- The traffic receipts on the Somerset and Dorset line for the six months ended the 30th April last amounted to £66,944 9s 11d, or £2B 4s 4d per mile per week, as against £64,505 3s, and £26 19s 4d per mile per week for the corresponding period of last year. * • Complaints are v
08 September 1888 - Blandford Weekly News - Blandford, Dorset, England
A perilous balloon trip hal; been made from -rendonia Grounds, at Leicester, by Mdlls Leona _.e,Signor Spelterini, and an assistant. is strong wind rocked the balloon very violently. Spelterim and his assistant were in the car, but the lady hung on by her teeth to a trapeze unde
08 September 1888 - Blandford Weekly News - Blandford, Dorset, England
The news just sent from Rangoon by the correspondent of the T,rnes is not very important. Some small (1./colt bands surrendered, and several petty skirmishes are reported. A dacoit leader named Kanhlating attacked the village of Seekan in the Bhamo district, killing 10 men and b
08 September 1888 - Blandford Weekly News - Blandford, Dorset, England
Altrneyer, who has been repeatedly corevicted of robbery and swindling, and whose achentures ars as strange as those of Ponson du Terrails - thole, has been arrested by the police at Havre. The judgments against him with minute descriptions of his person and photographs were pos
08 September 1888 - Blandford Weekly News - Blandford, Dorset, England
'What part the electro-motor is to take in the future is a theme of engaging interest. The steamengine was once a crude mechanism, its every promise laughed at even by thinking men. It required a half century of experiments to bring it to its present state of perfection. The ele
08 September 1888 - Blandford Weekly News - Blandford, Dorset, England
To the Editor.—Sir,—The time will soon be upon us when the Town Council will determine on the renewal of the tenancy of the Fair-tield. From the report of the last meeting of that body I glean there are several residents who are willing to pay the same (or mote) rent as now. Why
08 September 1888 - Blandford Weekly News - Blandford, Dorset, England
Orderly Sergeant—Sergeant Hodges. Orderly Corporal—Lee.-Corpl, Davis. Motiday.—Recruits' I - Drill at the Orderly Room at 8 p.m. Tuesday.—Cup Competition at 4 p.m. Wedinisclay.—Class firing for recruits at 4 p.m. Thursday.—Class tiring at Sturiainster at 4 p.m. Company drill at
08 September 1888 - Blandford Weekly News - Blandford, Dorset, England
WHITECIT A T' EL IIAY AND STRAW, Tonnal. —there vv.:, a fair supply on sale. The trade wait steady, at I,te rates. Prime clover, 90e. to 137 e. inferior, 7e. to ; prime meadow hay, 80a. es 130..; inferior, GO.. to Si)..; and straw, 28a. to 4816 • • per load. CLEVELAND IRON TRADE
08 September 1888 - Blandford Weekly News - Blandford, Dorset, England
(From a London Correspondent.) THE PRINCE OF WALES IN HUNGARY-WANTON PROVOCATION-A WARLIKE EMPEROR-EAST END HORRORS-WHERE IS THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE ?-HOPS ON THE STOCK Ex- CHANGE-SIR CHARLES WARREN AND THE LONDON POLICE-AN ADVOCATE OF CREMATIONPOLICE ALARM POSTS. The accuracy wh
08 September 1888 - Blandford Weekly News - Blandford, Dorset, England
1 8,15, in the LECTURE 1-lALL Young will be heartily welcomed Applications for Admission to be made to I W. E. BRENS AND, Hon. Sec . A. VP ISACKWAY, Ass ietant Hon. Sec
01 September 1888 - Blandford Weekly News - Blandford, Dorset, England