Saltcoats - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
26 AUGUST 1895

FOOTBALL
SALTCOATS VICTORIA v. HAMILTON HARP
On Brewery Field

Result: - a draw 5 goals each.

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GLASGOW HERALD
26 AUGUST 1897

BIRTH

HAMILTON: At Craiglea, Ardrossan Road, Saltcoats, on the 24th instant, the wife of James Hamilton; a son.

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GLASGOW HERALD
26 AUGUST 1885

MUNICIPAL MEETING – SALTCOATS

This body met on Monday night – Provost Halkett in the chair.

The offer of Messrs S. Black & Company to erect new and repair old lamps, at a cost of £43 10s, was accepted.

In reply to a letter from Mr. Kirkhope, it was agreed to hold the Police Courts on the same day as the J.P. Courts – on the first Friday of each month.

A letter was read from the Board of Supervision intimating approval of the payments of the claims by the Parochial Boards of Stevenston and Ardrossan for expenses incurred before the adoption of the Police Act, and that the assessment under the Public Health Act must be assessed, levied, and recovered in the same manner as the Police assessment.

The account of expenses incurred in the adoption of the General Police Act were submitted, amounting to £87 9s 1d.

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GLASGOW HERALD
26 AUGUST 1896

FOND OF PASTRY

A miner named WILLIAM REILLY, went into a baker’s shop in Dockhead Street, Saltcoats, along with another man who was buying pastry. Reilly was the worse of drink and commenced to pocket some of the eatables, and when the baker requested him to return the pastry he refused.

Reilly challenged the baker to fight, and made so great a disturbance that he was ejected.

At the Burgh Court yesterday Bailie Duncan fined him 7s 6d or seven days. He went to prison.

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GLASGOW HERALD
27 AUGUST 1894

FOOTBALL
KILMARNOCK ATHLETIC v. SALTCOATS VICTORIA
Played on Brewery Field, Saltcoats

Result: – Athletic, 4; Victoria, 1.

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GLASGOW HERALD
28 AUGUST 1893

FOOTBALL – AYRSHIRE LEAGUE
SALTCOATS VICTORIA v. GALSTON

These teams met at Saltcoats, and after a rather one-sided game the score was –

Victoria, 6; Galston, 1.

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GLASGOW HERALD
29 AUGUST 1892

FOOTBALL
SALTCOATS VICTORIA v. BEITH
These teams met at Saltcoats

With the wind in their favour, the home team had the best of the play in the first half, putting on 5 goals to the opponents 1.

In the second half the game was more evenly contested, but in favour of the home team, who put on two more points, and the game ended –

Victoria, 7 goals; Beith, 1 goal.

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GLASGOW HERALD
29 AUGUST 1890

“INDIA AND CHINA MISSIONS AND THEIR HINDRANCES”

Under this title an address was given in the Free Church Hall, Saltcoats, on Wednesday evening by Mr. William C. Maughan, of Glasgow.

The chair was occupied by Mr. J. B. Verel of Kerelaw House, and there was a large attendance.

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GLASGOW HERALD
30 AUGUST 1890

DEATH

BANKS: At Canal Street, Saltcoats, on the 29th instant, after a severe and protracted illness, borne with Christian patience and resignation, aged 87 years, the Rev. James Banks.

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GLASGOW HERALD
30 AUGUST 1898

BIRTH

FERGUSON: At 14 Stanley Road, Saltcoats, on the 27th instant, the wife of T. A. Ferguson; a daughter.

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GLASGOW HERALD
31 AUGUST 1891

FOOTBALL – AYRSHIRE LEAGUE
SALTCOATS VICTORIA v. AYR PARKHOUSE

At Saltcoats on Saturday and resulted in favour of Parkhouse by 6 goals to 2.

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GLASGOW HERALD
31 AUGUST 1894

OBTAINING BICYCLES BY FRAUD

At Kilmarnock Sheriff Court yesterday, JAMES LONGMUIR, quarryman, Barkip, Dalry, failed to appear in answer to a charge of fraudulently obtaining four bicycles valued at £36 from Margaret Hunter or Jones, cycle agent, Countess Street, Saltcoats, between the 23rd June and 14th July, and his bail bond of £10 was declared forfeited.

Longmuir, it was alleged, represented to Mrs. Jones that he was manager of Green Quarry, Kilmaurs, and that three of the bicycles were for his master’s sons and the other one for himself.

It was afterwards discovered that he had appropriated them to his own purposes.