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PIPESHIRE
KIRKCALDY
SLATER'S
PUBLIC BUILDINGS, &c— continued.
BURGH OF KIRKCALDY MUNICIPAL
OFFICIALS.
Town Hall, High Street.
Provost — Patrick Don Swan
Bailies— Michael Beveridge, Samuel David-
son, Robt. Douglas & John Thomas Stocks
Councillors — T wenty-s even
Dean of Guild —
Treasurer — Andrew Ramsay Young
lown Clerk — William R. Spears
Town Chamberlain— William Roy Spears
Procurator Fiscal— Roger Black
Burgh Assessor — Wm. J. Lovell, Cupar-Fife
Collector of Assessments — David Dundas
Arnott
Burgh Surveyor— John Johnston
Police Superintendent & Sanitary Inspector—
William Chalmers
Inspector of Weights and Measures — James
Stuart
Tow n Officer— James Stuart
SHERIFF COURT.
(The ordinary and debts recovery and small
debt courts are held in the Town Hall
every Wednesday during session.)
Sheriff— James Arthur Crichton, advocate
Sheriff-Substitute — David Gillespie, advocate
Slieriff Clerk Depute and Auditor of Court —
Patrick Jas. Galloway
Bar-Officer — James Stuart
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE COURT
(Held in the Town Hall when required.)
Judges— The Acting Justices of the Peace
for the district
Clerk— Roger Black
Fiscal — J. F. Bremner
BAILIE COURT
(Held in the Town Hall when necessary.)
Judges— The Provost and Bailies
Clerk— William Roy Spears
Procurator Fiscal — Roger Black
POLICE COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE,
Town Hall.
Cluxirman — The Provost (ex-offcio)
Treasurer — Andrew Ramsay Young
Clerk — William R. Spears
CUSTOM HOUSE,
489 High Street.
Deputy Superintendent — James Hutchison
Glut Officer — Roger A. Henderson
HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS,
Harbour Head.
Chairman — Patrick D. Swan, provost
Clerk— William M. Dow
Treasurer, Collector, and Harbour Master â– 
Alexander Henderson
KIRKCALDY COMBINATION POOR
HOUSE, ARDEN, KINGHORN.
Governor— David Mitchell
Matron — Christina Mitchell
Surgeon — James Welsh, m.d.
Chaplain — Rev. Robert Smith
Secretary and Treasurer — The Governor
Inspector of Poor— John Muir
Auditor — A. P. Honeyman
PAROCHIAL BOARD & RATE OFFICES
FOR THE FOLLOWING PARISHES : —
Kirkcaldy — John Muir, inspector of poor and
collector of rates, 93 High st
Abbolshall — William Jackson, inspector of
poor & collector of rates, 182 Links st
Auchtertool— David Millar, inspector of poor
Dysart — David. Mitchell, inspector of poor,
collector of rates, & clerk & treasurer to
Dysart Burgh School Board, Loughborough
road
REGISTRARS OF BIRTHS, DEATHS
AND MARRIAGES
FOR THE FOLLOWING PARISHES: —
Kirkcaldy and Abbotsliall — D. D. Arnott,
15 Tolbooth at
Auchtertool — David Millar
Assembly Room, 125 High st
Bonded Warehouse, Harbour head
Burgh Police Office, Town Hall, High st. &
Sinclairtowu — William Chalmers, supt
Burgh Surveyor's Office, Town Hall, High
st— John Johnston, surveyor
Cemetery, Bennochy rd— Oliver Melville,
superintendent
Collector of Rates Office (police, water, and
other rates), 15 Tolbooth st— David D.
Arnott, collector
Corn Exchange, Cowau st
Fire Engine House, Burleigh st — James
Speed, captain
Fire Engine House, Overton rd. Sinclairtown
Gas Works, Links : office, 60 High st— Wm.
R. Spears, secretary; Adam Macpherson,
manager
Harbour Dues Office, Harbour head —
Alexander Henderson, collector & harbour
master
Inland Revenue Office, 489 High st— Alex.
Chalmers, officer
Kirkcaldy Art Club, 176 High st— Alexander
Williamson, sec
Kirkcaldy Art Union, 176 High st— Lawrence
S. Little, secretary & treasurer
Kirkcaldy Coffee Room Association,
Oswald's wynd— John M. Melville, sec
Kirkcaldy Conservative Association, 242a
High st— Archibald Pearson Honeyman,
secretary & treasurer
Kirkcaldy Fine Art Association, 176 High st
— David Storrar, honorary secretary
Kirkcaldy Liberal Registration Association,
104 High st — Thomas Johnston, agent
Kirkcaldy Naturalists' Society, 7 Tolbooth
st— William D. Sang, c.e. hon. sec
National ' Telephone Company, Limited,
242a High st— Archibald Pearson Honey-
man, agent
Pathhead and Sinclairtown Reading Room,
Mid st. Pathhead— James Kinlav, sec
Pathhead Town Hall, Back st. Pathhead
People's Club and Institute, 40 High st—
James Cook, superintendent
Public Buildings, 125 High st— John Milne,
keeper
Raith Curling Club, Tolbooth st— David
Pearson, secretary & treasurer
School Board (Burgh), 220 High st— Alex.
Beveridge, clerk & treasurer
School Board (Landward), 170 High st—
William Roy Spears, clerk & treasurer
Slaughter House, Cowan st
Subscription Library, Assembly Rooms —
Robert Bryson, librarian
Superintendent of Water Works Office, Town
Hall — John Johnston, superintendent
Town Chamberlain's Office, Town Hall-
William Roy Spears, town chamberlain
Town Clerk's Office, Town Hall-William
Roy Spears, town clerk
Town Hall, High st— J. Stuart town officer
Victoria Hall, Victoria rd
Volunteers (1st Fife Rifles, K Company),
Kirkcaldy— John Tait, captain; William
Boak and Peter Herd, lieutenants ; John
Newell, sergeant instructor
Volunteers (5th Battery 1st Fife Artillery),
Bell wynd, Hich st — David Storrar,
captain; John M'Carthy, sergeant-major
Waterworks, Commissioners' Office, 15 Tol-
booth st— William R. Spears, treasurer;
David D. Arnott, collector
Weights and Measures Office, Town Hall-
James Stuavt, inspector
Working Men's Institute, Rossljn st. Galla-
town — George Smart, secretarv
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CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY,
ON THE EDINBURGH, PERTH, AND DUNDEE
SECTION OF THE NORTH BRITISH LINE.
Station, Kirkcaldy, about ten minutes' walk
from centre of the town— David Yule,
station master
Carrying Agents— Mutter, Howey & Co.
An Omnibus from the George Hotel awaits
the arrival and departure of the trains
Station, St. Clair st. Stnclairtown— Robert
Philp, station master
CARRIERS.
To ABERDOUR, E. & C. Cant, Friday
To ANSTRUTHER, COLINSBURGH, PIT-
TENWEEM, aud CRAIL, A. & J. Pattison,
Tuesday & Friday [day
To AUCHTERMUCHTY, W. Forsyth, Tues-
To AUCHTERTOOL, Andrew Brown, Wed-
nesday & Saturday
To BUCEHAVEN, Alexaude r Patrick, Tues-
day & Friday; Walter Lawson, Tuesday;
and William Thomson, Thursday & Friday
To BURNTISLAND, James Pearson, Mon-
day, Thursday & Saturday; William
Christie, Tuesday &. Friday ; and E & C.
Cant, Friday
To CRATL and ANSTRUTHER, A. and J.
Pattison, Tuesday & Friday
To DUNDEE, by Rail
To DYSART, R. Lile, daily
To EAST WEMYSS, Janet Melville & James
Black, Tuesday & Friday
To EDINBURGH, by Bail
To FALKLAND, James Whyte, David Craig,
& David Clark, Tuesday <& Friday
To FREUCHIE, Alex. Birrell, Tuesday and
Friday
To KENNOWAY, Robert Brown and Orr
Thomson, Tuesday & Friday
To KILCONQUHAR, A. & J. Pattison, Tues-
day & Friday
To KINGLASSIE, W. Goodall & J. Imrie,
Tuesday & Fridav
To KINNESWOOD, Alexander M Cathie,
on Wednesday [Friday
To LARGO, A. & J. Pattison, Tuesday and
To LESLIE, William Mackie, Tuesday and
Friday; aud Gilbert Turnbull, daily
To LEVEN, A. & J. Pattison, Tuesday and
Friday ; and William Nairn, Thursday
To LOCHGELLY, David Pryde, daily
To MARKINCH, Robert Terrace, Tuesday &
Friday
To METH1L, W. Thomson, Thursday
To PERTH, by Bail
To STRATHMIGLO, James Whjto, Tuesday
To WEST WEMYSS, T. H. Christie, Tues-
day & Friday
CONVEYANCE BY WATER.
To GLASGOW, the Kirkcaldy, Leith, and
Glasgow Steam Packet Co.'s Boats, as
required by the trado— Thomas Saunders,
High st. manager
To LEITH, the Kirkcaldy, Leith, & Glasgow
Steam Packet Co.'s Vessels, daily— Thomas
Saunders, manager
To LONDON, the London & Kirkcaldy
Shipping Co. weekly — John Harcus, 478
High st. manager
LARGO (UPPER and LOWER),
LUNDIN MILL, AND THE PARISH OF NEWBURN.
T ARGO parish lies on tho shore of the Firth of Forth, between i obtained. Almost the whole of the land is in a high state of cultivation.
Jj N(j\vburn and Kilconquhar on the east, and Leveu on tho west, its
inland quarters being bounded by Ceres. The parish contains three
villages, one called Uiter (or ICirkton of) Largo, Lower Largo, and
LuniunMill; the first is situated a mile from the sea, on the road
leading from Levcn to Anstruther — three miles from the former, nine
from the latter, eleven from St. Andrews, nine from Cupar, and twelve
from Kirkcaldy. Its length from north to south is nearly four miles
and a half, and its average breadth threemiles. The general surface is
diversified by running hills and valleys, interspersed with various small
woods. The most striking feature in the landscape is Largo Law, a
conical hill, with a double summit covered with verdure to upwards of
900 feet above tho sea, From its top a splendid view of the Firth of
Forth, with its islands, and the opposite shore of the Lothians, is
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At Lower Largo are the net manufacturing works of Mr. David Gillies,
also the oil works of Messrs. David Russell & Co. The minerals are
coal and limestone, the latter being most excellent in quality, and, until
recently, was extensively wrought. In Upper Largo, which is a very
agreeable little village, stands the parish church, an ancient Gothic
fabric, with a spire rising from the centre. This was the birthplace of
the celebrated Scottish admiral, Sir Andrew Wood, who in the reign of
James IV.- defeated the English fleet under Stephen Bull, and other-
wise defended the shores of Scotland at his own private expense. The
East of Fife branch of the North British Railway Company passes
within a short distance of the village of Lower Largo, where there is a
station. A hospital, which stands in the village of Kirkton, was erected
by means of an endowment by a Mi-. John Wood, a native of the place