Hi List, I happily became the new guardian of a book that has been part of the family since 1889 entitled : The National Burns, printed to help celebrate the first centeniary of the bard's death. In it were two tickets which my relatives may have missed checking to see if they were winners - could someone check? :) I found them to be an interesting reflection of the agrarian lifestyle then , and replicate the tickets here for the enjoyment by the list. You might even find a relative noted as a member of the committee ! Under the auspices of the Duns Ornithological Society. A GRAND DRAWING OF PRIZES (ON THE ART UNION PRINCIPLE) will take place in THE TOWN HALL , DUNS On 23rd JANUARY 1891, at Eight o'clock p.m, __________ This drawing has been organized by the Committee of the above Society, to rasie a fund in aid of the Widow and Five Children of FRANCIS PAXTON, Duns, who met with a Fatal Accident at Cumledge Mills, on 29th October , 1890. The late Francis Paxton was a Member of Committee, and an ardent Fancier. It is hope that under the circumstances the scheme will be extensively supported. 1. No. 12 C.F Double Barrel 8. Straw Hive and Bees 16. Yellow Common Canary Cock Breech -Loading Gun. 9. Empty Frame Hive 17. Yellow Fleck Common Canary 2. Pair Ice Pigeons 10. Cartridge Bag and Belt Cock 3. Three volumes (British Battles . 11. Buff Piebald Scotch Fancy 18. Buff Fancy Canary Hen by Land and Sea ) Camary Stock 19. Crested Norwich Canary Hen 4. Pair Turbit Pigeons 12. Belgian Canary Hen 20. Pair Blue Antwerps 5. Bar-Frame Hive and Bees 13. No. 12. Cartridge Turn-over 21. Pair Black Homers 6. Pair Jacobin Pigeons 14. First Cross Buff Canary Cock 22. Pair Blue Cheq. Homers 7. Bar-Frame Hive and Bees 15. First Cross Foul Canary Cock 23. Pair do. do. TICKETS --- SIXPENCE EACH Duplicate Numbers and unsold Tickets must be returned not later than 16th January to T. STEPHENSON, Duns. The following members of Committee have been elected to carry through all the arrangements -- JOHN NEWBIGGING, JAMES R. WILLIAMSON, A.S. RANKIN, AND THOMAS STEPHENSON. Winning numbers will be published in the SCOTSMAN and SCOTTISH LEADER of 26th January, and BERWICKSHIRE NEWS of 27th January. For the record , my relative, George Nelson Jr. held tickets numbered 2928 and 2929 . regards, Gary in Vancouver

DID HE WIN?????? ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary Brookes <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 7:03 AM Subject: [SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN] a hundred and eleven years late ! > Hi List, > > > I happily became the new guardian of a book that has been part of the family > since 1889 entitled : The National Burns, printed to help celebrate the > first centeniary of the bard's death. In it were two tickets which my > relatives may have missed checking to see if they were winners - could > someone check? :) I found them to be an interesting reflection of the > agrarian lifestyle then , and replicate the tickets here for the enjoyment > by the list. You might even find a relative noted as a member of the > committee ! > > > Under the auspices of the Duns > Ornithological Society. > A GRAND DRAWING OF PRIZES (ON THE ART UNION > PRINCIPLE) > will > take place in > > THE TOWN > HALL , DUNS > On 23rd JANUARY 1891, at > Eight o'clock p.m, > __________ > > This drawing has been organized by the Committee of the above Society, to > rasie a fund in aid > of the Widow and Five Children of FRANCIS PAXTON, Duns, who met with a Fatal > Accident > at Cumledge Mills, on 29th October , 1890. The late Francis Paxton was a > Member of Committee, and > an ardent Fancier. It is hope that under the circumstances the scheme will > be extensively supported. > > 1. No. 12 C.F Double Barrel 8. Straw Hive and Bees > 16. Yellow Common Canary Cock > Breech -Loading Gun. 9. Empty Frame Hive > 17. Yellow Fleck Common Canary > 2. Pair Ice Pigeons 10. Cartridge Bag > and Belt Cock > 3. Three volumes (British Battles . 11. Buff Piebald Scotch > Fancy 18. Buff Fancy Canary Hen > by Land and Sea ) Camary Stock > 19. Crested Norwich Canary Hen > 4. Pair Turbit Pigeons 12. Belgian Canary > Hen 20. Pair Blue Antwerps > 5. Bar-Frame Hive and Bees 13. No. 12. Cartridge > Turn-over 21. Pair Black Homers > 6. Pair Jacobin Pigeons 14. First Cross Buff > Canary Cock 22. Pair Blue Cheq. Homers > 7. Bar-Frame Hive and Bees 15. First Cross Foul > Canary Cock 23. Pair do. do. > > > > TICKETS --- > SIXPENCE EACH > Duplicate Numbers and unsold Tickets must be returned not later than 16th > January to T. STEPHENSON, Duns. > The following members of Committee have been elected to carry through all > the arrangements -- JOHN NEWBIGGING, > JAMES R. WILLIAMSON, A.S. RANKIN, AND THOMAS STEPHENSON. > Winning numbers will be published in the SCOTSMAN and SCOTTISH LEADER of > 26th January, and BERWICKSHIRE NEWS of 27th January. > > For the record , my relative, George Nelson Jr. held tickets numbered 2928 > and 2929 . > regards, > Gary in Vancouver > > > > > ==== SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN Mailing List ==== > The Rootsweb/Ancestry.com message boards for East Lothian are gatewayed to this list. When you read a post here you may wish to respond on the boards in the event the author of the post is not subscribed. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

>The late Francis Paxton was a Member of Committee, and >an ardent Fancier. It is hope that under the circumstances the scheme will >be extensively supported. If he was an ardent fancier then she was probably better off without him!! <G> Beryl O'Gorman Greensborough Victoria Australia What's your story? Wordweavers Weaving your memories Weaving your stories http://www.wordweavers.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Brookes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 2:03 AM Subject: [SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN] a hundred and eleven years late ! > Hi List, > > > I happily became the new guardian of a book that has been part of the family > since 1889 entitled : The National Burns, printed to help celebrate the