Saltcoats - On This Day In History

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CASUALTY OF WAR
24 JULY 1920

Died on service, Driver DAVID McCALLUM, Service No. T3/026710, Royal Army Service Corps – Theatre of war, Home – buried at Ardrossan Cemetery; husband of Grace McCallum, 17 Canal Street, Saltcoats (18 Harbour Street, Saltcoats, is also mentioned in documentation as a previous address).
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This David McCallum was my grand-father. I have no picture of him.
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Hi Scott, This from Ardrossan cemetery - I photographed many of the McCallum headstones some years ago.

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GLASGOW HERALD
25 JULY 1887

THEFT

At Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on Saturday, MARGARET McINTYRE or SIMPSON, wife of a weaver in Quay Street, Saltcoats, was charged with two acts of theft in June last, having got several articles of clothing to wash and then pawned them.

She pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment.
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GLASGOW HERALD
25 JULY 1888

THEFT

At Kilmarnock Sheriff Court yesterday, WILLIAM HAMILTON, vagrant, 14 years of age, and WILLIAM WILSON, labourer, aged 16, both residing in Quay Street, Saltcoats, were charged with the theft, on the 21st or 22nd instant, of a watch and chain, and 3s of money from the house of Alexander McIntyre, fisherman, there.

They pleaded guilty, and were sentenced to 28 days’ imprisonment.
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GLASGOW HERALD
25 JULY 1888

ASSESSMENTS

At a special meeting of Saltcoats Commissioners on Monday night – Provost McIsaac presiding – the police rate was fixed at 7d per £1, and the water rate at 1s 3d per £1.

John McArthur was appointed keeper of the slaughter-house.

It was agreed to appoint two men to light the street lamps during the winter months.
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CASUALTY OF WAR
26 JULY 1915

Died on service, Private DOUGLAS TACEY, (19), Royal Scots Fusiliers – Theatre of War, Gallipoli – enlisted at Kilmarnock, a resident of Saltcoats; son of Douglas and Mary Ann Tacey, 22 Montgomery Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow.

The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald subsequently reported: -

“Private Douglas Tacey, 1/4th R.S.F. was wounded at the Dardanelles, and died on July 26 of enteric fever.

Private Tacey was educated at Kyleshill School, Saltcoats.”
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GLASGOW HERALD
27 JULY 1871

BOWLING

On Tuesday three rinks of the Saltcoats Club played three rinks of the Charlestown Club, Paisley, on the green of the latter, when the former club won by 21 shots.
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GLASGOW HERALD
27 JULY 1872

THUNDERSTORM

On Thursday night, shortly after 11 o’clock, we had a renewal of the thunderstorm which has been so general during the present week. A considerable amount of damage has been done in various quarters by the heavy rains and high wind which accompanied the thunder.

An accident happened to a horse and machine, which happily did not turn out very serious.

A dog-cart, returning from Dalry to Ardrossan, was overturned at the corner of Hamilton and Chapelwell Streets, Saltcoats. It seems that the horse became frightened at the thunder and lightning and ran off. The driver was pitched out near Stevenston, and on reaching Saltcoats he found the horse and vehicle at the spot named. The latter was greatly damaged, but so far as could be learned, no serious injury was done either to the horse or the occupant of the machine.

Yesterday the weather seemed somewhat settled.
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GLASGOW HERALD
27 JULY 1872

A REMARKABLE BOY

Some time ago the Rev. George Philp, of the East U.P. Church, Saltcoats, while addressing the Sabbath-school children, promised to give £1 to any of the scholars who copied out in their own handwriting, the entire Old Testament, allowing a year to complete the task.

This remarkable feat has just been accomplished by a boy named Robert Millar, son of Mr James Millar, builder, Raise Street, Saltcoats.

During the entire time the boy, who is only 11 years old, has been attending school, so that the necessary time must have been taken from the hours of sleep or recreation.

The writing is neat and clear, and covers 2600 pages, the size of the page being 10 inches by 8 inches, the weight of the paper used being 16 lbs. If a lawyer or clerk had done the same amount of work at ordinary copying rates, £220 at least would have been charged.

During the time devoted to this Herculean task, the boy had faithfully attended to his school work, and his self-denial, patience, and perseverance must have been something wonderful. We believe the whole will be bound and will form a valuable trophy.

The reward will do little more than pay for the paper used, but we should think that such a feat would attract the generosity of not a few.


GLASGOW HERALD
30 JANUARY 1873

SOIREE AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The annual general meeting of the East U.P. Church, Saltcoats, took place on Tuesday evening in the church, which was comfortably filled.

During the evening Mr James Campbell, in a most eulogistic speech, presented, in the name of the subscribers, an elegant Bible and a purse containing 20 sovereigns to Master ROBERT MILLAR, a boy 11 years of age, as an acknowledgment of the zeal, energy, and perseverance he displayed in writing a copy of the Bible during his leisure hours within the short space of six months.

Master Millar made an appropriate reply.
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GLASGOW HERALD
27 JULY 1876

DEATH

At Saltcoats, on the 26th instant, aged 5½ months, Thomas Jeffrey, son of J. R. Rennie, Hospital Street, Glasgow.
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GLASGOW HERALD
27 JULY 1877

BIRTH

At Raise Street, Saltcoats, on the 25th instant, the wife of John Crawford, shipmaster; a daughter.
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