The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-09-02 00:00:00

DONAKEITEN.

Loan Sa•rreaduis has gone to Scotland for two
months on a round of visits. He br been staying at
North Berwick for • few days.
Mae= COONTT Hoertra. —The committee begs
to acknowledge the receipt of • new subscription of
El Is. from Messrs. J. 0. and A. It Symes, of
Kingston RagasU.
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL Ari:verl 1,34 Wed/mm-
(4, at keened'Bach, Lord Wimboroe's pit. In
Wed Rosehir% where there is • large family party
assembled. He has also been visiting Lord Rosalyn,
et Dysart Howe, Fifeshire.—TrurA.
Tam Rigid Rev. the Lord Bishop of Salisbury on
the ttrd Inst. liosseed the Rev. Frederick Granville
Chrintmas to the Curacy of Handley cum Goosed
Bt. Andrew, D meet ; and on the 27th inst. the Rev.
Adrian Godson. Deanna: Quick., 8.A., to the
Curacy of All Saints% Pi Idletrenthide, Dodd.
Oa the seven weeks' traffic in this half-year the
liouth•Weetern Is £4.050 to the good, and the Great-
Western £21,3903 to the bad.
DORSET COUNTT CLElR—ltesen, Guy, builder'', of
Dorchester, are erecting • billiard roomier the County
Club at Dorchester. We understand the room will
be ready for nes in Ootober pelt
RIFLI GoSTRAT.—A friendly match between lb.
Shooting Club. Dorset Regimental Dietrict. and "B"
(or Wareham) Company, let Dodd Rine Volunteers,
wee shot at Malden Castle on Monday, August 25th.
The following are the scores :
SIOOTtao CLUB, DOUR' RIODIENTAL DIPTHicr

.
200 Yds. 500 Yda MO Yds. Tnt.
Cada do Lim ... . .50 84 U 76
Bardeaut HI. 5.1 23 23 76
ElargesomMajor ii'llaara 25 a 6 58
Ikrat...lnotructor Jam..... 28 35 15 79
Calour-EI am ,at Moore ... 27 30 19 76
Maramut Watkins... ... 25 11 17 61
0.1( .Srummut Calla ... 31 30 25 86
Q.19.-15•mmont Wad ... U Id 23 61
Drum-Major Luau ... 191 23 30 81
Calouraarseant Batlar ... 3) 113 26 FM
734
Vountrzuts.

Sararket .I.6lclas ... ... 96 26 25 78
PrlgraW Yellsway... ... 24 22 9 57
Privst• Oregon ... ... is 95 17 —7O
Priv.to Ilanre ... ... 30 21 21 72
Private Rohm ...
... 21 23 15 52
Private 11.ary ... .. 30 22 11.1 75
Sergeant Pirtnoter ... is ps 23 76
Senteaat Bridle .. ... IN 33 21 78
Privet,' 12.rsh ... .. 27 24 II 33
Private Resth ... ... 26 82 23 71

A RIMAIIELBLI RAT. —Natural hirer students--
may be iuterested In a remarkable instance of an
unaocouotable fries:l44 for, or indifference to • rat,
dieplayed by three cats, witnessed by • gentleman In
Ibis town. Ile observed or morning recently three
elate in 81. Peter's churchyard leisurely watching a
large rat which had emerged from th• long grave at
the back of the church. rb. rat, etiparen ly undis-
turbed by the feline trio, walked composedly along
by the side of the museum, the three oar following
at • reepeotful dietres. Without being dallied In
the leer degree by Ulla pr. coaling on the part of the
este, the rat o oily continued Its purity until II
re.oked a gratig into which it degraded. One cat
took up a position on or side of the grating, anoth..r
"n the oppodte aod the third in the metre.
Having remained In lir grating some little time, the
rat with th• ambler that had all alons characterisel
Is. treatment of the three oats, pared out of thi
grating and made Its way towards the erre. Opt of
the oar followed It, and thie rat stopped, so also did
lb* oat. Rat moved on, and oat (Mowed. The
rat again stopped and waned it. tall, which at ono*
checked it. feline friend's pr/rem 1/ithitately the
rat reached the grows, when the gentleman lost eight
of it. Neither or attempted anything like • pursuit,
aad the evident indifference dkplayed by each, as
well as that shows by tits rat, wantonly resseksbis.
Amebae person has obosewsd the sans rat to the
sokurolayegd, when 111. 'Mostly quits at boss.

A BARRIAGS hllll ho.o arranged sod will shortly
take plain between Major Caledon F.retto of the
let Dorset Rerimeot, and Miss Blanche Smith,
daughter of Canc. Reginald Smith, of Steßord
Rectory, froreheeter.
OTARR•BOWIRIT BUILDING SOCIETT. —The seventh
atcprietion of the above earlier w" ina Iti
ton Hall, last Wednesday evenicr. The RAT.
H. Everett presided. The ballot resulted In .)I,e. 436
ibeing drawn, the holder Heim/ at Litton Chiney,
entitling the holder thereof Li an elranot of £lOO.
Allothtle appropriation is expected nest month.
THO CORPORATION AT CHURCH. —Toe I dlowing
members of the Corporation attended Divine service
at All Sainte' Church on S .112,1 ay :—The Mayor (H.
Darden, Req.), Aldermen G. J. G. Gregory, Alder-
man W. Darden, Mr, F. Lock, Ms. A. Look, Ma.
W. Tilley. sod Mr. H. Symonds (eseistant.town
clerk). rho 041111011 we. preached by the Rev. H.
Y. Jones.

CHZ/15 SIATCII.—A match betwem five members of
the uoroheeter Chase Club and five gentleman from
Yeovil was played at DI. JuoofJon 11.1,1 00 Saturday,
and resulted in a victory for tee visitors. The taloa,-
leg were the players :—U anberter—Mr. C. T. Atkina
Mr. H. Look. Mr. L. Lad, Mr. E. W. Youny, and
Mr. E. Neuman; Yeovil-11r. Morley and Mr. L. E.
Raymond (Cambridge Ceivenity), Mr. lago, Mr. L.
E. Whitby, and Mr. Maidment. Every game was
very Wieldy °outward. The return match I. expected
to take place at Yeovil about Christina,.
OUTING AND CRICKET MATCH.—ln.lapandently of
thole annual eayzegoorie, the employer of ibis paper
had • very enjoyable day on Friday, when they pro-
ceeded to Seaborne. the object of lb. j ,urney befog
to play a cricket match with the employee of tbif
Sheburne Jou, na It was a TINY fatlDuatAl .0100tion
LI regard. the day, for, unlike that which prsoede 1
and succeeded it, the weather was beautifully fine.
The match wee played on tbe splendid ground of the
dbecboroe Cricket Club. It was a very luterestrog
and exoltiog game, resulting
_le a viotoly for Lb. home
tam by ouly four rune. Meseta Burn played well
for thew side, as (114C/utter, Stevens and irillman for
the viaitore. Carter bowled remarkably well in both
lolling., taking alz wickets in the first losing. aid
wren in the ascend. Franklin bowled very eff :Gaudy
' for Seaborne. The following was the 110.fil :
"SMILILBOBIZ Jouasst."
lat Inning Sad Innisiga
L li. Rung. b Stereos ... 25 b o.rtat 6
F. 8. Rags& b earkr ... 18 C rad' b Cristo' ...
Cox. • Stevan 1 st Stereos, b Carter 0
Poole, c N.eman,bUa,t.r 11 bCarter 1
yraaaba, b thirteen 6 b Carter I
Kama, b ktsrrts... 1 C Sisv.ua. b Carter 3
11.th:eon, c and b Center ... 1 run out ... 3
Hasa. c est 4 b Cartes ... 3 b Harris ... 3
Edmunds. et tiwyessab Howie 4 Harris. b (laser— 0
Siam en, b Catkin 0 not oat ... 0
C, retail. b (hour 0
II Luber,. av, hut •-• 2

77
" Extamis " sJio 'Tztaaame
J. Gillman. b Franklin ... 11/
G. Harris, b Frauklin 0
E. Norrinso. b Franklin ...
J. Stevani. not out •
T. Cater. b Frsaklin •
W. Bhbop. b Franklin...
11. Darrlarad. b Hasittnian 0
S. Millar. c Heatitniva. b mukliu. . 0
G. Wellman, cc UJX, 1.1 2
A Hark b Frankton
W. Spriaka, b 0
C. Calf b thallium* ... ... 0

73
A capital luocheon wan povll4 in the pavilion by
the proprietor (Mr. L. it. limegg), when Mr. Rome,
jun.. occupied the choir, aod iLr. Newmaa toe view.
chair, The repeat was supplied by Mr. eraguelt,
and gave the nun as tatislatition. After the
genie the visitors were entertamed to Leo at Mr.
'wane, reaidenos, and havieeg spent • short his iu
inepsolng the sights of the tow., the party lett for
home, hearty cheers being given for M . ttutogg for his
kindoes• Doretheeter Wm reached shortly after 11.
WIVILITAN SUNDAY SGeloOl. TBACHIUDI CHOlf
OUT/Mi.—CM place clown for We &burs togwa.
Bournemouth, which picturemae wateriog resort
the Wesleyan teachers, choir, sods few Mendel visited
on Mond ey lint Toe party, numbering nearly 40,
ware c .nveyed thither per 7.40 a.m. train Iron Dot-
cheater at special cheap fares. kindly granted by the
Seuth.Weatern Company, and are ived at B eurnedeouth
of tut 0.0 a.m. Varkus noted placwe of inuarest and
beauty were ridged. Tt:ps by land and sea were
indulged in, and the time peened away very 'demure-
ably. Luncheon was provided at 12.30 at Mr. John
ilixon'a well-known Tem •711114:4 CointnorCia-
r..skl, and the bill of fare was an exceedoegly ere iitable
one, and gays uol I satiefaotion. Tea woe provided
at 4.30 at the mine place. Al the WON the Rev. J.
Lewis, Wesleyan 011eiter, expressed the pleasure it
h• 1 o Ided him to be present, sod spoke in high
terms of the c =nutlet, who bat so nicely arranged
and carrie I out the oetiog. lie provesed e hearty
vote of thanks to Messrs. 'Abbott, A. %Volt!, ti.
Cliet, A. Steeds, and Cob ell ; als to Mimes liuut
and D.teb,o for the efficle,t mauner in whiolt the
• xour.i.n arrangement/ ware made. Mr. O. Crocker,
jun.. second tl the vote of thank., and Meyer..
'Abbe.), A. Wolff, and 11. Cast brielif ani ouitAbly
reeixtreded. The rev. gentleman then proposed • very
cordial vets of thanks to the caterers for the splendid
repast, and oleo for the ready atten lance. and alacri4
displayed. Q tartermuter-Sergeaut Siamitiog seconded
the same, and Mr.. ',firm expressed her thankfulness,
and hoped at some future Um, for a repetitio ot tic
same. Too party left Itourneueouth per 830 p.m.
train, and erne ed home about 10.40 p.m., one and all
baying spent a very happy day, the casualties befog
exceptionally light, one loss only oocntr.ng, and that
consisted of a bat, which it is sopposed wee too closely
confined within the rsilway carriage, awl therefore
b .untied awety through the open window, leaving a
cool head behind. The day, although cold in tee
moron:I.:, turtle.' out boantUully hoe, thus tailing
greatly to the hopping/la of all.