The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-03-21 00:00:00

SALISBURY.

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" LINKS WITH THI Pam - Auditor Tent= " srrites:
—Though lam not much Past the Period in the Doman
sense, of jusenis, my grandmother was living in the reign
of George IL, having been born in April 1700, and my
great grandfather in the reign of William 111., if not of
William and Mary. Being • west country men, be probably
saw nothing more of the '45 Rebellion than the march to
Finchley, but he was plaintiff in • Chancery suit in 1799,
a borough 111. P. in two Parliaments of George 11. and, u
I have heard when a child from my grandmother, was
robbed by a highwayman on Saliabury Plain, in riding
from Bomenetaire to London, of a valuable gold watch,
which he afterwards recovered by depositing • sum of
money at • place named by the highwayman, possibly
Dick Turpin.

PIILHAIL
HURTLING.
In the summer of 1969 I was standing in the
_garden
of the rectory of Pulliam, near Sherborne, In Dorset.
shire, watching the approach of a thunder-storm.
Clouds of intense blackness came up froni the north
In rolling masses, very unusually near to the earth. As
they came on, a strange sound struck my ears, which
at first I mistook for the rush of the accompanying
wind: but it increased as the clouds advanced. till I
could distinguish it as a collection of sounds. It wail
the formation of hail in the whitening mass, the hurry•
ing and jostling of the spiculT of ice, smiting each
other apparently, and gathering into hailstones.
Though always a watcher of storuis, I never heard
anything like it before or since. No hail fell (ruin the
cloud as it droved directly over my head ; but the
atmosphere was charged with electricity, and the hail
was condensing. About half a mile further on the
storm commenced—large hailstones, vivid lightnin4,
and crashing thunder. I could only compare the
process to the sudden arming and forming fur battle
of a host taken by surprise. Then first I understoixl,
by experience of the senses, what before I had only
is n aint It
Nralowphenomenona,,
d
imagined, the full meaning of the word hurtle: the
rushing of a eight of arrows, and their crossing and
collision in the air, in ancient war—a metaphor
ar evidently
Rres.efUorritng to t
rn. Worthing,

BRIDPORT
ENTLIITAINaggT. —A magic Lenten entertainment
took place on Thursday evening, in the Templar Hall,
Barrack-street, for the purpose of ;riving a treat to the
" Hope" Juvenile Temple, No. 153 attached to the
1.0.G.T. The dissolving views were conducted by
Mr. Mofee, and Mr. A. Hann, presided at ths
harmonium. rho views consisted of pictures appertain-
ling to the last Arctic expedition, history of &ship from
its launch to the destroyal by fire, and other
I pieces. Children belonging to Mr. Morfee'e school
sung suitable pieces between the different views. The
children admitted free from the Juvenile Temple,
numbered 80, and the children belonging to the
Bridport union, were likewise invited free of expense.
There were about 300 children present altogether, with
many adults.
OPLIIINO Or Tag New FOlMTglig, HALL-00
Thursday the New Foresters, Hall, recently erected in
Chard Mead, was opened. The brethren of "Co
Star of the West " met in their court-room at "Royal
Oak Inn," West-street, at 5 o'clock, and then to the
number of about 80 marched in protstesion to the New
Hall in Chants Mead. The hlla was formally saneti
by Mr. J. T. Stephens, and addresses were delivered
17 Bro. the Rev. E. J. L. B. Henslow, Bro. the Rev.
L. W. May, Key. J. Austin, and bro. C. Powell the
~eeretery. A cigar holder was, presented to Bro. J. T.
Stephens, on belmlf of the order of "Foresters " in
Bridport, as a slight recognition of his services, in the
building of their New all. The National Anthem
was sung at the conclusion of the proceedings. After
the opening of the Hall, a dinner was provided in the
Town Hall, by Bro. T. J. Smith, Royal Oak Inn'
presided over by the Mayor (Mr. C. 'Tucker), had a
pleasant evening was spent,

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TROVIL.
I CHARGE OP PRIJORT AOAHIIT A FOLIC% COsprAuL•
Mr. G. Harbin heard a charge of perjury against a
luan named Palmer, on Wedneifty. on March 2n.1 id Use county petty senoona, George Frost, of Clulth,:nii
Dottier, was charged eith having trespened ill InillUit
of „0.1,,t,r, and defendant gave evidnice 5041,111 him al irgillg that he saw hi n in • cerimn piste at a the; 11&•,...A. Two .n. three !vitne.,..ea were ral.led to •li.pr."
thia, and the case MU m disoostd. Proceeding.' „,eee thee
taken against the constable for penury, and the per. 74
who gave evidence for Frost were called in support of uu
prosent charge. Mr. Wittn appeared for the cow Walnut_
; and Mr. Davies for the defendant. The latter contesdei 1 that what the constable swore was true in .uimt,it,„ mi
in fact, and that even if it was not, he had not wilfu
I lly
and corruptly stated what was not true. The
losse
we. dii.jaged ; but Mr. Vatts asked that Lk. policeman might he proceeded against by indictment, sag
the application wee granted.