Kentish Gazette, Friday 29 May 1789.

To be sold by auction, By John Batten.

On Monday the 8th day of June, 1789, between the hours of 4 and 6 o'clock in the afternoon, at the sign of the "Bull" at Newington.

All those several Pieces or Parcels of rich Arable and Pasture Land, containing by estimation 13 Acres, be the same more or less, situate and lying at South Dene, in the parish of Stockberry, in Kent, now in the occupation of Mr. William Smith, as Tenant from year to year, at the very low rate of £6 6s. per annum.

Particulars may be had of J. Simmons, Attorney at Law, at his office, on St Margaret's bank, next Rochester.

Kentish Gazette, 14 August, 1792.

Sunday se'night the daughter of Mr. Bushell, of the "Bull Inn" at Newington, next Sittingbourne, will taking an airing on a small pony, in a fright flung herself off, and unfortunately broke her thigh in the fall.

South Eastern Gazette, 29 November 1853.

Death.

Nov. 10, at Newington next Sittingbourne, Mr. William Roper, late of the "Bull Inn," aged 73 years.

From the Faversham Gazette, Saturday 25 August 1855.

NEWINGTON HORTICULTURAL AND FLORAL SHOW.

On Wednesday last the show of this society took place at Newington next Sittingbourne. The specimens were displayed in a spacious booth erected in the yard of the "Bull Inn," reflecting great credit on Mr. John Harris, who superintended the arrangements, and the whole of the flowers, fruit and vegetables, would have done credit to the exhibitions of much greater pretensions. The judges were Mr. Terry, Rochester, and Mr. Samuel Harris, of Upnor, who gave general satisfaction. After the exhibition, the members and friends partook of supper, served up in good style by Mr. Atwood, the landlord of the "Bull Inn," and the party separated well pleased with the day's entertainment.

From the Kentish Gazette, 7 July 1857.

Coroner's Inquest.

On Wednesday, July 1, an inquest was held at the "Bull Inn," Newington, before T. Delasaux, Esq., coroner, on the body of Mary Haddon, spinster, who was drowned early on Tuesday morning in the canal. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased, who was 43 years of age, had been born in a lunatic asylum, her mother being insane, and that deceased had lately shown symptoms of aberration of mind. Early on Tuesday morning she got out of bed while the woman who had charge of her was asleep, and made her escape from the house by getting over the garden-wall. Soon afterwards George Halke, the brother-in-law of deceased was called up, and on going to the Bell Bridge saw her body floating in the water. He drew it to the bank by means of a broom-handle, and ran for a surgeon, but immediate afterwards she expired. The jury returned a verdict "that the deceased drowned herself while in a state of insanity.

South Eastern Gazette, 11 December, 1860.

NEWINGTON. Opening Dinner.

Mr. Conningsby having lately taken the "Bull Inn," at this place, a party of gentlemen, to the number of 30, sat down on Thursday last to an excellent dinner, provided by the new landlord. The chair was ably filled by Mr. Payne, of Sittingbourne. Mr. Roper, of Newington, acted as deputy, and among the company were the Rev. J. Thomas, Dr. Henty, Messrs. Catt, Figgiss, Topley, and Tapp, of Newington; Messrs. White, Bowman, Tidy, and Muggleton, of Sittingbourne; Messrs. Miles, Garrett, Sayers, Johnson, Mitchell, Webb, &c. All present spent a most pleasant evening, success to Mr. Connigsby being heartily drunk.