A HISTORY OF HAMPSHIRE 



together with the surplus of a church repair fund, was by aiding the funds of any provident society. In 1905 



laid out in the purchase of 100 stock. 5 was given to five widows, 5 expended in boots 



The Rev. George Andrew Thomas, D.D., rector, to nineteen children, and thirty-three poor persons 



by will dated 1804, left $ a year for five poor received articles in kind. By an order made in 1903 



widows regular attendants at the church repre- under the Board of Education Act, 1899, the sum of 



sented by 166 l$s. ifd. consols. 419 i<f j - nd- consols, comprising the several sums 



By the order above referred to, the clear annual of stock above mentioned, was apportioned in the 



income, after reserving 5 a year in respect of John following way : ^200 for providing the 5 a year 



Swann's charity towards the support of a school, was for education, and 211)!. 14*. \\d. consols for 



directed to be applied for the benefit of necessitous in- eleemosynary purposes. 30 

 habitants with a preference to poor widowers or widows, 

 by providing clothes, food, or other articles in kind, or o Information supplied by the Charity Commissioners. 



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