Ardrossan - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
7 MARCH 1908

ARDROSSAN MAN FOUND DROWNED

About mid-day yesterday the body of a young man was found floating in the old dock at Ardrossan, and it was at once taken out and removed to the mortuary.

Later in the day it was identified as that of WILLIAM GIBSON, postman, son of William Gibson, builder, Ardrossan.

The deceased had left his home the previous evening and did not return.

[Family intimations in the Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald indicate that William was the son of William and Janet Gibson, 2 Winton Street, Ardrossan.]

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GLASGOW HERALD
8 MARCH 1877

ARDROSSAN TOWN COUNCIL MEETING

The monthly meeting was held on Monday night – Provost Barr presiding.

It was agreed that the Procurator Fiscal should offer rewards for the discovery of parties who damaged fences on the roads and trees on the Castle Hill.

The officer was instructed to keep a sharp look-out on houses suspected of supplying drink to intoxicated persons and have such cases duly reported with a view to obtaining a conviction.

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GLASGOW HERALD
8 MARCH 1871

ARDROSSAN TOWN COUNCIL MEETING

On Monday night the usual monthly meeting was held – Provost Barr presiding.

In the course of some conversation as to the Pedlar’s Act, the officer received instructions to allow no pedlars within the burgh unless they were possessed of a license, and to make a monthly return of the licenses issued.

The Provost submitted a lengthened report on drainage within the burgh, which was ordered to lie on the table till next meeting.

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GLASGOW HERALD
9 MARCH 1896

ARDROSSAN NEPTUNE (KILWINNING) MASONIC LODGE No. 442

The visitation of Provincial Grand Lodge took place on Saturday – Brother H. R. Wallace, of Cloncaird and Busby, heading the Provincial deputation.

The P.G.M. expressed satisfaction with the state in which the deputation found the affairs of the lodge.

Referring to the recently passed by-law of Grand Lodge regulating the conferring of degrees, he said the privilege with which this by-law interfered, though much abused by landward lodges in which its exercise was not necessary, was one the withdrawing of which was evidently felt to be a hardship among lodges on the Ayrshire seaboard.

He was willing to bring before Grand Lodge any representation made from Ardrossan in a loyal spirit.

The I.P.M. of Lodge Neptune, Ardrossan, in a few remarks, contended that the operation of the new law called for administrative changes in the Province, in so far as the Saltcoats and Ardrossan Lodge, St. John’s R.A., No. 320, should be required to meet in Saltcoats, from which town it came, and which was now lost to Masonry. The grounds on which he rested his contention was that the operation of the new by-law made it impossible for Lodge Neptune, Ardrossan, to confine her energies to seamen, that she must subsequently come into with this Saltcoats Lodge, meeting a few yards distant, and that Ardrossan with two lodges and Saltcoats (exceeding Ardrossan in population) with none, constituted an anomaly requiring the attention of the Provincial Grand Lodge.

The P.G.M. said Provincial Grand Lodge must decline to interfere in a matter which involved the closing of a lodge, and that action must be taken through Grand Lodge.

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GLASGOW HERALD
9 MARCH 1900

DEATH

PATERSON: At 415 Cathcart Road, Govanhill, Glasgow, on the 7th instant, Miss Christina Paterson, of 5 Vernon Terrace, Ardrossan, daughter and only survivor of the late John Paterson, builder, Ardrossan.

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GLASGOW HERALD
9 MARCH 1906

ARDROSSAN AND DISTRICT TRAMWAY SCHEME

At a meeting of the Northern District Committee of Ayrshire County Council at Kilwinning yesterday, the clerk read a letter from Mr. Shaw, Ayr, stating that the terms of the promoters of the proposed scheme of tramways for Ardrossan and district were such as would not meet with approval.

Several members took exception to the treatment meted out to the Tramway Committee by the Road Board.

Major Hay said he had had great hopes that matters were in a way for settlement. Unfortunately when the Board met at Ayr on Saturday there were certain conditions put before them by the promoters which they could not accept. At great trouble the surveyor went into the cost for road restoration, wayleave, and reconstruction of footpaths, which came to something like £6700, and for which the promoters offered £2000. Of course it was impossible to agree to these terms.

He was very sorry to think their efforts to try to get this matter settled had failed, and he regretted extremely the failure of the tramway scheme.

Mr. Adams, West Kilbride; Mr. Scott, Largs; and Bailie Christie, Ardrossan, referred to the slighting of the Tramway Committee by the Road Board, the latter gentleman moving a vote of censure on this body.

Mr. Lundholm, Stevenston, remarked that if the Road Board had had any experience they might have given it without taking it out of their hands. He felt considerably on this question, and he had the feeling that they had been snuffed out.

The Chairman pointed out that the Road Board were trustees of the roads for the people, but Mr. Adams refused to admit their priority, and asked that counsel be heard on the question.

Eventually a motion was unanimously passed expressing the meeting’s dissatisfaction at the Road Board’s actions, and requesting that the Tramway Committee be consulted in any further deliberations.

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GLASGOW HERALD
9 MARCH 1908

INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISTS

The annual meeting of the Glasgow and West of Scotland District of the Institute of Journalists was held on Saturday evening in “The Grosvenor,” Glasgow.

The following office bearers were elected: -

Chairman, Mr. James Proudfoot, “Glasgow Herald”; and
Vice-Chairman, Mr. W. Guthrie, “Ardrossan Herald”.

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BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
9 MARCH 2013

OBITUARY

JAMES MILL ADAM, Military Medicine Researcher, Adventurer, and General Practitioner, born 31 May, 1920, at Ardrossan; died 20 December, 2012.

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[The 4 June 1920 edition of the Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald intimates the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. W. Adam, 2 Park Road, Ardrossan.]

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GLASGOW HERALD
10 MARCH 1881

ARDROSSAN SCHOOL BOARD

The monthly meeting of this Board was held on Tuesday – Provost Barr in the chair.

The reports of the officer, which were read, showed that in Ardrossan School the attendance was 763, and in Saltcoats School 674.

Mr. Cross reported that the drawing examination had taken place the previous day – the Rev. Stewart and himself being present. There were 138 papers in the first grade, 5 in the second grade, model drawing 6, and geometrical 104.

On the whole the examination was considered very satisfactory.

The clerk read two circulars from the Education Department in London, relating to Section 11 of the Endowed Institution Act and the condition from which Parliamentary grants could be most advantageously distributed.

These were allowed to lie on the table.

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GLASGOW HERALD
11 MARCH 1885

ARDROSSAN SCHOOL BOARD

The monthly meeting was held yesterday – Rev. D. E. McNab presiding.

The officer’s return showed the attendance to be 729 for Ardrossan and 670 at Saltcoats.

The clerk reported receipt of £900 towards the rates from Mr. Armour, inspector of poor.

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GLASGOW HERALD
11 MARCH 1885

MUNICIPAL MEETING – ARDROSSAN

The monthly meeting of the Police Commissioners was held on Monday evening – Provost Hogarth presiding.

The Works’ Committee were empowered to carry out recommendations they made as to the repair of fences, roads, &c., within the burgh.

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GLASGOW HERALD
11 MARCH 1889

FOOTBALL
ARDROSSAN ENSIGN v. KILMALCOLM

These clubs met at the ground of the former to play their return match. On the last occasion at Kilmalcolm the Ensign defeated their opponents by 3 goals to 2, but the game on Saturday last proved more successful for the Ensign, who won by 7 goals to 2.