HELENSBURGH NEWS,THURSDAY 21ST OCTOBER 1886
SHANDON. MR JAMES CALDWELL, MP.
Tomorrow (Friday) evening Mr James Caldwell, one of the Members for the city of Glasgow, will inaugurate the lecture session in the schoolroom here. The hon. gentleman, who has travelled much abroad, and has given a keen penetration to the social and political aspects of the peoples of other countries, has chosen for his subject – ‘Things which I saw in Russia and Turkey’. Such a subject cannot fail to be of value, and no doubt it will draw together a large audience.

HELENSBURGH NEWS, THURSDAY 23RD DECEMBER 1886
SHANDON. MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.
On Friday last a most instructive and able paper was read by Mr Neaves at the usual meeting of the above association. The subject was ‘The Post Office’ and the speaker treated it in a very able way, which was a source of interest and enjoyment to the large audience present.