Businesses: Magherafelt 1910 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Derry Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: William Murphy danceswithaliens@usa.com October 24, 2013, 11:12 am BUSINESSES: MAGHERAFELT 1910 42.5 miles from Belfast by rail. Linen Manufactories. Market days - Mondays and Thursdays. Fairs - Every second and last Thursday of each month. Town population - 1,328 POST OFFICE, DIAMOND Mrs. McMaster, Postmistress. Mails arrive at 8-15 and 11-45 a.m., 5-15 and 7-45 p.m.; and despatched at 9-20 a.m. and 12-45, 2-15, 3-40, and 6-50 p.m. Miss J. Caldwell and Miss A. A. Montieth, telegraphists; Miss K. Kelly, learner. Town postmen - P. Fullen and R. Hamilton. Rural postmen - J. Paul and W. J. Stewart, Magherafelt and Ballyronan; G. Gilmore, Ballymaguigan to Wood's rectory; J. Farrell, Magherafelt and Coolshinney; T. Stewart, Magherafelt to Aughagaskin; Samuel Purvis, Magherafelt to Carmean; George Rankin, Ballyronan to Ballydonnell; William Nevin, Magherafelt to Ballymulderg. Telegraph messengers - Thos. Nevin and J. McGuckin Petty Sessions held every second and last. Wednesday of the month - Clerk, David S. Kelly, Castledawson Courthouse - Mrs. Monteith, keeper Excise Officer - William Park, Moneymore Royal Irish Constabulary - C. Cheesman, district inspector; head constable, Thos. Casey Stamp Office, Diamond - Mrs. McMaster, distributor Marriage Registry Office - Wm. Hastings, registrar, Rose lodge; deputy registrar, Richard Gilmore Coroner - Wm. McIvor, M.D., Moneymore Commissioners for taking Affidavits - Saml. Porter, J.P., Broad street; and William Adamson, Northern Bank Midland Railway, Derry Central, and Draperstown Railways - B. Boyle, stationmaster; W. J. Boyle, ticket clerk; R. Stewart, goods clerk; permanent way inspector, C. H. Simpson Gas Company - Miss Richmond, mangeress Markets - Grain, Monday; general market, Thursday - Jas. H. Walker, manager; James Laurence, weighmaster PLACES OF WORSHIP Church of Ireland - Rev. G. W. Lindsay Presbyterian Churches - First - Rev. George Gillespie, M.A. Second - Rev. G. W. D. Rea Methodist Church - Rev. Samuel Allen and Rev. T. J. McCord, assistant Roman Catholic Church - Very Rev. Canon Quinn, P.P.; Rev. P. J. Moore, curate PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS Banks - -Belfast Banking Co.'s Branch, John Walker, manager; Northern Banking Co.'s Branch, Wm. Adamson, manager Rainey's Endowed School - J. A. Calvin, B.A., LL.B., principal; Wm. Buonynge and Miss Patton, assistants Church Street N.S. (Male) - Fras. Richardson, teacher; do. (female), Miss Barber. Market Street (male) - John Stewart, teacher; do. (female), Mrs. John Stewart, teacher. King Street (male) - Matthew O'Neill, teacher; do. (female) - Taught by Nuns of Convent School Attendance Committee - Rev. George Gillespie, M.A.; Rev. R. W. Wright, M.A.; Rev. W. Reed, Rev. P. O'Kane, P.P.; Rev. T. Maguire, P.P.; Robert Cousley, John Keenan, J.P.; Louis Smyth, Thomas Graham, J.P.; and Charles Convery, J.P. Secretary, W. H. Maitland, 11 Garden st., Magherafelt. School Attendance Officer, Mark A. McKenna, The Hollow, Maghera Board of Guardians - Chairman, James E. O'Neill, J.P.; vice-chairman, Louis Smyth; deputy vice-chairman, J. Keightley; clerk, W. Hastings; master. R. Gilmore; relieving officers, Joseph D. Kelly and Peter O'Kane; nurse, fever hospital, Arabella Reid; infirmary nurses, Elizabeth Hawe (charge nurse), Bridget Quinn (night nurse), and Charlotte Henderson; male ward attendant, James Shooters; porter, Frank McKenna; ward maid. Mary E. Lennox. The workhouse is lighted with coal gas Rural District Council - Chairman, Charles Heron, J.P.; vice-chairman, W. T. Hanna; clerk and executive sanitary officer, Wm. Hastings; sub-sanitary officer, Joseph D. Kelly; collectors Messrs. H. C. Mann, John Smyth, and Matthew Lynam SOCIETIES Masonic Lodge, No. 211 - W. J. Morrow, W.M.; Wilson Gamble, treasurer; M. B. Redmond, secretary. Meetings, second Tuesday in every month Orange Institution - O'Hara Purple Guards L.O.L., No. 310 - John P. Magill W.M.; W. J. McCart, D.M.; Samuel Porter, jun., sec.; Wm. Hutchinson, treasurer. Meetings, first Monday in each month Magherafelt Presbyterian Young People's Guild - President, Rev. George Gillespie, M.A.; vice-presidents, J. Calvin B.A., LL.B., T.C.D.; Mr. John Stewart; John Boden, treasurer; John Shields and William Boden, secretaries. Meets every alternate Friday during winter months at 7-45 p.m. English and Scottish Law Life Office - Agent, W. Pollock, law clerk Magherafelt Choral Society - Patron, Lady Spencer Chichester; president, Robert McGuickin, solicitor; conductor, Mr. de Pauley, Portrush; secretaries, Robt. Brown and James Harbinson, jun. Practice every Wednesday Magherafelt Elocution Class - Patrons, His Honour Judge Overend and John Gordon, K.C., M.P.; president, R. McGuickin, solicitor; teacher, Professor Sinclair Neill; treasurer, Thomas Larkin; secretaries, G. R. Monteith and J. T. Gilmarton. Meets every Monday in Town Hall The Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, Limited; London and Lancashire Fire and Gresham Life Assurance Co. - Brice Galway & Sons, agents INHABITANTS BROAD STREET Adamson, William, bank manager and commissioner for taking affidavits Bradley, James, coachman Brown, James, solicitor Campbell, Thos., boot and leather merchant Cromie, John, shoemaker Fullan, P., caretaker Town Hall and letter-carrier Galway, B., & Sons, auctioneers, watchmakers, jewellers, stationers, and newsagents Garvin, Dr., physician and surgeon Glover & McGuickin, solicitors Harbison, John, solicitor Hunter, Michael, physician and surgeon Keatley, John, woollendraper Lindsay, Rev. G. W., The Rectory O'Neill, John, publican Porter, S., J.P., merchant and commissioner for taking affidavits Shiels, John, woollendraper, printer, and emigration agent Tipping, G. R., grocer, hardware merchant and ironmonger Walshe, John, hotel proprietor and posting establishment and undertaker MARKET STREET AND SQUARE Badger, Samuel, pharmaceutical chemist Boden, John, woollendraper Burns, John, saddler Burnside, Robert K., watchmaker Charles, A., watchmaker, jeweller, &c. Crilly, T., merchant tailor Donaghy, James A., wine and spirit merchant Donaghy, Joseph I., B.A., solicitor (branch office) Ferran, Felix, J.P., woollendraper Greer, Wm., watchmaker, jeweller, &c. Harbison, Mrs. James Houston, Wm. K., boot and shoe merchant Hughes, Miss Johnston, John, grocer, wine and spirit merchant Kelly, Mrs. John, wine and spirit merchant Lavery, David, railway guard McConway, John, carpenter and newsagent McCullough, George, saddler McErlane, Joseph, labourer McGuckin, John, labourer McLernon, Francis J., merchant McLernon, Thomas A., solicitor McMaster, Mrs., postmistress McNamee, John, egg and butter merchant Picken, Joseph, saddler, boot and shoe merchant Smyth, Louis, publican Smyth, Wm., woollendraper Stewart, James C, grocer and provision merchant Stewart, Robert Stewart, Wm. James, solicitor (branch office) Wilson, David, millinery establishment QUEEN STREET Bacchus, Margaret, lodging-house Blayney, Terence, labourer Bradley, Patrick, drover Brown, William, labourer Cahoon, Alex., labourer Campbell, Wm., labourer Clements, Sarah Devlin, Peter, publican and commercial traveller Doherty, Will mm, carter Donnelly, John, fowl dealer Evans, Thomas, smith Hagan, Hugh, flesher Hagan, John, flesher Hagan, Patrick, fowl dealer Harbison, Wm., merchant Henry, Bernard, shoemaker Henry, Hugh, shoemaker Hughes, George, law messenger Houston, Isaac L., The Cottage Houston, Mrs., dress and mantle maker Keightley, John, draper (residence) Mooney, J., dealer McFalls, Samuel, shoemaker McGee, Constable McGlone, Thomas, publican McNaught, John, labourer Orr, John, dealer O'Brien, Miss L., restaurateur Smith, Miss Bridget, publican Stewart, Mrs., charwoman Taylor, W., shoemaker Teany, Joseph, labourer Thompson, H., emigration agent and law clerk Thompson, Hugh, grocer and baker Toughill, Mrs., butcher Wilson, John, publican RAINEY STREET Auterson, The Misses Belfast Banking Co.'s branch Bradley, George, merhcant Brown, John, clothier and boot merchant Campbell, James W., pawnbroker Calvin, J., B.A., LL.B., Rainey Endowed School Devlin, Charles, cardriver Devlin, Mrs., hawker Devlin, Patrick, carter Diamond, Thomas, baker Dunn, Robert, mason Farrell, Joe, labourer Gamble, Wilson, grocer, publican, and posting establishment Gribben, Mrs., chemist and druggist Gribben, J., publican Hagan, T., publican Hanna, Robert, shirt manufacturer Higgins, Lawrence, grocer and hardware merchant Johnston, John, refreshment rooms Larkin, Thomas, auctioneer and publican Laverty, Robert, hairdresser, &c. Magill, James, blacksmith Milligan, Joseph, shoemaker Moran, Mrs., provision merchant Morgan, John, woollendraper Munroe, A., tailor, grocer, and toy merchant McCandless, T., grocer (Temperance Hotel) McCay, Mary, refreshment rooms McCleery, Matthew, grocer McCleery, Matthew, draper McConway, Michael, clothier McFarland, John, assistant to county surveyor McIvor, Alex., tea agent and grocer McLernon, Hugh, merchant and baker McLernon, W. J., woollendraper McMenamin, Joseph, publican and posting establishment McSwiggan, Thomas, shirtcutter O'Kane, Mrs. Sarah, publican O'Neill, Denis J., carpenter Paul, Mrs., laundress Peacock, John, shoemaker Regan, Matthew, publican Richardson, W., publican Ritchie. Robert, carpenter and cycle mechanic Ritchie, Thomas, boottop maker Semple, John, clothier Stewart, R., goods clerk Midland Railway Sweeney, Mrs., lodging-house Timony, James, fowldealer Tohill, Henry, sen., flesher Walker, James H., manager of markets Walker, John, bank manager Watson, Robert, tinsmith Wray, C. A. pharmaceutical chemist GARDEN STREET Adams, Henry, labourer Averall, Robert, smith Barclay, Miss Butler, Edward, retired stationmaster Buonynge, Wm., assistant Rainey Endowed School Caldwell, Miss, dressmaker Caldwell, Mrs. Christie, Robert, printer Dallas, Thomas, labourer Diamond, John, cardriver Dixon, B. R., music teacher, &c. Evans, J., bricklayer Hollas, Allen, billposter Hutchinson, Jonathan, labourer Hutchinson, T., carowner Johnston, Jane Kennedy, Mrs. Maitland, William H., assistant clerk of Union and Press correspondent Monteith, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. McIntyre, John, blacksmith O'Sullivan, Wm., sheriff's officer Pollock, law clerk and insurance agent Quigley, William, carowner Ritchie, William, photographer UNION ROAD Anderson, Thomas, mason Boon, Miss, dressmaker Boon, James, baker Evans, Matthew, contractor Galway, Brice George, John, M.R.C.V.S. Hastings, William, clerk of union (Rose lodge) Hegarty, A., M.D., J.P., registrar of births, marriages, and deaths Hurl, Daniel, carpenter and caretaker, Masonic Hall Kielt, Joseph, carter Leacock, Mrs. Monteith, Mrs., Courthouse keeper O'Kane, Patrick J., publican O'Neill, Mary, charwoman Quinn, J., blacksmith Steacy, George Stewart, James C. Sweeny, Annie, seamstress CHURCH STREET Auterson, Miss Barber, Miss, N.S. teacher and organist Bell, Walter, grocer, seed, and wine merchant, artificial manure merchant, and cycle agent Carey, Mrs., grocer and carrier Devlin, The Misses, dressmakers Dickson, Alex., guard Midland Railway Donnelly, Richard, painter Galway, B., sen., auctioneer, watchmaker, and jeweller Garrity, B., restaurateur and confectioner Greer, Joseph, whitesmith Greer, Miss, dressmaker Hegarty, A., M.D., registrar of births and deaths Henry, Bernard, bootmaker Henry, P. J., solicitor (branch office) Hudson, Mrs., caretaker, Dispensary Hueston, James, assistant registrar births and deaths Hueston, Mrs. Hutchinson, William, painter Johnston, William, labourer Johnston, William H., provision merchant Kane, Robert, labourer Keenan, Patrick, flesher and publican Keilt, John, grocer Kilroe, James, J.P., butter and egg merchant Lilly, Margaret, draper and delph merchant Logan, J., & Co., merchants Mallon, S., charwoman Malone, John, solicitor (branch office) Mann, H. C, poor-rate collector's office McAlister, P., railway employee McCallister, Mrs., lodging-house McCart, W. J., sexton St. Swithen's Parish Church McCormick, William, labourer McKeown, Matilda, charwoman McMullan, Hugh McMullan, Miss, dressmaker McNicholl, R., general dealer O'Kane, Peter, relieving officer O'Neill, Matthew, school teacher O'Neill, Mrs., stationer, &c. Pherson, J., grocer Richardson, F., school teacher Rutherford, Rev. Wm., Methodist minister Rutledge, John, draper Timoney, J., ex-head constable R.I.C. Walsh, Louis, spirit merchant KING STREET Brown, R., butter and egg merchant, The Cottage Burns, The Misses, dressmakers Crawford, John H. Cromie, James, breadserver Daly, Charles, labourer Devlin, John, shoemaker and insurance agent Gillespie, Rev. George, Manse Greer, William, whitesmith Hamilton, John, labourer Hagan, John, labourer Hutchinson, George, general labourer Johnston, Hugh, shoemaker Keilt, Michael, marine store and publican Kelly, James, pensioner Lennox, Robert, labourer Leslie, David, grocer Louden, Patrick, butcher Martin, John J., horse trainer Martin, Mary, grocer Martin, Michael, labourer Miller, Miss McCausland, Samuel, sergt. R.I.C. McGone, J., carter McGraw, James, breadserver McGuiggan, J., lodging-house McKenna, Robert, billposter and fishmonger McMullan, R. J., law clerk McPeake, John, labourer O'Connor, Mrs., refreshment rooms Quinn, Rev. Canon, P.P., Parochial house Robinson, J. J., D.I.'s attendant Sullivan, Timothy, sexton to R.C. Church Walker, Thomas, labourer Walls, Mrs., restaurateur Walls, R., coachman and gardener MEETING-HOUSE STREET Bradley, James Clarke, Mrs. Cowan, Joseph, blacksmith Devlin, Thomas, labourer Diamond, John, dealer Doherty, Philip, grocer Donaghy, James, spirit grocer Farrell, J., postman Hamilton, Robert, labourer Henry, Felix, labourer Hill, J., enginedriver McCullough, George, saddler McFall, Ann, hawker McGuckin, John, labourer McGuckin, Thomas, fowl and egg merchant McGuire, Miss, nurse McKee, Rose McKee, Michael, fowl dealer McKenna, Joseph, fowl dealer O'Neill, Con, publican and coachbuilder O'Neill, John, carter Purvis, Henry, labourer Purvis, J., labourer Smyth, Louis, publican Stewart, John, labourer Walls, Joseph, shoemaker Walshe, John, grocer and publican Walsh, M. Watterson, John, shoemaker STATION ROAD Boyle, B., stationmaster Brewster, Miss, dressmaker Mason, J., constable R.I.C. Stimpson, C. H., permanent-way inspector Midland Railway CASTLEDAWSON ROAD Cassidi, Miss, Glenbrook Cochrane, J., railway porter McGuckin, R., Millbrook FARMERS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD Atkinson, Hugh, Coolshinney Black, W., Ballymoghan Black, M., Cormean Burnett, Alex., Ballynagarve Campbell, W. J., Ballymoghan Clarke, John, Ballycomlargy Davison, William, Lisalbanagh Derby, W. J., J.P., Aughrim Ferguson, James, Ballynagarve Fleming, Alex., Roshure Johnston, Mrs. Adam, Drumrainey Kielt, P., Dunamoney Lawrance, Alex. & James, Lisalbanagh Miller, Benjamin, Megargy Patterson, Hugh, Lake View Patterson, William, Rowney Grange Porter, William, Ballynogher Smyth, A., Bellevue Stewart, J., Dunamoney Stewart, Mrs., Farmhill York, Mrs., Killyneece BALLYRONAN POST OFFICE Miss Mary Taylor, Postmistress; Miss Morrison, assistant; Robert, Hamilton, postman R.I.C. Barracks - Sergt. Weldon in charge, and four Constables Blair, R., labourer Clements, John, carpenter Convile, E., labourer Costello, John, farmer Crossel, J., carpenter Devlin, B., farmer Dudley, Rev. James, rector Wood's Church Ewing, Thomas, labourer Ferguson, John, farmer Gaussen, A. D. A., Esq., J.P., coal merchant and proprietor of Indian meal mills Hamilton, W. J., publican and Scutch mills Harvey, W., miller Hinphy, J., blacksmith Howard, R., yardman Keatly, James, N.S. teacher Keightly, J., farmer Keightly, Thomas, farmer Kelly, Thomas, labourer Lindsay, J., farmer Lytle, J., coachman Marks, A., Tryadd cottage Moore, James, gardener Moore, Hugh, labourer Morrow, W. J., The Hermitage McGuckin, H., Esq., J.P. O'Hagan, H., publican and posting establishment Orr, Hugh, farmer, Ballyneill Orr, T., spiritgrocer Patterson, Hugh, farmer Port, M., tailoress Purvis, W., publican Quinn, F., gunsmith Quinn, John, farmer Rankin, George, postman Rankin, grocer Rice, J., farmer Rice, W., farmer Rodgers, Alex., enginedriver Rodgers, George, farmer Scott, John, farmer, Ballyneill Scott, R., farmer Scott, Samuel, farmer Taylor, M., grocer and postmistress Wylie, R., tailor NOTE: Names with "Mc" were shown in the files as M' Source: The Belfast And Ulster Towns Directory For 1910