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Sat 30 July
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION
A meeting of the Wokingham Agricultural Association was held last week at the
Rose Hotel. Mr. Henry Lane, a vice-president of the Association occupied the chair,
and there was a good attendance of members of the committee. It was decided to offer
prizes for poultry, eggs and butter, in addition to those usually offered. The hon.
Secretary reported that the entries for the cultivation of root crops were considerably
above the average.

TRAMPS AT WOKINGHAM
Before the Mayor (Mr. D.N. Heron) last week, Wm. Green was sent to prison for
refusing to break stones at the Workhouse; and a like penalty imposed on John Smith,
another vagrant, for begging in the Easthampstead-road.

ACCIDENT
Mr. Henry Bowyer, of Murrell Green Farm, Hurst, was driving with his wife down
the hill by St. Paul’s Schools on Tuesday afternoon, the horse fell, and Mr. and Mrs.
Bowyer were both thrown out of the cart over the horse. Mrs. Bowyer was badly cur
about the face, and was taken to a house near. After being seen by a doctor she was
able to proceed home in a fly. Mr. Bowyer, who escaped serious injury, drove home.
The horse was not much injured.

A HORSE KILLED
A serious accident occurred on Wednesday on the Langborough Recreation Ground,
resulting in the death of one of the horses belonging to the Corporation. Harnessed to
a mowing machine, two horses were cutting the grass on Langboro, when, frightened,
probably from the noise of the machine, they became restive and bolted. One animal
had its leg so badly cut with the knives that it had to be destroyed. One wheel had to
be smashed before the leg of one of the horses could be released, and the gearing etc.,
was much damaged.

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Sat 6 Aug
WOKINGHAM TOWN COUNCIL
COST OF MILITARY BILLETING
Councillor Phillips moved, and Councillor J. Seaward seconded. “That this
Corporation begs to draw the attention of the Right Hon. Secretary of State for War to
the fact that Her Majesty’s soldiers and horses cannot be billeted in the town they halt
in, when marching, at the present schedule prices, and they respectfully ask that such
steps may be taken as may be necessary to raise the prices so that ratepayers may not
lose money by providing accommodation for man and beast; and that a copy of the
resolution be sent to the Secretary of State for War and to the Member for the
Division, Captain Oliver Young.
The ex-Mayor pointed out the very low prices at which the men and horses had to
be billeted, and said this meant a serious loss to small licensed houses. On an average
he thought they lost 1s. a night on each man and each horse.
The motion was carried unanimously.

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Sat 17 Sept
FOOTBALL CLUB

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