10th September 1926 - Bowls

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Bowls

East Herts Bowls League

The Buntingford Bowls Club played a very interesting match on Saturday last again Much Hadham and after quite an excellent game were victorious by two points: 35-33.

Hadham are at present at the top of the League, and Buntingford have need to be pleased with the result.

Tomorrow (Saturday) Buntingford play Rosedale at Buntingford, and should the home team win they will be level with Hadham at the top of the League, and a match with Hadham on neutral ground will be played for premier honours in the League.

Buntingford have been second in the League on three previous occasions, viz.: to Havers Park, Hertford, and Hertingfordbury and have a good opportunity of gaining the coveted position this year.

The following were the players:

Buntingford

Rink No 1- E.R. Brett, J. Pateman, H.E. Birkett, F.W. Butler.

Rink No 2 - J. Boniwell, F.B. Sharp, E.J. Totman, W.J. May.

Much Hadham

Rink No 1 - J. Camp, D. Piggott, A.B. Camp, W. Bird.

Rink No 2 - F. Gillett, J. Holden, F. Braginton, R. Prior.

12th Nov 1926 - Funeral of Mr Joseph Chalkley

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Braughing

Funeral of Mr Joseph Chalkley

The funeral of Mr Joseph Chalkley, whose very sudden death we recorded in our last issue, took place on the 29th ult. The coffin containing the remains was removed by motor hearse from Bedford to Braughing Congregational Church, where the first part of the funal service was impressively conducted by the Rev. W.T. Hailstone.

Bearers then carried the coffin to Braughing Churchyard, where the Rev. W.T. Hailstone took the committal portion of the service, the deceased being interred in the same grave as his wife, who died in 1890.

The immediate mourners were: Messrs. Charles, Thomas, Joseph and Francis Chalkley (sons), Mrs L. Collarbone, Mrs W. Mardell and Miss May Chalkley (daughters), Mr Edgar Chalkley (grandson), Chalkley, Mrs C.S. Hollands and Miss Doris Collarbone (granddaughter), Miss Chalkley (niece), Messrs. James and Wildfrid Chalkley (nephews), Mr and Mrs G. Sutterby (London), and Messrs. J. Bird and Mardell, from Ware.

There was a number of old friends present to pay a last tribute of respect to the member of the deceased, and there was also a number of floral wreathes.

When he left home, on what proved to be his last journey, in bidding his daughter a cheery goodbye, he said, knowing her anxiety as to his travelling so far at his great age of 81, "Don't worry about me wherever I am, I am in God's keeping."

In his last sermon preached at Haynes on the Sunday before his death the following day, from the Psalmist's words, "His name shall endure for ever, &c.," he seemed to have a premonition of death, and spoke of the joy of nearing heaven. To have never failed in any of his preaching engagements for the long period of 30 years, established a beautiful and unbroken record of devoted effort in a good cause.

The funeral arrangements at Braughing were carried out by Mr E.J. Marshall, of "The Dells," Braughing.