The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-02-01 00:00:00

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LANGTON.

THY Live Snowavoans that we had entirely blPeked
up the thoroughfare between Swanage and Wareham,
and all traffic was stopped for a week. It was only
with great risk that our mails could be passed on feet,
and which in some instances were a day behind. It
would be impossible to say how long we should have
remained so had it not been for the kindness of Lord
Eldon for his poorer neighbours, who were beginning
to be in need of food, coals, &c. He did not wait for
the weather to break up before he gave assistance, but
set the whole of his workmen and all he could get to
clear the roads, and he very soon had a large number
busy. Then his lordship gave Mr. 100 t, of the Eldon
Arms, orders to plentifully supply them all with food,
warm ale, and coffee. He also sent his homes and
cart to carry it to them, and on Monday evening last
he had the satisfaction of Peeing his party meet the
Langton Matravers party, who, under Mx. Grove*.
waywarden of Langton, worked well and cleared a
long way on the Langton and Kingston roads. We
hear Mr. Groves did not stop at boundaries, an he
knew it was for the public benefit, and if he exceeded
his duty we hope it will be overlooked at such a time
as this, and if it should cost him anything we hope the
public will not allow him to be the loser, for by his
held, with his lordship's, wet were on Tuesday morning
able to resume all traffic on the Hill, the Vale being
still impassible.

POOLR
SHIPTING.—There have been no arrivals or sailing'
this week.
COUNTY COURT —OUT next County Coati I. fixed for
Monday, February 21st.
Ma. Sonamazn, M.P.—Our member hal forwarded
the handsome mum of £5O towards the relief of the
poor.
LIQUIDATIONS HT A BRABGNIIINT. —F. Jeff ery,
High-street, Poole; E. L. Brown, Burton Bracatock,
farmer.
SLATING MIBHAr.—Mrs. Venede, wife of Dr.
Valerie, while skating a few days ago fell and broke
her arm.
MUNICIPAL.—The Corporation have purchased their
new horse. They have acquired a fine young anima,
formerly the property of Alderman Styring, for 60
guineas.
Accouter.—On Thursday Mr Job* King, pilot, of
Market-street, while going through Fish-street, slipped
and fell. It was found that he bad put his shoulder
out. Dr. Smythe Is in attendance upon him.
THY Wzariess.—" Whet a day we're having" has
been the general salutation this pest week. Neva
since '33, old stagers say, has there been each a taste
of an Arctic winter. The Crimean winter of '55 ia
hardly to be placed in the same category, and that
was bad enough, Heaven know.!
AT THE PETTY SIMONE OS THURSDAY, 27th,
Richard Barnes, labourer, of Bournemouth, wee
brought up in cuitody charged with non-payment of a
bastardy order in support of the child of a girl named
Hannah Saunders. 'Defendant had not made a single
payment, and the sum of £2 16e. was due.—Sentenced
to one month hard labour.
ASOTHZB INBTANCI Or THB SZITZETT Or rete
Wearers —His Honour at the County Court was so
frozen that he was quite unable to favour the audience
with his natal selection of witticisms, save once, and
then, in a case in which some reference was made to
fish, be remarked to a witness" and so you Jimorodered
Into this." This was the Pie specimen and judicial
honour that the weather permitted of.
VOLTINTZBEB.—Ths distribution of prizes and manual
sapper of the corps which was to have been held
yesterday (Thursday) has been postponed in conse-
quence of the inclemency of the weather. At times
gatherings it is an object to have as many donors of
prizes present as possible, and the officers rightly think
that patriotism can hardly be expected to come very
much to the front in this wretched season.
F. EINOW.—The authorities took very effective
measures for the chorea°, of the snow from our streets.
The Borough Surveyor put on Over 100 men, who
shovelled the snow into great heaps on either side of the
roads, and about two dozen carte were engaged for the
purpose of taking it to the Quay, where it was pitched
Into the harbour. The trains, as we stated last week,
have been very irregular, and the mails have been very
late. 111 some of the country roads the enow drifted to
the depth of 14 and 15 feet in some places.
Sour Krrceisti.—The soup kitchen was opened on
Wednesday, and large numbers availed themselves of
this seasonable means of obtaining a good and cheap.
dinner. Lord Wimbcene has also given £lOO, and
Mr. J. J. Norton has been distributing tickets for
provisions to the amount of over £lOO. The soup kitchen
which is now open, by the kindness of Mr. Balaton,
relieves 130 families daily with bread and soup.—The
attendance at the Police-court yesterday evidenced
there are lags numbers out of employment.
THB SALTATION AMT.—Then people are round
begging for funds for the erection of a building in
which to give their performances. If it will only stop
their street howling. it is to be hoped their object will
be quickly realised. Sunday they did • march out
but the Devil and his legions were abroad, and the
army get pelted with snowball.. The "General" any.
he has been having rough work at "headquarters"
lately, but it had not been policy In his opinion to
mention it. A writer in Society remarks :—" I much
regret that the impious and nauseous association knows
as the • Salvation Army' has not yet been disbanded.
These vulgar Howling Dervishes of Christianity are
making a good thing out of their ' official organ,' and
' combats to maid out 'saints' on the peripatetic stump.
Of course, the only effect of their blasphemous tirades
on educated and thinking people is to excite pity sad
contempt—or laughter; but, unfortunately, •consider-
able proportion of the poorer classes are not given to
thinking, and are innocent of education, hence the
' success of the 'converted bellows-makers' and ' hale-
) lujah Eliza,' of this precious 'army.'"
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