The Poole Telegram. — 1881-04-14 (Poole, Dorset, England)

CIRCUMLOCUTION.—Some time ago an officer found that his favourite chair was in a shaky condition, and required either the tightening of it screw or the application of a little glue. He spoke to the care-taker, who thereupon laid before him for signature a form of requisition for repairs, addressed to the Board of Trade. The document was then copied and despatched; and, a week later, a gentlemanly-looking man arrived, inspected the chair, and ceparted to report upon it. Ten days passed. One morning two individuals appeared upon the scene, and held a consultation. After a quarter of an hour's examination and conversation, they too departed, promising that the matter should be seen to. Another fortnight elapsed ; and finally my friend's chair was satisfactorily mended, Ile tells me that he estimates that he could have had the operation performed for 2d. Ma. ELI BUXTON, vice-chairman of the London School Board, was on Friday elected chairman in succession to the late Sir Charles Reed. JOHN May, a soldier stationed at Chatham, has been sent to penal servitude for five years for stealing Wearing apparel at Wateringbury. % MILVERTON, near Leamington, must be a pleasant place to live in. It possesses a Bench of Magistrate: .who recently fined a boy because the pony he was riding bolted and ran away with him, and imposed upon t miller the highest penalty they could inflict for shooting a dog which had attacked his children and servants w well as himself. u THERE was a strike of banisters at the Montgomery shire Quarter Sessions on Thursday. The magistrates granted an application of the solicitors to be allowed tc plead, ou the ground that there were so few barristert present, whereupon the barristers present left the Court. Subsequently there was a collision betwen the Bench an a solfcstor. The latter was cross-examining a witness. and was told by the Chairman that he must conduct hie ease like a barrister. The solicitor said he would give ul the case, but ultimately proceeded. `-41 A PAINFUL case, which has caused great commotion in fashionable circles, was brought to a close in Paris or Friday. M. and Madame Friedman, both well-known Personages, were charged with forgery. Madams Friedman is the daughter of the late Duke de Persigny the celebrated Napoleonic Minister. In a moment co temporary difficulty she and her husband put the name o; the Princess.de Moskowa to hills to the amount of mu hundred and eighty thousand francs to pay their creditors The Princess, who died a short time ago, was the erand other of Madame Friedman. She was noh.rio.:s for her parsimony, and refused to pay the hills. The affair fall inth the hands of the police the young couple were [44 rested on the death of Madame de Moskowa. Hsi ithmense fortune was inherited by the Duchess cis Persigny, who is understood to have paid ad the bills the majority of which were discounted by the Rothschild firm. The jury brought in a verdict of no' illiltY• A 4 ' (' A RCdANTIC double suicide was committed in the Boh Is Boulogne, Paris, on Friday. A young luly and gentle. wan took a cab, and, after dining at a restaurant, resumes their drive. The cabman had got into the middle of the 'wood, and, hearing no sign of life in the vehicle, he impended from his seat, and. ono pening the door, Emile Sob occupants dead. ' They had poisoned themselves. 1 fl'alsozes Louise painted the panels of her doore is I inlaid& anti att4 at kayo lie fiabtQa of !liatnalOY." '