DIRECTORY-] STAF:F'ORDSHIRE. FORTON. 189 leyan chapel, entirely rebuilt of stone in 1882, at a cost &; 6.50 p.m. week days only; k Stallington lane, of about £8oo, and holding about 200 persons; a Sun­ cleared at 8.30 a.m. & 8 p.m.; sundays, 8.45 a.m day sch.ool was erected in 1905 at a cost of £950. Every alternate Monday a cattle sale is held at the Smithfield PUBLIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. hotel, by Mr. Henry Waiters. In ;~728 William Amory endowed a small school with 6~ Post, M. 0., T. & Telephonic Express Delivery Office, acres of land. In 1878 a new school was erected in . John Harries, sub-postmaster. Letters connection with this foundation, with funds derived arrive from Stoke at 4.50 a.m. & 2.50 p.m. ; dis- from the charity; it was enlarged in 1903 & again in patched at 11 a.m. & 8. 40 p.m.; sundays, letters 1910. The school will hold 192 boys; average attend- arrive at 4.50 a.m. ; dispatched at 8.40 p.m. ; tele- ance, 141; William Higgins, master graph office open on Sundays from 8.30 to 10 a.m Girls' & Infants'. Built in 1857 & enlarged in 1887, & Wall Letter Boxes.-Railway stati{)n, cleared at 8. 55 again in 1902, for 210 children; average attendance, p.m.; near the Villas, cleared at 9 p.m. daily; :aoo; Miss A. Salt, mistress lane, cleared at 10.35 a.m. &; 7·50 p.m. Railway Station, Blythe Bridge, Charles John Hammers- week days only: Draycott lane, cleared at g. m a.m. ley, station master . Bennion George, Gwaenydd Hawley Frederick Hulme M.R.C.S. Binnall Robert J. Trouville Eng., L.S.A. surgeon, & medical (Marked thus t should be addressed, Boote Charles E. Leadendale officer & public vaccinator Cavers- Cheadle, Stoke.) Boyce Joseph Wm. John, Hillesden wall district, Cheadle union, Chil- Brammall Mrs ton house PRIVA.TE RESIDENTS. Broadhurst Harry Hodgson Geo. E. builder & contractor Adderley John Cope James, Mostyn villa Hulme Gcorge, chemist Brewer Ephra.im, The I.imes Creswell Frederick Iliffe Thomas Lily, plumber & glazier Bridgwood Rev. Ernest William Dixon Frank, Bourne house Massey Henry, farmer (vicar & surrogate), Vicarage Docksey Mrs. John Minshall Samuel Kirkham, grocer Dalley Alfred Emery Edward Joseph, Albert house Rushton Charles, farmer Ford Mrs. Oak villa Ermekiel Alfred Sant Dora (Miss), boys' & girls' schl Goodwin Frank, The Poplars Forester Mrs. Spring cottage Simaster Naomi(Mrs.), WhiteCockP.H Harris George, The Mount Forester Victor, Ivy cottage Simms B. B. & Co. cycle agents Heath Charles, The Laurels Garner Mrs. Ashleigh villa Smith 'William IMitchell 'M.D., C.M. Radford Samuel, The Cedars Griffiths Owen T. Hillcrest Aberd. surgeon, & medical officer Scarratt Henry, Sandon lodge Hawley Cuthbert, Mayfield & public vaccinator dis- Sherra.tt William H Hawley Fredk. Hulme, Chilton house trict, Cheadle union Tompkinson Henry, The Firs Hawley George, Stanley house Waiters Henry, auctioneer Willia.mson Fred, Ash house Hodgson George E. Beaconsfield Wood Frederick, dairyman Horleston Charles, Grindley house COMMERCIA.L. Hudson Wm. sen. Sutherland house BLYTHE .MARSH. Baddeley Ma.ry (Mrs.), shopkeeper Hudson William, jun. Westview Bourne Frederick, Sandhurst Bagnall Sampson, Bull's Head P .H Irvine Hugh, Oakhurst Bradbury William James Beardmore Samuel, shopkeeper Jarvis Mrs Chesworth John, Hurst Hill house Bradbury Ralph, grocer & farmer Jones William B Keates Edwin J. Hurstlea house Brassington Wm. horse dlr. Brook ho Kent William J. Armadale Wedgwood Byron, Stoneycroft Buttress Annie (Mrs.), Butcher's Kent William Taylor, Heatherlea Williams Rev. David Waiter B.D. Arms P.H Lowndes William, Spring cottage (curate of Swinnerton), Roseville Crake Thomas, Roebuck P.H Marman Mrs COMMERcur•• tHarvey Thomas, beer retlr.Boundray Marson Herbert J.P. Marsh house Amor Clara (Mrs.), draper Keene Joseph, wheelwright Mayer Lionel, Lyndene Bartholomew John, builder Lowe Thomas, carter Middleton Edwin, Clyde villa Brooks William, insurance agent Mayer John, farmer, Field house Morgan John A Broster R. A. & Co. millers (water) tMoseley Rupert, butcher, Boundray Mountford William, The Gables Bryan Elizh. (Mrs.), fried fish dealer Myatt John, oowkeeper, Moor green Pickering Thomas, Willowdale Chell Brothers, farmers, Stone house Owen John James, boot & shoe maker Price Thomas, Whitby house Ellerton Laura (Miss), shopkeeper Phillips William, farmer Ralph Charles William, Ma.ythorn Espley Alfred, grocer Rushton Rupert Michael, farmer Ridgway Frederick J. Villa Melita Fenton Elizabeth (Mrs.), beer retlr. Scarratt William, builder Robinson Mrs. Hopton lea Stone house tShingler William, beer ret. Bonndray Robinson William Hy. Harewood house Harris John, stationer Walker William, farmer, The Green Shenton Herbert Heath Thos. Sutherland, insur. agent Webb Alfred, grocer Shenton Joseph, Gordon villa Hill John, farmer W oolridge Bros. farmers, Exhibition Sims Alfred, Grosvenor house Hughes Willia.m, butcher farm Swinnerton George Jackson John, farmer, Stone house Wootten Frederick, brick maker faylor William Alvan, Woodlands Johnson Elizabeth (Mrs.), shopkeeper Waiters Henry, Kildonan house Kelsey Thomas Harry, shopkeeper Wildblood Frederick, Fairlawn Lymer James, jobmaster BLYTHE BRIDGE. Williams Arthur Wm. The Laurels Norman William, dairyman Williamson Robert, Atsbury house Phillips Samuel, farmer PRIVA. TB RESIDENTS. Woodward Alfred, Lyndhurst Rushton Sidney, grocer Alien Bernard James, Llangladure Young Mrs. Edward, Blythe lodge Sa.rgent Thomas, butcher Allerton Charles William COMMERCIAL. Smith & Co. painters Allerton Mrs. Sunny house Amson Lydia (Mrs.), grocer Smith Sidney,Duke of Wellington P.H Averill Charles, Wellcroft Beech Alfred, butcher Stockley Richard, greengrocer Aynsley Henry, Portland house Brindley Isaac, coal mer. Railway stn Walklate Charles James, confectioner Aynsley Herbert, The Beeches Busby Arthur, Smithfield hotel Walklake Ethel (Miss), news agent Bailey William, Meadow croft Ooombs Arthur, greengrocer Waiters William, boot & shoe repairer Barker Albert, Beech house Dewes Alfred, farmer, Heath house Wild Thomas, greengrocer Barlow George, Holmlea Ford Fanny (Miss), farmer Wilkinson Samuel, Black Cock P.H Barlow Mrs. Argyle house Frost Edwin, fancy draper Wright Harry, blacksmith FORTON is a l'illage, township and parish on the ment of which dates from ngo to 1245, and the middle bQrders of Shropshire, 2 miles north-east from Newport portion from 1315 to 1360: in the north aisle is a tomb (Salop) station en the and Shrewsbury section of marble with recumbent effigies, to Sir Thomas of the London and North Western railway and 13 west Skrymsher and his wife 1633: the church was restored from Stafford, in the North Western division of the county, in 1721 and again in 1910 at a cost of £2,ooo, and has hundred of West Cuttlestone, petty sessional sittings for 220 persons. The register dates from the division, Newport (Salop) union and county court district, year 1558. The living is a rectory, net yearly value rural deanery of Eccleshall, archdeaconry of Stoke-upon- £364, including 44 acres of glebe and residence, in the Trent and diocese of , and includes the townships gift of Sir William Fletcher Boughey hart. R.N. and of Meretown or Meertown, ~a mile south, Sutton, I north- held since 1910 by the Rev. William Manning Salt M.A. east, Warton, d north-east and Radmore Lane 2 east. of Pembroke College, Cambridge. The local benefac­ The churoh of A11 Saints is an ancient edifice of stone in tions consist of dividends arising from moneys in the mixed styles, but principally Gothic, and consists of funds and from the rent of 30 acres of land, three-fifths chancel, nave, north aisle (I315-6o), and an embattled of which was left for educating the poor children of the western tower with pinnacles containing 6 bells, the base- parish and the remainder for distribution to the poor of