The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-08-29 00:00:00

Nsw Cowan tot VOILDINOTOII.—A new flag has
been presented to the pariah, to repines the time.
honoured odours which have so often hem mounted on
the church tower. Messrs. Wall, of Southampton,
supplied the new one, which is very handsome, sod the
cost was defrayed by voluntary subsaiptions. It was
used for the first time on the occasion of the annual
school festival.
COLLINS OF AGITOT/Vfolll.—The summer session of
the College of Agriculture, Downton, near Salisbury,
closed on Tuesday, when the prises and certilloates
were awarded to the sucoesidul students by Mr. S. P.
Nanny, vice-president of the Institution of SurveYorn
The certificate of profi.siency in practical agrloultur•
obtainable on examination after the two years' course
of study was awarded to Mr. Thomas Henrstegi:ogre:
P. IL A.S., of Dorchester; to Mr. Hugh Re h, eon
of Colonel F. C. Eveleeh, 0.8., Thornton
Wimbledon • and to the Hon. Victor A. Nelson Hood,
son of General Visoount Bridport, Cricket St. Thomas,
Chard, Sernerest. Mr. Thomas H. Bum was further
snoceastul In obtaining the certifieste of membership.
Poona Msx's CHUFTII,II AIUDOCOATION.—By the
Invitation of the Dorchester branch of this Association,
the members of the various branches in this district
will meet in conference on Friday next. Mr. R.
Steels has kindly granted the use of his grounds for the
occasion. In the evening will be held • public met-
ing in connection with the oontenooe, at the Town
Hall. The chair will be occupied by G. William.
Req., of Louden, the founder of Young Men's Christian
Association, and who has done a noble work in this
good cause. Addresses will be give by the chairman
and the Rev. J. if. Pcott, of Weymouth, on
" Decision ; " Rev. J. Trafford, of Weymouth, on
" Inflames ; " Rev. E. W. Collinners, of Woodsford, on
" Love of Gad ; " Re.. R. Francis, of Bridport, on
" Daily Lite and Work." The proceedings Prong" to
be of an unusually interesting character.
PIGIIIOII Snoorpro. —At the Gunetaken' Assistants'
Annual Meeting, which warn held in the Gun Club's
'hooting enclosure at Notting Hill, the principal
Immure wenn secured by Mr. Churchill, • Durnovarias,
and formerly an apprentice to Mr. Jeffery, gunsmith
of this town. In the trial handicap there were
competitors, three of whom sumeded in killing all
their birds, and in shooting off the tie Mr. Churchill
won the first prize, £2, killing eight birds without a
Wm The principal event was the Charnq Cup
presented by Messrs. Roll and Son, hteen
anuMboto took Perk and again Mr. Churchfil owed
the form. After bringing down eight pigeons with.
out • mien he was desiarei th• winner of the Pup end
AIL He was shouldered into the pavilion by his
tessorsrdess who warmly congratulated

Wotran's Dsoirehnsms. Angelina Caddy, •
fisherman's wife, was brought up for being drunk and
using &boar, languags—The Beach ordered that she
be locked up till to-morrow.
Tee SEAN Goon Tzuetan.-43idney Lofton was
brought up on remand for obtaining food and lodging
by false pretences on Tuesday.— An elderly man
named Belie, gave seldom* additional, and the cheat
was committed for trial.
Nrw WOM—The Rev. A. Clayton Thiselton has
just published a very interesting and instructive
volume of Church and Hoene Lessons, gathered from
the three minor prophets—Joel, Amos. and Jonah—
which will be found • valuable addition to the library
of every Sundat School teacher.
r3TAVOZ SzOILXID ST Winsool7l
Pnoeti.—A tale is gob/ the round of the railway
stations that lately • Weymouth *framer had an
excursion announced to the Isle of Wight, but in con.
sequence of the weather, had to disembark
at Swamp. There, every availableverZaglwrs
and the passengers, about 300, conveyed to
engaged,
station, in haste to catch the last testa
home. Now ordinarily they sect about four and •
half by that train. and the booking is left to an official,
who was not prepared for the influx of SOO excited
passengers, at that time of night, and he had a very
exciting time till the anxious passengers were got off
GOOCH AT CO-OPIHATIVS Pewee.— Messrs. Taylor
and Ca, of 50. fit. Mary-street, have introduced the
system of offering goods at very low prices to cosh
buyers, thorn securing for the best class of customers
the utmost advantage. Manifestly this is just to
them, and • vast improvement on the old way of
trading, whereby one elms of customers paid for
another, and the solvent and willing-to-pay were
mulcted in behalf of the slack-twkted ne'sreettlen,
the long-winded, and the impecunious. We have
looked at Maws. Taylor's list, and congratulate them
on their advance with the times, while, at the same
time, they preserve the best feature of the old
system—ready and courteous attention given to
customers, the want of which is No much complained
of by those who deal at the London Civil Sado*
Stores.
BAD TERMINATION TO LX OCHNO.—On Saturday,
the colliers of Ashton Vale Pit went to Weymouth
for their annual outing, and =oncet them was • per-
son named Thomas Reynolds, aged 50 years, who went
and enjoyed himself with the rest and returned safely
to Bristol, and himself and wife made for home, select-
leg the route of the bridge and along the New Cut.
Soon after crossing the bridge and nearing St. Luke's
Church, he was suddenly mimed from his wife and
friends, and has not been seen or heard of shoe. Be
was dressed in • black cost, light trousers and vest,
and blue necktie, with flowers in centre. Any infor-
mation that may lead to his discovery will be thank-
fully received by bis sorrow! ng wife and twelve children,
who have been thrown into the deepest grief by the
ecournmos.—Bridol Mercury.
THZ GELMAN HELD ESTZRTAINYLIIT. —Mr. COHNI,
Grain and his fellow-entertainers must have been
highl_y Owed at the warm reception accorded them
ant Tuesday evening. Long before the appointed
time for opening, the doors of the new Boehm
Assembly Rooms were besieged by an eager crowd,
who were evidently bent on securing the best mats for
their mosey. The new and specious room was com-
pletely filled by • fashionable audience, who evinced
their appreciation of the c'ever performers' efforts.
The inimitable Corney Grain seems to grow more
comical as he grows older, and his sketches, full of
the keenest satire, were most amusing. Another well-
known member of the company, Miss Fanny
still capable of securing applause ease and Mr. sltlfL
I. Holland,
Heed is full of fun. Mr. North Home. Miss Edith
Brandon were the other performers, and both are of
great merle Mr. Rooks deserves much credit for
securing this attraction for Regatta week.
Wernotrre lionetootrunke SOCIITT.—The final
meeting of the Committee of Management wee bald on
Monday evening, at the Guildhall, under the presid-
ency of Mr. Robert C. Bennett, in the absence of his
Worship the Mayor, who was unable to be present.
The chairman was supported on the right and lefty
the bon. treasurer and hon. secretary. Mr. W.
Madame Thialton said the Floral and Bird
Exhibition, of 18.32, had been very attractive, but In a
pecunary point of view it was not so successful se that
of last year, owing in • great meatus to the continual
bad weather; he likewise expressed his thanks to
those gentleman who bad so kindly assisted in the
different marquees on the day of the show. Mr.
Lillwood Mille Igo gave • statement of the receipts
and expenditure of the society, which showed that the
total receipts bad been EROS Rs. 61., viz. :—Sair
Lbirds,
£10013.. ; money at gate, OS 3s. ; entry of
RS 165., &a The payment. included prizes,
WOO; advertising, 229 Ile. Id.; and Pub, fittings,
decoration., £44 164. 2.1. The amounts hid been
examined by Mr. J. Climb Rowe, and found mends
The reports were adopted, and medial votes of thanks
were passed to the hoe. treasurer and the secretary,
for their valuable maybes to the society. A sum of
Imo pounds:woe also voted to the secretary. On the
Crlioof Mr. Baxter a vote thanks was accorded
n Mayor and Corporation, for their kindness in
attending and opening the Floral Exhibition ontheffith
oi July. On the proposition of Mr. Baxter, seconded
by the tremurer, • cordial vote of thanks was also
accorded to Henry Edwards, Esq., M.P., Sir Frederic
Johnstone, bait., M. P., the Mayor, R. N. Howard,
Esq., J.P., and the subscribers to the society. Votes
of thank, were also accorded to the ladies who sent
Sowers for the decoration of the tents, to the potions
of the society, and to all these who assisted in any
layLle.isfertoting the atoms of the show. On the
of Mr. Milledge, wooded by Mr. flied.
tern; vote of thanks was accorded to the
chairman. It was mired that the next show should
be bald in August, 1