The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-01-17 00:00:00

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ci this oleic neve made ea sleekly. aid naiad
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Buz olerweesea—Ths diseases of the Wilts sad
Danes Beating Company have declared the real
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a as Capital aid (Louden Bak have declined aa
Warier dividend at the rate of 18 pa call.
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BUNDAY 801100 L TRW. —A party of &Urea,
lag the Consistational dandily kebool, with
eseebees, were entertained at tea at the residsoos
Mt. J. T. reeler, on Wednesday .v. 01.
eery pleassoti ermine was &peat, eke fllijoysof
Wag ecesiderably enhanced by the rift of maw se-
ostiset books as rewards toe pnactuality and diligeoce
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llnamzersraes.—On Friday at the Mirth&ll, before
Oel. Bilan•II. Harriet Blokes, a woman of bed.
dreamer. was set to gaol for 14 days for befog drunk
and inaspabie on the Weymouth-road.
ocurvivies G•essaute.— lin employe+ of the Great
Wales tiallway met together at the Junotioa kinee&
on Te;&ded evesaing Mil had supper together. They
over by Ms. Mattiagly, of the geoM
deingnmeat, the erkehhak bang oocupied by Mi;
Oembeldp. A firstolass sapper was previded ter
Mm. Duey and the proeeediap throughout were of •
piensont aed oonvivin character.
Monday eveniag the
meal =milady minnow meeting was held in the
Nest Farcilugthis 'moo/room, when the vicar, Rev. 40
A. Leonard, presided, there being oleo present the,
Rev. T. W. Yelps, Bev. & W. Uoilinsoo, and the
BM. U. Y. row's. The addresses were of • very
bliereetimg abemeter.
Dimenniguaa twotharsan' Assoct•nor.—The
general maetWg of the Doren Beekeepers' Mewls-
tine will take pies. is the Town lie& Dorchester, on
Tuesday. January nes, at three o'clock in the after-
awn. la the abotems of the Presides' (the Bari of
filtattesbary), who le unable to attend, the Rev. H.
Nygren will take the chair. The report (which, we
understood. Is of the morn gratitywg chummier),
Wars sheet, and list of members for the past year,
will be monied, and tbii alines appointed for the
year entreeng.
Pmemanes. —Mr. Frank Williams' Dramatis
Company will perform the poetaster, of " WhitUng-
Ma asid hie On," es ems from our advertising caimans,
in the Goes lanbagege on Monday ermine, end the
leer lapwing alike& The company have hese draw.
kg crowded homes at Wsymuutb, Widthwise, and
Iltandfard. Minh speaks wall for their talent, and we
hope they will meet with a s mash swore in Doe.
obesMor as in the above towns.
Tan GeMourran of the Primitive Methodist &tad
el Hem (id whom Mr. A. Deakin is obairmaa) enter.
Mimed Mir members by • free tea and Christmas tree
an Tonna/ eaz Wet, in Alington The
obilleren lest of a bountiful *apply of good
SI, after er the adult members sat down. Ti.
bake eleand. and the +Midden reheated, the Obristonse
tree, whine was laden with metal and fancy articles,
~.z=rd. Variant sports and amusements were
diming the arming, the Dorchester Tam.
memos Draarestl-rde Band being in aitendanee.
Al lele o'LdeoltprteXceedinge terminated, the children
sad Malts si themselves highly gratified with
IS. treat.
Fintamt.--On Wednesday &hareem
wigs lammed with Intl military homage, in UK
Yestilesten Chauebywd, tie mortal gamine of
Muskeary-Leatractor Turner, 3rd Battalion Donato
Ake Megamesie. tikonly after hell-past Si.,he
sholismed as the New Barracks tell in, and, peeel"
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brine head, assamed to the Artillery Barracks, where
the natty. TM hums! • left the barrack.
la the wise order: Fulag P.M' of 90 men with a
sad • corporal; band of the 3rd dotted..,=" Drem-Midoe Lewes ; the coda bar gun
oiniripp et the dorsi Horn Artakey. es,:e:rn a
ederliti
a Warm Jaen, mut bowing the accontremsate of de.
NNW with gora wroWats ; the undertaker ;Mr. G. J.
Wood) ; a ntonrulag coach containing members of the
len*, and a mooed comb with the Rev. J. Hartle,
the sclMhng minister; sergeant, of the Dorset Re-
followed by wathenies of the 89th and 54th
meats, and Militia recruits ; sergeants of C Com-
peer Dorset Rifi. Volmtens ; *cremate of the Royal
,ree Artillery ; Major Berkeley (in oommand), Capt.
d and Adjutant ecides, owl Quartermaner Stioldand.
The Innerel warren WM conducted by the Rev. J.
Hanle (Wesleyan). At the graveside the usual
inintee were fired over the open tomb, The (floored
anuegemente were carried out by Mr. Wood, flphol.
deter. of High Wen-street.
Steam° • %Yeti:lL—At the Shirehdl on Wednes-
day, before Copt. Kassel. Albin Tennant and John
Moran, privates in the 14th Rein., were charged with
Isionously stealing a Moor watch value El 1, the
y ef ldr. John Harris Royal, at Fontein, on
rialPartry 9th.—P.S. /Wham, stationed at Portland,
said on Ildnaday evening about ten minutes pan nine
be reonved information from Mr. J. H. Royal,
jeweller, of Fortinoe's-Well, that be bad a watch
stoles from hie shop by two soldiers of the 14th IWO.
He hamediately made enquiries, and on Tuesday west
to the Verne in mammy with Kr. Royal, who
identiked the two prisoners as the men who had stoles
the watch. Witness apprehended the two prisoner.
aid charged them with the theft. They both replied
they bad Dot seen the watch, nor been out of the
berreeks sews the Thursday previous. That morning
he brought them to Dori:bestir to the superintendent's
calm Mr. Supt. Gale cautioned this and mod the
elits to them Koran said be did have the watch and
MG It Waif In the guardroom at the Barracks. 'fondant
mid he took LC from where Moran had pus It. sad nil
k builad the iron gratin in No. 1 Supt.
Gale asked for • remand till Saturday, whit* was
pasted.

NSW YEARS TIZEAT AY THE UNION.
The Mining-ball at the Union present id • beinUfully
py and festive appearanoe on Wednesday evening lest,
ea
the ocasidoe of the annual treat to the somata. young
mid old. of the Dorchester Union Workhouse. This is
lits day of the whole year to the inm&tes. and all. from
the pey-headed and infirm to the youngsters. &posited
laity and contested, and the little 0n... who looked •
pienwe el olsaaliams atid heel* freqoantly exhibited
Gies of unmistakeable delight and pleasure. in twinning
whisk OW disfulesed extraordinary butopower at every
=lai4. room retained the Crooner decors-
d mottoes end evergreens (for which the porter of the
solos end Klee Knowlton, the schoolmistress. deserve
guest poshest. end besides them, pretty festoons of roam
sod evergreens 'pinned the room, sod ample light was
afforded by chandeliers composed of reeen kindly supplied
by Kr. Wood. Proceedings conunenowl with • bountiful
1... to which singe Janke was Moon various ladle'
aMendieg to the wants of the inmates. After tee.
nerseueuteste were made for the entertairintent, which
was to fellow, end after the large audience comprise/1g
meg visitors had taken their seats. the programme
with a glee, entitled the Hop Pickers."
Conesd cleose by the Union children were very nicely
outg, end exhibited marks of oossiderable training; Mae
Korielten woo= had them on the harmonium. Kies
Peirce sang "A Summer Shower' most tastefully and
Fa timed
atirtgmea:zilabsosaa.a Mrs. l
ience ir:helm and
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Mn. Kassel sang inch her mere in •
lialeheel and tasteful style. Mrs. Spew= e=igy
e qwasUy ineoradwO iunlit hi. *me sad was w"
Pulling_ hard
Streini." "'Ks Children's Homo" es
well renderedby Klie Beak who Maniere: •
minus) voice of good seats. sad elm was
lewdly seemed. Mrs. Henning seceded great ill 2
tate excellent m *neer is which she ming=
of Lea. " To. Mow. BMus played • duet
with gear pronidee aid trete, and received b
p 1.541... 111. needless to my Major Mortara reeidarl
please well; new of them was particularly &mune( e
"Kimmerisoil Baby." affording • subm:t of mach mirth
to the audience. At the close of the prorrinises followed
the element tea of 'tripping the Christina. tree, which
aecepled • coropirti MI piece in rho room. of the many
good Woo with which it was loaded. They combined the
useful and the ernamentel, and the ladies wh had IPO
theeghtfallY and esnerelly prnide4 amok deserve
worse thanks. Among them are the Hoe. Mrs. Ashler,
Kra ?toyer. Mrs. Hemline. Mra A_ Spicer. Kisses Pitetoo,
Kim Pearce, Mn,. Prot., Km George. Mrs. A. Lodi, Kra
H. Ling, Mrs Dron, Mn,. Wood. lire Holland.
Kra Kesel, It. After the youngsters had been reads
hilitlY by pretty presents from the tres, each of
the old men received two °anon of tobecco, and
the old ladies • quantity of snuff. By the kindness of
Kra Masi, knives and wine!, were also distributed
atemag the skier Inmate. Vociferous cheers were given
for the ladies who lied so kindly provided the tree and as-
slated that evening. for the chapkilo. the R,°. H. Puget
Huhn (who exerted himself to his utmost to make the
Andres lurk the good master and matron (Mr. and
Mn. Puree , the suardiaes, sad, in fact, everybody who
could y case within the range of a cheer. The
,:fationel Anthem brought a very pleasing Availing to a