The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-09-29 00:00:00

SALE OP SOUP AND STOCK AT FRIAR
WADDON.

On Thursday Mr. W. Dunning's 15th annual sole of
out-going stock of horned sheet,, fat beasts, and
store pigs took ;dace at Friar W.oldon Farm The well
knovrn quality of the animals for sale at these annual
niusters always draw together the presence of the lead-
ing :igriculturists from this and other counties, but the
weather promised to Ile very adverse fur their attendance
on this uccaaion.and it required no little amount of moral
courage to travel long distance., as WM! 1114 in the face
of,, keen wind and pitiless rain in order to be present.
Not itlistoniling this. aamight be supposed • ,reat draw-
back there was even • larger attendance than hereto•
fon.. consisting not only of those who make it • point
of coining to look on, but of dealers and men of business.
Cif the .tuality of the sh•ep we need not say much. they
were tine beautifully-proportioned animal., and plainly
shoseed that before they could have reached such high per-
fection. Mr. Dunning must have been at great trouble
and i. poise. The mine remark applies to the rams
and lambs, of which there has never been • finer show
diving the last 15 annual Wes at Friar Waddoi,
The fat bezels were tine creatures, and were eagerly
sought after by butchers from Weymouth and elsewhere,
whilst the pi,' were faultless.
Thanks to the admirable generalship of Urn. Donning.
a *umpl untie cald titillation hod been provided i* a barn,
decorated in honour of the event, which was partaken of
by about 20 persons. The chair was °coupled by James
Harding.E.l., of Waterston; and oinonmit the attendance
were tie Yen. Archdeacon Buckle, H. Devemsh,
(Mayor id Wiyniouth), W.Thompson, E'oi, Weymouth;
O. Worry. llsq., Upsrey ; J. N.oholay. E-q London;
Lieut. Lacey, Wareham; Mears. Daniels, Bath;
O. H, •r, and G. Scutt, Martin•town ; H. Mayo,
Frome ; H. Duke, Broadmayne ; W. Mays, PoiweU;
C. Haskins, Alain : H. Hawkins, Waeltion • J. Davis,
and U Pope. Meloombe ;J. Crepe, Tolpuddle%• J. Kent,
Purbeck; J. Orchard. Freshwater, Isle of Wight ;
J. chick, Compton ; Saunders. Boonton, Parsons, and
Rabbets, Weymouth ; J. Damon, Winfrith ; T. Byrnes.
Porti•liom ; J. Sporn, Kingston Hassell ; D. Symonds.
Ashton; J. Kurt. Mappowder; S. Neale, Sutton Beni),
Warminster ; C. Chick. Cerne ; J Frampton, Seaminster;
Honer. Ltitlebredy, kg., a
Orson having been said by the Veo. Archdeacon, the
quick Aram's:once of the •ILO'll showed with what
relish they were consumed. and the various small joints
left showed that ample jenitois had been done to the good ,
things provided. Dinner being over, the chairman gave
the usu .1 loyol toasts, which wee. duly honoured.
la proposing the health" of "The Bishop and Clergy,"
the CILtiIIIAN remarked that he was sure he was ex-
pressing t ie senttmento of all present when he said that
the agriculturists of the county of Dorset, and he might
add of England, &lotion found it a high compliment, sad
ware pleosed to me tls. clergy among them on occasions
like the present. ((leers.) Be was certain they sroald
take it aa a high oompliment in having present the Arch-
demon. There had been for some years part a sort of
feeljeg amongst the civilly_ that they did not think it
"Me prol4r that they should raiz with agrioultarista on
oiosidons like Awl, bat be was happy to too by the
emotes, 4,. Noy were DOW DISININDIDDIId