The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-05-08 00:00:00

SAD SHOOTING ACCIDENT AT
BEDMINSTER.

On Taesday night an accident of a Tarr distressing
character occurred at the residence of Mr. J. Shaw,
Lydney-villa, Allourton•road. Bedminster. That
gentleman had been entertaining some friends to
supper, and after the cloth had been removed, some
one introduced a revolver. Ode of the pa ty picked
up the weapon and began to play with it, and had
tried two of the barrels, and on pulling the trigger for
the third time the revolver went off with a loud
report, the contents of the barrel entering the head of
one of the guests, a young man named Riobsrd Groves,
living at 5, Olerence-place, H,ftsdown. Dr. Heal was
at ones called in, and ordered hie remora to the
General Hospital. The unfortunate young man, who
I. only 25 years of *go • and is said to be the only
rapport of a widowed mother, was, at as early bone on
Wednesday morning, elokini rapidly. The event
aimed great consternation among the guests.

SCENE IN A CHURCH.

An extraordinary @cam occurred en Sunday In con-
nection with the Affirmation Bill, in the parish church
of Costwills. Leicesterehire. 'The vicar, the Rev. C.
Williams, who was fot merly • chaplain in Birmingham,
had announced by bills hie intention of addreming his
parlehionen in favour of the Affirmation Bill, and of
Mr. Bradisagh's admission to Parliament. This
excited great Indignation in the parish, and many of
the congregation threatened to leave. On Sunday
morning the opponents of the vicar threatened a
demonstration by leaving the church en mum As
Mr. Williams ascended the pulpit on. of the church-
wardens left his mat, threw open the doors, and began
ringing the church bell, as an indication that the
web» was at an end. The vicar rem•ined in the
pulpit in astonishment, and as the congregation did
not leave he directed the door to he dated, which was
done, the churchwarden being.left alone ringing the
bell. The service wee proceeded with as soon aa the
ringing owed. The vicar hie abaselosed the public
but bee cleherudaed to slate hie views in a

EXTRAORDINARY FERTILITY OP A
SHORTHORN.
Last year Mr. li•rty Oxidate. at NWT, Market
Drayton. purchased a yearling sou of B iron Tsowath •
Shorthorn bull of some celebrity in lb. N ;rib of England.
Used to his dairy stock be Ms Produced strue whet extra-
ordinary results, three of the Cows dropping to him no lese
than seven calves in • fortnight, which have since been
supplemented by two more from • two.year.o'd Leiter.
Mr. G iodide is leaving Nigel. utd going to Helshaw,_so
iffered the whole of his DUCK by auction lent week. The
bull, I year end II months old, wuparchaied by • bulclrr
at .C 37 15L; and, ae be served • largo stock last year,
is • striking proof of the thrift of • well bred *oho ,i.
He is a remarkably level rose, full of guilty and
aymmory, and had be &ea kept and got up in show
condition would have liken • deal of beating in god
company. I have macs beard that be has barn rce.dil for
ataciinmicaas, and cariosity this Le his prop r destiny.
Ai • proof of the edvantege that may accrue to (lake
lonian from the purchase of well-bred sire. I note that
Mr. Goodale, who. for several ye as. ham purchased ouch
for his herd, though no record of pedigree has been kept,
bad an agorptionally good sale, his cows making at least
6 per coot. over ordinary Odom, while thonsives sired
or the bull referred to were regal, picked opal about n
3r. each at • few days old. Toll wisdom of this plan
of thus milecting arsitt.bred sires we. further
Lad in the Inagollicent bullocks ratted. Mr. Rowland
Bub, r, to the firm of B irber and Sm. (Mooted of
thew, many at fully Pd. per lb., some bullocks not yet
two years dio making as ranch al iall3 151each.—Ft..m the
Lite &ea Joisrami.