The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-08-29 00:00:00

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INDEPKNDENT °ROBS OF RICHLUITE.S. —Mr. Chaxlee
Waring b.: liberally contributed £5 to the funds of the
look Tent of thie Order..
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Tilt tine steamship Heather Bell still continues her
popular excursions to places of interest. and receives a
merited share 1 public patronage. On Monday the trit
was to Alum Bay, and on Tuesday a large number of
ler:sons were taken to Weymouth Regatta, and much
enjoyed the delightful scenery of the Dorsetshire roast
and the capital music of the Bournemouth string hand,
which was on board.
CONURVAATIONAL SUNDAY SetiooLs.—At the successful
bazaar held in September last in aid of the building f
of the proposed now Congregational Sunday Schools, •
number of articles were left over, and a "garden sale of
these was held yesterday (Wednesday) afteriemn, on the
pleasant lawn of Ivy Muse, Parade, by kind permission
of the Misses Pinney. The articles, which were of a
useful and ornamental character, and offered at reduced
and really reasonable prices, were tastefully displayed on
six stalls, presided over by the following ladies, who made
capital adeswomen :—Mrs. J. W. SilliipSOCl and Miss
Keinp.Welch ; Miss Cutler and Mrs. Edward Hopkins;
Mrs. J. W. Buckley and Mi., Buckley ; Miss Bunton' and
Miss Jarvis: Mrs. Green and Miss Barrett; and Mrs. Goff
and Miss Goff. There was also a refreshment stall,
attended to by Mrs. Miller, awl a flower stall under the
care of Mrs. Anstey, and in one of the rooms of the house
an exhibition of curiosities from various parts of the
world, under the superintendence of the Misses Penney
and MiSA Lankester These had been lent by friends at a
few days' notice, and formed a very creditable collection.
We trust the pecuniary result of the affair was as
successful as it deserved to be.

-Ms Ditowsttn.-A man named Henry tlerraril
was found drowned near the liamworthy.bridge early
on Sunday morning, and the inquest on the body was
held at the Town-hall on Monday, before the Deputy
Coroner, Mr. Reginald Aldridge. Mr. Wheatley was
chosen foreman of the jury, and the body having been
viewed at the deadhouse the following evidence was
given: Henry James Gerrard said the body he had
seen was that of his father, who worked for Mr. Warn,
tailor, of High-street, and lived in Fish-street He
last saw him alive between 8 and 9 o'clock on Saturday
night at the Bull's Head, where he was sober, and in
his usual health and spirits at the time. DeeeWie.l
was in years of age --Robert Rose a man in the em by
of Mr. Hopkins.. said he was walking round the Quay
at halbpast Ii o'clock yesterday morning, and saw a
man floating in the water on his face close to the Quay
just below the bridge. The body wax sor yards
from the Quay steps, and near the bow of the vessel
Hopewell. He aent his son to the Police-station awl
in the meanwhile a Custom-house officer got the body
op the steps out .4 the water. -Thomas Lincoln,
Custom-houm officer, nail yesterday morning about
half-past six he was on the quay anti a man came
running by and said " There's a policeman overboard"
He went towards the bridge and against the board of
the Hopewell, and under some weeds, he saw a body
floating with the face downwards. He got a boat-hook
and pulled the body to the nearest steps, and got it
up as far AM he could and kept it there till the police-
man came. He assisted the police in getting the body
out of the water. -P.C. Reeks said about half-past six
yesterday morning he was called to the quay. lie
found the body partly drawn up on the steps, and the
last witness supporting it. With the assistance
.4 P.C. Ballett, the man Rose, and his son, he got the
body out of the water by placing a line under the
shoidders. He loosened deceased's clothes to see if
there were any signs of life, and found the body quite
cold, and partially still. He took the body to the
deadhomie and found Gs. lid, on it There were no
marks on the head. -William Hurst, a lasi, said he
worked at the Foundry. On Saturday night, about
five 'Milian; past ten, lie maw deauseed and a friend of
his at the Bulb; Head The deceased had three
pennyworth of spirits and a glass of beer there, and
then went towards the Poole New station with him
to see the friend off by train. They went to House's
beerhouse on the way and they had BOUM beer. lie
left deceased at the station with his friend at hue
minutes to eleven o'clock. The deceased was not at
that time drunk, and he could walk straight, and
knew what he was about. Deceased had premised to
go 'to Bournemouth on Sunday.-Rebecca Saunders,
landlady of the Duke of Wellington, said about half-
Point eleven o'clock on Saturday night she saw deceased
go through King-street in the direction of West-street.
He appeared to be rather worse for liquor, and walked
very unsteadily. Deceased was, as at as she knew,
a temperate man.- Elizabeth Porter, us lag in Fish-
street, ~aid had lodged with her /OHM the Ist
of June. At eight o'clock on Saturday night he came
from work and bad his tea standing, and then went
out. She had not seen him the worse for drink.ionce
he had lived with her, lie was very reviler pi his
work, and always eh il. He was not generally in the
habit of being out late, and she stayed up the whole
of the night to use if he ...lime home-The jury
returned a verdict of "Found Drowned.
Pwrrr tininess, Thursday.-Magistrates present: The
Mayor (Alderman F. Strnott.) Mr. A. Ralston, and Mr.
G. Gulch.