The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-09-26 00:00:00

FIVE RICKS BURNED BY INCENDIARIZS.

A dastardly set i locooliarb,m wa• Prriming*d oinix
Cos Prawn, Itod Netherloary bl.hway, close to *ha town.
ou the ni•ht of nunday, wh..n soma cowr•rdly and
inalicion• potion or persons set firw t ere ricks —one at
bay mad four of straw,_ the propoty of Yr. It &lads%
Ka-viand. and Mr S. D Inn, Woodman Inn. Southotrael
Th. hay rick. standing now to two ricka of straw. occupied
• corner of • meadow. belcoiring to Mr. Randall. on the
west slate of th• hisbroad. Toe other two ricks of straw
stood In • 11.4 d the other side of the yes 4 these were the
property of Mr. S. Dunn. Toe whole of the locks were
safe about Itslf•past ten on Monday DISIM sd about ball'
past ohms o'clock a man beta:4LN to P7oloro. tolotbot

with P.C. Fordor, discovered %am to be on fire. Within
! • few miontee there wasa vast coadagretion. and 01l
attempts to extinsuieh the mad, of course. nitre
proved Ludes*, but • strict oath was kept on propsrty
even at • greet distance, as poi tiros* of the burning straw
was wafted about by the wind. it is behoved that the
ricks on both sides of the road must have been ignited by
two person% as the fires were almost, if not quite, simul-
taneous. The hay rick was the abundent produce of tso
splendid meadows, harvested by Mr Kendall: it was
estimated ti be worth at last £lOO, the tout' worth of
hay and slaw, togi•ther is computed to he about C2OO.
kir. Rend.ll is insured in Mr. F. W. Oundry's office,
Norwich Uni.m, and Mr. Dunn's lose will be o..ivered by
inturance .0 on of too ~f/lcee tor which Mr. F. li,od
(Uorgetature thug) it agtint. Sadism' nomad and
cmstables straitied eeeee effort to secure • Muir of ton
Perpeirstors, bet it is feared they have but little ground
t , work upon, nit is the fourth act of Wow:Winnow
occurring in the immediate neighbourhood within • few
wrkke. A very streite feeling prevails regarillug 'Moo
barbarous fellows, who, at is hoped, will be brought to
mike.

HARVEST THANK.s(HVING AT ST.
ANDRE irs.

Tiaanksgiving services tor the ingetharing of the crops
was held .t be clam , of S. Andrew on Sundae. whits,
the pretty amide, was hoot orofuody decorated with &hue
of toe loveliest It rt 0, Me aea-On. For =thy laird Si.
Antonia Masi d ..ot ig ee it aa beautiful se it did last
Sabbath, under the elliaett goon is ot several at lies. 10
the 'et window tieri is e vented coins, barbell., ami on
each side • nable p.lw ; • teat fl ,ral bender egg holed (ran.
north to .outj Wail. oi toe coucol. 014 the COMMUItion.
touter were tau demi UM Ca rayed, a tail iructiucatiou.
tempting bunc .es gram. g thitt•g from them in plo-
t feint ; • dith of pears aod !lambing grip.. *laced the
coutre, and on ether rite iff,re Erlihiet.ire it/bailee. ci who.i
add barley, presuuted tty Mr. Zoliey, of Hyde Farm. l'he
onamuution-ratle Were tipped with Wild Wale leril and
gorgeous data ite. and the &es standard in the chalice' and
throuaboin ttiii ClitltCh wee. tailed Wit% ivy and tern,
sways 01 wain-tutu and the Lodi), poop., wanug (roue
their •ilinurit r•o casual cuasilets et dahlia had
Variegated c-eeyernorig Ito.. the choir stall,, the lectetta
beiog edged with violet estate. Tue readingdesk had •
Very pretty appearaiice. At the base stood three pots of
flesh and rose-coloured asters, • munificent CdCiiiiihar
reclining nom • tool of fern Irene. iliihrediately above
there. The shalt of the desk well a maw Of dahlia and
fern, while the top promoted an of beautiful Lute.
mama no by dee pettiest dahlias and oters. At tile top of
the pulpit feu • %death O. tern and ivy, into spooled with
blosahus of many hoes; the Irlit we decorated with
dahlias and fern, sal a aiintla alorued the
.me; CritiallOn cod mob r dahlias Covert! the buts eel of
the pulpit •taira (i.e whole of the wiadoweills were laid
either with fern or moss, and dotted with dahlias, geran-
iums, and otuer blossom The butnifully-oonetrucial font
at t a. entree°, to the church attracted moat ettsatios,
the decorauena being urgudicaut. two ititiroctot floral
lumps formed • dome above the 'win, which wee
!surmount:4i by a lovely crust., forintd of snow-white
sate s. Fronds of the Gut modem-low fern were inter.
mixed just thick enough t, afford • glimpse of the pure
blossom beneath. The apex Of the moat bore • illusive
border of theideti•hair, cake dart., jasmine (aboroicess),
whilst thebaly was ne-tly spread with cage hobo.*
and treating jasmine. Al tut boas at the tudium
placed • single utagoolia Ltomous, of large dimension., and
melting up the column itself were maraud CliChOe ben
hood& Toe h rigout.' crest, forming the foundation, welt
covered with moss, having rows of Ler I, Mut scarlet sinew
dahlia& In each of the aumes were apples and pears, with
an rerangemeot of sunflowers in trout. TM. creditable
work was Ctrried out by Mrs. Hole and Mrs. Elerthettu,
of Doane Hoe" froth sh.ch plate, end Mountlande, tame
the trait att.l nearly the whole of the flowers. Toe cork
of the chancel ws, cot-ducted by toe 311111011 Whethatu,
Mines Manley, ana the Mob, e Stephen.; Pulpit and read-
ing-oesk, Mts. Bird; whatitow•, MIMS Templer and Muss
Ivy. The preacher in the Looming woo the Vicar, Rev.
UMW% A. Bioailey, ILA., who Link lor his text the
approprieto words-- L t lien. bo.h grow loon., until
the harvest," Matthew xiti., 3U. lb. horsier, Cealitiell,ed
with the hstuin '•ol 'I people teat oo smite do awed.- The
milestone for the clay sere its aid of the couchi expanses.