The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-01-19 00:00:00

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ROILICTIC Etarawawr.—A romantic elopement was
diecovered, on Saturday morning, to have taken place in
Waterford. A widow lady whose Lite husband was
colonel of an infantry reigment, and who owns con-
siderable landed property in llorsetehire, is said to have
elope+l with • handsome sub-con4table, named Terrence
Murphy. The lady, who has turned fl, has COO • year.
Murphy is In his twenty-third year. The widow is
connected with the highest families in Waterford.
Glasgow Seen.

We hear that the Old Friends have elected Dr. Aldridge
as their medical officer, in eueceesion to Mr. Good who
reeigned that office.

Ow FILIZNDS.—The 12th anniversary supper of the Old
Friends is fixed for Wednesday evening next, at the club
house, Phcenix inn, at 7.30 ;mu., when the Mayor, (Mr. E.
Burnett) will take the chair.
CHURCH Music. —Such of the congregation of Holy
Trinity church as take an interest in church music were
invited, by announcement of the Rector on Sunday, to
attend the weekly choir practices on Friday evenings, the
object being to make the musical pert of the services more
perfect and more congregational.
PRIZI POULTRY AND PR/ROM—At the great Bristol
Poultry and Pigeon Show, held last week, Mrs. Wayne, of
Fordington, carried off a first prize and also received one
high commendation and three commendations for her
white Dorking!. Mr. William Bishop won a third prise
and gained two high commendations and one commenda-
tion for dragoons

Tug Poon.—Sermons were preached at Holy Trinity
church last Sunday by the Rector (Rev. H. Everett), on
behalf of the poor of the parish. The statement of the
past year's account, which the Rector said varied little
from that of the preceding year, was as follows :—Received
from offertory, £4l 06.10 d. ; collection for poor, £139.. 61.
total, £3l 51. 4d. Paid to sick and needy through the
district visitors. £34 5..; blanket society, ; clothing
d üb, £l2 16e. : occasional alms, £6 ; to
£5l 3s. 4d. The statement also notes that the number
communicants daring the year was 1,111. The collections
on Sunday amounted to £9 ifs. 3d.

DORSET Coxirrx POULTIT AND P10r.014 Suow.--We are
pleased to learn that the entries have far exceeded the
expectations of the committee, being nearly 200 in excess
of last year. The pigeons will form one of the choicest
exhibiOnns of any show in the West of England. In the
duck clamee there will be a great variety of ornamental
birds. Every clam of poultry will be well represented,
and from the standing of the exhibitors a keen competion
for the prizes is certain. The pigeons and pheasants being
located upstairs, in the Town Hall, will afford a pleasant
relief from the singing birds below, who endeavour to
rival each other in the higher notes. We may add that
the show will he opened at one on Wednesday and at ten
on Thursday, 27th and Vith inst.
CosoriTTCO TO THE Donagr COUNTY Pnisos.—A mires
John Hunt, stealing bank notes at Marnhull ; Thomas
Chessman and James Joyner, inflicting grievous bodily
harm at Winterborne Whitechurch ; Jesse Scott, burglary
at Wituborne Minster ; Frederick Davis, housebreaking
at Corscornire.—linni LaDowr : John Kendall, poaching at
Symondsbury, Joseph Bailey, drunkenness dc. at Wim
Lome, Henry Allourt., vagrancy at Wimborne, John Fry,
patching at Teller Fratrum, 1 calendar month; Henry
Snook, stealing boots at Stalbridge, 1 calendar month and
3 years in • Reformatory School; John Hallett, misbe-
haviour in Bridport Union, 21 days; Richard Phillips and
John Sainsbury, misbehaviour in Sturnsinster UMon,
James Thompson and Mary Thompson, vagrancy at Lyme
Regis, arid John Everett, drunkennem at Stratton, 14 days ;
Allis Hanson, riotous conduct at Weymouth, 7 days.
Tux WIUTHIIII. —The following is our meteornlogical
report :

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d z 3i ir Wind BOW of Weather
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II 44 43 8
12 48 44 8k SW Mrtogpr, drizzling rani
13 44 44 886 May, .owy
14 48 43 8 Raln
Is 47 41 14 Rain, cloudy
16 47 41 8 Rain, cloudy
17 4B 44 W Rant