The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-04-25 00:00:00

DOZOREITER.

DISTIOCnOI oe Pure nolOse —We regret to
bear Mr. Charles Parsons, the well-known pigeon
/ander, has suffered great ides by reas di of rats. On
Brides' and Saturday eights the vermin entered the
loft In Trinity-street. where the pigeons were kept,
end killed no lees than LI of the prize birds, besides
disturbing sitting hens and rendering the ens useless.
BIOTOLING.—The Dorchester Rovers had • Meeting
In the hell of the Coffee Tavern on Thursday amnia(
last, when Mr. T. S. Dunoombe, their energetic
secretary, was appointed ca.ain in the place of Mr.
Gifford, who vacated the office by leaving Dorchester.
Mr. Watkins was tint elected secretary. It is to be
hoped the change will lead the club on to further
enceseges. It is intended shortly to have MOM, the
sided not being yet fled. The next club run will be
to Dowlish on the 26th, weather permitting. The
Rovers now number 46 members.
Tne PARMA Poet —lt has, we learn, been
practically settled that the amounts payable on the
of parcels ander the new system proposed by
01.4(rewcett will be equally divided between the
mailwey companies and the Post-office. This arrange-
ment IS regarded as a liberal one for the railway ,
cempsnies, but it is understood that the Postmaster.
Genesi insist. that parcels seat by post shall be cm.
spayed to their destination by fast twins, and not by
MY ordinary goods service. In the ears' districts
orrangesseda will be made for the use of post cr.ts,
ponies, or porter assistants as the airoomatences of the ,
ggeg,,,•dive localities may require. The new system
will inrolve considerable expense on the part of the
Government in motidlog extra room for storage,
stamping, hc., the present sorting rooms being WPM.
dent and onsuiteble.
O.E.T.S.—A meetim; In eoneetion with the All
Seine' and St. Peter's b,•••th of the Chgreh of Eng-
land Temperance Society WOO had at the
Allngton
Bekaa Friday evening leek Zuldet the indinal7
of
the Rem T. W. Knipe. There w00_„10 way Pod
--A.-.- —After singing and player, the Chairman
gen • short address, exhorting en to do wool they
weld to put down the evils of intemperanos:
Rev. 0.7. Powys (seeratery) gave some interietin`g
Infected/on relative to the spread of temperance In
their own perishes and the Salisbury Diocese. The
All Sainteriand St. Peter's branch now numbered 157
members, although not a year old. The number o/
breaches in the Dioome had doubled, as well as the
amber of members. -Mr. D. Hallam (Lytobett) Men
&divined an Interesting and mowing address, showing
the fallacy of supposing there is any reel good
In any intoxicating drinks. Things that he had
spoken of 20 or 30 years ago were now proved to
be trite by ec-ne of the leading medical men of the day,
although then he was thought mad to hold such views.
He mentioned the tact it lately proved that more
mosey was spent in intoxicating drinks in England,
than al the rents of bourse and lands produced. Great
applause greeted the speaker, an well as the others,
wises Sunday closing was mentioned. —Several pledges
were taken it the close of the meeting.
DOlllllll7l Oman Cum.—The annual meeting
of the dub was held in the Town Hall on Friday
evening 'Mk W. Darien. Esq. (ex.blayor) in the
chair. There woe a very foie attendance of members,
readopt whom were Maws. 0. Parsons, W. Bishop.
IL S. Prod H. Ung W. Themes, O. W. Howe%
W. burden,Durrisn J. W. Fudge A. G.
Gymends, a. 7, J. Dyson, T. O. Aryer,
'Wean,, R. Duke, S. D. Allen, T. MIWIOOI, T.
Osmond, T. Robert, L. Lost, J. Braithwaite, B. W.
Young. IL Nutting, E. Newman, T. S. Bing, 5.
Robinson, jun., R. Fudge, de. The amounts for the
pest season having been gone into, the report was
received and adopted nnasimonsly. The amount of
expeediteue exceeded the receipts by about £6, leaving
that sum due to the treasurer. W. E. Berner, Reg ,
2LP., was reelected president, with W. Durden,
Captain J. F. Hodges, and Alfred Pope, Esq., vice-
pled lents. Mr. C. Penton, and Mr. W. J. Otarden
were re-elected captain and vioscoptsin. and Mr.
Stephen D. Allen hon. secretary and treasurer. The
following were elected to *err, on the committee fror
the ensuing year :—tesan. H. Symond. A. G. ,
Symoads, J. W. Fudge, H. S. Frost, R. W. Young,
W. Thomas. W. Bishop, and E. Nutting. Another
guesting will shortly be held to transact important
badness in relation to the new ground.
Faxsau, Or MISS F. STICKLUID.—The remains of
Mips F. srioleland, who has been • pupil teacher at
Holy Trinity Infant School and teacher at West
ToAngton Sunday School, were intemd on Friday
afternoon amid every mark of sorrow and reaped.
The body was conveyed to the churchyard on • gen.
c of the Royal Horse Artillery, kindly
offered by the officers of the Binary as an dormice
of esteem end sympathy with the father, Quarter.
master &Ackland. The poll bearers were Sergeant.
Malor Gray Quartenneder.SergiTand Paymaster.
Sorriest Wilson, Orderly-rods Wilkinson and
Curtis (Dorset Militia). The following non-com'
eniesioned adios. also followed the mourning coach:
Quarteneeeltn4ergeent Laird, Quartermaster.
Sergeant blaming, Sergeant-Major O'Meara, Colour.
Herm*, Yolks.. Chartres. Macey, Howard, Power,
Tirtegten, and EEs7, Bargeman Rader, Machin,
Partall, and Sergeant.lnstraster James. At the
churchyard the drupe was met by large numbers of
the Wee' children, with their teachers, by whom the
deceased was Witty respected. The Rev. C.
Rahausr, fininrunivlir rend the hided
Beratif al wresibelwere sent by Colonel and Mrs. Hall,
iloptatn and Mrs. Matblac Ml.. Mathias, the Staff-
Sergeants of the 3rd Dorset Regiment. Mb. Oeborhs/
Minas Searle, Miss and the @clod teachers ad
Holy ?deity. The demised was only Di pews of
dts. On one of the wreaths were wdtten the follow.
Mg appropriate Mass—
fife le ad deed. tbesbdd deer @Bott.m,
But gone into that school
Nure she no loner needs ear poor pestestiek
lor Christ Himself doth rule.

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