The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-03-18 00:00:00

£ITILIORDINARY DISAPPEARANCE OF A

11511ERMAN.

A moat extraardinary omurrenos took place here on
Sunday last, when • fisherman named James Pearce
disappeared in • most unaccountable manner. Pearce,
who le of • somewhat eccentric character, and who is
about 40 years of age, resided with his father, is
Chesil. He went t bed on Saturday night with his
father, laud got up, oo it is stated, sib mt 2 a.m. on the
dilowinz morning—a not unusual boor for this extra-
ordinary individual to arise. Whon his fathor
came downstairs he saw his eon had been out,
boodles, of two nieces of board that bad been brought
In. He did not rettion, but this did not cause the
eider Pearce any anemia's', knowing what an
eccentric character his son was, and therefore he Skid
nothing. However te day wore on with no sign of
him, aol as night came on Pearce became anxious, and
t about making inquiries, when be ascertained that
his son's hat had been discovered on the Chesil
Beach about eight o'clock between the Cove and
Cove lan. Later in the day his waistcoat was
picked up at the water's edge, about half-a--mile wed
of the railway station, and not far from the spot
where the men found this they distinctly saw a holy
in the trough of the breakers, but were nit able to
didinguiah the features. It is thought probable that
this was the body of Pearce, both the father and
brother having identified the clothes, and It is their
opinion that the unfortunate man was taken with a
fit whilst walking on the beach, and rolled into the
bay and WA, drowned. Other,, knowing hie
paculiarities, are inclined to the belief that he
committed iodide by deliberatsly walking into the
water, whilst others consider it very doutufal whether
he has been drowned at all. However, n dbi-g has
sicco been heard of him.

BAZAAR AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL.
On Wesine-day at ternoon a bazaar and sale of work
was held in Cheril Congregational School in aid of the
fund forth, re-roofing of the chapel and the renova-
tion. As our readers are aware, the chapel has, under
the direction of the committee, undergone restoration,
and has just h.en completed. Open pitch•pfne sews
have replace I the old fashioned pews, enc insole, black
and red, tiloe 6.yr been 101 l down in the aisles, sad •
pitch-pine w tinscoting been placed round the build-
ing. The rod lias ale, be. n whitened and stencilled.
The contractor was Mr. St nr., ant thr work bee been
thoroughly well does. Th• itoproretur•nt Livery great.
Mr. C. Mitchell, a member id the con.:regstion, ha.
presented a handsome communion table and font of
Portion! don.. On Monday venlog the Mancha'
Committee met. and Mr. R. Con, who has taken a
deep interest and haa worked hard in the matter,
presented the financial report, which showed that
&b on £230 awl been enbecrili.d, and after paying all
expenses the., remained ...mall balance in hand. AS
may be suppos.d, th. re•torstion of is piotion of the
sacred edifice showed up defects in other part., him.
the present bazaar.
The h star we. opened at three o'clock by C.
Beck, E q.. J.P., of Willa inth, who was supported
on the pl.tiorm by the esteemed praetor, the Rev.
W. R. Waugh. th. 1t.,. W. bead. (Weymouth), the
Rev. W. F. Clarke. R.v. F. C. Edwards, Rev. T.
Andrew., and Rev. W. 1.. Taylor.
The pa' i osedings c immenced by singing • hymn, • d
prayer by the Rev. W. Trawl-.
The Rev. W. R. WacCII thought that they
could not have 'elected a better person than Mr.
Buck to open this bazaar, for two reason., first,
becalm of the p *Won he held as a member of
society, reining to the fact that the Lord Chancellor
bait recently placed him on the Commission of the
Peace, and ...coo Ily, on acc -not of the noble work he
was doing for the ca...e, building • synagogue for the
pe pie near Weymouth. (Applarme.) Mr. Waugh
then referred t the olject for which the bazaar was
held.

Brcg said he was very pleased to see them on
this occasion. He must c ugratuiste them on the
restoration of their chapel he did not know that he
had ever moo • prettier place. He was very pleased
to see such a beautiful display of articles bare. sod be
must conarstolate th en who bed undertaken it. He
wee sure they court have event a great deal of time
and labour over it. and he hoped by.soci-live they
would accord them • heartv vote of thanks. LI con.
closion be expressed his lessons in seeing no many
clergymen of other denominations present,
The Revs. CLeiIICC, W. L. TAYLOR, ANDREW%
and EDWARDe afar addressed • low words of encour•
agemeot those meow.
Mr. R. Cog said he hut very great pleroure in pro.
posing that • vote of thanks shmld b. given to the
chelrmao. Mr. Bock, sod the ministers of other
denomioations who had come forward and helped
them is this cause.
Mr. Dune moulded, 'albs vote WM duly curled
and acknowledged.

Mr. Burg tbs. declared tbe baster duly opened.
Stalls were kept by Mrs. Goon/. Mitchell, Mrs.
Atkins, Mrs. Waugh. and Mies Elliott • rsdro•b•
ment stall by Mrs, Stone, Mrs. Masted, and Mrs.
llamado:1, and a Sunday school 44,11 by about 40
kivenile traders and members of tho Bible Clam, sad
a brisk trade was done in all departments.
The musical arrangement veers attended to by the
organist, Mr. It Cox, and Idler Way, and the follow-
ing programme was rendered during lb. &Item on
an 1 evening:—— .

Do I,' Agnes S Misma Way and S. hi i t chell ;
trio, " Cauadiaa 5,450ng." Mum hittch-ll hod
Mr. Way; pion., soh, Mist C tx ; wag, "Tn. Ring
my M Abtr Wore," Mimi J •nee; soug, " Chiruiug
Bello of Low MO," Mist L. st.toe ; ..tag, " Daisy
Dell," Mimi H. St ; .cooe, •• The Woo lea Biker,'
Mies Ads Morttel ; duet, " Foiry mdrop.," Miami
Way and Mitchell; • gal du t, " Moonlight on the
Wagers," Mimes Way and Wm L. Stns; wog,
"Sleeping ox (I.sard," Mum E. Atkius ; a og, • Sweet
Spirit," Mies Norman; vocal duet, " Minute Qua at
Aim" Ulm Mitchell and Mr. Way. jou. ; song, •• For
Away, but ever Near," Mita H. Masted; piano polo,
Miss Cox ; piano solo, ° S mapaite's March," Mies
S. Way; duet. Sweetbearta' Woltz," M sees
Mitch II sal S. Mitchell ; s tug, ' The Naughty B it"
Mull H. Stotts ; mow, " I) tar Oil Friends," Mr. Way,
Pm. ; piaao solo, Mita Cox.