1880
The handsome block of houses built by Mr Thomas Brown in James Street, just opposite the property of the late Treasurer Davidson, have now been all sold. The houses are of two storeys with attics, and are fitted up so as to give every passible convenience. Mr James Pratt is the proprietor of the outmost house, Mr Alex. Thomson (Pratt) of the centre one, and Mr Alex. Birrell of the westmost. The price of each has been somewhere about £400 Treasurer Brown has, we hear, taken other feus in Rodger Street, where he has already built nine houses, all sold and occupied.
THE NEW ESTABLISHED CHURCH AT CELLARDYKE. This church, which has been in course of erection for a considerable time, is now rapidly approaching completion, and will, it is expected, be ready for public worship towards the end of the year.
1881
Return of the Fife Boats from Yarmouth.— The season being over, the boats are now returning home from Yarmouth and Lowestoft. The first arrival was at Pittenweem on Wednesday night, but in the course of a day or two the others fast followed up. There were a hundred boats from the East of Fife, and their success, it is pleasant to observe, far exceeds any doings in the past. Comparatively few are below £200. Many range from £300 to £400, and even £500; while in the case of the Cellardyke boat Confidence, John Pratt, master the success is all but £670.
WRECK OF A CELLARDYKE FISHING BOAT. A telegram was received at Berwick this morning stating that the fishing boat K.Y. 1665, of Cellardyke, had gone ashore at Boulmer, the Northumberland coast, and become a total wreck. The crew of seven were rescued by three fishermen in a coble. The fishing boat was returning home from the herring fishing at Yarmouth. (Some papers have a variance of the registration number, but the vessel was definitely the Useful, Thomas Boyter skipper, in 1889 a Useful was registered KY1666, this may be her as the insurers had the Eyemouth boatbuilders look at the wreck to see if she was repairable) The St Monans boat James Innes is also a total loss, while the crew saved nothing but the clothes they stood in. Both crews reached home on Tuesday night, and all speak in the warmest praise of the kindness and sympathy shown to them by the fishermen of Northumberland. The boats are fortunately insured in the Fraserburgh Club. the one for £200 and the other for £150.
Return of the Boats.— By yesterday afternoon, with the exception of eight or nine windbound on the Yorkshire coast, the East of Fife boats had returned from the Yarmouth fishing. They have had splendid luck, the earnings of the hundred crews or so being estimated at an average of nothing less than £300. which would give the magnificent whole of £30 000. The crowning success is in the case of the Cellardyke boat Confidence, John Pratt master, who has naked the hitherto unapproached figure of £710.
DEATH OF A LEADING NATIVE OF CELLARDYKE. —No little surprise and regret was excited in a wide circle here that David Fowler, Esquire, the leading firm of Messrs Fowler, general merchants, Adelaide, had died suddenly at his villa in Norwood, near London.
BARGAINS. BARGAINS. BARGAINS. SHARP & MURRAY, CELLARDYKE, BEG to intimate that they will offer their whole stock of DRAPERY GOODS at reduced prices. Sale to commence at once, and continue for a few weeks. Cellardyke, 24th Nov. 1881.
1883
THE INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES EXHIBITION. —This great exhibition was formally closed on Wednesday by the Prince of Wales, the ceremony being grand and imposing. A correspondent informs us that the Royal dais was again decorated with a number of articles from the collections of Messrs Sharp & Murray! Cellardyke, who have been successful in obtaining prizes for all their exhibits. We understand that the United States Executive Committee have purchased from Messrs Sharp & Murray twelve articles from their collections, to be deposited in the Museum at Washington. As this museum is the largest in the world, it will be gratifying to our readers to learn that the staple trade et this district is to be so well represented there.
THE FISH RATES OF RAILWAY COMPANIES. The last of the practical fishermen’s congresses was held in the International Fisheries Exhibition on Saturday. Mr E. Birkbeck, M. P., presided, and the Duke of Edinburgh was present during a portion of the proceedings. The first subject to be discussed, he said, was that of the railway rates charged for the carriage of fish. All they asked from the railways was simply fair play and justice, and he believed if rates were reduced the railways themselves would greatly benefit. Mr Murray of Messrs Sharp & Murray, Cellardyke, moved ” That this conference, having heard the disastrous and destructive effect on the fishing industries of the United Kingdom through the excessively high charges on the Railway Companies, which prohibit the distribution of good, wholesome fish throughout the country at a cost within the reach of the poorer classes, are unanimously of opinion that some pressure should be brought to bear on the Railway Commissioners in the matter, and that Mr Birkbeck, M.P., be requested to forward this resolution to the Railway Commissioners.” (Cheers.) Mr J. Saunders, Brixham, seconded the resolution, which was adopted unanimously.
…………. a barrel of herrings was carried from the east coast of Scotland to Germany for from 2s. to 2s. 3d. while it could not be delivered in London for less than 12s. A resolution, moved by Mr D. Murray, Cellardyke, to the effect that pressure should be brought to bear on the railway companies through the Railway Commissioners, with the view of getting the rates modified, was unanimously carried, and the chairman was requested to undertake its transmission to the proper quarter. The Exhibition was formally closed on Wednesday. It has been visited by nearly 2 700 000 persons.
THE BOAT COLLISION CASE, ln the appeal in the action at the instance of James Rankin, fisherman, Peterhead, against Peter Murray, fisherman, Cellardyke, in which the pursuer sought to recover £350 as damages for the loss of his boat through a collision with the defender’s boat, decision has been given by Sheriff Guthrie Smith…… the Sheriff Principal confirms the judgment of his Substitute. “Safety is only to obtained by the uniform and exact observance of the rules prescribed, and greatly as one must sympathise with the pursuer in the very heavy and ruinous loss which sustained, I can see. no grounds for holding anybody but himself blame.”
Earnings of Cellardyke Boats in the South.—Sixty Cellardyke boats have been engaged at the herring fishing at Yarmouth and Lowestoft during the past two months, and these have now all returned to Anstruther. The enterprise has been fairly successful, the highest sum realised by one crew, Skipper James Martin, being £460, while the average will be about £250, giving a total of about £15,900 as the gross amount earned. The expenses, from £30 to £40 per boat fall to be deducted from that sum. Large quantities of herrings from Yarmouth have arrived here per rail and ship, and are being converted into “reds.”
1884
A Seventh Conviction. —At the Bailie Court of East Anstruther on Monday, George Mitchell, a stripling belonging to Cellardyke, was charged with breach of the peace by unseemly language and riotous conduct, especially in wanting to fight with a young sailmaker, Alex. Jamieson, who came between him and his horse play towards an old navvy near the Royal Hotel on the last Saturday night in October. No fewer than 6 convictions for a like offence, or assault, were recorded against him in the course of the last three years. He threw himself on the leniency of the Court; but in respect of habit and repute, he was fined in 20s, or the option of 14 days in jail. He was also, as craved by the Fiscal, bound over to keep the peace for 6 months, under a penalty of £5, or, in default, to another 40 days. Neither fine or security being forthcoming, he was removed in irons by the first train to his old quarters in Cupar.
CELLARDYKE FISHING BOATS IN A GALE. Evidence of stormy weather continues to be received at Shields. About twenty-four fishing boats, belonging to Cellardyke, Scotland, which have been engaged fishing off Yarmouth for the past eight weeks, and which were returning home, were overtaken by the gale and obliged to run to the Tyne for refuge. Among them are the Maggie Brown, New Kate. Georgina, and Confidence, the crews of which state that it is considerable time since they experienced such heavy weather and high seas broke aboard the vessels, and it was almost miraculous that no serious casualty occurred, although they suffered severely. The smacks are moored in Albert Edward Dock.
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