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BREAD GIFT
On Monday the bread tickets under Bromley’s Charity were distributed by the
trustees. The usual St. Bartholomew’s Day sermon was preached at All Saint’s
Church in connection with this charity.

NEW MOTOR FIRE ENGINE
The fete fixed for Wednesday last week has been postponed. The new motor fire
engine is expected to arrive at one o’clock on Monday.

THE AGRICULTURAL SHOW CANCELLED
It is advertised that the annual show of the Wokingham and District Agricultural
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Association, which was to take place at Hines Hill on the 7 October, is for this year
abandoned.

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Sat 5 Sept
ST. PAUL’S
The Bishop has licensed the Rev. Ernest George Drummond, M.A., to the curacy of
St. Paul, Wokingham.

THE HARVEST
Wheat is the crop of the year here, and spring oats, where sown early, are good, but
on heavy land, and where late sown, a failure. Barley a fair crop and yield very good
but very indifferent sample. Roots are a good plant, and, if rain should come, will be a
good crop. Most farms have finished harvest, having bad seed weather. The hay crop
is light but of good quality.

TO AID THE BELGIANS
Through the kindness of Mr. Cusack, Shute End House, has been lent for Belgian
refugees. Furniture has been lent by a number of the residents of Wokingham, and the
house has been thoroughly cleaned by a band of willing woman helpers. The carting
of the furniture also has been kindly undertaken by Messrs. Osgood, Laird, Herring,
Bullock and Ayers. The following ladies are serving on the Committees:-Miss
Hankey, Miss Sturges, Lady Haversham, Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Eustace, Mrs. Durbridge,
Mrs. Ardizzone, with Misses Handy and Barry as joint secretaries. Mdlle. Luitzen is
managing the household.

RIFLE SHOOTING
The Miniature Range is crowded on Monday and Thursday evenings with men who
are learning to shoot while the Terrace Room is used for drill, which is being
enthusiastically taken up. On Monday night 700 rounds of ammunition were used.

Sat 26th Sept
Lady Eustace died.

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Lt. Frederick de Vere Allfrey, 9 Lancers, only son of Frederick Vere Allfrey and
grandson of Mrs Bruce of Arborfield Court, was killed aged 22. He was shot by a
wounded German after he had dismounted to extract a lance from a wounded
comrade’s leg.

Sat 17th Oct

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