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The weather militated against the success of the twenty third annual show at Gaydon on Thursday…. Mrs Wake, cook at Bitham House, Avon Dassett judged the cookery classes.

Banbury Guardian, August 1914

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Inquest into the Death of Mary Padbury

7th August 2014 Sarah Richardson Leave a comment

6 August 1914

Fenny Compton Reading Room

Inquest into death of Mary Padbury, 56 suffering from cancer, slit throat with a razor to relieve breathing. Dr Elkington said that death was not due to the injury caused by the wound and his opinion was in any circumstances the deceased would not have lived more than two or three days. She died two days after the wounds was inflicted. A verdict was returned in accordance with the medical evidence.

Banbury Guardian, August 1914

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Farnborough Hall

6th August 2014 Sarah Richardson Leave a comment

Farnborough

Mr WG Waldron has returned from the Argentine and is in residence in Farnborough Hall.

Banbury Guardian, August 1914

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Newsflash!

5th August 2014 Sarah Richardson Leave a comment

Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia.

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Bitham House Party

5th August 2014 Sarah Richardson Leave a comment

August 5 1914

Miss Perry entertained a large party at Bitham House on Thursday afternoon. Among those present were Lady Mordaunt and Miss Mordaunt, Lady Fairfax Lucy and party, Hon Mrs Stourton and Miss Stourton, Hon Mrs North and Miss North, Mrs Fitzgerald and the Misses Fitzgerald, Hon Mrs Verney and Miss Verney, Hon Mrs Basil Hanbury, Hon Mrs Roger North, Major and the Hon Mrs Annesley, Sir Michael and Lady Lakin, Mrs Cartwright, Lady Stonhouse, Captain and Mrs Allfrey, Mr de Trafford, Mr Wyre, Colonel and Mrs Beech and many others.

Banbury Guardian, August 1914

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