The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-07-21 00:00:00

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DISCOID •T MILKSHAM CHTILCIL -Th. Vicar of
Helkshain has peremptorily forbidd.n tle choir of the
pariah &bomb to enter the organ loft again, becalm they
will persiat in singing Jockson's sorriest% which the
reverend gentleman oonsiders is turning the singer'.
gallery "into a concert room r
TO CUT • Wile, HUD Org.—Hoary
Lucas, labourer, ea. chorged before the Trowbridge
bench with threatening to cut his wife's bead off. He
sharpened up • knife, and carried it abort aphis sleeve,
for the purpose. no he said, of first eellasig leis wife'.
bead off, and then his own. Be wad bound over to keep
the peace for nix months.
anomie° MaCRIIIIIIT A/Xing:WT. A frightful
machinery occident occurred at Loogbridge Deverik
near Warminster, on Tuesday. A steam thrashing
wachine was at work on Mr. Parham's farm, and two
labourer', with a little boy named Sim., between 11 end
12 years old, were engaged in working it. When the,
work was nearly completed, he steam wan partially.
shut off, the boy being then on the top of the machine,.
where he had been engaged in tying up the 'heaves.
The men, while employed in clearing op the work,.
bosoms aware of something being wrong, sod to their
horror they found the boy in the drum of the machine.
What them tonk out were only mangled reins, life •
honing apparently instantly been destroyed. dome of
the limbs were absolutely reduced to a pulp, sad the
whole body wos most frightfully mangled. An inquest
was held before Mr. aylmater, coroner, who very
troperly commented on the danger of showing boys of
nosh tender yam to attend mochinery, orptaially in
\rationn of ouch •xtreni• peril ; and be aaorarsag his
op* that the time would soon some wh.e the Factory
Act, as relating to the employment of children, would
,be extended to the striae -aural 'lames. • verdict of
I " Accidental Death* aria returned.

SALISBURY Pang Sear "'Ala.—This ail wee held
os Wednesday. There were about 10,00 U sheep Tonne&
but, se for ae the sales were eoneersed, the fair was
ammidered • doll one, prises being under those of the
resent fair at Stockbridge, and from 8.. tv 10.. • bead
lower than the.. of the Salsbury fair last seer, though
some very excellent sheep were shown. Lambe were
sold at from 15t. to 305., mad gathers at from 35a to
485., one unusually good lot realising 80s. The judges
were Mr. Chmterteld, of Winchester; Mr. Heed, if
Noakes ; and Mr. Harsh, of Stratford, near Salisbury.
There were nine passe competed for, end the award ols
the judges waa as follows :

Ist prim, a piece of plate of the velem of Li, given by X
11. Marsh, Ran., M.P. for Salsbury, tor the bast inn of Im-
proved llasemehtre Down ram lamb., Mr. Bennett, of Mime,* ;
mooed. LS, given by tie Members of the Corporation of
Salisbury, Mr. F.. °ldling, of Itatiln.farm.
A piece of plate, of tbe value of L 5, gime by Lord Henry
Thynne, 111 P., for the beet pen of 40 nether lamb.. bred by the
exhibitor from any Rock not exceeding 400 breeding ewe., or
itt of 100 iambs from an Sock marling that number, Mr. J.
Bonitos., of Bulhri ; Ind. & *OS of plate, mine Li,
given by Giles Locker, ~ Mr. Joey* Fituin., of WisMnr I.
A Mom of plate. value , glom by Ed.mrd limailton, Eq.,
M.P. for Salisbury, for the beet pen di 00 nether sheep, from
any flock not exceeding 400 nether sheep, or 100 from any
Sock exceeding that number, Memo. m Miens Marlow,
butcher., of halisbury.
A piece of plate, value 1.5, promoted by the late Mr. Aid.
tenth, for the bent pen of 80 breeding mon, good on tooth, and
having bren at lemt six months in tee potmesion of the
exhibitor, and part of a Bock not .C.Ndinj 100 breeding
ewee, or 100 from any In exceeding that numbrr, In
the poemesion of the exhibitor, Mr. Edward Waters, of Strat-
ford, near Salsbury.
A place of plate, value LS. glees by the Ira. Mr. Aid. &Web,
to the karst penner, Mr. James Thatcbrr, of &Mord.
. .. . .. . ..

Corporation plata, ralue for the beet Hampshire Down
ram, of any rage. Mr. E. Oldhm, of Ratio-farm.
Corporation plata, rsius AZ, to the largest purchaser, Mr.
Datid lairlice, of Haim

The prises were distributed to the sucesimful nom.
peiitors in the City Council Chamber, at three o'clock
In the afternooa, the worshipful the Mayor. B. Eldridge,
Esq., presiding, and there wu • numerous attirisdmu
all the members of the Corporation end of the Issdis
agrieulturists of the neighbourhood.