The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-09 00:00:00

OM anb etbs.

Tn. Ictiti 'a again.' the -expenditure of £5,000 for
th- .n4a.s f t• e Ifeckford and Parkstone plots ot
o i—which It Iv prop oovd t c ,overt into pleaanre
-i Ibe r, being very extenvively • trued. It
in.y • r r-oc tniv el the two at lee. of the gentle-
men h pp-i,4-d their n• ~es to the document,
• , ,r from P ok-t ma, in favour of the scheme,
declared at a went Council meeting that ha I they
be aware at the time of the outlay involved they
• oil ut nave lent their asootlon to It.

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rine of three mintlemsn km written to • oon-
Istop,rary, c .rrectiog an err ir into which it fell in
th.t he voted against the 'chime, and explain-
tNet he ',imply exhibited hie opinion upon the
by refl. ening to v,.41 at all. Moat people, I
think. will agr•- that if tho.• m•mhers of the Gonne.'
Ivo ollfere.l from the ex.Nlayor's resolution having
f v it. o..ject Ant purchase ~1 them, ground., had
"shown c 'lours" by boffins up their hands
'ohm it they wonl.lhave received greater credit from
their co siitoente for etr oglitforward maim ikenees
than they are likely to obtain at result.

S.
At the name t im., we c.nn it conceal from ourselves
that 114 • few weeks before " the lit "—or "our
111111.1Ai le-tiv SI, a. the Chairman of the Liberal
Areoei iti in call. it, we get all kinds of ITtopian
piled• for the benefit of the town brought forward by
te.m fr., .1 the Conch, who, strange te ray.
.1 w •.r another, are intrariaqy " outgoing" wow-
bora It I. •ircip!y the Ladle.' Walking Field" job"
in a ohel. way repeated. Where are .he baths, advo-
cated • ..n. tee 7e..5 ago by medical member of the
Con cil ! Where I. the ii.orrierrt plan for the flushing
th....werr! TO. .ewers exiot everyone koo in who
may h.ppe., to linger bra few momenta near one of
the bit the fluebing is still one of the
o-h!• whlcti are ti come. Wear' are the street im-
Pr ,vron-nts la the way of renewed priventente I Walk
down Flhdtreet and nuiuberlew other lb irouglifares
of a rainy evening and you obtain your &newer be
in et ma pleasant manner. Again, whet hoe become of
the tiIX tb pr.,poital for a tram Nay front P°46 W
.nroemouth ? or, the crest and new industries
that alma Ibis time lut yew were pro aimed as cer-
tain revivers of the former trade of the town' Echo
anaw-rs 'where! And we can give no other reply.
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I ivitgiblY pan these few remarks because I wi•h
to uric.. ilpins the r•t•p.yere, at the f rth"'"nling
election. not Ii be led away by aper.lotta prom's- s.
mine eler.ion bubbles, or the still mire absurd Preten•
rec r in. a vote in favour ~f either light or dark
Mu, h....) are poop!. eh., b. hers Nit. Li•ad-t-ne to
14 in' iii 4.; n he other hand there are those who,
if the th ught the p .rtel• of Heaven would ever he
oPen ti. a EacliAil. like Dr. J..hn•on, would my they'd
rather not go there. This feeling Is carried into all
M'illich,•l questions in Poole. It seems the height of
abut ity. but, nev-rthelew, it Is a fact, that a road-
err.: sr 14 rot "taken " unkwe he happens to be.
or Pr f-ade• to h-, of the particular it .m.d.zion of the
tar, in p aver. It is really time that all this was
alter d. a d, irreapective of politics or creel, men
114.11 be sent into the Council who are beet calculated
to further ic icteresto of the borough.

With this 'abject I shall Wee the liberty of further
&allot( e.it week. an I I hero no doubt e ,cue d My
Telt" will expr-a. th-it opinions upon the matter
tnt4lith Ith-ms c.l oimns. _ _

lam in bled to .t •t • n, the be.t a,.th.r:tr that if
.rn,rorr .und schemes ars perrwerre•l in they
t ski the mo.t Attormioed ~prroition—that
l'• tors., if the c ,-t b. come out te rater. T
111111'f. of If 'unworthy will, tu a man, reel.t tha
and it is only natural they should, for it
W, phzzle anyone to tell what earthly benefit •
'"e.rY wale, laid nut 68 a Pid111.11R(?)•grOtIndo a Mite
111 a half away, cAtld possibly be to the Inhabitant'
O that pleasant little suburb.

I mil as well remind my rearlers that C sheet
c"liUlhgl.ll4 protest' the test et yr 13 lob eppeared
enigmas last week eignatere at Mr.
W digh-stre. t. Several others
lal t, r at, being exten.ively vigned•
Mall ABOUT rOOl./t.

BLANDFORD.
C .RNOI COPYFR-110UML —ln connection with this
ant..ii•liineat a Y .ung Men's Christian Aawciation
tec lc el started, h trim( fr ita object the fur brrance
of *me m smolt,* the yonur men of the town.
THE W81,14:40 Is ST. PAUL 8 CATHEDILIL.—At the
Wettj.,,f the %fity•sos daturlver, I St. Peon..
01 the Archbishop of (tante-rho,' °al.:that...a. we
wok., that Min Lull, daughter of Mr. J. W. La.
of the Oil Ilona*, Blandford. was one of the brides
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:444.. awl at the luau.' dinner and ball which
' Mr. Ltd?, Miss Lail, Mr. J. M. WI, end
Nliw K. Ltd were among the distinguished guests "
the Mats I n Howe.
tan( GJOICIL.—An adjoarued teseting of the
Coma il was had on Tuesday morning In tits Town
Hat, whit there were preeeat—the Mayor (_Mr.
hall in Om chair, Aldermen Darden, .lohna Hodges. I
"11.1 Abbott. Hareem. fitow:ll4. Ball!
'''ree. 0, and Eyera. —Alderman Dar ea produced
tl.'• 10.11-yrcr4y eta,ou.nt of acoounts. This ehowacia
of MO. Of this the new weigh-bridge coat
was ordered to be paid by the treasurer.
The retiring members of the 0 .rporaticas this year are
'he 11 tfor (Mr James 11.11). %Ir. T. H. unett,
M. It. liyera. and Mr. .1. J. Hall.
P"ILI I'Lnetpe.—A meeting wee held is the Town
II .11 00 To.wiay evening to oonciiller the advisabiliti
cnuttheiee the serif olosiQi of chops on Thunder'
dwiag the wiatwr mouths. Tb. win 11116 few

tradesmen . e empl.,yeee of labour moist. but •
grasily numfmr ,1 aadttante •ttsoole I. Tim chair wan
taken by Mt. T. M. Perk, who, in a few opening re-
sms-ita, at tied the posit ,ae of the ns elbow anti itt•itmi
suggestion, fr m ttlom , resent. Mr. W. IL Bren-
nan I, Mr. II M. hi .r.I. M . It IL Groves, and the
chairman opi•k. ...1 the aohieet. sod the following
runtintion so., adnoxad :-... 'nth wet* I. of opinion
that the tea lamest .4 Inaileil.,l I), a4t44 to clone their
sh,.pa a' 7 .'cl• ck tinsi,,,, the win', r months, up to the
time of rsoly el oting in M. 7 next, and that Itimms.
Enzlaul an I Butler bethedepu•atiou to wait on them."
A so • ~f thtnic• to the chairman for presiding con-
cluded the meeting.

VIDDLEHOILD.
Mr. W. WWI., farmer, of this place, entertained
the n 1,004,, weehsts, end steward' f the Wrdman
Somedee of the W•ndford and Sturiniintter CIFUi
last Tossday. Two preachers pawed th.ii a:embus.
tion, and were r.osive I into the ranks, and the other
hu-ine s of the .tsy rec. 1.64 tine attention. A
Holiness Convention was lixtel for Christmas week
at the town of sturmiusten. Nlinao .cry mneting
appointments were a 1... made, and a rte of thanks
te, tiered t Mr.. Mr0...,11 Mts. Wilds I.r ant•rtain-
log the o.nipany, which was duly acknowisdgsd.
Singing end pr.iyer ended • very happy day.

MIME *BBL/.
Pt TrT Seanroge, Welt...day - Before M. J. X Bilge, Mr. A. Marin, end Mr J. M. Beet.o.—
ii ith B .wring, Cern. Abbas, Wan ettutooned by
Mr. Jame. 'lose, overseer, for non•payturnt of pn.,r
rat. Mrs. B.wrino told the Bench she wse unable
to p,y in emeequAnoe ail:koala in her family. T.
nverseer mated th-re were o be knew of wnioh he
thon4ht fee.l•Wi her, and the li-och secordingly let
her off. - —Thom. Real, of l'iddletrentithie, wait fined 4.. sad 6.1 costs br using a gun without a Homo.
—Mark Patience, Te..mas Peeiecoe, I•ase Loder, of
Up•Cerne, and W. Mabey an I Henry 13 ,tuon. of
Oars* Ahb,, lahour.re. Wef9 ordered to pay 3.. each
foe obdrusting the highway at Oerne op Sun lay
September 2 td.—Tne B.ach in' ituat.ni if they or any
°the. y .ung men were br ,ught up again they would
be severely de..lt

BRIDPORT.
ENIATCH.—In our rep,rt Let week of the visit of
Mr. lied', M.P.. to ItridFort, and Id. address to the
electors, we stated that th it gentleman bad arrived
from a visit to Lord %lowa Ed.iroinhe, in Devonshire.
We snould have icid "to Bit John St. Aubyn, St.
afount, Cornwall."
CHILD DBOWNID IN A TANIL-03 Sunday m,ruing
• little lad named Herol t ki arab, sou of Mr.
John J. Marsh, of Sparacre, Bradp de-road, fell into
one of the watt, t inks at the mauufacto7 there and
was drowned. It appears that the poor little fell,w,
who.. paseuta live on the premises strolled away from
the house by himself. A little time after a hr itner
waa sent to look for him. and f mod him in • tank with
his face downwards. Be called his father, who at o.ioe
removed the child from the water, but it wait quite
dead. tieceaaed was only five years of age. Aim
Inquest watt held at the Seven Stars H tel on %Loads),
evening, before Mr. C. 01 Nantes, the deputy- remain,
when a v,rdict of " Accideutally Drowned " was
returned.