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598 AUCHTERDERRAN.
ARNCKOACH, see Carnbke.
AtTCHTERDERRAN is a parish in
the western part of the county, bounded by
Beath and Ballingry on the west-, Abbots-
hall and Auchtertool on the south and south-
east, Dysart on the east and Kinglassie and
-Portmoak (Kinross-shire) on the north. It
has an irreeular outline, and is about 4 miles
long from north to south, and about 3 miles
broad. The water of Orr flows eastward
through the parish, and in the southern part
there is a sheet of water called Loch Gelly,
which discharges itself by a small rivulet
into that stream- The inhabitants are em-
ployed in agriculture and coal mining. Most
of the parish is under tillage, and the rest in
pasture. A considerable bed of coal and
ironstone traverses this part of the county;
the former has long been celebrated for its
excellent quality; the latter is of the black
band variety, but is not now worked. The
parish contains part of the town of Loch-
gelly, at which place and at Cardenden there
are stations on the Thornton and Dunferm-
line section of the North British railway.
The area comprises 7,874 acres; rateable
value, £25,425; the population in 1891 was
6,185, and in 1901, 8,626, of whom 4,811
were in the town of Lochgelly.
Bowhill is a village in the parish; the
population in 1901 was 715.
Glencris is also a village; the popula-
tion in 1901 .was G87.
>. & M. 0. 0., S. B. & A. & I. 0. Carden-
den (Railway Sub-Office. Letters should
have E.SO. Fifeshire added to them");
Teter McGregor, sub-postmaster. Deli-
- veries, 8.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; dis-
patches, 6.45 a.m. & 3, 4, 5.45 & 9.15
p.m. The telegraph office is at the
railway station
"Post Office, Lochore; William Swan, sub-
postmaster. Letters received through
Lochgelly R.S.O. Delivery, 10 a.m.;
dispatch, 3.5 p.m. Postal orders are
issued and paid here. The nearest
money order & telegraph office -is at
Glencraig, 2 miles distant
FIFESHIRE.
PARISH COUNCIL.
Inspector of Poor, Collector & Registrar
of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Robert
Small, Parochial office, Lochgelly
Bowhill Cemetery, John Anderson, sexton
Established Church., Rev. Archibald M'Neill
Houston ; 12 a.m
United Free Church, Rev. George C.
Dalziel B.D. 3 p.m
Schools : —
Auchterderran, built for 270 ; average at-
tendance, 300; Adam Rankine, master
Cardenden, Thomas McEwan, master
CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY,
North British railway.
Station, Cardenden, James Dixon, station
master
Auchterderran.
Houston Rev. Archibald M'Neill (Estab.),
The Manse
COMMERCIAL.
Arnott David, joiner
Blair William, clothier
Blair William, draper
Brand John, spirit dealer
Brown David, blacksmith
Burt David, grocer & general dealer
Cemetery (John Anderson, sexton), Bowhill
Duncan David, fruiterer & tobacconist,
Bowhill
Herd Walter & Son, L:m. coal proprietors,
Begg colliery
Hunter Charles, spirit dealer, Bowhill
Laing John, hair dresser, Bowhill
McFeat & Hoy, cycle agents, Bowhill
Mathieson Andrew, spirit dealer, Bowhill
Page James, jeweller, Bowhill
Ramsay Robert, chemist
Rankine Adam, schoolmaster
Sneddon Lizzie (Mrs.), draper, Bowhill
Swan William, grocer, general dealer &
postmaster, Lochore
Westwaler John, newsagent, Bowhill
Young Robert, grocer & spirit dealer
Cluny-by-Kirkcaldy
FARMERS.
Anderson Thomas, Easter Cortmore
Armitt James, Easter Bowhill
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Bouthrone John, Pitcairn
Brown John, Harestanes
Bennet George, South Pitkinny
Bowhill Coal Co. (Fife) Lim. Wallsgreen
Burnett James, Glenniston
Fair David, Little Baith
Forsyth William, Carden of Bowleys
Glass Robert, Strathruddie
Goodall Jame3 & Andrew., Kirkshotts
Goodall Thomas, Carden Barns
Inglis James & William, Redhouse
Lochgelly Coal & Iron Co. Limited, New
farm & Wesfcerton of Lochgelly
M'Farlane Lawrence & Robert, Westfield
Me;klem James & William, Begg
Proudfoot John. Capeldrae
Tainsh Mrs. Elizabeth, South Dundonald
Tate James, Dothan
Thornton Robt. & Jas. W. North Pitkinny
Wilson George, Wester Colquhally
Wilson Robert, 'Spittal
Cardenden.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Goodall John, Cardenbank
COMMERCIAL.
Beveridge James, grocer & spirit dealer,
South Dundonald
Blair Jn. grcr. & general dlr. & spirit dlr
Bow Hill Coal Co. (Fife) Limited; ship-
ping ports, Methil, Burntisland, Charles-
town, Tayport, Dundee & Leith ; T A
"Bow Hill, Cardenden"; TN 15 Cow-
denbeath
Carden Coal Co. (William Wilson, mngr)
Collier Andrew, saw mill proprietor &
joiner, Shaws mill, by Kirkcaldy
Dave Janet (Mrs.), shopkeeper
Dundonald Collieries; shipping ports,
Charlestown, Dundee, Methil, Tayport,
Leith &, Burntisland; TA "Dundonald,
Cardenden, Fife "
McGregor Peter, grocer & postmaster
Pearson James, blacksmith, Shaws mill,
by Kirkcaldy
Rogers Thomas, miller, Carden mill
Royal Bank of Scotland (John Ross, agent),
sub-branch to Dunfermline, open Tues.
Thurs. & Sat. ; draw on London office,
123 Bishopsgate street within E C; Bank
of England &. Courts & Co. ' See advert
AUCHTERMUCHTY,
WITH THE VILLAGE OF DUiNSHALT.
AUCHTERMUCHTY is a parish and a royal
T burgh, the latter, 19 miles west-south-west
from St. Andrews, 14 south-south-east from
Perth, 5 south from Newburgh, 17 north
from Kirkcaldy and 28 nearly due north
from Edinburgh. A station on the Maw-
carse and Ladybank section of the North
British railway is adjacent to the town.
The land in the vicinity of the town is re-
â– markably rich and fertile, and the climate
is considered very salubrious ; the parish
is bounded north by Perthshire, west by
Strathmiglo. south by Falkland and east by
â– Collessie; the town is situated on the road
from Kinross to Cupar Fife, 9 miles from
the latter town. It is irregularly built;
many of the houses are thatched and low,,
•but the greater portion are of a superior
appearance. A stream of water called
"Lover's Pool" runs through the town,
dividing it into two nearly equal parts; it
was constituted a royal burgh by James
IV. which charter was confirmed by James
VI. and it still enjoys all the privileges
arising therefrom, and is governed by a
provost, two bailies, nine councillors, a
treasurer and town clerk, and has a
sheriff's small debt court, which is held
quarterly. A considerable trade is carried
on here in manufacturing linen. Malting
and distilling are likewise engaged in,
and the making of scales, beams and
weighing machines has been established
here for upwards of two centuries. There
are branches of the Bank of Scotland
and Union Bank of Scotland Limited,
and a Savings Bank. The Victoria Hall,
erected in 1865, is a fine building. The
parish church, near the centre of the town,
is an ancient structure, and has been
enlarged. The People's Institute comprises
reading, recreation and temperance re-
freshment rooms ; it also contains some
bedrooms and a hall for meetings. There
is also another reading room in the town,
and a well-stocked library. Fairs are held
on the last Monday in April and the Thurs-
day after the second Monday in July.
Lord Edw. Ninian Crichton-Stuart of
Falkland and W. B. 'Skene esq. of Pillour
house, Strathmiglo, are the principal
landowners. The area comprises 3,531
acres; rateable value of parish, landward
£7,310 with railway, of burgh £2,678;
the population of the parish in 1891,
2,002, and in 1901 was 1,884, of whom 637
were in the burgh.
Dunshalt is a small village situated about
I mile south from and in the parish of
Auchtermuchty, where there is a linen fac-
tory and a board school. Auchtermuchty
railway station is about half a mile distant.
The population in 1901 was 300.
Post, T., M. 0., T. M. 0., E. D., & P. P.
0., S. B. & A. & I. 0. & T. E. Auch-
termuchty (Railway Sub-Office. Letters
should have R.S.O. Fifeshire added to
them) ; William Stocks, postmaster.
Deliveries, 9 a.m. & 6.20 p.m.; dis-
patches, 6.45 & 4.5 & 7.30 p.m
Post Office, Dunshalt ; James Austin, post-
master. Letters received through Auch-
termuchty, which is the nearest money
order & telegraph office, 2 miles distant.
Deliveries 9.40 a.m. & 7 p.m. ; dis-
patches, 3.10 & 5.35 p.m. Postal orders
are issued & paid. Letters for Dunshalt
should bear " near Auchtermuchty
R.S.O. Fifeshire"
Where the address is not given, the names
are all in Auchtermuchty
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
Provost, William Bonthroue
Bailies, David Pratt & John Stark
Councillors, nine
Burgh Treasurer, Miss Barbara Young
Town Clerk, Archibald Walker
Burgh Assessor, Philip Sulley, Cupar
Medical Officer of Health, Thomas Goodall
Nasmyth M.D., CM., D.Sc, D.P.H.
Cupar
Inspectors of Weights & Measures, R. &
George B. Robertson
Town Officer, Andrew Adams
SHERIFF'S SMALL DEBT COURT,
Held in the Town hall, quarterly.
Sheriff, Charles Kincaid Mackenzie K.C
Sheriff Substitute, Samuel Armour
Clerk Depute, Archibald Walker
Procurator Fiscal, I. E. Grasset, Cupar
Excise Officer, James F. Baker
PARISH COUNCIL,
For the parish of Auchtermuchty.
Collector of Rates, Henry P. Anderson
Inspector of Poor, Henry P. Anderson
Medical Officer, Alex. Shearer M.B
Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages,
William D. Borrowman
Inland Revenue Office (stamps & taxes),
Archibald Walker, sub-distributor
Fire Station, Andrew Cant, superintendent
Police Station, Joseph Smith, sergeant in
charge
Mutual Improvement Society's Hall, Dun-
shalt, Peter Gray, sen. sec
People's Institute, Rev. John Morison, con-
vener of committee
Reading Room & Stark Library. Provost
Bontlirone, chairman ; John -White, sec
Victoria Hall, David Leven, : keeper
PLACES OF WORSHIP.
Established Church, Rev. David N. Hogg
M.A
United Free Churches: —
Martvrs, Rev. William Affleck B.D
South, Rev. James Bell B.D
North, Rev. John Morison
Scottish Episcopal Mission Room (St.
Serf's
SCHOOL BOARD.
Chairman, Thomas Blyth, 7 members
Clerk & Treasurer, William D. Borrowman
Schools: —
Auchtermuchty; accommodation, 336 ;
average attendance, 223 ; David Keir,
master; Mrs. Helen Anderson, infants'
mistress
Dunshalt, built for 50; average attend-
ance, 30; Miss Janet Steedman, mist
CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY,
On the Mawcarse & Ladybank section of the
North British line.
Station, Auchtermuchty, James Dempster,
station master; J. & P. Cameron, carry-
ing agents
Auchtermuchty.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Affleck Rev. William B.D. (Martyrs United
Free Manse)
Arnott Miss, Greenfield house
Bell Rev. James B.D. South (United Free
manse)
Blyth Thomas, Newhill
Bonthrone Alexander, Burnside
Bonthrone William
Fairlie J. 0. R. Myers castle