Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald, Saturday 1 September 1894.

Faversham Corporation Outing.

The third annual outing of the members of the Town Council and Borough officials took place on Thursday last. The party, numbering fifteen, started in a saloon carriage by the 9:02 train for Chatham. On detraining the excursionist preceded in a four horse covered break, through one of the loveliest drives in Kent to the "Leather Bottle," Cobham, and but for incessant rain the journey would no doubt have been greatly enjoyed. At 12 o'clock lunch was partaken of at the well known hostelry. Whilst this was in progress a telegram was received from Alderman Anderson, who is sojourning in Switzerland, wishing his colleagues a happy day's outing, an acknowledgement of which was in due course dispatched. By the time the Church and College had been visited, the rain had somewhat abated, and the party were driven to Gravesend. At 5:30 they met at the "New Falcon Hotel," where dinner was served, the mayor (Jabez Smith, Esq.), taking the chair, and a town clerk Mr. F. F. Giraud the vice chair. After dinner several toasts were drunk. By 8:15, the rain had entirely ceased and the drive to chat and was much enjoyed. A saloon was again placed at their disposal, and the time during the journey down was pleasantly wiled away with conversation, songs, and recitations.