The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-07-11 00:00:00

TARRANT RUSHTON.

thuljlEll DEATH BY LIGHTNING
Vc.• rojret to have to report yet another death by
lichtiong, :luring the severe thunderstorm which visited
nroihhedirliood last week, the name of thil=son
idled Icing Henry Shiner, a woodman of this in
the ,assioy if Lard Alington. The inquest was held at the
hols.e of the deceased at the extreme end of Tarrant
ilo.hton, and near Witchampton, on Friday last, the
I ~mher Icing Mr. W. n. Atkinson, and the foreman of
Us: Jury lir. George Cook, of Rushton Mill— Carter
s ...linen, of Witchampton, .sid he know the
eel'. Ile last saw him alive in Birchen Copse, about four
on Wednesday afternoon. Deemed, William
harry Clause, and Linseed( were there at
eert together, and as a heavy storm was numln=l.l
rfstopher and Cutler went house laawiali -s
.the cogae alone. Deceased was 61 years 1.17(.1;
WilhaJh lleristopher, another woodman, corroborated as
the leaving of deceased alone in the wood when the
dorm came on. About three o'clock on Thrunday morning
• son came te him and inquired for his father, as
be het not returned home. lie went with him to the
pace where he had last Min deceased alive, and found
IS linig on hiA face on the ground, under a tree, with
hts &ruts folded ACP.I64 his chest. tie was dead and cold
sal ,tiff. beceased's hat was on the ;pound, and had •
holt io It—The hut was now produced. It had a large
laited and singvl bole in it On the hod, trams mild be
seen of Use tie •tric hold haviag wised (roes the right aide
of the head dowa the body, and deceased's wisher, were
ale, ousel au the same slde.—The jury returned a verdict
IT lightning."—Doceeed leaves a wife and
^,ll.T.lgrov.'n-up chiidram.

A yew days ago, whilst hay harvesting operations
were in progress at Dark Hole Farm, in a fie hl on the
side of a steep hill, the impetus of the waggon became
L 4,0 much for the animal, which found itself put to
the "double," straOt down the declivity. At the
bottom there is • lie 4e, and everybody fully expected
to see a smash ; but were not a little astonished to see
the plucky animal" take" the fence like a hunter,
and hind with the waggon On the other side in perfect
safety!
It WILL be remembered that some time since there
was a bit of • breeze between the inhabitants of this
town and the railway authorities; respecting the speed
at which the fast express, which travels; between
London and Exeter, was allowed to go over our level
(cos:sing near the station, the company having
neglected to fulfil the condition imposed that the
WINBOILNIS. ,peoki at that spot should not exceed four miles an
Foca Wodo I hour. It has still been persisted in, and • few weeks
L0rr.17,1 Id Camila-6'4IIED Biddle.lantliskte Um'
Rev.
". ago • gentleman of the town narr°wlY e•es_Ped being
a servant Slit. lately in the smoky of cut to pieoce whilst crossing the line. The matter
,_4lte a wirtm.„„. dealar_._. in Corm having been represented to the authorities, It has been
steeling golg I decided to stop that train at Sherborne in future—
Purse ' • ••• lad e•.. mleges • Weis: just what Bberbornians have been a long time wishing
. pair of wlrs°n. sad event srticlee female for
riux soparel, the whole being ot the vans of .0 1108,. i.aicKrr anmini match between the Clifton
till rjr7B47it'estihr late InSat.i.—lMS°6Br
lane. ""
retkaMed College and Sizariiorne School elevens Was plaVed at
gepaie Daemons miserable looking woman, f Sheehan' on Thursday and Friday blot, in whioh
and elation.: at Wimborne was senteinl latter received the grit drubbing a the Maori, nun to
lomtlea Joilehoommt.
tle have moved them it would have required a bat of the
Olfe. Of Wbaborne, a demitier from lbs Royal calibre of their old captain, ilfr. W. H. GOMM (who.

by the way, made the other day at Oxford the extra-
ordinary score of 141 in one innine). The scores
were :—Clifton, let innings, 263; King's School, let
innings, 62; 2nd innings, 84.—The newly-formed
Sherborne Cricket Club gave battle to the King's
School eleven on Thursday and Tuesday; but the
former got the worst of it u might have been
expected. The scores were : 'l'he club, in two
Innings, 154; the school, in one innings, 206.—A
match CUM off this week between a team from
Feeter's school, and another from the King's School,
in which the former best their adversaries by nine
RUM

A SINGULAR ROBBERY.
Some cunning scoundrel did a cool thing some time
between Saturday night and Sunday morning last.
Mr. J. Collis, farmer, of Haydon, had a flock of about
300 sheep penned in a field between Haydon and
North Wootton, only about 400 yards from the dairy.
house. At 10 o'clock Saturday night, they were
observed to be quite safe; but next morning the
discovery was made that one of the finest and best of
them had disappeared leaving, however, its skin
behind hanging on a hurdle. Inspection showed that
some rascal, with rather unorthodox ideas respecting
principles of retain a !num, had entere4 the fold, coolly
slaughtered the sheep, and with considerable cunning,
neatly flayed the animal to prevent detecture. He also
had the hardihood to bring with him a horse and cart,
for fresh tracks were plainly discendble across the field
and through the lane; but further on they were lost
amongst others. And as he might have gone clear to
Shaftesbury without meeting with a turnpike.gate, it
would be useless to conjecture his destination. The
owner of the sheep heard a horse and cart go by his
house about midnight, but of course had not the
remotest suspicion that his mutton was being surree-
titioualy conveyed away, "tinder his very nose," as it
were. It is to be hoped that strenuous efforts will be
made to discover the thief, for we are informed that
some time since an individual, evidently blessed with
as much impudence as was displayed by the sheep-
stealer. coolly walked into the kitchen of a neighbour-
ing fanner, and abstracted a largo ham, getting
safely away with it. Another fanner lost a large
quantity of wool, which was stolen from his wool
store.

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MIRACLES AT LOURDM.
The correspondent of the Paris Ultramentane paper
L'Univerr. at Lourdes sends the following unique account
of • miracle :—" I have just been witness of a marvel, of
which I hasten to send you an account. Several other
miracles have taken place within the last couple of days.
but I have said nothing about them, as they did not come
under my own observation, and I could not give precise
details. However, I can assure you in this case of the
accuracy of the statement, which can be vouched by
thousands of witnesses. Madeline Lansarcan, born at
Montreuli, in Picardy, and living in the town for the last
33 years, broke her leg about nineteen years ago, and
because lame, her left leg being fearfully twisted. She
was at first confined to bed for three years, but after that
she was able to crawl about on crutches. She came to
Lourdes with the pilgrimage from Picardy, in order, no
doubt, that her cure could be proved by &greater number
of witnesses. She was radically cumd this morning at a
quarter to eight, at the moment that the Papal Nuncio
sent to crown the Holy Virgin was saying the Pater
Nosier in the Mass he was celebrating in the grotto. She
told the crowd that having walked into the little pool,
she at first found no consequences, but at last • lively
internal emotion took possession of her that she could
not explain. Finally she came to herself, crying out ' I
am cured, I am cured.' Her companions would nut
believe their eyes at seeing her walk, and wept with joy
and admiration and astonishment at the miracle. When
they asked her what she had done for the great grace, her
simple reply was, ' I have plumed the night in prayer at
the Grotto • I have prayed to Saint Hadegonde and
Saint Joseph, but especially to the Holy Virgin, and
now I am cured.' While she was upeaking the Bishop
of Poitiers Caine up and said—' Madeline, thank the
Holy Virgin fervently; I am going to say a mass for
' that intention."

(.!011NTRY BAZAAIIS,
(From the &blotto!, Itericar.)
The tranquility of country life is much disturbed at
intervals by rumours of bazaars. Weddings have in
comparison but a private and family interest. Con-
accretions are ceremonies as strictly religions as if the
service could be read from the Book of Cowman
Prayer. But bazaars are always both family affairs
and also religious; or, so to speak, they make a pro-
feasion of religion; for, though they do not aspire to
ceremonial dignity, there is a certain flavour of Chris.
tianity about them, in spite of their Idalminetan
name. Various forms of excitement are combined in
bazaars, and the proportions are delicately measured.
The weather, for example, enters largely into all the
calculations either of Pleasure or profit. From a town
point of view indeed, country folk are folk who live
In a 'date a constant dependence on the weather. In
this respect town people are perhaps unfortunate ;
for, if a sense of the impotence of human nature is
conducive to the growth and rnaintainance of religious
fervour, the influence of the weather should be an
unmixed good to the inhabitants of the country. But,
granted a fine day, another question arises. The
means of locomotion is limited. The whole family
goes to the bazaar. including the baby and the stranger
within the gates, but the parochial pony is inadeqtuite
to the duty of conveying them aIL Another and even
more serious question is connected with clothing.
How are the young ladies to dress ! And not the
young ladies only, but also the curate and the school.
boy at home. Bonnets, and the problems to which
they give rise, are enough to turn one's head. Hats
are full of complications, too. They may be roughly
divided, like consonants or salmon, into hard and soft.
Time was when religious differences were indicated
by the flabbiness of the rim, the use of cord or band,
and the height of the crown, but, unless we are mis-
informed, such animosities have ceased to influence
hats with any distinctness. Not only a wide brim
and a cord, but a shaven face, a standing collar and a
cassock waistcoat may be found in conjunction with
the most latitudinarian views and the most lax systems
of discipline. Ladies' dresses, in like manner, were
once supposed to mark, by their elegance or their
newness, certain grades of social rank. But now they
may be said to divide themselves into two classes,
with which neither rank nor person ham much to do.
Some dresses are fresh from town, and 5011113 are
merely fresh arrangements of old materials ; for the
most part these latter are the prettiest The fashion-
able costume looks an if it haul been constructed with-
out any reference to the features or complexion of the
wearer. It may be very fine in the abstract; it may
contain the latest shade of sea-green fron the studio'',
and be admirably adapted to display the j.-races of the
lay figure in a Ilegent-street window. But the old-
fashioned costumes which "we their origin to the
taste of the retired inhabitants of the country par...n-
age are often more pleasing, and always more becom-
ing, while every now and then the present to the
curious visitor the unexpected attraction of a lama
of old point, a Persian scarf, or an ancient faintly
jeweL
The town visitor is probably regarded as a scoffer on
the sacred subject of bazaars, lie perhaps objects to
them on principle ; but what are principles to young
ladies who wish to get up a bazaar His economical
objections are over-ruled. There are plenty of reasons
fresh to hail& There may be a mission starting for
the Carribbee Islands; or an inundation may have
taken place in Holland; or some young heathen may
want clothes. But the great reason of all is that the
old church needs restoration. . . .
As the great day approaches the excitement becomes
more end more intense. To the Moue bazaars are
what balls are to the worldling. The revelry is much
the same in both places. Perhaps, on the whole,
there in a more decorous observance of the proprieties
in the ball-room. Some form of introduction is a
necsisaary preliminary to flirtation ; young Ladies
cannot go very far afield without a chaperon ; and
nooks and corners for happy lovers are not very
frequent or very secure. But at the bazaar it is in
14111 that the anxious mother flutter,' round her
reckless offspring. They plunge in regardless of her
frowns, and are ousel far beyond her reach. She
cannot prevent the most ineligible 1 the gentlemen
present from addressing her charming brood. No
introduction is needed to the pretty ineichants in the
fancy fair. For in one respect the bazaar combines
the ball mom and the theatre, and the young ladies
who play at shopkeeping may conquer by their
stooping. Young Lent Aleilanion niay lean over and
whisper soft nothings into the ear of the Lady
Atalanta PO long DA he can detain her by flinging his
golden guineas before her on the counter. But, on
the other Nun!, the hantleome little Tomkins, whom
mammas hate and their daughters like so much, has
quite as good a chance of winning in the race. Ever 7
now anti then the relaxation of a turn in the grounds
is necessary to the continued assiduity of the stall-
holders, and such wanderings have a tendency to
protract themselves beyond the just requirements of
the case. A shady seat under a spreading tree, a
quiet walk by a dark yew hedge, the teflection of two
forms in a glassy pond, are a relief after the heat and
bustle of the marquee. Another visit, necessary at
short intervals, must be paid to the refreshment tent,
and the parental eye is again eluded. The refreshment
tent is an 01111111 in the desert; there only can anything
worth buying be had for one's money. It is better to
pay a shilling for a cup of tea, or two shillings for an
Ice, than to waste half-crowns and half-sovereigns on
pen-wipers, dells' shoes, card baskets, and babies
' pinafores. A man can only wear two or three mete-
or, at once, and cannot present more than that
number to other people. One flower injudiciously
bestowed may undo in a moment what has been
the labour f love for years Some wise people
confine their attention f wholly to raffles. In thia
innocent kind of gambling much time and money
may be spent for the good of the cause. The
danger of winning is not so great as to make the
excitement insupportable, though sooner or later
there must come an end to taking tickets; and it is
well for the unwary visitor if he is not involved in
the possession ..f a fender-stool, a cradle, or even a
writing desk. From such an appalling prospect he
turns to Love's Letter-box, especially if he be blest
with the companionship of an agreeable and not too
susceptible partner. }or the most part only engaged
girl* can be cautiously conducted G. the post-office
window. Then, too, an amateur concert may dispute
the musical honours of the day with the military
band; and though the singing is probably inaudible,
owing to the thinness of the tent, it may be not the
less pleasant on that account. As a last resource,
there is always the funny man, a chartered libertine
at bazaars, of whom line Is driven to wonder what he
does when no bazaars are going on. lie is usually
deficient in personal beauty,
and of an uncertain
antiquity. Ile calls the rector's daughter,' by their
Christian names, makes fun of the archdeacon, and
earns countless sums by fears of jugglery which he
dies not perform, and by propounding riddles which
he cannot answer himself.

Ell lORAIION To fpIEZNFLAND.-Thr new Clyde-built iron
ship " Fasnenoth sailed front Greenock for Brisbane,
Queensland, on the Mith inst., haring on hoard the follow-
ing emigrants :—I2I single men, tin single women, 32
married couples. 48 children between the ages of 12 and
one, and seven infants, making total of 318 souls, equal to
237 adults. The single women are nder the charge of
Mrs. Boyd. Dr. J. It. Josephs acting as surgeon-super-
intendent.

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