The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-04-05 00:00:00

PORTLUID.

OVERMSTAR.—Mews. J. J. Patten and It. Saiioiii
were appointed at the County Petty Sessions on Sawn
day last.

WAIIRIon'S departure from Portland has lawn
postrined until April 11th, on which llay she will leave
for Portsmouth.
SWANN IN TIM pair of swans. supposed to
have come front Abbotsbury. have lawn disporting
in the Mere during the past week.
HOOD TEMPLART.—Last Thursday tho Goosl Templar
lodgea in the Island took • social cup of tea together in
the bilge-room, at Maidenwell, and afterwards had un
entertainment, with sports. so that a very pleasant
evening was spent.
THE STAPLE TRADE.—The st 00000 • in& is now very
gout, awl with collie a e s want as ever it was known.
The tine weather, enabling all to work, is very timely.
I and prospects are now awl. ulna there is hope of
considerably retrieving the losses of the past WO
quarter.
HORNE-MIL HAULING. AND scAnsomo.—At
mording of the Local Board, bell last Thursday, it was
resolved to aceept the tenders of Mr. J. A. Coattail. TO
consider the excused list, the Board formed 'lt,'.'.

Other business was of little interest
MORTAL ACCIDSST TO • POUTLANDRIL—On Monday
Mr. Ambrose. Dino, formerly of Fortune's Well, hut
lately a carpenter in London. was following his pecu-
lation there. whim he fell from a ladder, and was taken
to hospital, where he almost intmedintelv died.
BCIIOLASTIC.—Mr. F. G. Way. who -for the past five
has been pupil leader at the Fortune's Well Wesleyan
isappointed second master 1 the Brisley Flll7lll
Sawa, Brookwood, Surrey. la. being suceessful anumg
a number .of algal...its. Mr. Way was a very useful
member of tho 1.0.(13. at Portland, and will be much
missed.

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A BAND or Bon Meeting was held at Southwell
Weslelon Chapel hod Friday. Mr. 11. Stone presided,
Miss M. Flann recited the Tenn.-ranee Alphabet t Mr.
W. B. Comben, "A Cripple for Life;" Messrs. T.
Scriven and J. Bayliss gave addrestiee; Mr. Simon
Pearls- a recitati .... •, and Messrs. B. Stone and R.
}lane co-it'd R dialogue, The Landlord and the
Teetotaler." The Band rd ifope choir sang severe'
interesting pieees, and some pledges were taken.
A tivuoato (iAiLMISON.—On Saturday last A draft of
roeruits front the depot at York arrived about seven
p.m and joined the headquarters ttf the 14th Regiment.
they numbered 120, and were in I -barge of a conducting
party. eonsisting of two officers and five MAI 4`
stoned °Rivers. The regiment is now about 700 strong.
PRIPAHISO Foe TM! MACILIZZL.—The fishermen ou
the Beach are Inlay preparing for the mackerel
and about £l.OOO worth of new gear has been placed on
the Beach. We hope they will have a good season;
although the wind is yet cold, and mackerel are partial
to warmth, the water along the shore, esprit-jelly in the
West llay, is warm, and tt is said by some that the
east wind often makes the macken4 come in.
THZ LATH SlCkNaell IN THI lioscAwsw.—As a result
of the medical consulation held on board the Boscawen,
it was decided that she should go away to Portsmouth
to Ire docked and have a thorough overhaul and cleans-
ing. Her lower ports were therefore battened, wheel
ropes reeved. and all preparations made for the vessel to
go to sea. Shim then, one of the constructor'. in the
dockyard has inspected the vessel at Portland and found
that the work eau be done without removing her. On
Tuesday H.M.S. Sprightly arrived here with • party of
shipwrights to do the necessary repaint and cleansing,
which are expected to occupy about six weeks. The
boys return from their leave on Thursday. and on
Friday morning they are to be sent off by special, 400
to be distributed among the ships at Plymouth. and 100
at Falmouth, and there they will retuare until the Bos-
(*wen is fit for occupation again.
'Krim's? Till/T In • :',OLDIZIL —William Dalton,
of the 14th Regiment, was brought up on Friday be-
fore the county magistrates, for stealing ham and
bread from the refreshment room of Mr. Henry Read,
of Chesil He went in about 11 o'mock on Wednesday
night, and asked for some ham, in company with three
°Aare. When the bare was cut up, he took it out of
the scales and bolted, but almost lan into P.C.
Hutchiega's wine. The constable took him to Dor-
chester on Thursday, he was remanded, and on Friday
appeared before Mr. Goodden and CoL Swafßeld. An
officer gaVe him a bad character, and he was sent for a
month's hard labour.

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LOCAL BOARD Ettcriotr.—The following inhabitants
have been nominated: -Mr. Francis Anthony, Straits,
grocer, and Mr. Charles Attwooll,
stone agent, by Mr. E Penrce ; Mr. Henry Flew,
Straits, gentleman, by Mr. T. Comben ; Mr. Christo-
pher Gibbs, Fortune'r-Well, gentleman, Mr. John
Benfield Gihh, Fortune's-Well, baker, and Mr. Thomas
Gibbs. Cmtletown, coal merchant, by Mr, J. Lst„, ;
Mr. Robert Hinde, Southwell, quarryman, and Mr.
Joseph Henry Hisiadon, Cheml, hotel proprietor, by
Mr. E. Pearce; Mr. John Marwor•cl, Remain-square,
bootmaker, by Mr. W. Stone; Mr. John James
Patten, Greenhill-terrace, builder, by Mr. E Pearce;
Mr. Abraham Pearce, sen., Bloomfield-terrace, black-
smith, by Mr. W. Stone; Mr. Edwaiti John Pearce,
Eastomsqeare, tailor and draper, by Mr. E. Pearce;
Mr. Francis Pearce, jun., Emton, carpenter, by Mr.
T. Comben ; Mr. William Read, Fortune's-Well,
grocer, by Mr. E. Pearce; Mr. Henry Smarm,
Easton-equare, stone agent, and Mr. Richard Sanaom,
Easton, carpenter, by Mr. T. Comben ; Mr. Henry
William Smith, Forttme's-Well, gentleman, by Mr. J.
C. Lan°.