The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1890-05-17 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

THE ()LD STORY OF EXCESSIVE DRINKING. John Den•on, 53. • Coventry weaver. sre• found on Monday morning with hi• throat cut. The coroner. Dr. C. W. Dig, and • jury held an inquiry touching the eau. of death on the •ante shernuon et the Justice Room. St. Dlarya Deceased was 4.1 yeer• of age. and • ribbon weaver For tome time past he had been very rb.ge kbml dePreml. Ile appeared hotter on 11" , o'clock on altlly a,nd said ,111. re 7," , wa• not fachnied. Deoeased secured the window and returned to d.d. At ten mintibc to six. he was asked by his wife whether lie would have • cup of tea, and did so whilst in bed. When , asked by her whether he thonght he should get sense sleep he said... I we ouch dreadful things I don't think I shell." Shortly after hie wife left him. thinking he was dozing. and at eight o'clock she went up again and sew him lying on the neer with ehicnthroat cut. end a pocket knife lying weell ptet!.• It 7 Z to him alxmt his work. Deceeeed had been • heavy drinker for the last few yeare—Dr. flied c= .ren.—The Coroner. in summing op. said that it was the old. old etery of how excessive drinking •ffected the mind. and brought about a morbid conditien. The jury refereed • verdict of o Suicide whilst temporarily insane..  Pww•en NEW LIBERAL Ctrs eon Fnuenna..— The establiehment of a Co-operative Land and Building Society. Limited. whose first work shall be the erection of a Liberal Club. hw been engaging the attention of • number of pro ... i . lent pariiihiongra for sometime past. end on Thursday night • public meeting to inaugurate the formation of a society ewe held in the Assembly Boom. Lookhund Lane. Mr. J. Cash. C.C., dle. CA... prewlent of We Clarke. D. Allen. W. J. Ilolliek. Meeon. J. 0. Amoet Handle. T. flows, C. Barr. W. Oerner. att'ncne'r. meet...l • Select Cortimilbe of the Ilouee of Commons. end apologie. were also received from Alderman Banks. Councillor., Morton. Timm... and Worsro.od.—,Mr. J O. Asquith. in explaining the pnncip e• o the society. wad it sew formed with land and buildings in the same way •• private individnals. Tbe capital was to be rained by shares. cif which any perWAI might hold es few as one end not more than two homier,. arid the sober tiption on each share would be twopence per week. the total amount to be paid on each share being gL The find step propowd to be taken was to build • new Liberal Club. The money could be borrowed !corn exieting build ing society in the parish. repayment to be nude in the course of twelve or Anew years. sod it = 'Xtl'arrroMv /I=T; :t• cent_ on the sharos.-31r. Joehna Handle moved. That thi• meeting approves of the principle. of the society as explained by the secretary: He spoke of the advantagee of co . operation in the direction indiuted. and awl that though a Liberel ChM was intended to W built. the society would be co - operative land not politicel.—Mr. W. H. Leeter eecondod the propuition. end it was carried.- Mr. 1,. Perks prop., that in tn. opinmn of the meeting it war; desirable to build • Liberal Club in We district. —lfr. J. Wilkinwn seconded. and the propuition wa• carried rananimomily.—Mr. G. Thorpe propowd a ruolution approving of the candidature of Mr. C. Vero. C.C.. for the Nuneaton Irivieion.— Dlr. 0. Statham seconded the rewhation.—The Chairman. reho fornrntion ul • Women, Liberal Aesociation for Foleehill. and rid that in Coventry they bade fai• to have the largewt wenena league in proportion to the aim of the town of •ny place in England. supported "o7;;r7.l7l;l',:l7:."in''Vedlr;")l:.'tVrTt, I Clarke. a vote of thank• 7•• to the Chair. 1 rz-tV.-11.7..7:,!rturt: for We old people. were greatly needed W rolee.ll.—The Chairman wknowledged the wt. and Hie meeting terminated. DIMMArt.