The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-10-02 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

PACKET. —On Tuesday lut the return match be-
:, n the Blaadfoni and Stalbridge clnbs came off
un the ground of the former, and resulted as in the
1,r.• much, by tits ttlaudford eleven being victorious.
So.,ihridge eleven first handled the wi11..., to the
I. el mg of Sir W. Marriott and the Her. H. Marriott
k..•i were quickly disposed of, scoring 36, the fielding
'4 • h.•ir opponents being exceedingly good. The
d mord eleven then went in, and ran op a score of
..hid. C. fladclyffe, Esq. caintrihuted 20. and
shoe el I kome excellent play. This left the talbrid ge
r. Ltlenien i 3 to tot their opponents, and right well
del two of their number, Clough and Glyde, strive
to recover their defeat, but the balance against them
xim be. large. They however scored 62 the second
iTsincs, making a total of lilt Time would not

%bow of the Itlandford eleven baying their second
innings, and the game was consequently decided on
the tirei, hy which they were the victors. Tbe fid-
WWing ill the score :

5W4.100068
bit biniegn 2nd Inning'
Cugard. nth oat ....... sli Raw. H. Marriott 3
Woirnaa, b Ker. 8 g b Rey. H. ibirriott 7
elourb. I 1t,.11. Harriett_ 0 e Blandford
Netherlonb., %Airy
.... 1 Got
Hwy. H. ..... 4 shindford 2
Backaill, run not ............... 6 lo Bir W.
Green, b
.......... .0 b.6r W. Marriott-. 0
j•,,110€46,17 .4 b Kir W. Marriott 0
Gird*, b Myr. or. astriott-:.. Ilb 8. TniO4 ..... 17
!Ike, ont out ...... ........ 2 ituti,prd Pdryji
renoig 2 Lc, 4)
..... •••••
By.s and wider

BLANDFORD.

C. Radelyffe, Eaq.. b Cloosb in
8 Trimll, E.g., b Clough 7
E. Blandfortt, b ClooLh ..... ...... II
F.ev. H. Marriott a YHD4 6
0. Sargent, Esq., b 11 iDO l2
Sir Wm. Marriott, b Cloogb
Rev. W. Percy, o aad b lirb
J. Porky, o Dyke
R. H. Morgan, b Clough .... 0
E W. Col, a Custard
W. iloolty, not At lO
Widio and b

BLANDFORD TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.

The friends and aemporters of Um Temperance eauss
la Mile town celebrated the opening of the winter
amino by. puha* tea in the Corn Exchange on Mon-
day %tea. Thee'. estivate( the Unrest County Association
also held their quarterly meeting at the Town Hall in
the afternoon, the chair being taken by the Preaident,
the Lev. 8. Knell, of Throop. Among those present
we notlerd the Revs. W. Rherren and P4ten,
, Messrs. Hodges, Stent, Mate, Cautie,Plarlter, Gatehouse,
Barnett, Lawrence, Ica Delegates from the following
'alluded s oleties were also present :—Riehop's Down,
(...'orfe Castle, I pgrove, Eaton Rt. Marr, Kingston
Magna, Lone Ham, Lytehett Milborne Rt.
I Andrews, Moredon, shaPesbury, Poole. titickland,
I St urminster Newton, Btuiminster Marshall, Stornford,
1•1•4 Howe, &a The meeting having been opened with
%inging and prayer, end reading a rortion of Scripture,
I the Secretary read the minutes of the last qinirterly
meeting, which referred to • code of roles being adopted
I for the management of societies in commotion with tee
Union
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The cif .11111•11 maid he bad only received but oneriony
of society rules; he was waitios to have others, Po as to
ho able to draw tip the best he amid for the
mloption of societies. When they were approved
of they would be printed on the outside leaf
of the nritor. With regard to th•t part of
the report which referred to the meeting at t,aliie
bury, he had gr, at pleasure in stating that both
himself end Mr. lime met with smart cordial reception
from the delegates of the West of Fanglend Temperance,
League, and from the friends of the cause there, and
the result of their Vi•lt had been aatiafactorv, for hy it
4111, money had pasted into the treasurer's bands. He
might also and that the plan of their association Wall
wuerally approved of, and it WU contempleted to
evtabliali a union of the mime kind for Selisbury and the
neighbourhood for voluntary agency—feheer4 The
intent. also referred to the employment of Mr. Vaughan
in • new capacity from the 6th August to September,
the meth of which was very gratifying, of which the
long hat of end, ties reld OM by their secretary as
having joined the association wea• mnet oonclosi we proof,
very many of tho-e places having joined through the
avec, of Mr. Vaughan and Mr. Fleminyrton. The
chairman concluded by formally moving "that the
minutes of the last quarterly meeting be tionfirmed."—
Carried.

The—Oratimiax then referring to the conforence at
Sturminster Newton, s.id that the chic( trinities. left
over horn that meeting was the question of @gentry.
Now, the executive was really the acting body of the
society, and therefore it devolved upon them at that
westing to decide what should be done.

Mr. H. CURTIS read over the names of the delegate.
oomposing the conference so that it might be seen which
of the eocieties was now represented.
Mr. H. II ODOM meld it was quite clear that the ground
was widening around them. Mr. Flemington heel vied ted
ten societies in the county not previously in connection
with the asareciation, who had agreed to join, and
Shaftesbury joined at the conference, makire 11 new
societies in that part of the oanntry, Mr. Vaughan had
visited ten societies which had agreed to join, betide a
eeveral others from whom anawere had not beeu reeei wed.
io that now the association eutended over nearly all
parte of the county —(cheers).
Mr. Churls said he felt very strongly about the selling
ed the temperanoe literature in connection with the
Dorset f .seuiity Assoclation, lie loikcdnpon the diffusion
'4 round lelneerenee literature an the very basis of their
association, and he hoped they were not wine to the
time i when t was coneadeted that the agents of their
...elation had nothing more to do then to make •
apeeeh of an hour or two at. public meeting, He looked
upon • hotemedo-house visitation as one of the chief
luties of their missionary, and it wee by the selling if
cheap and healthy literature that be was enabled to
melte his way to the homes of the people—(hear, hear).
With the large nendeer of new elscletien now in union,
he believed the County Association well able to aopport
two inch agencies •• that now employed, and he had
faith to believe that if they went to the people they
would not be disappointed in raining £l5O per year for
their work. lio therefore moved "that (Ilia association
re-engage Mr. Vaughan, and elms Mr. Flemington for
the work of bouae.to.bouse visitation, distributing trrets,
selling periodical., and holding meetings."
Mr. 1-1. Howes said that he rose with great pleasure
to second Mr. Curties motion. He eensidered it was
emeutiel for the welfare of the associetion to employ
two agents. In proof of the active service reederei by
Mr. Flemington he mentioned that he had, during the
past few weeks, gone out and canvassed, and handed
over US to the treasurer. In his own neighbourhood
he was highly eeteemed, and from what he had lewd
about him he believed Mr. Flemington would be found
a very useful age.nt and mistionary—(clieers). . .

MAT! said as he era. the person who first seconded,
mid then withdrew, tram Mr. Curtis's remlution at the
eonference, solely on the ground of not knowing suffi•
ciently of Mr. Flemington, he desired new to expellee
via most cor.tial approval of him as one of their agenta.
With regard to Mr. Vaughan he had nothing to any
agaimt him. be beliereal he WIN fully worth what they
gave him. Re was also of opinion that it would be beat
for the executive to be their own booksellers, and pay
their agents • regular salary.
The delegate from Kingston Magna advocated a more
efficient agent than the prment mbsionary, and mild
that if such was not provided them ciety he represented
would be disposed to withdraw their aubeuiption.
.- . .

Mr. Ha LLA:W, or Lytchett, replied with soMo warmth
in favour id Mr. Vaughan, and said be thrught before
such remarks were made the former apeaker might to
have es • prepared with some one better qualdied to
take the ini-siunary's place. He also said be did not
h lieve they could get a more ifliciant man than Mr.
Van2han for the anionnt they gave him.
The CHAIRMAN, after deprecating all pereonal feeling
in their dimes-ion. which he wished to be free, open.
and honeats said it would be impossible to get in one
man both stick • missionary as they required and a
talented lecturer. He believed they must go on an they
had begun with house-to-house visitation, the distribu-
tion of healthy literature, and the assistance of their
missionary's help at public rueetinp. Ile also thought
that the pnblic advocacy of the question should he
chiefly left to unpail agency assisted from time to time
by that f the agents of the West of England T. men.
ranee League, and other large and old established
organigatisma—(cheers.)
After mme observatums by Mr. HOPKINS as to the
way the two agents should be employed, and a warm
yulogium on the. character of Mr: Vauelsan,
. . .

COATIS said that he thought it would be best for
the two rni.sionaries to work toy-thee, rather than that
one should be appointed to onelocality and the other to
another.

The( ' II AIRMAN wild h. should like to hove the opinion
of any present se to the &nem of Mr. Flemington for
the work.

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Mr. GtTEUOut, o Rhafteabary, and Mr. CRraßmr.
who said they were well acquainted with Mr. Fleming-
ton, gave him a very high character.

The Rev. W. Seem= avid that after what he had
heard he felt the greatest confidence that if they elected
Mr. Flemington a. one of their missionsuies, be would
prove • most useful agent.

The resolution thai Mr. Vaughan be re-elected and
Mr. Flemington elected AA the sg•nts of the society on
the osual terms, having been put by the Chairosan, eras
carried un•niroomly.

Mr. It. HODGGES, after remarking that the business
of the acciely between the quarter.' meetinp hail been
conducted by a committee, esinsi•ting of the president,
vice-preaidenta, aeoretary and treasurer, and that snob
committee, not haying been re-elected, had virtuelly
ceased, proposed their re-election as • committee, which
wee unanimously agreed to.
The Secretary was requested to write to the officials
of the Somerset and Dorset Railway for the amount
*din excinoi for ti hole to "iturminater Newton.

The CHAIZMAINI sugprested that the next quarterly
meeting should be held at Dnrcherter, and that each
meeting should be prefaced by a morning conference.
This preposition haring been formally made ane. seconded
was carried.

The question as to the arranrment of • plan for
honorary members 'was then discussed, and eventuslly it
-al nursed for it to be left to the President of the
association.

The proceedings then dosed, meanwhile the Bland-
ford Temperance brass band, under the able leadership
of Mr. Arlin. were ready to head a prooession through
the town. The muster was not very large, still it
showed that the Dorset Association had done good
service in the temperance MOH% by enlisting under its
banner so influential a body of men. After perambu-
lating the town the party returned to the Corn Exchange
where an excellent tea awaited them. The catering of
Mr. Etheridge and Mr. Barnett gave every satisfsetion.
%bout 3110 sat down to tea; the tables were profusely
decorated with vases of beautiful flowers, and the room
1.10 adorned *ith Temperance mottoes.

Al seven o'clock a publio meeting was held, the Corn-
exchange being well filled. The Rev. R. Knell presided
and after ringing, and prayer by the Rev. W. Slierren,
the Chairman in an interesting speech took • retrospec-
tive glance at the temperance work of the amoidetion
for the part three years. During that time they had
had but ttle to iisoonrase, whilst they had • great deal
to canoe them tr. thank God and persevere. They had
no. between 80 and 90 societies connested with the
aseociation, aad two missionaries mined to spread
abroad the principles of total abstinence, end by hawse-
to house visitation in every town and village seek to
induce men to give up Intoxicating drink. He trusted
I God would abundantly bless their labours. Mr. Mate
of Poole, in an earneat speech contrasted the condition
of the drinking and abstaining communities; and
pointed out the advantages enjoyed by the latter over
the former lie al.° gave his own experience as •
teetotaller for upwards of twenty years. Mr.
Harker, coroner for the town and county of Poole,
appealed to those who were not teetotallers to become
inch on the grounds of morality and domestic happiness,
and as an example to others, so that those degreded by
drink might be raised to • state of comfort, in this life,
and prepared
.to receive that truth which was able to
make them wt-e unto salvation. Mr. Harker said he
had been a teetotaller over 25 years, daring which time
he thanked God he had had no o^cosion to consult a
doctor. Mr. Gatehouse and Mr. Hodges also addressed
the meeting, which was enlivened by the imminent per-
formance of the bland, and than was brosght to • class •
mouti utorestimg meta.