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MUIRBURNINO

... Even? It's no laug n-«o Joiisraas, an’ me an' a’ the herds handin' cooncil atween oorsels alstot pilin’ heather for the bonfire-night, an’ we’re no sure if we’re safe it for Duncan an' the man wi’ the buttons ; they wad maybe tak’s up for it Whan we heard ...

KELSO

... which day it was to be held, the demon' atretion was divided between the Saturday . and the Momday, the latter being bonfire night, and of course the more popular. The guardians •,f the peace perambulated the thoroughfares and kept their o,fficiall ...

Published: Saturday 30 May 1885
Newspaper: Scottish Border Record
County: Roxburghshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 496 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FOR FAR

... resolutions would be passed, a religious service, a banquet in the Reid Hall, and open-air entertainments the Reid Park, and a bonfire night. He did not know whether it was advisable to any further with the banquet business. He had been told over and over again ...

Published: Wednesday 19 May 1897
Newspaper: Dundee Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 523 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

MAGAZINES FOR THE MONTH

... this nature are the articles on '• The Isle of Terror, The Dolomites of the Pegnitz, and From Skiddaw on Jubilee Bonfire Night. From a graphically-chronicled ex- pbrience In Vermland, we cut tho following regarding SWEDISII ETIQUETTE. All through ...

THS Firm OF NOTBMBKS

... dancing about the embers of the great fire, gradually died away in the distance. That must have been something like a bonfire night ! The custom has died out so much now that I very much doubt if, oven in very remote districts, there is anything like ...

Published: Saturday 31 October 1885
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 558 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

OLD 87011111

... begging havrets or cutting furze for days, wan lighted. And round it everyone In the parish assembled. Ah the delights of Bonfire Night ! the thrill of excitement as the match wee applied to • hemp of well-dried dicks and straw in • sheltered hole on the ...

THE QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY

... usually observed were omitted owing to the death of the Duchess-Dowager of Athole, such as ringing the musical bells and the bonfire night. Aberdeen. —The anniversary of the Queen’s Birthday was celebrated in Aberdeen yesterday. All the banks and public offices ...

Published: Tuesday 25 May 1897
Newspaper: Dundee Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 616 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

WEST COAST AND ISLANDS

... ides the treat and games for the school children, the Volunteers are to have sham fight, and the public are to have a bonfire night. Needless to say, sverything will done the meet liberal scale, and all the functions will be characteristic of that warm ...

Published: Friday 18 June 1897
Newspaper: Inverness Courier
County: Inverness-shire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 647 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

HEARTLESS ELOPEMENT

... local hospital from the effects of injuries caused by the eeplosion of a cannon, which burst whilst lie was tiring it on bonfire night, fracturing his skull in a terrible manner. EtGIIT belonging to the ceseel Pamper°. bound from Liverpool to New Zeilaiul ...

Published: Saturday 12 November 1881
Newspaper: Renfrewshire Independent
County: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 709 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

BOARDING-HOUSES

... general holiday ; the children in the district to have a school treat games, and prizes. Grand display of fireworks and bonfire night. Ardcay. —Children’s fete at Invercharron House by Mr and Mrs Littlejohn of Invercharron. Regatta on the Kyle. Entertainment ...

Published: Friday 18 June 1897
Newspaper: Ross-shire Journal
County: Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1000 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE DESFORD ACCIDENT

... local hospital from the effects of injuries caused by the explosion of a cannon, which burst whilst he was firing it on bonfire night, fracturing his skull' in a terrible MatllW. SEAMEN, belonging to the vessel Pamper°, bound from Liverpool to New Zealand ...

Published: Thursday 17 November 1881
Newspaper: Banffshire Advertiser
County: Banffshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1098 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

GENERAL NEWS

... Dunn, aged twelve, the boy who shot a young girl dead at Netherton, with gun that liad been incautiously left loaded from bonfire night, was on Wednesday taken before the Dudley magistrates aud discharged, there being suggestion of malice. The Emma Mine. ...

Published: Friday 16 November 1877
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1148 | Page: 4 | Tags: none