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Mr. Macpherson was a man of no small literary ability, and 

 during his long lifetime was the author of many books and 

 pamphlets. In early life he was joint editor with his brother 

 of the West of Scotland Magazine, and later was one of the 

 proprietors and a constant contributor to a weekly journal 

 entitled Domine which was started in Middlesbrough in May, 

 1875. One of the most popular editions of Burns' poems was. 

 edited by Mr. Macpherson, and locally we are indebted to bim 

 for a booklet entitled " Rambles in South Durham and North 

 Yorkshire," which was publisbed in 1888. 



Born in Glasgow, in 1827, Mr. Macpherson led a long and 

 useful life, and when he passed away in February, 1904, in 

 his 77th year, all who had the privilege of his acquaintance 

 mourned the loss of a valued and loved friend. Although 

 living to a ripe old age, Mr. Macpherson always retained a 

 vigour of body and a youthfulness of spirit, which, combined 

 with a ready wit, made him the pleasantest of companions. 

 Mentally he was alive to the latest discoveries in every 

 department of human knowledge, for he had one of those rare 

 minds which preserves the freshness of youth whilst attaining 

 the wisdom of years 



