publican

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the keeper of a public house

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tavern keeper

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"Haven't you robbed people enough- taking their last shirts?" said a voice addressing the publican. "What have you killed a man for, you thief?"

The tall lad, standing in the porch, turned his bleared eyes from the publican to the smith and back again as if considering whom he ought to fight now.

"Murderer!" he shouted suddenly to the publican. "Bind him, lads!"

The publican, taking advantage of the increased crowd, dropped behind and returned to his tavern.

Come along then!" the publican and the tall young fellow repeated one after the other, and they moved up the street together.

Robbery is not permitted to anybody now a days!" shouted the publican, picking up his cap.

As if this action had some mysterious and menacing significance, the workmen surrounding the publican paused in indecision.

"I daresay you would like to bind me!" shouted the publican, pushing away the men advancing on him, and snatching his cap from his head he flung it on the ground.

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"That's Tulliver's son," said the publican to a grocer standing on the adjacent door-step.

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The Lion & Lamb in Horsley has been taken over by Gillian Humble, who has taken on her first site with Ei Publican Partnerships in a move which sees her swap planes for pints.

Landlady is out to make a roaring success of rural pub; Commercial Property

The Lion & Lamb has been taken over by Gillian Humble, who has taken on her first site with Ei Publican Partnerships.

Northumberland country pub reopens after [pounds sterling]160,000 refurbishment; The pub has been taken over by former air cabin crew assistant Gillian Humble

But they are leaving with landlords Punch Taverns now starting the search for a new publican.

Tenants leave pub after Punch acts

er "They have grown up with the tradition and I think they will see it out." Mick Hourigan, another publican in the village, announced the decision on his pub's Facebook page.

The Last Supper; Village pubs stay shut on Good Friday to maintain Irish tradition

When they left, the owners, Ei Publican Partnerships (formerly Enterprise Inns), put the tenancy of the 90-covers pub up for sale at PS125,000.

Former pub of the year closes doors

A PUBLICAN who accused the Premier League and Sky of an "illicit" plot to stop him showing matches using a foreign decoder box suffered a costly setback yesterday.

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