1900
50 men feared lost
There is still no tidings at Aberdeen today of the five missing trawlers including the Hermes of Dundee. A number of trawlers arrived at the port (Aberdeen) this morning; but none of them had sighted any of the vessels, and HMS Jackal, which went in search of the trawlers, is reported to have seen no trace of them. There seems little doubt therefore to their fate. All the vessels were manned by Aberdeen fishermen except the Bernicia, which belongs to Shields and which had a crew of Cellardyke men. The probable loss of life is estimated at about 50 men, each vessel having a crew of nine or ten men.
1902
Launch. A large fishing boat to the order of Messrs D & Leslie Brown Cellardyke was launched yesterday from Mr James Miller’s boat building shed at the harbour. The boat was named Ottoway and is to be fitted out for all classes of fishing.
1903
William Myles, Carter, 22 John Street, Cellardyke pleaded guilty to having, at the steelyard at the fish loading b, A fine of 30s or 14 days in jail was imposed and, Anstruther Wester, assaulted William Thomson Ballantyne, railway constable by striking him with his fists and tripping him up
1911
The Cellardyke herring fishing boat Guiding Star KY 677 at an early hour yesterday morning lost one of her crew, John Moncrieff in the Firth of Forth. The boat arrived at the mouth of the South Esk, off Montrose yesterday afternoon flying a signal for assistance, Pilot Stephen went off, and after difficulty got the craft safely berthed at the jetty where the crew reported the unfortunate affair.
The Guiding Star left Cellardyke to prosecute the herring fishing soon after midnight, and although a strong south west gale was blowing everything went well till about two in the morning. Then the boat was some distance off the May Island, and while the missing man Moncrieff was in the stern the other four members of the crew were engaged in shifting their nets. Moncrieff was never seen after that.
What actually happened will probably never be known but it is supposed that the gale had caused Moncrieff to lose his balance and fall overboard. There was absolutely no trace of the missing fisherman, so that no attempt could be made at a rescue.
The crew had a stiff battle against wind and tide, and ultimately reached Montrose in the afternoon.
Moncrieff who belonged to Cellardyke was a man of middle age and leaves a widow and four children.
1915
Cellardyke’s first victim of the War
Information was received in Cellardyke on Saturday that Wm Reekie RNR had been lost through the sinking of the Clan McNaughton.
Reekie who joined the RNR soon after the war broke out, was about 22 years of age and unmarried. He is the first Cellardyke victim of the war.
1917
Evidence was led before Lord Ormidale in court of session on Saturday in the action for divorce, raised by David Hutchison Barclay formerly a fisherman, residing at 17 John Street Cellardyke, and now a private in the Black Watch, against his wife Cecilia Miller or Barclay, 43 Nicolson Street Pultney town Wick.
The pursuer’s evidence had been taken on commission in France, and was lodged in process.
1924
Throughout the neighbouring communities in the East Neuk yesterday the principle topic of conversation was the remarkable windfall of £200 which Mrs Corstorphine (41) George Street Cellardyke found inside a pillow bought at an auction sale. The Pillow formed part of the household effects of the late Miss Forrester, Rankeillor Street Elie, who died recently. Mrs Corstorphine’s find included four cheques, deposit receipt, War stock bonds and post office savings bank book. Speculation is rife as to how the little fortune will ultimately be dealt with, but meantime the securities are being tended by the police authorities.
1926
Provost Mitchell who presided at the monthly meeting of Kilrenny Town Council, reported that he had received the sum of £15, the proceeds of a whist drive organised by towns people on behalf of a fund being raised for the construction of a bathing pond at Cellardyke
An interlocutor in an action at the instance of James Tarvit, fisherman, 22 Fowler Street, Cellardyke, against Adam Carnegie, motor mechanic, 3 Keithick Place, Feus Road, Perth. Was issued by Sherriff Skinner in Perth Sherriff court yesterday.
Mr Tarvit sued for £40 in respect of damage which he averred he sustained through being knocked down by the defender’s motor cycle on Saturday 20th June last, while the former was accompanying a young lady home from Anstruther to St Monans. Interim Sherriff Skinner found in favour of pursuer, and assessed damages at £39 with expenses.
His lordship found in law that defender failed to keep to the left side, and failed to slacken his speed, and that he was guilty of negligence. Defender had failed to prove that pursuer was guilty of contributory negligence.
The Sherriff stated that about 50 yards from pursuer defender sounded his horn, but pursuer failed to hear it.
When defender was almost on him pursuer turned or stepped forward, so as to bring him slightly nearer the centre of the road.
The margin of clearance left by defender was so small that in consequence of stepping or turning pursuer sustained a lacerated wound on his left thigh, probably caused by the number plate of the bicycle in consequence of which he was debarred from following his occupation as a share fisherman from 20th June till 27th July.
Defender had failed to prove that at the time of the accident pursuer was ‘larking’ with his companion by stepping backwards and forwards towards the centre of the road.