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The Talk of Bristol

... season for blackberries. Not only are the hedgerows of farms around Bristol full of the luscious fruit hang- ing liko bunches of grapes, but the berries are remarkably fine-in some Instances more like mul- berries than the ordinary blackberries. As ill)ustrating ...

Published: Monday 18 September 1899
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1522 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

HARVEST FESTIVAL AT BARROW GURNEY

... trailed over the top and sides, and along the base were laced flowers, evergreens, clemnatis, and barley, with clusters of a blackberries at intervals; while a couple of bouquets of choice flowers stood in the centre flanking a miniature wheat-sheaf. I hb effect ...

Published: Saturday 30 September 1871
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 653 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

Greek meets Greek

... since the two biggest figures in Frarice met on a similar unhallowed errand; and, seeing that duels are as plentiful as blackberries in France, and 'that anybody can have one for the picking of it, it is little to be wondered at that two enraged females ...

Published: Saturday 18 August 1888
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 674 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

The Talk of Bristol

... Gloucestershire also we learn that the hedgerows are full of blackberries, and one correspondent says that in many places the berries are quite as large as damsons-undoubtedly the finest blackberries seen for many years In this district. _ Mr A. J. Beaven ...

Published: Wednesday 20 September 1899
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1583 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

MALICIOUS SLAUGHTER OF A COW AT NEWTON ST. CYRES

... of blood being Been Mll along the field, and died in the water where it was found by a woman named Stoneman who was ?? blackberries about nineo'clook inthe morning, and who gave information to Mr. Ellis, whom she met in the road. The bullock was seeot ...

Published: Saturday 13 September 1890
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1404 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

THE CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME

... the woods under the guardianship of the ?? Smith and Brown. Arrived there, Tommy and Sally beguile their time by eating blackberries, and making themselves ill. The tragic moment arrives, but the babes have so won upon the affections of First Ruffian ...

Published: Thursday 29 December 1859
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 769 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

FRENCHAY HARVEST FESTIVAL

... of heather, r berries, oats, wheat, and coloured leaves, end the face was bidden from view by an arrangement of ferno, blackberries, sprayr, and othe: green foliage, The Pealt of the lectern was very brighly hrlamed with V, run fmi'ere, dablior, astero ...

Published: Thursday 17 September 1885
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 609 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

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... hero of, and that those that made me SD should at once repent. Much better may easily be had; the crop is as plentiful as blackberries. Crimeans are everything now, are everywhere, and,though, wild-looking and hirsute animals, are easily caught. I do not ...

Published: Thursday 16 October 1856
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 725 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

The Talk of Bristol

... hac of blackberries have been brought into the city by eta the ubiquitous cyclist. Before the advent of the apI bicycle and the means it readily affords of getting ini far Into the country in the course of an hour's ride, Sot the blackberries in seasons ...

Published: Tuesday 26 September 1899
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1688 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

ENGLISH DOCTORS IN CHINA

... influence amorg the French speaking population of G tha quaint Canadian city. I tl Centenarians are getting almost as common as blackberries are in September., An Alton correspond- L ent states that there are now living in the neighbour- e hoed two centenari ...

Published: Monday 27 January 1890
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 628 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS

... the coral reefs. Two gentlemen, passing a blackberry bush when the fruit was unripe, one said it was ridiculous to call them blackberries when they were red. Don't you know, said his friend, that blackberries are always red when they are green. I A LEARNED ...

Published: Saturday 09 December 1871
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 2665 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

EXETER. 3 EXETER' GU

... prisoners. I Fewiings was labouring in a fleld. He admitted he was in the t swillow bed oi Mlondity, but said lie was picking blackberries. Witness apprehended Easton at 'Mr. Trood's, at Exminster, where 1. he was in custody for stealing walonts. He saad that ...

Published: Thursday 30 September 1858
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 3683 | Page: 3 | Tags: News