Stevenston - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
1 SEPTEMBER 1881

WATER SUPPLY

Provost Brown, Irvine, has signed a contract on behalf of the Irvine Water Commissioners, granting Nobel’s Explosives Company a supply of surplus water for ten years, for their dynamite works at Stevenston.

The price agreed upon is 5½d per 1000 gallons, but if the consumption amounts to eight million gallons or upwards per annum the price will be reduced to 4½d per 1000 gallons.

Proposals are also under consideration for a supply of water to Ardeer House and Hawkhill and Ardeer Mains farm-steadings, which be alongside of the pipe track conveying the water to the company’s works, and the Commissioners have agreed to give a supply of water at the same rate as is charged other parties situated outside the Parliamentary boundaries – viz. about 7d per 1000 gallons.

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GLASGOW HERALD
2 SEPTEMBER 1887

VISIT TO WATERWORKS

The members of the Local Authority, officials, and gentlemen representing the districts supplied with gravitation water from the Irvine Waterworks paid their annual visit to the filters at Dykehead Mount, near Kilwinning, and the reservoir at Munnoch, near Dalry, yesterday.

The districts now supplied with water by Irvine are – Irvine, Kilwinning, Stevenston, and Saltcoats.

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GLASGOW HERALD
2 SEPTEMBER 1889

FOOTBALL
STEVENSTON THISTLE v. DALMUIR THISTLE

Played at Stevenston, and resulted as follows: -
Stevenston Thistle, 5; Dalmuir Thistle, 1.

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GLASGOW HERALD
4 SEPTEMBER 1918

DEATH ON SERVICE

RAMSAY: Killed in action on 26th August, ROBERT RAMSAY, eldest son of Alexander and Mrs Ramsay, Shore Road, Stevenston.

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GLASGOW HERALD
6 SEPTEMBER 1882

STEVENSTON SCHOOL BOARD

At the monthly meeting of this Board on Monday night – the Rev. John Grahame presiding – it was reported that the number of children on the roll was 1037, the number in attendance being 844.

The clerk read a memorial from Saltcoats ratepayers against the extension of Kyleshill School, which contained only 19 names, though there were 200 or 300 ratepayers.

The clerk read a reply to this memorial which he was instructed to forward after it had been approved by the chairman of the Board.

Several defaulting parents were ordered to be prosecuted, while one or two were dealt with by the meeting.

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ARDROSSAN & SALTCOATS HERALD
7 SEPTEMBER 1917

DEATH

McEWAN: Accidentally killed at Ardeer Factory, Stevenston, on 31 August, 1917, FRANCIS McEWAN, (26), husband of Annie Jackson.

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GLASGOW HERALD
7 SEPTEMBER 1887

IRVINE ESTABLISHED PRESBYTERY

The Presbytery of Irvine met at Irvine yesterday – The Rev. John D. McCall, Ardrossan, moderator.

COMPLAINT AGAINST STEVENSTON PARISH MINISTER

Mr. Matthew Orr, postmaster, Stevenston, attended in support of a complaint sent to the Clerk of the Presbytery, and which read as follows: -

“We, the undersigned, beg to complain to your reverend Presbytery regarding the conduct of the Rev. R. J. Kyd, minister of Stevenston, having his brother-in-law, Rev. James Forrest, Kilmarnock, to fill the pulpit of the Parish Church, Stevenston, both forenoon and afternoon on Sabbath last, the 19th June, 1887, and who then and there, taking advantage of his position, preached two sermons, one in the forenoon from JAMES 1st, verses 26 and 27, and the other in the afternoon from second CORINTHIANS, 5th chapter, verse 19, the sermons ignoring the doctrines laid down by the Church and forcing his own doctrines of Unitarianism.

We have reason to understand that the Rev. J. Kyd has been cautioned before by some members of the Irvine Presbytery in bringing Rev. James Forrest to preach when the kirk was vacant between the sustaining of his call and his induction, and on that account there is no excuse for Rev. J. Kyd not knowing, and that he is as guilty as if he had preached the doctrines himself, and that immediate steps should be taken, as the same thing may occur again.

We have also to state that we have the good of the Church at heart in formulating this charge, as the doctrines are taking root to a small extent already.”

The document was signed by Mr. Orr and others.

The Presbytery sat in private, and, after a good deal of discussion, it was agreed to call Mr. Kyd’s attention to the Act of General Assembly of 1875 anent pulpit supply.

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GLASGOW HERALD
8 SEPTEMBER 1896

STEVENSTON – RESIGNATION OF SCHOOL BOARD CLERK

At the meeting of the School Board last night – Rev. J. Livingstone presiding – a letter was read from Mr. JOHN DICKIE resigning the office of clerk and treasurer owing to the state of his health.

The Chairman moved, and Mr. Wilson seconded, that a letter be sent to Mr. Dickie expressing the sympathy of the Board and their hope that his health would soon be restored.

The motion was unanimously agreed to.

Mr. Dickie had acted as clerk to the Board since its formation.

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GLASGOW HERALD
9 SEPTEMBER 1903

STEVENSTON MISSION CHURCH

In the Parish Mission Church at Ardeer the electric light has just been introduced, through the generosity of Mr. Robert Main, of the Glengarnock Iron & Steel Company (Limited), who has all along shown a deep interest in the Mission.

The pulpit is lit by a group of three lights, each of 8-candle power. The body of the church has four rows of lights, four in each row; the vestry has two lights, and the entrance hall one – all of 16-candle power.

The switches are placed conveniently in the vestry for the whole of the light supply. The power of the light is 145 volts.

At the service on Sunday night there was a large attendance. Previous to the sermon Mrs. Main switched on the electric light, which brilliantly lighted the church.

Rev. R. J. Kyd, parish minister, preached an able discourse.

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GLASGOW HERALD
10 SEPTEMBER 1890

WIFE ASSAULT

WILLIAM ALEXANDER, collier, New Street, Stevenston, was convicted at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court yesterday of having on the 30th August, in his own home, assaulted his wife, and having been previously convicted, was fined in £2 or 30 days’ imprisonment.

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GLASGOW HERALD
14 SEPTEMBER 1891

NORTH AYRSHIRE VOTERS’ ROLL

Mr. Wilson, Kilmarnock, assessor for North Ayrshire, and his assistant, Mr. Tannahill, have just completed the new roll. The figures, of course, are subject to adjustment at the Regulation Courts.

The following is a comparison with the adjusted roll for last year:-

Stevenston
1890-1891 – 616;
1891-1892 – 707.

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GLASGOW HERALD
15 SEPTEMBER 1948

FIRE DESTROYED ROOF

When about 30 feet of the roof of a three-storey building in Fullerton Place, Stevenston. Was destroyed by fire yesterday firemen from Ardrossan prevented the flames from spreading to shops and offices in the building.

Some damage was caused in the shops by water.

The cause of the outbreak is unknown.