The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-21 00:00:00

1111.3011117 IT. ANDZIIW.
Wino harocana—The old lime tlukt—

" Satan Sndn some mianbiat still

For KiiTe;a: t 0707
Wu verified on Monday, when some young fellows,
not behaving themselves reverently to their betters,
had nothing to do but snowball one of the leading
farmers. This fine old Conservative wee not disposed
to put up with these blows at dignity, more especially
es one of the missiles hit him on the nose, and
another placed itself at the top of the poll, and he
quickly offered them the ordeal of combat, the cold
not preventing him from "peeling" in professional
style. The worthy farmer is well known to be
experienced in the noble art of self-defence, while
young HAges' courage seemed to be lowered by the
non-arrival of pay from the isociety, and they ignobly
Bed, leaving the gallant admirer of Earl Bewronafield
In possession of the firld. So thorough was the panic
of the enemy, that not even their names could be
discovered.

Snow AND TILIM —Among the miseries of the
thaw, we hear that the fine new church Is not so dry
as it should be, and the minister, perhaps, is unable to
take the satisfaction offered by a reverend gentleman
who would not fill the place of a travel-wet brother.
Said the reluctant clergyman to his soaked colfaboraker
—" Preach yourself; you'd be dry enough in the
pulpit," But at Milborne this is hardly the case.
What a pity they got rid of the old lead, which for
many a lung year kept ancient monuments, the clergy-
man, and the people, always dry and snug. They teU
us, too. that there was a deal of silver in that lead;
where is It gone?
How is it there is no telegraph to Milborne ? Can-
not the Baron Hambro get this convenience for the
capital of the district, or is pretty Abbey Milton
everything in his eyes?
Back 'gain, I noticed with pleasure that the roads
are open, the snow vanishing, and traffic will soon be
unhindered.

Puddletown bakers are all the batter for the lack of
ovens in the outlying hamlets. When shall we get
builders or fanners to put up a homely oven in at
least every group of house.? Wise old Cobbett said
truly there is not a prettier sight than a housemother
making her own brawl. It warn capital eating, too,
and I fancy the mother of seven at Trortown might
have been better off had she set her eldest to help her
make home-baked, inetesel of the little chaps having
to journey to "tows' and bring back a rain-eoaked
loaf.

La it true that at Paddletown the horrible ideas of
the Romieh purgatory are being circulated amongst
the young? Else how was it I heard of pictures of
the wicked in the fiery furnace with fiends torturing
them? This is not the way to teach the riving
generation about the Beneficent and Luring. Watch-
toluene must be exercised by clergymen and ministers
to prevent the terrors of Rome weighing down the
hearts of our sufficiently labouring poor.
Dtecurs.

Tim MAST of a vessel washed up on shore opposite
the Gloucester Hotel is .upposod to have belonged to
the ill-fated barque, the Gipsy Queen, which was
wrecked some short time ago.

MIR DIPOMA of Associate of the College of Preceptors,
has been granted to Mons. B. Prohat, he having
passed a ancumatul exans'nation in the following:—The
theory and practice of education, including mental
and moral science, physiology and practical teaching;
English language and litrature, English history,
political. physical and mathematical gsosrraphy,
arithmetic, Latin, French (honours) and Garman
(honours).
Orzirro or Boor Krrcerse.—Better late than
never. We observe by placards on the walls that soup
kitchens are now opeoed on Mondays. Wednesdays,
and Fridays at Mrs. Abbott'a, Crescent-street, and
Mr. Bartlett's, St. Nichola,street, at hall-past eleven
each morning. With a return of mild weather it is
felt that had these kitchens been opened during last
weak some hundreds of hungry ones would have been
banefitted.

Tue Witsrun.—The weather which has been most
severe ham toned down to the milclness of spring. On
Monday evening a fog of the most dense description
hung over the town, and during the early of the
night, traffic, both on water and by r had to be
carried on with the greatest caution. Several col-
lisions took place in the streets, but nothing of a
serious nature resulted. As one stood on the
Weymouth Bridge the shipping was completely hidden
In the fog. 'llse Jersey host fortunately made a very
quick passage, arriving in the harbour a little after
four o'clock, before the fog set in.

Sammie News. Arrivals: South of Ireland,
Pearn, Cherbourg, general (once); Great Western,
&simnel& Cherbourg, enteral (three tins..); Cygnus,
Palter, Cherbourg, general (once) ; Brighton. riar,
Jersey and Guernsey. general (twice) ; Samuel and
Mary, Woods, sea, flab; Augusta Marie, Gentian,
Barneur, flab; Annie, Hodder, Hartlepool, coal;
Express, Lufkin, see, flab; Jane, Louch, sea, flab;
Wlllhaon and Heory, Bartlett, Ise, flab; Alice, Hart-
neU, Bridport, sand : South of Ireland,
Pearn, Cherbourg, general (twice) ; Great Western,
Blantilel& Cherbourg, general (twice); Wu:,
Painter Cherbmrg. (Wes); Brighton.
Jersey iind general (terms); eOIOII,
Elsinore, ballad; idler Lass, Bertram, Trertier,
ballast; Auguste Marie, Gentian, fishing, nil; Mer-
maid, Is Meander, seeking, ballast.

NALHOW BOOMPH OW • WEYMOUTH Man —A man
named Edward Brine*, and whose resident)s is in
Wesleratreet. Weymouth, and who is a most
able man, lass just had a very narrow escapers:l'7l
We. It appears that on Thursday last, as be was
proceeding, after the labours of the day, from 'warns
to Legge Mill, in order to shorten hie journey be to k
a short cut across Lord Wolverton's Park. The snow
being very deep he lost his way, and walked directly
Into the ornamental lake, which being frozen over
was completely hidden by the snow. He become
Immersed in about four feet of snow, while the ice
gave way sinking him in the water up to him neck.
He cries for IMM twice were fortunately heard in
time, and alter remaining in his perilous position for
about a quarter of an hour he wee rescued. A
rumour was current in Weymouth on Saturday that
be had bean drowned- but the above are the facts of
the case. He lay at his lodgings too ill to be removed
to his home in W th up till Monday last, when
his wife e to him, and he was able to be
removed.

A Viarr To Tint &MP Krroacts —On Monday
morning last, two soup kitchens were opened in Wey-
mouth, one in tit Nicholas-street and another in
Orement street, for the sale of soup to the poor at one
Ete°Y Irt quart. Hit 1,0,44 the mayor, Mr.
. Councillor Graham, and other kind hearted
individual, set the machinery In motinn, and now it
only requires that these to whom Providence has
given the means should send in subscriptions toward.
the fund in order that this good work may be
prolonged during the winter. A visit to the Nicholas.
street soup kitchen on Wednesday morning proved to
us that soup Is appraniased. Amongst those who
applied for it were the blind, the lame, the deaf and
dumb, and the seed, while scores of sick meats sent
for it, and many were the expressions of thankfulness
that the kitchens had been opened. On Monday Mr.
A. Graham superintended the distribution of the
soup at the Nilae-strest kitchen, and on %dna,.
day Mr. Thiseltan. During titres two days 800 lootio
of oolP win &Wand of; some of the poor awllmints
not bob: able to pay fore quirt went in for a " half-
uTwortit" The Mayor will gladly receive
towards the expenses.
reanOtWISA WADDING. —Dr Moorhead, .7,11., of
Werllolll6. wee warded to Wm Mhos, eldest

daughter of 114. IL Dibben, of 114eind, and ester to
the Rev J.A. Dibben, one of the curates of Holy
Trinity (hurch, Bournemouth, at that church on
Thursday. The bride att I to- degr and their
friends attends I especial oelehr.stitm of the holy com-
munion at 8 cm. Ms marriage ceremony wis
performed by the Rev. J. A. Dibbsu. a•si.ted by
the Rev. 0. sunnier, and an appropriate*
address was given by the vicsc the list% P. F. hliot.
The bride was attired in • " Primness" dress of ivory
satin, simply trimnied with whin, tulle, • tulle veil,
and wreath of myrtle an I orange Id tatinns. ihe also
wove a handsome diamond pendant, the gift of the
, bridegroom. The bridestual Is were—Miss Margaret '
, Dibben, rioter of the bade, Mies thuitt,of Wimhorne,
, Miss Dover., Miss Lydiaßrandraw, and Min Mabel
Turnbull, a little godchild of this bride. They wore
' whim silk drowns a fa prin.:we, with white muslin
over them, and white chip hats trimmed with white
plush, three of the hate baring light blue feather@ to
match the trimmings of the dresses, and two of them
ruby feathers to cot reepond in the same manner. The
bride and bridesmaids each carried • bouquet of
Bowers, She gift of the bridegroom, who &leo pr.sented
the bridesmaids with silver locketa and chains,
engraved with their respective monograms. The
wedding breaktast we provided at Cross Hall Lodge,
the residence of the It,. J. A. Dibhen, and the party,
which numhered ab.tut 40 p- mons, included the
following :—The Rev. P.F and hire. Eliot, Dr. Smith
Weymouth). and Mrs Ttirnitull, Rey. I'. and
Mrs. Bigg, Mr. and Mrs. Druitt of Wimborne), Mr.
and Mrs. Wyks-Sinith, Mrs. Thomp...n, Dr. and
Mrs. Clark, Rev.o. Sumner and Mr. F. Sunnier, Iles.
W. F. Berry, Rev. T. and Mts. Stringer, ft-v. A.. A.
Vernal], Miss Harcourt., Mir lltandrew, Miss Meat,
Miss Hurley, Mi.. Bessie Ihbben, hfr. Flake, Mr.
Smith. The bride and lid legroom started on their
wedding tour in the afternoon, their denituation being
the Riviera.

BOROUGH POLICZ, Thursday.—Befor• &MOM Mlliedge
anti tot vita
A Vf ire Burge. —Theism Prow:low, of Hayllock-place,
wait brought up on • warrant cher,fed with beatirag his
wife on the 7th inst. Protecutrix stated that on the
night in question sho went to the Ship .nn to fetch her
husband home, when he used very bad language to her,
m m and when he cane. Mie late at night be a eid be would
kick hi r open. He lead Sleeted her twice before. She
had only been married 13 montha—Prisoner said he had
nothing foray, and should not have done es he did bad
be been rober.—The Bench odd that was no excuse for
the offencn, and be tif.d rendered himself liable to six
months' iinprivinment. The wile now naked the Bench
not to tend bins to prison, win she WM V yy eorry she hat
Nought hint there. She believed this would act as •
warning, and that they would be Ode to dere happily
together for the future. He was thou bound nem to keep
the peace, and on payment of note wa•
NTT! Sgsfuon, Friday.—Before Mr. J. Lundie
Meyer), Miele,. J. E. It item unit B. Ityiktni..
A Sinuous Outing —sfeeis Pratteie Piny, Bet lissrt, wee
ounimoned by William Hurdle, protision merchant,
Weymouth, for obtaining, as was alleged, a quantity of
cheese, value LZ, under tem pretencea r. P. Hooper
appeared for the prosecution, said Mr. Howard for the
defence. From the evidence adduced it appeared that the
defendant, on the 211 b of December lest celled on the
proaecutor stating that he wanted to buy some cheese,
whereupon protecutor said he had some that would suit
him capitally ea ell. A deal was afterwards made at the
Throe Tuns Inn, where certain pets'norths of grog were
drank between them, the understanding being that ia
return. OM payment, the pre senator wet ti have &quantity
of cheese from a dairy of Mr. Taurean Steven., Carmelo,
near Brielport, which dairy of cheese the prosecutor used
to purchase. Ddlendant cold he had bought the cheese of
St that very day. Defendant said he would let him
have the cheese the following Monday, but when that day
came mend no cheese had arrived, and he had in the
meantime sent off to the defendant the cheese, and some
chops of pork, which were inctuded in the trensaction.
Prose calor never received the goods in return, but, on the
contrary, beard a few days afterwards of the insolvency
of the defendant Steven% the Coombe dairyman, was
called, and denied having sold the cheese to the del endant
as stated. —Mr. floweret meek an able defence for his
client, who pleaded not guilty, and the Bench, after
delbeteling • •hort time in private, committed the
defendant to tithe his trial at the luxe D inlet Amiga, but
aempted bail for his appearance, himself in the sum of
MO, and one surety in .C5O.

•
PETIT Sesames, Tuewlee.—Baore Dr. Drew and Mr.
J. K R _ _ .

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A CIVSL Failliflt. —Prank Ford, • stout able-bodied
labourer, in the employ of t C rporation, and earning
ffie. • week, was summoned for neglecting to maintain
his children, whereby they became chargeable to the cone•
moo fund of the Weymouth Union.—Mr. Turner pro-
secuted on behalf of the guanitans, and stated that the
defendant bad been applied to on several OCCAIIIOOI by
letters and otherwise, but he bed set the Board at defiance,
and now he mast press for a commitment —Yr. Lee,
relieving officer, atated that on the death of the mother
the children were taken out of sheer commission into the
union, where they Let been ever since, nem were three
children—Jane, aged 11 ; Caroline, aged 9; and a bor.
Thorn., age it The children lead been in the workhouse
ever since, ant the defeubuit had not contributed any-
thing since November last —l(r. Turner said be newer
liked to pram these maim but the defendant's conduct had
been such that be must really ask the Bench to commit
him,—The magistrates accordingly 'wet bun to Dorchester
Prison for 28 days with Gard labour, adding that it woe
better for the children but worse fur the ratepayers.