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... 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

SOMETHING ABOUT CATTLE IN DAYS OF OLD

... manner of disease. i r To keep the witches at a distance there were various - .methods, And all of anproved value. On bonfire night t (3rd May, O.S.) small pieces of rowan-tree and wood- binse were placed over the byre doors inside the house. Sometimes ...

Published: Saturday 12 May 1877
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1680 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

EXTRACTS FROM PUNCH

... Time called, and no one at home. Bless the Prince of Wales. Mind, on the scoop and all over the shop now and then on a bonfire night; all's well; pss, friend; and good night. But on the march, no scoop; on the scoop, no march. Twiggez-vous ? Don't jeer ...

Published: Thursday 13 October 1870
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1710 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

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... and ‘ stood tbe flag their kegs antil removed to place greater security weather being favourable Urge croad to’see tbe bonfire night the of the newly couple duly pledged Amusements sorts till beur all wended thir way homeward wall pleased with everybody ...

Published: Saturday 30 March 1878
Newspaper: West Lothian Courier
County: West Lothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 6476 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

NORTH BRITISH DAILY MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1877

... gun was for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign an accident. He was oat with the Royal pack that had been used on bonfire night, and pulled Parte—Yonne Fair. horse t e m an d i n r i s i n g it kicked him' the trigger. Unfortunately the weapon was ...

Published: Monday 12 November 1877
Newspaper: North British Daily Mail
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 7797 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

EOYAL MARRIAGE REJOICINGS

... at which the elite of the town attended In Macduff the rejoicings took the form of a banquet and soiree, with a large bonfire night. The weather throughout was delightful. ...

Published: Wednesday 29 March 1871
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 6940 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

KTLCREOOAN AND COVE

... Many of the villas were also lighted for the occasion, and during the day a good aupply of banting waa not awanting. Bonfires night could be seen from Knock, Wemyss, Intel kip, Dunoon, and titrone. ...

Published: Thursday 23 March 1871
Newspaper: Greenock Advertiser
County: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 313 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

AN ERA IN HUMAN HISTORY

... cubic measure ; let it ba extended to superficial, and even long measure, and there need be no end to the holidays and bonfire nights to got out it. Mathematicians, who aro fond of calculating how many cows’ tails reach from here to the moon, conld easily ...

Published: Wednesday 24 April 1878
Newspaper: Greenock Advertiser
County: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1132 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

POLDIMG

... colours, forming scene of eastern beauty, sod was visited nod admired great numbers. »°XA. .•'v'mm Flags flying—great bonfire night—mags slo— __ plenty John Barron—loyal and patriotic toastsflashes of mother wit, with nonsense ad libitum, till the rigging ...