The Poole Telegram. — 1881-03-04 (Poole, Dorset, England)

ALLEGED ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. At the County Petty Sessions, on Monday, before Captain A. E. Mansel, George Pearce, of Broadmayme, was charged with attempting to commit suicide at Broadmayne on the 26th of February.—George Veer., blacksmith, 'stated on Saturday morning, the 26th of February, -about eight o'clock, he heard a sound as of someone screaming, which appeared to come from a house right approaching the shop in which the defendant Pearce lives. He listened for a few minutes, and then a Mrs. Ellery called him to go across, and he went. On going to the door of the room which prisoner occupied, he saw Mrs. Pearce (erinoner's mother). He looked around, but could see nothing of prisoner. He went into the pantry and there found prisoner. He had a rooe under his chin, and the ends of it were fastened to a crook in the ceiling. He was leaning forward on the rope, but his feet were on the ground. He (witness) asked him what he had done it for, and took him by the collar of the coat, pulled him from the rope, and took him into the house. His (witness's) mother came across and assisted him to wash prisoner's face, and she asked him why he had done it, and he replied "It is trouble that has brought it on." When be (witness) found him in the pantry his fare was diecoloured and he was exhaneted, so that he could scarcely stand. Prisoner was screaming when he went into the pantry. P.C. Haynes, stationed at Broadmayne, gave evidence as to the apprehension of prisoner. He charged him with havieg attempted to commit suicide, and he -made no reply. Witness brought him to Dorchester.—Prisoner was remanded until Monday. THE Doecuesrree Vienne Felist--The eventful 14th of February is passed. In spite of torrents of rain, crowds of labourers flocked to the hiring fair, where very many stood erpectant, hopeful, but dripping., only to return as wet inside as out, and disappointed. Things have indeed taken a turn. Ido not wish to gee wages still decrease, but an artificial fillip cannot disguise the truth, and supply and demand will enforce their governing princieles. I believe the demand for labour had lessened at Dorchester Fair, and so men were hired on more favourable terms to the employer, There was, however, a cry for "working boys," and a far greater regard than heretofore for "good characters." But these hiring fairs do not tend te good characters. They are bad for employer and employed. Why should this annual hiring be? If we but caleulate what it is worth to fetch a labourer's family and goods at such a busy mason of the year as the beginning of April, may we not say that 61. a week on the wages of the man during the year will scarcely pay expenses, whilst to the man the fair means a heavy burden in drink for self and 'friends at the fair and also when moving from one larm to-the other? The children, as a rule, also suffer by the change from one school to another, even if they do net suffer by loss of health, owing very often to a long wet journey. Mc reover, generally speaking, the change is as unnecessary as it is injurious for all parties concerned, rarm work is getting terribly behindhand. Spring sowing will keep men and horses se, actively employed when we take the change out of the Two eermoes were preached in this chapel on Sunday weather. The turnips are altogetker rotten, and so ilast by the Rev. J. Knipe, of Weymouth (head minister indeed are not a feet swedes. Hay and straw have - of the circuit), on behalf of a new harmonium for the disappeared in a way to frighten vs.—WILLI/0s J. chapel, which has been obtained, at a cost of Xll its.. PO7E, in A gricul-urvil Gazette. from Mr. John Reed, of London. It is a handsome piece of furniture as well as a splendid toned instrument, in I.:NTERTAINMiNT AT