Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1880-08-27 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

MURDER OF A SWEETHEART.  At the colliery vilLage of iV-1;;;;;I:six miles from Bishop Auckland, a shocking murder was committed Wednesday morning by a young man named William Brownlees, a shoemaker, the victim being his sweetheart, Elizabeth Holmes. Brownlees had been paying his addresses to the girl, who did not, however, reciprocate his attentions. On Tuesday night she told him she wanted to have nothing further to do with him. As she was going to Mr. Vart's farm Wednesday morning he waylaid her ia • field, and cut her throat from ear to ear, afterwards inflicting three wounds on his own throat. The murderer and his victim were found lying heroes the footpath in • pool of blood, the young woman being dead. Brownlee" was in a precarious condition, and was carried to the village, where his injuries were attended to. Little hopes, however, are entertained of his recovery.  It is useful to know the derivation of words; both " Cocoa " and "Chocolate" are of Mexican origin. The word " Chocolate " is derived from " Chocolat]," the sound produced by the primitive stones, used to bruise and mix the Cocoa with sugar • whereas " Cocoa " is the name under which the unadulterated beans of the "Theobroma Cacao" of Linmens are imported into England. Those who wish for Cocoa absolutely pure should ask for the Cocoa Essence originally prepared by Cadbury Bros. A. Busy Trun.—At last we have been treated to • taste of summer weather and summer heat, entailing on our part a considerable amount of summer labour. In vain had we scanned the skies and the daily papers for signs or intimations of approaching change. The new moon came in amid squalls,and her advent was followed with a really rough night on Saturday week. We retired to rest amid the howling of the winds, but awoke in a world bathed in delicious sunshine. So it has remained up to the time we write. The change was marvellous, and totally unlooked for. The meteorological reports in the Times and Dail. News neither foreshadowed nor acknowledged it, but fell in with it after a day or two's additional croaking about unsettled weather. We hear that public money is expended upon these daily forecasts. If such is the case, it would be desirable to see them occasionally verified by the course of events. The agricultural situation has been improved and will continue to be so long as the present heat and light are vouchsafed us. Early situations, where the blooming was over before June grew old, have suffered less from the weather than those later districts in which the wheat bloomed in July. These later districts will, however, profit more from the present favourable change and seasonable heat than the otherwise more favoured early districts. The change has occurred at • very seasonable period for the northern and Scotch counties, and must greatly improve the yield. We also hope to see the natural effect of greater prospective prosperity upon the wool trade' which has been sadly depressed by the continued wet weather. Hay comes in in better order than we ever expected. We are now carting hay, cutting wheat, tying oats, singling turnips, and couching. All these operations require • good deal of labour, aad masters as well as men must help. We shall therefore, without further delay, take the liberty of exchanging the pen for the pitchfork. Our readers may imagine the rest. —Art:cultural Gazsite.  Second Edition. One Shilling, or 13 stamps by Post.