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DIRECTORY.]
FIFESHIRE.
LEVEX.
659
St. Andrews section of tbe North British
railway. The town ie irregularly built,
and consists of three main streets and a
collection of houses bordering the links,
where three golf clubs are established,
with two good club houses. There is an
excellent water supply, which provides also
for Lundin Links and Met nil Docks. The
police burgh is governed by a provost, 2
bailies and 9 councillors. The sheriff holds
a small debt circuit court here, the day
after the second Monday in January, April
'and July, and Friday after the first Mon-
day in October. The principal imports are
flar, tow, barley, linseed, bones and tim-
ber. The staple trade of Leven ie the
preparation and spinning of flax and seed
crushing, paper making, engineering &c.
the millB of the first-named trade, es-
pecially, employing a considerable number
of hands. The Scottish Cyanide Co. also
' have extensive works at Kirkland, and
there is a bone dust mill, salt works and
rope walks, as well as a large timber
yard and bbw mill. In the district are
collieries, and the Fife Coal Co. whose
offices adjoin the railway station, are
large employers of labour. There are
branches here of the British Linen Co.'e
Bank, the Commercial Bank of Scotland
Limited, the National Bank of Scotland
Limited, and the Roval Bank of Scotland.
A fair is held on the Thursday after the
third Monday in July. The Greig Institute.
erected in 1873, contains a news room,
library, billiard room and a class room for
technical instruction, its name was adopted
in compliment to Mr. Greig, of Glencarse,
who gave the site and £1,000 towards the
building fund. There is an Established
church (the old church was demolished in
11103 and a new one erected on the same
Bite, at a cost of £5,000, which, with
the exception of £1,000 donation from
the heritors, was defrayed principally
by the church members) ; there are
also two United Free churches and
churches for Episcopalians and Baptists.
A large public school was erected in 1893,
at a cost of £10,000, for 1,200 children,
the average attendance being about 1,100.
A hequeBt by the late Edward Boase, of
Leven, of £500, yields a bursary of £25,
tenable for three years, and the late Alex-
ander Balfour, a former resident of Leven,
left £12 per annum for three bursaries for
boys or girls. The Caledonian hotel is near
the bay shore, and has a large posting es-
tablishment attached. The " Leven Ad-
vertiser " is published every Thursday,
price one halfpenny. The rateable value
of tbe town is £31,309; the population in
1891 was 4,577. and in 1901, 5,577.
Poet. T., M. O., T. M. 0., E. D. & P. P..
S. B. & A. & I. O. & Telephone Ex-
change, Durie street; Alexander Hunter,
postmaster
TOWN COUNCIL.
Town Hall. Mitchell street-
Provost, John White
Bailies, Christopher Adamson & Jn. Wilkie
Councillors, nine
Clerk to Councillors, A. C. Dewar
Treasurer & Collector of Police Bates,
William Shepherd
Sanitary Inspector, James Philp
Medical Officer of Health, Angus Fletcher
Crole L.R.C.P. & S.Edin
SCOONIE PARISH COUNCIL.
Office, Leven.
Chairman, Robert M. Christie
Inspector of Poor, James Philp
Medical Officer, Angus Fletcher Crole
L.R.C.P. & S.Edin
Landward Committee.
Chairman, Robert M. Christie
Clerk, James Philp
Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages
for Scoonie, James Wallace
Aitken Place Reading Room
Cemetery, Leven. John Greig, keeper
Cottage Infectious Hospital, Angus F.
Crole, medical officer
Customs House, see Methil
Greig Institute, Forth st. Peter Grant, sec
Harbour Office, Dock side, John Thomson,
harbour master
Police Station, North street, William Duthie,
John Mackie & John Brown, officers
Telephone Call Office, 63 High street
Thistle Golf Club Links, Jn. T. Ireland,sec
Innerleven Golf Club, Wm. Shepherd, sec
Town Hall. Mitchell street, Albert Bate-
man, manager
VOLUNTEERS.
1st Fifeshire Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers) (8th Co.), Drill hall, Manse
place ; Captain William Shepherd ; Bur-
geon-Major R. Balfour Graham F.R.C.S.
Ed in. medical officer; Sergt. -Major Spen-
cer R.A. drill instructor
PLACES OF WORSHIP.
Established Church, Durie street, Rev.
Charles Durward D.D
Episcopal, St. Margaret street, Rev. James
Walker Harper M.A.Aberd.Univ
United Free, Durie street, Rev. Hugh
Elder M.A
Forman United Free, Durie street, Rev.
Hugh Elder M.A
St. John's United Free, Durie street, Rev.
William J. Patterson
Baptist Chapel, Rev. John Dickie
Mission Hall. Aitken place
SCHOOL BOARD.
Chairman, Edward Hill J.P
Clerk & Treasurer, Charles J. Ogilvy
Board School. John Mclnnes M.A. head
master, with 18 assistants & 8 pupil
teachers ; Mi6S M. P. Wilkie, infants'
mistress
CONVEYANCE BT RAILWAY,
On the East of Fife branch of the North
British line.
Station, about a quarter of a mile from the
town, Robert Westwater, station master &
goods agent
A 'bus from the Caledonian hotel meets all
trains
Carting contractor to N. B. Railway Co.
Miss Jane Wilson, Commercial road
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Adam Mrs. Emsdorf
Adamson John, Airlie lodge
Allan Mrs. Allan cottage
Allan Mrs. Ardlui, The Links
Anderson James J.P. Norton
Anderson Miss, Hawkslaw house
Anderson Misses, Pavilion, Shorehead
Balfour John, Carberry
Balfour Mrs. Leven bank
Bethune Miss, Avenel
Boase Edgar Leslie, Annislea, The Links
Bonthron Misses, Balgonie house
Brewster Mrs. The Cottage, Links
Bruce George W
Buntine Hugh, Comely bank
Campbell Miss Isabella Mary, Maple lodge,
Links
Campbell Miss Janet, Kenmore
Carlow Charles J.P. Burnlea
Carstairs Greig, Burnbank
Cormie John, Greenside villa
Cornfoot Mrs. Jane, Rose cottage
Crabb Mrs. Thomas, Stormont house
Crapper James A. Comely bank
Creeke Christopher, Fernlea
Creeke Robert W. B. Weston
Crole Angus Fletcher, Durie street
Dalrymple William, Fernlea
Dewar A. C. 3 Marine villas
Dickie Rev. John (Bapt.), Sea view villa
Donaldson George, The Elms
Duncan David, 5 Links place
Diward. Rev. Charles D.D. (Established),
The Manse
Elder Rev. Hugh M.A. Forman United Free
Church manse
Gerrett Robert. Learmont
Gilbert Peter R. 2 Marine villas
Graham Robert Balfour F.R.C.S.Edin. Sea-
view house
Gray James, Oakley lodge
Grosset Philip, Millfield house
Grosset William J.P. Glenlyon house
Hardie Misses, Ashdale
Harper Rev. James Walker M.A. (Epis
copal), St. Margaret's parsonage
Henderson James, Whitsun cottage
Hill Edward J.P. South street
Hogg Andrew, The Eildons
Home Miss, Moss bank
Inglis Alexander J.P. The Links
Inglis Miss Alice, St. Catherines, Links
Kenny Michael, Gowanlea
Kirkby James W. Lindisfarne
Eitchin James L.R.C.P.Edin. 5 Pleasance
Lawrie Miss Margaret D. Thorncot
Lawrie Robert Bryce, Glenorchy
Laweon Peter, 4 Berea
Livingstone Miss, Billowness
McCreath Mrs. Alison, Cairo villa
Mclnnes John M.A. The Links
Mackay John, 5 The Berea
Meikle George Waveney, Links
Nicoll David, Bank house, Durie street
Ogilvy Charles J. Glenisla
Patrick Alexander, Wimbledon villa
Patterson Rev. William J. St. John's U. F.
Manse
Peter Miss Alice J. The Rockeries
Porter Miss, Sandicroft
Purves John, North street
Reid William, Viewfar
Rintoul Mrs. Bonnybank
Robb David, Orwell house. Links
Robertson Miss A. Viewforth
Robertson Miss Emma, Bench mount
Holland John C. 6 Holland terrace
Sang Mrs. St. Abb's
Scott John, 2 The Berea
Senior Thomas Greig. Kinellan
Shepherd James Ogilvy, Redcote
Shepherd William, Royal Bank house
Smith Duncan Macrae, Pleasance
Smith James H. J.P. National Bank house
Smith Miss, 1 Marine villas
Smvthe Misses E. & J. 3 TheBerea
Somerville John, Braeslde, Links
Stewart Miss, Blinkbonny
Syme Miss Elizabeth, Sweetbank house
Thorn Mrs. Elizabeth, Oaklea, Links
Waddell James, Springbank villas
Walker Mrs. Rocklea
Wallace Forbes T., J.P. British Linen
Bank house
Wallace James, Whinnyknowe, Links
Wallace Miss, Ardmere
White John J.P. Seabank house, Links
Wilkie Mrs. George, Bay View terrace
Wilkie James, Balhousie, Links
Wilkie James S.S.C. Scoonie house
Wilkie John, Dunedin house
Wilkie Miss, Swintonville
Wilkie Misses M. & M. 8 Mitchell street
Williamson George, Fairview, Links
Willins Nathaniel Wilson, St. Helens.
Wilson Mrs. Helensville
Wvatt Mrs. Alraore i
COMMERCIAL.
Early closing day, Thursday:
Adam John, draper, 23 High street
Adamson Christopher, mineral water-
manufacturer & coal merchant, Glebefield
Adamson JesBie B. (Mrs.), apartments, 9
Bridge street
Aitchison James, fruiterer, 66 High street
Aitken John, grocer & spirit dealer, 69 -
High street
Allan Archibald & Co. drapers, High street
Anderson Thos.& Son, butchers, 58 High st
Anderson William, cabinet maker & up-
holsterer, South street
Balfour Henry & Co. Limited, engineers &
iron founders, Durie foundry
Balfour John & Co. seed & bone crushers,
Leven mills
Ballingall David, cycle agent & retail iron-
monger, 45 High street
Ballingall William, draper & dress maker,.
9 Shorehead
Barker John, draughtsman. The Links
Barker Robert, plumber & gasfitter, Hilton,.
Gladstone street: workshop, 17 Bridge st
Barron Jane A. (Mrs.), aparts. Sea vievr
Barron Jane (Mrs.) & George, drapers,
Bank street
Bell James, accountant. Marine ootfcage
Bell James, plumber, 63 High street
Bell Robert (Mrs.), aparts. 10 Viewforth pi
Bell William, apartments, Rosemount cot- -
tage, Scoonie road
Berman Wolf, draper, 1 Oswald place
Beveridge & Sons, tailors & clothiers, 21'
High street
Birr ell James, jun. joiner & undertaker,
Mitchell street
Blackie J. Benjamin, watch maker, 5
Branch street
Boase (The) Spinning Co. Limited, hemp,
flax & tow spinners, Hawkslaw works;
& at St. Andrew's buildings, Dundee
Boase Edgar Leslie, flax spinner (The -
Boase Spinning Co. Limited), Annislea,
The Links
Boswell John, boot & shoe maker, High st
Bowling Club (James Home, sec), Th«
Links
British Linen Co. Bank (branch) (Forbes
Thomson Wallace & John Thomson Wat-
son, joint agents), Forth street; head
office, Edinburgh; draw on London office,
Threadneedle street EC & Bank of Eng-
land E C, London
Brookbanks John, slater & plasterer, 9»
Mitchell street
Brown Alexander, commercial traveller,
Craigielea, Links
Brown George, brewer & maltster; & at
East Wymess
Brown John, dairyman, Nairn street
Brown John, spirit dealer, 35' North street
Brown John (Mrs.), apartments, Bridge
End cottage
SCOT. 42*
FIFESHIRE.
LEVEX.
659
St. Andrews section of tbe North British
railway. The town ie irregularly built,
and consists of three main streets and a
collection of houses bordering the links,
where three golf clubs are established,
with two good club houses. There is an
excellent water supply, which provides also
for Lundin Links and Met nil Docks. The
police burgh is governed by a provost, 2
bailies and 9 councillors. The sheriff holds
a small debt circuit court here, the day
after the second Monday in January, April
'and July, and Friday after the first Mon-
day in October. The principal imports are
flar, tow, barley, linseed, bones and tim-
ber. The staple trade of Leven ie the
preparation and spinning of flax and seed
crushing, paper making, engineering &c.
the millB of the first-named trade, es-
pecially, employing a considerable number
of hands. The Scottish Cyanide Co. also
' have extensive works at Kirkland, and
there is a bone dust mill, salt works and
rope walks, as well as a large timber
yard and bbw mill. In the district are
collieries, and the Fife Coal Co. whose
offices adjoin the railway station, are
large employers of labour. There are
branches here of the British Linen Co.'e
Bank, the Commercial Bank of Scotland
Limited, the National Bank of Scotland
Limited, and the Roval Bank of Scotland.
A fair is held on the Thursday after the
third Monday in July. The Greig Institute.
erected in 1873, contains a news room,
library, billiard room and a class room for
technical instruction, its name was adopted
in compliment to Mr. Greig, of Glencarse,
who gave the site and £1,000 towards the
building fund. There is an Established
church (the old church was demolished in
11103 and a new one erected on the same
Bite, at a cost of £5,000, which, with
the exception of £1,000 donation from
the heritors, was defrayed principally
by the church members) ; there are
also two United Free churches and
churches for Episcopalians and Baptists.
A large public school was erected in 1893,
at a cost of £10,000, for 1,200 children,
the average attendance being about 1,100.
A hequeBt by the late Edward Boase, of
Leven, of £500, yields a bursary of £25,
tenable for three years, and the late Alex-
ander Balfour, a former resident of Leven,
left £12 per annum for three bursaries for
boys or girls. The Caledonian hotel is near
the bay shore, and has a large posting es-
tablishment attached. The " Leven Ad-
vertiser " is published every Thursday,
price one halfpenny. The rateable value
of tbe town is £31,309; the population in
1891 was 4,577. and in 1901, 5,577.
Poet. T., M. O., T. M. 0., E. D. & P. P..
S. B. & A. & I. O. & Telephone Ex-
change, Durie street; Alexander Hunter,
postmaster
TOWN COUNCIL.
Town Hall. Mitchell street-
Provost, John White
Bailies, Christopher Adamson & Jn. Wilkie
Councillors, nine
Clerk to Councillors, A. C. Dewar
Treasurer & Collector of Police Bates,
William Shepherd
Sanitary Inspector, James Philp
Medical Officer of Health, Angus Fletcher
Crole L.R.C.P. & S.Edin
SCOONIE PARISH COUNCIL.
Office, Leven.
Chairman, Robert M. Christie
Inspector of Poor, James Philp
Medical Officer, Angus Fletcher Crole
L.R.C.P. & S.Edin
Landward Committee.
Chairman, Robert M. Christie
Clerk, James Philp
Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages
for Scoonie, James Wallace
Aitken Place Reading Room
Cemetery, Leven. John Greig, keeper
Cottage Infectious Hospital, Angus F.
Crole, medical officer
Customs House, see Methil
Greig Institute, Forth st. Peter Grant, sec
Harbour Office, Dock side, John Thomson,
harbour master
Police Station, North street, William Duthie,
John Mackie & John Brown, officers
Telephone Call Office, 63 High street
Thistle Golf Club Links, Jn. T. Ireland,sec
Innerleven Golf Club, Wm. Shepherd, sec
Town Hall. Mitchell street, Albert Bate-
man, manager
VOLUNTEERS.
1st Fifeshire Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers) (8th Co.), Drill hall, Manse
place ; Captain William Shepherd ; Bur-
geon-Major R. Balfour Graham F.R.C.S.
Ed in. medical officer; Sergt. -Major Spen-
cer R.A. drill instructor
PLACES OF WORSHIP.
Established Church, Durie street, Rev.
Charles Durward D.D
Episcopal, St. Margaret street, Rev. James
Walker Harper M.A.Aberd.Univ
United Free, Durie street, Rev. Hugh
Elder M.A
Forman United Free, Durie street, Rev.
Hugh Elder M.A
St. John's United Free, Durie street, Rev.
William J. Patterson
Baptist Chapel, Rev. John Dickie
Mission Hall. Aitken place
SCHOOL BOARD.
Chairman, Edward Hill J.P
Clerk & Treasurer, Charles J. Ogilvy
Board School. John Mclnnes M.A. head
master, with 18 assistants & 8 pupil
teachers ; Mi6S M. P. Wilkie, infants'
mistress
CONVEYANCE BT RAILWAY,
On the East of Fife branch of the North
British line.
Station, about a quarter of a mile from the
town, Robert Westwater, station master &
goods agent
A 'bus from the Caledonian hotel meets all
trains
Carting contractor to N. B. Railway Co.
Miss Jane Wilson, Commercial road
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Adam Mrs. Emsdorf
Adamson John, Airlie lodge
Allan Mrs. Allan cottage
Allan Mrs. Ardlui, The Links
Anderson James J.P. Norton
Anderson Miss, Hawkslaw house
Anderson Misses, Pavilion, Shorehead
Balfour John, Carberry
Balfour Mrs. Leven bank
Bethune Miss, Avenel
Boase Edgar Leslie, Annislea, The Links
Bonthron Misses, Balgonie house
Brewster Mrs. The Cottage, Links
Bruce George W
Buntine Hugh, Comely bank
Campbell Miss Isabella Mary, Maple lodge,
Links
Campbell Miss Janet, Kenmore
Carlow Charles J.P. Burnlea
Carstairs Greig, Burnbank
Cormie John, Greenside villa
Cornfoot Mrs. Jane, Rose cottage
Crabb Mrs. Thomas, Stormont house
Crapper James A. Comely bank
Creeke Christopher, Fernlea
Creeke Robert W. B. Weston
Crole Angus Fletcher, Durie street
Dalrymple William, Fernlea
Dewar A. C. 3 Marine villas
Dickie Rev. John (Bapt.), Sea view villa
Donaldson George, The Elms
Duncan David, 5 Links place
Diward. Rev. Charles D.D. (Established),
The Manse
Elder Rev. Hugh M.A. Forman United Free
Church manse
Gerrett Robert. Learmont
Gilbert Peter R. 2 Marine villas
Graham Robert Balfour F.R.C.S.Edin. Sea-
view house
Gray James, Oakley lodge
Grosset Philip, Millfield house
Grosset William J.P. Glenlyon house
Hardie Misses, Ashdale
Harper Rev. James Walker M.A. (Epis
copal), St. Margaret's parsonage
Henderson James, Whitsun cottage
Hill Edward J.P. South street
Hogg Andrew, The Eildons
Home Miss, Moss bank
Inglis Alexander J.P. The Links
Inglis Miss Alice, St. Catherines, Links
Kenny Michael, Gowanlea
Kirkby James W. Lindisfarne
Eitchin James L.R.C.P.Edin. 5 Pleasance
Lawrie Miss Margaret D. Thorncot
Lawrie Robert Bryce, Glenorchy
Laweon Peter, 4 Berea
Livingstone Miss, Billowness
McCreath Mrs. Alison, Cairo villa
Mclnnes John M.A. The Links
Mackay John, 5 The Berea
Meikle George Waveney, Links
Nicoll David, Bank house, Durie street
Ogilvy Charles J. Glenisla
Patrick Alexander, Wimbledon villa
Patterson Rev. William J. St. John's U. F.
Manse
Peter Miss Alice J. The Rockeries
Porter Miss, Sandicroft
Purves John, North street
Reid William, Viewfar
Rintoul Mrs. Bonnybank
Robb David, Orwell house. Links
Robertson Miss A. Viewforth
Robertson Miss Emma, Bench mount
Holland John C. 6 Holland terrace
Sang Mrs. St. Abb's
Scott John, 2 The Berea
Senior Thomas Greig. Kinellan
Shepherd James Ogilvy, Redcote
Shepherd William, Royal Bank house
Smith Duncan Macrae, Pleasance
Smith James H. J.P. National Bank house
Smith Miss, 1 Marine villas
Smvthe Misses E. & J. 3 TheBerea
Somerville John, Braeslde, Links
Stewart Miss, Blinkbonny
Syme Miss Elizabeth, Sweetbank house
Thorn Mrs. Elizabeth, Oaklea, Links
Waddell James, Springbank villas
Walker Mrs. Rocklea
Wallace Forbes T., J.P. British Linen
Bank house
Wallace James, Whinnyknowe, Links
Wallace Miss, Ardmere
White John J.P. Seabank house, Links
Wilkie Mrs. George, Bay View terrace
Wilkie James, Balhousie, Links
Wilkie James S.S.C. Scoonie house
Wilkie John, Dunedin house
Wilkie Miss, Swintonville
Wilkie Misses M. & M. 8 Mitchell street
Williamson George, Fairview, Links
Willins Nathaniel Wilson, St. Helens.
Wilson Mrs. Helensville
Wvatt Mrs. Alraore i
COMMERCIAL.
Early closing day, Thursday:
Adam John, draper, 23 High street
Adamson Christopher, mineral water-
manufacturer & coal merchant, Glebefield
Adamson JesBie B. (Mrs.), apartments, 9
Bridge street
Aitchison James, fruiterer, 66 High street
Aitken John, grocer & spirit dealer, 69 -
High street
Allan Archibald & Co. drapers, High street
Anderson Thos.& Son, butchers, 58 High st
Anderson William, cabinet maker & up-
holsterer, South street
Balfour Henry & Co. Limited, engineers &
iron founders, Durie foundry
Balfour John & Co. seed & bone crushers,
Leven mills
Ballingall David, cycle agent & retail iron-
monger, 45 High street
Ballingall William, draper & dress maker,.
9 Shorehead
Barker John, draughtsman. The Links
Barker Robert, plumber & gasfitter, Hilton,.
Gladstone street: workshop, 17 Bridge st
Barron Jane A. (Mrs.), aparts. Sea vievr
Barron Jane (Mrs.) & George, drapers,
Bank street
Bell James, accountant. Marine ootfcage
Bell James, plumber, 63 High street
Bell Robert (Mrs.), aparts. 10 Viewforth pi
Bell William, apartments, Rosemount cot- -
tage, Scoonie road
Berman Wolf, draper, 1 Oswald place
Beveridge & Sons, tailors & clothiers, 21'
High street
Birr ell James, jun. joiner & undertaker,
Mitchell street
Blackie J. Benjamin, watch maker, 5
Branch street
Boase (The) Spinning Co. Limited, hemp,
flax & tow spinners, Hawkslaw works;
& at St. Andrew's buildings, Dundee
Boase Edgar Leslie, flax spinner (The -
Boase Spinning Co. Limited), Annislea,
The Links
Boswell John, boot & shoe maker, High st
Bowling Club (James Home, sec), Th«
Links
British Linen Co. Bank (branch) (Forbes
Thomson Wallace & John Thomson Wat-
son, joint agents), Forth street; head
office, Edinburgh; draw on London office,
Threadneedle street EC & Bank of Eng-
land E C, London
Brookbanks John, slater & plasterer, 9»
Mitchell street
Brown Alexander, commercial traveller,
Craigielea, Links
Brown George, brewer & maltster; & at
East Wymess
Brown John, dairyman, Nairn street
Brown John, spirit dealer, 35' North street
Brown John (Mrs.), apartments, Bridge
End cottage
SCOT. 42*
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