Saltcoats - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
6 MARCH 1919

DEATH - FERGUSSON

At 28 Gladstone Road, Saltcoats, on the 4th instant, John Stewart Fergusson, mole trapper, dearly beloved husband of Mary Jessie Conn, in his 41st year.

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GLASGOW HERALD
7 MARCH 1916

DEATH - BAIRD

At St. John’s Cottage, Saltcoats, on the 6th instant, Jessie, youngest daughter of the late Hugh Baird, Inspector of Poor, aged 81 years.

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GLASGOW HERALD
7 MARCH 1917

BIRTH - MILLER

At 11 Springvale Street, Saltcoats, on 4th March, to Mr and Mrs Thomas Miller; a son.

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GLASGOW HERALD
8 MARCH 1916

FIRE

Early yesterday morning damage to the extent of £200 was caused by a fire in the premises of Mr John Eadie, spirit merchant, Countess Street, Saltcoats.

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GLASGOW HERALD
8 MARCH 1918

DEATH - KIRKWOOD

At Diddup Farm, Saltcoats, on 7th March, James Kirkwood, farmer, in his 68th year.

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GLASGOW HERALD
8 MARCH 1918

SLIPSHOD MODE OF LEGISLATION

At Kilmarnock yesterday Sheriff Robertson made some comments in connection with five cases which had been brought before him under the Meat (Maximum Prices) Order, 1917. The respondents were butchers in Saltcoats, and they were charged with failing to make certain returns as to their trade during each of the nine fortnights between September 1, 1917, and January 5, 1918, in terms of a requisition sent to them on January 11 by the local Food Control Committee.

The Sheriff found the respondents guilty, and in dismissing them with an admonition he said that the time allowed between the issue of the Order and its coming into operation seemed to him grotesquely inadequate. If he allowed the respondents no more than a week or 10 days, after obtaining the Order to consider it, take advice, and determine what it required of them, then the first fortnight at the very least had gone by before they could know what details it was necessary for them to record.

It was true that “ingnorantia juris neminem excusat” formed a well settled rule in the law of Scotland, but he did not think it could be reasonably applied to the slipshod mode of legislation by the Departmental Order now in vogue.

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GLASGOW HERALD
9 MARCH 1915

GLASGOW STEAMER ASHORE

The steamer BLAENAVON, of Glasgow, went ashore last night on the rocks at the North Pans, Saltcoats, about 300 yards from the beach. She is reported to be lying on a flat rock, and it was expected that she would be refloated at high water.

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GLASGOW HERALD
9 MARCH 1918

MARRIAGE – WILSON and BROWNLEE

At Hilltown, Portobello, on the 7th instant, by the Rev. John Macbeth, B.D., Newton, James, youngest son of the late James Wilson, Saltcoats, to Jessie, second daughter of George Brownlee.

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GLASGOW HERALD
10 MARCH 1915

SALTCOATS AND ARDROSSAN RECREATION GROUND

For a considerable period negotiations have been proceeding with the Earl of Eglinton and the Town Councils of Ardrossan and Saltcoats to enable the Councils jointly to acquire the Holm Plantation as a recreation ground.

The Plantation is situated on the burgh boundary, part of it being in Saltcoats and part in Ardrossan. It is a finely wooded area, with the Stanley Burn flowing through it.

At the monthly meeting of Saltcoats Town Council it was reported that the joint committee of the two Councils had been offered the ground for £875, and with the additional expenses it was estimated that it could be acquired for £1100.

The committee recommended the Council to accept the offer.

Judge Ross, seconded by Bailie Armour, moved that the offer be not accepted. Councillor A. S. Millar moved that they acquire the land.

On a division it was decided by 6 to 3 to proceed with the purchase provided the Ardrossan Town Council adopted a similar resolution.

The total cost is to be divided between the two burghs.

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GLASGOW HERALD
10 MARCH 1919

DEATH - GIBSON

At 15 Winton Circus, Saltcoats, on Friday 7th, Thomas Gibson, master baker, beloved husband of Janet Muir, in his 56th year.

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GLASGOW HERALD
10 MARCH 1919

DEATH - REID

At 22 Green Street, Saltcoats, on 8th instant, Agnes McCulloch, relict of John Reid, fish merchant, aged 75.

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GLASGOW HERALD
11 MARCH 1915

MARRIAGE – STEVENSON and RAMSAY

At Woodlands, Saltcoats, on 10th March, by the Rev. D. D. Rees, Robert Stevenson, Sorbie, Saltcoats, to Agnes, daughter of the late James Ramsay, and Mrs Ramsay.