Post Office Perth Directory
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PERTH : PRINTED FOR THE PUBLISHER BY J. .YOUNG & SONS, i and 3 WATERGATE. PRICE THREE SHILLINGS. *.;"-- ' -, ,.. ; . i.. ^ & Practi V1ITH, iWELLER, TH, ER, Ao. 40 ©E0R8E STREET, PERT H. <A CONTENTS. Page i. Public Offices, 1 2. Municipal Lists, 3 3. County Lists, 6 4. Judicial Lists, 10 5. Commercial Lists, 15 6. Public Conveyances, 18 7. Ecclesiastical Lists, 20 8. Literary and Educational Lists, 21 9. Charitable and Benevolent Lists, 25 10. Sporting Lists, 29 11. Miscellaneous Lists, 3i 12. List of Noblemen and Gentlemen's Seats, 35 13. List of Clergy in Perthshire, 55 14. Postal Directory— 61 Officers of the Department, 61 Arrival and Departure of Mails from Per 11, 62 Rates of Postage, 63 Newspapers, 63 Inland and Foreign Book Post. 64 Colonial and Foreign Pattern Sample Pos 64 Card Post, 65 Registration, 65 Postage Stamps, 66 Telegraph, 66 Insurance and Annuities, 66 Money Orders, 66 Postal Orders, 67 Savings Bank, . 67 Table of Foreign and Colonial Postage, 68 15. General Directory, 70 16. Professional Directory, 213 Advertisements—Insurance Companies 236 ,, Miscellaneous, 243 IRew /Ifousic Saloons. T5>ATERS0N, SONS, & CO. BEG respectfully to intimate that they have now Removed their Business to the NEW MUSIC SALOONS lately erected for them immediately opposite their old Saloon in Princes Street. The New Buildings have been specially erected for P., Sons, Co. 's trade, and, being much larger and much more convenient than their old Saloon, P., Sons, & Co. are now enabled to hold one of the LARGEST AND FINEST STOCKS IN SCOTLAND. At present the New Saloons contain a fine assortment of PIANOS, ORGANS, and HARMONIUMS, by all the most celebrated Manufacturers in the world. Every Instrument guaranteed, delivered free, tuned and upheld for a year, and exchanged within six months if desired. PATERSON SONS, & CO., 3 PRINCES STREET, PERTH. Also at EDINBURGH, GLASGOW, and AYR. ..... ... INDEX. Page Page Anglers' Club, . 30 Musical Societ ies, . 23 Association for the Poor, . 27 Newspapers, . 23 Bank Holidays, .. .. 17 Noblemen and Gentlemen's Seats, 35 Banking Companies, .. .. 15 People's Club and Institute, . 23 Bowling Club, . 30 Perthshire Rifle Volunteers, . 8 Carriers (Country), . 19 Perthshire Bible Society, .. 21 Carriers (General Parcel), . 19 Polling Stations, . 5 . Solicitors, . Cemeteries, . 34 Procurators and 10 City Mission, .. .. .. 21 Postal Directory — Chief Clergy and their Places of Worship Officers, . 61 in Perth, . 20 Perth Establishment, . 61 Clergy in Perthshire, . 55 Arrival and Departure of Mails, 62 Commissioners of Supply, . 6 Hours of Collection at Receiving Council Committees, . 4 House and Pillar Boxes, . 62 County and City Infirmary, . 25 Rates of Postage (Inland), .. 63 .. .. County Prison, . 7 Newspapers, &c, 63 Coursing Club, . 30 Newspapers sent Abroad, . 64 Court of Lieutenancy, . 6 Book-Post, 64 Cricket Club, . 29 Colonial Book-Post, . 64 Curling Clubs, . 30 Pattern and Sample Post, . 64 Custom House Holidays, .. 18 Post Cards (Inland and Foreign), 65 Destitute Sick Society, . 27 Postage Stamps, . 66 Educational Institute, . 25 Registration (Inland and Foreign), 65 Fairs in Perth, .. .. .. 17 Delivery, . 65 Fechney School, . 27 Money Orders, . 66 Female School (Hospital), .. 28 Savings Banks, . 67 Fire Brigade, . 4 Insurance and Annuities, . 66 General Directory, . 70 Telegraphs, . 66 General Prison, . 34 Table of Foreign & Col. Postage, 68 Good Templars and Rechabites Professional Directory, . 213 (Independent Order of), .. 33 Public Baths and Wash-House, 29 Guild Court, . 5 Public Offices, . 1 High Constables, .. .. 31 Races and Hunt, . 29 Indigent Old Men's Society, 26 Railway Companies, .. .. 18 Indigent Old Women's Society, 27 Railway Carriers, . 19 Infant School, .. .. .. 27 Registrar of Births, Marriages, Justices of the Peace, .. .. 7 and Deaths, . 2 King James the Sixth's Golfing Road Trustees for the County, 6 Society, . 30 Royal Golfing Society and County King James the Sixth's Hospital, 26 and City Ciub, . " 30 Ladies' Clothing Society, . 26 Royal Horticultural Society, 31 Ladies' House of Refuge, . 29 Royal Perthshire Militia and 42d Lethendy Mortifications, . 27 Regimental District, . 8 Libraries, . 21 & 22 Sacramental Fast Days, . 20 Licensing Courts, .. .. 12 School Board of Perth, .. 24 Literary Association, . 22 Schools of Industry, . 27 & 28 Literary and Antiquarian Society, 22 Sheriff and Justice of Peace Magistrates and Town Council, 3 Courts, Masters Extraordinary for Scot- Sheriff Officers, land of the Court of Chancery, 14 Shipping, Masonic Lodges, . 31 Society of Natural Science, Meeting of Sheriff Courts, .. 12 Society of Solicitors, Members of Parliament, . 3 Society for Incurables, . 26 Messengers-at-Arms, . 12 Statistics of Perth, Model Lodging-House, . 29 Temperance Societies, . 33 Murray Royal Institution for the Terms in Scotland, .. .. 17 Insane, . 26 Trades Convener Court, . 5 Murthly Asylum, . 7 Young Men's Christian Association, 21 . .. ... INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. Insurance GTcnnp;. tics. Page Paige Caledonian (Fire and Life), .. 241 Liverpool & London 6c Globe Edinburgh (Life), .- 236 (Fire, Life, & Annuities), 242 Northern Assurance (Fire and Queen, 242 Life), •• 237 Scottish Provident (Life), 239 Lancashire, 240 Standard (Life), 238 Do., 241 Sun (Fire and Life), 240 ittiscdlancrms. Anderson, J., china merchant, 267 Mackay & Son, John, plasterers, 251/ Allan, Robert, hosier, &c, .. 254 MacLeish, James, plumber, &c, 248 Beveridge, David, sculptor, . 270 Macqueen, James, posting, &c, 264 Bourke, T., photographic artist, 245 Marshall, R. & J., posting, &c, 264 Burnfield, David, watchmaker Menzies, J. F., practical sewing and jeweller (beginning of vol.) machinist, 271 Byars, Wm., tailor and clothier, 255 Miller, J. M., musicseller, 256 j Calderwood, James, bootmaker, 252 . Moyes, And., tailor and clothier, 254 Carmichael, D., boot warehouse, 252 Murdoch, James R. 78 St. John , Cargill, Wm., Salutation Hotel, street, 246 24 South street, . 260 Murray, A., picture-frame maker, 268 Chamber of Commerce, 244-45 i M'Dougall, P., chimney sweeper Christie, John, bookseller, and slater, &c, 251 stationer, &c, .. .. .. 246 M'Ewan, William, baker, 258 Clark, Robert, boot and shoe M'Intyre & Stewart, bakers, . maker, . 253 Paterson, Sons, & Co., music Crerar, John tailor and clothier, saloons (begin, of vol.) 14 Hospital street, . 256 Peddie, John C, hairdresser, . 260 Cruickshank, J. S., tailor, Penney, A., grocer and wine clothier, &c, .. .. .. 255 merchant, 263 Davidson, John, auctioneer, &c. 271 I Pullar, I., hosier, 266 Farquharson, D., tea merchant, 246 Reid, Peter, slater, &c, Farquhar, James, chemist, . 259 Ritchie's Hiring Establishment, Finlayson, James, ironmonger, 250 Savings Bank, 243 Garvie & Syme, ironmongers, Sharpe, J. D., King's Arms Hotel, 260 (begin, of vol.) Shaw and Wotherspoon, bakers, 250 Glass, Alex., chemist, &c. .. 256 Soutar, J., baker, 258 Grego, C, optician (end of vol.) Stalker & Boyd, painters, &c, 251 Greig & Co., outfitters, .. 253 Stirton, Mrs John, saddler, 256 Grieve, Geo., wholesale and retail Stratz & Fehrenbach, jewellers jeweller, &c. (begin, of vol.) and watchmakers, 256 Hay, James, joiner, &c, .. 269 Taylor, James, ironmonger, 249 j fruit, , Taylor, James, brushmaker, . 2 Henderson, R. , game, &c. 257 53 Hill, Wm., fish merchant, &c, 259 Westwood, Sons, & Millar, bell- Imrie & Sons, P., cabinet manu- hangers, &c. , 21 Princes street, 248 facturers, . 265 Whittet, J. & T., tea and coffee Jackson, Jas., carver and gilder, 269 merchants, 262 Keegan, M., general merchant, 270 Williamson, J., bootmaker, 252 Laidlaw's Temperance Restaurant 260 Wilson, John, chemist, &c, 263 Lees, R., gun and rifle maker, 247 Wilson, Robert, restaurateur, &c. 261 Law & Son, Charles, merchants, 247 Wotherspoon, James, hatter, . 266 Macgregor, Alex., bookbinder, 262 Young &; Sons, J., printers MacGregor, David, jeweller, &c. (end of vol.) (beginning of vol.) ; POST-OFFICE PERTH DIRECTORY. I.-PUBLIC OFFICES. Assessor for the County tinder Lands Valuation Act—Alex- Bain, Surveyor of Taxes, 40 Tay Street. For the Burgh—Donald Mackintosh, 16 Tay Street. Billet-Master's, 18 Tay Street—John Welsh. City Clerk's, 3 High Street—William MacLeish, clerk; R. Keay, assistant. Hours (Saturday excepted) from 9 A.M. till 4 P.M. City Chamberlain's, 1 High Street—James and Robert Thom- son, joint chamberlains, and collectors of Shore Dues, Police and Water Rates, and treasurers to the Water Commissioners. Hours from 10 a.m. till 3 p.m., and on Saturday from 10 A.M. till 2 p.m. City Police and Fiscal's, 18 Tay Street—-John Welsh, super- intendent