Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland : a survey of Scottish topography, statistical, biographical and historical . n King Street, and a Congregationalchurch (1881) at Wardlawhill, whilst an Evangelistichall is at present in course of erection. St JohnsMasouic Hall is a poor building erected in CathcartRoad, in 1875, at a cost of £1500. Under the burghschool board are the Burgh, Farie Street, and Mae-donalds schools, which, with accommodation for respec-tively 250, 400, and 259 pupils, had, in 1884, attend-ances of 216, 442, and 280, and grants of £184, 17s.,£383, 7s., and £211, 14s. A Free Church sc
Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland : a survey of Scottish topography, statistical, biographical and historical . n King Street, and a Congregationalchurch (1881) at Wardlawhill, whilst an Evangelistichall is at present in course of erection. St JohnsMasouic Hall is a poor building erected in CathcartRoad, in 1875, at a cost of £1500. Under the burghschool board are the Burgh, Farie Street, and Mae-donalds schools, which, with accommodation for respec-tively 250, 400, and 259 pupils, had, in 1884, attend-ances of 216, 442, and 280, and grants of £184, 17s.,£383, 7s., and £211, 14s. A Free Church school hasbeen closed, but there is also a Roman Catholic schoolwith accommodation for 405 pupils, and an attendanceof over 250. The Macdonald school was erectedoriginally by subscription and partly endowed with theinterest of £500 bequeathed by Lieutenant-Colonel Mac-donald for the education of Protestant children in thetown and parish of Rutherglen. Under the Educa-tional Endowments Act it is proposed to spend theinterest of this money in bursaries. Municipal matters are attended to by a provost, 2. Seal of Ruthergtls Christian association, and bailies, a treasurer, a dean of guild, and 13 corporation revenue Is about £1900. The policeforce is united with thatof the county. Thereis a gas company withworks on the SW ofthe town. Rutherglenhas a post office, withmoney order, savingsbank, and telegraph de-partments, under Glas-gow, offices of the Com-mercial and Nationalbanks, agencies of 9insurance companies,and a newspaper, Tlielie former (L., 1875),published on the miscellane-ous institutions maybe noticed a publiclibrary and readingroom, a masonic lodge(St Johns, 347), a young i other local societies. There are fairs on the first Fridayafter 11 March, the first Friday after 4 May, thefirst Tuesday after 4 June, the first Friday after 25July, the first Friday after 25 August, the Wednesdaybefore the first Friday of November, the first Fridayo
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