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STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE OF MR. W.C. MAY
Mr. William C. May, recently appointed Deputy Town Clerk of Wokingham,
disappeared in a mysterious way on Tuesday. He left his office unfastened, and, his
parents, who are also much respected, have been unable to trace his whereabouts,
although they have received postcards from various places, including one from
Brighton yesterday (Friday). It is supposed that a lapse of memory, following worry
and overwork, may be the cause of his disappearance. The police have circulated a
description of the missing man.

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Sat 28 Dec
MR WILLIAM MAY
Mr. William C. May, acting town clerk, was on Monday night restored to his home
and friends, and is now being cared for by his parents. He was seen in the
neighbourhood of London by a friend, who telegraphed the address to Mr. May, senr.
with the result that he was brought home by the midnight train. Mr. William May,
who is suffering from the effects of overwork and nervous worry, is still much
depressed.

SAD ACCIDENT TO AN OLD MAN
As an elderly “man on the road” was passing along Broad-street about 11 o’clock on
Tuesday morning, he met with somewhat serious injury, through the collapse of the
hoarding in front of the site of the new Picture Theatre. The old buildings have been
razed to the ground, and the hoarding was left, the poles being set in tubs, in readiness
for the erection of the new structure. This was caught by a gust of wind and blown
down bodily, knocking the man into the gutter, and severely hurting him. The poor
old man who gave his name as William Hammond was quickly extricated by a
number of persons who were near at the time, and was taken on the police ambulance
to the surgery of Drs. Ward and Bokenham, where it was found that he had sustained
a fractured femur and some slight injuries to the head.

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Sat 4 Jan
THE TOWN CLERKSHIP
A meeting of Wokingham Town Council was held on Thursday when the General
Purposes Committee recommended that Mr. H.E. Clifton, solicitor, of Llandrindod,
Wales be appointed Town Clerk and Borough Accountant at a salary of £100 for the
first year rising to £200. An office to be provided for his use for Borough business
only, and that he undertake that a competent person to be left in charge during his
absence for private business.

Sat 1st March
The Wokingham Picture Palace will be formally opened on Tuesday afternoon next
and invitations have been sent to the leading residents of the district. A charge will be
made for admissions and a share of the proceeds will be given to the Crowthorne &
District Nursing Association. The Directors will provide light refreshments. The first
public performance will take place the same evening.

Sat 15th March

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