John The whereabouts of Sherborne newspapers for that time are probably mentioned at: http://www.hants.gov.uk/library/newsplan/dors-glou.html and being as you are so close to Yeovil and the Somerset border suggest you also have a look at: http://www.hants.gov.uk/library/newsplan/oxon-wilts.html Regards Paul On Sun, 1 Jun 2003 18:58:44 +0100, "john Halliday" <john@norsey0.fsnet.co.uk> wrote: >i am interested in dorset life,particularly "cornhill" sherborne Dorset where my grandfather Charles Lewis Halliday worked in 1891(aged 26) with his wife Florence and baby william3 months.No trace has been found of Charles after this date (his wife and son appear in the 1901 Census and rumour has it he deseted them. Having reached a dead end in tracing him I am interested in what Newspapers might have existed at this time,how I could access them and what local Happenings might persuade a young man to leave his family eg Wars etc . I checked the names in Boer war with no luck 50.33.50N 02.26.70W http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval.html