The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-01-23 00:00:00

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Teams' op Lacnninut.—Cla Monday, the county
magistrates transferred tie license of the Blue Ball inn,
Bast-road, from Stephen Ackerman to William Pearce;
and that of the Moon's Anna, Shinto. Gorge, from
Mn. Elisabeth SwaMeld to her eon, Willis= dinflield.
Boaoooll Pour., Wednesday. Before J. P.
Stephens and H. B. Hounsell, Esqrs.—A young man
named Alexander Andrewe was brought up for abscond-
ing from the service of Mr. J. Dunham, his master.
Mr. Day for defendant. The lad warn apprenticed to
the trade of • painter, plumber, and glazier, for *even
years from Isl of September, 1861 He absconded on
the 6th November laid, and alter remaining in the
town for several weeks went to work at Poole. where
he earned 9s. • week. The lad's father said the boy had
learnt nothing of hie trade foe the last 15 month; end
he had gm.. Mr. Dunham notice for three months fol-
lowing that be should remove the led ashes be had a
journeyman to teeth him properly. Mr. Dunham
thought the boy ought to be punished for leaving his
employ; but if the father would pay the expanses
(El 16a. 41) incurred, be would take him back at once,
and have him properly taught. Ultimately, it wee
agreed that Mr. Dunham pay El, and the father the
balance of the e.penees, and that the youth return to
his timator's employ. The magistrates, tionaequently,
discharged him.
Tan Scow fitroax.—On Thursday morning there wee
• heavy fall of snow accompanied by • very strong wind,
blowing almost a hurricane, which teased the snow to
drift in many please, and it was on deep just beyond the
.ongitredy Hat turnpike gets that the mail cart got
imbedded in the snow there, and could not be got out
until the neat morning. The man managed to rescue
the bone, whioh was taken to the inn near, and neat
morning be came into the town round by way of Burton
about one o'clock p.m., ma the direct road was impose.
able. The letter. of Thursday mime by train on Friday
morning, and were delivered before Wedneada a
letters. The malls have sine* continued to be sent by
train, and have in onneequence been delivered very late
each day. Lavt Thursday the town warn Is • state of
blockade, as not only was the Dorobeeterroad
able but the Beaminater road also, and both the
railway; so that no letters or papers were delivered in
the town that day from anywhere but the West. The
doily papers which are usually broaght by train early in
the afternoon, did not arrive no Thanday until mid.
night. Dyke's omnibus on trying to go that dny to
(heirloom, se %cud, gni' as far as &seminal*, tunnel,
but conld get no further, that being blocked up by
snow. We hear that • fanner at Litton Cheney had 15
sheep saffosited by the snow,

Tag THAW.—On Saturday morning there woo a gnat
fail of rain hero, in oonseque•on of which, together
with the melting of the snow, the low-lying parte in and
near the town were flooded from about twelve o'clock
until the evening. The east road from the bridge to
Enfield's mill was under water, several feet deep; the
fickle and some of the gardens adjacent were also
flooded, and it was one large sheet of other from jest
below St. Andrew'. Church to the redline In front of
the houses in Peat-road, the path to Hawker's mill
was also under water, as well no the Gelds near, end we
were informed that there were no ler then 18 pip
belonging to different poor people floating shout in the
water near the mill without any on being able beget .1
them. Kr. Cleat had 60 sheep and • barge and eow ha
crest danger at ooe time during the flood. The bottom
of West-throet was flooded from Mr. Scott's on to Kr.
Sean's in West Allingt,n, sod people were sakes
amass over the water in conveying a oy difPrent people
at Id. each time Many of firehouse, adjoining were
flooded, but some of the inhabitant., by blocking up
their doors, nmnagrd to prevent the water from ooming
in. The inter rushed down St Michael's-lane, ami
there met the stream coming from the river near Mr.
Beana's factory, and all that part was under water
together with the fields adjacent. The South road and
adjoining country was also flooded from Mr. Temple-
man's coal yard at the bottom of South-street, newly
down to the Crown Inn. We have heard of several
laughable incidents during the flood. How kindly dis-
posed persons undertook to carry through the flood their
friends who were lees fond of the water, and let them
fall (of course unintentionally) into the water; how too,
young men who wanted to go south and got a home
with that view, and when it got into the middle of the
teeter lay down, pitching both the young men into the
flood, and bow they waded out and got out the horse.
We also beard of oee gentleman going through the
water on stilts. The houses at Portville, Harbour-
road. had the water in them. Messrs. Stephens' work-
people were taken over the water in their waggon to
U,. East bridge. Tbe girls working at some of the
factories were carried through the water by men, one
of whom was wicked enough to let his burden fall into
the water, much to the discomfiture of the damsel.
It was our of the most extends° deeds we have had for
years, and of course afforded intense amusement to the
boys of the neighbourhood.