▁to ▁ 7 5 3 ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁The ▁male ▁population ▁decl ined ▁the ▁most ▁as ▁single ▁and ▁married ▁men ▁moved ▁away ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁work . ▁They ▁likely ▁would ▁have ▁left ▁their ▁families ▁behind , ▁sending ▁for ▁them ▁once ▁they ▁had ▁secured ▁an ▁income . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁had ▁two ▁small ▁sh ops , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁opening ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁However , ▁most ▁people ▁travel led ▁the ▁short ▁distance ▁to ▁Bur nt is land ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁their ▁messages ▁and ▁other ▁necess ities . ▁A ▁postal ▁delivery ▁service ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁a ▁small ▁mission ▁hall ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁serve ▁all ▁denomin ations . ▁It ▁held ▁a ▁week ly ▁Sunday ▁School ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁The ▁church ▁also ▁featured ▁a ▁steel ▁bell ▁we igh ing ▁over ▁ 7 5 ▁kil og rams . ▁Today , ▁no ▁ru ins ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁remain . ▁ ▁B inn end ▁School ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁serv icing ▁around ▁ 1 7 0 ▁school - aged ▁children ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁Its ▁first ▁head master ▁was ▁James ▁Smith ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁Burg h ▁Public ▁School ▁in ▁Bur nt is land ▁that ▁the ▁children ▁from ▁B inn end ▁had ▁previously ▁attended . ▁There ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁another ▁three ▁male ▁teachers ▁and ▁two ▁female ▁teachers ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁school . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁closed