The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-08-14 00:00:00

BR I D PORT.

Ws regret to learn that J. Gandry, Esq., of the
Hyde, is unwell.
It is ratifying to know that whilst diarrhea
and cholera have been prevalent In other parts of the
county. the Bridport district has not beds single death
from diarrhoea or cholera during the whole summer. —P.
AT the market on Wednesday, Mr. Daanoey gold
by auction 30 fat awes, belonging to J. Pape, Eaq., of
etyma:Asbury, one lot of which sold at Os &l. per
head, the remainder from 68s. to 67c He also sold 25
Down ewes for R. Groves, Esq., of Bowood, which
fetched from 53e. to 55a. per head.

Ascasny linwrino.—The menibers of the Pyll2olll
Arelaity Club'bad their second misting forth' mason
on Thursday week. The weather was Boa Owing
to local circumstances the meeting was not so large
as usual; but the shooting was of the first order.
Several of tbe members, with their friends, played
at croquet in another part of the grounds.

biAltßl.llol Or Tug Bar. E. W. MLY.—On
Tuesday last the marriage of the Rev. K W. May,
M. A., the much respected curate, of Allington, to Miss
C. M. Fox, granddaughter of the Rev. H. Fox, the vow
rated incumbent of the parish took place in Allington
Church. It had rained in tornado the day previous
and great fears had been then entertained that the
nest morning would also prove very wet, but forth.
nately though the weather was still unasetled, the sun
shone bright and no rain fall until after the ceremony
was over. An arch was erected over the Pill at the
on one side of which vs. ineoribed "God
=stistge lionny bride," and on the other "Long may
they live." The wedding party were conveyed to the
church in three carriages, the Rev. K W, May, and
his brother, W. May, Req.. of London, being the first
to arrive. The ceremony took place shortly after ten
o'clock, and was performed by the Rev. Edward Fox,
I incumbent of Bamford, Beesx. The bridesmaids were
Miss May and Mies Symee, W. May, Esq., tdaii=us*
man. The remainder of the wedding party of
the Rev. H. and llra Fox, Mrs. H. B. Fox, John
Batten, Seq., of Yeovil, Mrs May and S. May, Req. The
bride was given away by her grandfather, Rev. H. Fox.
On the entrance of the wedding party into the church
an opening voluntary was played on the organ, and in
the oceans at the service the 128th Psalm was chanted
by the choir, sad the "Father of
Life," words by Rev. Sz."="Jcaboe°ral,te mind° oom-
red !r1 James Turk, was sung by then, Mendelssohn's
Marsh being played when the eartles was over.
The bride wore a rich white silk dress, with wreath of
orange blossom and jasmine, and an embroidered tulle
veil, and carried a very handsome bouquet. The ale.
genes and chasteness of her dress was much admired. I
The bridesmaids WWII very prettily attired in white
aimed grenadine drawee, t-imnied with blue ruches,
and with blue silk guises bodies, bonnets of white toile
with wreathe of convolvulus and long tulle veils behind.
The church was crowded with ladies and others!
maims to within the marriage, and all a
to take mush interest in it. A t nuiriCre of f
people were outside the church unable to obtain ad-
mhsion, and when the wedding party came away each
skis of the path from the Aura to the pt. was
by persons anxious to get • peep at the bride.
thronged
eaelport Church bells strut* out a merry peal ea
son as the service was over, there being no hells at
,1111ington Church, and continued to ring slediterrals
during the day. Just after the bride and b
had departed, and some of the others Invitediamforto
wedding, but before they had all left • very heavy
shower of rain fell, which lasted some time, speedily
scattering those who were there looking on, and it was
va-y fortunate the weather had been until then.
A handsome wedding breakfast supplied by Mn.
Bradford was provided at the parsonage, after
which about one o'clock the happy pair pro
seeded to Crewkerne and took the train for
London' intending to go from thence into Wales to
spend the honeymoon. There were numerous and
valuable presents made to them on the ciesasicio,
mow' which we may inentiea that the teacher, coil
children of the Anthem' Sunday school presented
Bev. K W. May • liandeanie large-else silver-plated
salver, supplied * Mr. Stagg, jeweller, Wistinreet,
with the following ineeription in the centre, "Pre-
seated to the Rev. K W. May, on his weddingday,
by the booboo and &Aden of tho Allington Sudsy