The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-05-15 00:00:00

WINDORNE._

I oe•t. Srterre.•-At • rreent flivfl Service EXAM-
Instioe, we have the pleasure to know Mi.. Ruwell,
eldest daughter of Mr. T B. nurseryman,
W mborne. paned • most succeveful exam 'nation in
April. and bee been appwnted Government clerk at
thLWlroborne Poet-odice.. .

TOWN BAND Toewl y nr,rnlng the m eml:ars
n 1 the he'd met oppo-ite the Vienne and march. I
fr to thence by way of ting.street to the &owe,
prev:onv to their flepartur • to the Vote (for which they
hat been envaged) at Keynetn,
Mistimes —A s-ries of meetings have been held
Aorkg the pa.t week on behalf of F.,,eign Mission*.
Wedneeday, May 20.1 (belog one ..f the Rogation
,TM) M special form .1 prayer wall Ul4od. en I 1113
a drew given ~n behalf 4d F 'reign NI 1). .1 the
e,enine cevire.; on 11.•ly Thur-d.y, th•re 14,21

in: prayer, Holy Communion and eipmon o'clock,
no I at 4 pm. eyenin prayer. On Friday evening.
•on .fter eight n'Aock, the onarterly meeting of the
Wirnlyi. ne Missionary kesociation was held in the
Noise! Scho •lrootn, at er, kb the Rev. J. L oltdridge
er ke st some length op the nee Is of the church in
th d'ocisee of Illroemfontein.
FO..IIIALL CU-IL—The committee and members of
this chili celebrated the closing ..f the eetiann on
Thursday, Mey lied. with • public dinner, which to. k
pl a the Crows H tel sleeves o'cl ok, pm. The
d toter wee provided by Hot Miles. in his tpual go. d
and immptuons style, to which several members and
frintle sat down. After the removal of the cloth the
usual routine wag carried out, followed by • most
plessant and convivial evening. As an inducement
t.r,,theta to Join this club, wh• n another season beg re
w, would rubmit tb saws of • few of those gentle.
men who take an active and renerally intoned d pert
in •h• proceedings t—the R-v. C. G. Pa.'.__ and
msests S. G. Parkiroon,__H. F. Har .y. F. H. S.
Divi., Russell Patty. W. H. D. rdoitt, W. Is.
8-eve a, 8. E. Wallingford, H. Grey, and J. Niche!.
em The hon. secretaries are Meese. T. Hobnail-Orr
an W. H. p .pe, f whom all Information respecting
the club may at any time be obtained.
As entertainment of reedings and mn.le, In aid of
f,rnitnre I, the char+ house, was held in the
N .tinsal Schoniroom on Toads. evening, commencing
at eight o'clock with so overture (piano), by Mr. J.
White!' ad Smith, then a a mg, which 1,1111 well
rendered, by Mr. G. F. Snore. entitled " The Slitiship•
mite." After which cern.a seating f•orn the wo•ke of
Lord Maminlav, entitled " Virginia." by Mr. ojeaut
Tindal Atki ieon, wh introductory remark.,
followed by splendid Tooling. held the audience spell.
honied through the whole ides, which wag a long ne.
Neil followed • eons by M•e. Walter Fletcher. after
whi-h the trial scene from Shakespeare's "Merchant
of Venice' was given in such a manner st. will make
WiroborneShekespeire R Snciety" one of the
most portlier amour our many amat•ur institutions.
Tire respective part, were taken by Mr. &tieing
Tindal Atkinson, Shylock ; G newel Maclean, the
Onite; Rev. Cecil Paget, Antonio; Dr. BatterhurY,
Bassani* ; Mr. Tiongh, Gratisso ' • Mi. Davis,
Ned.** ; Mies Maclean, Portia. Mir. Maclean's
reeding wee evpeciall good, on I the Rev. Cecil Paget
male a capital At t min. while the re.pected juice
might almost have been ihylock himself. Next on the
programme was a duet by Mr. end Mr.. W. Fl rater.
then a ',mate (by Schubert) Mr. J. Whitehead Smith
(violin) and Mr. H. Fitton (Mono), which was encored.
A song by Rev. F. J. 11 ',she, sod • rending,
Faithless Nellie Grey," by Hood. wee siren by Mr.
B.rj•ant Tindal Atkinson in much • •tyle or proved
him .• good • comic a. a tragic reader. A vote of
thank, was given dines who had so kir ily gives their
alenitenco. and the tn sting closed by sirloin/ '' God
Save the Queen." The atteodarcie we. very good.
The f dloaring wan the progremme : —Overture (piton),
Mr. J. Whltebewl Smith; enhrt " Th" Mid•l3ll.mit"."
Mr. G. F. Score; reading, "Virginia" (Loot
Micanlay), Mr. 4erjeaot Tintal Atkineon ; song.
Mrs. Walter Fletcher; meting from Trial Scene,
Merchant of Venice, Mr. Serj•ant Tindal Atkinson,
aseisrel be members of the Wimborne Sh.kespeare
Reading &side ; duet, Mr. sod Mrs Walter
Fletcher' covets, violin and ohinnforts (Schubert),
Mr. J. Whitehead Smith and Mr. H. Rat n (encored);
song, Rev. F. J. Huyshe ; reading. " Faithless Nellie
Gray "(Hood), Mr. Berj.sat Tindal Atkinson.