The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-01-15 00:00:00

BLANDPORD.

RA ZIA IL A rillngeT*lltill WI Wing ntulei for
hnblinq a hostilr in aid of Pie fends forth. alters.
tions of the Cmgreio4irmsl Chanel in this town. It
is sotiaipated that all the preliminaries will he
completed by the end of April nest, ion that the
has tar may be held early in the following month.

CONCIRT o BUIALV OF TUC POOR OF fli.a,o.
roaD—il is with very greet pleasure we call
attention to • notice in our advertising columns of •
onneert to be given tor lie Ohio Minstrels, at the
Crown Hotel. The object is one which we feel cure will
commend itself to the beet wishes of all. We under-
stand that it is intended to Mime tickets at Ya. and
Is. each; purchasers of the 2e. tickets will be
entitled toe ticket for • cwt. of ccl to give to any
poor family they like, and those porchasine la
tickets will bays one for a half-awl, of coal. Mr. K.
gyers has kindly offered the use of his large room
free of any etpener, • concession which is
greatly to Ins honour.

BOROVOIi POLK:* P'eiday.—Before the Mayor
and W. C. F 1006610, Itsq.-4, man named Wood.,
who stated that he belonged en Leeds, WWI toronot
spin custody charged with entering the dwelling.
house of Mr. H. Stiekland, painter and glazier,
Market-place, &andiron!. for an nolawfel purport*.
The facts of the cast were.. follows: On Thursday,
about nine o'clock in the evening, Mot. Siickland
end her daughter were sitting in the parlour when
they heard the front door open, but thinking it wao
Mr. Stickland °rime in they did not, at Drat, take
Ley notice. As, however, after waiting • little
while, they did not hear any further noise. they
went out into the primage and saw the prisoner
attempting to take dowd one of Mr. Sticklaini'm
°oat& When asked what he wanted, he mid he
thought at was • public-house, and made off as fast
as he o oild. Soon afterwards Mr. B,ickland cense
in, and lb. °oases of the prisoner having been told
him be went out, and to a short time the prieoner
' cams up to him begging. One of the
borough police was at hand, and be wail given into
custody—Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was *en.
teemed to three months' hard labour. —He was ihr.n
charged with vagrthey, and sentenced to an
additional imprisonment of 14 days.
TIIIMPILR• MCC SOCIITY. —A meeting for the pro•
notion of temperance principles was held in the
Townhall, on Monday evening, January 7. In 0 on-
. eeqtienoe of the somewhat sodden death of Mr.
Maurine Stainer, one of the most consistent and
indefatigable members in connection with the tem-
perance caries, the temperance bend .11,1 not give a
musical parfornsanos as announced. The chair was
taken by Mr. B. Meade's, and after prayer by Mr.
H. Hodges, Mr. Beet, of Sturminster Newton,
addressed those present. He had always found
teetotalism to answer herb in the field and in the
shop, in oold weather end in warm weather, in sick-
ness and in health, and indeed under all circuin•
stances. He considered it was the especial duty of
all professing Christians to abstain for the following
reasons :-Ist. Beanies intoxicating drinks hindered
their usefainsea. end. Because the partaking of
them 'tweed Christians to danger. 3rd. They
often robbed the Clint/Liao of his religion. 4th.
They were not neoemary. &h. It was not safe to
take them; and 6th. Beams by abstaining a good
example was art to otbers.—Mr. Flemington then
gave his experience of the miles of beetotaiiere, and
especially during the late inclement weather, and
urged all present, as they valued heir best interests,
to abstain from drink. --Mr. C. Drake, of Stamina.
ter, who supplied the plea of his brother (absent
from illness), said the question was " Is teetotalism
right or wrong 1" Do the drinking customs of the
country promote God's glory &W are they IR harmony
with the character of God as revealed in His word 1
If they considered the subject in this light he be-
lieved they must come to the conclusion that
thetimmee was right, and partaking of intoxicating
liquor. wrong. A vire of thanks was passed to the
speakers. The doxology was snag, and the meeting
eeparated. Bleven juveniles joined the Band of
Hope.
COUNTY B•LL. —The annual county kill took
place on Wednesday last., in the Corn•Erchange,
and was attended by from 100 to 120 of the dire of
the neighbourhood. The room was very tastefully
decorated with festoons of evergreens and artificial
flowers, and • fleet-clam quadrille bend (which
included two of the Guards' band) was provided by
Mr. gyms, ander *boo able management every-
thing that could be devised for the comfort of the
party was provided. The following gentlemen
and ladies were present, but as only • portion of the
names were given, the list mud nsormarily be very
imoomplete :—Sir 8.. Glyn, Sart, Hon, W. It. P.
Portman, is P., and Mrs. Portman, Hon. Minions
Portman, Host. Louisa Portman, Mr. and Mrs. W.
Portro•n, T. F. Grove, Bel, Y. P., and Miss Grove,
Montague Guest req., an party. Maj in D'Orley,
Capt. Farquhar, Mrs. W. P. Okeden, Miss okeden,
Mr. U. Okeden, Mr. FL Okeden, Mies Preach, Mr.
&twists, Miss Cameron. Mr. and Mrs. A. Mansell,
Ara Sterling. Capt. and Mr.'. 0. Sbakerlev, Miss
Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Trovte-Bullook, C. J. Parke,
El., Mrs. Parke, Miss Parke, Mr., Parke, jun.,
Niro. Rubio, Capt. and Mrs. Hambro, Mr. E.
Hamby°, Mrs. Martin Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
Hamilton, Mr. P. Hanibro. Rev. C. J. Audio, Mr.
and Mra Tregonwell and Miss 'Tregonwell. Mr.
1 Brymer and party, Mr. Oliver and the Mimes
, Oliver (2), Mr. Blemzerharett, Captain and Mre.
Payley, Major and Mrs. H. Farquharson, Mr.
Stanley, Major Portman, Mrs. Portman and the
, Mimes Portman (2), St John Coventry and Mrs.
Coventry, Mr. and Mrs. Fyler, Mrs. E. Brakes and
Miss &likes, Mr. A. &whoa, Mr. H. Paget, Mr.
Glyn, Mr. A. Wyndham, Miss Coddingtett Miss
Channel, Miss Salkeld, Miss Wyndham, Mr. and
Ilea Cornish, Miss Ritchie, Miss Dippel, Mr.
Lowth, Mime Harris, Mies Louisa Harris, Colonel
Strange, LILA., Yr. H. Monroe, sable J Browns,
U., in. The following is • prognunme of the
magic :

Waltz " AdIlle" D. Dodfrey.
" Belle ... Stratus.
10.10 p ... "Foor4n-lian.l" &owns.
Lanolin ... "Original" ...
Wal," " Hilda"D.

Qsdrfll.... "Therms" (new) ... D. God(ney.
Onion ""len.ellion" Flird.
Leneers " Merry ru ... D. Godfrey.
Welts " Belgavie" (Dew) ... D. Godfrey.
Quadrille......"O. l" _ Coot..
Gel..p "Maher ... D. flogifney.
Lamers ......"The Care" . Coots.

Waltz "Rustle Beauty" rwell.
Quadrille " Barba Oleos' ... D. Godfrey.
sa.aop ?rinse Imperial" ... Goole.
Lane'', "Original"
...D. Godfrey.

"814y'
Patellae(' Lletler• ... Straus..
Lialop ..." Burlasquie 011asidy.

LANGTON.

Tai noble owner of Langtou Home recently
entertained a larp party of frionds at his hospitable
mansion. Dancing wimememed about seven o'clock.
the bell being lad aby the worthy " old 'squire,"
who may truly lay alaim to the enviable title of "s
11.. old English gentleman." Surrounded by his
ohildree and grandehildreo, sad beertily participat.
ing i. their enjoyments, this deservedly popular
ootagsnariao thus passes the ewe of a long and useful
' life' beloved and esteemed by aIL
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