The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-11-28 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

NEW ()FEWER-4' QUARTERS are being built at the
Verne.
Com..-The committee of St. John's C.al Club last
week accepted Mr. J. Thresher's tender f best sea-borne
Caradoc coal at Ss per ton, being the lowest tender.
WINTER NAT.—Some gentlemen intend to start a foot-
ball and hockey club, which will help to pass away the
dull homy in Portland, besides bringing the residents to.
gether in a friendly way.
DEGREE TIOWLART.- Lam week • degree Loma, was
establish.' at Maidenwell Schoolroom. Eighteen leZree
members joined, and the temple was named " Dorset'.
Mr. It. J. Stone was eboAen degree Templar.
TIM I)laokpEU AT NIWIT.—The nuisance arising
from the horseplay of the young men and hobble-lc-
boys in the atreet and at the house-doors in Fortune's
Well has rather diminished ,if late; but there is still
much neotu for amendment

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COALING Tuesday the hulk of a large
barque was towed jut, Portland Roads ' • she had been
purchased by some parties in Portland for moo as a
coaling depAt for nerehant steamers, instead their
being obliged to resort to the use of barges. She will
hold about WO tons.

FALLIN.: on, A 1.1,A11 AT WIKIL—Mr. T. Combo',
of If igh.street, Fortune's Well, met with an accident
at NVyku Thunday. lie was loading straw, awl as
they were 1' ling the had. and Mr. Comben was
pulling up the rope, it gave away, awl he was jerked
to thu ground. Mr. Comben pitched on his feet, and
severely strained one of his legs, which swelled AO
much that the boot had to is cut off. Ile was lwought
home and it is believed hu will be confined at home for
month.

WiTERTAINMENT. -On Thursday evening a good
selection of readings, recitations, awl singing war
..riven at the Primitive Methodist sch.sdr
Fortune's Well, the Rev. .1. Hawkey presiding. The
attetelance was very good. Among those who took
part in entertaining their friends were Mr. Ilawkey,
Mb++ Allen, Mr. T. Allen, Miss Wey, Mr. K Allen,
Mr. R. Pearce, Btc. The proceeds, amounting to
nearly £2, were given towards paying off the chapel
debt.
GOOD TENPLART.—On Thursday evening the lodge
" Ark of Safety" held their third anniversary meeting in
the Maidenwell Schoolroom, when there was a large
attendance at Ma. Following thhi there we., a concert,
vocal awl instrunientaL Mr. A. Winter, Mr. Gleorou,
Mr. Chirinhold, Mr. RuoseU, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Bilkington,
Mr. Cairn, Mr. It. J. Stone, Mr. Weotropp, Miss Russell,
Mlvi Gibbs, King, and Mr. Cuthbert sang well, and
the choruses were given by an efficient choir. A string
bond also played a selection fof IllUiiie. Mr. Jones
Coppock, from Bridport, presided, and the audience was
well pleased.
A FLEDISD ASSASSIN has stunned the officer in whose
charge he was with his manacles, awl then, gaining
poonision of the key of lils irons, accousplioheil his
murderous purpose, and after rifling the corpse of his
victim flung it on the line, and elfecbrd his own escape.
Not .nie prisoner out of a thousand would prolethly fday
no desperate • hazard, or he so terribly ouccessful in his
audacious effort to get free ; but thin Belgian murderer's
renewed and moot horrible crime should at least serve to
convince all authorities of police, native and foreign, of
the creel folly of sending single officers long distances as
custodians of ptio niers, whetherhandcuffed or not.
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OnnrcLunvs FunnftiL— On Wednesday afternoon the
retuains ppf Bro. John Read, of Easton-Nuare, tuernber of
the "Loyal Portland" lodge of Oddfellows, x.u., were
interred at the parish burial ground, Reform; the Rev. J.
A. Beazer, rector, reading the service of the Church of
England. Deceased wee one of the senior scholars
ot St. George's Sunday school; he died on Satur-
day. The brethren of the lodge assembled at the
Portland Arnie Rotel, loilgeireont, where Bro. Isaac
ftsorn, N.G. of the lodge, marshalled them in
pronnsion. They then proceeded to the house of derana ed,
about 40 member,; being present in mourning regalia, con-
sisting of black sash." and white aprons tritntued with
black, 411,1 wearing white gloves. The burial service
having been performed. the Rector next read the funeral
service of the order. The superintendent of St. George's
schnil, Mr. W. Attwooll was prt,sent with the majority of
the tearhen'. The bearers wera 31essrs. Ilansford,
Collins. and Attwisill, and the pacers of the ledge Present
were Bro. Sinnott,, N.G., Bro. White, rs.G., Bro. W.
Stone, financial secretary, Bro. It. Gibbs, elective
secretary, Bro. J. Andrews, treasurer, and Bro. Patten,
rick visitor. A considerable number of the public
witnessed the funeral.

Vallr 01 IMAi REMMIMS AT THE VERN L.--On
Saturday some human remains were found in
excavating, about a bat below the surface, near the
back of the EiOneers quarters at the Verne. They
consisted of a skull and some disjointed bones if the
body ; but so old were they that the skull %vim easily
briiken, and %WM then seen to be full of brown mica
With the body was a plate which, if circular, would
have been about eight inches in diameter, this was
also broken across, and was found to be uither brass
or PlOlll.l similar alloy, though the finilers hail hopes at
first that it would turn out to lie gold. The plate
seemed to have traces of 1101110 piglinellt, but as it easily
partial into stales of rust, no name or design could be
made iillt.

WF:SLEYAN 1. °REIGN Missioxs. -On Sunday last,
sermons were preached in the Fortunes's Well
Wesleyan chapel, on behalf of the Foreign Missions
f the C 'don. The Rev. T. Harvey, of Wey-
mouth, preached in the morning, and the Rev. G.
Robinson, returned missionary from Western Africa,
in the evening. Addroises to the chilhren were given
In the afternoon, by Revs. A. T. Hocking and T.
Harvey. On Tuesday night a public meeting was
held, Mr.. Christopher Gibbe being chairman. The
chairman having introduced the meeting, the Rev. J.
S. Robinson read the report, which showed that
Portland taut year contribute.' over £S4 to the foreign
mission fund The Revs. A. T. Hockim; and T.
Harvey spoke, followed by the Rev. O. Robinson,
who had gone out to Lague, where the climate is so
deadly that his fellow labourer lied in A month after
his arrival, and Mr. Robinson himself only laboured
there about a year and half. Ile found one of the
greatest hindrances to the good work was the conduct
If hail Englishmen on the island ; they would come
out of the low pulblic-houses or drink shops, and
distract the attention og tin% intelligent blacks with
whom the missionary was in company. lie was
called to visit a dying Englishman, and found him in
a bamboo drinking house, and the whitee in the same
house were so noisy that all he could say to the dying
man about his soul had to be shouted. am the
mouth ti' the
imititirtonurte. smt"an'Pe' do
's I ear." withTheu hisieetii We.. siiClu
with a collection.

ABBOTSBURY.
SZAIOIIII ACCIDIST. —Oa Satunlay a aerioue acciden
happened to Henry Ford, carter, in the employ of Mr. C
White. Itaington. Ford cud another of Mr. White's
carters went to Weymouth with three borer, and a
waggon, each after .coal, 1.11.1 when returning home
I•Aweell PorteNleun and Ahhotabury. about seven
he wee riding, ',tabling on the dolts of the Wa440111 when
! the homes mill.' at mmethiug, throwing him oil the
, waggon, pitehmg on hie head. The front wheel of the
weleten just tulsand his head. the hind wheel not going In
the mine track wan rather wider and took the side of hie
bead, 1.1111.14 cutting his ear in two, and cutting hik head
and fare in a fearful manner. Ile had a tooth broken nff
In the front some time co., the ...tnialp not being taken
gala, and next morning the etutup was found in a ieml of
I Wood where the accident heppened. The other Carter
lust behind, not knowing of the accident till the
we. .nntowheruFordwulYtfli. He was able to
hohones..
.e
ce, *me ; and tits boy that wag with him
speak to atop the In.. hnritetkitteir. lit was put on
beanbag him itoened them•- -•