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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-12

STILATTON.

AllOll4lll 017TDRIAIL or Foor.sxn-Moorn Dott.tan.
—The exa--utire sub-committee of Ole magistrates,
under the Contagious Diseases (Animals') Act, met on
Tuesday last, at Lb. Shirehall, at 11 a.m., present
Colonsi Binghsen,lchairman), K B. ldiddletca, Esq.,
0.0. Chu-111, Req., and Colonel Henning. Supt.-
Inspector Ratty reported an outbreak of foot-and-
moat disease among sheep on Stratton Down, the
animals being the property of Mears. T. Chick, Tom
Dunn, James Newbury, R. J. Shiner, and Richard
Davit Out of 600 sheep about 105 were affected.
The magistrates declared the whole of the Down and
&region fields were infected, and ordered handbills to
be circulated declaring the above an infected place.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-12

GEORGE MORRIS.

EAT W ESTE RN RAILWAY.
virvar EXCURSIONS TO LONDON.
ON every MONDAY until Further Notice,
an EXCURSION TRAIN for LONDON will
leave PORTLAND at 30 AAL ; WEYMOUTH,
10.30. : Dorcheater, ; Bridport, A. 45 ; Power
riot k, 1‘116.1e. Newton, 11.10; Eva-do* 11.22 ;
Yrtaiimurr, ILA; and Yeovil, II 40 a.m. Paavengere
return on the following Saturday or Saturday week.
Sea Special Bills.
J. GRIERSON, General Manager.

SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.

pIiKAY EXCURSION TRAINS to LON.
From the underommUotted Statics'. Om
Mummy, 2od Jun, sod orrery Monday twin further
entice, a Special train will Immo WEYMOUTH at
Lm. for LONDON.

Fara to Loadce and
&shoot 71041. Book.
_
!Int CUM ird Clam
Lan., Portland .. at 740 22 13
Wernotalh If 22 II
.• D.odooler•10 21 12
.. Moreton „ 30 111 11
%wt.. 06 10 10
Ilam•orthy
Hameorthy Jact If $
art •
liOurnessuu t h Waal f 11
Poole . . • .. 010
.. footmen.. 10 40
.• Bournemouth . .• 910
Chrletcharch • 940
alnewood •• 10 WI
Lyatlorton • 10 15
AM.. bosom (Waterloo
Brdo) about 325
lieturuing from W
pa. on Me following

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1 I? 0
16 6
16 6
14 0

(aterioO

10 0

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10 0
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Station at 12.10
week.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-12

WLIIIIOBII IL

GILLIOILH SCHOOL Pain DAT.—TheALUHIaI diairibu•
tion of prizes at the Wimborne Grammar School took
place on Thursday afternoon, when a large Pally
assembled at the school to witness the proceedings,
which were of an interesting character. The chair
was taken by Lieut. -General Sir E. H. Greathed,
Bart, K.C.B Lone of the governor' of the school.
A BEZIOUS CHABOL—At the Police-court on Bank
Holiday, before General Greathed and General Lane,
• Cranborne labourer named George gkeats wee
charged under • warrant with assaulting Mary
Barnett, • little girl 12 years of age, living at
Boveridge, with a very 'shameful intent, on the 27th
of July.—The evidence not being sufficient to commit,
the prisoner was discharsoxL
RULTM or THI BANC HOLIDAY.—On Tuesday,
Wilham Bunks labourer, Hamworthy, was brought
before Mr. Balikes and General Lane, charged
with being drunk and riotous at the railway
station on the previous night. —He admitted the
offence and was fined 15s. and costs, U.—At the same
time kotasson Harris, bricklayer, Pamphill, was
charged with being drunk and notons in West-street
on the previous night. —He also pleaded guilty
and wise mulcted in a like amount.

HAywAaoa £ll-17 TUlle 1;;;;UL- —At the County
Court on Tuesday the only disputed case which came
before Judge Lefroy was one in which Major-General
Powlett Lane, of Code Mullen, sought to recover the
MID of 34. from James Dicker, the hayward of the
parish.—The plaintiffs servant stated that on the 24th
of March defendant brought six of him muter's sheep
to him and demanded • fee of U.—Defendant said the
sheep had been straying on the highway, and he
obtained 3s. from Mrs. Lane and handed it to defend-
ant.—The hsyward said he found the sheep on the
road, and they had previously trespassed in • garden
and two fields. He thought he had a right to charge
Cal for each animaL —Mr. Knight said the hayward
informed him that the sheep were in his field, and he
toff him not to impound them.—His Honour said even
if the keyword had the right to seize the sheep there
was no fee payable unless he impounded than.
Defendant must repay the 34. and pay the Court fees,
mere.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-12

WASZZAM.

OoorrY Pim lilassioss, Tuesday. —Bigots IL Rodsett,
ER•rs ware no oases for blaring, bat ta• overman of East
fitok• snared tato recognisant's@ to on-await, tb• appeal
asainat the decision elven by the Beach la tisk ease at
the last Petty Fiesefoiss.
COUNTY Coon?. Werinroday.—Before Judge Wray.
A jury bad been sznpanallat to try the case of Ppict.
Minim, whirl, was on* of doted account. bet the
solicitors engaged. Mr. Laolly alba Mr. Howard, agreed to
an adj.iurnment with a view. to a wittier:met
Another disputed cam, that of Wharton e Lillingtos,
which was a question of the division of some land. was
also adjourned for reference. Mr. Howard and Mr.
Tanner were the solldton in. the sum.
. .

" wad- iiilibl7B,—Krootw--; 71 Üboccis Knots la, r. Henry
White, clay cutter. of the same place—A claim of £1016..
for goods—Mt. Howard wae losr plaintiff. —Defendant
that ha had paid £4, which he was not credited
"lir but Mr. G. Miter went through the accounts and
found this was not is—His Honour gars todgrasost for
the amount claimed in monthly instalments of gs.
Jamas Bettorconsha, of Bare Regis. g William Leghorn,
excise officer, of the same place—A claim at £2 146. 6d.
for horse him and feed.—Kr. Howerd appeared for dates.
dant, who paid 17s. dd. Into Court, and his Honour
decided that this was sufficient
James Warren. butcher, of Wareham r. Albert
Summers, of flonnage.—A claim ot 5, id for meat
Defendant unguly contended that the money wee
paid. and judgment wee given for the debt and costa in a
week.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-12

FACTS AND FANCIM.
From ANL

" Lies • Bman."—Youth :—" Yea, iii. curious I have
no beard I can't think who I take after—rny grandfather
had • splendid one."—Hair Cutter:—' Oh, perhaps you
take after your grandmother."
IN rue 81LIZT.—Bmith (noticing NOM excavations) :
" Hallos t what are they up to hera Eh, Brown 1"
—Brown :—" Oh, resgthaclag the draina."—Esnith
" Good gracious 1 I always thought the drains unstring?

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Wrr AXD Dar.—First bathing woman Dry work,
Belay " —Amend bathing woman Aye, and a wet
through into the bargain."

(From Peount.)
Tan to liC.zgrusa.—tiatag—" Tag Row."—lle on the
cob. "Hallo I ,I=looking animal you've got there,
Gus " (on pieteJd, • regular "layers
" flawl Ya-es, you see Eve taken Chambms in the circus
forth. mum, as I thought I'd have, nag to match I "
" LINGUA EAST-ANOLICA." HyUl=l.6lillg Friend.
" Tareble weather, Mr. Watt. I 'No " these weeds
down I" Suffolk farmer. "Killer, I Blarm'em I Yeow
can't even dawde 'em "

A VW lAL MISTMLIC—NOIOOIIIIIty (unversed es yet in the
mysteries of high life). "Who. that wonderful old gentle-
man I • The Captain—" Sir Digby de Rigby, • Hampshire
Baronet one of the oldest in Ragland; James the First's
creation, you know." New Beauty (determined to be
surprised st nothing). 'lndeed I How well preserved he
I, ! I shouldn't have thought him more than seventy or
eighty

A LiEFlNMON.—Metropolitan Railway Station. Swell in
taking his change drops • penny—looks at it wistfully, hut
leaves it. —British Workman (pouncing on it, to bystander).
" There, that's what I call a puilect genleman !"
(PoticAss (As win)
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-12

DOMIT COUNTY TEMPKRANCE YET&

Heaven•given wee glorious Monday. the first real ha'
day of the year, when fair weather and bright sun were
vouchsafed to inspirit the thorough-hearted committee
of the Dorset County Temperance Association for their
efforts to entertain thousand, of people, and that without
the deceitful enemy which, put into • man's mouth, steals
away his brains. Not only do the man's brains go the we
of a leavened things—to rottenness and delta II nine ; bat
ths wife's dress, the children, boots, mid even the food
of the family, are melted away. Were we disposed to
Indulge in the dreams of the old alchemists, and to believe
In the universal solvent, we should be tempted to name
that myth from a substance in common use. It would not
be smile water, though that enters into the composition
and can dissolve in greater or lam degree and with emir
some of almost every substance on this Planet ; it
would not be fluorine. though that is so powerful that
11011.0111. if at all, can • vessel be got toe hold It; we should
11•030 the alchenaisti dream liquid "alcohol," for by it are
'Embed away brains and body, character and rept
wealth and competency. Well might the young In=
maidens. old men and albino of Dorset, Whale toe
merry-inaking in honorer of their own and their loved one's
manure ever.tkie tempter, sad well could they afford to
ale:""."."..osiese has" )I=l r?s j"Wil
eyond lite oath: day".rai
anwi..qt. and althoughar, Ilk. Frill"' In til°l4
Inveatments and Interests support • dangerans Metha. It
to, If net marked yet to fall, already marked sa on
the wrong side. In Dorchester the reform of
the With from • nuisance to welcomed brother
Englishmen. was elected by means of Kra Colonel
Bingham sad others providing substitute, far the drink
that inebriates. All throughout the coantry the Drink
question is felt to be the great 'abject requiring answer, •
subject on which Evaagelical and Ritualist. Rationalist
and Romanis% may and frequently do agree. Even among
th it is " L'Amornmolf (the Bludgeon) , a.thr=adapisre or
have called it—" Drink," that is the
play all othen that stirs the feelings from Maier? to
. The teetotalers were always respectable. they are
now respected, and the desnonstratice au Moodily will
mach tend to Incresee the rowect fat about here.
Although on the previous ) male& when many
looked at the sunset to divine what weather &paid be on
%be 131011101 P
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-12

THE. AGRICULTURAL EXRIBMON.

On Friday the %tendon House Finance Cowart
in connection with the holding of the none interns
tional agricultural exhibition an London.hdd arrest*
in the Venetian parlour, under the Lord Mapes
rency. The fund was reported to amount to
dAdi, of whichlkfi,76o had been voted to the Royal
Agricultural Society towards meeting the expemes of
the exhibition, and 4014 had been awarded ao pins
for foreign stock and produce. Mr. Jenkins, the
secretary of the society, stated that the prises for the
be sewage utilising farms, for which there were air
competitors, had not yet been awarded owing to the
recent bad weather, nor had those for the madcrt
gardens ; but Mr. Read, 11. P., and his fellow Mrs
hoped soon to complete their task. The lord Mart
wan empowered to remit the cheques awf medal, to
successful competito.. The design ,4 the mal, by
Mr. L. C. 'Wpm, was mianimoualy appeoed Mr.
Jenkins, replying to a question, said it was estimated
roughly that the loss to the society by the tad
weather's interference with the financial success of the
exhibition would he about 1:10,000, but they omgrate-
lated themselves that the holding of the show ia
London had, among other Yi‘ AD *Mk enabled thew
to add about 1,000 names to their permanent hat of
membenhip. The oonmittee then adjourned tin
October, when the fund will be finally deed.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-12

EXTRAORDINARY AYYAIR.
" Dome cuum.

If the following dory can be believed, it is one of the
mast extraordinary recoveries of speech that we have
heard of. A named George Gordon. who has for • long
num gone by the name of " Dummy," has for about 18
years bean looked upon es a dm( and dumb man. He hag
earned • living by lining about in the thoroughfares
exhibiting the deaf and dumb alphabet. He ia about CO
years of age, and is well-known In the town. The story
which be has gives us himself, and which he has aeksd to
be made public, is this
At 18 he had the nnidl pox, by which he lost his spesr.li
and hearten and has not spoken since. About twelve
mouths ago hi, hearing slightly Mirrored, and he could
hem, but still very imperfectly. Lest Monday he was
on board Meseta and (vs steamboat Premier.
which wee making • moonlight errand= in the bey. He
was somewhat the gone for liquor. He was about to
opus a bottle of beer when ths cork dew out, and in hit
fear that the liquor should be wasted he at once put the
bottle to his mouth. He drank with such eagerness that
he became black in the face, and be could hardly breathe
for some minutes. His noes bled profusely, but
immediately afterward be could both hear and speak.
This story is open to grave doubts, as it is very much
questioned if the man was ever deaf and dumb. A few
weeks ago he wee brought before the borough ounistrates
on • charge of being drunk, and the policeman who proved
the case said that be distinctly heard Gordon swear at
him. But there is this to to said in his favour that he
would not be very Ugly thus to deprive himself by his
own act of kis means of livelihood, for if be has bun
a trick for Me last 30 Lean it is quite certain be
will not bo obis to "117 it on again. at least so far as
Weymouth le mermaid-411as not "Dummy," however,
lived mainly by the kindness of • lady whose pity he
managed to attract! Ka)
We have slam Mord the reason of this" marvellous
cure" It did not mar on the boat as the man himself
stated. His story war true in one point only, via, that
he wee the worse for :War. It seems after he came off
the boat he was rolling about the streets, and k.C.
Snakier' want up Is him. Something pegged between
Ibsen and the constable took hold of him, upon which
" Dummy' turned round and gam vent to the following
Mem of Hiberniatilun :—** What are you IhOTiN _ma
for? I can speak 111 oat deaf and dumb." This exploded
the imposition, and, no doubt, to as,. his " reputation"
he invested the abom story of the "marvellous cars"
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-12

DOILONIXOTIZ.

MB ROYAL HOW Aartuzay at present at OW
Barracks ars under orders for India.

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Dewnerer.—lt will be sees by es ennoancernent in
our advertlidnt ookamne that Mr. Wallace, of IR,
Harley-street, Losd=, visite Dorchester every alter-
nate Babartle , his cosealting rooms being at Mr.
Lockett's, I, ' Dorchester.

Conrry Cont f.—The August sitting of this Collet
wan held on Thursday, but there was no diaEated
came, the only matter coming before the Judge (T. E.
P. I,einnr, VA. being oneor two judgment RUMMOIIIII6I.
One case wa. down for hearing whic wee expected to
have occupied come time, but at the last moment Mr.
Weston Informed His Honour that an amicable nettle.
meat had been arrived at.

ADVI.TRATION ACT.—By the Amended Adulteration
Act. 42 and 43 Vic., c 30, which came into operation
on the list ult.. amongst otheramencimenta of the Law
relating to adulteration, there is one which will be
of interest to those people who buy and sell spirits for
by section 6 of the abme Act, it is enacted—" I.
determining whether an offence haa heen committed
to the prejudice of the pumhaaer by wiling sprite not
adulterated otherwise than by water, it shall be a good
de..,:a to prove that such epirita were not reduced
more than V. degrees under proof for brandy, whisky,
or rt...
or 35 &gr.es under for On. Ite=ero.dw
definitely
_mottled when ta shail be
adulterated. we shall y have no more epeobblen
In our police-courts Ivy different persons airing the&
views as to when mixing water with spirits should
stop."
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A C•ifiln LID • RWCIL —A waggas 01 Mr. Glove;
Watermano was resat out of Boutb.sst about one
to-dig Woodsy); it had become rather ose-ddet
either from bed loading or probably from shaldugol.a
rough rued, and when it was newly deer ofo
guest, • trap wan just oomirig he TM driver, aware
of the shakiness of his load. it is said. wanted the trap
rise. the wrong side. to enable in .lead to keep
; but the Moaners declined, the waggoner
had draw in on the left hand, the road-at was too
moth for It, and over It Wink 00•10•••i/bloakhz
Mr. Mehar's and Mrs. Newman 's hoet....
window-item was bravo; but an opportunity w
givin e,
for mug display or agility over a etudes well.
Tor they yr no chanal of =tiring Or ed• by the
door.
Bosom' PIM B•llloWsb".o.,Y•—B•hre the
pose. Esq.', M Dev."°* Rag'. and B.
Davis.
Weitemee Qoaugg.—Yere Jim Hine was sum.
htmed by limbs While, iIWI-efuele. Feedfnetalk,
for an sessult.—Both tartlet gee ognfid.—" A tort
Ant ago to-rooreow Louisa WM" 'lst "IL
Hotatiogeo to bore ;ono boots Waded. when
met her abased her, and celled bar 1111
con t Mid bee that if she dki not "•''" she
would bear ftwther of It, and "by lbg augup," defied-
est struck her and said la. an oanninn am,
While mired bee I the mold prove it. and she said
is amid, and wain 41Zried. —l3.6llthMt I Bbe
oiled me • before I Mena ImA—
Oomplefeest aitolitod sallingtlbe deisndeet the my
disinodal MN too traquoilY &POW inWia-ileisi
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-12

CIRLRKINLITHB.

A Vitume BAZAAR is to be hell iii the Channin-
ster Institute, gni Wednesday next, in order to
encourage industrious people, who have made article'
In their overtime; and also to pay olf the Institute's
debt, which ;mounts to 236. The objects are very
commendable ; particulan4 may be learnt from the
advertisement elsewhere.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-12

PORTLAXD.

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Porkro Disx.tex.—We regret to imu thm th
potato ammo has made lts appearance to a amide.
able extent in Portland. In snas of M. g.i.diu
needy hall of the crop is affected.
Ttix Sromi.—Porthuxl had ite full ,disre ni the ,tors,
on Ratuniey night, although we have not heard nf „erinuA damage, with the exception nf
window, being broken. During the ..tonu the
In the %Wet Bay waemnet magnificent.

Acci I /ENT. —iamt Wocinenday • lathe. named Gretht
belonging to the echooner Martinette. Captain ilho.
chard, had four toee of his right foot crushed 1,).
caught in the winch, whilst lowering sail. as SIC at...el
was coming into Portland Harbour. it eras loom
necessary to amputate all four of the he, but he
going on favourably.
Tug Fuere—The Channel and Reserve Squadron,
left Vigo on Thureday, and the fl lee,, .re the
addresses of the ships :—Warrior, Portland.
and Rodotance, Plymouth; Hector, Pemlope, sad th,
Lori Warden, Spithead ; Valiant,
Minotaur and Salamis, Portonbsith ; and the Al.:
court, Invincible, and Defence, IlYmouth.
ANIIIIVEZSIAT Eisavima.—The anniversary mei..
of the Primitive Methodist =ortme's Weil,
were held on Sunday It. sermon were
preeobed by the Rev. J. Knipe, the newly.appdated
minister. On Wednesday a tea ma given AM
public meeting afterwards bad, *an adman were delivered by the circuit ministers.
AOCIDINT. —On Monday evening hi the Boscama boys were leaving their playground ose of then iwe.
amusing himself on the trapeze in Um Gynitioajoa,
when he lost his hold and fell backwards to tho
ground, a distance of about nine feet. Re taws
up and curried to the hospital. Dr. Stow, however
on examination found that DO boon wen broken, bei
the boy was badly braised and sugaring great pain.
Seaton' 04701 G. —lllO boys of R.M.S. BO•Calret
had their annual outing on Friday last in the muds
of the Weymouth figolletiate School, Madly had to
them for the oar:mica. Mr/ lumeeted a anaemia.
sacs am they marched to the grounds, beaded by th.
band of the ship. Various amusements wars pro-
vided, and the day being exceptionally fine, they mat
• most enjoyable day.
BANK HOLII/AT. FaVnUTtd by fine weather,
thousands of pers,ns visited our Wand on Mond.y. the
trains and steamboats being crowded. 'lle serious
objects of Interest were duly inspected, and the Orsil
Beach wan almost like a fair. Although there w&,.
bit of a "slop' in the West Bay, a number of the
excursioniste ventured out in lost.. During the day
a little boy about four years of age was hs,t,
claimed him, and he was kept at the police-steam all
day, but late in the evening at the last train, he ea,
owned by some persons of the name f Gould, he 1,..„
log to Weymouth.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-12

COUNTY CRICKET.
SONIRIBT 0. DORSET.

This two days marl terminated at Sherburne on
=rdar,...evinixur In • draw, meetly in favour of the
. Somerset went first to the wickets, and
made the respectable more at 1155; bat the Dorset were not
disposed el until tbsy had put together the extreordiaary
totel of MD, of which the P, Price and Mr T. W.
Wilson made over Astra Yr. H. F. Fox played well for
Somerset, running up 55 in his drat inninc• Whan time
wee up on Saturday rating. the Was (which bad been
faterruptiod by the rain) stood r follows :

Donut.
Rs,. S,UBpsicsrSofth,bßosd 36
Ray. B. P. c Luablagton. b Rood ... 66
as.cxu.by,bftssd .11
Rev. A. F. R Forman. b Mott ... .. 17
T. W. Wilson. c Fowler. b B. B. Fox ... 61
Captain Midst. c Sainsbury. b Scott ... 44
C. G. Barton. cH. F. Fox, b Scott ... ... 2
M. .1. I)nt c Fowler. b Sainsbury ... 6
Captain Kelsey. not out ... 21
E.ato,bll.l, W F,x . 21

Sorcastr. _
lit Innings. 2nd Innbum
E. Waiters, b Barton. e Kelmy, b Barton 5
Sdnabnry, b Barton . B e and b Forman 21
B. C. Newton, c Gaud, b
Barton . . . . ... 6 e Price, I, Forman . 3
H. r. Fon, e and b Wilson 1, Barton . . 18
B. B. F., b 21 not out . . 4
W. H. Fowler, b Wilson ... 0 e Kelory b Barton 25
7. G. Luabington, c Crosby, b
P Woodoock, not out . . 2
Rat. F. Rad. c Yalet, b
R. Lally b Forman . . 0