The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-12-17 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

IL M. PLYING Barl•DION, the— siti—pi belonging to whisk
arrived at different times lasi ws.k, has been ordered
to the shops of the Obennel, to look oat for vessels In
dieters', and render Md. The limuadron is to return by
the 23rd, in order to spend Carlsimita here.
QOASIOITNAIeII 1.10 Itnossw.—kbont half-past eight
o'clock on Wedneeday morning, John Botith,quarrynaan,
of flonthwell, was workbag in • qmarry at Reforms,
undermining rook. 11. got out • large pees of "shelf,"
whieh fell on one of hie legs, and broke it. He wee
isooveyed home In Mr. Blade', earl.
Deimos= Orr OF ThADIL —We are wryer' to learn
that the stooe trade is is • very favonre stije yoa
the time of year. The demand for stone Is insith better
than tonal in November and December, sad there le •
good .apply of intake, both Great Western and Beath.
Western. The men who unload the Poetised trades
end reload the stone oe rail way trucks, have bus
working at Coale till nine o'rgook at night. On accestat
of the gales there he,. been but few vessels hers for
Portland stone, and the orders have to be dispatched
by rail.
Lurrone IT Dn. J. Delivr.-00 Thursday lest Dr.
Drew kindly favoured the inhabitants of W•heluum sod
net/bonehead with his splendid lecture on "Hoary the
VIII. and Anne Boleyn: or the dawn el the Reforms.
Nock," in Z ton Chapel The meeting woe opened by I
singing and prayer; and the &inir wee takes, by Ray.
J. Maynard, the prior of the ohnroh. The attendance
was good, and the lecture limened to with very gram
atteatice. Dr. J. Drew delivered his kotore In • most
interesting manner, at the °lose, • very sordid vote
of thanks wee presented to Dr. J. Drew for his great
kindness in giving so splendid • Meter. gratuitously.

NAIDIN NIWTON.
Tan VOITIDATION STAIN of the new Intent School
wan laid on Nooday by the Rector, la the presence of
the salmi bombers sod children. A short mentos,
coediting of suitable prayers sod hyping, wee used.
Flan AT ORMITOI4 Fenli.—Barly on Tuesday morn-
lug,. ire broke out on Orneton Farm. The buildiags, all covered with thatch oonsisted of stables, fael-rooto,
Awl, sod other outhouses, the block being two
stories high. Near, but detached, la the reektentem of Mr. Thomas Oox, the menpler of the form, ead this
bees% Ming also Metaled, woe intrainent danger.
property 'belongs to Yr. R. B. Sherklan, of Framp-
ton Cou-rt. The Ire origloated about amen o'clock in
the fuel-hams, where was dared • large quantity of
dry farm, ko. A optrit mast ham fallea en the fnel,
winds speedily Ignited;' bat where it mine from it is not amerteined. No limner wee tke alarm of " Are' raised than willing betide were industriously applying
bookets of water, and removing the *mils All the
"lire stook," exoeptiag some poultry, veneered. Three
lam le the nervier. of Mr. Om, of Hyde Fenn, peening at the Won rendered important aid in sebdidag the fl mot Bergsma Minim, of Maiden Novice, shod
P.O. Bogs, of lrimptoo, arrived. The It. engine of
Frampton parish was soon on the spot, Kr. Champion
seeing that matters 'proceeded ellokintly. • endow
',apply of water from th.. stream soon obtained the
mastery of the flamer. Many from Maiden lentos
sad. part, apookors from the Great Room Soihray
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