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In June 1875, Charles Dredge, the landlord of the Old Bell Inn, Warminster, was charged with being drunk while in charge of a horse and trap, returning from Heytesbury Fair.
The magistrates bench, presided over by Lord Heytesbury, couldn’t make up their minds as to whether Mr. Dredge had been drunk or merely excited. They decided to give him the benefit of the doubt and dismissed the case.
Charles Rowden, a maker of clocks and watches, lived at Stapleford, between 1859 and 1875.
An advertisement in The Warminster Herald, Saturday 29th November 1873:
ISAAC FELTHAM, CHITTERNE & HEYTESBURY,
BEGS most respectfully to inform Agriculturalists, Farmers, &c., in Wilts, Hants, Dorset, Somerset, Berks, Gloucester, and Oxon, that he has taken to the Business of THOMAS MERRITT, DESTROYER OF VERMIN, in Houses, Ricks, Barns, Granaries, Stables, Store-houses, &c., and who, for upwards of 20 years, has been well-known in the above Counties as the most skilful and sure killer of those Vermin so destructive in the above mentioned places.
I.F. is confident that those who honour him with a trial , will never regret it, as his receipt excels any other in the whole world. Punctuality and moderate charges will be strictly adhered to.
From The Warminster Herald, Saturday 29th November 1873:
Henry Ball was charged by Mr. Benjamin Parsons with absenting himself from his service as an apprentice at Warminster, on the 24th November. Mr. Parsons stated that defendant was at work at Boreham, on the day in question, and never returned to work after dinner, but had spent the afternoon at the “Yew Tree.” He also referred to the previous conduct of the defendant. On the 1st October, 1872, he was before the bench, when defendant expressed his sorrow and promised not to offend again. Fined £1 and costs or 14 days’ hard labour.
An advertisement in The Warminster Herald, Saturday 29th November 1873:
FREDERICK UDELL (Late of the Royal Horse Guards), CLIPPER AND SINGER, CORSLEY, WILTS, Most respectfully announces to the Nobility and Gentry that he has received a sound and experimental knowledge of his Profession, and humbly hopes that if any Nobleman or Gentleman having any horse or horses to be clipped or singed, he can be engaged. He has a Clipping Box in a Yard at the bottom of Sambourn Hill, Warminster, where he will be in attendance on Saturdays and Mondays. N.B. – F.C. can show testimonials (if required) of his skill.
From The Warminster Herald, Saturday 9th August 1873:
PETTY SESSIONS, Thursday. – Before the Hon. W.L/Holmes a’Court and Rev. G.F.S. Powell. Alfred Macey, of Sutton, labourer, who did not appear, was summoned for having been unlawfully drunk at Eastleigh. The conduct of the accused had been of the most aggravating nature. The facts of the case were deposed to by John Macey, game-keeper to John Torrence, Esq. The Bench, their being previous convictions, fined the accused 10s. and 7s. 6d. costs, or 14 days imprisonment in default.
From The Warminster Herald, Saturday 9th August 1873:
Samuel Humphries, chimney sweep, was fined 10s. and 7s. 6d. costs for having been unlawfully drunk, in Pound Street, on 7th July. P.C. Poolman deposed to having found the accused between 9 and 10 o’clock at night creating a great public disturbance. He was very drunk, and made use of most impious language. Accused admitted he had had a little beer, but said he was not drunk, and his son had behaved badly towards him and made him excited.
From The Warminster Herald And General Weekly Advertiser For Wilts., Somerset & Dorset, Saturday 2nd August 1873:
CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC.
WHEREAS, much damage has lately been done to the grass growing in the Boreham Meadows, in the occupation of Mr. PHIPPEN, by boys who go to the meadows to bathe, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that any person found committing such damage in future, or found in any way interfering with the Water Hatches there, WILL BE PROSECUTED. Parties are at liberty to go through the meadows to the river for the purpose of bathing, provided they keep to the one beaten path.
Charles Bray and Thomas Lewis, apprentices, of Warminster, were summoned at the last Petty Sessions for having committed damage to the grass in the said meadows, but the summonses against them were withdrawn on their paying all costs, and agreeing to make the following public apology for their offence and misbehaviour towards Mr. Phippen:-
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Mr. Phippen, – Sir, – I, Charles Bray, beg to apologise for trespassing on Mr. Phippen’s grounds, and for being insolent to him, and will not do so again if he will only forgive me this time. Charles Bray. July 1st 1873.
Mr. Phippen, – Sir, I, Tom Lewis, am extremely sorry for trespassing on your grounds, and if you will kindly overlook it this time I promise not to repeat the offence. Tom Lewis.
From The Warminster Herald And General Weekly Advertiser For Wilts., Somerset & Dorset, Saturday 5th July 1873:
Crockerton
On Thursday morning last a man named Elijah Adlam was found by Mrs. Hoddinott, in a barn belonging to her husband, where he had been accustomed to sleep for some time past, in an insensible state. Mr. Willcox was sent for, and he pronounced him to be in a dangerous condition, and had him removed to the Warminster Union, where in the evening of the same day he died. He had lately been drinking a great deal, and had taken very little solid food.
From The Warminster Herald, Saturday 18th January 1873:
Police – Town Hall. Saturday. – Before the Jon. W.L. Holmes a’Court, and Nathaniel Barton, Esq.
Emma Carr, an elderly woman of Warminster Common, wearing a green shade over one eye, was charged with stealing 2 pig’s eye-pieces, a piece of cheese, and a piece of lard, value 4/6, from Mr. Ransome’s shop, Warminster Common, on 7th January.
Lucy Ransome, daughter of the prosecutor, stated that on the day in question, she was in her father’s shop when the prisoner came in during the evening. She bought several things and then went out, and returned and bought some more things, and after she was served she kept lingering about the shop while other customers were being served. Witness saw the prisoner pick up a pig’s eye-piece and put it under her cloak. She told her father, who sent for P.C. Wheeler, and on the prisoner being searched in the shop the articles mentioned in the charge were found upon her. Mr. Ransome, the prosecutor, corroborated his daughter.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to one calendar month with hard labour. This appeared to be the prisoner’s second conviction for felony.
