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CRICKET
An interesting match came off on the Club Ground, on Wednesday, between the
Wokingham Volunteer Fire Brigade and the local company of Volunteers. The
afternoon was fine, and a large number of spectators witnessed the play, which was
carried out in a thoroughly good humoured manner. The Volunteers were victorious
by 26 runs, the score being: Volunteers, 54 and 35; Fire Brigade, 43 and 18, Sergt.
Small (25) and Mr. Cocksedge (18) batted well for the Volunteers in the first innings,
and in the same innings for the Brigade Mr. W. Goodchild (20) and Mr. Brant (12)
were the highest and almost only scores. In the evening the two elevens and their
friends met at the Rose Hotel, where an excellent supper was served

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Sat 3 Feb
VOLUNTEER BALL
By permission of Captain A.F. Walter, the Wokingham Company of Berkshire
Volunteers held their annual ball in the Drill Hall on Wednesday, which was tastefully
decorated for the occasion. Upwards of 150 tickets were taken, and amongst the
company were Captain A.F. Walter and Mrs. Walter, Captain E. Walter and Miss
Laura Walter, Captain Carter, Adjutant of the Regiment, and Mrs. Carter, DR. Hicks,
several of the Royal Berks Yeomanry Cavalry, and most of the non-commissioned
officers and men of the Wokingham Company. The quadrille band of the regiment
attended.

WOKINGHAM LOCAL BOARD
At the meeting of this board on Thursday there were present Mr. W. Goodchild
(chairman), Messrs. Moorcock, Martin, Sale, Wescott, Evans, Ifould, Watts, and
Knight. The treasurer’s account, which was presented, showed a balance in hand of
£147 17s. 5d. The usual monthly accounts were passed, and bills allowed to the
amount of nearly £200. The officers of the board were all re-appointed for the ensuing
year.
Dr. Shea’s annual report was presented and read. It dealt in an able manner with the
various sanitary works that had been carried on during the past year, and furnished
comparative statistics of the death rate of the district for the last seven years. The rate
during the past year was stated to have been lower than in any of the previous seven
years, with one exception. During the year upwards of 150 cases of nuisance had been
abated. It was reported that the new sewage works, by which it is hoped that the
health of the district will be greatly improved, are now almost completed. A vote of
thanks was unanimously passed to Dr. Shea for his report, which was ordered to be
printed and circulated.

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Sat 14 July
THE CORPORATION
The Act for dealing with unreformed corporations, introduced by the Government
on the first day of the present session of Parliament, after various amendments in
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committee, has passed both Houses, and having received the Royal assent on the 29
of June last, it has been printed and issued. The main features of the Act have already
been mentioned in the Mercury. The next step to be taken will probably be that the
Privy Council will issue notice that a public inquiry will be held at Wokingham into

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