Falkirk Herald 01 Sept 1877

On Wednesday evening last Mr James Stark, of Cumbernauld Station, Caledonian Railway, was presented with a gold albert and locket, together with purse of sovereigns, on the occasion of his leaving the railway service to commence business on his own account as a merchant in Cumbernauld. The presentation was made by Mr N. Smith, in the name of the subscribers, who expressed the great respect in which Mr Stark was held by all who had occasion to come in contact with in the course of his duties, and their best wishes for his success in his new enterprise. Mr Stark made a brief and appropriate acknowledgement.