April 27, 1900
John McInnes, Saltcoats, son of Mr William McInnes, stationer, is a prizewinner at Glasgow University, and Marshall Tait, son of George Menzies, teacher, Saltcoats, has obtained the MA degree.

Mr William Frew, Great & South Western Railway station master, Ardrossan, has been appointed station master at Kilmarnock. Mr Charles McKay, agent for GJ Burns, Ardrossan, has been appointed assistant agent in the firm's Belfast office.

The members of the North Parish Church Bible Class have presented the Rev JR Spottiswoode with an umbrella and hall stand.

Mr Hugh Muir, brickwork foreman, Auchenharvie Colliery and Brickworks, Stevenston, was made a presentation by the workers on leaving for another appointment. Mrs Muir was also honoured.

Major Bunstein's house and grounds, Kilwinning, were sold last week to Mr William Crawford, Kilwinning. The house stands at the south end of the Green and was built in 1681 by Major Hew Bunstein, an old soldier of the Commonwealth on ground said to have been granted by Cromwell. In 1670 Major Bunstein acquired Law Castle and the lands of West Kilbride.
 

May 4, 1900
A Petition by North Parish Church, Saltcoats, for the erection and endowment of a parish was approved by the Irvine Established Presbytery.

Mr John Auchencloss, Brierwood, Saltcoats, in an examination for clerkship in the Register House, Edinburgh, and Mr Ivle D Gemmell, Whitehall, Ardrossan, in the Glasgow Post Office competition, were well up on the respective successful lists.

Operations have begun on Paddockholm ground, Kilbirnie, for construction of the new railway from Johnstone to Dalry.

Lance-Corporal Hamilton M Glen, Kilbirnie, received a presentation on leaving for active service in South Africa.

The Rev WW Fulton, BD Beith, has been appointed assistant minister in Irvine Parish Church in succession to the Rev J Morrison, BD removed to Stirling.
 

May 11, 1900
Kilbirnie and Beith masons have gone on strike owing to to the masters' decision to reduce their wages from 9d to 8d an hour.

new JPs for Ayrshire include:-  John Young, West Doura, Kilwinning and George A Grant, Hayocks, Stevenston.

West UP Church, Saltcoats, has called the Rev JW Purves, MA.

Saltcoats Bowling club's skips are:- Messrs Hugh Thomson, Robert Raeside, Archibald Ritchie, Matthew Reid, Alex Thom,

Thomas Smith, Ed Dornan, Gilbert Armour, and Robert Pennell.

At Kilwinning Cattle Show the leading prizewinners were:- cattle - best female, William Brown, Townhead; best male, David Reid, Benthead. Horses - best mare or gelding, John Dunlop, Woodside.
 

May 18, 1900
Ardrossan Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co are hampered by insufficient docking accommodation/ The "Coringa", in for repairs, was too large for the accommodation available. but the Coy was not intent on losing the job and they had the vessel put in the Commercial Dry Dock, Greenock and repaired there.

Constable John Anderson, Stevenston has been promoted to the headquarters as sergeant and has been succeeded in Stevenston by constable Peter Cairns from Hurlford. Constable Robert Miles is to be transferred from Stevenston to Beith.

Mr Jas. Wylie, the Stevenston artist, has painted a life-size portrait of his own son, who is about five years of age. The work reflects credit on the artist.

At a social in the Commercial Rooms, Ardrossan members of The Boilermakers' Society made presentations to Mr Collin Morrison of the Ardrossan Shipbuilding yard in recognition of his service to society.

Leading scorers in the Dalry Volunteers shooting competition were: Pte Chalmers, Pte Barclay, Pte Lammie, Pte Hairney, Pte W Neil, Pte Wood and Pte Golloghly.
 

May 25, 1900
The relief force entered Mafeking on the morning of May 17. On Friday night and Saturday there were great rejoicings throughout Ayrshire and the whole of the country. Towns were beflagged and bonfires, fireworks, dances and celebrations. On Sunday thanksgiving services were held in many churches.

Whiting Bay Free Church Sabbath School Class have presented a handsome Bible to Miss J Stewart on her leaving Whiting Bay.

Office bearers of Ardrossan Cycle Club are:- Messrs Gavin Thomson, James Thomson, George Thomson, Robert Shaw, D McInnes, Alex Barclay, H McBride, J Baird and W Craig.

At the annual meeting of Troon Golf Club the question of increasing the annual subscription to £2 will be considered.