The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-01-25 00:00:00

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SHIPPING IrrAt.loutscs.—Arriocas : Great Western,
Blampied, Cherbourg, general; South of Ireland,
Pearn, Cherbourg, general ; Cygnus. Flisher. Jersey,
general ; Fanny, Moore, Portsmouth, Government
store.; Dewileas, Morgan, Carnarvon, slate ;Jane and
Annie, Lloyd, Carnarvou, slate; Emma, Combas,
Christchurch, fish; Katherine, Lobb, Shields, coal;
Prince, Masters, sea, fish ; Gem of the Oman, Elvy,
Dover, oil cake.-Bailinos : S nab of Ireland. Pearn,
Cherboursr, general ; Great Western, Blampied,
Cherbourg, genera ; Cygnua, Plebe', Jersey, general ;
Lady Mansell, Dayson. Seeking, balitst ; Fanny,
Moore, Portsmouth, Government stores; Prince,
Masters, Fishing, nil; Emily, Wale, Seeking, ballsat ;
Bernieis, Salmon, Seeking, ballast; Emma, Combos,
Fishing, nil.
AN EX-WARDRR'S FINERAL.—On Saturday last
was buried Mr. James Staines, of St. Edmund-street
coffee-house, who died aged 38 year'', of consumption.
Mr. Staines had been ill about three years, but only
kept hie bed since 'Thursday three weeks ago. He
having been a warder at the Portland Convict
Establishment, where he served 10i years, and obtained
a pension, and his brother being now in the same
service, about 40 of the officers of the establishment
showed the last mark of respect to Ex-Warier Staines.
by coming in from P..riond under the command of
Principal Warder Curtis, who was assisted by
Principal Warder Hardy. and they nearchei from
Rodwell station to the house of deceased. Warder
Lambert. Attwooll. Flew, and Cross were bearers, and
the 40 officer's accompained the funeral to the cemetery.
The Rev. J. Stephenson officiated. They then returned
to the front of the honer., en I Mr. T. Staines thanked
them on behalf of the family for this mark of respect,
after which they dispersed for a time. The deceased
leaves a widow and • child nine years old.
SIUTING.—Since the prevalence of hard frost the
graceful sport of skating has been largely indulged in
on Chaley's Lake and Lodmoor, considerable parties
gathering there from Weymouth and the neighbour-
hood, and the scenes have been quite lively. Less
ambitious skaters, skilful enough to cut intricate
figurer' in a small compass, and not desirous of exhibit-
ing before the multitude, have been sa'isfied with
practising some very clever skating on the ponds
beside the Onickerel-rosi. So fasnionable has the
sport suddenly become, that it was as common to see
groups or single skaters going to and fro, swinging
their skates as it is in the summer to see bathen
carrying their towels. The skating has indeed been
just the matter to relieve the tedium of an otherwise
very eventlen time. On Monday the wind, which bad
been northerly and very keen, though there was so
little of it, went round t " the southeast, and blew
very strong; but the temperature was not much raised,
while the violence of the wind made it much more
unpleasant than before. On Monday night • great
deal of snow fell.
VISIT TO OUR SOUP ILITCHINL-00 Tuesday morn-
ing we paid a visit to our soup kitchens, when we
thought that had all subscribers been there, fr.,m our
kind borough members to those who only give a trifle,
they would have been more than re-paid for all they had
here given, and would at once have sent another dona-
tion to the secretary. Both at St. Nichoisa-street and
at Crescent-street the soup was of excellent quality,
and many loud expressions of thankfulness were
uttered. At Mrs. Abbott's we saw Mr. A. Graham
and others hard at work assisting in the distribution,
and at Mr. Bartlett's were Mr. Damon, Mr. W M.
Thiaelton, and others. Many MIMS of great distress'
were witnessed; persons had come front Charles-
town and the poorer parts of Weymouth. and sod it
was to see the poor creatures beating against the snow
to obtain a jug of the hot soup. In some places the
snow was 18 inches in thickness, and it was with great
difficulty that the poor people could make their way,
The wind at the time was piercingly cold from the
north-east ; indeed, for more than 20 years, never had
mach • day been experienced in Weymouth. Salved!).
1 Woe towards the lour) kitchen will be thankfully
received by the secretary. Bas dat, qui no dal. In
consequence of the severity of the weather, many men
are out of work.