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MID-CALDER.
EDINBUEGHSHIRE.
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Gardiner Wm. East Langton & Ormiston
Glendenning James P. Over Shiel
Hamilton Alexander, Baw
Hamilton John, The Bloom
Hamilton Willam, Newyearfield
Howat James, Harrysmuir
Imrie Thomas, The Glebe
Martin John, Letham
Millar James, Pumpherston
Semple John, Rose bank
Smith Bobert & Son.. West mill
Stark Bobert, Wtiliamston
Stewart George, Contentibus
Stewart Bobert, New farm
Turner Peter, Broom park
Wyllie Bobert P. Craigs
"WEST CALDER is a parish and village,
in Edinburgh small debts court district,
and the parish being about 10 miles
length and 5£ in breadth; the village is
about 5 miles south-south-west from Mid-
Calder, 16£ south-west from Edinburgh and
31 east from Glasgow, and has a station
close by on the Edinburgh and Glasgow
section of the Caledonian railway. The dis-
trict generally is highly cultivated. The
Paraffin Oil Works, established in this
parish in 18G6 by Mr. James Young, the
patentee, who purchased several large pro-
perties here, containing some beds of rich
bituminous shale, have created a new vil-
lage, called Addiewell. In the immediate
vicinage, at a place called Castle Craig, are
the traces of a Boman encampment. A
newspaper called the " Midlothian Adver-
tiser and West Lothian and Lanarkshire
News " is published every Saturday. The
Bight Hon. Aretas Akers-Douglas P.C.,
M.P. of Craigs, Dumfries, Thomas Barr, of
Harburn, Mrs. Mary Walker, of Limefield,
and Young's Paraffin Oil Co. are the prin-
cipal landowners. The area comprises
21,981 acre3; rateable value, £35,748; the
population in 181*1 was 8,456, and in
1901, 8,092, including 2,652 in the town
and 1,591 in Addiewell. The population of
West Calder ecclesiastical parish in 1901
was 5,038.
Addiewell is a manufacturing village and
ecclesiastical parish, about 1J miles south-
west from West Calder village, and sprang
up in 1866 in connection with the paraffin
oil works, established here by Mr. James
Young. The population of the ecclesiastical
parish in 1901 was 3,054.
Cobbinshaw is a village ; the population
in 1901 was 348. Gavieside is also a vil-
lage ; the population in 1901 was 411.
Mossend is a village ; the population in
1901 was 657.
Post, T. & M. O. O. & S. B. West Calder
(Bailway Sub-Office. Letters should have
B.S.O. Midlothian added to them).—
William Millar, postmaster. Letters ar-
rive at 7.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m. & are dis-
patched at 10 a.m. & 12.55, 1.55, 5.20
& 8 p.m
Post & M. O. 0. & S. B. Addiewell.— Let-
ters received through West Calder B.S.O.
Midlothian, which is also the nearest tele-
graph office, 2 miles distant
Post Office, Bell's Quarry, Samuel Mc-
Conachie, sub-postmaster. Letters arrive
through West Calder B.S.O. Midlothian
at 9 a.m.; dispatched at 3.40 p.m. Postal
orders are issued here & paid. West
Calder, 2 miles distant, is the nearest
money order & telegraph office
PARISH COUNCIL.
Chairman, Thomas Prentice J.P
Clerk, William Millar
Medical Officer, William Young M.B., CM
Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages &
Inspector of Poor, William Millar
VOLUNTEERS.
8th Volunteer Battalion the Boyal Scots
(Lothian Begiment), G Co. West Calder,
Capt. T. Stewart; Surg.-Capt. W. Young
M.B. medical officer
West Calder Cemetery, Wm. Millar, clerk
Police Station, Alexander Gerrie, sergeant
People's Hall, John Thomson, proprietor
Music Hall, West end, William Millar, sec
PLACES OP WORSHIP.
Established Churches : —
West Calder, Rev. John A. Anderson D.D
Addiewell, Rev. William Jammie
United Free Churches: —
West Calder, Rev. Donald Tavlor
Addiewell, Rev. Mc. McCubbin
West Calder, Rev. Thomas Low M.A
Roman Catholic, West Calder, Very Rev.
Canon John Murphy
SCHOOL BOARD.
Chairman, Thomas Prentice J.P
Clerk, John T. Mungle
Board Schools : —
West Calder, James Hislop, master
Addiewell, Alexander B. Jack, master
Gavieside, Joseph H. Taylor, master
Leavenseat, William Thomas, master
Harburn, Miss Mary Dalgieish, mistress
Woodmuir, John Graham, master
Boman Catholic School, West Calder, James
Dunn, master
CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY.
Station, William Cunningham, station mstr
PRIVATE EESIDENTS.
Allison Miss, Parkhead cottage
Anderson Bev. John A., D.D., E. C. manse
Anderson John \V. Breich villa
Cochrane James, Bradshaw
Fairley John Graham, Meadowhead
Gibson Thomas, Fairfield house
Honeyman Mrs. Yellow Struthers
Jammie Rev. William (Estab.), Addiewell
Low Bev. Thomas M.A. U. P. C. manse
McCubbin Rev. M. C. (U. F. C.),Addiewell
M'Letchie Miss, Brookside house
Mungle Mrs. Viewbank
Murphy Very Bev. Canon John (R. C),
ChapH house
Pratt William
Prentice Thomas, Brisbanehill house
Rae William J.P. Kirknowe
Scott Andrew T. S. Crosswood hill
Scott William R. Hawthorn cottage
Smith Alexander J.P, Muirhouse
Stewart Capt. Robert J.P. of Westwood
Taylor Rev. Donald, U. F. C. manse
Thornton Robert, Hermand house
Waiker Mrs. Limefield
Walker Bobert H. of Horwood
Young William M.B. Burnvale
COMMERCIAL.
Arthur Alexander, refreshment rooms
Arthur James B. baker
Barclay Alexander & Sons, wine & spirit
dealers, Bell's quarry
Bonallo Charles, spirit dealer
Brown James, stationer &, publisher of the
" Midlothian Advertiser "
Brown John R., M. B.C. V.S. veterinary surg
Brown Robert Wells, chemist
Calder James, coal dealer, West Calder etn
Castle Jane (Mrs.), Commercial inn
Cemetery (William Millar, clerk)
Clarkson Maggie (Miss), dairy
Commercial Bank of Scotland Lim. (hranch)
(John T. Mungle, agent) ; draw on London
office, 62 Lombard street E C & Coutts &
Co. W C, London
Cooper Thomas, coal dealer
Crookston Thomas, hair dresser
Douglas E. (Mrs.), refreshment rooms
Drurnmond Angus, blacksmith
Equitable Loan Co. (John Crockett, mngr)
Fairley John Graham, builder
Forrest Andrew, boot maker
Frame Jane (Mrs.), stationer
Gas Works. (William Millar, sec)
Gavieside Co-operative Society (D. B.
Stirling, manager)
Gibson Thomas, draper
Gillon Robert, grocer
Grant Thomas, baker
Gray Andrew, joiner
Hailiwell George, butcher
Henderson Robert, dairyman
Hogg George, earthenware dealer
Hogg George, urn. greengrocer
Hope James, tailor
Kirk Walter, butcher
Lind Archibald, slater
McBeth Elizabeth (Mrs.), grocer, Yellow
Struthers
McConachie Samuel, grocer & sub-post
office. Bell's quarry
McKee Bobert, cycle maker
Macmillan John, spirit dealer
McOwat James & Co. drapers
McPherson Donald, Mason's Arms P.H
Meldrum Thomas, Midlothian vaults P.H
Midlothian Advertiser & West Lothian &
Lanarkshire News (James Brown, pub)
Mid-lothian Gunpowder Co. Limited (James
Taylor, manager'!, Camilty mill
Millar Elizabeth (Mrs.), grocer
Millar William, registrar of births, deaths &
marriages, inspector of poor, clerk to the
cemetery & to the parish council & sec.
to the gas works
Millar William A. draper
Milligan Janiei Flemrning, draper
Milne John, Railway inn
More James, confectioner
Morgan John, ironmonger
Mungle Andrew & Sons, grocers
Mungle John T. clerk to the school board &
insurance agent
Mungle Richard*, grocer
Murray John, cattle dealer, Longford' cottage
Music Hall (Wm. Millar, sec), West encJ
O'Donnell Michael, hair dresser
Paterson John, contractor, Helenslea cols
People's Hall (John Thomson, proprietor),
Prentice Brothers, cycle makers
Rae William & Co. grocers
Rankin Alexander, mining agent;
Robb John, tailor
Robertson Robert, ironmonger
Russell James, saddler
Shanks James, butcher
Shields John, grocer
Smith Robert, coal dealer
Snedden Richard (Mrs.), draper
Taylor William, painter
Thomson John & Sons, coach pro-
prietors
Thomson John, dairyman
Thomson John, grocer
Todd James, joiner
United Collieries Ltd. coal masters
Wardrop John, dairyman
West Calder Baking Co
West Caider Co-operative Society Limited 1
(William Pratt, managing director); <&
at Blackburn, Heywood & Addiewell
Western District of Midlothian Agricultural'
Association (John T. Mungle, sec)
Wilson & Wallace, builders
Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Cc»
Limited (John W. Anderson, manager),.
Addiewell
Young William M.B., CM. surgeon & mcd>*
cal officer, parochial medical officer for
West Calder & certifying factory surgeoa*
FABMERS.
Bertram James, Blackhill
Bishop John, Blackhall
Byers Walter, Longford
Byers William, Boadsmili
Calder David, Whitesykes
Dalziel Willam, Muirhouse Dylfcea
Dick John, Parkhead
Dick Robert, Turnilmon
Donald John. Newhouse
Elder Miss Ellen, Bents
Fairley John Graham, Meadowhead*
Gilmour John, Westmuir
Hamilton John, Ball green
Heatley Mrs. James, Brocefield
Jack Mrs. Janet, Brotherton
Lambie William, West Torphin
Meikle Mrs. Alexander, Doretstill
Millar David, Breichmill
Bennie Andrew, Badsmains
Rennie James, Mossend
Smith Alexander, Muirhouse
Smith James. Croftheads
Smith Mrs. Peter (trustees of), Westmair*
Smith Thomas, Coalheughead
Smith William. West Harwood
Story Alexander, Broomhill
Story John, East Torphin
Thomson Robert, Rusha
Tweedie James, Harwood
Wardrop Robert, Gavieside
CARRINGTON is a small parish anr3
village, in Dalkeith poor combination anrc 5
small debts court district; the village is
pleasantly seated on elevated land, 9$j
miles south-east from Edinburgh, and 3^
from Gorebridge (the nearest) station on'
the North British railway. Though nofr
unfavourable to the growth of corn, the
soil is more particularly adapted to that
of potatoes and green crops ; coal is abun&i-
ant, and there are also indications of iron-
stone. Kirkhill, in this parfeh, is the resi-
dence of Col. Robert Dundas D.L., J.P:
Sir Robert Dundas bart. D.L., J.P. of Kirk-
hill, is the principal landowner. The area)
comprises 4,403 acres; rateable value;.
£6.801; the population in 1891 was 56&y.
and in 1901, 460.
Post Office, Carrington. — Adam Grieve,,
postmaster. Letters received througrb
Gorebridge R.S.O. Midlothian. Dispatch,
12 noon. The nearest telegraph & money
order office iB at Gorebridge, 3 miles-
distant
PARISH COUNCIL.
Chairman, R. G, W. Bamsay
Clerk, Robert B. Bronto-n
Registrar of Births, Deaths & M'arriagesy
Rev. William G. Core M.A
Inspector of Poor & Collector of Rates,
Robert B. Brunton
Established Chnrch, Rev. Wm. G. Core M.A
School Board, Robert B. Brunton, clerk &
treasurer
School, Robert B. Brunton, master