1873
The Female School of Cellardyke. —The nightly useful and prosperous Female and Infant School- of Cellardyke—originated about seven and thirty years ago through the public spirited and philanthropic endeavours of Mr Johnston of Rennyhill, some-time M.P. for the East Neuk Burghs-are by a resolution of the Trustees at a meeting held on Saturday to be given over to the School Board of Kilrenny. According to the arrangements under which these schools are at present administered, the heritors give annual salary of £12 to the certificated teacher of the Female School, and a similar sum yearly contributed by the friends of education to the superintendent of the Infant Seminary, the Trust being chosen from these supporters, with the addition of the ministers and elders of the parish. General Anstruther of Third-part was the only heritor present at the meeting; but the other interests were well represented, though on all sides the resolution in favour of the transfer appeared to be advisedly and cordially entertained. In reference to the education of this populous Parish, we may state that the movement for a central school near Cellardyke is steadily ripening, and it is probable that by the end of the year some definite resolution will have been come to by the local School Board, the members of which seem to be earnestly and unitedly alive to the manifold benefits of the arrangement.
ARBROATH. Heavy Weather. —The weather has been very unsettled of late, and on Monday rain fell heavily all afternoon. Towards night it set in a severe gale, much so that some of the fishing boats had to abandon their lines and run for shelter. They were however recovered on Tuesday. During the night number of Cellardyke boats came into the harbour for shelter, leaving again after the gale had abated.
1874
ANSTRUTHER. A Year’s Fishing.—During the year which ends to-dav the following quantities of fish have been landed at Anstruther: —Haddocks, 430 tons ; halibut, 13,130 ; ling, 18,660; cod, 151.000 ; codlings, 20,000 ; skate, 42,500 ; herrings, 7400 crans, besides crabs and other shell fish, of which no account is kept. The value the fish was about £30.000. addition, the Cellardyke fishermen have been very successful this year while fishing at other stations, and the value of the fish landed by them elsewhere cannot be less than £25,000, if does not greatly exceed that sum.
(an online inflation calculator put that £55k as a value of £5,911,950 in 2017)
We are requested to publish the following statement by Mr David Keay, who recently gallantly saved four of the crew of a fishing boat whilst returning from the north herring fishing. Mr Keay says.—’ Landsmen and seamen having asked me how I saved these four men while there was not a man in the boat but myself, this is how it occurred. When the mast came by my side and went through the boat, I looked round. All the four men were struggling in the water; and as no time was to be lost, I jumped up as if I were a youth, and ran for ropes, as the men were drifting from the boat. I hove the rope between two of them, and got them alongside. The other two were treated in the same way, they keeping their heads up by holding on to the ropes. I then got the young man with his breast to the gunwale and laid hold of his waistcoat, and with the roll of the boat got him on board. Well done,’ I said to myself. The next was his neighbour, but we had a heavy task with him as we had to get the ropes under his arms and legs. Mrs Thomson, who was also in the boat, here commenced screaming, and called upon me to save her Jamie. I put a rope in her hand, and told her to try and save him. The next taken in hand was Brown, and we had to parbuckle him up the side of the boat, as he could do nothing for himself. When taken on deck he spouted out a good deal of water. Such is the method I took, and without the help of God’s Providence I never could have done what I did, being an old man and the only one in the boat to do duty. I have seen ten years of Sundays in this world, but I never saw such a scene before —four men struggling in the water, and only one to give rescue. I am proud to say I did my duty, and was successful. When all was right, the two highland men and myself returned thanks to God for his kindness. On the night previous ‘Thomson did not use me well, and gave me abuse which was not easy to bear, but when he was in the water I freely gave him a g rasp of my hand, and was the means of saving him.’
1875
TO LET, SEVERAL HOUSES in KILRENNY, including that occupied by Margaret Robertson, where a Grocery and Provision Trade has been successfully carried on for upwards of Twenty Years. Rents moderate. Apply to JOHN GILCHRIST, Cellardyke. 234 September 1878.
PROPERTY FOR SALE. THAT TENEMENT of HOUSES and GROUND at the East End of Dove Street, Cellardyke, belonging to William Jack, boatbuilder, Leith. Let at a Yearly Rental of £25. Offers for the same to be lodged with GEORGE WATSON, 40 John Street, Cellardyke, or WILLIAM JACK, 4 Annfield, Leith.
ACCIDENT.—About four o’clock on Monday afternoon, a Cellardyke fisherman named George Corstorphine fell over the West Pier into the harbour. He was speedily assisted out of the water, when it was found that he had received several wounds about the head, none of which, however, were serious.
On Saturday afternoon, a sum of £6 belonging to Mr Alex. Murray, fisherman, was stolen from 20 East Forth Street. It appears that Mrs Murray had gone out on an errand, and had left the keys of her drawers on the dresser. She was absent about 20 minutes, and on returning she discovered that the money had been abstracted from a drawer. Information of the theft was given to Police-constable Gordon, but as yet he has been unable to discover sufficient proof to convict the guilty party.
CELLARDYKE. Theft—On Friday last three boys, named Thomas Smith, James Watson, and Alex. Watson were brought before the Magistrate on a complaint charging them with taking from the cart of John Suttie, lemonade retailer, three bottles of that article, which they had abstracted from his cart while Suttie went into a house to sell some of his wares. They were severely reprimanded by the Provost, and told that if they repeated such nefarious practices again they would not be so leniently dealt with.