FAREWELL TO LANDLORD

Local landlord, Buster Mustoe, pulled his last pint this week at the Round of Gras, Badsey, at a special surprise retirement party given by his friends and neighbours.  Two farewell parties were organised for Buster and his wife, Irene, on Sunday and on Wednesday when they were presented with two tickets to fly on Concorde from customers and friends and a silver tea set from the Whitbread Brewery.

The couple are leaving the pub after nearly 40 years and now plan to relax at their home in Greenhill Gardens.

Edmund Huxley, Charles Stait, James Stait and Frederick Brooks, labourers of Wickhamford, were in court for fishing in Wickhamford Brook.  Mr John Smith had private rights of fishery.  They admitted fishing but said they didn't know it was forb

BADSEY MAN DIES AGED 102

Badsey’s Grand Old Man, Mr William Mustoe, a native of Cirencester, died on Friday at the age of 102.  He would have been 103 on October 19.

He was born at Cirencester and was the son of William Mustoe, a maltster of Castle Street, and his half-brother, Mr Charlie Mustoe, still lives at Purley Road, Cirencester.

For some time Mr Mustoe followed his father’s trade, but after his marriage he moved to Frampton Mansell and finally settled in the Vale of Evesham.  His wife died about 40 years ago.

KILLED WHILST SAVING CHILDREN – BADSEY SOLDIER’S TRAGIC DEATH

COLD SPELL SET TO DELAY PLUM BLOSSOM

Owing to the recent cold weather and severe frosts we are experiencing, the plum blossom is going to be a little later in the coming out this year; and many of the visitors who make it their custom to visit this town about the beginning of April, with a view to seeing the blossom in its fully beauty, must have been sadly disappointed to find it so late in maturing.

But now the lovely sunshine, and the spring-like warmth of the air, during the last two or three weeks have done much towards helping the blossom on.

With startling suddenness war has been declared by Austria against Servia, and a serious situation has arisen which will need all the patience, cool-headedness and discretion of the statesmen of Europe to prevent developing into a great European conflagration.

That Austria has a legitimate grievance against Servia will not be denied, but after Servia’s reply to her demands we do not think she was justified in putting the matter to the awful arbitrament of the sword.