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DIRECTORY.]
-CREICH is a parish, in Sutherland poor
â– comhination and Dornoch small debt court
â– district; : it is a large parish, being about
35 miles long by a breadth varying from 2
*t> 8, bounded on the north by Lairg, on the
Bouth by Kincardine and Edderton, in Ross-
shire, on the east by Dornoch and Bogart,
and on the west by Kincardine (in Ro&s-
shire) and Assynt. The village is on the
north side of the Dornoch Firth, 1 mile
^flouth from Bonar Bridge station on the
Tain and Brora section of the Highland
railway, 10 north-west from Tain and 9£
west from Dornoch. The river Oykel,
â– which rises in the northern extremity of
the parish, near Ben More, a mountain.
3,273 feet high, forms the western boundary
â–  of the parish for about 20 miles and sepa-
rates it from Boss-shire; th's river in its
. course receives the Caseley, which also rises
in the parish. The Duke of Sutherland
K.G. ; Sir Charles Henry Augustus Fred-
erick Boss bart. D.L. of Balnagown, and
Robert Lockhart Alston esq. of Newfield,
Kilmun, Argyle, are the , principal land-
owners. The area of the parish is 107,652
acres; rateable value, £10,338; the popula-
tion in 1901 was 1,836.
Bonar Bridge is a considerable village in
-the parish of Creich, on the great north mail
â–  road, ana on the north side of the Firth of
Dornoch, with a station on the Tain and
T3rora section of the Highland railway, and
ds 15 miles north-west from Tain and 13
west from Dornoch. Kyle of Sutherland
â– is here crossed by an iron bridge, completed
in 1893, at a cost of £13,000, from designs
'by Messrs. Crouch & Hogg, engineers, of
â– Glasgow; it has three spans of '70 feet,
"105 feet and 140 feet respectively, and a
roadway of 25 feet. Here are two hotels,
â– a branch of the Caledonian Banking Com-
pany Limited, and a Drill hall for the
volunteers. Fairs are held in the village on
'the second Monday in April, June. Ju\v,
August, September and October. Popula-
tion in 1901, 401, including 30 officials and
inmates in Sutherland Combination Poor-
'house.
Altass, Spinningdale, Rosehall, Inveran
^and Invershin are also small villages in
Creich parish. At Invershin is a station on
'the Tain and Brora section of the Highland
railway, 4 miles north from Bonar Bridge,
!Po3t, T. & M. O., T. M. 0., E. D., P. P.,
S. B. & A. & I. 0. Bonar bridge; John
.A Poison, sub-postmaster. Letters through
.Ardgay. Deliveries, 9.15 a.m. & 1.5 p.m.;
dispatches, 6.55 & 11.5 a.m
"Post Office, Altass; Andrew Murray, sub-
postmaster. Letters through Invershin
R.S.O. Sutherlandshire. Delivery, 2.30
p.m. ; dispatch, 9.55 a.m. Postal Orders
are issued & paid here. Rosehall is the
nearest money order & telegraph office,
3 miles distant
â– Post, M. 0. & T. 0., T. M. 0., P. P.. S. B.
& A. & I. 0. Rosehall. Letters through
Invershin R.S.O. : Alexander T. Munro,
sub-postmaster. Delivery, 3 p.m. ; dis-
patch, 9.5 a.m
Post Office, Spinningdale ; Donald Ross,
sub-postmaster. Letters through Ardgay.
Delivery, 1.30 p.m.; dispatch, 10.25 a.m
Postal Orders are issued & paid here.
The nearest money order & telegraph
office is at Bonar Bridge, 5 miles distant
Post & T. 0.. Inveran (Railway Sub-Office.
Letters should have R.'S.O. Sutherland-
shire added) ; Alexander Mackay, sub-
postmaster. Delivery, 12.55 p.m. ; dis-
patches, 11.5 a.m. & 5.50 p.m. Postal
Orders are issued & paid here. The
nearest money order office is at Bonar
Bridge
Post & T. 0. Invershin (Bailwav Sub-
Office. Letters should 'have B.S.O.Suther-
landshire added) ; Donald Maclennan, sub-
postmaster. Dispatches, 7.24 a.m. &
12.15 & 12.42 p.m.; deliveries, 8.40 a.m.
to callers only & 12.30 p.m. Postal
'Orders are issued & paid here. The
nearest money order office is at Ardgay
& Bonar Bridge
PARISH COUNCIL.
Chairman, Rev. Angu3 J. McMillan, Bonar
Bridge
Medical Officer, James D. McRae M.B.,
CM. Bonar Bridge
Clerk, David Ross, Or'el cot. Bonar Bridge
Inspector of Poor, David Ros3, Oriel cot-
tage, Bonar Bridge
Registrars of Births, Deaths & Marriages,
David R-oss, Oriel cottage, Bonar Bridge,
for Bonar district, & William Munro for
Rosehall district
SUTHERLANDSHIKE.
SUTHERLAND COMBINATION. POOR
HOUSE.
The poor combination includes the whole of
the parishes in SutherlandBhire, viz. : —
Assynt, Clyne, Creich, Dornoch, Durness,
Eddrachillis, Farr, Golspie, Kildonan,
Lairg, Loth, Rogart & Tongue
Chairman of Committee, Alex. Sinclair,
Inveran
Surgeon, James Donald McRae M.B., CM.
Bonar Bridge
Governor, Alexander D. Campbell
Matron, Mrs. Campbell
Stamp Office, Bonar Bridge, John A. Poison,
sub-distributor
KYLE OF SUTHERLAND FISHERY
BOARD.
Chairman, Sir Charles Boss bart. of Balna-
gown
Clerk, John McCrone, Dornoch
Inspector, William Duncan, Kincardine
Carnegie Free Library & Reading Room,
John Macdonald, librarian
VOLUNTEERS.
1st Sutherland (The Sutherland Highland)
Rifles (E Company), Drill hall, Bonar
Bridge, Capt. & Hon. Major J.Mackenzie
Y.D. ; James Murdoch, sergeant-instructr
PLACES OF WOBSHIP.
Established Churches: —
Bonar Bridge, Bev. Robert L. Ritchie
Rosehall (Mission), Rev. John A.Snodgrass
Free Churches : —
Bonar Bridge, Rev. Norman Campbell
Rosehall, Rev. Joseph Lamont
SCHOOL BOARD.
Chairman, Rev. Norman Campbell
Clerk, David Shaw
Board Schools: — *
Bonar Bridge, David Sutherland, master
Larachan, Duncan Campbell, master •
Invershin, Kenneth McLean, master
Rosehall, Andrew Urquhart, master
RAILWAY STATIONS.
Bonar Bridge, Frank Ross, station master
Invershin, Donald Maclennan,station master
Creich.
Marked thus * receive letters through
Invershin R.S.O.
Marked thus t receive letters through
Inveran R.S.O.
Marked thus J receive letters through
Ardgay.
Marked thus § receive letters through
Dornoch E.S.O.
Marked thus 1 receive letters through
Rosehall, Invershin R.S.O.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
*Burlge Joseph, Invercassley
^Douglas William, Invercassley
§Crilchrist Mrs. Ospidale bouse
ffiilmour William E. Glen Cassley &
Invernauld
*Hadwen Mrs. Balblair
fMacTaggart Capt. William Bell D.L., J.P.
Gtenrossal
COMMERCIAL.
JGunn Kenneth, stone mason, Spinningdale
iijM'Donald William, joiner & cartwright,
Balcraggen
M'Kay Alex, hotel & posting bo. Inveran
Maclennan Donald, post & station master,
| Invershin
l*Munro William, stone mason, Altass
i*Munro Alexander T. grocer, Lubcroy
i*Murray Andrew, grocer & postmast.Altass
ITRoss Alexander, joiner & wright, Linside
IJRoss Donald, postmaster, Spinningdale
[{Stewart John, miller, Migdale
JVass John, grocer, Spinningdale
Woolley Thomas, Station hotel, Invershin
FARMERS IN THE PARISH OF CREICH.
ft Budge Joseph, Invercassley
Gray & Murray, Achinduich
fMacArthur James, Inveran cottage
JMacDonald William & Adam, Swordale,
Bonar Bridge
IMacKay Alexander, Inveran
JMackenzie Jn. Meikle Creich,Bonar Bridge
JMann Donald, Spinningdale
JMowat Alex.G. Little Creich,Bonar Bridge
JMurray William, Ospisdale, Ardgay
*Neish Alex. Achary, Invershin R.S.0
* Sharp John, Invernauld
JStewart John, Migdale
DORNOCH. 1411
SWilson John, Pulrossie
fiWoolley Thomas. Balblair
*Young George, Invershin
Bonar Bridg-a.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Campbell Rev. Norman (F. C), Manse
M'Kenzie John, Meikle Creich
McRae James Donald M.B
Poison John Alexander J.P
Ritchie Rev. Robert L. (Estab. Church),
The Manse
Shaw David J.P. Bank house
COMMERCIAL.
Almond Henry H. (Mrs.), lessee of salmon
fishings, Bonar village
Anderson Andrew, coal &, timber- merchant
& collector of rates, South Bonar
Barclay Hugh, boot & shoe maker
Calder George, boot & shoe maker
Caledcnian Banking Co. Limited (branch)
(David Shaw, agent ; Alexander Macken-
zie, accountant) ; draw on Bank of Scot-
land. 19 Bishopsgate street within E C,
London
Cameron John, saddler
Campbell Alex. D. governor of poor house
Carnegie Free Library (John M. Macdonald,
librarian)
Craig: George, watch maker, jeweller
& optician
Davidson Hugh, game dealer
Ellis James A. grocer
Fraser Christine (Miss), dress maker
Fraser Malcolm, coal merchant
Eraser Thomas*, boot & shoe maker
Henderson Helen (Miss), dress maker
Leith Hugh, watch maker & jeweller
Macdonald John M. librarian, Carnegie Free
Library
M Gregor Donald, contractor
M'Kay Alexander, grocer &' draper
M'Kay Donald, tailor
M'Kenzie Alexander, bank accountant
M'Kenzie Alex.Commereial hotel
MKenzie Alexazidrina (Miss), dress maker
Mackenzie Donald, baker
MacPherson John, Bridge hotel
McRae James Donald M.B., CM. surgeon
vK medical officer to Creich parish coun-
cil & to Sutherland combination poorhousa
Matheson Thomas, joiner & cartwright
Matheson Hugh, blacksmith
Munro Donald, butcher
Munro George, grocer &. draper
Murdoch Sergt. James, drill inst. E. Co. 1st
Sutherland (Sutherland Highland) Vol.
Rifle Corps
Poison John A. draper, grocer, ironmonger,
chemist, postmaster & sub-distributor or
stamps &e
P-o^s Alex, joiner & cartwright, Revaig
Ross David, inspector of poor, collector of
rates, registrar of births, deaths & mar-
riages for Bonar district & clerk of
parish council, Oriel cottage
Ross Frank, station master
Ross Hugh, joiner & cartwright
Shaw David, bank agent & clerk of Creich
wihool board, Caledonian Bank house
Sutherland Alexander, boot & shoe maker
Urquhart & Gair, grocers, drapers & iron-
mongers
Walker Elizabeth (Mrs.), grocer
Rosehall,
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Gilmour William Ewing
Kemp Daniel
Lamont Rev. Joseph (TJ. F. C), Manse
Snodgrass Rev. John A. (Estab.),TheManse
COMMERCIAL.
Cameron Hector, boot maker
Johnston William, carpenter
Mackenzie Murdo, blacksmith
Macleod William, carpenter
Murray Andrew, grocer &, general dealer
Munro Alex. T. postmaster
Munro William, registrar of births, deaths
& marriages for Rosehall district
CULGOWER, see Loth.
DOIiL, see Olyne.
DORNOCH, a parish on the south-eatt
coast, to the north of Dornoch Firth, is
lso a small seaport and a royal and parlia-
mentary burgh, the capital of the county
and head of a sheriff court, and in the
Sutherland poor combination; it is 9 miles
north from Tain, 7 south from Golspie and
15 north from Cromarty. The' parish, which
is bounded north by Golspie, south by
Creich and west by Rogart, is 10 miles in
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