The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-06-04 00:00:00

Ddianiaria.
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Tax collections in

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slants choir have

amoaatad to —1:8 ss.
STairros churchyard is to be allord• Tb° a'a•
Mrs. Aahley ha• given as additional piece of Pound.
It will be commented en Wednew4ll7-
THE Qom entered on her 60in Tea!' on Friday.
Esoept on the towers of St. peters and Fordington
the occasion was not ase-sommowrat•d•
" Wouw you it surprised to bear" that • " fonr.in.
hand" actually passed through Dorchester • day or
two agc If you don't inhere us read our con.

esmporary.
DOME? lenwirszat Exattamost.—We remind our
manufacturing friends in Dorset that they must not
fail to snake their applications for space with loss
of time. All specimens of writing and mays are to
be sent in 00th. Ist of June.
cawege, —The return match between Mr. W.
Durden's eleven and eleven of the Dorset County
School "rise played on the ground of the letter OD
WY'reDDIUDg in • victory for the School by
wen wicketa.
Oca Poldric Berm* and County, were i
by Captain Willie on Friday. In each instance d
expremed his satisfaction with the whole of the
arrangements. (Whet dose " Ratepayer" say to
that. I
A attnecargnost lit has been opened at behalf cd
the widow and children of Robert Park, who was run
ever by • waggon and killed near Blaedford on the
20th of April" suh.eriptione will be received at the
Wilts and Dorset Bank, Blendford, or by Mr. W.
Drake, Houghton.
Tait Pedal • -W.ftchaplain of the Hospital, the Rey.
H. P. Bodkin, resigns bie oaks to Use regret of all
connected with this excellent institution. On Monday
he wee presented by Mrs. Bingham, in behalf of the
patients and servants of who have come under his
ministrations, with a handsome silver biscuit box. The
new resident chaplain is the Bev. U. E. Harvey.
Ma. G. T. W. ELoWia, son of Mr. G. F. A. Flower,
West Stafford, on Thursday last, at an examination
at Guy's Hospital, sucomsfully pursed his exam's:Lelia'
and was admitted a member of the Royal College of
Burgeons of England. Mr. Flower received his edu-
cation at the Dorchester Grammar School, under the
Rev. T. R. Maskew, and afterwards at • private
grammar echo.' under Mr. Bonifield, at Dar•Ocater.
He was • pupil of Mr. W. rowne, H. D., at Swindon.
ON FelHay, workmen in the employ of Mr. Tilley,
who erecting coo. new maltase " The FrlarYi.
came upon several skeletons. One was enclosed in a
stone coffin, and another in a wooden one. There was
nothing to Indicate the age, and by some it is thought
they are the remains of persons buried during the
plague, and by others—which appears more likely—
that they are those of osoului buried during the times
Friary, es the name implies, stood upon the spot.
THE lIOICHESTIR AOHICULTURAI. SoCtETT had its
annual sheep-shearing match on Saturday at Mr.
Eneor's repository. Two hours were for work. Mr.
D. Symms& (Ashton), Mr. T. A. Homer (Alma), and
Mr. Joseph Hull (Stinford) were the judges. The
awards were :—Men's class—First prize, E 2, Robert
Mason. in the employ of Kr. T. C. Saunders, Water-
combo Farm ; second tl, Maass Gifford (Mx. ff. J.
Cockeyes's); third. 10.., John Lase (Mr. Henry Mayo).
Lade under 18—Firsts, El 10s., John Howe (Mr. H.
W. Hawkins, Martinetown) ; second, Ire. James
Cake (Mr. Henry Gale). Highly commended; Thomem
Rogers (Mr. J. (. Homer), mini clams, and H. Masan
(Mr. 'l'. C. Saunders), lads' clam.
THE RSV. T. RUNISELL-WRIGHT, Head-Master of
the Dorset County School, has received the subjoined
very mtiefactory letter from an old pupil announcing
hie succeed in a recent examination for solicitors :
" Dear 814—Thinking it alight not be unsatisfactory to
you to hear of the success of an old pupil. I bars pleasure
to informing you that I bare come out second hest of EScandidates In the recent thud examinations for solicitors,
and bars been awarded by the Council of the Incor-
porated Law Society the price of the Honourable Society
of New Inn. , . . . ac
The name iif the writer is [bidding. • nephew of Mr.
T. Dudding, of Puddletrenthide. lie was with Mr.
Rusisell•Wright in Lincolnshire, and it is the more
encouraging to his former master, am he first discovered
his tablets and directed them in the proper course.
There are now four pupils from the same county in the
school.
Q O.Y.C.—Captain Ilambro is anxious to call the
attention of any members of the Queen's Own Regi-
ment of Yeomanary who contemplate going up to
Wimbledon this year to Compete for the Lloyd.
Lindsay prize that there are one or two rather
inn orient alterations in the conditions which should
be remembered. The shooting will be at 500 and 600
yards Instead of at 400 and 600 yards, salt was last
year, which will necessitate some alteration in the
worm the men ride over. Also, that all competitors
will have to shoot in "frill order" as laid down in the
Qeen's Regulatione—i e., in stable drew, forage cape,
/And stripped saddles, and in conaequet.ce the membera
of the Dorset Yeomanry will have to wear tome
cape instead of the rheum they weer at drill. 'lle
of the Wiutbleilon shooting, will oontein
rrirrori the course and all conditions will be pub.
Halted In • few der, and can be obtained for sixpence
at the oat* of the National Rifle Aasociation in
Pall-Mall. The entrance fee this year is only 21 for
each motion, and the entries close on the 13th of July.
'nuts ALTEKarlotio.— A new train will, on and
after Sunday next, leave Weymouth for Dorchester at
3 40 p.m., returning front Dorchester for Weymouth at
Sire pm A new train will leave Yeovil at 830 a.
for Weymouth. calling at all intermediate stations.
From Weymouth a new train will leave at 6.45 p m.
for Yeovil, calling at intermediate stations. l'his
train is to be in rutetitution of that which formerly
started half-anhour later. The 10 a.m. and 12.10
trains from Weymouth will rail at Evershot. The
train which formerly left Weymooth at 4.35 p.m. for
Swindon to to start live tatioute. castle,, se clog at
Chippenham at 7 30 p.m. in connection with the seven
p.m. train from Bristol to Lontlicu. mi. 4.35 train
will call at Evershot, hut cease calling at Yetminster
and Holt Junction. Psesengers for the Berke and
Hants See moat change at Trowbridge. The Frame
train, which formerly started from Bristol at 6.50
p.m., is Net &slim to leave 23 minutes earlier ; the train
whitit has hitherto left Fronie for Bristol at 7.10 p.m.
Is to start at 5.40 p.m. in cont ection with the last up
trek, from W,llnoUth, Alla Will gin, At all intermediate

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stations.
DORCHINITIR STUN LAUNDRY CORPANT.—The first
ordinary general ineetinx the shareholders of "The
11..rthatter Steam Lau Company (Limited)" was
held at the Ring's Arms, Hotel, Dorchester, on Thurn.
day last, Mr. aeons Hawkins in the chair. The
Chairman. in opening the meeting, 'mid the pre-
sent was the first statutory general meeting of
the eharebolders, and called upon the secretary to read
the report of the directors showing the poson of the
company. The report was then read, and showed the
directors bad entered into • contract with the Duchy
of Co, uwall to purchase piece of land adjoining the
waterworks, consisting of two acres and 28 perches at
the price of £b43 lfie., where it ICY prOpUlle.l to eject
the biwinew premisee of the company, and that plans
and elevathms of the propteed buiblink. had been
prepared. Representatives from manufacturers of
machinery wed in steam laundries had met
the directors, who, after entering into (be
matter, had lidded it would be moot desirable to
accept the estimate of Mama Bradt .n 1 and Co., but
as yet no contract had been entered into. The
financial statement of the company showed that 223
shares representing £2.230, had been subscribed for.
and the director, expressed their opinion the building
might be commenced at once, as although the nominal
capital of the oompaey was Z.OOO they did not appre-
hend the sum requiaite to place the company in a
position to commence 4asiness would exceed C 4,000.
On the motion of Mr. Henry Bascombe, seconded by
Mr. J. F. Hodges, jun., a resolution that the report
be adopted was unanimously carried. A cordial vote
of thanks was passed to the chairman, and, ha'ing
been acknowledged by him, the promedinge teruniaat.,L
Royal Horse Artillery v. Dorset 0.1140 bekool.—
In spite of threatening weather this match was played
on the County School ground on Saturday. The
result wa• in favour of the School on the first innings.
The bowline for the County School was very good in
the first innings, the first three wickets of the Artillery
falling for 0. Subjoined are the booms
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lit I 'mina.
Baxter, b livirtolds
b ()Matt .
Woolittioxim. ran Gni
Davy, b
Kelly. b Reynolds ..
Bart, I.Beynottia
Gnat, I, ("What_ ..
Arbon, not out .
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NlooL b Ka7 adds
Bart. I; e and bThaat

tiid Innings.
c Gillett, Refnekts
ZVidr e e
.. 1 b Gillett ... 1
13 Gillett ...
..
Gillett ...
.. run out . .
notout
c Hired, b ...

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lit Innings. In laniata
Haat. o Woolasinaton, b Davy 0 it. b Daay
Guam, b They— ... 0 c and b Baxtar
Kannedy. Wenlialltirt...
b Davy... 0 b Davy
Sargent, b Baatar 3 b Baxter
Holland, not oat . I b Davy .
Berry b Darr 2 It Banter
R„yiyada, It Btxtar . . 0 it, It Dmry
Woodser.y. Hatter . 3 cNlcnl, It Baxter
b Itaxter 0 to bat ..
Bird, C Nicul. It Baits, ... 1 not not I