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LINCOLNSHIRE CHRONICLE
August 1st 1851
CAISTOR - The Ringers - The Caistor ringers complain that they are not remunerated for their services and it cannot be reasonably expected they will continue to devote their time and labours in contributing to the amusement, convenience and devotion of the public perfectly gratuitously. "The labourer is worthy of his hire".
LINCOLNSHIRE CHRONICLE
September 12th 1851
CAISTOR - Church Yard - An elegant tomb has recently been erected in Caistor churchyard and owing to some misunderstanding of difference of opinion between the esteemed vicar and the proprietor of it, a panel on one side of it on which it is said a Romish inscription was engraved, has been omitted, and the space unoccupied, presents a front of rough bricks and has in consequence an unsightly appearance.
LINCOLNSHIRE CHRONICLE
January 6th 1852
FONABY - Poultry Stealing - Ten couple of fowl have been recently stolen from the poultry house of Mr William Grantham of Fonaby, near Caistor. A liberal reward has been offered for the conviction of the thieves.
LINCOLNSHIRE CHRONICLE
January 16th 1852
BIGBY - Robbery - On Sunday evening, a most impudent robbery was perpetrated at Bigby, a village some four miles from this town, on the premises of Mrs Smith, a widow, the thieves were heard by a female servant entering the house, but as she had not the courage to make a noise so as to alarm the inmates of the adjoining house, they succeeded in getting £5 in cash, saved by the poor old woman for rent, and some trifling articles not of much value. Search has been made with a view to identify the rascals without success.
LINCOLNSHIRE CHRONICLE
January 16th 1852
Kirton Sessions - George Carr, 20, charged with stealing at Caistor, on December 9th last, a quantity of machine brass, the property of William Hart; six calendar months hard labour. Dorothy Lutey, 28, charged with stealing at Caistor on December 31st last, a shawl, the property of Joseph Crooks; four calendar months hard labour.
LINCOLNSHIRE CHRONICLE
January 23rd 1852
CAISTOR - We observed the other day in a village churchyard a few miles from Caistor, a number of LUDICROUS inscriptions on memorial stones of an ancient date. Amongst these there is one very unique and neatly executed gravestone from which we copied the (Continued on page 13)
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