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Kentish Gazette, 5 January 1847.
We understand that some of the brewers of Canterbury have raised the
price of beer one halfpenny per quart. This is owing to the
great advance in the price of malt. The London brewers have also raised
the charge of beer, to commence from Friday last. It is
about seventeen years since the last advance was made in the price of
this beverage.
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Kentish Gazette, 2 February 1847.
REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF BEER.
BROAD STREET BREWERY, CANTERBURY.
GEORGE BEER, Brewer, TAKES this opportunity to inform his Friends and
the Public that his BEER, ALE, and PORTER will be reduced
to the ORIGINAL PRICE on and after this day; and, at the same time, to
thank them for their support in the above business, and
trusts, by supplying the very best quality, to be favoured with their
future orders.
January 28, 1847.
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From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser, Saturday, 9 January, 1847. Price 5d.
DOVER POLICE COURT
Thomas Rogers, 33, charged with having stolen £6 10s. from the person of
William Hunt, a labourer, at Minster, in Sheppey. The two, it appeared,
were in company drinking at the “Navy Arms,” where they had so much as
to leave them little cognisant of what they did. The prosecutor dropped
his money, which he did not pick up, as, he said, somebody did so before
him. The money was afterwards found in the back premises.
Not guilty.
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From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser, Saturday, 9 January, 1847. Price 5d.
ELHAM A GHOSTLY ADVENTURE, OR WATCHERY IN A TURNIP
Not long since, as a sturdy yeoman, accompanied by his son were trudging
homewards rather mellow, at an hour when objects being dimly visible
lose their distinctions, and assume to the morbid fancy a thousand
fantastic shapes, their progress was arrested near Elham by the sudden
appearance of a strange looking flame, or ball of fire, issuing as it
were out of the earth in a field hard by. Imaginary terrors rendered
them powerless for some time; at last one of them ran and fetched a
neighbour, who on his arrival became equally panic-struck as the other
two. Embarrassed and perplexed they knew not what course to adopt; to
beat a retreat they liked not, lest they should be laughed at; and they
disrelished in an equal degree going home to bed, for fear of dreaming
of the spectre monster. They continued for some time to walk round and
round the mysterious object – of course at a convenient distance. One
declared it was a ghost, another that it was a devil, and the third
pronounced it to be the old witch that had been seen near the place at
different times, and had transformed herself into a ball of fire. One of
the party having a gun with him, it was proposed to shoot at it, but as
they had heard that in days of yore a witch was invulnerable to every
missile but silver, they thought a four-penny-piece would do; but alas!
After fumbling about for some time, not a piece of the charmed metal
could they fine; by some way of substitution they took off a white
button from a coat, in the hope that it might prove a silver one, and
rammed it into the gun. The fright, however, had so completely
bewildered their senses, that the button was put in the gun without
powder, and so extremely tight that it could not be extracted. The gun
being useless, the most courageous of the party went a little closer,
when he said that it had eyes, which rolled about very suspiciously, and
also a formidable set of teeth; still he was resolved to advance,
thought very cautiously, on the enemy, and at last proclaimed the secret
to his companion, that it was a turnip, which some mischievous boy had
scooped out with eyes and teeth, and it seems had placed there to
frighten his sweetheart.
Canterbury Paper.
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From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser, Saturday, 13 March, 1847. Price 5d.
DOVER PETTY SESSIONS
Elizabeth Bowles, spinster, was charged by Customs' authorities at Dover
with unlawfully carrying 27lbs of foreign tobacco. It appeared that on
Wednesday night defendant was met at the bottom of Five Post Lane, in a
state of intoxication, by Police-constable Pine and Adams, carrying two
bundles, which, on taking her to the Station-house, were found to
contain the tobacco in question. Bowles, in her defence, said the
bundles were given her by a man, who told her to take them to Market
Place, where he would meet her.
Fined £100, and in default committed to prison for six months.
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From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser, Saturday, 1 May, 1847. Price 5d.
HOP INTELLIGENCE
Maidstone: Another week of frosts and cold wind has kept the hop bine
almost where it was. Add to this they have had to encounter the flea,
which are increasing and doing serious injury; this is very dangerous in
the late spring.
Staplehurst: The plant has a very healthy appearance, but the flea has
made its appearance in some places. Polling is finished in several of
the grounds. Maidstone journal.
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From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser, Saturday, 19 June, 1847. Price 5d.
CAUTION TO PUBLICANS
It is as well, perhaps, to remind this class of traders that they have
not the like facility with others, for recovering scores run up at their
houses. In two cases brought before the Judge at the last sitting of the
Canterbury County Court, his Honour refused to allow items for “grog,”
simply confining his orders for what appeared necessities – such as
eatables and beer.
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From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser, Saturday, 3 July, 1847. Price 5d.
NOTICE
THE BREWERY and HOUSE advertised to be sold by Public Auction, on the
19th instant, have been disposed of by Private Contract.
LEE and TAPLEY, Solicitors, Sandwich, 2nd July, 1847.
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From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser, Saturday, 31 July, 1847. Price 5d.
CANTERBURY
The hops everywhere look remarkably well, the late warm weather having
powerfully aided the development of the burr. The duty is laid at from
£170,000 to £180,000.
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From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser, Saturday, 23 October, 1847. Price 5d.
DOVER PETTY SESSIONS
Monday: Charles Griffin, butcher, was charged with an assault on Edward
Vaughan. The dispute arose in a public house between the parties, about
tossing; and as it appeared that there were faults on both sides, the
bench recommended an amicable settlement to the affair, which was
acceded to, and the case dismissed.
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