DlllECTOUY.] . EPWORTH. 161 near , the trustees of the Rev. Charles Mottram, Highway ~lerk, Alfred Parkirl and Arthlll' Maw t~sq. of Manchester. The soil is loamy, Treasurer, Frederick J. Sowby stiff clay and sandy; subsoil, clay and ot~and. The chief Medical Officer of Health, Arthur Frederick Messiter crops are wheat, potatoes, oats, barley and celery. The L.R.C.P.Lond area is 5,741 acres; rateable value, £6,992; the population Surveyo1 & Sanitary Inspector, Per~y Hardy ;n 1891 was 1,903· Inspector of Petroleum, Charles Arnold THE contains the parishes of· Public Establishments:- Epworth, , Belton, Dwston, , AI-l County Police Station, Chas. Amold, supt. & 2 constables thorpe, Crowle, Luddington and Wroot, with their re- J Mechanics' Inst~tute; John Sutcliff, secretary spective hamlets, viz. : In Haxey-Eastlound, , l Public Officers :_.. Low Bumbam, Westwood-side, Newbigg, Upperthorpe,' Clerk to Commissioners of Taxes, Thomas Taylor Nethergate and Park; in Belton-Sandtoft, Beltoft and Clerk to the Guardians k Superintendent Registrar of Carhouses; in Owston-, Gunthorpe, Heck· Thorne Union, George Hope Newborn dyke and M ellwood ; in West Butterwick-Kelfield ; in Medical Officer, Epworth district, Thorne union, Henry , and Derry'thorpe; in Crowle- William Pullan M.R.C.S.Eng and ; in Luddington-Garthorpe. The Medical Officer Belton district, Thorne union, Arthur above places constitute that part of the hundred of ~anley Frederick Messiter M.R.O.S.Eng., L.R.C.P.Lond which is west of the Trent, and the parishes are comprised Registrar of Births, Deaths k Marriages, Epworth Sub- in a district measuring about 19 miles long and about distnct, George Alfred Maw 9 broad, containing about so,ooo acres of land, highly pro- Stamp Distributor1 Thomas Clark ductive in corn, potatoes, rye-grass and seeds, for which Steward of the Manor of Epworth &; Westwood, Alfred the Trent and the Stainforth and Keadby canal, together Taylor with the Manchester, and Lincolnshire and Vestry Clerk & Clerk to Parish Council, Wm. B. Buttrick Great Northern and Great Eastern joint railway, afford Places of Worship with times of services:- a cheap and ready .t~ansit to dist~t markets. St. .Andrew's Ch~rch, Rev. Canon John Hellll'Y Overton Vestry Clerk, Wilham B. Buttnck. . M.A., D.D. rector; Rev. Charles Wilmer Foster M. A. Post, M. _0. &; T. 0., T. M. 0., Express Dehvery, S. B. curate; a & 10.45 a.m. &; 6.15 p.m.; daily at 8 a.m.; & Annwty &_Insurance Office k Telegraph M. 0. Office.- wed. &; fri. 7.30 p.m Cha~les Chnsto~her Bell, sub-postmaster. Letters ~~:re Baptist, Rev. George Camp; 10.30 a.m. &; 6.15 p.m.; received by mail from Doncaster at 7·52 a.m.; d1s- wed. 7. 30 p.m patched at 9·45 a.m. & 6.5 p.m.; on sundays at 9.10 Methodist New Oonnexion. Rev. Samuel Cooper; 10.30 a.m. k 2.35 p.m a.m. &; 6.15 p.m.; wed. 7.30 p.m Wall Letter Boxes, Battle Green, cleared at 5.30 p.m.; Primitive Methodist, Rev~ John Frederick Read; 2.30 sundays, 2 p.m.; &; Ellers, cleared at 5.15 p.m. ; sun- p.m. &; 6 p.m.; week days 7 p.m. winter & 7.30 p.m. days, 1.45 p.m summer County Magistrates for. t~~ Epworth Petty Sessional Wesleyan, Rev. Henry R. Burton; 10.30 a.m. &; 6.15 DIVISIOn. p.m. ; wed. 7 p.m. winter & 7.30 p.m. summer Johnson John William Denne esq. Temple Belwood, Belton, S h . Doncaster chairman c oo 1s .- Belton Sam~el George esq. Manor house, Amcotts,Doncstr A School Board of 7 members was formed Oct. 29, IB74; Bla des Thomas John esq. Epworth George Newb.wn, clerk to the board; Thomas Ashmell, Boweny R ev. Char 1 es J ames BA. . R ectory, w root, R ot h erhm Battendance d ted officer · t t f £ & ·n h Id Empson Robert Cornelius esq. Ousefleet hall, oar • e!ec m 1 874• a 8 cos 0 I,7oo, WI '0 Graizer Thomas Charles esq. Amcotts 250 children; avera~e attenda.nce, 130; Ch_arles A· Hemingbrough James esq. Orowle Newman, !llaster; Miss ~leano~ T~ompson, guls' m1s- . Th J 1 tress & M1ss Kate Shaw, mfants m1stress H oro b1n omas ames esq. c row e N t• ( · J) t d · 8 6 f h'ld Lister Geo. Spofforth esq. M.A.,D.L. Finningley pk.Bawtry ~ a IOna 1 miXe • erec e m 1 4 ' or 145. c. 1 ren ~ Pull · e 1 0 t F B t average attendance, 123; Mrs. Emma Clark, mistress em samue esq. ws on erry, aw ry Newspapers:- Stephenson Ja~~s esq. Brasted house, Althorpe, Doncaster Epworth Bells (Foster Bames, prop.; published on sat) Stephenson W~am esq.Lansdowne ho.Althorpe,Doncaster Weekl Her Id (Thos. Beal, pro r .. published on sat) Watson John Fnth esq. Spen Lea, Crowle, Doncaster Y a P 1 Clerk to the Magistrates, Alfred Parkin Conveyance to:- . . , , Petty Sessions are held at the Police station every alternate Orowle Wharf Railway StatiOn, ommbus daily, from the· thursday at 11 a.m ' 'Red Lion,' at 8.45 a.m. & 4 p.m. to meet the train The following are the list of places in the petty sessional from Donca~ter . . division :-Althorpe, Amcotts, Belton, West Butterwick, Haxey-Ommbus from the Kmg's Head mn, at 8.~o &. Crowle, Eastoft, Epworth, Haxey, Keadby, Luddington, '9·45 a.m.; 12.45, 3.40 & 7·I5 p.m. to meet the trams Owston & Wroot Carriers to:- Isle of .!xholme Rural District Council. Crowle Abraham Tune, fri Meets at the Police station, Epworth, once a month, at Doncaster Thomas Makio & John Dawson, sat 1.30 p.m. from October to March inclusive, & 3 p.m. Owston-Thomas Thompson, daily from April to September inclusive. Thorne Abraham Tune, wed Sanitary Clerk, George Newborn Gainsborough John Dawson, tues '~"aynard Thomas Anderson Rev. W1"llia;rn ....:lroy bo""'" PlUV.A.TB RESIDENTS. LU. boardi"n.oo B"'bOOl -- J.tu ' •- Newbitt Thomas ·~ .... AMam :M'jllft Newborn George, Moor I..and house Archer Geo. BJSsistant superintendent Anderson Rev. Wm. Milroy (Baptist) Newborn Geo. Hope, Moor Land ihouse to the Prudential Assurance Co. 1.-im Barker Miss, Stringfield cottage Overton Rev. John iHenry M.A.,D.D. Arnold Charles, supt. oounty pallice Batty Mrs (rector, canon of Lincoln &; rural .A.rrand Fred, boo1; l& shoe maker Bell ChMles Christopher dean of Axholme ), Rect.oryt .A.shmell Thomo.s, farmer &; sohool ab- Boyes Mrs Pullan Henry Willia.m tendance officer Blaydes 'l"b.oma.s John J.P. Rose villa Read Miss Mary, PeDrose villa. .!.tack Edgar Wilk£nson, !!'racer Bumitt Mr.s Read Rev. John Frederick (Prim0.1li.ve) Axe George Arthur, beer retailer Bu.rton Rev. Henry B. (Wesleyan) Roberts Mrs. Laurel cottage Axe John, wheelwright Butteriok Mrs Ross Miss, West end Bailey Alfred, ironmonger Camp Rev. George (Baptist) Sharp Alfred Marples, G;rove house Barnes Foster, stationer, printer, book- Cooper Rev. Samuel (Methodi.st New Sowden Mx>s. Manor oottage seller k news aQ"ent Conne::rion) Ta.ylor Alfred, Manley house Ba.rlow OJ.arles IHy. market ,g-ardener Dunkin Miss Ta.ylor Tb()IDas, Palshley !h

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