The year for property valuation purposes in Scotland was from 15th May to 14th May. Property valuations were used to calculate rates payable by proprietors and tenants. The cycle was derived from Whitsunday (‘Whitsun’ or Pentecost), which the church calendar sets as the seventh Sunday after Easter. This is a changing date each year but…

Private James Jardine’s coffin arrived at the railway station at 9.25 a.m. from Dumfries. Fifteen soldiers from the 2/5th KOSB with Langholm connections paraded at the station at 12.30 p.m., after which a short service was held by Rev. Richard Smith, minister elect of the EU Congregational Church. The coffin, draped with a Union Jack,…