From the Maidstone Telegraph, Rochester and Chatham Gazette, Saturday 14 January,1860. Price 1d.

W. T. ROFF'S RIFLE VOLUNTEER INN

Known as the “Brewer's Arms” Union Street and Wyatt Street., Maidstone.

Is acknowledged to be the best house for buying your Wines, Spirits, genuine London Stout and Porter, and Plane's Fine Sparkling XX and XXX Ales.

Good Sound Port, Sherry, and other Wines, Brown, Pale, Cognac, Brandy, Cherry, Ginger &c., &c., good old Jamaican and other Rum, Cream, Old Tom and Maidstone Holland Gin, Fine Irish and Scotch Whiskeys (noted). Cordials of every description, Lemonade, Soda Water and Ginger Beer, Allsopp's Bass's Scotch and Pale Ales, East India, &c., &c.

Dublin Stout and Perry. Fine Sparkling Ale, 6d. per pot. Genuine London Stout, 5d. per pot. Genuine London Porter 3½d. per Pot. Splendid Mild Beer, 3d. per pot.

May be obtained on 4½d or Nine gallon Casks.

THE TWO BARRELS

There's barrels I have in my cellar so snug,

Well stored with stout, porter, and ale;

With a tankard of each how the time will slip by,

With a pipe and a song or good tale:

If a friend from just over the way should step in,

We'll hail them with a hearty good cheer.

And they'll never repent as they taste the contents,

Of ROFF'S splendid ale, stout and beer.

There's a barrel I have, but much stronger than beer

Is the charge which for that I intend;

It hangs by the Chimney, in readiness near,

For I mean it my heart's to defend.

If our foes from just over the water should drop in,

We'll meet them with three hearty cheers;

But I think they'll repent when they taste the contents

Of the barrels of Stout Volunteers.

And thus double-barrelled, my boys, let us live,

Prepared for our friends, or our foes,

The hand that in friendship we readily give,

Is as ready at need to give blows.

And whether the spigot or trigger we draw,

Our barrels won't fail us, I seen;

So tankards and rifle's let's charge, hip-hurrah!

For our Freedom, our Country and Queen.

The following Papers are taken at the above Inn:-

By W. T. Roff, Volunteers' Service Gazette and Military Dispatch; naval and Military Gazette, Daily Times; Bell's Life; South Eastern Gazette; and the Maidstone Telegraph.

From the Maidstone Telegraph, Rochester and Chatham Gazette, Saturday 16 March 1861.

Opening of a new Court of the Ancient Order of Foresters.

A new Court (Nullis Secun dus No. 3,579) of the above order was opened on Tuesday last by Br. Roff's, "Rifle Volunteers' Inn," Union Street, Maidstone. Br. Milliner, C.R. of the Court Star of Maidstone, officiating, assisted by the members thereof, who mustered very strong. A great number were initiated, and the necessary officers selected. There is every prospect of the new court warrington itself in assuming the proud distinction of being second to none. A few appropriate remarks from Br. Wood P.C.R. closed the proceedings of the evening.