The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-09-07 00:00:00

DOZONNITIIR.

THII isms= of rain in August at Dorchester in 1878
wee 4•67, sad 1879 8 • at Upwey in 18S2 1 'OS.
Sumer Imrsovenelrr.—One of the greatest iipprovso
mints in High-street of late his been made by the
removal of the boarding near Mr. Hodges's, and the
opentw of a very handsome and well-supplied new
bookling and fancy shop by Mr. Ung.
Rosana Pionon Marce.—On Wednesday last 12
pigeons competed in • match at Southampton. They
belonged to members of the ab)ve from Dorchester,
Weymouth, Wareham, and Came and Mr. C. Parsons's
welbknown Plato completed the :Silence In two hours
282111nutes, and won the match.

MORTALITY STATISTICS FOR Thl BOROUGFI, AUGUST,
MO.—Births 15 (Fordington 9) ; deaths 15 (Fording-
ton 5). Four deaths were due to general wasting, two
to debility, heart disease. and old age- one to
bronchitis, inflammation of lungs, convulsions, con-
gumption, and the results of an injury. One death
occurred in the County Hospital, and one in the
Infantry Barracks. The death-rate is rather high.
being equal to the birth-rate, 257 per 1,000.—E. J.
DAT, Medical Officer of Health.
Mumma Woan.—Mr. Clark, the town missionary,
has been holding outdoor and other meetings in
Fordington lately. The Primitive Metho lists have a
room la Mill-street, and there Is also one conducted on
undenominational principles, and which was started by
the Rev. J. Harrington. Near Tubb's Corner and the
Mill Bridge orderly and numerously attended meetings
have been held, and it was delightful to hear Sankey's
songs in that neighbourhood in the summer nights.
nem BINSIONS.—Among the smaller cases lately
heard before the county magistratee were ths follow-
ing :—Ridaard Clark was summoned for allowing an
Am to stray on the turnpike road at Puncknowle.
Fined ss. and costs.—Joseph Chaincy and Eli:abctA
Chaim', summoned for allowing cattle to stray, were
fined 2s. 61 each and coets.—.lfary Jane Cimitri,
for disorderly oonduct on the 27th August, at Port.
land.—P.C. Stone saw her drunk at the Terminus
Hotel, with a stone in her hand, threatening the
landlord.- Three weeks' hard labour.
PUBLIC THA:sK.,aIVI!CO Seavicg. The rain on
fiussiay made the g' WI • ma tht) Amllime Av. tti wet
for the people to l“.ther there et t'llo
service; but Missionary Ciar'e ad h .losrs fr,ao
various disominations met at the rind °err the bridge
dose by, several of Sankey's hymn. were sung and
'revel addresses Jaen by various brethren. A goodly
number of heasers l'idened ; but in conssoosnoe f ths
proceeding' c .unnericing when the Stoat iy schools
were in melon, not so meaty were present as we
expertssito vee. Several tea'-hers from therm schools
nfterw 'rds joined, 'neither') was a cm-t ant MCC anion
of aui,lito-s as well Se 0 etsk..7.. it VP, n •le:ight fol.
we keq a p Stab',. I hue.
" Manna" Ix BRITISH Pt, teR-NARTR.—MAMIRA as
C Ititittlent the names of towns an I slag's will
mostly be found to have arisen f -om • dedimiCon of
ewe church in ths nano, of St. Mr, the Virgin. The
CYO of the &literal pre-hint ,ric bill citi.a. c..11m1
"Maiden erotic," Is • totady distinct one. hiniden
Newton, Dorset, and Maiden Bradley, Wilts, may be
afely referred to this dedLation rather than to any
Association with Roman roads. lfaiden Newton has
Rt. Mary. The existing parish chur.lh nf Maiden
Bradley is All Saints, hut there was formerly a priory
of Austin Canons sand a aistorhood of lepers, with the
Blessed 'Virgin for dedication. At 'Weymouth (Mel-
o-mob' Regis) the town church is St. Marv, the west
f out of which is in St. Mary's-street, now the rincipal
reet, whilst the east truly i. in Alaider-street, now a
~irallel hark ,tree', but:probably .a,cn the main street.
t.tahlwall, North llsnt,,ls St. Mary, altlion.:h with •
• Pcond dedication to of. Peter. Afsiden well, Lincoln-
.- hire,does not seem to have its oledirati recorde I, lint
arcely needs it, as it is pretty obvi.os in Ow name.—
'1110)1A8 KERSLARR, Prlstl. IA Notes anti aneria
•!-• . • . .

TP1•11•31C1.1 Or 111 a CROPS.—(Fr..uI the Agricul-
tural Oast:tie )—Soutereetshirc -Wheat average ; bar-
.cy over average; oats very good ; beans average;
em much over average; potatoes utiusnally heavy,
lost diseased', root crops good ; hay three.fourthe of a
rop • date of harvest, August 14th; from IL Creel',
jun.,'Marsh n, Frome. Willa— Wheat not full ever-
:age • barley good average; ,ots not aver.ge ; beans
t.ot good goo I; potat tea very good: root crops
..ary prombing, weedy; hay damaged; birvest jast
• aunnenced ; from G. Brown, Avebury. ant,—
Wheat above average; barley above averag.) ; oats
average; beans under average; potatoes very abund-
ant ; root mope under average; hay second out good;
),arvest August ,2 from H. E. Raynbird, 13asing-
ntoke. Dorset—Wheat not average; barley average;
oats average, fully; beam average; peas fall average;
'Mitosis good; root crops good ; hay light cr•p, fairly
made; harvest fall awing; from " Old Dorset," Dor-
chaster. Devon—Wheat over average; barley over
average; oats over average; potatoes very good; root
rope never more promising ; hay under average ;
harvest August 10; from J. F. Cornish, Kingabridge.
Bonouon Perre Seastoes. -Monday : Before the
Mayor (W. Durden, Esq.), R. Davis. Esq., an I D.
Aldridge.—Ohrieforaker Strange was charged with
having been drunk while in charge of horme.-I'.C.
Dunn, about 25 minutes past 11 on Saturday night,
was in Cornwall-road and met a waggon and two
itoress,belre Jr to Mr. Groves, Weymouth Brewery,
and as it he could not see anyone in charge.
He stopped the waggon, got up, and found the carter
in the waggon asleep, tried to rouse him, but could
not, and turned the waggon and drove it to the police.
station. The man then roused, and got out of the
waggon', but went against the station wall and
appeared to be drunk, when witness said he was not
capable of taking care of the home—Prisoner said he
had been many miles at this time ; he was very sorry
for being drunk.—Mr. Groves had sent a good
character with the man, and he was fined 104. and
costs, 21a. Ild. altogether.
WITHWIAWIDO • BOYD iNe.—Jaae Stone r. Alfred
Bulpto.—ln this case the i artim did not appear at
first, it being stated the case had been settled—Mr.
Symonds, however, said defendant must appear to the
summons.—lie was called, and came; but complain-
ant did not.—The case was dismissed on account o' her
nos-appearance, Mr. Symonds remarking it might be
difficult for her to get • summons in future' she had
no right to withdraw a summons without the znagla-
sates
CHARON Of STIAIANG Pius' Fier.— Theartilleryman, I
Dowsing, was brought up on remand, on Mood:ay,
charged with stealing pigs' feet, belonging to Mr. Hay-
mam—The facts having been re-stated at length, P.C.
Dunn said that when they went up to the barracks he
examined the prisoner's kit, and found • pig's foot,
which prisoner wanted to take from Dunn's hand, say-
ing in a whisper—" Let me throw the -- out of the
window."—Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced
to 14 days' hard labour.
CHARD. Or ROBSINO • TILL—On Thursday after.
DOOO, before the Mayor (W. Burden, E.q.), a man
giving the name of John O'Neal was brought up
charged with robbing a till. It apnea's that the man
went into Miss Sarah Tilley's ship in Durngate-street
slang one o'clock and was seen by • y 'ling man
named Paul, who happened to enter the shop, to come
from behind the counter. Miss Tilley came in then,
and O'Neal asked if he could see her father, as he
knew him when he was • foreman--could he see him
between four and seven While the conversation was
going on Miss Tilley served Paul, who then went out.
O'Neal left immediately after, but as soon as he came
out Mr. Paul returned to the shop and t Id Miss
Tilley that he had seen O'Neal behind the counter.
On this Miss Tilley and her mother examined the till,
and found about El worth of silver gone.—lnforrna-
Lion was given an! P.C. Dunn apprehended the man
at the Noah's Ark with 18s. or Pk in his pocket.—
Evidence of the above wee given, and the prisoner
was remanded till Monday.—John O'Neal was lerougbe
up ads remand, on Monday, charged with robbing the
tlll at Miss Tilley's shop in Darngate-street, 11,
Alingtowterrarm-e-Mies niley estimated her loss at
about 25e., and identified some half-crowns and 8 trine
as having been anion the money which she left in the
till on Thursday. xamlned by prisoner: He
Paid for the tobacco he bought with 6d., which she
put into the till. She did not then, or when she gave
be 40. change, miss anything from the Ull.
Prisoner : Your eyes must have been shut,
I suppose? I did not clear the till from
all thou, did I ? (Laughter.) Witness: No.-
-Head Constable Coward proved various convictions
against the prisoner, among them one for having been
in enclosed premises for an unlawful
Prisoner: I don't care about that.—ln hgurdPeZ:c;
prisoner said: Would it be likely if I had takes;
money out of • till, that I should go into • public-
house class by Besides that. 255. or 251 was said to
be mimed, and plop only found 7d. on lb, end
I had no time to fr. —Committed for trialitt the
Session., she remarking that if he could prove
ha had realised the money for work, be would he
able to account for it in his defence.