The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-02-16 00:00:00

DOItCHILSTZR OLNDLSKAS PAIL

This usual far took pins to-day (Mouthy), led
than wee • la" larder atteadaime of all classes than
anal. The hiring market was thronged about mid-day,
bat the sepgasamiths affuted are thistly between
neaten who are not sought after, sad wawa whose
easlideatioss ate not of the highest shaawiter. Bat
whether making wake or not, the labourers guisrally
oaks a past of alluding the tar, for it is their almost
*sly holiday in tb• year, red, if they do gel more beer
Shea is good for them au this salmi essasice, lt may be
• matter to, regret, bat Wady mis be surmised at it.
The labourer's "outage" era few sea far between, and
• athame Me bight of &Baty by 'Disking oat of •
"straight quire with lixlta4oine of his friends at the
fair, listesdag meaawhilis to the melodious strains of
Not ter Joe" ground oat from a hurdy-gurdy the
worse tor wear, or the doloroes singing by •
eaaeyed " turnpike " sailor of a ditty more noisy
to auras than retinal ia sentinisat, hia bad taste
Is more • falling thaa a feat, sad it Is tho province of
his "bells.." to .011 est an amentilomat. It meat be
mad a few of them did get drunk; for that they will
bare the bealashe in the morning : one or two fought,
white is very foolish, for both ba who wins and he who
loess sofas : a good many bouslit "cheep" lota of
papm-hanglap sold by an Itenerant ardor from a cart,
sod will moat likely dad it a bad inustmeat : many
amd various were the baits beld out to the visitors, to
ease them of their spare mai, and the town had an
unwonted apparatus of loud, and business. In the
auk fair, there was • Mad npply of eows and calves,
prices ter white ranged from £l4 to 220. Kr. Giles
8 ymoads sold some Devon balls fromithe Symondabury
herd (Hr. J. Pitteld's) for which there was • fair som.
petition, sad they realised £lO to £3O mat The
.at attraction daring the day was the sale of Mr. J.
A. (Smith's pure bred north Devoe cattle. it Hr.
Ithaor's repository. Hem a very large eutpany was
gathered. But for Mr. Emu's enterprise this sale
must have been held at Mr. Finales farm at Bradford
Pueral, whish woald have entailed additional (meow
apon him, and a jooreey apes pureasers, ululated to
deter some frets attseding, while the bringing of each
• large company to Dorthetter most be of general
banal le the town. Upwards of 600 assembled at the
sale, and Mr. Smith's Mork won the highest admiration.
A liberal rapply of refreshments was provided. Buyers
from al parte of the kingdom were present, and the
sale programed briskly. Dairy sows in milk made from
26 1044 guineas sub, and heifers from 20 to 33 guineas.
Lot 1 of the ball; Tao, realised 36 guineas, and
Triumph, jut uoder two years, made 66 guineas, the
purchaser both( Mr. Smith of Higher Hoopern, Exeter.
The yearling balls were sold for from 19 to 28 guineas.
Steers realised from 20 to 40 guineas each, and yearling
steers 14 to St guineas. Sows of the Improved Dorset
breed fetthed from mix to nine gauss web, olio two to
eight guineas. Altogether, it we. • espial sale,
and well conducted in • correfoetable plane. There
mu • good show of &greaten' implements on
Corabill. A abepherd's homas,saistruted of galvanised
Iron, mounted on wheels, and sonvenisatly fiteid,which
was exhibited Mamas. H. Taylor God floas, attracted
a good deal of attention. The weather matianed fine
throaglicat the day, to the plums alike of holiday sad
holiness folks.
rUBLrc Aprourrinswrs.

Toosday, 16. —Salisbury these Market.
Slaadford County Court.
Wednesday, 17.—Easter fair.
Shaftesbury County Court.
Thursday, I&—Biaholstoks cheese fair.
Pnday, 19 —Yeovil groat market.
Saturday, 20.--South Mahon fair.
Sunday, 21.—Sosood Sunday in Lent. San rinse at
7.3 a.m., sad sets 5 25 p.m.