The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-04-10 00:00:00

SWANAGE.

WESLEYAN BISTRO ISTN. —The quarterly meeting
In connection wit.' the Swanage Circuit of Wesleyan
Niethodiat. we hi I lii the Wyeleyan Chacad OQ
Thuradity at March 29tb. The local preachers mat
at two o'clock, and stewards, &c., at them o'ci cic.
After Impales. and tea, a home Mimionary meeting
WWI held in the evening. The chair wee taken at seven
o'cl ack by Mr. Chart E of Langtor• After
ninging him 5c relict
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d the'lteSan Rev.
cjt.uPs.s"' wee haddrn'itir'arebly4
a pie
ren limed by the choir. The Rev. J. Parsons rend the
report. Another hymn, and the lie.. T. R. Steer,
Congregational Mini.ter, yea called on to address the
meeting, wblch he mit ibtv did to the satisfaction
of all. Then an anth-m, " Awake. awake," which wee
a g sot credit t the Choir, was well ran fermi,
al'er which :dr. Bice, the Purbeck Mi.sionary,
a 'dream,' the meeting, f .wed by the Rev.
ly (Chairman of the Portsmou•h Diatriet), who
attended ata a depot ttion irlM the Parent Society.
He gave an interesting and excdlent vidrms,which was
p. incipally on his w .rk mnong the soldiers and sailor§
of Por,smouth. The collection at the clone amounted
to El 10e. The singing .1 hymn 586 brought • moat
profitable and pleasant evening t ado S.
BAND OF HOES E • tar sISKINT.-00 Thursday
le-t • very succm-ful entertainment watt given by the
members avid friend. f the had , f Hope te the
National School. The Rev. Mr. Eardley presided, and
there era. • large number itr m .t to hear the little inns.
Ever, one warn delight. I, and gave them hearty
spirits... The main piece of the evening was tbe
farce, "A R•gular Tar an "by • min b Is, which, ad
it not hen long sie. uld have celled forth an encore.
Th. "8..* Door Badness," by George Walter., was
very laughable, and ale . the ' Wiahing Cap," by five
girl., namely. Flora sod Ada fitickland, Ada Toms,
ade Chinchen, and little Hixon. The programme
was al rig one, ar.d well rendine I. and everyone con-
. ected with it deserved the eppl at a that was awarded
them, and there is some little is k of hawing it stain.
Annexe lithe beet pert of the programme (all dr.e.,ed
i c Marne) :—Son.'. "Sound the Hartle Cr,," ;
re Ration, "Back Door Brie nem" George Walter.;
mug% "Lost Chid." J. H. L .nerlale. E.q. ; re. itation,
" 11l Marry no MILO if he Drinks," Ad. Wields.]
"The Wishing Cap," b. five girls ; song, P Th. plain
Faintly," It •-tickland ; recited n, '' A Bargain with
the Pump," E. Stickland ; none, "Silver Moonlight,"
Wm L. Grant; the farce, "A Regular Tartar," c
cluded the first pert. Parr IL—lfecitation,
linos Alphabet " G. Gramm ; duet, "Flow on th„e
Shining River," Misses M Colleen and A. Derwerd ;
' dialogue, "Moderation," J. Had arid G. Williams;
cone, 'Janet'. Choice," Mis. A. Collean ; Cony,
" Patent B own St .ut," Luckham Bessie ; duet,
" Corn. o'er the Moonlight Sea," Mimes L, Grant and
A. Colleen ; • acting c merle by five girls and two
boss; mond, "Good night."
TESFERANCS hiarriao. —On Monday evening taut a
very orderly and crowded meeti. g wee held in the
Britieb So, oolroom, the Row. T. R. Steer predling.
A lady from B atroemouth we. expected. but through
being premed wi h other engagement., was ca,t able
to be prompt that evening. After opening the meet.
int; Mr. A. Seymour was called on, and he gave in
hi. achlreps some very nratul advice, which he called
the edam.% leaving the ekitn milk and giving the
cream, and while he was deliverit g his addrem the
" mute" and some other friends from the ateamship
Lord Elgin entered the room and very kindly
gave a most excellent address an I some good sen-
sible speaking, as someone warn heard to say. He
gave hi. experience and what he had witnemed In
his career, and I time dre was loudly applauded,
ant when be resumed his seat a large number
would have been pleased to have beard him over
again, had be done so, but he promiaed to /IVO Os •
look up occe.ionally and bring • few others with
him, es it plermeni him to em such meetings as
he had the pleasure of seeing toenight. all-a Stick-
land then gave • song, " Git Where is my Boy
To-night," which wee well rendered, end received
heavy applause. Her br-ther (Mr. R. Stickland)
accompanied on the h rinnium ; then Miss Summers
brought up the rear in the most coaxing, winni .g way,
and at the clue there waa a nice par y round
the table, and we are not quite sure if there were net
more coats than bits of blue.