Counties > Renfrewshire > 1832-1833 - Historical and descriptive sketches of the towns and principal villages in the Upper Ward of Renfrewshire

11£ Paisley, Societies,
]8l8. Ferguslie United Friendly Society — R.obert Easdon, preses,
Thread street — John Robertson, treasurer, Abbey street-
William Gibb, clerk, 13 West street— John Gibb, officer,
6 Canal street
1818. Renfrewshire Out- Pensioners' Friendly Society — William
Thornton, preses, 8 George street — Thomas, Jardine, collec-
tor, Renfrew road — John Dickie, clerk— John M'Neill, offi-
cer
1819. Renfrewshire Agricultural Society — Sir John Maxwell of
Pollok, Bart president — Sir William Milliken Napier, Bart.
Archibald Spiers, Esq. of Elderslie, Archibald Campbell,
E*q. of Blythswood, Ludovic Houston, Esq. of Johnstone,
W T illiam Napier, Esq. of Blackstoun, John Wilson, Esq. of
Thornlie, vice-presidents — William Glen, Esq. of Nether-
wood, treasurer — Mr A. H. Simpson, writer, Paisley, secy.
— and twenty-four ordinary directors — Mr Lee, preses
A great number of the members and other gentlemen friendly to
the Society dined together, in the Saracen's Head Inn, and spent the
evening in that agreeable manner for which the meetings of this highly
respectable and useful Society are destinguished
The annual show of Cattle, by members of the Renfrewshire
Agricultural Society, took place on Thursday 31st May.
The Judges awarded the premiums as follows : —
1 For the best Bull, above three year's old, to Thos.
Sommerville, Hatton - - - £6
2 For the second best Bull above three years old, to
John Brown, West Henderston, Abbey » 3
3 For the best Bull under three years old, to William
Craig, Coudenmuir, Neilston « -'400
4 For the second best Bull under three years old, to
James Glassford, Bargarran, Erskine - 2
5 For the best Bull under eighteen months old, to
Thos. Sommerville, Hatton
6 For the second best do. to John Harvey, Green-
law, Mearns » -
7 For the best Milch Cow, to William Glen, Hawk-
head Mains -
8 For the second best Milch Cow, to George Paton,
Bankhead, Renfrew
9 For the best two year old Quey in milk, to Thos.
Sommerville, Hatton
10 For the second best two year old Quey in milk, to
Thomas Glen, Broomlands, Paisley
11 For the best two year old yield Quey, to John
Watson of Fit wood, Mearns
1 2 For the second best two year old yield Quey, to
James Glassford, Bargarran - - 10
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