The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-10-16 00:00:00

THE GALE LAST NIGHT.

We are afraid that a number of the inhabitants I
this town must have parsed rather a iestlem night on
Sunday. for what with windows bein,t, broken, tiles
blown if, the heavy rain, as well an a fearful gale of
wind, sleep was quite out of the question. A deal of
damage has been done to property in the town and
neighbourhood. Two fine trees were blown down on
the London-road; another near the top of the town
suffered severely, while a h y rick, the property of
Mr. G. Curme, was partly blown away. A numb-r
of thatched dwelling-howes in Fordington were partly
stripped, while the streets were strewn in all directions
with tiles, elates, fiower.pots, &c.

THE DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL.

During the week en.ling, October 11th, there have
been admitted :-In-patient.. 2; Ilischarged, 4; out-
patient. admitted, II; discharged, 2; emergencies, 0;
deaths,: 0: in-indents in the hospital, 41 ; ont-patients
on the book., 21 4 ; emmalities, S. Physician Cm the
week, Dr. W. V. Im.h ; mrgeon for the week, M.
J. (;00,1; house-surgeon, Mr. Heibert J. Capon.
The House Surgeon wishes to acknowledge with
thanks a bundle of old linen from Miss E. Hodges, of
High East-sbeet ; several large bouquets of flowers
from Miss Warne, of Woodsford, for the enlivenment
of the wards; also £2 from Mr. E. L Kinderslev, on
behalf f the unfortunate man Groves, who lost both
hands in a machine accident at Cerne Abbas.

DORCHESTER AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
The annual ploughing match in connection with
this Society took place on Wednesday—when there
were 36 competitor,' out of 32 entrimi —at Went
Knighton farm, on a piece of fallow land in the
occupation of Nfr. E. Baunton.
The judges were Messing. W. Paull (Puddletown). J.
Beet (Warmwell). and William Chilcott (Onmington).
The work was well executed and the following were
the awards: - . . . . .

To the person who shall plough half an acre of land
within a given time, (tiro horses without a driver). £2,
first, John Gale, in the employ of Mr. John Chick,
Compton Valence: second, £l, James Wilb, (Mr. Henry
Mayo, Froonie); third, lits., William Damen, (Mr. Charles
Kent, Devrlish).—T' the lad, under 17 years of age, who
shall plough half an acre of land within a given tune,
(two horses without a driver), first, £llO.. Georite Mmirs,
(Mr. John Mayo, Pox well); second, CI, 'William Hide,
(Mr. Charles Mayo, Little Piddle); third, 104., James
Grant, ('Jr. John Groves, Weymouth).—To the person
who shall plough half an acre of land within a given time,
(not exceeding four oxen with or without a driver), first,
£2, David Rolls, (Mr. George Ellis, Lulworth): second,
431, William Thorn, (Mr. J. Mayo, Poxwell); driver of the
first plough, ; driver of the second plough, (11.
--Chainnion prize of £.3, offered by Mr. E. Baunten. of
We-t Knighton, to the person wls shall have won any
first prize at any of the ploughing mitches of the
Dorchester Agricultural Society, who shall plough half an
acre of land, within a given time, (two horses without •
(river), fir'!, £3, George Knignt, (Mr. Charles Mayo,
Little Piddle); Mr. S. Chapman Kin:eters gave Ll to the
second hest, Frederick Knight, in the employ of Mr.
Henry Mayo, Froome.