The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-10-20 00:00:00

LYKE REGIS.

NOIITILNAL hedgehor, lay some means
found its way int) a house here, and was heard scratch.
lug. or laildalanat, in a pais.age, and the inmates deeming it
to he art anneil themselves fur Its il•-druction, The
Priekay cioteo haranie,e litti., animal Wag soon found
and eappared, and next morniO4 re 'cal to more con.
genial IlliartCni Init 411
THE II 'itw,iL—tlr. Ralph Waral Jai-keno, cx.M.P. for
Ii alien:ad awl eh:airman of the I.yille Itea.;is Railway
direetor., ha. addre....ed a letter to the Town Council
odering P. undertake stew ',rel. • ary 'natters for lin-
-I.r.viag the la labour. The matter wag discusscal at a
recent coaucil meeting anal a reply directed tube mot,
li. which the nme,sity of considering the plans of such an
important undertakeug--which Mr. Jackson has been
rappmted to suleatit —was pointed out.
! • 1111 St NOlll.--A Parochial meeting was held on Thursday,
when the Mayor Oh. Skinner), Colonel Fowler, Mr*
Atkins, and Mr. R. W. Hillman were elected to represent
the pariah as lay representatives. •

THORNCOMBE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
The lifdi animal meeting of this society was held on
Tuexday, and was most strocessifuL No loss th•it 35
ploughs were entered—three in Class 1. for farmers ions,
eight in the champion dais, 15 in floss 111. for carters
: and nine in the boys elan. Some extraordinarily
work WU perforuied. The judges were Mr. W. Bullen,
Warlord; Mr. Stone, Buzkland St. Mary; Mr. Abraham
Bevis, Waruhrook ; unil Mr. Wyatt, Purtington Farm,
Crewkerne. Captain Bragge offered • prize of El to the
carter whose horses and tackling were in the best order.
The price awards were as follow :
CLAP. 1.. To farmers' ems- -First, £4 10s, Hugh Welch.
of (lei... May ; seomd, a set of two Nina •jdough tackle, George
Welch ; commended, Mr Wit. ht.
II --i luniplon prise—Mkt tt lOs, George W.F. in
the employ of Mr Foots, of Elmore ; second, £2, John Lane, in
the saute employ.
Clam 111.- who have not previously ROO • gist
prim -Flrst, ht. les, %ilium Lacey, in the employ of Mr
Trenchant, of Meer ; *maid, h I Ms, James H away (Mr Yowler,
lissliV); third, xi, Janim Hawker, (Ur Hallett, Illewood):
fourth, it, George Hussey, i(Sptain Briggs).
CLumi IV. --LW).* under in--pi,in at, william Pool, are of
Mr Pool of Cogons; second, its, John Hunt, (Mr T. Welch,
("Witch) third, 1.1, John Down, (Mr Lumbard, Jewtre4
Extra prise of hl, given by t..)tptalit Bragg*. to the carter
who pmdou.s.l the hest Mint of horses in the Geld. George
Donne, in the employ of Mr Fooks. of Elmore.
The dinner took place at the Ftoval Oak Inn- About 60
attended. CaPtain Brae presided, and was supported
by the Rev. Ur. Marsh, curate of the Perish-
After the customary toys! toasts,
The CILIUM/A gave 'The health of the Bishop and
Clergy of the diocese," coupling with the toast the name
of the Rev. J. Marsh, who had- been curate of the pariah
for 35 years.
The Rev. J. Yuan, in responding, said during the
whole time he had lived in the parish, he had been as
comfortable and as happy as if he were • rich benefloed
clergyman.
The %'icE.Citatiustx proposal "The Army, Navy, and
Volunteers, and the CIUM/LIA, and Mr. Wright and Mr.
Stone (Yeulltallrn..raaDdinled.
The Rev. J. BLUISH proposed "The health of the
Chairman."

-71;17e-eimiawits, in responding, said a landowner must be
• fool to his own interest if he did nut make • good land-
lord. If he allowed his buildings to get out of repair,
and the land to be overrun with ground game, be could
Dot conscientiously look his tenants in the face—(bear,
hear). One of the greatest difficulties was the question
of ground gains. In theirparislL however, they managed
to get on pretty well together.
The Unstaams proposed prosperity to the Society."
which did • great deal of good by encouraging the
labourers to do timer work properly. Coming down from
London that :morning he could scarcely see a field of
swedes between London and Salisbury. But at Thorn-
e...sibs the crops were enurimotia. He deprecated the
actions of the agitators at Lrnmington, and thought the
labourers now knew who were their best friends. Happily
in Mat district there was mutual good feeling between
farmers and their labourera
Mews. Forma, Towt.ga, WELCH, and DAVY responded.
.The VICE-CHAIRMAN proposed " The health of the
L inpirea."
Mr. WYATT in responding, alluded to the evils of allow-
ing ground gamo to overrun thia
Reu.v.. Bevies, and STONE also responded.
Other toasts followed and •pleasant evening WEN We"
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CREMATION OF L&DY DILKE.
The Berlin corr,pondent of the Time., writes :—"The
lady of Lady 'hike, who died five weeks ago in London,
wa bund nra the loth inst., at Dresden. The ceremony
was performed in the furnace recently invented for
burial purist...es hiy Ilerr ;heinous, and the relatives
of the deceased Luly pormitting strangers to be Pe-
wit, • large miming: of scientific men attended
the experiment. When the company had rwuPlkd
with Herr Siemens' ropiest to offer up a mental
prayer, the c•glin was Placed in the chamber of
the furnace ; six iiiinitte., later the coffin bunt ; lieu
minuteu inure anii the lwran to melt away ; ten
minutis more and the skeleton was hail hare ; another ten
minutes and the boncA begml to Crunkble. Seventy-lire
minutes after the introllirtiuti of the coffin into the
turas., all that remained of lady Ihlke and the coffin was
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et dud" placed mu so urn. The teother.ialaw of the
deceased was present.

Fink —EPILEPTIC Ells OR FALLING S C Is&
method of cure leis i.een .16covered if
Km
A certain
complaint by a physician, who is dr.b.o.7ihttitEigistreo‘ing
may benefit from till, proviilentia ff ere r
known to fail. and will cure the op,„i.h. • tis never
all other means have been tried Puil paqi,,enuLemie after
'vitt to •inv Pervin fry*, of clinree.—Adwill be
wiLuing. Ilk inif..nl Terrace. 11}•ie Park. ',um rena Mr.
HOLLOWAI4 PILL:L-6.rd
are Pigeerio.—ifolt
universally acknno lehteil to Ic the safest, way,
1--
and hestcorrective for indigestion ; lose of awe*. sot,
flatulence. SIM naulea are but a few of ti4-Tam.
veniencies which are remedied with ease by fho„,,
fag pills. They strike at the roots of all abdominal
ailments, they excite in the stomach aj"Per *evTetion of
gastric juice, and regulate the action the liver, thereby
promoting a copious supply of pure, wholesotne bile,
without which there can be no good digestion. These
pills remove all distention and obstniction, and from
their harmless composition are peculiarly well adapted for
delicate persons and young children , whilst casting out
impurities, they strengthen the rystem and give muscular
tone.