The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-06-20 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

THE CHAMPION BAND.—On the put two Thursday
eienine this excellent band has played choice ulectlons
oir music in the Market-square, and has been listened to
with gratificatidn 14 the inhabited*.

Bro Doaszr RIFLE& —On Thursday evening about
40 rank and file mustered in the Market-square, for
inspection by the Colonel. The band was in attendance.
They marched to the Mill Down, where they were put
through various movements. The gallent Colonel
addressed them at the oboe, and urged upon them the
duty of having • good muster at the adjutant's inspec-
tion. With respect to the nieeting in eamp at Dulworth;
he expressed his regret that they wound not be able to
spend Sunday there, in consequence of the judges being
in Dorchester at that time.

UNCERTAINTY OP Livz.—Ocr obituary column con-
tains the announcement of one well known to the in-
habitants of this town and neighbourhood.—Mr. 8.
Collins, who for many years carried on businness as
tailor in Blandford. ThAigh greatly enfeebled by a
paralytic stroke 80/13e time ago he *as so far,reeOvered
as to be able to attend Business tintil Wedtideday{
when he Wes ieited With Oaraly4isoii the brain, and the
neat motning breaihed his last. His sudden dlisth
and the late fatal accidents on the railways were Very
solemnly alluded to on Sunday morning by the rector,
who took for his text I. Samuel xx. 3.—" As the Lord
Heath and as my soul liveth, there is but a step between
me and death." At the close of the service the Dead
March in Saul was played by the organist.
BLANDFORD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY—The annual
competitien for prises given fox mowing by the Baron
Himbro, (Vioe:pektroh,) took pia& dri Saturday laritmin
the Crown meadow. There were 26 competitors. The
judges were :—Mr. George Hill, Mr. H. Symonds, and
Mr. W. H. Porter, who gave their awards as follows:
To the servant of a member mowing a quarter of an
acre in the best manner, Lit prize, coat and 10s., to
Charles Belben, servant to Mr. J. A. Burgess; 2nd, a
coat, to John Gndge, servant to Mr. George Keynes;
3rd, 21, to Thomas Gerrard, servant to Mr. Rawlins;
4th, 10s., to Joseph Win, servant to Mr. R. Burgess.
The follottiog w,Ore also jortimendAd !--=Renry Pope,
sertant to Mr. Their:iris Reynes; Richard Welsteadi
servant to Mr. E. L. Little, and Samuel ElfOrd, seivant
to Mr. Robert Fowler. The Champion prise, a great
coat, was awarded to Charles Rolls, servant to Mr.
George Young. •Commended: —Thomas Sheppard,
servant to Mr. H. Richards.

A lirDE THROUGH THE Vt.—The opening up
of the celebrated Vide of Elackmoor,by the Somerset
Fnd,Dorset line; has afforded; to the residents of this
locality, one of the most pleasaiit railway trips
possible to conceive of. On either side the eye is
gratified with the sight of valleys teeming with the
richest ptoddctione of hattite, bcitlfided eitliet by
lnitiriaiit Wciiiclbi or ito*h:boiered hills. borti and
grass-fields, in rapid succession, pass before the eye,
whilst every now and then the sound of merry
laughter falls upon the ear as groups of hay-makers,
in single file, are seen busily turning over the new
mown grass. Most of the crops appear to be both
excellent in quality and abundant in
_quantity, and
give promise to a bountiful harvest. Hay-making is
general throughout the disttict, and a large breadth
of grass hail been untried in first-rate Condition. 'or
field tuiniße and than golds rain is Mitch wanted, and
ali foi exrdeti proOtie. ,Potattote; hovievet, look
well, and tie* °nee of excellent qtlality ate ritlidlt
- into the market.