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The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1877-12-21 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

RACETI.E. Augustus, love, what are you thinking about so intently?" "Why, Aurelia, you know when we're married we shall be made one, and I was trying to make out which of us that OLIO would be." The statement that the coal fields of the world will be exhausted in two thousand years brings no permanent solace to the man who has to carry the present daily supply for the family up three pairs of stairs. "Why has Greenland no cats?" was the question lately up for discussion in a scientific convention. An old joker present said he "thought it was because the nights are so long the felines caterwaul themselves to death." At a time when Jenner's discovery formed a fertile theme of discussion, a certain town councillor prel-filed over a rather unruly meeting. He lost his patience at last, and rising with all due solemnity said, "Gentlemen, if you don't keep quiet, I'll vaccinate the chair!" A CASE FOR finiPATRY.--SyMpathetiO sister: "What is the matter, Julia? You look as sorrowful as a sick lapdog!" Oh, don't perplex me, that's a dear. My grief is too great for utterance. I've had such an awful vision. I dreamed that Rosa Smith had got a new silk dress." This is not a bad story of a Hibernian: Policeman (stopping a hack driver): "Look here, now! Don't you know there's an ordinance requiring every carriage to have a lantern at night?" "An' sure, what nade have I for a lantern at all, at all? Can ye not see for yurself, sir, that me horse is bloind?" - -  A poor man called on a rich friend, and asked if he would do him a favour. "With pleasure," said his rich friend; "but first there is a favour which I want you to do mo. Will you do it?" "Certainly, what is it?" asked the poor friend. "Don't ask me for any assistance," answered the rich friend. A Parisian fished a man out of the Seine, and soon afterwards found the same man hanging to a tree. He let him hang, and to an officer who asked him why he didn't interfere to prevent the suicide, he said: "Because I had just fished him out of tne water, and supposed he had hung himself up to dry." It is no use to attempt to catch an able-bodied mouse with a knock-kneed pair of tongs. Just as you have got the mouse sure and are bringing , him to judgment, the tongs give way, and the joy. ful mouse scampers gleefully off, as glibly as a scholar rushes for the table at a Sunday school festival—Once a Week.  Ac
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1889-05-31 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

THE BEVEL. Last Thursday our (Saturday Night's) representative took the liberty of calling upon the subject of these few lines, Mr Henry Beresford, of Stanley Road, Nechells, who will be on the 10th of May twenty-four years of age, and was fortunate in finding him at home, which would not have been the case had it not been a downright pouring wet day, as Mr Beresford had made up his mind to take a constitutional across the neighbouring green fields. Our representative's first question was: " How do you feel in health by this time?" The prompt answer was: "Much better, getting better every (lay; and, except for a little weakness, from so long an enforced rest, almost cured.' Our representative then proceeded to test the accuracy of the statements above printed, and had them verified in every particular —the blindness, the four days insensibility, the imminent approach of death, the Providential suggestion of the midshipman, the brother's bringing home of the invaluable medicine, and the subsequent recovery: which seemed almost as the rescue of a dying man at the very gates of death. "And this miraculous cure you owe to—?" "Warners SAFE Cure!" was the hearty and grateful response, "and I am recommending it to all my friends and neighbours who are in the least afflicted as I have been." "Amid what is their verdict?" "That they would not be without the medicine under any circumstances whatever." Thanking Mr H. Beresford for his courtesy, our representative withdrew, convinced, whatever opinion may be entertained of other well-advertised medicines, that Warner's SAFE Cure at least thoroughly deserves the great name and the worldwile renown which it has attained at the present day.  The Duke of Yorthtbd and Mitts Dallas Yorke have decided to be tuarried at St. Peter's Church, Eaton Spare. bt. Knightsbridge, lira been fottud rather too email to act ocumodate the large wedding pray expet;ted. Count N. Adierhe , the rootlet. Souretary of the Ruestau Embeasy, who hal iiiiaivure stroke of para• lysis in the autumn IA hcat yea:, hats returned to Loudon. Though wit set cud ely tecovered, the Count looks wonderfulli bettor. A lady named Murton Att uisherd, of Bath, aged seventy-seven yours, cch Ist trac-cliing on Monday afternoon between Ttigninouth and Newton Abbot, in company with her niece, diei suddenly he the train before medical a.viti.tie. tiitld re obtalued. The Venerable Ai el:dol.:0u Stroctuary died muddimly at Poorstoek, near Dridport, on Aloud.ty, aged evenly-four years. lie Licht:bated at Peurstock Church on Sunday., A Watt moll:mud tat, tion net nettled 'll ..nuts Rudd, of J tlo Moisgt are, Westtuerelaud, otormated suicide ou Alowicy night hy bruising. Decease t was nearly eighty ye 1.1,4 oh, ;tud we the owtter et huge •4,4 teg in tati
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1889-05-17 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

THE MISSING DOCTOR.  It is stated that Dr. Cronin, recently 3 uioding, has reappeaied in Toronto. He says he lot Caicossuddenly on May 4th because he heard that the Chin-ua-Uael 6ociety had decided to kill him, having a;ipoiuted his "executioner" and made active prep:vatic:ma for the deed. He determin,A to escape to Moutieal, intending to take a steamer for France, but found that none sailed; he then wont to Ottawa, to Toren°, where he was recognised, and then to iiamiltou, followed by reporters, but returned to Toronto next day. Dr. Cronin says that the Cause ot the Clen-na-14sers animosity is his discovery thai large amounts of the funds contributed for the Irish cAuse are diverted, and that 86,000 dollars have been " gobbled up" by ceitain persons in Chicago whom he inteutiet to expose. lie hopes to mat& a country wherein ha will beside, and, says a Philadelphia correspondent, he will then make "a disclosure that will open the eyes of the public gene' ally, and make the hair litutal up on the heads of several Chicago and Now Yolk gentlemen."  A BOYISH LOVE TRAGED -5* Au inquest was held at Rosherville, near Gravesend, on Tuesday, on the body of Edwin Saunders, aged sixteen, who committed suicide by jumping over a chit. The deceased was an assistant to a grocer at Gravesend, named Woollett, whose parents adopted Saunders in infancy. Upon the deceased was found the following letter:—" 35, New Road, Gravesend, May 12th. Mrs. Woollett,—l am tired of this life. I asked A. Nettleingham if she would have me for a lover,and she said • No.' Shewas the only girl 1 loved, and so I swore I would end my life. Alice Nettleingham is the only one to blame, and may the curse of my head ever be upon her. I am very sorry to leave Tou in such a way aftet being so kiud to mo all my- life.—l remain, Eddie." The young lady referred to was much overcome in court. Verdict, " Suicide whilst temporarily insane.'  The Toronto City Council have deputed the Atayor and the Municipal Treasurer to proceed to London immediately to arrange for the issue of Debenture Stork to the amount of 3,000,00 U dole. Tuesday's London Go:elle coutaitie the odicial announcement of the resolution p Imsed for the voluntary winding•up of the Field Club (Limited). At Sheerness, on Tuesday, the preliminary sea trials of the now fast torpedo gun-vessel Grasshopper proved unsuccessful, through the pritniug of her boilers. Five men were seriously injured on Tuesday morning by an explosion of coal-gas on board the Spanish ship Duguessa de Vista Hermosa, lying in the Alexandra Duck at Newport, Mon. The vessel was not snuck damaged.  _
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1889-04-19 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

SUICIDE OF A WOULD-BE MURDERER. Exchequer's point of view is that "coffee will not An inquest was held at the Reading Gaol, on move. The revenue from ;his source remains very Mod ay aft rui on, by the borough coroner, on the much as it has Leen during piecediug years. Mr. body oi Henry Strong, aged tifty-eight, a retired Goschen offered the explanation, supplied to him by irounumge , formerly in I eisiness in Hackney Road, lersons speaking with uutherity, teat cocoa is being puffed into poeulaity though the energy of adverLoudon, who %VWs remaiided by the borough /n magistrates on Friday on a drat go ot attemptiug to tisers. " 'Grateful and comforting,' '' he remarked, amid sympathetic laughter, "is haring its effect.'' murder his wife, lsabeEti Jot alma Strong, ny Another dark cloud ties discovered in the growing savagely attacking her with 1. pair of tongs on the popularity of Idi in tea as compared with Chine previous mght, and who committed suited° on Sun, u ' tea. The Indian product, being stronger, makes d''Y atte'"."' by throwing himself over tee more cups of tea for a given quantity, and Lis the railings front tho top gailery of dm prison on to the stone co ador below—a distain!ci of 25ft. revenue suffers. Death welt itertantaireotre. The evidence showed Turning from these gloomy portents, the Chancellor that the deceased had teen very unhappy with of the Exarequer, with more cheery aspect, anuounced Iris wife, his skuil was co ti,lptely shuttered. that he had very geed news for the temperance L was Klee shown! that iiis n011,t• r slid uncle cum.party. The drink bill has not increased with the nutlet stria IC. Tee re let le u; tied by the jury was increment of population, a gratifying fact that will to the elie t that it.e de ensee , (remitted suicide, but preseut:y be pictorially exhibited in the library of the House by diagrams showing a material and that the/ e was urn' sireeeeet evidence to show the striking fall in the consumption ot opirituousliquurs State of his mind at the tune. during the last twenty-nee years. What makes this -- - ---the more remarkable at the present juncture is that A CURIOUS STORY OF BRIT ill
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1889-05-24 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

TEN DERS.  THE SUICIDE AT THE WORKHOUSE. The Chairman, referring to the suicide committed at the Workhouse on Wednesday, said he Phould like to hear what the relieving officer had had to say with regard to the man's coining in. Mr Punter (relieving officer), said the deceased's sister and brother-in-hw were not exactly willing that he should come to the workhouse at first. He visited him on April 2nd;2 be was lying on a I couch, there was no tire, and he was rather cold. 1 He said " I tun tired of this ; I should be thank- ' ful if you would take me down to the Workhouse." He (Mr Punter), however, did not think he was I tit to go. The man appearing to him to be I. gradually getting worse he consulted the doctor. IHis sister was also anxious he should be taken to the iWorkhouse, the man, he believed, getting trouble- . I some, and Dr. Thomas, of Nantymoel, said he i I could be removed On Monday he obtained a : Icertificate from the doctor to that effect, and that 1 1 he should be taken in a covered earliage. Be \called upon the man to ascertain whether he was of the same mind, and he said yes, for goodness . sake to remove him. The man appeared quite ' sane, and on the way from Tynowythi spoke trite . sensibly. IColonel Warlow : Has he ever shown any Agit of inssnity ? 1 ; Mr Punter :No ; never. 1 This concluded the public business.  man'  On Saturday an accident befel a young man named David Jones, a collier, who received severe injuries in the International School Colliery, by being crushed by a passing tram. He was taken out of the pit, and medical aid sent for, but the deceased died in a few minutes after reaching his home. An inquest was held at the Blaeugarns Hotel Ithiengarw, on Monday aftesnoon, before Mr Howe' 1 Cuthbertson (coroner), owing to the absence (in I London) of Mr Thomas Stoeltwood, coroner of the
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1889-03-01 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

CIRCUS DESTROYED BY. FIRE.  One or the most alarming fires which has ever occurred in Manchester took;place on Tuesday evening. The Royal Circus in Chepstow Street, Oxford Road, a structure mostly, if not wholly, built of wood, was reduced to ashes. The place had been occupied for some time by Mexican Joe and his new Wild-west Show, in which a number of Indians and cowboys take part. As usual, there was a large gathering of the general public. The performance was just over, and most ot the people had fortunately left, when a lire broke out, which completely wrecked the whole building. This was about ten o'clock. Alarms were at once raised, and the chief tire brigade, whose station is not a quarter of a mile from the circus, was soon on the spot with two steam fire-engines and the whole force at disposal. Meanwhile the inflammable nature of the structure caused the fire to spread rapidly, and the sky was lit up for miles with a ruddy glow. Situated in the very heart of the city, and in the midst of the quarter occupied by theatres and places of amusemout, the burning circus drew crowds of excited people to the spot. In the circus, and about it, there was no less wild excitement. The Indians were especially carried away, and made frantic efforts to drag away the animals used in the performance. In this they were not altogether successful. The flames ran so quickly over the wooden building that the company had perforce to fly for their own safety, and eleven horses and a donkey fell victims to the fire. There seems little doubt that the outbreak arose in the stables of the circus. The first alarm which reached the chief fire station was to the effect that "some straw had taken fire." That seems to have been the real origin, but of course it was impossible to save the building. It was razed to the ground, and it was needful for the brigade to use their bast endeavours to prevent the fire extending to the warehouses which hemmed in the circus on two or three , sides.  THE ATTEMITED SUI(2IDE OF BATES'  i  iVilbunt tia tee, 11.0 I (irk -ILI CO cricketer, was brought Lelac tlc II udc oal magial rates, on lionday, charged with having aitemptecl to commit suicide on the ..!-Ith or last itioulh.—Dr. Robettson, who was called in at the time. testified that Bates was so depressed as to be totally irresponsible for his actions, lie had remained deprei•sed ever since the occurrence, and the witness had cautioned his friends to Mott after him with eitt care. He believed that this caution had been acted upon. 'The Chief Constable stated that Batbs had been greatly depieleied because of money troubles, and, considering all the circumstances of the case, he asked to be aLowed to withdraw from the prosecution. It was stated that Bates' mother, who was in court, would see that he was propeily cared tor ; and the magistrates discharged him, expieiidng a hope that lie would regain both his physi,il and mem al strength, and not again attempt anything of the Kiud.  CONFESSION OF TuE
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1889-02-01 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

WICKED GIRL." Dr. Danford Thomas held an inquest on Tuesday eveniug at University Coliege Hospital on the body of Ada Emma Grant, aged 17, an under nursemaid in the service of Mr. Charles Leathern, of Daleham Gardens, Hampstead. The deceased, who bad previously resided with her father at Margate and had never been in a situation before, entered the service of Mr. Leathern as under nursemaid on Friday, the 16th inst., and was rejoiced at the prospect of earning her own livelihood. According, however, to the head nurse, Emily Lee, the deceased was not fit for a nurse, being very impatient and passionate and she was under ;lodes to leave. On Wednesday morning she c-emed strange in her manner, and asked witness if she had her parents' address. Going into the nursery on the second floor witness observed the top sash of the window down, and a chair placed beside the window, the lower part of which was prurneted by horizontal iron bars. Subsequently a " thud" was heard in the garden,and the girl was found lying on the ground with her loft leg, thigh, and arm fractured. She admitted having jumped from the nursery window, but assigned no reason for the act, save that "she was a wicked girl, and had been a wicked girl all her life." She added that "she would not be a trouble to anybody." She was conveyed to the hospital named, where she expired on Friday from shock consequent upon the injuries she had sustained.—Mr. William Dear, a railway official, of 30, Cumberland Street, Barusburj, uttele of the deceased, said his niece lived with hint a month, before entering upon her situation, and she then had the delusion that "she was a very wicked girl." She kept repeating this, although told there was no truth in her description of herself. She had been indeed religiously rearttl. The Coroner thought she might have become depressed When she found she was not suited for the situation of nurse. —The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide while of unsound mind."  Forty valuable cattle were burned to death on Tuesday morning, in a fire will it broke out at Fyvie Aberdeenshire. The loss is estimated at 13,006. A bill has been introduced in the Greek Chamber of Deputies appointing the Duke of Sparta Regent in the event of the King's absence during the year.
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1889-08-23 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

GALLANT RESCUE FRO.:11 TUE TITIIIES. Marian Cole, of Oxford Street, Loudou, who described herself as a waitress, was charged at the Bow Street Police Court, on Satur qty, with attempting to commit suicide from the Themes Embaukineut, on Friday night.—Police-coustable Sly wild that shortly after 10 o'clock, while he was on duty ou the Victoria Embaukmeut, being dose by the Temple steps, he saw bouietniug moving in the water, and heard a scream. lie tau down the steps aud saw the prisoner struggling in the river. he blew his whistle, jumped into the water, and caught hold of prisoner, and tried to regain the steps. He then found the current had carried him and the V 70111411 some distance away. Ile continued while swiuuniug to blow his whistle until lie sunk and became partly 1111C0118Ci01/4. Upon recovering he found a civilian had plung..l into the river after him. They managed to get tile priseller up to the life chain of the Temple Pier, and they were ultimately rescued by the Thames police. William Cartwright, of 2' John's Place, Clerkeuwell, the man referred to by the constable, corroborated the letters evideuce, and was complimented by Bir. Bridge, who said he deserved every possible credit for his brave conduct, and promised to see that it was properly reported to the Royal Humane Society.—Sub-iuspectur Stubbs, of the Thames police, deposed to having been in a police galley on Friday night and helping the three persons in question out of the water, which was the e 15ft. deep, with a strong tide running. Both the prisoner and the constable were in a semi-unconscious state. The prisoner .had made a similar attempt on her life seine time ago, and was then rescued by a policeman.-51r. Bridge, iu remanding the prisouer, said that by her wicked act she had pirk.ed the lives of two brave men in great danger. Addressing the constable, Mr. Bridge said: It is impossible to speak in too strong language ot the bravery which you showed, and I will write to the Royal Humane Society and meutiou my i,pinion of it. I am afraid that is all I cau do for you. -Mr. Bridge marked the charge sheet as blows: "The constable in this case saved the prisoner at the imminent risk of his own life. 'the constable deserves the higlitest praise awl ought to be rewarded."
The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1889-08-23 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

TREATED. An anti-tithe mob, near Feurith, Pembrokeshire, in Saturday madu a violent onslaught upou two bailiffs a at to Rhyduen Faun, to serve a warrant in connectiou with an actiou taken by Mr. teveue in behalf of the Eeclesiastical Commissioners When the crowd bore down upon them, the bailiffs ran sway, but they were cha,ed, owl dogs were set upou them. They were caught awl beaten, and a perstm holding a gun insisted on the bailiffs signing a document pledging themselves never to euicr the parish again on a similar errand. The men, wlm were terribly alarmed, were then released.  SHOCKING THICYCLE A shookiug accideut, which terminated fatally ott Moirday, occurred at Worthiug uu Saturday morn, hag. A little girl uained Gertrude Harri.sou, aged 10 was riding tricycle, whoa she fell from thq maeltiue, and the haudlo et the lu alio penetrated her head though cue at her eyes to the e4teul of eight  Mr. Edward Fitzgerald, the 11Lster of Cis Cluumult Foxhounds, has met with a serieueo accident. Vliilst tiding to a funeral his horse shieil and threw the rider, whase hot ca:iglit in the stirrup. The horse mare I, and kicked Mr. Fitzgerald, fracturing the lower jaw, and indicting severe injuries to the head. The injured sent omen lies in a critical couditioa A .heating fatality occurred at Boston, Lincolnshire, on 31.oadav, whereby two youths, named Ryan and Uoldspinit, lost their lives. du c,mpany with another youth they wore on the river Witham in a boat, which turned over whilst they were Some Sheffield augleis were near,but ctmld noi resent, them, and the youths were drowned. At tlie inquest in the afternoon a verdict of Accidentally Drowned was returned. At an inquest on Capt. Campbell Hardy, el Wad. mer, the jury returned a verdict that thc office* committed suicide whilst in a statd of temporary insanity. On Sunday night a clergyman stayiug at an hotel at Melling, Kent, eocaruittee. suicide by shooting himself through the head with a revolver. He had given the name of Rmusden, and WU On a drivins lour thrpugh Kent.