• DIRECTORY.] KENT. ELliSTED. 239 Tournay Wm. Tonrnay esq. n.A.Brockhill pk.Saltwood, Hythe Registrar of Marriages, William P. Bireh, r3 Grace hill, Walker ~Iajor Edward Bacheler, l<'olkestone Folkestone ; deputy, Nelson Smart, 24 Harvey >Street, Watkin Alfred l\1ellor esq. Dunedin lodge, Folkestone Folkestone Clerk to the Magistrates, George 'Vilks, High st. Hythe Workhouse, Etching hill, Lyminge, a building of red brick, Petty Sessions are held every alternate thursday in the year built in 1840, to hold 346 inmates, Charles Vi'm. Young, at the Sessions hall, Bank street, Hythe, at r I a. m. & the master; Hev. E. Heel B . .A. chaplain ; V~'illiam Bishop, first monday in January, March, April, June, July, Sep­ medical officer; Mrs. L. V. Young, matron tember, October & December, at I r a. m. at the Rose & Cottage Homes at Cheriton, A. W. Harvey, supt. ; Mrs. I. Crown P. H. Elham B. Harvey, industrial trainer The following places are in the Elham petty sessional RURAL SANITARY AUTHORITY & HIGHWAY BOARD. division :-Acrise, Aldington, Cheriton, El ham, Elmsted, Hawkiuge, Hurst, Lyminge, Lympne, Monks-Horton, Meets at the Workhouse, Lyminge, on every 4th friday at Newington, Paddlesworth, Postling, Saltwood. Sellinge, IO a. ID. Stanford, Stelling, Stelling Minnil', Stowting & Hythe Clerk, Robert Lonergan, Saltwood, Hythe ELHAM UNION. Treasurer, John Risdon Davy, National Provincial Bank, Board day, thurs. ro a. m. at the Workhouse, Lyminge. Folkestone The Union comprises the following parishes :-Acrise, Cheri­ Medical Olficer of Health, M. K. Robinson liLD. Sea view, wn, Elham, Elmsted, Folkestone, Hawkinge, Hythe (St. Priory hill1 Dover Lconard), Lyminge, Lympne, Monks-Horton, N cwington­ Sanitary Inspector, William Bishop, Elham next-Hythe, Paddlesworth, Postling, Saltwood, Sellinge, Surveyor, A. ilambrook, Frogholt, Newington; assistant­ Stanford, Stelling, Stelling Minnis, Stowting & Swingfield. surveyor, W. R. Osborne, Elham The population of the union in r88r was 33,769; rateable Building Surveyor for Cheriton & Sandgate, J. J. Jeal value in r89o, £236,561 ScHOOL ATTENDASCE CoMMITTEE. Clerk to the Guardians & Assessment Committee, Robert (For Elham Rural & Sandgate Urban Sanitary Districts_) Lonergan, Saltwood, Hythe Meets at the "'orkhouse, Lyminge, on every 4th tbursday Treasurer, John Risdon Davy, Xational Provincial Bank, at r2 noon. Folkestone Clerk, Robert Lonergan, Saltwood Collectors to the Guardians, P. Hemsley, g St. Michael's Attendance Officers, The Relieving Officers street, Folkestone & C. Kingsmill, Lyminge, near Hythe A Parochial Committee of this authority has jurisdiction ia Vaccination Officers, rst district, William Pope Birch, 75 the rural part of Cheriton under the direction of the High street, Folkestone ; 2nd district, Comfort Kingsmill, guardians Lyminge Relieving, School Attendance & Inquiry Officers, rst district, County Police, George Sheppard, instructing constable Peter Hernsley, 9 St. Michael's street, Folkestone; 2nd This place contributes two members to the Acrise & Paddles­ district, Comfort Kingsmill, Lyminge worth United School BJard district Medival Officers & Public Vaccinators, .Elham district, Wm. An Endowed School was founded & endowed here by the Bishop L.R.C.P.Edin. Elham; Folkestone district, William will, in 1720, of Sir John Williams kt. of Elham, for the Bateman, 32 Sandgate road, Folkestone ; Hythe district, education of 6 poor boys of the parish, to be admitted at John Hackney M.D. Hythe ; Sandgate district, William 8 years of age & clothed to the age of q, & for the appren­ Lindsay Chubb L.R.C.P.Edin. Sandgatc; Sellinge district, ticing annually of onfl boy at the age of r4; these children Lionel Mason Snow L.R.C.P.Lond. llrabourne ·are now taught at National schoJl, built in 1844 for go Superintendent Registrar, Robert Thompson, Saltwood, children & enlarged in 187r by the erection of a school~ Hythe; deputy, Robert Lonergan, Saltwood, Hythe room for 90 boys ; average attendance, 56 boys, 39 girls Registrars of Births & Deaths, Folkestone sub-district, W. P. & 25 infants; Ed ward Bush, master; Miss Clara Williams, Birch, 13 Grace hill, Folkestone; deputy, Nelson Smart, mistress ; Mrs. E. I<'. Bush, infants' mistress 24 Harvey street, Folkestone ; Elham sub-district, William Bishop, Elham; deputy, Stephen Pilcber File, Elbam; Railway Station, John William Hopkins, station maste1· Hythe sub-district, Edward Palmer, Side hill, Hythe > C.ARRIER.-John Spicer, from his own house, to Canterbury deputy, Edward Palmer, jun. High street, Hythe every tues. & sat. at 10 a.m. returning same day b~·ames marked thus 0 receh·e their letters 1 Feilder Charles, shopkeeper .l\Iay Eel ward, farmer, Mounts court through Folkestone.] f File Charles, corn, seed, cake, manure *May 'Villiam, farmer, 'Vinterage Bishop William 1 & coal merchant, implement agent & Maycock Bailey, wheelwright Maycoc~c Bowes Mrs 1 steam thrashing machine proprietor Edward, farmer, Parkgate Coles Rev. James [Bible Christian J r' File Chas.farmer& grazier,Ottinge farm Os borne Wm. Robt. auctioneer & assist. Finn-Kelcey Francis, jun. Yew Tree l<'ile Charles, jun. farmer & grazier, surveyor to rural sanitary authority house, Ottinge : breeder & exporter of pure-bred Kent- Paget Henry J oseph, drill instructor Forster John Edward M.D. Leipsic ish&H.omneyMarsh sheep (established Palmer George, farmer, North Elham 1 Rigden Thomas, Orchard villa 1 1836), Water farm Parker Thomas Edward, farmer White William Gurney, Fairfield house ! File Frederick, wheelwright & smith Pilcher Charles, carpenter, Wing-more Wodehouse Rev. Walker M. A. Vicarage File Stephen 1Pilcher, grocer, & deputy Pitcher George Dixon, King's Arms P.H: COM~fEHCI.AL. registrar for Elham sub-distrivt Pitcher Thomas Robinson, plumber, Ames Harold, builder File William, thatcher decorator & ironmonger Andrews l<'rdk.Alfd. frmr.N orth Elham Finn-Kelc~y l<'rancis, jun. grazier, Yew Price Percy Sidney, grocer Andrews William, farmer, Greenacre Tree house, Ottinge Quested Richard, farmer, Bladbin Athow Richard, hurdle maker Forster John Edwd. physician & surgn. Rigden Robert, carrier Austin Wm. & Hy. farmers, Wick farm M.R.c.s.Eng.,L.R.C.P.Ldn.,M.n.Leipsic RootesChrltte.(Mrs.),farmr.Nth.Elham Beale Walter, tailor Fox George, jun. farmer, Bunker's hill RoyalEastKentYeomanryCavalry(Duke Bishop William L.R.C.P.Edin. surgeon 1 Fox John, farmer, Wing-more of Connaught's Own) Mounted Rifles & physician, medical officer & public Gammon George, farmer, Bladbin (E troop) (Major F. A. Mackinnon vaccinator for Elham district, regis- Gatehouse Edwin, harness maker commanding; Sergt.-~1ajor Henry trar of births & deaths for Elham Gibson William Hobday, tailor Paget, drill instructor) sub-district, & sanitary inspector Gilbert George, farmer, Standard hill Rumbold Charles, farmer Bowes Samuel, farmer, Mount *Goddenl<'rancis, farmer SmithSarah(Mrs.),watch ma.&stationr- Bridges Albert W. New inn Gosby John, wood dealer Smith Thomas, shoe maker Brinchley Henry George,Palm Tree P.H HewsonThos.Bourne, bakr.& confectionr Spicer George, farmer, Parkgate Cal!tle Rose (Mrs.), shopkeeper i Hills William, farmer, Mount Spicer John, farmer & carrier Chandler William Timms, ironmonger l Hogben John, beer retailer Sprinks James, g-rocer & draper Clayson Henry, farmer Hogben John Collick, farmer, Ottinge Sutton Edward George, miller {wind) Clayson Isaac, grazier [ Hogben William, grazier, Hornsdown Swain Gcorgc, baker Clayson Thomas, hurdle maker i Jenkins George, farmer Tanton ]<'rank James, butcher Cox & Elliott, grocers ! Johnson Thomas Henry, dairyman Wakefield Edmund, blacksmith Cro1_1ch John, farmer, Exted [ Keeler Stephen, farmer Whitnall Sarah U\Irs. ), farmer, Oxroad • DaVIson John A. farmer, Dreals · Knott George, grazier, Oxroad Wilson "'illiam, Rose & Crown corn~ ~ Jodd Williarn, farmer, Rake's bole I Marsh James, farmer, Mount mercial hotel , 'lham ValleyBrick& TileCo.Lim.(John Mawham John, farmer Woodlands Anne (Miss), shopkeeper, Claris, managing director) May James, miller (wind) & pork but- Wingmore E4 ..'len George, farmer, Bladbin I cher, Milldown ELMLEY, see SHEPPY, IsLE OF. ED-·MSTED (or ELMSTEAD) is a parish and village, 5 Elham station on the Elham Valley line of the same corn­ mile -s east from Wye station on the Ashford and Canterbury pany, 6o from London and 9 north-east from A..shford, in ·~=''·on of the South Eastern railway and 4 miles from , the Eastern division of the county, lathe of Sbepway,Stowt-.