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I I 7 tO ts JANUAh 19 i 8 8 iflh BOOT STORES GODALMING GODALMING AND DISTRICT DEATH OF MR HARVEY LOCAL CASUALTIES FARNCOMBE MAN KILLED IN THE TRENCHES CHURCHWARDEN FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS High Leg Boots A letter from the officer in command of Lancc-Corpl Albert company of the Middlesex Itegt has been received by Mrs Childs of Marsliall Road Farncombe stating that her husband died from wounds received during the battalion's last turn of duty in the trenches The officer went on to say He was in the front lino and was hit by a fragment of a trench mortar bomb during a bombardment He was removed to the aid post as soon as possible and died there He was a stout-hearted soldier and an excellent-fellow ard his death is a great loss to his com pany and Lance-Corpl Childs entered' the Army on Jan 23rd 1917 and had been serving in France for nearly nine months Before going into the Army he was employed for 15 or 16 years by Mr Webber corn merchant of Godalming and Mr Allen who formerly owned the business Lance-Corpl Childs was 32 years of age and leaves a widow and two little boys His death took place between Jan 2nd when he wrote to his wife and Jan 5th the date of his officer's letter After January 31st you will be unable to buy hign leg Boots We offer tho remainder of our stock at a reduction of (five shillings a pair We have only a few pairs left and expect to clear these in a few days BRASS MOTOR SIDE LAMPS PER 45- PAIR News of the death of Mr Charley Christopher Harvey who was for nearly 40 years churchwarden at Godaiming will be received with widespread regret Mr Harvey harl been in failing health for a long time but the end I very suddenly and unexpectedly On Thursday the 10th inst he was not so well as usual but his medical attendant was not summoned until Friday He found him suffering from broncliitis and paid two visits during the day Just before midnight however Mr Harvey passed away Had ho lived till next month he would have attained the age of 69 years Mr Harvey came to Godaiming when he was ten years of age His father had then bought the well-known baking and confectionery business in High Street but he died while Mr Harvey was still a boy Mrs Harvey carried on the business for some years and eventually it passed into Mr hands When comparatively young ho began to take an interest in parochial affairs and was elected churchwarden a position he occupied until the end of his life At one time he was a member of the Town Council and he also represented Godalming on the Guildford Board of Guardians but for some years he had not taken active part in public life He still retained his connection with the Parish Ohuroh and his trusteeship of Smith and Champion's Charities In the war he lost his three sons the last of whom fell at the end of the summer and there is little doubt that these successive blows did much to still further undermine his enfeebled health He leaves a widow and three daughters to whom the simeerest sympathy of Godalming people will be extended The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon amid many tokens of respect A muffled peal was rung on the church hells and a good congregation assembled i the church where the choir sang the special psalm and led tho singing of the hymns Now the task is and On the Resurrection The sen-ice throughout was conducted by the Vicar (the Rev Fan-shawc) assisted by the Rev Howard Jones At the close of the first part of the service in the church the organist played the Dead March in The family mourners were the Blisses Harvey (daughters) Mrs Whitburn (sister-in-law) Mr Du dm an and Mr Edward Davis (cousins) others being Mr Macdonald (Woking) and Mr Mitchell (Milford) and employes Among the congregation were the Mayor (Aid Bridger) the Rev Canon Bowling the Rev Mark Simonds the Rev Weekes Mr Enticknap (churchwarden) Messrs Alden Charles Smith Funnell Baverstock Rrougbey Nugent Debenliam Barnfield Godwin Sexton and Arthur (sidesmen) Dr and Mrs Bond Messrs Joseph Williams and Sidney Smith (churchwardens of Farncombe) Messrs George Jones Wyatt Peachey Gattrell Barfeot Rea Joseph Clarke Fry Withers Taylor Bakhin and Roth well Mr and iss Faulkner Mrs Enticknap Commandant Keene ant Captain Harris (Salvation Army) The interment was at the Farncombe Cemetery the grave being decorated with evergreens There were about twenty wreaths one of which was from the sidesmen of the Parish Church and another from the MOTOR REAR LAMPS FROM 106 EACH THE VICTORIA MOTOR WORKS (Godaiming) Ltd 21 HIGH STREET GODALMING Telephone: 184 Large Sto FORD SPARES always in Stock ENLISTED AT SIXTEEN Not having heard from her son Pte Ernest Grove since Dec 2nd Mrs Grove pf 27 Wharf Street Godalming wrote to the War Office and in reply received the sad newt that he was killed in action on Dec 8th Pte Grove enlisted in the in Sept 1914 when he was only sixteen years of age but was subsequently transferred to the London Regt He was drafted to France in August 1916 and was wounded the following October in the battle of the Somme At the time of his enlistment he was employed in the gar- lens of Mrs Grover of Hindhead and when he met his death he was only 19 years of age Lance-Corpl A Moseley the son of Mr and Mrs Moseley 21 North Street Farncombe was wounded in the left leg on Dec 21st near Jerusalem He is now in hospital at El-Arish Among the names in this official casualties are those of Pte Hard? Royal Fusiliers (Godalming) reported missing now reported killed and Pte A Lofty Hampshire Regt (Farncombe) wounded CHIDDINGFOLD A NOTED ARCHAEOLOGIST Death of the Rev Cooper By the death of the Rev Thomas Stephen Cooper of Chaslehurst Chiddingfold which took place on Thursday the 10th mst the Surrey Archaeological Society has suffered a great loss For many years Mr Cooper had been associated with the society acting as joint lion secretary with Mr Mill Stephenson from 1888 to 1895 and subsequently serving as a member of the Council Mr Cooper studied at University College Durham where he took the BA degree in 1874 and the MA three years later He was ordained deacon in 1875 and priest in 1876 From 1875 till 1877 he was curate at Chiddirgf'old which he relinquished on his appointment to the living of Sheet Hants which he held until 1888 A teh neology had a great interest for him and in Surrey lie did much important work the most notable perhaps being A Catalogue of the Church Plate of He com-niencciJ the publication of the results of his researches in this direction in 4 Transactions of the Surrey Archaeological Society in 1891 and continued the work year by year until 1901 The papers were subsequently collected and published in a separate volume in 1893 This was a monumental work marked with the most painstaking care The most interesting pieces of plate are illustrated and the author went to the trouble of giving the marks iu a large number of instances Mr Cooper was also a great authority on the ancient glass works of West Surrey and from fragments of ancient glass lie collected on ant) rear the sites of old works he had a church window constructed Among other facts he discovered was that glass works were in existence in the neighbourhood as early as the thirteenth or fourteenth century and an impromptu lecture he gave on these old works at the Old Haslemere Exhibition some years ago is remembered for the intense interest with which he invested the subject He possessed a few remains of those ancient crucibles and had more than half of some of the old vessels which he unearthed The glass industry went on until Queen time when it began to languish Chiddingfold Green it is worthy of note was the site of some of these old works Mr knowledge of glassworks sites was of the most intimate character and lie could point out on the ordnance map where each one stood even indicating in some cases the fields One of the Rev discoveries was the site of a small Roman villa at Pookford near Ohiddingfold In 1883 some stones supposed to be from the foundation of a barn were being carted away for road-mending (Mr Cooper becoming aware of this examined the stones and suspecting their true origin got Mr Ralph Nevill FSA to visit the spot The results of his observations were communicated to the Society of Antiquaries and it was found that the ground plan of this villa resembled that of one discovered at Redd inert on in 1871 Mr abilities and archaeological services were recognised in 1894 when he was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiauanes He was a man of a most kindly disposition ever ready to place his store of knowledge at ihe disposal of others who were following paths of study which he had made peculiarly his own He was greatly interested in the Haslemere Educational Museum and was a regular contributor towards its maintenance Last year he presented a number of valuable books to the museum library For some time past he had been engaged in writing a history of Chiddingfold a work which is much needed The funeral took place at Chiddingfold on Monday when tho Surrey Archaeological Society was represented bv Mr Percy Woods CB SHERE Pte Grover the youngest son of the late Mr A Grover and of Mrs Grover of Shore was on December 27th killed in action SHAMLEY GREEN WALTER BRIGGS of London House Cranleigh wishes to make it known that his Sale of Drapery Clothing and Boots begins Saturday January 19th and ends Saturday February 2nd 1918 PICTURE PALACE STATION ROAD GODALMING OPEN at 630 WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS from 238 Continuous MONDAY TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY JANUARY 21st 22nd and 23rd: THE MAN WITHOUT A SOUL Six-Part London Drama featuring Edna et THE PEARL OF THE ARMY No 15 (A Gratitude) THURSDAY FRIDAY and SATURDAY JANUARY 24th 25th and 26th: THE MAKING OF MADALLENA Five-Part Drama featuring Edna Goodrich 3 and Forrest BOY BE No 8 (The Traitor Reward) CHILMAN Wine Merchant ESTABLISHED 1147 GODALMING ED ARDS 4 SON PHARMACISTS GODALMING ftyt' iji! attention is devoted to the oarefo preparation of Prescription PHOTOGRAPHIC DEPOT iIAom 174 GRIDLEY Limited TIMBER MERCHANTS ALL KINDS OF ENGLISH aad FOREIGN T7MBEB and BUILDING GODALMING WHARF Tel IIS MATHER PHARMACIST GODALMING Special attention is given ta the Dispensing of Medicines CONG-REOi TIONAL CHURCH GODALMING TO-MORROW (SUNDAY) 11 and 830 Preacher: EEV SEYMOUR SOLOMON GUILDFORD THE PEOPLE'S CINEMA BOROUGH HALL GODALMING TO-DAY (SATURDAY) JANUARY 19th Continuous from 1-45 pm Programme includes The Hepworth Picture-Play (in 4 Parte) Featuring Chrissie White and Stewart Rome Exclusive Three-Part Comedy BILLY MERSON in THE ONLY MAN Ham and Budd in FLASHLIGHT FLIVVERS DRAMAS COMEDIES Etc On WEDNESDAY NEXT IN THE BISHOP CARRIAGE Featuring Mary Pickford Admission: 4d 7d Is including tax EXTRAORDINARY TESTIMONIAL I have to thank you for the care you have taken of my goods which were so many years in your charge They are as dry and in as good condition as when deposited with you 35 Years above testimonial was received by CHAMBERLIN SONS torcge and Removal Contractor GODALMING GODALMING Our Reporter for Godaiming Haslemere Witley and Milford is Mr HEAP 43 Hare Lane Farneombe Notices of forthcoming events items of news etc ahould be forwarded as early as possible The Godaiming Branch Office of he lituUBMX Times is at Mr Btationer and Newsagent 24 High Street Sir Frederick Bridge has consented to give an organ recital at Godaiming Parish Church next Thursday The offertory will be given to the Godaiming War Hospital Supply Depot for the purchase of materials A sum of £10 Os 4d was recently collected by Mrs Hunt from customers at the Ottawa Cafe for the relief of distress caused by the great explosion at Halifax Nova Scotia tliis Burgess' Stores added £7 and the total was sent to the Lord Mayor of Fund Mrs Henderson gave the concert to soldiers on I Sunday night at the Borough Hall Songs were sung by Miss Ada Forrest Miss Ivy St Helier and Mr John Buckley a duet by Miss St Helier and Mr Eric Robyns Mr Dettniar Drossel played violin solos while Van Hoven gave a novel and laughable turn The Mayor (Aid Bridger) Tias received a letter from General Hughes thanking him for tlie arrangements made for the Canadian troops at Witley Camp at Christmas and the people of the town and neighbourhood for their kindness in entertaining the men who greatly appreciated it A refined but highly amusing comedy that will be seen at the Cinema Borough Hall to-night is The only in which Billy Merson shows his cleverness in burlesq-ing the staid dignity of the average shopwalker Other interesting subjects will also be thrown upon the screen Falls of snow took place on Monday and Thursday mornings the depth on each occasion being from two to three inches Thaws speedily followed On Thursday the thaw was accompanied by rain with the result that the Wey overflowed its banks inundating nearly the whole of the Lammas Land The Mart without a is a London drama that will constitute the principal feature at the entertainment given at the Picture Palace Station Road on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday On the remaining days The making of in which Edna Goodrich and Forrest Stanley played important parts will be the leading picture Lieut-Col Graham the officer commanding a Canadian Infantry battalion stationed at Witley Camp is to lecture in the Borough Hall on Tuesday evening on education social conditions water power and other subjects connected with Canada The lecture will be illustrated with lantern slides Dr Page will preside Admission will be free but there will be a few reserved seats tickets for which may be obtained at Messrs' or the Borough Stores High Street the Hill Lawrence Whitfield In the second scene a ward in the Hospital on Hie Hill convalescent soldiers hospital sister and nurse were presented but the most striking scene was The High Court of which Evelyn Whitfield made a very dignified rueen The Black Fairy (Orderly A Chandler) bent on spoiling what the good fairies were trying to do appeared in 'The Thicket of Red and the performance ended with a return to the hospital ward Miss Bromley and Miss Aylen shared the work at the piano and the violinists were Miss A Bristow and Miss Abbott The proceeds are to be devoted to the National School Dinners Fund and the Recreation Ground Fund and if there is any-thing to spare afterwards it will be given te the Red Cross Society DEATHS OF HASLEMERE SOLDIERS Pte Nightingale of the riie husband of Mrs Nightingale of Cottages Lion Lane who has six young children was killed in action in Palestine Dec 21st He was 36 years of age I Haslemere he was well-known for his interest in sport He was an enthusiastic football player and while abroad a member of the regimental team Another Haslemere man to lose his life ia Pte Herbert Humphrey who is reported to have been killed in Egypt on December 27th He enlisted in November 1915 and left England service in July 1916 His age was 3ff Before enlisting he gardener to Mr Loring of Emlev Thursley He leaves a wife and one child who live at Court Hill Gunner Alfred Jones RGA whose wife is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Faulkner of Belvedere West Street has died in France from nephritis He had been at the front since last July and had been in the firing line more or less ever since He left his battery to go into hospital and died two days later Though he did not reside in the town he was very well known BUSBRIGDE On Saturday the funeral took place at Bus-bridge of Mr Walter 'Smith a member of the Winchester Guild of Bellringers who for 26 Tears was a ringer at the Godalming Parish Church The hells were rung in muffled peal as a tribute of respect WEST CLANDON The death occurred on Sunday at Molesey at the residence of her son-in-law of Mrs Annie Harris widow of the late Mr John Harris of West Clandon The deceased was 46 years of age The funeral took place at West Ciaudon Churchyard Wednesday The chief mourners were Lieut and Mrs Menahaiu (daughter and son-in-law) Mr and Mrs (sister and brother-in-law) Mr ami Mrs Longhurst- (sister and brother-in-law Mrs Goodchild (aster) Mrs Harris (mother-in-law) Mr and Mrs Keunetfc and Miss Ashby (friends) There were a number rf beautiful floral tributes Printed and Published by the Wood bridge Press Ltd at Onslow Street Guildford and also published by them at their Branch Offices the Borough Famham Cfcertse Road Woking Guildford Street C3rtsey Baker Street Wevbridge High Street Lentherhead and High Street Godabtia SATURDAY JANUARY 19th 1918 NIPPY MORNINGS Letters From Mesopotamia Pte Palmer the son of Mr and Mrs Palmer of Queen Street Godal-iuinig1 continues to send home interesting letters from Palestine Writing on Nov 4th he said: Tho weather is still keeping very fine though we have been threatened with thunderstorms lately The early mornings ai-e getting cold but as we have got our kit-bags we have warm clothes to fall back upon if necessary One of the peculiarities of this place is the miniature whirlwinds which are of daily occurrence They suck the dust up into a column travel rapidly and woe betide the occupants of any tent that happens to be in their course! One of themgdescended upon the devoted heads of Holt and myself while we wore having our frugal lunch and the language was flowery I am sorry to say that another of our old hands has just died of pneumonia at Bagdad a very decent young fellow one of two brothers named Harrison of Albury Probably his death was due to the rather rough time we had in getting here as lie had nob been well since reaching Ramndie His brother is also in hospital and lias I believe had to have a thumb amputated owing to a bad whitlow details we left behind are joining us by degrees and all seem full of the sensation of the capture of In a second letter dated Nov 13th Pte Palmer says: The Palestine successes are making us feel much easier in our minds though for over a month we have had a peaceful time Quite a number of deserters from the neighbourhood of Kut are coming in almost daily and giving themselves up but apart from that nothing much is happening The nights are getting rather cold but wo are very warm and comfortable in our little tent though reveille is anything but welcome these nippy mornings' FIRE AT A FISH SHOP At about 11 am on Sunday smoke was seen streaming from under the door of the lock-up fried fish shop in Bridge Street Godalming ic the occupation of Mr Hepburn PC attention was directed to the matter and ho called Mr Stone the captain of the Fire Brigade who was joined by the manager of one of tho multiple provision shops in the town The constable got into the building through a back window and with tho assistance of the others the fire was put out Before Mr Hepburn left the shop late on Saturday night lie raked the hot coals from the fire grate on to an iron plate but these it would seem heated the plate to such an extent that the wooden floor below was ignited' GOAT STARVED TO DEATH Ernest Parratt was fined £5 at Famham Petty Sessions on Thursday for permitting unnecessary suffering to a goat which it was alleged was starved to death Mr iR Avery said he saw the goat lying dead on Boundstone Common The chain was about its legs and it had only about a foot space in which to get any food It looked as if it had starved to death PC House said all the furze branches within reach of thegoat were stripped of their bark HASLEMERE Lance-Corpl Heather of the formerly a member of the Urban District Council has been visiting the town while on leave The Food Control Committee have issued to the restaurant and eating-house keepers in the urban district an order prohibiting the use by them of butter margarine lard and bacon in order to secure a better distribution of these foodstuffs The death of Mrs A Cole of Goodwvns High Street took place on Tuesday evening She was 84 years of age hut though she had been an invalid for several years her illness only became serious on Saturday Her residence at Haslemere began about six years ago but in that time she showed herself to be a charitably disposed lady Sli0 was a sister of tlie Rev Canon Cole of Bristol The funeral will take place at Yeovil on Monday DEAR BOOTS At the Guildford Countv Bench yesterday Mrs Harriet Alice Chalfont of Haslemere was summoned for having on Jan 9th bought from a Canadian soldier a pair of military boots the property of HM Government PC Hains worth saw son wearing a pair of Canadian military boots and took him to the police station From what he told him witness saw defendant who said a Canadian soldier brought the boots to her shop stated that he was going back to Canada and offered to sell them to her She bought the boots for 7s 6d Defeudant who said slie did not know the boots were military ones was fined £2 A CLERICAL ENTERTAINER With the object of assisting the Girls' Friendly Society Hostel at Aldershot the members of the Haslemere branch of the society gave an entertainment at St Hall on Tuesday night at which the Rev Dr Colli neon was the chief entertainer Tlie hall was packed with people who laughed heartily at the merry stories comic mannerisms and jolly songs at the piano Miss Bristow played on the violin Scottish airs which were much enjoyed Miss Bewlev Miss Aylen and Miss Muriel Miles gave performances on the piano and Miss Gladys Aylen sang A pretty fan dance was given by Miss Chandler and much pleasure was afforded by tlie dancing of the Misses Winifred Whit- field Judith Hutchinson and Joan Oldacre and by the Irish dance by little Miss Lois Oldacre AMATEUR PANTOMIME A pantomime entitled 4 Up-to-date hi was performed by children of Haslemere and soldiers from Church Hill Military Hospital at the Haslemere Hall on three occasions last week The piece was written by Miss Chandler who appears to have aimed at finding something for every one of the company to say or do In the first scene the Public Works Department of Fairyland the players were introduced as follow: 1st worker Joan Coventry 2nd worker Audry Hutohinson secretary Joan Oldaker page Dicky Whitfield: tlie Fairy of Apple Tree Orchard Nancy Frond the Fairy of Blackberry Acre Bettv Kosher: messenger for HM the Queen Jack Hutchinson and Fairy from tlie Garden on.