Counties > Renfrewshire > 1829-1842 - Fowler's commercial directory of the principal towns and villages in the upper ward of Renfrewshire > 1831-1832

106 Paisley* Adjusters of WeigJdSy 8fc.
Adjusters of Imperial Weights and Pleasures.
Dry measures — John Armour, 222 High street
Liquid measures — Alexander Fullarton, 232 High street
Weights — Reid & Hannay, Orr Street.
Besides a weekly Market, held on Thursday, Fairs each of three
days' duration, annually begin on the third Thursday of May and of
February — the second Thursday of August and of November. But
the August Fair, called the Paisley St. James' Day Fair, is the most
considerable ; being distinguished by horse-racing attended by nu-
merous shows, and observed as holiday time by all ranks of the
people.
GRAIN MILLS.
Bakers' Flour Mill, Canal street, (Bakers' Society) George Gibb
miller — James Cooper, carter
Cardonald Corn and 13arley Mills, Cardonald — John Snodgrass
Corn and Flour Steam Mills, 16 Thread street and Mill street—
W. Langmuir
Hawkhead Corn, Flour, and Barley mills, Hawkhead — Alex. Craig
Saucel Corn and Barley mills — William Muir
Seedhiil, Corn, Flour, Malt, and Barley mills — A. & J. Snodgrass
SOCIETIES, &c.
INSTITUTED,
1658. Master Tailors' *Socie^y— Peter Blair, deacon, 28 Lavpn st —
Js. Finlayson, treasurer, 7 Storie st — Joseph Fleming, clerk,
4 Water brae (burgh,) — Wm. Thomson, officer 16 Moss fct.
1701. Shoemakers' Society — James Lang, deacon, 74 Broomlanda
street — Archibald M'Kay, collector 11, Wellmeadow street
— Alex. Gibson, clerk, 109 High street — Alexander Wark,
officer, 204 High street
1702. OldlWeavers" Society — John Lymburn, boxmaster, 38 High
St — John M'Lean, collector, 7 Dyer's wynd — John Hart,
clerk, 204 High street — James Robertson, officer, 6 Shuttle
street
1703. MaUmen^s Society — James Stewart boxmaster, Saucel—
E. B. Buchanan, collector, 13 Saucel — Alexander Gibson,
clerk, County Buildings— James Robertson, officer, 6
Shuttle street
1723. Wright's Society — Robert Paton, deacon, St. James' place
— James Ronald, treasurer, 95 New Sneddon — John Dunn,
clerk, 10 Moss street — Duncan Clark, officer, 7 Storie st.
1725; Corporation of Merchants — James Harvey, convener, 12
Saucel — Arthur Welsh, collector, Bank Street — Alex.
Gibson, clerk, CouHty Buildings— Jaraes Robertson, officer,
6 Shuttle street