The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-06-13 00:00:00

LANGTON HERRING.

As accident occurred in thin village on Saturday
morning last. SOlllO cottages which were burnt down
a nhort time since are being rebuilt by Mr. William
Tidby. As he was drawing the old wall, puttmg in bond
Umber to bear the joints, a part of the wall, about two
tons in weight, fell on the scaffolding, breaking two of
the planks, on one of which Mr. Tidby was standing.
Ile falling with the planks, was overwhelmed in the
ruins. Yortutustely, help wan at hand, and he was
extricated from the rubbish, and although severely
bruised, no bongs were broken, and he is progressing
favourably.

WArzas QUININE WINE for Sixteen Years has
been universally admitted to be the best Tonic known,
and a wieful and agreeable accompaniment to God
Liver Oil. "We can liear personal testimony to its
value as a tonic."— Standard. —Agents for Weymouth,
l'lnneoN and SON, Grocers; Shaftesbury, G.
Kaasurr, Wine and Spirit Merchant. Wholesale,
WATIUDI and SON, 34, Eastcheap, Loudon; and
Lzerta and Co., Worcester.

WEYXOI7tH.

TIIF. FORENOON POST for Dorchester, Yeovil, Bristol,
now leaves live minutes earlier than of late, namely
at 11.40 a.m., and 11.45 with extra stamp.
WIIIT AIONDAT Excvnstoxs.—Four excursions trains
rime down by the Great Western line on Monday morning.
'The first from Bristol, arrived rid Radstock, about 8.15,
and html twelve roaches containing about 5011 people, the
second half of the great Bristol excursion arrived, also rid
Radstock, about 8. 45, with 13 coaches and about 5,50 : people
the third train was from Bath yid Westbury with 16
coaches and between 600 and 700, the fourth was from
Devizes, she got in about 10 35, also with between 0110 and
71M,

-1,;NION CHILDREN'S PARTY. —A party of about 50 poor
children from the union-house at Chippenhatn, catue down
by Great Westent railway on Thursday morning. They
had a capital band with them, which Waled outside the
station in good style; but the performers were so little
that the "big drummer" had a man to carry his drum
for him. They went on the sands, and were much
delighted with Weymouth.
THE first boat race of the season came off on Wednes-
day evening but between four crews of the Rowing Club.
The prize was the challenge flag, which was brought on
the field by the light blues. The start was from opposite
the Sew Quay End, round the mark moored off Brunswick
buildings and back; heats. Mr. Menne, as captain of
the club, was starter, assisted by Mr. R. Rolls. In the
first heat reds led all the way, and came in a good deal
in advance of dark blues; but there seemed to be a mis-
understand as to the side where they should hnish, and
this nearly caused is foul between the leading boats.
Whites were thinl, and light blues last. In the second
heat reds led up to the turn and round, but on the way
back blues quickly overhauled them. There was some
had steering here, one or two of the boats shifting from
side to side. liark blues won easily, but reds, who
seemed to have met some casualty, had to pull oust to
keep ahead of whites. Light blues gave up. There
wa: no contest in the thir I heat; dark blues took the
challenge flag and rowed over the course. There were not
so many spectators as usual, the race not being publicly
announced._

I.VATER FOR THE DAIRT.--Professor Law, of
Connll University, gets his supply of milk from a "milk
Sian." One day during the hot weather be observed a
peculiar ropy appearance in the cream which had risen
on the milk. lie examined it under a strong microscope,
and found it filled with living organisms of a character
quite foreign to good milk. He immediately called upon
his milkman, to enquire concerning his management of
stock, and general treatment of milk, with a view of
accounting for the trouble. There was no fault discovered
at the ilanThouse in the milking or in the treatment of
the milk; but on looking through the pastures, he found
that the cows, ter lack of clean running water, were com-
pelled to slake their thirst for the most part from a
stagnant pool. This water be examined under the
microscope, and discovered the same class of cletfitnismsllB
those in the cream. He then took some of the bIiARI
from the cows and examined it under the glass, when the
same organisms mile their appearance. Ile next
obtained a s peci en 11 good au ilk -wh irk, on examination,
was free from impurities-mud into this he put • drop of
water front the stagnant pooL In a short space of time
the milk developed an infinite number a i'.••se living
organisms and became similar in char.. ' . to the milk
obtained from his ,n. Ile examined the COM%
and made the lISUAI Le....ometer tests for determining
health and disease in animals. The rows ;were
found to be hot and feverish, thus evidently showing that
these organisms, entering the circulation, had affected
the health f the animate-From the Sierborne Journal,
BOTEL•KEEPERS, BEWARE !-Mr. Bring, of the Cutter
Hotel, has lately been annoyed by an awkward mistake,
to say the least, committed by a gentlemaalplooking man
who lodged a few days at his hotel. On Saturday fort-
night a gentleman was coming to Weymouth by train,
when at one of the stations on the route another entered
the same compartment, and engaged in conversation.
The first was going to Weymouth, so was the new arrival,
and he should stay at the Burden Hotel or the Royal.,
His companion had been in the habit of staying at Mr.
Urine's. the Cutter hotel, and after some conversation,
the new coiner decided to go there also. On arriving at
Weymouth, the new comer, who was in the mill
style, went to the Cutter Hotel, and there made himself
comfortable. Ile lived on the best of everything; hut
was net very fond of meat, eating mostly fish and other
light food at breakfast be took no tea nor coffee, but •
pint of claret, and for dinner he bad champagne. In
keeping with his military appearance was the name he
gave- that of Captain Claude Fane, and he stated that
he had returned from India with the Prince of Walea, I
that he had served in a cavalry regiment, and had stayed
at the Castle Hotel, Taunton. His address and style
were good; but he was decidedly fond of talking about
horse racing and the merits of jockeys, which might be
, accounted for, as he said his mother was living in or near
Epsom, officers were also a frequent subject of conver-
sation. and he appeared well acquainted with gentlemen
belonging to the Royal Navy. As the Derby day ap-
proached his visit drew to a close, and on the evening of
the 'llthinst. after bank hours, he offered a cheque for
£7, drawn on Messrs. Coutta and Co., Itt, Strand, by
"Claude Fame," received the balance, and next morning •
left by au early train. (in Saturday the cheque was
returned marked "No account," Mr. Supt. Vickery was
informed, and careful search in the "fraud" columns of
the Gazette revealed that a gentleman very much
like the description of "Captain hew" was wanted at
Luton for a sianilar lapse of memory, as to who his
hankers were, nay inure, his description and that of his
trinkets were singularly repeated front Maidstone. where
a gentleman showed equal forgetfulness on March Zell,
Supt. Vickery now wants to meet with a gentleman
called Captain Facie, alias Balmer, a :Mt Allen, and if
any of our readers should come across a dark gentleman,
with a square broad forehead, wearing a lot of rings, one
silver, and with a scarf-pin in the shape of a driving bit,
with crossbar attached, and who may happen to have
lost his luggage by a mistake of the railway people,
perhaps they will procure him something to his advantage
by dropping Mr. N'ickery a line.
SCHOOL PRI TES. -The following is the list of prizes at
the Commercial School, distributed by the Rev. John
Stephenson last week :-
FOOT DIVISION. -First Form : W. Peckham, Divinity
prize, Bible, presented by Mr. S. Sampson, Farnham,
Surrey; W. Peckham, claw prize, preeented by the
boiough members, "English Circumnavigators;' W.
Peckham, home studies and Scripture texts, presented by
the Principal, "The Western World ;" W. Peckham,
Latin and drawing, presented by the borough members,
"Animal Life throughout the Globe ;" W. Peckham,
French prize, presented by Mona 13. Probst, "French
Bible ;" Herbert Williams, exhibition, value LI, presented
by the borough members.
I Pnizes, presented by the Borough Members and
other Friends.-C. Bartlett, "The Sea an its Wonders;"
It. D. Williams, "Dr. Kane's Arctic Explorations :" G.
liumfress, " Hudson Bay :" E. Welch, "Every Day Book
of Modern Literature ;" Arthur Case, "Brave British
Sol.liers ;" J T. Swyer, "Tales of Old TraveL"
Foist* Di visfoe.-Scrond F0r,,.: E. Pond, "Sunday
Echoes in Weekday Hours ;" W. Incas, "Heroes : Soldiers
and Sailors:" A. Connor. "Realm of the Ice King ;" R.
Holder, "Hunters and Trappers of North America ;" F.
W. Juad, "Nun of History; 11. Pitt, " Lives of Labour:'
T. Penney, "Life in the Primeval World."
Sweet) Divalies.- First Form : A. W. Pratt. exhibi-
tion. value .C 2 presented by the borough members: W.
Kendall. "Beautiful Birds W. llarris, "hook for Every
flay;" J. S. Millen. "Creuy and Poictiers ; C. Vickery,
"In India :" W. Clements, "The Black Prince ;" A.
Taylor, Divinity prize, Bible, presented by Mr. N. J.
Thurman: S. Andrews, special prize, "Natural History;"
R. Poole, special prize, "St. Paul: His Life, Ilia Work,
and His lourneyings." Second Form W. Bryant,
" Beneath the Surface ;" K Edmunds, "The Glacier, The
Iceberg, The leetield, and the Avalanche ;" J. Knight,
"Cavaliers and Roundheads ;" W. Stone, "Earth and its
Treasurer]; ;" B. Gregory, **The Siege of Derry ;" W.
Chileutt, special maze, "The Arctic Regions;" J.
Winter, special prize, "Treasures of the Deep
E. E White, special prize, "Our Soldiers." Third
Form: W. Hussey, "War and Peace:" C. Hassell,
"My Feathered Friend ;" 13. Green, "The World's
Birthday ;" A. Nash, "The Oman and its, Wonders," U.
Matey, special prize, "Extraordinary Men :" .1. Bennett,
special price." Heroism and Adventure :" G. Beare, special
Ways of the Ithaca ;" F. Atkins, special prize,
Faithful, but not Famous;" W. Read, special prize.
"The Mine."
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T. R m Risher, "Stories from Jewish History;" Bishop,
"Little Robinson Paris;"
" The Boy makes the Man."
After the distribution, Mr. Stephenson delivered an
excellent encouraging speech to the boys.
TII6 WIIIT•MONI,AT 1101.10 AV. —WO were all astir in Wey-
mouth last Monday, for " now or never" the season may
be expected to show signs of beeinning, and when front
2,201 to 2,508 people have been added to the population in
a morning, by Great and South Western trains, it may
reasonably be supposed the Esplanade looked lively,
although the pnncipal portion of the shutters were closed
and the inhabitants had scattered themselves over the
country, comparatively few remaining in town. In the
forenoon part of the exodus was visible by a party of the
Baptist friends assembling under the shadow of Christ's
church, for an outing in a break to Winterborne Abbas,
where special gatherings were to take place at the cliapeL
the friends drove off in
The weather threatened; but, with a hope that this was
ofOththeermloVrneyinmtu"thians, not many, went
nulstuonly ".th, esppirriithdc
to Portland. All day long the knots of excursioniste from
Somersetshire and Wiltshire were pouring up and down
the Esplanade, hastening off by steamer, or thronging the
refreshment room. The Weymouth and Portland Steamer
Company would doubtless have had a most successful time
of it, had they been able to carry out their programme,
which included trips to Bournemouth, the Shambles
lightship. Portland. Ac. Considering that the company
spend their money in the town, that their boats are one
of the nusin attractions, that they have already made •
vast improvement at the entraince of the harbour,
and that they have shown their readiness to do •
difficult thing—retreat from a false position without
embarrassing themselves or the Council, the cern-
pany's success is to be desired. But the day
commenced with • disappointment. Owing to
the sea being found to be very rough °wide the Break-
water. the Bournemouth trip and the trip to the Shambles
lightship were both given up. The Portland traffic was
fairly patronised, and, as it was found very enjoyable
inside the Breakwater • trip was projected in the after-
noon to the Boscawen, and on board of her, in order to
make up for the loss of the lightship excursion. Still,
only about one-third as many as went last year patronised
the steamer. In the evening the fun was to see the
excursion trains off. The reed to the station was lined
with these who, at the expense of a small license fee,
make a line of shops in the street, and here the departing
excursioniste were assailed with invitations to buy shell
goods, views of Weymouth, and all sorts of knicknacks,
as well as the cool refreshments in favour with
teetotallers. Enthusiastic inhabitants declared that you
could walk on the people's heeds, • very much exaggerated
figure ef speech. The trains were to leave at 8.30,
7.5, and 7.30, and we need scarcely say that the railway
station was so tilled that it WU barely possible to get
about in the surging crowd. Fair-haired and dark-haired
damsels from the inland were there in large numbers,
accompanied by their anxious sweethearts, who seemed
to have as much as they could do do keep their companies
together. Mammas with numerous offspring had wisely
retired to the waiting rooms, whence they now and then
rather helplessly tried to struggle out when the train
drew up at the platform. The Crest Western officials,
from our courteous I+tationtnaater Mr. Collett to the
humblest porter, seemed to be in every place in rapid
succession, and Superintendent Vickery, Sergeant Apsey,
and who else? kept sharp eyes on the strangers. The
" public " of Weymouth seemed to have come up by
hundreds to see the excursionists off, and artillerymen
and Boscawen boys added fresh elements to the motley
crowd. One remarkable quality noted everywhere in the
MAAS was the great increase of sobriety; at other times
we have seen dozens staggering along with more than
they could carry, while beer jars and spirit flasks were in
constant requisition. But on Monday there was not the
least drunkenness that we could see, and though formed
of motley elements the aasemblage seemed thoroughly
good humoured. Here you might listen to the experience
of elderly persons telling the youngsters how they went
over to Portland, and "sat all day upon pebbly beech ."
others told of their delights on board steamer or up the
hies. Up romes a train; iimiioediatcly there is a rush
straight to the edge of the platform, every one that can
seizes the door of the compartment before him, and then
they tumble in aliiiwt regardless of first, second, or third
elm.. In the rush unluckily are those with familes, for
wooe juvenile members are sure to be left behind
but even thew ace named over the heads of the
others, 1.1 as to keep all together. An appeal to let the
ladies Pa" was always, as far as we could hear,
courteously acceded to; and it was fun to see the
manceuvring of the young people to keep in each
other's company when threatened to be separated
by the rush, or to perceive the dismay of the
old fellow who used his umbrella as • pipe stopper at an
unlucky moment, and got so twisted round that he nearly
lost um breila and pipe together. Each successive departure
lessened the crowd until at sminutes to 8 the " ordinary"
7.15 up train steamed out of the station with two engines
and 15 coaches, most of them six-wheelers, and the excite-
ment was over for the time. The next feature of the
holiday was the moonlight excursion in the steamer and
this WIN patronised among others, by those who had kept
on business, attending to the wants of the visitors. The

steamer was crowded but the night was fairly cam, and
the moon shone beautifully over the water. They steamed
round her WM. training ship Boscawen, and marked the
picturesque effect of the moon-beams through her
tracery of ropes. Mr. Jones's band, as usual excited the
dancers, and an attempt WAS made at an imprompten ball,
hut what can you do with ten couples in a ig-foot space?
The fun was the principal part of it; but when they
arrived at the Pier, some would almost have gone again,
00 throughly was the trip enjoyed. Half an hour
Liter, the Baptist party returned from Winterborne ;
everything had gone right, and not a drop of rain fell on
them on the way home. When the railway people had
brought home their last train, wtth the inerry•makers
who had waited at Broadwey, the excitements of the day
were pretty well over, and all were glad to seek repose.
That was how we spent Whit Monday; with moderate
enjoyment, it was not equal in success to the brilliant
days of former years; baton the whole a fairly pleasurable
time, which might have been worse
BOROUGII Perri' Session_s, Tuesday.—Before Mr. J,
Ayling, Mr. B. Hopkins, Mr. Jas. Robertson, Mr. T.
Abbott, and Mr. G, Reynolds.

MOTE ON

Emily M4l and RebeecT;inili;i:ls, were summoned for
that they, being prostitutes, caused an obstruction in the
streeta—P.C. Horne was called to prows the cam. and
said the girls were talking to some soldiers and sailors.
The case for the girls was that they were trying to
separate between the soldiers and sailms : but this was at
five minutes to 12 at night, and their intervention caused
a noise and obstruction.—Ths Chairman told the girls
they must keep to their home,: the policeman had acted
very properly by bringing forward the case; but they
would be dealt leniently with.-Ifismissed on payment of
3s. costs, each.
lamci Wain. was summoned for being drunk, but d.d
not appear —P.C. Bartlett, between seven and eight on
the 2nd inst., saw Wallis in Park-street, very drunk, and
looking in everybody's door. He was not noisy, except
that he threatened to throw his stick at some children.—
Fined ss. and costs.

Roaouou PErry Stasi°Ns, Friday :- Before Dr. Drew,
Dr. Simpson, Mr. G. Reynolds, and Mr. T. Abbott.