The photograph of the Shooting Club is intriguing. The Billy Cock hats were more of a Victorian fashion than Edwardian and there is some transition in this image. A few straw boaters and caps are more like the early Edwardian period.
Arthur Wade Edge is listed as the licensee in the early 20th century but he was an area manager for M&B and held a number of licences, some at the same time. This was generally not allowed but he seems to have been given some leeway by the magistrates. Anyway, the point I was making is that I suspect he was not actually here at the New Inns and that a manager was installed by the brewery. Some of these can slip through the net, particularly if they moved around a lot. It is pure conjecture on my part, but I would hazard a guess that the man in the waistcoat and white shirt is the manager. He is dressed like an employee rather than a licensee/proprietor. The photographer who labelled this photograph may have assumed that he was the proprietor and entered this on the caption/title. Also, is it possible that it says C. Jasper. There was a Charles Jasper in that area around this period? Just a thought.
By the way, he looks very similar to the man in the waistcoat featured in the brewery dray image.