Reading Standard Etc 05-1915

POPULAR WEDDING.
THE REV. A. E. BAYNES.
MRS. BAYNES.
Much interest was evinced in the wedding at St. Mary's Church, Reading, on April 27th, of Miss Elenor Mary Parry Price, daughter of Major J. A. Parry price, R.A.M.C., and Mrs. Parry Price, of 154, Castle-hill, Reading, and the Rev. Alexander Edward Baynes, son of Mrs. Baynes and the late Prebendary Baynes, of Edgehill, Teignmouth. Given away by her father, the bride wore a dress of cream liberty satin with an overdress of crepe ninon, a train of ninon and satin being caught up with orange blossom. Her veil of old Brussels lace was lent by Mrs. Harold Price. Miss N. G. Parry Price was bridesmaid, and was dressed in blue liberty muslin, with coat of pink and black liberty silk, fichu and falls of white ninon and hat of black straw underlined with blue and trimmed with posies of forget-me-nots and roses. She carried an early Victorian posy of violets, roses and forget-me-nots, the gift of the bridegroom. The Rev. E. Kenworthy was the best man. The Rev. Wm. Neville (formerly vicar of St. Mary's) and the Rev. A. L. Whitfield (rector of Hughenden) conducted the service, at which Mr. E. O. Daughtry played the Wedding March.
INTERESTING DEMONSTRATION.
PLOUGHING UP TO DATE. EXCELLENT WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY'S "MOGUL" TRACTOR AT THE THEALE PLOUGHING DEMONSTRATION.
At a time when there is a serious shortage of agricultural labour a motor ploughing demonstration naturally attracts widespread interest. This was certainly so in the case of the display lately given at Mile House Farm, Theale, when one of the International Harvester Company's 25 h.p. oil motor tractors was seen accomplishing a great amount of work in a surprisingly short time. And it was not a case of quantity only, for the quality of the work was of a very high order. The motor tractor worked with one of Ransome's four-furrow ploughs, and proved that in an ordinary day's work not less than six acres of land can be ploughed. Working against time, an acre was dealt with in the remarkably short time of 1 hour 25 minutes. Besides being available for ploughing, the tractor may be used with equal advantage for road haulage, thrashing, cultivating and general work where power is required.
The ploughing was of a most even description and the farmers were unanimous in their expressions of approval. So much importance did they attach to the demonstration that agriculturists came from Warwickshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Oxfordshire, Sussex etc. This is the most up-to-date method of ploughing in vogue and the actual running cost of the engine per acre works out at not more than 2s. 3d. Two men are required, one for the engine and another for the plough, and with their wages and the cost of depreciation generally added, the total cost per acre works out at not more than 6s or 7s. With a 54in. drum a successful exhibition of thrashing has been given at a running cost for the engine of 71/2d. per hour.
The extraordinary advantage of this type of tractor appears to lie in the fact that nothing extra is required such as carrying water, coal, etc. Paraffin oil is burned, while the usual lubricant is used.
The International Harvester Company have had other successful demonstrations in various parts of the country and are arranging more.
A GREAT LABOUR AND TIME-SAVER - INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY'S "MOGUL" TRACTOR DRAWING A RANSOME'S FOUR-FURROW PLOUGH AT MILEHOUSE FARM, THEALE.
PATRIOTIC FAMILIES.
Four Sons and Son-in-Law of Mrs. Bateman, Pinkney's Green, Maidenhead.
Sergt. ALBERT WALTERS, Royal Engineers, son-in-law.
Dvr. WM. BATEMAN, Royal Field Artillery.
Lce.-Corpl. CHARLES BATEMAN, 1st Batt. Royal Berks Regiment. - Seriously wounded.
Pte. FRED BATEMAN, Royal Fusiliers.
Gnr. GEO. BATEMAN, Royal Field Artillery.
Four Sons of Mrs. Lawrence, Ratts Cottages, Ecchinswell, Kingsclere.
Pte. H. Lawrence, 2nd Batt. Royal Berks Regt. (Served in South African War.)
The late Pte. FRED LAWRENCE, 1st Batt. Royal Berks Regiment, - Died of wounds.
Pte. F. LAWRENCE, 5th Batt. Royal Berks Regiment.
Pte. W. LAWRENCE, 8th Batt. Royal Berks Regiment.
WOUNDED SOLDIER WEDS.
Faint heart never won fair lady, and British soldiers and sailors are revealing that unmurmuring fortitude and persistent courage which the other sex admires and which has so often drawn two hearts together for a life-long alliance. At Mortimer the other day the marriage took place of a Scottish soldier who had received three wounds in the war and had been on sick furlough since December 17th. The bridegroom was Pte. J. Anderson, 1st Cameron Highlanders, and the bride was Miss Waight, of Nightingale Lane, Mortimer. Leaving Edinburgh on the outbreak of war, Pte. Anderson was in the Company which did escort to Sir John French. Subsequently, on September 14th, he was wounded. He was shot through the right shoulder, received another wound on the neck and another above the left eye, and in addition a graze on the left hand. He is still suffering from the effects of the injury to his shoulder; he has not recovered the full use of his right arm. He is a Falkirk man and has been in the Camerons over seven years. The wedding ceremony was performed at St. Mary's Church, Mortimer, by the Rev. W. S. Bowden, and naturally excited much enthusiasm on the part of the villagers.
ALLIES!
Five Sons of Mrs. REEVES, Rosehill, Challow Road, Wantage.
Pte. L. H. REEVES, 2nd Batt. Royal Berks Regt. - Wounded.
Dvr. F. REEVES, Army Service Corps.
Tpr. E. J. REEVES, Berks Yeomanry. - Invalided out.
Lance-Corporal M. W. REEVES, 1st Wiltshire Regt. - Wounded, a prisoner.
Lce.-Corpl. I. REEVES, 2nd Batt. Royal Berks Regiment.
IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY.
The condition of our brave soldiers who have had the misfortune to be made prisoners of war, has rightly aroused anxiety in this country, but it takes a great deal to depress the spirit of Tommy Atkins, and it will be seen that the prisoners shown in our portrait with their German guards were ready to greet the camera with a smile.
TO LECTURE ON THE WAR.
MR. HILAIRE BELLOC.
A PUBLIC LECTURE by Mr. HILAIRE BELLOC is an event of interest at all times, but an address on the war by an authority of his standing is an attraction which few people would willingly miss. Therefore a large and enthusiastic audience will doubtless greet Mr. Belloc at the Large Town Hall on Monday evening next, when he is due to deliver a lecture on the present position of the campaign. Mr. Belloc has made as deep a study of the international situation as probably any Englishman, and has the art of imparting his information and ideas in a manner which fully sustains interest. Aged 45, he is one of the most brilliant of public men of middle age. Between the interval of leaving school and going to Oxford he served as a driver in the 8th Regiment of French Artillery and his experience in the ranks was of immense value in studying French character. He is a most prolific writer in the Press and the author of many books, readers of which will welcome the opportunity of hearing him speak on a subject of such colossal importance as the war.
Four Sons of Mrs. A. LAWRENCE, Station Road, Thatcham.
Lce.-Corpl. FRED LAWRENCE, 2nd Batt. Royal Berks Regiment. Invalided from the Front.
Gnr. WALTER LAWRENCE, Royal Garrison Artillery.
Bmdr. LEN. LAWRENCE, Royal Garrison Artillery.
Pte. MAURICE LAWRENCE, 8th Batt. Royal Berks Regt.
INFORMATION WANTED.
Lce.-Corpl. HARRY WALLEY, 2nd Batt. Royal Berks Regt. - Reported wounded and missing at Neuve Chapelle. Information would be welcomed by his sister, Mrs. Wood, 13, Derby Street, Reading.
Four Sons of Mr. W. J. EGGLETON, Milldown Road, Goring.
Pte. H. EGGLETON, 6th Dragoons. - Wounded and frostbitten
Stoker A. EGGLETON, H.M.S. Woolwich. - Injured in battle.
Pte. FRED EGGLETON, 5th Batt. Devon Regiment.
Sergt. FRANK EGGLETON, 3rd Hussars. - Frostbitten.
Mr. Eggleton has two sons-in-law on active service.
£2,500 DAMAGE BY FIRE.
Loss to the tune of between £2,500 and £3,000 was inflicted by a fire which occurred at the saddlery workshop of Mr. Antrum Allen, in Thorn-lane, Reading. The fire originated, from a cause unknown, in the horse collar making room. Fed by very inflammable material, the flames spread with alarming swiftness and soon the contents of the whole building were ablaze. Within only five feet of the workshop was the gunpowder magazine of Messrs. T. Turner and Sons, gunsmiths, Butter Market. The workshop was gutted and large stores of leather were burnt.
"How is it you're not serving, young man?" "Early closing to-day, Sir."