100 YEARS AGO:

THE male employees of Messrs Fownes Brothers and Co, glove manufacturers of Worcester, had their annual outing on Saturday, the place selected being Gloucester. The party, numbering about 165, were conveyed by steamer to Gloucester, musical selections being given on board by a band, and delightful glees were rendered by the Fownes’ Glee Party. Dinner was provided at the Bell Hotel, Gloucester where several toasts to the health and prosperity of the gloving industry were drunk. More glees were rendered and heartily appreciated. The late evening return journey was again by steamer.

150 YEARS AGO:

THE Worcester Pensioners’ Club held their anniversary dinner at the Swan with Two Necks, New Street on Monday “in memory of the Battle of Waterloo.” There are now only two Waterloo veterans belonging to the club, namely Thomas Stinton of the First Grenadier Guards, and Michael Gaskin of the 51st Light Infantry, both of whom attended the feast.

There were 23 present at the dinner which was cooked in Mrs Calder’s excellent style.

200 YEARS AGO:

A MEETING of the inhabitants of Worcester took place at the Guildhall on Monday, with John Dowding the Mayor, in the chair, to consider the propriety of forming an association for the purpose of suppressing those practices which tend to the destruction of the fish in the Severn.

The corporation has liberally given 20 guineas in support of the measures proposed by the association and we have no doubt that this generous example will be imitated by every one who duly appreciates the good which may result from attention to the subject.

250 YEARS AGO:

WHEREAS three persons have lately been committed to the Worcester House of Correction on suspicion of being concerned in breaking open and robbing the house of Elizabeth Russell of Sinton in the parish of Grimley, and whereas one of the three persons hath confessed that one Joseph Timberlin, otherwise Kimberlin, is the principal person concerned in committing the said robbery; this is to give notice that whoever apprehends the said Joseph Timberlin and brings him to justice (so that he may be convicted thereof) will be entitled to a reward of £4. He had on, when last seen, a sky-blue coat and a red waistcoat, is a thin-faced fellow about five feet six or seven inches high, has a little fresh colour on his cheeks and has yellowish hair.

300 YEARS AGO:

OUR Worcester Assizes ended this morning where two persons received sentence of death by hanging, viz. Sarah Berwick for the murder of her bastard child, and Edward Deakin for robbing the house of William Skinner of this city, where he was quartered, being a soldier.

Isaac Skillam and William Williams are to be transported for a felony, two criminals are to be burnt in the hand; two men, one woman, one girl and a boy are to be publicly whipped, the latter to be twice whipped, for singing a seditious song.