The Telegram. — 1894-10-23 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

UNITARIAN TEMPRRANCIR &MITT. —On each evening of the fair a capital entertainment was arranged in the Unitarian Schoolroom in connection with the Temperance Society. The chair was taken on Thursday evening by the president, Mr. W. B. Mathews, and the Rev. John Davies gave an address. On Friday evening, the Rev. H. S. Solly (pastor) presided and gave an address. chi each evening a miscellaneous programme was gone through and included farces entitled "A Bobby's Courtship" and "A Leg o' Mutton Dialogue." -- -  Y.M.C.A.—The annual public meeting in connection with the local branch of the Young Men's Christian Aasociation was held (by kind !tennisaion of the Mayor) in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening. There was a favourable attendance, the president (the Rev. W. E. Foote) presiding. The honorary secretary (Mr. E. B. Edmunds) read a report which stated that the local branch was not in such a flcurishing condition as could be desired. The chairman gave an able address, in which he dwelt on the object and work of the association, and appealed for increased support and membership.—Mr. E. G. Field, who attended the jabilee celebration as a delegate from the local branch, gave a lucid acffinut of the preeeedings.—Mr. 1101raes, of New Cross, London, and from Exeter Hall, gave an interesting whiresa on the usefulness of the work in London. ffe regretted the association was not so flourishing in Brid port, and said they should go out amongst the young men and bring then, in. The association acted as a feeder to the churches and they should receive their earnest support. The meeting closed with the usual votes of thanks. During the evening Miss Bradley rendered a solo, Mr. R. L. Round playing the accompaniment and also leading the singing. SAD CAtig OF Sctotnt.—The vicinity of South Street was startled on Thursday afternoon by the announcement that Samuel Canterbury, foreman braider at Priory Mills (Messiii. S. Wiletham and Sant), residing at 134, Castle Terrace, had committed suicide by cutting his throat, which on enquiry proved to be only too true. It appears that the first indication of anything wrong was in the deceased breaking his bedroom window, and the neighbours finding the door locked, sent for the yolk*. On Sergt. Chaffey entering he foand that deceased had cut his throat, and he immediately went for Mr. NV. A. E. Hay, who lost no time in dressing the wound, which was a deep one, the windpipe being completely cut through. He then had the unfurtuate man put to bed, and he was ably looked after by Miss Bradley, district nurse. It was thought at first that he would recover, but he died shortly after ten o'clock on Satuiday morning. Since the death of his wife in April last he had resided by hiudaelf, the household duties being discharged by his next door neighbour Mrs. Hallett, who states that for the past two months the had noticed that he often looked very strange, and seemed very depressed in his manner. Things suggest hereditary suicidal mania with the family, a very near relative having committed the same mall deed, whilst another yet nearer relative is an imbecile. The deceased, it appears, returned to work at dinner time and gave the keys of the work shop to a braider named Harp, remarking that lie had a job to do and returned home. Mrs. Hallett , heard him returnand he then appeared to have gone upstairs and committed the act, which seems to have brought him back tothe consciousness of what Int had dune, and he broke the window to attractattention. The inquest was held yesterday (Monday).