The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-11-09 00:00:00

SHERBORNIL

Ilia tenders of Mr. Vickery. ,r( the To Mill-
Yeovil, and Mr. W. Janie.. of Slmrlcior.l Mild for supply,
ing beat drur at als. per sack, were accepted at OA
nu:aim of the Guardians on Thursda.

BRIDPORTt

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A Ramp von Ql. Itirid: Gong. -It in hinted that the
Town Baud (Mr. limier, conductor), will, ere lung, be the i
hand of the Fiat tired Ride Corp,
Am. Soars liar. -tin Monday the amateur bell ringers '
guild rang the hells of St. Mary'. church at intervals.
There n.. 1 full service in the evening at the ohurh-
"o IltesNyea" Our police court he. bad a quiet time
of late, there having been no Mi. of any kind for some
weeks. There was again a maiden saaions on Tuesday,
the appointed day.
tick ROADS are in a very muddy state, WI limy well be
siapponal, in consequence of their recent opening up and
the wet weather we have bad of late. On Thursday • bit
of imernhine was quite • treat.
:•111111,10. rritate : Ann, Leidy, Wcv ..... nth, nil ;
Stella, Prior, Dover, Kyanite, Love,
Guernsey, ballast; Why No llou,ber, I,wloll, nand ;
Ilarnionte, Slighter, Swansea, ballast; Johannes, Schip.
mann, I ,nleriekstalt, Mallard.
Exterrios or couvelmou —There being no oppeition
to the re-election of the six gentlenwn who retinal from
our council, the proceedings on Montle): were merely of a
formal character, and nhortJy after nine o'elork a notice
was posted on the Town-ball door stating that the following
were duly elected Councillor" ;•-toc tlc If •af ir (int:
Marna. Id. K. Riibtlecontle, J. Dunhain, awl W. T.
Whether... Poe the &Ma Ward: Memrs
11. 1101.0, and It. Tucker.

A lIIYBTIIIIIIOIIti
At the early part alf lug week Mummers of a very startling
character were rife in our midst ; and these were the subs
Pet of ....mend conversation. It was wild • young lady
emplovet a. an assistant at a drapery witaidishinent, hail
given birth to a t.hilt, and that it had lten made away
with. Sergt (We had his attention tir3WII to the lustier,
AIM. acting on the imformation lie received. a medical
gentleman wet called in, who it is said, visited the young
lady, matte an examination, and cave it as his opinion
that she hail given birth to • child. There being other
circumstances connected with the affair whirls seemed to
render it pralohle that such lint been the case, an inquiry
was instituted. It is stated that the voting lady/ on
being questioned denied all knowledge of it ;she said she
had unwell.lain hal been insensible, and on ca ' ,;
herself had found herself in the state in which she was.
No one on the premises cools, give any information, other
than that she had been issely. but they did not know
that there was any ground for the reports which had been
go freely circulated. Beret. blab, with P.C. Ilsuard, con.
sidered themselves justified under the circumstances in
examining the premises to see if anything was eone,nt,d,
and a most rigorous search us, male. The Moist, WA. I
overhauled, closets searched, drains opened, hot no body
could he found, although smile clothing. Lel clothes, Ac
were brought to light which seemed to indicate something
unusual hail taken place, what, it was difficult tosletermine.
The medical examination, it seems, was tusdeou Wmine4.
day. and we know that l'.C. Hazzard was stationed on the
Premises during the night. The folbwinx morning the
town was in a State of much excitement, as the police were
seen to go in and out of the I se, and knots of people
gathered in the vicinity, and the subject was freely Ili*.
4i4euraed. Further seareh was instituted, rivers in the
neighbourhood were looked Into, and ou4of.the.way
places were examined. lott no infant cotild Is. fiiijsd. I.
uswintime the most frightful its flours gained currency ; it
was reported often during the day that • lusty had been
tonna, and that certain perwans were in custasly ; hint* were
thrown out how the lusty might have been disposed of,
some of the means suggested twine of the most horri.ile
description. On Thursday evening it was reported that
the young lady was dead, and the consequen.-es were freely
discussed. There was no truth, however, in the ig &cement ;
and, although, we believe that she was very ill during the
Is y, it is a matter of congratillstion that anything so seri ~,, s
did not take place. The other young lathes, some throe
or four in number, who had been employed at the eat,..!,.lishment, left on Thursday. and on Friday morning the
sloop was closed. nor had it been opened tip till Tuesday
!IL:fib in conm s.,cnee we presume. of no one being left to
ottonit to the linen..., Up V) the present time nothing
further has been discovered. The affair is the general
topic of conversation.
ind opinions are freely minces...et!,
lot, in the absence of tangible evidence, it is merely