The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-06-06 00:00:00

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Hardy's Monument, standing segry over Maddoc-
k, the valley of the Wey, wears 17p goy lay almost
adder', It. fringe of wood alone showing plainly;
Badipole looked lovely in the foreground, with it.
pretty house,, orchards, gardens, and neer ; further
back itidgwey village crept, white and dove-coloured,
up Ridgwey-hill, and away to the met, broad derk
patches of wood broke the stretch of grass green till you
sa r where shy Binoombe hides away just • little bit out-
side the world. So go the proverb; but those chalky
hills farther's.ward are still more lonely in fact, though
ever in view looking across the Sapphire Bay, then
tour uo. beautifully roond, now boldly rising into a hill
with well-marked aaracter,and anon stretching along
with almost flat downs, until White Nose projects, gilt
In the sunligot, and the hills beyond are wriel.ned by
the soft hue. To the southward, Portland arises at
once and arrest. attention, but the Fatima eye trace'
m say beauties between as it mews over the greet
Roads and then dwells with love on "Boos., Sweet
House," to wit, Weymouth, now lying like • town
carved in ivory, eel with gold windows, by the side of
a turquoise lake. On the Backwater float spores GI
graceful swans, and • few flat bootie lasily suffer being
over the bass water, leaving golden ripples
pushed
iti. From the lake the hills rise in successive
slopes of green, with almost black wood; till the
square old tower of Wyk. is seen sentinel-like watch-
ing the West Bay, • wedge of which I. spied through
• dip of the hills. Again the land line sal we
have nothing below!). sun and the elo bat
slopes width* valley In which the men's accostressents
are piled, and not far off the country girls are yielding
themselves to red-uniformed men in laming rings.
Our band is on that side, 'deist; us the appropriate
fantasia—" A Little Pleasure," and their prugraerne
for the afternoon is continued thus : -Overture, La
Booquetiere ; ' valae, "Cordell& ;" faetaie, "Fairy
Queen;" waltxt." My Queen;" fllOOllOll4 "011,0t0 r.
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w6lll, My Life seleciioo, "Pirates of Peneassea"
quadrille," Lights o' London," ending with the galop,
"Steam Trans." Among the oonsany are ex-Culonel
Bingham. Ooloael Steward, D.R.V. Captain Evans,
Inspecting ecteiraseder emetgaard, Mr. .idenner. Mr.
T. Wombs (Dorchester), Rev. F. Moodey, J. Torether,
Req., and others interested in athlete' sports', and the
lichee are numerous and well Nested in view of the
winning post. Colonel Hall is on the move, taking
the utmet interest in his men's pleasure, and the 0 ,ts•
=Wee for the sport*, Captain Austen, Captain
Drummond, and Captain Saunders, are actively
wooded by Sergeant Major O'Meara.
100 Yards' Race—There was a large number of
of entries, and it MY • very good rate, Vanielenr
James winning, Lanoe-Ogrporal Buiridge and J.
Hughes being very close.
100 Yards for Penner:tent Sta.—Sergeant Butler,
1; Colour-Sageant Fakes, 2; ColonuSergeant Riley,
3.
Long Jump—Lance-Corporal Berridge, T7ft. Sin,;
J. Hughes, lift. ho.; V. James, 3rd.
Halt-mi. Race —.t., Norris won pretty easily; W.
Roberts and H. Taylor, 2 sari 3.
High Jump. —V. James, 1; W. Roberta, 2; Hughes,
3. Janes jumped cleverly, avoiding the bar just
when it seemed he must bring it down; the others
had a long o intest before it was settled; Wadman,
who also began well, elippe I and fell, and hadn't spry-
nese enough to go again.
Hurdle Race, 10 flights. 220 yards.—J. Hughes won
by about 7yds.; V. Jamas and Lance-Corporal Ber-
ridge, 2nd and 3rd.
Sack Rat., 75 yards.—J. Hughes, Lance-Corporal
Berridge, and V. James were the leader,; James fell
just before the tape, but cleverly rolled in and secured
• place.
Wheelbarrow Rao., Windt ad.—A tall non-com, ran
In fr at by sounds drawing them in the right way.
Duni 16,e and James won the first beat; Clapoo t.
with Lush and Tuflin equal in the thoond. The final
h-at produced • capital rase between James and Bar'
ridge, who were very close for Ist and 2nd, Clapoott
being 3rd.
Quarter-mile Race—ln this post entries seemed to
be allowed. Burridge won easily; Norris and Taylor
had a close run for 2nd and 3rd.
Three-legged Race.—Severel pairs entered, and in
the preliminary trial more than one pair were admired
to their elboo of style. In the race Hughes and
Vas leleur ran away from thi rest; Said in and
liar ly ware 2nd, after a far run with Kendall sad
It •herts.
Jockey Race, 75 yards—Most of the men carried
their j•adteys feet in fr int, heads hanging down the
runner'. back. V. James and Hughes were .gain
let; Harris and Berridge, 2ad ; Roberti and (11.
Hunt, 3rd. The leading couple fell immediately
before reaching the poet but managed to re.* the
tape first.
Officers' Rios 100 yards.—Five started. for • sweep.
stakes of 10e. each, Captain Combs, Captain Newell,
Lieutenant* Gordon, Harrison, and Poilegfen. The
lieutenante had the best of it, Lieutenant Gordon
running away from the rest, and winning anyhow,
followed by Lieutenant Harrison and Lieutenant
Pollee en.
The Tug of War, as usual, excited the greatest
interret especially among the ladies, and the Militia
made their preparations with the °mat determination.
and were encouraged by the spectators to bold on, if
losing, to the very last. The ground eloped slightly,
which gave an advantage to those below. First poll
—A Company boat 13, It beat D, I) beat H. I) beat
F. Sound pu'l—E beat A. G best D. Fined rin—
g best G. 0 Company pulled uphill each time, and
won as much probably by their judgment as 'strength,
seizing every opoortunity, and at last pulling 0 down.
E Company, Iss prize; G, 2nd.
Everyteing pried off admirably, except that •
pickpocket was seised. The band then played "God
Save the Queen," and the Regiment marched back to
the Barracks. The Review takes place on Friday
(to-no ovow), and on Saturday the Regiment will be
dismissed.

THS PUILIC Minnie
WAS bold In the National Schoolroom, kindly lest by the
rotor of St. Rau a, and was decorstad with Sags, among
which we nonsked they ware not ashamed of the cross, in
several verietise.
Bro. IL J. Roma had ready • wiell•tralaied choir, whom
he led and anthenpainsd at the instrument, aad about 60
voices. being thus employed in rendring pleasant twisty
was introduced between the speschg, and the audience
A spacial session of the Grand Lodge of Good Templar' bad a particularly agreeable sight The Templar,. wore
of Ragland we, held at Weymouth on Whit.l(anday. In their regalia, varying In richwas from ths simio form
anticipation, the District CT., Bro. Holmwood, and the which monomiz • Hops or Weymouth. enemy to the
District Secretary, Bro. R. A. Bolt, had made *ireful gorgeous gold-trimmed velvet kindly brought and bierally
arrangements lor their reception, aid for seining additions lent by the Bri4oort Mende
to the t-eiot antie sad lodge oe•-mbership therefrom. D. Y. Scott, Z.q.,13, W. Counsellor, prosided, suppeie+.4
L dree Flower of the Won," Cix.oo." mot "hope h. 81't.' 130,we a W.V.T., Mr. J. Ken. osier, G. KS.,
ot Weymouth" held • noised need.) Sew-lay eren• R••. Hargreaves, P.O it., Mr.?. W. Glows% P.O. Id,
lag at the Park-street room, when. al booth Saturday ie a Mr. W. C. lialrowood, D.C.?.. and Kr. J. 11. Paden,
very inoaumnlent mem n there s. a e lore attendance, P.O Bees.
mimeo ateadare beim iis r.o,t i,,rce. Members from Af:gre .ineing "Fri mds of Temperance, welcome hem."
Brkiport, holland. and Brinier'? were present. After Bye Wascorr. from Shaftesbury, baying offered prayer,
addresses front tho Asti ic t visiting members. the G.L the choir sang with spirit—" Fling tho Temperance
deputation, OW. Counseling O. Y. Booth. O. W. V.T. Min Bann.r Forth."
Down, and O.IK J. Bowsaw ws•• Introduced with Th• Cameleer, after Meting what had boon done that
the usual welcome, and nob addressed Ohs assembled dey, mil no v they have 90.000 members and othr 50,000
lodges. Juveniles in England alone, end are in • bettor position
✓ho Waimea Chapel's pulpit was very kingly yielded than for many years. Ahout 13 y-arn ego the Order was
to the visitors on Sunday, and Beare Scott and &impulse introduced tab o Baglaad, norsual there existed as still
preached temperance mom me, but sermonising is not the exists hero, a legalised, and yet in the highest and truest
strong point of those gentleonao, we trust. mom an illegitimate trial; and the 1.0.G.T. and kindred
Is the evening Nv garesster chow as his tale, associations have leassod this evil and hope for Its corn.
Matthew, ail., 60—" Whosoever shall do the will of my plebe removal. At last, said the speaker, the revenue hes
Father, which is in Heaven, the swag is ray brother, and nem affected, which Is• hopeful sign, get wears militias to
sister, and mother." He remarked that the Lord's words fth• with monism greater and mom hurtful than attrhan,
show there is • brotherhood mad sisterhood, • family Zulu. or Boer, an enemy which has wasted mom of the
bond of union, reform, not to earth Lions but to h ; I noun.' of our country, and his produced MOTO misery,
Christ cams to raven kiins-lf se the link of connection, slain more of OM moo and women and children than war,
the bond of union between tiod and his children, to bring mistilmos, or famin•—the greatest enemy our coun,ry has
men lath this brothorboo I with bima-U that we might ever sees. While we are aomfortehly mato& there stands
Monne children of the Lord God Almighty. It is • sign in the midst of the land a mighty Opas tree, the err
and symptom of the Carted= life when we seek to rims louder and louder, and we ask you to lend your
ascertain ths will of God, and it is not ths will of God vetoes to swell the sound "Cat it down I why
that one, even of the smallest and atessest, should perish, cumbwrsth it the ground t" We ask for prohibition of the
and whatever keeps
_men hack homestead= lean ogee*, importation, manufacture, and eels of Intoxicating drinks.
most grievous to God. Now, so darn so keeps men back Yon say "That is extreme Yee it is extremely right.
from G id, so weighs down this nation. so saps and withers We have had extreme arm in ererY Gee end elm% &Hid I
everything good, as the intemperance which prevail. from should like to ask what we as a country owe—do we owe
taking in,ogioating drinks. About dUltooo,ooo (a our liberty or anything worth having to practical,
hundred and treaty mlllion pounds etarling)arsexpended moderate men I We owe everything to the men of one
on them drinks, and 1,000,000 of peepers may be found at ids., the extreme" fingtoe." (Applause.) A men is not
• given time in our poOf Wesel meetly brought them by nemesarily wrong because he is extreme; the dimes, is
intemperance, while in our lunatic smitten are found desperate, • mighty cancer gating out the von lifeblood of
4,9000, a large proportion of whose misery medical m-n our nation, and we hesitate not to adopt extreme
attribute to them drinks. is making them 75,000,000 mammas to ems the nation'. life. Bat if Weymouth
bushel. of &rein are consumed yearly,_ or enough to feet people are not prepared to adopt the first p'auk of theour population for four months out of the year. 320,000 Platform, also'ate prohibition, take the eeeeeg
pee* ere eeprehengeg yearly for drunkonnses, aad 190,000 abstiaenta for the individual, We cannot regulate the
premature-deaths yearly areattributablitho thiamine, lie traffic in intoxicating drinke, the hundreds of we prove
urged we ought by no means to answer these assertions in that, and we ask for total abetimain. Abstain for your
the spirit of Cain—" Am Imy brother's keeper I" but to own sake., become thew drinks cannot do any good and
wrist every plan to lessen this distress and remove tha may do harm, abstain because you may injure yourself.
came Perishing soul, are outside ordinary religious &bottle for your coulther's sake, bemuse DO agency is so
influences •we do not get them into chapels sad churches, thoroughly calculated to degrade the people, nothing has
and ormaissUons have been sot going outdid*, to reach done in Um peat, or is destined is tho future to do so
them—tor instance the Independent O•dior of Good much misthisf. (Ambrose.) Talk not of patriotism,
Templar; the Salvation Arum the Blue Ribbon Army, heroism, or self.eacribm. if you am not prepared to
and others, and each the Church of Christ ought to sacrifice the "little drop" for your family and your
sympathies with and assist. What does it amount to if country. You may mow be • drunkard' but you are in
we only eons aid go through this ordinary worship, if danger every one, you have no right to Mame with the
when the Benediction is pronounced, we go hogo• and Intoxicating cup and say you never wW bmome, a
simply go through the ordinary 'Wm.. of our work, not drunkard. To-night grams are fell of ma whose beton-
going to • single desolated boom, not bringing back • sin& UMe were as hoguenrahle, who wire as high-minded.
wanderer! That will not hadoingthe will of Ottreist, „hzelastca mentally, and morally as you. If any say they cannot do
no saying we belong to the Ohristian bro without it lam surprised. for there is an institution mar,
woo,e men for his work; whoa Mem had to spy oat the every member of whith is • total abstainer and thrives
lend of Othaan, he leant gam, leaden of met, Not that vary well. I long for the day when our Government will
women are excluded from the work of Christ, they are refuse to take • penny of the Money earned by the traffic,
moat useful; but here were wanted men of great personal regarding it as the price of blood. Sono say "We shad
strength so jumbo., and purpose, who could endure hard- not succeed "' but since the days of Adam and lee there
ships and personal denser. And the Church must mad have been croakers, and CM world will not be better if we
men of courage. The Gomel Torapersates movement he imitate your example. We have doss much, and arldo.li
rooked iot would sot
mit bet ihmthe men Prestos • grand arid glorious work; and we shall mirthful?
taught Coopet Temperance, but their way was blocked in supptuming the tingle, and semen ha• hem achieved,
greatly by the McDade of the Christian (Search, and the became God is our helper. But as yesterday it was they
poessesion of the land was delayed. Thera are now great told Clarkson and Wilberforce the abolition of slavery
groaners in the way, the Hems of Parliament, and became could not be won ; redrew travelling ep nines an heur.
of theqsakingand--eotomoremik religious infidalltr—ths talegr!Phs, each met the mom cuckoo cry —" It can't be
work la not aocomplished. But let us go on with tits dons; bet each has been accomplished. (itpirthuss.)
knowledge Cl arson the winning aids. Caleb and Joshua Incourage us to go into this bank, and fight hopefully
had the reward because they were believing and faithful; and mots earnestly than ever; don't fold your arms in
let us, taking God into the oak:sidles, seek to be on the ridifferegtos, but make op your minds to leave tlth ragged
winning side There is • 'lotions Gold for Christian enter- regiment, which will not onoh Image be respectable. and
Ochs amass the children of the country, Good Trany/an join °tom who will soon tis reardod as the only respects
seek to ham JurealloTemplar lodgew. and Bends of Hops; able 1M ) The Church,
._ the military, the
tat us go on and not have thewords of Christ addressed to naval prof ties peoplethemselves are on our aide,
ne—"o Ye of Little lath' sad it Matthaei us in resolving that you shall have some
After the eerTiOle, Meetings were hold at Gloucester- Great and do to rooms the dart blot from
sweet and Beek gaildise molt
_col:mats, and at the latter this country. (Apothem
=Wed over by Mr. HADdall. Kim Docwra sad ML "'he Gong of th• Herdsman" was very smugly and
brightly _sang, and rightly applauded.
TM= tried to give an ides of the amount spent OD P.O. M (Rom said we are 'hie te do the work and are
intoxicating drinks by its b-inc enough to plats oa doing It; In • year we have made ITS new members in the
every utter of the Bible. The resolM of this. speeding : Dorset Lodge, and I rejoice this phase of the temperance
v.-re alldangwous—"Wher• there's drink time s danger. movement is advancing. because the LO.G.T. is the
Let us net an it in boom; in • town in Era laMly grandest Order formed for getting and keeping the people
ewe seen fay boys drunk in the streets, because they haat together ett Brighton 6130 People • tight came ap, sight
found such drink at hose while their parson Were away, after night, foes fortnight, and signed the pledge. "Bak*
and one died within 114 boors. Wes appealed to women said cos, sad he moots for away, where En the world me
In the words of Jermsiah—" Wig up, ye women thin ma I ogo when this Minos pow I" The led, who mimed
as ease." Their Mieltithim rare not girth enough to m his bins ribbon was sot • Good Templar, but she had
rmg meets, and the woman af prom° day night senme, aad oho answered " best thing you ma do late
ake shams in ties movements for mod. The Good join a Good Templets' Ledge.'thseldsme) A great lord
mows have a stroag pledge for addle and also try M said that &gland would not be fit to lire In were it eat
gave the nonalry in,. the see 01 emit &trim era he the ter the lesrpereme rotenone. (LPlPlrree.) Thqmod be