The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-05-23 00:00:00

SWALNA.OI.

THE Moo-hill Sela's Buihitug Plots, drawn by
ballot at the Ship lion l lait Thursday, found plenty
of customers and to spare. THE winners of some of the
pleats could easily have disposed of their pieces so*
with something to boot for themselves, there being
such a call for the planet of land in question.
Tas thanks of the mid High-street inhabitants are
due to our worthy benefactor, G. Bart, Esq., J.P., for
the great improvements at Spring-hill and the melt.'
pump, erected at his expense, and which ham been
Invested in the Local Board for the public use. He
Is now engaging the bands at the Town Hall and other
buildings adjoining, and we may expect shortly to se'
that completed.
Oua &hernial had almost given up all thought, of
fishing for men any longer, but on Monday another
poor fellow was picked up. There is reason to believe
that • slander or defamation of character Can is likely
to be the result of the searching for bodies,as one party is
accused of taking • gold ring loom one of their lingers.
But it is (as we know,arid as the accused bilesaki) aimed ,
an Impossibility to gee a ries from • dead body's finger,
after being several days in a• water.
Tax Herstonian Wesleyan" and other friends had •
most pleasant evening loot week, in the shape of a tea,
lecture, itc.. and • much larger party attended than
was expected. But they were well provided for, and
after tea a very pleasant evening was spent. We are
gl id to hear that Hereto° is taking a turn for the
b-tter, both at Church and ChapeL Servioss cii
Often held and very well attended on week day even.
logs.. wed as on Sunday& Lockup 8
Ws are sorry to record ths death of o:rwerfriand,
Mr. Smith, an old pensioner from the Man-of-War
service, who will be sadly missed from the Pier and
Quay, where he was to be seen daily, when able to 0,
out. He died on Saturday morning last, at Court-hill,
Swanage. Tte remains of the deceased were interred
In the Cemetery on Tuesday, in the presence of • large
concourse of people. Sailors, coaeteuards, and others,
Paid their bet respects to MI old and resps,ted friend.
THH WgiiEL—on Monday last information was
given to P.C. Grsenstock, of Elwanage, by Charles
'ratchet', that • man's body was washed ashore in
Durlston Bay, 'apposed to be from the wreck
Alexandrovna. Aitite body was in fin admitted stage
of decomposition, and all the skin is off, no marks
of identification can be discovered, It was landed the
same afternoon with the other NTH& On the same
evening our best friend to the poor and other
charitable purpose. , T. Demers, Esq., gave an
' excellent sapper at the Purbeck, to the Coastguards,
man, Fife-and-Drum Beadsmen, and others, who
attended the funeral of the coor fellows who were
picked up from the wreck last week. A larty
sat down to the sapper, which was provided by pa Host
King, at the Purbeck; Mr. Lose took the chair, Mr.
Hillier, vice-chairman. After sapper the toast of the
evening was given, and well responded tc, genipi and
toasts were indulged in until the time for !xi: tar:
arrived, when with many Checks and good
the giver' and the band playing through the streets, a
rsridipThl
osasant evening tyminatad.
aotoolcati Soctarra Chinos (178 Fier
aeon Su).—The following are the means of the
daily readings of temperature, &a., for the months of
March and April; also the readings of last year for
the purpose of comparison:—

Nam Deny Aypitly NO, 09644 d 146.4444.4
Tow. lllax. min. Loge Sto 1O 11616
1882
North.... 458 806 41 8 53 4 7
April 484 631 436 9 6
1831
March 412 480 384 66 60l 248
6940 447 602 892110 61 044

10thes
084
383

The temperature bee been below freezing on five
°nominal only since January this yeae—vi.,, throe
time@ in Jantuiry and twice M March, lap lowest
readlw being ei degrees of (root in January. It will
be oed Mat Me Mach of this flat was wanner
than the April of last yea&