The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-08-18 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.

Weems Miscsice.7-Durs7g-tice-sinall hours of Sunday
morning somebody was stupid enough to pull down about
20 feet of the wooden fencing in front of Mni. Cornish'•
houses in Prospect Place, and a similar quantity that was
at the old Ilume of Feathers, Bradpole road.
THE Tows (loot.- We believe that in the ensuing
week Mr. Grintee will proceed with the repairing of the
town clock, and the inhabitants will for some days be
without any public indicator of the time. Between £7
and CS are to be extendedon the reparation, and no doubt
It will be money well laid out.
Bottoms' LICRNSING.•-At • special meeting of the
Justices of the borough held at the Town-hall, on Tues-
day, the following were appointed the Licensing COM-
mittec:-Tho Mayor (Mr. C. Tucker), Mr. J. Williams,
Mr. It, Tucker, Mr. S. W. Whetluun, Mr. F. Good, Mr.
Elias Cox, and Dr. Day.
.t Goon Caor.-On Tuesday we had the pleasure of
inspecting a basket of potatoes slug by P.C. Hazzard from
his plot of ground in the Church gardens, 21 potatoes
were planted of the "Bold Anthony sort: they yielded
MTh.. weight amongst them being one potato that
weighed Ills 2oL, and measured 12lin. by Ilin. It wes
clean and well-grown, and the others were of good Sze and
an excellent sample.
Time LATE EnUL-During the past week Mr. J. Patten
(builder), has had a number of men at work on the site of
Mr. Berdusn's late shop and premises They have been
engaged in carting away the rubbish, aiol we hear that
new and more commodious premises are &Snit to be
erected; what will be done with Mr. Runner's old shop we
cannot gather, but it really seems • pity that a handsome
shop should be built by the side of the dilapidated and
shabby-looking structure that has been shut up for so
many years, and which has neither been of use, nor yet an
ornainent to the town.
ACCIDIiNT. -On Wednesday evening some schoolboys
returning from the holidays, had hired a four-wheel at
the Bull Hotel, and whilst Mr. (l Smith (head ostler),
and Mr. Chas. Hoare (boots), were packing the luggage,
Mr. Hawker (post-boy) was assisting to harness the moire.
Something startled the animal, and she began kicking.
and Mr. Hawker sustained a severe hurt in the groin.
She then bolted for the entrance to the Bull yard. Mean-
time the other two had got down from the top sf the
vehicle, and Smith caught hold of the horse's head, not-
withstanding her plunging, and that be WU dragged IMO
distance. Hoare put the drag on, 1141,i others went to
Smith's assistance, and ultimately the animal was
secured. Smith LY under the doctor's care, and "feels all
to pieces."

BRIDPORT TOWN COUNCIL
A qnartarly meeting of this body was held at ''e
Council Chamber, on Tne-aday, at noon. There were
present—the Mayor (Mr. (. Tucker), Alderman S.
Stephens • Councillors B. I'. Gundry, D. F.. Biddlecombe,
J. Hommel!, H. N. Cog. 11. Howell, H. Dunham, J. T.
Stephens, T. H. Edmunds, C. Edmunds, R. Iroggin, and
Mr. Moore, acting for the Town Clerk (Mr. F. W.
Gundry).
The minutes of the last meeting were read and signed
by the Chairman.
THE POST tl. AItILL/tedtHEYIL
The MaTell said he believed satisfactory arrangements
had been come to with regard to the arrival of the tendon
letters.
Mr. Ablenn.lll STEPHENS said he could not see that
they got the letters any earlier than usual.
Mr. J. T. Svarligss thought the new arrangement •
very good one—is was about the best they had ever had—
the letters could he had, if called for.
Mr. Howati. sail he did not think they received any
letters front the north by the Lir, train.
Mr. 11. N. Cox said no doubt it would he ultimately
arranged for the letters that came by the 1.15 train to he
delivered by the postmen. He thought it would be best
to have those delivered. and let the letters that subse-
quently came lie called for.
Mr. Howt:u. said the fact of it was that It was the fault
of the Railway company that the letters had ever been
P. late. The train by which they came arrived at
Maiden Newton at 3.8. and did not leave there for Bee!-
port, till 1.50, so that for nearly two hours letters were
kept about there.
Mr. It. N. COX said it was quite certain the railway
arrangements at present were abominable.
Alderman STEPHENS said he had made up his mind to
travel as little as pomade over the he, when he could at
all manage without doing ire.
The ilialros said he would read the letter he had received
from the postal authorities on the subject. It was as
follows :-
General Post-office, London, Ist August, 1874
Sir,-- With reference to the ntemorial front Bridport which
you forwarded to this office on the 80th ultimo, I ant directed
by the Pteunaster-Oeneral to Inform you that with a view to
lenses am far as possible the 1110041VCIliOnee resulting front the
Inter arrival of the London day mail at gridport, caused by the
alteration in the train service on the Milts and Somerset
Railway which took Mate on theist ultimo, authority has been
cite,, for the establishment tg an early despatch from London
to Erldport by the train leaving London at tillS am. and
reaching Hrirlpert at I. 4S pm. The delivery by letter ta;Tiors
will, at all ctents at present, take place after the arrival of the
cNisting day ~,,it, but the I, tters reaching Hridpart by the
early despatch which will be wounnencel on the 80.1 Instant,
sill be delitered on application being made at the office
indow. I am, Sir, your obelieut servant,
C. Tucker, EA.'. A. LANTIJAL.I.-
The subject then dropped.