The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-12-19 00:00:00

InITNOUTH.

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SPRAIII.—Jut in time to provide our poor folk with
good, cheap, and nice food in the bad times, have come
In supplies of sprats, for theme delicious little fish have
been caught in considerable numbers of late.
FeleltuaL OF AN OLD POSTMAN.—Mr. Stunways. the
postman who died of asthma after only one day's
illness, was buried on Friday last, He had been 22
years in the mimics, and for three years was super-
annuated. A number of the Poet-olio@ employos
followed his body to the last resting place.
Tux COUNCIL CHAIM= CSRD An • COORT.—On
Tuesday the magistrates sat in the Council Chamber,
the outer hall having been found too cold. Part of
the public gathered at the foot of the table in the
space formerly occupied by the muniment room, and
the main portion ;stood at the bar which divides the
chamber from the large room.
MIDICAL, OFFICERS AND VACCINATOR. —Dr. H.
Third was chosen Poor Law medical officer for Mel-
combs Reek, at • late meeting of the Board of
Ourdiana, the salary being £7O a year; for Win,
mouth Dr. H. J. Ryan was chosen at £3O • year; and
the first was appsinted public vaccinator at the usual
less. Dr. H. Nathan, who formerly held the offices,
and whose retirement mud the vacancies, filled the
poets to the satisfaction of the ratepayers and the
eliktardiana for 13 years.
rummies roe BUILDIIO.—CIose upon the sale of
the field occupied as gardens at West Ham, have come
various gales by which building plot., freehold or
nearly so, are abundant in the neighbourhood of Wei-
mouth. Messrs. tlilledge are provided with powers to
aell enough building lots to accommodate another
population; the other auctioneer. have • variety of
mull pieces of land "on offer," both close to Wey-
mouth and near the Upwey station, the wide extent of
gardens known as Littlefields is even invaded, and at
present only trade and demand are needed, for we
never remember such widely extended facilities for the
growth of our suburbs. Town and country are
mixing on the other aide of the Backwater, to an
extent that surprises old inhabitant., the principal
drawback being the very variable state of the roads,
which frequently are buddy passable for health.
seekers on foot.
CHAROR Or STIALING MONlT.—Henry Elliott and
Frederick Smith, privates of the West Surrey Regi-
ment, were charged with stealing moue), from the
Rodwell Tavern, the property of Thomas Collingwood.
—Prosecutor stated that last Saturday afternoon,
about two o'clock, he had occasion to leave the bar for
about five minutes, when on aiming back /again, he
found the door open, the till open, and about 18s. gone,
with the bowl in which the silver had been kept- Ile
had seen the prisoner. in the morning pus up towards
the station; but he never saw them in the house,
When he left the house, be shut the bar-door, but
left the front door open. No one was in the taproom at
the time the money was lost.—Lottie Bahia, aged
seven, who was not MOM on account of her tender
age, said she saw the two soldier, on Satarday, going
up by the station, a little after dinner time. She saw
them come out of Mr. Dolling wood's house, out of the
lower door, and they went up the Wyke-road. One
of them had his hand tucked in hi, coat, this was the
small one, Elliott —P.C. Bartlett about 10 minutes to
two on Saturday afternoon, met the men coming from
the direction of the Rodwell Tavern, walking very
feet, and they went on towards Wyke. It was cold,
and he thought they were walking fast on account of
the cold.—fitipt. Vickery said the men were going to
ladle on Saturday, and he asked for them to be
handed over to the military, on condition they be
kept • couple of days, while he made enquiries, as he
had not traced the money yet.—A Sergeant gave them
good characters, said they hardly ever got into trouble,
and agreed to keep them two days. On thiathay were
handed over.
A " LIOTLX Dior" AND • GRIAT DANCIIIL—On
Wedneacthy, before W. Talbot, Seq.. J. Robertson,
Esq., and I. E. Robena, E.g., John Kerslake, carter
for Mr. Ward, of Portland, was brought up for having
been drunk while In charge of • loaded waggon and
two horses.- -Bengt. Delaneont said last night about a
quarter-past six, be was on duty in St. Thomaaateset,
and taw prisoner drunk, while in charge of two horses
and a waggon in St. Thomae-atreet. He seemed quite
Incapable of taking care of the horses and even of
himeell, for he sometimes reeled against the front
home. A little boy was in charge of another pair of
horses behied. Prisoner nearly fail under the wheel
of one of the waggons, which was loaded with straw.
—The man, • good-looking epeohnen of an English
labourer, with • very respectable-lookieg wife looking
alter him, pleaded guilty, and said he was very sorry.
He had not bad any
as drink for some time before this.
—A six years' character for the man w pro-
duced from h master, and in oonsideration of
this he was only fined le.—Supt. Vickery
said the man bad been injured in his h
and an drink at mu affected his brale.—Prisoner
stated he was hurt in his head when training
a colt; the anima kicked him.—Mr. Talbot: Rasp
away (ruin the publichouse altogether.—Mr. Robots :
You dons I do • I never take any, and do you think
I am the woree.for that f—The wife applied for time
to pay, and, as it was stated Mr. Ward hid promised
to let hiss have the money, the week was allowed.—
Supt. Vickery: You must pay the man for taking
your horses into Portland; you were not able to do ee
yourself.—The magistrates pointed out to the man how
much he had seared, thrown away and wasted by this
givthg way to drink. —Kerslake : It is the fint time,
eir.—Tle was exhorted to let it be the last.
Tux Fame—At the end of this last week, • sires(
frost eat in, which yielded one day to ag increase of
warmth, and then the road to West Ham was one of
the most wretched some. of mud we have ever beheld,
the smooth slime extending from side to *le of the
road, and being some inches deep. Those who
approached our rural suburb by way of the Gee Works
road were not much better off, for the road there was
shockingly dirty, and there was the occasional addition
of an inundation of the lowest part from the tide.
When the frost returned, the roads were almost as
hard as iron, where not affected by the salt water, and
consequently the West Ham and other " mains " were
passable with moderate comfort for those not given to
slipping. In the lowest part of the Gag Works road,
Lhe slab nato 104401 644.11,43 to ulay ton.. ea.,
pa-wingers; had to go eons distance through the
coldest of slash. The increase of the cold delighted
the heart, of skaters, for at Chsfey's Like the ice was
soon strong, and several disputed themselves gaily on
the slippery surface. Our grand skating rink, Lod-
moor, was visited by not a few, a. early as Monday,
although the ice was still a little tender. But what
• will not young people venture for the sake of sport!
• The Backwater was edged with ice, and had it not
been for the high spring tides would probably have hail
• sheet over it. surface; as it was, the salt water kept
the circulation up. Ling "slides" were struck near
the Esplanade, somewhat to the discomfort of those
who couldn't appreciate facilities for suddeuly ting
down, or the deloghts of a slide from the donkey stand
to the Gardena, ea the younroiteris boasted loudly in
the streets. Elderly folk had to mind their ways,
upecially on the approaches to the Bridge; but much-
maligned Chspelry stairo, alter the first " strew "
had been dispersed, was tolerably comfortable and
safe, the narrow parte being quite dry. While the
Frost brings such delight to merry youth, we must not
forget the poor fellow, whom it deprives of work,
because soil and mortar are frozen hard. Our sliders
and skaters on Lodmoor daring the short frost at the
beginning of the week did not escape without • pro-
portion of ths dowsing umsl. The water was fortun-
ately only a few inches deep where throe buli; • went
in at different times and consequently they sun
" touched bottom," alter going over-boot in ice cold
water. Sometimes a beginner struggled too much to
get clear, in spite of help being near, the consequence
being that successive fractures follooeti, no mooner
would the succsed in getting on the edge than another
crack followed, and in elm went again until a long
breadth was broken up. In contrut ta such an
unfortunate one, who was at length brought to safety,
was a lady very expert on her skates. She had the mis-
fortune to go In; bat by great agility and clevernee
she succeeded in regaining the Joe at some distance
from the edge, and where it " bore " her up, and she
was able to resume the graceful sport. Toward* even-
log there was a good deal of water on the skating
surface, and it began to be feared the ice was
" giving." Most of the skaters returned home, and
althou,h one brought out • torch, and attempted
to reatart the skating by torchlight for which
Lorimoor hag been famous, his example was not
followed, and the moor was soon deserted. By n• xt
day the frost had yielded, and the sport had ta he
giftin over, almost as soon as it began to IA thoroughly
enjoyed. After the thaw, oh I the country roads!
They were in each • state as can hardly he described,
especially those leading to West Ham. The rain on
Tuesday night put an end for the present to hope of
fun on the Loh