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Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1890-05-24 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

BARMAID SHOT DEAD.  A tragedy took place at Clarence-road, gentish Town, about twenty minutes to one ! m Wednesday afternoon. The daughter of I btr. Collier, proprietor of the Victoria Tavern, e.ong woman who bad been separated from ' her' 'husband, was inquired for over the bar by gentleman, said to be named Harding, living mlilaverstock-hill, who had been seen loitering about bring the morning. The young woman m entering the bar told the man that she deuged to have nothing more to do with him ; I end be thereupon drew a revolver and shot her bad, the bullet penetrating her neck. The • murderer ran away, but was pursued and moved, and conveyed to the police-station. fie had, it appears, attempted to commit • suicide by shooting himself; but the injuries • LA bad indicted on himself do not appear Co ' have been eerier's. Another account states that the victim is gre. Florence Varney, otherwise Mien Collier, daughter of the proprietor, W. Collier; and her anassth was Richard George Harding, builder, aged twenty-eight years, sad 800 of the reetryman of St. Pancras, a builder, carrying buoiness at Haverstock-hill, London. It appears that Mrs. Varney was separated from ber husband, and had two children ; while &oboe was separated from his wife, who has ha children of the marriage. For some time gra Varney and Mr. Harding have been on intimate terms; but the former was evidently desirous of discontinuing the friendship, for when Harding entered the house on Wednesday morning she informed him that she wanted median more to do with him. He asked he to go out walking, and on her refining be threatened to shoot her and himself, too. They adjourned to the kitchen, but nothing is known a what transpired there. On returning to the leading, Harding, the mother states, seized her daughter round the neck and fired two shots into the left side of her neck. She exclaimed, 0 Oh, any God !" and fell dead, the right cheek being shattered. The murderer, followed by Iles- Collier, rushed into the bar-parlour, and there discharged a revolver at his head, but the shot only carried away a portion of the rim of hiu full him. 11, felt, but afterwards got up and tubed from the houee, end proceeded to Albanygreet Police-statioo. He was very exalted when he entered the station, but feign,dd a complsoent demeanour, and went in whistling. He said to Inspector Mnmford, " Have you heard anything from Kentish Town about me? " and on being answered in the negative, he related the circumstances and gave the Inspector his hat, which smelt strongly of gunpowder, in support of his statement, " You may do what you like with me ; I don't care whit , you do, but I'm sorry for my old people." When brought before the magistrate he maintained an indifferent demeanour, and made no statement. He was remanded for a week. Deceased was twenty-five years of age, and rory preposeasing in manner and appearance. in inquest will take place on Friday Ont.
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1890-04-12 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

ODDS AND ENDS.  One day tower ightfall, and in unoertsin light, • man bought an overcoat of pretended plum' oolour. The next morning it proved to be of a quite too unmietskable green. Returning it to the shopkeeper, that worthy repelled the buyer calmly, nod eaid " You must have a little patience with it, my dear sir : it isn't ripe yet."  A lady who bed married a doming-muter was diseuming the eubjeet 0 m strimony with • female friend. The latter, • epioster in whose heart the !roots of forty winters had not vrithered the tender flowers of sentiment, deelared that nothing but • poet for • husband would eatiely her, and added: '. I mold never have married ae you did." " You forget there is poetry of motion," reterned the other; my husband writes poetry with his heel..  A resident in a north.country town haying corn muted suicide by hanging, an inquest was held upon the body. As one of the jurors was returning home, be was stopped by a female neighbour, who asked : "What did the audio say shoot that man They browt it in fe/o-de-se," replied the juror. " Die thoo hour that, Meg?' esolaimei the enquirer, shouting agrees the street to a neighbour; "them idiots, the jury, lap the and chep that hung !meek' on the bedpost fell i' the sea I" • • • •  Not long ago an old pioneer, who had lived in Tuns in the day, of the early oolouists. wae once boaating of the good old times. " Why, sir, I was once offered a league of land for, pair of old hoots.' Didn't you tube it? " said the party addressed. No, sir; I didn't." "No account land, I reckon?" w Why, bleae your beast, sir, it wan the best piece of land out-doors. Grass five feet high, a clean stream of water running through it, and an undeveloped silver mine in oar corner." 0 And why didn't you make the trade ? " Because," said the old man, in a sad and regretful tone of voice, " because I.—l didn't have the boots."
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1890-04-26 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

ACCIDENT TO H.M.S. CONQUEST.  -- --Lettere received from the Beat Indies state that the cruiser Commeat ran aground at Zanalbar with BO mnoh force teat she carried away very nearly the whole of her false keel, and diver, from the other ships in port had to be employed to make good the damage. The Conquest had only jest made an important capture of alave dhows, and set at liberty a large number of slaves.  An inquest was bald on Wednesday on the body of Colonel Brace, of Ceti.field Lodge, Fareham, Hants, who committed snicide on Monday. Evidence was given that he had been strange and deprmsed, and had laboured under the dentition that Ihe was • ruined man. He bad also threatened to take his life. A •erdiet was returned of suicide while of unsound mind.  "Damn, Prefix Damn ! "—All dog lovers will rejoice that practioal chaps has Web given to this taking invitation by the proprietor of HODSON'S 800,, who has placed number of taatefolly, designed and convenient water-troughs, on which the above legend is inearibed, in the chief thoroughterea of our large towns and rifle.. The troughs offer welcome drinking opportunities to every dog that patrol, and are a great means of Miming health and comfort to these faithful animals, it being a well-known fact that so long as a dog can obtain plenty of water to drink, there is not much danger of its falling out of health. boson's Bose has for years been famed am one of the best deeming agente in estatenc,, and the invitation to use it conveyed through the medium of these ;metal troughe, will doubtleee strengthen iii claim to public aomptanee. _ _ .  • RAILWAY Skavarra.—Sigualmen, Engine Drivers 1 T:= V woothrrawheoenh"."..ifsr,msronut:i dlgf CADBURY'. Cocos, a ...Ailing beverage, agreeable and comforting, during the long spells a work. CADBURY'. COMA is absolutely pure.
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1890-11-22 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

GREAT ORMOND STREET, LONDON.  WIT AND HUMOUR. A swroirren in describing a teetotal meeting said that "they bad a moot harmonious and profitable session, and retired full of the beat spirits." A nor', description of having a tooth pulled expressed it about as well as anything we have men " dust before it killed me the tooth came out." "Yes," she said, "the waves in a storm remind me of our hired girls at home." "Hired girls, madam ?" Yes; they are such awful breakers." A norisa-rawasn's daughter, Betsy by name, having reached a marriageable age, her father wrote fairuliarly to an old friend, "Bole offered, but no takers as yet." "How can we give satisfaction to the public I" mid the leader of an amateur brass band to a professional wielder of the baton. "Distsind," growled the old musician. LADY of the House (urging company to eat) : " Pleaae help yourselves. Do just as you would in your own house. lam always so glad when my friends are at home." Tim girl who has fine teeth may not have a keener sense of humour than ether women, but you can depend on her to show all the appreciation she has of a joke era funny story. Lrmr.a three-year-old Arthur was pulling the eat'a tail, when a gentleman naid, "Yen wasn't do that; ahe will bite." The little fellow replied, Cats don't bite at this cud." "I TESL you, Susie, that I will commit suicide if you won't have me!" • "Well, Thomas, aoon ae yin have given me that proof of your affection I will believe that you love me." Timm is always something solemn in the tones of a great bell striking midnight—especially if you are • mile from home and know that your wife is sitting behind the hall door waiting for you. Wenn a man is dismissed from employment he always has a good deal to any against his late employers. A man in fact, is like a gun—he makes • great noise when le _is discharged. Mamma "Daughter, didn't I hear Mr. Jeokina kisa ou last night when be went away 1" Dough. ter "Yes, mamma; but it was against my will." Mother; "What was i" Daughter "Your hearing it, mamma." Quin "Who are those two over there ?" Firs ; "I know him; he's tinyboy. I don't know who she is." Quire "Do you suppose she's his wife ?" Fee:" I guess she must be. I never saw him with her before." "I come have 'courted and married her easily enough, if I'd wanted to." "And pray why didn't you ?" "Oh, .heu I proposed to hoe, you me she . took me on one side and politely asked tote creased, and so I amused her." "You are much taller than you were a year ago," mid a gentleman to a friend. " Yes ; I have re. formed ; that undies me taller." And how is that ?" " Well, as I have reformed I have booome necessarily snore upright." TUR Tcrert
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1890-02-08 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

COAGULINE.—Cement for Broken Articles, 6d and Ig.; poatage, d. Sold everywhere, home and abroad.  , Are Assourrxxv Pons Cocos..—A refined and comforting beverage for the most exacting is found in Cxontrav'a Cocoa—the automatic machinery em• ployed in its manufacture obviates the necmaity for its being' once touched by the human hand. CADBURY'S COCOA is absolutely pure. KAY'S COMPOUND, • demnioent anodyne expectorant for Coughs and Colds, (tid. 1110. 01 all Obasitia.  THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY AND THE WORKING CLASSES The Emperor has mat to the Is perial °nano. I. lo a reem ipt fl which, after rt ferrou to his d•- its Co mecum ate the of the Cl-wman wo king classes, hi- M.jesty expremts the demo that toe German tambaesaeors score tiled to Frame, Greet Britain, Be.gium, and Switzerland, shah officially a-k the Gewernmeot of thee eount.ies whether they would be dispottel to cram town ioternational onnertrao.iinz with Ettqatany, with a view to oonsidering the p.seibility of meeting the need, and wishes of the workmen, which hove been brought to li tht in the ettige• of the last f•w years, end to other was. Ss soon as the Emperor's propoesion halt been accepted in prom me, th Impecial Chancellor wi.l be cmp 'wooed to invit th- Goveinoients of all batiOon which take a like intereet in toe labour question to a contemnoo for tilepurp we of dmaumme the question. Soothe. re,Crlpt lwaling with the labour question, bait beso eddrested by the Emperor to the Minister oi Commune.  MURDER AND SUICIDE NEAR' EXE rEa. A chocking case of murder and suicide occurred at Higher Hurham, near Exeter, late on Tuesday rig t. A labourer named James Gosling, employed at the paper mills at Einkbam, had lived unhappily for years with his wife, and last June be-assent to prison for 61 weeks, carjolentaonnnfi upon her. On Tuesday evening, after leavia, work, e went drinking, and arriving home after tea unlock, he found his wife waiting up for him The four younger children were in bed. One of them was awakened by the noise of parrelling, and heard his father tuna his mother out of doors Shortly after the man opened the door and called to his wife to come in. She refaced, and the man ran after her The boy heard wine of "Murder " and on corning doeenetaire and going into the garden eaw his father chasing his motuer down the road. The man overtook his wile, and the boy heard the latter .cream " Murder." On the boy running up to them. Gos ling told him it was too late. He had cut his wife'e t .rent with a pocket•knife, and she died almost in stautly. Gosling returned to the cottage, and after giving the boy what money he ha.. out his own throat with a raror and expired immediately. He uad elgut children.
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1881-11-12 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

BUG-street, Elinbargk. Sample hoz, by pea, to Advt.  r some I notice I  (From Life.) Prince Troubetskoi, the young and talented diplomate, homme tin monde, painter, sculptor, pianist, bandmaster, and composer, recently submitted a ballet of his own composition to the director of a Vienna theatre, which was accepted with some alacrity. It now transpiren that the Prince is to bear half (t) the engineering expenses, amounting to £.4,000. The other half will be provided by the generous director-if it is required, which is doubtful, teeing that £2,000 is amply Bufficient to bring out tteo batiste with refulgence in Vienna. The young Prince does net expect to make a large slue of money by his ballet, I am told. It would be a miracle if he did, lie had better remain in Paris; there are splendid openings in the acrobatic line. General Grant's house in New York is said to be the most elegantly furnished residence in the United States, and the magnificent service of plate which was presented to him by Mexico, is about to he removed there from the cellars of the bank in which it was lodged while he was on his travels. The General also received from Mexico an onyx sideboard of great value which is to stand in the diningroom. When he left the White Rouse four years ago, he had all the presents tereived during his two gartats of office packed end sent to a depontory, and the atom containing them, twenty-two in number, are now being unpacked and a valuation of them made. Colonel Frederick Grant, his wife laid their two children will reside with their parents, while his two other sons and their wives will each have a storey to themaelves. It is expected, also, that Mr. Sartori', the General's son-in-law, with his wife and children, will live with him. The worthy Alderman of the City of London who vowed that he would put a stop to suicide by the infliction of heavy senteacen on those who failed in the attempt to destroy th,ir liven has been almost surpassed by a member of the French Chamber, who is about to attempt legislation on the subject of marriage. This gentlemen propoeen to inertiae the marring* rate in France by inflicting a fine of five francs per annum on bachelors over a certain age. If the young moo of the Republic attempt to save five francs a year by getting married, they are likely to find they have jumped out ofahe fryingpan into the fira Perhaps if this ambitious philanthropist were to try his hand at framing a law that who on gritt.-The Mary &Wore. be Ibils would nullify marriage on payment of a fine of five a the !I saalabs be &Made and bsisslg. sat ertjatesamit frrums per annum he would find more eupporters.
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1881-02-05 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

ECCENTRIC OLD LADY.  One of the most eccentric Old Ladiee in Europe died the other day at her residence, in the Starlauer Straees, Berlin, where she had lived in al but absolute reclusion for nearly half a century, a solitary female servant having been the only human being with whom she had held any personal communication for more than thirty years. She was well off, and denied herself no luxury in the way of eating and drinking; but would never permit her apartments to be swept, or her furniture to be cleansed, so that, upon entering her dwelling after her death, the polica authorities found everything within them, except the kitchen utensils, covered with layers of venerable dust, from two to four inches thick. For many years she had worn no linen or any ether tc dy garment hula man's duffs dressing gown. It was her custom to wear a boot on one foot and a shoe on the other, and she never took off her gloves, day or night, except to change them for new ones when fairly worn out. She always passed the daylight hours in bed, rising late in the evening and occupying her nights w:th cooking sumptuous meals for herself and her companion, making a point of finishing her repast before dawn. She kept a great many dogs, cats, and birds, and caused every new work on zoology to be purchased for her as soon as it came out. In this strange fashion she lived to the age of 82. Her whole property,' with the exception of a handsome legacy to her faithful old servant, is left to a grandniece, resident in this country, to revert after her decease to an asylum for dogs. An early dis, p pointment in love and the subsequent suicide of a husband whom she espoused to please her parents are believed to have been the original causes of the misanthropical resolve which prompted her to seclude herself from the world for nearly threeourths of her long existence.—Daily Telegraph.  IS RHEUMATISM CURABLE? YOB, if yoa take
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1881-03-05 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

VALCIABLZ DISCOVCRY FOR TEI HAIR.—If your hair is turning grey or white, or falling off. use "The Mexican Hair Renewer," for it vriU positively restore in every osee Grey or While hair to its original colour, without leaving the disagreeable smell of moat "Restorers." It makes the hair charmingly beautiful, as well as promoting the growth of the hair on bald .pots, where the glands are not decayed. Ask your Chemist for "Ton MEXICAN HAIR RENEWER," sold by Chemins and Perfumers everywhere at Is. 65. per Bottle. Wholesale depot removed to 83, Farringdon Road, London. RAY'S COMPOUND ESSENCE OF LINSEED for Colds and Coughs iAsikmaile, Consrunntivo, or Bronekrisil) en va Reuses oat of 10. did, in Ifni. and 2r. 8,1 in petm  Since noon on Wednesday a heavy south-easterly gale has prevailed at Hartlepool, causing a strong sea in the bay. The Scarborough schooner Shamrock, coal laden, returning to Hartlepool, wiedbound, drove ashore near the beacon outside the entrance to the old harbour. She was towed off by tugs, but soon took the ground again and foundered Before this occurred her crew were taken safely off by pilot cobles. At about seven o'clock on Thursday night a light schooner also grounded on the west side of the channel. The crew was saved.  The dying depositions of an American seaman were taken at Liverpool on Wednesday, at the Northern hospital. The injured man, it appears, went on board his vessel, The Bessie Wittick, lying in the Bandon Dock, in a drunken condition, and got into a quarrel with the second mate, a man named John Thomas Molloney. In the coarse of the quarrel Molloney shot the man with a pistol, the ballet taking effect near the heart. Mahoney afterwards gave himself up to the police.  The sale of the late Mr. l'Anson's stud took place on Thursday, Messrs. Tattersall being the auctioneers. Eighteen yearlings made 3,375 guineas, being an average of over 421 ga. Fourteen brood mares made 5,875 go., averaging 419 gs. Pearl sold for 2,100 gs., to Mr. Weatherby, and Caller On to Mr. Dudley Milner for 125 guineas. The highest-Priced yearling was by Pero Gomerz, out of Pearl, which went to Mr. Weatherby for 1,125 guineas. There was a good attendance. The sale took place at Blink Bonny Stud Farm.  SUICIDE OF A LOCAL PREACHER:  On Wednesday Mr. Gilbertson, coroner, received information that a man named James Gornall had been found dead in a pit at Great Eooleston, in the Fylde. The deceased, who was a local preacher, and 31 years of age, came to Great Becleaton from Pontypridd, Wales, about eighteen days ago, to stay with his uncle, Mr. Joaeph Gornall, for the good of his health. He was in a desponding state of mind, and his relations tried to cheer him. Late on Saturday night he seemed to be in ordinary health and spirits, but was missed on Sunday morning, and on the evening of that day his dead body was found in a pond 400 yards distant from their house.
Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1882-10-14 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

CUT IN TWO.  The young girl who committed suicide at Notre Dam, was probably impelled to do so by a love deappointment. At 9in the morning she was observed inapaiiently walking round the aisles, watching the doors as if expecting somebody who had appointed to intet her. She oeciaaionally went into the 'ileac, and often wistfully looked around. At 11 o'clock the verger saw her still in the church, and noticed her oting into conversation with an old woman. Independently of her refuel beauty there wits something in her manner that excited his curiosity, and he called the attention of ithe English cicerone to her. She asked the old woman to acoept a thijeuner from her in a restaurant hard by. She tallied at breakfast about saints who devoted themselves to charity, and did not appear demented, or even excited. She calculated the price of the dejettner she wished to have before she ordered it, and helped the old woman largely, but &d not eat heartily herself. At 2 o'clock they returned to see Paris from the tower. When they ascended there was a heavy downpour. Both went to take shelter in the watohman's sentry-box. When they were there the young girl suddenly ran out, and, after climbing on the parapet. Song herself forward. She fell on the railing, the spikes of which have the form of chisels. They cut the body in two, near the waist. The lower part fell backwards on the flags of the porch, and the upper part stuck on the rails- The bead, on tv itch a round hat remained, and the chest, were not disfigured, but quite blenched. Her dress was plain, neat, and ladylike, but her laced shoes were bad, and her stockings mach darned. The letters " M.P." were on her linen. Her hair was of lintraorapary length, and arranged in two thick braids rolled round her heed. Her accent was slightly foreign, sod the atitch in the darning not French. The body of the girl who threw herself from the battlements of Notre Dame on the 3rd inst. has been identified. Conjectures had been indulged in of her being a foreigner, but she proves to have been in service at Paris, her father keeping a lodginghouse in the Rue d'Angouletne. The deceased's name it Marguerite Fo"x. She left her situation In the morning, and at once committed suicide. Havitg no mother, she was brought up by her grandparent.. On a former occasion the girl attempted to poison hereelf on account of a:reprimand, being yelp sensitive and apparently of weak intellect. A month ago she left her grandmother, and her father obtained a situation for her in Paris. This she gave up owing to the exaggerated importance she attached to a slight reprimand. She then resolved on suicide. Her father's ignorance of her throwing up her situatiou caused the delay in identification.  A