The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-05-21 00:00:00

11A7 10th, 1878.

PAIMITONB.

stcrlngsrr. —The daixzer of alighting (torn trains whilet
In motion was exemplified at our railway station on
Wednesday night. Mr. Frank Holm. arrived by the
PM train, and for some reason or another delayed getting
out of the earriege unit) the train had started tor Buirne.
month. He consequently fell over lorile Innna4. on the
platform, end his log slipped between the plauorin and
Lb. train. His ankle was broken and the call of ids leg
badly lacerated, and he is now under the care of 14..1. It.
Philpote.
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BAGOlD.—Tkonese Jowee, 111 tramp, WWI charged at the
Police court on &larder. before Captain Biddle, with
tearing up his clothes in the Union workhouse. He was
now attired in garments made of bag material, and
eleadiog guilty to the charge, was sentenced to 14 day.'
hard labour.
Accomirv.- On Sunday morning • youth named Abbott
was swing rookie from • field of barley belonging to Mr.
Bugg, of Milbene Wick, when the pistol he was carrying
burst, and shattered one of his hands. The sufferer was
conveyed to the Tsetse= Hospital and placed under the
care of Dr. Williams. who found it necessary to amputate
the forearm. Het. now doing well.
A STILIALL —Several men in the employ of Mr. Sealy.
builder and contractor, engaged on some new buildings in
Acreman•street Nat week, stopped work and refused to
proceed unless another 6d. • day was added to their salary.
The employer refused to accede to their demand, and they
left the building. Karma ale in great request in the
town at present, and the men went to another employer
and offered their services; but instead of being taken on
Immediately as they had anticipated, they were told they
could go about their liminess, moot • man of them would
be engaged there. This employer had been acquainted of
the shabby treatment which Mr. Study had experienced at
their hands. Subsequently the men, very reluctantly no
doubt, but the only alternative left to them, went back to
their employer and begged to he allowed to resume work
at the former rate of *rages. They were again taken on,
having. it is believed, learnt a practical lemon.
&DDSS MUTH. —Mr. Henry J a rvis, cork manufacturer,
living at Bradford Abbas, came into our town on Saturday
afternoon and went to Mr. Arnold's OD the parade. After
being there a few minutes be complained of • violent
pain in the chest, and Dr. Williams was sent for. Oa the
arrival of that gentleman, be examined Mr. Jarvis, and
told him he would go home and send him a dose of
medicine immediately. The doctor went away, and Mr.
Jarvii followed him to his surgery and there ant while he
dimemed • bottle of medicioe. He took one dme, and
said Ise felt relieved, but a few minute, afterwards he felt
the pain again and another doee was given him. He
eepreseed himself much better, and sat talking very
cheerfully about Bradford people for nearly half an hour.
He afterwards proceeded to the Swan Inn, where he met
Mr. Garrett, who drove him home in his trap. On the
way they met the doctor, and in reply to him Janis said
be felt much better. They got back to Bradford between
four and flee in the afternoon, and he ate his d osier very
heartily at Mr. Garrett's house, attar which he went into
his own. He returned again and tithed Mrs. Garrett to
give him some peppermint tea, and afterwards some
ginger. He took this and then said he WIM going into his
own hones to lie on the moth. Nothing more was seen
fo him until about half an boor afterwards, when
• neighbour went in and found him de id on the sofa.
His wife died only • few weeks ago. An Ing teat wan held
on the body on Monday afternoon, before Mr. 11 Nott,
district coroner. After the evidence of several neighbours
had been taken, Dr. Williams was c,alld. He said he bad
known the deceased for many years, hot had not attended
him professionally for eume time. Ile was of opinion,
though without making a post mortem he could not speak
with any degree of accuracy, that the heart WY diseased.
Be knew the deceased had suffered from gout, but did not
agree with Dr. Coltoer that 'unlettered gout on the chest
would have caused death ed suddenly. After bearing
further evidence the jury returntd a verdict of "Death
from Natural Canaan"