The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1883-01-09 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

SUICIDE OF AN ELDERLY WOMAN.  An elderly woman, named Maria Woodward. aged 61. and living in Long-street, committed suicide on Sunday morning. She had been living as housekeeper with an engine-driver on the L. & S.W.R. named Dixon, and no Sunday morning she was heard about six o'clock getting no. Ilisou asktd her what ehe was doing, and she Fad him she was going to the w.c. She, however, it appears, fully dress‘d herself, put on her bonnet, &c., and made her way to the river, and there, it is bigieved, throw hprself in. The body was notio.al in the water near the hid lge on the New.road, by a groom employtd at the Castle, who immediately i,,fonned the police. The water where the body was fonnd is very shallow. and the clothes of the cl.•cea•ed were to be seen above the surface, and were distended, or blots a out, by the force of the tide. A x inquest we, held on the body yesterday (Monday.)  V731711017T11. FANCY BALLS The annual fancy ball at the R iyal Hotel or.. given ou Tbur.hy evening lett, when the scene was • 'erg brilliant one. Mr. Rowe had aiorned the halbroom meet gaily with rich Saga, and it was lighted with lamps ahaded in ceders, casting quite • glow upon the Picture. The bawling were the loony patronesses : —Kra Baugh. Mr. Bonnet'.Mtg. Chimmo, lire. Barry Drew, Mrs. Het;moge, Mr., Hine, lire. Kelsey, Mrs Mead, Yrs. Neal, 1.1!uoh. Kr. 11. R. Mrs. Pr. tor. Mr.. Paellpe, Mrs. Swallad and Mrs. Syk-a the Steward' eing Onn-rol B•nnett Contain Chitunio, R.N.. Major 0 I Barry Drew.d it, Captoin Ile,,eaee, It.N C dorsal Him., Ft K. I Captain Kebey, Colonel Ketly K any, 2ndQ men a, C ,pt Mad. IN, C.pt tin /41.1. CAptain Pretor, (3,yeain Pheline, C Lionel Sortilleld. M.j a Sykes, and Cape'', Si. Chir, .binion, of D ochester, provided a very ellicieut hand, and the company bream arriving goon altar 9. Among three shout two doe ore •to did not write their names or presnt were the following, there being v m "characters.' on their carte:— LAMM lire F. W. Dar, or net dram Slim Venable., "Fo,lv Mite F. ilontrrimr, Maid of Um Grange • Dovidion, Snolenno Mrs Neal, Mule Antmnette • Witlinm.. . 'ire Kelsey, Maqo.r. Lome XIV Mies Smith. Cote." Bowe Mita A' tate Smith, Venetian costume Miss Drew, It lien permant girl Mug, Freame, Patchwork kin Freame, evening deer Me. Bertha Neat, • la It OA Greenaway Mr. Bennett, Madame de % crier, 17th century His• L. Niter, La Petite Mammies, 17th century Mu Near. Neopolitan flab girl Mrs Lnegiord.Sainobuty, evening dreg' Mes Woodland, Rioni, Aliso Gertrude Meade King, tlonola Mee Charleo Meade-Rug, evutngdrri Nei F to Ilerb-rt Mbe Wood Fits Hetlent, Alsatian prasmit Mis 4 Ague' Fite Herbert, Bo Pee:, Sire I.ihgow. evening diem Mon Lith4,,w, Steil., the Principe of Thule Ming Jemi• Lith4nor, L. ti la Ito I Riding Hood Mum Ruekey Wed, • la Pompon Mre OVourell, fireek Mrs Sounoere, Autumn Miss Saunrbre, Snowdrop Mtg. M. Chit. n, May Q net Mire Stanley SCSI, ev. fling dregs Mrs. Rai need mew L. Middleton. Mee Delptiine Caromed 'la, Gloire do Dijon Was B evening iires• U-. Bose., evening dress Men It. Tomlitwon, chieeertame, temps Louie