The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-04-12 00:00:00

MILTON ABB &Et

A &mance APTAIR, which might have proved fatal,
or at least caused greivons bodily harm to • family
named Vateher, at Milton Abbes, has lately happened.
the father, Silas Vateher, was expected home, and the
daughter set about making tea from water boiling over
the are, in a kettle, which bad been tilled by a young
woman, • neighbour, who often brought her work to
the house, where she would sit for hours, but who, on
this otc&alco, left as soon as sho had filled the kettle.
Matilda, one of the daughters, called the attention of
Sarah to the frothy appearance of the water as it boiled
over. Some of it was poured into a cup when a Peculiar
smell arose from it, and on pouring the remainder into
an earthenware pan it immediately made the glaze peel
off and it had effectually removed the rock from inside
the kettle. The water was then thrown down the
drain. Some time after, the young woman who filled
the kettle was charged with putting something into it,
when she admitted putting in • lump of lime. A doctor
has taken the pan with • view to analysing what
remains in it, to !discover what was pat in the kettle,
Report says the motive was to get rid of Sarah Vateb.r,
who knew swimmeret respecting a recant ithtem o the
tug wootatt who !dhoti the Juttle.

PIDDLEHIIITON.
auction or GUARDIAN& —There has been unusual
excitement in thle village doriog the past week, in
oonsequence of Mr. Mayo being nominated u guardian
as wail as Mr. Lashley, wbo has filled the office for
many year• The result of tb• polling was that Mr.
Lovelace received 62 votes, and Mr. Mayo 24, giving
the old guardian • inajofity of 38. On Saturday even'
lug the guardian was cerried round the village in
triumph, sad • baud of mumo acoompanied the
procusion.
ACCIJMNI WITH ATV Al.—.on Saturday last • boy,
named John Hoare, in the employ of Mr. Mayo, was
driving a wagon laden with swede', when., h.ving
occasion to open a gate, be got down and welted by the
s°lo of the waggon for some little time. Etentually he
fell, and his right arm was fractured by rule of the
wh,-els passing over it. He wee prompt), attended to,
and taken to the Dorset County Hospital.

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CERNE AURAS.
SPECIAL Szaatotta, Fridsg.—Before J. E. Bridge,
Esq.
John Vincent, Quarter-muter. sertiog on board
IL M.s. Achilles, lying in Portland Roads. was btotight
up in curtody of Sergeant Florence, eborged for that jie
tilt said J.,hn Vinotiot on the 28th of robrua ry, 1870,
si nu perk& of Guns Abbas, did ni•rry one Pilliry
Pori:Mtge, his fortcer wife to whom I,e waa previontly
11 erred on the 23rd of September, 1830, being them
.Itvr--11r. Wesain, of Dorcheeter; apprar,--1 to coudoct
the prow-cation. Evidenoe of both marriages was given
by several witnesars and the aertificaSes prodawd.
Prisoner, who declined to say anything in an swegto the
ohasge, wee committed for trial at the masts...
SWANAGR.
Mg. Prue WILLIAM DELAMCYPTE, Of the Chariot
Cross nuptial, passed the primary examination in
anatomy antl physiology st a meeting of the Court
of Examiners, held at the Royal College Surgeons
of England, on the sth inst.

SHArTESBURY.
Nrciwr Settord..—Tbe winter .e.*Ofl of this eehoool
was brought to • close on Tueaday evening, when the
Govertanent elamioation was held by Dr. Willis and
the Hee. G. Clove'. About 30 pupils bed etteuded
the minimum, '2l times, required by the Committee of
Council, whilst the average for the year was 45.

MILBORNE sr. ANDREW%
SUDDI2I DZATH. —OD Thursday afternoon, SD inquest
was held at the 10,10 Oak Inn, Ililberne, before W.
H. Atkinson, Faq„ coroner, on the body of llary Biles,
red 4g years, single woman, who resided with her
brother at Mdborne Styleharn, and died suddenly on
the previous Tuesday. The evident* was as follows :
Henry Bishop, shoemaker, said that Ile lived next door
to the deeeased, &cid last saw her alive about one
°clock p.m., on Tuesday, the frth instant. She was
coming from her door in the direction of the well In
the garden as if to draw water. She went to put out
her hand to take hold of the wink, and fell down on
her knees, and then rolled over on her back. Witness
went to her assistance. She sighed once, and his wife
brought some vinegar and water and washed her facie.
She never spoke. They carried her indoors to her own
house. She sighed once and died. Witness found her
heart beating violently at her back when he was
holding her up. He knew that she bad been lately
attended by Mr. Lye, the parish doctor. She com-
plained of pains in her head.—Robert Biles, labourer.
brother of the deeeased, tiaid that about six weeks
before she was unwell, and was attended by Mr. Lys,
who gave her some medicine. On Tuesday morning,
about half-past six, she complained of pains is her
stomach ; that was before he went to work. He did
net again see her alive. She did not eat a hearty
breakfast, but he thought she had been getting
gradually better. She had been very poorly about six
weeks ago.—Verdiot, " Death fsom natural eauses, by
the visitation of God."

POOLS.
&Acme or Ovisasne.-11r. David Duren end
Mr. Titus Buckley have been appointed overseers for
the parish of St. James's ; Mr. Thomas Gillerd and Mr.
Henry Thiche for Loogfieet ; Mr. J. H. West and Mr.
H. Pearce, for Hainworthy, ; and Mr. Robt. Cooper and
Mr. Bobt. Amer. for the tything of Parkstorie.
DesrS ur Ma. DAVID DURILL. 81111.—On Thursday
last the oldest gentleman in Poole, Mr. David Dorell,
of New Orchard. died at the advanced age of 95 years
greatly respected. The deceased gentlemen was a
member of the Durell family, whose name occurs ao
frequently in the historical annals of the &orient
boroudi of Poole.
EASTICII QuAaTIR SEISIONIL—On Friday morning the
Easier Quarter Sessions were held at the Town Hall,
before the R. corder J. F. Collier, Req. The Mayor
(Alderman Rogers) and Mr. Lankester, J.P., were on
the Bench. The following gentlemen were sworn upon
the Grand Jury—Messrs. H. Hamilton (foreman), .1.
Adey, W. Blanchard. J. Budden, F. Hopkins, R.
White. W. SLicle. W. Hunt, G. Ingram. W. Meads'.,
F. Millos, C. Fl. Halls and Thomas Sanders, jun. The
royal proclamation whist vice, profaneness, and lm-
morality, was read by the Clerk of the Peace, after
which the Recoider delivered his charge to the Grand
Jury. Exidy Lfog was indicted for having on the 4th of
February last obtained from Sarah Demote, shop-
woman to Mr. Charles Kite, draper, of High-street.
Poole, 12 yards of calico, 6 yards of holland, 3 yards of
flannel, and 3 shirts falsely, pretending that the same
were for a Miss Pitman, chambermaid at the Loudon
Hotel. Mr. H. W. Dickinson attended to prosecute.
The prisoner plea led guilty, and the Recorder told
her, that as be belived there was nothing against her
character hitherto, the sentence of the Court would be
that site be imprisoned for three months in the borough
gaol, with sash hard labour as she was fit to undergo.
After eompleting this sentence the prisoner will he
"wanted" elswhers on a similar charge. 1