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THROUGH ENGLAND IN RAGCS: AN AMATEUR VAGRANT'S EXPERIENUES OF ROAD LIFE. A TRAMP FROM BRIGHTON TO MAN- CHESTER. ..

... have had instructions to send letters addressed to —— on to Maidstone.” I od. What an ass I had been! When in Bocguur the previous week I had nl:ecfied a letter, and, 'i-glinf to get on to Maidstone, I filled up the usual form, requesting that it might be ...

Published: Friday 24 April 1903
Newspaper: Selby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1977 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THROUCH ENCLAND IN RAGCS: AN AMATEUR VAGRANT'S EXPERIENCES OF ROAD LIFE. TRAMPS AND COUNTRY HOUSES

... food at least, and of how it had recently been “gpoiled” by a tramp who, with the object of exciting sympathy, pulled off his boots a short distance from the house and hid them in a hedge, totally unaware that he was watched by two menservants, who confiscated ...

Published: Friday 10 July 1903
Newspaper: Selby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1983 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

EPITOME OF NEWS

... delayed a motor-car containing Mr. Asquith at Appledore (Kent) recently. ~ The owner of the animal was fined for not having more control over it. Mr. and Mrs. Stannard, who have celebrated their golden wedding at Brookford, suffolk, are aged 84 and 82 re ...

Published: Friday 05 November 1909
Newspaper: Selby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4234 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

EPITOME OF NEWS,

... In the presence of 1,000 troops, the ceremony of laving up the old colours of the Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment took place in Maidstone Parish Church. There are 404 merchant vesscls now equipped for wircless telegraphy and 362 vessels fitted with ...

Published: Friday 12 November 1909
Newspaper: Selby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4212 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

NINE-YEAR-OLD HOUSEBREAKER

... cities. Boys who were fishing in a pool at Wolverhampton broufiht u‘r two or lhmnsnin of new boots. The l: ice dragged the pond, and found a large number of boots, which were identified as the proceeds of a burglary at a neighbouring store. Mr. John Morley ...

Published: Friday 23 August 1907
Newspaper: Selby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4489 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

EPIIOME OF NE\WS

... thus. “We do our work sitting.” Among the gifts mn:!l received by the Church Army was ap ancient wedding cake, sent on the golden wedding anniversary of the domors, with the remark: “ It is rather old, but we thought perbaps you would like it.” | hereby ...

Published: Friday 15 December 1905
Newspaper: Selby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2916 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

EPITOME OF NEWS

... It was a mistake to suppose that tinned food was perfectly sound if there was no bulging on the tin, nais Dr. Oliver at Maidstone, since there was no bulging or external marks on a tin of bloater paste which had been condemned by the county analyst. Out ...

Published: Friday 28 September 1906
Newspaper: Selby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4484 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

EPITOME OF NEWS

... inches long, which h.:Jrobtbly beea swallowed in some food and then worked its way into the appendix. At a mootinfi of the Maidstone Guardians it was reporied that twenty agricultural labourers and their families had been sent to Cornwall and Devon, w:rlo ...

Published: Friday 04 September 1908
Newspaper: Selby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4192 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

BOYS IMPISH TRICK

... Cases in the Courts. For driving after dark without an offside light, a motor-car owner was on Monday fined by the Bromley (Kent) magistrates. . The defendant was under the in&m.ion that his one large centre light was sufficient. Several motorists charged ...

Published: Friday 08 September 1905
Newspaper: Selby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4346 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

EPITOME OF NEWS

... range. After an absence of twenty years from Tunbridge Wells, a man_ returned to the town to spend Christmas. He is now at Maidstone Prison, the police having executed committal orders made against him in 1885. “A tly a foolish and dangerous game,” was tm ...

Published: Friday 05 January 1906
Newspaper: Selby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4263 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

EPITOME OF NEWS

... than a UNDER the will of the late Mr. W. R. Sutton. ol hpl-n:unzed guh.nd to accept it. the firm of Sutton and Co., carriers, Golden-lane, THE Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of London London, Mfil the City Press, the sum of upwardy gattended the recent annual ...

Published: Friday 02 August 1901
Newspaper: Selby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3368 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

EPITOME OF NEWS

... Frenchman appeared at Kimberley. He wore boots fitted with Parisian heels, two inches or more in heig:t, A trifling matter of being seen talking confidentially with a native woman directed attention to him. His boot heels were hollew and filled with diamonds ...

Published: Friday 10 October 1902
Newspaper: Selby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6176 | Page: 3 | Tags: none