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GLASGOW HERALD
5 DECEMBER 1889

ASSAULT

At Kilmarnock Sheriff Court yesterday, before Sheriff Hall, JOHN QUEEN, labourer, Ardeer Square, Stevenston, pleaded guilty to having there, on the 7th September last, assaulted HUGH MATHESON and CATHERINE DUFFY or MATHESON, by striking the former on the face and kicking the latter savagely on the back; and also committing a breach of the peace.

He was fined £3, with the alternative of 30 days’ imprisonment.

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GLASGOW HERALD
5 DECEMBER 1882

STEVENSTON SCHOOL BOARD

This body met yesterday afternoon – Rev. John Grahame presiding.

With regard to the proposed extension to Kyleshill School, a letter was read from the Scottish Education Department stating that they are unwilling to sanction the proposed addition, and ask the Board to consider and submit some other proposal for the supply of the deficiency of school accommodation.

For many reasons it would be desirable that the School Board should obtain the use of the Saltcoats Academy.

The Department will again communicate with the correspondent for the school, with the view of ascertaining whether the managers are not prepared to make the premises available for the school supply of the district, seeing that these premises were erected in 1863 with the aid of the building grant of £363.

The Department regret to learn that the managers, having received so large an amount of assistance from the public funds, both towards the building and maintenance of the school, fail to recognise the duty of making the premises available for the wants of the district, and so preventing a serious burden from falling on the ratepayers.

After consideration, it was agreed to ask the manager of the Free Church Academy whether they are prepared to sell the Academy and on what terms.

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GLASGOW HERALD
7 DECEMBER 1887

STEVENSTON – STREET LIGHTING

At a public meeting on Monday night – Mr. C. Gibson presiding – it was agreed to erect a number of street lamps to light the town, the expenses to be defrayed by subscription.

A committee was appointed to ascertain on what terms the Gas Company would supply gas.

A subscription of £5 was intimated from Mr. P. Warner of Ardeer.

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GLASGOW HERALD
8 DECEMBER 1873

STEVENSTON PAROCHIAL BOARD

A meeting of the Parochial Board was held on Friday – Mr. Patrick Warner, of Ardeer, in the chair.

Some discussion again took place on the propriety of relieving poor owners of property of rates chargeable against them as such.

A division was taken in one case, which resulted in the appellant being relieved by two of a majority. Most of the other cases appealing were then relieved.

A large number of pauper cases were afterwards disposed of.

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GLASGOW HERALD
9 DECEMBER 1889

FOOTBALL
KILMARNOCK v. STEVENSTON THISTLE

These teams tried conclusions on Rugby Park, a very fast and exciting game ending in favour of the Kilmarnock by 6 goals to 5.

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GLASGOW HERALD
10 DECEMBER 1881

OVERTURNING A BICYCLE

A boy named JOHN NIVEN, hailing from Stevenston, was brought up at a recent J.P. Court in Saltcoats, charged with throwing a stick or other missile at a bicycle, whereby it was overturned and serious injuries inflicted on the rider.

The offender denied the charge, but was convicted and fined 20s.

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GLASGOW HERALD
10 DECEMBER 1929

STEVENSTON MAN SENT TO PRISON FOR FRAUD

Sentence of nine months’ imprisonment was passed by Sheriff Haldane at Ayr Sheriff Court yesterday on RICHARD BROWN RAMSAY, High Road, Stevenston, for fraud and embezzlement.

He had obtained £18 from an Ayr woman by representing that he had paid fees to that amount on her behalf to a solicitor to establish her claim to a fortune in America, which she thought belonged to her. Ramsay had reported to her from time to time the progress that was being made.

The woman eventually discovered that he had never consulted a solicitor.

The embezzlement was being committed while he was acting as a salesman and collector for a credit draper in Kilmarnock, a sum of £119 having been appropriated over a period of several years.

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GLASGOW HERALD
11 DECEMBER 1889

ASSAULT

At Kilmarnock Sheriff Court yesterday, JANET DALZIEL, handsewer, Schoolwell Street, Stevenston, was charged with having on the 28th November, within his own house, assaulted her landlord, CHARLES FRASER, by striking him several times and seizing him by the throat, also with breach of the peace.

She pled guilty, and having been many times previously convicted was sentenced to 60 days’ imprisonment.

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GLASGOW HERALD
12 DECEMBER 1887

FOOTBALL
STEVENSTON THISTLE v. JOHNSTONE HARP
At Johnstone

Thistle, 2; Harp, 1.

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GLASGOW HERALD
12 DECEMBER 1888

MARRIAGE

TAYLOR – CHALMERS: At the Misk, Stevenston, on the 11th instant, by the Rev. W. Lee Ker, M.A., assisted by the Rev. R. J. Kyd, Mr. John Taylor, teacher, Stevenston, ton Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. Thomas Chalmers, farmer.

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GLASGOW HERALD
12 DECEMBER 1956

MAN’S CONVICTION QUASHED
MISDIRECTION OF THE JURY

The Scottish Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday quashed the conviction and sentence of 18 months’ imprisonment passed at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court upon JOSEPH STEVENSON on the ground that the jury were misdirected by Sheriff-substitute R. N. Levitt.

Mr. T. W. Strachan, advocate for the appellant, claimed that Sheriff-substitute Levitt wrongly referred in his address to the jury to the fact that Stevenson made no reply when charged. It was a rule of law that a presiding Judge should not comment on an accused person’s reply when charged, and in this respect the jury were misdirected.

Mr. V. D. B. Skae, advocate depute, said that the attitude of the Crown was that it was a bad direction.

Stevenson was convicted of having, along with another man, on July 25 or 26, 1956, broken into a workshop at Hayocks housing construction site, Stevenston, occupied by Blackburn (Dumbarton) Limited, and stolen six copper boilers, a quantity of copper piping, two pieces of lead ingot, and two lead ingots.

The Lord Justice-Clerk, Lord Thomson, said that in view of the Crown’s attitude, it was felt that the conviction could not be sustained.

Lords Mackintosh and Blades concurred.

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GLASGOW HERALD
13 DECEMBER 1886

FOOTBALL
STEVENSTON THISTLE v. DALRY SWIFTS
Played at Stevenston

Thistle, 8 goals; Dalry, 0 goals.