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WILL BR MADE AND FITTED FEET OP

... WILL MADE AND FITTED FEET OP ALL GOODS OF GUARANTEKD QUALITY. ANY KXCHANGED IF NOT EVERY ARTICLE MAREED PLAIN FIGURES. GOODS PACKED AND TO ANY ADDRESS. A. R. THE OBXAT CARPET MAN, STMBKT. ...

Published: Tuesday 07 February 1888
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 33 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

BALE OF PRoI'KRTIts,

... BALE PRoI'KRTIts, RODERICK A BON.-To Sold A action. M .cists B*tko canMl W>r* |U *1 •,J, i.rgr .. Mi •*« »i mat. of t» Mil I*. uk«i.tat U. »t Minum Tow •»' >».»>. Wii MTml l-«* ty Mill it— M 4 U' ' ...

Published: Thursday 02 February 1888
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1554 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

IThe Man -About Town

... The Man About Town. Beautiful snow Yes, there is any quantity of it, and, under certain circum- stances, it is fair to look upon but I should doubt whether there has been anything particularly charming in the general aspect of our Cardiff streets. It seems to have occurred to the Corporation authorities yesterday that snow had been failing heavily in the suburbs for some four or five days. I ...

Published: Friday 17 February 1888
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1671 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

IA NEWPORT LANDLADY AND I HiH LODGER

... A NEWPORT LANDLADY AND HiH LODGER. At the Newport county-court this morning— before his Honour Judp;e.Owen—an amusing case (Culdecot v. Blackmore) ,was heard, in which the plaintiff claimed a pnm of over for board and lodging, &c, The defendant denied thatheovied the money, and stated that lie was in the babit of giving the whole of his earnings to the plaintiff, who in turn boarded him.-Hig ...

Published: Friday 17 February 1888
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 178 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE BARRY DOCK COMPANY

... Mr D. Dayies on the Bute-Taff I Amalgamation. Sneaking at iialf-yearly meeting of the Barry Dock attt! Railway Company, held this afternoon in the Royal Hotel, Mr David Davies, referring to the Bute-Taff amalgamation, said that there need be no panic about it, as there would be plenty of traffic for everyone. Some people seemed to think that tho directors, who, it must be borne in mind, were ...

Published: Friday 17 February 1888
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 154 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

CARDIFF TOWN COUNCIL. I

... The Hour of Meeting. I At a meeting of the Cardiff Town Council to- day, a discussion took place on the hour of meeting. On the motion of Mr Jackson, the council abolished the recently introduced five o'clock sittings; and then proceeded to consider at what hour and on what day the meetings should take place. Mr Jackson moved that the meetings be held at 11 o'clock a.m. on Tuesdays; whilst Mr ...

Published: Monday 20 February 1888
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 127 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

TRYING TO KISS THE LANDLADY I

... At the Birmingham police-court, yesterday, John Brown, beerhouse-keeper, Northfield, was summoned for unlawfully assaulting Elizabeth Davis, the wife of George Davis, beerhouse- keeper, British Oak Inn, Stirchley-street.-Tiie complainant gave evidence showing that on the evening of the 26th January the defendant visited the public-house, and complainant served him with a cigar and a glass of ...

Published: Thursday 02 February 1888
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 132 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

ANGULAR SHROVETIDE REVEL. I

... Yesterday afternoon many of the tradesmen at Nuneaton, Warwickshire, put up their ebuttera in View of the obeervance of an old custom which Prevails there on Shrove Tuesday afternoon, viz., playmg football in the public streets. The game, In which large numbers of persons participate, is carried on for several bov,rs and the cost of Repairing the brok«n wividf'-e, &c,, i« defrayed a fund ...

Published: Wednesday 15 February 1888
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 73 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

A STORY OF INDIAN TREACHERY

... About fifteen miles from the beautiful city of Tallahassee, the capita! of Florida, lived an old planter whose relations with the Indians had been pleasant that ha had not the slightest fear of danger, although an Indian war had broken out, and he had been warned of the possible result to himself. He had been almost paternal in his conduct towards them, upright and just in all his detlingf, ...

Published: Wednesday 15 February 1888
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 946 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

FACTS AND FANCIES. « —

... She: John, what is a coastwise steamer?— He: One that knows how to keep off the rocks, darling. The tramp neves seeki; a vacancy. He has a vacancy of his own, and it takes about all his time to keep it filled. Wife, said a henp^ck^d husband, go to bed. I won't. Sit up, then. I will be obeyed somehow. Br gham Young's oldest »on is rich, but has only three wives. lie appears to have ...

Published: Wednesday 15 February 1888
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 993 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News