The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-01-09 00:00:00

lIRBILBORNX.
SUICIDE OF AN ELDERLY WOMAN.

An elderly woman, named Maria Woodward. aged
61. and living in Long-street, committed suicide on
Sunday morning. She had been living as housekeeper
with an engine-driver on the L. & S.W.R. named
Dixon, and no Sunday morning she was heard about
six o'clock getting no. Ilisou asktd her what ehe was
doing, and she Fad him she was going to the w.c.
She, however, it appears, fully dress‘d herself, put on
her bonnet, &c., and made her way to the river, and
there, it is bigieved, throw hprself in. The body was
notio.al in the water near the hid lge on the New.road,
by a groom employtd at the Castle, who immediately
i,,fonned the police. The water where the body was
fonnd is very shallow. and the clothes of the cl.•cea•ed
were to be seen above the surface, and were distended,
or blots a out, by the force of the tide. A x inquest
we, held on the body yesterday (Monday.)

V731711017T11.
FANCY BALLS
The annual fancy ball at the R iyal Hotel or.. given ou
Tbur.hy evening lett, when the scene was • 'erg
brilliant one. Mr. Rowe had aiorned the halbroom
meet gaily with rich Saga, and it was lighted with lamps
ahaded in ceders, casting quite • glow upon the Picture.
The bawling were the loony patronesses : —Kra Baugh.
Mr. Bonnet'.Mtg. Chimmo, lire. Barry Drew, Mrs.
Het;moge, Mr., Hine, lire. Kelsey, Mrs Mead, Yrs. Neal,
1.1!uoh. Kr. 11. R.
Mrs. Pr. tor. Mr.. Paellpe, Mrs. Swallad and Mrs.
Syk-a the Steward' eing Onn-rol
B•nnett Contain Chitunio, R.N.. Major 0 I Barry
Drew.d it, Captoin Ile,,eaee, It.N C dorsal Him., Ft K.
I Captain Kebey, Colonel Ketly K any, 2ndQ men a,
C ,pt Mad. IN, C.pt tin /41.1. CAptain Pretor,
(3,yeain Pheline, C Lionel Sortilleld. M.j a Sykes, and
Cape'', Si. Chir,
.binion, of D ochester, provided a very ellicieut
hand, and the company bream arriving goon altar 9.
Among three
shout two doe ore •to did not write their names or
presnt were the following, there being
v m
"characters.' on their carte:—
LAMM
lire F. W. Dar, or net dram
Slim Venable., "Fo,lv
Mite F. ilontrrimr, Maid of Um Grange
• Dovidion, Snolenno
Mrs Neal, Mule Antmnette
• Witlinm.. .
'ire Kelsey, Maqo.r. Lome XIV
Mies Smith. Cote." Bowe
Mita A' tate Smith, Venetian costume
Miss Drew, It lien permant girl
Mug, Freame, Patchwork
kin Freame, evening deer
Me. Bertha Neat, • la It OA Greenaway
Mr. Bennett, Madame de % crier, 17th century
His• L. Niter, La Petite Mammies, 17th century
Mu Near. Neopolitan flab girl
Mrs Lnegiord.Sainobuty, evening dreg'
Mes Woodland, Rioni,
Aliso Gertrude Meade King, tlonola
Mee Charleo Meade-Rug, evutngdrri
Nei F to Ilerb-rt
Mbe Wood Fits Hetlent, Alsatian prasmit
Mis 4 Ague' Fite Herbert, Bo Pee:,
Sire I.ihgow. evening diem
Mon Lith4,,w, Steil., the Principe of Thule
Ming Jemi• Lith4nor, L. ti la Ito I Riding Hood
Mum Ruekey Wed, • la Pompon
Mre OVourell, fireek
Mrs Sounoere, Autumn
Miss Saunrbre, Snowdrop
Mtg. M. Chit. n, May Q net
Mire Stanley SCSI, ev. fling dregs
Mrs. Rai need
mew L. Middleton.
Mee Delptiine Caromed 'la, Gloire do Dijon
Was B evening iires•
U-. Bose., evening dress
Men It. Tomlitwon, chieeertame, temps Louie XIV.
Mire Grant, Swiss peamot
Lgye WAtiirs, evening
Mrs Tht caber, evening dregs
nlitte Thre.her. Daisy Queen
Mug Charles Whitaker (The Curragb), Marguerite
?Are H. Tiernhill, emitting dress
Mn, Evelyn Manall, Roots, powent
Mies ilargmet Manse', lady of the 18th century
Kra William Breese, Week
Mies L nouns BroggLL, poriree, tempi L nliol XIV.
Ali,s Helen Dowdtog. • Gipsy Queen
Mrs Cmingllo, brliOtrepe
Miss Cninomo, Snowflake
Mrs Crawiord, Toe Comet
Mr. Mount-Badge, Moonabine
blies Flunk% Normandy peasant
Misa B. Wain., Stitt my nutmeat
Mil Owen Swornold, evening dress
Mrs E. P. Camoridge, Colvades fishrirl
Kra Algernon Heneage, Patience
Mrs T. B. Marline's (S ethatupton), evening dream
Kim C. Creighton, Greco Darling
Mrs Creighton, evening drma
Colonel Owen Swafileld, Winds Sr uniform
Heater Owen Swallield, "Bine Boy"
Captain Algernon Heneage, P. N. uniform
Mr H. P. tregarthen, evening dress
C•ptain Chinsini,, R.N., C tin'.. Monduin civil service
Mr Jocelyn Flunks, "Jack Tar'
Mr F. U. P. Combridge, Knight of Windage
Rey R. P. Cambridge, evening dregs
Mr Merkur
Kr .1. kilethe Clarke, Atasirtant Commissary General
C main Doormen, Herefordshire Hunt Club
M rOoelfrey, the Queen's regiment's uniform
Major Mount Botten, Hunt dress
Mr W. M. Trar-y, the Queim's it:iglu:mot.' uniform
Mr Campbell. IiGUI Liget Infantry uniform
Lieutenant A. G. Bax, the Queen's Regiment'. uniform
Lientenent Tay.or, tue Queen• Rogiment's uniform
Contain Malawi
Colonel H. Thornhill. evening dyer
Mr T. B. Harkness (S outhampton). evening dress
Lieuceuent-C >loud F. Watson. the Queen'. Regiment,
hunt dress
Mr V. W. Lair, Ererydsy young man
Captain Phellpe, Windsor uniform
Mr Biddle, sailor
Captain Neal, Windsor uniform
Captain Woodward, Gordon Highlanders' uniform
Lieutenant-Colonel W. F. Keteey, 72 id Highlandere
Captain Kelsey, Cetume Kngimert, du Rol Louie XIV.
Mr WI. Smith, Windoor uniform
Dr Smith. oriental co•turoe
Maie.General Barry Drew, C 8., uniform
Mr F. Barry Drew. Windoor uniform
Mr Fronk Rooke, Wane tar
Mr H. F. Barton, are, k fisherman
Mr F. Venable', Roy.' Dablin Fusiliers uniform
Mr W Venable', Windsor uniform
Lieut F. tie V.P. Creighton, 4th Bagnlion the Etag's
Stir mehire Light Infantry
Mr R. R. reared (Dorchester)
Mr R. W. Thomaa (Went St•Hord)
Capt. H. N. 1130 nett. let Dorset Ride Volunteers
Dr Childs, Treeeilian
Mr Lithrovr, Dublin viceregal
Mr Marmaduke Wood, Reutt.l club
Mr E Cu,hbert Ring. courtier L3o.lis XIV
Mr J. Chapman, Lorenzo (from "Th. Merchant of
Venice)"
Mr M. Bourh. Sandhurst uniform
Mr Walter Raymond, C•volier. time of Charles I
Mr A. Adam ,the Q teen's Regiment uniform
Mr T. Lynne, Windsor uniform
Mr StiivensOn. the Q ieen's Resin:wet uniform
Mr B. V. de Morin, un.lores
Mr )liddleton, Monte Carlo
Capt. Walter., Spanieh gala costume
Mr ig.yio firg•t, god Battalion Cameron Highlanders
(Militia)
Limit H. E. Giles, RN., nnlform
ygy j. R. Gregory, naval °dicer XIX century
, Mr Rooks, nniform
Mr Kinuer H wrack, Windsor uniform.
. A coredderable number of the public gathered to see
the dancers artive, and the costume a were very much
admired. In the bedroom the kaleidowopic chsnge.
were dimply indemnboble, but all charming and gay t
the full extent of Cho imagination. The pleasures of the
dance were enjoyed for seeral hours.

CORRECTION.
TO a! &Mar.

Allow me to corre;t-a-aiight-ewrro" r which crept into
the report of the late vestry meeting at Wyke, with
reference to the removal of a double flap. No imputa-
tion f any kind was int.n bad against " the build.r of
the e,tt urea" (sir. Farwell), nor, indeed, against any
person whatever.
J. B. KIIIIIDOI.
Weymouth, January 3rd, 1883.
- To the Ecita,..

Sir,—l MO that you &ft pUbllShlng O.IDO letters
which appear of c lerab43 interest, respecting the
Local Charities and the Allotment Act.

_
But I should like to ask "Justioe" if dui Broadway
mentioned in his last letter is the Broadway near
Weymouth: if i can 141 tell 114 where the house is
situated he speaks of, with further information upon
Lb. subject.—l am Sir, _

A Loom-o.

THE FALL OP THE BRADFORD CHIMNEY.
The fall of a very Illy building I. an evi fit but rarely
witnessed IT any per. no cOnin tent to deecribe it. A
good account .f any such rataatrophe has thus • threefold
value. Our knowle lie of defective structures is enlarged
by such experience. whether as retard' faults in original
design, or onjwitallable tsmpermg with work on the
ground of redruving any results of undue movement. In
the case of the Bradford chimney, it appears to boundia-
puted that the Intl was undermined by oil coal workings;
that alteration. in the design of the chimney were made
in coosequence of the discovery; and that during the
erection of the attaf t, it leaned an far ft .m the perpendicsD
let that a proem, of straightening, which menu to have
been of very questionable waf.ty. was adopts% and that
35 t. was deducted from the contemplated height. Toe
questi ins for the architect, then. are,—wee the fall
attributable to any renewal of the a ihaidence of the
foundation, due t, the subterr hollow: or was it
mere directly the result of that tie kering of the chimney
which gum carried out hcfnr., it. Completion to toe height
of 25611.1 It is clear that th mote of tall, if correctly
descnbed, may throw mucti light on these laa•ortant
questions; so, again, may tine omdition of the ruins. It
in, therefore. fortunes, that we have the ace meta of two
Md. pendent • ye.* i:neesee. which, although brief an]
unt.chnical, so far explain and corroborate one another
as t) enable on to form a very distinct idea of what
actually took plam.—Bradsr.