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The Telegram. — 1896-02-11 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

VICAR AND 13ILLRINGIRS.—At Spalding Police• court on Tuesday, three stunrounses were returned for Leering arising out of a dispute between the Rev. John Collin, vicar of Whaplode, and the bell-riugers of Wimplode parish church, • matter which has attracted a good deal of attention in the iii•trict. The ringers, with the eminent of the churchwardens, proposed to ring a ninifled peal in memory of a deceased parishioner, but the vicar objected. The ringers persisted, and as • result of what then ocourred three of the ringers were now summoned by the vicar for riotous, violent, and indecent hehavi3ur in the church ; and the vicar WAA ~.iddroined for as,aulting one of the ringers. 'lireroster was now settled by an expression of regret on the part of the ringers that they should have persisted in the action in face of tie objection of the vicar, and the withdrawal of the whole of the proceedings. It was stated that whilit legally the churchwarleus had the custoi4y, the incumbent had the control of the bells under the settlement. The parties bore their own costs.  A WlT:mama Sancina's RliTll6. —Dr. G. Dan. ford Toccatas held an inquestouTuendayafternimn, concerning the death of a house painter. A slater of the deceased stated that her brolihir was married a month am, and hia wife was now lying damp-r-aced) ill at her home in Wiltshire. She had ju--t amen confined. The deceased had not been in work for some time, and was very much depressed in eparitas, as he was unable to keep bit newly-married wife. On Friday morning she discovered her brother crying In tbw kitchen, and, upon her a...king what wsu the matter, he said he could not help it, as he was afraid bin wife would not get over her trouble. Witness had to go out, and on returning fogad her brother hanging behind the door by means of a handkerchief tied round hit neck and lived to a meat book hanging from a peg in the door-post. She sent for the police, who cut him down.—Policemonstable Dunbar deposed that he found a card in the room, on which the deccated writton  I thrgive you, dear Alice, but I cannot forget You said 'twat a pity Mat ever wa met. The divisional pollee surgeon stated that the net war a very deliterate one, the ihso seine tied his legs together before be hanged hints. Ir.—The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide during temporary Inanity."
The Telegram. — 1896-07-14 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

HEARD BASTARDY CASE.—CharieS farmer, of Mageston, near Gillingham, was summoned by Miry Ann IN hitinarsh, single woman and domestic servant, who has been living in Yeovil since March last, to show cause, &c. Mr. J. T. Davies appeared for complainant, and Mr. H. S. Dickinson, of Poole, for defendant.— This was a case which had beets heard on 6th February last before the Gillingham Bench, who dismissed it. The magistrates' clerk made a note of a ouestiun raised by defendant's solicitor, who objected to the case [icing re-opened alter it lied been taken and decided on its merits by the Gillingham magistrates.—A number of witnesses were called, and in the end, the case, which had occupied about four hours in hearmg, was dismissed.  The Municipal Council of Chamounix has just voted a sum of 100.000 f. with the object of introducing the electric light.  A bond) wl6B thrown into a Rio de Janeiro gambling house on Monday, and a number of men were killed arm wounded.  The Westtainske Gaz tie publieht. with reserve a message from Athens stating that it is alleged there that Russia has been prompting France to occupy the island of Crete, and that this explains why the Crettios, iu fear of some such fate, have closed eo precipitately with the Sultan's offer of moderate reforms. The Greek Ministers are alto alarmed, whilst it is stated that the British fleet IS so close to the island as almost to constitute a blockade.  How little Vienna merits the reputation it still has with many tourists, as hemp one of the gayest cues of the world, is prove:], says a correspondent, by a keport on suicides for the first half-ycar it 1896. They reached the alarming total of 207, which is double the number for the corresponding period during the ten foregoing, years. In May alone there were 56, and 42 iu juue. May, by the way. geatarally heads the lista
The Telegram. — 1896-02-04 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

SAD SUICIDE BY SHOOTING AT WISHFORD.  An inquest was held at the Royal Oak Inn, dViahfcril, on Wednesday evening, by the district coroner ("fr. IL A. Wilson) on the body of Predk. Beacon, aged 31 years, an agricultural labourer, who was found dead on the previous afternoon with a gunshot wound miler his chin. Thomas Beacon, laboursr, of Wishford, identified the body as that of his brother, who was a single man living in the village with hiemother, and whom he last saw alive at 6.30 on Tuesday morning. Witness went ezprecily tones him, Ai he had not been very well, having suffered in his head. Deceased had also had influenza, and about a month ago he fell from a rick. He complained at time* of pains in hie head and also that he could not sleep et night. He was, as • cossequenca depressed on ozcasions. Richard Brock, bailiff for Mrs. Thatcher, kited thst deceased hat been working on Mrs. Thatcher'a farm during the past fortnight. On Tuesday afternoon, about four o'cli ck, witness saw hint cutting some cake for the cows, and having told him ta do the milking, left him. On returning, about half-an-hour later, witnees found him icing dead on his back In the rick yard, with • single barrel gun at his left side, and his left hand clenched tinder the barrel. His coat was mouldering, having been burnt by the powder. The gun was an old muzzle loader, and was generally kept in the fowl-house. It belonged to a groom and was not often used, being kept unloaded. Deceased had often complained to wiineme of pains in his head. On Tuesday morning lie asked witness to pay his his wages and on wilDrai enquiring for what reason he simply replied that he had been A fool. Police-Inspeetor Longstone, of Wilton, depoaed to receiving information of the ',Torrence and described the position in which he found the holy. Near the gun, he stated, was a hurdle-stick, which he thought, must have been used to press the t ricger. Mr. Win. Woodward, surgeon, of Wilton, stated that he attended deceased in November last for a very bad attack of influenza, after which he returned to work before he had sufficiently recovered his strength. On Sunday last he mune to witness's surgery and complained that he could not sleep. He was looking very ill, and said thee he was beginning to worry about things which he had not troubled over before. Witnesa gave him some medicine to produce sleep as well as Arm:4oh. Be had seen the body and funnd a wound on the right side of the lower jaw, the contents el the gun having clearly been discharged into his head.  The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased committed auicitle whilst temporarily 1135a111P.
The Telegram. — 1896-09-29 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

PIGS STRAYING. Walter Young, of Sherborne, war charged with allowing nine pigs to stray in Coombe nn September sth.—P.U. Payne proved the case, and a fine of 9i and 5,6. i costo was imposed. AN UNLICIINSICI) lion—Wet. Ch.G.l. (keen, of CI& ton Maybank, plLadcd koilty to keeping a dog without a license on September 14th, and was fined 154 and 10, 6d costs.—P.U. Miller stated the facts of the case.  Archdeacon Fare 11, of Sheffield, died suddenly on Monday afternuon. Lady Vaux, of Harrowden, has died at Muir. town Howse, Inverness.  The fires match of the Auttralians' tour in Amer. ica was won by the ventere.  In Paris he is a growing opinion that the extradition of Tynan is impossible.  The deetii is announced of the Hight Itev. C. J. Branch, ii. I)., Bishop of Antigua. The banditti infesting the outskirts of Rome are becoming more audacious toan ever.  It is estimated that during the recent earth. quake in Iceland 155 fat-insteads were destroyed. hlabel Aldridge, a.;ed *even, fell from a swingboat st Waleali FAIC on Monday night and was killed.  The death is announced of Sir John Ericbeen, president r 4 University College, London, and Siirgenu Extraiirlinary to the Queen. - -  The Duke of &Vied:it'd, who IA actively prottiotiilg the construction of light railways throughout Soiherlandshire, has offered the land timber, and £5,000 towarls the costs of a branch line to the of Emilio and Dom)* a distance of about o lue  A letter from the Channel Fleet at Leith, states that during target ['meticr. an accident ha. occur red on board the Bellona. While a three-pounder quickfiring gun War, tieing tired a Kiwi] exploded in the gun, blowing off a part of a uiuzzie. No perwanal injury was .L144610.4].  The Moslem congregation of the Tempontry Mosque, Albert Street, Regent's Park, N.W., was called by Hadj.e Molusionted Dullie on Monday to witnees aleceremonsal of the conversion of a Get. 1111111 lady to Islam and her subsequent mart :age an a M..r.sh rencleanan. (Pierlea Barker, bead butler in the service of the M.rqula of Ripon at Studley Hall, committed suicide on Mon qty by druwoing himself in the reservoir of the Ripon Corporation at Wh.tefield. Deceased was 45 years of age, and no reason con be assigned for the act.  .• The vicar of Warrei, Yorkshire, is undergoing • boycott. He can obtain no lodgings in the village, and wades daily from a place six miles distant. He Is. to act a. church-cleaner, bell-ringer, and lamp',nailer. The cause of the n boycott is at presenl unknown to the outside world.  At West Bromwich Polimucourt on Monday, Thomas 'duties, a builder, was cotninitted for trial chargi-d w.th fraudulently converting to Ins own use £2,412, money left to his trust by Joseph Whitehouse fur the benefit a :tie latter's daughter, the accused being one of the executors.
The Telegram. — 1896-12-08 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

THE MEMBER FOR THE DIVISION THROWN OCT. On Friday, Mr. J. K. 1). Wingfield Digily, M.P., was beim; driven to the station, when the horse became mice and bolted. The animal was turned up the road leading to the drive, but just as the coachman got ib under contral the reins snapped, and the hum, rao into the bank. Ts.. carriage WKS overturned, qui; with the 'excepti IA being thrown out Mr. Digby net with nn ry.  The Central Strike committee at Hamburg has declared a general strike of all labourers employed in and about the harbour.  Two doctors have teen arrested in connection with the death of Mies Thompson, which was followed by the suicide of a Frenchman. The gross value of the personalty of the late Dr. Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury, has just been declared at £46,396 5s 3.1, and the net or actual value at £35,257 19s 91. Mr. Thomas Hardy hal almost finished the revision of hid novel, " Tire Pursuit of the Well. loved." This will be one of the spring books of Messrs, Osgood and Mcllvaine. . _ . .  On Friday, a motion in the Belgian Chamber, approving the conduct of Cie Government in connection with the imprisonment and expnltioti of Mr. Tillett, was carried by llity-six votes to twentyseven.  FrsLcis Ilogars, condomtied for the murder of Charles rocker a Cotteemore Kennel!, Rutland, hail been reprieved, The Home Becretar7 lias also respiterl George }wart, who murdered Daniel Gray out of revenge at igewcaktle. lie will be removed to a criminal lunatic asylum. -  At the adjourned inquest on the two old women named Clarke and South, rieterii, who were recently found dead under inyhterioua circumstances at Warwick, Dr. Bostoek Hill, county analyst, stated on Friday he could find no trace of poison nor anything to account for death. The jury returned an open verdict of "Found dead."  Early on Friday morning, the schooner Bremton WA driven by the gale upon Exmouth Bar. Two pilots, William Pym and George Carnell, with George Lumper, all belonging to Exmouth, put off from a sloop into a boat to render assistance, but the heavy sea capsized the craft and the three men were drowned. The schooner afterwards drifted off the bar, and was towed into Exmouth.
The Telegram. — 1896-06-16 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

SOMERSET V. CAMBRIDGE UNIVEMITY. Somoset, wim were very poorly represented, M. cunthed to Cambridge Univereity on Friday by 10 wit. beta. The county, although they latted first., could only compile a total of 109—Surgeon Trask, 22 :S. M. J. Woods. 21 ; and Tyler, 12, being the only players to reach double ligures. Cambridge failed to retain their seinion's batting form, only putting together 98 runs, of which Hemingway and Wilson made 54 ant Woods captured seven wickets for 54. and Nichols three for 13. The Somerset wain collapsed couipletel,gg their second innings, WII4OII and Gray getting rid of them for the roma ,WitrePah of 58. Gray cantered four wietess 1/4r 96. —Vet durl•cit he Fib credited with eight wicketaMor 35. The Cantab. required Br rune to win, and W. Grace, jun., and Burrito °Liaised that number account 16.5. Tile cove were as lobos, ts—  - Solligt.ll.lllll.lt. bit Innings. 2nd Innings, M. J. Woods e and b Shine 21 c o.ace b Ochnold Tyler c Grace b C.obbold . 12 b WilSoo 6 is.4bson o Marriott b Cobboid 3 c Drone b Wi1006.. I M. A. N. Snort c Bray to Shine 0 b Wilson . 6 Smith (D.) b Gray .. 8 b Ur.ty Sorg. Trask b Gray .. c Drone b Wilson.. 11 Nichols b Gray . 5 c Druce b Gray . 1 A. G. Barrett b Gray .• .. 6 6 Gray • L. H. M'Donald run out .. 0 no:. out D. H. 11. Lean not out.. , 9 b Gray .. 4 Smith (W.) e Burnup b Con. bold .. .. 15 e Bray b Wilson ... 5 Extras ..  Total .. ..109 Carsemos limes/amt. W. G. Grace jun. b Woods .. 17 not out • C. J. Burnup c D. Smith ' 0 "tout .. H. H. Merriott b Woods 4 N. F. ltruoe b Wood. C. E. M. Wilson not out .. 29 W. M Ilemingani b Woods .. 29 F Mitchell b Nichols 3 E. U Bray e WDonald E. B. Shrine c liFUonald Woods 2 H. Gray b Nichols . 2 P. W Cobbard b Nichols 3 Extras, 3 Extra! Total .. Told  Two ladies, One of them a French subject, bays been captured by brigands near Yalova, rn the Gulf, Anatolia. A police accompanied the ladies, and who offered resistance was killed.  Li Hung Chang arrived in Berlin on Saturday evening bons Russia, and was met at the station by the German Ministers, the Chinese, and this staff of the Embassy, and many high dignitaries. To mark the termination of the Congress of Chouabens of Commerce of the Empire, Mr. Chau:. beilain, aa its honorary Tn-esident, and his wife, held a reception on Saturday night at the Imperial Inetitute.  AL floe Street Police-court , on Friday, Janie@ Robert Allison, until recently ,1.1610144e1r of the Ri.• Mg Sun public-house, Wycli Street, fiLritud, cunimitted for trial on the charge ot having milts dozed his wife and atteinpted to commit suicide. The court of inquiry eat on board the corvette Volnuaj at Purtatuouth, Co Saturday, to ioveetigate the circumstances under which the vesael grounded on the rucks off the Channel Island:. A report will he sent to the Admiralty. Tue damage has ueen ascertained not to he melon:.  Large quantities of strawberries are being sent away from Swanwiek, But Fareham, and neighbourhood, to tire L e ontou and provincial mars keg,. No fewer than 25,000 baskets of fruit wets dealt with by tire pareel department staff Waterloo Station on Saturday.
The Telegram. — 1896-07-21 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

COM. mittee Fund and the " African Review "Fund, the total amount subscribed to the Drummond Castle Relief Fund now amounts to £19,937 19s Id.  M Sunderland, on Thursday, a imhlican named Sweeney wee tined £25 and costs for having permitted betting on his premises.  At the Shropshire Assizes on Thursday John Wilson and James Allen, tramps, Were sentenced to five and seven years' penal servitude respectiv..ly for setting fire to a hay-stack, A necklace, convertible to tiara, composed of brilliancs and larrre drop pearls, has been sehoted for the Royal Warrant lioldera' presentatUm to the Princess Maud, on the occasion of her marriage.  ThOMAS Openahaw, a barber, residing at Hat. cliffe, Lancashire, died from hydrophobia on Wedne,day. He was bitten by a mod dog laeh Norember, and afterwards went to Paris for treatment at the Pasteur lastitute.  Mita Jaue &holey, a fasbirmably-attired young lady, was fined 40a on Saturday at Pontefract for horsewhipping a schoolboy named Jeffreys. Defetulaut's little brother had cumuli Med la her that be had been hit by a nusaile thrown by Jeffreys.  A ,thocking suicide waa committed at Gravesend on Sunday evening, Priv. Bill, of the Royal Marines, blowing his brains out in the barrack room by placing his idle in his mouth. Bill was a married man, and had been in the semi* many years.  On Saturday, a lady passenger by the Lady Martin steamy', bound from London, was on the Soutuatiipton Ducks, passing to her ship, when she was jammed between a furniture van and a crane. She was shockingly injured, and died soon afterwards.  At the North London Police-court on Thursday GOOrg, Herbert Beech was sentenced to a r(1011 th'A imprisonment for defrauding the Great E4sitern Railway. On 9th instant prisoner was Mond in a first-class car.iage in a state of nudity and without a ticket.  At Ashton - under - 1-yne, on Wednesday, • labourer named Peter Macdonald was charged with murdering a woman with whom he lived, at Droyleden. Is was stated that the woman was fourd dead in bed on Sunday, her body bearing marks of violence.  A Robert Burns' Exhibition, organised to cornmeniorate the centenary year of the poet's death, was opened in the Five Art Galleres at Glsegow, on Tuesday. The exhibits, which included °large number of manuscripts and personal relies, are valued at £lOO,
The Telegram. — 1896-04-07 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

COL/ TON. .  DEATH BY DROWNING.—An invest was held At Colcombe Castle Hotel on Friday, by Mr. Deputy Coroner Cox, touching the death of Mrs. }flee Woram, aged 54, who was found drowned in the River Coly, near Freakb ayne Bridge. On Thursday morning, about 11.50, P.C. Dergee, who was walking in the path field close by the River Cody, Saw a bonnet, skir and jacket on the bank. On lucking into . river he saw the body of a female. He wentinto the water, which was about 3fi. deep, and took old the body, which was recognised as that of Mro Yoram. The jury found • verdict that deceased committed suicide while suffering from temporary insanity. One of the juryineu was fined fil for being half-an-bour late.  PARISH COUNCIL EctioriaN.—There were 19' candidates for 13 seats on the Parish Counci. Eleven of the retiring members of the council— Messrs. F. Baker, E. H. Coining, J. Follett, W. H. Evans, J. Zeally, M. Roberti, G. West, J. I. Scarborough, J. Mountetephee, S. White, and L. Loveridge—were opposed by Messrs. F. W. Kingdom J. G. Hann, G. Warr}, Bull, T. D. Chapple, F. Stokes, sem, F. Stoke,. jun., and W. Rowsell. Messrs. S. A. Sella,. and Pitcher, old members, did not seek re.eleetino. Only one candidate—Mr. Warty Bull—ismed an election address. The result was eagerly discussed and the propheciee were as aumerous as the cmdidates. The result was as follows :—Hann, 151 ; (diming, 151, ; Bull, 142 ; Follett, 141; White, 137 ; West, 123 ; Zeally, 121; Scarborough 120 ; Evans, 118 ; Gueritz, 112 ; Baker, 111; Mountstephen, 108 ; Loveridge, 100; Strokes, bet,. 99; Rousell, 76; Roberts, 75 ; Kingdon, 65; Stokes. jun., 53 ; Chapple, 49. There are shunt 450 namem on the register, and 276 only polled. Ai the last election about 360 recorded their votes.
The Telegram. — 1896-01-28 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

CHALONER, M.P. for West Wilts, who also replied, made a long speech in which he referred to the dearth of officers in the Volunteer corps, and to the effect which the short service system in VOgUe in the army had on the matter of the unemployed. This latter question, he submitted to Lord Lansdowne, was one which should receive serious attention.  Mr. W. PINCILNRY gave "The health of the Chairman" who, in responding, alluded to the interest whicil his late brother took in Rulitical affairs in Sonth Wilts and to the great pleasure nomad have given hitu to have seen the victory which was gained last July. He also remarked that lie was proud to say that the splits which they used to hear of in the (s'ioservative party in Salisbury were matters of past history. Mr. W. 11. GRAMCHáW proposed "The Committee," coupled with the name of Mr. W. hi. HAMnumlgr ro"fronngsnere sung. railixtte(trhtehehosp%esceche.retr  Five C148,.P of smallpox have occurred at Cardiff Workhouse.  Mr. Tro.cy Turnerelli, who is over 80 years of two, is seriously m. _  The Viceroy of India has been ordered to take a short sea trip for a week or ten days. The Old Bull, the first hotel in Blackburn. which boasts of en eventful history extending back at lerist 700 years, has been sold at auction for E 11,500.  The Duke of Orleans had hie left shoulder di :located, and his right ankle bone fnietured, through 'oeing thrown from a horse in Turin on Saturday.  The Dominion Government have been noted of the signing of a reaty between Great Britain and the United States for a further arbitration on the Behring Sea question.  FASTING AND Sticinx.—At the inquest on Joseph Rourke, who shot himself in a Manchester hotel, an extraordinary letter written by deceased on both tides of a pair of cuffs to a friend in PrODOS was road. In it he said he was sorry to see Manchester, where the people were all Jews, and where the women were badly fed and like Japanese. Re declared his intention to shoot himself after fasting SO days without inconvenience. A verdict of "Suicide whilst temporarily insane" Was refereed.
The Telegram. — 1896-09-01 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

ASSAILANT.  INQtriar AND rimer.  _ Camberwell Green was the scene of a love tragedy early on Saturday Morning, a young men committing suicide after firing a shot at his sweet. heart, who luckily vomited Injury, Frederick Ayles was the manager of a hem and beef shop at 2, Boll's Head Passage, Leadenhall Market and be lived oat 64, George Street, Funton Square. Tor three and a-half years he bad been engaged to be married to Florenoe og. horn, 23, 1 barmaid at the Bricklayers' Arms, Southampton Street. During the week Ayles, who was taking his mount holiday, had men his sweetheart every day. On Friday he met her by appointment as five o'clock, and they went to a friend's at 58, Leipsic Road, where they had lea. Subsequently they visited the Canterbury Moore Hall, which they left wane time before the Conclusion of the performance. According to the girl's statement the man left her in the hall for about a quarter of an hour, whilst he went out, aeliensiblY to get sonic refreshment. Upon hle return, however, he appeared somewhat AMP% Mid asked the girl to go home. Thee accordingly left the huildeim and pro• ceediki towards Camberwell. Meanwhile the ' man Was morom and taciturn, and an Matta route—crossing Cottage Green and pastime side street,' on.the way to the Bricklayers' Mb* public.himse. When Well Street, Camberwell, ems reached they stopped to bid each other "Good eight," wham, *lama warning or appargra reason, the man drew • revolver from his poisko, said fired at hie sweetheart. Then, without making any enilesetur to escape, he tired the weapon upon himself, and died almost instant. aneonsly. It was then poet midniglie, and the street wait almost deserted, Assistance. however, was soon procured, and the man'., lxitly was regional tri the mortuary, The girl accompanied one of the police constants to the station, where elm mode i aslement am to the ocetirence. The slid did doe hit her,