The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-28 00:00:00

WINTERBORNB WIIITICHUBCII.

AWFUL iIIITANCI OF SUDDEN DEATH. —The un•
art unty of lumen life was painfully shown in a cue
which happened on Marley night last in this village.
The pry ume had bun a member of the Wkiltaahuroh
club for many years. and jained wit% his fellow
members in lelebratiog Ilit annul festival. The par-
ticulars of the case re contained in the following
salience taken at an inquiet before W. H. Atkinson,
Esq., coroner, on Tneedsy afternoon at the schoolroom,
Kr. John William Smith Win; the totemic' of CHI
jitry.—Ann Davis, deposed: I am • angle woman
resitting in this village, ant kw. the deceased, Frencne
Cross. 1 last saw him alive about • quarter to ten
lact night. He pared my hour, watch is two doors
off where he lived. lie had a drum in his hand which
ho gg. nuking as be purl Hu little grandchild
was with him. All of • sudden I saw him fail
on the pitching, • few yards from his own
door. lid got up again in cheat a minute.
He cried out "Oh I my belly, my belly, I shall di,,"
and then he began to groan. Lie got lap and walked
iota his owe hones and shortly ad terwards I heard that
he Was deed, sat 1 11101•11 IS eel oem him .
chair with its heed on • table quite dead. Wawa be
fell be fell ou the drum. which I think was fuleasd
round his neck. He fall forward on his hands and
knees and seemed quiii doubled up. —Elisabeth Moira
stated that she last saw the direard alive a little after
11 o'clock the previous night. She was at his house
when he tame to. Ile did not speak. She saw there
was something the matter with him, and helped him on
ta a chair, lie idd his head on the table. They got
a pillow and put it under his head. He teemed to dose
off till he died. He never spoke at all. It was *bout
hall an hour before he died.—Charlotte Arnold, stated
that the dreamed wee her father, ihe saw him in hi
usual health about 10 o'clock the previous night cod
met bins in the line ner his own hour. He asked
me how long 1 should he out and I replied about 2
minutes. lie said I shan't to to bed till you come In.
1 hoard Ilia{ he had fallen down and I weal in directly,
and found him as described by the last wittier. 1 sill
oh father, speak ;and took hie heed between when&
He gave one town and that was all. He wad yam
quiet till he died and appeared to be In • sweet amen
Ho never spoke or moved. When I took his head
between my hands I noticed • little blood from his
mouth. The jag, without any hesitation cave as
there verditt "that the &rased died from natural
roses by the visitation of G id."
FIIIJIDLT AID 131/IFIT Socirtr.—The members of
this gorily tierbrated their aziniser.a7 festival on
Monday lest. After atteuding divine service in the
pariah °Lurch, and paying complimentary visits to the
honorary members, they rumbled at the sisal place
for dinner. The chair was taken by J. C. Mensal-
neydell, Esq., supported by the Rev. G. H. Wynne,
Mr. H. looked, Mr. Fowler, Mr. Keynes, Mr. Roper,
and Kr. Keynes, jaw. The dinner was asoelleat sod
well served up, end all appeared to etjoy it much.- •
On the removal of the cloth the Chairman pee the
usual loyal and mitrotie touts; anti was heartily
cheered whilst announcing that the Dorset bettelleo
of Volunteers had leen invited to join the autumn
mancenvres, and would probably be camped with the
regulars oo Bludford lieu Down. The treasurer of
the society, Ur. it. Fowler, expressed his elltishotlon
that he oottl 1 a ingratulate the members on the pros-
perous state of the society. They had added to th,ir
funds during the put year £l2 18s. 61, and lied 0 wa
urinal of £l,OBl. 16.31. Sr. Fouler proceeded to
speak en the inducements held out to the ainoaltarel
labourers to leave heir mute= ud obtain work at
bother Fate of wages, arid showed that as regarded the
men working oc Ins farm, it weedd be very qustka•
able dead a ohmage were MY* Ibet the Baia wait
I. Will$1•1. I. Nap Ws surigualks.