1875
CLEARING SALE OF DRAPERY GOODS. R WATSON’S CLEARING SALE of his WHOLE STOCK of DRAPERY GOODS will continue for another FIVE DAYS. To effect a Clearance, and make room for Spring Purchases, Considerable Reductions are being made in every Department. Cellardyke, February 26th 1875.
ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT ROW.—John Miller, cooper, Cellardyke, and Thomas Moncrieff, fisherman, Cellardyke, were charged with fighting with each other and committing a breach of the peace in the Royal Hotel between nine and eleven o’clock on Saturday night last. Miller pleaded guilty, but Moncrieff denied the charge. The evidence clearly proved that both panels were lying on the floor and endeavouring to keep each other down. They wore fined 7s 6d each, with the alternative of eight days’ imprisonment.
1876
A lecture on a subject of considerable importance to fishermen is to be delivered in the Forth Street Hall, Cellardyke, to-morrow evening, SATURDAY 26th February, at 7 o’clock, by Dr James A. Russell, Demonstrator of Anatomy to the University of Edinburgh. It is to show a plan whereby fishermen at sea can communicate with each other or with the shore by means of short and long eclipses of light, which, on the principle of the Morse telegraph alphabet, represent dots and dashes, by combinations of which letters are first formed and words afterwards constructed. The system is said to be extremely simple, and we trust that a large audience will assemble to hear Dr Russell’s lecture.
Recovery of Lost Fishing Nets—During the gales of last week Skipper Thomas Boyter, Cellardyke, of boat No. 1171, and Skipper David Muir, Cellardyke, lost 23 and 16 nets respectively. Muir’s were found by George Anderson, fisherman, Broughty Ferry, who had them dried and kept them till he learned, through Mr Gillis, Fishery officer here, the owner’s name, when he sent them home without asking any reward whatever. The others were found by those on board the Dundee pilot cutter, and in like manner the pilots refused to take any salvage for retaining the nets. It is a common though not general practice to seek salvage in such cases, and the conduct above described is therefore the more generous.
1877
The Magistrates of Cellardyke held a Criminal Court on Monday, when Alexander Keith and James Thomson, carters, were charged with assault on another young carter, named Alex. Patie, the night of Saturday, the 27th ultimo. The conflict, it seems, on that occasion, had led to a general melee, which both sides had been reinforced until the end came with the good old proverb, ” The hotter the war, the sooner the peace. The sequel was that besides the panels already named, two French immigrants (Peter and Alex. Montidore), now fishing off Cellardyke. with a young fisherman of the place (David Wilson), were charged with disturbing the peace the at the same time and place. The parties pleaded not guilty, and craved the Court to continue the cases in order to produce exculpatory evidence. The Bench acquiesced, and the trial was adjourned till Saturday.
“A LUCKY SIXPENCE.” -It turns out that the first prize-, a pianoforte, valued at thirty guineas, in the drawing of the Free Masons of Arbroath, has been won by Mrs Margaret Myles Carmichael. a self-reliant widow, “in a sma’ way o’ daein’, as they say Brothick side, of a little provision shop which has conducted for many years in Cellardyke. Margaret has had a lifelong pull against the stream, especially since the death her “guidman many years ago. and her ” windfall” has been naturally hailed with lively sympathy by her neighbours. The ticket, which cost a single sixpence, was one of a lot distributed by Brother Wallace, late R.W.M. Old St. Ayles, of Anstruther.
We understand that the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society have awarded through Mr Gillis, fishery officer, Anstruther, the sum of £5 to the aged parents of the late Alexander Hodge, seaman, Cellardyke, who was drowned off Cape Horn while on a voyage from San Francisco to Hull.
1878
New FISHING B0ATS.–On Monday Mr Jarvis launched from his boatbuilding yard at the east quay a splendid new fishing boat for Mr James Wilson, jun., Pittenweem. This is the third boat launched by Mr Jarvis this year, the other two having been purchased by Mr Thomson, North Berwick, and Mr George Corstorphine, Cellardyke. Another boat in the same yard, is being built for Mr Robert Meldrum, Cellardyke. —On Tuesday Mr Millar launched from his building yard at West Anstruther a finely modelled new fishing boat built for Mr James Smith (Brown), Cellardyke. She is the largest boat built here for some years, her length being 48 ½ feet. Mr Millar has another boat rapidly approaching completion, and orders for several more.
A letter was read from Miss Mary Ann Forrester, intimating that on account of ill health she was compelled to resign her situation as pupil teacher in the Infant School, Cellardyke. The resignation was accepted, and Miss Lawrie was authorised to prepare a candidate for presentation at the next examination of pupil teachers.
Total catch for the season so far 4443 crans
At the same date last year 715 crans
In year 1876 3300 crans
1875, 5183 crans
1874 10 260 crans
1873, 2320 crans
1872, 5705 crans
The weather yesterday afternoon having a threatening appearance, and the storm signal being hoisted, none of the stranger boats left the harbour. The most of the Cellardyke crews, however, ventured out. In the course of Wednesday and yesterday, no less than 200 waggons loaded entirely with fish were despatched from the railway station here. Each waggon holds from 35 to 40 barrels, so that the consignments were upwards of 7000 barrels of herrings and big fish. Of this immense quantity, about 150 waggons were sent to English towns, the remainder going to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline, Perth, Dundee, Forfar, Aberdeen, &c.
1879
Notwithstanding one of the most severe and frost-bound winters on record, the health of the district has been exceptionally well maintained, and more than one hoary sexton has remarked to that he has seldom seen the rust on the church-yard spade so little disturbed as during the quarter now registered with the past. Of late, however, and almost from the day ushering in the change of weather, affections of the throat and distress of a more or less febrile type has been prevalent amongst the little ones, but as a rule the attacks have not been severe, though in more than one case we regret to observe the change has been of a fatal character. Amongst these is a sweet child of six summers- smitten like the opening blossom by the cruel frost wind—of the household of Mr Robert Davidson, of Cellardyke, whose claim on the sympathy of friends and neighbours sure may be inferred from the fact that this is the fourth time the grim destroyer has robbed him of the lambs of his flock. Much regret has also been expressed in seafaring circles for the death of a young English mother, who left the shores of Yarmouth to settle with her husband in Cellardyke, though, as the sad event which took place on Saturday, has proved, only to find a grave where the brook sings to the sunshine in the ancient burial-yard of Kilrenny, at the premature age of 24.
Theft 0f Whisky and Breach of the Peace. —At the Burgh Court of Pittenweem on Tuesday, all the Magistrates on the bench—”Walter Myles, carter, Cellardyke, was charged with the theft of a bottle of whisky from the spirit cellar of Mr Heugh, publican, Shore. He pleaded guilty, when the Bench having consulted together, Provost Henderson said that was the recognised rule punish theft with imprisonment, but in the present case the Magistrates had been induced to make exception for the sake of the culprit’s father. Myles was then sentenced to a fine of 15s or twenty days in jail. His comrade, David Parker, carter, Anstruther, who, in drunken chivalry, had made demonstration at the lock-up door when Myles had been taken into custody, was next placed the bar charged with a breach of the peace, to which he also pleaded guilty, and was fined in the sum of 7s or eight days in jail.
Sale of Fishcuring Premises —The extensive fishcuring premises situated at the entrance to Cellardyke, and separated from the property in East Green Street belonging to Mr Forbes fishcurer, by the Caddie’s Burn, have just been purchased by Mr James Watson, the tenant, the price being £500. The premises, which belonged to Mr Robert Cormack, Eyemouth, were let at a rent of £30 per annum.
Breach of Certificate. Another case of breach of grocer’s certificate came before the Magistrates of Kilrenny on Thursday —Provost Watson and Bailie Brown on the bench. The panel, Isabella. Smith or Anderson, widow, pleaded guilty to having supplied drink to be consumed on the premises in Cellardyke on Saturday, the 1st of February, in contravention of her grocer’s certificate, and being her first offence, she was fined in the mitigated penalty of 25s, with 6d of expenses.
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