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DIRECTORY
KILWINNING
AYRSHIRE
SOLICITOUS & NOTARIES.
Bnrns & Speir (Patrick Burns, procurator),
Main st
King Hugh & Sons (Hugh King, clerk to the
heritors), Howgate
STONEMASONS & BUILDERS.
Baillie & Jack, Kilwinning
Baillie Robert, The Byres
Hunter George, Corsehill
Kerr James, Kilwinning
Wylie Peter & John, Bridgend
STONE MERCHANTS.
Baird & Stevenson (freestone), Bannock
M'Donald Duncan (freestone), Sevenacros
Quarry
SURGEONS.
Andrew Hugh, Main st
Auld Charles, m.d. Howgate
Milroy Anthony, Abbey View Villa. Almswall
rd. & Main st
TAILORS.
Marked thus * are also Woollen Drapers.
*Auchenachie Peter, Main at
' h Goldie John, Main st
Hamilton John, Almswall rd
* Johnston James, Main st
M'Naught Robert, Fergushill rd
*M'Queen John, Main st
*Simpson David G. Main st
* Wylie Robert, Main st
TIMBER MERCHANTS & SAW MILL
OWNERS.
Murray John, Montgreenan
Small Neil & Sons, Dirrans Mill
TOBACCONISTS.
Dodds George P. Howgate
Howatson James, Main st
TOY DEALERS & FANCY REPOSITORIES.
Brotherton Andrew, The Byres
Woodsido Peter, Main st
WATCH & CLOCK MAKERS.
Irvine Robert, Main st
Johnston Andrew, Main st
Torry William John, Main st
WORSTED SPINNERS.
Bnsby Spinning Co. Bridgend.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Brotherton Andrew, music teacher, The
Byres
Brown William, auctioneer, Townhead
Crookston James, underground viewer, Egliu-
ton Iron Works
Gaul Samuel, saddler, Howgate
Goldie Robert, sanitary inspector and educa-
tion officer, Bridgend [st
Grais Christina, baby linen warehouse, Main
M'Neilage Neil, nail maker, Wood wynd,
Main st
Macrorie Andrew, inspector of poor, collector
of rates, clerk to Cemetery committee,
secretary to the Ayrshire Poor Law Asso-
ciation, and secretary and treasurer to the
Poor Law Magazine and Parochial Journal
Co. The Byres
Montgomerie Duncan, dairyman, Bridgend
Paton James, bank clerk, The Byres
Peebles John, railway contractor, Dirrans
Cottage
Rilley Michael, furniture &c. broker, Mainst
Ritchie Robt. tweed & blanket manufacturer,
Tbe Byres
Sanderson John, slater, Main st
Service John, session clerk, Main st
Smith John, manager, Egliuton Iron Works
Strathdee John, gardener, Dairy rd
Train John, carter, Wood wynd
Young James, cattle dealer, Ton-en yard
Public Buildings, Offices, &c.
PLACES OF WORSHIP
AND THEIR MINISTERS.
Established Church— Rev. William L.
Ker, m.a.
Established CHURCH,Fergushill— Rev. Wm.
M' Alpine, m.a.
Fhee Church— Rev. William Pinkerton
Evangelical Union Chapel, Wood wynd—
Rev. James Russell
Original Seceders— Rev. Thos. Robertson
"United Presbyterian Church— Rev. Jas.
R. Taylor
Roman Catholic Chapel, Kilwinning
Assisted from Dairy
Mission Halt,. Abbey squaro
Archery Club, Kilwinning— Robert C King,
secrotary
Ayrshire Bowling Club— David G. Simpson,
Main st. secretary [sec
Bowling Club, Kilwinning— Andrew Speirs,
Cemetery— Andrew Macrorie, superinten-
dent ; John Cairns, keeper
County Police Station, Riverside— James
Wattie, sergeant
Gas Works, Kilwinning — William Cook,
manager; Hugh King & Sons, secretaries
& treasurers
Kilwinning & Stevenston Farmers' Society,
Howgate— Hugh King & Sous, secretaries
Local Authority Offices, Howgate— Andrew
Macrorie, clerk; Robert Goldie, sanitary
inspector; Charles Auld, m.d. medical
officer
Masonic Lodge, Main st— Robt- Wylie, sec
National Bible Society of Scotland, Main st
— Patrick Burns, secterary & treasurer
Parochial Board Office, Howgate— Andrew
Macrorie, inspector of poor & collector of
rates ; Charles Auld, m.d. medical officer &
public vaccinator
Public Library, Howgate— Rev. Wm. Pinker-
ton, president; Hugh B. King, treasurer;
Andrew Macrorie, librarian & secretary
Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages for
the District— John Service, Main st
School Board Office, Howgate— Andrew Mac-
rorie, clerk; Hugh B. King, treasurer;
Robert GolSie, officer
Temperance Hall, Almswall— Andrew Mac-
rorie, secretary ; James Johnston, keeper
Total Abstinence Society— David G.Simpson,
president; Thomas F. Brown, secretary
CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY,
ON THE GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN LINE
" AND ON THE BRANCH TO ARDROSSAN AND
SALTCOATS-
Station, Kilwinning — Robort Pollock, station
master; William Johnston, goods agent
ON THE GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN MAIN
LINE.
Siatiow.MoNTGREENAN— John Beattie, station
master
KIRKMICHAEL AND DALRYMPLE,
WITH THE VILLAGE OF CROSS-HILL.
KIRKMICHAEL Is a small village and parish, containing 15,930
acres ,in the district of Carrick. The village is 76 miles s.w. from
Edinburgh, 22 s. from Kilmarnock, 10 s. of Ayr, the same distance e.
of Dalmellington, SN.E.of Dailly, 4 w. by n. from Straiton, and 3iE.
from Maybole, pleasantly situatedin a valley, on the road from New-
ton SteWart to Glasgow, 36 miles from the former, and 44 from the
latter. The general surface of this parish is hilly, towards the south
and east mountainous and rocky; but the whole is more or loss
cultivated. The Girvan runs through the parish ; the Doon is its
boundary for several miles, and the Dyrock water flows through the
village, which latter derives its name from a church that formerly
stood here, dedicated to St. Michael ; the present religious structure,
which is neat and commodious, was built in 1787, on its site. In
the churchyard is tbe tomb of Gilbert M'Adam, who was shot in
1685, by the laird of Culzean and Ballochmyle, for his adherence to
the covenanters. The annual fair is held on the Friday before the
last Wednesday in September. The Board school was built in 1875,
. at a cost of £1,100, and accommodates 150 scholars. Population of
the parish in 1871, 2,254, and in 1831, 1,989; of the village, 343.
Cross-hill is a village in the above parish, on the left bank of the
Girvan, about two miles south of Kirkmichael, and is a quoad sacra
parish in itself for church and school purposes. There is an Estab-
lished and Free church here, and also a Board school. Population
in 1871,835, and in 1881, 740.
Dalrymple is a small village and parish in the district of Kyle,
pleasantly situated on the banks of the Doon, 4 miles n. from Kirk-
michael. The parish, which is about eight miles at its extremo
length, and three in breadth, contains 7,833 acres, and comprises
some beautiful undulating and flat land, mostly arable. In the
eastern portion of the parish are several coal and ironstone pits,
which are wrought by the Dalmellington Iron Company. The name
Dalrymple is said to be derived from Dalrymole, signifying 'â–  tho
dale in which tbe king was slain," and it is supposed that Coilus, a
king of the Britons, was killed in battlo in this place ; its Gaelic
name, however, was ^Dail-a-Chruim-Pitili, or " dale of the crooke I
pool." Near the Roman road, which intersects the parish, was found
in a moss a vessel of Roman bronze, by antiquarians conjectured to
be of that kind used by the priests in their sacrificial oblations ; and
in 1834 was discovered, near tho same spot, an ancient vase ; both
these relics are in the possession of the Rev. John Wallace, tho
minister of Dalrymple. In the parish are three British fortlets, on
commanding sites, and the ruins of threo castles ; these with the
beautiful loch of Martnaham, the waters of which are covered
annually with the yellow and white water lily, are objects of consider-
able interest and curiosity to the visitor to this district- The Estab-
lished and Free churches are the places of worship, and there is a
new stone school and scbool house, .built by tho School Board in
1875, at a cost of upwards of £1,500, to accommodate 150 scholars.
In 1871 the population of the parish was 1,412, and in 1881,1,302 ;
of which 316 belong to tho village.
POST OFFICE, Kirkmichael, John Brown, Post Master.— Letters from all parts arrive (from Maybolo) at 10.35 a.m., and are
despatched thereto at 4.30 p.m. (3° The nearest Money Order Office is at Maybole.
Post Office, CROss-HiLL,Agnes M'Creath, Post M is tress.— Letters from all parts arrive (from Maybole) at 8.30 a.m.,and arc despatched
thereto at 4.35 p.m. |S° Money Order Office and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Dalrymple, John Macbeth, Post Master.— Letters from all parts arrive (from Ayr) at 9.30 a.m., and arc despatched
thereto at 1.45 p.m. BS" The nearest Money Ordar Office is at Maybole,
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