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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-03-11

MERCHANTS AND TRADERS' DINNER.

This annual dinner t ,ok plans on Wednesday
evening at Coke Rvitaurant, Augusta-pleas.
&planed., whoa there we. • very good attendaece,
facto? di the leang merchants, tradesmen,
an I elisions' men. To. Mayor of Weymouth (R.
N. oward, Esq.), orcaVed the chair, and Pally
Hooper, Egg (Torre Clerk the vice-chair. Amongst
thnete present were Sir retieria Johttetous, Bart.,
M.P., Henry Edwards, Rao., M.P., Rev. J. H. Scott,
ILA., (rector ot St. Mary's), Colonel Swaltleid,
Childs, Dr. Ryan, Dr. Laurie, Roe. C. It. Gilbert,
Rev. W. I..”tria, Metier.. J. Grove., J. F. Bodges
(Dorohster), G. B. Walaford, S. Percy Street, J. A.,
Talbot, Howard Bowen, J. H 'belt etn, J. G. Rowe,
It. A. Curtis. Seam, A. Clerk., wris, Pettier-Ink.
T. Fookee, H. Pools, R. C.x (Portland). ‘Veetern
(Portland), 11041"10I1 (Portland), 11. Worm,, S.
Wallis, C. F. Arden, M. Dtvenielt, Bennett, Allen,
Wisdom, It. A. Ayles, 5, J, Fowler. H. Abbey, J.
Mustard, J. Vitamin, R. 'Talbot, J. Rowe, C.
Bring, C. W. Lovell, S. Webb Dunn, E. Targett,
Mau, J. Wright, J. F. Brows, 8. Jackson, J. Cooke.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-03-11

ATTEMPTS TO WRECK TRAINS.

At a quarter poet twelve o'clock on Saturday nicht an
attwnpt to wreck an rec•imion train warn mode on hi loop
line ot Lb. North Statiordebire Retlwa,. new to Hant,-y
Station. Policeir.nuetablis Bet,rn was on duty in North.
roil. Gobride i, at the time named, and ace two men
my•teriotwly *wired on the railway line, which bare rums
on a blab mnbankin int. His mispiMons b•io2 aroosirit, hi
clinviied the esti ankment, and then saw that the men bad
placed a platelayer t crowwiw on ti. metals. and
an mach a manner that it era. drolly hood. Before the
eonstable could get new they 1110 sway. In following
tteen down the einbaakment be unfortunately lad, and
injured himself tot much ii make hie ohms lociimatui.
t , dbridge Station, end with
sail/Wane, r woe •1 the iib true 1 A lee mioutes alter.
ward, an eZelle,ioll train which had On ru. trim th•
Potkiri,. to Manua...tar pawed. The police are actively
Inveatigat hi the mailer, hot at present no clue has been
obtained to the naiwraente. _

Shirty alter two p.m. on Saturday the driver nf • train
ea this Lust:satire sal Yorkshire Itsil way from blenches-
ter ei Oldham had lust passel the tunnel en the leip lino
at Newton Hisattworbra As saw an ob. eaution, rot Istins
or two Iron chair', some ctnics, and whet impediment.,
I,i,g on Lb, .1 ,t;,• of the up lino, sin ortueh an express
train from Yorkshire was due in • few tutou'eu The
dther stopped his trio and removed the obstacles.
Inrseliantloas so, beina mode by the police.