Blandford, Wimborne and Poole Telegram. — 1875-04-02 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

DREADFUL. MURDER IN WALES,  At Cardiff. on morning, a mate of a tug boat, named Richards. murdered his wife and attempted to commit suicide. The man had been out of work for a considerable period—it is supposed in consequence of the lock-out—and at seven o'clock in the morning a noise was heard by a young woman, who occupies an adjoining room. Being alarmed she opened the door, and was horrified to find the man Richards struggling on the bed with his wife, cutting her throat with a clasp knife. She alarmed the neighbours, and the police and a doctor were shortly on the spot. The poor woman soon afterwards died. The man, who had also cut his own throat, was conveyed in a precarious condition to the infirmary. The murderer remarked that he did it through poverty.  WEYMOUTH.  _ RUN UPON A BANK.—A day or two ago a Portland cart and horse were being driven from the Bear Hotel, and when opposite the Weymouth Old Bank, the horse backed and ran the cart into the railings just south of the Bank door. A lot of railings were knocked down, and the stone sockets broken up. SUPPER AT HOLY TRINITY NEW SCHOOL.—OR Wednesday evening the committee of Holy Trinity schools. assisted by some ladies, gave a capital supper in the beautiful new girls' school to some friends and the workmen who had been engaged on the building. The supper was of the best "materials," and the viands were excellently catered by Mrs. Ransoine, Mrs. Blair, Mrs. Perkins, &e., and we are told that these ladies made the capital plum puddings with their own fair hands. Certainly the success of Wednesday night might encourage Colonel Akers to hope that the girls at Trinity schools may yet find instructresses in cookery, when the over-education craze has given up German for sausages, French for cookery, and Latin for house-warming among the working classes, and "domestic legislation" shall again in education attain its proper place. The tables were adorned with some beautiful plants in full bloom, which would be no small attraction in the proposed Weymouth dower show. There were present— The Rev. V. F. Ransome in the chair, Mr. G. R. Crickmav, architect of the schools, Mr. T. B. Groves, Mr. H. Wheeler, Mr. Pelly Hooper, Mr. Crickmay, itinr., Capt. Jenkins, Mr. J. Groves, Mr. G. Board, Mr. Martin, Mr. Godfrey, Mr. Dowell, Messrs. Bartlett and Whetham (builders of the new schools) and Mr. T. Gibbs (schoolmaster), in the vice chair. The vicar. Rev. J. D. Addison also and a few members of the committee were prevented by illness, &c., from being present.—Her Majesty's health was loyally drunk, Mr. Crickmay gave "The Bishop and Clergy," responded to by Mr. Ransome. Mr. T. B. Groves gave "The Army, Navy, and Volunteers," and Mr. Board responded. Mr. I'. Hooper proposed "The committee," and Mr. Ransome was called to respond. and after doing so gave "The- Architect," Mr. Crickmay returning thanks; Mr. Gibbs gave "The builders," and Messrs. Bartlett and Whetham both acknowledged; Mr. Crickmay gave "The ladies who had got up the splendid entertainment." Mr. Ransome returned thanks, and Mr. Gibbs then gave "The chairman" to which Mr. Ranaome had again to respond. The speeches were all complimentary and congratulatory, and only a pressure in our space prevents our giving them at length. 

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