Stevenston - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
24 JUNE 1897

FATAL ACCIDENT TO A COLLIER

WILLIAM HAMILTON, a collier, aged 24 years, residing in Parkend Road, Saltcoats, was accidentally killed yesterday forenoon by a large stone, which fell on his neck from the roof of No. 1 Pit, Auchenharvie Colliery.

Deceased was married.

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GLASGOW HERALD
25 JUNE 1895

WIFE ASSAULT

At Kilmarnock Sheriff Court yesterday DAVID CURRAN, brusher, Ardeer Square, Stevenston, was charged with having, on the 23rd instant, assaulted his wife, Ann Jane McLaughlan or Curran, by striking her several times with an iron pail and kicking her on the legs.

He pleaded guilty, and having been previously convicted was sentenced to 60 days’ imprisonment.

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GLASGOW HERALD
25 JUNE 1897

STEVENSTON - THE FLOOD

At a meeting last night - Mr Charles Smith in the Chair - a committee was appointed to visit the dwelling-houses which were flooded and supply the most necessitous with bedding.

In the homes where the flood entered the bedding had been so much damaged that it had to be destroyed, and in many cases the owners have not been able to replace it.

It has also been decided to open a subscription list in aid of the sufferers.

Steps are being taken to ascertain the actual amount of damage done by the flood, with a view to giving the information to the committee of the County Council.

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GLASGOW HERALD
26 JUNE 1899

BOWLING - IRVINE HERALD TROPHY

The annual match for the “Irvine Herald Trophy” was played on Dalry green on Saturday afternoon, in which 14 clubs were represented by one rink each.

At the close the Ardeer Club was found to be the winner with a gain of 12 shots.

Captain Brown, president of the Dalry Club presented the cup to Mr. Taylor, the skip of the winning rink.

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GLASGOW HERALD
27 JUNE 1890

BOWLING
ARDEER (STEVENSTON) v. SALTCOATS

Played at Stevenston, and resulted as follows: -

Ardeer, 148; Saltcoats, 67.

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GLASGOW HERALD
28 JUNE 1897

CRICKET
WISHAW v. ARDEER
At Ardeer

Result – Wishaw, 49 runs; Ardeer, 28 runs.

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GLASGOW HERALD
28 JUNE 1892

BIRTH

McCLURE: At Ardeer Cottages, Stevenston, Ayrshire, on the 27th June, the wife of Alexander McClure, Gladstone Place, Shettleston; a son.

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GLASGOW HERALD
29 JUNE 1896

CRICKET
IRVINE v. ARDEER
At Stevenston

Result – Ardeer, 26; Irvine, 40.

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GLASGOW HERALD
29 JUNE 1895

THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION – NORTH AYRSHIRE

Mr. Robertson, the Liberal candidate for North Ayrshire, addressed a meeting of electors in Stevenston last night.

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GLASGOW HERALD
30 JUNE 1899

BIBLE TRAINING INSTITUTE

The closing meeting of the eighth session of the Bible Training Institute was held last night in the large hall of the Christian Institute, Glasgow – Mr. John Galloway presided –

During the session there had been enrolled 86 resident students, 16 outside students, and 275 members of evening classes. Several of these retired during the session for various causes, and one of the male students died suddenly at Stevenston during the Easter recess.

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GLASGOW HERALD
30 JUNE 1897

SHERIFF AND JURY TRIAL

At Kilmarnock yesterday – before Sheriff Hall and a jury – MATTHEW CLASPER, junior, New Street, and JOHN THOMSON, Boglemart Street, Stevenston, were charged with perjury, alleged to have been committed in the Justice of the Peace Court at Saltcoats.

A verdict of not guilty was returned.

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GLASGOW HERALD
1 JULY 1892

THE GENERAL ELECTION – AYRSHIRE NORTH
SIR WILLIAM WEDDERBURN AT STEVENSTON

The Liberal candidate for North Ayrshire addressed a meeting of the electors of Stevenston parish last night in the Woodside Hall, which was well filled.