October 7, 1904
A "Threshing" states - The general impression prevails that the "Wee
Frees" intend to take South Beach Church, Saltcoats.
Seventy-three candidates competed for the position of officer and drill
instructor under Stevenston School Board. Colour-Sergeant Guthrie,
Johnstone, was appointed.
Fairlie merchants have agreed to close their shops at 7pm on weeknights
while on Saturday the closing hour is 9pm. the hope is expressed that no
one will grudge the shopkeepers their shorter hours.
The Monday night rink game at West Kilbride Bowling Green during the
season resulted:- 1 Janet Wilson, 72; 2 J Hood Gemmell, 49; 3 Robert
Craig, 63; 4 JC Jack, 62.
Two barrels, a piece of rail, a plank, and an old railway sleeper were
found on the G&SW Railway line between Saltcoats and Stevenston on
Saturday evening. It is stated that this was the third attempt at train
wrecking in the district in the past two years.
October 14, 1904
Joseph Wright, Esq, author of "Tween The Gloaming" And "The Mirk"
(Inventor and Proprietor of the "Drookoo" Umbrellas) will lecture in
Landsborough Church, Saltcoats on Monday, on Janet Hamilton, Poetess and
Working Shoemaker's Wife."
Ardrossan Town Council had before them communications from the Motor
Union, the automobile Club, and the Scottish Automobile Club in Glasgow,
protesting against the Council's application to the Scottish Office to
have the speed of motor cars passing through the burgh limited to 10 miles
per hour.
Dockhead Street, Saltcoats, is now being re-paved with square-dressed whin
setts on a bed of concrete. It was first paved in 1863 at a cost of £315.
Dalry School Board are anxious to do their duty and would impress on all
residents in Highfield District to discourage the growing tendency amongst
boys there to play truant.
Mr JD Falconer, son of Mr Falconer, gardener, Trearne, Beith, has been
appointed by the Colonial Office principal of the mineral survey of
Northern Nigeria.
At Ardrossan Bowling Club supper, Councillor Goodwin said that the trade
of Ardrossan was in a very depressed state and in municipal affairs there
was a good deal of debt to clear off.
October 21, 1904
John Barclay (75), retired farmer, lately tenant of
Harperland, Dundonald, was gored by a young bull at Belston Farm, near
Ayr.
Mr William Gray, fisherman, Barassie Street, Troon, found in one of his
creels a monster lobster, 25 1/2 inches long and weighing 5 1/2lbs. he
intends to present it to the Kelvinside Museum.
Mr William Howie, Saltcoats, was presented by the Printing office
employees of Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald with a travelling bag and a book
on his leaving the office after 19 years' service on the composing room
staff.
Two hundred barrels of Canadian and American apples will be sold by public
auction by Messrs McKellar, Ardrossan, on Thursday.
The contractors for the enlargement of Stevenston Public School are Mr
John Young, Mr H Thomson, Messrs J Love & son, Mr A Ramsay and Mr D
Stobie.
The inauguration of the new gasometer in Kilbirnie took place on Thursday.
Provost Howie performed the opening ceremony.
October 28, 1904
At Saltcoats Literary and Debating Society meeting Mr J Edwards, MA. BSc
spoke on "Radium". the latest discovery in science.
Bunting was flying at Ardrossan harbour on Thursday in connection with the
wedding of Mr Stanley Crawford Hogarth of the "Baron" Line of steamships
and Miss Susan Heys Strang, Westood, Busby.
Simpson, Hunter and Young, Glasgow offer among other new lines two-skin
mink necklets, satin-lined, 55/- and four-skin mink stoles, satin lined, 5
guineas.
Dalry Chess Club was formed last Monday. Office bearers are:- Donald
Campbell, MA, David McLeod, Dr Brown, Messrs Gibson and Gorman.
Dalry factories are working short time and winter prospects are anything
but good.
As a public testimonial to Mr R Knox of Moorpark, a commemorative tablet
and ornamental lamp are about to be erected on the new wall of the north
side of the institute bridge, Kilbirnie.
Saltcoats Burgh Band three-days bazaar realised £476, and certain sums
have to be added.
Mr James Oliphant jnr, a native of Dalry has won the cup and first prize
handicap of the Isle of Dogs Bowling Club, London.
November 4, 1904
Electric light is being introduced to the offices at
Ardrossan Harbour.
Mr Graves is endeavouring to raise an amateur company in Saltcoats to
present the Gilbert and Sullivan opera The Pirates of Penzance.
In the production of For Lust of Gold by the amateur dramatic association
connected with St Mary's League of the Cross, Saltcoats, M Reilly, Mr D
White and Miss K Brady were outstanding in good cast.
Miss M Craig, senior assistant in the infant department, Eglinton School,
Ardrossan, has been appointed to a post under the Dreghorn School Board.
Miss Agnes Kerr (Mrs Robert Shaw jnr) Mathieson House, Kilbirnie, was
awarded the audience gold medal for soprano singing at Wishaw Co-operative
singing competition on Saturday.
During the season 7000 tons of potatoes were put on rail at West Kilbride
station.
November 11, 1904
The business of hairdresser, tobacconist and fancy goods
merchant carried on by Mr Grainger has been taken over by Messrs Orr & Co.
Among the young dancers at Mr W Fotheringham's juvenile assembly were
Misses Meadows, Hamilton, Macpherson, Taylor, Kirkwood, Rankin and Masters
A Hamilton, J Dunkeld and W Hamilton.
Master James Lyle, son of Sergeant Lyle, Police Station, Saltcoats, has
won first prize in a drawing competition in connection with "The
Children's Paper".
At Stevenston School Board meeting it was announced that four pupils had
passed from Stevenston School to the University without attending the
Secondary School.
Mr John Walker, Over Hessilhead, Beith, and Mr WT Ritchie, Beith, have
been capped MA at Glasgow University.
Miss Janet Skeoch, under Dalry School Board, has been appointed infant
mistress at Fergushill School.
November 18, 1904
It is advertised that, after the performance of the drama
The Shamrock and the Rose by members of St Mary's League of the Cross,
Saltcoats, in the League Hall on November 25, a special train will leave
Saltcoats at 10.35am for Stevenston, Kilwinning and Glasgow, with Irvine
and Glasgow connections.
At a social meeting in Landsborough UF Church, Saltcoats, a handsome
silver medal was presented to ES Wilson, superintendent of the Sabbath
School, from the Sunday Companion in recognition of his 40 years' service
in SS work.
At the 13th show of chrysanthemums and winter flowers in Dalry the silver
cup presented by Colonel Gow for most points was won for the second
successive time by Mr William Hood. he won 14 firsts, four seconds and two
thirds. The cup became his property. Other first-prize winners were: John
Anderson, S McConnachie and R Gilbert.
Ardeer Golf Club medal winners were William Reid (plus 4) and JW Cardwell
(10), 89.
