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

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'loans. -A lady infarmed hi, tin, other flay that, in the
14 July. In, wax i.s ing at lbwlbury Brian
near Itlandlord. awl that while she Wan there 3 man Caine
in a gig, who is se. II as the " towl doctor." He
brought with him a number oh .mall hainx awl the people
flocked 10 I istr soul near with leads. The "doctor*
~it if the hind leg, it thlelll hods awl put the serrnsi
portions into the 1141101, 11041 hung them around the neck- of
tile patients, th., newly cut od limbs quivering on their
naked ch.da. This was held to in a certain remedy he
the king's evil. An old woman, whims my informant
knew, told her that "it turned the 1,1..1 wrong shk up."
The bags had to ha wqrn an I the patient's neck, until
the legs inside were quite decayed away. The " doctor
charged seven shillings each for them: bags, and at that
time, I believe, the farm labourers in tlic neighls,urhued
were not receiving more than six or .even shillings per
week. It is open to question whether anything has been
gainQ by Use discontinuance of the custom of sovereigne
touching for the evil. if the place of that comparatitelf
harmless superstition has been supplied by • function a&
cruel and disigusting as the above. Can any of your reader.
inform me whether " tsiad doctors" are still to he 4.04
in those parts I—klpwaaa Petcock, in Salsa 1014 Qucmg.

Tim "Bunn DAT. —The 31th anniversary of ths
auxiliary of the Bible Society was held last week. The rix•
tribe tines to the Society from this ti lbw but Ycar ....
to 1:100 Sts. ltd., the largest sum collected in the occdr)
from any place of the population of Witchampton.
is mainly due to the perseverance Of the Itev. C. J. Glyn,
who presided. The meetings were ably addressixl by tle
Rev. T. Thwaites, of Fisherton ; the Itev. W. :denudes.
of St. Silas, Bristol ; Mr. J. 11. Fordhaiii, member ,1 Og
committee in I•in,lou ; the Rev. G. Robins, the ileputium:
Mr. Itichard Eliot, of Weymouth_ ; and the Rev. Jame
, Hadfield, of CloGworth Rectory. Tim gold trim exhilstcl
i on the platform amounted this year to the lards Iwo
I A:26.

OTERNINEITER NEWTON.
Prirr Sessions, Monday.—llefore Mr. Ilarwissl
Yeatnian (chairman), Captain Hellbent, lib.. l'aQta," H.
leer Yeatman, ILN., Mr. 11. S. Bower, Mr.ll. It. Hand.
Mr. D. H. Serrell, and Mr. Clay Key Serum.
RpAram Pletnitait, of Sturminster Newton;),rw"
guilty to assaulting George liewfall, of Mandl W'l,",
ganger on the Somerset and Dorset Railway, on fin- '
July, and was tined the,, including costs.
Jed. Real, of Child ukeforill, labourer, was mizionowl
for assaulting Mary Jane Janes, servant to Jr.
the same place, on the 11th of July. Complainant AP"
she was returning from chapel when the defendant
with others was standing in the road, interrmitel b`;',
using very had language. She put out her
protect herself, and the defendant struck lier a 046.!
hlow, turned up his shirt sleeves, and was about
her severely, when he was stopped.—Juhn Martin Bur,
of Mild ()Wont, appeared as witmeas, and said s,
looking out of the window he saw the defendant II trir
girl and then follow her. Ile called out to him.
stopped him from again assaulting her.—Detendant
fined Eft, including costs.
William &minim,. a cattle dealer, of Hinton
wan stuumonml by Supt. Grant for having in his
on Use sth of July, in a field at Lyillinch, two y
affecteil with the foot and mouth dim...is and not "l‘r::
notice of the same to the police constable of tlieJi4n"
Ile pleaded guilty, and was fined IA including colu'
teal°

BLAILIIDIFORD.
TEMPERANCE. —The members of the Dorset Tenfro.,
Society had a gond fete on Monday, in the higho
of liryanstou Park, lent by Viscount l'ortio.m. f-
cfmaion was formed at the 11Landfonl attation, cinoistin
the officers and brethren of the different lodge. ,f
Tesuplisra the Dorset Temperance Society fool
Hope children. Addresses were given in the n'42.5-
evening by different members of the smiociatiiiii. le.
afternoon 16 temperance songs were sung If)" :41)
A promenade concert was given by the Stuni
Newton Band, and dancing was begun, owl hel4ne't
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gossi spirit till about nine o'clock. Between 1.110
6.rairpeople visited the Held during the af ter:loom
Swum -VALE ARCHERY CLur.—The first bow ineeno',.
this club was held on Tuesday last in the Crow"'
The attendance of tosophilites was smaller than
but there was • good number of visitors nreteut
the afternoon. Tbe president, Mr. J. J. Farfluh."''', fbr
the lady paramount. Mrs. Fort, were lothPre'en- -
prises were much admired. The following is the list •
Lsoils.—llighost score -Miss Parke, 1:44, wlth `bad,
Cicala* number of hits—miss Deady, 47. Highest •`''
Pfr,l*-- Mrs ploilyost. 174, with whites ult. Iliglon
=Miss Eytori, 07, with whites off. Ike& IP'kl
L. President's prise— bliss Game.
Gesrummos-Ifightst score —Mr U.Grant.Pili•e.:
Greatest number of hits—Mr Carri, As. Ilighmt sofr.r!:
penis—Mr 11. Moillyemt, 165. !Whoa score "mm
C. Dalton, el. Best gold -Mr E. °Soden.
Penrose, ti.M.
In the evening a ball was held in the Ctusvo
Target A's quadrille was in attendance.
s.. :terfri
ATHLETIC SPORTY. —The members of the ••••
stitution held their second series of athletic sldrl
Monday last in a portion of Bryanston Fork.
for the occasion by Mr. Luck. Owing to the
society's fete being held on the same day "d
pert of the perk there were not so many Pe..r"
sports as were expected. The second and Mord_r,
unless otherwise mentioned, were one pint Pon'
The following ram were run

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