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DIRECTORY.]
Morris Misses, Westonlea
Nicol Mrs. Westcroft
Orr T. Stuart Allan M.B
Heid Bev. John M.A. (Established)
Sim George (provost)
Sime James, Temple crescent
Sime Miss, Temple crescent
Smith Daniel, Balfour house
Walker Mrs. Temple crescent
Webster James
White James, The Castle
White Mrs
Young Bev. William (West United Free
Church)
Zuill James, Bank house
COMMEBCIAL.
Early closing day, Wednesday.
Aird James, plumber & cycle agent
Band David, inspector of poor & registrar
of births, deaths & marriages
Brewster John, butcher
Brown David, coal merchant
Brown John, china &c. dealer
Buchanan John, grocer & spirit dealer &
ironmonger
Bultar Thomas, East Neuk hotel
Clark John, coach proprietor
Cleghorn T. & A. butchers
Clyde James, baker
Coleman Edward, harbour master
Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited
(branch) (James Zuill, agent); draw on
London office, 62 Lombard street E &
Coutts & Co. W C r London
Corstorphine Jessie (Mrs.), boot dealer
Cotton Betsey ('Mrs.), spiriUdealer & public
house keeper
Crail Golfing Society (James Bell, sec. &
treasurer)
Cuthbert Alexander, Blater
Dow David Bobert M.A., M.B., CM. phy-
sician & surgeon, medical officer of
health to the burgh & parochial medical
officer for Crail & Kingsbarn & Admiralty
surgeon
Drummond William Donaldson, chemist &
druggist
Duncan John K. baker & farmer
Elder James N. draper
Farmer & Simpson, builders & masons
Galloway Annie (Miss), dress maker
Gas Works (John Munro, manager)
Gav Hill, tailor & clothier & coal mer-
• chant & insur.agt. (Scottish Temperance)
Gay John, builder
Gruig James, blacksmith
Guthrie John, solicitor & insurance agent
(North British & Mercantile)
Henderson Margaret (Miss), spirit dealer &
public house keeper
Hislop Elizabeth (Mrs.), teacher of music
Hutchison Bobert & Co. Lim. (Kirkcaldy)
(Bobert Birrell, agent), corn merchants
Hutchison Annie (Mrs.), ladies' under-
clothing dealer
Hutchon Andrew, general draper
Jackson Catherine (Mrs.), private hotel &
boarding house, Seaforth house
Jollie Andrew, draper
Key James & Son, brewers & maltsters
Law James, blacksmith
Leask Charles C. Golf hotel
Leslie Annie (Mrs.), fruiterer
Lindsay Margaret Jane (Miss), shopkeeper
Mackie William, grocer
Meldrum James, joiner
Milne Jas. & Jn. pastry bakers & confctnrs
Morris Andrew Ireland, tailor & clothier
Morris George, job master
Morris James, grocer & spirit dealer &
ironmonger
Morrison Donald, coal merchant
Morton David, auctioneer
Murray James, joiner
Orr T. Stuart Allan M.B., Ch.B.Edin. phy-
sician & surgeon
Peattie David, baker
Peattie John, coal merchant
Peebles John, tailor & clothier
Pratt John, painter &c
Public Library (Annie Simpson, librarian)
Ritchie William. Joiner
Robertson Thomas, boot & shoe maker
Scott Alexander R. boot & shoe maker
Scott James R. grocer
Scott Jn. statnr. fancy dlr. & post master
Sime James, butcher
Veitch Emily (Miss), refreshment rooms
Wilson Divinie (Mrs.), boot & shoe maker
Zuill James, agent to Commercial Bank,
clerk to heritors & procurator fiscal
FARMERS.
Abbie William & Sons, Grassmiston
Anderson John, Toldrie
Bell James, Randerston
Bonthron John & Son, Lochton
Brown Andrew, Pinkerton
F1FESHIRE.
Brown Elizabeth (Mrs.), Close farm
Cunningham John, Cabbage hall
Dow David, Muirhead
Duncan John, Kirkmay, Sypsies & Kil-
duncan
Duncan Peter, Bibbonfield
Gentle William, Airdrie
Hutton John, Kilminning'
Lawson Henry G. Frithfield
Lister James, Cairnscluse & Kingsmuir
Home farm
Montgomery James, West Newhall
Morton David, Craighead
Morton John G. Wormiston
Morton William, Balcombie
Robb — , Swinky
Rutherford William, Barns & Thirdpart
Scott Alison Mrs. Kirklands & Pittowie
Young George, Drurarock
Yule John. Sauchop
CREICH is a parish in the north of the
county, with its kirktown 5 miles north-
west of Cupar, which is the nearest railway
station; it is in the small debt court district
of Cupar and extends 3 miles from north to
south by 2 wide ; it is bounded on the north
by Flisk, on the south by Moonzie and Moni-
mail, on the east by Balmerino and Kilmany,
and on the west by Dunbog. On a little emi-
nence near the ruins of the old church are
the vestiges of a Roman camp, and at a short
distance therefrom are the remains of a
ca^le, which formerly belonged to Cardinal
Beaton. The parish -was the birthplace of
the Bev. Alexander Henderson, who repre-
sented the Scottish Church at the Westmin-
ster Assembly in 1643 ; and also of the Rev.
John Sage, consecrated in 1705 as the
first of the post-revoluOion bishops in the
Scottish Episcopal communion, and the
author of that remarkable production, the
' Fundamental Charter of Presbytery."
The surface of the parish is undulating,
and the soil sandy and thin. Mrs. Cook,
of Carphin House, is the principal land-
owner. The area comprises 2,331 acres ;
rateable value, £2,856; population in 1891,
325, in 1901, 297.
Brunton and Luthrie are hamlet© in this
parish.
Post & T. 0. Luthrie; Mrs. Sarah J. Wat-
son, sub-postmistress. Letters received
through Cupar. Delivery, 11.10 a.m. ;
dispatch, 1.30 p.m. Postal Orders are
issued here & paid. Cupar is the nearest
money order office
Sub-Post Office, Brunton; Miss 1 Margaret
Higgie, sub-postmistress. Letters re-
ceived through Cupar. Delivery. 11.4.0
a.m. ; dispatch, 1 p.m. The nearest
M. O. 0. & S. B. is at Cupar & the
nearest T. 0. at Luthrie
PARISH COUNCIL.
Chairman, Alexander Gillespie
Clerk, George I. Leslie
Registrar of Births,, Deaths & Marriages
& Inspector of Poor & Collector of Rates
for Creich parish, George I. Leslie
Established Church, Creich, Rev. John
Ritchie M.A
United Free Church, Brunton, Bev. Patk.
S. Macintosh M.A
School Board, George I. Leslie, clerk
Board School, Creich, George I. Leslie.mastr
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Cook Mrs. Carphin house, Luthrie
Gillespie Alexander J.P. Balmeadowside
Macintosh Bev. Patrick S. (United Free)
Kitchie Rev. John M.A, (Estab.), Manse
COMMERCIAL.
Boyd William, joiner, Brunton
Dewar John, joiner, Luthrie
Keith James, blacksmith, Luthrie
Law Agnes (Miss), grocer, Brunton
Leslie George I. schoolmaster, clerk to
parish council, inspector of poor, collector
of rates, registrar of births., deaths &
marriages & heritors' & session clerk,
Luthrie
Miller John, saddler, Luthrie
Nicoll William, beer retailer, Luthrie
Watson Sarah Jane (Mrs.), grocer & draper,
Luthrie
FARMERS.
Arnott Patrick, Luthrie
Auchterlonie James, Brunton
Bell William F. Upper Luthrie
Cook David (Mrs.), Carphin
Ferrie David, Parbroath
Gillespie Alexander, Balmeadowside
Lawson Bobert, Creich
CULROSS.
McClellan James, Kinsleith
Nicoil William, Luthrie
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CROSSFORD, see Duxfermlixe.
CROSSGATES, see Dtjnfermlixe.
CULROSS is a parish on the Firth o*
Forth, originally included in the county of
Perth, though surrounded by Fifeshire, to
which county it was transferred by a Local
Government Order dated 23 February, 1891.
The parish contains the town of Culross, a
royal and parliamentary burgh within the
poor combination and small debt court dis-
trict of Dunfermline, 4 milea south-east from
Kincardine, 9 south-east from Alloa and
7 west from Dunfermline. The nearest
railway station is at East Grange, on
the North British railway, about 2 miles
north. The burgh is situated partly on
the acclivity of a hill rising from the
Forth, the principal street running north
from the shore. An extensive traffic- in
salt and coal was at one time carried on
here, and 170 foreign vessels have been
at one time in the roads. Culross was
erected into a royal burgh by James VI. in
1588, and is governed by a provost, two
bailies, treasurer and 5 councillors. To-
gether with Stirling, Queensferry, Inver-
keithing and Dunfermline, it forms the
Stirling parliamentary district, constituted
in 1708, and returning one member. This
place affords a peerage title to the Colvill
family, barons Colvill of Cu'.ross. The
town and its vicinity pos D tfss many objects
of antiquity. In 1217 a monastery was
founded on the rising ground behind the
town by Malcolm, Thane of Fife ; consider-
able portions of this structure are yet ex-
tant. On the north side was the abbey
church, which had a Decorated tower in the
centre ; the latter is still entire, as is also
the Early English chancel, which is now
used for divine service. In a chapel, erected
in 1624 in honour of Sir George Bruce kt.
who died 6 May, 1625, are recumbent
effigies in white marble of Sir George and
his lady, and figures of their eight children
in a kneeling posture. To the west of
the town, on the bank of the Forth, are the
ruins of Duniraarle (the castle near the sea),
an ancient stronghold of the Macduffs, and
according to tradition the scene of the mur-
der of Lady Macduff and her children.
The present house of Dunimarle is a modern
castellated edifice, built by the late MrB.
Sharp Erskine, who also erected in the
grounds a beautiful mortuary chapel, within
which she is interred. Within the house is
a museum, comprising some beautiful
paintings, rare old china and other articles
of virtu, to which, and the extensive
grounds, the public are admitted on cer-
tain days of the week. Culross Abbey
House is a seat of the Earl of Elgin K.G.
G.C.S.L, G.C.I.E., P.O. Near the abbey
church is a school endowed by the late
Patrick Geddes esq. ; a new building was
erected by the late Miss Davidson, of The
Park, at a cost of £1,500, and in 1896 this
was enlarged, and is now combined with
the public school, under the style of the
Geddes Public School, which is available
for 250 children. Lord Balfour of Burleigh
K.T., P.C. of Kennet House; Bobert Hover
Millar esq. ; the trustees of the late Mrp.
Magdalene Sharp Erskine, of Duniraarle;
the Hon. Sir James Sivewright K.C.M.G.
of Tulliallan ; Lawrence Johnston esq.
of Sands; the Marquess of Lansdowne
K.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., G.C.M.G., P.O.;
Robert W. P. Clarke C. Preston esq. Valley-
field ; John James Dalgleish esq. of Brank-
ston Grange, and the Earl of Elgin K.G.,
G.C.S.L, G.C.I.E., P.C. are the principal
landowners of the parish. The area com-
prises 7,591 acres; rateable value, land-
ward £6,700, burghal- £1,710; the popu-
lation in 1901 was 1,120, and in 1891>
1,096. The population' oi the royal burgh
in 1901 was 348.
The number of electors on the parlia-
mentary register in 1903 was 54.
Post, M. O., T. M. 0., E. D., P. P.»
S. B. & A. & I. 0. Culross; Miss K.
Forbes, postmistress. Letters received
from Dunfermline. Deliveries, 9.10 a.m..
& 7.15 p.m.; dispatches, 7.45 a.m. &
2 & 4.30 p.m. Sundays, letters delivered
to callers from 12 to 1 p.m
Post Office, East Grange Station ; Edwin
Henry Lawrence, sub-postmaster. Let-
ters through Dunfermline. Deliveries,
8.15 & 10 a.m.; dispatch, 3 p.m. Postal
Orders are issued & paid here. Culross
is the nearest money order office & New
Mills the telegraph office, 2 miles distant
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