The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-05-22 00:00:00

TEMPERA NOR DEMONSTRATION

Oa Monday • lite and picnic is reasesteas with the I
British Rim Ribbon Gospel Temperance Milan took place I
in Canfield Park. kindly lent for the *wastes by Lord
Wlnaborna Owing to the steady downpour of its I
there were eery few people protont daring the morsine,
but In the afternoon the .s.tb.r cleared • little. end the
number in the grounds begs. sansibir to furrows. At no
dam however. could there bars bean 503 people present.
The programme provided amusement. on • large •cels,
but this, for the cams above given. was considerably modi-
fied: in feet, the weethee wee snob as to mat • complete
damper ea tb• whole proceedings. Lord and Luly Wim-
bores persoo•lly pationised tha fits by joining the com
pew for • abort time in the atterscrin Crickst and
various game' were hidalgos) in. and about three o'clock
a plea nu meeting was bed in front of his lordship's
palatial moldence. Om speakers addressing the esimpaos
from thiri dudes tames stops. Three hearty rhyme lot
Lord Whitlows' was proposed by the 11-v. P'. Veughsto,
secretary of the Dorset esousty Tempe-noes S Misty who
preside& sod wars gives Is • hearty manner. In addition
It, the etisittnea Me Rev. T. Molest (I Mittel) Mr. J.
Pottle (of Rotherham% acid Mr. Illms (of the National
Tinstreeence Lemuel addressed 'hose present. Just bisfore
th• company mostated Lord Whaborns addressed a few
words to them, expreeeiag the pleiseare It save Inca to
throw own his park to Mena Here:retrial they had not
had beast weather. It warned as though the clerk el
abe weather hod turned teetotalist. and Whitilioaday
liati bean transformed into wet-Monday. Speaking on
the temperance oasetkin. be ezrorressid hia WV oval 01
Lb. greet work now being carried on. and said where •
man eauld not control himself. sad wu in the habit of
hailed too much drink when he hid any, it use much
better fee that roan to become a total abetalsw. The
proceedings closed with the seeipat of are balloon about
Mght o'clock.

ISHILLINGIITONR.
ucpccu P•vaiove' Fsse.—On Back Holiday the
members of the Shillingstone and Okeford branches of
this nations; moiety, assisted by members and friends
from Blandford, held a demonatretion in this villaints
and, despite the unfavourable weather, the whole pro-
ceedings passed ol satisfactorily, and may be termed
• swoon as fee as eould be expected under each
meteorological diflisriltles. The day's proceeding@
commenced as usual by • promotion perambulating the
village, Oleo Divine service in tb• wish aura, whirs
an excellent and appropriate diecoutas warn rwt lend
by the Rev. J. G. Phillip, rector of Okefard
Pitxpaine. After reforming the procession, and a
further perambulation of the village, the members
and friends adjourned to the DOM of the Ox Inn,
wham a capital dinner was well eared by Mks
Stickle°, the hostess. The chide was taken by Major
Forbes, who was supported by Came DITUIIO (rector
nf the village). Rev. L G. Phillip@ (rector of Olutford
Fitipasei, Mr. Dowdeo, Mr. R. R. Rom, etc.. the
vice-chair Wag ably lilted by Mr. A. C. Todd.
Dinner over, the usual loyal and patriotic West,
allowed is doe comm. Om pleasing feature is the
after-dinnor proceedings was the preetotation to Mr.
&matte, of Okeford Tittpaine, of • silver bar for
asmices rendered the society fa this district. We
understand this is the mooed " bar " Mr. Strange hes
res@itti addition to • Asir medal for services
nn After the towns, the weather baling
moderatt;l somewhat, • general move was made for
the fiel.l, kindly lent by Maio, Forbee, whore dancing.
athletic sports, and various other wonsemente wore
Ifreely Indulged In by the numerous costialay.

MILANDIORD.

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Rine Corn. The members of H Ocrespeny.
D.R.V., were unable, through the loolenteney of the
weather *a Whit-Bloaday, to 11111jo7 the annual outing,
en long enjoyed by the kindness of Major J..bna‘ on
the Rune Dews, in oonagetion with the dage-obooting.
usually gone through ea that day; but in the evening
members sod Mee* were Ina saistiainall la thir
Co.. Easheep it ti aesual MU.

ZAILLT CLOSING. -rh. shops of Biandlord dosed on
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock for the first time this
*Noon, and we seers pleased to see the early closing
movement was very seneral.
THI BLOB COAT 8011001 of our town has this year
assumed the ori.final style of dress formerly worn_
similar to Chihli fichod—and the change is very
marked from the • mewhat incongruous snit worn
lately, being In accords se with the intentions of the
founder. On Whit-Monday the wholA of the boys
were treated with • trip to the insole P.l Bourne-
mouth, from thence to Bwanage, by the kiinltirs. of
Mr. P. A. Hamra, of Illsodford, who ackwinpanied
them thron •hotit the journ•y.
DIATIIIKITION or CHARITIOL —oo Whit-11 .nd ty.
according to custom, the trustees of one of the Bland-
ford charities met at the Town 801 l ..n.I distributed •
61. loaf to • number of poor children of the town
selected for the purpose.