FAREWELL, OLD YEAR

... manifestly anachronistic, attributes the intro- duction of ‘the potato into Scotland to the famous wizard of the North, Sir Michael Scott. The wizard and the devil, being in ship, took a lease of a farm on the Mertous esiate called Whitehouse. The wizard was ...

Published: Tuesday 31 December 1889
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1590 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

LITEItATURE. LL, A AND Sroml. nom ISLAt (Bdiaburgh : Blackwood it Sone.) On alternate months with their new

... excitementmight will, from the date (1843), sod the interaal evidences of style and subject, be taken to be the work of Michael Scott. How I cau.obt my first Salmon is from the pen of the Sir 11. Stafford Nurtheota—the present Baronet, of course, and ...

Published: Thursday 25 April 1889
Newspaper: Fifeshire Journal
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1377 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE BENAbCENCE OE A ULAN

... name for his Scot in “Alton JockeTwo them have figured iu history. First, Donald, whose reputation the north is that a Michael Scott, lie recruited tho Scots Brigade that fought under Muuroof FoniisforGnsLavus Adolphus, held Stralsund against Wallenstein ...

Published: Tuesday 10 September 1889
Newspaper: Dublin Daily Express
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1321 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WHEEL OF FORTUNE. By Miss JESSIE BLACK. Kirkcaldy. CHAPTER l» The Wood. Another year passed. Again the bright ..

... knight of Deloraine to Melroio’s holy pile, to seek midnight interview with the departed spirit of the mighty wizard, Michael Scott. On all sides of her rose the hills, dotted over with grazing sheep, while here and there, basket in hand, roamed solitary ...

Published: Friday 18 October 1889
Newspaper: Fifeshire Advertiser
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1395 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

TREAT TO THE WORKMEN AT BOTHAL

... alliances, wedded Henrietta, daughter and co-hair of General John Scott of Balcomie, Fifeshire. It was well known that Michael Scott, the renowned wizard, whose grave may still be setn in Melrose Abbey, belonged to The Kingdom, as well as this coheir ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1889
Newspaper: Morpeth Herald
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1843 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

HEXHAM COUNTY COURT

... Society, who ta November, 1886, obtained Judgment against the defendant for rent. He apnwed fw J. E. Parris, Wall, and Michael Scott, Wall, who also obtained judgments, the fitst-named tor milk, Ac,, and the latter tor botcher meat sappllod to defendant ...

Published: Saturday 10 August 1889
Newspaper: Hexham Courant
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1464 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

TOWN-HALL, NAAS

... ••• ••• At the same sale two yearling colts the property of the Marquis of Drogheda were sold both to Mr C. Jousiffe. Michael Scott, chesHut colt, by Necromancer—Miriam 11. realised 520 guineas, and Belrille, brown colt by Boulevard—-Minette, 300 guineas ...

ANDREW LANG AMONG THE SOUTARS OF SELKIRK

... names, if not great, at least deserving the respect and affection of Scotchmen. Of these Mr. Lang spoke among others of Michael Scott, Boston. the author of the Crook in the Lot and the 'Fourfold State ; Jacnes Hog., who had been too much neglected by ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1889
Newspaper: Pall Mall Gazette
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1647 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

THE RENASCENCE OF A CLAN. Apropos of the renaecence of the Mackay clan the north, tbe Scotsman baa

... for his Scot Attoa Jocke. Two of them have figured history. First, Donald, whose reputation in the north is that of Michael Scott. recruited the Scots Brigade that fought under Munro 1-Vmlis tor Adolphus, he.d and was decimated Lutzen. First Lord Their ...

Published: Tuesday 10 September 1889
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1521 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

LAUDER

... Charles Cavendish whose daughter by her first marriage is now Lady Glamia. Scott's family claim to descended from Sir Michael Scott, the celebrated wizard, who was sent over the ambassador after the death Alexander HI. briug the Maid of Norway to this ...

Published: Thursday 29 August 1889
Newspaper: Southern Reporter
County: Selkirkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1897 | Page: 3 | Tags: none