The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-11-05 00:00:00

ALARMING FIRE.

A fire of a very alarming nature, end which it seems
mast fortunate resulted in no treater dainswe limn it did,
occurred on Sunday evening last in the little hill emitted
village of Bincombe, resulting in the total destruction of •
farm-house sad out-buildings, the death of eve cart
horses, and the loss of • quantity of pJultry and household
goo&
The premier in qumtion, whisk are situated neer the
dumb, are the property of Iltaing College, Cambridge— as,
Indeed, is all the parka with ths exception of one Isom,
and was situated on the lands of Lower Bincombe rano,
nod in rbe orcupatioo of Kr. Percival Cake, who farms,
we understand. about fag acres.
Yr. Cake and his fatuity on Sunday evening had been
In eupeer, and the children bad gone to bed. previous to
this Oaks had visited his stable% and bad spoken to
oo• of his carter', • man named Junes Darla, who had
char. of the detached stabling in which eight of the
moat valuable cart bones were lopt. This Antidrug
fortunately escaped. Another stable adjoins the out-
buildings connected with the fano-house, and in this
stable were five other hones, the weeds of the teams.
Thine wore under the care of • young lad paused Fredk.
John Deffery, who acted ea second carter. Yr. Cake sew
that everything was secured, ant then went indoors to
supper, the., being nothing to attract Ws attention. HA
bad fiabilied his mapper, as we have said, and was doing
the usual " night-cagr preparatory to retiring to rest,
when hews. alarmed by cries of fire, end a neighbour,
Mr. Lyles, a greengrocer, living near, gave him the
siann that his premises were on Sre. It would mem that
Mr. Aylaa had already gone to bed, and Mrs. Ayles was
about to follow, when on looking out of the bedroom
window she saw Stems issuing from the Whit window of
the stable is the rare of the lad Dewy. Bbe at once
aroused her husband, who in hi, turn alarmed the inmates
of the bones
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—Tb•T. we, quickly in • state of excitement, but
almost before the least attempt to put out the firs could
la• made, the Bungs with taros rapidity had run along to.
rod of the out haw, the ktchn.. and caught that of this
farin-honse, the whole of the premien being thatched.
By this time the st•bls was in one owe of dames Th•
lose was bunt awe Oa. hone singed of every hoot
xospt to. tool. o hisla somehow or another had escaped,
Bret 0n... out. The poor animal, however, warn so much
injured that it ultimately had to bs shot. The next to
stagger out w•• • Mal% th• most valuable of Me lot_ It
jag managed to reach the straw heap and then fell down
dead. Three other. were in the stable charred to cinders,
an 4 presented • shocking spectacle.
The Beam *mad with amazing rapidity, and to. only
thine tuft as. to mot out the furniture. Th• villagers,
sedated la papa from Broadway. Upw•y, and other
planes, worked with the most creditable will, and nearly
every article of value was got out in almost las than no
time and with scsraly • breakage. Two or *as beg.
arida. • wardrobe. and • few other somewhat unnaanams-
ag. said. pus destroyed, together with • largequantity
of linen, but theta it wee impossible to rescue. ID. Cake
may, however, be congratulated that his had such hied
aag ready neighbours Kra Cake and the children wore
naturally much frightened, and were received by Kr.
Barnioat opposite, who treated than most kindly.
Sergeant Cookie, P.Ca Haines. Townsend. and Row
wom quickly on thu spot, and rendered good service in
keeping order and looking after the goods. In fact the
unfortunate wadable, bad the pleasure of experiencing
the biardelyy! of the terrible frusta last night in guarding
Ma property wlltioh had to be plead for Halloo* hang in
• Bad opposite.
The water supply of Bincomb• le limited to one well,
so that sandbag alto. the Dorchester Fore • ail •
matter quite out of the question. In fact if itlacihad been
done, and Mere had ban • full supply of water. tb•
fierrenas of the flames WY such that the whole must
have been burnt down Won help could hays arrived.
The only thing possible to avert the spread of to. ocsa-
flayed= was done, and that was to pour water on to the
thatched roofs of adlaining octave. Had the winds of a
formight ago Prove/lid thus is not the slightest doubt
but the whole of the village toys% hams ban Metaled to
t'• g-ound.
The conflagration was plainly seen at Portland and
Wyke.

TO-DAY (MONDAY.)
Nop hi from all quarters come in to now the mina of
the plea, which are an thine but mfa. The dead haw
present • sickening appearance, Burnt fowls Ho in the
farmysei, oil the bodies of which their manibilistic off-
Mriag cocedonally him a peck. The pip which were
mewed, grunt notes of eat action that theT an out of
risapr, sad • One yaw rehrismktishat seemed nearly
driven mad =tit his elan was to enable him to
*soaps wogs his tail with • mete seders that Mile of the
extent of canine intelligence. The walls alone of to.
furniture was insured,
.buwiteut.i.renp stand,
rini. d pu
to akn..th.ffs of lahoussadoksturnialtow the dre is Will
stogeth:.. .t.
together with the farm building.; but we bellow, to. II
=stock =
WITXOIIT7I.
Taa•tan lievol,Warlsoima. to Lot for Intertal•-
ts-Addrees: w . R. P. Jet wry. the Bridge, who
will sspAy caarseter, coml., tragic, dram Lidlea' and
ether erw by A= Lassion atilt= en ROO. DTONIe,
wank, books of all plays, saw= waterials, and nigger
jokes. Reek= Masa with order. New eatable= reels.
LLATEBR LTD °MOINE' GOOD. -It appears that the
teas= of 111751 will be remarkable for • very considerable
. hangs of prices to the advantage of the public, in ens
trade at least, -We refer to the better clam of 1 other ad
cabinet seeds, a• from • Ust only priary•Meetvately issued as yet
ay Kr eir, of 110 and 41, St IL, we WI ha
hat secured supplies of goods, which he la sed to oder
at remarkably low prices
Mimeos= Rama Ramona'. Saloom-Perhaps, of all
the schools near, none deers better of the inhabitants of Drew •
Weymouth than St. Mazy 's National Schools, which have Jackson •
Tb announcement was coolly Messier.d although ernes
do= so much towards the education of the young that a.,,Mtnca-- i
without them • School Board and an Education rate luPa went a° Mr' Gmhau" and "aurally
would hare been unavoidable. Again, the Rector (Rev. congratulated..,, aba,,,,._!nr,:,,.( tub. ch°"• Z"r7tlgag was
T. Groans) to regulates the school that no evangelical 'l.°. s" two or "'"
ProteMant can And fault with the temking On Sunday
TOOLE.
lad, sermon, were potaclhed In St Diary's church, in
behalf of the reboots, by the Rev. T. Ores,.., Rev. T. A. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
Falkner, and Rev. J. 'Foh, tke mumaations were good,
anon= GLORIOUS unanot VICTOR V.
and the collections produced PS Ita 71* Mosiicipal election on Friday was, as usual. ma= •
DRUMM OLD W OMAN. -844tIrdll : Before the Mayor political matter of. but tame was not so numb excitement
(Mr. I,indisl Mr. &Mate= Dr. Baud. and Dr. Moor- se In farmer years, which was no doubt attributable to
heed-dam 4an Igor, • poor ouweyed old woman,.lll tha fact that to. B.nimeme bad not been very"mamma,
brought op for living drunk and incapable-P.C. Hall magamed, of the six retiring conaciiime four ....
proved that primmer was found drunk and lying down, at i Cooservatives and the other two 1,4 bends. and the contest
half-pest tee, se the reel-Fined to or seven days' hard was bet,. eig Dwell. and an renal Dow*r of on.
labour. -The Mayor: Have you any goods to dlst"nin servativea The election for the Eloatierost Ward was
Ez(h-tim. Only,. a night cap and • few buttons. crewed= by Alumna, T. What, and that for Ms
North-West Ward by Aldermen F. Sarin; whilst the
CONCIRT AT 'RIMY SCHOOLROOM. -The Weymouth polling gym. and preemies es„. war. . fencer,
Choral Society, assisted by members of the Weymouth
&MAE= Vert
Orchestral Amatiatios, gave a capital concert at lloly
Trinity Schoolrooms last Thursda •, in aid of the o A District-Nstim.a. School, Perry Oardem-Presidiag
restoration fund. It with me e
• odic= Mr. W. H Baer.
mama from o Atha*. excmllenxidrenamed a 3, Mr. B Diseict-British School, legiaadotiost-Presidlng
= violin), . Phillips ma
Mrillw, Agi., Gee ollicer,lllr. O. Harrison. Collett (A .
(daimon), Mr. Pretty .),:emert), , Bridgman dk.aile
LAL
L•idifiektlown. . Hall, Haspe-hm-acaadfas
bast), Miss Addison (piano), and Mr. George
(Wesonium). Three choruses, " Heaven and Faip: Nora-Woo Wart
wed choral choral society, and here the solo D District-Tema, =a Hall, Filliatmet-Preelding
werel good' "0! Sinai," and "Holy. y" sear, Kr. J. lioniestoa.
billow7""vith, good abed. Mu voices being well bilanced. li District-St_ Jamas School. Ohurellatreet-Presidlog
Les Addieon iiir Collett, and Ma Comm Thorne. played offfcm Kr. E fit",b6446-
Instramenisil trio, Mendelseahn s Andante or , F Dietrics-ludependent School, Farkstose-Presidiag
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, fad harmonious; this afforded scope for Mater, Mr. R. P. Lyles
Is fuctlisniusiMalts. and it was The result of the polling wet made ham' escac aft. 7
_ „, Whet vAmi. 7re rialr&PLearzdecteada
thin?
part o'clock as follows:-
11.a_ Ws glln most pleasingly gave Soon-Ran WALD.
&ad with wank sweetness
;1: Pe. tairren i ::: ::*. ::: ::: n al-
- that was xbi fe"fi me, .., • Ellteleletitbs
warmly apyrisms...._ ike4 o .aE —.,.
" Farewell to the Fare*" la correct sm...
Fa* wed plows& IllimAddison sexthvourea ..... _ - -
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arita ea ameLestellisist, Lawa, Angry
lattll±l...vis= •..
.... moara.*asa. iti an
Mt. Theme praddlag at Me_ Pano, the -..secli I
distil sped mach teats and skid. " The Omagh and J. Gifford MI ...
Orow,' the dusk of the Brit tort, Mrs. Stedman, Mess
&woe, and Yr. Board miring the trio to gootzy.l .
aad the resided= tbe chorus well. la the
part th. teal Association we the well-known
' Wedding Math; sad Me pert mug “ Oh lly with
me," wee.well resolved, and followed by " A Cold Frost , W. H. Ballard (C.)
came and "Over liar Grave.. Ur. George Thorns • When it became known Gist bes net Of mix of th
played a good original" Nocturne,' that proving Mood/ Were' candidates had been returned the greater:
• Waited compeer, and he lollosni with "Bolero" by, enthuisiaam prevailed amongst the party, and a macaw
Daastar. Mr. Said spiritedly and with good Mete meeting was immediately head at the Temperance-ha_ ,
rewired "Th. Muleteer" and 'text was given Mondale Eider the presidency of Councillor G. Cur. M -Mr. W.
&AM " Vintage Bose" " sweat
Rome, swt home" as a part te was too first speakor, end he said that in an election
soag, followed, then " ffer BM and Dale," trio (Mao. ' this the rerun wet due to the united efforts of the
Wrath by Kim Froiry, Kies Reason, and lira. Stediaso. whole party, and he was coftedent that each of the din&-
Itre. steadman plesaingly rendered 'Floating on Air," dates who had been elected would join with hint in
and the Bea• Ring's Bride," a part song wsa the last of • heartily thanking them all for what they had done that
very egreea,4 concert day, for without senstance which they bad received they
Goon TiNpLigy. -The "Haps of Weymouth" Lodge would not have fogad thamealves in the proud peeitlee la
No, LW, oa Tridy amain lad celebrated its Moth which they were that evening. He had advocated what.
mammy as the Twat* Nall. Pads-Aro% with me ha essoldirsd was las ills wad .(sh. trim sad wasa

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he took his seat at the Council he should endeavour to do
everything which he thourht would ad I 1., the prosperity
of the home :h. Poole .one proaperin; more di" "T
other place he knew in thi• part of the country. and only
about an hour ago he ha 1 been told by his friend Mr.
McFsul that an less than 17 resseht had 'Meml the port
that day, which was • number almost unprecedented
(Cheers). The town and port were rising, and if they sent
men to the Council who would do their beet to help the
dace forwent then its proeperity would continue to
Increase He heartily thanked them for the honour they
heti done him and his friends. (Chain) —Councillor X
P. Philpots said he had been called • political firebrand,
but he wee glad that some of his friendbi had listened to
him and not agreed to • compromise (Chen")
W. N. Western said they had had to persevere against
tinfevountble circumstances, but he wee pleased te find
they had been so successful. For a "colt" Mr. Waterman
had trotted out remarkably well, be had ahown his paces,
and when thoroughly broken in. he would "be a winning
home." (Cheers). Their political opponents had over sod
over again told them that the municipal election was
0z11.3 Wapping stone to the Parliamentary am and be
them to bear this in mind, and to give Mr. jarliz
• hearty welcome. (Loud chaers).—Mr. J. GU/ord
the elector, for the bosour they had done him, sad said he
would teas care that he did not shirk his duty. but what-
ever there wee for him to do he would do to the beet of
hi. abaft,. (Cheers.)—Mr. J. Hayman neat returned
thenka, end said they had obtained what might be termed
• glorteos victory. (U's:. hear )—The Chairman said be
wished to contradict • statement made by the Conserve-
tier. They were sever offered "three and three "—Kr.
W. Waternma wee received with loud cheers. He said
he we. defeated, bat rot baton. (Cheers) He did not
think Liberalism was reins to be "crushed out' yet, end
though he wee ungoonesfol, he was guile widened at the
remit of the election. Ile thanked all those who had
supported him, and said perhaps upon Dalatil other owe
don he would who owneforward. (Chaere)—Couticillw
II T. Trevanion laid Mr. Stone some time Ego said,
referents to the Deets at the Coaaril, "L-t us have time
and we will have Own. every one" But there was such •
low ea the les teMeede—the law of rrt diiitioe—and the
had again we five seats oat .4 gig (Cheers)
Mr. illdney Modem, Mr. W. Garter, and Mr. li L Heger
den 'peke, and cheers having been elven fig the moors
ful candidates, the meeting ems brought to • doss
The ram% of the election Is • rain of three seats to the
Liberals ;and the Connell is now composed of la Liberal.
end 6 Conservatives, Mr. C. J. Btooe, the leader of the
o meervetive party, who la one of the defeated candidates,
bed, with the exception of one war, been • member of
the Coanell teratinuondy since UHL

Poucz Count Triday.—Beforo Yr. C. J. Park and tis
Ser. CSIT J. Glyno.
BILL= or Tun Plum—Gawp logthef. of Wicaborne.
eareontor, wee booed over for 111 X PI oa tb s to keep the
peace, towards Juan Yeeping Ms brother, In the sum of
CIO sad ooeneroty of £lo—lt appeared that both peados
were to Mame.

Wtaaoan Osamu' 13caoot.-111Dea Ike Dew Wawa
menu Into oçsea4om, at this action, cheinitary sad Omsk
IC., have bees tsegbt se adidousi subteen aad at the
recent preliminary examination by tba ft.-rye C •Ileat
Surgeon; three candidates hoes this school (.7. Inns,
Hanlon sad S. L Lynes) passed a creditable examination
to sU sobjvets.
Ass OLD Soma WIPID oyr.—Abdre Herdic late of
Sturatlodar wart, laltourer was tor Atilt up to custody
charged with ateali shovel of the value of 1.. 61 the
wrtglfalfilliset nOOO the
ft of 8: pail:biotin.;
often was couneltted. but'heiore it was executed tkv
ClTal:moaned. —Oa num sight of the It7tli °dotter
ievr primmer appliad at Ms police 'Unice for itkk.i
to admit kin la tee workhouse, sad opus giving the
sone he was appretundad. —The evidence wee very weak
sad would hate as doubt fall., tbreest bad aot Nut
prisms, admitted rasing the shovel to the polio. 00-
stable. if. was ocestaidod to Davuhaster giol for sena
days hard labour.