100 YEARS AGO:

WHILE out shooting with a party of six guns near the Woodland Farm, Wichenford, near Worcester Mr A Hugh Jones-Williams, third son of Mr TJ Jones-Williams of Laughern Hill House, met with a serious injury.

A partridge got up in front of him at which he discharged both barrels, but one of them burst, inflicting severe wounds to his hand.

He was conveyed by motor car to the Tything Nursing Institute at Worcester where Dr Crowe and two other surgeons operated, the unfortunate gentleman having to lose his thumb and first two fingers and half his left hand down to the wrist. We are pleased to say he is now going on well.

150 YEARS AGO:

THE children of the Union schools at the Worcester Workhouse had their annual treat to Malvern on Friday.

Under the care of the master, matron, schoolmaster and mistress, they started from the workhouse shortly before 9am, headed by a drum and fife band composed of the elder lads who wore Scotch caps and blue ribands. As they marched through the streets to the New Road, they played in capital style the British Grenadiers and other tunes to the no small admiration of the citizens.

Conveyances waited for them near the bridge and took them to their destination. In the afternoon they were joined by several members of the board of guardians and their friends and a concert during the evening was given by the lads in their presence.

200 YEARS AGO:

WE understand it is intended that the poor inhabitants of a certain parish not far from Worcester are to be enabled to partake of the general festivity at the national jubilee celebrating the 50th anniversary of George III, our beloved sovereign’s accession to the throne.

They will be supplied with meat, bread and liquor in the following proportions: To every grown person one pound of meat, part of a quartern loaf of bread and one quart, or sixpence in lieu, of liquor. To every child under the age of 12, half pound of meat and part of a loaf of bread, but no liquor. It is to be hoped that the same good example will be generally followed by other parishes at the Jubilee.

● On Saturday afternoon, a man of the name of Hastings, a servant to Mr Gardner of Evesham, was killed by the wheels of a wagon passing over him, which he was driving on the road from Worcester. It is conjectured that he dropped asleep while riding on the shafts and, falling off, the wheels went over his head and killed him on the spot.

250 YEARS AGO:

AT Worcester Assizes last week, Jonathan Evans was capitally convicted for returning from transportation.

He was executed yesterday.

He was transported about three years ago for attempting to rob Justice Spinnage on the highway.

His supposed victim fired two pistols at him and wounded him in the cheek.

Evans died a rather sullen hardened wretch, expressing great resentment against Justice Spinnage, saying he would die without any reluctance could he be certain some body or other would shoot or other ways dispatch the Justice.