1905
FRIED FISH and POTATOE SUPPERS can be had at 26 James Street, Cellardyke, on and after THURSDAY, 28th Met., from 6 p.m to 12 p.m. except Saturdays from 12 noon to 12 p.m., and Sunday, 12 noon to 10 p.m., at 3d per plate.
RESIGNATION OF TOWN OFFICER. —The resignation of Mr John Mitchell, town officer of Cellardyke, will no doubt be heard with deep regret by his many friends and acquaintances. Mr Mitchell has held the post of town officer for the long period of 22 years, during which time he has been a familiar figure to all who had occasion to meet him, privately or officially. Always cheery and having a greeting for all, John was universally liked and respected. For a long number of years he led a seafaring life, having been nearly twenty years on Messrs Currie’s boats in the Leith and Hamburg trade He sailed on the ” Forth,” the old paddle steamer engaged in the Anstruther and Leith trade, and afterwards on the “new” screw steamers on the same line of sailings. The Anstruther and Leith steamers claimed his services for nearly 20 years, and he also acted as their porter on shore, for a long time collecting the money due to the steamship company, in which capacity he was well known along the coast from Elie to Crail. He commenced his duties as town officer 22 years ago under the late Provost Watson, who only held office for a fortnight after Mr Mitchell’s-appointment. During these 22 years, he has served under no less than five Provosts, viz., Provosts Watson, Skinner, Martin, Thomson, and Black, the former three having long since joined the great majority. John has, in his official capacity, attended no less than 789 funerals, including those of several local personages. Between 50 and 60 marriage suppers have been held in the Hall during his term of office, and for soirees, well—” he couldna say, there’s been that mony, it wisna easy mindin’ them a’.” John never got anything but praise for his services, and he never heard anyone say anything against him. All who know him will heartily concur in this and wish him and his worthy spouse quiet and comfort in their well-earned retirement.
FOR Sale four Whippet PUPS. Apply Fowler East Forth Street, Cellardyke.
FOR Sale Horizontal STEAM ENGINE and Upright BOILER, BORING MACHINE, and TURNING LATHE. Apply to George Dick, 2 Dove Street, Cellardyke. Can be seen at the Factory, Windmill Road.
1906
MR George Smith, son of Skipper William Smith (Black), Cellardyke, has passed the Board of Trade examination as seam 1 mate at Victoria, British Columbia.
THE FISH WORKERS FOR THE SOUTH. —Last Friday night about 60 female fishworkers from Cellardyke, Pittenweem, and St Monans left with the evening train for Yarmouth. The workers were accommodated in two corridor carriages, and their luggage packed in two vans. There was a large attendance of their friends to see them off at three stations. They arrived all right at Yarmouth on Saturday afternoon, and began work on Tuesday.
1907
FIFE FISH-WORKERS FOR YARMOUTH. Last night a contingent of some 120 fishworkers, drawn from Cellardyke, Pittenweem, St Monance left by special train composed of corridor carriages for Edinburgh direct, where they were to be joined on to the south-going trains for Lowestoft, Yarmouth, &c.
1908
SUCCESS OF A WAID SCHOLAR
At the recent bursary competition for entrance into the Divinity Hall of the University of St Andrews, Mr Robert Gardner, son of Mr Alexander Gardner, Urquhart Wynd, Cellardyke, succeeded in winning the first place. The bursary he receives, amounts to £4O annually for three years.
MUSICAL SUCCESS.
ln connection with the London College of Music examination in pianoforte playing, held in the Waid Academy in June, Helen Anderson John Street, Cellardyke, has been awarded the Fifeshire County Prize for excellence in pianoforte playing (intermediate section). She is a Waid Academy pupil, taught by Miss Bryce, and the prize is awarded to the candidate who obtains the highest percentage in the county.
KILRENNY. DEAD BODY FOUND AT CAIPLIE
On Friday afternoon, the body of a man found on the shore about half a mile to the east side of Caiplie farm, was interred in Kilrenny Churchyard. The body appeared to have been in the sea for a month or two, and the features were entirely unrecognisable. It appeared to be that of a man 50 years of age, 5 feet 9 inches in height, stout of build, and dressed in a three quarter length dark overcoat, dark jacket, black corded vest, and dark cloth trousers, dark stockings and lacing hoots. He had a blue muffler round his neck. The right arm was deformed from the elbow, and had only two fingers on the right hand. Nothing was found to lead to identification, and the remains were buried by the district authorities.
1909
FREE TRADE MEETINGS IN EAST FIFE.
A series of meetings, under the auspices of the Scottish Branch of the Free Trade Union is being held in East Fife during the present week. On Monday night a meeting was held in the Public Hall, Upper Largo, when the Rev. lan Bruce presided, and Messrs J. C. Haig and R. B. Ditch spoke on the question of Free Trade. Mr Haig, illustrating the benefits of Free Trade, gave a striking local example. He told how some 60 years ago two brothers left the little Fifeshire village of Cellardyke, where their father kept a miscellaneous store in which he sold “treacle, tar, and testaments,” to quote his own description. The brothers went to Adelaide, South Australia, which was then a small township, and while there the sons thought there were certain goods which their father sold which would fetch very much higher prices in Adelaide than in Cellardyke, and that on the other hand there were certain goods which could be bought cheaply in Adelaide which would fetch good prices in Fifeshire. So they sent out a small consignment of Australian goods and received a small consignment in exchange, and was the beginning of a profitable intercolonial trade, and the two brothers founded the great firm of D. & J. Fowler, Ltd., the largest in S. Australia. Free Trade tended to foster international trade, whilst so-called “Tariff Reform” tended to check. it.. Several questions were put and answered. Other meetings will be addressed by the same speakers this week at Leuchars, Tayport, Newport., and Ladybank.
MISSING BOATS AT THE SOUTH. Considerable anxiety was felt in Cellardyke last Saturday and Sunday in consequence of no word having been received of the whereabouts of six boats belonging to Cellardyke, which had been fishing from Yarmouth. Frequent telegrams were passed between the South and Anstruther, and on Sunday morning word came that three had come in all safe. The others turned up at night, the crews having ridden out the storm and gale at their nets. The satisfactory news of the safety of the boats gave much relief to the anxious ones at home.
AN OLD AGE PENSION POINT. —An old woman named Mrs Sutherland, Cellardyke, applied for an old age pension to Kilrenny Town Council. Her claim was approved, but was refused by the pension officer on the ground that her husband received parochial relief and that she participated in it. The Local Government Board ‘ upheld the officer’s contention, and the claim was refused. Questions were put in Parliament, and representations made to the Board on the subject, with the result that another pension officer was sent to Cellardyke to investigate. He has now admitted the claim, finding out that she did not participate in the relict granted to her husband, and the Board have decided that she is to be paid the pension of 5 s weekly from the 1st of August last.
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