The Northern News. — 1898-04-16 (Carlisle, Cumbria, England)

SUICIDE AT BELLE VUE. —On Sunday morning a man named Richard Richardson, a retired engineer. was found dead in his house at Belle Vile under circumstances pointing to suicide. Richardson lived in the house in question with his brother, but the latter having recently married, stayed at his wife's house on Saturday night. The deceased man came into Carlisle about half-past six on Saturday, and about eleven was in the Working Men's Club where he had some port wine. He remained there till about half-past twelve when he left in company with a man named Thomas Waugh, of Clifford Street, who accompanied him as far as the Castle Gate. In the morning when the brother went to the house at Belle Vue about half-past nine, he found deceased hanging by a rope suspended from the top of an inside door. He was quite dead and cold. Nothing in the house had been disturbed. The Inquest was held on Tuesday at deceased's residence before Mr Arthur Lee, deputy coroner. Evidence was given by James Richardson, deceased's brother. He said deceased was well-to-do, and had nothing to trouble him, but he had been in poor health for five years, and suffered from eczema. He was a temperate man. Waugh, the man who last saw deceased alive, deposed that he was sober and quite cheerful. --The jury returned a verdict of " Suicide while temporarily insane." I.O.G.T.—The weekly session of the Beacon of the Border Lodge was held on Saturday night in the City Hall Estate Room, Castle Street, Bro. John Cumberland, CT, patron, presiding. After the business of the Lodge had been transacted, the following programme was rendered :—Song, • Norah,' Bro. John Coulthard recitation, Woman's mission,' Sister Maxfield; song. While the wedding belle were ringing,' Bro. J E Graham; auto-harp selections, Mr Kendal; recitation, Tommy and the leap,' Bro. J. Wilkinson; song, ' When other lips,' Bro. J. Hodgson; song, Say au revoir,' Sister M. J. Dixon; song, Killarney,' Sister H. Hodgson; song. May I dance with you,' Bro. Barton; reading. Bro John Crone ; song, Banks of the Nile,' Bro. Lance-Corporal Asher. At the close of the programme a most interesting ceremony took place, namely, that of presenting a travelling trunk to one of the members, who is about to marry a former member of the Lodge. The presentation was made by Bro. Crone, treasurer, DGCT, of the Lodge, and second on the roll of members, in anvdeerdy appropriate address, and was suitably responded to by Mr Scott on behalf of Sister Jane Hodgson, the recipient. The meeting was then closed by a few words from Bro. E. Castle, DGCT, of the Mintern Pioneer Lodge, No 3,968  C•LDZ WOATI WESLET•N SCHDAT Sc HOOL —The anniversary of the above Sunday School was celebrated on Sunday and Monday. On Sunday, special sermons were preached morning and evening by the Rev. W. A. Lebrun] of Bath. In the afternoon Mr T. Williamson conducted a children's service, at which a number of recitations, dialogues, duets, aud solos were given by the choir and children On Monday, a public,tea was provided, followed by a public meeting. The chair was taken by Mr John Nicholson, and a programme of recitations, dialogues. with action songs by the Juvenile Choir was much appreciated. Short addresses were also given by the Rev. -W. A. Labrum, and the Rev. T. M. Dickinson, and a h-arty rote of thanks was accorded to the chairman, the choir, the speakers, and the ladies who presided at the tables. All the services were well attended. and the collections and proceeds of the public tea realised .Cl 7 or about £2 more than last year.  Advertise ! Ai:maims ! ! ADVERTISE I ! ! Nothing pays better. The Northers News is read all over the district.