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608 COWDENBEATH.
Bowie David, butcher, Broad street
Breingan William, Eaith Arms inn, High st
Brown David, blacksmith
Erown 3. Hoodie, watch maker & jeweller,
High street
Burton Jane (Miss), confectioner, 81 High st
Cairnie Robert, chemist, High street
Campbell Alexander, commercial hotel, 189
High street
Central Fife Gazette (friday) (Jsph. Parker,
proprietor & publisher)
Clydesdale Bank Lim. (sub-branch) ( James
Currie Macbeth, agent), High street
Conway James, boot repairer, High street
Cook Robert, blacksmith. High street
Cook "William, fruiterer, High street
Costadasi John, confectioner, High street
iCoupar William, contractor, see Nimmo
& Coupar
Oowdenbeath Co-operative Society Limited
(John Marshall, sec), High street
Cowdenbeath G-as Co. Limited (George
Terris, sec. ; John B. Scott, mgr)
Cowdenbeath & Kelty Echo (Wednesday)
(William Clark & Son, publishers, Dun-
fermline)
Cowdenbeath Public House Society Lim.
spirit dealers, High street
Craig William M.B., CM. surgeon & medi-
cal officer of health to the burgh, Wood-
side house
Currie Robert, draper, Broad street
David Edwin, boot maker, High street
iSick James, grocer & spirit dealer, High st
Donaldson William, baker, 185 High street
Dougary John, news agent, High street
©ryburgh David, chemist & druggist,
High street
Duff David 0. ironmonger, High street
Dundas Peter W. draper. High street
Easeon Robert, baker, High street
Eastmans Limited, butchers, High street
Elder & Co. drapers, High street
Ewan John, grocer & spirit dealer, Broad st
Farquharson Finlay, boot maker, High st
Farrell Mary (Mrs.), shopkeeper, Bridge st
Ferguson Alexander, painter, 87 High st
Ferguson Arthur, joiner, see Howieson &
Ferguson
Fife Coal Co. Limited, coal masters
Fimister Alexander, undertaker, High st
Findlay James, procurator fiscal of police
court & sanitary inspector
Finlay John, tailor, High street
Forrest John, tailor & clothier, High street
Fortune James, grocer & spirit dlr. High st
Foster William, tobacconist & ironmonger,
High street
Fraser Alexander, grocer & spirit dealer
Geddie Christina (Miss), confctnr. High st
Gillespie & Smith, drapers, High street
Giuliani Raffaello, confctnr. Broad street
Glass John, painter & paperhanger.High st
Gowan William, refreshment rms.High st
Grand Theatre (John Logan,lessee & mgr.),
High street
Greig Archibald, furnishing ironmonger,
High street
Greig Thomas (Mrs.), refrshmnt. rooms,
Arcade
Hardie Jane (Mrs.), boot & shoe maker,
Broad street
Harley David, watch maker, High street
Hodge & Co. grocers & ironmongers. High st
Holman William Rchd. confctnr. High st
Hcrnig Charles, pork butcher, High street
Howieson & Ferguson, joiners. High street
Hunnan Robert, fishmonger, High street
Hunter Thomas, confectioner, High street
lmrie David, blacksmith
Keir David, boot & shoe maker
Kelso Hugh, tailor, High street
Kemp John, hatter, High street
Kirk James, joiner & builder, Kirkford
Kirk John, hair dresser&tobacconist.High st
Knight Andrew D. watch maker, High et
Laing Henry M. joiner, Bridge street
Laing James, grocer, High street
Lawson John Ramsay, confectioner, 197
High street
Lees John, hair dresser & tobacconist.Lum-
phinnans road
Levey Philip S. furniture dealer, High st
Lindsay J. & M. milliners & dress makers,
Foulford street
Linn John, Crown hotel, High street
Low William & Co. grocers, 326 High st
McAughey James, shopkeeper, Broad street
Macbeth James Currie, solicitor & agent
for the Clydesdale Bank Lim. High street
M'Intosh Peter, tailor, High street
McLaren John, boot maker, High street
McLean Charles, Cowdenbeath inn, High st
McMillan Neil, draper, High street
McQuire Daniel, confectioner, High street
Mather & Co. ironmongers, High street
Matthewson William Watson, chemist,
Lumphinans road
Miller John & Sons, masons & builders,
Broad street
FIFESHIRE.
Mitchell David, baker, High street
Mullan James, pawnbroker
Murray John, hair dresser, High street
National Bank of Scotland Limited(branch)
(William Beveridge, agent) ; draw on
London offices, 37 Nicholas lane E C, Bank
of England E C, Glyn, Mills, Currie &
Co. E C, Coutts & Co. W C, & Union
Bank of London Limited E C, London
Ness Jane Ann (Miss), confectioner,High st
Nimmo & Coupar, contractors, Hill house
Parker Joseph, printer & publisher & pro-
prietor of the " Central Fife Gazette "
Paterson Jessie (Mrs.), china dlr. Arcade
Paul John & Sons, slaters & plasterers.
High street
Pearson & McLeod, solicitors, High street
Peattie Andrew, confectioner, High street
Penman & Banks, cycle makers, 209 High st
Penman George, Masonic Arms, High street
Penman Jane (Mrs.), stationer, 209 High st
Primmer John Boyd M.B., Ch,B. surgeon,
High street
Reading Room & Library (Wm. H. Hodge,
sec)
Robb James, plumber, High street
Robertson Andrew, plumber & gasfitter,
High street
Robertson James, slater, High street
Royal Bank of Scotland (sub-branch) (John
Ross, agent)
Sands John & J. H. cycle agents, High st
Scott John B. manager of Gas works
Selkirk Alexander M.B., CM. surgeon
Sharp & Brand, drapers & outfitters,
High street
Simpson John, shopkeeper, Broad street
Sinclair Jeanie G. W. (Miss), tobacconist,
High street
Slimming James, photographer
Smith James, Foulford Arms inn, High st
Stein Robert, joiner, Park street
Stenhouse, Husband & Reid, solicitors,
Broad street
Steven Ebenezer, butcher, 195 High street
Steven S. McFarlane, butcher, High street
Stewart John, assist, supt. Prudential As-
surance Co. Lim. Broad street
Strachan Andrew, draper, High street
Terris George, town clerk, collector of rates
& registrar of births, deaths & mar-
riages, inspector of poor & clerk to
Parish Council for the parish of Beath
Thomson Archibald, stationer & news agt.
High street
Traill David, hair dresser, High street
Turba'yne James Terris, grocer & spirit
dealer, Foulford road
Turnbull & Carson, butchers, High street
Watson William,mineral water ma.Mayfield
Westwater Alexander, saddler, High street
Westwater James, stationer & news agent,
High street & Broad street
Williamson Peter, music seller, High street
Wilson Andrew, mason & builder
Young Edward Brooke M.B., CM. surgeon,
North road
Younger Jane (Mrs.), news agent & tobac-
conist, High street â– 
Yule Thomas, chemist, High street
CRAIG-ROTHIE, see Ceres.
CR A IL. is a seaboard parish, occupying the
extreme north-easterly shore of the Firth of
Forth, the Fife Ness promontory marking
the mouth of the !Firth; the seaport of
same name as the parish lies a few miles
south-west of the Ness, is a royal and parlia-
mentary burgh; it was known formerly as
Cathair-uille or Carr-uille, and has a sta-
tion on the Thornton, Anstruther and St.An-
drews section of the North British railway.
The parish, which is in the small debt court
district of Anst»ther, extends 3 miles along
the shore of the Firth of Forth, and its
breadth of 2 miles lies along the North sea,
besides which a part almost as large lies in-
land north of Kilrenny and Carnbee parishes,
and on the north-west and north the bound-
aries are the parishes of Denino, St. Leo-
nard and Kingsbarns. The burgh, which
consists of two main streets, one containing
some massive old houses,, is mentioned by
old historians as a town of considerable note
so early as the middle of the 9th century. Its
importance in latter days has, however,
greatly declined, notwithstanding it pos-
sesses great capabilities as a port, and with
the exception of crab fishing, for which it is
famous, ib enjoys but very little trade. This
in some measure may be ascribed to the
inconvenience of its harbour, for it is other-
wise eligibly situated. Its principal exports
consist of grain and potatoes; the imports
are chiefly coal. Crail was erected into a
royal burgh by David I. and confirmed by
Robert Bruce, and it is governed by a pro-
vost, two bailies, and six councillors. In
conjunction with St. Andrews, Cupar Fife,
[slater's
the Anstruther 3, Kilrenny, and Pitten-
weem, it forms the St. Andrews parlia-
mentary district, constituted under the
" Reform Act of 1832," and returning one
member. It is now a place of summer
resort, and has two golfing courses and
public bowling greens, and there is also
a public library of 2,000 volumes. A little
to the east of the harbour are the frag-
ments of a castle, or palace, once the
residence of David I., the remains of which
consist chiefly of a wall, now partly en-
closed in a garden. The parish church
was anciently a collegiate church, and
here John Knox preached. The celebrated
James Sharp, Archbishop of St. Andrews,
1G61-79, was minister of the church for
12 years, and his handwriting is still to be
seen in the session records. Wormiston
House is the seat of the Earl of Lindsay
J.P. The Earl of Lindsay, Col. Sir ffolliott
Williams Erskine bart. of Cambo, Charle-
ton, J. B. Monypenny esq. of Pitmilly,
Philip G. Anstruther esq. John Duncan
esq. of Kirkmay, Mrs. Mary J. A. Horsley,
Rev. Henry A. G. Sheppard M.A. of Red-
nock House, Stirling, and Lieut.-Col.
George Hannay, of Kingsmuir, are the
principal landowners. The area comprises
6,348 acres; rateable value £14,593; the
population in 1891 was 1,704 and in 1901,
1,605, of which the burgh contained 1,077.
The number of electors on the parlia-
mentary register in 1903 was 211.
Post, T. & M. 0. 0., T. M. 0., E. D. &
S. B. (Railway Sub-Office. Letters
â– should have R.S.O. Fifeshire added to
them) ; John Scott, postmaster. Deliver-
ies, 7.30 & 9.30 a.m. & 7.30 p.m.; dis-
patches, 6 a.m. & 2.30 & 6.30 p.m
MUNICIPAL.
Offices, Town Hall.
Provost, George Sim
Bailies, John Scott & George W. S. Morris
Councillors, six
Town Clerks, William T. Jamieson & John
Guthrie
Burgh Chamberlain, John Guthrie
Burgh Assessor, John Guthrie
Mfdical Officer of Health, David Robert
Dow M.A., M.D., CM
Town Officer, Alexander Balsillie
Procurator Fiscal, James Zuill
Police Station, William Robertson, con stable
Public Library, Annie Simpson, librarian
Public Weighing Machine, James Duncan,
overseer
Harbour Office, Edward Coleman, harbour
master
Co^ist Guard Station, John House & Fredk.
Thomas, officers
East Carr Lightship., attended by the officers
PARISH COUNCIL.
Crail, David Band, inspector of poor
Medical Officer, David Robert Dow M.A.,
M.D., CM
Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages,
David Band
PLACES OF WORSHIP.
Established Church, Rev. John Reid M.A
North United Free Church, Rev. John
Jackson
West United Free Church, Rev. William
Young
SCHOOL BOARD.
Chairman, George Sim
Clerk, John Guthrie
School, Matthew Ireland, master
CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY,
On the Thornton & St. Andrews branch of
the North British line.
Station, William Mackie, station master
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Beveridge Miss, Temple crescent
Brewster James, Denburn house
Brown Mrs. Pinkerton
Cairns David, Ashburn house
Coutts Mrs. Westgate
Dow David Robert M.A., M.D., CM
Guthrie John
Hannay Lieut.-Col. George, Kingsmuir
Hill James
Horsley Mrs. Kirkmay house
Horsley Reginald, Kirkmay house
Jackson Rev. John (North United Free
Church)
Law Miss, Laurel bank
Lindsay Earl of J.P. Wormiston house: &
Kilconquhar house, Kilconquhar R.S.O.
Fifeshire
M'Crae Mrs. Rosemount
Millar Miss, Hill house