The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-03-10 00:00:00

MAIDEN NEWTON.

Tun FALL—Tber• was an unusually large attendants,
It the Isir on Monday. Good heifers and calves
changed bands at high prices, inferior owe a sluggish
trade. There vas • tolerable number of barresers on
offer, but business was extremely dull. Not much
doirg in sort hones, although fairly hod. Good
carters and lab/wen were in requert, b.t the majority
on hire were not exesidorod of the right stamp by those
who oopelally attended for the purpose of hiring.

PIIDDLETOWN.

Deenaterms FMK —On Wednesday last about five
o'clock in the afternoon, the inhabitant, of this village
were alarmed by an outbreak of fire, and before it pees
sribdued several houses, a barn, "tables, Ac., were
burnt down. The fire is 'apposed to have originated
In the chimney of a house occupied by Mr. W. Brown,
farmer and carpenter, whose dwelling-house and shop,
atrpenters' tools and machinery, were wholly destroyed,
and a fat pig burnt to death. The other promote
which fell a prey to the conflagration included stables,
barn, and three cottager, the property of John Brymer,
a house occupied by lir. Thomas Howler, tanner
and dealer, and nearly the whole of his furniture; a
hones and bakehouse in the occupation of Ann Holland;
a Imam and the whole of the furniture of Mr. Thomas
Courtney, tailor; the house and furniture of John
Jerrard. Mr. Jerrard is an old men, and WU with
mat difficulty saved from being burnt. Punned
labourer, was also burnt out, and lost nearly all
his furniture, as well as John &Word, gardener, and
William &oven, coachman to John rhymer, Esq. The
Puddletown fire engine did considerable seevlce in
checking the spread of the flames. The Dorchester fire
engine was also matt for; but was fully half.an-hour
In steergie end another half-an
-hoar after arrival before
It wee ready for work, when it was found that both
the and pumps were in a had condition. The
tradesmen of Puddktown were indefatigable in their
exertions, which had the effect of saving much more
property from dertruction. The low sustained is con.
siderable, and the poor people burnt out must be
greed
sufferers.

WAREHAM.
Tag Coaronetton.—gt a meeting a the oerpers-
Um; held at the Town-hall, an Tuesday, Mr. Thomse
Bendel' was elected alderman in the room of Mt.
Clivell Filliter, domed ; and at the same meeting Mr. F. Marsha's, wne elected • mamma eounegizAa.
in the room of Mr. T. EsadalL

SWARAT—GE.
Thum or Jour Molnar, ESQ.—This gentleman
died on Sunday morning at half-put Ave o'clock, at
Purbeck House, where he had been'elaying for mow thne pest. He was in the 80th year of biss For several months kin /lowborn has been toff from
cardiac and and has than msdnally wed at
Ws dos*. Mr. weaamaiive a lump. mod

during his youth was extremely pew. He was a
quamer by trade, but being perseveriegly industrioue
an enterprising, and being helped on by ine,denta
circumstances, he has risen to the possession of peat
wealth. He stood at the head of the arm of Mowlem.
Burt, and Freeman, stone merchants, London; and
held extensive possessions in Swans's, London, and
Guernsey. He was for several years a diligent magis-
trate. a rest patron of education, and of social in.
provementa. flwanage is much indebted to hie
benevolence; for instance, the gift of the Mowlem
Institute, and vest improvements in public roads and
buildings. &a Many of the aged poor will miss
for to them he was, a friend.