The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-01-08 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY CASK OF ABDUCTION.

At the Birmingham Pollee Court, Wednesday morning,
William Eaton (SIL hairdresser, 2, Pope-street, was
charged with the abduction of a young girl named Levine
Charlotte Stokes, the daughter of a hairdresser in Sum-
mer Lanes—The prosecute.; in her evidence, deposed
that she was not quite detain years old. She had known
the prisoner, who had been in her father'. employment,
for about two years. Some time ago prisoner told her
that he was going to get a divorce from his wife, and
aelied her if she would marry him Wi WPM replied,
"You mast wait until you get the divorce" On a subse-
quent occasion the prisoner told her that he had obtained
• divorce, and it was arrested that he should advertise
for a young woman to sestet a lady, and accordingly
prisoner advertised, "Wanted, a girl about 18, to assist a
lady, and make herself generally useful." The vacancy
was applied for by witnesa, and the situation weft repre-
sented to be at Leeds. The prisoner sent her half-a.
sovereign to pay her fare, and she went to him at Leeds,
hut she bad not been there long when she discovered that
the prisoner was also living with another young woman
as her husband. This state of affairs came to the know-
ledge of witness's father in Birmingham, and he sent for
his daughter to Leeds. She returned to her home there,
and the facts having been communicated to the police,
the prisoner was apprehended by Detective-sergeant
Heldon.—Prisoner was remanded for • week.

• HAPPY NEW YELL
" A happy New Year r 'tie • well-wora
That we utter issch new-lsirn Tear.
What happiness e er stood Time • shirp lest?
What day knew • tear
Does it make you the happier, then, to think
That another twelve months are Bed
Or to know that you tremble upon the brink
Of the valley where lie the dead?
"A happy New Year r Was tbe last so blest
That you'd cheerfully live it again
Would you sit with your heart in sorrow oppreet
With • nameless, comfortless pain?
As you must have sat in the years gone by,
When the world seem'd so filmic and cold,
When • lie was • truth and • truth • lie,
Atil all bee to be bought and sold.
"A happy New Year f' Another sharp strife
With misery malice, and care ;
Another rough cruise on the ocean of life,
With breeze, that never blow fair.
"A happy New Year r What a practical joke;
Nay, to say ill. almost • crime,
And I'll not wish you what you will find a revoke
When you play double dummy with Time.
—Vanity Pair.

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A POSTMAN.
A very sad accident happened on Friday, December
27th, at the Harrow station, to one of the local post-
men, a eteady and much-respected young MU. It
aPPean he went as usual to the station with his letter-
bags, a little before ten p.m. He had consigned two
safely in the respective trains to Stanmore and Edge.
ware on the down line and had to deliver a third on
the up line. He had exchanged good wishes for the
new year with some of his comrades, awl after that
was never seen again alive, so that the exact details of
the catastrophe can only be conjectured. The porters
were dispersed carrying away luggage. It is supposed
he was crossing the line, or just beyond the platform,
when the Scotch Express came, ten minutes after time,
and, consequently, not expected by the postman. He
was near-sighted, and the night wee terribly dark and
snowy, and not • human being near to warn him. It
Is supposed that be was caught up by the locomotive,
warZtsome distance, and killed. Some think be
vni up. When the porton and others returned
to the platform of the station, they wondered at not
seeing him anywhere about, and at last came upon his
cape; then they found the letters of hla third beg
scattered in every direction. A little further one of
them thought he saw • piste of coal on the line, and,
going to remove it, found it to be • foot in a boot. The
rest of the body was afterwards discovered in the same
sort of way. This shocking and mysterious occurrence
has evoked strong sympathy at Harrow. The poet-
ises's name was Henry Farnborough; be was only 27
years of age, and ha I held his situation four and a half
years ve7 creditably. It appears there is no pension
or provision of any kind for his young widow, who has
two children and is expecting another I Among the
numerous presents that are distributed at this season
of the year none could he more appropriate than a
trine towards the relief of this unhappy widow and
orPhans•

Edward Haney Mitchell, of Birmingham, was charged
with fraudulently obtaining two guinea. from Mr.. .
Coombe, a widow. On the 2SM ult.. as the husband of
yttertilitwm Deming through St. Philip'. church-
suddenly dropped down dead. The prieoner law
the occurrence, and some time afterwards he went to the
prosecutrix and told her be bad been to Mr. Pemberton,
surgeon, for a certificate of cause of death. He could not
get the certificate without paying Mr. Pemberton two
guineas, and to do this she had to borrow a portion of the
money. She then gave him two guineas, and the prisoner
did obtain a certificate from the surgeon, but no charge
was made for it, e• the widow was in poor circumstances.
The prisoner wee committed for trial.
SCARLATINA NIT LIMN:IL—MT. F. C. Palmer writes: " A
lady residing in the country wrote to inform a friend in
this neighbourhood (But Sheen) that she WM occupied In
nursing her daughter eufferisig from scarlatine. The
friend, alter reeding and burning the letter, gave the
envelope in which it was contained to one of bar children
to play with. Ten days later I was requested toss. the
lame child, when the di/used red nth over the skin,
elevated temperature, and ulcerated tonsils clearly
pointed to the nature of the malady with which I was
called upon to deaL From inquiries that I have since
made, I am satisfied that unless the decease originated
de novo it could be traced to no ether si.,,rce of infection
than the unfortunate envelope previously mentioned.
Preventive medicine is always better than curative. I
would therefore suggest that all communications not
absolutely necessary written from an Infected house be
interdicted, and then when received both lettere and
envelopes be immediately consigned to the nearest fire.'
Errs's Cocoa.. Glertrot. LSD Cogrorrise
"By a thorough knowledge of the natural law,
which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition,
and by • careful application of the lea 'properties of
well-selected cocoa, Mr. Epps ham provided our break-
fast tables with • delicately devoured beverage which
may save no many heavy doctor's bilL It is by the
judicious use of =eh articles of diet that a constitu-
tion may be gradually built up until Wrong enough to
resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle
maladies are floating around as ready to attack
wherever there is • weak point. We may escape
many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified
with pure blood and • properly nourished frame."
—Civil Service Gastate.-Bold only in Packets labelled
—" JARMO Byre end Co., Homapopathic Chemists,
Loudon."

Fescv boors or lumen MAIVFACTUIE —it is pleas
ing in end that England holds her own against the keen
conspetiton of foreigners in these articles, the demand
for which at this time of year is enormous. We am told
that Cadbury's. the makers of the Celebrated Coosa
Essence, have sent out nearly two millions of their
eggiiidte little boxes of Chocolate since June, and they
will form a welcome present to many of our children
during the corning Christmas festivities
Ftsarrres P•am Bto• —This marked saperiorit7 of
this Laundry Blue over all others, and the quick ap-
preciation of It. merits by the public, has been
attended by the usual resulta—vis, • flood of Imita-
tions: the merit of the latter mainly consists in the
Ingenuity exerted, not simply in imitating the square
shape, but making the general appearance of the
wrappers resemble that of the genuine article. The
Manufacturen bag therefore to caution all buyers to
me." Reckitt's Paris Blue" on each Packet.

HOktewar7s-cin;iiiiriThse—Tiug :"—Rheitinatian and
rheumatic gout are the most dreaded of all diseases, because
their victims know that they are sale at no season, and
at poem secure. H floway's Ointment, after fomentation
of the painful parts, triVir grater relief than any other
application, hut it must he diligently used to obtain this
desirable result. It he been highly commended by
rheumatic subjects of all ages alai of both MIMI for render-
ing their attacks less frequent and rigorous; and for
repressing the sour perapiratioas and soothing the nerves.
In many cases Holloway's Ointment and Pine have
proved des grades biessings In removing rheumatism hod
rheumatic gout, which had assailed persona previously
healthy and in the prime of life.
voLoosur DoWants, POill rug HAUL —lf your hair is
torider grey or white, or falling off, use " The Megkan
Hair Recrewer." for it will pee:reels restore is eery sou
Goa or White hair to its original colour, without leaving
the disagreeable smell of most "Restorers." It makes
the hair charmingly beautiful, as well as promoting the
growth of the hair on bald spots, where the elands are not
&Day ed. Ask your Chemist for " Traw Ifdateas Hun
Itaxawst,' Floored by Hueny C. OLLILAT, la Orford-
week mil slid by. alliselsksaii Padua= every.
wires aiVia. Or Wel&

SECURITY IN CREDITING.

MONEY immediately advanced to any
amount, from £5O and upwards, upon every
description of security, comprising real and
personal estate, farming stock, reversions,
annuities, furniture (without removal), If.
policies, and any other tangible personal
security. No charges made or commission
taken, and the strictest secreey will in all
cases be observed.
Interest IA follows, viz. On freehold or leaseholds, from 3 per cent. per annum,
personal security from 4 per cent. per annum,
other securities at equally reasonable rates.
Applicants are requested to apply in the first instance
by letter containing full particularsgedenorra
to save unnecessary trouble, to
Hawkins, Esq., 9, Great Ramell-stavet,
Bloomsbury, London, ws•