The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-08-19 00:00:00


A [Mary thunderstorm pared °Tor this town on
Sunday tootling. Tbs psalm were very henry, and th•
lightning vivid. N A any damns' me tar as ws know
was oxrsionsd. _ _

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Os the 12 It of August the Primitive Methodists
had their annual tr .at in • field at the back ,ef Mr.
pelly llooler'e. Mr. Pickle., their minister, Mr.
Taylor, of Portlaril, with their ouperintendebt, and
Mr. Smith, helped to make • most enioyable time.
Horan or lumegne.—Thia is the title of • little
work written by an Invalid, and dedicated to Dr.
Griffin, whom friendship he had long valued. The
writer, who 1110UO3•11 the noes dc *loud David Gower,
wee only 19 when he ventured on the "great risk," a.
he terms it, of publishing the work. It consists of •
wise of essays, and throughout • munewbat 'melancholy
strain mew to pervade, but, for all that, the ideas
are origiaal, and the young peruser might Ind many
auggesuons which might be of um to him in Ma battle
through lit.. Newly each way commence. either
with a quotation from one of the poets or • proverb,
and the raider will, perhaps, be better able to judge
ci the nature of the book if we give the title of ea&
essay. There are eight, and they are as follows ;
The old and new yew, the "glories " of war, solitude,
a country walk on • spring day, the value of time, •
sketch from We, p ewer." of knowledge, and thoughts
by the river. The price of the book is only 61,, and,
as it is localised through its &citation, no doubt it
will be sought after by the peep& of Weymouth.
SlarlSU.—Arsivale : treat Western (a), Blampied,
Cherbourg, general; (Jur (.), lialduck, Cherbourg,
general; Brightou (i), Patio, Jersey, general; Aqsia
(a), Painter, Jersey, general ; China (c), Pastier, der-
trey, general; Bournemouth (s), MtUer, Bouraamoutb,
pamengere ; Empress' (e), Bowing, Bournemouth,
ere; t.) ow (a), A y lee, Bournemooth, passengers;
Va,:gui (0, 1.7 !woo, Torquay, paseengers; Vict al. (a),
Capons, Cowes, pe.sengere ; Commodore (a), !aromas,
Cowes, nil; Premier (e), H sdi, Swanage, nil; Water-
ford, Rome, liarUspool, oust; Adele. L Burr,
: Brighton (e), Psile, Jcsr.
my, general; Cygnus (6), Farber, Jemmy, general;
Aquila (s), Painter, Jersey, general; (a), Mad.
duck, Cherbourg, general; treat Western ej, Blam-
pied, Caerbourg, general; Ermines (e),
Bournemouth, passengers ; Bournemouth (.), Adair,
Bournemouth, pneenarre ; Prouder Oh Haul, B .12[1141•
mouth, paseengen; VIC wrui Com., Bournemouth,
pamengers ; Victoria (-), Cows, Torquay, passengers;
01.011010(101.• (s), Parione, Cowes, towing ; Permit
GriffiLha, Carnarvon, ballast; Native, Cornet, Cher-
bourg, ballast; Al.le, I.e llocio, usi ea.
%Tumours le vary full jut now, &I the sands in
the day time present a MU. enimated MINN whilst in
the sends' the Para& Is 'Aroused. it is somewhat
runneing to watch the different wartainmente which
take plain along to. Eaplanacie for the anausernent I
the public. Perhaps UM must interesung and plea-, g
sow Is that which is presented at the WI ools
@penal wervioes, which are held daily on the eau& by
Mews Deems and Salisbury, of London. On Mon-
day evening the little on.. were to he .a gathered
round the speekers in a seeni-ciriale, It sand 1111Viiag
been heaped up 111 monads, on which the yonegetw
sat, whilst • background was formed by the grows
up public who took an int*. int in the gathering. •
harmonium 000upted the seat,., on welch • young
lady accompanied the singing, and the youngsters
were afterwards addressed, but ulnae to the &favour-
able state of the weather, the service had to & cur-
tailed. Farther up ill* Parade cum tumid • goally
'multitude of '• fashionable Weymouth" reclining in
chairs, which are te be procured for sometime/ like a
penny an evening, listening to. the Town Band, whilst
• abort distanoe on brought one to • crowd who
showed its indomitable 'rawest in the ovw-awseciive
9000b-and-jady 4La w Proceeding, one cone still on
another muse, ani •die which received less patronage
than either of the others. Here were two " deckles "
playing their banjos, and singing oomic wigs of •
ridiculous &tuna Such are sow of the swum to be
witcreeed along the Puede, and perhaps the picture
would not be complete if mention were not made of the
goat's and the donkeys—the delight of the youngetere
who own" here. Weymouth has always Dam fatuous,
from • child's point of view for the enjoyable donkey
rldess which oan be had on as sands, and the somber
of these q&druprele to be seen here now shows that as
much delight as ever is centred in a donkey ride on
the Weymouth Sande.

MELANCHOLY DWI! OP A YOUNG WOMAN.

Macy of thoee whoa. privilege it has been within
the Wit two years daring their angering@ to receive
the kind attentioa aad rare to be had In the Wey.
mouth Hospital, will hear with regret of the death of
the none who for • period of &boot two years watched
with the present excellent matron those patient. com-
mitted to her charge. It wee observed that she was
not looking at all well, but when questioned she
denied that she wait unwell. However, time won
proved that she was far from well, and her Bloom was
accelerated by her going out with a y .uog men, to
whom she wee enraged, and sitting down in • field.
Elbe returned home feeling poorly and was treated for
billionsnees, she became worse, and in the coarse of
a few days died from congestion of the kidueys.
The deceased wee • tall and rather well•ballt woman,
and appeared to enjoy goo I health. She was buried
at Broadway, aud the matron showed her newt far
tier by attending the fun•ral.