The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-10-06 00:00:00

SWANAGB.

.kf elttrNT,—A iarrieShott last week had •
qowuty..f t :tul earth fall mt him, and su+tained
internal injuries Ind miler tuetlical treatment he is
ametninu•.__

41111.—0 n Thursday morning a match was
sotlea is.tfli:en the raArol.in, lift. 51n., Mr. (!. E. Rohin-
hal. and th, Teaser, Itit. gin., Mr. Lase, the latter, after
an eXtretseely in.ktels, coming in first by '2nlitt. 15eoc.
exactly the time she ht.! hi illow the euckrobin, au that
the n_s?llt. was a
.41F ad lictt.

in 11.11. olonerninng has i equaled thia corm, and
coniplimented the meal. Tb., carbine prize competition
took place on Thureday.
LANGTON.
WitxIXYAN CIIMPRI.- -A fery me.a.awful petiormanoo of the
Service of Song, entillod ")..'ph, was given Si the above
ph, on the 24th Ind. The clun.el became very waren during
the evening. Two reasons would account for this, vii., the
lame number of persons present, and the want of iwoper
%cittilation. It is to be hopeal that the tunas raised by the
performance and tea, will be expended In improving the chapel,
especially in the matter of ventilation Mr W. It Idle, of
London, with a few of his friend., aided by some of the Sunday
ach.ol children, c0mp...n.1 the choir Miss Edmunds preirided
o M
at the harm
nium r Edmunds, farmer of Langton, playing
the lam viol The Rue Mr Harnicott gave the anneetive
n.sdings The Ludic/lee seemed highly pleased ; several
°spawning Irina that It was So short.

BLANDFORD.
BLANDFORD INISTITUTION.—The athletic sports resulted
in a nett Iralance of .139 Is. lUd.
MR. GERARD STI:RT was in Illandfiard on Wednesday
afternoon and appeartal in excellent health and his usual
ki.th

MTII
D. 107. ComPETITION FOR THE CAPTAIN'S CUT.- OR
Monday eight competed. Annourer King. U ; Corporal
It'.4 N; Quartermaster Sergeant Davis, ; and Sergeant
Groves, 32.
Cur Kai Bitatioes.—On Friday evening a missionary
prayer meeting was held in the Infant School, which was
well attended. The Rev. R. Farquharson presided, and
the Item C. H. Fynas-Clititon and J. Utter also took part
in the meeting.
Dux Meet. Meiterr.—At our last market on
Wednesday there was • moderate attendance and micas
receded. The market dinner at the Crown Hotel was
enjoyed by nearly 40 gentlemen, under the genial
presidency of Mr. Fooke.4, ;meshed in the vice-chair by
Mr. Devi&
FATAL ACCITICHT.—OH Tuesday morning, on the
Sticklaindroad, an empty wNeon drawn by three hones,
belonging to Mr. Stay, of Houghton, were coming down
the hill towards Illandfonl when the breeching of the
hind horse broke, and, the :wheal having no power to keep
buck the waggon, it frightened the two front horses and
they started down the hill at a furious pace. • servant in
the employ of Mr. Curtis, tailor, of Blandford, was on the
road with two of his children, one in a perambulator and
the other walking. She had just time to put the latter
on the bank and scramble up herself, when the W
smashed the perambulator and went over the child."C
POUT little inderer was taken into the house occepied by
Mr. Lock's groom, and died in about three minutes after
the accident. At the same time the Rev. W. Churchill's
coachman was driving • carnage on to Stickland, and,
seeing the danger, he drew near the bank as much as
isesible to give the waggon plenty of room, but was
thrown out of the carriage, receiving a deep cut on the
hack of his head, but after binding up the wound he was
able to proceed home.

BLOXV7OIITH.
liturgist' thankaidting semis-iv were held in the pariah
church on Sunday Setitetnlier Wth. awl a collection made
on behalf of tit:, Dorset County Hospital, realizing
£52.e. 111 d.