The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-10-25 00:00:00

ANNUM, PRIZE SHOOTING.

The annual oompetition of the sth D.E.V. eon.
menoed on Thureday afternnoon at the rifie range
of the tarps, Chesil beach. The weather was inclement,
and the shooting had to be eontiamed on the following
day, when it wax more favosrable The following were
the results t-
MsDaz. given by .1. T. Trenchard, Esq. rive rounds at
200. 500, and 000 yards.
sooy4i 500711 000 yda Tot.
Captain Member - WON- 7 000-retirsd
Lieut. lizard • - 32002- 7 00010-1 retired
Col. -80rgoant bee- 99900- 9 31030-9 00000-0 18
Sergetnt Charles - 32302-10 00002-2 00-4 18
Borgeenl Roberts • - 12003- 7 40090-6 101140-6 21
Corp,rel Brown 00001- 2 20203-7 00000-0 9
Cricarnay - • - 20220 - 6 00103-6 80001-7 18
Sergi. Roberts therefore took the medal.
Coe given by his Worship the Mayor; lad prime given
by the inhabitants of Weymouth, 10s.; 3rd prise,
El ls. FIVO rounds. at 200, 400, ani 500 yards.
310 d. 400711 WO yds. Tet.
Captain Threere - 23222-11 UM- 8 rettred.
Lieut. 'Mud - 03200- 6 34000- 7 retired.
Ca -Sergeant Lee - 20223- 9 10022- 6 32223-11 93
Servant Chutes - 2E322-12 11438-111 12111111-11 39
Sergeant Rebuts - 23333-14 32132-12 10040- 6 II
Drown - • 32343-13 NOW- 6 01222- 8 29
Crlekroay • - 232-12 32301-10 00323- 8 SO
Cron 32321-13 81030 - 5 00000-0 18
Ozsard, D.- - • 00222- 6 00430- 7 230311- 8 El
- 03211- 9 43404-15 00201- 4 ZS
Sergeant Charles took the cup; Sergeant Robert,
£2 10e., Private Crickmay, El la.
- - -

110522.P21228 given by the Borough Members, 14
prize, £5; 20d pries, £3; 3rd prise, El 10s. ; 41h
prise, 10s. Five rounds et 300, 500 end 600 garde.
300 yrds. 620;32. 000 yrda Tot.
Ospt. Threther 30203 8 7 02 retired
Ltout Tiskrti • - 23002 7 40730-10 02330 7-24
Colour-Sergeant Lew - 01121— 6 09000— 2 00 retired
Sergeant Charles - - 30030 6 00003— 3 02303 7-16
Sergeant Roberts - oats— 9 32333-14 04003 7-30
Brown snoo- 6 01333-13 00043 8-25
20000— 2 33300 9 00010— 3-13
Ca-Jamey - - 02002 4 03033 8 00040— 4-16
Farwell - • - 82202 9 00000— 0 retired
&me - - 40320- 9 03 00— 3 00002— 2-14
Servant Roberts took 8.4. Privets Brown £3, Lieut. Tlsird
8,1 Prwate Crickmay 10t.

Tux CArrAzie's Cur, 2nd, Usatonant's dap, 3rd, Hon.
deautant-Surgeon Tisard's Prise. For marksmen
and members who have pawed into the first-.leas
this year. Five rounds at 500, 600, and 700 yards.
Tim number of battalion and oompany drills attended
by mot oompetiWr Inibs Year Mil, !ill be addid to
ho more, for this prise.
600 yrds. 000 yrds. 700 Me. Tot.
Colourriergsant Lee • 22100 8 24000-- 6 00.1 2-16
Sergeant Charles - • 0433-13 34034-11 42332-14-11
Sens-Ant Roberti • - 22442-16 03123-10 23000 1-27
Brown - 23302-10 24000 6 00020— 1-19
Crum - • - - 42223-13 0)203 1 00030— 3-21

&lama, 02022- r moo— 2 00300- 1--11
Shoe - • 03000- 2 00000- 0 00010- 2- 4
Sergeant Maries took the Captain's Cup, Sergeant Roberts
the Lieutenant's ; Colour-Sergeant Lee took Dr. Tlserd's
210g2Y Pallas given by the Inhabitants of Weymouth,
for memben who have not passed out of the second
class this year, lot prise, £3; 2nd prise, CI le. • 3rd
prize, 101.; live round. at 150,200, and 400 ylrds.
The drills will be added to the more urn No. 4.
130 yrds. 200 yrda 400 'lrk Tot.
- 00020- 0301111- 00000- 0- 8
20300- 09001- 02000- 2-
- 00000- 00000- 00000- 0- 0
09000- 00000- 00000- 0- 2
- 23311-1 20000- 00000- 0-11
00232- 10000- 00003- 2-12
- 00009- 00300- 00000- 0- 5
- 00000-0 00010-2 retired
- 20322- 23222-1 32030- 8-27
- 02910- 20202- 00100-5-46
First prime, Private Farwell, £3,, lad, Private Pratt, £1 la
3rd, Prirste Board,
Monin Pitniss given by the non-oommissioned
for members not having won a prize, value 25n at any
previous meeting. let mine, Is. • 2nd prise, 15s.' •
3rd prize, 10s. ; Ave rounds at 150,200, and 400 yards.
150 yd. 100 yd. 400y4. Tot..
Orsord 22330-IS 00000- 2 011320- 6-16
Rumen - 03000- 2 00012- 4 00333- 9-16
Clare - - - 00222- 6 11022-! 00000- 0-15

Clara .
White - - -
P°P° '

a-Lie -
Board - - -
Sparkman - -
Rolm - • -

While - -
Clarke - •
Sparkman -
Hells -

- 20000— 00002— 000
- 0000$— 10000— 00 i
- 02110— 20322 20240 8-22
• 20003-00000
• 00302-1 N
00033-B—V
8- Brown- : M
01202 000113— 2 8
Pratt - - 20321 02003 4-21
- 02221 - 00200— 000
R. Ottani - 04000— 20000— 0
Id prize, :Private Rolls ; lad, Private Board ; tril, Private
Pratt.

Dorchester, recommended Mr. Elmitk most the
.Verne, • very pretty little theali.
,Pelnite,a a liked hi, playing, he, was an up in ono of the vreAt caa,.Hi4.o ~" °4lll itAti
! etiongly, and bad •tw
amorppliahad reueict•n!iind hie tsate and style in tho quarters N. 1, by the Amateur
.TLeatric7ir—Offirail
h music was peculiarly gooJ. Mr. regiment. A very pretty J 1.1.44144.
I rforins— a chill': S ith ...da be roaad a gentle. Mr. Smith, sad a number
•lkner thought
agreeable , aed if he were eleete I, the that gentleman and by Captain
' crahanni.lythaenodmmietee wolnd be sstiefied they had made a Wien, R. F. and the perspective awl to (
good aelentioa. We understand the value of the is very gouiand fateful, and achuiral,_,""rethiii
appointment is OS a yea.
diabinlyenimajZsgedd bthyellibre. (t)r..BarniTednhaeinPreirtr7l::::.l,77,:e:4:74::l4:4,4l.,
bedge of the 7th Fusiliers, • roe, 10%;
surmounted by • crown,
wreath of laurels; Lanes Corporal Pryer ars' 4 40414
very.,editable rO7lll arms. The body or it a
oomfortably fitted up; it will steernmedah:nL".trf h
and there are rtserved seats for the unical —"v°ll7o,
ladies, with second seats for sergeants, 1.,!°4 thin
of this effort to provide and fit up a theatre i,"!teehi
great measure owing to the exertions oi. (rut Is
master Sergeant Clones, who has acted
manager, and indeed factotum, and haa ;Litters'
kindly snoonraged by many of the otheerr. sod 05u1

FATAL AOCIDENT ON THE RAILWiy.
La spite of the warning. so frequently
persons walking on the Portland Eallwey:-.,74.
victim has been add.' to the hat of killed on thr4iiri,..
and it was a great .neroy that two lives linked
W• not neerillesid. The train that leaves W,7
at 5.60 p.m. had on Wednesday evensnark
cutting beyond 'indwell, and emerged on that b..th.
the line between Weymouth and the Ferry 11-'ll
Tildealey, the driver, Lad just opened his aiaa,,), ridge,
29 yards from where there ia tootcrose 4.Y611.
through the darkoise he fancied lin
rebound from his engine. fie toil his to.d, ;474
at awe, fur he had run over a cow. Ti
averseJ, and they went beck and found •
had been struck by the engine off the
men, on their enquiring about him,
" Where's my mate? Never mind ploy ~,„1"lud L':44,
they searched about, and 30 yards off dia,
another man in a ditch, fearfully hurt, his 1,4 kW
cinched to pieces, and his head also injared. c.
Cole, and o.lier offie re of the 7riryai p4„..74
were in the train with Provost Bergewit
the two injured men, for the hest Lad r%eired
severe knocking about, were taken lure, the ban *
conveyed to Portland railway 'tattoo. Tim .41 •14
Was lees hurt was named Smith, and the other Thou,
Foy; they were labourers, working for Ur. Brows
Portland, and had oome in by train in the
wiLb a quantity of ropea and blocks r
was further removed to him own horie nem. 074
Commas, where about • quarter peat a yen he 44.
Smith does not apposeinuch hurt. it is auptemd 'ha
the wind being rough, and the evening dark paves*
these men from either hearing or seeing the
of the train. Foy was formerly a marine on Lard 11.11.8,
St. omega, and sometime ago was nearly drosooda
front of Weymouth Esplanade. We understand
leaves four children.
The inquest was bold on Thetradey afterneoe at et,
Royal Victoria Lodge Hotel, before R. N.
N., and an enquiring jury.
elpry Tildaeley, dnver of the 5.50 train from IV,.
month to Portland, said that at the foot-crusiag
Feerrbeidge, be happened to roll the tire-dor opm,
and saw soaething like • man fall from the engine el
the right hand aide of the train. The latter
about 50 or 60 yards before be could Pull up, and
he backed the engine and foand • num name.; sZik
lying down on the off side of the road. Asked*
what, brought him there, when he sail " Davi ,444
me; go and look for my mate. elm is lying fart*
down." Witness went about 25 yards lower down, 04
found deceased lying down between the rails,loutal,;
fetched Sergeant Drake, of the 7th Findliers, itt
a passenger and who was out at the time, fj,
with witness, and spoke to deceased, bat he did aer
answer. lhey got him up, and carried him to*
train, and put him in the guard's van. lie then aikei
them to lay them on his !seek, which was done. Tbq
also helped up Smith, who did not se'ni and Ida,
brought them to Portland, and out di.ceinil is tla
booking alba. It bed been very dark • Ictness Wang
Smith was caught by the eonneeting red, not the hega,
He would not have struck had he not been on it, lea.
The proper lights were on the train -a red and gam
in front and behind; but Smith said he neither me
nor hesrd anything before he wan struck,
, The Jury enquired why witness backed the trail,-
The driver said he weut back, not kneeing tan an
. anyone struck dews but the man whore he roe k 114,14
! clear of the line. When they went back they did ea
touch deceas,d the seeped time.

John Tomlinson, the guard, said that as he was um
log from the cutting he beard the liseat whi.th igg
applied the breaks. When the train s'oppel ej ems
book they found Smith on the side of the line, lie tgg
them to look for his mate, an.l about :to yard, inei
they found Foy lying in the 'Your-i.ot" inside di:mit
After be was in the van be asked for drink, and smite'
his leg lifted up,—ln answer to the jury wile,. did
not know whether the train would he 1.1.11 from chaos.
style ; but any oneeould the along the line for yards
after they got over the style. The train did net its
over the body when they came back.
Alfred Drake, provoet•sergeant of the Fusilier!, Om
was a passenger in the train, corrobtratel the former
evident*, and said the driver and brenk,iniin dew*
great credit for the quickness with which the this
was stopped, and they did all that could be done inch'
circumstances. From knowing the cr,,ssing, he should
say the train could be easily seen.
Robert Elliott, fatber-in•law of the deceased, said he
was 34 years of age.
The Coroner asked • policeman to ye the am
Smith, and ascertain if he could be brought as a wit.
ores; also to ask whether he was eroesina the line re
walking towards Portland. This was in order that
Smith should not be led to give evidence which might
lead to his prosecution as a trespasser on the lite.
The jury strongly objemed to this question being pat
by the poneeman, and maintained that it could only be
put by them, and some of item thid rather streag
language on the Coroner persisting in basing the qatl•
tion put.
Mr. Howard said he would have this ssormined,
although it would not be evidence, and eventuelly s
county policeman wee sent for that purpose to smith.
Dr. Allan McLean testified to the injn.i.m received
by deceased. He found him lying on a door, inlet*
(rem Ices of blood, examined him, and found one leg
completely shattered. He put on a bandage abuse the
knee, and stopped the bleeding, also put a band on the
loft temple. He knew deceased's injuries were mortal;
he believed the buffer struck him on the hip.
The message brought by the policeman from Smith
was to the effect that they bad got on to the crone%
Intending to walk to the " bbick board." (This I
where the line and the Portland road me &cm together
not far from the Portland railway station,/
The Inquest was adjourned till Tuesday, for the
atterwience of Smith.
Unspent*, Morrison was present on behalf of the
Great Western Railway Company.