The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-09-16 00:00:00

To Me E4a4r.

Sir,—qac? the removal of the 'tone on Fri ley last
rumours hire been if iati.,g that the eiithoritiee ioterad
to loose eurninonsee agrinet enne of terwa engsg..l in
the Foliose] Wnether this Is one of those freak. of
1,11 i,.• which the authoritise and the police have at their
di pool to alarm people of sensitive feeling I koow
not, rut it does appear very stratage that the polio.
h •va for the last twr days bees very a•,tive it
tryieg to have • C 640 hi work upon. But, sit,
slew me to ask whet grounds are the pollee
er I their inettuctore working upon ! Did
the inhabitants of Forliogron riot usly awl
t motto .1-1 y eseembla detrimental to th leter,sta of
tLe war • ! Are they a:ewe lof taking what obi not
beton: t them, or, to other words, of stealing ? Was
there violence shown to p•reoo or property? If any
steps are taken relative to the shove the wit the affair
fall. L., the ground. It seems t M. the police are
isimiltior a disturbance. It is well Ito ,wo that 1..5.
Ca•ter was present during the remosel of the
relic and was able to detect aff the person@ present,
but, stream to say, he is (so I lie,r) the coy in.
divoiu .1 who is tryinr to obtain all noceesszy
infer nation. For whet? Is It for the pup se of
toakiu: a man who has teems in the parish hr n',ont a
year en I half odious to the parishioners! or are they
inciting a and et between the Bench an I tie. sate-
pser,' or hilt that the p lice have oothlo; batter to
amp' ,y their time? It would be well to I..iore arid
retie, before taking any action. It I. ca.or t mike
iei than friends, awl experience hag .bon tie it when
once the I -*Hogs of Fordlugton people are aroused, It
is a h ird matter to quell thee...
T one bee bow been pl went in IL, original site,
Well I would edsier, authoritiee t • let wetter, re.t, and
th.t. Mr. Webb apply hie energise to selling etemps,
treed . end groceries, which will be more reasoner',
ties than Nokias the ill.wlll .1 the people with whom
' ha le thrown in oontact.—Fours faithfully.
414 Commas.

the idleor.

k a .ly °bag. WI by Issartiag lb,
I .11.) 410,1 ii•tl col,tomo of y off whitultht
rospetAtog the •LiCitnlC -t ...• .41 Yuduwfott-bilre=
removal -I +shoo:. tho pilot waek Of MI baa.belaa
the cahoot of on taloa codunotioa ia tam Ingin•
• ' •

ON Fri tay nieut the paettbieters brought the stone
bank to de orioual place, and in snob an orderly
manner we. it dooe that :tome of tin pains were
beard to remak Usti they never raw anything done in
a in .re q tt• t "neuter. What our worthy Idayor's
oldeot can be in caisiog the polio* to make such
&tient er.qoiriet on Saturday In rennet to the old
relic. lam alto at 4 loss naderatand, f wont have
the people of Fordine•ou doue to be the subject of
such annul..? Merrily taken back this obi and
cbetishe : 4.41 e. 14. b ere our worth" Unla Wlll
endeavour to apprecitte the (*.lines of the people ,
of Fordi :gum vr her than leave teem to the
spleen of an individual who bat ooly j tat come to live '
in the parish. Not only has he bee., 4111. lOU*. uf the
via real tf that boniest stone, but he has actually
ask-d the Vice: to 41,01. ttie beeutiful chime of lolls
I •
that we hear every Suoday. Of course, sir, I
don't with to be personal to Mr. Weob, out I sot
happy to say our Vicar and churchwardens did sot
feel disp Ito recede to his request. Surely. sir.
when these facts bee it., known, is it any wonder that
the ;Aright:leers should Leta t tether ia put the stone
in it. original place. I am given to understand that
the stone has stood in that peados for two or three
hundred years at least, rad has not been any *moo,-
bine 8, one single individual. Then why should a
utraeger (if we may so call him, for he 11.. to me)
think t carry the away of the parish in his hands,
awl move the steno and the bells? I imagine, sir. 126
next step will be to get the church pulled do es. so re
t/ get • view of the I. ,ndou-road. I think it ia One
of the greatest pines of absurdity on his part ever
oaceived, and to my iniod calculated to incite the
parishi ner, tot immit • breach of toe peace.
lii couclusion. sir. I think the wiseet Awl most
proper way is to let the old relic etwid where tee
psnshionert ilaced it on Friday eventing la,t, vie, io
It. old and original p 'tidiest. for I heists that I. tne
only place that wilu satiety the with*. of the paddle
and our wortay and genial Mayor will stead by tarn
loyally and sealoutly, and wilt, I am sure, wig back
the e-teem of the peiple of Fordingtoo.—l am, sir,
yours, ice.,
AULD LANG SINS.
September 15. h.