JOTTINGS FROM WANGANUI
■' A GIRT/S TRAGIC ACT, ': (By Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) "- Wanganui, November 22. ■ Welcome showers of rain fell last night,' though not so much as dairy farmers would have liked. More rain appears in. prospect, however. A sad fatality occurred hero this morning—the outcome of a case of match-head : poisoning. It appears that on Friday morning last Marian.Parker, the 17-year-old daughter of Mrs. Barns, had a dispute- with, her mother about a. trivial:' matter. She left the houss and .'shortly afterwards, returned and said that she had' swallowed a box -of match-heads. Her' thinking that she meant to frighten her,, took no notice, and for tho time being the quarrel. ivas forgotten; Next day,-however, the.girl was seized : with' severe vomiting, and a doctor who was called in ordered her immediate removal to 'a.'private hospital,- Every antidote possible was used, but proved of uo avail,, and .the .patient expired at ten o'clock! th'is morning. The girl was of v a cheerful disposition, and no, reason . can be. as- - to cause her to commit such-ft-desperate act '. :
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 981, 23 November 1910, Page 5
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