St. Mary's Church, Rev. Charles Frederick Reeks M.A. vicar; Rev. Harford Elton Lury, M.A. Oxon. & Rev. Hugh Carmichal Walker, M.A.Oxon., curates; 7, 8 & 11.50 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; wed. & fri. at 7.30 a.m.; wed. only, 10 a.m.; eves of saints' days, 8 p.m.; 1st sun. in month, extra celebration, 9.45 a.m.; matins, 10.30 a.m

St. Thomas' Church, Rev. Francis Dudley, vicar; 8 & 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m. ; fri. 8 p.m.; saints' days, 9 a.m. & 8 p.m.; wed. & fri. 11.30 a.m. & 8 p.m.

St. John's Chapel of Ease, Buckholt; sun. 3.30 p.m.; celebration of Holv Eucharist, 3rd sun. in month at 8.30 a.m.

St. Mary's Catholic, St. Mary's street, Rev. Sydney Nicholls, priest; sunday, masses at 8.30 a.m. & 11 a.m.; evening service, 6.30 p.m.; daily, 8 a.m. & 8 p.m.

Baptist, Monnow street, Rev. George David Brown; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m. ; thurs. 7 p.m.

Congregational, Glendower street; Rev. Joseph Jones Vaughan; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; wed. 8 p.m

Primitive Methodist, Monnow street; Rev. Thomas J. Turley & Rev. William Davies; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; mon. 8.15 p.m.; tues. 8 p.m.

Wesleyan Methodist, St. James's street; Rev. William Dockeray Johnson; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m. ; mon. 7 p.m.; wed. 8 p.m.

SCHOOLS

The Grammar School, Almshouse street, a building in the Tudor style, was founded in 16I4 by William Jones, a native of Newland, near Monmouth, & a wealthy merchant & member of the Haberdashers' Company, London; he endowed it with �9,000, which was invested in the purchase of 323 acres of land at Hatcham, New Cross & Barnes, near London; the school has now (1900) an income from the foundation of �2,800 yearly: attached is a chapel, built in 1865, at a cost of �2,350, and there are houses for the head and lower masters, enlarged in 1895, a spacious playground, cricket field, fives court & a science laboratory & carpenters' shop. A new scheme for the administration of the school was issued in June, 1868, but was superseded in Feb. 1891 by another scheme framed by the Charity Commissioners, under which the Grammar school is a First Grade Public School.
The governing body consists of seventeen governors, two being ex-officio, eleven representative & four co-optative. There are upwards of 140 scholars, including boarders. Attached to the school are ten foundation scholarships of �20 yearly & free tuition, tenable in the school by either day scholars or boarders: twenty Monmouth scholarships of �10 & free tuition, tenable in the school only by sons of parents residing in the borough: & two exhibitions of �50 & two of �30 yearly are offered every year to boys who at the time of leaving have been for not less than three years pupils in the school: these may be held for three, & in certain cases, four years, at any University or place of higher professional education in the United Kingdom.
Edward Hugh Culley esq. M.A. late mathematical scholar & open classical exhibitioner of Balliol College, Oxford, head master.
Rev. William Meyles Warlow, M.A., lecturer
J. E. Briggs M.A., assistant master.
Johnson Lomax Entwistle, M.A., assistant master.
Nevill G. Myers Meakin, B.A., assistant master.
Rhys H. Williams, B.A., assistant master.
Arthur William Wiseman, M.A., Mus. Bac., assistant master.
J. W. W. Worthington B.A., assistant master.
George Percival Carnall, music master.

The High School for Girls, which occupies an elevated site near the Old Hereford road, was erected in 1900, at a Cost Of �20,000, & is capable of accommodating 100 day scholars & 50 boarders, there being now (1900) upwards of 100 pupils. The buildings comprise a large hall 60 by 30 feet, class rooms, 10 music cells, art studio &c. The School is managed by the Governors of the Grammar School & four lady governors, & has an annual endowment of �1,000 out of the Grammar School foundation. Attached to the School are 10 "Monmouth Scholarships," one half of which entitle the holders to free tuition & �10 yearly; the other half to exemption from the payment of tuition fees. Other scholarships called "Foundation Scholarships" also entitle the holders to exemption from tuition fees & are maintained at the rate of not more than one to each 10 girls in the school. There are also three exhibitions of �40 yearly, tenable for three years at any place of higher education approved by the Governors, & awarded to girls who have been in the school for not less than three years. One of these exhibitions is competed for every year.
Miss Nina Luckes, head mistress.

Monmouth will also shortly be provided with an Elementary School, which will be an "Intermediate School", between the public Elementary Schools & the Grammar School & Girls' School. A site has already been obtained between the new & old Dixton roads. This school will be for boys & girls as day-scholars, & will have an annual endowment of �250 out of the same foundation as the Grammar School & Girls' School, & be managed by the Governors of the Grammar School. Scholarships, each entitling the holder to exemption from tuition fees & to a yearly sum of �5, will be maintained in the school af the rate of not more than one for every ten children in the school, & will be awarded to boys & girls who have for not less than two years been scholars in some public elementary school in the school district of Monmouth in which the highest tuition fee was under the rate of 6d. a week. The tuition fee in this school will be at the rate of not less than 6d. nor more than 9d. a week

A School Board Of 7 members was formed in 1875; Bickerton Homer Deakin, clerk to the board; James B. Wheeldon, Wonastow road, attendance officer; the board usually meets at Shire Hall every second wednesday in the month, at 10.30 a.m

Board (infant), Glendower street, built 1877, for 212 children; average attendance, 150; Miss Margaret Haviss, mistress ; Miss Florence Perry, assistant mistress.

National (boys), Priory street, the buildings comprise the remains of the Benedictine priory of the 11th century, with modern additions. The room above the western portion of the boys' school-room is commonly known as "Geoffrey's Study" & Geoffrey of Monmouth, who was archdeacon of Monmouth & bishop of St. Asaph in 1151, is supposed to have occupied it. The style of architecture is however three centuries later. The Late Perpendicular oriel window of this room has an embattled parapet, with mullions. The school was enlarged in 1884 & repaired at a cost of �1,000 in 1896, for 288 boys; average attendance, 222. William Hunter, master

Over Monnow National (girls), Goldwire lane, built in 1864, for 100 children; enlarged in 1875, 1880 & 1889, the three latter enlargements being entirely at the cost of C. H. Crompton-Roberts esq. of Drybridge, it will now hold 300 children; average attendance,, 140; Miss Ellen Louisa Kate Cook, mistress.

Wonastow Road Board School (infants'), erected in 1897, for 195 children; average attendance, 90; Miss Alice, Jones, mistress.

NEWSPAPER
Monmouthshire Beacon, William Bailey & Son, proprietors & publishers, Priory street; published thursday

RAILWAY STATIONS
Troy: Robert Gooding, station master
May Hill: Horatio William Reynolds, station master

CARRIERS
Great Western Railway Company, to London & all parts daily (R. T. Smith & Co. agents); offices, Glendower street & at the Railway station.

Smith R. T. & Co., General carriers & agents to the Great Western Railway Company (William Davies, agent); offices, Glendower street & at the Railway station

Sutton & Co., general carriers (George P. Cossens, agent) ; 11 Priory street.

CONVEYANCE
Omnibuses from Beaufort Arms & King's Head hotels. to meet every train.