===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: IRL-BELFAST-CITY-L@rootsweb.com From: brian magaoidh <bmagaoidh@yahoo.com> Subject: Belfast & District Fleshers Protection Assoc. 1896 Hi all, I came across the following information and thought somebody out there might find it useful: Belfast Evening Telegraph, December 21 1896: Important Notice The Belfast and District Fleshers Protection Association wish to draw the attention of the meat ñ eating public of Belfast to the Certificate of Membership Exposed to the view in the Shops of the undersigned Members, which certifies that they slaughter in the City Public Abbatoir, where all Cattle undergo a rigid Inspection by the City Meat Inspectors before, during, and after being slaughtered and the Association would also respectfully draw the notice of the Public to the important fact that one of their rules strictly forbids the Members to traffic in Diseased Cattle or Cattle that are in an impoverished condition. Rule VI SAYS-ìThat, where a carcase of Beef, the Property of a member is confiscated by the Authorities, the Owner shall be compensated for the loss of same, provided that said beast was bought in a bona-fide way, showed no signs of disease, and was not evidently in poor condition at the time of purchaseî Francis Foley, 292 York Road, President Patrick McGowan, 67 Durham Street, Vice ñPresident Wm. Yarr, Cromac Street, Treasurer John McArdle, 167 New Lodge Road, Secretary Arthur Close, 49 Castle Street, Auditor James Dean, Albert Street Peter Mohan, North Queen Street,} Inspection Committee John Murphy, Shankhill Road, } Inspection Committee Joseph Robinson, Peters Hill, } Inspection Committee David Adgey, 274 Shankhill Road John Allen, 12 Shankhill Road Patrick Boylan, 110 Mount Street John Bell, Newtownards Road Wm. Bell, Newtownards Road Robert Brownlee, 244 Shankhill Road John Beattie, Sandy Row Samuel Barr, Shankhill Road John Britton, Shankhill Road Robert Burke, 102 and 104 Cromac Street Wm. Bowles, Woodstock Road Thos. G Close, 34 Falls Road Isaiah Clements, 154 Grosvenor Street James Commerton, Falls Road Thomas Campbell, Grosvenor Street and Old Lodge Road David J Carlisle, 164 Newtownards Road Charles Campbell, Shankhill Road William E Eardley, 79 Falls Road Robert Graham, 132 North Queen Street John Godfrey, 176 York Road Thomas Hamill, 182 York Street Robert Hyland , Sandy Row Robert Hyland , Grosvenor Street Rudolph Hoffman, Newtownards Road Robert Hamilton, 226 Shankhill Road Frederick Herriott, Donegall Pass Joseph W Irwin, Mountpottinger Road John Jervis, Templemore Avenue Hugh Kirkwood, 130 Shankhill Road Edward J Kavanagh, Divis Street John Livingston, Agnes Street Samuel Munce, Shankhill Road Andrew Munce, Shankhill Road James Munce, Shankhill Road William J McConnell, 225 York Road Daniel McArevey, Bridge End Robert McComb, Woodstock Road Joseph McLean, Old Lodge Road Mrs McKeown, Shankhill Road Hugh McKelvey, Crumlin Road John Patton, Durham St John Quee, Shankhill Road Patrick Ryan, 153 Oldpark Road James Rolleston, Oldpark Raod William Rankin, 232 Shankhill Road William Russell, Newtownards Road James Scott, 60 and 62 Albert Street Frank Todd, Shankhill Road George Thompson, Castlereagh Road James Williamson, Donegall Pass Robert Wilson, Albertbridge Road Daniel Ward, Falls Road Brian