Kentish Gazette, 12 January, 1774.

On Thursday last died Mrs. Philpot, wife of Mr. Philpot, at the "Crown," in Burgate Street.

It is remarkable that three wives of that name, living next door to each other in the above street, have died in less than a year's time.

Kentish Gazette, 16 December, 1806.

EDWARD PHILPOT, (late of the "CROWN-INN," Burgate, Canterbury,) HAVING retired from the above Inn, returns his most sincere Thanks to his Friends and the Public in general, for their support during the many years he had been in that line, and begs leave to recommend to their notice his nephew, STEPHEN PHILPOT.

STEPHEN PHILPOT, Begs leave to inform his Friends and the Public in general, that he has taken the above house; and hopes, by a strict attention, to merit their support.

Ah Ordinary every Saturday at one o’clock.

N. B. Good accommodation for man and horse.

From the Kentish Gazette, 14 December 1810.

Shocking Accident.

On Wednesday last, an inquest was taken by Thomas Hammond, esq. the Coroner of this City, on the body of Mr. J. Smithers, Carpenter, of Westmarsh, in the parish of Ash, who met his death on Tuesday evening last under the following afflicting circumstances. It appeared that the deceased, mounted on horseback, left the "Crown Inn," in this City, about six in the evening of the above day on his return home, and that after passing through the Turnpike on St. Martin’s Hill, met a lug loaded with timber, and drawn by two horses. Mr. Smithers was riding very violently at the time, and his horse being nearly blind, ran against the fore horse in the team, which circumstance, as is conjectured, obliquely diverted its course, and brought the head of its unfortunate rider in contact with a piece of timber, the shook of which, at the same tune, threw him from the horse under the fore wheel of the wagon, which passed over his head, and he was taken up lifeless with a fractured skull. The horse proceeded on for some distance before it was stopped. The Jury, in consequence found a verdict of Accidental Death.

This melancholy catastrophe is the more to be regretted, as the deceased has left a wife and six children to lament his untimely fate.

From the Kentish Gazette, 14 December 1810.

Coroner's Inquest.

On Wednesday last, an inquest was taken by Thomas Hammond, Esq. Coroner for this City, at the sign of the "Sandwich," on the body of Mr. James Smithers, of Westmarsh, in the parish of Ash, yeoman; who was unfortunately killed on Tuesday evening near the Turnpike on St. Martin’s Hill, by riding furiously against a waggon laden with timber.

The first witness examined by the jury was Mr. Stephen Philpot, landlord of the "Crown Inn," in Burgate-street, who staled that the deceased came to his house on Tuesday, and after taking some refreshment, enquired the residence of a gentleman with whom he had business, whither he went, and on his return in the course of the afternoon drank four glasses of brandy and water when he was about to leave the "Crown," he partook of some more liquor with two other persons, and on mounting his horse, did not appear to be much intoxicated. A short time after he resumed again to the house, and drank two or three glasses of punch with a gentleman, when on attempting to re-mount his horse, he fell, and appearing to be much intoxicated, the landlord and the gentleman with whom he had been drinking, endeavoured to persuade him not to ride home that evening, but unhappily without avail, and he set off at a full trot from the door of the Inn.

The next witness was John Davis, waggoner to Mr. Wm. Moss, of this City, builder, who deposed that he was driving his waggon on the road from Sandwich about six o’clock on Tuesday evening, with a load of floor-boards, and on arriving near the turnpike gale at St. Martin's Hill, he met the deceased riding very fast on horse-back; his horse coming in contact with the leading horse to the waggon nearly knocked him down; immediately after this, the witness heard the head of the deceased dash with a dreadful blow against some part of the waggon, which he directly stopped, and on going round found the deceased laying between the wheels of the carriage and bleeding very fast; the witness called to him, but he made no answer, and he believes that he died instantly, as he did not hear him utter a groan or any other noise whatever. The witness then called some assistance, and the unfortunate man was removed to the sign of the "Sandwich."

Mr. John Trimnell surgeon, saw the deceased about a quarter of an hour after the fatal accident; he stated that the first wound be examined was on the left side of the forehead, and that he found upon pressing the scull, that the head was crushed to pieces, and the neater part of the brains had protruded through the fracture; be had no doubt but that the wound was the cause of his death.

The jury without hesitation delivered a verdict of accidental death, but expressed an opinion that intoxication was the cause of the distressful accident.

No blame whatever attaches to the waggoner, who was on his proper side of the road, and there was sufficient room to pass him, it is therefore conjectured, that the horse which Mr. Smithers rode, being nearly blind, ran against the waggon, and he probably received his death blow before he fell from the back of the animal, which continued to proceed on the road at nearly the same speed at when he had his rider.

The deceased was a worthy and respectable member of society, and we regret to state, has left a widow and six children to lament his unhappy death.

Kentish Gazette, 8 January 1850.

NOTICE.

If the Person who left the CHESTNUT MARE at the "Crown Inn," Burgate-street, CANTERBURY, on the 15th December, 1849, does not claim it on or before FRIDAY, the the 18th Inst., it will be SOLD by PUBLIC AUCTION, in the Cattle Market, on SATURDAY, the 19th Inst., to defray the expenses of keep, &c.

The following is a description of the Mare:— A chestnut mare, about 16 hands high, in good condition; appears to be in foal; spavined in the hocks, very small star on the forehead, blind of the off eye, and has a switch tail.

JAMES PEARCE. Canterbury, 7th January, 1850.

Kentish Gazette, 4 January 1853.

A few days since, some workmen, in removing a window at the "Crown Inn," in this city, discovered a letter, dated August 11th, 1795 written by a Mr. J. Hultum, of Nonington, and addressed to Mr. Andrews, Preston, to be left at the above inn. The purport of the letter is to request Mr. Andrews' attendance at Nonington, in consequence of the ill health of a relation. The letter when found was sealed, and is supposed to have been sent to the "Crown," to be forwarded by some carrier, but having got concealed behind some part of the window frame, it had there remained for 57 years, without reaching its destination. We do not know whether the writer or the person to whom the letter is addressed are living.