Scotland > 1868, 1878 - Slater's (late Pigot & Co.'s) Royal national commercial directory and topography of Scotland > 1878 > Part 1

DIRECTORY.
LARQS.
AYRSHIRE.
SADDLERS AND HARNESS MAKERS.
Vv'ilson James, Nelsou st
Wilson John, Boyd st
SLATERS.
Stewart James D. Main st
Stewart Samuel, Boyd st
STONEMASONS AND BUILDERS.
Barclay William, School st
Beith James, Haylce Blair close
Culdwell .John, Gogo st
Hendry James & John, Main st
SURGEONS.
Camphell John, m.d. GalloT,vgate st
Caskie James, Main st
Kirkwood Robert, m.d. GaUowgate st
Wylie William, Moselle Villa
TAILORS AND CLOTHIERS.
Clark James & Co. Main st
Fyfo Robert, Gallowgate
: John, aiain st
Glo
M'Kirdy John M. Main st
Millar AVilliam, Main st
Orr John, I^Iain st
TIMBER MERCHANT.
Johnston John (and saw mill proprietor),
Gogo Mills
TIN-PLATE WORKERS, PLU?JBERS AND
GAS FITTERS.
Thomsoii WilHam, Main, st
Wylie John d- .James, Main st
WATCH MAKERS & JEWELLERS.
Gloag John (dealer in watches & jewellery),
Main st . '
Paton Robert {& optician). Main st
WRITERS ct NOTARIES.
Boyd John (and clerk to tho Harbonr Trust
and lacLor to the Brisbane Estate), Bath st
Patrick James (solicitor & procm-ator before
the Sheriff Comts ol Ayrshire, and J. p.
fiscal for Largs district), Bath st
Simpson James Yates (and j.p. clerk depute
and secretary to Largs Gas Light Co.),
Bath st
Watson Robert, Nelson st
MISCELLANEOUS.
Armstrong William J. factor to the Earl of
Glasgow, Burnloot, Fairlie
Brown Jolm, cabinet maker. Lade st
Campbell David, upholsterer, Main st
Cuskio Hendry, druggist. Main st
Cullen Robert, tobacconist. Main st
Elder William, cooper. Main st
Fergus John, photographic artist, Gallow-
gate street
Field Charles, cUill instructor, Brisbane road
Glen David G. registrar of births, marriages
and deaths, Main st
Harman Isabella, refreshment rooms, Gal-
lowgate st
Hill John M. coal merchant, gas rent col-
lector and letter carrier, Blain st
Hogg Archibald, wood turner and croquet
maker. Main st
Houlton John, master mariner, Bath x)lace
Lindsay John, letter carrier. Main st
M'Lean Daniel, veterinary surgeon. Main st
Marshall AVm. town crier A j.p. constable
Murray James, tobacconist, Gallowgate st
North of Ayrshire Propcrtj' Investment
Society, Bath st — James Y. Simpson,
manager
Paton Hugh, auctioneer, aijpraiser & sheriff
officer. Waterside st
Spiers Robert, umbrella maker, Gaysido st
Watson John, inspector of poor, Biaiu st
Wright Robert, harbour master. Harbour
Episcopalian Church (St. Columbus)—
Rev. Charles M'Ghee Keith
Roman Catholic ChjU'el (St. Maiy Star of
the Sea), School st— Rev. Herman Bear,
priest
FubUc Emiding-s, Offices, ^c.
PLACES OF WORSHIP
AND THEIR MINISTERS.
Established Church, Largs — Rev. John
Kini'oss
Established Church, Fairlie~Rev James
Clark
Free Church, Largs— Rev. Chas. Watson
Free Church, Fairlie— Rev. John Gemmell
and Rtv William Fleck
United Presbyterian Church, Waterside
st — Rev. John B. K. M'Intyre
Ayi'shire Ai-tiUery Volunters, Bath st — Alex-
ander Fraser, captain ; Charles Field, drill
sergeant
Baths, Bath st — Jeanie Pollock, proprietor
Bowling Greon, Wilson st— John Barboiu',
l^roprietor
Cemetery, Hayleerd — Robt.Hendry,supcrtdt
Constabulary Station, School st — John Wat-
son, sergeant
Gas Works, Largs — Joseph Clyde, manager;
James Yates Simpson, secretary; John M.
Kill, collector and treasurer; John Gloag,
chairman
Good Templars, Bath Street Hall
Inland Revenue Office (stamps & taxes) —
Alexander Young, sub-distributor and
collector
Justice of Peace Court, Largs (sit the first
Monday in each month) — James Y'atos
Simpson, j.r. clerk depute; James Patrick,
J.p. fiscal for Largs district
Parochial Board Office, Boyd st— John Pater-
son, chairman ; Alexander Fraser, collector
of poor rates; John Watson, inspector of
poor [superintendent
Victoria Hall, Nelson st— John Paterson,
CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY.
The nearest Railway Siaiioii is WEiiYSS Bay,
six miles distant. Passengers canbookby
Hicamhoai ironi Largs to meet tbe trains
CARRIER.
To GLASGOW, John Rodger, Tuesday, Wed-
nesday, Friday and Satm-day
CONVEYANCE BY WATER.
Passengers may book to WEMYSS BAY by
Steamer, thence by Hail to Glasgow, or by
Steamer through, calling at Wemyss Bay,
Greenock, and various places on the Clyde
To FAIRLIE, MILLPORT, ARDROSSAN,
AYR and ARRAN, daily during the sum-
mer months
M.
MAYBOLE AND THE VILLAGE OF CULROY OR MINISHANT.
lAYiOUfe IS a small neat msi-ket and post town, the capital of
lU rarisb, m ths district of Carrick, 87 miles s.w. from Edinburgh,
52 N. by E. from Portpatrick, 4i s.s.w. from Glasgow, 25 N.from Bal-
lantrac, 22 s. by w, from Kilmarnock, 12 n. by e. from Girvan, and
9 s. from Ayr. It lies i;i a charming part of the country, on tho
face of a gentle eminence v,-ith a southern exposure, and surrounded
by lovely scenery, fornied of parks, liigblv cultivated, :'ud hill and
dale, with a sea-view of " the busy Frith of Clyde," <,,■ i-.iK cm the
west, llaybole was created a free burgh of barony iu Kevember.
1=16, on .-■. grant to Gilbert, Earl of Cassilhs, the patron, and to the
provost and probondarieg. of tbe collegiate church of xUaybole, to
which belonged the lands whereon the town stands. In October,
1639, an act, ordaming tbe head court of Carrick to be held at May-
bole, was passed by the Lords of the Articles. The streets of tbe
town are narrow, and conlain no eminently fine places or public
buildings; several of tbe dwellings, nov/ inhabited by weavers, bear
a Yonerable aspect, and doubtless wore, at a distant period, the
domiciles of more dignified personages. The mansion house or
castle of the CassiUis family is the finest surviving specimen of the
winter seats formerly existing in Maybole : it is a stately well-built
structure, standing in tbe centre of the town, and is said to have
been the residence of tbe repudiated Countess of CassUlis. It is
now occupied by Thomas Dykes, Esq. factor to the Iklarquis of Ailsa,
who IS lord of the manor. The building now used as the town haU
belonged to the Kennedys, of Blairquban. The principal business
carried on here is the manufacture of boots and shoes ; there are
also two worlis for the manufacture of agricultural implements,
and weaving is carriefl on to some extent for Glasgow houses.
The collegiate chmch has been for sometime in ruins, and the
ground appropriated as a private cemetery for the Cassillis family,
ine parish church, a guond sacra, a Free chmch. United Presbv-
tnian church .and an Episcopal church are the places of worship.
All the old schools have been done away with, and a fine stone
building, two storeys in height, put up in place of them by the
School Board, at a cost of upwards of .£5,000, and capable of ac-
commodating 660 scholars. There are two other Board schools. in
the parish — one at ilinishant, which is a stone building, with ,i
house for the master adjoining, was buiJt in 1875 for one hundred
scholars, at a cost of ,41,200 ; and one at Fisherton, for one hundred
scholars, at a cost of £650. The town is governed by the polico
commissioners. Yearly and quarterly meetings of 'the Carrick
Farmers' Society are held in the town hall ; tbe annual one is on
tho first Thursday in .August, and the quarterly on the first
Thursday in the months of February, May and November; the
quarterly in August merges in tbe yearly assemblage. A " Knox "
club was instituted iu lt;2'l:, for the purpose of eommemoratiug
the zealous exertions of that extraordinary man. In the vicinity
are many interestuig obiects, among which is tho celebrated
ruins, called Crossraguel (noticed in tho sketch of Kirk-
oswald), and lulhenzie Castle, which was in a similar state
of dilapidation, but has of late years undergone repairs;
it once belonged to a branch of tbe CassUlis family, who
were for a long period hereditary baillics of Carrick. Ancient
coins have been frequently found iu considerable numbers. In
the neighbourhood are two remarkably fine springs of water,
popularly named "St. Cuthberts" and "Well Trees;" the latter
is said to yield ten thousand imperial gallons per hour. The
market is held on Thursday, and fairs on the third Thursday in
January, April, July and October. The acreage of the parish is
about 22,720. Tbe population of the lyjoad sacra parish in 1871 was
2,701, tho town having a population of :5,737.
CuLnoY or Minisiiakt is a smnll village in the parish of Hay-
bole, three miles and a balf from that to\Mi, on the road to Ajr,
from which it is live miles aa4 a half itistant. A manuf.ietoiy
for wooUeu goods is established in this village.
POST OEPICE, UKm STEEET, MAYBOLE,
DAYIB TEAIPLETON, Pott Master.
^^rom (jirvau at twenty-lour minutes past one afternoon.
From Ayr, Glasgow and all parts at four afternoon.
To Edinburgh, Glasgow, .».yr, lulmarnoek and all parts at halt-past ten evening.
Fntt Offir.^ M , ,r ■'^"'"^ °'''^"' ""'* '''"''■S'-aph Office and Savings Bunk.
past seven mraSn'/ an f 'tre' rt'«^,»';^'f '1 J^'™"?''*' -Pf' M.slress.-hetleis arrive fiom aU parts (from Maybole) at twenty ml utes
paBi seven moining, an.l aie despatched thsieto at twenty miuutes past four afternoon. " ' ' '
The nearest Money Order Ojjice is at Maybole.
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