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FIFESHIRE
NEWBURGH
SLATER'S
PAINTERS & PAPERHANGERS.
Annai. .Tohn, 137 High st
Hay David (& decorator), 87 High st
QUARRY MASTERS.
Robertson Hugh, Whinstone Quarries, New-
burgh [burgh
Taylor Robert, Whinstone Quarries, New-
SHIP OWNERS.
Cameron John & Son, Newburgh
Robertson Hugh, Newburgh
Speed George, Newburgh
Taylor Robert, Newburgh
SLATERS & PLASTERERS.
Beveridge Adam, 77 High st
Clunie John, 75 High st
Norrie Edward & Son, Newburgh
Norrie Henry, 160 High st
Wilkie James, Station rd
SOLICITOR.
Forbes J. Campbell {& notary), 112 High st
SPIRIT DEALERS & PUBLIC HOUSES"
(See also under the head Grocers.)
Haggart David (Star), 48 High st
Lamond Ann, 78 High st
Mollison James, 107 High st
Moodie John, Station rd
Shearer Thomas, 47 High st
Wallace Alexander (North British), 22 High st
Wishart Isabell a (Railway), 111 High st
SURGEON.
Niven Thomas, m.d. Abbey "Villa
gatchelor Charles, 130 High st
glyth David, 158 High st
B ruce James, 59 High st
Craighead Alexander, 153 High st
Dall Thomas, Lindores
Simpson George, 227 High st
Wilson William, 115 High st
TIMBER MERCHANTS & SAW MILL
OWNERS.
Cameron John & Son, East shore, Newburgh
Forsyth Thomas, Glenburnie, Abdie
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WEIGHTS.
See Joiners & Wrights:
MISCELLANEOUS.
Becket John, contractor, Mid shore
Bett Margaret, confectioner, 102 High st
Cameron J. inspector of poor, Lindores,
Abdie
Cameron John & Son, manure, potato & oil
cake merchants, Newburgh
Cant Robert, saddler, 104 High st
Common Robert, plumber, 144 Higb st [st
Craighead Alexander, tobacconist, 153 High
Fotheringhani John, millwright, Mount
Pleasant
Hampton, Sutherland & Co. cabinet makers,
101 High st [Newburgh
Hendry Thomas, bleacher, Gluniefield,
Laing Alexander, agent to the Royal Asso-
ciation for the Promotion of the Fino Arts
in Scotland, Newburgh
M'Donald Alexander, cooper. 55 Higb st
Melville Henry, fishmonger, 224 High st
Neilson Thomas, land steward, Flisk
Peet Robert, reedmaUer, Newburgh
Walker Francis, maltster, 79 Higb st
White Henry, tallow chandler, High st
Williamson Alexander, confectioner, 134
High st
Wood James W. bookseller, stationer & sub-
distributor of stamps & collector of assessed
taxes, 70 High st
Public Buildings, Offices, &c.
PLACES OF WORSHIP
AND their ministers.
Established Churches.:—
Newburgh — Rev. Robert Edgar, d.d
Grange, Abdie — Rev. John Duncan
Dunbog — Rev. James P. Edtrar
Flisk — Rev. Robert Finlay Fisher
Free Church, Newburgh— Rev. James D.
Williamson TAston
Evangelical Union Church — Rev. Edward
United Presbyterian Church, Newburgh
— Rev. Alexander C Henderson
Baptist Chapel, Newburgh
MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS,
Town Hall, Newburgh.
Provost — George Anderson
Senior Bailie — James Dron
Junior Bailie — George C. Cocks
Burgh Treasurer — William Wilson
Town CUrk—3. Campbell Forbes
Burgh Assessor— W . J. Lovell
Police Treasurer <b Collector— P. Aitken
Chief Constable — Captain Bremner
Inspector of Weights (0 Measures— George B.
Robison
Town Officer rf> Billet Master— Jas. W. Patton
SHERIFF'S SMALL DEBT COURT.
(Held in Town Hall, Quarterly.)
Sheriff— James A. Crichton
Sheriff Substitute — E. Hendevson
Clerk Depute— Alexander Lang
Procurator Fiscal— J. W. Patton
SCHOOL BOARDS.
NEWBURGH.
Chairman— Robert Cathcart, of Pitcairlie
John Cameron, Thomas Storcr, Robcrl;
Taylor, George Anderson & David Speirs
Clerk <& Treasurer— John Adamson
ablle.
Chairman— Robert Cathcart, of Pitcairlie
George Dun, John Cairns, Hugh Robert-
son & Robert T. Inglis
Clerk <£ Treasurer— John Cameron
dunbog:
Clerk— William Elack
FLISK.
Chairman— John Mitchell
Rev. R. F. Fisher, James Mitchell, David
Rentoul & Thomas Neilson
Clerk d> Treasurer— David M. Dingwall
INSPECTORS OF POOR & COLLECTORS
OF RATES
FOR THE FOLLOWING PLACES.
Newburgh— Lindsay Webster, inspector of
poor ;' Andrew Ramsay, collector of rates
Abdie and Dnnlog— John Cameron
Flisk— David M. Dingwall
REGISTRARS
OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES FOR
THE FOLLOWING PARISHES.
Newhurgh— Thomas Miller
Abdie— 'John Cameron
Dunbog —Willi am Black
Flisk— David M. Dingwall
FIFE REGT. RIFLE VOLUNTEERS,
9th COMPANY.
Captain— Henry Cairns
Honorary Cluiiilain—liev. Robert Edgar
Cemetery, Newburgh— David Laurie, keeper
Gas Works, Newburgh— Francis Roger,
manager ; Jumes F. Anderson, secretary
Inland Revenue Offices, Newburgh (stamps
& taxes)— James W. Wood, sub-distributor
and collector
Masonic Hall, Newburgh
Newburgb Reading and Coffee Room, 188
Higb st [constable
Police Office, Newburgh— William Annand
Public Library, Newburgh— Eliz. Robertson,
librarian
Town Hall, Newburgh.
CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY,
ON THE NORTH BRITISH LINE.
Station, Mount Pleasant— Thos. Landale,
station master
CONVEYANCE BY WATER.
To PERTH & DUNDEE, a Steamer daily
during summer
NEWPORT,
WITH FORGAN, BALMERINO, AND GAULDRY.
TVTEWPORT, a handsome village in the parish of Forgan, stretch-
1\ ing along the river side, is picturesquely situated, directly
opposite to Dundee, about two miles therefrom, and three miles
s.w. from Tayport, the ground sloping upwards to a considerable
height from the river frontage. Many elegant villas have been
erected in it; and as there is constant communication with Pun-
dee by means of the steamers, which ply hourly, and the climate
being salubrious and comparatively mild, it is fast becoming a
popular suburb of Dundee. Newport possesses four handsome
churches, a commodious public ball, erected at a cost of £4,000, and
a Board school, built in 1878, to accommodate upwards of 400
scholars. The railway, which was made to connect Tayport with the
Tay bridge, passes through Newport and has a station here. The
south end of the Tay bridge is at Wormit, abont a mile to the west
of Newport. The new bridge now in course of erection, is close to
the former one. Population of Newport in 1881, 2,311.
Forgan parish extends for about four miles in length and about
tw and a half miles in breadth, along the south bank of the river
Tay, exactly opposite the town of Dundee, and comprises 4,983
acres. It is bounded by Ferry-Port-on-Craig on the east, Balmerino
on the west, and Leuchars and Kilmany on the south. The parish
church of Forgan is nearly two miles inland, being ten miles from
Cnpar and the same distance from St. Andrews. There is also a
Board school. The landward part of the parish is richly wooded and
Tvell cultivated. The mansion house of St. Fort, at present uniu-
POST OFFICE, Newport, Duncan R. Prondfoot, Post M as ter.— Letters from all parts arrive (from Dundee) at6 30 and 11 30 a.m.,
and 6 30 p.m., and are despatched at 9 15 a.m., and 1 15, 4 15, and 8 25 p.m. Money Order and Telegraph Office.
*** Letters for Newport should be addressed " near Dundee," and for Forgan, Balmerino, and Gauldry, " near Newport, Fife."
habited, standing out conspicuously in the landscape, is in this
parish ; and about one mile west from Newport is the small harbour
of Woodhaven. Population of the parish in 1SS1, 3,303.
Balmerino, or Balmcrinoch (pronounced Ba'mcrnie), is a parish
lving on the south bank of the river Tay, from 5^ to 6 miles from
Newport, extending about three and a half miles in length and two
and a half in breadth. The surface is'a gradual decline to the side of
the river. The harbour of balmerino is small, though at one time a
considerable quantity of grain was exported from it, but this trade
has now declined. The kirk anil little hamlet lie on the road along
the low ground from the Ferry to Newburgh ; and there is a Free
church at Gauldry. To the west, and on a slip of ground intruding
upon the waters of the Tay, stands the ancient village of Balmerino,
adjacent to which are the ruins of the once famed abbey, a beautiful
structure, begun by Alexander II. and his mother, Emergarde,
daughter of the Earl of Beaumont, in 1229. These ruins, which are
richly clothed with ivy and surrounded with some fine tall trees,
are much admired by strangers. The nearest railway station is at
Newport. Acreage, 8,431. Population in 1881, 664.
Gauldry, a small village in the above parish, is about 3 miles
inland from Newport. Here is a Board school. The aspect of the
country is of an undulatingcharacter, and agricultural. Thenearest
railway station is at Newport.
Kirkton is a small hamlet in the parish of Balmerino.
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