The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-13 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICUL

DORCUITIL her she thought baby was dying, and she went for the
HIGEWAT Boatui.—On Saturday the new Boned doctor pid not so in before Mrs. Plowman called her
m.o. /L. shiseheß. wb.. Mr. Robert . but on the previous evening, she went in, and mer her
„ rAF°.. nursing It, about eight or nine : she did not seem
wasChcsan eheiremeA.ln semeedoe to Mr- if. Taal I particularly fond of it, and witnesi had seen bee treat it
vionehalrman, Mr. orris Roper, was re-elected. roughly she bad not been quite so kind to it ma mother
DEITINTIT.—It Will be seen by an announcement in ebeuld t••
sex advertising column. that ma Wallace, of 91. By the Foremen: The child was not particularly Moen
HarleF-dreist, London, •isita Dorchester everyWhen anh. went in, In the morning,. it w. closet the
d appeared to have beta tftere for some time.
alternate Saturday his consulting rooms being at Mr. ri Lod throw. Look toysords the toot of the bed. The
Lockett's, Ordain, Dorchester. child was sometimes cross and irritable, but not in the
EICILIIOR CRICKET I'LIM.— We are pleased to hear daytime; the mother was mit particularly fond of the
en she shook it. It was
that Lord Alington, with his mnal generosity. has reit ;
ore the /L. fat.. we. sent
forwarded to Mr. H. P. Payne, the .evrvtary of the to cool for th
above club, the sum of £2 as • subscription to the Surrintendent CLors; in r
dreos'ived the contents of the
funds for the ensuing semon. child • stomach amid up in • Jar, and took it to Mr.
ODD/MUMS' Bag•lL —The loyal" Bud of Hope" Lead), the county analyst, with a small packet, about two
. Indus, which Hrs. Hunt stated Me had taken from the
ledge of have received from ' bedroom, I roan the box here the feeding bottle waa
&raw. Present o. • new eau U'lnag.ine ; Saw no trams of any potsclr, nor had discovered that any
bena.Tr, wawa 14 Vials.' at the Lodderoorm Aline- I had been purchased. The father of the child had been
ton Hail. Mr. E. etcher took great interest in the ' sent to prison for ill-treetin, hi. wife. He IMMUIMISOO.
matter on behalf of the Lodge. and then he ill-treated her again, end he was apprehended
Tax Yen —lb. a warrent, and mint to onion in default of sureties.
• The Dorchester troop hove Won Mr. Lach s report of analysis was to the f
drilling in the neighbourhood Lt-ly, notably at West
Knighton and Warrnwell, where Quarnrmaster "On the Yuth of April I received from Mr. Sept
Beunton and Ceptaiti Foster have hcepimbly enter- Coward two sealed packages, one a for containing the
tabbed them. Ting were under command of the gallant stomech. trainer, Mark bye,. spleen, On. Cf a,.
l&tLicata B. Middleton, It and .D. Thornton, kidneys of an infant, the other • packet containing.
enet Sutton. of Came. Our old friend white powder which weighed et grammes and we. foMed
p In • hand-bill describing Stelner's
Serpent-Major Thum. bee "milli brushed eF the up
the contents of the stomach, which woe almost
troop, which numbered 35. empty in the Intestines, and in the various organs above
Togrroa's AFFAIR& —On Thursday last the creditors / Loy. been onoblo to discover „ter the
most
of Mr. John Bush, corn dealer. of SYdling. held and ul analysi., the slightest treat any poisonous
their find meeting at the Royal Dab. The debta soheealice, either vegetable or mineral, and I particularly
are about gum ..d It I. hoped the assets will be directed Ply examination to the discovery of any trace of
worth £3OO. A composition of 5s- in the E, guaranteed, a heivetic Poiloo to which the symptoms attending the
was offered and accepted. Over DM .iebta was death of th• infant M." nearly POlnted.
shown on the books, and to lb'" attributed The powder mentioned above consisted entirely of the
, __o powdered malt known as the biborate of soda, or
the fafluna—The creditor. of Mr. ~r
commonly borax. It Is not in the ordinary sense ding:
timber dealer, Clmailbonme, was also avid at the word a poison, and when taken internally *chi merely as
Boyd oak. on /L. same day, and Mr. F. Ayles, mild alkali upon the alimentary moat, and Is need chiedy
of Ringwood, was chosen chairman.—Mr. M. C. for Its topical influence when applied to mucous mew-
Weston was engaged in each CAM bran's.
Barret Cringe vieted this town on Wednesday
last. There was an exceedingly good procession,
which paraded the 'treats at our o clock, illustrating
the life and times of Mary. Queen of Scots. The
dresses wen very effective, and the two clowns elicited
much laughter. There were two performances—one
In the afternoon, and one in the ev,ning. Al the
evening entertainment very many attended, and the
performances were well worth going to one. Juliette
performed some remarkable feats on an alcuoet in.
visible slack wire. Albert, the perforating Jeerly.
attracted much attention, and our friends of the
Artillery came In for the notice (not always favour-
able) ot the clowns. The performances concluded
with a sketch of the Afghan war, very effectively
steed. Greet praise is due to the manager for the
punctuality with which the entertainmenta began and
ended.
Onnte.covrs' DZIIOIIIITZLTION.--Onr local Mc& of
Oddfellows, "Bud of Hope "and " liand-in- d,"
announce such a variety of occupations and eater-
teinment for Whit-Monday, that those who are
ilng to coneider how they shall spend the June
will doubtless mark down Dorchester es OM
of the most likely places. The juvenile mamba.' are
I. join them in a grand prooesidoo, the jolly sailor
bop of the Bowser= will furnish one band, and the
D.R.V. Battalion Bandmaster, Mr. H. Wellspring,
will lead the other—the excellent Rifle band. Holy
Trinity Church is to be attended, thus a blessing will
be invoked on the day, and the Rev. H. Everett is rare
to cies excellent and practical advice. A dialler in
the Fair-field, with the Mayor of Dorchester presiding,
will comfort the inner man of every Odrifellow present,
and, if the speech-makers are moderate in their
eloquence, it will be enjoyed. But let them niA forget
that the Dortheder members of the IL U. are only
" odd-fellows." and time will surely be
pienlintylthe fair sex waiting for the toasts to be over
and the games to commence. An influential com-
mittee have made their arrangements, their secretary
being the wellexperissoed Brother Pike.

" Foithf ally you.,
J. Counts LLACH.
County A cal ys t. "
The Coroner said no doubt the me commenced with
somewhat of grave suspicion. It did require the dowel
inve•thration, and no rusevatuisteli them on the way in
which It hid been produced. The neieLboure, who were
kindly disposed to the 'wittier, considered that shis had not
teen aci kind to the child no she ought to lir,. been, but
than the child had been crovs, thu woman had had a great
numy trials. which aunt have had some effort upon laer ;
but that would not justify her in doing any violence to
the child. The analysis clearly showed that no narcotic
found in the at the stomach. The
r.4-aust was take It the child did not die from any violent
mean., for there we no evidence to show it did so awns
by it, death. He suggested, instead of the verdict of
" Found dead," they find a verdict according to
the evidence—" That the said infant child was found by
the aide of its mother, in a state of coin.0 and lingered in
that state for wine time, and died, but it had no marks of
violence or bruises &riposting on the body." The Coroner
than explained he did not think it well for the women to
give bar s videuee, whet conduct into. matter was elected.
The jury asked what state of discoloration the child
wa.inwhenDr.Morrtasawitflrotl He replied It was
eery slight, and in answer to the Coroner, said it was
caused, not by a bruise, but by the circulation of the
blood to that pert
The Jury returned a verdict that deceseed wee found
In a state of Duna, it lingered and died ; but there were
no marks of violence or bruises oa the body.
I The Coroner warned the mother this wadi an open
I verdict, and she was still liable to any proceedings being
taken rust her, should anything trunspire to deepen
the ens cion which had been
The other I have • eery clear conscience of not doing
' anything wrong to the child : I have only shaken it.
I The Coroner returned that, having shaken so young a
child, and when those who were eo kindly disposed to her
spoke of what she had done she did not come at all clear
I out of the mattes..