Charities.—John Payne left £6, Edward Payne a yearly sum of 4s., and Richard Payne the sum of 10s. yearly, for the benefit of the poor. These sums are secured upon a piece of land in Lwynygo. Nicholas Thornes bequeathed £10, Roger Thornes a like sum, and Thomas Thornes £5, which gifts are secured upon land in Edgerley township, called Brokist. Mr. Kynaston gave the interest of £10 to the poor; Elizabeth Morgan bequeathed £50. Henry Morgan a rent charge of 10s. per annum. The three last bequests are secured on land in Melverley. A yearly sum of £2 is paid to the churchwardens from land which was formerly the property of the Hanmer family. There are two pieces of land in Edgerley, the rent of which, £2. 17s. 6d. per annum, is received by the churchwardens, but from whom it was derived is not known. The amount of these rents, with the produce of the several charities above mentioned, being £11. 7s. 6d. per annum, are distributed in small sums on Good Friday. Roger Gethin left £40, which was laid out in the purchase of two small crofts in Tyr-y-coed, for the benefit of the poor. The land produces £3. 10s. yearly. John Hickin left a rent charge of 10s. yearly, and the poor have a like sum yearly from the bequest of Margaret Dyos—noticed with Great Ness. Hester Farmer, in 1691, gave the rent of a close every fourth year, to be distributed among the poor of Kinnerley. The field is now let for £23 per annum:—See the charities of St. Chad, Shrewsbury.
Post Office—At Mr. Jonathan Rodgers. Letters arrive from Oswestry at 11.30, and are
despatched at 2 40 P.M.
Barrett Richard, grocer and provision dealer
Bather Thomas, grocer, druggist and seedsman, wholesale and retail
Beddow Thomas, carrier to Oswestry and Shrewsbury
Bevan Edward, thrashing machine and drill man
Bridgeman Rev. Edmund W. O., vicarage
Croft William, farmer
Davies Thomas, blacksmith
Davies William, shoemaker