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Company— Adam Sharp of Clyth; Union Insurance Company— William Rannie.
merchant ; Alliance Insurance Company— James Innes, druggist
Rothes Rifle Corps— 4th Elginshire Rifle Volunteers— Captain— John Grant, of Glen-
grant ; Lieutenant, Peter Dean ; Ensign, Robert Dick.
St. John's Mason Lodge— Alexander Simpson, R.W.M. ; Archibald Simpson, De-
pute-Master ; William Gillies, Senior Warden ; Peter Dean, Junior Warden ; James
w^S S % V^rer; W. Simpson, sen., Secretary; James Riach, Chaplain; James
Kobb, Clerk ; Hay Grant, F irst Steward ; James Eraser, Second do. ; John Laing,
^ndard-Bearer ; William Brown, Sword-Bearer ; Adam Eraser, Tyler; James
Wright's Society— James B. Forsyth, President ; James Kynoch, Vice-President :
Alex. M Adam Senior Warden ; James Mantach, Junior Warden; Charles Mair,
lreasurer ; William Gillies, Secretary ; Wm. Munro, First Steward ; Adam Eraser
Second Steward ;Robt. Anderson, Chaplain ; John Burgess, Boxmaster ; John Riach,
Comptroller ; William Robbie, Sword-Bearer ; Robert Grant, Standard-Bearer ; John
Brodie, Clerk ; Peter Gillies, Tyler.
Total Abstinence Society— President— Hay Macdowal Grant, of Arndilly. Vice-
President— James Younie, merchant. Treasurer- -Mr Dean, teacher. Secretary—
Murdoch Cameron. Corresponding Secretary— -Peter Anderson, tailor.
Post Office— Postmaster— James Hendry, saddler. Mails from Carr Bridge down
Speyside arrive at 7 "20 a.m., and from Elgin and the South at 5"50 p.m. ; letters for
bpeyside have to be posted by 5 "30 p.m., and for Elgin and the South by 10 p.m. It is
a Money Order Office, and has a Post-Office Savings' Bank.
Rothes Clothing and Coal Society— Instituted in 1861. Lady Patronesses— The Right
Hon. the Countess of Seafield ; the Hon. Mrs Grant, Easter Elchies ; Mrs Gray, the
Manse. President— Colonel Marshall, Newfield Cottage. Vice President— The Hon.
L-aptam Grant, Easter Elchies. Treasurer— Robert Dick, Esq., bank agent. Joint-
Secretaries— Rev Messrs Gray and M'Watt. Convener— Rev. Mr Gray, and a Commit-
tee of eight gentlemen, with eight lady visitors.
Carrier to Elgin— James Riach, every Friday, at Fife Arms Hotel, Elgin.
Principal Hotel— Grant Arms Hotel, Mrs. Sutor.
Glengrant Distillery— J '. & J. Grant, distillers.
Markets—, 3d Thursday^ April, 2d Wednesday of July, and 3d Wednesday of October.
Railway Station— Rothes, close to the town. Station Agent— Alex. Robertson.
DIRECTORY FOR ROTHES (LANDWARD).
Those marked thus * reside on the Arndilly
Allan George, farmer, Greens
Allan, James, blacksmith, Garbity
Allan, James, farmer, Whiteriggs
Allan, Alex., meal dealer, do.
*Benton, John, wood merchant, Sheriff-
haugh
Bremner, Wm., farmer, Corquhite
Blackball, Wm., carter, Inchberry
*Bremner, John, farmer, Aikenway
Cameron, Alex.,, farmer, Lesliefield
Cruickshank, James, teacher and post-
master, Inchberry
Dow, James, farmer, Clachbrack
Dean, John, millwright, Dundurcus
Davidson, James, farmer, Sourdenhead
Duff, Capt. A. T. Wharton, of Orton,
Orton House
Dean, Wm., farmer, Whiteriggs
Eraser, Wm., farmer, Bogincur
Grant, John, mason, Dandaleith
Gordon, Wm., farmer, Crofts
Gordon, Wm., station master, Orton
Grant, Charles, farmer, Sheriffmuir
Grant, George, shoemaker, Inchberry
Grant, James, farmer, Blackhall
Hay, Charles, gravedigger, Dundurcus
Howie, Arcd., station agent, Sourden
Hossack, John, merchant, Orton
Hossack, Arthur, farmer, Bruntland
Inkson, Wm., shoemaker, Garbity
Inch, George, carpenter, Dundurcus
estate, in the Banffshire part of the parish.
Jamieson, Alex., shoemaker, Garbity
Leslie, John, farmer, Conrock
Leslie, Archibald, farmer, Hillockhead
Lobban, John, carpenter, Hill-lands of
Inchberry
Mason, John, engine driver, Bulwark
Marshall, Colonel, Newfield Cottage
Mantach, John, farmer, Dundurcus
Mantach, Wm., farmer, Kirkhill
Morrison, Ewan, farmer, Burntland
*MTntosh John, farmer, Aikenway
MTnnes, Mrs., Dandaleith
Newlands, Wm., joiner, Inchberry
Proctor, Peter, farmer, Clachbrack
Paterson, John, engineer, St. Mary's
Cottage
Peacock, James Hay, farmer, Garbity
Robertson, Wm., of Achinroath
Robb, James, farmer, Brachhill
Riach, Miss, Haugh
Ross, James, engine driver, Dandaleith
Riach, Charles, farmer, Longcrook
Riach, John, farmer, Hillfolcls
Riddoch, John, shoemaker, Orton
Reid, James, farmer, Mains of Orton
*Russell, James, farmer, Aikenway
Shiach, Wm., farmer, Ardcanny
Shiach. Alex., farmer, Blackhall
Shiach, James, railway guard, Blackburn
Sharp, Alex., farmer, Littlehaugh
Stables, James, farmer, Barluack