The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-04-03 00:00:00

?HR ZASTICR HOLIDAYS.

Pools has been very sedate aol well behaved— during the
Reiter hollcloys. and it in., also br added ext•emsly dill
or thos, on pleasure beat bight "fresh Buds," and left
their .tive place in somewhat the sane condition a. Dm
D te•-rt el Yul.g. Ths bit's- winds of Cox! Vr May were
e sofficisnt excuee for the in rjority of mortals preferring
their on firw-idu t facie' to. hlsek hi ,stv if, order to
reach 'herr rs•pootive planes of worship, an 1 conaulneltlY
the att..odancee at ilie church.. .et Att.!. ..re not to
great an has been the CMS On mews genial 0ncyj0,,,,. 0 ,
La-ter Mon I.y see *era favoured *irk' en 55u0 to at of
sreetrow toot mu t hum sariefled the most greedy after
sari ty. A dull grey intraing alto sesrcb,sg gusts that
swept round the corners and p'ayel high link. with the
fiat; iheci some t x • or to.ir nouri illustration of what
w• may ti.,” for when the spring fairly arrtewl: and in the
urnoon black drifting clouds. shoot and snow, once more
some faint toeeSes ef warmth and @unities., etel me even-
ing the repetition of the morning. Nearly 1,000 visitors
were booked at P ob. for B .urnsmouth, eight or nine
extra leinitle Went run, and • special from th• Midlands
hr tight down nearly 500 persons from Biratioghaisi and
Gloucester, who were Aimed with the belt that, in the
gardens at Bo I.nm:south, the "rhododendron. were lob.
sun in fall blo int." Oa arriving at heir destination,
bowler, Lissy tonod that seen 'h. results of them ward.
mixt outlay of £5 made lad meson by a too rivkler Bawd
of Commissionins for Sowers, exhibited no 'whit rt,ott,
and that.. regards he " rhodoelusdr 'as in lull bloom," it
was. little pleasantry on t or part r (the Midland Coon-
tutu. who bad simply enticipsted the first of the foliowe
tag month The leach at Bourne pras-nted a eery lively
apcowenoe wi h it, shows, ribootoin garket., swing., and
gingerbread, and sweet roe ears, and It WSS thronged
toil • fortiori fell at sno • Jut .1,., tree caus...l a at
Warne, te. roach to the gratigketloh "lb. Bong brother-
hood. Daring the it,t-rwoon the aaaurd athletic sports
to it placer, W. Crumple-, of P currying off lite prix.
for the one-mite bicycle rue • " monear toe 'nesting"
In connection with the Bournemouth Getit.l rrtsmniate
Uoion as- at... bald into. Town Hall on Beeler Monday,
set Wt• ii ni my wen of • eery siscou.ful character.
kb rut 700 sat do-n to tea Too Rev.
lihjoi.43 mend Hiatcliinsoe„ Hon Wrngileld Dishy, Dr.
71 raki, li. Yr. .1 .J. Noetoa. Mr W. Hue, and Kr. W.
Noble (orb intro timed 'hr Blue Ribbon movement into
• e matey) a44rel the ci•wting.
At Puce, ou ..ter Loa Icy. there we. I farewell too to
"C.piain* Stroag, of the libovetion Army, and about
300 sat down lost In the Amity H.ll. The " Oeptein
he. no .rching orders for Bedini Ewer (Bristol), and will be
suces-reled hy two sedate Gun ti • l'reinion Ron..
Go 0 wel Friday, there we. ma num), • number of
mm.l tees held by the various religions bodies of the town
and neighbourhood. The noembers of the Primrtivs
histhordru Chapel numbered about 110 51 theirs. It was
peed led over by the R re. Wraith', the pastor, and the
trays were given by radios rrl the congragamoa. • public
meeting wtt afterwards hold. wad well attended. The
• were dismitel to t`i• circuit fond. The church
:•=ietruarsiag ia strength,
The West-yens Coutituiimi Hill also held theirs on
the same day, and shout DO Puteult. At the Imbibe
muting, which was presided .mer by Kr. G. Cartis, J. P.
the Rev, Mien, J. B. Dyson, and hue5,..1a...,
ithrer.ani, Snub. lord, and • there spoke. This body has
also inueued during the yeu.
On II x Mond .y the erietwif•Sil of ths Sunday schools
counertion with the Wesleyan Chapel at West Hlttlia,
Hinson, was celishiramd. The children bad a ten in the
afternoon, and there we. a public tits later se, wig,* was
well attended. • meeting was afterwards presided over
by Hr. G. Curtis, and addressee vv..n by the Rev. Dixon,
and Hums. Rowell, Crotlhe, James,and Sudden.
Other reports will be round el.s.b.re.
WINEORNIL

SUNDAY CLIGING Pllllllolll. Ws bear from reliable
anth wily thst the Wed-yang in the Wimborne
Circuit have obtained I,*/ al./natures tow trim this
object. These art bslag *eat to the proper authorities.
for I:arida:dog It, Parliament. with the 111111011 Mall
host from other circuits in Ragland.
Hearn or as OLD linaarrawr.—Anotbrre old sad
much respected inhabits,' of this parish, Mr. Thomas
littackton, of Graags Farm, has been takes from us.
He diri on Raster Sunday, from dm *Reeks of a severe
chill, Biwa NI illness of only 14 days. Ha was Tfl ran
Of Nes, and ha' resid.d in tam parish more thus TO
years, and at Grange Farm foe the last 50 years. He
was serving the ,iloe of churchwarden of Whiting's*
Minster, which Alas be has many time Previously
ailed as milli as roar waywardstind Ohm.
parochial officio.. fie was a kind Avid In I ot parent.
In business; bo was regardod as a man of a integrity
and uprightness. lie was universally beloved sad
roacected by all who know him, both rich and poor.
He wos most truthful, It meet, and fair, in all his
business .1. issactione. Hs held the rank of sergeant in
tho old Wimborair Ys Inaory Cavalry, aod was the
best swordaman, which skill hoe been trauonsitted to
his son, so well known at preesat in the Queen's Own
Dorset Yeomaary,
BAND OF HAM FISITTLL.—Tb• ambers ot the
Little Losses Bind 01 Hops, on Isater Moaday, had
gas a sals day. TM calualSass bar* =pied WI