The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-11-07 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

THIRTT•VIIHT R2OIIIF-Yr.—Allottt two dozen recruits
arrived on Wednewlay from Kingiton. Surrey, to join
the 314 regt. ; Koine of thew wore the uniform .4 the
70th reximent._

l'inurrtvE Myrifonnrr Mmatonm.—On Sumlay the
Rev. K Taylor preached at Weston Chapel, on
behalf of the above luistions, and a public meeting was
hell on Monday night.
STONE CAT C.WAIZED.- -One of Mr. Miller's teams
was hauling a cart with a load of stone to the railway
station, on Friday, when, on turning the corner at the
cemetry% Castle-road, it was capsized, the shafts were
broken, and the body if the cart danunreil but the
stones did not roll, being secured by a chain.
A FAIZHML SHIM. DOU.—Fannor J. Ward, on
gaturtlaf viva by train to Grimatone, aml from some
distance to a farm, with a sheep ilog, which he meant
to leave there. On Sunday he came home; but the
dog was there before him, having walked about IS
miles lime. _

thilwrcLows' Parerrrartos.—Bro. John Andrews,
was presented with a tea and coffee service on
Tee*lay last week, at a meeting of the Loyal Portland
Lodge of .).I.lfellows.—ln order for full particulars to
be inserted, this event should have been communicated
to our correspondent last week.
REVIVAL or THE SPELLING BEL —TWA curious
"insect," contrary to the other species of the bee kind,
has lain dormant during the summer, but revived at
the approach of wmter • it is, however, rather sickly
and should be repla4 by a new " stock." The
Wesleyan schoolroom, °dune's Well, was the meow
of the buzzing ; but it was mostly a children's affair. ,
Mr. H. Epally puts the words, and Messrs. R. Pearce
and Westland decided difficulties; prises were given
in the form of books, and between the contests the
choir sang some pieces very agreeably. The gathering
was on behalf the New Harmonium Fund:
Tits Slams num— -Trade would have been still
more brisk lately but for the comparative scarcity of
railway trucks, principally of Keith-Western ones.
The merchants (stone) railway has been almost blocked
for want of these trucks for a month past, but thillH
have been a little easier within the last three or four
days. A leading gentleman in the trade has com-
plained that they have had scarcely enough to keep
' one firm going on the average • but there are enough
orders to make trade brisker than it has been for the
two months previous to the last. The new law courts
in London are still absorbing the Portland stone fast,
and are likely to for three years and a half or for
years, if the London men are pleased with the supply.
'rhe eastern pirtion is nearly. finished, for they are
getting the roof on; but this Is only about a quarter
of the whole. The main block, three times as much
work, remains to be done. and the work is not ex-
pected to be complete for five years more.
YOUNn Isartmat.--An eutertainnaent was
given on Wednesday evening last, at the Mutual
Imprevement Institute, " in the field," and the nom
was filled. Mr. Witcher presided, and Mr. H.
Smith delivered an interesting mlarem " Travel.. in
Fiji?" Mr. R. C. Baylias albs, gave an interesting
...hirers, his subject I vim; " *tunny Hicks. the Village
lthwksmith ;" awl both addremsea were notch appre-
ciated, serving t" awaken thought. and direct the
' mice's of the young own who amept the lii ivileges of
this valuable institute. A selection Of aacred
was given durin:: the evening by the young then,
assisted by a few young ladies, Mr. K Flew pniabling
at the harmonium A colleeti.o. was made at the
ebase ; " but it was not ao pr.sluetive as it "u4ht.
have been considering the number of those preame
1-0 says "no intelest“l in the young men; hut perhaps
the ladies could list be expected to contribute more,
considering the cessation of the Yining Women's
classes, which certainly oindit to be renewed, if any
lady can be found to head them.
Tux tru DN. A.—The annual meeting of this
spirited artillery cone was lately held, after a gun
drill, when Major Eliot read the accounts. From
the!, it appeared that the expenditure was about
ras); but the income MIN such as had allowed the
committee to reduce the debt on the corps by about
thj. Some little talk, not to say discussion, arose
about an item "repair to gun, 3.4. 'id," which a black-
smith in the corps thought mily ought to have been
about 11 It seems that Mr. -Lowman Pearce had
repaired the gun, and it was taken back for work ;
some
wliettrelenikieqvli.j.bowyesdrge%er, were still required, and
L. Pearce tin,ling thsaid iiii'lerstanthing ietbaitimr.,3;
iXthifn.eali..or"wrrrekC,E‘yh'aileili"sr,
tr,..hdopidrusallgihn:ts:
about 4.1. enough. At an adjmirned meeting on
VeJnwsley Mr.
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has always taken
Lel acted as he always does hi that thoughtful
le-ocured hin the a or,eigad „f
Another little debate was about the
clothing of the corps. Mr. E. J. Pearce, a Lum-
ber, has for several years supplied the clothing
vrith great satisfaction but lately the Major has
written to Hoboes, of Woolwich. Bang asked about