The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-10-17 00:00:00

MILLS GI,EN IT 1111

To the man who, haying at no previous meeting taken
a first prias, shall, with reins, pleugh half-an-acre of land
in the best manner, a :thin four hours (rim tho time of
.tailing, a testaixonsil and .C 3. William Tinsrd, emphy
of •xecutors of ths It. P.. Davy ; to the second best,
£2, George Tett, employ of executore of the lats Mr. W.
C. 13 soy; t the third lent, .CI. Role-it Fernhem, employ
of executors of the late Mr. H. J. Smilh ; to tho fourth
beer. 10i., John Way, empl iy of executor° of the late Mr.
H. J. Smith. Ti the boy, not excoeillng the age of 17
year., who shall plough half-in-acre of land In the best
manner within four hems from the time of starting,
a teetimeni ' rod LI, Albert getaways, employ of
executors of Ile late Mr. G. It. P 11.11; ti the second
h-et 10.., John Chalker, amp' lof •xeoutore of the late
I Ur. it. F. Dempsey (Melplaah).
Till ANNEAL DINNER
Was held at the White llsrt HIV!, where Mr. G. 84ulre
catiresi a eatiefactore repast unler the genial realdeney
if] honed Digby. The hors. chairman woe well supp rted
by :he Mayor of Bridport (Chales Ifelmutule, FAN I. It. D.
Thornton Eel., Canon 041. Re. W. J. Pope, Major
if Wes. C. Ii Nai.tes. Esq., Cavell: Esimuu,s, Captain
Whetharn, Or. Wl's. Mr. Y. A Turner, Mr. J. Mulling,
Mi. B ddl.c imbe. Mr. W. A. Tucker. Mr. W. Garvey, I
A. 11.-seh, Mr. A. M,eco, in.. Mr. R. Sams in, R.
Tucker, E-q bon. ese., and about 20) othere.
The hon. CHAIRMAN gays the 1-yal tome In suitable
terms, and they were responded to with muted honors.
The **Army, Nave, cud Re. roe Forces were next
given by the Rev. W. J. Pont. There was never a tme
when Englishmen would more ungrudgingly meet the
expenves of a war, than they wori'd for that In &yet.
Ahly had °earthing been planned, nobly had every plan
been carried out As • repressotative of the army. he
would couple with the tout, the nam-e or the talent
chairman fur the army. Lieutenant Th,rnton for the
Yeomanry, end Captain WI et' am f. r the Ni drinteera.
The Cgtaillllll°, who was loudly greeted, sell in reap,se
that the recent cainosien had been carried out .12,•ently
and succeed ully. The foe was of a very woad-rate
character, and known to be arrant cowards; indeed the
cilia ate 1114 been the direst foe the soldier had had hornet,
for the men had suffered from dysentry, lack of water.
terrible Inset', and the effects of sand and 6,41:1 upon the
eyesight. In the future he hoped our Government wouli
send out • iinfliiient fore* to sops with the enemy, for
when •ver this country had suffered reverses It was
because the force peat was Insufficient lie was very
grat-f ul for the terma In which the heat had been proposed.
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Lieut. Mow(los. for the Yeomanry. remarked that It
was • force which should commend itself to their
sympathies, as it was connected with the agricultural
ihgen.ete of the country, and hid, like that industry. seen
palmy days, and he earnestly hoped there was a brisht
future before It Their new Colonel was taking pains
with the regimen., and so there were some signs of
improvement. (Cheers.)
Captain Wurrigau remarked that the Volunteers con.
siderod it as • compliment to have been called upon for
active service in EilPt. and the Government, during the
lad 23 years, had satiated them in making themselves
valuable. and their usefulness had been acknowledged.
Mr. AXDPEWS then sung " I love my Native Country,"
when
Teoarrom gave "Tbe Bishop of the Diocese and
Christian tnistem" Their worthy and reverend bishop
had been known to them so long, and he was now reaping
the reward which faithfol sermces broaght t everyone,
and which had raised the Bishop in the mtlmation of all