The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-06 00:00:00

BRIDPOET.

Etta'? or Lmirraino.—On Thursday morning, just
before eleven o'clock, a tremendous clap of thunder
was heard, followed by • vivid flash of lirht-
ning. At this moment Mr. Jicker, the School
Attendance Officer for the borough, was proceeding
towards Bridport from Bothenhampton, and when
just upon the South Bridge he war taken suddenly
unwell and conveyed into • cottage near. His
aymptoms became alarming. and he was afterwards
removed to his own residence, where he still remains in
a precarious condition. It ir not known whether he
was directly struck by the lightning, but doubtlessly
the large quantity of electricity in the atmosphere
effecter' him.
SUDDEN DEATN.-011 Thursday, about One o'clock,
p.m., a sad else of sudden death occurred one mile
from the town. A pensioner from the army named
Samuel White, aged 32, was employed in excavating
for stone, when he suddenly complained of feeling
unwell, and ..f a painful giddiness. A fellow-work-
man ran to the village to procure brandy, but shortly
after his return the unf etunate man expired. The
coroner was comniunicated !with, but the doctor bay.
ing previously attended deceased for heart diseasr,
and for which malady he was discharged from the
servic., an inquest WU coorldered unnecessary. He
leaves • widow and several children totally unprovided
for. _ _

&INC WITH • BULLOCK.—On Friday morning two
men were driving a fat bullock from Allington to
Bridport, when the animal bolted down a narrow lane
next the reaidence of R. Tucker. " Fulbrook. "
At the end of the lane a tributary of the river Brit
preents itself. Tin ardinal dashed lest two wooden
posts, and into the streani ,• it endeav 'tired to effect a
landing on the opposite aide, but was frustrated, in
consequence of a high bank, when it returned and faced
the two men in • threatening manner. At lust the
unwieldy brute WWI got out by means of a noose hav-
ing been cleverly thrown over its head, and was thus
conveyed to shore. Although it appeared much
exhausted, it male several attempts to butt the by.
'tenders, but wu ultimately c -nveyed home 'Addy,
COUNTY POLICI. We. neetay.—B•tore Captain Groves
and Mr. T. C.,1105.

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A BAD HCSIAND. —Job Gape, labourer. of Bradpola was
charged In aa.taxia with ha• 11,11 are anted Carolina Cgapp,
his wife, on the Nth ult.—Prisoner, in answer to the
charge, stated thtt ht was working in the garden with a
awe ; he threw it from bun, and could not tell if lt struck
her or nob—Caroline Capp, prime, Istria, who was suffer.
ine from a mvere cut on tit, forehead, swore that on the
previous night she returned Iron her usual labours as
charwoman, and went into the garden. Hi r husband was
time working with several Wien. She asked him for the
key of the door, and he replied that .he had It; but prom,
cutrix could not get in by reason of a padlock be had
(seeped to the door He threw the spade at her, which
Indicted a revere blow on the head: the wound bled very
much.—P.C. Is-seder, atatioaed at Bradpoie, deposed seeing
trix on the previous night about eight o'clock. Her
r:c'esie"erae covered with blood, and she appeared in a very
exhameted state. After communicating with Sergeant
Gals be took prisoner inn, custody. Prisaner was
intoxicated, but not drunk—Hie wife wished that prisoner
• ae rimuired
might be mowed to find sureties of the peaoe.
magistrates remit led him that he had been previoude '
brought before the Bench for a similar cdonee. ,
now bound over to keep Me pears for six moos). was
eel( in 1:20, auil two sureties of £ll.l ..s,sureties were not turilvAnning, and yru.•
In enstudy. wet was removed