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badge, bearing the arms of Queen Elizabeth, King James II., and Queen Victoria (the
three Sovereigns who have granted charters to Wokingham), and of the Borough.
Everything thus brought to a happy conclusion, it was arranged to present the chain
and robe of office at a public dinner, which was accordingly held in the Town Hall on
Thursday evening last.
The hall looked specially bright and attractive, not only by reason of the pretty style
in which the tables were decorated, but particularly owing to the fine lot historic oil
painting hanging on the walls having been beautifully cleaned and restored by Mt. F.
Ryman Hall, of Oxford, under the direction of a committee of which Councillor H.G.
Powell was the leading spirit. A capital repast was placed on the tables by Mr.
Churchman of the Rose Hotel.

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Sat 15 April
MARQUIS OF DOWNSHIRE TO MARRY
The marriage of the Marquis of Downshire to Miss Katherine Hare will take place
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on the 22 of June.

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Sat 6 May
OFFER TO PURCHASE GAS WORKS
The town clerk has been instructed to write offering to purchase the Gas Works &
Co. at a valuation subject to the sanction of the local Government Board to borrow
money for the purpose.

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Sat 13 May
DEATH OF DOWAGER MARCHIONESS OF DOWNSHIRE
Caroline, grandmother of the present Marquis of Downshire died at 4 o’ clock on
Wednesday.

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Sat 1 July
GIRLS’ FRIENDLY SOCIETY
The annual festival of the rural-deanery branch was held in St. Paul’s Church on
Wednesday afternoon. The sermon was preached by the Rev. T. G. Davy, curate-in-
charge of St. Alban’s, Sunninghill. The offerings (£2 8s. 10d.) were divided between
the Wokingham branch and St. Mary’s (Battersea) affiliated branch. On the kind
invitation of Mrs. Nicholson the members visited Matthew’s Green.

MUNIFICENT GIFT BY MR. WALTER
The High-Steward of the Borough (Mr. John Walter of Bearwood) with his usual
generosity has had a magnificent illuminated clock erected in a tower attached to St.
Paul’s Schools, where he is making extensive enlargements and which will shortly be
opened. The clock, which is the work of Messrs Gillett and Johnston, of Croydon, has
two faces, the opal dials of which measure 4f. 6 ins. And are lighted by an automatic
gas arrangement, nine burners being attached to each dial. The hours are struck on a
fine toned bell weighing 7 hundredweights. The whole works are made of fine gun
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metal, and solid steel cut pinions. The clock was started on Saturday, June 24 . The
work has successfully been carried out by Mr. Ratehelder, representing Messrs Gillett
and Johnston.

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Sat 22 July
THE TOWN COUNCIL

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