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clo sed in 1898 a n d co n v e rte d in t o a« c o u n cil c h a m b e r in W o o d s t o c k ; t h e t ra d e g iv e s e m p lo y m e n t to a c o n ­
a n d p u b lic lib r a r y , in co m m e m o ra tio n of th e D iam o n d. s id e ra b le n u m b e r of m e n , w o m e n a n d g ir ls . T h e r e is
J u b ile e o f H e r la te M a je s ty Q u e e n V ic t o r ia .
The
a s t a t u t e fa ir on th e f ir s t T u e s d a y in O c to b e r, a n d a
lib r a r y w as fitt e d u p b y t h e la t e M r. J o h n B a n b u r y an d
c a t t le m a r k e t h e ld on th e fir s t T u e s d a y in e a c h m o n th .
h is s is te r s in m e m o r y o f t h e ir f a t h e r ; on t h e u p p e r floor
A lm s h o u s e s w e re e r e c t e d a t H e n s in g to n , in t h e p a r is h
is a p u b lic h a ll a n d a c o m m itte e ro o m , u se d f o r m a g is-. o f B la d o n , b y in d e n t u r e , d a te d J u n e 5 th , 1798, b y
t e r ia l b u sin e s s a n d th e sessio n s of th e C o u n ty C o u rt.
C a ro lin e , D u c h e s s o f M a rlb o ro u g h , fo r s ix p o o r w o m e n ,
T h e m u n ic ip a l in s ig n ia in c lu d e a m a c e , b o ro u g h seal
w id o w s o r m a id e n s , an d en d o w e d w it h £ 3 ,5 0 0 C o n s o li­
a n d a g o ld c h a in a n d b a d g e , p re s e n te d b y th e D u k e of
d a te d B a n k A n n u it ie s . V a r io u s b e q u e s ts h a v e bee n le f t
M a rlb o ro u g h K .G . in co m m e m o ra tio n of th e D ia m o n d
a t d iffe r e n t t im e s f o r t h e p o o r ; th e s e p r o v id e a b o u t
J u b ile e o f H e r la t e M a je s t y ; i t co n s ists o f ro ses a lt e r ­ £ 3 0 a y e a r to b e d is tr ib u t e d in b re a d an d c lo th in g
n a t in g w it h c ir c u la r e m b le m s , co n n e cte d b y l i n k s ; in, a n d £ 2 4 in m o n e y , b e s id e s £ 9 fo r g e n e r a l c h a r it a b le
th e c e n tre are th e d u c a l arm s, a n d b elo w th e s e h a n g s o b je c t s : t h e c o n tro l o f th e c h a r it ie s i s n o w v e s t e d in
th e b a d g e w it h th e a r m s of th e b o ro u g h , em b lazo n ed
t h e c h a r it y t ru s t e e s of th e b o r o u g h of W o o d s to c k , now
in en a m els. T h e c h a in w a s p re s e n te d to t h e C o rp o ra ­ e ig h t in n u m b e r. T h e D u k e of M a r lb o r o u g h K . G . is
tio n a t B le n h e im P a la c e , O c to b e r 20, 18 9 7 : th e m ace,, lo rd of t h e m a n o rs o f H e n s in g to n a n d O ld W o o d s to c k ,
of s ilv e r - g ilt , is 3 fe e t 4 in c h e s lo n g , a n d o f m u ch
a n d t h e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e r. T h e C o rp o ra tio n a re th e
h is to r ic in te r e s t, h a v in g been m ad e in 1655, d u r in g the, lo rd s o f th e m a n o r o f W o o d s to c k .
T h e a r e a of t h e
C o m m o n w e a lth p e rio d , th o u g h th e s h a ft an d so m e p a rt p a r is h o f W o o d sto c k is 60 a c r e s ; r a t e a b le v a lu e , 1 9 1 5 »
o f th e h e a d m a y b e o f e a r lie r d a t e : t h e s h a ft is plain , £ 3 * 27 9 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w a s 1 ,0 12 , a n d of t h e
a n d d iv id e d in to t h r e e p o rtio n s b y k n o p s ; a t th e base
b o ro u g h , 1,5 94 , w it h th e p a r is h of H e n s in g to n W ith in
is a fo o t k n o p c h a se d w it h fo lia g e , an d b e a r in g an in ­ p o p u la tio n o f 2 19, a n d O ld W o o d sto c k w it h a p o p u la tio n
sc rip tio n w ith th e d a te s 1655 aDd 1660, w h e n th e m ace, o f 363.
v a s r e c o n s tr u c t e d : th re e b r a c k e ts s u p p o r t th e h e ad ,
T h e a r e a of th e m u n ic ip a l b o ro u g h is 156 a c r e s ; r a t e ­
w h ich is d iv id e d in to fo u r c o m p a rtm e n ts b y fo lia g e d
a b le v a lu e , 19 15 , £ 4 ,54 0 .
fig u re s, a n d d is p la y s th e n a tio n a l e m b le m s , ea ch b e ­
tw een th e le tt e r s C .R . : on t h e fla t to p are t h e ro y a l
H E N S I N G T O N W I T H I N is a c i v i l p a ris h , fo rm e d
S t u a r t a rm s , w ith th e sa m e in itia ls , a n d a b o v e r is e s an
u n d e r th e p r o v isio n s o f th e “ L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t A c t ,
open a r c h e d cro w n w ith o rb a n d c r o s s : th e b o ro u g h
* 8 9 4 ” (56 a n d 5 7 V ie t. c<. 7 3 ), fro m th e p o rtio n o f th e
seal is a m o d e rn e m b o s s in g sta m p b e a r in g th e tow n
old p a ris h in W o o d sto c k m u n ic ip a l b o ro u g h . T h e p o p u ­
a i m s : v iz . : g u . th e s to c k o f a tre e e ra sed , o r : in
la tio n in 19 11 w as 2 19, in c lu d in g 13 o ffic e rs a n d 125
c h ie f t h r e e s t a g s ’ h e a d s ca b o sh e d , a rg . : a ll w it h in a
in m a te s in W o o d sto c k P o o r L a w I n s t it u t io n ; a r e a , 45
h o rd u re o f th e t h ir d , c h a r g e d w it h e ig h t tre e s .
T h e a c r e s ; r a te a b le v a lu e , 19 15 , £ 7 9 0 .
m a y o r w e a rs a g o w n of b la c k , tr im m e d w it h sa b le . T h e
co u n ty p o lice s ta tio n a n d lo c k - u p , e re c te d in 1863, is
O L D W O O D S T O C K is a se p a ra te c iv il p a ris h , fo rm e d
o f sto n e, an d c o m p rise s a d w e llin g -h o u s e fo r an in ­ u n d e r th e “ L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t A c t, 1894,” fro m t h a t p a rt
sp e c to r a n d o n e m a r r ie d an d t h r e e s in g le co n s ta b le s .
of W o o tto n c iv il p a ris h in W o o d sto c k m u n ic ip a l b o ro u g h ;
T h e le a t h e r g lo v e tra d e h a s b ee n c a r r ie d on in W o o d it is e c c le s ia s t ic a lly p a rt o f th e p a ris h o f B la d o n , to
sto ck fro m a v e r y r e m o te p e rio d . Q u e e n E liz a b e t h , in
w h ic h it w as jo in e d 6 A p r il, 18 77, a n d is co n n e cted w it h
one of h e r “ p ro g re s s e s ,” re c e iv e d g lo v e s fro m th e
N e w W o o d sto c k b y a b r id g e o v er t h e G ly m e , fo r m e r ly
W oo d stock g lo v e r s , an d th e U n iv e r s it y o f O x fo rd p r e ­ c a lle d t h e E n is . T h e a r e a is 51 a c r e s ; r a t e a b le v a lu e ,
sen ted J a m e s I. in 1616 w it h “ v e r y r ic h g lo v e s ,” m a d e
I 9 I 5 » £ 47 1 i t h e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w a s 363.
O F F I C I A L E S T A B L I S H M E N T 3, L O C A L I N S T I T U T I O N S & c.
S u b -P o s t, M . 0 . & T . & T e le p h o n ic E x p r e s s D e liv e r y
O ffice.— R ic h a r d R e m n a n t , p o s tm a s te r .
L e t t e r s sh o u ld
h a v e O x o n ad d e d
D e liv e r y o f L e t t e r s 7 & 9 .15 a .m . & 1.40 & 7 .1 5 p .m
D is p a tc h e s a t 5.50 & n a .m . & 2.30, 6, 8 & 10 p . m . ;
S u n d a ys, 10 p .m
O ffice o p en fro m 8 a .m . to 8 p .m . T e le g r a p h office
o p en on S u n d a ys a t 8.30 to 10 a .m
W a ll L e t t e r B o x e s .— O ld W o o d s to c k , c le a r e d a t 9.30
a^m. & 2 .1 5 & 7 .1 5 p .m .;
S u n d a ys, 10.45 a . m . ;
H e n sin g to n , c le a r e d a t 10.30 a .m . & 1 & 7.30 p m •
S u n d a y s, 8.30 a .m
C O R P O R A T IO N .
19 14 -15 .
M a y o r— C o u n c illo r J o sh u a S t e e le J .P .
D e p u ty M a y o r— A ld e r m a n W illia m P o o re C la r k e J .P .
A ld e rm e n .
R e tir e N o r . 19 16.
W illia m H . P . H a yn e s
A rth u r R o b ert L a y

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R e tir e N o v . 1019.
| W illia m P o o re C la r k e J P
| T h o m a s W h it lo c k
C o u n cillo rs.

R e tir e in N o v e m b e r , 19 15.
G e o rg e G la n v ille B a n b u r y I T h o m a s W h it le y
W illia m R o w le s P r a t t
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| O ne V aca n cy
R e tir e in N o v e m b e r, 1916.
A lfre d E r n e s t B a n b u r y
W illia m C o x B ro th e rto n

I T h o m a s O s b o rn e F a rd o n
( C h a r le s B u c k in g h a m

R e t ir e in N o v e m b e r, 19 17.
G e o rg e B u d d
I J o s h u a S t e e le J .P
Jolm W illia m P a lm e r
| W illia m B a n b u r y T u r r i ll
M ayo r’ s A u d it o r , T . O . F a rso n
E le c tiv e A u d it o r s , J . F . W ick so n & H . W . P a y n e
T he o r d in a r y m e e tin g s o f th e C o rp o ra tio n are h e ld
th e T o w n H a ll e v e r y q u a r te r a t 7.30 p .m

at

O ffice rs of th e C o rp o ra tio n .
■Town O le rk & C le r k to t h e C e m e te r y C o m m itte e ,
A d o lp h u s B a lla r d M .A ., L L .B
B o ro u g h T r e a s u r e r s , G illett, & C o . T h e B a n k , W o o d sto ck
M edical O ffice r of H e a lth , E d w in M o rto n M .D . 123
W o o d sto ck ro a d , O x fo rd
B o ro u g h S u r v e y o r , W illia m G . W illo u g h b y
L ib r a r ia n , P e r c y W illia m F a r r o w

W O O D S T O C K R U R A L D IS T R IC T C O U N C IL .
T h e p a ris h e s in th e D is t r ic t a re t h e sa m e as in th 4
U n io n w it h t h e e x c e p tio n o f W o o d s to c k , O ld W ood»
s to c k & H e n s in g to n W ith in .
T h e a r e a is 46,698
a c r e s ; t h e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w a s 10 ,7 11.
C o u n c il m e e ts a t t h e U n io n , f o r t n ig h t ly , a t 11 a .m .
C h a ir m a n , J o h n F r y e r
O fficia ls .
C le r k , A r t h u r G e r a ld H ig g s , W o o d sto c k
T r e a s u r e r , J o sep h A s h b y G i ll e t t , B a n b u r y
M e d ic a l O ffic e r o f H e a lth , E d w in M o rto n B .A ., M .D .,
C .M .E d in ., D .P .H .R .C .P .S .I . N o r th b o u r n e , 123 W o o d sto c k ro a d , O x fo rd
S u r v e y o r , W illia m C h a r le s H e n ry B e n n e tt, S te e p le A s to n
S a n it a r y In s p e c t o r , P e r c y W a lto n A .R .S .I . B la d o n
C O U N T Y M A G IS T R A T E S FO R W O O T T O N SO U T H
P E T T Y S E S S IO N A L D IV IS IO N .
H a ll A le x a n d e r W illia m D .L . B a rto n a b b e y , S te e p le
A s to n , O x fo rd , c h a ir m a n
P a r n e t t C a p t. G e o r g e H e n ry , G ly m p to n p a r k , W o o d s to c k
C la r k e W illia m P o o re , W o o d sto c k
D o d g so n M a jo r H e a th fie ld B u t l e r D .S .O . T h e C o t ta g e ,
H a n d b o ro u g h , O x fo rd
E a s tw o o d C o l. J o lm C h a r le s B a s il, H o lly b a n k , W o o tto n ,
W o o d sto c k
F r y e r J o h n , B la d o u
G a s k e ll H e n ry M e lv ille , K id d in g to n h a ll, K id d in g to n
M a rlb o ro u g h D u k e o f K . G . , P .O . B le n h e im p a la ce,
W o o d sto c k
M o n ey Jo h n M a rsto n , H o p e h o u s e , W o o d sto c k
P o n so n b y H o n . E d w in C h a rle s W illia m D .L . W o o d le y s,
W o o d sto c k
T h e M a y o r o f th e b o ro u g h an d t h e C h a irm a n o f th e W oo d s to c k R u r a l D is t r ic t C o u n cil, fo r th e t im e b e in g , a re e x ­
officio m a g is tr a te s
C le r k to
W o o d sto ck

th e

M a g is tr a te s ,

A rth u r

G e ra ld

H ig g s .

P e t ty S essio n s are h e ld e v e r y a lte r n a te t u e s d a v a t i t
a .m . a t th e T o w n h a ll a t W o o d sto c k
T h e p la c e s in clu d e d in th e P e t t y S e s s io n a l D iv isio n
a r e : — B e g b ro k e , B lad o n , B le n h e im , C a s s in g to n , C o m b e ,
G ly m p to n , G o s fo rd , H a n d b o ro u g h , H e n sin g to n W ith in ,
H e n sin g to n
W ith o u t,
K id d in g to n
w it h
A sterlpicrh,
K id h n g to n , N o r th L e ig h , O s n e y H ill, O ld W o o d sto c k ,
S h ip to n -o n -C h e r w e ll.
S to n e sfie ld ,
T a c k le y ,
T h ru p p ,
W a te r E a to n , W ilc o te , W o o d s to c k , W o o tto n , Y a r n to n