Towns > Paisley > 1862-1884 - Watson's directory for Paisley, Renfrew, Johnstone, Elderslie, Linwood, Quarrelton, Thornhill, Balaclava, and Inkerman > 1877-1878

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Johnston© Coffee and News Hoom.
Black Bull Inn, 72 High Street.
Post Office and Telegraph Office.
Walkiushaw Street.
William Gaff Fleming, Postmaster.
Arrivals — 7 a.m., 9.15 a.m., and 5.30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m.
Box Closes— 12.10 p.m., 3.10 p.m., 6.15 p.m., and 7.40 p.m., 10 p.m.
By the addition of an extra stamp, Letters may be posted until
12.15, 3.15, 6.20, 7.45 and 15 p.m. Collections from Wall Letter
Box, Cross — 11.50 a.m., 4 and 9 p.m.
Telegraph Office open from 7.30. a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday Office
open from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. for delivery of letters to public and
despatch of telegrrpbic business.
Fire and Life Insurance Agents.
Union Insurance Company — William Reid, writer, Bank of Scotland.
North British and Mercantile, and City of Glasgow Fire and Life
Insurance — Walter Holmes, writer, 44 Houstoun Square.
Northern — James Reid, writer, Bankside Cottage
Phoenix Fire — James F. Donald, High Street.
Edinburgh Life — A. Bartlemore, Union Bank.
Scottish Union — John Salmon, Estate Office, Johnstone Castle.
Scottish Widows' Fund — William Reid, writer, Bank of Scotland.
Scottish Provident Institution, and National Provincial Plate Glass
Insurance Co. — John B. Stirling, 28 High Street.
Standard Life, and Sun — Johu Reid, Houstoun Square.
European Guarantee of Fidelity — Arch. Fleming.
Royal Fire and Life — James Armstrong, coal merchant, &c, and
Archibald Fleming, Walkinshaw Street.
West of England— Daniel Taylor, Raukine Street.
United Kingdom Temperance and Provident Institution, and Scottish Fire
— Robert Harper, 66 High Street.
Provincial Fire and Life — John Love, 19 High Street
Scottish Commercial — Alexander Bartlemore, Union Bank, and Johu B.
Stirling, 28 High Street.
Scottish Imperial Insurance Company — John Wallace, City of Glasgow-
Bank, Houstoun Square.
Church Officers and Precentors.
Parish Church — Alex. Michael, officer, Church Street ; J. B. Thorn,
precentor.
Free Church — John M'Nair, officer, 2 Houstoun Square ; John
Donaldson, precentor.
Sir William Wallace Church — Alexander Renfrew, officer; James
Welsh, precentor.
East United Presbyterian Church — Humphry Giffen, officer ; William
Guy, precentor.
West United Presbyterian Church — Johu Melville, officer, Church St. ;
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