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174 LITTLE PORT, OAMBRIDG ESHIRE. [KELLY'I .Toseph W. Luddington esq. Capt. W, J. C. Luddington I PUBLIC OFFICERS. an.d John Henry Little esq. The soil is fen, and sub- , Certifying Factory Surgeon & Medical Officer & Public sotl, clay : the fen land has been rendered of great "V accinator· Littleport District Ely Union, Frank value by skilful draining, and also by the- system of Willders Mawby L.M. & S.S.A. Mow Fen hall claying now generally adopted. The chief crops are Collector of Poor Rates & School Correspondent, Georg& wheat, beans, barley, oats a~d potato~s. The ·area is R. S. Cheeseright, 5 Gran by street · 16,67~ acres, about 8o? of whiCh are high. land and. the Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages for Littleport remamder fen ; there IS go acres of wa~r I~ the pansh ; Sub-district, Elliott May Cheeseright, Granby street; rateable value, £2g,2g6; the populatwn m 1911 was deputy A. M. Cheeseright, Granby street 4•477· The population of the ecclesiastical parishes in Tax Coll~ctor, David Robert Spencely, Main street tgn was :-St. George, 3,270; St. Matthew, 6o8. Town Criers Albert Willett, Hitches street & James By the Divided Parishes Act, a· portion of Hilgay, Wallis, Ely road on the left bank of the river Little Ouse, was amalga- SCHOOLS. mated with this parish in r885, all the remainder, on the right bank of the river, the property of the late A School Board was formed here March 2o, 1874, but the William Luddington esq. going to Southery parish, schools are now under the educational authority of Norfolk. the County Council . .Acting- Parish Clerks, St. George, Joseph W. Atkins; During the year I885 a part of South Hilgay was made St. Matthew, Ja.mes Shelton. part of the Littleport School Board district, & the mixed school of Little Ouse St. John (formerly a Post, M. 0., T. & Telephonic Express Delivery Office, National school) was taken over by the Littleport Main street.-Mrs. Florence Kate Brown, sub-post School Board . mistress. Letters arrive through Ely at 7 a.m. & Little Ouse St. John School (mixed), for 71 children; 2.5o & 7.30 p.m.; dispatched at •r2 noon & 6.30 & 9 Ernest William Smith, master p.m Wisbech road (boys, girls & infants), erected in I847; Post Office, Black Horse Drove.-William Crabb, sub the Infants' school was built in r87r ; the schools postmaster. Letters arrive through Ely at 8.15 a.m. together hold 502 children ; John 8. Fendick, master ; & 6 p.m.; dispatched at 8.rs a.m. & 5·55 p.m.; no Miss Elsie C. E. Brown, mistress; Miss Harriet sunday delivery. Littleport is the nearest money Martin, infants' mistress order & telegraph office Fen & Dairy Houses, erected in I86g, ·on a site given by John Hibbert esq. of Braywick Lodge, Maidenhead, Pillar Letter Boxes.-St. Matthew's, cleared 8.55 a.m. & Berks, for 83 children; Richard Harris, master 4.30 p.m. ; Victoria street, cleared rr.ro a.m. & 8.5 Westlands (mixed), erected in x875 as a mission room, p.m. ; Black Horse Drove, cleared 6 p.m.; Lynn road, was opened as a school June I rth, rgoo, for so chil cleared II.30 a.m. & 8.30 p.m.; Ely road, cleared dren ; Miss Florence E. Lee, mistress 11.50 a.m. & 6.35 & 8.45 p.m.; sunday, 10.25 a.m.; Black Horse Drove, for the parishes of Littleport, Wisbech road, cleared r r.4o a.m. & 5· IS p.m Southery & Hilgay, erected in I875,. for 75 children; Ernest H. Durham, master PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS. Ten Mile Bank School was erected in r894 for infants, Constitutional Hall, Victoria st. Edwin Taylor, hon. sec to hold 94 children ; Miss Mary Ann Cox, mistress Fire Brigade, Punts hill, H. G. Martin, superintendent; NEWSPAPER. · Percy Sallis & Edwin Taylor, foremen & Io men Littlepo:rt Electric Cinema Limited Littleport Gazette, Sharman & Co. Limited, High st. Police Station, High street, Sergt. Percy John Newell, March, proprietors ; published fri in charge Railway Station, William Fisk, station master Public Hall Syndicate, Hitches street, Elliott May Carriers to Ely.-William Buckenham passes through · Cheeseright, sec mon. & thurs.; George Washington, daily excepting Town Hall, Victoria street, Heber G. Martin, hon. sec tues. & Lewis Johnson, thurs PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Barclay & Co. Ltd. bankers (sub- Chapmatt John, farmer, Station road Armiger John, Knight house, High st branch) (J. F. Markillie, manager), Chapman John William, farmer, Clarke Georg'e, Ely road open tues. & fri. 10.30 a.m. to 3 Burnt Fen bank Duncombe MorrisJas.Bank ho.Main st p.m. Main street; draw on head Cheeseright A .. M. & C. E. grocers, Feedham James, Meadow house office, 54 Lombard st. London E C Granby street Fendick John Samuel, High street Barlow Rt. farmer,Black Horse drove Cheeseright E. M. & C. E. outfitters. Goddard Robert, Wellington street Barrett J oseph, tailor, High street Gran by street Gotobed Thomas, Victoria street Barrow Ebenezer Ersham, baker, Cheeseright A. M. deputy registrar Hendley Philip Arthur, High street Station road of births, deaths & marriages for He·rmon Rev. Artbur Bell Arthur George, farmer Littleport sub-district, Ely district, Leadbetter William, Victoria street Benton Ada Mary (Miss), dress Granby street Little John Henry, Westlands maker, Wisbech road Cheeseright EUiott May, registrar of Luddington Major Henry Tansley Benton Albt. beer retlr. Wisbech rd births, deaths & marriages for J.P., M.A. Plantation house Benton Isaac, farmer, New road Littleport sub-district, Ely district, Luddingtori Jas.· Little J.P. Audley ho Benton John, beer retailer, Ely road Granby street Martin Heber Gambling, Highfield ho Benton Matthew, farmer, New road Cheeseright Geo. R.S. rate collector Martin Hora.ce Joseph, Upton house Benton William, farmer, Camel road & school correspondent,5 Granby st Martin James Francis Glenfield M.B. Blowers John, boot & shoe ma. High st Clifton Charles, firewood merchant, Wellington street Bowen Charles, farmer, Wisbech rd Coronation terrace Mawby Frank Willders, Mow fen B:rigbtley James, farmer, Bell's dr<>ve Coates Wm. carpenter, Victoria st Mott Thomas John, Wellington house Brislin Harry, hair dresser, Main st Collins Rd. Jn. grocer, Wellington st Peacock William Crabb, The Limes Brown Moses William, market gar- Cooper James A. boot repairer Sallis William, Main street dener, Ely road Cox Bros. agricultural machinists, Shelton Rev. Norman Wilfrid M.A. Brown Rebecca Ann (Mrs.), beer re- Station road (vicar), Vicarage tailer, Mildenhall road Cox Charles, farmer, Mildenhall road Towler. William A.bel, C'<Jlville. house Butcher Geo.Wm. 'shpkpr.Wisbech rd (letters through Burnt Fen,Soharn) Butcher Jacob, fatmer, Wisbech rd. Cox Isaac, confectioner, Station ro81d COMMERCIAL. St. Matthew's Crabb Geo. Hy. shopkpr. Hitches st Early closing day, Wednesday. Bye Charles, farmer, Wood fen Cra·bb James, ·greengrocer, Punt's hill .Adams· J. H. & Sons, ironmongers, Bye Nathan, farmer, Wood fen Crabb Thomas, fried fish dealer, Main street . Capital & Counties Bank Limited Wellington street .Alexandra Institute, Victoria stree·t (hours, IO to 3: sat. 9.30 to 12), Qrabb William, farmer, City road Appleby H. & R (Misses), linen Main street; draw on head office, Crabb William, jun. shopkeeper, & drapers, Main street 39 Threadneedle street, London E C post office, Black Horse Drove .Arber Benjamin, jun. miller (steam & l)atleugh Richal'd, draper; attend>' Cragg Wm. & Sons, butchers. Main st wind), Ten Mile bank mondays, Station road Cragg Luther, farmer, The Plains Ashby Herbert, Marquis of Granby Cawthorne Cornelius. grocer, Victoria Crook .Arthur Ernest, carpenter, Vie P.H; Granby street street & Punt's hill toria street Aspland William, grocer, Station rd Cemetery (Heber G. Martin, clerk) Crisswell & Godfrey, drapers, Main st .Atkins Joseph W. joiner & acting Chapman William & Son, boot & shoP Cross Jabez, baker, Victoria stre-et parish clerk for St. George's," Wel- makers, Main street Cross Percy,grocer,see Heffer & Cross lington s·treet Ohapman James, farmer,Hawks drove Crowe 'Harry Wilkinson, blacksmith, llarber Wm . .Chas. printer, Victoria st Chapman John, farmer, Horsley hale City road .