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

SWILTAAGS.

WICATHEIL—The vr—e;Siher —still —continues very cold.
It is 26 years since Swanage wae visited with such a
fall of mow, and even so far back as that it wan not so

deeNPNW Longmore, from Yorkshire,
has been appointed Purbeck Wesleyan Lay Missionary
to the Swamp' circuit. We hope much good Will be
the result of Ms appointment.
Ws are sorry to announce the death of our much.
esteemed townsman, Mr. R. Brown, watch and clock
maker, who died on Wednesday morning, after a few
days' ill He leaves a wife and four children.
THU LOCAL BOARD have had their hands full this last
few days in cleaning the snow from the streets. They
have cleared thoroughfares so well that we wish Rome
of our larger towns would take an example from
Swanage.
A BAD LORA. —John Gotobecl, the coal porter, has
lost his donkey, and his only MUMS of se Ulm a
living is gone. We hope that the kiaheerle' d
will come forward and help Poor John obtain another
donkey to fill the place of his poor old friend.
TN! BUILDING Socurrv.— The directors of this iwo
greasing society held their usual monthly in ast
week at their office, 2, Victoria-terreee, and In
to the general business added ,one gentleman to the
number of directors. An application has been made
for an advance to assist in putting up • goad house on
a piece of freehold land.
A CHARITABLIQUEBTION. —W e hear that many of the
poor people have received notice to leave their houses to
I make room for long needed improvements in High.
I street, but where are the people to go ? It would be •
good thing for the working men of Swanage If some
gentlemen with a love for working men's homes, would
build 20 houses at • rent—say 3s. week. By so doing
they would confer • lasting blessing npon the working
men of Swanage.

Taus, poor Serowe is &Imola out of the world, for
the weather came on so suddenly, and no one seemed
to have taken heed to the Yankee's weather duet,
that before the snow had been upon the qround many
days it was found that all the haters in town were
short of Hour, and that in a few days there would be
no bread in the town. The only hope was that the
sea would moderate, so that the Plover could make a
trip to Swanage. We admired the public spirit of Mr.
H. Hixon, who telegraphed to Poole with orders foe
them to do their beet in getting a steamer under way,
which was done on Saturday afternoon, to the joy of
the bakers, and none the lees to the town. The
steamer Stalls with the Plover brought over 50 sacks
of flour and other goods. The irregularity of the
mails is one of the serious unconveniences caused by
the present state of the weather.
SWANAGB RAILWAY. —The local committee, working
In every way to advance this scheme, recently held •
meeting at the Ship Hotel. Mr. C. E. Robinson,
of Newton Manor House, occupied the chair, and
about 16 of the committee were present. Many very
satisfactory items of progress with respect to the bin
in committee, the little opposition brought up, and the
owners of the land through which the rail will pass,
were laid before the committee. The several members
stated what success had attended their (es yet)
partial cannoning, and it appeared about 40 more
shares, in addition to the previous 2.5, had been taken.
A respectable steady guarder and mason presented a
memorial or petition setting forth what a boon the
rail would be to the working and quarrying classes had
been through the town, and it was remarkable the
very unanimous feeling and readiness displayed in its
favour by nearly every person signing the same. The
cost of making, of working, of revenue, and of
dividend in the case of ten or twelve railways about
the size of the Swanage line were laid before the
committee, showing every probability the many
resources that would be developed through Purbeck,
looking at the mineral goods and passenger traffic,
warren tad the conclusion that this line, when well
made and well worked, as it is believed it will be by
South-Western Railway' would pay a fair dividend.dividend.The general feeling and favour expressed by all with
regard to this railway is very encouraging, and it is
hoped every one who can will amist in every possible
way. A large number, as they can afford, me taking
one or two shares, and all private people as well as
tradesmen will receive many indirect benefits in the
shape of cheap carriage and cheap goods, even if they
receive but a small direct dividend.