The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-09-30 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

The 13ieleop ot &Rebury hew Hemmed the Rev
Herbert Alfred Holum, Week, 8.A., to the OuraoY of
Bt. Jobe. Weymouth.
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CRAMS" All Can•Darring' fitrerga—The happy
ocessiOD of inaugsrming the new church was the muse
of that Mad lad* Mrs. Wilson, who has so often enter-
tained the ohaianan and tab-driven, giving them a
espial supper as Friday eyeglass Iset. Host Roasted,
of the Jersey Hotel, provided Smarm. hot joints,
puddings, and pm, end all *Oared themselves mach.
About 51 eat cewn.—Mr. T. E. Charles oillcated as
thainnes, famed by Mr. John Webber, and after supper
gave the anal loyal bask whisk was heartily received.
—The Charms& next gave ..Tbe founder of the
reset," a lady who had been very kind to them In times
gam by. He believed she had entertained there about
six times before, and they meld only hope ela would
live to Atli Weymouth for many years, and would
tontines to take the woo interest in Weymouth as
the had in time pest. Us had not only been dearth
able to the chairmen sad sib drivers, bat aloe to
others, thel be believed was a donor to the new
*harsh, and It was OD this amottut they were invited
her* to-day. Mrs. Wilma was knows to be a good
hospitable lady, and very to welcome eve" ma T
in the mass of charity. if. was curs they would
roma,' the toast with three times three—(asusleal
honours.)-11r. John Risks. tbs senior ch man' ex-
pressed his moose of the lady's kladoe.e. And hoped she
would live long to be a visitor to Waymorith.—lfr.
Charles next gave their worthy host, Mr. Modberd,
speaking of the suellant way I. which he had catered
that DIOR sad not forgetting the health of Mrs.
Redberd. He also gave the health of Maws.
Illdridge. Pope, and Co„ coupled with the health of
Mr. Webber.—Mr. Elodberd said this had not been the
ATM time they had mot and he hoped it would not be
the last, he assured them of the great pleasure
he had in meeting them, and degas all he could for
them, and the" mimosa " ea woll-11r. Webber, sa
tho repreentatlve of the Ern of Midge, Pops, and
Oa, said It gave him pest Sawa le b• with them
this erealog. Mato they lent gee together, nine or

ten months ago, they had loot the *Ma of the ins.
and this arm • very great losa Ant the Arm would still
be harpy to do all they scold for thane present, mid on
behalf of the ens h• should be very pleated to stand
' • round of groes—(•pplat.o.---Rom• modal 801111 were
sons. and toasts given, The Viee-oltairinan gave it.
health of the Chairman, who was always ready to do all
is bit power to protootc these social gatherlop—
(musical honoure).-11'• Chairman responded, and
exiiressod the pleanure ha felt In being able to *Ong
such a pletsant evening with his Mlow•towtoimen in
his native town.—A merry evening was prolonged till a
ririannalile hour, when all went home, espreicing their
appreciation of kin Wilson's extrema kindness

DEATH FROM A BLOW ON THE HEAD.
An old woman named Mrs. 111lsabeth Talbot, 66
yeare of age, and lately resident in High-street has
died from the effects of • blow on the back of the bead.
It seems that she we. lately In • very week state, sad
complained very much of her head, and would ery out
often and enquire of the neighbours what would do It
goof, and a very little drink would overoome her,
though it was not often tact she got any ; in feet
it is said she had seareely enough food. Alansit
a quarter to eleven on Friday night, she went to the
Boot Inn, to get some beer. but Mrs. Buster refused to
serve her, sayiag that she had had enough already, and
he would not treat her with any more. About 11 she
went to the New Inn on a similarerrand ; but here also
Mr. Bleathman refused to let her have any, noticing
that she was either very weak, or had had etiffielent
drink before. The neighbours henri her going In and out
between eleven and twelve o'clock, and about one
her husband oarne home from Selling and found her
sitting by the fired% in • ohalr. He called to her
"Come old woman, come off to bed ;" but she did not
stk. and Whet, haying been ont two nights, was very
tired, went to bed. and fell asleep. In the morning
William Cole, a lodger, who Whine down about n quarter
to Gin the morning, found old Mr.. Talbot lying down
In front of the fireplace, with • pool of blood under her
head. Th. re was a Musk &pima the wall, but not near
her, and her head yea on the bricks, it is supposed
on a broken fire.brfek, jagged and hard. He
St once called her husband, and oarrisci her im
to bal. Doctor Nathan was Immediately sent for, and
arrived instantly. He found that she bed • small
triangular wound in the head, just over the occipital
hone. The woman was uneonsoicus. and .14 bin on
the bed with her culottes on. She wag suffering from
eevete *occlusion of the brain, her pulse low, the pupils
of the eyes Insensible to light, end all the rymptons of
ooneusdon of the brain. The doetor attended her un-
remitting',; but she Inv mangler nearly all the time,
and gave no amount of how she came by the wound.
She died on Wednesday afternoon, at 4 o'elook. The
Coroner was Informed of the caw, and an Inquest was
held at s quarter past two, at the Beat Inn. Mr.
11. Look sated as coroner—At the inquest most of the
above (mote were deposed to. The old men, deoceseeile
husband, stated that he went upstairs after he bad
seen Ms wire at one o'clock, and came down mein fore
candle; she did not glee him one, and be went out for
It. and afterwards went upstairs again. lie aka said
that it happened on Sunday morniag ; but afterwards
eaplained that this. we. • mistake.—WilUmn Cole, in
his evident*, stated Incidentally, that he washed up the
pool of blood before carrying the old woman upstairs.
—Dr. Nathan stated that there was blood on the
corner of the shale, and from this and the shape of the
wound, be believed that the deceased etrnek her head
on the chair, In a fall. The Insensibility of deceased
vas so deep that he from the first thought it would be
• fatal case—All the other witnesses agreed that Dr.
Nathan came almost instantly, and attended the old
woman very carefully. It appeared that she was in
receipt of permanent relief from the ution.—The fury
found a verdict of "Accidental D ath," and *coronet
their warm approval of, and thanks to, Dr. Nathan for
his very pinmpt and careful attendance on deceased.—
It waa remarked daring the inquest that the proper
place for the old people should have been the Union
horns, and certainly the tenement where they lived
wee shockingly equaltd and dirty; the part of the
street, whence the court led was bed enottalt, but the
court MeV was far worse.