The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-12-28 00:00:00

DEATH OF MR. J. BROODER.

ia our painful duty to regard (says -a
Mauch- ester
paper) the death of John lirogdea, too., the motor
member of the Arm of Meson. John Brogden sad Bons
of Toed., who bed been oonneelled with this district
for msisf Years, not only as an Iroomarter, bet in
other andortskings in the development of the inshistrini
merges of the neighbourhood, and also to its Railways
Oa Tasedny, the day of the Inner'. the works at
Toad., and the variesa collieries in the neighbourhood
belonging to the firm were closed, mid the respeet for
and irympathy with the family were on that day shown
lit • vary marked deuces by all at the various establish-
ments of the lino, so well as by the residents in the
neighbourbeni. Than were gimlet Gerrie,' at the gig
timat worship at aad raw Tooda, from 11.30 am.
rp.na, it. time at which the funeral was taking
piece, and the atteadasee at oath was very large.
The ilsecaswi gentleman was well known for his
enterprise, beinp_larply engaged in other dig.
inlets as well as her.. We take the following from the
17Frergons Mirror of Saturday
We have to regret the death of John Menden, Fen, of
Raglan House, Sale, neer Manchester, •hich wet but not
unexpected ocervveoce, took Ned on Thocaday evening alv.
Wooden had pawed the Melt of human une—narnely. three
were omen and ten--and for a long time put his health had
been gledusilly on the decline. Re was wet known not much
respected In this district, both as an iron-muter and in con-
nection with the nvevelon and Uneasier line of railway, which
he constructed at the sumetlon of his Mend, the We Goorint
Stephemson. tSr. Ittogden eta Of the Wesleyan persuasion, and
in ivditlcs an advanced Liberal and free-trader. Ile will best be
resneinberni, however, for hi inlet work of developing Fuentes
by Introdocing into Its slat tbe now common, but one
unknown, iron bores"

THE BOY LOVER AND THE PARSON.

At Dartford County Court on Wednesday an action
was brought by a boy named Ruches. aged IS (who
axed by his father no his next friend). the son of a
groper at Stone. near Greenhithe, against the Rev.
Y. W. Murray, the ree'or of Stone, for an assault, the
damages being laid at CIO. It appftred that the boy
had Imagined himself in lore with a little girl. named
Constance Griffiths, who sat in an adjasent pew to that
his father canopied M church, and bad written the
following letter to his small sweetheart ; "Front one
who loves yon.—Dear Consey—l mite thee, few lines
to you, hoping to find you quite well. I wish to see
you. hoping I shall not be long to (sic.) my wish is
grattified (sic.). If not, please to drop we a line or so.
as I am anxiou, to know the answer. Excuse bad
writing. With hest love, belie. me. your affectionate
lover and well-wisher. W. fl." This very innocent
effusion fell into the hands of • widow lady named
Chirke, with whom "Gamey" lives. She took it to
the clergyman, who at onee went to the plaintiff's
echoed, and took bite away to the rectory, when he beat
the bov severely with • cane. The rev. gentleman then
took the plaintiff home to his father, and amid that the
lad had been guilty of an shornin•ble insult towards the
young lady. The father, however, on reading the
letter, found nothing abominable in it, and on disoover-
ing bow cruelly the boy had been beaten he took him
to the doctor. and afterward, caused his solicitor to
write to the Rev. Mr. Murray, requiriw an apology and
the payment of the medical expense.. No notice being
taken of this application, the action was brought. The
defendant rail that he oonaidered the letter an insult.
not from anything abominable in it, but b• 0•1110 It hid
been seat by • grocer's son to a young lady in •different
potation. The jury at ODIN re•111111fd • verdict for the
plaintaff for the toll aalowit dame&