The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-03-10 00:00:00

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THS DORSET COMM BRANCH Cr THS NATIOSAL
CHRISAJITHIMUK HOLIITT.—The exhibiti..n of this
eockey for 1885, will be held on Wednesday, November
title. Schedules and information may be oLtained
Mr. T. Strange Rime, hon. •ec.. Dorchester.
Truitargn or Licaser —The license of the Royal
Oak was on Monday temporarily tranaferred from
Samna Smith to William H. ibberd, on the application
of Mr. M. 0. Weston.
Tne Dimmer BYIOD.-31r. H. R. Middleton (hon.
sea) writer :—The organising Committee of the Synod
wish to regniad members that the last dm for landing
b notices of motion for the approaching melon is Mon-
day,e 16th but. The agenda paper will be leaned
sot ibeee than the 26th inst., and the session corn-
MOON on Wednesday, April 15th. at 10 am,
DORM'S= VOCAL ASSOCIATION.—An extra
mama, with the specific object of liquidating the debt
with IM the society it at primed burdened. will
take place on Thursday, when Handers Areasiali will
be performed bye fall band and chorea of i t/ voice.
l'airow. AID 80C1177.—Two annual
sermons in aid of this society were preached at St.
Peter's and All Sainte Churches on Sunday by the
Rev. B. G. Fowall (d•Puistion). This (Monday)
afternoon the annual meeting was held, presided or,'
by lar. R.. g. RII t. There was a very small attend-
ance. The Rev. C. F. Powys read the report, which
showed the total income of the society ter the past year
to have been £54.688, which had been devoted to the
support of 583 additional clergy and 158 lay agents.
The Dorchester Local Aseociatiou, which incluiee
Radford and Charminster, had sent op £6O is. 2 1, and
Mr. Powys mentioned it as • gratifying fact that the
count, collected annually £6OO. Another meeting
will be held this evening.
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Wm./IL—We have receive I from Meal% Leta', Son,
;tad 00. (ihnTted), 33, Ring Willlam-street, London
Bridge, a very handeonaely.b..und vAume of this Atlas.
It is • most useful work, being a complete series of
maws delinestieg the whole surface of England and
Weise, it contains many interceder( features and
much information land In no other ulas. To show
the oompletanese of the work, the publishers have even
marked dangerous hills fir the convenient)* of cyclirts,
an ever Increasing community. It ell be mo.t useful
for use in schools, busineu house*, and f coarnercial
men generally. A remarkable feature to be men-
tioned is the addition of a c ,mplete ge,eteer is the
shape of an Index of the principal plac a of England
sad Wales in reference to c iunty or division we
believe this to be the best thing this tint rprising firm
has ye, /weed; end their go,sl thing. are Union
CAIEIIIEOOI L >CAL EXAMINATIONS.—.DORCuticrut
Cortez.—We are gla I to otesr vs the large number of
IS successes at this re.. etre. Thirteen of t h. seam from
the Dorset County School, and five from the D r.
cluster Grammar School. The County ficho hat
two lit elms honours, and three 3rd class, and the
Grammar School has two 3rd class honours. There are
also two distinctions gained by the former lo Latin,
sad one di.tinetion by the latter mho .1 in music.
The names and positions of summated cardi later from
the Don't County School are as follows ;—Senior, 8.
N. ilidford (Warmioster) ; jardorr, I.t alarm honours,
H. P. Dunning (Charnaineter), T. K. Hackett (Co.
Romommon) ; 24 class honours, A. R. McDmall
(listminster) G. liuseeli.'Wriglat (Cherneboter), W.
Walla (Lima Ratia) Ulna, Is. E Gay -I,
KEINE (00Ile CEREk) J. W. Kerby (Ch irna.ortio). G.
Lewin, (London), P. Scutt (lllandfor l), 0. F. Wan.
MU (Poole), and A. H. G. Raid (D.erahret r). Prom
the Grammar School are them ju.icfm—arj clew
Imam. T. W. El ogee an G. R. 13. Tu lor (Dor-
a.") ; pus. J. Adkins, B. C. Bs. comb•, nn I G.
0. GWYN (Dorebmter). Ihe eenfor is between 16 and
9 years of age. and the juniors uuder 16. wit.i the
inception of Reid and Groves, who are b twerp 16 and
la yeses old. TN* three candidates a ho were dis-
tinguished are Hackett and Acid.orrall from the
County School In Latin, sob Tudor from the G emmu
Igehool in music.
fireatuto • ENDSTRAIL—At the 13o7oueh Petty
&minas, on Monday, before tin 51 or (Aldermen
armory), Mx. Alderman Curiae, Mr. H. Darden, and
asonatt, Albert Lodge, au ostler, wee char4ed
with steeling • bedstead, the property of John Riggs,
of Shempetone.—FelwardWillain Anna said he was
a labourer read ng at tie alp foe. On the sth
he was coating thionge the yard of the R y .10ak and
saw the prisoner in the 'coach-house. He asked him
If he wanted to bay • balatead, p le.tlng to one on the
ground. Witness salted him what be wetted for
and he said • shilling. Ultimately he gave bine 62.
for it. Witness left it at his sis'er'e. Shortly atm
r MUMS there and. throwing the Si. down, said
eiTalitell the 61. ; ant in a fine row." When
witages bought it he thought it belonged to prisoner,

—Annie Riggs, wife of Jo! ti Higgs, laid she
scald, d at Bhompstone, and the bedstead (pro-
clued) wu her pr, party, and it wee worth
31. It wag given her by her mother on the death of
her father. It was sent by Cade!' to the B,), al Olit
to be left till it we. sent f r. She went to the Oak
and found it had born taken sway. She afterwards
saw it at the psllc,•station. Witte.a did not wish to
press the use, and b.,pod the Bench wo.tid deal
lenient:y with the priaoner.—Pii.on r plea&cl guilty.
AO wished the case to dealt with summuily. He
e suet sad his regret,saying he had lulu anything
before.—Mr. H. Burden: You have 1 ems before the
magistrates beforia—Pris •ner : I have ***** been to
gaol. —The Bench fined the urisoner 20a—He said he
bad not the money, and tem.ioed In custody.