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... and helpless. friends, were abundantly isup- a plietd, sothtthey lacked for nothing. In these societies there a weas no competition, nor machinery working against, and in Ii ?? to, the workmen, (the bane of the labouring classes inatepreent very imperfect ...

Published: Friday 15 January 1830
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
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LOCAL NEWS

... answer to a judgment if summons, to show cause why he should not deliver in up possession of the championship belt for id clog dancing. The case was before the court ie on the 22nd of June, when Mr. George Malland Fs claimed the belt from Ward on the ground ...

Published: Thursday 13 July 1882
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 5988 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

LATEST AND TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

... son, but it seems that the son makes a practice of pulling off his clogs directly after his entrance. Mrs. M~ather's suspicions were aroused through not hearing her son pull off his clogs as usual, and she at once stated to the deceased that it was not ...

Published: Monday 22 July 1867
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 11967 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

LOCAL NEWS

... ventriloquist; Pauline Hague. solorst; lod; St. John and D-wrighit, in their graceful double 19-ti dante ann( eccentric clog- dance; the Siz~tets 'Toe Wright, character dtirettis-ta, &c. ; and Gus May- neg nlard, .1'eccentric Icing and niedley merchant ...

Published: Tuesday 08 September 1896
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 4176 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

LOCAL NEWS

... ? entertainment, comgn' and ehoruse, banjo solo by fr,-noert;,selections on the xylophcme by Miss Colley. skipping - rope dance ?? Andrews; sailor song atl chore, in sailor costhunes, by Mater-R Scott, H. Wof, F. and W. J. H. Colley; Mess .L. Sctt, - ...

Published: Thursday 08 February 1894
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 3843 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

... of dances, which wererepeated:-lst, Country dance; 2nd, Quadrille; 3i-d, Polka ; 4th, Lancers ; Oih, Waltz; 6th, Quadrille; 7th, Sahottiacbe; Sth, Quadi-ille ; a9th, Gallop ; 10th, Lancers' ;1 11th, Varseviana; 12th, Quadrille; 13th, Country dance. The ...

Published: Wednesday 28 August 1861
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 8858 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

... do., Is 40.; linen sliectinug, Is. 3d, ~ei-yard ; green quilt3, 10s. Hy. IHall, clogging, men's 4,d.; women's, ltd.; boys' and girls' I 8.d. Pei, pair. Hy. Rail, men's clog soles, 4s. ; women's I 3. 6d. , boys and girls, 3s. ; children's. 2s. 6d. per dozen ...

Published: Saturday 26 March 1864
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 8468 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

LOCAL NEWS

... he common weal. The competitions for medals by met he the cookery classes from the various schools wint th occupied all. the evenings of last week, and willbe .ts' be continued this week. The Seamene's ecookery uni be11 competitions resulted as followe ...

Published: Wednesday 10 October 1894
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 5998 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

LOCAL NEWS

... something new, and the fresh items introduced last nigbt were numerous and novel. The Grand County Cricket Match Statue Clog Dance, the amusing farce entitled Lovers in a Fix, the king of stamp orators' (alias Mr. Billy Ricbardson's) ten minutes with ...

Published: Tuesday 16 September 1890
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 5917 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

DISTRICT NEWS

... an oath. She replied, It you do I will find a shop for you. Then, without provocation, he kicked her dangeronsly with his clogs, knocked her down, continued kicking her, and threw her at last in the coal-tole.-'lha defendant was fined 50a and costs, or ...

Published: Saturday 26 February 1887
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 8330 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

... We do not doubt that the visit of the society will be warmly welcomed by all classes of tile inhabitants, and that the competition which the society encourages will be of advant age to the agriculture of the district. SPORTING DiNNER.-On. Wednesday evening ...

Published: Saturday 20 August 1859
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6559 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

Local News

... eleven prizes offered for competition in foot races, jingling natches, &c. The sports were well contested, and much satisfaction was expressed at the variety and choice de- scription of the prizes. During the afternoon dancing was vigorously kept up, Mr ...

Published: Saturday 07 August 1869
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 8347 | Page: 5 | Tags: News