The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-10-03 00:00:00

DZIDPORT.

ANOTHER BSOGING thetel/L-012 Friday Charles
Attwood, • stomper, wits charged in custody, before
J. T. Stephens, Hag., with soliciting alms.—Constable
For,ler that morning found prisoner in the vicinity of
Chard's Mead, where he was begging.—The Meg a-
trates ordered him to be detained at the " Castle '' for
seven dam and to be fully engaged during that brief
period.
Local, BOARD RATS DST tULTER.—On Saturday,
before Mr. F. Goxi and Dr. Hay, • mason of South.
street, ilobett Lester, was summoned to app .ar for
neglecting to pay £.2 144. 103. due to the Local Board.
Of she above sum gl to. 4 I. was due for the present
rate.—Defendant did not appear. P.C. Tricker
proves' service of 11111:11M144, and Mr. J. 11. Ewer's,
rate-collector, proved the liability —The Bench ordered
costs, tie. 6d., to be paid, together with the arrears,
distress in default.
IiaRVEsT Staving; AT ALLMOTON. -- The special
annual services of harvest theologiving was held in
the church of St Swithin on the a veoin.; of Thule lay,
when the building was prettily dec irate I. and thronged
with people. The decorations were chi fly c ,utined to
the chancel—or woe corre tly speaking —the west end,
the 0 illIEDUtli01:1 table being In that portion of the
church. S ime splendid spikes of glacloli were arranged
ahout the C romunion rails, reading-desk, and pulpit,
and above the teading.deek itself were several sheaves
s.f corn, flowers, and fruit. The font bore a becoming
wreath of oats, ferns, dahlias, ant daisies. The pre-
liminary service was conducted by the Rev. S. S.
Reddle, nicer of the parish, the sermon from Mark iv.
26, being prea:hed by the vicar of Ileaminster, Rev.
Canon C Several appropriate hymns au.l aothem,
were nicely rendered by the choir, Mr. G. Hoare pre-
siding at the organ. A c illection at the close was in
all of the County Hospital.
A WMAN JUMPING FROII • WINDDW.—On Friday
afternoon no little coosteroati in wee cre AA by the
extra wdinary c n luct of a W 03111.1 nem Trevett, of
South-street, wife of William Trevett, fish dealer.
Mrs. Trevett deliberately sprang from an upper win-
slow of • room, where tier husband ha 1 locked her in.
She sustained • shocking fracture of one of her logs
by the fall, the space between the window and yard
where she fell being conside-able. Why the husband
fouibly confined his wife to the room is not known, but
It is freely stated she had been drinking. It appears
she made several attempts to force the door, but fa liog
this, made her exit by the window in th • in snotr
described. She was taken from the ground in a semi.
Conscious state, and singed aid was sought, On the
arrival of Dr. Hay and Mr. W. Hay, it was feint that
the fractured leg cool I not be s^t for • while, so the
woman was conveys) I to the infirmary of the Work-
hous-, where on Saturday the limb was attended to.
A report has been circulated to the effect that the
attempt we staid ial, but such we believe is not the
our. Tn 3 wiman became cooperated at finding her-
eel ma le a prisoner, and, in a state of excitement,
jumped from the window, at great risk, to get out of
her Inohand'e reach.
Gout) TUIPLAR'e Ftreeitat..—The funeral of Mrs.
C. Cook, whose death occurred on the 26th ult., at
the age of 37 years, was attended on Friday afternoon
by between 70 and 80 Good Template, to which Order
deceased bad, together with her family, been a mem-
bee The Tempters, in full regalia, and weaning the
distinctive badges of th..ir respective lodges, left the
Templar Hall in procession for the house of the
deceased in Westadreet, about 3.30, led by Marshal
Bros. J. Horsey and It. Hockey. They arrived at
the house an the hear*e was starting for the cemetery.
The procession was a very imposing one, and crowds
of persons thronged the street. to 111106811 it. Finst
came the Template, headed by the " Marshals " with
their staves of office, and &soh Templar wore • crape
rosette fluid to the colOr ; then followed al
tr idesmen, Etc. The hears) Was attend° I by four
officers of the local lodge, and behind the hearse
walked the eldest son and husband of deceased,
followed by relatives. The procees:on was met at the
cemetery by the Rev. J. Davies (Unitarian), who is •
member of the Order. Mr. Davies performed the last
sad rites for deceased in a very impressive manner.
The eldest son of deceased plac .d a wreath of clematis
upon the coffin as the body was do,,oeited in the grave.