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Officers of the Corporation &; Urban District Council. , R~strars of Births &; Deaths, Claines suu-district, John Town Clerk &; Clerk to the Urban District Council, Sam!. Watton, ,near Worcester; sub­ John Tombs, Town hall district, Arthur E. H. Willitts, Ombersley; Droitwich Treamrer, John Hanis!!, Town hall sub-district, Harry Laugher, Witton, Droitwich Medical Officer of Health, Percy Austin Roden M.B., Re~strar of Marriages, Edward Howard Swain, High st. C.M. Friar street Droitwich "Public Analyst, H. Swete M.D., D.P.H. The Laboratory, The Workhouse, R substantial brick building, standing on Shrub hill Worcester an eminence near the railway station, was erected in Surveyor &; Inspector of Nuisances, Bernard Godfrey, 1838, at a cost of '£5,000; additions have since been Friar street made; it will now hold 205 inmates; Rev. Edwin Lewis, Corporation Collector, Harry Humphries, Station street chaplain; Perey Austin Roden M.B., C.l\L medical Town Crier, Samuel Crowther, Friar str-eet officer; WaIter Hargraves, master; Mrs. Hargraves, Sergeant-at-Mace,Police-Srgt.Chrstr.Williams,Police statn matron Collectors of Rates. School Attendance Committee. St. Peter, E. H. Swain, High street Clerk, Arthur Jallles Bearcroft, Union buildings,Droitwich St. Andrew, George Wilmore, St. Peter's street, Witton Attendance Officers, Harry Laugher, Witton, Droitwich; St. Nicholas, Thomas Willis, Ombersley street Arthnr E. H. Willitts, Ombersley BOROUGH MAGISTRATES. Droitwich Rural District Council. Bradley John, Oaklands, Witton Green John, court, Droitwich Meets at Board Room, Workhouse, once a month on Wed. Holyoake John, St. Andrew's street Clerk, Arthur James Bearcroft, Union office, Droitwich Noak WaIter, St. Andrew's street Treasurer~ Geo. Edwd. Martin ('.sq. Old Bank, Worcester Yl>ung William, Manor house Medical Officer of Health, H. Swete M.D.,D.P.H.Worcester Clerk, Samuel John Tomhs, Town hall Sanitary Inspector, Jsph. Parkin, Ombersley st.J>roitwich "Borough Petty Sess-ions are held at the Town hall every PUBLIC OFFICERS. thursday at II a.m Assistant Overseen &; Collectors of Poor Rate!, St. PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS. Andrew's, George Wilmore, Witton; St. Nicholas, Thos. Corporation Fire Brigade, Friar street; Geo. Harris, Willis, Ombersley street; St. Peter's, Edward Howa:rd captain, &; 8 men . Swain, High street County Police, Christr. Williams, sergeant, &; 3 constables Certifying Factory Surgeon, Percy Austin Roden M.B., County Court, His Honor Sir Richard HaringtQn bart. C.M. Friar street judge; Samuel John TOlllbs, registrar; F. W. Dyer, Clerk to Stoke Prior School Board, Frank Holyoake, St. high bailiff; Edward Harris, sub-bailiff &; broker Andrew's street The County Court is held at the Town hall every alternate Collector of Taxes, Harry Humphries, Station street month, &; includes the following places :-Droitwich (St. Secretary to the TrusteeS' of the Coventry Charity, John Andrew, St. Peter, St. Nicholas), Doverdale, Elmbridge Holyoake, St. Andrew's street (Purcell Green),Elmley Lovett (Cutnall Green),Dodder­ Town Crier, Samuel Crowther, Friar street hill (, Astwood &; Shaw Lane), ,Hamp­ ton Lovett, Hanbury, , , Martin PLACES OF WORSHIP, with times of services. HU!lsingtree, , Ombersley, (Newland St, Andrew"s. Church, Rev. John WilliamS<)ll M.A. rector; Common &; Ladywood), Shell, Stock &; Bradley, Upton Rev. Norman King, curate-in-charge; II a.m. &; 6.30 Warren, Grafton Manor &; Westwood p.m.; wed. 7.30 p.m For Bankruptcy purposes this court is included in that of St. Nicholas Church, Rev.Henrv James Hammond B.A. • Worcester, Luke Jesson Sharp, Whitehall chambers, rector; II a.m. &, 6.30 p.m 20 Colmore row, Birmingham, official receiver; St. Peter's Church, Rev. Edward M. Burney M.A. vicar; Charles Woollett &; E. Cox, 45 Copenhagen street, II a.m. &; 3 &; 6.30 p.m Worcester, assistant official receivers Dodderhill Mission Room; wed. 7.30 p.m St. John's Brine Baths Hospital, St. Peter's; Miss Gillam, St. Peter's Mission Room, Queen street; wed. 7.30 p.lll matron; Harry I. Bearcroft, hon. sec Baptist, Hill end, Rev. John Lord, minister; II B.m. &; Inland Revenue, WaIter T. Tonkin, officer, North street 6·30 p.m.; mono 7.30 p.lll.; thurs. 7.30 p.m Salters' Hall, St. Andrew's street, James Taylor, sec Plymouth Brethren, St. Andrew street; II a.m. &; 6 p.m. ; Stamp Office, St. Andrew's street, WaIter :Koak,distributr thurs. 7.30 p.m Volunteers. Wesleyan,Ombersley st.; II a.m.&6.30 p.m.; thur!1.7 p.m Volunteer Battalion 2nd Worcestershire Regiment (E The Ark, Star yard; 10. IS a.m. &; 6.30 p.m Co.); head quarters, Salters' hall; Hon. Major Samuel Salvation Army Barracks, Miller ·street; ID.30 a.m. &; .Tohn Tombs V.D. commandant; Lieut. A. J. Bearcroft; 6.30 p.m second lieutenant, T. Young; Rody Armitage, drill SCHOOLS. instructor A School Board of, 5 members was established Ig Aug. DROITWIOH UNION. 1874,but this place being found by the EducationDepart­ 130ard day, wednesdays (fortnightly), at the Board room, ment to contain. school accommodation commensurate Workhouse, at II o'clock with the requirements of the population, the efforts of The Union comprises the following parishes:-:Korth the School Board are sol€ly directed to the carrying out Claines, Orowle, Crutch, Dodderhill, Doverdale, Elm­ of the bye-laws; the attendance at the public schools is bridge, Elmley Lovett, Hadzor, , Han­ a very high one, while the expenses of the Board do not bury, , Himbleton, , Huddingt{)n, average a penny rate yearly; John Harriss, Town hall, ; Oddingley, Ombersley, St. cleri:, to the 'board; Geo. Hunt, West Croft st. attend­ Andrew (Droitwich), St. Nicholas (Droitwich), St. Peter ance officer (Droitwich), Salwarpe, Stock &; Bradley, Tibberton, Ooventry Charity, for 40 free boys &:. 40 free girls &; a Upper Mitton, , &; Westwood. lilllited number of paying boys; average attendance, 45 The area of the union ill' 54,201 acres; the population boys &; 35 girls; Frederick Bale, master; Miss Paddick, in I8gI was 18,242; rateable value in I895, £134,088 mistress Clerk to the Guardians- &; Assessment Committee, Arthur National, built in 1857 &:. since enlarged to hold 600 to 700 James Bearcroft, Union buildings, Droitwich children; average attendance, 180 bOYS, 154 girls &; 130 Treasurer, Geo. Edwd. Martin esq. Old Bank, Worcester infants; William Frank Sadler, master; Miss Ethel Relieving & Vaccination Officers &; Collectors to Guar­ Whitehouse, lllistress; MisS! Evelyn Allen,infants' mist dians, No. I district, Harry Laugher, Witton, Droit­ An Infants' School is now (1896) being erected in Thin­ wich; No. 2 district, Arthur E. H. Willitts, Ombersley nett's lane, at a cost of ,£1,200 Medical Officers, Claines district, Saml.WelIesley Coombes L.R.C.P.Edin. Worcester; Droitwich district, John Newspaper. Montagu Cuthbertson F.F.P.S.Glas. Droitwich; Han­ Droitwich Guardian &; Brine Baths Visitors' Record (pub­ bury district, Percy Austin Roden M.B., C.M. Friar st. lis-hed sat.; MrS'. M. Smith, printer &; publshr.),High st Droitwich; Hartlebury district, WaIter Moore, Stour­ port; Ombersley district, Thomas C. Lawson, Ombers­ Railway Station. ley; St-ock &; Bradley district, J. H. Mogg, Feckenham WaIter Knee, station maSiter Public Vaccinators, Claines, Droitwich, Hanbury, Hart1e­ bury &; Ombersley &; Stock &; Bradley districts, same as Carriers. Medi~l Officers Bromsgrove James Underhill, on tues Superintendent Registrar, Arthur 1. Bearcroft, The Worcester-James Evans, wed. &< sat.; J. H. Prikhard, Grange, Hadzor mono wed. &; Bat