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PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1861-

Reindeer

Latest 1866+

Parliament Street (Wharf Lane 1866)

Maidstone

 

Only found the one instance of this at present, as below.

 

From the Maidstone Telegraph, Rochester and Chatham Gazette, Saturday 20 April 1861.

Maidstone Petty sessions. Assault.

Harriet Hunt and Mary Austen, mother and daughter, were charged by Elizabeth Mitson, landlady of the "Reindeer," Parliament Street, Maidstone, with having insulted her on the 4th inst.

Before the hearing of the case the Mayor suggested that the parties should adjourn and set the affair amicably.

They did adjourn, but to no purpose; and on the case being proceeded with, a great deal of contradictory evidence was gone into, in the course of which some very disgusting language was stated to have passed on both sides, and ultimately the magistrates dismissed the case.

 

From the Southeastern Gazette, 20 February 1866

On Friday evening last, Mr. Wm, Misson, 48, of the “Reindeer” beershop, Wharf-lane, died suddenly. He was sitting at tea, conversing with his wife, when he remarked that he felt ill, and expired almost instantly. Mr. F. Argles, who has been attending him for sometime past from the West Kent General Hospital, was called in and pronounced disease of the heart as the cause of death.

 

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

MITSON/MISSON Elizabeth 1861-66+

 

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