The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-01-25 00:00:00

BRIMPORT.

WIIJIIL ktlerniner.--Some evil-disposed person or
persons have maliciously destroyed two of the trees,
recently planted on the east side of South-street, by
order of the Council. The authorities offer • reward
of £4 for the recovery of the offender or offender., and
we treat the reward will prove • successful incentive
in bringing them to justice.
ON riis Ics.—The lovers of skating have been
indulging in their favourite sport during the pad week.
'l' he waters at Pytnore and Gegdon have been frozen
over to a depth of several inches. At Cogdon skating
commeneed in earned on Wednesday, when a large
number went upon the ice. The ioe was not lit at
l'ymore till Fridny, and on Saturday over 300 persons
ventured. Beyond an uncomfortable ducking in two
instances, no accidents have happily occured as
yet.
Merzosotoomst.--On Monday night and Tuesday
the weather experienced in this locality was severer
than any remember for nearly &score of years. Strange
to say with half a gale of wind Came a heavy fall of
snow, the wind causing it to drift in dangerous masses
along the thoroughfares and highways. A number of
sheep found themselves in precarious situations, but
as yet we hear of none being smothered. The bay
presented • wild and tempestuous sight on Tuesday,
the water being rougher than is often observed during
tbe November gales.
COALS roe THE POOIL—A meeting r,f the Relief
Committee, under the chairmanship of the Mayor
'. Edmunds, Esq.), was held in the Council Chamberou
Monday morning to consider a question of affording WAILKII/131.
relief to the poor. It is generally known that some Una SERWICGOL—By request of the Bishop of
years since • round sum WWI delstsite lat the Dorset. Salisbury the Rev. H. P. Stokes will preach one of tha
Aire Bank, through the kindness of the late esteemed Lent sermons in Salisbury Cathedral. We believe the
Liberal member, Thomas Alexander Mitchell, Esq., date fixed is Friday, the 4th of March.
who represented the borough for more than 30 years in Tint LATE M. I'. 'or late member, in rm,ly to a
Parliament That sum has since been enlarged by letter from the " Viet ria" Lodge of Odchellows,
various benevolent residents, and the accumulated soliciting hie annual subscription, Mr. Drat writes that
Interest makes ups gratifying deposit. Various sum, he has ceased to take any interest in the borough of
have been drawn sut for the purpose for which it was Wareham since he has not had the honour of being
originally Intended, and coals have been distributed to returned aA their representative to Parliament, and
the necessitous poor during the winter seasons. It Was must therefore decline to make any further subecrip-
determined on Monday that a sum not exceeding £5O Lions.
he spent in coals for the poor, in addition to the MISSIONARY MEETING. -The annual juvenile
interest on that amount. missionary meeting in connection with the Wesleyan
COUNTY MAGISTRATES, Monday.—Before J. M. P. Methodist,. of this town was held on Wednesday even.
Montague, Esq., and S. W. Whetham, Esq. Thomas Ing, Mr. leo. Crocker, junior, of Domhester, in thechsir.
Farwell. dairyman, and Henry James, gardener, of Addresses were ~riven by Rev. Grant (of Wimborne)
Nlapperton Howse, were charged in custodv, the and the hey. .1. Jude ri (of Wareham). Various books
former with stealing, and the latter with receiving, were distributed by the chairman as prizes. The total
11 quantity of bruised oats. value 45.. the property a amount collected by the children during the past year
Mr. Sampson Gillingham, ,f Coltleigh Farm, Mapper- amounted to upwards of £l2.
ton. —The prisoner Farwell is a dairyman in Mr. THE CHURCHYARD. —Mr. Hoffman. inspector of
illingham's employ.—Mr. Nantes defended James, churchyards, &e., visited Wareham on Tuesday, the
lot Farwell was undefended.—At the opming of the 11th instant, and conferred with several members of
rise Mr. Nantes applied for the withdrawal of the the Burial Board, churchwardens, km, as to the
plea of guilty made at Beruninster, on Saturday, by ' advisability of closing St. Mary's Churchyard, and
hie client. —The prosecutor stated having missed some being so crowded that scarcely a grave can be dug
oatmeal, which was stored near his piggery, and on without disturbing human remains. The inspector was
. seral occasions he had missed some of it. It was informal this; • cemetry had not been provided before
placed there by his man on the 12th inst. He had it was thought necessary, and that money had been
rospicione, and found footmarks in the snow, leading borrowed by the Board t., percher's the land, and that
from the cart-house to the,louse of the prisoner James. a public meeting wad held which sanctioned such
Ile also saw footmarks to Farwell's house, and • action. Mr. Dugdale, sexton, was questioned that if
~,ao who had something under his arm oing towards there Ws... still room for burying how came a body to
it. Be believed that man was FarweU. Prosecutor be disturbed that had not long been buried. This he
iw oatmeal (like his own produced) In the trough of accounted for through its not having been under his
Jamie, piggery. He got a search warrant and vis ted own personal supervision. Mr. Hoffman said under
tie house with P.C. per. The house was locked, similar circumstances the same thing might occur
led they waited till James came home, and then the again;they should not depend on one man's personalconstable mated him for the meal Farwell had brought knowledge, there being no plan of the grave*. Mr. J.
there on the night before. James said "How do you Beer, undertaker, said be had seen four or rive skulls
know be brought any here r said he knew dug up at a thee, but he would give Mr. Dugdale credit
he did. James then unlocked the door, and the that he did the best he could with the ground at his
constable and himself followed him in. Janie* pulled disisivil. The inspector stated that he should recom-
mit a barrel from behind a door, saying "This is the mend that the burial ground be closed, but such order
stuff." Witness looked into the barrel, and it was would not reach them for five or six months. The
half full of meal. He said "It's no we to tell any exceptions, he thought, would be brick vaults and
t hero last grave... It was remarked that in the unearthing thaw
lie. about it, this is the stuff Tom brought
r brick
having half brick graves might make them
night." He also said he knew it was his (prosecutor's),
and armed prosecutor to forgive him.—A servant of k ones, so as to become technically within the
peeemeee, eguy Legg, proved omen ivervreu on the definition of the term brick grave.

Fraud to steal what's not their own,
Force to keep all they can lone,
Fully sces no crime thus shown,
Fraud, and force, and folty.

Feeble counsels weakly planned,
Funk that fears the traitor'e band,
Forster in Supreme command
Feeble, funky, Forster.]

In Warton's face true wisdom shines,
And with th.t wisdom worth combines;
His wit is brilliant from the lines,
Which in the flonse he brought on.
Three Ws we thus obtain,
Which Bridport's member can't disdain,
The titles may be long retain—
Wise, Worthy, Witty Warton.

And yet three epithels beside
Into my mind unbidden slide,
Although to k.ep them out I've tried,
And thus my sonnet shorten.

Wkutta'er I think of, hear or tee,
That moat remarkable M
nue W's occur to me,
Weak, Weehy-Waahy Warton.

• imprrial Varliammt.