1910
School Board’s Amalgamation to be Petitioned For.
Several months ago East Anstruther School Board called conference with West Anstruther and Kilrenny School Boards to urge amalgamation. West Anstruther Board immediately announced they would have nothing do with amalgamation, but Kilrenny had several meetings with East Anstruther Board before deciding that, in the meantime, they could not go in for amalgamation. At a meeting of East Anstruther Board on Monday the decision of Kilrenny Board was read. The Chairman (Mr W. Oliphant) thought that amalgamation the three Boards would be to the benefit the community, and moved that they petition the Department, under Section 22 of the Act, to unite the three Boards under one authority.- Mr Darsie seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously. The proposal has met with considerable opposition in West Anstruther and Cellardyke, where the rates are 6 ½d and 1s 5d respectively, against 1s 6d in Anstruther
1911
Kilkenny School —This Board met on Wednesday evening—Provost Black presiding. There were also present Bailies Butters and Marr, Messrs Thomson, Grubb and Swinton. The officer’s report was not so satisfactory as last year, owing to so many families being at Yarmouth, and illness amongst young children. The Chairman —How many are away to Yarmouth? The Officer —13 or 14 families. The Officer, in reply to a further question, replied that the headmaster had post-carded the School Boards at Yarmouth and Gorleston. An application from Mr Forsyth for three maps and two chairs was remitted the Kilrenny School Committee. It was agreed combine with Pittenweem and the other Boards in evening classes for engineering, etc., on the understanding that so much per pupil would be paid. The Clerk reported a second grant of £102. He also reported that the balance the bank was fully £21. The Chairman reported some slight damage to Cellardyke School the recent storm, which Bailie Butters and himself had seen, and ordered to be repaired.—Approved.
1912
KIRKCALDY FIREMAN’S FATE.
Although an inquest was held at the Mariner’s Refuge, Gorleston, upon the body John Watson, aged 27, fireman on the Kirkcaldy steam drifter Guerdon, which was recovered from Yarmouth Harbour after he had been missing for three weeks, no real light had been shed upon his fate. He had lived with his mother, a widow, at Cellardyke, and, according to the skipper the Guerdon, Adam Reid, left his vessel on the night of October 18 to go on shore for the evening, and never returned to her.
Adam Reid, son of the skipper, said he met deceased in King Street, Yarmouth, at 10.15 p.m. more than hour after he had left the Guerdon, and he was not the worse for drink, but the night was dark and thick with rain, and as the Guerdon was the fourth boat off the quay, Watson might make a slip in getting on hoard. No cry was heard during the night, and deceased never came on board again. On his body being searched by a policeman, he stated he found nothing in his pockets.
The Coroner said was no evidence show how or where deceased got into the river, but was most probable he stumbled and fell when getting to his boat from the quay. An open verdict of “Found drowned” was recorded.
1913
Death Notice
Sutherland – At 2 Carmelite Street, Aberdeen, the 16th inst. James Sutherland, trawl fisherman, late Cellardyke, aged 43 years—deeply regretted. Funeral Wednesday the 19th inst., at 2-30 p.m. St Peter’s Cemetery. All friends please accept this (the only) intimation and invitation.
CELLARDYKE FISHERMAN DROWNED
While on Passage from Yarmouth to Anstruther.
Intelligence was received in Anstruther today of the drowning of Cellardyke fisherman, John Wilson, one of the crew of the Shields steam drifter Baden Powell while on a voyage from Yarmouth to Anstruther. The vessel put into Shields, and intelligence was sent to Anstruther of the accident. Deceased who was about 55 years of age leaves .a widow and a large family.
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About five o’clock on Thursday morning, when the vessel was off Dudgeon Lightship, a member of the crew went to call Wilson to take his watch. His berth was empty, and-search of the ship failed to reveal any trace of him. The weather was very stormy at the time, and Wilson had evidently gone on deck unobserved and been washed overboard.
1914
Miss Marion G. Barbour, M.A., Cellardyke, has been appointed a supernumerary teacher under Kirkcaldy School Board at a salary of £75 per annum.
1915
Fisheries Association.—Mr William Bertram on Saturday represented the East Coast Fisheries Association at the funeral of Mr James Brown, solicitor, Anstruther, who for some years has with much ability discharged duties of Honorary Secretary of the Anstruther and Cellardyke Branch. The late Mr Brown was associated with various organisations connected with the fishing industry on the Fife coast, and was well-known to all connected with such at the several Firth Forth fishing ports. In paying a tribute to his memory, Mr William Bertram, J.P.. Honorary Central Secretary. writes in the Fife papers:—“ For some years Mr James Brown rendered valuable and much appreciated service honorary secretary to the Cellardyke and Anstruther branch our Association, and at all time did everything within his power to promote its interests.”
1916
STRANDED STEAMER FLOATED AT CELLARDYKE. After several unsuccessful attempts the steamer Streatham, of London, which was driven ashore opposite Kilrenny Mill, near Cellardyke, during a severe gale six weeks ago has been successfully floated. Part of the cargo had been removed, and advantage was taken of a high tide to tow the steamer into the East Harbour, Anstruther. This was successfully accomplished by the tugs Empress of India and Flying Bat, of Leith. Considerable damage has been done to the iron plates below the sea mark, and it is expected that the vessel will be taken Leith or Dublin for repairs. The Streatham was built only two years ago, and has gross tonnage of about 1700 tons.
BIG PRICE FOR A FIFE DRIFTER. The steam drifter Innergellie (KY. 609), which belonged to Mr James Muir, Cellardyke has been purchased by Mr Alex. Smith, Portessie, Moray Firth, for the sum of £2190. She is 90 feet in length, of 100 gross tonnage, and it is about 20 years since she was built.
1918
The girl oilskin workers in Cellardyke have been having series of meetings in connection with Union federation, and result of this those of them in the employment of Messrs R. Watson & Co. have come out or strike.