1900
Launch of New Fishing Boat.—Boatbuilding Arbroath has for considerable time past been in a somewhat dormant state. A month or two ago, however, an Anstruther firm leased the boatbuilding yard beside the patent slip, and yesterday launched their first boat constructed in Arbroath. The boat in question is named the Ina Cook, and was built by Messrs John Millar Son. boatbuilders, to the order of Mr Andrew Henderson, fisherman, Cellardyke. The boat is carvel built, and is 68 feet long, with a 20 ft beam. It is fitted with every modern improvement, and contains sufficient accommodation for the crew, besides having every facility for the storage of fish. The boat intended in the first instance for herring fishing operations, but will afterwards go in for the white fishing. The boat took the water gracefully, and she left the slips she was christened by Miss Bella Millar, daughter of the builder, by the usual ceremony of breaking bottle of wine over the boat.
1901
VICTORIA DAY.—The merchants of Anstruther and Cellardyke are to observe Wednesday, the 22nd inst., as a holiday in honour of the late Queen Victoria. The Committee are making arrangements to secure a cheap excursion train to Glasgow to see the exhibition.
ALLOWING A BOY UNDER 14 TO BE IN CHARGE OF A HORSE.—At a Burgh Court on Saturday, before Provost Morton, David Ross carter, Cellardyke, was charged with having on Saturday, 20th April, in School Green, permitted a boy under 14 years of age, to be in charge of his horse and cart. Accused—l suppose I am guilty. I know nothing about it. The Fiscal said this was the first case of the kind, and had been brought up as a warning to others not to allow their horses and carts to be in charge of boys under 14. Accused—l told the boy to fetch the cart down to the middle pier to get it washed, and I did not think he was to fetch the pony as well. The Provost —If you promise to take better care in future, and as this is the first case, I will let you off, but it must be understood that carters will not be permitted to allow their horses to be in charge of boys under 14. You may go. Accused —I am much obliged to you, sir.
Shetland News – Addition To The Fishing Fleet.— The fishing boat Concord, of Cellardyke, has been purchased by Mr Win. Stewart, Mid-Yell. She is 53 feet of keel and fitted with steam capstan. The Concord will be engaged at the early herring fishing here.
1902
CORONATION
At a public meeting at Cellardyke Friday night, committee was appointed to arrange for treats to the old people and school children, and to have a bonfire in the evening. On the suggestion of Mr Ray, the same committee was authorised make inquiries into getting a public park for the community a permanent memorial of the coronation of King Edward VII.
1903
Kilrenny Town Council
THE LATE PROVOST WELCH, ST ANDREWS. The Provost said that he did not think they should separate without making same reference to the loss their district had sustained by the death of Provost Ritchie Welch, St Andrews. He had been a good friend to Cellardyke and the whole district, and he moved that they should insert in their minutes their sincere regret, at his demise, and an expression of sympathy, for his relatives in their bereavement. The motion was unanimously agreed to, and it was remitted to the Clerk to draw up the minute and send an excerpt to the relatives of the late Provost.
CELLARDYKE. A NEW DEVELOPMENT IN BOAT PROPULSION. — On Saturday a trial was made of a new invention which bids fair to solve the question of economical fishing boat propulsion. A large Zulu fishing boat owned by two Port Gordon fishermen ran her trial trip to Port Gordon from Portsoy, when she was fitted with twin auxiliary screws invented by Macdonald Brothers. The boat, which is the first one so fitted, attained six knots an hour on a very small coal consumption. The propellers when not in use are drawn into the boat, and sail made. the total cost of this vessel is scarcely one-third of the price of a steel drifter.
1904
ILLEGAL TRAWLING OFF FIFE COAST. SMART SENTENCE. To-day—before Sheriff Armour —at Cupar, Edward Hayward, 16 Hamilton Crescent, Leith, master of the steam trawler Chancellor, Granton, was charged with having illegally pursued trawl-fishing within the three-mile limit of the Firth of Forth. Accused pleaded guilty to being inside the three-mile limit, but pleaded thick weather. Mr J. K. Tasker, Cupar, pleaded for a lenient sentence. The Fiscal said that while Hayward had frankly admitted the contravention he thought, it right to point out that that was the third time he had been before the Court on a similar charge. The Sheriff said he had great hesitation in not inflicting the full penalty of £100 after what had heard of his previous convictions. The sentence would a fine of £60, or sixty days. His Lordship ordered the forfeiture of the gear.
CHARGE AGAINST A CAPTAIN. Oswald Rivell, 26 Park Avenue, Dundee, master of the trawler Stork, Dundee, who was cited to appear to answer a charge of Illegal trawling, tendered plea, of not guilty, and was defended by Mr C. J. Bisset, solicitor, Dundee. Mr Mackenzie, chief officer of the Fishery Board cruiser Minna, gave evidence that while cruising in the Firth of Forth on the day in he observed, when off Cellardyke seven trawlers over space two miles, between the May Isle and Fifeness. Ten minutes later he made out the name of one the trawlers, which was the Stork, and she was working her starboard gear. He distinctly saw the Stork trawling one and a quarter miles within the Isle.
After hearing further evidence, both for the prosecution and the defence, the Sheriff found the charge proved. In respect that it was the first offence, said he would make the penalty light as he could- £30, or twenty-one days’ imprisonment. The gear was forfeited.
WRECKAGE OF MISSING BOAT IDENTIFIED. The boat‘s yard picked up about a month ago by the Granton steam -trawler Retriever in the North Sea , sixteen miles east by south half south from the Bell Rock; and landed at Granton, has now been identified by friends from Anstruther as belonging to the fishing boat Brothers of Cellardyke , which foundered in September last during stormy weather when on a passage to the Firth of Forth – from the Aberdeen herring fishing, all the crew being lost.
On Tuesday afternoon, Mr Fulton launched from his building yard the Jasper (green gem), one of the largest class of fishing boats which he has just completed for Skipper Alexander Corstorphine, Cellardyke. Taking advantage of a fine spring tide, the craft made a most successful launch into the harbour. On settling in the water her finely balanced lines were shown to grand advantage. ln model she is pronounced to be second to none that has come out of the same yard, while the workmanship all over reflects great credit on builder and workmen. Little has been done previous to the launch to the internal fittings but the craft will make her first start at the ensuing summer herring fishing.
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