Folk Lore and Genealogies Uppermost Nithsdale
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F O L K LO R E A N D GEN EALOGIES PP T LE U ERMOS N ITHSDA . B WILLIA M WILS O N y . N R SA QU HA , of the A uthor and Illustration! BY W W u. I N 1 LSO , J 0 003. —_Q m DU MFR IES R OBER T G. N rier N Cou and Hara ld Prm. MA , SAN H R ! M QU A J . Lu ne . P R E F A C E “ ll for the local ress by gone days were penned origina y —p — f t emas far ac as twent ears a o solel some o h b k y y g y livi n muc t at is curious u r mob o wit h a view to resc e f o h h int r stin and known onl to us of the older an d e e g, y ge neration . s tc w re at the timof t eir f the e e e Several o k hes , h t t ome and firs a earance re rinte in a ers o a t pp , p d p p b h h in the olonies and since then a e een co ied into C , h v b p ot her publications ; and frequently a desire has been for ir iss in orm expressed the ue book f o n w u r In deference to this request the bo k is o p t fo th . The author is pleased to think that the pictures reproductions of pen-and-ink drawings by one of his sons—will r e es e iall acce ta le—the mre so as p ov p c y p b o some of h n i t r s nt i ws t n w o t e sce es dep c ed p e e v e no o t be obtained . The enealo ies hic f rmthe secon r of the o a t G g , w h d p or are comil e fromr lia l s ur th h e o ces s e w k, p d b e ; e e, elie es will rove i l int r n o c l b v , p h gh y e esti g t lo a ti an quaries. In the earnest o e t at the oo ma afiord the h p h b k y rea er as muc as i d h ple ure as t has given the author in its ro uction it is now lace in th ha o a p d , p d e nds f n in ul n u i d ge t p bl c . WILL!“ WILSON . 47 IG Swarm H H , Sau v r 190 mS e tembe . q , p , 4 E C O N T N T S . an u ar ouncil ouse— ome ueer tori s of S q h C H S Q S e the Old Tolbooth The Town Pipers of Sanquhar ra ic Mill itc es— ome of t eir cantri s C w k W h S h p ’ ra amCric ton s ost—Crin an and the Ab h h Gh g Cuddy Apparitions near Sanquhar Manse Sanquhar Castle Spectre The Ghost House — The Dreary Lady of the Linn Strange Stories of the Orchard Burn Apparitions in Euchan The Bottle Blower The ost of Littlemark Gh The Ghost of Lady Hebron eir tories of the an oo ir conne . W d S B k W d, K k l Fairies of Polveoch Wraiths ’ La minnan a g s W ke — illi alzell h an u ar unc aus n . ome e t e W D , e S q h M h S f his n ul loits o wo derf exp — Doctor Alison and his Wife Meg A curious couple ’ ’ Evil Spirits at the Warld s En r —T The Resurrectionist Sca e in Sanquhar . he Skipper and the Plaister Ben and his Weddings ‘ Pat M Cririck of the Cairn ’ The Covenanter s Ban ’ ’ — in i en o h 45 Bryce s Loup . A n c d t f t e com the Meal M r ant e ch — A Gallant Son of Nithsdale Major Johnston of the Rifle Brigade Olden Hospitality in Nithsdale enealo ies of ermos it le G g Upp t N hsda ric tons or of San uhar C h , L ds q C richtons of Ryehill Crichtons of Carco Crichtons of Gairland Crichtons of Libry Crichtons of Eliock Dalziels of Eliock Veitch of Eliock ’ McCriricks of McCririck s Cairn illi mf W a sons o Castle Robert McMaths of Dalpeddar Hairs of Glenwharry McCalls of Gufiockland Wilsons of Spango B nnat n of Glenmadd a y es y Kyles of C orseneuk mof the o al ur of an u ar Ar s R y B gh S q h Riding the Sanquhar Marches Choosing Site for Kirkconnel Church lcome to or an u ar We L d S q h oin tment of ler o an uhar aris urc App C k t S q P h Ch h Wilsons of Polquhirter and Jenkins of Nivinston W ilsons of Wanlockhead B lackaddie ran o amMcR erik in ames . G t t J es by K g J VI The n entor of the teamr ller I v S P ope A T I I L L U S T R O N S . PoRrRAI'r or TH E AU THOR J SANQU H AR COU NC IL H os d CRAWICK BRIDGE SANQU HAR PAR ISH SANQU HAR CASTLE E U CH AN BRIDGE J EU CH AN MILL J NITH v Pu l sa r LINNS 4 TOWER or SANQU H AR J DBU MBRINGAN BRIDGE 1 ELIOCK HOU SE S N A R C NC I H S A QU H OU L OU E . SANQU H AR COU NCI L H OU S E. SOME QUEER STORIES OF THE OLD TOLBOOTH . The old Council House of Sanquhar with its imosin stair a its to er and cloc is the o ect p g w y, w k, bj ha t most attracts the attention of stran ers on t eir t g h rst ma in ac uaintance it the ancient ro al fi k g q w h y a o s imn of the cottis to n ur It is o ec e b gh . g d p S h w ol oot of one a s and romits ost ous and t h e b h byg d y , f p at the hea of the i treet has for close u on d H gh S , p one hun red and se ent ears e t atc as it d v y y , k p w h, ere o er the affairs of the to n . oun it cluster w , v w R d uc that o th t the ma in f l l is or s mo oca t it i h g e k g o h y ; h r cor of munici al i h t e e e l e t e scene of man a v y p f ; y itter contention for o er of an r dis utations of b p w , g y p , u roarious elections as ell as of armless merr p , w h y ma i s a n nd tumultuo s i i k g us fe t vit es on days of national r i ejo cing . It was uilt in the ear 1735 an occu i s h sit b y , d p e t e e of an ol er uil in i l e ote to s mi ar u li us s. d b d g d v d p b c e e ar in the o er tol oot not muc is o n R g d g ld b h, h kn w e on the act t at for ears e ore it was remo b y d f h y b f ved to ma ro e omfor h r u k t e p esent Co ncil House it was 2 ication for assistance in in a ruinous condition . Appl ir was made to h o a putting it into proper repa t e R y l Convention of Burghs in 1682 ; and in a curious book ’ o r moirs R ic ar ranc ntitle rt e n e e d N h M , by h d F k, ub ishe in on on in 1694 is a re erence to the p l d L d , f to booth hich s o s that re airs ere badl neede l , w h w p w y d ni h in indeed . Franc who had sta e one t k, y d g San u ar sa s ! here is a in of t in the cal q h , y T k d h g y l ch rst mi t be sus cte a a olboot i at fi e T h, wh gh p d rison ecause it is so li e one ose deca s b the p , b k ; wh y y aw of anti uit are such that e er risoner is l q y , v y p threatened with death before his trial ; and every c s mnt ecause oun a out it iron ars dis a e e , b b d b w h b , ” r h t r ainmnt stin onl to f ons cove s t e en e t e de ed y el .