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... first and second week of the present month a farmer not far from Highampton, who had most likely exhausted all his stock of blackberries, was seen day after day in the cold sleet and biting frost digging potatoes—the first dug anybody has heard of in this ...

Published: Thursday 26 January 1871
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 3883 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

DISTRICT NEWS

... first and second week the present month a farmer not far from. Highampton, who had most likely exhausted all his stock of blackberries, was seen day after day in the cold sleet and biting frost digging potatoes—the first dug anybody has heard of in this ...

Published: Friday 27 January 1871
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 6608 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

At the Kerry Assizes on Friday Mr. Shepherd, a [ill] obtained£3,000 datuages against the Great South

... intended. ha settlement. But. then she is free to choose another husband. lno and suitors are sure to be es , plenty as blackberries,' le when to the attraction of Miss Joyce's beauty is added that at( of Mr. Blake's ?? News. 0 At the Glamorgan Assizos ...

Published: Wednesday 22 March 1871
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 5303 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

Local Intelligence

... springs. The tender work of the leaves, flowers and fruit, among which the blossoms of the convolvulus and the fruit of the blackberry are especially beautiful, is relieved by the closer work of the centre, which is composed of design in the Venetian style ...

Published: Friday 02 June 1871
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 10523 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

CHITCHAT AND CRITICISM

... snow exceedingly rich in autumnal wild flowers and at berries, and on the little girl pointing to a tempting cluster ?? of blackberries the nurse tried to reach them and fell over Lot the cliff. Fortunately her fall was broken by and elder tree, ut where ...

Published: Wednesday 30 August 1871
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 7831 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

IN COUNTRY LANE. The little ones are th'rsty they saunter home school, And they hurry up the hank where, silvery

... boy pulls forth a mouse's nest. And then tha tempting bramble-wreaths invi'e the babes again, _ Their pretty mouths with blackberries o swe -t and ripe to . And many brown nut slips its sheath t share, poor little tn ng, A bursting pocket with a knife, ...

Published: Friday 01 September 1871
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Miscellaneous | Words: 282 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

GENERAL NEWS

... 1 to Prosecute out of their own ?? MealU Ann Pomeroy, a nursemaid, in endeavouring the other day to get at a cluster of blackberries at the Edho Pits, Guildford, fell a distance of over 100 feet, the fall being broken by her coming in contaot with au elder ...

Published: Wednesday 06 September 1871
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 9042 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER

... telegraphing from markers, and earnest or timid sugges. b tions from friends who hang on our skirts, gathering nuts o and blackberries by the way, and. who enjoy the day's sport n as much, snu perhaps more than we do, because freed from d the responsibility ...

Published: Wednesday 06 September 1871
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1566 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

DISTRICT NEWS

... the wealth of the Bank of England) could nothave purchased more propitious weather. The spectators were as plentiful as blackberries; and for' has the amse there were boating-the punt chase afford- ing considerable delight from the adroitness of the man ...

Published: Wednesday 13 September 1871
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 6489 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

DISTRICT NEWS

... was gaily decorated for the occasion. The band of the B.V.R. was in attendance. Blackberry Revel took place Sunday, and the fruit being plenty this year, the blackberry pickers had jolly time of it; not a house was deficient. ST STITHIANS. Captain Treloar ...

Published: Friday 22 September 1871
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 10486 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

East Devon Gazette

... Kahili for allowing four cows to stray on tbe high road.—Defendant said tbat at this season of the year, what with sportsmen, blackberry-pickers, and nutters, was impossible to keep the gates constantly fastened, and the consequence was the cattle would stray ...

Published: Friday 22 September 1871
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 3423 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

POETRY

... boy pulls forth a mouse's nest. And then the tempting bramuble-wreatths invite the babes again, Their pretty mouths with blackberries so sweet and ripe to stain; And many as brown nut slips its sheath to share, poor ittle thing, A burstingpocket with a ...