Scotland > 1877 - Worrall's directory of the North-Eastern counties of Scotland, comprising the counties of Forfar, Fife, Kinross, Aberdeen, Banff, and Kincardine

DiEECTOET.]
EDZELL,
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Eickard David, Bogton
Smart Alexander, Auchourie
Smith Alex. Clochie, Tillydovie,
and Auldtown
Smith David & James, Waterhead
Speed James, Blairno
Stewart Mrs. WilUam, Glascory
and Blackhaugh
Will Charles, Tillybardines
IN LOCHLKE PAKISH.
Caithness James, Blackhills
Campbell Andrew, Baillies
Campbell Archibald, Qleneffock
Campbell George, Keenie
Christison Alexander, Caii'ncross !
Christison David, Milton
Christison Alexander, West Aucheen
Duke William, Migvie
Edward John, Blackcraig
Gibb Burnett, Glentennat
Gibb David, Ardoch
Innes James, Arsallary
Jolly David, Aucheen
Lindsay William, Dalbrack
Michie Duncan, Midtown
Mitchell David, heirs of, Tarnabrain
Moir Charles, Kirn
Paterson Charles, heirs of, Migvie
Paterson John, Tarfside
Pirie John, Auchintoul
Stewart Archibald, Buskhead
IN STBACATHEO PABIBH.
Anderson William C. Huntley hill
Burgess John & James, Adicate
Dorward James, Auchenreoch
Pyfe Wilham, Trustees of, Newton
Gibson Alexander, Smiddy hill
Hood Robert, Dubton of Stracathro
Lyall David, Ardo
Ogilvy George, Newton mill
Ogilvy Walter, Newton mill
Osier Andrew, Westerton
Pullar Peter, Syde
Eobertson George, Ballownie
Reid David, Eeid Hall
Rennie James, Balrenny
Shepherd John, Lundie
Soutar John, Cairndrum
FORFAR,
INVERAEITY, KINNETTLES AND RESCOBIE, CLOCKSBEIGGS, KINGSTON-BY-
FOEFAE, LOANHEAD, KIRKTON, DOUGLASTOWN, AND NEIGHBOUEHOOD.
FORFAR is a royal burgh and county town, 14
miles from Dundee, 13 from Brechin, 5 from Glamis,
15 ivom. Arbroath, and 5i from Kirriemuir on the
Scottish North-Eastern and the Dundee and Forfar
Direct Railways. The railway station is compara-
tively new, having been built to replace the old one,
which was situate a httle more central than the pre-
sent one, but was small and inconvenient. New
roads and streets have been formed in the vicinity of
the new station and are being rapidly built on, and
adds very much to the appearance of the town. The
burgh is governed by a provost, three baihes, and eleven
councillors. The Town House situate about the centre
of Forfar is used by the Police Commissioners and for
county meetings. It contains also the Subscription
Reading Room, which is supplied with all leading
papers, periodicals, &c., also a Public Library which
contains about 3,400 volumes. Underneath one por-
tion of it is a small market house and office for the
Collector of Petty Customs. PoHce Courts are held
in the Police Cowct Room, Chapel street, every Mon-
day and at other times when necessary. Sheriff,
Civil, and Criminal Courts, are held in the New
Sheriff Court Buildings daily if required. A Sheriff
Small Debt Court is held every Thursday during
Session, as follows : — January 15th to March 15th ;
April 4th to July 31st, and October 1st to December
15th. Near the Town House are the New County
Buildings in which are the Offices of the Town Clerk
and the Town Chamberlain. The other Pubhc
Buildings comprise the New Sheriff Court House,
the County Prison, the Poorhouse, the Infirmary, and
the Reid Hall. The latter was erected by Mr. Peter
Reid, a local tradesman of Forfar. It is a handsome
stone building and very smtable for large meetings,
balls, parties, concerts, theatricals &c. The burgh
unites with Montrose, Brechin, Bervie, and Arbroath
in sending one member to Parliament. The present
member is W. E. Baxter, Esq., of Kincaldi'um. The
chief trade of the town is the manufacture of linens,
&c., there being about doi^en power loom mills and facto-
ries engaged in this branch of manufacture. There
are several bleach works, and tanning, brewing, and
rope making is also carried on to some extent. There
British Linen Co.'s Bank, National Security Savings'
Bank, and the Post-office Savings' Bank. There are
several good hotels and posting establishments in the
town. The parish chm-ch. High street, is a very fine
edifice, with handsome tower and spire. There is
another church of the EstabHshment in St. James'
road, two Free Churches, an Episcopal, a Congrega-
tional, a United Presbyterian, and a Baptist Church.
The latter, built of concrete, was opened on Sunday^
the 10th September, 1876. It will comfortably seat
400. The cost, including site, will amount to about
^1,700, a great portion of which was raised before
the opening of the Church. There are also some very
fine board schools and several private boarding and
day schools. The public cemetery occupies about
nine acres on the south side of the town, and is very
handsomely laid out. On a mound at the top of the
cemetery is a monument, erected by public subscrip-
tion to the memory of Sir Robert Peel. On the west
side of the town is a fine loch, nearly a mile in length
by half a mile in breadth, abounding with pike, perch,
and trout, and is much frequented by wild ducks, &c.
The market is held on Saturday, and cattle markets
are held every Wednesday during the winter season,
from November to April, on the large open space in
the east of High street. A fair is held on North
Moor for horses and cattle on the second Wednesday
in each month from April to November. A fort-
nightly cattle market has been recently estabhshed
and is held in the immediate vicinity of the railway
station.
INVERARITY is a parish four- miles from Forfar,
its post town, bounded by Forfar, Monikie, Murroes,
Guthrie, Dunnichen, Kinnettles, Tealing and Glamis,
situated on the Forfar and Dundee turnpike road.
It contains an Established Church and a board school.
KINNETTLES is a parish about two miles in
length and about the same in breadth, three miles
east from Forfar, its post town, and two miles from
Glamis, and contains a parish church and a fine
boai'd school. Kirkton and Douglastown are small
villages in the parish.
EESCOBIE is a parish about three miles east from
Forfar, its post town, situated between the hills of
is a good u'on foundry and several stone qiiarries are j Turin and Dunnichen. It is bounded by Forfar,
worked in the immediate neighbourhood. The bank- Aberlemno, Guthrie, Kirton, and Dunnichen. There
ing establishments are the Commercial Bank of Scot- ' are several stone quarries here. Auldljar Road Station
land. Royal Bank of Scotland, National Bank of is in this parish. There is a parish church, a board
Scotland, Union Bank of Scotland, Bank of Scotland, ] school, and an excellent library.