The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-11-12 00:00:00

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ENTIIIIWRMIRT. —The aria of • 00-010 of 000 Mg eater.
t.inment, took place in the village wheel-rooms. on
Thursday evening, but the attendance we. not so
numerous aa could have been wished. The rector. Rev.
R. Rawlinson expressed bia regret to and a sparse atten-
danos The rev. gentleman stated that this we. the
eleventh year that three entertainments had been held is
the village, and it. wished to thank the public for their
tronage hitherto, and solicited the mime for the future.
The following eras proceeded with, and gave
'he gr.eatest tiefiection :—Part song. "rt.. Denials Set
King, Bch children; song, " Tell bar 11... her." Mr.
C. Matthews: song, "Good Night," Mies R•0112/011
so, "re. Bay of Biscay" (doomed), Rev .1. Motley;
rissiiiim "The Midnight Meeting." Kr. J. Collins; violin
solo, " Tent eta from Lucia." Mr. W. Stow.; duet, "Let
Music and Song" (encored), Mrs. sad Mho Rawlisson •
eon, "Thy yoke is near, • Mr. T. Matthews; reeding,
" Blighted by. water butt," Mr. W. Kennett ; pert songs
" Tits Steam Racine School ch ldren ; song. "BAUD
Redbreast," Mr. Rseilinsest • eon& "The tat'. farewell'
rAaced), Rev. J. T. B NoUey ; sops, "Break Break"
ennored). U.m Rawlinsen reading, Berl, tieing," Mr.
. - Collins; part song. "Farewell to to the fore 4," Mrs
and Mies Rawlings:a. Iltr Matthews and Mr. Ballard
violin solo, "Gavotte de Louis Quieten," Mr. Stogie; song,
"lit, clang of the wooden shoo,'Miss Reselineoa : song,
"The Sailor's return," Mr. T. Matthews; "GA Save the
Queen.' The songs were rendered well and deserved the
applause of the 0040000 which emoted every selection.
At the clam the Rev. 3. T. B. Batley announced that the
next satertaltiment would take plane on November aft

At Chelmsford Aram on Saturday (Won Mr. Jostke
Deakins), Ephraim Burton, 64, a wretched-looking UAL
was Indict ed for attempting to murder his wife lii2Tpi
last To the charge of attatartiatht murder he pleaded
" Not guilty," but be admitted he litsudsd to do
her grievous bodily harm. The case waa of a very
_pain-
ful nature. The prisoner woes labourer living with his
wife and family in • cottage at Woodbine Ferris, soar
Chelmsford. Their insane were very =AIL and they
lived in a state of great squalor and wretchedness, Burtou
and his wife and their two eldest daughters slept in one
room, and it appeared that late at night on the 18th of
July Burton got out of bed and fetched • hammer and •
rater from another room. With the hammer he struck
his wife two or this, severe blows on the head,
aid teen nut hi* own throat wins the max. illesuswisals
the daughters had procured assistance, and Buttes was
taksa luta custody. On the way to the police-station he
admitted that be inteadel to kill his wife, aid declared
that he had been driven to do it in cassequance of her
cautious' mltoanduct with • asighbour awned Bought-
wood. He had left home • few weeks previously and
remained away for • week in coseequence of Boughtwood
thrsataaing to kill him, and he further stated that he had
offered his wife • lovareign the nisht before if she would
give Boughtwood up. He pleaded "Guilty" to the attfonPt
to commit suicide, sodas to the otter charge, whoa 'eked
if he Inid anything to say, protested that he had received
very great provocation, which fact was admitted on the
part of the prosecution. The learned Judas said that, but
for the pre...avian, be should hay. felt bound to pass •
much heavier tom tenni than that which he Ilea indicted
—namely, eve 'nark penal servitude.
Cutta Or 10 YUMA' Asrer• trine witax) BT Di
LOCOCIes PULMONIC WARM —From ND. Welch, Book-
seller, Citmelford.—" Mr. Bernard, Farmer, St JulltAte
Cornwall, for ten years suffered Nery much from Asthma,
and after trying several medical men sod asediciam to ao
Purpose, was induced to take Dr. Loomis wafers, and the
result has been marvellous. IC, They lastaan...,..Lir
relieve and rapidly cure Asthma, Coastooptioa.
Colds, Brouchitia, Rheumatism and all Hysteriaalia
nervous complaints, and tete pleamatly. Sold by • I
druggists lid. sad Ss. 9d. per box.