lllREC roR 1·.] WILTSHIRE. MEBE. 168 of the town (which ie principally clay) fine grazing land. MEBE REGISTRATION DISTIUCT. The .Ashfield water rises from a chalk hill in the neigh Superintendent Registrar, Reginald Howard Hiscott, bourhood, and after turning several mills joins the river Mere; deputy, Harry Thomas Barding, Castle street Stour. The parish contains 6,055 acres of land and 4 Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Thomas Hall of water; rateable value, £9,394; the population in 19u Woodford, Church st.; deputy, William T. Edmunds, was I,919, including 7 officers and 51 inmates in the Castle street Poor Law Institution. Sexton, William Norris. Police Station, Nort-h street, Frederick Perrett, sergeant Cbaddenwicl;:e is a tithing, I! miles north-east; Wood in charge lands, a tithing, I mile south; Bush Haye11, I~ south east.; Manor House, Barrow Street, I south-east, and Bmton, half a mile east, are adjacent places. PUBLIC OFFICERS. Zeals, a tithing in this civil parish, has been formed Assistant Overseer & Collector of Poor Rates, Thomas into a civil parish, and will be found under a separate Taswell, Shaftesbury road J1eading. Certifying Factory Surgeon, Francis Burchett Rutter Post, M. 0., T. & Telephonic Express Delivery Office. M.D., B.S. Dewes house Duncan B. Walton, sub-postmaster (letters should Clerk to the Burial Board & Parish Council, Thomas have Wilts added). Letters are delivered at 7 a.m. & Taswell, Shaftesbury road 2 & 5-I5 p.m.; dispatched at II a.m. & 2.5o & 7.25 p.m.; sundays at 7.25 p.m PL.A.CES OF WORSHIP, with times of Services. Wall Letter Box, Salisbury street, cleared at xo. 10 a. m. & 6.45 p.m. ; sundays, 12.5 p.m Parish Church of St. Micha.el the Archangel, Rev. Fras. Earle Trotman B.A.. vicar; Rev. William Obeli M:.A. MERE RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL. & Rev . .A.lbert Victor Sullivan, curates; 10.30 a. m. & The parishes in the District are the same as in the 6.30 p.m,; daily at ro a.m. & 6 p.m. ; holy com Union. munion, 1st & 3rd sundays of month after morning prayer & all sundays at 8 a.m. & holy days 8 &; ro a. m Council 1neets at the Poor Law Institution, monthly, on thursday at I p.m. St. Matthew's Church, Rev. Francis Earle Trotman B.A. Chairman, .A.rthur Rabbitts White J.P. Charnage, Jdere vicar; 2.30 & 6.30 p.m. every sunday; holy com munion, 4th sun. ID a.m Officials. Clerk, Reginald Howard Hiscott, Mere Society of Friends' Meeting House; II a.m. & 6.15 p.m Treasurer, .Alfred D'Angibau, Lloyds Bank Congregational, Rev. Edmund Roe; ro.3o a.m. & 6 Medical Officer of Health, Benj. Pope Bartlett M.R.O.S. p.m.; man, 7·45 p.m.; tues. 7.30 p.m Eng. Bourton, Dorset Brethren, I0.30 a.m. & 6 p.m Surveyor & Sanitary Inspector, Henry Charles Phillips Primitive Methodist, Rev. William Robson; 10.30 a.m. & M.Inst.M. C.E. Mere & 6 p.m. ; mon. 8 p.m.; tues. 7.30 p.m MERE UNION. The following is a list of places in Mere union: SCHOOLS. Kilmington, Kingston Deverill, East Knoyle, West Elementary (mixed), erected in I84r &; enlarged in IB92~ Knoyle, Maiden Bradley, Mere, Monckton Deverill, for 540 children; Louis H. P. Delorme, master; Miss Sedghill, Stourton & Zeals. The population in I9II Sarah W. Stephens, infants' mistress was 51,173; are-a 32,309 acres; rateable value in 19I5, Elementary (mixed), built in r853, for 400 children; £34,267. Frank D. Raymond, master Infants, built in rgog, for Ioo children; Miss Gladys L. Board dav,• alternate thurs. at the Poor Law Institution at n a m. Kilby, infants' mistress Chairman of the Bollrd of Guardians, .A.rthur Rabbitts Conveyance.-Butler's omnibus, in connection with South White J.P. Charnage, Mere, Wilts Western rail~ay, leaves Mere daily (except sundays) Clerk to the Guardians & Assessment Committee, for Gillingham station at 7·55 & 11.25 a.m. & 3 & 7 Reginald Howard Hiscott, Mere p.m. returning from Gillingham at g.25 &; I2.50, 4· ID Treasurer, .Alfred D'.A.ngibau, Lloyds Bank & 8 p. m. from May Ist to September 3oth. During Relieving Officer & Vaccination Officer for the Union, winter D}onths the last journey is omitted Frank Ford, Well head :O.fedical Officers & Public Vaccinators, No. I district, Francis Burchett Rutter M.D., F.R.C.S., B.S. Dewes CARRIERS. house, Mere; No. 2 district, Benjamin Pope Bartlett Mrs. Butler, agent for Sutton & Co. & South Western M.R.C.S.Eng. Bourton, Dorset railway, leaves Mere daily for Gillingham station Poor Law Institution, Castle street, a building of stone, .A.rthur Hooper, from Mere to Wincanton, on wed.; to built about I83g, to hold ISo inmates; Harry T. Warminster, on thurs.; to Frame, on mon.; to Shaf Harding, master; Mrs. Emma E. Harding, matron tesbury, on sat
& PBIVATE RESIDENTS. Pickford Miss, Church street Boden Co.Ltd.lace mendrs.Castle st Robson Rev. William (Primitive Brice George, butcher, Church stree' Baverstock Mrs. Church street Meth.), The Manse, North street Bristow Fred, general dealer Bean Miss, Burton Roe Rev. Edmund (Cong. ), The Manse Bristow Solomon, tailor, Salisbury st Berkeley Edmund Comyns, Church st Rutter Francis Burchett M.D., J.P. Broadway Kate S. (Mrs.). farmer. Bird Mrs. Shaftesbury road Dewes house Barrow street Borradaile Bernard W. G. Castle ho Standerwick Thomas J.P. Yewglen, Burden & Sons, nurserymen & seeds- Chell Rev. William :M.A. (curate), Castle street men, North street Church street Steven Mrs. The Grange, Water st Burden Walt.market gardnr.North rd Collins Isaac, Wiltshire villa,Shaftes- Sullivan Rev . .A.lbert Victor (curate), Burfitt Joseph, dairyman, Water st bury road Castle street Burfitt William, cowkeeper, Burton Coward Richard, The Square Thompson F. H. Avondale house Butters Fanny (Mrs.), apartments, D'.A.ngibau .Alfred, Bank house Trotman Rev. Francis Earle B.A. Salisbury street Farley Mrs. Castle street (vicar), Vicarage Cemetery (Thomas Taswell, clerk to Finlay Thomas Elder, The Square Walton Duncan B. The Square the burial board) · Gifford Mrs. To wnend house White Arthur B., J.P. Charnage Charlton Frank, shopkpr. Salisbury st Graham Miss, Burton Wickham Elan, ·North street Coggan Reginald, cattle dealer, Salis Hartgill Henry John Cuthbert, Lay- Wickham Miss, Salisbury strPet I bury street field house Conservative Club, The Square Herrington Mrs. Church street COMMEBCIA.L. Coombs Frank, farmer, Park corner · Hooper Thomas, North street Applin .A.rthur, grocer, The Square Coward Brothers, house decorators, Hopkins .Alfred, The Bungalow, Arnold Thos. fishmonger, Church st Castle street Castle street A.very .Albert Henry, builder Cowley Enos & Son, cycle agents, Lander Ernest, Salisbury street Barber John, builder, Castle street The Square Lander Miss, Lordsmead Barker Rosa(Miss),laundress,Water st Cowley Frank, insur. agent, North rd Law Mrs. The Limes Baverstock James Samael, shipping Croome Rog-er James, assistant over- McLaughlin Misses, The Chantry agent, Castle street seer & clerk to Zeals Parish Coun- Mitchell Mrs. Salisbury street Baverstock Saml. tailor, Castle street cil, Castle street Osborn Mrs. The Beeches Bealing Wm. beer ret. Shaftesbnry rd WILTS 11*