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Dalmellington
Ayrshire
Directories by Pigot & Co)
A
burgh of barony is 72 miles sw from Edinburgh, 49 s of Glasgow, 42 nw of
Dumfries,
24 sse of Kilmarnock, 15 se of Ayr, 14 e of
Maybole, 12 s of
Old Cumnock,
and 6 to the eastward of Straiton. This
thriving little place is pleasantly
situate on the north bank of the water of
Doon, and near the base
of
an eminance, from the summit of which a fine view is obtained of the
varied
character, comprising rude and lofty mountains and the softer
features
of cultivation. The manufacture of
carpets, blankets and plaiding,
and
the weaving of cotton goods, together with the coal-mines in the
neighbourhood,
furnish employment to the many of the industrious class.
These
mines are at present leases to Mr Wm Sloss, of the "Cross Keys" a very
comfortable
inn here; the coal, which is
obtained by an exceedingly simple
method,
is sold for the low price of 2s 4d per ton.
Besides the trading
importance
enjoyed by the town, it derives some advantage from resorts of
parties
of pleasure and for fishing; those who intend to partake of the
latter
entertainment will find on the banks of the Doon neat boats,
furnished
by the proprietors of the two good Inns in this place, the "Cross
Keys"
and the "Black Bull". The
loch is a beautiful sheet of water, with a
hard
rocky shore, extending six miles in length, and abounding in trout of
fine flavour. On an island in the lake are the remains of Hallock castle.
Some
years since a fishing party discovered, at the bottom of the loch, what
appears
to be boats; and having obtained the necessary assistance, they
succeeded
in raising three canoes - the largest measuring 24 feet in length
by
4 in breadth, and hewn out of a solid log of oak; two were much decayed,
but
the third was so little impaired as to allow of its being floated on the
surface,
with a person in it for a considerable time.
In Dalmellington are
a
public and private library, and a reading-room well furnished with
standard
works, periodicals and newspapers; a sum has been left in trust for
the
support of the latter and the private library, and for the education of
a
certain number of children. The
parish, which is ten miles in length by
about
three in breadth, belongs principally to the Honourable Colonel F
MacAdam
Cathcart of Berleith and his lady. Fairs
are held in March, May and
December.
POST
OFFICE
Robert
Smith - Postmaster - Letters from Ayr arrive every
Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday at one, and are despatched every Monday,
Wednesday
and Friday forenoon at eleven.
GENTRY & CLERGY
McAdam,
Mrs Elizabeth
(of Craigengillan) Camlarg Lodge
Cathcart,
Hon. Colonel Frederick McAdam
of Berbith
Houston,
Rev. Robert
Manse
INNS
Black
Bull Duncan Wright
Cross
Keys William Sloss
and
joiner and lessee of Camlarg Coal Mines
SHOPKEEPERS & TRADERS
Arthur,
William - shopkeeper Baird, Jane - grocer &
spirit dealer
Dempster, William
-grocer & flesher
Edgar, David
- agent for
Spring
garden
bleachfield
Ferguson,
Agnes - shopkeeper Gammel, Thomas
- agent for
Glasgow tartan weaving
Gregg,
Mary - shopkeeper Grierson, John - mason
Hannah,
Andrew - tailor
Hetrick, Robert
- blacksmith
Hewlison,
Jas - waulk & dying mills
Hogg, William
- tailor
Howitson,
James - shoemaker Jamieson, John
- surgeon
Kay,
William - flesher McCulloch, Mary
- grocer
& spirit dealer
McEwan,
John - tailor McGill, Thomas - boot &
shoemaker
McKay,
William - boot & shoemaker
McLimont, John - boot &
shoemaker
McLimont,
Mary - dress maker McMicken, John - tailor
McMicken,
William - shopkeeper
McMurtrie, Dav
- joiner
& cartwright
McMurtrie,
Elizabeth
- shopkeeper McWhirter, John
- baker
Reid,
James - surgeon Rowan, Janet
- shopkeeper
Simpson,
David - tailor Smith, Robert
-grocer,
spirit dealer & joiner
Templeton,
Thomas - watch and clock maker
Walker, John
- grazier
Bellsbank
Walker,
John jnr - grazier Light Walker, William
- shopkeeper
Wallace,
Thomas - grocer & draper Weir, David - ironmonger
& draper
Welsh,
John -blacksmith Wight, James
- joiner
Wight,
William - carpet, blanket and plaiding manufacturer
Willet,
Duncan - shopkeeper & agent for Glasgow weaving
Wilson,
Janet - linen draper
PRIVATE LIBRARY & READING ROOM
Reid,
James
- surgeon, librarian
SUBSCRIPTION LIBRARY, PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
Hewitson,
John - librarian
SCHOOLS
Anderson,
James
Douglas,
Harriet
Orr,
James (partially endowed)
Parochial
School, John Hewitson - master & Seccession clerk
Rowan,
Janet
COACH
To
Ayr the "Craigengillan Castle"
(from Dumfries) calls at the Black Bull,
every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday about at twelve; and a car from the Cross
Keys
every Tuesday and Friday morning at seven.
To
Dumfries the
"Craigengillan Castle" (from Ayr) calls at the Black Bull
every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoon at two.
CARRIERS
To
Ayr John Houston, every
Monday
John Orr, every Tuesday and
Alexander Gammel, every Friday
To
Castle Douglas Thomas
Willet from the Black Bull every alternate Monday
and
David McClure
every alternate Saturday.
To
Glasgow Thomas Willet and David McClure
from the Black Bull every
alternate
Tuesday.
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