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HARVEST FESTIVAL AT BARROW GURNEY

... trailed over the top and sides, and along the base were laced flowers, evergreens, clemnatis, and barley, with clusters of a blackberries at intervals; while a couple of bouquets of choice flowers stood in the centre flanking a miniature wheat-sheaf. I hb effect ...

Published: Saturday 30 September 1871
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 653 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

Greek meets Greek

... since the two biggest figures in Frarice met on a similar unhallowed errand; and, seeing that duels are as plentiful as blackberries in France, and 'that anybody can have one for the picking of it, it is little to be wondered at that two enraged females ...

Published: Saturday 18 August 1888
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 674 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

The Talk of Bristol

... Gloucestershire also we learn that the hedgerows are full of blackberries, and one correspondent says that in many places the berries are quite as large as damsons-undoubtedly the finest blackberries seen for many years In this district. _ Mr A. J. Beaven ...

Published: Wednesday 20 September 1899
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1583 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

Cur agricultural better Christmas ok the Fabm-Hoesk Dibtaet Tactics, —Effect of Recent Legislation on the Hop ..

... Mr Read’s resolution embraced a great many other things besides mushrooms, and if legislation were founded on its lines blackberries and sloes growing in the hedges woold be made the property of the occupier of the land. Any serious attempt carry out the ...

Published: Saturday 28 December 1889
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1552 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

CONSERVATION OF SALMON FISHERIES

... preservation of the breeding-fish be closely attended to for a short period, and wve shall again have salmon as plentiful as blackberries. Indeed, so rapid is likely to be the increase, thrat a nervous friend of ours, who understands the subject, bnt who (aIs ...

Published: Saturday 30 September 1843
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 3447 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

FRENCHAY HARVEST FESTIVAL

... of heather, r berries, oats, wheat, and coloured leaves, end the face was bidden from view by an arrangement of ferno, blackberries, sprayr, and othe: green foliage, The Pealt of the lectern was very brighly hrlamed with V, run fmi'ere, dablior, astero ...

Published: Thursday 17 September 1885
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 609 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

HARVEST FESTIVALS. ROYAL INFIRMARY

... wheat and barley, and on the top was a very pretty arrangement of flowers. The gareliers were garnished with sprays of blackberries and wild clematis, and to each was attached a wreath. The windows were set off with evergreens and dahlias, and wreaths ...

Published: Tuesday 27 September 1887
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 659 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

The Talk of Bristol

... hac of blackberries have been brought into the city by eta the ubiquitous cyclist. Before the advent of the apI bicycle and the means it readily affords of getting ini far Into the country in the course of an hour's ride, Sot the blackberries in seasons ...

Published: Tuesday 26 September 1899
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1688 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

ENGLISH DOCTORS IN CHINA

... influence amorg the French speaking population of G tha quaint Canadian city. I tl Centenarians are getting almost as common as blackberries are in September., An Alton correspond- L ent states that there are now living in the neighbour- e hoed two centenari ...

Published: Monday 27 January 1890
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 628 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

MANCHESTER RACES

... Dnrwaro’s Quit card. Gat Btb Blake 2 Mr Milner’s Malaga, 6st 121b Bradbury 3 Blot, New Moon. Godfrey, Grovo Hill, Barbara, Blackberry, feandown. and Sharpsand also ran. Betting—7 to Lady Wharlev. Won by a head ; bid third. The September Handicap of 1000 ...

Published: Saturday 21 September 1889
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 603 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

KEYNSHAM PETTY SESSION

... her reply to the questions being a I balf .articulated yes, sir. Itappeared that on Septem er 27th the girl was picking blackberries in Freeman's-lane when Gale came- up and behaved rudely: to lier; Closely questioned by the magistrates she clearly intimated ...