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1086 STOBO.
Post, M. 0., T., T. M. 0., E. D. & P. P.,
S. B. & A. & I. 0. (Railway Sub-Office.
Letters should have E.S.O. Peebles-shire
added); Miss Christina Anderson, post-
mistress. Delivery, 9.40 a.m.; dispatch,
4.30 p.m
PARISH COUNCIL.
Chairman, James Maxwell
'Clerk, Andrew Jervis
Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages &
Inspector of Poor, Andrew Jervis
Established Church, Rev. John R. Cruick-
shank B.D
SCHOOL BOARD.
Chairman, Rev. John R. Cruickshank B.D
Olerk, Andrew Jervis
Board School, Andrew Jervis, master
Bailway Station, Malcolm Beaton, station
master
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
â– Cruickshank Rev. John R., B.D. (Estab-
lished), The Manse
Montgomery Sir Basil Templer Graham-
bart. (of Stanhope), Stobo castle
Montgomery John Basil H. (of Newtown),
Stobo castle
COMMERCIAL.
Anderson Christina (Miss), postmistress
Anderson Gabriel, blacksmith
Seaton Malcolm, station master
â– Grainger Susan & Elizh. (Misses), shpkprs
-Jervis Andrew, schoolmaster, clerk to parish
council & school board, inspector of poor &
registrar of births, deaths & marriages for
Stobo
Maxwell James, factor to Sir Basil Templer
Grahani-Montgomery bart
Milne James, wright
Toang William, head gardener to Sir Basil
Templer Graham-Montgomery bart
FARMERS.
Donald William, Wester Happrew
>Gracie Charles A. Easter Happrew
Inch Robert, Easterknowe
-Jackson John & Mrs. Jessie, Altarstone
'Lindsay Alexander B. Dreva
.Martin William, Dalwick mill
Tudhope Gavin, Easter Dalwick
TRAQUAIE, is a parish in the small
debt court district of Peebles, and is on the
south bank of the Tweed, and watered also
by the river Quair ; it lies opposite to Inner-
leithen, with which place it is connected by
â– a modern girder bridge over the Tweed,
erected at a cost of about £3,500. The Tra-
quair, Fmgland and Newhall brooks and the
Bold burn, all tributaries of the Tweed,
flow through the parish. The parish is
generally mountainous, and includes Gums-
cleugh and Minchmoor, two lofty eminences
lying on the old road to Selkirk, and over
which Montrose retreated after his defeat
â– at the battle of Philipaugh, 13 Sept. 1645.
The church is 3i miles south from Inner-
leithen station on the Peebles and Gala-
shiels section of the North British railway,
and 9 south-east from Peebles; there is
also a station at Cardrona in this parish,
on the same branch, 6 miles north from
the church. By the " Local Government
'(Scotland) Act, 1889 " (52 and 53 Vict. c.
50, sections 44 to 50), boundary order 59,
a portion of Yarrow parish, in Selkirk-
shire, has been transferred to Traquair.
This place, from 1683, conferred the title
of earl upon the Stuart family, barons
Stuart, Linton and Cabarston, but all these
became dormant on the death of Charles,
'3th Earl, in 1861. Traquair House has a
â– tower at the north-east corner, believed to
have been erected before the year 900;
large additions were made to this mansion
by John, first Earl of Traquair. The
chartulary of the family contains many
ancient and important family and historical
documents, some of which are dated as far
back as the 9th century, and bear the
signature of Malcolm III. The house is
now the seat of Herbert Constable Max-
-well-Stuart esq. D.L., J.P. the present
Tepresentative of the family, who acquired
property through Lady Louisa Stuart, who
died in 1875; it is delightfully situated on
â– the banks of the Tweed, where that river
and the Quair unite; and about a quarter
of a mile to the west of the mansion-house
is the " Bush .a boon Traquair " (the subject
of the celebrated ballad), now indicated
only by a few birch trees, the remains of
a thicket or arbour. The Glen, the seat
of Sir Charles Tennant bart. D.L. is also
an this parish. Cardrona House is the
PEEBLES-SHIRE.
property and residence of Miss William-
son. The area is 18,489 acres ; rateable
vallue, £8,000; population in 1901, 618.
Post & T. 0. ; James Burns, sub-post-
master. Letters received through Inner-
leithen R.S.O. arrive at 8.45 a.m. & 6.40
p.m. ; dispatched at 12.50 & 8 p.m.
Postal Orders are issued here & paid.
Innerleithen is the nearest money order
office
PARISH COUNCIL.
Chairman, William Gibson
Inspector of Poor for Traquair, William
Stobie, Bank house, Innerleithen
Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages,
Andrew Menzies
Established Church, Rev. Jardine Wallace
M.A
School Board : Chairman, George W. Con-
stable esq. Traquair Bank ; William
Stobie, clerk & treasurer, Bank house,
Innerleithen
Schools : —
Traquair, Andrew Menzies, master
The Glen, Miss W. H. Dewar, mistress
Railway Station, Cardrona, James Barn-
fathen, station master
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Constable George W. Traquair hank
Maxwell-Stuart Herbert Constable D.L.,
J.P. Traquair house
Murray Hon. Alexander William Charles
Oliphant M.P., J.P. Juniper bank; &
Bachelors' club W; Brooks's & National
Liberal club S W, London & Scottish
Liberal Edinburgh club, Edinburgh
Oldfield Mrs. Orchard mains
Story Daniel Eraser J.P. The Glen
Tennant Sir Charles bart. D.L. The Glen
Tennant Edward Priaulx J.P. The Glen
Wallace Rev. Jardine M.A. (Established),
The Manse
Williamson Miss, Cardrona house
COMMERCIAL.
Burns James, blacksmith
Constable George W. factor for Herbert C.
Maxwell-Stuart esq. D.L., J.P. Tra-
quair bank
Menzies Andrew, . schoolmaster & registrar
of births, deaths & marriages for Tra-
quair
Story Daniel Eraser J.P. estate agent to
Sir Charles Tennant bart. The Glen.
FARMERS.
Beattie Walter, Glenlude
Black William C. (reps, of), Kailzie &c
Borthwick James, Scots mill
Ellis John, Laverlaw
Dickison William, Damhead
Gibson John, Howford
Gibson Thomas, Traquair mill
Gibson William, Westbold
Gouinlock Walter J.P. Traquair knowe
Graham William, Cardrona mains
Muir George W. Kirkhouse
Reid Walter, Haugh head
TWEEDSMUIE until about the
middle of the 17th century, formed part
of the parish of Drumelzier, but was then
erected into a separate parish. It is in
the Peebles poor combination and is in the
south-western corner of the county, with
Lanarkshire on its western and Dumfries-
shire on its southern border. Within the
bounds of the parish the river Tweed is
augmented by the Fruid, Talla and Cor
waters and several brooks. The water
scheme (1895) of the Edinburgh and Dis-
trict Water Trust included the formation
of a reservoir in the valley of the Talla,
with pipes to convey 24,000,000 gallons
daily, the election of a 'bridge of granite
and steel in place of the old narrow
bridge at Tweedsmuir and the formation
of a road to the reservoir. The church is
7 miles south from Broughton station on
the Symington and Peebles section of the
Caledonian railway, and about 16 south-
west from Peebles. There are several
ancient and rude strongholds in the
parish, some of them dignified by the
name of " Castles," but having few of the
features belonging to a fortress. The
Earl of Wemyss and March A.D.C., V.D.,
LL.D., The Edinburgh Water Trust and
Sir Walter Thorburn M.P. of Kerfield, are
the principal landowners. Acreage,
37,580; rateable value, £4,S72; popula-
tion in 1891, 207, and in 1901, 435.
Post, M. O., T., T. M. O., E. D. & P. P.,
S. B. & A. & I. 0. ; James Currie, post-
master. Letters through Broughton
S.O. Delivery. 12.5 p.m.; dispatch, 2
p.m
[SLATER'S DIRECTORY.]
PARISH COUNCIL.
Chairman, T. T. Stodart
Clerk, John Yellowlees
Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages <$>
Inspector of Poor, John Yellowlees
Established Church, Rev. W. S. Crockett,
The Manse
SCHOOL BOARD.
Chairman, Rev. W. S. Crockett
Clerk, John Yellowlees
Board School, John Yellowlees, master
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Crockett Rev. William S. (Estab.), The
Manse
Stodart Thomas T. Oliver bouse
COMMERCIAL.
Currie John, tailor, Post office
Best John, Crook hotel
Ross Richard, posting master
Wilson William, boot & shoe maker
Yellowlees John, schoolmaster, inspector of
poor & registrar of births, deaths &
marriages, clerk to Parish Council &
â– school board
FARMERS IN TWEEDSMUIR.
Best John, Crook
Hunter J. & W. (reps, of), Glenbreck
Lyell David, Hawkshaw
Scott Alexander, Fingland
Stodart Thomas T. Oliver house
Thomson Messrs. George & John, Ganes-
hope & Talla
Thorburn Sir Walter M.P., D.L., J.P.
Badlieu
Thorburn William, Hearthstane
Watson James, Tweedshaws
Welsh Thomas (trustees of), Carterhope &
Earlshaugh
WALKERBTJRN is a village, in the
civil parish of Innerleithen, and a quoad
sacra parish erected from the civil
parishes of Innerleithen and Traquair ; it
is on the north bank of the Tweed. The
village is supplied with spring water from
the neighbouring hills, and has a station
on the Peebles and Gallashiels section of
the North British railway, about 8 miiies
south-west from Peebles. In the village is
a. Public hall holding 800 people. About
18o5 this village consisted only of two cots
and a farm house, but the late Henry Bal-
lantyne esq. having secured the use of the
Tweed as a motive power for the mills,
subsequently, in conjunction with the late
Robert Freer, established woollen factories
here, of which Messrs. James Dalziel and
Co. are the present proprietors. The two
mills give employment to a number of
hands. Population in 1891, 1,285, and in
1901, 1,161.
Post, T. & M. 0. 0., T. M. 0., P. P. &
S. B. & A. & I. 0. (Railway Sub-Office.
Letters should have R.S.O. Peebles-
shire added) ; Mrs. Alexander Winter,
postmistress. Deliveries, 8.15 a.m. &
6.15 p.m.; dispatches, 9.30 a.m. & 1.40,
4.30, 5.40, 6.3, 7 & 8.30 p.m
Telephone Call Office ; T N 603
Established Church, Rev. James S. Go'die
M.A
Congregational, Rev. Donald Grigor
Board School, George Hardie, master
Railway Station, Geo. Farnie, station mast
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Ballantyne David J.P. Sunnybrae
Ballantyne Henrv J.P- Tweedva'.e house
Bailantyne John "J.P. Stoneyhill
Dalziel Frank I., J.P. Westbold
Goldie Rev. James S., M.A. (Established),
The Manse
Grigor Rev. Donald, Congregational manse
King Mrs. Iwood
COMMERCIAL.
Ballantyne Henrv & Sons, woollen manu-
facturers, Twe'el Vale mills; TN 602
Beattie John, grocer &. spirit dealer
Campbell John, cashier, Firknowe
Dalziel Jas. & Co. woollen manufacturers,
Tweedholm mills ; T N -601 ; London
office, 39 Glasshouse street W
KMnghorn Mary (Mrs.), confectioner
Lees John, cashier, Hawthorn bank
Lees John, china &c. dealer
Public Hall (William Watson, hail keeper)
Scott Robert, manager, Bock cottage
Tait John, tweed merchant, Rowanlee
Walkerburn Co-operative So-
ciety Limited; T N 604
Willison Jessie (Mrs.), confectnr. Hall sfc
Winter Alexander (Mrs.), confectioner, &.
post office