The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-08-15 00:00:00

CERI,IE ABBAS.

Population 7,597. Births 63, de tths 31, of which I
was from scarlet fever, 2 from diptheria, and I from
diarrhce a.
Vasrat MUTING.—The annual vestry meeting, for
the purpose of passing the lighting istapsertora• acoonnts
for the last year, and granting • rate for the ensuing
year, was held on Monday, Mr. E. J. Clark, senr.,
churchwarden, in the chair. Mr. Northover was re-
elected leispeaor, and Mr. B. Norman elected to fill
up 1111C4110184 ; and 1:35 was granted for lighting the
town for the ye.ir ensuing.
&MUM ACCIDUNT.—On Saturday • little boy, aged
seven, the son of Mr. W. Greenslade, schoolmaster of
Cerise, fen from a building about eight feet blab, and
severely fractured his skull. It appears that the little
fellow bad amended to the top of the building, which
is ooverel with ivy, for the purpose of catching a
chicken, and having sueeeeded, leaned over to break off
a stick from a lilac tree, overbthinoed himself, and fell
over alighting on his forehead on the 6intpaving below.
Dr. Evens was quickly In attendance, and after
examining the wound prononnaed the outer table of the
skull to be badly fractured, and entertained doubts as
to the inner t .ble communicating with the brain,
although no fissure could be discovered. Be was pro•
nounced to be in great danger, and some days must
elapse before any definite opinion can be given as to hls
chance of recovery.

UP WAY.
Popalation 4,609. 40 births and 19 deaths, 1 being
from diarrhor i.

ABBOTSBUKY.
Population 2,041. Births len sad cloths tea, one
dying from sualet favor,

I'UDDLBTOWN.
Popuintion 4,313. Births 28. desths 16, one being
from foyer.

MAIDEN NEWTON,
Popnlatlon 6,222. Births 34, deaths 21, inolinling I
from scarlet lever and I from fever.

SHER BORNE.
Population 6,120. Births 50, deaths 30, isehnling 4
from fewer, and 1 from diarrhort.

LONGBIIIITON.

WADDED AND BUZIID.—In our last journal WO
announced the marriage in the Viearage-house, Long-
bunion, of the curate, the Rev Miwd. Wm. Price, no
the only ;Mild of the vicar. To-day we have to record
the bridegroom's funeral I It is but a few weeks since
the writer of this sat by his aide it the Visitation
dinner, thinking him as frank and agreeable a gentleman
as be ever conversed with. He looked too the piottue
of health. His eyes sparkled with intelligence, and
his frame seemed set by physical training ; but MI
internal disease was insidimuily at work, and in a little
time he had to take to his bed, and hi..... became hope-
less. flee day after his burial was to have been that of
his marriage. The wedding cake was provided, and
was out at his funeral. In &mordant* with his last
earnest wish a special dispensation wee obtained from
the Archbishop of (Janterbury, and he was murlei
whilst lying on his death bed, last Sunday week. On
Wednesdii) his spirit had fled, and his body was
consigned to the grave on Monday last, the funeral •
being almost as remarkable as the oireumstanoes atWod-
ing his death. The calk, of polished oak, with gilded
furniture, was placed in the drawing-room, having upon
it • purple and white pall, upon which again wag pluied
an exquisitely beautiful heart-shaped garland of lilies,
orange blossoms, and other delieate flowers. In the
centre was a small Gross, similarly composed. The
mourners wore all white crape hatbands, those who
preceded the body, white silk hatbands, and all bearer,
I as well, wore white kid gloves. A hymn was sung in
the church and another in the churchyard, after the
oottln, with its final adornments, bee been lowered into
the grave. The f %moral we. conducted by Mesers.llingley,
of tiherborne.—Akerborge Journal.