From the Kentish Gazette or Canterbury Chronicle, Wednesday 17 May to Saturday 20 May, 1769. Price 2½d.

TO BE SOLD

In Fee Simple, for twenty Years Purchase.

A Large House, in Four Dwellings, with a Garden and Stable; now in the Occupation of John Knowles, the Widow Scott and others; Also Two Acres Hop-Ground, Two Oasts, Two Stables, and Stowages thereto belonging; with an Orchard planted with young Fruit; in the Occupation of William Fox; at the “George,” all which premises are situate in Boughton Street, in the Parish of Boughton under Blean.

Enquire of Richard Hills, in Beer Cart Lane, Canterbury.

Kentish Gazette, Saturday 19th February 1785.

To be sold by auction, by Henry Mintor, on Friday 25th, Saturday 26th, and Monday 28th of this instant, and Tuesday the 1st of March, in the large commodious room, at Mr. Read's, in West Street, Faversham.

A large assortment of Linen Drapery, Haberdashery, and Hozier, Goods; new and second-hand Mens', Boys', and Womans' Wearing Apparel, Sheets and Sheeting - which will be sold without reserve.

The Sale will begin each day at 10 o'clock in the Forenoon, and 2 in the Afternoon.

All the above will be put up in small lots for the Convenience it's of the Buyers.

Catalogues may be then had at the "George," Boughton; "Lion" at Selling; the "White Hart" at Sheldwich Lees; the "Falcon," at Badlesmere Lees; the "Lion," Ospringe; "George," at Greenstreet; the "Mariners," at Oar; "Three Horseshoes," at Graveney; and at the Auctioneers, West Street, Faversham.

Kentish Gazette, Tuesday 14th August 1770.

To be sold by auction. On Tuesday the 22nd, Wednesday the 23rd, and Thursday the 24th of this Inst, August.

All the Household Goods of Mrs. Jane Tassel, Widow, deceased, at her late dwelling house in Faversham.

Catalogues may be had, next Thursday, at the "George" at Boughton, the "Red Lion" at Ospringe, the "Fox and Goose" at Bapchild, the Post-house at Sittingbourne, the "Dolphin" and the "Ship" at Faversham, and at Mr. Thomas Roch, Upholsterer and Appraiser in St. George's Street, Canterbury.

Kentish Gazette, 28 December, 1792.

Died.

A few days since died, at Boughton-under-Blean, M. J. Parker, master of the "George" public house.

From the Kentish Gazette, 30 December 1845.

BOUGHTON-UNDER-BLEAN. NOTICE.

In consequence of the anticipated heavy draft, the MILITIA CLUB, held at the "George Inn," is OPEN for persons desirous of becoming Members of the same.

HENRY BARKER, Steward. Dec. 27, 1845.

Kentish Gazette, 13 March 1849.

BOUGHTON UNDER BLEAN.

A gentleman travelling by the omnibus on Monday last to this place, in paying the coachman gave him what he supposed was two shillings. The coachman, on going into the "George Inn," and examining the money by the caddie, discovered one piece to be a sovereign. He promptly despatched a messenger after his late passenger, and restored to him the money, to his great satisfaction and gratification. The coachmen on this road are proverbial for their honesty and assiduity, and this instance is corroborative of their fully deserving such a character.

Kentish Gazette, 3 December 1850.

BOUGHTON BLEAN.

The annual meeting of the Members of the Hop Duty Sweepstakes' Club was held at the "George Inn," on Thursday last, the winner naming £227,000. George Coulson, Esq., presided. In the course of the evening the chairman made some very excellent observations on the late Popish aggression, and which he denounced in very energetic language; at the same time he congratulated the people of Boughton on their true Protestant spirit, there being, he remarked, but one individual in that populous village who refused to sign the loyal memorial to the Queen. The spread of "mine host," Mr. Finch, was excellent, and a very pleasant day was passed.

Kentish Gazette, 2 December 1851.

Boughton Blean.

The annual meeting of the Hop Duty Sweepstakes Club was held at the "George Inn," on Tuesday evening last, Mr. Terry Marsh was declared the winner, his set being £130,000. Mr. Finch, the worthy host, catered in his usual superior manner, and a very pleasant evening was spent, enlivened by some excellent singing by several gentlemen present.

Faversham Gazette, 25 October, 1856.

BOUGHTON.

On Saturday morning, about half-past ten Peter Finch, of the "George Tavern," Boughton near Faversham, visited Canterbury, and called upon Mr. Crow, plane-maker, St. George’s-street where he complained of a beating of the heart for which he took some brandy and water, which apparently relieved him, and he left the house. Shortly after his departure, at about noon, he met with Mr Wm. Peel, in Burgate, and in reply to a question stated that he was very poorly, and requested that person to accompany him to a surgeon's He had scarcely uttered the words before he reeled, and Mr. Peel caught him; but in a second stagger he fell to the ground, and did not move afterwards. He was immediately taken into Mr. Hovell’s, surgeon close by, but nothing could be done, the vital spark had fled. An inquest was held the same afternoon by Mr. Delasaux, at the "Comet" when, in addition to the foregoing particulars, it was stated that the deceased had been poorly of late.

Mr. Hovell said he had examined the body and could discern no marks of violence, and he attributed death to the rupture of a large vessel, or disease of the heart.

Mr. R. S. Francis, surgeon, of Boughton, who was also examined, deposed that he had known the deceased for many years, and had attended him the last five, he having repeated attacks of rheumatic fever, which induced disease of the heart and from this he had no doubt death resulted.

A verdict of "Natural death" was returned.