The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-11-18 00:00:00

DOZOKS•TiII.

DIPTIRTIT. —lt will bo mem by an aanounoement of
our *deerskin' *alumni; that Mr. Visilace, of 91,
Barley-street, London, visite Dorchester ovary alter-
nate tiatarder, his coostiltiog moms being at Mr.
Lockett's, 1. 'ornhill, Dorchester.
&towns,' FALLING ON NM HlLlD.—Henry
while arranging some swing boats in the Fair field
on Wednesday aftermen, fell to the ground, 18 feet
below' with his ladder and swinge. lie pitched on his
head, and was taken to the Dorset County Hospital,
where it was found he had congestion of the brain.
Later in the afternoon a woman .et herself ssn tire by
accident, but was fortunately extinguished heist. she
was much hurt. .

THZ TIZIWOIIta DILMONsTeATION. The town,
peaceful on Lord Mayor'. Day, 4loweri the value .rf
the organisation of the Fireworks' Committee, instead
of, as usual, the trials of young townsmen and riot-
ing, as in former years The demonstration at Dor-
chester was admired on all shies, and especially by the
visitor,, for the good order kept. As many .rf or
friends were disappointed not being able to obtain a
paper containing the report of the demonstration, we
have reprinted a few oupies, which can be obtained no
far as they will last, on special application, by purchasers
of the present number.
Boman DAIRY FARIZZItie AWIOCIATIoN. —At
• monthly Council meeting, the report recommended
that a certificate of merit and a bronze medal be
presented to Mr. John Bennett, of Wanstrow. Forme,
to testimony of the superior quality of the loaf cheese
exhibited by him, which had been awarded let prize
by the judges, but subsequently disqualified through
Ha error in his entry; the let prise in question
subsequently going to Mr. T. Walden. the 2nd to Mr.
C. Cress, and the 3rd to Mr. J. Horidinott.—Mr.
Bennett was entered in the cream cheese C 1..,., and
this scoounta for the disqualification. The :press
and 7 depress were therefore perfectly correct in our
report. The certificate itself can be seen at Mr.
Walden. shop. It was reported that an application
had 00020 from Birininglusau for the Association to
hold It. next show in that town instead of London.
and the subject is to be disowned at the next Council
meeting.
tirgatrio Tuantra.—On Tuesday, at the County
H 41, before Captain Maned. Franca rrniu was
eh reed with stealing turnips from a field belonging
to Mr. H. Hawkins, of tiartinstown.—Arthor ;egg
on Saturday morning is • field bolo:wing to Mr. Cox
• pair of trucks with three or four Becks upon
containing what he thought were turniw. and
UN" 'rani tracks of the tenene v:au, told
kn, klartinstosen way.—Jase Ondepinli
mini„ seven end So° •
saw the pilaser w a of necks wi%witri.e:
seeks. he took two. put under the wall and
covered them over with alight cloth, and the other be
wheeled down the hill. About nine o'clock he cams
back again with one of Mr. Poreey's work-boys, the
man pat the smoke on the tracks and the boy wheeled
them towards the town—John Warren saw the pri-
soner about half past six and again b-tween eight and
nine o'siock, when he was going to the u.arion with
his trucks, and the prisoner followed him up Clyde.
path.hilL When they got to the corner the man said
be had two sacks of turnips. They took them to the
market, and the prisoner asked him to taks one sack
to Mr. Martin and the other to Mr. Cousins. Mr.
Martin pv. him 18d., which he rave the prisocer.—
Robert Cousin. was in the market on Saturday and
the brie, Warren brought him a bag. of turnips, and
said • Hen', some turnips for you. Hs had pea.
viousl_y seen the orient., who he thought worked for
Mr Ycese, and he bad previously bought turnips of
M, Chitties Martin, who kept a stall
e Dorchester market. bought the turnips at
the bay Warren, and gave 15,1. for them—PC. Sealing I
received information, and in the evening went to the
inarket. and saw some turnips in a basket at • stall
kept by Cousins, who said • boy named Warren
brought them. He then went to Martin's stall, who
said he bad a bushel also bought f Warren. On
Sunday morning, in company with P.C. Adams, he
went to • Said in the °crowding et Mr. Henry Haw.
kin., of Martbistown, and found that there had been
• quantity of turnips pulled and the greens trimmed.
They took some turnips with them from the two
baskets and found tops that had been cut off that
exactly corresponded wlh those where they had been
out o. On Monday he avrehended the prisoner,
who said if he had known witness was condo, be
should have bee.. missing—P.C. Ada, s a so produced
turnips sled the tops which be ha 1 found in ili- ii Id.
—Mr. Henry Hawkins, of Martinet:own raved that
be bad examined • lield of turnips in his porinssion
and found • number of patch. in 1.1. field ether • the
turnips lad been drawn ; 111111 a ha, t r ion v is
orders or for the use of his feral Ile land examinek
the turnips produced and foutnl that they °or, r. speinled
with the turnips in his 8,1.1 ; he should think froro the
appearance of some of th armns the tlofL, h .c 1 been
going on for some time.—The prisoner conic- 1.3 having
steno the turnipa—Tinre was al.. a previous convic-
tion against him for fowl shall .g, and he was fined
90a. and costs, and, in default, was sent to Irina for
14 days.