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1080 Innerleithen'
PEEBLES-SHIEE.
[slater's
50), the portion of Innerleithen formerly Liberal, Eobert Lermond, sec
in Selkirk county has been transferred to
Peebles-shire. The Eoman Catholic church
was built by benefactions left by Lady
Louisa Stuart, of Traquair, the last of the
direct line of that family, d. 1875. There
is a branch of the Bank of Scotland, and a
savings bank here. Upon the banks of the
Leithen are several large woollen factories,
the machinery of â– which is partly propelled
by the stream, and the works employ a con-
Biderable number of hands. Tweed and
other woollen goods are made here. Some
of the prosperity of the village is derived
from the number of visitors who resort
here in summer for the benefit of the
mineral springs, which possess properties
eimilar to the waters of Harrogate and
Strathpeffer, and are found beneficial in
cases of scrofulous disorders, inflammation
of the eye and various diseases originating
in impurity of the blood, and also for
dyspepsia and stomach disorders. Private
furnished lodgings are obtainable, and there
are likewise three hotels. A well-house
was erected in 1826, which is now the
property of the St. Eonan's Wells and
Mineral Water Co. Limited, and a pump-
house was built in 1896. About 1840 an
association was instituted styled the " St.
Eonan's BorderClub," under whose auspices
an annual festival was held for the exhibi
tion of border games and gymnastic exer
cises. Though the club is extinct, the
competitions still take place, and usually
in August. About 3 miles west, situated
on a knoll, are the ruins of Horsbrugh
Castle, an ancient border peel tower, said
by Armstrong to have been habitable in
1775. Between Innerleithen and Walker-
burn are Purves Hill Terraces, which are
planted with ash trees, but their contour
may be easily made out; they varv from
about 50 feet to about 120 feet in breath,
and the second in the ascent is over 900
feet in length; the depth between each
terrace is about 14 feet. At one end of
these terraces stood Purves Hill Tower, but
only a few stones now remain to attest its
site. This place is supposed to have fur-
nished the scene of Sir Walter Scott's novel,
" St. Eonan's Well." Glenormiston House
is the residence of Michael G. Thorburn
esq. J.P. The trustees of the late George
Miller-Cunningham esq. of Leithen Lodge
'(d. 1897), Major James Llewellyn Evans,
of Holylee, M. G. Thorburn esq. and Her-
bert Constable Maxwell-Stuart esq. of
Scarthingwell Hall, Tadcaster, Yorks, are
the principal landowners. The area of the
parish is 24,021 acres; burgh, 359 acres;
rateable value, landward, £8.371 ; burghal,
£8,0S0; the population in 1891 was 4,161
in the civil parish, 2,775 in the ecclesias-
tical and 2,512 in the burgh, and in 1901
•was 3,659 in the civil parish, 2,410 in the
ecclesiastical and 2,181 in the burgh.
Post, T., M. O., T. M. O., E. D., P. P.,
S. B. & A. & I. 0. High street (Eailway
Sub-Office. Letters should have E.S.O.
Peebles-shire added) ; William D. Storie
postmaster. Deliveries, 8.15 a.m. & 2.30
& 6.15 p.m. ; dispatches, 9.30 a.m &
1.30, 4.30, 5.25, 7 & 9.15 p.m
TOWN COUNCIL.
Provost. Eobert Mathieson, Eillbank
Bailie (Senior), James Mitchell, Peebles rd
Bailie (Junior), John Tait, High street
Clerk, William Stobie, High street
Collector, Treasurer & Chamberlain, Thos.
T. Euman. Bridgend house
Surveyor, Alexander McLaren
Police Station, James Bell, sergeant
PAEISH COUNCIL.
Chairman, E. T. Bobertson esq
Inspector of Poor & Registrar of Births,
Deaths & Marriages for Innerleithen
Henry A. Imrie
PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS &c.
Cemetery, Traquair road, Henry A. Imrie,
clerk & superintendent
Telephone Call Offices, Innerleithen; TN
516
VOLUNTEERS.
6th Volunteer Battalion The Eoyal Scots
(Lothian Regiment) (L Company), H. N.
Ballantyue, captain; Surg. -Major John
Cameron M.D. medical officer ; Bev. Jas.
Boyd V.D. acting chaplain; Sergeant
Warnes, drill instructor
CLUBS.
Unionist Club, John Templeton, secretary
Golf, William Stobie, sec
Innerleithen Alpine, Eev. Jas. Goldie, sec
St. Eonan's Curling, John, Ferguson, sec
NEWSPAPEE.
St. Eonan's Standard, published Wednesday
PLACES OF WORSHIP.
Established Church, Eev. James Boyd
United Free Church (St. John's), Eev.
Alexander M'Kenzie
United Free Church (Law), Eev. Andrew
Morton
Congregational, Rev. John Pate
Eoman Catholic, The Very Rev. Canon Jas.
McGinnis, priest
SCHOOL BOARD.
Chairman, John Cameron M.D
Clerk, James S. Smail
Board School, Thomas Weir, master; Miss
Isabella Mitchell, infants' mistress
Railway Station, James White, station mastr
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Ballantyne David, Springbank
Ballantyne H. Norman J.P. Caerlee
Ballantyne Mrs. Beechwood
Boyd Eev. James (Estab.), The Manse
Brown Mrs. Willow bank
Cameron John M.D., C.M. Lily bank
Chadwick John, St. Eonan's lodge
Euman Charles J.P. Horsburgh terrace
Evans Major James Llewellyn J.P. Holylee
Macadam Mrs. Stephenson, The Firs
Mackenzie Eev. Alexander, F. C. manse
McGinnis Very Eev. Canon James (Roman
Catholic), High street
Mathieson Eobert (provost), Eillbank
Miller-Cunningham Capt. John, Leithen lo
Morton Eev. Andrew, U. F. manse
Pate Rev. John, Congregational manse
Robertson Robert T., J.P. Lee Pen
Smail Mrs. Home villa
Stewart William J.P. Morningside
Stobie William, Glen Quhair, Peebles road
Surrenne David J. Nether Caerlee
Thorburn Michael G., J.P. Glenormiston
Welsh Thomas, St. Serfs
Wisharfc James, Runic Cross
COMMERCIAL.
Aitchison James, launderer, Chapel street
Aitken Ernest, draper, Bond street
Alpine Club (Rev. James Goldie, sec)
Anderson John E. cabinet maker, High st
Archibald Robert, tailor, High street
Armitage John, confectioner, High street
Ballantyne Brothers, woollen manufacturers,
Waverley mills; TN 501; TA " Waver-
ley "
Ballantyne D. & Co. woollen manufacturers,
Caerlee mills; T N 522 ; & at March st.
mills, Peebles & 34 Brewer st. Regent
street, London W
Bank of Scotland (branch) (William Watt
Thomson, agent), High street; draw on
London office, 19 Bishopsgate st. within
EC; Coutts & Co. WC &. Bank of
England E C, London
Beckett & Robertson, woollen spinners, St
Eonan's mill ; T N 502
Binnie William, grocer & spirit dlr. High st
Boyd Jn. grocer & spirit dlr. Bridge end
Bryan Andrew, launderer, Miller street
Brydon Adam, butcher, High street
Cameron John M.D., C.M. surgeon & paro-
chial medical officer & public vaccinator
for Inverleithen, Lily bank
Campbell James W. painter, Femiebank
Campbell John, boot maker, Chapel street
Cemetery (Henry A. Imrie, clerk & supt.),
Traquair road
Colledge Thomas, photographer, Station rd
Co-operative Co. Lim. (Eobt Fairbairn, sec)
Cossar James, cashier, Buccleuch street
Craig James N. draper, High street
Dalglelsh Robert, baker, High street
De Meo Anna (Miss), confectioner, High st
Dickson Andrew, grocer, Miller street
Dickson John, grocer. Miller street
Dobson J. S. & Son, tweed warehousemen,
Leithen crescent
Eaton Arthur, watch maker, High street
Euman Bros, tweed warehousemen.High st
Euman John & Co. plumbers, High street
Euman Andrew, boot maker, High street
Euman Eobert, tailor, High street
Ferguson John, grocer & spirit dealer &
ironmonger, Chapel street
Ferguson William, grocer, spirit dealer &
ironmonger. High street
Ferguson William, saddler, Peebles road
Gardiner John, fruiterer, High street
Gas Works (James Shiell, Tun. manager-
Will Stobie, sec)
Golf Club (William Stobie, sec)
Harvey James, boot maker, High street
Hay James, dairyman, Chapel street
Hogg Ellen (Mrs.), china &c.dealer,Miller et
Hogg William blacksmith
Hope Thomas, tailor, High street
Mutton & Co. plumbers & cycle
agents, High street
Imrie Henry A. inspector of poor & regis-
trar of births, deaths & marriages
Ingram Daniel A. hair dresser, High street
Johnston Eobert, tailor, Chapel street
Kelly Jane (Miss), dress maker, Peebles rd
Lees John, fancy dealer. Miller street
Lennie James, baker, High street
Liberal Club (Robert Lermond, sec)
Loughty Alexander, watch maker, High st
McLaren Alex.surveyor to the TownCouncil
Mathison Euphemia (Miss), grocer, High st
Mathison Eobert, chemist, High street
Maekinley Danl.VolunteerArmsP.H.High st
Nicol Robert, coal dealer, High street
Pauly John, St. Eonan's hotel, High street
Pearee William & Sons, aerated water manu-
facturers, Miller street
Pearee Frederick WiUiam, butcher, High Bt
Pennel Alex, grocer & spirit dlr. High st
Pringle Dougald, grocer & spirit dlr.HSgh st
Pringle George, coal dealer. Bridge end
Eennie Alex.& Son, coal dlrs.Sandridge ter
Russell Thos. grocer & spirit dlr. High st
Rutherford Annie (Miss), draper, Chapel st
St. Eonan's Curling Club (John Ferguson,
sec)
St. Eonan's Standard (R, Smail & Sons,
proprietors; published wed.), High st
St Ronan's WeUs & Mineral Water Co. Lim.
(George W. Constable, managing dirctr)
Sanderson Eobert, confectioner, High st
Savings Bank (Will Stobie, treasurer)
Scott Brothers, joiners, Bridge end
Scott John, saddler, High street
Scott Walter, tobacconist, Miller street
Smail Robert & Sons, booksellers, printers
& publishers of the " St. Eonan's Stan-
dard." High street; T N 506
Smail Walter & Sons, woollen yarn spinners,
Leithen mills ; T N 512
Smail James S. clerk" to school board
Smith Eobert, stationer, High street
Stewart Wm. saw mill proprtr. Morningside
Stobie William, solicitor, & clerk to the
Town Council, sec. to the Gas Light Co.
& actuary to savings bank, High "street
Tait John, temperance hotel. & baker &
telephone call office, Chapel street
Tait John E. printer & stationer High et
Temple Jane (Mrs.), grocer & spirit dealer,
High street
Tennant John, dairyman, High street
Todd Lucy (Miss), milliner, High street
Unionist Club (John Templeton, sec),
Peebles road
Watt Adam, joiner, Miller street
Whitson John, blacksmith, High street
Whitson Thomas (Mrs.), baker, High street
Williamson Lillas (Mrs.;, confectnr."" High st
Wishart James L.B.C.P. & S.Ediri, L.F.P.
& S.Glas. surgeon & parochial medicai
officer & public vaccinator for Traquair,
Runic cross
Wood Bros, woollen manufactrs. Tweedvale
Wood Ellen (Miss), draper, High street
Wood James, laundries, Miller street
Young James, Traquair Arms hotel, Sta-
tion road
FAEMEES.
Anderson George, Nether Pirn
Brydon A. & L. Tweedbank
Cunningham Mrs. George, Whithop
Elliot Walter & Murray John, Colquhar
Graham William, Horsburgh castle (postal
address, Peebles)
Grieve James, Blackhope byres
Hogg John, St. Ronan's
Hogg James & Mark, The Lee
Ketchen James P. Nether Horsburgh
(postal address, Peebles)
Laidlaw Walter, Holylee
Martin John, Caberston
Roxburgh Alexander, Thornilee
Tait William, Kirklands
KILBUCHO, see Broughton, Glen-
holm AND KILBUCHO.
KIRKTJRD is a parish in Peebles poor
combination, on the western confines of
the county, and is bounded on the north by
the Tarth, a tributary of the Tweed. The
Broughton brook, a tributary of the latter,
flows through the parish. From the first-
named river the land rises in cultivated and
enclosed grounds, and then becomes hilly,
with eminences covered with plantations;
it is about 4 miles south from Dolphinton
station on the Leadburn and Dolphinton
branch of the North British railwav, and on
the Carstairs and Doinhinton branch of the
Caledonian railwav, and about 9 north-west
from Peebles. The ancient church of Kirk-
urd belonged at an early period to the
bishops of Glasgow, one of whom gave it to
the hospital of Soltre, and it remained the
property of that charitable institution until