The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-05-12 00:00:00

auVARNMINT IIIaPICTIoN OF ?Hi NSW

SWANAug RAILWA Y.

The new railway from Wareham to SWaliage vi Inch
Issti in .....tirse .4 construction during the p.. 04 ts.'
ae!, mu, invented on Tuesday last by the Board .4
Trade Inspector, Major Idarindin, acrompamed
Nlcaars. N'errituler itrattic autierintendent), .1. 1.1.41;'
(cluEneer), .1. C. Holliday (district superintendenL,
Tisialey
latation agent at Warrhatni, Aimett, T.
Banks, lie braith, Stevens (of London, mgnal
engineer), Church, Francis, and Jones (representat is es
.4 the cintractont, Meson+. Curry and Iteisek The
! inspection train left Warehani 0..13 half.pa4 nine.
The line wan th roughly inspected from end to rnd.
and everything wan found to In nio.tt satisfactory.
The earthwork, atatiotu., bridge,, nignal., &c.,
found to be of the neweat &sign.. and Lest doscriision.
and stood the moat mevere teats that could be ~oho.).
On arrival at Swanage an excellent luncheon w..,
vide.' in the booking hall at the station by the 0.11•
tractors, and supplitd by Ilfesars. Wye, Iturbage and
Burt, of the Royal Victoria Hotel, The inaredi""„
, train left Sw for the return journey at 2.:)0 anu
' arrised at warvhaw at &XI p.m. The actual date of
opening the line is not yet fixed, but we hate e‘erl
reason to believe it will be in time for the Whitsun•
tide holidays, and no doubt a considerable number of
excursionists will avail themselves of the oppualnutf:
.4 visiting both Code Caittle and Swamp. We flu.'
the inin of many of the inhabitants of the neigh'
bourhood will be net at rest, which have of late been
made uneaaY by the rumour that the line has Iwo,
condemned, and which repos t MAW undoubtedly ai'l
afloat by a certain clique who would only have been teu
glad if such had been the care.

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

A meeting of the inhabitants was held in the Torn
Tuesday evening, sided over by the Ree.
Hi P. &doss (vice- • of the eueritTh W

consider whether it would be advisable to continua.
the 11..rticultural tticiety r not. .tisuit twenty,
cliiellyof tradreitiwn, attend.l.
The rev. geadlenian, in opening the Mewling, 1114141
they had behwe Orin a twist iniportant subject, awl
~pressed a twin that thew. prewelat weal,' speak tlo•ir
winds awl etplain their views fully in the matter.
U. stated that a meeting of aulsicribers was held on
Friday last, when the amounts, which reeelitly
audited, wen. mid 41141 I.ll^-..1, I.llt
attendance at that nesting was so very small it wits
01...111441 necessary to ,all it 1114,1111 W 44 the itoluthitnuit.
u. hear their 1.14.11... OA to whether the society should
Is disco kkk i k oast,
Mr. 1.. C. FILLITKII, holt. we. of the society, here
stated that they 11*.i it 1140111111111 44 U f... If..
added that it was consider:o.le trouble anil ain.iety
to get up and keep the society going, Wit if they
....1114 met. that prois.rtionate In•liehl. resulted they
wen...dish...l that tkit the lalsoir was not bestowed
It has lawn decided to drop the industrial
portion .4 the society and have it hortioiltural
Dr. llANlal.ra Wool 44 .101114111 that such a mean
attendann of inhabitants showell lack of interest,
awl stated that wit of the I. menthol,, of e4lllllllittee
/Hilly Alt were present. Ile certainly thought that
the society should try at li•liot I .11.. 11.•
added that during the past writ. ....vend of the artisan
chi,. hal asked lulu whether another show was lolling
to lw held. £;l7 was taken at the gates last year,
which clearly pr0v...1 that outsiders t.s.k a deci.l.l
interest in the society. He therefore prowswil that
it should is continued for another year.
Mr. Flom illNaa aromthql, and was supported by
Mr. K.
_Doan.

Mr. Comminut deprecates( the issalibility of the
society to bylaw, and said it waa imasible the paucity
of the members indicated a censure •a, tlio 111411,4 n,
went. --i A Voicx: No, no. It rather indicates the
other way, and they do not wish to disturb present
arrangenient.)--Mr. continuing : This was
..ne of the very few platform,. .osi which the inlial.i•
tante, could meet in a friendly spirit without disagree.
ing, and a.. Wareham had lately been designated as
OW huttest .h.n. in Knglatal (A V. ui.i: Who
pokes the tire?) he thought it an,. a pity to limo dd.
plank.
Mr. .1. B. Ibtocr, twatinaater, claimed together with
his friend Mr. Tril•hett the formation 14 the societY,
and In (Mr. Best( regretted that during the past two
years he had not brio,. ill position to gl.i.
)14.11.• stated he did not see any reawai why the
wwwty should be allowe Ito fall thrmigh aa. the her
of exhibits and inolsamiption list an 11•441 maintained
all that apt...m.l to he required is new, energy.
Personal help ill all iCirties is 111.4 essential.
Mr. Eimair SMITH of the te.selties of attrac-
tion, and said the Altall”. of the society depended
iqs.n the amount .1 Molloy takoll on exhi dim( day
lie itivit.ed suggestions as t. ii usa would lov most
attractive to the general (sib( iv. He was certainly
if "pinks% that the is wiety ii.M)ll i iit lii iil• another
year. The new railway to. Saanage shortly los
1,1...mA and that no it. wi .111.1 Is. dit• Ricans if
twinging ill A lot id visitors (rola Corte Castle and
district on exhibition olay, whidi would trinsiglerably
aurnent the takings at the gate.
Th. CHAIRMAN then mat there/solution to the meet.
imug, which waa carried iiminimodsly.
Dr. lIIANIELLA, in rising, Kalil the sum.s, of the
society was due in a great nwmawc to the indefatig-
able exertion,. .4 our lion. sec. (Mr. G. C. Finder),
and it is of the utnewt importance to get him if ism,
I.ible to Colltillne ill dice another year.
Mr. FILLITER having exteruswed his willingness to
do so, the meeting tenni:laird.
It was decided a meeting of the aubacribers should
be held on Tuesday next at quarter inst eight to form
committee, and make all necessary arrangements.