The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-10-09 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

PRIMITITS MITHODINT.—Mr. John Way. one of the life-
savera, iv amperintamdaant of the Primitive Methodist
Sunday school.
NAVAL APPOINTMENT.—Commander Frank Rouge-
mont to the Warrior, vice :icott, appointed to the
Lapwing to proceed to China.
IT la currently reported that "Lex," who attempted in
the columns of a contemporary to conic down on " 11" and
bin "Sketches," had, on tAis par, occasion. granted
himnelf an "Occaolional License."
"11" writes. :—" I think it only right to state that
Mr. Wheeler Isaunal anal galal stamped the maples of the
"Sketcher about Weymouth 'that bin Worship the Maiy
preaented to tlo: brave Portlanalers, at lAA own special
request—free of all charge to me."
rH E FIENT.HATION (IF —We are glad to bear
that the ;4..4 work of restoring worked 'sot quarry
land to cultivation is going ,in at Wootton, On that
from whieh the stone has been taken they lay a
stratum of clay, anal on this a good thickness of earth,
anal from thin gain fine potato crops, even in the first
year.
CLUMN ON ACCOUNT OV TO! GREAT COLLINION.—We hear
that the 'owners of the Fairest have entered a claim
against the alivnerat of the Avalanche for LiN,ISIO, and the
latter have returned the compliment lay making a claim
for .0110,000, for which amount the owners of the Forest,
toeing non-resident in this country, will have to final
security before the proceedings con go on.
THE Rev. .1. llCnzitßii DINTILIRIANON.— In consequence
of some of the life-savers being required to atX•nd the
Board of Trade enquiry o. the Forest anal the Avalanche,
the Rev. J. A. licazor boo deferred bin distribution of the
amount he hap collected for thorn. If they return in time
f r the enapnry the distribution may take place on
M maiay evening next. The Board of Trade haa sent J:5
for the men. _ .

FALL INTO A QUARRY.—AhotiL a quarter before 12 on
on Friday, Mr. John Lake was shovelling some
rubbish to a fill a barrow, on the edge of a quarry in
\Yule street, when the stone which was beneath him
being undermined gave way, and Mr. Irslco fell about
2.1 feet over the edge, ant into the quarry. It wax
thought that he hail broken him ribir, and he was conveyed
to his home at Weston. Mr. Comben, who ix about PI
years of age, has It or 7 children. 'lle injured man wan
attended by Dr. Ilse, and is progressing ; be is now under
the charge of Dr. McLean.
TIM: RAILWAY CARRIAGICS.—A considerable number of
new carri.nres, with continuous brakeNhave been !martin the
Weymouth and Portland Railway, and ran on Saturday
lint. Them carriages are remarkably well fitter!, the
wend clam being particularly Inglorious, by comparison
with thooe in use rrn the line only a short time ago.
Carpet., curtains, hat and liag rails, and every appliance
being new, they are a great credit to the Great Western
Ritilway. The stoppage rrf the train by the continuous
brake was effected Inn wonder fully short time.
LONI) Ltrt, HEALTH, AND HAITI:4I6IB.—H MRS only
the other day I heard that a member of the Local
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Board has a' grandson who ie about to be married.
'Elan young man is 25 yearn hl ; yet his grandfather
is a Outage Id good and robust health, and apparently
still in the prime of life, while I can vouch that he
is a worthy and useful member .4 the Board.-
1/1.41L55.
BOOT FOUND AT DARTMOVTII.—The body of a woman
was found by two fishermen on Monday, floating near
Dartmouth Harbour. It was brought in, Sfyi proved to he
that of a fine woman of the middle age, wearing a linen
nightdress marked "Ellen Dosser'," and a thick gold
wedding ring. The owners of the Avalanche were corn.
municated with, and it was found that the woman at all
corresponding with the person whose body it was, seemed
to be a steerage passenger named Mrs. Ellen F..lsoundson.
Of course, if Mrs. FAmiindson had been lately marritd.
she might have worn a dress inarked in her nen.;
but the matter is unsettled, the body being decomposed.
ItETICAL OF THE MACKIRLL SEASON. -During the
last week lovers of angling have found Komi sport in
Portland Roads, for large numbers of mackerel have
lwen seen. The shoals being very much scattered, the
nets were not lewd ; but 40 or 50 lambs were ind out
with plenty of hooks and hues, and, as the mackerel
I are hooked when the boat is sailing along at a rapid
ratu, the sight was like that of a " inowinito-fleet"
Regatta. 'Pile catches averaged seven or eight .I..ren,
the largest being that of 24 dozen, which were sold for
23.
(twibooisrs who want to see a fossil forest, may be
gratified with the sight of about a dozen newly
uncovered cycads in a smart", at the side of the road to
the Sawmill, Heaton. Xingbarrow field, on the right
hand looking south, ands:luxe to Mr. Pavey'm limekiln,
Is the site of this newly-opened quarry, and the part
exposed on Wednesday last was slotted all over with
cycade, averaging perhaps a yard in diameter, rwo
hail large portions of the petrified trunk remaining,
one piece being about two feet high, and three sir four
feet round, the "grain " being perfectly preserved.
GOOD TzgeLattr. --- Star of Portland Lodge, L O.G. T. ,
on Thursday evening last celebrated their fifth anni•
versary. About 65 sat down to tea, and the meeting
which followed was well attended. Bro. Holmwood,
from Weymouth, was visiting deputy, and preaitled,
and an excellent addrese was delivered by the Rev. T.
Brown, followed by Bro. K J. Brown, Weymouth ;
and Bro. W. .J. Bond, Gillingham, Diatrict Chief
Templar. Several capital pieces were sung by a
number of vocalists,, whom we venture to call the
Templar choir.
MARKS V THE COLUMN ON THE FORS/M.—Among
the sections of the Forest inside the Breakwater, is,
an intelligent juryman informs us, that of the port
how, which came into collision with the Avalanche.
The upper part of the stem is broken, probably by
having been on the ground; but below this is a place
about four feet in diameter, an irregular round or oval
part, which seems to tell the tale of having given the
blow. The edges are zigzagged, the copper being torn
up in wrinkles, and the wood smashed in. The
judgment formed from the view was, that the Forest
had etruck the Avalanche at an acute angle, 'mites,'
of in the shape of a T (right-angle) as one of the
Avalanche's witnesses said. The smash on the port
bow, our informant Kaye, is very clearly not that of a
torpedo, for indeed no torpedo went against that part,
and it is judged that the eNAteeed bow might of itself
be some seldom as to the dinettes o fibs blow.