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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1881-09-06 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

BNB ABBAS. ATTEMPTED SUIC,DE AT PRONE ST. Quiwrow,  On Satur lay, at the police-court, Eli. Grove., wife of William Garai, muter tailor, of Frome SL Q.iinton, was charged with attempting to commit suicide by pois icing herself with belled inna. From the hu.ban Is evidence, it appeared that in the night of August 29th, about half-past ten, he was with his wife in their bedroom. She had arrangcsi to visit s ime relatives in s imerset, and was going on the following m mining. He remaske lit was not worth while for him he go ass .mebudy would meet boron her arrival. She accu•ed him of wanting to get rid of her, and immediately went downstairs in her night-drest. Witness followed her and went into the sitting-room, and proceeded to light a lamp. In the meantime she had gone into the pantry, had poured some belladonna from a bottle into a glee-, ant drunk it. The belladonna had been prescribed for him some time a;o for a bad leg. She went back into the bedroom, and said "I have taken a glass of that stuff; I shan't be here long and hau ling him some money she said, "You take these purees, they are yonre, not mine." Dr. Greenwood was at •nice sent for. —The duct ir proved visiting Mrs. Groves and find. leg her suffering from narcotic poisoning. He used the usual restorative means, and after a day or two she recovered. She was always a dull and eccentric woman, but he was not led to suppose she was insane. —For the defence the Rev. F. Douglas How, reel .r of Frome St. Quinton, sal I he had known Mrs. Groves for more than two years, and during that period he had frequently had conversation with her. He considered her to be of very weak miud. She was invariably depressed, and he was not surprised to hear she heel attempted to commit sutimie.—The Bench, rafter what the rev. gentleman had said, did not feel disposed to commit her, and on her husband promising I. take care of her she was discharged.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1881-03-08 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

SUICIDS.  George Pearce wan brought up on remand, on Saturday, chatgei with attempting to commit suicide at IlroiOntayne on the 26th of February. George Vire, blackeniith, lining at Brnadmayne, state! on Saturday morning, the 26th of FebruarY, about ei.;ht o'clock, he heard a sound as of someone screaming, which appeared to come from a house right approschlug the shop in which the defendant Pearce lives. He listened for a few minutes and then a Mrs. Hilary call' I him to es acr anh he went. Ou going to the deor of the room which pris 'nor occupied, he saw Mrs. Pearce (prisoner's mother). He lo 'lced around, hut could see nothing of prisoner. He went jut' the pantry and there found prisoner. He had a coos under his chin. au i the ends of it were fastened to a crook in the ceiling. He was leaning forward on the rope, hut his feet Were on the ground. Ho (witness) asked him what he had done it for, anti took him by the c liar of the cat, pulle hint front the rope, anti took him into the house.. ID; (witaisiis's) mother cams smote; and assisted him to wadi prisoner's face, and she asked him why he had done it, and he replied "It is trouble that has brought it on." When he (witnets) found him in the pantry his fare was discoloured and he was exhausted, so that he could scarcely stand. Prisoner was screaming when he wont into the pant y. P.C. Hayae.s, multiage,' at Broadmayne, gave evidence as to the 'appreherzion of prisoner. lie chargod him with having att.-urged Lo commit suicide, and he ma le no reply. Witness brought him to Dorchester. The prisoner, in answer to the charge, said he had been out of work for a long time, and had troubled about it. The sister elf the prienner said he WWI unmarried, and lived with his mother. lie had been out of work four or five urmths, and had brought himself down to a very low stabs. He had nev.r attempted anything of the kind befogs. He formerly worked for Captain Foster, and had since works,' for another gentleman, but he was discharged es account of ill-health. He had applied for out-door relief, but had been told be most go into the hokose, The Ghal.man gave the prisoner's strong caution not to do anything of the kiwi at.in. It was a vet, serious offence, and if he attempted it again he would be severely punished. The boot thing be could do would be to bo to the Union, where he would be well looked after.  .--- -.—.. . Prisoner, havmg promised to go to the Union, was discharged.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1881-12-06 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

POZTLAND. AXISIZige Yam—The Duke of Ndbbergh's yacht Linty put lato Poetised Roods os Moods, eight, bath, left H.R. H. st Holyhead. Sbe mailed 'gala the mom ems* for Portsmouth. Sten Comm.—Tim sew steel corvette Aiggrino. On her iris' tap from Shortages, WOO into Portland Roads on Wednesday snorting, mid was to remain tUI after the gue signalled by case on that day. Coirtor Atriums° Sounes. —o Maws), a sonnet soder a keg gestence attempted to commit suicide by bonen himself from • balustrede, Hew.. discovered in time sad brought rotted by the medical salon mate to life. EICPLOTICIST Or 001111101M-1/10 water has washed sway so much of the ground on the eke of the Men that Ur* sea bee enemeabod close to the ljasila and • esee of osevlste bare bege employed there striictlng a sepwan. Srct Comm.—Twelve rick onevide woes on /donday tr.osterred from Poetised to Wok's, ; nne of them walked with • costal), mid ell Tiolsoll'ed like ira.st.,nrailide. On Mobley *boot a dame emu late the I.Y to theathane places. 1:700-1131IPLAIT.—Os Thuesday the eighth aniline. sary „the Potties(' " Ark WU/sty" /odes. Miss there wee • pubao.tea la the vi,roas —7,;;IZ, afterwards ea enterteinco nt, resided "-b7 the D.0.T., Bro. Heitamood. LP* icZtdcoinsans, end readings, teeftitioni, atid Z:higa • to pegs • very pleasant evening. Tie LOCAL BOALD AIM VHF RAToI OF Winton:ere. —Last Wednesday ereelsg. H. N. Nom& yfeo. Mayor of Weymouth. eh.. is also c roam i tithes dersitly Antr Island mad Clerk to the os sI ity, galsetelagd the Poetlaed Loge' lifted, As Realm of tosvissPortimidimandelabinthe SehoolageneßeordwevasethoeeTdelee, at •  ---------_ Disossuar MuoislUs.--Tbo b011.100f17 limeetiag VU held last Thursday, lb. Rector Feedlot. More support Is much required by the deroorr, sod sob. ecriptione will be gladly received by Joy. J. itovoolds. who WM chosen boa. secretary_ Is tito room of ihe late Mr. Serino. Mr. J. bUtchill wam ebomn • mush*, of the committee. NIIIMTAINKIIIIIT AT TUN fiswoos' RlMT.—Last MOll. day, &plowing eatertsimusent wae given at die &Akre' Rest, Cbsial, by various sosambees ,of A.M. Wylo.. sad their Meads, Mr. May, seboolraseta of the Hercules, ably presiding. It commerioed by sh andismos slassift • temperas°, melody, whieh wee followed by mag from Beeno, 14111 liegimess, who was kadly eacoend. and complied. both bele% very assesing ; • oafs from- Newton, 14th Regiment, VI. oleo @scored •• Tie Curfew Bell" wee very tsit.. fully malted by Mims Clturehill. sad was followed by • few remarks from the Marsilius oa the mesolac sad origin rof the Curfew. • soar from Mr. $ll Russell wee capitally searlered sad encored, and it Mr. J. Rummell also amg, sad met with • stroller cow aliment. A reading from Mr. /Woe wise loudly applaaded ; then came as moms wag from Mr. W. Roman, and • modesties) from Mr. W. Bankbo,4. liamberrat-Arame of tits_ .Bassawrisi which WM capital =g.: two wgs a followers by gums. Newt°. , of th• 146 Ragbeent. and time Natles-ii Amhara' <dosed the 'remiss.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1881-11-22 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

BAVA.III.—A mania of suicides is at weeent prevalent among blth officers an I men of the Bavarian army. Lees than three months ago • cavalry rapt& n at Nymphenburg put • bullet through his brains, and a fortnight afoot the commanding colonel of the 6th infantry regiment at Aroberg 6rid • pistol-shut into his heart Last week an artillery lientensot at Muni do sod a young li,utanant of the 14th Infantry at Nurnberg shot themselves with pistols, awl news has just bean received from Vienna that a B ivarian lieutenant-colonel committed suicide hinesajublithst tinellir.eweedstitbhlisi.hemmiTstPlemd. Astt thtissmupicehtiamme asiu°ri• aides are r.•je:dly increasing in number among rank and file. Tlio week before list two night sentinels in the Turks b irria.ks at Munich shot themselves with their rill a, and this week three sergeants have done the same, respectively at Nurnberg, Landau, and Ingolstadx A telegram from Munich dated 12th inst., states that another officer Ihr d@oset oonunitted algi , mhking titree cease la the  TOT nix= LIMT PUIT Veit  Thank; nothing Inert ikkitishbig and warming it_t told weather than • map of reany_inod cocok but the &Et ulty has been to obtain it pm. This may be secured at a cost of one kaiftisony far • large breakfast cup by using Cadburys Coosa lessees. which goes this. tunas as far ma the adulterated and starchy coalia.di onit.ray aatd, the stnallest packet making fourteen breakfast imps el stle.ne Game.  —Now. that so many articles Sr. used in washing which S'S tofurious to Use Its... it is well to obese vu tint Reckitt's Paris Blue is an extion ; and that the makers purees.. It perfectly safe sad sou-Inim.osa Avoid dm many dangerous and doubtful Goes pounds sold se Toilet Powders; slways ask for Matthews's Prebend Pullers Birth, used in the Royal Norasriee &ad Mehl) ncomumadect by the ninny ; it promote the ales from cold 'nods, chops, do., sad preserve' tbe complexion from redness, roughness. ea Oen be obtained of tasensists, Perfumers, Or amistat end Stores throughout Um world at 61. end la By post N. extra, from tao 1014 propoietem, Rouse sod Oa, U, Mysore-street, Loudon. Refuse imitations.  Thses wm, a young man in the city. Whose feet were an object of pity, For cores he bad not, not ow, out • lot Micelles Shields had them out in a giff y. Anomie' Dorn Platters are an infallible remedy for Corns. Do not suffer, but invest at once in • box, lied YOU won't regret It. THROAT Arsicrt out iND
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1874-04-14 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

COMPETITION. The Mayor of Brighton ha. offered the .tnglo-Belgintn prEu fund committee every facility for the volunteer* holding their tuna) centeat this year at Brighton.  kit:RmiNSTElt xr.wros.  BTlaealilnv- -Ilefore lorestkfaat on Ttieiday Twining a girl fumed Annie Admits, agol Pi, of Shillingst.sie„ one of Nr. Creech's ',tants. pobsond herself with Itattle'sVcifliti Killer. Inquiry WU nick by Mrs. Creech about a pair .4 black trusters that uneting ; Adams wild they were isobably abed In and Iliad them, and she went away. 11011 an hour later William Ithlout found bar I. less in a cultic. crib. She said she was very poorly, her teeth chattered, and She was all of aquiver. Ile ask...l her to a., h • with I • , and ache walkeil a little we), then sat down and mild she ..h..ul 1 be better presently Shortly after she be.m, acid she was going to die, and had taken :Id .4 rat poison. Asked why *lie •li.l it she P3lll master and 'Maine+ knew. Assistance Ism celled, alai the girl wan taken .of a htinlle to Mr. Leach's surgery. Mr. Tans:well, mfr.:eon, was called in, and emetics were tried, but !Ailed to bring tip the poison. She not having breakfuted, the lode," was quickly absorbed. In haif.an-hour she died. It WAN rumounril she was e.er ; M.% but the doctor said It was Ind true. The sante morning she hough,. a NI. packet of rat poison at Mr. Poth•r's groeen-shol, A fen"w servant denteribed her es care escitable. and said ithe was very fond of reeding novels, newspaper reports of inunlers and suiebleit, and often remark...l after reeding than, that if she was In tnsible it would act take h for ber to drown or nuke any with herself. ()nee or twlev about AIX months sito Nice tact entail quantities .4 rat poison anti plated it on her tongue and wad it did not hurt, amd laughed about It. !the broke two vegetable dishes; shout • month rugo sail said If there was inuch lust made about it she was sere eke should drown herself. At the inquest' the seine day the Jury found *be committed suicide while Of WISOUIId titbit!.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1874-11-24 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

WOMAN'S ARGUMENT. It would be *great mistake to suppose that all the lady speakers in the United States advocate advanced views in theology, politics, or sociology. Much has been said of the rather questionable reforms suggested at the last congress in Chicago in women's &mit but lb. speakers on the Consetvative side have been sadly overlooked. A new style of dress was being discussed, in found a champion in one holy, which corsets (.4 oogiire sta)s) should have nii 1161.17, when NitYlosero'useixarfliiii'llitsik'e".lllw.i:ltitli)s.he was 1.0 de when, after an enormous strain upon her system. she !mil to come upon the platform with "an all-gone She was f„n.„,,t, she said, to assume corsets sometimes ILI a remedial agent, She could not rest with her work to du, and she could not stand without this extraneous support. Somebody suggested the use of wine. The speaker replied that, after fainting four times upon the platform one day, her physician hail sail that she must take wine and egg. She aid so. The first hour she felt very high &nil lofty. Sim could not talk fast or fluently enough. Everything was at • very exalted altitude. At the end of that tune the reaction came, and she not only wankal to die, but son. sidered suicide • .luty. Arguments on the side of the corset" are it scarce that it seems fair to publish this one, especially as we do not reculleet having heard anything at all like it.  _ )11. JAICOCk,, Ii I.IIIONIC WAFERS giro instant relief to asthma, consumption, couglos colds, bronchitis, nll.l all disorders of the breath and lungs. In hysterical, nenotis and heart coninkiints, they are unfailing. In rheumatic and nervous pains they act like a charm. Nothing else give each a mound, ref reihinit night rest. They taste Wawa*. Sold hi all Drogpsia at la. lit par box.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1874-09-15 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

ACCIDEXT ON THE GREAT WESTERX RAILWAY. —The trains were somewhat delayed on Thursday on this line owing to an accident to a goods train, in the scorning, one of the trucks having got off the line at a dangerous point near Bradford, and, being dragged SHOW distance before the accident was discovered, considerable damage was done to thepermanent way, nearly half-smile having been torn up. This was happily the worst feature of the nikhap, beyond the inconvenience suffered through the delay. The damage was rectified in course of the day, ead the ordinary triune was resumed.  ligroin Timm-smug—On Wednesday evening, Sept. Pth, a public meeting in connection with the shove, was held in the British School-room, when. notwithstanding • very heavy shower falling ju.d shout the time of the meeting, which prevented iitanY from being present, there was a very fair attendance. Bro. Lucas, W.C., occupied the chair, and short speeches, Itc.. were given by Bros. Cousins, Foot, Belanger, and C. Thorne. At the does several trnressed a desire to join the Order. There are two persolis seeposed for initiation at the next regular sessions.  Ciucggr.—The closing nadcb of the aeason in connection with the Dorcbe%ter Ilub was frltyed on Thursday in very unfavourable weather, there being a_piercing wind accompanied by nom. very cold showers. The match Wu decided on the first innings, time not permitting of its being played out Dorchester scored 51 against 3.1 by their opponents, and were therefore victorious by IN runs. For Dorchester. Reader. (lollop, and Platten batted exceedingly well, and the bolding of Taylor proved very destructive. For Portland, Clark played vary nicely, although he only obtained a low score : nod llodsona bowling was much admired, his "slow," proving very treubleaorue to the bessussn.  Como/mar vvi Donn Cotarn Rano*. &miaow Jaija a Pack ittcoapting suicide at Narnbull, William Smith, °Ulm wan money by false pretences at Weymouth. Henry Wilbanis, indecent amault at Eridport, and Edwin Hart, housebrealuag 4 Efanapreeton Ilery Adam"' : peo7n. Hisithis„ drank and notoths v _ MORRO '  and wilful damage ie. at Shaftaebury, 3 calendax... 7 days; John Woollard, unlawful'enlistment at Weymouth, 3 ipleml.v. months ; Robert Weeks, stealing a fowl at Mild Wilford, (.0 lames Lewis, assaulting constable at Weymouth. I Wank:ex month each; Richard Baker, vagrancy at ehickaretl, itys Tot WE4IIIIII. —The following la OW meteorological report  • %Lod. F 31. A 54 45 I St3W & W 64 63 9 uso SSW & W 10 64 II Op 6W 12 59 0 W 13 66 40 NWLN  State of Weather  l'htudy, rain ttnin, one, rain, lightning Fine, storms Rain Pin,, cloudy
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1874-12-08 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

OBANBOHNII.  Tug "SURE Mtn CSRTAIR " Coirrgovaggy.—The following letter to the Salisbury Journal is the rejoinder to the letter we quoted last week : As the Rev. Mr. the Vicar have chosen to July the • truth of the statement that the mini, .• sure and certain" were omitted in the burial service performed over the remain, ..f the • late Thomas Parsons, we the undersigned beg y, sat you to do us, the Dissenters of Cranharne, that justice which we claim. There was a mixed gathering of Wesleyan., Primitive Metlonlitta, and Chnrch People. who out of romect to the late Thomas Parson, followed kis mortal renisias to Cranborite Churchyard. Mr. ApIIIVO. curatk, conducted the service, and at the grave the wo "lure and ("wain' were positively omitted. When the service was over so,“e of w, wens to the parish clerk, 4r. Marmoh Adorns, and said to him it was a pity the whole of the Burial Service had not been read over the poor man. Ile replied, "Oh, then you hoard it." We said, "1)11 you ever hear it before?" lie r.rpllol, "No, never, only In the case of suicide." Mr. Dodge says that the Vicar O,VO a full explanation to the aggrieved parties; if so, It is only known to !emelt Neither the Vicar or either of his curates has entered the dwelling of the poor widow to apologise or to give hers word of oomfort. Mr. Rogers says that next day a deputation was sent to the funeral of spoor man. This, too, rests entirely srlth him. as no Dissenter In this place knows anything of the deputation soot; two of us did go to hear if the womb wore omitted over the poor mail from the workhouse, hut net as a deputation from the Dissenters. We have nover accused Mr. Applegate of wilfully omitting the word.— we leave this to your readers. If, as Mr. (ledge says, our sin arlinss from Ignorance and want of bettor teaching, we reply, "Whore ignorance Ls blies 'Us folly to be wise." And we rcinaln, Sir, ' ' '  Your otj('.lkllt S'n'./0174 I:ARRKR JOSIAH ANN PARS, . w
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1874-08-18 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

PARISIAN SUICIDE.  The Paris Figem gives an acciount of the discovery by the police of the 1.01/iM de Boulogne of the body of a man hanging from the railings of a house at the Corner of the lioulevanls ilArgenson and Bourdon. Carefully pinned to the waivtcoat was a letter addressed simply "To my Brother," which was couched as follows; My dear brother, -I give thee my effect.; thou wilt at my three wine merchant.; I owe scarcely eighteen francs. 'Thou knowest that I have enough to answer for this and more. Thou alit ley also for two visits, for which I owe the doctor. lam "wilY unable to do anything, because, in • word, I sin. good I" be killol. Thou wilt give twenty centinme to my old hoots* which I owe him. I liuit existence with greet "Vet Adieu my old brother. Thou wilt hare me plated In O. mein ill on shirt and rest. Thou wilt not forget to wit 1., U. Prim, of • litre whith I owe to Madame Charles. I embrace live with affection.- Roubot the 'outlaw. Thou wilt take off 'wes, which I give thee, because they are quite new.- The .tter was duly forwanted to the brother of the suicide, but the F;qn, . _ "narks that • man who had such a regard for his who on demed so much rre,,'Tctoo quittmg life, and was h 5 little accounts, could not be consklcred a good 1.)11C to be killed.  The Pantechnicon ix being rapidly reconstructed. At the Cambridge University swimming matches, Drinkwater theed NI yards in I min. 7 secs. Fifty th"u"n'l Foresters have been initiated during the Your The erder now numbers nearly half a million. tar,. fAorrctlh elrar uto jeduinanirna,...ldressto.tonipthaetc.labourers, blaming Moms Yereieal. milk dealer, of Manchester, has been fined lie me "Ming milk adulterated with water. The new Endowed Schools Act will come into operation on the 31st Decem,er. At Chester amines William Hopwood (one of the Tichborne witnesses), butcher, of Stockport. was sentenced mto twelve ontlue iinneuennient for Kmr. Novm.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1874-09-22 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

ONE DAY'S CRIME.  A New York paper one day contained reports of the following occurrences :—A lawyer at Memphis, Tennessee, shoots dead a "learned friend' for words spoken in conversation. A Member of Congress from Alabama takes redress by shooting his calumniator with a shot gun. "A man of great wealth," in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, shoots and kills the Town Marshal, this being the wealthy Kentuckian** second murder. At N'ickaburg an editor is shot dead by a citizen who was offended by a personal paragraph. At Beauregard a clerk and his employer have a quarrel, and settle it with pistols in the hark yard, where one is killed. An editor at Indianapolis, Indiana, shoots the seducer of his daughter, who commits suicide by taking laudanum. At Evansville, Indiana, one man stones another to death at a dance, for taking sides with the murderer's wife in a family quarrel. A young man at Hillsboro, Ohio, shoots and kills a rowdy with his own pistol, which protruded from the man's pocket while he was pounding the lad's father. A policeman is murdered at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and a coloured school teacher is "KuKluged at Nashville, Tennessee—that is, "she was taken out of her bed at two o'clock in the morning and shot dead for teaching a colour.' school," A light between rival ferrymen in Mississippi results in the death of three of them. Marital infidelity leads to the shooting of four men in West Virginia. At Culph, Ontario. just over the line, a man shoots a lady and gentleman whom he mistakes hir his daughter and her seducer. A lady is murdered in Iowa; and a gentleman is shot dead at Savannah, Georgia, by a negro, who is hanged by the mob. A young woman dies in childbirth at Jersey City, New Jersey, fathering the child upon a clergyman, who has been forced to leave the town by an indignation meeting. A revolting case of sin and abortion occurs at St. Louis and Fort Wayne, Indiana, where snail is sent to the penitentiary for rape. Rape cases are reported from Traverse, Michigan, Pawpaw, and Delphos, and cases of abortion and seduction from three other towns_ At Council Bluffs, lowa, a rejected lover bursts into the chamber ot is young lady's mother, and inflicts a dangerous wound with a pistol To escape the mob he is spirited away to a neighbouring town for safe custody. In one of the suburbs of Chicago a young lady is assaulted by a villain, who nearly succeeds in his designs, when assistance comes, and the wretch escapes. A similar charge is telegraphed from Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  Ilimaaraer.—Erra's