The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-02 00:00:00

BHERBOBSE.

Soma barley hubeen cut on the farm of Professor
Buckman, at Bradfor I Abbas.
THE Sherborne Guardians have accepted a contract
fr no Mr. Meech for 20 sacks of flour at 3.3,. per
sack.

CAUGHT AGAlN.—Sastuff Fill 9r, of Hilborne Port,
who, it will be remembered, has committed numerous
offences during the pant three years, and who is now
tinder pollee supervision, was brought up on Saturday
charged with stealing a pocket.bandkerchief contain-
ing a psi- of dark plum-colour unfinished kid gloves.
a pair of 11^6.1 .ra, ivol a thimble, the property of
detnie," Bishop, of Calindle. The thinga
were left in the front room of the cottage, and were
stolen during Cie temporary absence of Mrs. Bishop.
Tho prisoner, who was seen near the cottage, was
suspected and apprehended at Buckland Newton,
with tha property in his possession. He slipped the
haviculf,, and ran away across the fields, but was
recaptured. In reply to the usual question', primmer
stated that he bought the handkerchief in Dublin last
Friday! On being told that the case would be sent
for trial, be begged hard for it to be dealt with at once.
lie was, bowever, committed for trial at the Win-
chexter A' 'ha

SHERBORNE HI RTICULTURAL SHOW.
Last year hankies one ol the largest and but of
competitions over seen in Sherborne, the gathering, not.
withstanding the unfavourable state of the weather the
two or three previous day*, was 00 large that something
like trO—liy many pounds the but returns over made
were taken. Starting therefore with • balance of over
ATLI in head tae committee could regard with rompers.
lave indifference the heart-breaking weather of this most
deplorable and extraordinary season—the copious showers
at night end treacherous borate of •unehine by day.
The entries were 000 as against SOO Met year, and as for
tho weather, it was simply execrable—wet, cold, and
windy. The glass fell IMaof an inch in the night, being
quite Mw enouzh bear,; the wind at times approached
• hurricane, and did sad havoc amongst the decorations,
which, etimulated by prises offered by the Committee,
would have made • very fair show if they had all
been put up, or, being up, had not been mangled.
Of the show we may remark that the 10113011 appeared
to have no influence whatever upon it, the hothouse
Productions. grapes. p aches, nectarines, plums, and other
under-glass fruit being as fins and •pparently as
namero no iv T. lle, vegetables shown in this clue
were al.o of first-rate order, and the etUlteurs were very
fairly represented. There were • few very pretty and
elaborate talde decorations, and altogether the fruit tent
wean. attractive as ever. The um, may be said of the
plant tint, the contra of which war Ailed SI usual with
,t we and greenbelts° plant. of ornamental foliage. Th•
solo Willie els, bad a full complement of plants and
oat It seem Mr. Heed, Sir Richard Glyn s gardener,
showed collections of stove and greenhouse pinata,
ornamental foliage fuchsias. coleus, begonias, a
dlectice of nine hybrids taster chambered, two
seedling raised at Loweamn under the Dante. of Lady Glyn
and WM May Glyn being the principal ones. Achinsenee
were very e.. 1, of the beat varieUes Geraniums.
splendidly flowered. Around the tables were balsams,
achimeries, variegated pelsmoniums, ehlena pot geranium'
In full Sneer. h•naseime begonias—' Nigger boy, black Si
night"—oyramids of fuchsias, and a splendid collection of
cat dahlias, mats, an 4 asters. The only canapicumis fall-
ing-off was lathe colt 'tent. Here the • ebibita were
eery good, and the entries quits up to the sump in
roan titv. but Int-tiding exhibitors appeared to have been
afraid of the wet, for the tent was not more than half

81LiCTIONS lON TIM MIZE Liar.

Om; To Riostorrrs or Summons& —Besi-I;orms decor.
A. ; D.loo 4; Cl, Crump Bros. ;
arca--$3, H. Trask ; £2. Jamb Poidister.

--nuns Axis riowium—orm.
CoUrction of 12 follair S. It. Harris,
Dorabestor. CAloction of 12 *tore or groombouso ploat2-
1:3, Kr It. Wyo. Boot.: Cl & R. Harria. Nino fuchsias—
.o, S. R. Rani. .a. B,r R. Glyn.
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AMATILUILS Oa
Sir 11. Glyn and G. D. W. Digby Esq., carried off many
a the priers.
op amsreglee 7107 iIirLOTING A IMOLAI OULDIXIIII,
L H. Rues:, Etri . took the prig", tot pearl.
Dining the day the B ind of U. M. Egad Light Infantry
(under the conductorship of Mr. M. Gould). at prealiet
stationed at Portland, played.
The very miserable state of the weather and grounds,
and the small attendance of visitors, led the committee
to atop the entrancas at 6 o'clock and to postpone the
fireworks until this (Thuroday) evening, when the display
will be commenced at eight o'clock.
BL 4.IIDFORD.

Pats or Fangxow HlMltHOUalta.—Metsra Park
and Cronin held a sale of pmperty at the Crown Hotel
on Thursday, and the Wheataheaf Inn and two
cotta;es adjoining were sold to Mr. Woodhouse, of
the Amity Brewery, for MO. The same gentleman
also gave £730 for the Eagle Tavern and a coStage
adjoining.