Reading Observer 03-1920

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BOROUGH BENCH.

READING

Dy mom B t'o wll _ of Quecu\-r(l;)d. w ~ s
Tho annual meetiug of Ule Readmg a nd D istrict SUlll W'Oll od for being tho OWl ,c r ~f a dog wh ic h \\";IS
OnckCJt. .I..o-a.g-uo w w. held a t the George H otel. I :I.t largo \\'lt hout :~ lIlu;-:z lc 0 11 E cbr ua ry 22tH1, a n d
Rc~ . 011 'Flridny eVCllulg III last. wock. "heu 1tIr..
DYIUOIO Bro'~ n .
who appe:\r cri ,
cx~\. t
BOl'OlIbh POli l~' COUl'l , 011
t hore ""aS Q. la.t·ge 3.t tcnp a.noo of dc lc:;a.tos and e\ cry plnmed thn.t t.bo p :>g. Jllmped out of il ll ope n WlJ)'. :S o S mlth ' {1Il 1110 ch ulI) <Iud
mWClL-tlOtl was "l\' CD of tho com ing scMQn C9rn g u. dow, and had. Dilly Ju~t run auoss the. road.-~-\
UlOSt 3tH..'ccssf uloo ne ~ it.h r eg.Q.l-d to Lll e llum oor ot
flll O of lOs. W<ld impose d.
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aged 22. -of 19 . .Amit y t.GalU__<; oompc LllIg _
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!llI'eel, \\',rs
'l"c maud ,nih sle,illllg a
TbO' C h lU l"roa.u of t.he League, ?tIr o J. M. Wri ght ,
U NR1.+.GlS ll<~R!>.D ALll::~_ I
LIl.:n .:le nlued
lOs . • the J.ll·opert.y o j Ken·
I..ewi.s R J. OAAe, tuldress rcfu !!ed, wa.q, ch:l r g:cd lI e~1..a Whig_ of Want. "e H,tll , bcl'\'eeL I l <'e LI' U:llY
preaidod and t.horo ..... e l o otlBO prcscut. Mr. F. A.
Cox (Pl'~ldOIllt.J . t ho n.e\ F . J C_ G rll lJOr. ltlt~- ~;th beiug a dt....-;ertcr f!'O m t he lst U,l rns(J1l .B.lt t .!4l h a.nd 9t.h.
'ur er), Mr. A. E . Clifford . (hon_ sec.) , ~~ ~I~ h :)- i ",r"l'ceste r He<;!t.. stat ioned at Cosh.Lnt , ~I.llce
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\\ it h obf..iL lIling the I'oUIll
10 WlDJr deleg.a.t-cs
M('IS5 ls. C. BiShop, :B I • J
I, March 2nd 1918 n.nd furth t'I' mLQ be rn g a.n a.lLl.:n
p rete n ces, the ll ~OUl&; of tbo
H. Hodi:'os cUl d W But,ler (P(lpp:~d)d: 9· c de)l? cnH"' 1
Wit IL P~usq,in'n' fru led to C
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on JtLnlla.ry 5th. _
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L"'~W~~a.rnard and J. Lem on (\V}"TnH-o ·s) . . ~ullomel!ts of tho ,Ah(!l '1i R C!;trlct~nlt (~olJ ~o hd:l.
Wantage HaH. a silldcl lt,
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1'o\'Cy (Y_M .O. A. 1st Xl. ) , C. S, lbl) IPWl1 1 tlOlll Ol'd C'I'; l~l6 . In rcgR l'd ,to ref.I ~-t,rrlllOlI.
a~ hiS pro per~.y. whIch h ~
(~_ M_C.A 'Voo np<:ua.y) . E P .. ~ ,_xoc haor). H~ IH'\O ~1
MI' A . } Ulark appeared fryr t Ie pn ~ l)lIer
He le ft It. ill .t.he Licyclo
lJ~n ' s 1 \'cdll1':sd a ,:, ), Syrl E\ a llS klid .\- Smr tn1
1) C P IlPO sta t.crl th at the pI rsoner .\ \l l.fi a Rusaru.l on FebnJary 9t h h e
(W oodle"): P. 8 Lavoioy (fl orb<.-rt·sJ. ~. W. Ho we I s;lan, b,:111l i ll P ola nd. al ld " ao:: iEJ;,;-,tered III R ea.d(Heni ey{; H_ Le. . . Il'i \K ing 's-rood 11lS~ltul c): .}.1acc iug in -F ebruary, 1916, Rnd tl U_ g R\ ' O hil'- tu.ldl"('l' !I
9, JJowc-r , Ca.stle- ~ treet .
~ 0'lvlt SorTloCC): S. H at hii\\l.I.Y. 11. Ildii o ld . A ·GLo~·e. a.'\ Zill 7.a n - ~ I 1"eet. H e leit. t he lnwn . fin d it w ns
!'ta teu tha t at 5.30 p.m.
l~k, E. Lollsloy , P- C. Bl g::;S and Ii
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Britl~h
pl'iSot1e1- bl'ought 11i\l1 the
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' iJ;luri'bftfl ld ) ; Fl. Chapm "n ('l'I iltU w a,Y!'I): 1 'IN p;lAIll . Arnn- 011' Martb arcl h e elltc rod the volic:e ~1.1\ ­
it COl' sa le for £2 15"'_ He w:\s
,A. BW'g' ~" , E . Dt'llllft.t anJ R. ChYm'( t d~ uy~ ; ~itl n ' ~l1d ·I.:,i- ~d for :1 11 id e nt il y certi fu·;tt c
He
,L Bov Scout. and produced. n
E. C. Bad6:\ an,d W. f '. W ~ t. (D c lta ). a.1I
· 11~ ru."!orl l-o ~R ~' where ile had ~n In th e ·i llt~rval.
S ir R. Badc n -P ow.ell , say ing .
H ei.berlll,1;1.01l (1i1clinrst.J.
H e snid he hRd been on lea\'e from t he A.rmy in
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A.N.x UAI. ItE'l'Op.:r.
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1 Ma rch. 1918. tlnd bad nnt retlirTled
sell t he bie, cle be~HI ~ e h(;
'J1a. COIllmit.t oo ll·por t..crl Lh ~t the sea,SOIl 1919 A fi ne of £ 5, or in d efa.u lt. one mont h's impri,,d a.y. lI e- fur tber stated" that
was vory :luclA.:SSi,ti.
O;WI llJ;' to t.he fad t.hat. It. onm~ut. WII, imposed a nd the pri f.O ncr wa s ordored
lJondon. SuhsequeJrtly ' \' Itn ess;
J~g • .u.umber of n l(~ln bt:rg " ere rt.lll 51.: 1 \,11I~. wh en t o n.wai t. a milllary e~ot1 .
1Ss_, paid £1 down, and tl.'Ilked
t he 1&8t. ",u l\ ua l . m l!C L IlI~ too); p lac.;.· , 1t WI\ !\ ~ccl d o.!u
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fO!- Uu~ bnlunce. He did P.O
LI.w.lo A ' 11-1..;1 II UlvislOil.~ sIlo-a! d 1>0 . fO' 1l1::11 lI HtcaU
A (.RAV E. CHARGE.
the balance. \Vitness had
of luw in{!' Di\-ISIOIlS 1 IUltl2 as m PI C\-' lO IS yea H,;,
A,!fled Tho!. B il ~))f. of 71 Ed~e bi!l - F;t rf'ooe t wnl':
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aoc:ordiul{ La -lobt.: ::;t. I·l.: n ~ t : l of I"h\,; ci ll O>; . 'IIus, p:-o".~d :o.U1nm ulle-U for indeccllth- a-l'~nu l tlllg nnd iil -treat Bnstol Clty Police, !Spoke to
q \.11.te .. su~':,.;; flud some cxccUe-ll t. m a l( h ~ I e· I '
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nt the Salvation Army Lodging
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n a nd tl I~'e In or
).'Hl t.~ was c Ie , o l1 te.Ul I ;\.
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1 C lllromont-place, Southampt-on-streel . on
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F ebrua.ry 24th, where he
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'f hu Nnt cet i11 A D1 Y'tHOIi prO ycd
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the theft. He denied tb.
UI03t c.xd t uljt four d ub.; " Nokuwli am L(l ndon-roau.
l h e ' e \'ld c n oo of tho hLlle gul, h er 8Ullt. lind
pol ice st..ttioll said tbnt on
'\\'oklnt:tha.w Mag plOS , 'l'l.I:' h u rs:t.. ; lIh i ~Vesl cy G~ll ltl) I th~ ga-]'!'\ fa th,:r was Lo t.1to effect.. that while tbe
'Vantage Hall , hn.ving taken
~ l Uu'lSinnz I h£ 1" l)roglaJn~lll! wlt..h a.n cql.\a.l_ln um • child ~\.,~ OIr It.., w_y. to s,;,hool in the afternoon
before tb",t. Ho rode Ihe
b 1.!l.· oi POIlH f';. \V-t'Oo l(.'y Gilild W C I C hc a beu h.'i M ag· tha )1r rSf"l lier s )x>ke t-n t he litt.l e girl. ]l ut one iJJ1l1
and on arrlYIng on t he 10t.b,
-pl~ a.ud 'l\ IQh 1:S1. by Wok: n;:-h lLlll ~ouJoH -ror ~ ~n roulld her :tIId ki ~ed he l' Hud pm, hi ~ olht'l· buud
1..flcl r r CS l)(w tl \j e del,,"lJl11g' Jn~t c h C'S . ,lInL Lh o fin a. l !UHler her coat..
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maJch, .l1a.:n ),·I1_'6 Y. LuIHloll-road , \'tahs played qa t
The c h a r,ICe WM, "men ded t o olla of common
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lireat IIlW lest ..... 11..5 S o-wu m ,,113
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m au::h wndon -road ..... t\LUlll g by ten r-lUlI; Il.utll wole ~.ssa u t . to W Ie I t . e Im~on er pl &1.d ed gUJ lt)" ~tRt­
t.heror~'e (:h-doln [Ho ll:o> of (J1 \,I~IO II A. Tho B D I IS IOU lI~g [that. ~1.A h:ld s,.mply l!'l1ISht hold of t hc hltle
1\ Iso
p! Ovoo
t£> bo \'cl'y lHl Cl"C3tm g t.lu·ou 9ho u t.. gl~l, al~d ~L"<:.e<l hm. ( .
~el \.a ..bow(J(1 nlm't. iooru;islf·ut. rOl1Il , a nd. l-hcIT.SlIC·
Lhe Chal r f!ln-II ,M id
~he Magistra.w!'l
~NIS by fOU l" pOl lltiS l as eJlllm p'oOlls of 1,lll S ~lr151o n !':ce ll the pl"l."on(lr Ii . r ccord . alld it W<L.~. a
wa,s we1J. Ch::-Cl"H!·..:l.
.l:'1'!lpa.l d 1lI11shccl SC(ol]d a ll 'ba(~ r CC'iI\·d 111 r e-Iat,w n ~ the . nffcll ce wl l h
t he lIICu.~ u.o labh>.
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Ie. wh ich h e \H\8 cURr geri . L ]t lle chl !d nm must b e
ThQ.anIl11&t_ .lis\,n b ut.lOn of CUP;! and meda.1.S too e pro tected . And tliQ, pri.mnol' would ha"e to go to
p lowe a.lo :.. LSlr,okm e;- ;COtlOArt. wh l\'\h \\" &8 h e-Id at tho p l; ro n for OllE) mo!.h h.
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fJf'IOl'go 1:.'1>«:01 on bl\.t.lIl-day , J il.nua-ty 31st _ ]lLr. W.
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A. MOunt., ) LP , a. ~cllde:d a nd kllidl y Ul a~o lh~
" a rJ oll6 P ..('!;~u t.u.t.~().1S. .At .. t. he OOll cel t. tI' hlch fo· :MONDAY.- B cfor e t.he Mw,flr (Dr. G.!'. l\brn.m).
)o",·oc:l. t.1~ G'hainr. 1 ex prcssed tho bope t.h iLt. . t.h o
in the chair, Mt, S. R.. Whitlf'Y. ~nd Ml. S.
' W odn ClSday ! .R.JI..& \l,I \\ou ld bo r cs us CJlrll-t.ed' lll-I.lId
Haywnrd .
1lh '. M.a.ker (a VA • resldt'.llt of the Lca.gue)t ~' ho
.... .:1.8 Pl cscut, ~ e ry g .... ller ousl:r.
oIl eroo to g l" P IL
,A IlLO\," \Hl'H A BOTTLE.
ohalleuac CUI) to' be. 'oompct.cd tor by the Wed nesday
Ch l'U8. "' l\ I.r. Malkc r l \\ as hoo.rtliy t h anked fot' h IS
Ethel Mft". (If 44 . Be('chnm·roa d . W:I!> ~ um·
lund o.lfe-r.
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lllOlIed for . ~... £tlllltjng n ClII".'" Oa ts. of 60. Srlllth T ile folLowing g~
' t.lemeu M.\·c k mdl y conscn ~ n.mplo ll -l'-Lroel.. _t c<l:< u31 N11p lo~-eP of l ho Rending
t o oeOOul'" vlCo.rpt·
eu ts of tlw Le ague ·.-lic.sS1S Corporation. fnr wh om l\It·. 'j',llIIO (De puty Town
}'. A. Simonds , J . , Phillips, J a.ok t' ln Ulps, Jobn Clerkl nppen red . rt apl'en rr:d t h flt ()nts wns
Hill, R. H i.l&t, M. J. l~ hu ~, li~ P en-1S. AI _. VIU- working as w.'ltc!mHlll III Norwl- ru 'l d . 'whell Ihe
(".flilt. , H_ Villoon t.
'. lj . (;ha rnbe.r>:. a.lld t'. Cohcn. de folldllllt (;il l1h~ an d com m e nce d l o la ke some ,
'1 ~.ley ba.\OC a ll oon Ll buted g OIl(,l"oUsly t.O iho Leag'uc
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T ho Co m lli.~O t t! I HI~~t Lhelr I;UlCoro w aver ,\ Il! I e aA: 1 C!largE'.
e eom p alJl - whi1.~t
t-h.a.n ks to t.ho 1I 1llT: I ~US v lCC-:Pl es ldent,.s .... bo IUl. ve '1l.nt t.old he l' 10 gil ;"l\\ a,r a mi lca ye the \\ oo d alone. t:llked of
tOI' s'> many years given th ell I>U P!)()lt , an ~ I,hus wbi ch she dId . ~ h r cn me back lind . h av in g bee n
H erbort
bdpina &0 m il ch to cal-ry on t.ho wor k Of t he w a rne d off n.ga~. b l"uu:-:-ht. out., a b ottlo... i"tnd }lo ured a t Wantn" .
] .eagu.e.
All lohe m ron-oort; o f thl) League wcro some water m'~ 1" l Wll ll ml st.rul'k hlln on t.he hOld
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I:Hlebt-ed to tbeJ.r r (~r>e'cl.od l'll'Swlr:nt (Ald. F. A. with t ho bot t le.
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wep
(· 0 :tJ. \'9 ho . ·h3£ ~IP't-.d th" plY.n tlol1 t or J>oi very
Mr. T. R K ellt a ppt'-a red for t he dC' fence. ,,-hi ch
Pri.lOner f;a.id
mau Y' years _ Als o Itbo hf'a.ny tha.n ks of the mom- , wa.s thn t Mr~. ~1a\- l't n lck O"ts in .self-d e fe nce. I to keep R- mnn
bero were clue to tOo follOWing gmltlcmen who ha~
'The Magr.<:tlntes ~ impo!Ood a fino of 20il., incll!9-.:'
The ~~:~~::r.~t~~:'
dono so much fo r t.he su~s ot vue Le-.... guo pr...c- in g cost..s.
carefnl 4
w(!aUy .inee noS forma.tion. viz. : 1'he ~e\'. ¥,- J_ C_
the prisoner
Gtl hnOl.· lho D. tIT'~u r"r ') , ..... ho. d C6Plto IllS Ie ll or·
TO GO TO A HOME
he had been
. Kate Gnfll , of 46. K mg'·s 'l"oa.d . Cnversham, had traded
mous num um' of ergR.gpm e:nt s, b M _al.tended w ost.
mJt $; ' wa-s br,o ught ~IP. ;!ftc!" hll \' in~' bee n rf>lllandeu ' to I d. e.fra.ud. Ho
of the oomnuot.t.cc DIt.'Ct-ll1 gs and kcPt th e: aCfoemed
of tho League,
J. M. Wrlgll\- .(th o
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oha.i,nna.D) , MI. W Stcb'otnga (u,mpll ~ and r egis - ~b e lnfi.rmAr~- fur ::I. week , IllL a. charget nf illdeoency Ll.nprlsOllment
t.ra~on 5 00l'l&t.:UY ) &.Ild M I'. A. E. <.:.lifton:l. {g~nora.1 1Il Che ltenh i"Ul P laf'€'. 0 1\ F eb rllan- 28th.
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bi" son's historY.
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MUZZLING ORDER OFFENCES.
)li~ Agnes Smit4, of Horse Shoe-road. P<Ulg·
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wiLho~lt_ a. muzzle on FebruI~l'Y 22mL- A .fille. of

58_ w as llnposed.
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Mr~_ t;udl'u'm HenLb. of Great Hou~e, nradfiel d.

WiLS summoned fO l" a o!'\un ilH.r ofience ,It 'l'he4Io.
on February 116th. ~Ild furtber v. ith ll110willg JWl'
dog to be all larj.!'e ,dt.hout a. collar llcarin* ~he
owner's name and Rddrc-ss .- The} constable 1 \fhO
caught the dog. said he kept it lhtC6 days. Be re
tho o'~ner claim ed lL. She , Solid it must Ih YO
gone 'With sqrnt!one to tho station and thOlt he
label Oil the Follar must have cotpe ofl. - Tho (lefE'nda.nt. who w:\.s reported lo have been 'tlf red'
ill Jauuary for a110\""lng ,her dog , to be at 1, e
withOllt & 1 muzzle , was fined lOs, In the fil'stl "e
and 2!!. 6d. in the latkr.

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T 1le 1etters
praIse
from those
have tried Hall's 1\N ,' no
both doctors I and Ip allr:II'''.
come
A medical Qlan
from Wimpole St., W., sayS! I" Please
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Cured by Dr. Cassell'\S Tablftllo
Here La the plain testimony of Mr. L.mue/ Parry,
:8yt.h£a. HOWIe, Fenna.nt Road. P on'key, ne ~t W re:x:, h am: He Mys : - " Before tsking Dr. 'f;asa8U '8

Tablet8 I was paraly!ed from the waist d9WIl, and
had been 110 for .six Jears. ' All tha.t tirii'e I W&8 in

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bed h elpless . I could not tutu over, could no\r 0
anything. My legs were quito oold. and.there ":iM
110 feeling in them. I could not feel a needle pushed
in. I wa s considered inourable, but decided to ·try
Dr. CIl8SCIPII T &bleta. Soon I I&:'uld move my legs a
little, and then I used to get out in a bath-chQ.ir.
Steadily I grew stronger, aDd in the aDd I 1'7.ae A.ble
to go OIl crutches. Now I can ,go. about with 8.
walking stick, but still take the crutches if gojng

SIZE BOTTLE, 5/6 1

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TWO CROs,s-COUNTRY TEAM
RACES.

The B e rks, , Bup)-a and Ox~ Cross-Country
.~ A.8sociation will .liaold two team ra.cel!o OD Ba.tur·

\ iay aft.ernoon , both starting from Yeomanry House,

J3a.th-road, 8.(, 3.30 p.m. 'l'~e teams, which must
:.ontsist of not more t.ha.n eIght or leM tha.n four
ronn~ call be drawn from boys a.nd~
1 outba from

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Cadet (Jorp',

clubs,

Soout .Associations, sch Is, football

etc., in Newbury, Abingdo,. Henley,

Wokingho.m, and Reading and distriet. .
The di, iMoea
b., Three mil .. for youth.
0_ 14 y...,. and under 18 years on Much ~.t
thi s year; twpl milee for boy~ · undar 14 years_
Priu:a wi11 be ,"warded to. the first . ~wo runners
and to tbe sooripg four of the finlt- t,-o teams in
each r&OO, wbject. to eight teams competing in

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IL'O NG TELEPHONE WAIT.
R-nrbert Elwell, of London,l was BUlllIIloned for
&llowing l b LS motor-ca.r to "t.a.nd una.ttended in
Broad-btreet (pppos ite . the G_.r .O .) for a. l onger
time tha,n necesSary for the taking up or settmg
down of pa.ssengers, on FebfPary 21st_
_P .e. Mander· said t,ba.t oit t he day in qnestion
he kept the caa- uQder observ.. tion for llft.l minutes.
Tho defence WB8 that El-.Jl was gottmg a telephoue ca.U t h r()ugh to London from 10,57 a.m. till
..aJt~~~~m~f i.o~. W8IJ imposed.
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her to apoloai.. for .omething
WDJJ &lleged .to have ~d a few dan
befOre_~ Brooks refnaed and tJien Parker commit.!.cd th .....ul~ complained of, giving her a black
eye.
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Mr. IT . R. Kent (I"" complainant) suggooted to
Parker that she used wme bad Ja:nguage. men~
tioning the words" b-- well."
Defendant,: HI bu.ve
bad la.ngu~e to lU!Je_"
MajOstn.teo' CI...k: .. That ,. not bo.d
Ja.ngu age_ Tha.t is rather more of clIUlsics than bad
languaJge nowadays." (La.ughter).
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'l'he IBench, considering thp case all .. s ix of one
and h\R.If a. dozen of l·be other," dismissed it
OD pa.yment. of o:::Jete.

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Ratine is one of the TD!,st.popular materials this Spring.
fabrics, will stand the hardest ware and is obtainable in

Another offer of Zephyrs in ha id,·w<,.rine
school frocks. 30in.1wide.

Bi'scllit,

ladies who know tbllt black a~d ..hjte stripes is one of
to be obtained, This 'black and ..bite stripe voile is a

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Appropriately called, the" Wllve.,"
this new Voile
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has a novel border and new wave effect. ' Th~ tex·

JflJltti'ng the

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ture is' splendid, and all shad~s are in. stock;

Voile Btl / 1 H

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.This -:huge reserve making possible many record
values.

40in. wide whi~

£rtton Pique in fi~e or

coarse cord, now PriCed 1/ Il ,

Tobralco
and white; llrowll and white ;'
and wbity- Always looks lleat'

2/11i, 3/6:, a/ll ~.

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The material which mothers i':re always pleased ,with.
Undoubtably the most d"ra~le fabric' for : chi\d~en's
,wear. The new r, nges com fris e ~pot. stripe, sprig
and S~lf effects. i ll at the ~ e pTlC~, 2/~.

becoming ell"ects

ISt',.".nu

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aprons,

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is one of the most dependable cotton
I b~Ck 'and white l iPes, 7 / 11.

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Think of it in these days~a stylish, reliable r.0ile,
40in. wide, with
PleaSing1spot and small' eheck
pattern. In all shades, 1/11 .

Nurse Cloth.

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stock on view
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<1:UP~\-iH be run :lot T:1plow Cfllll·t fln Hoar-.aness. Difficult 13reathiag, and Inftaenaa_
t.he t\VO mjle~ p ~pet'- Ch3$e for t1:le SpooIa.Dy ,...,..mended fo< Whooping Cough
other Bronchial Tronbles in ohUdmi. Priceo: I.. 3d.
' I ~illll::but y " "C III will be held at t.he same time
R:"Id pl'lce " :M!"_ P e n ~ ,,+ 1 116 p h.maed to heal" .. nd 31J. the 31_ ai~ being the m ore economicaL 01
h 'OlTp-.all ~U 11 ~ or m ('mb..:l"'S of tb ~ B.A.. C_ do::irous Chemi' t.a and Medicine Vendon netywhere. lnaiat;
00 b"y!pp' Vena' . and refiao &
ubatJ.ta.tea.
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Another opening for
on your dress reqUirements. The stocks of '
etc.. a~e ' the
, Costume Li~ings.
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styles. . yet .
..•newest productions Ear ,
, they ·can b,e. offered at
low prices ,0w;, 11

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'to being l:i6ught so
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i S'axe, Navy.
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4:0m.
e, '10 Grey,
'Tbis material is a .
most de'pendable I make
is exceptionally ,'good
value l Ilt. 2/61.

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A -mammoth co~ection of the best prints for 1920.
Many n. .. . Pa'tter~s, 'r~markable value. I See the window
in the department.

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A new effect, to seen only inj the "Vroca" V:oil..
this se.son. In a)1 the latert shades, with a very
smart border, 3 /11 t.
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Prints Bought early In 191(j.

V"'o'" Li,t>min, ,h C"r "

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All shades
Sky, Navy,

~ephyrs.

But Oood.
Special p-urchase of 30in. cotton Zephyrs in small checks.
red and white; mauve and white; sky and white;
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. and clean, 1/6i' l:

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check Zephyrs.
Wblte; Bro'wn I and
and While; Hlac!t
Charn;ing color

A great stock of
Reliable goods in
White; Red and
ond 'White; Sky
effects, l/llt-

Spe[iaUy manufactured to , meet the needs of 'ladies . wh want a good blouse material a.~
a "I0d~rate .price. . The" Arpeco~ , Twill is in grey with mil uve stripes; sky wilh pink stripes,- or
saxe ",th pmk stnpe. Th. pnce 1S only 2/1-1t.
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Navy, Wbite, Grley,

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AJ;;;;;e~;;a~;;~c~~;u~::~n in good stripes to be
l sold ~t l /9i-

for Raline.

I These new Voiles
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Quality Voiles in
such as White,
Saxe, Grey, m,.'m,. <"'u , <.1/

2 jEH a yard. Mcilroy's cQ,ntinue to offer 30in. Cotton crepor at 1/6! . . The
newest pattern has a stripe anp spot design on light or d.~k grounds, 1/6!. ' .
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E~sily worth

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A very fashionable Voile. The" Digo" moke with smar ,wo.tone stripe, such as lenlon and
Illack; black and white; brick and bl,cpk; ' n.Vy and . Whrlte; navy and sa,d. Splendid for
frocks ~r Jumpers, 3/11!.
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ltnjJYork, 2, KiDg'. Road. Ruahd.en, Northanta.
ench.
]n oo.nj~ction . with: these. two event;s the ~en~­ says :-'~ One of my little bo1a caught. whooping
ing Athlet,o CI~b will dOClde two ...Ied band,· cough! and 8000 wu •• ill Indeed. The .ttaoks
(;;l.p8: (1) fOt' members un'd er 14 y6nl'8; (2) for were bxtremel,- l18yere, and gl!Derally eDded in
memberts over l~ yea_" and und ~. 18 years. ~ here 'l'olDiut.g. My hueband I!l\lggeated Veno'._ He
w ill be Utree pri~ef!l an ea.ch bandlca.p_
,
hAd Iobu il him.oelf, and 1m.... it. Y;ain.. So I got
All entries clr;e on Monday. MaTCh 22nd, and
memben of the !'R.A _C . wi ~hin~ to e nter !or """"tbe lome fb~ the child, and lOon there ~ an improyesenJ ed h lm di cap ~ must. !!end in their name5, ages, ment. The atta.cb became leN -.i.oIent. and quiCkly
et.c .. toget her \~th entrance fee (6<1 . ) t o )J r . _4... J_ bo reoovered. Since then Veno'. has cured my
P e:l.rse, 15. 'W 1Ylen -street. R eadin c. or to Mr. other ahlldren of the aa.me a.il,ment.;'
J . '1'. Bridges, 'J P a. im erston&, " De-Ile Avc nue,
Hew ing.
, 'feno·s Li~htninr Cough 'Cure
is the world'. suprewo remody for Cough! and CoLU,
,
.. DIfSBOROUGH " CUP,
T he t hree m it o!s t eam race for the - .. D es· Lung Troubles, Asthma, BronoblU&. Naul Catarrh,

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The moment thesubsidy was
had to p~y the cotton growers a: rl bund for ' only
thirteen ~hilhng~ wortq of cotton I And.
all
increased' costs. have been met ultimately Iby ~he
purchaser. it I is leading:1 to new eliverie~ bing
advanced one-thi~d at l~ast in price. I
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AND ,EARLINE S OF I MciLROY'S ~
BRING YOU I1UNDRED~ . OF NE:W IEFFECT~
SHADES AT THE LAST OF THE" OLD-TIMj PRICES. ',

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A DEFAULTING DOG.
Thom.a:s Elliott, of 2, Body-road, was fined 10s_
f ' . for
" pein~
the owner o( a. dog wh ich
Yery far."
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. was fo-qnd 10 a highway there situate, truch dog
D r . Cassell's Ta.blet-a· &re the perfect modern ~om;e not. then weanng a oolla.r with owner'. name 8.n d
remedy for Nervous BreaJr:down, N~rve F~ture, q.ddress ~ nscribed thereon." He was fined a further
Neuritia Malnutrition, Waatin/l, A.nlem1&, Sleepless- lOs_ for e.llowi~ the dog to be ineOicien'3;
Des. h.dlgestion Kidn61 Trouble and Premature
led
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De~.... S~allj .~ta.bL~ for nlll1'_~DK mothen ~ d ' mu.r...r:
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t e acts, W
wom~ of wddI.!.~. 60ld by oheml&ij and Iltor8S Pl t.be d~f6ndaot admitted.
an po.rte 01 t.ho ...-o.ld. Pii~.: 10, 3d. ~d 3•. , the 3..
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MODERN CLASSICS.
ai.n being the more economIcal. Free ,mforma~o,:, . on
Winared Parker, of 12, NQ,rfolk Terra.Qe, .wa'
any case leDt on reqllMt. Dr. CaMell I Co" Limited, !UIplnoned fot' uau1t.ing and beating Emmie
Ch eder Road, :MfIoD chester , ED~.
Bl'ooks~ of . 11, Norfolk Terrace, 00 March 1st.
From tJie evidence - i~ appeared. that tho complainarlt W&5 W8.lkin~wa.rde the town, beiween the
briddield a.nd
.roa.d, when the defendant.

READING ATHLETIC
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M'''''I!'''''~s, and Liansul 0,,"0':""

STEPHEN S~.1.lTU

cottbn m~terials
rate of I dxchange I
maintained by It he Government.

TUESDAY.-Befor. Mr, A. H. Bull (in the chair),
:Mr. W. B. Smith, Mr. F. A. Sarje.ut, and bIr.

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for buildiD?, me up after an o*eration."

better' recormn dndations
·of Hall's
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such as these and no str0ngfr proof
run·down conditio1~s. Ill
I' allis Wine
DrI"SCnr)[l (J\1 of a -doctor and i~ has be9n regudoctors for over tf enty-five years.

" f rafton " is a name of '

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:. "Hall'~ Wine braced "'Ie up so
pmned Ih y faIthl to It ever SInce."
The doctor said I couldn't take 'anything

A p<1tient writes:
bette, than Hall's
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and find Hall 's Wine an exc+Ue1t ton ic,'"

mer's 'leading

formed.. but some ent.ries a.re being recclv!f\ a.nd , che&t of drawers on Ma.rch 7th, b e missed the
6OmO promising rearm ue expeot.ed. ~ hr. a.bove-nMledj· a.Jticles.- An a.ss1st.n.nt of Rose, the
y.M.C. A.... 'l'nwwa.ys &lid Maypolo At.hlctl? btlse pa.wnbroken; Mid that th& prisoner went into the
en tel'~_
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sh op and pledlg ed the nrlicles for £1 lOs.
Durmg the evenmg ~he. cup w-on by P c-ppa.rd as . )J. s. Henderson said that when he cautioned
., runnors-up JD tho IS D 1Yi:610 n was Dl"eseut.ed to Mr.
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o J.,
'd she k
th.i
bo t -t d
B IShop qQ beha.1f 1of t.he club .
dtrrlD.£ a dis· prlSOner ot'e 6&1
~ew _no
ng a ~ 1 an
eU9Sion of t.he pr09pecla of tale comiDg 6ea&On It tha.t he p~d .better ~h h~ ho.use. A httle la:ter
WM doe-i.dOO to oommllmoate v.-ith th e 'l'own ~:o()un· on she a~~tt.ed ta.kmg the artlCles a.nd pa.wn lug
ci l off ClrinR' tI le a.ciV100 of the Lell.;.oue when pitch&'! th?M M ~~e was s.hort of ~oney.
~I.et·o being prep.alred.
fhe pnsoner p1ee.ded guilty. H er husband, a.n
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unemp10yed e."t-blueJacket, 88Jd he could only sug·
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gest as a reason for hia wile's a.ction that they
were 8hQrt of moneJ..
The Oh~nnan I:i&ld they would te.ke u lenient
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ai view u poseible of the ca.ee, in view of the evi.
d~ce, and' the pri60~r would be bound over.
~n amdition impoaed w.. that the husb.nd
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6l?- Id refund the pawnbroker's money.

N erVeS.

Wine to my priv'fte resid dncej I ,have

bverdoing-

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THEFT FROM A NEiGHBOUR.
Clara Sophia Holsworth ~f 322 Kennet Sid.
wu ohar~ed -ivith stealing' on March 7th a sih-e;
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Id , . ,- ' h i d '£ 7, from
w<J.tLiIJ. an 11 go . 04-l"Wl--', toJte~ er va. ue
\'" M ~A Herbei'1to's EngineerlD" WOIk:S and Hen- her uext.-door nelghbour, Wi.U}(~m Ball,.-The man
le' M~'~ Institute.
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Hall said tha.t the prisoner used to go into his
'Vedneedo.y l.e&guQ has not. yo~ _ been house to do t ork for him oUen. On going to hi s

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Albert a.nd Herbert Rampton. of T adley. fa el'
and son , were char~ ed with lSt eal ing 24100. of
valued a t 28. 6d., the property of Mr. J . H .
llenYOll, ;Lt: Ufton, on Feb ruary 25th.
.
, Dlr. Denyqn's bailiff stn.ted tha.t thore was a
~i<:k of mea.d~w ha,y in & mewow at Urton ad.i ~ in.
mg t.he nn.t~.road. The t.wo men u;ru'Q wo~kmg
on an ad join ing firm, On li'ebrll<U"Y 25th I P <!.
Wi~.k.s broug~t ~m a. Q1!a.ntity of hay whicH "...-u.s
s Imy1al' M th:a.t. In tho rlck_
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P .c. Wick ~, stationed at- DeenbRm. stated ' tps.t
at 4.20 p.m. on Febru ary 25th he &"tw tho accused
fill in g a sack l\-;t h has from a r ick close
~he
Bath-road , ot Ufton, REt ilsked tbem ,if th('~ had
p"rmission to take Ithel ha.y. and Albe.rt. sa-.i Vpn,L
~lr_ .. Page' ~ had given hlln permis ... io~ to th.ke
what he want..ed for his pOlly_ They oompl~ ted
t.he filling ofl the sack. A forc.m::tn of one of 'Lbo
ra.nns who a:irivcd n.t tha.t moment said ,Mr. Pa~e
had
g iv~n the mell penniss i(lll t OI' tuke the
. On t.hd contrary! lle bild told him to lmake
it \ b."tck If tb 6y t Of)k any. Tbe lelder
d
repea.ted that. he h;ul had penui~oll
h& ~nd had har pr eviol1sly.
f
Geq. Page, a. ba.IIiff to Mr: B cnyon F.aid
tho two deMl1dan~s had been working for him
He ~ never givcn them permi ssion to take ~a~' .
It \ a." the custom to allow the men to I }laye
hay for t.heir pony qming the t ime t,hey WCJ'C
worlHnS! on t~e fann, but not to ta.ke it awa.Y_·1 .
' The defend,fl llts, plcrLded not ~\l ilt.y, nnd ' &'l.J' rl lthe
hay was not Ita ken awa.y from, Mr. BeQy o n'~ l ~nd.
The, "Chainna.n, ill fining t h e dcfelldnnt ~ O.5.
e~. said the practice of t.aking hay in tbLc. r.·oy
wa:il l8. prnct.i ce whl eh werrt. (In a good deal in jtho
count.ry and must be si.-op.ped .
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DiooUion I.-Wesley Gwld , WoDngh.~ Ijondan·
~ Dek.i., ~urwhlleld, Peppa.rd, Kllig s-rolad In";
I5titl1te and Ti1a.b:unit._
Div ' on ll.-Wyman's. Woodley, Emmer Gr een,

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PILFERING HAY.

Wilt meet each d&y at 12 o'clock on .
March 15t h ....... _.... Rll.Dlpstcad Norlls
'1""",o<I •.y, March 18t.h ............ Buhnershe QoUl·t

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. Ga p!. Bn.s il neale. O. B.E.. )o r G., of S\\r.lll'tn n.
Whit J htirch, ll hon, ,," ,loS SUUUll OllCd for dri.\ iug I.L
mot or-en:: 1" ~ nth o ut Ji~h ts , fi t PallgbuurlJe , Ott
Februa.ry 2~ 1~d, awl wI1h fn-lling 10 Pl'Ouucel R.
drn-o ll's li(:c nce. - Thc consta ble who ~to ppe~ th e
darelldant, &:l.id that' the, explanatlOlI gi\'ell as I to
t he reaS(;n for ha"ing 110 h~ht ~ \\-115 tha t ! ~he
:' wh9' e thUI~ h".d 'fOlie wrong ."- .--\. fine of 105.
m each C"d.~e wa s infli cted.

THE SOUTH BERKS

DR:!' K AND DISORDERLY:
Fd' d' Ra
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. \\ar
upton, ?f ChlCldcsdoll. Bas Ingstoke, ,
L'nIt?Jitth t: ; __ n. ~ect" ,r'''' r' W· S Lebl>l~ g,
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\\Ins chargt:d I.nth hemg drunk a.nd di soH.lcrlv ill 'I
l'BQ'lB r ............ accre a.ry • .Iu . ·
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-lb ~en cy CommIttee wet'e appolIl
as
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IOt.t )hlll~ps, o f t he
;----,Mesars_ "E. Bennet.t, W. ~· lI.ulkn or . P. same h.ddreM . was. ru:!Q cha.rged wlt.h belllg drunk _
\.• (o1l>W-s
StavelOy F. C_ Hi~p (B u.rg h1ield). J . Ii. Lemou And wl'loh obstructmg P .e. '''illiams in tho ex eculWyms.ll!S) and H. "'Stebbings_
r
ti OIl of his duty_ .Both pdsoners were oonvict-ed
THE LEAGUE~
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and order,:!d to pay IS s. and 19s. respecti\.-ely (tn'--!.cd f or, D IV~lOn
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The following t.ea.ms were se~
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, UNTING . AP~OIN:MENTS.

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Pr·es.ident.. Mr. F. A. Cox ; hon. treasurerI , the
~ . ~~ . J. C. Gillmori clia.lrman , Mr_ J. M.
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.M A E rC Wford ' UD.lpire and.

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h'1 labour.

DRUNK ,

I ALLEUE.D THEFT!
R eglOald 'tI lurn s K eeplIIg. oI 80 . L ome road,
EL."ECTION OF OFFlCERS_
South-sea,
rema ll ded . o n the nppli catlon of
The e100t.Jon of officers result.ed m the ,mder. 1>.8 Re Jlde~Qn, ehnrged ," t h s t enhng '" \\ridlet
Vle.Dot.lOnod. boWl;! a.ppo.1nt04 and thanked fo r'j tben I wa.tch. \ alu ed £ 3 10il. , the property of George
~ut 6 ervl~. :Mlr_ F_ A. Cox, m partICular. )1a5 I' H enry Lt!-tiS-- 'l'he l'eman d wu~ granted t.lll next
been 8.ssociatxl Wlt.h the Lea-gu o. SID Co Its forma t Ion ?'lo ndl\." bail beill~ re C1lsc d.
D .s Purdy &aJd
• ovett' .~oot.y Yea.rs a g o' 113-lltt mos.t. of t. t.ho ~~rc~ there 'v~s a Jlo~iblhly uf ol he.r char~e& belOg prep~rs ha.ve t;orved for t & gl"l:!a.tc.r l)()r IOU 01 la fen-cd a.gains t. the p r lsun cr alter furtheL' iIHluiries.

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David Ro!i . a. Headlllg soldIer. sLltloned at
J4lmerick, " ad Chll l'ged Wi t h lJeing drunk aud di sorder!.r in H ope-~trcet . on .Min ch 7th . -P .c.
\Va.r.w rck. stated t he fnc l s, a.nd Ibs defen dan t. Wa.!'I
filled lO!'_
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WHERE THE EGGS WENT. '
R;V. 'l'bot\. J)ra.nt, a ]n.d, was charged wit.h
Ktea.ling se~en eRgs , vltluod a.t 2s., the- property
of Jas. Steele. Ma.nor Farm. Gru7..elev. on March
5t.b _- ThO evidence of the prosecutor, 'h i~ cowmall,
and I P _If. Ad.'l.TnS was to the, effect thnt defendant
WUBI omploved a. week a.go, and three or four days
la.ter eggs began to he ,Jl11s..c;ed darly. Ob:o;en-ation
WM kept, and defendant W3.." seen to h ide somQ
egg, behilld a. he<;lge near the fann. The lad said
:t.nother lad had l .n~!~ed him to get the eggs and
'prohtised to share them.
:1be police reported that there were prenolls
offences a.,!{'ai.pst tho IlI,d, whll did not appea.r to
be a~ bright la,s he ought to be_
'1Jho Ma.gistrates passed 3. sen tene~d of 14 d~ys'

lbe .Magi stralE\." l'-'ai d that" on I,he cond ition that
she woy!d go into fI hfi me when iiI. t.h e,· w o uld bol d
the se t;ltence
14 dn ys' ha.rd I&bour ()\'er_

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l ocrotary) _ -Tho CommLt.t-ee wished a.-iso t.o !,\ban "
iobe Loague: wnp ires .for then kmd as.<;l.5ta.n co-,\ B.n d
b'u~ted they wouki ISga.in have tUCl I' Joy a.t 811 Ppo rt
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during- t.he QOIDUl~1 5cason The -Cornnuttee .'1''Cl'e p )ea.'H."d to he abI
0 to I e pol' ...
that t.hanks to t,We seventl gentlemcn n amed beooroing noei-prCloldQl\ts, \l.nd 'Lhc oonL.nu e-d. ge-.n o r•
o.'l.lty of old subscrtbers , t.he ba.1a.noe 2 hce~ IWas a
:m06L f8-\'OUl'a.b le one..
.
T~ ba.la.ooo sb.e&., which was presented 11y tJle
t.rcUUTeZ', showed a. 5nlall b ~la n cc lU hand pf betw~ £6 a.nd £7_
SurecrJ pUons amoun tf
to

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l!~e chal:), )'la~or- ~;ell ~ \"il.1 Wi\.dd lll ~ t.OI,I, ~cl o nc1
" . P . ~n s h , C <t pt j " Ut'lIIg , ),11'_ C . 1:. K e.\·scl',

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C. S. S mith

CuLley

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EXPENS IVE LlllE RT Y,

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