April 26, 1901
The 1901 census returns published include Stevenston (town
and parish) 9428 (3289 increase since 1891; Kilbirnie (town and parish)
7207; West Kilbride, 2933.
A new bakery and shop will be established this season in Shiskine. It will
be carried on by Mr Donald Bannatyne of Blackwaterfoot, who has been
trained in Glasgow.
One of the oldest footballers in Ayrshire, James Campbell, Kilwinning
Eglinton, is retiring this season and St. Mirren and Eglinton will play a
benefit game for him next week.
Mr Thomas McMeeking, teller, British Linen bank, Dalry, has been appointed
to the Nairn branch and his successor is Mr AR Hood from Kilmarnock.
Mr Matthew Whiteford, Kilbirnie. teacher, has passed his examination for
the MA degree at Glasgow University.
May 3, 1901
A Select Committee of the House of Commons began last week the
consideration of the G&SW Railway Company's Bill, the chief provision of
which confirms the purchase of Troon harbour from the Duke of Portland by
the G&SW Railway Company.
Mr Alex Stirrat, who served his apprenticeship with Provost Young,
Ardrossan, has passed the Board of Trade examination for extra first class
engineer.
Among the leading scorers in the first Scottish Twenty rifle competition
were: cycle Sergeant W Hood, Dalry; Sergeant A Watt, Irvine; Lieutenant
Sgt W Harvey, Beith; Sergeant AM Ramsay, Dalry; Sgt W Stevenson, Beith and
Private A McKay, Irvine
Mr James Maitland, Saltcoats, has been appointed district manager at
Paisley of the British Legal Life Assurance Company Ltd.
May 10, 1901
At Stevenston School Board meeting it was stated that they might as well
try to fly as to keep the children from attending Saltcoats Fair. One and
a half days holiday was granted.
Ardrossan Winton Rovers FC opposed a team selected from their committee
last night. The committee were defeated by five to four.
May 17, 1901
Two two-storey blocks of houses have been erected by Mr James Young at
Stevenston on the road to the Thistle football field. The range of houses
has been designated Ardoch Terrace.
While Mr Clark, baker, Beith, was driving along near Bircieknowe, the van
and horse were overturned by a hillock on the roadway. Mr Clark was
injured but nor seriously.
Mr Joseph Shaw, manger of Messrs Biggart's Old Mill, Dalry, has been
promoted to be manger of the new mill.
The dog-racing idea is likely to catch on at West Kilbride. At the local
cattle show the 180 yards race was a feature.
Mr L Fullerton, youngest son of Mr James Fullerton, ironmonger, Ardrossan,
occupies 105th place in the list of 200 successful candidates at the Civil
Service Examination.
May 24, 1901
Mr William Fotheringham, Saltcoats, has won the bronze medal in the
Photographic News' monthly competition for his portrait study. Out of
Tune.
The workmen in the mechanic shop of Bridgend Mills, Dalry, and other
employees have made a presentation to Mr Thomas Campbell, who is retiring
after 38 years service.
On friday Dalry experienced a whirlwind in the vicinity of the station.
the wind suddenly increased to great velocity and within a limited space
whirled papers and other items round in the air for almost an hour.
Mr Peter Jack has been appointed organist of West Kilbride Parish Church.
Mr and Mrs Andrew Brodie, Mains Road, Beith, celebrated their Golden
Wedding on Friday. Mr Brodie is a native of Kilwinning and Mrs Brodie (nee
Miss Good) of Saltcoats.
May 31, 1901
Mr George McKellar, Ardrossan, has been appointed for a
year contractor of vegetables and fruit to HM warships visiting this part
of the Clyde. Last week Mr McKellar supplied more that 44,000 lbs of
vegetables to the Fleet of Lamlash.
The second annual excursion of the employees of Saltcoats laundry Co Ltd
took place to Ayr on Monday. The trippers numbered about 40.
The Rev M Millar has been called to the UF Church, Stevenston.
The boys who contributed to the programme at the public rehearsal by Miss
Greenhill's pupils at Saltcoats were:- Masters W Duncan, R Duguid, D
Torrance and Alf Smith.
June 7, 1901
HMS Adder, in her run from Ardrossan to Belfast on Saturday, was from two
to three hours late in arriving as the result of two of her floats
collapsing. The Vulture took her place on the return journey and reached
Ardrossan about 11 pm.
Mr JA Beattie, headmaster, Muir Street, Larkhall, who has celebrated his
semi-jubilee as a teacher, was the first pupil of Ardeer Ironworks School
and later also its first pupil teacher.
In recognition of her good work in the Dalry district, Nurse Buchanan has
received an honorarium of £5 from headquarters.
Mr James Dickie, Town Clerk, Irvine, and local secretary for the national
Lifeboat Institution for 27 years, has been presented with the institute's
long service decoration.
The corner shop and dwelling house at the shopend, Saltcoats formerly
occupied by Mr Gardiner, boot and shoemaker, and the shop and dwelling
house next door, are being taken down this week to make way for new
buildings which will be set back to widen the thoroughfare at this point.
