The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-08-10 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.

Tnes.la a sharp
theoder,t o‘er the town. On VII ednessiay
evening, between live and six oiel.k, we were visited
with anther severe stoma.

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THE POLICF- —Captain Willis inule his annual iniinee.
thin if our police faree on lliursday, and, of course, found
everything satbdaetarry.
Ite.Arss.: lies uteed in this nei_ditiourhooil, several
tields oats and barley having been eat With continued
sunshine, it will s.sin heroine general. tln Tuesday
several
.farniers coninieneed wheat cutting. _ . .

Tug Pirravinot.—A her of potatoes are found he
rotten in the laud that was ',libeler-god by the Hoof a few
weeks ago. The potato disease is also very 1.1 in our
iiiiilst. . .

SA IA —Mr. Katoll conducted tin* tulle on
Wednesday. There were only a few lots on offer. and the
attendaure of buyera was not nuolerous. Down at:there
fetched Ms. and horn ewea fnan 11_4..11,1. to Cas. each.

WE hear that many dozens of k ia.lc bottle.' are
missed by the Volunteer Reception Committee. and it is
supposed they were taken from the held on Saturday
filled with beer for the homeward journey. Perhaps the
Imi-rowers will return them.. . .

QUOITS. -During the week of the camp the game of
quoits was much engaged ik and, as might be expected,
there was a large number of good players from all pada of
the county. It Is worthy of note that our local player. Mr.
T. Button. who %WI well nigh engaged in every contest
during the week, did not lose a single game.
SALK Or Coax, FLAX, de. —At the Railway Tenninus
Hotel, on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. W. Morey offered
for sale by auction various lots of wheat, barley, flax, die.
There was • very large attendance, awl fair prices were
realised ; about four acres of barley in the flarbour.rosit
belonging to Mr. E. ton, being sold for £3ll.
DEATH Or A TRAUTSMAN.--IVe regret to reconi the
death of Mr. Remy Bridle, of West-street, the weld
known plumber, which took place on Sunday evening.

,
lie was- the inventor and patentee of • refrigerator.
extensively used by brewers in all parts of the country,
and was • highly respected tradesman. His site was 51.
ItitAt, our Member of Parliament, will pay • visit
to Briolport. we hear. to-day (Monday.) and stay till the
following Monday. During the week he will take part in
Vatiutlel public gatherings, and will lay the foundation :
stone of the Foresters New Mall on Thursday, and pre-
side at the annual meeting of the School of Art on Friday
e‘ening.
No) lit TEL—On Wednesday afternoon, at the Bull
Hotel, Bridport, Mr. It. Comirk submitted for sale by
41,ti011 freehold farm land awl premises ooituate at
Itotheniusuipton, now in the occuisitioon of Mr. Alfred
Garland, ac containing altogether about 43 res. Mr. F-
lea offered .42,300, but the reserve price was £2,•00.
The psoyerty was then edema! in three lots, but was not
soli .

iiol.lDATL—Nobody here ha., run the risk lately of being
a " boy" through too close application to work;
perhaps "the ragged shirt," which is the fate of "all play
and no work," is more to he apprehended. On Friday
most of the shops were cloaod ; the mills carried the
holiday over for Saturday also, making a start with the
new week: but for all engaged in *hope on Monday came
the Bank Holiday. Quite enough of holiday making for
the most gay.