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Hereford and . The Golden Valley railway was opened

for traffic in 188I 1 from to ; and the extension to Hay, where it joins the Midland line, was completed in 1889. The Pontrilas chemical works are carried on by Captain R. P. Rees, of Abergavenny. Pontr£las Court is the residence of B. St. John Attwood-Mathews, Esq., M.A., J.P. Llanithog was formerly an extra­ parochial place. PosTAL REGULATIONS. Kentchurch; Elizabeth Kennard, Sub­ Postm-istress. Letters arrive from at 9 a.m. ; despatched thereto at 6 p.m. Letters can be registered here. Grosmont is the nearest money order office. Pontrilas is the nearest telegraph office. Post town, Hereford. Post, money order, and telegraph office, Pon­ trilas ; Samuel Thomas, Sub-Postmaster. Letters arrive at 7.5o a.m. and 1 p.m. ; despatched at 7 p.m. Letters can be registered here. Letters should be addressed, Pontrilas, R.S.O., . Parish Chttrch (St. Mary the Virgin). Rev. Morgan George Watkins, M.A., Rector.; G. Lee Morris, Esq., Churchwarden; Charles Davies, Parish Clerk. National School (boys and girls). Closed at present. Pontrilas Railway Station ( Yunctz"on of the and Golden Valley Raz7way). William Henry Higginson, Station Master. Pontrilas and Golden Valley Cart Horse Society. Mr. C. W. Wall, Cock yard farm, Abbeydore, Secretary. Pontrzlas and Golden Valley Agricultural Soci'ety.-.Mr. T. F. Morgan, Secretary, Pontrilas Court farm. Assistant Overseer. Mr. Edwin Sayee, Kentchurch. PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Jones, John, hurdle maker, Pontrilas Kennard, Elizabeth, sub-postmistress Attwood-Mathews, Benjamin St. John, King, John, Pontrilas Inn, agent for M.A., J.P., Pontrilas court ARNOLD, PERRETT, & Co.'s Davies, Samuel, Doyer villa Morris, George Lee, Kentchurch court GOLD MEDAL ALES & STOUT, Stewart, W alter, Doyer villa The City Brewery, Hereford. Price Walker, W entworth, Pontrilas lists and particulars on application. Watkins, Rev. Morgan George, M.A., Lewis, Mrs. Hannah, Orchard farm (rector of Kentchurch, and Llangua, Mannings, William, farmer, Ridway and Monmouthshire), The Rectory Crab's farms Wilson, G. J., Doyer house, Pontrilas 1\forgan, Mrs. Thomas, farmer, Pontrilas court farm COMMERCIAL. Parker, George, blacksmith, Kentchurch Pearce, William, coal agent and farmer, Bennett, William, Bridge Inn and farmer Llanithog Cole, Edwin, farmer, The Bradley Pearson & Watkins, carpenters & wheel­ Cole, J. E., grocer and provision dealer, wrights. Pontrilas drapery & shoe warehouse, nr. railway Pitt, Charles, farmer, Court-y-grove station. Pontrilas Pontrilas Chemical Works, near Pont­ Cooke, Thomas, New Buildings farm rilas railway station, Capt. R. P. Rees, Davies, Charles, parish clerk proprietor, manufacturer of charcoal, Davif's, Samuel, manager of Pontrilas acetate of lime, naphtha, pitch, and tar chemical works, Doyer villa Pontrilas Coffee House-Samuel Thomas, Farr, .Tames, farmer, The Elms manager Farr, Thomas, beer retailer, Royal Oak Price, John, farmer, Bannut Tree farm Groves, J ames, farmer, Gwern Gounsell Price, Thomas, coal agent, Pontrilas Harris, Miss, infant school, Pontrilas railway station, res. Upper Ridway Hi~rginson, \Villiam Hy., station master, Pritchard, George, carpenter & joiner Pontrilas Sayct>, Edwin, jun., assistant overseer, J ohnson, Thomas, farmer, Brook farm Old House farm