The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-09-14 00:00:00

Somerottobire.

Yzovrt.—Coeflrmaion. —On Wednesday the Lord
Bishop held a confirmation in the parish. church.
The edifice was filled by the candidates and their
friends. Above 900 were confirmed.
YEOVIL HORTICULTURAL SOCIRTY.—This society
held the second meeting for the year at the Town.
hall, Yeovil, on Wednesday. Considering the late.
nese of the sawn the show well highly creditable; and
considering there was • confirmation at the parish
churoh,and that Wednesday walla tint cliky of the
Weymouth racer, the company Was as large as could
have been expected. The great feature of the show
was the excellent collection of new plants of orna.
mental foliage, foremost amongst which we may name
Bigoni Fiats, a new hardy plant, first.rate for bed.
ding ; • Farfugum Grande, a plant with a large spotted
leaf, whioh 18 months ago was priced at 2 guineas
and is now getting within the oompaa dal amateurs.
In the greenhouse varieties Onaphatnm Protaoides, a
plant with a beautiful silky leaf, deserved notice; as
did the lilium spaioeum, lilium lancifolia album,
Myna Erects; as also the gold and silver ferns and
a beautiful new variety—Ada:4nm Traplsifonne--
in Mr. Pridham's very excellent assortment, From
Mrs. Pattison and Montaoute House the society re•
calved liberal support. Mr. hoots, of the Marriott
Nnreevits, bad a large and capital display of roses,
dahlias, verbena., ko., Mit not for competition. He
also showed 12 arta of potatoes, one of which, the
Scotch Prolific, bears • vary high character for excel.
lance of quality,
_fruitful bearing, and general freedom
from Mamas. Mr. it. Vining showed- tour varieties
of this osoulent, grown in ridges three feat apart.
The fruits wen very due, and the display of poaches
I neolarlues, grapes, melons. Pm% and apples WU
tempting in the mamma. Tits judges wore Mr.
Brews', of Frampton, and Mr. Await. The follow.
ins is tho list of prism :
Donut —tot prise, Mrs, Pitiless I Ind, Mini Neal' Ord, W,
Philips, Req. Onotommitii—lit press, U. Mullen*, Km. ; Mid,
11, Kimmel', Km. Oresithutus end Mere Plenti.-161 prise,
Mei. Pittlmen ; led, W. 1151110, Km, °rabidly-1d prim, VI,
Phelps, KM. (no swum' prim.) Orieuhium Pimite—istprise,
Mr'. Pinion' I ditto (biet imminum) Miss Neal. Oeps Krim.
—W, Philip, Ilm. list ipodian.., W. Philipqm Out
Flowers (ernmoin op)— iel Airlliel, IL Niemen, . I 'kid, J.
Y. Milmoth, leq, MAW Out Illoweirs.—lit, . Bullied,
E. I Mad, W. Helper, Km, 00111111 oitia.—T, lampoon,
._ Hollyheolis. Aim Tattlinn, HUM (cuff 111 F.
swains, [sq.; Ind, Mho NW, Verbsiume—lit, , Duleeso,
g. I teed, Mem Niel,
Peaches —let, J, Y, Monaca, Ila, 1 Ind, 0. Bullock, 1161.1
Ild, Miss Nisi. Neetarinis.-111, W Ilido,lreq, I Ind, J. a.
Mt, IA
I ril". 0;V :911111Z: °4qMirti. Wir,ll7, 3104,,
Phemaisurpie—lelprise,Uice Nulleek..lleq.l tad. W. MiLyer,
11: R.,!%. eg.til,.-ait--tiatr,q.....1.1i, 1ez,f.:,.„1
~,,,i. ; ;it., J. Y. Mshootn, Km. L rd, Ifro. }shim. Apples,
—lst, Mrs. Psalm 1 Ind J. Y. Milmoih, Keg. 1 Cod, Mr,
Mew. ("Yallial (What :V. Y. Itilmitse, Itsq.—Ouriente
(red).—lit, O. Mollie*, _ .. liad, W. slyer, Cm. Pine
Applie.—lst, W. Phil*, itaii.'i teed, W, pis, tog,
(1!144114-161, It, Wilimitt, Ireq, ; Ind, Mrs. Petition
it;
Philips,
illyar, Bab (Pepe (rAlte ummete).-141. W. }
Ind, W. Helper, Ilm.—Oesppi iettite, not muleaste).—lit, ,
Philips, req. ; bed, Mlm Keg Apples (kilihme).-114, Mrs.
Pettloon : tied. J. Y, Milmoih [sq.' Ird,Mr. Soper.
Wimp-Ist, 0. Mullah, tr. i Ind, MIN Nail ; Ird, 0,
Bullock, [sq. Oniona.-111, . Itelyer, I.m. ; tod, T. Limn,
[eq.: Cod, Mr. Denermay, Beet.—W, Millar, Km, Carmel.
—lot, Mr. Rom t teed, W, Helm, ilti ninmlps.—lM, W.
Hilyw, Km.; lad, Miss
.ICW. Tomato—W. Philips, Km.

Sosrrox hlmArr.—The Feet Somerset Railway
Ii now drawing almost to an opening. The dation
Is needy oompleted, the ballast is ill broken, and
the timbers and metals are to be laid at the station
to join those already laid at Field. The road has
been turned over the new bridge into the town for a
week, and about 100 hands were on Wednesday
night paid off, there being nothing more for them to
dn. The cutting at Brimble-ditch is nearly
finished, the metals are laid for between five and six
miles, and the remainder will be laid for an engine
to run over the line by the time specified in the 00a.
tract, the let of OotoW.. Great praise is doe to Mr.'
Brotherhood for pushing forward the work in the
manner he hat, as he has spared no pains or expense
in so doing. The elation how is a nest, supertax.
built Wilding of tie Wet worionsaship, convenlautt
and well-dnaned, built, of freestone, as is also the
station at Cranmore, mad they are not to be mr,.
paased on any other line for size and nestatese We
trust that the line from this plies to Wells will soon

be commenced, to counsel us with the Wells and
Glastonbury line, which is also in a forward state.
GLASTONDURV.-0o Monday • large number of
nAvyjes Were regaled with tea, &A., in the Abbey
ruins,by that worthy and liberal personage, La,
Astley, of the Abbey House. In the 'realms they
were addressed by the Rey. Mr. Lilly, and each pre.
'pentad with • book of Common Prayer.

WIIICANTOX.—IS is not generally known that all
places lately extra.parochial, wherein no ratei were
levied for the relief of the poor, have, by the statute
20th Vic. osp. 19, been deolared parishes, and are
now to be added as parishes to the union. Two of
such, via., Eastrip and the Four Toivers, have been
added to the Wineauton union, and henceforward
they will, like every other parish in the union, be
charged with the relief of the poor, the county,
police, or borough rate, the burial of the dead, the
removal of nuisancee, the registration of parlia-
mentary and municipal voters, and the registration of
births and deaths. There are many such places in
most counties, and it will be the fault of tilmse in-
terested if they are not all made, without further
delay, to contribute to the rates required for the
purposes before named.
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RAILWAY ACCIDENT. —On Tuesday afternoon
packer on the Wilts and Somerset Railway had •
narrow escape of being killed near the Marston
station. Hi, companions had gone to witness the
Trent diversions, and he, having evidently drunk too
much liquor, went to sit down upon the lino. Ho
was observed by the engineer of the 4.90 p.m, down
testa, a4td the break woe iminedistaly put on, but the
diatanos being very small it was impasible to glop
the engine Valor* passing ihnu, and lie wee struck by
the trout part of it and thrown forward some die.
two. Every effort was suede to render the unfor-
tunate an amistauoic and a mesase being sent to
Yeovil, Mr. Oohs, surgoott, WM immediately de.
epatohod to the spot. In the meantime he was re.
moved to a cottage adjoining, and it lac asoortaised
that him shoulder was severely out, and the book of
the head lacerated. Ws understand, however, that,
through the assiduous care of bis medical attendant,
he is progressing favourably towards recovery.
Tits BLACK ANT ix diohuesirr.—A few days ago,
whilst a train was stopping at Maiden Newton Sta.
lion, a carrier from asaminetor got in, and address.
leg the whole company, he mid "On, of my hose..
drop* deed this marine'. I'd =IT bonglit on a
vartnight agoo, aud I wouldn't ha look twenty
pound Vint -lad night. Just odor that another was
look bad, mid wo had to move un 1 and he'e lying at
the point of death this momont. A more%
there'. two beside took wyr the cold chives% and do
seem as if they'll vollow th' others. Mid hiblyiesith
the 044 of lord Burleigh) I'm going loom I"
A etolid.looking countrymen, on in, ogpagte soh,
here beat over, and said Inyderimady, "Voters
going to has Oarrier—m Yes, I'm ping to her,
Them hews is does something, and 111 see Aso ,
rights al. 1 linos who t:toz room*
WM% she clonotittep
'potable, pow p
" Whll4 °1 Yr cit. xzwrzz v.
Carrier—" Think I 1 o now oh Why, d'e mean
Iyeay hat mteitoould have tour heel dieme ode
, out not none to nra wners no MI
the matter wi. thin there is wi you a I. '
Prooleil pmeenger-04 You'd better go to a vot.
winery surgeon." Curler foontetnglinmely)
"Veterinary our% be Wowed I Veterinary OUr.
pons is humh in them oases. I've opened the
hoes myself, an then ain't the matter wi'
an, anti nobody can say there is. You punelinon h.
tospeotelde, sad I be but a poor MIMI, but I know
what's rang, and I'll got something to slop al," The
order proceeded to fell us that he was going for ad.
rialto " Mother Somers," at Somerton, whose oeault
powers Its had laded on a former mouton, He lost
some awls, of cheese ono' and on ping to Mother
Somers to ask her about ,she WM, before he got
inside the threshold, and befbee he had time to say
word to her, " There, It's no good fur you to ad
me emit lase &ewe, fur you'll never gel them
again 1" and sure enough he
again. Al the neat elation be got out on his road
to the "wise woman" at Somerton. The stolid.
looking countryman, en acquaintance of the airier, re.
polled -the passengers' suppositions indignantly, and
favored them with Marko of Mother Somere's achieve.
mute, He had ones consulted her himself when he
lost a ooverlet. "She showed me who 'tom took it.
They was two on um. I saw their vatutolat is
o glom I egad um as clear 111 I see you." P
Woll, did you mouth them of stealing ir
Countryman—" No, not I I didn't 'south um, hut
I told um I knowsd they did it," A little while
afterwards the coverlet mystorionaly found It. way
back, and no one ever discovered how it was re-
turned. A Pmangar—" Does he think Mother
Somers will charm book the life into the dead
honor At this the oountryman chuckled mightily
—" No, but she told stop the rest." Mother Somers,
the "wise woman" of Somerton, is a woll•known
character. Old Hannah—that is her name--is a
maiden of uncertain age, and with a countenance
that only a complimentary person would term plain.
She lives alone in her own house, dresses fantasti.
cahly and keeps as a guard of honour seven remark.
able black oats. The country folks sometime. come
long distances to consult her on emergencies, and
she is believed to make a very fair moome by the
exercise of her strange talents.