The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-07-23 00:00:00

PRZIBTON.

BOY THROWN FROM A HORSE AND KILLED.

Kr. Lack, deputy coroner. on Monday morning held an
inquest an Mr. Scott's. Preston, on the body of Willis=
John Rulers, • boy twelve years old, who was killed on
Saturday. Mr. William Sergeant, was foreman, and the
eer urymen were Meows John Guppy, Richard
Kendall.
John Oliver, George Crocker, Stephen Galpin,
Ildward Brown, William Randall, Thorne Fooks, Samuel
O.* Frederick Fooks, and Minster Duel ord.
When the foreman had been sworn, Kr. Thome. Fooks
declined to take the oath, stating that he had • con-
scientious scruple.—The Coronas asked him why and
Mc. Peeks replied—Because (lads word tells me not to.
fie then made the usual declaration.
Charles Danford, dairyman, living at Jordan's Fenn,
Passton, stated on Saturday last, about half-past ten, be
weal to fetch his hone that wee graidng in the field, pat
the baiter round its head, and was coming out of the
Reid, when Mr. Mayers opened to. gate to let him go
through, and on peeing asked witness to let him ride.
The dairyman put to. boy up on the hone ; but within a
minute or two the animal " jumped right round," and
the boy fall off on his back. Dunked let go the
picked the boy up, put him on the gras. by the side, afri
waited about tan minutes till Mr. Yred.rlck Fools.' came
an than took the boy in his arms, and brought him home,
ending his owe eon on the same bone for the doctor. In
about half-an-hour Dr. Pridiman came.
By the Coroner : The boy "sort of cried our several
• eiter be was Part, but nothing that witness could
understand. Deceased was 12 years old, and witness fait
no scruple in letting him ride on to. hone, ea be had done
so more than once before.
Dv. John Williams Pridham was called shortly after 11,
by • man on horseback to Preston, went immediately,
and found deceased lying loin • perfectly comatose state.
the pupils largely dilated. Found • large effusion of
blood between the male and the back of the skull, which
WM extensively fractured. Did all he considered norm-
; but the boy died in about balf-an-hour. The muse
of deals was fracture of the back of the skull, and conse-
quent emnpreision of the brain.
The Ivry found that the cause of death was accidental,
resulting from the fracture of to. skull through falling
from the man, on the turnpike road.—Tba deceased hail
• little whip in kb s hood when put upon the mart and it
is possible that he gave the animal • cut? and calmed her
to swerve. It is also remarked the animal had • sore
=ow the collar, and some think the boy may have
this, and thus °commend the jump which threw
bla off; but the dairyman did not ass him do either of
the thinp supposed.

DZOADWIY.
Tut anniversary eirmona in behalf of the Church
Sunday Schools were preached in the Broadway Church
on Friday, by the rector of the pariah, the Rev. 114.
Banhem. liter the service the children sasocialled with
the school walked in preosedon to the beautiful lawn and
grounds of the rector el the pariah. wham to the number
of about O. they oat down to a substantial tea. This
nee Imertily enjoyed, the youngsters being amidatanaly
waited upon by Me ltector and lira Benham, the Rev.
klausitan and Kra liderwlmn, the Rev. Yr. Burt.
Wee Sanaost Kiss Gale, sad *them Alter the tan Mare
Irma • variety of amusements provided for tin children
=Limniare ng matches and the like, for which some
Mee w °farad. Tains Broadway =tam,
Into the contests, bat an unfortunate shoal'r
cosier on. the proceedings hied to be cut short and the
ganging of. hymn, to which yes added the gift of • bun,
aimed a very haw day.

At the Cross, for Gc—ill-Madays, own— air religious meet-
ings have horn conducted by • united snort of Primitives.
Werlevans, and Church of Tingimad Christiana Hundreds
have eimek ateandanoe. many of whom emu* frank villages
round

HOUGHTON.
Home 93 wens of this midi held • picnic on Bull-
barrow last resit Tea woepr vidud. and games indulged
la. A conoortina was ai4 and dancing and kissing in
the dad engaged in as aaninestnent Another Is shoe*
bo be held.

WILITIIOIIOIIOIL
Oa the last two Sundays. 14..7. ft 11aMc sad others
Mid religions martin. In Whatoonthe Ault it Mum
o'clock and seven o'clock, lus numbers gave atten-
dance. Kasen. T. Wltißan, .7. toomb.. L Lowland., and
Mbar' duo preached.
Os Om 116th inst. Me Wesleyan sehoLus and teachers
miiigarrilta 76 persona bald • Mania on Bullbsrrow hill,
merlieting the vale al Blackmoor. Amusements of an
appromble :hummer were provided sad engsged lA, • t••
VIII aims. and soma practical addressee and alluring of
Winos VW, rendered. the Rm. J T. Ilamley sod Mr. W.
1116°Dk• Mr. Omsk sad °Oman leading Mem on.

0/L IVO= PITLP•INV.
inllOll.lllllC Siavicaa—On Sunday last at dye o'clock
and UN at Grasehay, in this parish. religious misting/
ewe held • lame number attsodad at each service.
ths yreschsn at the Wadayan sad Primitive OhaPele
beZti"Nat ie Sive them viz_ L
V of Chisstliorae. w. B.tt. Ge, Robbins; sad as Bay. itsdaire.Woka
at tits speakers.

XLANDYOIIID.
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and Ilaher-Geaarsl Aran c.a.—dtsadea WrishWeee. ma
IP=ea nomad with muniting hie fetherda-law,
need z aho with amealeasi We wit& —Bavaria-
teadsat 1704arw004 proved the one. sod the meat's'''s
rarteener to • asaath's hard Moat &ad entered
ad tem sannise in 1.6 sad be bound Liman in
to beam the paw.
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611"1"awas r... Si .raift.by. USW. 00101161 lift Ward•
biiithi MM..* GNAWS Harrow. The MIR as hank of Oeptain laines house. where • few meeements were after which the ..=8 rearahad late the Marplybasaiiw..&,w end was Pat
mos thinetehypg by Hadatar."
tre=e the Wesel ezpremed levet at all Mia MK WOW be wee wen planed with the MIL
Jam sermeed the eseepeny boob to has Lem and=
Provldad the seen with refreshment&
Law. Beam —The canal iscathtt lamtim of ths
Lied Eased of Health enie had to the Town-hall on
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ind.agut wed there VIM present Lao Marmon hFL L and Kamm R. Xrn.iii IL Haddam.
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LA/4W. and Vt. Leak—The prisalpal bees wee to
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for for wermannee warts. tolane al the
...eke made W day terepastar a• 401, Lassa Garers-
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