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DIRECTORY.
ALLOA.
CLACKMANNANSHIRE,
PUBLIC BUILDINGS, &c.— continued.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
FOR THE COUNTY OF CLACKMANNANSHIBE.
Marked thus * are resident in Alloa.
*Tbe Right Hon. the Earl of Mar & Kellie
The Eight Hon. Lord Abercromby
James Johnstone, Esq. of Alva
The Lord Balfour, of Burleigh
Georgo Munro,Esq. sheriff of the county
James Leishmau, Esq. Broomrig
"William James Haig, Esq. DoUarfield
James Patoa, Esq. Lethangie
James Blair, Esq. Glenfoot
*Andrew Mitchell. Esq. The Walk
Robert Moubray, Esq. Cambus
John Murrie, Esq. Stirling
♦David Paton, Esq. Claremont
♦Thomas Brydie, Esq. 17 Mar st
♦Archibald Moir, Esq. Mars hill
♦John F. Thomson, Esq. Hutton Park
James Orr, Esq. Harviestoun
*Jaraes ICirk, Esq. Alloa
♦John Thomson Paton, Esq. Norwood
♦WiUiam Bailey, Esq. Gracedieu
Eighth Division.
Officer— J&mes Lcary
Ninth Division.
Officer— Jose^gih Bannister
TULLIBODY DISTKICT.
Fourth Division.
Svpervisor — John A. Edmond
Q^t'(;rs— James Buchanan, Wm. Cos, Francis
Frame, William Roberts, and three first-
class assistants
Sixth Division, Cambus.
Oncers— G. E. Marshall, Robert Paxton, Thos.
Stubbs, and thi*ee first-class assistants
ALLOA HOSPITAL.
Patron— Hho Right Hon. the Earl of Mar and
Kellie
President— J n.mes Johnstone, Esq. of Alva
Secretary and Tremiirer — James Moir
Surgeon — Peter Brotherston
ilfatro 71— Elizabeth M*Dermid
CUSTOM HOUSE,
Forth street.
Collector and Surveyor — R. H. D.Mahon
Examining Officers— A. Garden and John
Johnston
Principal Coast Officer— James Scott
Out-Door Officers— B,. Morrison, first-class;
C. J. Crichtou, second-class
INLAND REVENUE OFFICES.
PROPERTY AND INCOME TAX DEPARTBIENT,
6 Shilling hill.
Clerk to the Commissioners — Robt. Buchanan
Surveyor nndcr the La7ids Valuation Act —
Edward Henderson
Assessor under the Lands Valuation Act—
Edward Henderson
Inspector— Fe&er Ayr
STAMP AND TAX DEPARTMENT.
Distributor i£r Collector — Wm. Ritson, Stirling
Sub-Distributor d- (7oZ/(?cf or— Matthew Brydie
EXCISE DEPARTMENT — FIRST DISTRICT.
Supervisor — Archibald Mackillop
First Division, 6 Shilling hill.
Officer — John Hislop
Third Division, Carso Bridge.
Officer — Alexander Cockburn, and one first-
class assistant
Fifth Division, Carse Bridge.
Offiicers—GeoTfie Thompson, William Higson,
Alexander Michie, Peter Innes, Lewis
Stewart, John Hislop, and two first-class
. assistants
SECOND DISTRICT.
Supervisor— James Aitkin Rayson
Second Division.
Oj^cer— George W. Maude
Seventh Division.
Oj^cei'—Gabriel W. Wright, and one first-
class assistant
BURGH OF ALLOA MUNICIPAL
OFFICERS.
Chief Jlfof^i strain— William Bailey
Junior Ma(;isira(es— Robert Wiliison & David
Brown
Councillors— J>ime
Burgh Treasurer d' Coi^coior- RichardLaing
Town Clerh—Bohcrt Buchanan
Jiistiee of Peace Clerk— James Wallace
Police Superintendent— John M'Donald
Inspector of Weights (C- Measures— Jno. White
Sanitary Inspector — Archibald M'Dougall
SHERIFF COURT,
COUNTY BUILDINGS, MAR STREET,
(Sits every Wednesday and Friday.)
Sheriff Principal— George Moni-o, Esq.
Sheriff Substitute— \aca.nt
Sheriff Clerk— John Ewing
Sheriff Clerk Depute Young
Procurator Fiscal— -DaviO MacWatt
Sheriff 0^c«r5— Alexander Thomson,WiUiam
Pennycook and Peter Chirnside
JUSTICE OF PEACE COURT,
COUNTY BUILDINGS, MAR STREET.
(Held when necessary.)
Judges— The Justices of the Peace for the
District
CZerfc— James Wallace
Fiscal — David MacWatt
BURGH COURT,
COUNTY BUILDINGS, MAR STREET.
(Held when necessary.)
Judges— The Magistrates
Clerk— B.ohevt Buchanan
FwcaZ— Richard Laiug
PAROCHIAL BOARD & RATE OFFICE,
CHURCH STREET.
Alloa — William A. Cuthbert, inspector of poor
and collector of rates
Alloa Building and Investment Society, 20
Mar st — Jas. Wallace, secretary and agent
Assembly Hall, Corn Exchange, High st
Burgh Commissioners' Chambers, Bank st —
Robert Buchanan, clerk
Burgh Police Office, Bank st— Jno. M'Donald,
superintendent
Cemetery, Kirkgate— Robert Morgan, keeper
Christian Institute, Kirkgate
Clackmannanshire Rifle Volunteers (1st Ad-
ministrative Battalion), head quarters,Mars
hill — Alex. MitcheU, licut.-col. commanding
Corn Exchange Co, Limited, High st — John
Gregory Wallace, secretary ; Jas. K. Brown,
keeper and clerk to the corn market
County Buildings, Mar st
County Police Office, Mar st— John White,
superintendent
County Prison, Mar st— Gavin Martin, gover-
nor ; Rev. Lewis Renuison, chaplain ; Jas,
Syme, surgeon; Wm. Donaldson, school-
master
Gas Company's Office, Bank st — Thomas
Brydie, chairman ; James Moir, secret&ry;
George Boyd, manager
Harbour Master's Office, Shore— Jamea Roy,
harbour master
Museum, Church st — Francis Jack, keeper
Procurator Fiscal's Office. County buildings
— David MacWatt, procurator fiscal for the
County of Clackmannan
CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY,
ON THE STIRLING AND DUNFERMLINE SECTION
OF THE NORTH BRITISH LINE.
Station, Primrose st — John W^ilson, station
master ; Cowan & Co. carrying agents
Station at CAMBCS-WilliaruBissett, station
master
ON THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.
Station at South Alloa— Robert Fullerton,
station master; Ferry Boats ply between
Alloa and this place every hour during
the day, returning twenty minutes alter
each hour
OMNIBUS.
To KINCARDINE, an Omnibiis from the
Railway Station daily (Sundays excepted),
at forty-five minutes past ten morning and
forty-five minutes past five afternoon
CARRIERS.
To ALVA, John Drysdale, daily
To FALKIRK, James Robertson, Tuesday
and Thursday
To STIRLING, Robert Hutton, Friday
REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND
MARRIAGES.
For Alloa— 'Waha.m D. Bruce, Bedford place
CONVEYANCE BY WATER.
To LEITH. a Steamer from Stirling, calls at
Alloa daily, according to tide
To LEITH," a Steamer for goods, Tuesday
and Friday—John C. Tait, agent, Shore
To LONDON, the Carron Company's Light-
ers, every Monday, Wednesday & Friday —
John Murrie, agent
To STIRLING, a Steamer (from Leith) calls
at Alloa dally, according to tide
ALVA AND TILLICOULTRY.
XlLVA is a parish and thi-iving village and a station on the Alva
branch of the Stirling and Dunfermline section of the North British
Railway ; the village is three miles from Alloa, two west from Tilli- !
coultry, and five west from Dollar, charmingly situated at the foot [
of the Ochils, whence issues a stream that turns several mills, and
forms, in its course through tho romantic and interesting glen of |
Alva, three beautiful cataracts. The largest of the faUs issues from '
an aperture in the rock above and tumbles from a height of forty i
feet in one unbroken mass into a naturally-formed basin below. !
An excellent pathway has recently been formed through the glen, !
which tourists now visit from all quarters. This parish belougs to
Stirlingshire, although locally detatched from that county, and
surrounded on all sides by Clackmannan. It aftords excellent
pasture, is well cultivated, and the hills abound with valuable ores,
such as silver, copper, iron and lead. Sir John Erskiue, of Alva,
about tho year 1715, assisted by some miners from Leadhills, dis-
covered a very rich vein of silver, in a romaiatic glen, about midway
between Alva House and the village. The precious metal made its
appearance in small threads, which, upon being followed, led to a
very rich mass of ore ; some of it was so rich that fourteen ounces
of ore yielded twelve ounces of silver. So easily was the deposit of
treasure reached, that not more than £iiO sterling had been expended
on it when the prize was found ; and during a space of Uttle more
than throe months it is said that ore was o))tained from which
Sir John drew from ^40,000 to X'50,000. After this mass was ex-
hausted, the ore became so scarce as not to repay the expense
of working, and hence the enterprise was abandoned. The district
also abounds with coal, which ig wrought to a great extent.
TliG manufacture of woollen goods, consisting of fancy plaids,
shawls, tartans, &c., is carried on in the village and its neighbour-
hood very extensively, and numerous hands find busy employment
in the different mills: these, v.itli their tall chimneys, exhibit an
interesting contrast with the lofty Ochils and the sun-ounding
plain. Alva far surpasses some of the Scottish burghs for 'its
merranvile activity and imiiortaucc. In the village is a branch of
the Union Bank of Scotland, and the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Tiie House of Alva, the residence of James Johnston, Esq., stands
on an eminence, projecting from tho base of Woodhill, about two
hundred and twenty feet above the bed of the Devon, which flows
westward to join the Forth in the valley below, and fourteen
hundred below the apex of the mountain. From the summit,
wliich rises to an elevation of 1,770 feet above sea level, the eye
sweeps over an immense range of picturesque and interesting
scenery, stretching all the way from the German Ocean on the east
to the Campsic hills on the west, and includes, among other
attractive objects, the Lammermuir chain, the Bass Rock, Edin-
burgh, Arthur's Seat, the Pentland Hills, and tho lovely and classic
winding of the Forth. Perhaps the most interesting object for an
antiquarian in the whole parish of Alva would bo the Well of St.
Leif, or Lewanus, the tutelar saint of the district, which continues
to pour out its bright and sweet waters in the minister's glebe at a
little distance from the parish church. The places of worship are
Established, Free and United Presbyterian churches. In 1874
Jaines Johnston, Esq. erected baths and wiish-houses at the west
end of the town at a co^t of about £^,000. The parish of Alva
contains an area of 5,458 acres, and laad in 1871 a population of
4,233, that for the town beiug 4,096,
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