Stevenston - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
3 OCTOBER 1892

FOOTBALL
STEVENSTON THISTLE v. KILBIRNIE
At Stevenston


These teams met to play off their league fixture.

Each side scored a goal in the first half, and the play was pretty evenly divided.

On resuming, the home team had the best of matters, putting on four additional goals, while Kilbirnie did not add to their score.

The game was fast and somewhat rough.

Result: - Thistle, 5 goals; Kilbirnie, 1 goal.

2ND STEVENSTON THISTLE v. 2ND ABERCORN

Played at Stevenston and resulted in favour of Abercorn by 5 goals to 1.
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GLASGOW HERALD
3 OCTOBER 1898

FOOTBALL – NORTH AYRSHIRE CUP
STEVENSTON THISTLE v. IRVINE
At Stevenston


Result: - Thistle, 2; Irvine, 0.
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GLASGOW HERALD
3 OCTOBER 1883

STEVENSTON SCHOOL BOARD

At the monthly meeting on Monday night – Rev. John Grahame presiding – it was agreed to defer till next year the visit of the inspector from the Society for the Inspection of Religious Knowledge, as it would be inconvenient to have an examination at this period.

Stringent instructions were given to the officer regarding children reported to be irregular in their attendance at school. The clerk was instructed to prosecute certain parents if their children were not kept at school.

It was reported that Mr. Robert Cameron had been appointed assistant in the public school, and had entered on his duties.

Mr. Gemmell gave notice of a motion that the Board in future supply school books to the children at cost price.

It was resolved to appoint a female to superintend industrial work during the winter months, the class to be open five nights a week.
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GLASGOW HERALD
3 OCTOBER 1898

RESCUE FROM DROWNING

About half-past five yesterday afternoon some Stevenston miners went into the River Irvine at the harbour for a bathe. The tide was going out at the time and a rather heavy freshet was coming down. One of their number, while trying to cross the river, was carried out as far as the Barrel Perch, where he was picked up on the point of sinking by Constables Cameron and Thomson, assisted by two men, in the pilot boat.
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GLASGOW HERALD
4 OCTOBER 1899

DEATH

LOVE: At Ardeer Arms, Stevenston, on the 2nd instant, Mary Cumming, aged 38 years, wife of Robert Love.
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GLASGOW HERALD
4 OCTOBER 1894

LIBERAL UNIONIST MEETING AT STEVENSTON

A meeting of Liberal Unionists was held last night in the Woodside Hall, Stevenston, for the purpose of forming a Liberal Unionist Association for the district.

Mr. John Main occupied the chair, and moved the following resolution: - “That this meeting form itself into a Liberal Unionist Association for Stevenston and district,” which was carried unanimously.

Office-bearers were appointed.

Mr. Thomas Wise, of the West of Scotland Liberal Unionists Association, afterwards delivered a lecture on the past history of Ireland.

Votes of thanks to the chairman and Mr. Wise brought the meeting to a close.
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GLASGOW HERALD
5 OCTOBER 1891

FOOTBALL – SCOTTISH CUP
STEVENSTON THISTLE v. KILMARNOCK ATHLETIC


These teams after playing a drawn game at Stevenston, met again on the Holm Quarry, Kilmarnock, and after a rather poor display retired from the field with two goals each to their credit. Until within two minutes of the close the “Jags” were leading by a point but just before the whistle blew the Athletic put on an equalising goal.

Result: - a draw, two goals each.
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GLASGOW HERALD
5 OCTOBER 1896

FOOTBALL – AYRSHIRE CUP
AYR PARKHOUSE v. STEVENSTON THISTLE


These teams me in the second game of the first round of the Ayrshire Cup competition on Beresford Park, Ayr, on Saturday.

The previous game ended in a draw, each team scoring one goal.

Result: - Parkhouse, 3; Thistle, 2.

The Stevenston players, displeased with the decision of the referee as to the last goal scored for Parkhouse, left the field ten minutes before time.

A protest has been lodged by Stevenston against the decision of the referee.
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GLASGOW HERALD
5 OCTOBER 1897

STEVENSTON RATEPAYER CLAIMS RIGHT TO ATTEND SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

At a meeting of the School Board – Rev. John Livingstone presiding – eight parents of children who had left school without having obtained leaving certificates were summoned before the Board.

Two of the parents entered the Board-room, and the others remained in an adjoining room.

The Clerk, addressing the two men who had entered said – Have you been summoned to the meeting?

Mr. Robert Gibson, Shore Road – Yes.

The Clerk – Perhaps you will retire to the next room till your case comes up.

One of the parents at once returned.

Mr. Gibson, who remained, rose up and said - If this is a regular meeting of the Board I decline to retire. If the reporters retire now I will do so also. As long as the reporters remain I will remain in the meeting. I claim the rights as a ratepayer to come here to the meetings of the Board.

The Chairman – I have been sitting in this Board for a few years and I have never heard a defaulter take up the position that Mr. Gibson does. At the same time this is a public meeting and I do not see that we can exclude him.

This was agreed to and Mr. Gibson sat out the debate.
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GLASGOW HERALD
6 OCTOBER 1890

FOOTBALL
STEVENSTON THISTLE v. DALRY
At Stevenston


Result: - Thistle, 7; Dalry, 2.
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GLASGOW HERALD
6 OCTOBER 1896

APPOINTMENT OF STEVENSTON SCHOOL BOARD CLERK

At the meeting last night Mr. Adam Wilson, junior, was appointed Clerk to School Board in room of Mr. John Dickie, resigned.

There were nine applications.
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GLASGOW HERALD
6 OCTOBER 1890

THE CRISIS IN THE IRON TRADE

The furnaces of the Eglinton Iron Company at Kilwinning and of Messrs Merry & Cuninghame at Ardeer were damped down on Saturday, and their familiar appearance will he missed many miles along the Ayrshire coast.

The glare of the Ardeer furnaces was visible far out at sea, and served as a sort of guiding light to ships passing up the Clyde.
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