COAL: Clean, hot and durable for rooms. Kibbles for the Kitchen, ready for use. Athracite for Patent Stoves and Furnces. Peat Blocks.
CORN: Forage for Horses, Foods for your Dogs, Poultry, Birds, and all domestic Pets.
FLOUR: For Pastry, Bread and household use. Once you have tried it you will want it regularly.
Offices:- 32, Stert Street
Telephone No 43. Write or call for prices.
(Text taken from Hooke’s Abingdon Almanac and Directory 1916. Picture taken 4th September 2010)
Abingdon has a guild of town criers and the town crier on duty does change from week to week. There are also two town crier uniforms now, whereas until a few months ago there was only the one shared among all. So things are looking up for the guild. They are also looking into procuring a second hat.
The town crier today was doing his second ever cry of duty. He had a good voice, and got applause on the Market Place. He announced Heritage Day (next Saturday) …
Fun in the Park (day after)… The Boundary Walk… Followed by the customary salutation “God Bless Abingdon, God Save the Queen!”
The nut seller at the Italian Market then asked the crier to add to his script that this weekend there is also an Italian Market in town. A little later I heard the town crier in the High Street “… Heritage Day… Fun in the Parks… Boundary Walk …. Italian Market … God Bless Abingdon … God Save The Queen!”
The lights are again on in Bargain Booze on the High Street, and the shelves are being re-stocked. All the infrastructure is already in there and in a good condition. Notices in the window say SPAR Opening, and Job Vacancies.
There are also some displays by the Friends of Abingdon, and an unnamed group of us who organise Heritage Open Day.