1905 Almanack & Yearbook

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FORTY-SECOND YEAR OF PUBLICATION.
TDHE1
BUSHLEY, LONGDON,
QUEENHILL, AND HOLDFAST
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For the Year of (the 42nd Year of
Our Lord its issue).
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THE
PAROCHIAL.
ALMANACK AND YEAR=BOOK
1905.
OUR FRONTISPIECE.
f UR Frontispiece represents the Old Churchyard Cross at Queen-
hill, which has been lately restored by Rev. B. R. Dowdeswell,
in memory of his father, who in 1854 did so much for the
restoration of the fabric of the Church.
Churchyard Crosses were in the old days universal in England,
and very beautiful and helpful is the lesson that they teach.
There, in the midst of the faithful departed stands the very
symbol of the Faith in which they died—" Christ crucified, the
hope of glory." He who was faithful unto death—He who by
death overcame death, and opened the kingdom of Heaven to all
believers—He who from the grave rose again, and ascended up into
Heaven, there to plead the merits of His death for us poor sinners—He
stands there with open arms to speak to us of His Love, as we pass into
the church to thank Him for that Love—with pierced hands and feet, to
remind us of the sins that crucilied Him, as we go in to confess our sins.
He pleads with His Father: "Father forgive them, they know not what
they do." He pleads with us : " This have I done for thee; what hast
thou done for Me?"
The three steps and the lower half of the shaft are all that is left of
the old XlVth Century Cross. The upper half and the sacred figure had
been destroyed many centuries ago. God forgive those misguided men,
" who broke down all the carved work thereof with axes and hammers."
The new work has been designed by A. H. Prothero, Esq., of Chelten-
ham, and the figure was carved by Mr. Bolton (also of Cheltenham), one of
the best ecclesiastical sculptors in England. It seems to us that_the pro-
portions and symmetry of the design are perfect, and the whole is a real
addition to the artistic beauties of the neighbourhood.
The following inscription is to be placed upon it, on plates of bronze:
1. On the plinth from which the shaft rises—" By Thy Cross and Passion,"
'' By Thy precious Death and Burial,'' " By Thy glorious Resurrection and
Ascension," "Good Lord, deliver us ! " 2. On the face of the top step
—" In pious memory of William Dowdcswell, of Pull Court, Esq. (who in
1854 restored the fabric of this Church), this symbol of our Faith (for
many generations defaced and mutilated) was again set up by his sole
surviving son, E. R. D. A.D. 1904."
BUSHLEY.
BUSHLEY PARISH REGISTERS.—INTRODUCTION.
-N 1538 (30 Hen. VIII.), while Thomas Cromwell was acting as the
King's vicegerent in Ecclesiastical matters, an injunction was issued
ordering that every Curate should keep a Book in which should be
written the names of all persons Baptized, Married, or Buried in his
Parish. This was probably earned into effect generally throughcut
England. The Registers were originally written on paper, but in 1597
(39 of Eliz.) it was ordered that the paper Registers should be transcribed
on to Parchment, and that the names of the Curate and the Churchwar
dens should be signed at the bottom of each page as a testimony to their
accuracy.
It so happens that in Bushley the old Paper Register for the years 1538-
1576 has been preserved, and not destroyed when the copy was made on Parch-
ment, so that for that period we have both the Paper original and the Parchment
copy, the latter continuing till 1599.
This makes our Parish Register almost an unique Book, at least for this Diocese.
For although it is true that a few (very few) Parishes began earlier—one at Rous
Lench in 1513, and one at Chesterton in 15291,—these must have been the work of
some individual curates, and not in consequence of the Order issued in 1538 for the
whole Realm.
Of the Registers which commenced in 1538, there are only 38 now extant, and if
we allow for a little reasonable delay in putting the command into execution, we may
add another 17 which begin in 1539 Thus, out of more than 400 Parishes in this
Diocese only 55 Registers remain that began in obedience to the order of 1538. Of
these Bushley is one ; but what makes our Book so remarkable is that, with one
exception, it is the only one of these earliest Registers that has preserved both the
Paper original and the Parchment copy of the first 40 years. The other example is
that of Offenham, of which it is said that the Paper original is in a very bad state,
whereas ours is in excellent condition. At South Littleton they have the original
Paper in excellent condition, but they have not got the Parchment copy.
The Bushley Registers are contained in 3 Volumes :
VOL. I. -contains Baptisms and Marriages from 1538 - 1695.
Burials from 1538 - 1680.
It is written on 38 leaves of the original paper, and 90 of Parchment, or 128
leaves in all. It measures 12^ x 9 inches. It is in an excellent state of preser-
vation, and is strongly bound in rough calf.
VOL. II. contains Baptisms and Burials from 1696-1812, and Marriages Irom 1696-
1755, written on 4o| pages of Parchment. It measures 14^ by 8 inches, and is
bound in rough calf.
VOL. III. contains the Marriages from 1755-1812, on 22 pages of paper. It
measures 15 x gj, and is bound in vellum.
It will be observed that the Burials from 1680-1695 are not to be found in Vol. I.
It seems probable that they were entered in another Book, which has been lost.
But by order of Convocation, in 1597, and repeated in one of the Canons of 1603, a
transcript of the Registers for each year was to be made for the past year and trans-
mitted to the Bishop's Registry. In accordance with this order, transcripts of our
Registers were made, with more or less regularity, between 1611 and 1700, and it
happens that those for 1682-3-5-6-88-1700 are preserved at Worcester. A copy of
these will be taken and placed in the Parish Church.
We will now proceed to describe these Registers more in detail.
VOL. I.—The outside page or flyleaf of the original paper book was evidently used
by the Scribe for practising his penmanship. Entries were made in various styles,
and then erased, so that it is almost wholly illegible.
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The Book Legins on the next pa<;e in a formal but clear hand, with the following
title :—" This Boke reportynge and declarynge the names of all pysons buryed,
baptyzed, and married whn. the pynhe of Bushley wn. the Diocese of Worcest. and
the County of the same takyth begynnyng from the Receipte of the ICyng's
Comandmt comyng to my hands by the Bysshope in November ano DM".
MCCCCC. xxxviii. et regni Regis Henrici Octavi xxx mo."
The date 1535 is written here in a later hand, but it is clearly a mistake. We do
not know for certain by whom this first part of the Register was kept. But we
know that one William Kyngett was Curate here in 1553. Hi; signed an Inventory
of the Church goods belonging to the Parish Church in that year, the last year of
the reign of Edward VI. Queen Mary came to the Throne the s.ime year, and in
1554 she reconciled the Church of England to the Pope.
It happens that from 1538, to July 23rd. 1554, all the entries are made in the same
hand. It seems, therefore, safe to conclude that Wm. Kyngett, who had certainly
been in charge during Edward's reign, either resigned or was made to retire, when
the Church was brought back to the obedience of Rome. And as the hand-writing
is the same all through—that it was he who wrote it.
Probably, therefore, Win. Ryngett was the first Curate of Bushley after the
Dissolution of Tewkesbury Abbey (in 1539;, and kept the Register till 1554.
At the same time, it is to be noted that on page 10, for the year 1544, one Sir
William Butler, " Curate of Boyseley,'' made a note that he had received a certain
sum from a Mr. Coxe. But as liis handwriting is not the same as that immediate!)
before or after it, we may conclude that he was the Priest-in-Charge at some later
date, and only entered his account on this page because he found a vacant space
there.
The next thing to note is that no entry was made in the Register between July
23, 1554, and May 20, 1557. This comprises nearly the whole of Mary's reign, and
seems to show that from the date of the re establishment of the Roman Catholic
supremacy in 1554, till Mary's death in 1558, there was no resident Priest here.
Sir Richard Cubley, who was butied here in 1560, seems to have written the
Register from 1557 to the time of his death. He was probably appointed in the
first year of Elizabeth, 1558. and wrote in the three or four entries for 1557 from
information received from other?.
After Sir R. Cubley's death the Register was kept by different people, and it is
not possible now to say who were the Curates.ill-Charge during the first lew jears
of Elizabeth's reiga. But in 1565 we are no longer in doubt. A new title is writ-
ten for that year, by Sir John Wyett, who signs himself " Curat." He continued
the'Register in the original paper book down to 1574, in his own handwriting, and
no doubt to a much later date, for he did not die till 1603. The latter part of the
paper book is Jost. But in 1597 the Order was issued that the paper Registers were
to be transcribed on to parchment, and this parchment copy was entirely written by
his hand, and each page is attested by his signature and that of the Churchwardens
When the Copy was finished Wyett still made all the entries in the Register till
Oct. 24, 1603. The next entry, on Nov. 16, following, records his death. So that,
after 33 years of service here, he died in harness.
We owe much to him for the care with which his book is written. There is hardly
a blot or an erasure in the whole of it. The character of his handwriting is exqui -
sitely clear. The parchment is still white and the ink black ; every word is legible.
Moreover, the form in which it is drawn up is the best that could be devised for the
purpose. In a broad margin on tne left hand, it is noted whether the entry opposite
records a Baptism, a Funeral, or a Burial ; while the margin on the other side gives
the Surname of the person referred to. Anyone who has had experience in searching
Registers will appreciate the facility that is thus afforded for tracing names.
The Title that Wyett prefixed to his part of the Paper Register is as follows : —
" A Register boocke accordynge to th'order of the queue's Injunctyons declaring
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the Names and Surnames of all psons Buryed baptyzed and maryed within the pyshe
of Boushley in the Conty and Dioc. of Worcester, made the first day of January
in the seventh yere of the Reygn of our Sovarygn Lady Elizabeth by the gre of
God of England ffrance and Ireland Queene defendr of the ffaith, etc. And in
the1 yere of or Lorde God a thousand fyve hundred three score and fyve."
per me Johem Wyett, Curat ibidem.
At the end of 1567 there is an interesting entry by him :
Si mea penna valet, Melior mea litera fiet.
per me Johem Wyett, Clerum,
Which may be Englished thus : If it can, every letter,
My pen shall form better.
At least I will tiy it,
So says John Wyett, Clerk.
The next two pages are not in his writing, so that we may suppose the verse
expresses his intention to do better than that, and he certainly succeeded, especially
in the Parchment copy. We have already observed that each page was certified as
correct by his signature and that of the Churchwarden. But, in spite of their testi-
mony, we find that the copy is not absolutely accurate. There are several omissions,
but perhaps only one of any importance, namely, the death of Mr. Edward Tyndale.
of the Pole (Pull Court). He was Steward for the Abbot of Tewkesbury, and had
bought a 99 years' lease of Pull Court from the Abbot and Convent, in 1531. He
was a brother of William Tyndale, who translated the Bible, and he died at his
Manor of Slymbridge, in 15-18, and was buried there, which perhaps accounts for his
name being omitted in the Copy of our Register. The other omissions are
unimportant.
On the other hand, it was a great advantage to us that the Transcriber of the
paper Book was one who by his long connection with the Parish (he came of a Tew-
kesbury family) gave him an intimate knowledge of Bushley people, which enabled
him to make several additions, and add personal touches to many of the entries.
His successor was Sir Richard Owen, whose marriage with Elizabeth Piffe, at
Woolstone, in June, 1604, is recorded in our Register. He is described there as
the Curate of Cleeve Episcopi. but in the same year he signed a Certificate of an
extract from the Bushley Register of the death of one Augustine Willis, and styled
himself Curate of Bushley. So that he must either have served both Curacies at the
same time, or have resigned Bishop's Cleeve, on his marriage, to come here.
The Register is kept in the same handwriting—which we presume to be his -from
1603 to 1612.
He was succeeded by Richard Gardiner, who seems to have remained here till
1620.
From 1620, till the last day of May, 1622, the Register was kept in Latin, and we
have no clue to the name of the writer.
In 1622, Sir Symon Jones signed himself Curate, and keeps the Register. A dif-
ferent hand begins in 1626, but no name appears till 1630, when Henry Spilsbury
signs the Book for the first time. It is possible that he may have begun his charge
earlier.
These simple annals of the Poor have very little of general interest to the public.
But we do find in them illustrations of the history of the Nation in times of change
in Church and State.
We have already noticed how Queen Mary's ecclesiastical policy affected this little
Country Parish.
We may also trace in our Register the state of confusion in the Church tnat was
caused inline troublous times of Charles I. and the Commonwealth.
From the beginning of the Civil War, in 1642, the Parliament showed a marked
hostility to the Church. The Bishops were deprived of their seats in the House of
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Lords. Archbishop Laud was beheaded in 1645, and the Clergy were required to
take the covenant, and many were driven from their livings on refusing to do so.
It is possible that as the Curacy of Bushley was a Donative (that is that the Curate
was appointed by the Patron without reference to the Bishop), Mr. Spilsbury who
was Curate here from 1626 was kept in his living by the influence of Mr. R. Dowdes-
well, of Pull Court, who was a strong Royalist and Churchman.
But, in 1645, the Parliament passed an Act making it unlawful to use the Book of
Common Prayer either in public or private ; and, in 1646, they actually established
the Presbyterian form of Church Government, so that it became impossible for a
Priest any longer to conduct the Service in Church, or to hold the Living.
Henry Spilsbury's last entry in the Register was in March, 1646, so that it seems
clear that he was one of the Clergy who were then driven out to make room for
some Presbyterian minister.
From 1648 to 1650 there are many changes of handwriting, which suggests that
there were many changes of ministers officiating here.
The number of Baptisms and Burials fell slightly below the average : but, as
might be expected, Marriages ceased altogether between 1643 and 1653. It was no
time for marrying and giving in marriage while Civil War was raging.
In 1653, an Act of Parliament was passed that after banns had been published
either in the Church, or at the nearest Market Place, those wishing to be married
were to come before a Justice of the Peace, who should declare them man and wife,
and no other marriages should be accounted lawful in the Commonwealth.
It is therefore interesting to note that in that very year no less than 18 marriages
were registered. This is no doubt due to the fact that in 1652 was fought the
decisive battle of Worcester ; so that after that the land had peace, and people
could marry without fear of further Civil commotion. But the registering of Civil
marriages in the Church Register needs explanation, which may be as follows. In
1653, the Act that made Civil Marriages lawful, also handed over the Parish Regis-
ters to a Registrar appointed by the Parish. In it he was to record the Births,—not
Baptisms, - the Funerals, and Marriages as they occurred, so that that the Registers
might continue though the Registrar might be changed. These marriages, therefore,
were not solemnized in Church, but before a Magistrate, and only recorded here.
It is a little surprising, however, that Baptisms still continue to be registered rather
than Births, as ordered by the Act. In the Longdon Register, Births only are
recorded, not Baptisms. It is possible that the Ministers continued to baptize the
children, but there is no doubt that, speaking generally, Baptism was not administered
during the Puritan ascendancy. It is also possible that the Registrar may have
continued to write the word Baptized when he should have written Born. It is diffi-
cult to decide, but let us hope the Infants were baptized, as they had been any time
for nearly 600 years in the Parish annals of Bushley.
After 1653, the Presbyterians began to lose their power, and the Independents
(who were nearly as much opposed to Presbyterianism as they were to Episcopacy)
took the lead.
]n 1655, Oliver Cromwell, who was supported by them, passed an Act of tolera-
tion for all forms of Religion except Popery and Prelacy,—i.e., the Church of Rome
or the Church of England - and appointed a committee of 38 members who were
empowered to examine all the Clergy, and exclude from any preferment all who were
guilty, in their judgement, of any scandalous conduct, or of being opposed to the
present Government, and appoint to every living one whom they judged to be
worthy. At the same time the Church Clergy were not to be allowed to act either
as private Chaplains or as Schoolmasters, and it was accounted criminal for more
than two persons to read the Prayer Book together.
As a result of the proceedings of this Committee of Triers (as they were called) a
Mr. Francis Dunn was appointed to Bushley, whose urne appears in the Register in
b BUSHLEy.
1656. The,same name continues till Feb. 28. 1661, so that Mr. Duhn retained his
place fora full year after the Restoration of Charles II., in 1660.
When the King came back to the Throne, the Clergy returned to their Parishes.
The Act of Parliament which restored the old Clergy to their Livings, ejected the
Puritan Ministers who had been intruded into their places. The Act came into
operation on S. Bartholomew's Day, 1662. It is calculated that about 1800of these
Ministers went out. But Mr. Francis Dunn did not wait to be turned out but
resigned in 1661. He was succeeded by Mr. Thomas Holder, who died in
April, 1666.
We do not know by whom the Register was kept for 3 years after the death of
Mr. Holder. There are several different handwritings. But in 1669 Rev. Robert
Wriggen signs as Curate, and remains till 1194. During the latter years of his life
he was also Vicar of Longdon. and by his will left £5 to the Poor of Bushley. He
was succeeded by the Rev. Francis Welles. p"rom 1679 to 1695 lne burials were
entered in a separate book, which has unfortunately been lost, but, as we have said
above, the Transcripts for most of the missing years are in the Bishop's Registry at
Worcester, and may be recovered. The last entry in this volume is that of the
Baptism of William, the son of John and Mary Higgens, on March 19, 1696.
Bound up with this Register is a record of the collections made in Bushley
Church on special occasions between 1070 and 1692, an account of which will be
given later.
During the period contained in this book,—from 1538 to 1696, —nearly 160 years,
the deaths averaged (> per annum ; the Births 8j ; and the Marriages 2. Our
present rate of Deaths is 2-20 per cent, per annum, and of Births 8i. So that, on
a rough calculation, we may say the population then was between 203 and 300
For about loo years after the commencement cf the Registers a large proportion
of those whose names are mentioned are described as ' Of the Pole, a member of
this Parish."
The Pole (or Pull) is that part of the Parish which lies between Qucenhill Brook
and Bushley Green. It was originally a part of the Parish of Longdon, but in
William the Conqueror's time was thrown into Bushley, and during the Middle
Ages was always treated as a Hamlet of Bushley, and separately taxed There
were probably 20 houses in Pull, including Pull Court but not Hill House, which
was in Longdon. These Houses stood in what is now called the Park, and Pull
End, and were inhabited principally by labourers, but the families of Biddle,
Hay ward, Hill, Hall. Brasy, Restell, and Wither, were all small Freeholders.
The last who is mentioned in the Register, as of the Pulle, was a Biddle, in 1647,
These properties were acquired at various dates by Mr. Dowdeswell, of Pull Court,
and the houses were all eventually pulled down to form a Deer Paik. Mr. Dowdes-
well, who died in 1727, provided in his will, that his widow should be supplied with
venison from his Park.
The site of the foundation of the houses may still be traced.
The following names of other localities in Bushley are mentioned in this volume :
Bushley Park, The Green, Wood end. Church end, Massey Fields, Freebarn's
Well, The Galley Pleck, The Over Lode, The Oxehey, and The Worthens.
Mr. Childes, " Millar I'1 or Miller, is mentioned, whose Mill stood on what is now
called Windmill Tump.
We shall give an account in an appendix, of some of the old Bushley Families
mentioned here.
There are very few direct references as to any National events in this Book. The
death of Henry VIII ; the accession of Edward VI. ; and the proclamation of
Mary as Queen, are the only ones
LOCAL EVENTS, 1904. On Feb. 29, Mr. George Taylor died
after a lingering illness of many years
Jan. 7. — An entertainment was duration. He had been seized with
given at Pull Court, to which the paralysis in Easter week, 1897, and
parishioners of Bushley and Queen- although his friends took him out for
hill were invited. Major Anne and drives as often as they could, he
his brother, Mr. Ulrio Charlton, de- could neither walk nor stand, nor
lighted their audience "with a very turn himself in bed. He has been
clever and spirited rendering of the most tenderly nursed and cared for
famous old farco, "No. 1 round the by his brother and sisters, his poor
Corner," while the first part con- wife being almost equally incapaci-
sisted of a concert, in which Miss tated by acute rheumatism. George
Anne, Master Bobby, his little school- Taylor came into the parish in the
fellow Master Panza, and Mr. Delbos early sixties as blacksmith at Pull
took part, and Major Anne and Mr. Court. Ho was clever at his trade—
Charlton gave some excellent comic as all his family are—and by his
songs. genial disposition and kindness of
Jan. 30.—The Bushley and Queen- heart, won friends among all his
hill school children had their annual neighbours. Ho joined the choir in
Christmas Tea at Pull Court. 1865, and was one of the original
Feb. 26—Mar. 2.—At the general members of the Bushley Band, and
election of County Councillors this until ho was stricken down, was
year, Bushloy for the first time was most regular and faithful to his duties
made a polling place. Major Grice- To the great sorrow of the whole
Hutchinson, formerly M.P. for Aston, parish, his old friend and colleague,
stood for election to the County Henry Starling, is now lying danger-
Council in this division, in opposition ously ill, at a London Hospital.
to the sitting member, Mr. Docker. These two good men are nearly the
A meeting was held at Bushloy School- last of that really remarkable band
room on Feb. 26, to support the Major. of men, who for more than 30 years
The Rev. K. R. Dowdcswell presided, made our little country parish famous,
but explained at the outset that he and proved what material there is in
had pledged himself to vote for Mr. rural England, under careful train-
Docker, and was only in the chair ing, for producing good choral sing-
out of courtesy to his old friend, ing. Our old friend, Mr. Dan.
Major Grice-Hutchinson, who had re- Wilkes, is the solo survivor of the
quested him to preside although he old choir, though his son, Harry
knew what his intention was. Major Wilkes, has been connected with the
Grice-Hutchinson then spoke, and choir from his childhood. Mr. George
was supported by Mr. Carmichael Taylor was buried in Bushloy Church-
and Mr. \V. S. Lane, and the meeting, yard on March 4.
which was a small one, dispersed. March 26.—At the annual meeting
On Mar. 2 the election was held, of the Parish Council, the following
and Major Grico-Hutchinson was de- members were elected : Ilev. B. R.
clared elected by a substantial Dowdcswell, Mr. Yaughan, Mr. Alf.
majority. At the first meeting of the Allard, Mr. Guilding, Mr. Rusling,
County Council, Mr. Docker was Rev. R. D. Russell-Cowan (who also
elected as an Alderman by the mem- acts as clerk), and Mr. Morgan
bers of the Council. Dates of meetings — Dec. 19, 1903'
8 BUSHLEY.
March 7, April 16, May 17, 1904. July 2.—On this day Thomas Ball,
Under the amended Act, these hold the son of Christopher Ball, of the
office for three years. Mr. Vaughan Upper Lode, age 13, was admitted to
and Mr. Rusling were appointed as the Rural Hospital suffering from a
Overseers, and Mr. Nash as Assistant severe injury, caused by falling over
Overseer. Mr. R. Guilding under- some elevator clips lyiug on tho
took to distribute the proceeds of ground, while playing amongst tho
Mrs. Elizabeth Dowdeswell's charity, hay in one of Mr. Guilding's meadows.
amounting to £6 12s., in sums of 5s. One of the spikes entered the lad's
to 18 families, and 3s. to 14 families. body, and penetrated to the lung.
At the Easter Vestry, Mr. John He was conveyed to the Hospital,
Creese and Mr. Alfred Allard -were and we are happy to say that, by the
appointed Churchwardens. skilful attention of the medical staff,
May 3.—At the meeting of the he has now quite recovered from
Madresfleld Musical Competition at what was a very dangerous wound.
Worcester this year, Bushley School, June 25.—We have pleasure in re-
for the first time, was not repre- cording that Mr. T. W. Morgan, son
sented, owing to a serious epidemic of Mr. W. Morgan, of Hill House,
of measles. Mr. F. Stone, however, was among those called to the Bar at
sung his old song, "The Sluggard," Gray's Inn.
in the Class for "Folk Songs." He Aug. 1.—The children of Bushley,
sung in character, with all his old Queenhill, and Longdon Schools came
spirit, and was much applauded. Mr. to Pull Court for their summer treat,
Nash also sung the old Bushley carol, and were entertained by Professor
" Lo the Eastern Magi rise," but in Ducaue with his clever ventriloquism
the opinion of the judges they were and conjuring.
not of sufficient antiquity to merit a Aug. 4.—On tho occasion of the
prize in this Class. Patronal Festival of the Parish
May 7.—The members of the Church Church, Rev. R. D. R. Cowan and
School Managers' and Teachers' Asso- Mrs. Cowan gave a garden party,
ciation (Tewkesbury Branch) met at which was largely attended and much
Pull Court after service at Bushley appreciated.
Church, at the invitation of Mr. Aug. 15.—We regret to have to re-
Dowdeswell. cord the death of Mr. J. P. Morgan,
May 18.—After tho May rent audit, second son of Mr. W. Morgan, of Hill
at which Mr. Dowdeswell made a rc- House Farm. On Monday, Aug. 15,
batement of 10 % on tho farm rents, he cycled with a friend to Weston-
the principal tenants dined with him supor-Mare for a short holiday, and
at Pull Court. seemed then in his u&ual health, but
June 2.—Mr. Alfred Allard, of the on the Tuesday night he was taken
Green Farm, married Miss Harriot | seriously ill, and a doctor being called
Weston, at Ashton-under-Hill. The in, found ho was suffering from pneu-
parents of both bride and bridegroom monia. In spite of every care and
had been tenants on the Pull Court attention he gradually got weaker,
estate, the late Mr. Henry Weston. and passed away on Tuesday morn-
having held the Double Gates and ing, August 23rd. The interment
Hill House in succession, and Mr. W. took place on August 26th, in Bushley
Allard, Heath End Farm, Queenhill. Churchyard, and besides the imme-
Both bride and bridegroom are there- diate relatives, a large number of
fore well known in Bushley, and are friends attended to pay a last tribute
heartily welcomed by all their neigh- of respect. The Rev. li. D. Russell-
bours, with best wishes for a long Cowan officiated, and amongst those
and happy married life. who sent wreaths were Mrs. Dowdes-