The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-02-12 00:00:00

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Ring roan Minna—ll leathers and friends of the
Sth D R.V. should note tin nen Thursday wrewne the
annual meeting of the mops will be held at the Guildhall,
at seven p.m. We are very happy to add that our worthy
Mayor, Mr. Landis, has abnoet recovered from Williams.
awl bee kindly consented to preside.
llmexseteg Riau Cleatet Socirrv. —WI are happy to
observe that to.. torioty Intend baring a H1P.40.11 ou
Friday whit, wen (15th), at 8c Mary's National School-
room. The rooms ars to be decanted and furnished as
they were at that very enjoyable rinims bead in April.
ll&Several friends will land ctuirscities and c
ohjoota 01 Interest. sad the promoters intention Is to
make thew comb ea comfortable is In a largo sod wan-
ton:l4ld pate of rooms. . .

HVoi- driuTirms.—The following haw been
apprenticed under them admirable charities :—Georg.
Mr. J. Goes; Robert Carter to Mews. Hawke*
and Freeman: W. J. Keats to Mr. J. B. Watt,: W. H.
Baker to Yr. I). Collett : Alfred Ware to Mr. G. Jolllffe ;
Prank John Doidee to Mr. Letl Bartlett ; Morgan Byrnes
Gulliver to Kr. N. F. Bred) ; Joseph Connolly to Mr.
Zdward Pond Alfred Wright to Mr. .1. J. Talbot; H.
Retrial.. to Yr. H. Foot; Syclivry Richards to Mews.
Crew and Co.—On Wednesday Messrs. J. killer (chair.
meal. W. Talbot, and J. L Robins distributed 160 four.
pound loaves or breed to the poor of Melcombe by Mr. J.
Lodge, of Weymouth, and on Thursday Kr. Bayley and
Mr. Symonds distributed 160 loaves to the poor of Wey-
mouth and Wyk. within the borough.
Hoes Sweats fiaMatt. Pawls' TILL—A compact and
ow mewing was that of the mothers and fathers who
send their children to Hope Bands, SchooL They met
by imitation of the parr, Rev. W. Levet., and the Sun-
day school Mehra In the vestry attached to the chapel,
where • goodly number of kind ladies mad* tea and
served their guesta to the number of hetween 100 and
DO. A large and ornainetital device "Welcome." made
by Mr. Z. Cog, of the Young Men's Bible Clam faced
Am at the head of the room and welcome they all were,
When the social cup had been emptied a sufficient number
of times, the /nests adjourned to the chapel, and
the blind organist Mr. Bartlett, played • voluntary.
When the friends had returned to to. vestry, • very
classier programme of readings and music the time
agreeably, the following Ming among the :—" To all
you ladles," by Marra C and H. Crocker and Mr. Porte ;
song. "Oh re tears I" by Mir May Freman,accompanied
by Mir Wallis ; duet, "All's Well," by Meters. C. and IL
Crocker and Mr. Power: song, " Annie Lisle," by Mies
Seem Carter; reading, "Mr.. Whistler," by Mr. J.
Weiner: song. "Beautiful Isle,' Mr. H. Crocker reading,
" Abe" Brat Ailten ad the Aagel." Mr. C. ('rocker; glee,
Mark the Merry Lives,' Kowa C. and H. Crocker and
Mr. POWIPT: reading in the Wirt Dialect, by and old
friend : song, "Home. Sweet Home,' by Miss May Frew
man. Kindly and ex-table eddreree were Interepereal
between the pious by the Rey. W. Lewis and other
friends, and the parents enjoyed the evening much.
Unmans' iltimegiesaar. —Tbst wee • ye 7 cheerful
gathering which the lodge of Good Templars • Flower of
the West" held on Tuesday evening. Old Weymouth ride
In not so full of entertainmente w the fadtionable Mal.
comb.; hut when the ancient word does have • bit of
pleasure the inhabitant, enjoy it right well. So they did
on Tuesday night, albeit • Good Templar's gathering is
demised in wore gainers, yet it would ho difficult to heat
--among the Gied Templar loolges—" Flower of the Weet"
for populanty and probably for real good work among
the very dial whom it Is intended to plow. The fourth
aaniverrry of the lodge waa the occeroa, end over •
bundral gathered to take tea, while eci well had the
friermis managed that there was room for about 110 more,
and the cop that cheers wee heartily enjoyed, with a feel-
ing that the tea-drinkers were actually at home, for is not
the Good Templar's ha/1 devoted to the Wernouthiana
proper I Anyway and emeyerPeat relic y, it is • far better face of
n"eunti. tetOri Town in w"l:7•thlan
stonieen: ;LT!:
Weymouth roper is decidedly holding its own a. to
public life and spirit, in comparison with Melcoonhe, for,
what with the great gathering. at Holy Trinity parish
ehie, the nowly•fortned but spirited, choral society, the
sotaller, hut not ler, independent gatherings at Hope and
the Primitive Methodist Chapels, It only required this
fresh iiill 01 111. at the 0,..d Templar's Hall to show that
Weymouth side I. keeping op with Holcombe in offering
weortusitisa for its pee* to meet and I terrain. After
tee end the not-to-be-mired tea-table talk, the elven
and fresh-looking room was arranged foe • public meeting.
A 113.0. the attractions being to. "telephonic organ:*
whatever that might be, for we did not bear it. About II
songstrere and wee male singer. (Whored on the plat-
form, mi. nie,d very kindly presiding alto. pima and
Mr. I. J. Brown acting as chairman, and the following
me wee efficiently and aereeahly =
rendered :
amooln, Mir Gifford ; song. "Nothing to do, the
mob; reading, "The Bridal Wine Cop," Mr. Browne ;
sow, "What a that Mother,' Mies Too; comic song
"Alonsu the hear," Ur. Lam ; song, "The Sower and
the Fly." Mies Bolt: piano solo, Miss Read ; mediae,
" 111, am and the Clyclop," Mr. Hallett ; song, "Shell. of
Ocese," Mir Preens= ; comic piece, "All.. Gray," Mrs.
Basell and Mr Marshellry ; soup " ad heart and
willing mind," the chair instrumental per ermace, Mies
G Cord; song. "Tb. Zogliehmen," Mr. Harm ; bong,
▪ Write tn, • letter from borne," Mir Rood: reading, Mr.
Hier. wear, "Goodbye Sweetheart, Good-bye," Mies
Wary "The Templar's Pledge," • quartette by Idlem
Robert. anti Bolt, Merry; Trevett aset Mmabatho,. :.song,
"The Blind WI to hec Harp,' Mir Freeman tame, 'The
Skipper and his boy," Miss Poe; wag. "LoaWng for
norn" the choir:"The vacant chair.' Id as
Hutchinn err. "Good night.' the choir. All weir
• ageept for the intrude(' of • sailor who offered
to sing, and was gently declined by the c
who stated that throe or four others wen reedy,bltrgn
not sing that messing, on account of the length of the
programme. However Jack, on the plea that he was
going to the West Indies, very soon mounted the plat-
form, and aPPorded to the company. The Good Templar,
very kindly beard him : but he gave • very stupid and
wag farrago about a Chinaman, and later in the evening
sera, am* forward again trith • made-up baby. Now
Mr. now done thematic part, and Jerk meow too many,
se he had to retire without ittlicthog another Weary on the
eon of the audience. Jack had better not slag at all till
he gets On board ship or on shore at the West ladies.
However, • good amber of his ormatates are going to
lobo the Ic•iga