The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-11-05 00:00:00

GRIOULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1872,

BLAND FORD._

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11zowAL Wawa Mr. WO. Boo* of this town,
hoe boss daly ndmitiond • tiosatithe of As Royal Oollego
of Pliplekos.
LLsocrans Udieg.—Kr. Work** haa bead meet-
hos al Illoseortb. Owls Moflab, Bturtaindet Maruball
and lilhapwick, sad ho• hod good *dimmed and boon
wall reisived. At Bloaworth Ws had an **enraging
inlereiew with tho Bev. Mr. Oansbrialgo ; and at
Bansednotor Marobail, tb. Bor. C. IC. Paul gave tho
dolor* 10a foe the fond.

01INSIIIIIC ON TEDI BLAWDFORD GU/RDIANdi.
As lagoon was held oe Wednesday by W. IL Atkia.
sou, loq , Cormier. at the Crown and Amber, oe the
body of William Ford, of fibrotoo, 66 years old, who
hung hienulf an Monday Malt. on • i.d-Port. The
following evidenee was given. Philip Donnie, on his
oath said, I sat • labourer Hying at Stourpsine, I knew
the dimmed. I slept in the mine roors with him at the
Crown and Anabor,lon. Blandford, on Monday night.
When I got up about 5 o'clock Tuesday morning I left
him in bed, When he went to bed he appeared tele, in
his usual state, he made no complaint. I cannot state
whether he wasawake or &sloop when I left him. There
wee Mather UM slept in Me emu room, he arid hut
together.
Sophia Hewlett, on her oath said, I am the wife
of Thomas John Hewlett, and we keep the (own end
itatibor Inn, in Blandford. I knew the dsoeseed ; he was
in the habit of sleeping at our house 2 or 3 Melte •
week when he worked in the town. He was • teilor by
trade.. He had a bed there on Mondiay night. Ile did
not emus down on Tuesday morning is he usually did.
About 12 o'clock I went into his bed-room, not knowing
be was Mere. I saw him hanging to the bead of the
bed. I gave an alum and Supt. Moore came and wont
into the room—By a Juror: He had half • pint of
fourpeeny ale, some Meese, end • puny worth of bread
the night before he went to bed.
James Moore, said I am supt. of Folios of the borough
of Blandford. Yesterday aboutl2o clock, I wu on dety
in the Haritetmlase, and I was requested to go to the
Crown and Asebor. I went Into • bedroom at the top I
of the beau, and there saw the doomed Wm. Ford:
Imaging to the top of the bed-post, by marrow leather
strap, appareetly • wallet belt doubled round his neck.
He was sitting CM the pillow with his legs on the bed.
He was upright and quite dead. He was not oold and
did not appear in if he had hero dead long. I out be
strap, which I new produce. I sent for • doctor, hut
as no other could be foetid Mr. Bacot's misted name
end ozonised his opiabm that the doomed bad been
dead about two boars. He had on a pair of OW TM
trousers snob as tailors generally work in. I seerehed
his eletbes and Maud Gee penny and a belf.peeny, •
resor, two paint of sped/Ales. and two pairs of tailors'
minors, and a parikaUe. I bad known him before, but
never to amok to him. Death appeared to have been
ceased by wirandulettoa•
Joseph Garter, out his oath said: I am a shoe-
maker liviag in Ellendfeed. I was well acquainted
with the doessead whe was In the habit of telling
me his trouble,. He was in poor Prouniatmese.
He emapiained of Ida failing eyesight, which entreated
him from working as meal, and he has beets to the
Board of Guardians for out-relief, but they refused any
relief but the Union Hoses. He said he had been to
the Unice Wee and they met him to gaol epee, and be
would rather die there than in the Union. He showed
am the letter predated, whisk wee written for him by a
Heed, bed asked my opinion on it I told him I
thought it would not be of Noah me, be bed better get
a inesnoriel properly draws up sad signed by some
respectable people oi the village. He was very low
spirited at Mese, often, sied la my opiniso that was the
mass of his committing suicide. lent Wednesday I
saw him; be told ISO IN bad been potato digging sad it
seedy killed him. The jury retaraed • verdist that
deemed setamitted ertielde while in estate of liegarerrerY
lasanity, produced by poverty, and • dread of tbe
Haim, aid the Janne ander all We sireemetesess of
the owe, es Meolmed by the evidence, sad the hitter
gives the deemed to Garteromgret that the Board of
refaced to give his oat-relief.
following I. U9EiT at the teeter :
Geatienees,—l, maim Ford, take he liberty of
withng to you, be know if I am not entitled to relief
oat if the mina as well as other men in the perish who
are more abie sad yomger then ma. lam • tailor by
trade, but ea amount ef my sight failing me, 1 sonnet
get say work. lam 56 rum ot age, &a live with my
sister. If I apply for ratU MI I can get is an order ler
the maim. I have been in there several times, bet I
wield rather Mem than go there again. I tried for
read last Saturday and was deeded. I want to know
whether • tradesman is not entitled to oat door relief
as well as a labouring man when he gets old and Isn't
work.—l am obediently,
WIIS141( VOID.
This Whir bore no date, but was addressed to the
Pear Law Boned, Whitehall, London.

Uttar t 01 the boy essidered lbs 125 for Me barmen be I
go Os'. alma. Therefors Mr.slieSsessl ger Oa
masa sad Ms asses of the rose, te Ik. %s
dsfeadaut seemed very disrled Mali"
boa mkt the weary.
William Williams, of Peetridga. was summoned bl
*r. Bell, relieving °floss, for unlawfally applying for
pellet on tho 2nd In.t. At the time the n.lief was gives
Use defendast (who has • large family) had a fst
a sack of wheat, and a seek of barley in his possession ;
bat Dome days previously he had made over this
property to a shoemaker of Orsnbortm in licialdealea of
• debt of £7. The defendant resolved • good ohareeder,
for honesty. Kr. Menrab Adams, the shoemaker Is
question. said be had worked for lilts for move than 20
years. Tho Hooch did not 000 sider the seldom,
mud! Meat to j.tstify • conviction, and dismineed Me sans.

KAllti-H WOOD. •
Aoarecruunsi ftocrsty.—Tbe fourteenth annual
ploughing witch wss hold on Tbaroday, In • 'Loki
belonging so Kr. T. Losg, now abase Crows. no
following is the prise 114 :
Ctees 1. -TO tbe Farmer or Farmer's son, who shall best
Plough a piece of land In • given Um* -• handeorne tiros
=.1.71.1ez. of 44 da Yr. Walter Kendall, Whitoburch
CLAIS t —TO the man, who shall beat plough • piece of land
In a given thee not having previously wun • ilrat prise—
L 1 10e, John Hallett, In the employ of Mr. Wright, Chlldhay ;
Second, ditto, It, Gorse L.I. In the employ of Mr. Legg ;
Third, ditto, Lilt.., William Fowler, In the employ of Yr.
Lombard; Fourth, ditto, lea, JUIVI Warren, eon of Mr.
Warren, Northwood.
Cum 1.- -To the boy, under 17 years of no, who shall best
pinto& • certain portioo of land in • toren time—Cl, Samuel
Copp; &eon& ditto, It.. ; Prank Moss.; TWO, ditto, 6.5;
John Rickard.
The lodge. were—Mr. J. Brown, Mr, G. Mikis
(Etraripole), and Kr. J. Leothall.