HAILEY.

PARISH MEETING.

On Monday, March 14th, a meeting of the parochial electors were held in the National Schoolroom for the purpose of electing Parish Councillors for the ensuing year. The Rev. H. Wilson was in the chair. The meeting was fairly well attended. There were 12 nomination papers handed in, but owing to the loss of a portion of the Hailey Parish through the late boundary extention scheme, the number of Councillors was reduced from 12 to 8. The candidates were elected by a show of hands, as follows:- C. Painting, (2) proposer, G. Pratley, seconder, F.B. Harris. The usual ten minutes having been allowed and no poll being demanded, the first eight candidates were declared elected.

WITNEY.

A Serious Accident- On Tuesday last two brothers, Messrs George and Michael Pratley, of Hailey, met with a serious accident. It appears that the unfortunate men returned from their work with their horses in the evening, and George was un-harnessing a mare, when he received a serious kick in the chest, which felled him to the ground. The other man then ran to his brother's assistance, and he also received a kick from the same horse, and he too fell to the ground. George Pratley, who is much more severely injured than his brother, lies in a precarious condition at his own home; he is under the care of Mr. Hyde, while Michael Pratley, who escaped with a few bruises, is progressing favourably under the care of Mr. Batt.

This is the last Will and Testament of me George Pratley of Handborough in the County of Oxford retired Farmer I appoint Frederick John Wyatt of Hailey in the County of Oxford Schoolmaster and William Henry Long of High Street Witney in the said County of Oxford Ironmonger (hereinafter called my 'Trustees') to be the Executors and Trustees of this my Will. I give my horse pony two waggons cast press two sets harrows harness oil engine chaff cutter sawbench three drills weighing machine and grinding mill to my Son-in-law Thomas Walter Buckingham for his own use and benefit absolutely I give all my other property whatsoever and wheresoever of which I may be possessed at the date of my decease Unto my Trustees Upon trust in the first place to pay all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses as soon as conveniently may be after my decease And then to stand possessed of the same Upon trust to pay out of the income interest and profits arising therefrom the weekly sum of Five shillings to my Wife Elizabeth Ann Pratley during her life And upon the decease of my said Wife I give my Arable Field situate at Handborough aforesaid unto my daughter Florence May Buckingham for her own use and benefit absolutely. I give my two cottages and premises situate at Handborough aforesaid now in the respective occupations of Messieurs Dix and Whiting unto my Sister Amy Harris of Hailey aforesaid Widow for her own use and benefit absolutely. I give my two cottages and premises situate at Handborough aforesaid now in the respective occupations of Miss Phipps and F. Berry unto my Grand-daughter Kathleen May Buckingham to be held in trust for her by my Trustees until she shall attain the age of twenty one years And I direct that my trustees shall shell call in and convert into money the residue of my estate or such part thereof as shall not already consist of money Upon trust to pay the following Legacies (namely) The sun of Fifty pounds free of duty to my Son Harold George P, the sum of Twenty pounds free of duty to my Sister the said Amy Harris and the sum of en pounds each to my Wife's brother and sister George Cook and Sarah Jane Cook of Filkins if then living And then to pay the remainder unto my daughter the said Florence May Buckingham for her own use and benefit absolutely. I hereby revoke all former Wills and Testamentary dispositions made by me and declare this to be my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this Ninth day of December One thousand and nine hundred and twenty one

This is a Codicil to the last Will and Testament of me George Pratley of Handborough in the County of Oxford retired Farmer which Will bears date the Ninth day of December One thousand nine hundred and twenty one Whereas by my said Will I have given the sum of Five shillings per week to my Wife Elizabeth Pratley now I hereby give her in addition the further weekly sum of Five shillings and I declare that the whole sum of Ten shillings per week shall be a charge upon my Estate during the lifetime of my said Wife. And in all other respects I confirm my said Will. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this Sixth day of June One thousand and twenty two