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COFFEE HOUSE AND RECREATION ROOMS.

The new Coffee House and Recreation Rooms were opened on July 28th 1887. There was a very large attendance in the rooms. Mr Mellis, addressing the audience, briefly said he was pleased to see that among their amusements they had the very harmless games of bagatelle, billiards, draughts, etc., and he hoped they would soon have chess too. He very much regretted the unavoidable absence of Lady Susan Grant Suttie, who had been so unceasing in her efforts for the establishing of these rooms, and in her name he declared the Coffee House and Recreation Rooms open. Major Dawson, Colonel Cadell, Mr Hislop, and Dr Struthers also addressed the audience. These rooms were started as a limited liability company, capital .£300 in 1200 shares at 5s. each; but the venture was of short duration.

PUBLIC PARK AND BOWLING GREEN.
This other place of amusement and recreation was opened on the 16th of August 1878. The green cost to put in order about ;£100; charge for membership, 2s. 6d. About forty members were enrolled on the opening night. It was also of short duration.

THE OLD CHURCH CLOCK.
The year following, 1879, the heritors met and agreed to spend £50 in putting the public or church clock in good repair. It must have been sadly out of order.

CO-OPERATIVE STORE.
The Co-operative Society, when it opened on the 22nd January 1869, had a share capital of £114. First Manager, Mr James Herbert; first President, Mr David Marr; first Secretary, Mr Andrew Munro; and its first Treasurer, who still retains office, Mr David Fraser. Mr Munro retiring towards the close of 1869, Mr D. M'Cairn was appointed, and retains that office still.
The drawings for the first half-year amounted to £961 from members, and from non-members £394. Last half-year the drawings over all amounted to ,£11,780. The share capital amounts at the present time to £2904, while the loan
capital has gone up to £1804 ; reserve fund, £1709-
The society in 1883 purchased the old Parochial School, which was used as business premises for a time : and about two years ago, wishing a more central place of business, they became proprietors of Beach House and Beach Cottage, which they converted into a very spacious place of business at a cost of fully £5000, while the old store they converted into dwelling-houses.

GASWORKS
Have been long established here. The management is good, and they are in a highly flourishing condition.
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