Widnes Examiner. — 1882-04-01 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

SAD SUICIDE OF A GIRL AT RUNCORN.  On Thursday evening the inhabitants of Higher Runcorn were thrown into a state of great excitement by the report that a girl named Charlotte Baths, aged 16, the, daughter of a labourer, living in what is known as the Holloway, had committed suicide by taking a quantity of arsenic. The police are at present making careful investigation into the particulars of the sad occurrence, and, of course, a certain amount of reticence has to be observed until the facts have been investigated by Mr. Ridgway, the County Coroner,: which makes it a not very easy matter to obtain very many details in respect to it. It appears that on the day named, between twelve and one o'clock, the mother of the unfortunate girl, who is married to Thomas Parry, labourer at the. Runcorn Bottom Locks, went with her husband's dinner, leaving her daughter alone in the house.: She was absent about aikhour, and when she returned she and the girl Bites sat downio their simple Meal, with which tea was supplied. They had not been at dinner many minutes before the' daughteecommeneed to vomit, and to complain of considerable pain. Dr. McDougall was sent for but' was not at home, and instead of some other medical man being at once asked to attend, the mother waited for the return of the doctor, probably labouring under the supposition that he might arrive at any moment. Unfortunately he did not do until about eight o'clock, and the poor girl died about Len. About four or five months ago, a quantity of arsenic was bought by the mother for the purpose of killing rats, and what was left of it was put into a can, which was bung up on a nail in the ceiling. About a teaspoonful of this was taken by the girl, and drunk in some tea.. We understatd that Bates had been keeping company with a young man, and that on Wednesday night she returned home so late that she was afraid to enter the house, and she took refuge in a neighbour's, and remained there until morning. It is stated that when she came home' on the following day, she was chastised by her mother. This may have had some effect in causing that despondency which has led her to take away her life.  The Coroner has, of course, been informed of the facts and the inquest has been fixed for Mginday morning, at the Railway Hotel, Lowland's-road, at eleven o'clock.  LYXIII,  Lrbrst LOCAL BOARD ELEcnow.—The following gentlemen have been nominated as candidates in the above election :—Mr. Arthur William Callender, Lymm, gentleman, nominated by Mr. T. P. Norris, Eagle Brew; Mr. John • Dalby Dewhurst, Oughtrington House, merchant, nominated by Mr. William Battersby, The Hall, Lymm; Mr. David Forster Reddish, Lymm, farmer, nominated by Mr. John WrighiParkinson, of Whitefield, Lymm; Mr. George Hall, Oak Lea, Statham, Lymm, gentleman, nominated by Mr. John Fairclongh; Mr. George Nugent Ross, Dane Bank, gentleman, noMinated by Mr. George Charnley Dewhu. st, Beechwood. The retiring members of the Board are Messrs. Hall, Richardson, and Simpson, but the two last-named gentlemen do not seek re-election. The yotinc, papers will be delivered on the 31st March, collected on the Sth April, and connted on the 6th April.  YESTERDAY'S MARKETS, CLYDE Sua-AR.—Market quiet, and a moderat business done Prices show a decline of 3d all round from the late highest point. _