January 2nd 1875
The Mayor of Sudbury, Mr H.S.Pratt, has presented each policeman in the town of Sudbury with 6 lbs of beef and three bushels of coal.
January 2nd 1875
Ousden. The following is the result of two days shooting by Mr B. J. Mackworth Praed and his friends on the Ousden estate, Pheasants 558-partridges,23-hares 218-rabbits 121-woodcock 2, total 932.
January 9th 1875
There was a numerous gathering of working people of both sexes at Glemsford Crown on Wednesday night to hear a lecture from the Rev Lachlin Taylor, D.D. of Toronto, Canada, who is a special lecturer appointed by the Government to visit this country and give addresses on emigration to Canada.
The large room was crowded to the door at the Crown with an audience who listened attentively, the chair was taken by Mr Crick the district secretary to the N.U.A.L. Union.
Mr Clark the late district secretary gave the company "the two Unions" and the audience joined in heartily with the chorus, the chairman said the Union was progressing favourably although he did not think the Glemsford men had behaved as they ought, the Hartest branch was making good progress and throughout the county they had progressed although Newmarket was rather flat but on this side of Bury it was making gains,
He therefore had great pleasure in attending a meeting where the advantages of a better country would be set before them,
In Warwickshire they stood to the Union as there were no lock outs as in Glemsford as farmers knew the men were firm, if a man wanted to earn a living he must not be particular where he went also if every man paid 2d per week they could buy up every farm as it came up for sale,
he said he was sure they could not live in a worse place than Glemsford, (hear hear) few of the people of Glemsford had a piece of beef above once a month and yet they went contented, the farmers in Glemsford had taken advantage of the men in the past and they would do in the future,
He was not the enemy and he would have been glad to have seen farmers present at the meeting, farmers have been obstacles to education for fear they should be too clever a workmen and thought it sufficient for a workman to read a sign post, bad pay and ignorance was the cause of filling the gaols and the workhouses and he was proud the Union had done good work pervious with many going to Canada.
Dr Taylor was then introduced, he said he left Scotland when he was 16 years old and had lived there for 30 years, it was not his business to coax any man or woman away from glorious old England that were comfortable and happy as it was the finest country in the world if they were well off and comfortable,
Canada is the only England beyond the Atlantic which his friend Mr Potts calls "Greater Britain". 200 acres were given to the head of each family and a 100 acres to each child as it became of age, in Manitoba last year he saw grown 40 bushels of wheat per acre, 40 of barley and 60 of oats, a Mr Bell had planted 7 bushels of potatoes and grew 350 bushels from them. The Prime Minister of Canada was a Scotchman.
Unfortunately in England the workmen does not get roast beef but in Canada when the horn blows at dinner time the master, visitor and servant all sat down together and the servant was not obliged to feel an inferior man. He could go in to Toronto and put his hand on 5000 men who would not have had £5 between them when they came but now have large farms all paid for with yards full of cattle, a man must have enough to keep him for a year but he could get work upon the railways and when he had got enough to put up he could buy a horse, he must wait for one year because the roots on the prairie land must lie one year after ploughing that they may rot, he had seen 1 ½ ft of black mould, then they might plant anything, etc.
Dr Taylor said he hoped the hearers might be given divine guidance to Canada where they would receive a British welcome, the sum of 11s was collected to help emigrants. A similar meeting was held at Cavendish next night but not so large an attendance, it is intended to visit all large villages before next spring with a view of sending out emigrants.
January 9th 1875
A man named Boreham residing in Chilton road, Clare, went to his well close by to procure water, his wife finding him absent for some time went to look for him when she perceived shrieks from the bottom of the well which is 30 ft deep, she aroused neighbours and they secured a rope and released him. He had slipped from the edge and fell in, strange to say he was little injured.
January 9th 1875
During the past week a soup kitchen is operating in Hartest, the call for funds was liberally answered by the wealthy inhabitants of the village.
January 16th 1875
Football. Bury v Norwich, the match between the above was played on the 14th inst at Norwich according to rugby union rules and resulted in favour of Bury by one goal to "love".
January 16th 1875
James Clark, aged 26, was charged with damaging a chaff cutter at Stoke by Clare, the property of Charles Ralling. Acquitted.
January 16th 1875
Letters to the Editor.
Seeing a letter in your paper last week which was signed West Suffolk Farmer, I don't know whether Dr Taylor or Mr Potts were exaggerating of the advantages of Canada, but I know about Glemsford and farming,
I think manual labour is far cheaper than machinery, a man told me he could take me to a farm held by a large farmer in the parish where there were thousands of loads of spear grass, I made inquiries and found it was true, perhaps the farmer's capital is invested in hunters and other luxuries, the other day I saw the farmer on a fine £100 horse, when the poor old labourer's work is done the workhouse is his place, the West Suffolk farmer goes on to abuse the Union and says his class is the labourers best friend, if they were they could do something about keeping them out of the workhouse for it is a place they have a great dislike to.
Your obedient servant, a working man.
January 30th 1875
Theberton.
Letter received from James Folkard late of Theberton who emigrated to Canada last May with his wife and six children under 11.
The letter runs "I think about you and all my friends from Theberton, tell them I do not regret coming to Canada for we get all beef we like at 3d a lb and beef heads for the fetching, people here don't buy by the pound but by the quarter,
I have had two quarters of beef and one of mutton since the fall, they do not kill in the summer as it is so hot but in the winter when they hang it up to let it freeze so it does not want salting,
I begin to fare at home now and have got used to their ways, it is a beautiful county,
I live close to the Grand river, in some places they do not sell the grain as at home but they carry it to the mill to get it ground first, if you could see our roads you would wonder how horses get along in wet weather for to see the high rocks they have to get over, give my love to all in my Union brothers. Fitzroy Harbour.
February 13th 1875
To be sold at Finstead End, Glemsford, Suffolk. Free-hold property comprising a windmill-fully licenced public house known as the "Kings Head"-3 cottages-piece of land.
February 13th 1875
Letter to the Editor. Sir a splendid specimen of the little bustard, (that extremely rare bird of which I have met only three in my 40 years experience) was brought to me a few weeks ago by Mr Peddar of Kennet Hall, Newmarket by whom it had just been shot in that neighbourhood. William Bilson, Honeyhill, Bury St Edmunds.
February 20th 1875
Died at Gestingthorpe aged 82 years, Mrs Cansell, mother of Mrs Cansell of Sudbury.
March 6th 1875
On Saturday evening as Mr Ralling of Birdbrook was proceeding home he unfortunately drove into some water, he was found in the water with his horse which was drowned.
March 27th 1875
Advert. Mrs Tricker of Horringer has an opening for a family wash.
March 27th 1875
For sale, 40 sacks of potatoes, red or white. John Thurston, High Wall, Walsham Le Willows.
March 27th 1875
To be sold next Tuesday, 4 cottages situated in Herbert's yard, North Street, Sudbury, in tenure of Garwood, Rudd and Cutts at an annual rent of £17 2s 4d..
March 27th 1875
Letter from Queensland.
My Dear Mother and Father, We have had a long voyage of 107 days before landing in Queensland, Harry, my husband was only 5 days before he got work, we live well and had a home till then, Harry get £1 a week, our food found of 12 lbs of beef a week, 3 lbs of sugar, ½ a lb of tea, 12 lbs of flour, a house to live in rent free, plenty of wood to burn, the master and mistress are like a father and mother to us.
Dear Mother this is a fine place to live, my husband don't want to go to work without a good beef steak every day and one for supper every night , we long to get a letter from you to hear how you got on, make yourself happy dear mother for we are doing well and hope to do better, we will help you before long,
your affectionate daughter Harriet and Harry Larter,
Kelvin Grove,
Post Office,
Queensland,
Australia.
March 27th 1875
Letter to the Editor from Ontario.
Haveing seeing your report on emigrants by the West Suffolk Farmer of July 16th I thought I would write he is jest rite as regards Canada, Sir you must forget my pore spelling and wrighting but I thought I would write to you for the good of my countryman,
Sir I was born in the parish of Hopton and had but 9 months schooling so you must excuse my poor spelling, now sir as regards 5000 farmers riding to Toronto in their carriages, the Dr should have said lumber wagons with a yoke of cattle to drive in place of horses,
Sir, horses in his country come with long horns and long tails,
I have been in this country for 34 years and I know only two men that came out and did well and as they says got land whear it became valuable, but Sir that was 20 years ago that a man could git plenty of work and good wages but now it is worse than England for 100s of able bodied men, they cannot git a days work,
it is no euse of me writing a long letter as he has told the truth as ney as he had lived in this country for 50 years, you will see the poor emigrant is used in this country by those pieces of newspapers, I hear in this country a man or woman is called a greenhorn and they are laughed at and called fools by their own country men who have been out here for years,
I hope you will give this a plase in your valuable paper and oblige, your truly John Lock and may God bless old England for everything.
Sir I have a sister living in the parish of Bardwell near Ixworth and is married to William Plummer.
John Lock.
April 10th 1875
Bury Corn Market. Wheat to 40s 7d per quarter-Barley to 43s 11d-Oats to 32s. Walter Bullock, labourer of Cavendish, was fined 5s with 7s 6d for being drunk and disorderly at Clare on March 21st. George Bowyer, 40, labourer of Kedington was fined for stealing 4 mangels valued at 8d at Kedington. 7 days hard labour.
April 24th 1875
Letter from an emigrant from Stanningfield to a friend in Thorpe Morieux from York Street, Yorke Villa, Canada.
Dear Mrs Howe, I only wish you could come to Canada, it is such a beautiful country, there are some fine churches and chapels and such splendid buildings but I dare say you would like to know a little about how we are doing, my husband earned 31s a week all summer, little George has 12s a week,
Arthur was working in a garden, his wages were 6s and 6 pense, Fancy, my eldest daughter is in a good situation having 6 dollars a month, Marey that come to see you with me is in a first class situation having only to attend one little girl, she gets 4 dollars a month, so I only have little Jane at home so you can tell we are taking no harm at present, the family are doing well, the children all say they would not like to come back to England,
I must conclude with my letter to all of you pleas write to our address which is.
Mrs Frost,
Yorke,
Yorke Villa,
Ontario,
Canada West.
April 24th 1875
On Wednesday a large Newfoundland dog belonging to Mr Hills a postmaster of Sudbury went into the river between the Croft bridge and the floodgates after a stick which was thrown in fun by a youth named Braybrook but instead of bringing out the stick the animal seized a corpse of a young man who had been missing for several weeks, the young man is named William E. Stretton, 21, a native of the North East but had been placed in the care of Dr Waring of Cavendish, on the 23rd of March he was missing from his home in Cavendish, Dr Waring offered £5 for his discovery, we understand the river had been dragged from Rodbridge to Ballingdon.
The young man was the son of a Manchester merchant and had been placed with Dr Waring with a view of him fitting him for a mercantile purpose.
May 1st 1875
A pike weighing 13lbs was fished out of the river Stour about ¼ of a mile from Clare to towards Stoke by a tenant on the Essex side of the river, it is said by some it is a pity to take such a fish at this time of the year but it is reported he had no difficulty in finding a purchaser. (Fishing for pike is closed for the season)
May 15th 1875
Charles Twitchett of Clare was charged with being the father of a bastard child of Jane Long of Chilton Street. To pay 2s a week till the child attains the age of 15 years and to pay the costs of £1 18s 6d.
May 22nd 1875
On Wednesday night, Joseph Arch having addressed a meeting at Hoxne in the afternoon attended a gathering of about 2000 people in Mr Youngmans field at Walsham Le Willows in the evening, the chair was taken by Mr Crick, the district secretary.
May 22nd 1875
We understand that Mr Wiseman of Borley Mill has just come into the possession of Chilton brickworks, it is his intention to erect a steam flour mill and maltings on the site.
June 26th 1875
On Friday morning during a tempest a black gelding belonging to Mr H. Westropp of Melford Place was killed by lightning while grazing in a meadow in a meadow near the railway line and thr river at the lower part of Melford street, it was valued at £60. On the 12th inst, a young man named Evans, a blacksmith of Pentlow was riding in a donkey and cart when the seat slipped and he fell on the road breaking his wrist. At Cavendish the chimney of the White Horse public house was struck by lightning and shattered to pieces.
June 26th 1875
Eliza Cooper of Glemsford was summoned for neglecting to send her child aged 10 to school, defendant said her husband had deserted her and she could not send her children to school unless she had some assistance, she had three to keep on her earnings and was teaching her child to weave, he husband had deserted her and left the parish with a wench who had since returned and was being maintained by the parish, she thought her husband should be charged with this. Adjourned for one month.
June 26th 1875
The Crown Inn, the Price of Wales and the Cock at Glemsford were granted two hours extension on account of the annual fair.
June 26th 1875
At the Suffolk show held at Stowmarket, Mr W. Byford of the Court at Glemsford won a first prize with a colt foaled in 1872.
June 26th 1875
Advert. There is no class to which Canada offers a better field to those who are anxious to change their position of lease holders to owners. Improved farms can be purchased for £4 an acre upwards, free grants of rough uncleared land from 100 to 200 acres may be had from various Provinces, free passage for farm labourers and domestic servants.
July 3rd 1875
Inquest at Boxted on the unnamed child of Julie Theobald, scullery maid of Boxted Hall, on Sunday morning she complained of feeling unwell and went to bed, after about 1 ½ hours she called for assistance and a fellow servant, Elizabeth Lilley went upstairs saw a child in a bath which was half full of water, in it was newly born and dead, Mr Mashall, surgeon of Hartest made a post mortem and found no marks of violence and that the child could have been accidentally dropped in the water as stated by the mother and it would be immediately suffocated. Verdict, child accidentally dropped in water.
July 3rd 1875
Property sale. At the Rose and Crown in Sudbury, the Fir Trees Inn at Cavendish, a beerhouse and three cottages to Messrs Oliver for £540. Lot 2-6 red brick cottages at Pentlow in Essex to Thomas Brand for £300.
July 10th 1875
To be sold, valuable building land-3 acres called "Round Croft Field" fronting to the Sudbury-Melford road.
July 17th 1875
Wanted six good harvestmen to harvest 12 ½ acres each of wheat and barley at 14s per acre and the use of a horse rake. Apply George Garrad, Ixworth.
July 17th 1875
For sale on Friday next-2000 sheep and lambs at Kesgrave from Rushmere Hall, Rushmere Hill Farm-Park farm, Nacton-Newbourne Hall and Brightwell Hall.
July 17th 1875
To be sold at Glemsford by Messrs Wheeler and Westoby at the Crown Inn. Grocers shop situated on Fair Green in occupation of John Seeley, draper and grocer and building ground of 33 ft 6 inches of frontage and 128 ft depth, dwelling house in occupation of Mary King.
July 17th 1875
Property for sale at Stanningfield. The Fox Inn in occupation of Mr Atkinson at £18 annually and cottage adjoining. Sold the tenant Mr Atkinson for £880. Bllacksmith's shop at Lawshall in occupation of Mr Mortlock at £14 per annum was sold to George Wright for £270.
July 17th 1875
Brundish. On Saturday evening last at about 7-30 a fearful accident occurred to Mary Ann Green, daughter of Thomas Green, miller, he had left her in charge of the mill grinding corn when her dress became entangled in the gears of the mill and she was quickly drawn into the cogs and fearfully mangled, the screams of the poor creature attracted attention but she died immediately after being released having a broken back and both thighs and one arm, portions of the flesh were still left on the cogs of the mill.
July 31st 1875
Inquest at Walter Belchamp on Monday last on John Chinery, labourer, who died undergoing the amputation under chloroform of a finger, deceased who was 18 years old jammed his finger while oiling a threshing machine, Dr Mason of Sudbury attended him and his finger appeared to going on well until a fortnight ago when amputation was considered necessary, deceased was willing to have it amputated but insisted it was carried out under chloroform though Dr Mason tried to dissuade him for so slight an operation, Dr Waring and Dr Mason attended him, Dr Waring to administer the chloroform and Dr Mason to carry out the amputation, on the first application all was well but on the second there was a slight flickering of the pulse, the chloroform was withdrawn and after a slight struggle he died. Death by chloroform.
August 14th 1875
To be let at Clare, a steam and water mill, superior residence known as Clare Mills on the river Stour close to the G.E.R. railway, malt house of 20 coombs steep with dwelling house and bake house and two cottages in the parish of Otten Belchamp.
August 14th 1875
Hargrave.
Inquest at the Cock Inn on James Ling aged 67, it appears deceased and his brother Henry were thatchers and at work at Easty Wood farm in occupation of Mr Farrow,
At about 5-30 they went to the Cock's Head where Henry paid his brother 15s for his work then went home to his home in Denston, deceased proceeding on his way to his cottage in Hargrave,
Henry said they had two pints of beer between three and not fuddled, nothing more was seen of the deceased until ¼ to 6 when he was found lying in a pool of blood on a footpath in one of Mr Fenton's wheat fields by a man named Samson Gooch who went 30 yards back to a gate and saw Mrs Sharp who he asked to go with him to look at Ling as he thought he was dead but she did not come,
After about a ¼ of an hour Mr Tricker's harvestmen came and took off his neckerchief also his basket which was fastened to his shoulders, by means of blood on the ground deceased's track was followed to about 160 yards off where he appeared to have slipped off the footpath which is about 18 inches high, the wheat was beaten down where he fell,
There is no doubt that he did so and that his thatching shears had ran into his arm causing a wound from which the poor fellow bled to death. Accidental.
August 21st 1875
Alfred Barnes of----aged 9 ½ years was charged with stealing a cash box from James Durham, cabinet maker. To be detained in custody until 6 in the evening then to receive 6 strokes of the birch rod.
August 21st 1875
Lamma Leeks aged 19, a girl of low repute, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Cross Street, Sudbury. 16s and 6s costs or 14 days in prison, she was remanded in custody.
August 28th 1875
Deaths-Minter, on the 4th of June off Cape Horn on his passage home from Australia, W.F.Fisher, First Officer of the ship Gauntlet, the eldest son of William and Ann Minter of Washbrook, Suffolk.
September 4th 1875
Wanted at Michaelmas. Working Bailiff on a farm of 120 acres, must be acquainted with stock and be able to read and write. Apply to H. Green of Shimpling, Scole.
September 4th 1875
American cuttings. A tall stalwart Indian is often seen walking the streets of Virginia City dressed as a squaw in calico, he is compelled to wear women's clothes for cowardice shown in battle several years since.
September 4th 1875
Licensing day at Melford Sessions. Mr Woolnough Cross of Bury submitted an application for the removal of the license from the "King's Head at Finstead End, Glemsford, to premises now being erected about 100 yards distant, partly situated in Glemsford and Boxted, the owner is Mr Debenham. Granted. Application from Thomas Briggs of Alpheton to sell beer from his premises, the Rev J.W.Aisiable opposed the application and said the house was not needed being only ½ a mile from the Lion Inn which was his property, he also thought the number of licensed houses encouraged drunkenness. Granted.
September 4th 1875
Thurston. An unfortunate accident happened to a labourer named George Barrel in the employ of Mr M.Witt of Pakenham, it appears Barrel and others were mowing one of Mr Witt's fields, the head keeper on the estate of Mr E.Greene M.P. was also in the field, at about 70 yards he shot at a rabbit and a portion of the contents of the gun lodged in Barrel's right eye, he was taken to the Suffolk Hospital but it is feared he will lose his eye
September 11th 1875
On Saturday last, Mr S. Taylor of Hall Farm, Hundon invited the whole of his workmen to partake of an excellent dinner provided by Mr J.Manfield of the Red Lion Inn, no less than 51 people responded to the invitation.
September 18th 1875
Cricket. A return match to one played some weeks ago when Hundon beat Stradishall Place by 8 wickets, the visitors being four men short was played at Stradishall Place on Tuesday last resulting in favour of the home side by 94 runs, thanks to an unmanly act on the part of the losing side by which the Stradishall score book was much mutilated and one page entirely removed, the following score is incomplete in one or two instances, the bowling analysis however enables the total to be correctly given and thus the defeating the presumed object the perpetrator had in view. The scores were Stradishall Place 81 and 111-Hundon 34 and 70..
September 18th 1875
Advert. Wanted by a lad, a place as a billiard marker, aged 14 years. Apply to G.J. of 40 Bridewell Street, Bury.
September 18th 1875
To be sold at Lynn's Farm, Poslingford, the live and dead stock. 5 horses-implements.
September 25th 1875
On Thursday week a boy named Salter employed at the flax mills, Melford, had his arm drawn into the machinery, the accident was seen by another boy who knocked the strap off or the boy's arm would have been taken off, the boy had no business to be near the machine and it is hoped it will be a caution to others.
September 25th 1875
Marshall Andrews, a Sudbury hardware man was fined £20 with £3 2s 6d costs for sending lucifer matches by train.
September 25th 1875
To be let. Netherhouse farm and Lays farm as one occupation, situated in Wickham St Pauls and Bulmer with farm house and small off premises with a cottage, it is intended to expend £400 on repairs to the house and property.
September 25th 1875
There was a sad accident at Stoke by Clare on Monday last on a farm at Boyton End, Stoke, a man named Walter Turner aged 27 was assisting in the threshing had an arm completely severed from his body.
September 25th 1875
On Monday evening at about 5-30 a fire broke out in the stackyard of Mr William Everad's farm at Stoke, it appears that an engine that was driving the threshing machine had a spark from the funnel which ignited the thatch of a wheat stack near by containing the produce of 40 acres, water was fortunately plentiful and thanks to the willing aid of the labourers and neighbours of whom there were upwards of a 100 who flocked to the spot the difficult task was accomplished and the other stacks were saved, a man was dispatched to Clare on horseback for the fire engine which was quickly horsed and proceeded at a smart pace to Stoke a distance of 5 miles. We understand Mr Everard was covered by the Norwich Union of which Mr Ray of Clare is the agent.
September 25th 1875
Letters to the Editor. Sir, In perusing Saturday's edition it was with much regret that the report on the cricket match between Stradishall and Hundon should contain quotations that are not conducive to the good feeling that exists "that an unmanly action on the part of the losing side by which Stadishall score book was mutilated and one page removed done with the intention to frustrate publication". I am at loss to comprehend these assertions but if founded on veracity and not surmise I would acknowledge it deserving for censure, I suggest it advisable for those in office to be more assiduous in performance of their duties and if cricket is to be promoted greater discretion is requisite, the players of Hundon have at all times received great kindness and courtesy from the gentlemen of the Stradishall club. I am your obedient servant, one of the defeated eleven. Hundon
October 2nd 1875
At a meeting of the Hedingham Highway Board it is reported that the authorities of Sudbury have agreed to take over from the Board the liability to repair the road over Ballingdon bridge for £10 per annum.
October 2nd 1875
Up to 100 head of cattle are suffering from foot and mouth disease in Melford beside a number of sheep.
October 2nd 1875
Charles Everett of Gt Waldingfield was summoned under the new Masters and Servants Act of 1864 for absenting themselves from work. To pay damages or 14 days.
October 9th 1875
The new act of which prohibits the use of climbing boys will come into operation on the 1st of December, the Act of 1840 contained provisions for construction of flues but these rules have been almost universally neglected.
October 30th 1875
The licence of the Fir Trees at Cavendish was transferred from Thomas Boughen to Thomas Mason.
October 30th 1875
A serious accident occurred at Elmsett on Friday last to Mr Baldry, farmer of Naughton whilst at Elmsett mills with some corn, the sails of the windmill were going directly over the door at which Mr Baldry was unloading, he was in the act of getting into the cart when one of the sails struck him a severe blow on the head, there is some hope for recovery.
November 13th 1875
Frederick Day, labourer of Lt Waldingfield was charged with being drunk and riotous in the parish on October 1st. 10s with 7s costs.
November 13th 1875
Ann Snell a single woman of Monks Eleigh was charged with stealing 6 cloths, a sheet of rolled paper, a pillow case, a piece of lace and a large silver shield from her master Mr Woodgate of the same parish. 14days hard labour.
November 13th 1875
From the Liverpool Post. On Thursday evening at Blackbourne there were a number of men in a public house on Blakey Moor and one Henry Duckworth who obtained a living by carrying parcels for the railway company was drunk, his wife, a fine buxom woman of about 30 came in and asked him for some money, he remarked "I wish someone would buy thee" a machine maker named William Robinson, aged 22 years said "I'll buy her", articles of sale were drawn up and signed "this is to certify that I Henry Duckworth do hereby sell my wife for the sum of 4d" this was signed by witnesses, the receiver in order to celebrate the event ordered two quarts of ale then Robinson and the woman went home together and on Saturday night they visited the public house and met with Duckworth and all seemed happy with the sale and the woman says she will not leave Robinson.
November 13th 1875
On Friday afternoon, Mr Ruse of Hundon Mill was driving through Clare in a cart drawn by a young horse the animal started kicking and both him and his sister were thrown out and the horse releasing it's self dashed through the Vicarage garden, both shafts on the cart were broken but neither Mr Ruse or his sister sustained any serious injury.
December 4th 1875
Inquest on Tuesday last at Glemsford on George Howe, aged 21 who was driving a van with three horses with a load of coals he was leading the near shaft horse through the doors of the school gates when the shaft pressed him against the door post, he was assisted in to the school, he said his ribs were broken and that he would die soon, the poor fellow only lived for 40 minutes after and was dead before the doctor arrived, he was employed by Mr Byford.
December 11th 1875
Inquest at Uggeshall on Elizabeth Baker aged 60 who was found dead the previous morning at Westhall, an off farm of James Wright, much grief was felt by the friends of the deceased owing to the refusal of the Rev W.C.Edgell of Uggeshall to allow deceased to be buried in that churchyard, alleging as a reason she did not attend church there.
December 18th 1875
Elmsett. Inquest at the Chequers Inn, Elmsett on George Green aged 3 who died from burning on the previous Sunday. Accidental death from burning.
December 18th 1875
Christmas Fat Stock Sale at Sudbury. Best over yeared ox £6 prize to Mr Mills of Rodbridge, Melford---Best pair of fat oxen £5 prize to Mr Mills, Rodbridge-2nd prize to Mr Bear-Best pen of withers, £3 3s presented by the Free Press proprietors to Mr George Unwin of Stambourne-2nd prize to Mr Turpin of Middleton £1 1s.---One gallon of brandy presented by Mr Weston of the Black Boy for the purchaser of the best ox to Mr Segers of Melford which sold for £55-beat pair of fat hogs to Mr Clements of Alpheton of £2 2s. The judges were Mr Hawkins of Bures and Mr O.Payne of Borley.
December 25th 1875
Football. Bury v Sudbury. These clubs met for the first time last Saturday at Sudbury and a very pleasant match was the result, Bury had the best of it all through, two goals were obtained for Bury by the brothers Symonds and for Sudbury Andrews and Fitch did the best while Cobbold and Welch were conspicuous for Bury. After the match the Bury team were entertained by their opponents at the White Horse, the Rev Bent and Mr Molneux officiated as referees. Teams-Sudbury--S.G.Andrews captain-J.Andrews backs-J.Dyson-W.Hempton-H. W. Fitch-H.F.Fitch-F.Parmenter-W.Baker-J.S. Chestney-J.Danks and H. Sanderman. Bury-A.Welch captain and back-W.Gooch goalkeeper-H.Bent half back-R.Cobbold-F.Gross-H.Staffs-E.Symonds-F.Crick-R.Dewing---J.King-R. J.Symonds.
December 25th 1875
County Court.
Damage to crops at Borley. Joseph Sillitoe v J.S. Gardiner. Defendant is a wealthy farmer at Borley and the plaintiff is a gardener, the claim was for £2 19s which was the amount of damage alleged to have been done by sheep entering his gateway and damaging plants and crops on November 17th inst, it seems the day in question defendant had 270 sheep grazing on Borley Green,
The plaintiff having property nearby, a gate belonging to him was left open and the flock of sheep rushed through and trampled his crops, his Honour said sheep should not be left without a keeper, a man named Henry Sparrow in the employ of the plaintiff was called and stated different articles which were the subject of damages, James Deaves, labourer, stated that the list of articles damaged was over stated.
DJosuah Theobald, shepherd for defendant said the sheep were not all in the garden, he rushed and got them out, there had been a boy with them but he went away to fetch a fork, in his opinion damages were not more than 15s. His Honour said then I will say £1 10s. Verdict in accordance.
(James Gardiner farmed Borley Lodge and Sillitoe lived in the red brick houses at the end of Borley Green).