Ardrossan - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
7 MAY 1906

DEATH

KIDD: At 60 Princes Street, Ardrossan, on 5th May, Annie Glasgow, aged 80 years, wife of David Kidd, blacksmith, formerly of Auchinleck.
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GLASGOW HERALD
7 MAY 1909

RESETTING TWO TONS OF RAILS

At Ardrossan Police Court yesterday JAMES MARSHALL, junior, broker’s assistant, Parkhead, Glasgow, was charged with having, between February 13 and March 5, reset about two tons of steel rails which had been stolen from No. 1 Pit, Auchenharvie, by a Saltcoats labourer.

The rails were purchased by accused at the premises of his father at the Inches, Ardrossan.

Sentence of seven days’ imprisonment was passed.
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GLASGOW HERALD
8 MAY 1906

PORT PARAGRAPH

Messrs G. & J. Burns new turbine VIPER, which has just completed trials will commence her daylight sailings between Ardrossan and Belfast on June 1.

Before then she will, however, carry out several special excursions to the Irish port.

On the morning of Glasgow Victoria Holiday, May 24, she makes a special run from Ardrossan to Belfast, while on May 25 she takes an afternoon trip across, returning with a party to Rothesay next morning.

Belfast people will have an opportunity of viewing her on Sunday and she is due back in Ardrossan on the afternoon of Monday, May 28.
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GLASGOW HERALD
8 MAY 1906

DEATH

CRAWFORD: At 21 Princes Street, Ardrossan, on the 6th instant, John Crawford, shipping agent, in his 71st year.
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GLASGOW HERALD
8 MAY 1907

DAMAGES AGAINST RAILWAY COMPANY FOR DELAYED TRANSIT

An interesting case to consigners of goods on railways has just been decided in the Glasgow Small Debt Court by interim Sheriff-Substitute Moncrieff.

The pursuers, the Glasgow Fish Company, claimed damages from the Glasgow & South-Western Railway Company, in respect of delay in transit over the defender’s line between Fairlie Pier and St. Enoch Station, Glasgow, for 128 boxes of fish consigned for carriage on September 25, 1906.

The fish were despatched by a fish special, which left Fairlie at 7 a.m. and should have arrived at Glasgow shortly after 8 a.m. On this occasion it arrived three hours late, and the pursuers claimed damages for loss of market through the delay caused by the wilful misconduct of the company.

Under their risk notice the railway company was free unless wilful neglect was proved.

It was alleged that the railway company had deviated the train at South Beach to detach at Ardrossan certain trucks taken on at Fairlie, and that the parting of these trucks was an act of wilful misconduct, which was the means of making the train late at St. Enoch’s.

After a lengthy proof, Sheriff Moncrieff held that the order issued under which the train was sent round by Ardrossan amounted to such an act, and gave decree for the damages sued for.
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GLASGOW HERALD
8 MAY 1907

COSTLY OBJECTION TO AYRSHIRE TRAMWAY SCHEME

Mr R. A. Oswald of Auchencruive presided at the statutory meeting of Ayr County Council at Ayr yesterday.

It was reported that the expense incurred in opposing the Ardrossan Tramways Provisional Order was £1223, and the Finance Committee recommended that the expense should be paid in the proportion of three-fourths from the road rate of the Northern District and one-fourth from the general purpose rate.

Mr J. B. Chrystie, Ardrossan, thought it was ridiculous that the burghs of Saltcoats and Ardrossan, which were in favour of the tramway scheme should be asked to contribute a portion of the funds required to maintain the County Council’s opposition. He moved that the expense be spread over the four road districts of the county in proportion to the rateable value.

Mr Thomas Miller, Saltcoats, seconded by Mr J. H. Turner, Kilmarnock, moved the approval of the committee’s recommendation, and the amendment was carried.
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ARDROSSAN & SALTCOATS HERALD
8 MAY 1908

IN MEMORIAM

McNAMEE: Accidentally drowned at Granton Harbour on 20 April, 1906, THOMAS McNAMEE, son of Patrick and Bessie McNamee, 13 Harbour Place, Ardrossan.
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CASUALTY OF WAR
8 MAY 1918

Died on service, Private WILLIAM McINNES, (32), 1ST Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) – Theatre of war, France and Flanders – husband of Annie Boyle or McInnes, 21 Harbour Street, Ardrossan.

The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald subsequently reported: -

“In June last Mrs McInnes, 21 Harbour Street, Ardrossan, received official word that her husband, Private William McInnes, Scottish Rifles, was posted as missing on 8th May.

She has since received a letter from the officer in command of her husband’s platoon, stating that he had made inquiries throughout the platoon and the only information he had gained was that Private McInnes was last seen on 8th May. He was then wounded and was taking cover in a shell hole.

Private McInnes was previously a labourer in the shipyard. He enlisted on 29 June, 1917, and had been at the front since September.

His wife and young daughter reside at the above address in Ardrossan, and it is hoped they may yet get good news of him.”
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GREENOCK ADVERTISER
9 MAY 1848

MARRIAGE

George Main, Inverkip, to Mary, daughter of Francis Russell, Newton, at Ardrossan, on 8th May 1848 – second wife, first wife, Mary.
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GLASGOW HERALD
9 MAY 1851

TO COVER THIS SEASON

The celebrated chestnut horse DOUGLAS, from Arran, will serve mares at Mr W. Caldwell’s Boydston, near Ardrossan, at one guinea per mare, and 2s 6d to the groom.

He is an extraordinary fast trotter, and his breed is well known for their superior action.
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GLASGOW HERALD
9 MAY 1900

THE LATE MR W. E. BARTLETT

The funeral of the late Mr W. E. Bartlett, managing director of the North British Rubber Company, took place on Monday from Bridge of Allan to the Crematorium of the Western Necropolis, Glasgow.

The obsequies were attended by a considerable number of Edinburgh friends.

In the chapel of the Crematorium the Rev. R. M. Adamson, Ardrossan, conducted a short service.
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GLASGOW HERALD
10 MAY 1892

Sir,

ARDROSSAN AND BELFAST

I am sure the general public have hailed with satisfaction the fact that Messrs Burns are going to run the ADDER from Ardrossan to Belfast in future, instead of from Greenock as formerly. This is a decided improvement in these days of rapid travelling.

And while the Messrs Burns are in the mood for improving this service, which is becoming more popular every year, I should like to suggest that they might also improve their ticket system.

At present return tickets are only available for each day. Now, I don’t see what loss it would be to Messrs Burns to make these tickets available for a week or a month at the same price. I think it would be a decided gain. More people would travel. And supposing more people travelled than the ADDER could conveniently accommodate, this would at once show that there was room for other steamers of the same kind, and I don’t think any enterprising shipping concern would in this respect, at least, stand in the light of its own interests, but would immediately set about getting new steamers built.

The tickets issued on the ADDER might also be made available for the night boats. During the season there is always plenty of space on these boats, as most people prefer to travel daylight.

I am etc.,
ADDER.
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