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Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12502, 1 April 1909, Page 3

Mrs Ann' Fletcher, widow, who re-, cently died at Langton, near Spilsby," was known among tho villagers as "The Century of .Babies." This soubriquet was given her because she had carried 108 babies to be baptised. Not one of the infants was her own, A recent shop assistants' "Marathon" race through London was won by "G. F. Dickson," whose photo? : graph appeared in a weeHy newspaper ; The photograph was .recognised .as that o£:a deserter from the . 13th Royal Garrison Artillery named Martin, and Martin alias Dickson .was arrested, arid has "been sentenced to - twenty-eight days' imprisonment at .Guernsey."'; ..y"y.y ■