The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-03-20 00:00:00

SUILLING6TONE,

Tign WISSLEtax Meennourre (131andford circuit) held
their annual trustee meeting here last week. Representa-
tives attended from Mani Hord, Sturminster, Shilling-
stone, Stirkland, Chible Okeford. and Manston : three
stations only were without chapels. A new erection for
lwenie was granted, land being bought for 131: and the
Houghton mi., was to stand in abeyance. Most of the
properties were (mind in a good state, and the accounts
having been audited, they were duly signed. rhilde
okeforil only had as yet adopted the use of the new
hymn-book. A long discussion as to its merits was led off
be the Rev. A. Brice, in which Messrs. J. Humes, G.
Thompson, J. W. Barnett and others took part; each
severally stating that the object of is cheap hymn-book
was now realised: and Mr. Gibbons (of the (irm of
Haddon and Co.), who had got up a new edition of the
oil hymn-book, had declared his object was now gained.
.Mr. Samuel Drake objected, and could not see the way
clear to adopt a new hymn-hook ; hitt a resolution was
passed recominstoling its use. At Ibberban a meetin
house hail for over 50 years been lent for use. which was
used by the Baptists am) years ago. The Okeford
Fitzpaine new trustees had not appointed their steward,
but a meeting was to he held for that purpose. Stickland
hail got free of debt during 1070. The following is a list
of the chapel stewards :—Blandford, Mr. Asher Foot ;
itturniinster. Mr. S. Drake; Stourpaine, Mr. O. Darnett ;
Stickland, Mr. Lionel Elford ; Iwerne, Mr. 11. Brown
I' i 11l perne. Mr. Barnett ; Fiddleford, Mr. John Wills
Marnhell, Mr. Wilkins ; Mauston, 51r. N. Benjafield
Okeford, Mr. C. Streets; Shillingstone. Mr. J. G.
Gentry; Ikiebalwell. Mr. .1. Koss ; Ibberton, Mr. Joseph
Voter: Okeforil Fitzpaine (waiting appointment). Mr.
and Mrs. Gentry entertained the company to tea and
supper, and an amusing conversation took place as to
preachers and sermon manufacturers. Votes of thanks
and the singing of the doxology, ended a very interesting
gathering.

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St'norx DEATH. Mr. Horace Nutt, district ,1
coroner, held an inquiry on Monday afternoon at the
Black Horse Hotel touching the death of John
Gander, a labourer, who expired very suddenly the
previous day. The jury werwcomposed of Mr. George
(foreman), Messrs. H. Faun, Henry Hodges,
W. Sawtell, .1. Watts, Pollock, G. Spiller, I'. W. It.
White, Nlinifie, S. Snook, T. A. Davis, and H. Nash.
- The first witness called wail Henry Lugg, who said
he WIN an engine-driver in the employ of Mr. Digby,
of Sherl)orne Castle. The body just viewed by the
jury was that of his brother-in-law, John Gander, who
was about 54 years of age. On Saturday morning
last, deceased, who lodged at his house, went out to
the allotment to do some work. He appeared in his
usual health, which was never very good, nor was he
eve i' very strong. Before he went away he ate a
heaity breakfast, and he returned at dinnertime and
he appeared in his usual health. Afterwards he
returned again to the allotment, and witness went to
him about four o'clock in the afternoon, and, as he did
, not appear to be able to finish the work that night, he
took the pick from him and assisted him, thinking lie
could rest Deceased remained there for a few
1 minutes, and then attempted to carry some weeds
down to the hedge in a basket, but he failed and let
fall the basket. Witness went to him and enquired
what was the matter, to which he replied he had the
rheumatism in his arm. /tie arm appeared very much
contracted. Afterwards he appeared a great deal
better and remained in the allotment until he (witness)
had finished the work, when they walked home to-
gether. He had tea, and a little later in the evening
expressed a desire to go out, but witness
advised him not to do so, and ultimately
prevailed upon him to go to bed, giving him
a little hot runs and water to warns him. Ile heard no
more of him until the next morning between five and
six o'clock, when his wife, who had stopped 'up
attending decease all night, called him to assist her in
following him up, as his breath was very bad. After
this he observed a change and about half-past seven
o'clock sent for the doctor, but he did not attend until
half-past nine, ten minutes after deceased had expired.
Previous to his death, deceased limbs appeared very
contracted and he intimated to 'dui, in answer to his
query, that he was suffering only from rheumatism.
A kw minutes before he died, deceased hit off thetop
,1 his tongue which gave him the impression that he
was suffering from a lit. He had known deceased a
number of years, as a quiet, steady , well-conducted
man; he was never very strong, and suffered a great
deal from shortness of breath and rheumatism, for
which Latter complaint he had been treated for some
time at the Yeatman llospital.—Rose Lugg, a young
%%Oman working at the factory and Emily Humphries,
a inarried woman, who resided in the same house,
corroborated the evidence of the former witness that
deceased had suffered from rheumatism and breath.—
The on-oiler having summed up the jury returned a
verdict of "Death by the visitation of. God," and
kindly gave their fees to the family Lugg, towards the
expenses ot the funeral.

Two gentlemen, Mews. Ja Ja and Olro Jumbo,
rival chiefs, near Bonny, are causing the authorities
some trouble by their quurrels.