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146 LONGSIDE.
Morrice William J. tailor
Mundie Isabella (Miss), dress ma. & grocer
Paterson Alexander, baker
Pozzi John A. watch maker
Haitt James M.A. librarian, Mintlaw Vil-
lage Library
Souter William, blacksmith
Town & County Bank Limited (branch)
(William Cardno, agent) ; draw on
London Joint Stock Bank Limited,
London E C
Williams Henry G-. boot maker
Teats William, vintner
Yule William Dunbar, butcher
FARMERS.
Craig James, jun. Boghead
Davidson John, Baluss & Auchtidonald
Henderson George, North Longmuir
Law John, Oldmill
Robertson Andrew, Heatheryfold
Scott William, South Longmuir
Stephen William, Yokieshill
Whyte James M. Keplahill
Wilson Robert, Dumpstown
LONMAY parish, with a station on the
Fraserburgh branch of the Great North of
Scotland railway, 5i miles south-east from
Fraserburgh, has about 4 miles of sea coast,
is 10 miles long, and varies in breadth from
half a mile to 4 miles. It is in Buchan poor
combination and Fraserburgh small debt
court. The parish church, built in 1788
a plain stone building, and has sittings for
400 persons; the former church, built in
1607, and part of a -wall is still standing.
The original church, now in ruins in the
churchyard at St. Combs, must have been
erected somewhere about the 12th century,
and was dedicated to St. Columba, hence
the name of the village of recent date
which is now beside it. Adjoining the
present church is the family burying-ground
of the Gordons of Cairness. The Episcopal
church of St. Columba, originally built
about 1720, but reconstructed and added to
in 1862, now consists of nave, chancel,
small transept, porch and vestry, and has
sittings for 200 persons : there is a brass by
the chancel arch in memory of Lady Ara-
bella Diana, wife of Sir Alexander Banner-
man bart. d. 1869, and in the churchyard is
the grave of Sir Alexander Bannerman bart.
of Elsick and Orimonmogate, d. 1877.
Crimonmogate is the seat of Lord and Lady
Carnegie ; and Cairness, the seat of Sir
James Lyle Mackay G.C.M.G., K.C.I.E.
'The chief landowners are Charles T. Gordon
esq. D.L., J.P. and Lady Carnegie. The
soil is sandy, but generally fertile. The
acreage of the parish is 11,075; assessable
value, £11,257; population in 1891, 1,726,
and in 1901, 2,161 in the civil and 1,622
in the ecclesiastical parish.
St. Combs is a fishing village in the
parish, with a terminal station, opened
July 1st, 1903, on a light railway to Fraser-
burgh, on a branch of the Great North of
Scotland line. There are 105 boats regis-
tered here, employing 192 men and boys.
Population in 1901, 530.
Charlestown is a fishing village adjoining
St. Combs. There are 9 boats registered
here, employing 21 men and boys.
Post, T., M. O., T. M. O., E. D. & P. P.
Office & S. B. Lonmay (Railway Sub-
Office. Letters should be addressed Lon-
may R.S.O. Aberdeenshire); James For-
rest, sub-postmaster. Arrivals, 7.30
(callers only), 8.10 & 10 a.m. & 6.30 &
7.30 p.m. (callers onlv) ; dispatches, 6.50
& 7.30 a.m. & 3.20, 5.40 & 6.50 p.m
Post, T., M. O., T. M. O., E. D. & P. P.,
S. B. & A. & I. Office, 4 High street,
St. Combs; Miss Margaret West, sub-
postmistress. Letters received through
Aberdeen. Arrivals, 10.45 a.m. ; dis-
patches, 1.50 p.m
Post & Parcel Office, Cairness ; Miss Elenor
Watt, sub-postmistress. Letters received
through Lonmay R.S.O. Aberdeenshire.
Arrivals, 9.30 a.m. & 12.5 p.m.; dis-
patch, 1.30 p.m. Postal Orders are issued
& paid. Lonmay is the nearest tele-
graph & money order office, 2 miles
ABERDEENSHIRE.
Episcopal Church, Rev. Henry Murray
Drummond B.A., B.D. (Manitoba)
Mission Hall, High street, St. Combs
Session Clerk, John S. Ewen M.A. Cairness
SCHOOL BOARD.
Chairman, George Watt
Clerk & Treasurer, James W. Forbes
Compulsory Officers, John Cranna, 14 High
street St. Combs & Birnie Hepburn,
Cairness
Board Schools: —
Cairness-, for 170 children; average at-
tendance, 133 ; John S. Ewen M.A. mastr
Blackhills, for 100 children; average at-
tendance, 90; Louis McLeod, master
St. Combs, for 197 children; average at-
tendance, 138; Robert Mirrlees, master
COACHES.
To & from Peterhead, monday, friday &
Saturday; J. & C. Forrest, proprietors,
Lonmay
CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY.
Lonmay Station, Alex. Garden, station mast
St. Combs Station, William Gordon, sta
tion master
[slater's
John
PARISH COUNCIL.
Chairman, Chas. T. Gordon esq. of Cairness
Clerk, Collector & Inspector of Poor, Jas.
W. Forbes, Rathen
Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages,
John S. Ewen M.A. Cairness
Market Hall, William Fraser, sec
Public Hall, George Watt, seo
Established Churc(., Rev Jas. Forrest M.A
Carrier. — To & from Fraserburgh,
Greig, tuesday & friday
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Campbell James, Strathelly
Carnegie Lady, Crimonmogate
Carnegie Lord LL.D., D.L., J.P. Crimon-
mogate ; « Carlton, Bachelors' & Pratt's
clubs, London
Chaplin George R., J.P. Crimonmogate
Drummond Rev. Henry Murray B.A., B.D.
(Episcopal), The Rectory
Ewen John S., M.A. Caimesa
Forrest Rev. Jas. M.A. (Estab.), The Manse
Forrest Charles, Beech cottage
Forrest James J.P. Bank house
Lawrence Robert, The Villa, Cairness
Mackay Sir James Lyle G.C.M.G., K.C.I.E.
Cairness
Macconnochie William, Knowsie house
Milne John H. Craigellie house
COMMERCIAL.
Chaplin George R. factor to Lord Carnegie,
Crimonmogate
Conservative Association (William Craig-
head, sec)
Crichton James, millwright, Knowsie
Crimonmogate Estate Office(Lord Carnegie ;
Geo. R. Chaplin, factor), Crimonmogate
Ewen John S., M.A. registrar of births,
deaths & marriages & session clerk,
Cairness
Davie George, miller, Denend
Farquhar Geo. carpntr. Burnside, Craigellie
Forrest J. & C. grocers, drapers & hard-
ware dealers
Fraser William, boot maker, & seo.
market hall
Garden Alexander, station master
Geddes James, tailor, Park
Greig George, carpenter, Middlemuir
Greig John, carrier
Henderson William, commission agent,
Railway station
Hepburn Birnie, compulsory officer school
board, Cairness
Jaffray John, temperance hotel,
refreshment rooms, & confectioner
Leith William, miller, Crimonmogate
Market Hall (William Fraser, sec)
North of Scotland Bank Limited (branch)
(J. & C. Forrest, agents) ; draw on Union
of London & Smiths Bank Limited &
Barclay & Co. Limited, London E
Public Hall (George Watt, 6ec)
Stephen Isabella (Mrs.), blacksmith, Park
Webster James, blacksmith, Newark smithy
Willox Margaret (Mrs.), grocer.Nether park
St. Combs.
Mirrlees Robert, 16 High street
COMMERCIAL.
Brodie James, blacksmith, Corskelly
Bruce John, butcher, 4 Church street
Bruce John, fish merchant, 14 High street
Bruce Peter, carter, 7 Gordon street
Bruce William, grocer, 7 Gordon street
Bruce William, jun. carter, Station street
Buchan Arthur, dairyman, 8 Bridge street
Buchan Helen (Mrs.), grocer, Charlestown
Buchan John, boot repairer, 8 High street
Buchan Sarah (Mrs.), grocer, 14 Mid street
Buchan Peter, jun. grooer, 11 East street
Buchan William, carter, 9 Charles street
Cranna John, slater & compulsory officer
school board, 13 High street
Forrest James, carpenter & cartwright
Cairnglass
Gordon William, station master
Mowat Maggie (Miss), dress maker, Sea
View cottage, High street
Reading Room (Jn.Cranna, sec), Gordon st
Strachan Andrew, carter, 10 Charles street
West Margt. (Miss), confectnr. 4 High st
Willox Jane (Mrs.), grocer, Corskelly
FARMERS IN LONMAY PARISH.
Names marked • postal address St. Combs,
Aberdeen.
Birnie Alexander, Tillykeria
Bisset George, Fernibrae
Bisset George, Sturdy
Bruce James, Riding hill
Calder James, Woodside
Campbell James, Strathelly
Craighead William, Savoch
Cruickshank Paul & Alexander, Quarryhill
Geddes James, South park
Greig John, Mosstown
Henderson William, Auchmore
Henry Wiliam, Blairmormond
Hepburn James, Cairnglass
Jaffrav John, Lumbs
Jaffray William, Dartfield
Keir William, Milltown
Lawrence Alexander, Hilthead of Craigellie
Lawrence George, Whiteside
Lawrence John, Satyrhill & Blackhill
McDonald William, Whitecairns
Marr James, Netherton
Milne Isabella (Mrs.), East Mosstown
Milne James, North Park
Milne John, North Cairchina
Minty William, Tyakesnook
Morris William, Mosstown, Craigellie
Murray George, South Cairnlob
Park John, Woodside, Craigellie
•Park William, Woodhead
Penny George, Cairnlob
Penny William, Knockiemore
Pirie Alexander, Spillersford
Pittendreigh Alexander, Mains of Park
Robertson George, Whitehillock
Ruxton Joseph, Lower Tyakesnook
Smith Alexander, Berrybrae
Urquhart John, Millhead of Craigellie
Walker Alexander, Park of Logie
•Watt George, Coralhill
White Archibald, Boddam
•Wright John, Corskelly
Wright John, Middleton
LUMPHANAN parish has a station on
the Deeside railway, about 26 miles west
from Aberdeen and 16 north-east from
Ballater ; the parish, which is about six
miles in length and four in breadth, is in
the Aberdeen small debt court district. The
name signifies " the bare little valley," but
this designation is not in the present day
applicable to the lowlands, which are well
cultivated and fruitful. This is the district
in which Macbeth is said to have been slain
by Macduff in the year 1057 ; the spot on
which tradition asserts the combat to have
taken place is about a mile north from the
kirk, on the brow of a hill, where a large
cairn of stones (in the midst of which a
stone coffin was found some time ago) has
been raised commemorative of the event,
and corroborative of the finale of Shake-
speare's drama. The principal landowners
are Dr. Robert Farquharson M.P., M.D.,
D.L., J.P. of Finzean, Aboyne, Lord Sem-
pill and the trustees of the late Robert
Smith esq. The parish consists of 8,754
acres; rateable value, £5,423; population
in 1891, 992, and in 1901, 966.
Post, T., M. O., T. M. O., E. D. & P. P.
Office & S. B. (Railway Sub-Office. Let-
ters should have R.S.O. Aberdeenshire
added) ; David Wallace, sub-postmaster.
Deliveries, 8.35 (to callers) & 9.25 a.m.
& 4.20 (to callers) & 7.50 p.m.; dis-
patches, 7.5 a.m. & 3.55 & 6.10 p.m
Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages &
Inspector of Poor & Rate Collector, Geo.
Spark
Established Church, Rev. Matt.0. Thorburn
United Free Church, Rev. Alexander S. A.
Bishop
School Board, George Spark, clerk
School, Rev. Robert McLean, master
CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY.
Station, Alexander F. Doran, station mastr
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Bishop Rev. Alex. S. A. United Free
Church manse
Home William J.P. Bank house
Kennedy James J.P. Rose villa
Smith Mrs. Glenmillan house
Stuart Mrs. Well bank
Thorburn Rev. Matthew 0. (Established),
The Manse
Wight Alexander Forbes, Camphill house