tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post2338885935938658619..comments2023-11-26T17:19:22.499+00:00Comments on RAMBLES FROM MY CHAIR: The Chester Town CrierScriptor Senexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-42150739013186148262016-09-29T21:56:42.211+01:002016-09-29T21:56:42.211+01:00I never knew all these facts about town criers...b...I never knew all these facts about town criers...boy oh boy I do learn so much from you and GB.<br />One of my classmates was such a tattletale that we called her The Town Crier....you just took me back to my school days.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-92170030605068754582016-08-31T14:56:43.628+01:002016-08-31T14:56:43.628+01:00I certainly did not know anything about all those ...I certainly did not know anything about all those nasty side-jobs they had to do besides just calling out news (or lack thereof). (Or maybe I'm thinking of night watchmen which for all I know might be a different profession altogether!) DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-67357892938771613882016-08-30T14:43:04.091+01:002016-08-30T14:43:04.091+01:00This was fascinating. Between the town criers and...This was fascinating. Between the town criers and bards, who needs Facebook? Here in the mountains, they would yodel and holler to communicate. Icolleenhttp://looseleafnotes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-33119620927933021272016-08-30T06:51:20.927+01:002016-08-30T06:51:20.927+01:00Good heavens to Betsy. I knew virtually none of th...Good heavens to Betsy. I knew virtually none of that apart, oddly, that Oyez stood for 'Hear Ye' although I didn't know from whence it was derived.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-88293492820939750832016-08-27T01:27:44.416+01:002016-08-27T01:27:44.416+01:00A most useful personage was the town crier. Much ...A most useful personage was the town crier. Much more dignified to get the news that way than on twitter.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-31373976152913242202016-08-26T15:24:14.720+01:002016-08-26T15:24:14.720+01:00Very interesting post, had no idea they did so muc...Very interesting post, had no idea they did so much<br />Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.com