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B E R K S H IR E .

D IR E C T i R Y . ]

Fire B rigade (v o lu n teer); head quarters & engine house,
M arket p lace; John T . M orland, superintendent k
about 20 m en. M essengers sent from fires in the
cou ntry are instructed to apply at the borough police
station
Free P ub lic L ibrary, H igh street, F ran k H. W icks,
librarian
Stam p Office, H igh street, Joseph Thom as, distrib utor
Alm shouses.
C h rist’s H ospital, S t. H elen's churchyard
St. John the Baptist H ospital, Vineyard
T om kin s’, Ock street
T w itty ’s, S t. H elen’s churchyard

A B IN G D O N .

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San itary Inspector, Frank W . Asm an, 6 S t. John s road,
Abingdon
H ighw ay S urveyor, Thom as Budd W arren, E ast St.
Helen street, Abingdon
A B IN G D O N JO IN T H O S P IT A L BOARD.
Th e Board consists of 12 m em bers.
M eetings are held at the G u ild h all, A bingdon, q u arterly
on m ondays.
C hairm an, H a rry W alker W eavin g, Pew it, Abingdon
C lerk, B rom ley Challenor, S te rt street
T reasu rer, A rth u r B. G illett, Th e Square
M edical Officer, H arry Septim us Challenor M .R .C .S.
E ng. The L im es, Broad street
Matron, M iss L. F. K in g , Th e Join t H ospital,M archam rd
C ollector, T . B. W arren, F a s t S t. Helen street

P U B L IC O F F IC E R S .
A B IN G D O N UNION.
Assessor of Taxes for A bingdon, Steventon, S utton
Board day, alternate Mondays, a t n a.m . at the
C
ourtenay,
Culham
, D rayton & S utton W ick, &
W orkhouse.
A ssistan t O verseer, W alter H y. H em m in g, 12 S te rt st
T he Union com prises the follow ing p la c e s :— Abingdon,
St. Helen W ithout, A ppleford, A ppleton w ith Eaton, C ertify in g F acto ry Surgeon, Charles Robert S cott
M .B . & C .M .E d in . 46 E ast S t. Helen street
Baldon M arsh (O xford), Baldon Toot (O xford), Besselsleigh, Binsey (O xford), B urcot (O xford), Chiselham p- C lerk to Incom e & Land T a x C om m issioners, B rom ley
Oliallenor, ju n
ton (Oxford), C lifton H am pden (O xford), Culham
(O xford), C um nor, D raycott Moor, Drayton, Drayton C lerk to the B erkshire (B erks, Reading, N ew bury &
W indsor) L u n atic A sylu m & C lerk of the Peace for
St. Leonard (O xford), F rilfo rd, Fyfield, G arford,
th e C oun ty & to the C oun ty C oun cil & Cleric of
H inksey (N orth), H inksey (Sou th ), K ingston Bagpuize,
C h rist’s H ospital, Abingdon & Cleric to the Income
Lyford,
M archam ,
M ilton,
N uneham
Courtenay
T ax Com m issioners (Com pton division), John T h orn ­
(O xfo rd),
K adlev,
Sandford-on-Tham es
(O xford),
h ill M orland M .A. 33 B ath street
Stadham pton
(O xford),
Steventon,
Sunningwell,
Clerk
to the M arket & C ollector of Tolls, Thom as
S utton C ourtenay, Sutton W ick, T ubn ey, W ootton &
F au lkn er, ju n . O dy road
W y th a m ; the area of the union is 55,726 acres > ra te'
able value in 1914, ¿ 14 2 ,2 6 8 ; the population in 1911 C ollector of Assessed T axes, W alter H enry H em m ing,
12 S te rt street
was 18,731
C ounty,
C hairm an of the Board of G uardians, H . W . W eaving Coroner for the Abingdon Division of th e
B rom ley Challenor, S tert
s tre e t; deputy, Brom ley
esq. Pew it, Abingdon
C hallenor, ju n . S tert street
C lerk to the G uardians & A ssessm ent C om m ittee,
Inspector
of W eigh ts & M easures for the C oun ty
B rom ley C hallenor, S tert street, Abingdon
(Abingdon & W allin gford districts), A. J. W rig h t,
T reasu rer, Isaac W estcom be, 10 A lb ert park
R eading
B elieving Officer & C ollector to th e G uardians, Alfred Keeper of the G u ild h all & C oun cil C ham bers, John
H enry V in er, 2 The A bbey
H enry Roberts, Radley road, A bingdon
Vaccination O fficers: 1st d istrict, Tom Sm ith S im p ­
P L A C E S O F W O R SH IP, w ith tim es of Services.
son, 19 Ock street, A b in g d o n ; 2nd d istrict, Alfred
S t. H elen’s C h u rch , Rev. H enry A lexander K ennedy
H enry R oberts, R adley road, Abingdon
M
.A. v ic a r; Rev. Alan W alter B arker M .A . & Rev.
M edical O fficers: No. 1 d istrict, E dw ard V ivian Russell
R obert C h u rch M acKeown B .A . curates ; 8 & n a.m .
Woodford M .R .C .S .E n g ., L .R .C .P .L o n d . 59 Ock st.
&
3 & 6.30 p.m . ; th urs. 8 a.m . ; m on. & fri. 6 p . m . ;
A bin gd on ; No. 2 & 4 d istricts, H arry Septim us
wed. 8 p.m
C hallenor M .R .C .S .E . Th e L im es, Broad street,
S
t.
N icholas, R ev. H enry A lexander Kennedy M .A.
A bin gd on ; No. 3 district, H erbert C. S . Woodward
rector & Rev. M elville W . Patterson M .A . le c tu re r;
M .A ., M .B ., B .C.Cantab. K ingston B ag p u ize; No. 5
11 a.m . & 3 p .m . ; week days, 10 a.m
d istrict, Jam es F rederick Robinson M .R .C .S .E n g .,
L .R .C .P .L o n d . 27 Beaum ont street, O x fo r d ; No. 6 St. M ichael’s, 8, 10.30 & 11 a.m . & 6.30 p .m .; week
days, 7.30 a.m . & tues. th u rs. & sat. 6 p.m
d istrict, H enry Spencer R ich ard Freeborn M .B ., C.M.
Iron C h u rch of S t. M argaret, used for inm ates of the
C lifton H am pden
union, in th e W orkhouse grounds, Rev. H enry A le x ­
P ublic V a cc in a to rs: No. 1 district, Paulin M artin, 26
ander Kennedy M .A. ch ap lain ; 9.45 a.m . & 3.45 p.m
Ock street, A bingdon; Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6, sam e as
S t. M ary & St. E dm und of C an terb u ry C ath olic, V in e­
m edical officers
y ard, V ery Rev. Canon F ran k J. K elleh er, re c to r ;
The W orkhouse 011 the Oxford road, on the outskirts
holy com m union, 8.30 & m ass, 9.30 a . m . ; vespers &
of the town, is a large stru ctu re of brick, in the form
benediction, 6.30 p .m . ; mon. fri. & sat. m ass, 8.30
of th e le tter Y ; it cost ¿8,500 & was b u ilt to hold
a . m . ; tues. wed. & th u rs. in convent, 8 a.m
380 in m a te s ; Joseph F ray, m a s te r ; Rev. Henry B aptist, Ock street, Rev. Charles D e a l; 11 a.m . & 6.30
A lexander Kennedy M .A. c h a p la in ; E dw ard V ivian
p .m .; wed. 7.45''p .m
R u ssell Woodford, m ed ical officer; M rs. E lizabeth
B ap tist (Particular), A b b ey; 10.30 a.m . & 6 p .m .;
F ray, m atron
wed. 7 p.m
S uperintendent R egistrar, B rom ley Challenor, S tert C ongregational, T he Squ are, R ev. A lfred John Tennyson
street, A b in g d o n ; deputy, B rom ley C hallenor, jun.
R o se; 11 a.m . & 6.30 p.m . ; wed. 7.45 p m
S tert street, Abingdon
P rim itive M ethodist, Ock street (W allingford C ircuit),
Rev. Jam es M idd leton ; 11 a.m . & 6.30 p .m .; m on. &
R egistrars of B irth s & Deaths, A bingdon sub-district,
wed. 7.45 p.m
T om S m ith Sim pson, 19 Ock street, A b in g d on ;
deputy, Miss M. J. Sim pson, 19 Ock s t r e e t ; Fyfield W esleyan (O xford C irc u it), Rev. G eorge W helpton
M .A . ; A bingdon (T rin ity), 11 a.m . & 6.30 p .m . ;
sub-district, A . H. Roberts, R adley road, A bin gdon ;
wed. 7.30 p.m . ; Southm oor, 10.30 a.m . & 6 p.m . ;
deputy, John Sm ith, Cum nor, Oxford ; Sutton C ou rte­
D rayton, 2.30 & 6 p.m . ; tues. 7 p .m . ; W ootton, 10.30
nay sub-district, Charles J. W h itin g, Sutton C ourte­
a.m . & 3 & 6 p .m . ; G arford, 2.30 p .m
nay ; deputy, F. W. W hitin g, Sutton C ourtenay
R egistrar of M arriages, John Cowburn, 7 Oxford road, Salvation A rm y Barracks, Broad street
F
riends’
M eeting House, Vineyard
A b in g d o n ; deputy, W illiam Musson Sim pson, 33 E ast
St. Helen street, Abingdon
S CH O O LS.
Abingdon School, w hich dates from v ery early tim es,
A B IN G D O N R U R A L D IS T R IC T CO U N C IL.
was refounded in 1563, by John Roysse, citizen &
M eets a t the G uildh all, m onthly, at 12.
m ercer of London, then in th e 63rd year of his
age, for the education of 63 boys, n atives o f A b in g ­
C hairm an, H arry W alker W eaving, Pew it, Abingdon
don ; an ushership was subsequently founded by
C lerks, Brom ley & Edward M archant C hallenor, S tert
Thom as Tesdale, of F itzh arris farm , in A bingdon, &
street, A bingdon
afterw ards of G lym pton, Oxon, who was th e first
T rea su rer, Isaac W estcom be, 10 A lb ert park
scholar ad m itted by th e founder, & at his death in
M edical Officer of H ealth, W illiam Sisam M .D. Bank
1610 he bequeathed a sum of ¿5,000 for th e m ain ten ­
cham bers, Cross street, Reading