The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-05-03 00:00:00

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-L___ TI7IBDAY, NAT 3, 1870.

DORCHESTER.

3.4lnts Otoct,u meet lOU of Kr: George
Croaker. of Initt.rreet-etreet, bag Jog 6 bwa OP, to
tie Lisa, &hoof of Median, for examination, sad h"
Peened with the higheet honour*. In addition to the
"MR CS., he wee aw.irelefi • miner mega, eto in
rams!, aid • aertificate of honour.

2LIIOIIOII OP SCHOOLWAAIit A POI TKO DORSI? eOl7/ITT
—Os Wedoeeday last the Visiting Justice.
assemlikid to elset • sehoolmaater in the rain of Mr.
G. R. libeler,. ono has bees tppointed Deputy
Goversor. ' There were nine earidid.tes. Three were
*sleeted to attesd the meeting. via.. Mr. Hepry seder.
Mr. Inks Lewis, and Mr. Chariot Gould; and the
choice fell upon Mr. Henry Gawks, 'abodes:linter, of
Pnrdington.
PAROCHIAL fielreelt —Tke parishioners of All Rain..
bold their Lenora ...roper Co .vpHinx Ai the ,
Ring's Arm. Hotel. The °emptily oomPrised Mr Jo","
, John Beetht. ...Oen, who pre.ided, Mr. t. EcOlt,
(in the vioe-thair), Mr. H. Leek, Mr. Jo- ph Rehins,m,
Mr. C. 0. Rerosey, Mr. G. Heata,Mr. G. J. G. Griseiry.
Mr. lobo Yearsley, Mr. W. Meer., Mr. Frost. Mr. T.
W. Pearoe, Mr. Wood, Mr. F. Holland,Mr. G. Greening.
Inn.. Mr. H. Wliitra, and Mr. H. White, and Mr. H.
Stickland.
THI iIT9IIIItIOOR DlnatirsilAirti—We are in-
formed that the now Vincent, who mysteriously dis-
appeared from Weymouth, on the ere of Good Friday,
and resort:olnd whom theoriee of drowning and even
murder have bees dimmed, is now knows to hive left
that towa by the Great Western train at 8.15 p.m: by
whioh he treselled as fee aa Tema So she " amt.:ll7"
dwindles to a miserable item of levitating, why or
wherefore ia not yet appareet.
Berme AID Politalt BIBLE SOCTITT. —The inn!.
wernal7 sleeting of the Dorebeeter anzil.ary were bad
at the Town-hall on Monday. The attendance at the
morning meeting was small, The Rev. E. W. Pe.r.
presided. The annual report, read by the Rev. T.
Naive. Independent rniel•ter, slowed total receipt.,
L'2lB 14..110. Mr. G. 8. Edwards, one of the .asocia.
lion secretaries, attended as the deputation. and
delivered an interesting addree• The Rev. J. Miller,
the Rev, Handley Motile, the Rev. Carr Glyn, and the
Res. Itericald Smith, of Staff ,rd, also took part in the
Proetadißlpg The Hey: r A. Palltner was present: At
the evening meeting the Rev. K W. Pears again took
the ekair. The collections amounted to Ed IS.:
Does STUMM —On Wednesday, George &est
alias Tinter Joon, who came out of prison on Rotor-
day, and Affeed Yeastass, two young men of Fording-
ton, were charged before R. Williams. E.q, with
steeling a couple of ducks, belonging to Mr. Thomas
Lock, of Higher Kingston Farm. It 'teemed that on
Sunday afternoon Items was seen by John How to
take • deck from Mr. I ock's pond, and kill it with •
stick, Meacham looking on. On being discovered Evans
threw the bird away sod bolted. Meech.= was also
found bogy under • kedge, and the remains of &duck
IMO dissovered where be we. witting. How informed
Mr. Look's eon, who went in pornsit of the men and
for the police. Superintendent Hare and P.C. Kingman
cleverly caught the men. Meeelsain had iii bin posses-
sion • pocket knife Pavers,' with blood. On the road
were • number of duakl feather.. In his defense
lifireehaus said that on his corning from Pidiletown be
accidentally met Erma. Prisoners were committed for
brie' at the quarter sesl6ol3l.

DORCHIIITUI Mrlol.-At the ant meeting of the
nee Board, oe Thursday last, John rover, g.q.,
was unsaimossly te-appointed Chairman. For the °See
of Viee-Preeidiot, vacant by the death of Mr. Levi
Drove', Mr. J. Lovelace, Mr. 1). Symonds, Mr. N.
Roper, and Rev. R. W. Pears, were nominated. Yr.
Roper withdrew, and the Rev. R. W. Pears was absent.
Mr. Lovelace was sleeted Vice-chairtnan, and Mr.
Bylined@ was chosen as the second Vice-chairman. The
following were •poninted the sesenment oommittu:
es-officio.-11. Will low.. Peg .Captain Willianin, H. N.
Middleton,Fee . Capt. Kindersley. Elected Guardians
Messrs. .1 Lovelace, D. Symonds. N. Roper U. C.
Weston, T. Chick, A. B. Muon, H. Cockcrow, and W.
8. Hull.

THE WiAntra. —The following is our meteorological
report for the week ending Sunday:—