we Rha.ll nOt
f h C
,,'
ffi
k f!
St .. fford h c F Smith
nv. ..........
d t'-l
I t ~ pn!fe 'd more th a n ", ltc;b' Ilenr t !
&ppoa.l lD va.IlI , \\hen It 18 recognIsed that thLS ri!spect. 0 l e ommltllt:e5 0 res , to ta. e e ect
Bc't fivp. Acres .,.r Oa.llI-l , B St..fford, 2 G bona. fide tenant or Yeoman faTmers (un el' -uroo J ac~n 1\{.F H nt1d MI lJ CJ'(m vf>1!etables
:Messrs 'V ch I--I"tt N D H ort 1" R H R and I d~~
gCu..'l6I~l~ISOt argUl~::nt H e " oulti :"Llv; a' ~ rel ll
scheme has t.hC'ie unIque fea tu rea that ' 1. plovldcs a.s from M Idsummer D ay
b
W H B 1
e;m;.} -1 John Cha.1ker, bay filly, 2 yean
1t a. .... I\y lllLhcrto un conSl(lcred t or the ba.pptnoss
The ch '\Jlte for miLle pa.tIents at. the Grosvenor W Kmg, c
ow ver
Y Best Hunter to Ca.rTV 14 stone a.nd over -1 Guy C Scra.~I!:; 1"....ot .. and cllltl\M10nS M~sn .T , fr cit [md humnrou.s <~nocd(\tes ~hlCh, 111 tH{l~t.
tmn ed tbe IRugh ~a.mst himsclf
IT ~
and wcB bclOJ;:" of d.sa.bled men In th~lr t)Rn count}' I Sa.nlltonutt1 l! mer-eased from 6s to 'Is pe r Lead I
PLOUGffiNG
Hp.rgrea.ves, 2 Lleut Col T Ha.n.k.ey, reserve St Godda.rd and H (ho,," n; corn culttva tIOn s,:Mr J
Goddtlrd; hu n~ers General S ir L E" A ld ('.r80II, I ~; sn.YU'gs fwd th~ droll '" av he had of (11 k
"\; iJlages, ID stead or barushmg th em to Govcmmoot per day Tbe cost at the Downs Sano.to.rlUm 1$ \
Best. Ploughman wlth two H~ .nd ReiD! George Llttleda1e
It C B, eM (,. D S 0 j cart hON ", M~ I mg them, would oo'tICr fall In tb~r obJo!eu- I(I
s{;Hle m ent& cl!'!ewhere that It. gl vC6 800pe to prlvat..e also 75 a dav~
(A) 1 J es Druett 2 A Saiildall 3 F~ fuU
Best HUQter to c;rrry less than 14 stone -1 V
tte 4UJlu.sement
ontcrplIse and local effort Ul sboulderlng t.he
The war aJlowanc:e grflnU!d to the care takeN. lLt
am Th
But.lElr
'
P Simonda, 2 Mrs.. E M Sturges, reServe Ca.pt R Orow and H M V crnon, corn , Messrs"
natlona.l burdon entailed on tbe country by t.be the Tuberculo!)! D ispe nsary us lIlcreased ' by 10. broo 'trp
"""
l rveb oma.sth two Ilones and ReIDS
M1nchm
find
W
p~1(.
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;
bll
ttU,
l\[l!iS
Gocbal
and
c
men Vi Ithm even ten ye..'\rs or Ins l'LJ e (':1)1 !,I
B es
.. ar and ./hat m adding to the .ttractlons and
f
~( 1 t ,.. ~
ou~ man
C. J Henry I
d
bv lady '
occuPa.hOUS .In ~untry distnets, It removC:!I t,.h e dus- a.a (om
ay & ~
1 (B~ - 1 G Hayes, 2 H. Bennett. ~ C.. COl:::, reeerve
Best La.dv's Bunter, to h& nd en
a.
1D Mrs R Crow; pou tl'V and egg5, Mr J Jon es, wiel d the b,ll1:Lul cue Voltb better resli lt but thtrl
hon ey, Mr W R Webftter, cn.ttte and. })1gs, aga.'ln , hiS dofec.tlVc eyc"lght dun n!;" rec en t 'O( i f
tast.e felt by those rotuMUllg frO Ill a more advCJl·
I S M.ynard
tbo rmg,-i Mn E M. Sturges. 2 Mn J. H
Mesm J~ L ShU"lev and A n Druce. h on I proved ,a great hanchcap W ith ll. pJ..Ck or c3rrls
luro"" life abroad to !.he humdrum and .llODotonons
Sw mg Ploughs (without wh..
OOIy -1 D. BimoDd., ......rv. Mrs. R- O. Teoaot
veterma:rv aUrt!'OOU' j Mr G P Mil lp Ste~ards
too, he was qlllto at home and llways ~nloycd ~
na.turc of pr~war vIllage lite at h ome
I
Wheeler 2 S Prater. 3 J Ra.vwa.rd.
CORN.
P 1oU'g hlnfl' M.,ssrs C T,UCrIA C fTnhhs F P",l - : 'game of solo wht".t
MallV people 10 f u::t kn n\\
What morn fiWn g mOffiOrl&ia could bo erect ed
HAMPSHIRE ,FRIENDLY
Ploughmg bv aBo,. und.,. 18 :yea'" of Me, with
l ~bo1:1l and Subocriben)
' hroughoot Englaud to tbo IDCO whb have gIVen
two bon.. and ",.". -1 H YOQIIl&Da; II W BarBest Co"""'-iN> of Wheo.t. Oata ""d lfarl..,-- mer and E Dunn. field Ma.jor Whebl e. Capt hlDl as tho '1\hsere King' -ne \HS fond of pion
CosWn Messt"- R M Stul'J.!es H A Raven!':- I 109 a mL~re-hand 111 1111 I:8mos ho;) WBS a. ~ood
their Ii, .. ID their COUDtry'. ca_ . wbat. more)
SOCIETY.
to
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2 F W H-•• ;ft"'~ft
orolt Goo",e Ford R St.flord S 0 B ...tow E I Jooer ... well as ~ "ood Wlnncr In o ~her words
oooepWlI. pro",,1OD mede for others wbo heve ,UT·
nB'~ P
f PlouahlOg by ODO of M""en Pord. 1 W Howard P",mer,
~v"ed. but WIt h lmpaJl'ed powers of body end 1
.~' Ieee 0
• 1 L T S"""'"
Tenant or Yeam"" Farm.,.1
Boobe. E GodAAl. W F,field W P~h".r R Col'
tru B I
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d a e Tlon
,
&hatt.cr ed bealth, than those ootta.ge barnes, these !
.on a Tra.ator Plmlldu I
\4llorQ,
Ben Collectloo Of Wheat, Oats and rBa.rIey.- 'ftrel 1, E Palmer, CB
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Dnnn the w!U"" Titus' had hi" a.lIot~nt a1H1
villac-e baJb, ra.ised b1 tbe concerted t!ffort of aU
The Execut.ir 8 Olmquttce and State If&Dag&
Best Piece of PIOlllithm~ by 8 mok(r tnctar Or 1 F W Headm~n, 2 W C J BIssey
H RNld"U; horse c1n."IgeS M mtSrs E M Shfr'C"C:S I to USA ~IS OlYn worns. "did ~ ht.t'e bit of d l~
cluses oC the commlUuty, not only In remomb ra.nce me:nt Ccu:nnlltf1e. of thIS Society met under the motor' 'Plough (open to the 'Whole of Ettgland) ::Best. Sack oi. White Wheat -1 W HbwaM Pal... J
H "S,mondfJ H , A R-AvPtn~roft, Vl\18n
n U for tbe household reqUirements HIS haul*'
of t h050 tbey have loved p.nd lost, but Q8 a means cha.U"m~p ~t · I..jeut,.;.a,l W Ba.tT'OW Simonds 1 F Young
f """
mer
"\
of brtghtenmg tbe lh es and ImproVlllg the 15000al
Carter With the best tlll'Ded out Team: 0 aCII"'SM
BeA Ba.ek. of Red Wheat -1 E Hobba, 2 Mar. Slmnnds, F Bul1tQgba.m. H Randall S Chl\lkilr ~]§ wa.s not a la~ one "TItuS" was un
and
Fmnk
"{lowver;
root.~
Messrs
Geor~p
F
ord,
m
amed HIS; sirler W~ hls housekeeper
a.nd maWrlu.I condit.lODI of tb06U tbc-y ba.vo Jolt (Vloe-P.re~Sldent) there being also preaant the Nev plonghmg at the t)lOllghing m.t.ch _1 A.~. ""UIB of Downllhire
Hlf1 quaint stt}"!n !ls I\nc'l lbumorous repartee never
~tDd'
W G ThomP'fD. the Be. G SamplOll, and 2 G Cham.v. 3 H Bennet.t. 4 G, Hay"< 6 , ~ Ben Sack of Ch.....l,.r Barley.-l W . lioward B StRfford F T J.b'.I, S 0 &~..nw. F. Tohnson
and :r J
F!UTfl.nt; ve~tablp!ll!
M~~T8 A f I d to r a ise :\ laugh from even tho most sullE'lI
t only r emll.lDs to be mcuuonOO th.t a repreF Betb. J F ChApman. W Hopgood.
Wood_ 6 W WesWl
Palmer, II F . W HeadmgtoD
H e l Tllnved the part of t-h('
sent.a.tlve Comm it tee J.S acttvely enga.<>ed In for- Muascll J
\V F Stacey W J W e s t - '
B
n~ " ..I. 01 Wh," 0 " '.-1 W Howard Pal. Bowyer .It S P errott a.nd M rJ lor Wbeble, !ld'" hard.to ple3Se
v>.,dmg th e lII torcsts of the .cheme Uld . m o D g ·
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]lQult\'Y, eggs butter Rnd honov Messrs. ,T G
roverb,,1 I".hman 1.0 ]l<'rfectlon
of h"
t holr Dl.IJ'Ilber t.h e RIgbt H on SIT Frederick Milner, bprook,u-E
BerrlJ:ll~~ G
G~~lel G
Pol.at.oea -1 H Turner 2 W, Cooper, :5 Wm. mel' 2 F W BeanmJlt,w:}n 6 E Babbs
W Ford and A Ford catt.1fl Me..qq"'8 C...edrge B J\tch.. ~05t noioo IngblSWf (clt from hiS 1l'RS dur.mg . .
T
Bart Gonera l S,r John Ady. and Adaural H L
sm,...
Riche.~.
J =omtield. B I
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B~aI. Bd of Black 0&1&-1 G. Ford.
o E ~en"ch. W FIfield, R BUrgs and T , game of ltiUi:lt&. He had made ono or t wo ~0ll<1
Fleut.: C BE . are glvmg .t thetr heart) 'Upport
T SavoKe,
J F Pa..om It w.. reo
':) e1
1 W Cooper 2 Jo''" l\...<I 3 ~ How..-.! PalmeT
Raa.o; P;JlI!. M...... G Lnc.. If BOWV<lr. E ohots...,d"""""" to DO 111 IOJ' • f ..rlv ~ood brc""
Ue6
Obeq
1 may be sent. to II Village RomCi
A.5So. POrted that
absenoq had been reeeIved
Dlonl ,
-r-'
Best B&ck of Grey Winter OafAs -1 MarqUIS or PnJmBl" W)d F Yemn-:\ns - corn Me.,,"," .J HIS8eV ItJ:, a ,itnple shot he failed.. Without th~ hnntc6t
"" LIO n." London Count.y ""d WestIDm, ter
from Mr E
&Cd Mr J TbomPloD
Fnaer 1 I
S F
2 W Sunn.. 3 DoW!llhiTe, ....I'V. E. !II St=eI
E R~er Ilnd J M Dllnond; tmT'llemenf.fi And ! lIGptaOD of a srrttto on 1'08 iace he romn-tked
1
Readmg Bra.nch, to UIe 'l'rcasuTor, Commander
!, S. C&I'l'Ot.l
aa.ac • rue:,
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mAcbinon:. 'Me.m W Polmer R Cotterpll .nd tall oif Just as I Am gJlt:tmg on »
AAhley Foa.k.cs, R N, 55, Nassau road, Ba.rnca ,
SU:ty-lour
membera were admitted: to t.Ile Jon Reed
Best Sa.ck of BeanaF.red Smldu 11lDt"becm C A,nt Ctwtnn, W Fifield,
Another won-known dudge of btl! wa.a, althotl!:b
8 W 13, or would be gratofully receJ.vod a.nd acand 77 l.D tb~ State The SecPanlUpa -1 H. Tmner, 2 W, S~1 3 J'auo
ButTER,
);no.,ledgOO by
the folloWlOg m ...tmonla bad B F..-r.
.,
Be.t ~wo POUDd. of Freob Butter (memben ""d E P&lmer and Goo'll" Ford . Junr The bon he had IOOrod DOthmg ~ the t.A~I. to ..k ~b.~
Yo~
lui. mooting -£1,495 a. 3d
Cabba4zeo.~l B D-. 2 J'oIm' lIeod '
"
';''boi:nbero) -1 MrI W Bowo.rd Palmer, II Mr. oecret&rie'. ...010 C~pt. B. Marley IIIld Mr. W. C. -m&rk... • Let me _ did I get th .... ar ~nn "
Tho mark.,\ untll he boc1 hero"'" ,..00 ,t o TltUll,
- C
LARRINGTONI
AIlI\.r&li&
per CeDI BOIlda
ColiectioD of Vegetabl.. ~tato ODd f&nlllal>our- YOUll,l (per M:ra. IlecUerl. ~
J. MaoW.oy, ~., J. 'W@I!JO
•
JIIIIl'II'8lly coriOedod !.h. 100aer num1ie.r.
. t'" V II
HCbatnDf
:It
per ....!.
en 00lyl.-1 John.Jleed,
W, Bul'lllAll, 3..1... G. 'Ford:
.
Cotnml
~
I Ilg&
omes or
S Fruu [
.. _~ . _ P
,_ I ~'h Bu_ (t.en&1)\ or
tine memben for Two varieti.. of ~tatoe. (1W!ficult1n-al 1AlJo"","
...... _u QIjD""
C1'1IIdl
Satlo... end Spldie..
PRA(J'l'I(lU PJIIlO1' of tb. ~Iu. of .. N",,",D(1tegiotered under War Chant,.. Act.
n_
01
onl ) -1 A Dyer, 2 Iouc B, ~, Q John JIOQID&Il fannerol.-1
Ford,
C. B. Lev
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~ .. $~ -, Specffto.. . w~ta trYeJT YlotiID of Nual l
!lockett, Shrivonham, Berka
Ill' n . !.. 4 B Tu
Ii F. Y",,_ 4 llnI Bta1I •
"'-"-......... 27th 19I5
.......
mer
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o.tarrh~, Inftueua;' H~ Coldl and Sore Throat who j
"'Â¥""""~
,
,_~ I
Collect'OD 9fJi Vegetabl.. (mem~ IIllt lObComplaiD.t. "ave for lOme lU:ae Han
A, . T• .~, 2
Belt Cottp16 '" Fowl. (oockefe1.).-l Tho Mol»- ,.;n rI" il ,. trial. U...I dally lor hool!.h and I
to• " ' - 0 I <!CWlbora&lld tbl:,.r omnlo-).-l
."d throal. Of leadlDg Cbemisto
,~
iii"" lMde1 PoIlltry F&rDI, II .It W. &wyor. 3 G. oomf<>iI. of _
PealChing u; tliat r f"aden 1I.vo Men unahle
memben wbo hAv. G. Ford. ~ V SlDlood. · •
Luau. 4 Mn W . Howud Palm,...
....-.yw1!ero 1/3, (by poet 1/6). Bold by B. H. BuU.r, I to abtalD the I I ReadiDg Obl.rver:' They
poll.... bay. beeD '
'PULLED ROOTS
'.
B~ Coup'16 01 Fowl. (pun...) -1 Tho Mol ... ID§. Ijoq~911 !;lO,.d.;r Cooper. lOT. tondon St.eel. and
would place Ibe;r ot.... witb !.htrir N
OOl_jU. DCO of th.,r Dot I B ..t Dme Spec1IDOD. of ButtQD·. GIOM"MaztgelJ. aioe Model Poultrv Farm. 2 J W Bow,..... 3 A Whilley' ~" J Clrou and Bon. R3, Odord Road,
.haVlDi' 1 -1 Jl'. BulhD.h&IJJ. 2 Marqnll of Do_iliire.
J ~ocl<e:r 4 G Lucal.
,
1I. Dr
~ «1 !l&rlctt Place. R A. NorrJI. K1DA"1
•••Dtt. or apply to
'()f'bonte, Broad Street .nd WOtiD~hud
!. :~:::,~~t~m:em::.
NlDe SpeclmeDl of Sut.ton·, GoJdtn Man~1
B4jot CoJplo of DucIeI -1 The Mol_;ne MocW a.O.d
THE PUBLISHER.
' BrI.r~1l1load. w. L ..PuIllD, S, DuD
~
other than glo~).-l B. B91f1W1 iJ -E!ioIaa , J, Podl~ Farm, F. Y _ _ i5 !In. Staflo,,\' 4 IIo&<l'
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R eadlDg won, and on the generw TUn.
..... DTVf!d t.hetr vICtory, though
tbey d ~
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WHEN THE GOALS v/EhE
T~ goa.ls c&IIle laJ..c m t.h e
beMl pepperUl$:! 8.'way a.t
~ and a.gam, Wlthout dell
aDd one began to thtnk t.h l1.t tbe
from Brighton ,", ould r eturn home
to theIr credit "But thi!'i. was Dot
length Carr got. • deltghtfll l ball
In. )the mouth of t b e vlSltor,,'
B~iley, who 1& an opportnc st
~ there to head It mto t.he
-.r player took a. pcnalh a.nd

Ba)lt.-5 bad h ad two gl"k1.11; :-'C("I-, r!
Brighton and Have stnJ~~I (' ti (n
elegantly) enough, b1l t tbH 'I 1'0
t.b.ey,"'retlred beat.en, ;)-$ Iftllt l'd

NDT AT TH.ElR BEST .ReadIng ccI1.rl.ml v w(lm n o~
then thiS u ea,sll <lcc)lw t" d
snb8tltU~ f()r Srn:tb it n(1 H'rl)"C1"'
.and oorf,.1.mh p 1av ... ri b l£hh
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not found even d a.y 10 th e l' COl;: ,
always con tended th at. th ,. 11111 1
Wh1Ch the pro"c.nce of h .- t SUllt h
IS suffiCIent rea.sou III It!;;('lr tor '11<:
~de even If he did not k.lck a La 1}

DON'T WISH TO BE MJ St,;
But 10 wn tmg what 1 lilt, e
mys.1f perfe<J.ly clear 1 hoc e
-qudol"litood "1 am not de,,,,iu.

RACING

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I. TITUS' OF THE' UPPER SHIP:

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hlS eound mmd could cia "0
down .ltood game, and t hero
the full-back hne B orJer I S
moot sturdy m.mbe", of tbe

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again noticeable for It! Ia.rge
et.r:i.b which WaA 10 fo rce on
dnced the number of run ners,
the &~tend3neo of the general public
da.y the gale raceJ.pts were

Messrs J ohn Porter (Ma.nagmg
E Buabby (Clerk. of tho C0 11rSe)
wlth themselve s Though thcre
faIling off on the followU\g day, the.
doobt.edly financlnlly Buccesl!flll, n.nd
poult of VIew "'1t 8 'lUlte IDterMting

at this meermg-, the managoment
Wlth the condJtions of we&ther
IpTlnkhng of well· backed hones"
present spent a. pretty pleaaaut time

THE OTHER OFFICIALS In a.ddition to the two officl!'I.ls
the foll owlDg took pBr~ ,-S"',.-nrd.o
Covontry, the Earl of DllIha.rn
the Earl 01 Jemey, the Earl of
\ 9roaveU Qfl M,r.O W. Rayner Mr

AIr W M G Sm.., er

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)'le!J.S1S Weath'!Tr1\
&Ir J Marsll J udg" l\Ir C 1::
the Sca.les Mr A S M~nu\lI g
White. Sec~ ttl.ry to tbe Compl.uy
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"lo::a.1 o~ u en" ,.,.cro badly out
tr:u.ue[s ba.d a fll.\r share of
Eay that Ml Gat8ham won t he
I!tronJ;'ly BUp p'trtcd GolJen
Tlroti a uue:S:M t.he Letcombc
owned by Mr Vllllillw" nn t!
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ClmdeU (well knowu IU n.ell dllU~)
Sernces Cup 1 [r PlLrr'1I tilh er
Ne"{\:bur J CUf Mr Wbile's
Mr Cl11l1iff"'!1 Ch&rlehell6 I.htJ
!'Irs Cu,yzee e r om POllIle t he

l' not oue wmner W8.9 ttalnetl ~t.

trSJuers carried off the ma.J.u ot tht!l

TIlE CONCLUl)[N'G DAY 4s on the first da.y, NewmlLrket
empty away, on Safurda. y tlud,
I should say thij .... ~ the tmt
held at Wb1M thev did no t r:1. Si' Ii.
the T YO Plat.; WIth tne (0 11 \
o\vuer-tram er UI H Daw:;oll ec I
Ihndlcs.p With Shermgha.m :\ JI
K.iJlgsclere !:St.a..i:ee lor ~1r \\
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Per&se, who ha.s

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Clark: w1tb Oa.lroy,
au top \V hen lli T
WM first LD tbe La.mbourue

the Whll.tco U1b~ Hllndlca.p fur Mr

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splendId 42, tht\ score- theo

W,th the last p= In :wd 12
" Joe" Safg<!aot hald • hot
boo game endOO "" s\.;ltOO
(four wlck.to eo.chl and
~~kete), be..,1ed wen
don road's socond
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Score'London·roa.d

L Lush 0 ThatoJ:ter b
W DentOn b H are
V Fulcher c ac d b
F . WhI te b P oco,k
,\ E WblLtlDgham b
,J J S""~C""t I·b-w h
F W E,ans b W ehb
H M' L,hell b Web b
A Gal<:l b Webh
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WOKlNGH.u1
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game rN.ultmg m a. WID
runs Lon don-road batted
Nch.. (281. "hitt.ln gha.ru
Dentoo (9) belDg clne!
bowled w~lI for t.he .. Mag<.!
at .mall co, t 1 b... M;,gs "

Total
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Y P()COdr: b Sa.TgM_nt
~m l> SAr~,,,,,t

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0 Wblttmtrham
That.cbar c Evan, h
J W ebb b Denton
E Perry b Wh IHm .... 11
'r Goddard b W1',lI,,"!:nal
F. Laogley not out
lJ P.yne b S.rRO.n~
o Hs.wJnn l c Sar geAnt
• A . Botto c Mltebell b
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