The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-05-22 00:00:00

DOZOIEMITICB.

A DOG bit Mr. Cecil Cox, butcher of this town, last
week in the ATM The dog was shot, and Mr. Cox
comes upon the "Accidental.
Ws learn that a marriage has been arranged to come
off in July between Mr. Lindsay (a member of the
Balcarres family) and Lady Grace Boyle, second
daughter of the Earl of Cork and Orrery.
Wi ARE SORRY to announce there has /seen another
case of dog-poisoning in the town. Mr. Darch, of
South-street. has lost • valuable retriever. We tenet
the dirt . coward playing this little game will soon be
DRUM-MAJOR DAVIS. of the Dorset Militia, has
tendered his resignation, and on Friday last was
granted his discharge. Previous to joining the Militia
Davis was for about 30 yews in the Line, and has
several medals for engagements at which he was
prceent.
PARLIAMENTARY DiVISTON.—The following Dorset
members voted in the division upon Mr. Gladetene's
resolutions on Tuesday. For—Hon E. M. Ashley,
Mr. H. Edwards. Hon. W. H. B. Portman, and Mr.
P. Ralli. Against—Mr. V. F. Benett-Stanford. Mr.
W. E. Brynxer, Mr. J. S. W. S. E. Drax, Mr. J.
Fluter, Sir F. Johnstone, Captain the Hon. E. H. T.
Di#oYeisnoron Benin, CRUEL- On Whit Tuesday
the anniversary of . this society will be held at
Forilington. There is to be service in the afternoon,
with a sermon by the Rev. W. C. Osborne. This will
be followed by a tea and public meeting, at the latter
the Rev. Mr. F. Evans will preside(in the unavoidable
• absence of the Vicar of Fordington), and addressee
will be given by various friends, whilst the Rev.
W.
Barnes may be expected to read some of his favourite
poems.—(See Adv.)
Foa some time past the Local Government Board
has been endeavouring to bring about an alteration in
regard to the appointment of medical officers of health
in the Dorchester Union with the view of curtailing
the number from tie, as at present, to one or two
instead. A special meeting of the Rural Sanitary
Authority was convened on Saturday last, Mr. IL 11.
Middleton presiding, to consider the subject, and it
was resolved to appoint two officers only for the
future, at a salary of per annum, subject to the
approval of the Local Government Board, who will
make a grant toward the salaries if they sanction the
arrangement.
Doasrr Rutz VourrmEßN. —The following are the
results of the recent competitions for the honour of
representing the Dorset Battalion at Wimbledon :
Captain Lloyd. Jones (Wimborne), 250 marks; Aegis-
tanteurgeon Parkinson (Wimborne), 222; Private E.
Rideout (Blandford), 218; Captain Hodges (Dorches-
ter), 218; Private Green (Gillingham), 218; Sergeant
Hacker (Shaftesbury), 216; Private Dennis (Sher-
borne), 213; Private E. Derham (131andford), 212;
Sergeant Rogers (Dorchester), 211; Private S. Green
(Gillingham), 210; Lieut. Whetham (Bridport), 209;
Quartermaster-Sergt. Davis (Blandford), 20/1 ; Quarter.
master-Sergt. Edgar (Gillingham), 208; Colour-Sergt.
Imber (Shaftesbury), 207; Colour-Sergeant Stewart
(Sherhorne), 207; Sergeant King (Gillingham), 205;
Sergeant Norman (Sturminster), 205; Colour-Sergeant
Samways (Gillingham), 281; Lieutenant Bennett,
(Shaftesbury), ; Quartermaster-Sergeant Curtis
(Sturmirester), 202'
, Sergeant Jenkins (Wareham), 202;
Sergeant Patten (Bridport), 201; Sergt. G. J. Groves
(Blandford), 190; Corporal Hounsell (Bridport), 190;
Lieutenant Rawlins (Wimborne), 198; Private Light,
(Blandforill, 197 ; and Sergeant Ford (Wimborne), 196.
The battalion were hardly as fortunate as could have
been desired in the Inter-Regimental simultaneous
match on Wednesday, but the was due more to the
adverse state of the weather than to any want of skill
on the part of those composing the team, which was
carefully selected by Captain Hodges from the best
shooting man we have in the county. The team shot
In two sections of nine each—one at Dorchester and the
other at Wimborne—this being issund the most con-
venient arrangement for all parties. The Wimborne
nine made 484 points, and Dorchester 46.3.
CHURCH MISSIONARY HOCIETY.—The annual meeting.
was held at the Town Hall on Monday, and was very
well attended, the chair being occupied by Mr. Robert
Williams, of Bridehead House, the attendance in-
cluding a fair sprinkling of ladies. The Chairman, in
his opening address, referred in feeling terms to the
lose the Society had mietainesl by the lamented death
of Mrs. Reginald Smith, and expressed deep sympathy
with the family in their heavy bereavement. He
afterwards made a forcible appeal to his hearers to do
all in their power to maintain the fundamental princi-
pals of the Society, which he said hail of late be en
somewhat jeoparclised by what had taken place in
Ceylon. The Rev. M. 1.. Evans then presented the
annual report, together with the statement of aecounta,
which showed that the total receipts this year bad
been £285 16e. MI, including £43 Os. 71. from the
Juvenile Association, of which 1.177 2s. 7d. had been
remitted to the parent society, this being an increase
of over £22 compared with last year. —Prebendary
Bingham, in the course of an excellent address,
stated that the society had a deficiency of
£15,000 in their funds, and he urged it ITRA the
duty of one and all to do their best towards extinguish-
ing the debt. Ile also dwelt at some length on the
crisis through which the Society was passing, and
expressed a hope that the conspiracy of sacerdotalism
against evangeliciem would be resisted by every
possible means—The Itev. G. E. Aloule, lately a
missionary at Hangehow, gave some interesting details
in connection with his work in that country. He was
followed by the ltev. W. Dening (deputation), who
confined his remarks principally in regard to Japan,
giving some encouraging informotiou in reference to
the Progress of Christianity in that distant part of
the globe.—The meeting was subsequently addressed
by the Rev. S. Hobbs., and shortly afterwards
terminated with a collection at the door. There was
a second meeting in the evening, when Mr. R. If.
Eliott presided. Several stirring addresses were given
amongst the principal speakers being the Rev. G. E.
Motile and the Rev. W. Dening. The meeting, which
was of a deeply interesting character, lasted nearly
two hours, and was brought to a close in the usual
manna,. The total collections at the two meetings
amounted to upwards of 1:24—£21 15e. 70. in the
afternoon, and 1.2 Be. 61 in tle evening.