Apparitions > Aloway Kirk, or, Tam o' Shanter, a tale

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town formerly eould not boast of
many advantages in point of appear¬
ance. A very great addition has
been made to the town, within this
twenty years. In the main street
fine buildings erected, the streets
made straighter, and very much
improved by the Magistrates, in
1813, both in paving and lighting;
Formerly one person was employed
in cleaning the streets, now there
are two. More improvement has
been made the last two yew's, in
the streets and lanes, than for the
last twenty.
A very great addition is now'
building, called Wellington square,
and when finished, will be an orna¬
ment to the town.
Before the Reformation there
were in this town monasteries of
Dominicans and Franciscans ; the
former founded in 1230, and the
latter in 1472. The church of St.
John the Baptist stood near the sea;
its tower still remains. This vener¬
able structure was converted into