The Paisley thread industry and the men who created and developed it, with notes concerning Paisley, old and new (1907)
Blair, Matthew, d. 1908 · Paisley, A. Gardner · leaf 124
rk. Perhaps there would be a noise, and looking around, there Old Paisley 1 I was the Charleston Drum (fortunately still preserved), comingdown the street accompanied by a group of weavers, led bythat enthusiastic Radical, Colin Black, and followed by all theragged weans of the neighbourhood,… … Bank of Scotland, Old Causeyside, 1865. to put it all in the Paisley Herald next Saturday ; and ourever green and perpetual Provost Murray, well named the Provost of Scotland, not disliking a little fun, but anxiousthat there should be no breach of the peace. Now they aregone, all g-one these old…
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