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RENFREWSHIRE
PORT GLASGOW
SLATER'S
MISCELLANEOUS— continued.
Lennox John & Co. felt manufacturers!
Caledonian Felt Works, Greenock st
Leven Alexander, gardener, Kilmalcolm
Lucas Robert, carting contractor & 'bus pro-
prietor, Anderson st
M'Bride Peter, cement dealer, Bay st— See advt
M'Geoch David, cashier, Lily bank
M'Geuchan Andrew, ship surveyor, Benclutha
M'Uroy James, dentist, Brown st
M'Killop Finlay, leather dealer, 43 Church st
M'Millan Daniel, remnant dealer, 15 King at
M'Phail Robert, music seller, 45 Fore st
Midgley Charles E. professor of
music & organist, Academy pi. &
Fcrnbank
Murdoch "Wm. master mariner, Kilmalcolm
Nixon Henry, collector of rates & inspector of
poor, Ivy bank
Pollock Walter, contractor, Chapelton
Ramsay Hugh & Co. wood turners, King st
Ritchie William, ham curer, Kilmalcolm
Rodger Robert, leather merchant, 4 Bay st
Sloan James, superintendent of police, Town
buildings [Greenock rd
Smith & M'Lean, galvanized iron workers,
Smith William, registrar of births, deaths and
marriages, SpringhiU
Spence William, remnant dealer, Custom
House lane
Stewart Samuel, manager, Greenock Gas
Works, Knoeknair, Bogston
Thomson Elizabeth, 20 Ropework lane
Thomson Nelson M'L. draughtsman, Fernbank
Wilkie William, saddler, 18 Dockhead st
Williams David, master mariner, Barr's brae
Wright Peter B. funeral undertaker & coach
hirer, Scarlow st
Public Buildings, Offices, &c.
PLACES OF WORSHIP
and their ministers.
Established Churches: —
Church st— Rev. John Reid, A.M.
Balfour st (Newark Church)— Rev. Thomas
H. Graham
Kilmalcolm — Rev. James Murray
Episcopal Church (St. Mary's), Robert st —
Rev. George H. Webber, incumbent
Evangelical Union Church, Fore st— Rov.
Alexander D. Anderson
Free Churches:—
Princes st — Rev. William Bell
Chapelton st — Vacant
Brown st— Rev. Alexander Baird
Kilmalcolm— Rev. ThomaB Gregory
United Presbyterian Churches: —
Falconer st — Ministers various
Montgomcrie st — Rev. Peter Smith
Princes st — Rev. William Lauder
Kilmalcolm— Rev. James EckfordFyfe
Roman Catholic Chapel (St. John's), Shore
st— Rev. J. P. Macarthy & Rev. George W.
Ritchie, priests
CUSTOM HOUSE,
West Quay.
Examining Officer — Robert Smith
Outdoor Officer — John Darroch
Collector — Alexander Henderson
HARBOUR OFFICE,
"West Quay.
Secretary — Daniel R. Maclelland
Collector of Harbour it C umbrae Light Dues tO
Harbour Master — Alexander Henderson
Treasurer — John Macintosh
REGISTRARS
OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES."
For Port Glasgow — Wm. Smith, SpringhiU
For Kilmalcolm— Robert Knox, Kilmalcolm
JUSTICE OF PEACE COURT,
Town Buildings.
(Held every alternate Monday.)
Clerk Depute— John Hood [Soobie
Procurator Fiscals — John Anderson & David
BURGH POLICE COURT,
Town Buildings.
Cleric— Daniel R. Maclelland
Joint Procurator Fiscals— John Anderson and
David Scobie
Bakers' Reading Room, Scarlow st
Burgh Treasurer's Office, Town buildings —
James M'Creath, treasursr
Clyde Lighthouse Trust — John Hardie,
master of works ; Daniel R. Maclelland,
secretary
Conservative Association, Port Glasgow — Robt.
Harvey & Walter Blackwood, hon sees. ;
John Chalmers, treasurer
Council Chamber, Town buildings — Daniel R.
Maolelland, town clerk
Freemasons' Hall, West quay
Gas Works, Kilmalcolm — John King, manager
Gas Works, Paisley rd — James M'Cubbin,
manager [ley, officer
Inland Revenue Office, West quay— John Shir-
Inspector of Poor, Kilmalcolm— Robt. Knox ;
Daniel R. Maclelland, clerk & collector to
Road Trustees
Liberal Association, Port Glasgow— John Mac-
intosh, secretary
New Hall, Chapel lane— John Hamilton,
proprietor
Oddfellows' Hall, Gillespie's lane
Parish Church Halls, Academy pi
Parochial Office, Princes st— Daniel R. Mac-
lelland, law agent; Henry Nixon, inspector
& collector of rates
Police Office, Town buildings— James Sloau,
superintendent & sanitary inspector
Port Glasgow Cemetery— Daniel R. Maclel-
land, secretary; James M'Creath, treasurer;
Hugh M'Cue, keeper
Public Library & Reading Room, Town Hall,
Princes st— Hugh Beck, librarian; Charles
Williamson, secretary
Reading Room, Town buildings— Charles
Williamson, secretary & treasurer
School Board Office, Princes st— John Hood,
clerk & treasurer
School Board Office, Kilmalcolm— Walter
Holmes, clerk & treasurer [distributor
Stamp Office, Princes st — John Irving, sub-
Swedish and Norwegian Vice-Consulate,
Princes st— John Anderson, vice-consul
Town Hall, Princes st— Hugh Beck, keeper
Volunteer Drill Hall(lstRenfrew & Dumbarton),
Falconer st — Robert Duncan, captain ;
Andrew Thewlis, instructor
Volunteer Drill Hall( E Company, 1st Renfrew
Rifles), David Scobie, captain; J. F. Ken-
tioul, instructor
CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY,
ON THE GREENOCK SECTION OF THE CALE-
DONIAN LINE.
Station, Princes st— A. M'Bean, station master
Station, Bogston— Daniel Munro, station
master [goods agent
Goods Station, Robert st— James Hindmarsh,
ON THE GREENOCK AND AYRSHIRE LINE.
Station, Kilmalcolm — David Beveridge,
station master
OMNIBUS.
To GREENOCK, from Port Glasgow, every 20
minutes
RENFREW, INCHINNAN, AND YOKBR.
RENFREW is an ancient town and royal burgh, the capital of the'
county and parisb of its name ; 50 mites w. from Edinburgh, 13
e. by s. from Port Glasgow, 6 w. from Glasgow, and 3 N. from Paisley ;
situated a Bhort distance from the Clyde, and one mile east from the
river Cart. In the year 1396 Renfrew received its charter from
Robert III., and in 1614 James VI. granted a charter for a school.
In old charters the name of this place is variously written Ranfreio,
Ramfrew, and, as it is now spelt, Renfrew; it is composed of two
British words, ren (or rhyn), a point or promontory, andfrew, a flux
or flow— implying a " point of land subject to be overflowed by the
tide," which certainly is applicable to the local character and
figure of a part of the pariBh. Walter, the first Stewart, built a
castle here, on a small height called Castle-hill, on the margin of
the bank of the Clyde ; and Renfrew was an early and favourite
resideuce of the Stewarts, long ere they ascended the Scottish
throne. The present town consists of one long street, from which
several smaller streets issue. There are established two extensive
ironfounding and engineering establishments and ship building
yards, with slips capable of raising vessels of large burthen; these,
with a distillery in operation at Yoker, are the principal establish-
ments which come under the head of manufactures. The town is
well lighted with gas. There is a commodious and substantial
wharf, at which the largest vessels that frequent the river can
discharge and load with the same facility as at Glasgow. The
main line of the Paisley and Renfrew railway is connected with
this wharf, where passengers embark and land from the different
steam boats navigating the Clyde, and goods are shipped and dis-
charged by the Liverpool, Irish, and other boats. As a royal burgh,
Renfrew is governed by a provost, two bailies, and nine councillors.
It joins with Port Glasgow (and other places there named) in return-
ing one member to Parliament. The vicinity of the town is adorned
by some fine estates and mansions ; of the latter, the most worthy
of the stranger's notice are Elderslie, the residence of Lady Ann
Spiers, and Blythswood, the seat of Sir Archibald Campbell, both
situated on the banks of the Cljde, and their beauty increased by
delightful plantations. A magistrate's court sits every Monday ;
and quarter sessions are held on the first Tuesday in March, May,
and August, and last Tuesday in October. The places of worship
are an Established church, one for the United Presbyterians, a Free
church, and a Roman Catholic chapel. There are also several good
schools in the burgh, two of them being supported by the Hon.
Lady Campbell and Lady Spiers. Fairs are held on the third Tues-
day in May and the last Friday in June. The acreage of the parish
is 4,311, and the population in 1881 was 7,439, of which the town
contained 4,855.
The parish of Inchinnan is situated to the north-west of Ren-
frew ; it is watered by the Clyde, the Whi^e Cart, and the Gryffe
rivers. At the confluence of .the two latter streams is a fine bridge
of ten arches, forming a communication with Renfrew ; to enable
vessels navigating between Paisley and the Clyde to pass this
bridge, a canal has been cut, across which is a handsome iron
swing bridge. The road from Glasgow to Greenock passes through
the whole length of this parish. Acreage, 8,330; population in
1881, 508.
POST OFFICE, 50 Hairst Street, Renfrew, Robert Duncan, Post Master.— Letters from all parts arrive at 8 and 9 45 a.m. and 4 55
p.m., and are despatched at 8 15 and 11 45 a.m. and 2 20 and 5 30 p.m. Letters arrive on Sundays at 7 30 a.m., and are despatched at 4 20
p.m. MoneyOrder and Telegraph Office and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Yoker, Walter Donald, Post Master. — Letters from all parts arrive at 9 15 a.m., 2 45 and 5 45 p.m., and are despatched
thereto at 11 a.m., and 3 30 and 6 80 p.m. Money Order and Telegraph Office and Savings Bank.
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