312 ILMINSTER. SOMERSET. Retire April, 1916. Clerk to Chard, Crewkerne & llminster Old Age Pension Robert Dawes Churchill I Samuel Rowe Sub-Committee, F. Gordon Ross, Rural District James Ratley Paull George Welch offices, Chard Officers. Clerk to the Governors of the Ilminster Endowed Clerk, Joseph Duke, North street Schools & to the Commissioners of Taxes, J oseph Treasurer, James Taylor, Parr's Bank, Market place Duke, North street Medical Officer, Harold Downes M.B.Edin., L.R.C.P. & Collector of 'faxes, William Relleen, North street L.R.C.S.Edin. Ditton Lea, Ditton street Collector of Taxes for Ilton, Broadway, Chillington & Surveyor & Sanitary Inspector, George William Warry, Cudworth-, William Percival Batten, East street Ditton street Customs & Excise O.llicer, Charles Edward Bryan, II Collector, William Percival Batten, East street Lawn terrace Deputy Registrar of Births & Deaths for IlminsteT Sub­ JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FOR THE ILMINSTER District, Frank Chapple, Cornhill PETTY SESSIONAL DinSION. MedicaJ Officer & Public Vaccinator, No. 3 C District, Langport Union & No. 2 & 3 Ilminster District, Chard Langworthy Col. Vincent Upton, Horton, Dminster, Union, Charles Munden M.R.C.S.Eng. Silver street chairman Medical Officer & Public Vaccinator, Chard Union, No. 1 Allen-Jerfferys Je:fferys Charles esq. Horton ho. Ilminster Ilminster District & Medical Officer of Health to Baker Rear-Adm. Joseph Casper, Oaklands, South Ilminster Urban District Council, Harold Downes M.B. Petherton Edin., L.R.C.P. & S.Edin. Ditton Lea, Ditton street Blake Col. Malachi Locke, Bridge house,South Petherton Relieving Officer, Ilminster District, Registrar of Births Blake Robert esq. Yeabridge house, South Petherton & Deaths & Vaccination Officer for Ilminster Sub­ Blake William Farewell esq. Bridge house, South District, George W. Reginald, Ruo:II, 4 Hill view Petherton, Somerset Veterinary Inspector under the " Diseases of Animals Boden Harry esq. The Beeches, Sherborne Acts " for the Ilminster Petty Sessional Division, C. Olarke Thomas Piers esq. Crock Street house, Ilminster E. Turvill M.R.C.V.S. Ditton street Coleman John Henry e~q. Whitehall, Combe St. Nicholas, Chard Dening Samuel He11JJ esq. Crimchard house, Chard PLACES OF WORSillP, with times of services. Fry Francis James esq. D.L. Cricket St. Thomas house, St. Mary's Church, Rev. Prebendary James Street M ..!. Chard vicar, rural dean & surrogate; Rev. Richard Sydney Gawler Edward esq. Holyrood street, Chard Davies M.A. curate; 8 & 11 a.m. & 2.30 & 6.30 p.m.; Gi:fford James William esq. Oaklands, Chard daily, 8 a. m. ; fri. 7-30 p.m Gore-Langton The Hon. Henry Powell, Hatch park, St. Peter's, Horton, served by the clergy of the Parish . Hatch Beauchamp, Taunton Church; 11 a.m. (alternate sundays) & 6.30 p.m Henley Col. Henry Cornish, Leigh ho. Winsham, Chard Congregational, Rev. Edgar Mann; II a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Hosegood Obed esq. Dillington farm, llminster wed. 8 p.m Hoskyns Reginald Garrow De Havilland esq. King Ina's Unitarian (Old Meeting), East street, Rev. William palace, South Petherton, Somerset Holmshaw; 11 a. m. & 6.30 p.m King Capt. William, Burridge house, Chardstock, Chard Langdon John Churchill Stuckey esq. Parrock's lodge, Wesleyan Methodist, West street (South Tatworth, Chard Petberton Circuit;) 11 a. m. & 6.30 p.m.; Rev. Frederic Lean Jas. esq. The House, Shepton Beauchamp,Ilminstr tues. 7.30 p.m Arnold Tom­ Hill: II & linson Prentice John Samuel esq. New Woods, Ilminster Broadway a.m. 6.30 p.m.; Roper Freeman esq. M.A. Forde Abbey, Chard thurs. 7.30 p.m Shepherd Herbert Hutchings esq. The Shrubbery, D- Gospel Hall, High street; n a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; wed. minster 7-30 p.m Speke Waiter Hanning esq. Jordans, Ilminster SCHOOLS. Vaughan-Lt'e Col. Arthur Vaughan Hanning D.L. Dil­ The Endowed Schools, comprismg the Grammar School & lington park, Ilminster the Girls' Grammar School, have an income unitedly The chairmen, for the time being, of the Ilminster of about £7oo pe? annum & are both approved by th~> Urban & Chard Urban & Rural District Councils are Technical Education Q>mmitt.ee of the Uounty Council ex -officio justices as giving efficient technical education & are fully Clerk to the Justices, Joseph Duke, North street recognised as secondary schools by the Board of Petty Sessions are held at the Court house the last wed. Education in each month except Aug. then fri. following if in Ilminster Grammar School, founded in 1549 in the reign Aug. but if in Sept. last wed. but one in Aug. at n of Edward VI. & now a secondary s<:hool. under the o'clock a.m. The following places are included in the Board of Education, was re-organised in 1873 by the petty sessional division: Ashill, Barrington, Beercro­ Endowed Schools Commissioners & th~ present build­ combe, Broadway, Buckland St. Mary, Chard, Cha:II­ ings, erected in 1878, & adapted for 6o boys, were combe, Chillington, Combe St. Nicholas, Cudworth, enlarged in 1894, by the addition of a large class Cricket St. Thomas, Cricket Malherbie, Curry Mallett, room, a theatre for scientific demonstration, a labora­ Donyatt, Dowlish Wake, Dinnington, llminster, Ilmin­ tory for practical chemistry & physics & a carpenters' ster (Without), Ilton, Isle Abbotts, Isle Brewers, shop. Hanning'.s charity of about £42 yearly is Kingstone, Knowle St. Giles, Puckington, Stocklinch, applied to the provision of leaving exhibitions. The Shepton Beauch-..mp, South Petherton, Seavington SS. school is controlled by a body of 17 governors: there Mary & Michael, West Dowlish, Wambrook, White­ are n{)W (1913) about 70 boys. Head master, L. H. lackington, Whitestaunton & Winsham Mermagen M.A. Trinity College, Dublin ; Assistant Masters: W. P. Martin M.A., C. F. RoSIS B.A., G. E. PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS. Marshall B.Sc., F. J. Rawlins B.Sc., G. H. F. Sharpe Board of Trade (Unemployment Insurance); Local Office (music), William Hazelwood (carpentry), Miss I. J. of Unemployment Fund, East street, William Percival Bryant (preparatory) & Sergt.-lnstructor Sydney Batten, agent Trout (drill & swimming) Cemetery, Joseph Duke, North street, clerk to the The Girls' Grammar School was established in 1879 in burial committee of the Parish Council & Urban Dis­ the old School House, built in 1586, with rooms for trict Council teaching practical cookery & modern additions for County Police Station, Market place, Thomas Bartlett, school purposes. The head mistress's house will hold superintendent, 1 sergeant & 2 constables about 20 boarders. Miss Pollard B . .A.. head mistress; Court House, Thomas Bartlett, keeper Miss Mary E. Pollard A.R. C. M. Miss N orris, Miss Masonic Hall, J. R. Paull, sec. North street Annie Stook, Miss J ames, Miss Hoddinott B. A. Miss Reading & Recreation Rooms, Ditton street, T. B. D. Purser, Miss K. Purser, Miss Holtaway & Miss Edmonds, hon. librarian; G. M. Lawrence, hon. sec Wann, assistant mistresses Volunteer Fire Brigade, Frank Hansford, captain; A. V. Hutahings, Iieut. & 10 men; engine house, Ditton st PUBLIC ELEMENT.AJRY SCHOOLS. PUBLIC OFFICERS. The Elementary Schools are under the control of six Assistant Overseer for Ilminster, llminster Without & managers. Broadway, William Percival Batten, East street Correspondent to Managers, Richard Tertius Walter Certified Bailiff under the "Law of Distress Amendment B.A. Silver street Act, z888," Henry Marwood Hext, West street Attendance Officer, F. Taylor, East street Certifying Factory Surgeon, Charles Munden M.R.C.S. Ditton street (boys), built in 1876, for 180 children; Eng. Silver street average attendance, 150; Thomas Bird Edmonds,mastr .