1918 hoeing match at Mill of Ashogle, Turriff

The Mill of Ashogle hoeing match was held on Thursday evening.  The entries were large and the competition keen, and the work was witnessed by a large crowd of spectators.  At the close the judges and friends were hospitably entertained by Mr and the Misses Grieve, Ashogle.  The following is the prize list:-

Men - 1. W.B. Smith, Foulzie;  2. W. Chapman, Burnside;  3. W. Michie, Foulzie;  4. H. Scott, Fenderton;  5. S. Chapman, Slackadale;  6. C. McKimmie, Rosehill;  7. J. Webster, Afforsk;  8. J. Wright, Wanford;  9.  A. Kindness, Camaloun;  10. A. Smith, Foulzie;  1. F. Burns, Smithy, Fintry;  12. J. Lorimer, Easter Melrose;  13. A. Beaton, Sillerton;  14. J. Fordyce, Silverford;  15. J. Moir, Wrae;  18. A. Walker, S. Towie Turner;  17. J. Greenshaw, Upper Wanford;  18. F. Clark, Kinnermit;  19. W. Sim, Braefoot;  20. A. Morris, Lendrum.

Boys - 1. G. Anderson, Whitehills, Gamrie;  2. J. Kindness, South Camalines;  3. J. Bain, Hill of Ashogle; 4. W. Watson, Kinnermit;  5. J. Stewart, Meikle Colp; 6. H. Burnett, Whitehills, Gamrie;  7. A. Hay, Muirden;  8. J. Jamieson, Muirden;  9. J. Alardyce, Forglen.

Ladies - 1. Mrs McGowan, Ashogle;  2. Mrs Barrie, Ashogle;  3. E. Park, Haughs;  4. M. Adam, Boghead, Laithers;  5. J. Robb, Dunlugas;  6. A. Grieve, Ashogle;  7. B. Taylor, Haughs;  8. Mrs Bain, Ashogle;  9. J. Durno, Middle Muirden;  10. M. Grieve, Ashogle.

Lady first out with prize - Mrs McGowan.  Man first out with prize - J. Moir, Wraes.  Oldest hoer - J. Robb, Dunlugas.  Youngest hoer - W. Milton, Bogside.  Man with largest family - G. Clark, Brae Croft, Muiresk.

The arrangements were carried out by a committee, with Mr H. Howie as secretary.  Prizes were presented by Mrs Morison, Turriff.  The judges were: - Men - Mr Dingwall Mahen, and Mr Kiloh, Muiryfold.  Ladies and boys - Mr Fenty, Bogside, and Smart, Rosehall.

Published in the Aberdeen Daily Journal, Monday 29th July 1918.

Court cases

At a Justice of Peace Court lately held at Turriff, in an action at the instance of Mr Chisholm in Lendrum, against a female servant for disobedience of orders, and deserting her service, - the Justices fined her in the forfeiture of her wages, and twenty shillings.

On Monday, John Brown, a vagrant, who had been detected in the act of stealing some wearing apparel from a farm house in the parish of Fyvie, where he had been charitably allowed a night's lodgings, was sentenced by the Sheriff, to confinement and hard labour in Bridewell, for six months.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 7th May 1817.