The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-12-30 00:00:00

THE SIITOHERi' SHOW.

The butcher. made their show of Christmas meat
on M today evening, and • vary excellent exhibition
It was. Mary-street was full of life an dexcitement
during tba day. and in the •veoiag the th-roughfare
wae crowded. Mew,. Dominy's display waa of •
117• ,?"1 skildnximain7 haelZ"blen-if, bni oaed"lvethe
• grand oboe of mutton of extra fine pebbly. The
bwf came from the aell-iteown repositories of Morn,
Laver and eon, Sparkled ; Mews. Palmer, ;
Meyers. Duke and Boa, D dobeeter ; and Mean".
Wimboroo ; from Mr. W. Jetty, of
Nottingtoo. Ampex six haute 'mediated ..1 Mende.
Laver was • prise • x fed by the renowned
gnaier, Mr. Harding, of Sutton Montle. Toe
mutton showed signs of very careful edratlan,
imitable to the nobility sad gentry this firm has the
hosour of -applying. We notioad • geed namher ..1
splendid P•etland w.tb. r sheep, grazed by Mr. J.
Gard, of Weymouth. The shop was heavily decorated
at every pont. and in the mid ile of it wet swipe, ia4
some nweitanical movements, cumposed rineipally
of a flock of sheep with • shepherd etti • dog, • fat
beast, • butobeie horst and wt. • bicyclist wining
• cropper over • sheep, to. We might add that the
motive power oomnittoleated to this mechanical move-
ment remain. • mystery.
At Mr. Sander, shop, over which • large gas star
was Hated, • very prime lot of meat was to be seen,
Tbe bolters and steers were craze I b.y Meow.. Je.ty,
B wo,th, Mabee, Bennett, Roos. Jana WIIII•up,
N. Banos, mad hisosaN. Tall elegy, which made
• peed show, easeleled st Bod. Down bad rartialid.

Mr. G. Rebbets' diaplay oonaleted of • 6.14 mill
Div n bailer, grazed by Mr. .1. Creed, Hawker
Farm; one Ilevon heifer, led by Mr. W. Jest ; •
Herd ord bailer, supplied by Mr, H. Row ; two
Devon herfert from Mr. J. Quad ; Potties,' sheep
from last named grazier, an I Suitt, Down sheep from
the Rev. T. and Mr. W. Jesty, Nottin‘to.
Mr. it. M. It .berta' 80.11 :0ce10t...1 of on, erry
prim. on from Mr. Sprake(F d too), two prime bailer.
feoin Mr. on pin (Bmiziand Newto..), one from Mr.
Dibben. one fr. m Mr. Haverosoc.k, one prime elear and
one maiden heifer from Mr. GI .r,ge Moody (bougot .1
Mr. Palut,r'e sale at Yeovil), *ad, WI 11•Usi. some
very grand loon Wettlo.ll from tor Mow. T. tea
Greece: Faroe, end to, much prat«, cannot b., ,;,,,eu
to Mr. Mum, for the excellent way 1., which ttley
were glazed ; aba, a pram It of Po.tlaml wetbers,
grszed by Mr. It. Roberts himself. Toe dec watiose
were the same as usual, beut,i very tasteful.
Mr. Laver had • grand show . f meat, which was
well arranged and prettaly a4oin.,rl ai h r,srlte. and
holly. Ills beef wad very win., and cobsistio of
three heifers grazed by Mr. J. sty., of Nottia,gt st, two
heist. rd heifers, fed by Mr. F . ot
o.mrlo, two Devon heifer. grszesi by Sir. Dauapney,
f Hinton, &lu Gird, and a mph ox, fe I by Sir.
Jesty. 11, bed • grand lot of mutt ,n, s qua ar..ael
by Mr. McCrea, of Si ,or Farm, Chickere.l. • .ane
Portland mutton fed by lammed, and s ,tna 3outh
Downs_grazed by Mr. J..ty.
Mr. It. It srtiatt'a exuantion c ,nsietid of time prima
=idea betters grazed one by Sir. .1 .ho Foot.
itaaulleu Wood, another by Mr. Jasper Si .rso,
and the third WWI purchased at the WI shorts
Repository. In mutt di he showed seven Li an
wetbere, two born withers grazed by Mr. Chic At.
and two Portland sheep fed by Mr. Jesty, ..f Nottini.
ton. Too meat and shop were Irettily .1. c 'rated,
" Happy X bar to white letters on • red
ground, being displayed.
Sir. B,wduch. from Wyke, had a capital show in
the market, where also Mr. plain and Mr. AUdieg•
eilliblted some splendid poultry. Mr. It ,gers, Sir.
Hurdle, a..d Sir. Sim.* dlepuiped .me shoo.
porkers. the • ops were k open mail Leo, and
the grantri .11101•4,11 cam •vluce...
Mr. fiction hied • very nice little show. He kilbol
throe prime maiden bettors, two beim; 'razed by Mr.
Charlie* Jo.ty, R.dlpola and the' tiler b, Sir. Cr,,e,l,
Bridgewater; six S tDuwnaoiltw., Portland sheep,
all grazed by himself.
Mr. B. Persona' show coneisted of on I prime von
heifer, fed by Mr. °road, Beidgewater, and one Here-
ford bettor, grazed by Mr. James. M app., wder, bob
baying been puzokamed at Me, Elsor's Dorchester
Rspa.tbil ; an I flee Devon wither., fed by Mr.
Jolty, Nottingtoo ; two Devon withere, and tbe
prize Sams Down, graz-d by L ,rd Allogton.