The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-09-23 00:00:00

Someroctishire.

• NOM ASPLIGSTION.—At Taunton Police-court,
on Wednesday, Mary Phillips, a sempetress, asked toe
magistrates for protectiec under maims prounistanees.
8e said that for • long time she had had no root u.ght
nor day, because she was bewitched by soma yottsg
men whom she did Oct know and bad never seen, but
whose vow./ she heard. They took liberties with her,
tried to pick her pockets. sad told her what they were
doing. Ste had moved from six bootee, bat could sot
get rid of the antioyaboe, and was pi:naive that it was
to dolunon. The applicant hoe made similar complaints
I. the polies for the last two years, sad on the permit.
este of Mr. Farrant, surgeon, she was now removed to
the Asylum.
A 8111o0Lall ACCIDINT happened to • woman named
Grinuer, belonging to Knobslimy. dile wail gleaming In
• field at the same time that Captain titathey wee shoot-
leg in another field. A bird rose et sums &statute front
the Captain, and he fired at it. About 30 yards to the
left of the please where the bard rose, firs. Gunter felt
something strike her eye, causing great pato. lt is
suppose] that the thot must have struck • hard
I substance, and thee glanced off In the direction of the
woman. Dr. 0. Prankerd was gamily in •ttendatuee,
and soon after Captain Stuckey procured her adinieel.n
Into the lye Itfirmary at Weymouth.
AN INMDMIT that bee gives rise to • glad deal of
gossip the occurred at Street. A ohs:mini widow and
her only child for some ilate, sad maul lately, resided
here with one of the inhabitants. As the 'tory go
the lady and her mild, a sh wi time ago, left Mutat,
with the intention of proceeding to Australis. A few
days after, the head of the family with whom this inter-
esting creature had resided, a gentleman over GO, also
left, with the avowed inteation of returning again in a
few days with the widow's child, which he was to take
care of derby; It. mother's thesis's. lii, not known
'stutter the whining ways of the chili, of the pleasing
manners of the widow, have most engrossed the gentle-
man's attention ; at any rata, he hoe not returned to his
home, and It is oonjectured by some of his neighbour,
that it will bee long time ere he will, lila nearest
relative, the "better half,' teat a loss to know "what
he'll do when be comes to his senses."

Dosocsous Srozi.—&i the train dim at Yoorii,
from hfartoar, at 11 35 a.m. oa Friday, was passing
Presto' n obo of the earriages was struck by werstal
shot& The pasiengere, who beard the report of •
gnu, were mitoh alarmed, end on looking out s• at-
tained that • Wow' sportsman, in his eagetnesa to kill •
bird that hat nose, had discharged he gun in the
direction of the in. not withstanding the approach of
the train.

RIP/MOUITATIOX OF Fitoga—Mr. H. C. Lopes.
M.P. for Ltunsestoe, wheresides at Style's hill House.
DOW Fronts, sad who was invited nearly a year ego to
bloom. a CooserratAre astwildate, ham ootatnebeed a
persottal canvass of eisetora. He dispenses with the
soviets of legal agents. Kr. Donald Nicoll, a former
representative of the borough, is the ea:spied Liberal
(meadow

TAUNTON Illsorank STAND RZADT I —no arrange-
meal oorimnilag the Soltaitor-Ocaeralehlp has not Yet
been Mattel, eouoluded. We believe, however, that
the post, bow iracant, will very shortly be offered to,
and accepted by, Mr. Henry JUDY, If. P. for Tension.
TelegrupA.
LANDSLIP ON Tal Nokrit BONI:WU Itanwar.—An
iniramme slip occurred during Monday night to a demi
cattle( clove to Peneford. The hoe was blocked all day
on Tuesday, and pu.erg.n had to be transferred from
oo• train to se .

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Tlie Bath end Evereneoh Railway is progressing
favourebly, and the heavy perilous el the work,
seproielly in the neighbourhood of Bath, are almost
oompleted.
A CIIRIOSITT.— Yr. B. W. Keel, of Stanton Drew,
het In Ms possession • pointer bites which has suckled
and roared three young pigs. The dog's pups were
drowned, and the three pigs eubWftted: They
are now fire weeks old, very fat, sad jut about to be
weaned.

• limirr FLIGHT. —A catch tura off at Crewkeree,
between two pigeons on Thera:lay. The birds biloaged
to two gentlemen of Kiegstoo-on-Tbamte, and were
set free by Kr. Veazey, of Crabtree, one at else
o'oloak and tbe other 15 millet.' after. The birds arrived
home at about 1140. luring don at the rata ot 45
mils' an boor.