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1364 DENNY LOANHEAD.
Dow James, station master
Duncan William, grocer ; & Holland Bush
Ferguson James, grocer ; & Denny
Finlay John, grocer & spirit dealer
Hamilton James, moulder
Kirk Mrs. nursery keeper
McAlpine Andrew, spirit dealer
Marshall Alexander, tailor
Miller William, grocer & butcher
Nimmo Eobert, agent Prudential Assur-
ance Co
Nute Edith(Miss), grocer & sub-postmistrss
Rankine Thomas, blacksmith
Russell John, moulder
Stark Thomas, school
Walker Thomas, colliery manager
Wallace Alexander, draper
DRY MEN is a parish in Dumbarton poor
combination and Stirling small debt court
district. It is 12 miles long, 3 miles broad
towards the south and 12 in the north, and
is bounded on the north by Aberfoyle, in
Perthshire, on the east by Kippen, Balfron
and Killearn, south by Dumbartonshire, and
on the west by Buchanan. The village,
which stands on the road from Stirling to
Dumbarton, is about 1 mile north from the
Endrick water, which flows into Loch
Lomond, and is 17 miles north-north-west
from Glasgow and 12^ north-east from
Dumbarton. Drymen station, on the Stir-
ling and Balloch section of the North
British railway, is 1£ miles south of the
village in the pariah of Eilmaronock, in
Dumbartonshire. There are Established
and United Free churches. A branch of
the Royal Bank of Scotland is located in
the village. Fairs for cattle are held on
the last Wednesday in April (old style) and
17th May (new Btyle). Duchray castle is
the residence of Edwin Bolton esq. Acre-
age of the parish, 30,854; rateable Talue,
£38,398; population in 1891, 1,512, and in
1901, 1,390; in the ecclesiastical parish,
794, and in the vilage, 340.
At Gartness, about 2£ miles south-east
from Drymen, is a waterfall about 12 feet
in height, which the salmon, when going
up the river, clear by a leap. Near the
Tillage is a factory for woollen cloth and
felting. John Napier, lord of the free
barony of Merchiston and the inTentor of
logarithms, resided here for a consider-
able time: he died 6 April, 1617. There
is a station here on the Forth and Clyde
section of the North British railway. Popu-
lation returned with Drymen.
Post, M. 0. & T. 0., T. M. 0., P. P.,
S. B. & A. & I. 0. Drymen; Alfred B.
Simpson, postmaster. Letters receded
through Glasgow. DeliTeries, 8 & 10.40
a.m. ; dispatches, 10.50 a.m. & 3.20 p.m
Post Office, Gartness Railway station; John
Alexander, sub-postmaster. Letters re-
ceived through Balfron Station S.O. Dis-
patch, 3.25 p.m. The nearest money
order office is at Killearn & telegraph
office, Killearn station, 2 miles distant
Parish Council, John Hall, clerk & in-
spector of the poor
Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages
John Hall
Police Station, William Cruickshank, con-
stable in charge
Public Hall, Alexander Miller, lessee
Drymen Foresters' Public Hall Co. Lim.
(William Melrose, sec)
Reading Room, Thomas Peden, sec. ; Mrs.
Agnes Sinison, keeper
Parish Church. Rev. John Roy M.A
Vnited Free Church, Rev. Andrew Wilson
M.A
SCHOOL BOARD.
Chairman, William Watson Murray
Clerk, Thomas Peden
Board Schools : —
Drymen, John Hall, master
Auchentroig, Miss Annie Fraser, mistress
Finnich (combination), Miss Annie Young,
mistress
RAILWAY STATIONS.
Drymen, James Graham, station master
Gartness, John Alexander, station master
CARRIER.
To Glasgow, Walter McFarlane, wed
Drymen.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Bolton Edwin, Duchray castle (Postal ad-
dresB Aberfoyle)
Brown Thomas, Dalnair house
Buchanan Alexander, Gartcharn
Buchanan John Bilsland, Town Foot house
Crawford Ewing Russell, Auchentroig
Gow Alexander, Drumbeg
Liddell William
STIRLINGSHIRE.
Lindsay Charles, Gaidrew
M'Adam Archibald, Blairoer
M Kinnon John
McOnie Mrs. Ballochneek
Mcpherson Donald, Blairnurich
M'Queen Archibald M. Gateside
Melrose William, Royal Bank house
Mitchell George A. Park of Drumquhassle
Rov Rev. John M.A. (Estab.1, The Manse
Wilson Rev. Andrew M.A. U. F. Manse
Wilson Mrs. Aucheneck house
Wilson John M.P.,D.L.,J.P. Finnich Malise
COMMERCIAL.
Bieslani Thomas, grocer & general dealer
Bisslaud Alexander, wright
Buchanan James, Buchanan Arms hotel ;
near golf course
Carmichael Alexander, painter
Curling Club (Alex. McGregor, sec)
Drymen Foresters' Public Hall Co. Limited
(William Melrose, sec)
Gilfillan Geo. boot & shoe maker & draper
Golf Club (John Hall, sec)
Graham James, station master
Gray James, saddler
Hall John, inspector of poor & clerk to
the Parish Council, registrar of births,
deaths & marriages & clerk to the
heritors
Houston James, blacksmith
Hutchison John, baker
Kirk William, painter
Liddell Robert, grocer & general dealer
McDonald John, boot & shoe maker
McEwan & Co. butchers
McFarlane John & Son, wrights
McFarlane Walter, carrier
Macgregor Donald, blacksmith, Drumbeg
McKeich William, vintner & cattle dealer
Mackenzie Elizabeth (Miss), vintner
McKinnon John M.B., CM. surgeon
McMillan Robert N. tailor
Melrose William, agent to the Royal Bank
of Scotland & for the Caledonian Fire &
Scottish Accident Insurance Cos. Royal
Bank
Miller Alex, refreshment rooms
Peden Thomas, clerk to the school board
Public Hall (Alexander Miller, lessee)
Reading Room (Thomas Peden, sec; Mrs.
Agnes Simson, keeper)
Reid Agnes (Miss), vintner
Hnval Bank of Scotland (branch) (William
Melrose, agent) ; head office, Edinburgh ;
draw on London office, 123 Bishopsgate
street within E C, Bank of England E C
& Coutts & Co. W C, London
Simpson Alfred B. grocer, news agent &
postmaster
Stewart Alex. plasterer, Gartfarron,Gartmore
Wilkie David, tailor & grocer
Wilson James, shopkeeper
FARMERS.
(Names marked thus * receive letters
through Buchlyvie R.S.O.)
Archibald Wylie, Blairnavaid
Arthur Richard & Benjamin, Coldrach
Bauchop William, Kepdowrie
•Beck Alexander, Polybaglet
Brown Thomas, Ballat
Buchanan Alexander, Gartcharn
Campbell Archibald, Gartness
Fisher William & Daniel, Garchel
•Fisher William, Garchel
Forster Thomas, Low Finnich
♦Gardner Alexander, Gartintruach
Gnw Alexander, Drumbeg
•Haddow John E. Kepdowrie
Kerr John & Robert, Baltichead
Lees Thomas, Wester Cameron
M'Adam Alexander, Borland
M'Adam Archibald, Blairoer
M'Adam Duncan, Gartness mill
I'Adam William, Kepculloch
M'Allister Elizabeth, Blairmore
M'Alpine James, Garrauld
M' Arthur James, West Gartfarron
M'Donald James, Easter Gartfarron
M'Ewan Donald, Blairnabord
M'Kav Charles, Ballat
«McKeich William, Woodend
M'Kerracher Robert, Mye
M'Kinlay John, Dalnair
M'Laren — , OfTrance
M'Lay John, Clachanry
•McMillan George, Over OfTrance
M'Montgomerie Duncan, Lednabra
M'Qneen John. Finnich Blair
•Meek John, Wester Mye
Mitchell Hugh F. Lower Ballaird
Moir David, Craigievairn
More James & William, Gartachoil
^Morrison George, E. OfTrance
^Morrison William M. OfTrance
Morton Robert, Rich Finnich
Muirhead Archibald, Drumquhassle
Norrie — , Gartclach
•Parlane William, W. OfTrance
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Renfrew Allan, Shandon
Rennie Duncan, Cbapelarroch
Risk John, Easter Ballat
Scott George, Cairnlea & Lednabra
Scott John, Easter Balfunning
Steel David, Upper Ballaird
Steel William, Hill head
•Stewart James Cashley
Stewart Robert, Upper Balwill
•Strang James, Knockinshunnoch-
Thomas Hugh & -lames, Blairfad'
Thomas James, Balfunning
Waddell John, Corrie
Gartness.
Alexander John, post & station master
Bilsland Archibald, dyer & woollen clothe
manufacturer
DTJNIPACE is a parish, divided into the-
four districts of Little Denovan, Meikle
Denovan, Dunipace and Torwood, in Stir-
ling small debt court district and Larbert
ecclesiastical parish, and bounded on ther
north and west by the parish of St. Ninians*
on the east by Larbert and on the south by
the river Carron, which divides it from
Denny. The town is on the road from
Stirling to Glasgow and Falkirk, about 1
mile north from Denny terminal station
from Larbert on the Glasgow and Stirling
section of the Caledonian railway, 7 south
from Stirling and 6 north-west from Fal-
kirk, .uunipace is included in the police-
burgh of Denny. This parish is rich in
minerals, and has an extension line to the/
mines of the Denny branch mineral rail-
way, crossing the river Carron, which di-
vides this and the adjoining parish- of
Denny; the mines, with other worksj.
afford employment to the inhabitants of thia-
district. In this locality are two eminences.
called " the Hills of Dunipace," presumed:,
to be sepulchral memorials. It was
at Dunipace that Edward I. of England, on
the 14th of October, 1301, signed a warrant!
to his ambassadors, then in France, author-
ising them to consent to a truce with tha
Scots as an indispensable preliminary to-
wards a peace with their ally the French
king, between whom and Edward a destruc-
tive war had long been waged. Edwin.-
Bolton esq. of Carbrook, Larbert, and John
A. Harvie-Brown esq. of Dunipace House,
Larbert, are the principal landowners.
Acreage of the parish, 5,593 ; rateable
value, £10,633; population in 1901 was*
2,050.
Letters received through Denny
PARISH COUNCIL.
Chairman, John A. Harvie Brown
Clerk, Inspector & Collector, Wm. Hendry
Medical Officer, Michael Benny M.D;.
Denny
Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages,
Robert Tennent
Established Church, Rev. John Fairley
United Free Church, Rev. William D.
Miller, The Manse
School Board, Rev. William D. Miller;.
chairman; William Hendry, clerk
Board School, Robert Tennent, master
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Baxter James, Lairax house
Brown Robert, Netherfolds
Fairley Rev. John (Established)
Gillies" John Don, Denovan house
Kay John Robert, Quarter house
McEwan Robert, Lairax house
Miller Rev. William D. (United Free)*,
Dunipace manse
Saylor Charles, Rosebank
COMMERCIAL.
Baird William & Co. Ltd. ironstone &r,
coal mine owners, Tygateshaugh & other
pits; works, Gartsherrie, Coatbridge
Baird Robert, spirit dealer
Brown Elizabeth (Mrs.), grocer & spirit dlr
Cooper Alexander, grocer
Denny & Dunipace Co-operative SocietyLtd
Forrest Mrs. grocer
Hendry William, clerk to Parish Council,
inspector of poor & collector of rates &.
clerk to school board
Institute (William Thomson, keeper)
Lamont Mrs. grocer
Letham John, baker
McWatt William, miller
Meale David & Sons, joiners
Paterson William, butcher
Paul George & Son. ironfounders
Paul T. & A. iron founders
Paul John, blacksmith & farrier, Rosebamc
Paul Margaret (Mrs.), draper
Ronton James, coach builder
Tait John, spirit dealer