The Thames and the Windrush.

(General District News.)

WITNEY.

accident to a milton carrier.- Mr. Pratley of Milton-under-Wychwood, a carrier well known in Witney, is laid up with a broken thigh, caused by a wheel of his cart passing over him. He was just starting out of Milton on Tuesday in last week, when his horse - a young one - slipped the bit, and the mullen came off as the animal moved forward. Pratley slipped on a bank by the side of the road and the wheel passed over one of his thighs, fracturing it. At the same time a bucket fell out of the cart, and the horse, thoroughly frightened dashed away towards Shipton, imperilling everything on the road, but fortunately keeping in the middle. Wonderful to say, he was stopped, after his long gallop, without doing or receiving any damage. Meanwhile Mr. Roberts, surgeon - close to whose house the accident occurred - attended to the injured man, and so successfully set the broken limb, that he is now progressing fast towards recovery.

MARRIAGES.

Pratley-Baughan.- January 1st, at the Upper Baptist Chapel, Milton-under-Wychwood, by the Rev. G.W. Davidson, Henry Thomas Pratley, to Alice, daughter of the late Mr. W. Baughan, all of Milton-under-Wychwood.

CHADLINGTON DIVISION PETTY SESSIONS - WEDNESDAY.

Before Canon Carter (Chairman), Captain Waller, and A.A. Webb, Esq.

Vaccination Defaulters.- There were a number of cases before the court of persons charged with omitting to carry into effect an order of the court requiring them to have their children vaccinated. The orders had been made on the 26th August and the 21st October. The names of the defendants were as follows:- Henry Thomas Pratley, carrier, Milton-under-Wychwood. The only one who appeared was Pratley.- Greenchilds, vaccination officer for the Charlbury district, produced the orders of the court, and stated that he had received no certificate of successful vaccination or of postponement in any of the cases. Pratley was fined 12s. inclusive, the others being ordered to pay 1s. more, on account of non-appearance.

CHIPPING-NORTON.

CHADLINGTON DIVISION PETTY SESSIONS.-

December 2..

(Before Canon Carter, chairman; Capt. Waller, and Mr. A.A. Webb.)

Vaccination Cases.- Henry Thomas Pratley, carrier, Milton-under-Wychwood, and others of Charlbury, were summoned for disobeying an order to have their children vaccinated. No one but Henry Thomas Pratley appeared, who pleaded guilty, saying that he had seen the evil effects of vaccination on so many other children that he did not like to have it done.- Canon Carter: Have you had small-pox in your house?- Pratley: No, I have not.- Canon Carter: Well, I have.- The Magistrates then retired, and, on their return, the Chairman fined Pratley 5s. and 7s. costs.- Pratley: What will happen if I don't pay?- The Chairman: A distress warrant will be issued against your goods.- Pratley: Then you must have my goods.- The Clerk: It will cost 1s. 6d. more if a warrant has to be issued.- The whole of the others who failed to appear were fined 13s., including costs, or seven days in default.