The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-07-07 00:00:00

Someroctobirc.

CATTLII KILL= DT YIW.—A. few cleys ego, two
bolters belonging to Mr. Whiting, of Farrinytoo. near
Baboary, were killed by eating yew. This should be •
caution to owners of oink.

AT North Petbertoc, oa Tuesday last, over • cart load
of pu•hatilut was carried away by • sudden gust of
wiad, to the astonishment of • number of laboarers,
who saw it disappear. It woo in • deld belonging to
Mr. Bralord.

FATAL A COIDIXT.—Os Saturday. Markus Biddle.
ootabr, agod n, farmer, of lliddlraoy, was digging
gravel In a quarry, belonging to Ilr. Alfred Beak*, "than
a large quantity at earth auditions fell apes hisii,oom•
plataly smashing his skull, and, of mune, killing him
as the spot.

DIUTS YlOlll tHU BMW CM • WagP.—On Monday,
• man named Ed wig Wetherall, • labourer in the
employ of J. W. Paoli, Kap , of !baluster, was in a Arid
haymaking, when be was slung in the throat by.wasp.
He complained of great pain, and bin throat swelled
&burningly. Dr. Prior was at ones pout for, but death
resultedshortly &hernia/di&

YROVIL FAIR —There wee not such a larp supply 01
stock as in former years, and the attendance we
smaller than usual, owing to the magnificent haym.king
weather. There were several prime lots of fat sheep,
which made 64c1 to Td., and secondary sorts 51d. to
6d. per lb Beef Iran show thc same as at late msrSete,
best fetching lls 6d to 124. 6d , and inferior 10s. to
1 i. per score. Lembo, 22a. to 2Se. Pip 9s. 6d. to 10s.
par score.

FATAL A CCUlire AT RAM-011 &Wait, OTIIIIIIIII
the winter. A. H. English, Esq., held an inquest on
tbe body of Charhite Porker. aged W. The demand
was washing a door, wLen a @plotter ran beneath her
thumb nail, of ',Mob she took little amount until she
felt a stiffness of the jaw. She went to the Milted
Hospital on the 29th June, and tetanus having bean
developed, she expired on Thursday night. Verdict
mmordingly.
AOCIDILIIT tH THI HAT Ftutn.—An elderly labourer,
named Hawkins. was enzased with a hay-making
machine in a 6.1 d at Wembdoa. He was found
by Ws samployer lying on the ground, it &prison,
by hi. tiering into the machine, one of the spikes of
which ran into him. He visa otherwise sever ly
bruised. On being imoveyed to the Bridy..tor
infirmary be we. there attended to by lir. Farmer, but
be expired the same night. A verdict of " Accidental
death" was returned.

As Act 07 BILAYKIT.-00 Monday, the Bth ult., as
some chil 'ren were playing near the Lower Gate,
Camden Fort, Ireland, one of them, • boy named John
Brown, aged seven years, accidentally fell into the Pea,
there being • etrong aar,,nl running at the time. One
of the guards of the 87th B. MLI., Daniel Frederick
Roles, a maim, of 'knock, Somerset, gallantly jumped
In altar him, at the ri.k of his life (he being orombelted
with 40 rounds of ball cartridge in kis pounfi), sod mvnd
the little fellow. Roles lea received the thanks of the
Lords of the Admiralty.

A C01101:111 Issmsr, showing a strangely defective
memory, occurred sot long ago at Spaxton. The wife
of • tradesman retarned home in the evening of •
marketday, in arose, with the sum of IV 10a (bank
notes and gold) in her possesaion. She gave a "lift" on
the road to • poor neighbour, but, next morning
informed the police that she bad lost her moos,.
Biome fell upon the poor woman, whose house, with
her IS) courant, was marched ; sod, while this was
proceeding. now, that the money load been found was
moseyed to the policeman by the on of the tradesman's
wife, who said that he had Jost discovered it labia
mother's house wrapped up in • stocking!
Braise TIANWAY. —id Act has just passed through
Parliament forth. making of • tramway from Glasgow-
bury to the town of Street. Thb is the lirst instants
where Parliarnect has roseetiored ONO" raglan of •
tramway anew 5 Mite rued, laud IS [ll oosiesearroo
an important precedent. The eost of making it, as
estimated by the engineer, Mr. Hamilton Folio°, is only
£3,800 per mile. By its completion all the essential
facilities of a railway will be secured, and it such tram-
ways can be generally sionstueted throughout the county
for the sum estimated by Kr. Fulton, they will probably
be adopted, and so save • considerable outlay in horse-
power and in the expense of the wear and tear of the
road, and doubtlem will beisome • valuable feeder to
the railways.

A BUTCHER HORSIMITTFID DT • WOlt•II.-At the
Bridgwater Borough Polies Court, on Monday, an
•atraordiaary charge of assault was heard, preferred by
Mr. Reaves, veterinary surgeon, against Mr. Bennett.,
buteher, It appsored that some ill-feeling existed
between the parties, and oa Friday Lot, when the
isomplainant returned from the country in • gig In
company with Mrs. Reeves, and when be alighted, the
defendant struck him to the ground monks., where-
upon Mire. Beeves horsewhipped the defendant in the
street with such violence as to break the handle of the
whip. Mrs. Reaves was examined, and admitted that
she belaboured Mr. Bennett with the whip vigorously,
whilst her husband lay senseless on the ground, and the
magistrate said he thought her conduct very courageous.
The defendant wee fined ri and costs.