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CHILDREN POISONED AT CHESTER,

... AT CHESTER, SEQUEL TO A BLACKBERRYING EXCURSION. Ths Chester Coroner investigated a curious ?? of poisoning recently at an inquest on John Lloyd MaxwelL aon of Colour-Sergeant MaxweU, Cheshire Regiment. The boy was blackberrying on Sunday with his two ...

Published: Saturday 26 September 1891
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 105 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

«Q i i , i ■ ,.CURIOSITIES OF FRUIT LORE

... saying that the wish made whilst eating the first strawberry or blackberry of the season is sure to come true if it is not uttered aloud. Some Yorkshire people will not eat blackberries after Michaelmas Day, owing to a superstition that it is very unlucky ...

Published: Saturday 10 November 1900
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 765 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

AMERICAN COMPETITION IN THE PAPER TRADE

... William ry-day intent to do bodily harm. Comp labourer, deposed that boing out of work he more. to see if he could get somo blackberries to h ofa had picked about three pints in Lishop’ of the Ecclesiastical Comm the pro: of it to when he saw and three other ...

Published: Saturday 09 September 1893
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 353 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

A DISTRESSING BOAT ACCIDENT. I J

... which happened at Seven Islands, North Canada. On the 23rd ult. nine young persons went to one of the islands to gather blackberries, and in returning the boat was capsized and oil of the occu- pants thrown into the water. A dreadful straggle ensued, and ...

Published: Saturday 15 August 1891
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 143 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

SHOOTING AT A TRESPASSER

... was doinir any harm he would get out as soon as possible. Defendant fired hi.i gun, knocking the handkerchief with tho blackberries out of his band, a distance of about 3ft. Owing to tho complainant being unable to say whether tho gun was loaded with ...

Published: Saturday 09 September 1893
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 138 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

- ■ +.Itt Or aters

... Gladstone and otbers equally well known to fame led its fortunes, and when its Chrysostoms were as thick on the ground as are blackberries in autumn. MtJGladstonb still remains the oae commanding platform figure of the party. Mr. Mobley can talk, but no one ...

Published: Saturday 12 September 1891
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 183 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

NOTES ON B;URAL LIFE

... take to the habit. Blackberries. Growers have been advised to plant blackberries. That advice has been freely given by us, says the Market Gardener ; but where we differ from our con- ten porarjes is that whilst they belieee blackberry cuiture_ior evaporation ...

Published: Saturday 04 February 1899
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2103 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

THE COURT OF REQUESTS AND THE TALLY 23 0 SYSTEM. W « To the Editor of the Blackburn Standard

... fixed with payment. Yes, such cases are of every day occurrence, and so common that oaths among such clique are as cheap blackberries. 10| If a petition is to be presented to alter the Court of Requests. let it be to lessen the fees, which in debt 2s. 6d ...

Published: Wednesday 19 November 1845
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 304 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

AX EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF.ASyAUIiT

... e, Ansthorpe. Prosecutrix's story was to the effect that on the afternoon of Sun- day, the 2nd inst, she was c-thoring blackberries at Ansthorpe when the prisoner went up to her, seized hold of her, and in the struggle the prose- cutrix's am v/hs broken ...

Published: Saturday 15 October 1892
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 237 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

CA.PTUKE On Monday Accnagtou, i , - weaver,ol was brought with indecently assaulting seven yt .• r* *..■ ..

... l'orter, hvmg Nr. Job:.' Burnley-road, n.wi. prisoner mot complainant and »•, vc. il other Annie-street, end ask go into the blackberries. The children ac> prisoner into the Holds m-ar and prisoner taking the girl into a hollow untainted her. Mrs. i'arkiiisun ...

Published: Saturday 16 November 1889
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 271 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

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... which was to commence &t 11 o'clock. Twenty field m.cc arranged the tables tor supper, and the band was practising in a blackberry bush ; there was Mr. Blackbird, Mr. Thrush, Mr. Linnet, Mr. Budhach, and Mr. Lark. At last all was ready. The sun told them ...

Published: Saturday 22 February 1890
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 5825 | Page: 3 | Tags: none