The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-11-03 00:00:00

PORTLAND

FonTRALL.--A football match I h Saturday. between
the Verna Royal tic.,ts Fusiliern Club and the Portland
CIO), resulted in a victory tw the ("Mier.
TIM SALVATION Alum —Tlw person who has been
officiating as captain of the Portland branch of the
Salvation Army took her departure from the island on
Monday for America, where she will still continuo to
work in connection with the Salvationists.
BU.WINO SOCIIITT.—At a meeting
of the Portland Branch of the Starr•llowkstt Building
Society in St. licorire's Schoolroom, 11.1401111 M, on
Tuesday evening, it was decided to have another ap-
pw2priat ~,,, on December 3rd.
Tue FLTING Siicaintos. --The four ships which have
represented the squadron in the Roads for Nome days
past took their departure on Tuesday morning for the
West Indies. .

Acvlincet-A cab driver. commonly known as
" Little Jack," in the employ of Mr. Robert Hodder,
cal, proprietor, had an accident ,sti Satunlay evening.
lie was driving from Castletown to the railway
station, awl in turning the corner of the cemetsry
which adj-iiis the naval recreation ground, wae,
through being in an "unalstisfactory " condition,
pitched front the box. He was badly shaken, but
escaped without breaking auy bones.
THE Slew ROLLER.-The new roller recently
• thtained by the Local Board need not, as one of the
members facetiously suggested, be "kept in a Elam
case." Work for it may be found in certain parts of
Fortune's-Well, where mud more than one inch deep
has greatly inconvenienced pedestriana for a long
time past.
PoitriAND Arrrittrar Votreeeeits.-In accordance
with the suggestions of Colonel TWIVI, of the let
Hants Artillery Volunteer's, it has been decided to
increase the Portland detachment from a battery and
• half to two batteries. This, therefore, presents a
good opportunity to young men who wish to join the
ono, inasmuch as 30 recruit, are needed, ale, sit
men for the hand and two trumpeters. During the
poet week 13 have joined. Applications must be
made at the Drill Hall at seven c"clock in the even-
lug.
ENTRRTAINM Mer.-A " smoking " entertainment
was held at the Seldiene Institute on Saturday even-
ing, (Inarterenruiter Cliahain in the chair and was well
attended, no charge being made for admiaaion The
programme was as fellows : -Song, " Highland
Laddie," Sergeant Mcqueen, B.S. F. ; song, 'Where
to Dor Mr. Anion; eons, "The Mulberry Try...,"
Mr. Ward ; violin (variational, "My Queen," Mr.
Alimet sung, "Sweet l'elle Mahone," Corissral
Smith, ILS.E. ; sung, "The Parting," Corporal
Bates; song, " Old Cabin," Mr. Watkins ;
recitation, "The Wreck,' Mr. Mitchell ; song, "Rock
11i' to Sleep, 31.,ther," Sergeant Truckle, R.S.F. ;
harmonium (variations), Private l'rioe, R.S.F. ; sung,
"Silver Thread* among the Dold." Mr. Anion ; wing.
"The Soldier's Dream," Mr. Ward ; long, 'The
World Turned 'Timid° Down," Senreasit Austin.
It.S.F.; song, "The Little Failed Flower," Corporal
Pates. ; song, "The British Lion," Private Price,
R.S.F. ; song, "Thu, 'tanks I.f the Deletes," Sergeant
Axon, 11.5.1". ; song, "My Village Home," quarter-
master Cliaham, R.S.F. ; song, • Ilitains' Warning,"
Mr. Mitchell; "God Save the Queen."
THE PORTLAND BRANCH or THE T %NCR
LRAGUL -Another entertainment in connection with
the National Temperance League, l'ortland branch,
was given in the Soldiers' Institute on Wednesday
evening, Mr. Drew, the preeiilent, in the chair.
Sergt. Austin, ILK, in the COWIN, of • few remarks*,
said hi. felt it to he a duty and a great ph:assure to
convey to his fellow workmen in the'l'otal Abstinence
Cause his warmest thanks for their liberal xiipport
awl noticing energy in the formation ~f the lira:wit
Much had been ma,l about himself in w melon with
the 1n...1re-et, but the greateat credit he bok in the
matter wax that an idea occurred to him that •branch
of the league should Ise opened at the institute, and
he hall received assiatance trent • body et whom he
oneidered himself to be inie of the least. Although
it was mIT about four weiks Pines the society *Wesel
they now had 37 mentb-ire, and five I . member*,
and this was a proof that the work WM
not that of one'man only, lint the omal.iniel and good
efforts id imany. (Applauae.) lie then proceeded to
make 11111 l ent. Weill...Mlle.' jrincillni generally,
and the evils arising from the use of intoshonts.
The progra 11111 l e was as follows :-Ftmg, " The
Itobin," Sergeant Tritekle, It. E. ; recitation, Mr.
; song, Mrs McLean ; song, Mr. ISinkley ;
pianoforte duet, Mr,s. Nlcle-an and Miss Broughton ;
song " We'll never go lock no more " Mr. Evans,
; reading, Corporal Smith, It S.F. ; song,
Miss I),,nkley ; •• Mother, weep not for your
" Mr. Banes ; song, Br. Cole, KN. ; reading,
" heavy C 00.," Mr. flew; song, " Rentemlier
Me." C. S. M. Thompson, It E.; song, Mr. Watkins,
IL N.

A " SCUM," AT 71111 IGMAL BOAR!. MiIIPTIN4.
Fl•me of the Tune, of the Island are at the present
titan suffering from such strong political Wag that
their tongues went to have gained the mastery OWPT
their reason. Al the Local Board meeting no Thurs.
I lay evening Mr. J. J. Patten ventured Sc. allude to
a letter, signed T. Comhen, which had appeared in a
local contemporiery, and Mr. Fatten seemed to think
it was very much out of placii, inasmuch as it repre-
mated that Mr. Oomben was the only one who had
say sympathy for the pew old men who worked en
the roads. Mr. Patten's repudiation of this wax
received with ambience When his views were sup-
ported by Mr..fohn Scriven, who very properly esid
that the statement in the letter was false, I die or two
members, whose mimeo we will not mention, deemed
it requisite, for mottle unamicertained cause, to leave
the meeting, whilst several others had reosinie to the
'plan of all mistaking at one time. From a council
chamber the Local Board Office was, fir the time
being, tuvrevl into a place not unlike pandemonium.
Mr. T. Gimben, replying to • remark from one of the
members, sl " God forbid I should be so bad as you
are," and subsequently supplionented the invective by
saying "a red.hot Radical would do anything." It,
alas, is too true that a bad example is more readily
(„ii,,wpd than • good one. The present instance
proved no exception. Mr. T. Comben having so tar
forgotten himself LI to use language which, to say
the least, was unpar:iamentary sad uncalled for,
another member went a step further liy alleging that
some of those ',relent went shoot telling " infernal
lire." lied not the meeting then been brought to an
abrupt termination it is diffizult to say what the con-
sequences would have been. Language similar to that
to which we have alluded may just be pardoned if
uttered in a " pot-house." It certainly ought not to
find • home where mom the majority of whom are
respectable, meet for the purism*, of irratuitowily
lending aid in the transaction of public business.