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The Western Daily Press, Bristol. Monday 05 Aug 1918
Page 4 Column 5
DISTRICT ITEMS.
A pathetic story was told at an inquest at Weston-super-Mare on Kenneth TOZER, aged 2½ years, whose parents reside at Banwell. On the 30th ult. the mother temporarily placed a bucket containing hot water on the floor of the kitchen, when her seven children suddenly rushed into the room, and the deceased collided with and upset the receptacle, the water severely scalding its chest, forearms, and abdomen. Death occurred the following day at the Hospital. The jury returned a verdict of “Accidental death,” and absolved the mother from all blame.
At Weston-super-mare Ernest Albert OATEN, 16, Lower Ashley Road, Bristol, was summoned for feeding certain horses with cereal foodstuff contrary to the Order. It was stated that on the feed given 12 horses belonging to the defendant, which had been driven to Weston in breaks, being examined oats and chaff were found. The defendant said he was ignorant of the fact that the horses could not be so fed. A fine of £10 was imposed.
The first of a series of sales of orchards of apples was held at Taunton on Saturday. The highest price given was for an orchard at Trull, three acres, the property of Mr. R. A. GOODMAN, this being sold to Messrs LEY and Son, Swansea, for £225. Another orchard of three acres, the property of Mr T. S. MEAD, was purchased by Mr G. BAILEY, of Taunton, for £206. The apples of the Heathfield Rectory orchard, from which the famous Heathfield cider was formerly made by the late Rev. E. P. SPURWAY, sold at £120, to Messrs VICKERY, of Taunton, and a crop of Morgan Sweets at Nerrols Farm (Mr. R. BRUFORD's) sold to Messrs LEY and Sons for £122 10s.
A well-known and respected Taunton tradesman has passed away in the person of Mr G. S. SALMON, who died after only a few days' illness at the age of 60. The deceased was a prominent and zealous leader of local Wesleyanism, and for 30 years conducted a men's Bible class and Brotherhood at the Temple church.
Extensive thefts by Great Western Railway employés were revealed at Gloucester on Saturday, when Albert T. LEACH, 21, Herbert Street; Sidney M. DAVEY, 14, Oxford Street; and Arthur H. ROBERTS, 25, Oxford Street, were sentenced to three months' imprisonment; and Gilbert YATES, 55, Albany Street, to one month in the second division. The men, who were employed as shunters at Over sidings, were caught taking tinned salmon home, and when their houses were searched goods amounting to the value of £85, and consisting of all kinds of articles, were found. YATES was a discharged wound soldier, the other men holding exemptions.
<NOTES: Ernest Albert OATEN son of Frederick OATEN and Clara HORWOOD, married Emma Jessie CLEMENTS>