The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-05-11 00:00:00

WAILAHAIL.

Tits Axtrrisr. Muslim/ of the local auxiliary branch
of the British and Foreign Bible S viety took place at
the Town Hall on Thursday last, under the presidency
of the Rector of St. Mary's (the Rev. H. Pelham
Stokes, M.A.) The report was real by the Rev. W.
Denchato, and afterwards the deputation from the
parent society delivered an interesting address. The
Her. J. Judson also gave an address. The collection
realized between one and two pounds.
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDZ. At the Ootnity Petty
Sessions, Tuesday. —Bef ire J. W. T. Fy'er and W.
M. Calcraft, Esqrs,. Henry Menden, of Morden, was
charged with attempted suicide.—Elma Barnes said: I
am a widow living at hi orden. The prisoner has been my
lodger for 20_yeere. On Saturday morning the prisoner
called me. I asked him what he wanted. He said I
was to go to Mr. Stickland's for 2s. he owed him, and
he should not get up any more. I took him some tea,
when he said he had been trying to cut his throat. I
turned beak the clothe and saw a mark on his throat.
I saw a knife on the table, it was a pocket knife. The
knife produced is the one I saw. The knife belonged
to the prisoner, and he said he had done it with that
knife. I took the knife away and went for the police.
The prisoner has been drinking lately. I heard
prisoner say before that he would commit suicide.—
George Bugby, Police-constable, stationed at Monism,
said: On Saturday, May Ist, about nine o'clock in
the morning the last witness GIGO to my house, and
asked me if I would come up to her house as quick as
I could. When I got there she asked me to go upstairs
to Munden. I asked her what was the matter, she
told me that he had been trying to cut his throat with
a knife, and she gave me the knife. I went upstairs
and asked him what he ha i been doing, he made no
answer. I torned the bedclothes back and found he
had a scratch on his neck, there was a little blood on
the collar of his shirt. I told him ke should get such
thoughts out of his head; but he said he would do it
yet. I then charged him with attempting te commit
suicide, and took him into custody. I took him to the
station in the afternoon and gave him to the superin-
tendent.—The prisoner was committed for trial at
Quarter Sessions.

HILTOS.

TEtPERLNCE B)CIETY.

entertern—nTe-nTin—•ii of thfi fundi of the above
society was given in the schoolroom on Tuesday everting.
4th instant The first piece was a reading. with song.
entitled "The Reclaimed." The second p consisted of
glees, songs, et, of which the following is a list :—Duet,
" Tb• Swallow' (Mendelseohn), the Misses Barton and
Miss Fisher; glee, "Hall, all hill thou merry month of
May" (Weber), Temperance Glee Choir duet, " Far
Away" (from Summer songs of country life), Beide
Hannam sod K. J. Elsworth ; sing and echo, • We are
coming sister Mary," the Misses Barton and Kias Fisher;
glee, 'Peaceful slumbering on the ocean" (Stance). Tem-
tieraoce Glee Choir; duet, from Mendelschn, Mies S.
Barton and Miss Fisher; song. "Excelsior." MIN Barton
glee, "The last rose of Summer," Temperance Glee Choir'
amt. I would that my love" (Ilendelmohn), Miss Sartori
and Miss fisher: glee. "Ruh I Apollo strikes the lyre"
(Bishop). the Misses Barton, Miss Fisher, and Mr.
Elswortb. The duets, "Far Away," "We are rooming
sister Mary,' and the song "Excelsior." were urromionsly
applauded, and seemed especial favourites. The Rev, C.
Barton followed with • thoroughly practical addrew. and
• short addr ss by the worthy and esteemed vicar brought
the entertainment to a close.