The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-09-16 00:00:00

UPWEY FLORAL SOCIETY.

Thin eociety, which wan Inaugurated for the
encouragement of tuneful and ornamental gardening,
and the culture of I were in the bonne. of the echo
children, held It. firm exhibition oo Wednerslay In the
schoolroom, and wan attended by a burgs moment of
sitcoms. The society has for it, pstron the Vener-
able Archdeacon Stickle, WA,, the reapecmd sect),
rf Upwey ; ',redden', Rev, W. F. H. Backlit,
M A. eiceprineklents, Mse.rs. .1. Mayo and H.
EcoorY c.ruumittee. 'l.-re. Ottrietopher, J.
Chrietopher, Webber. Newberry, hoer,., Beanies New,
Barney. Atkins; hon. trenemer, Mr. W. T. Peg: ;
hon. secretaries, Meeers.J. Grasse alp' E. ebrintopher
while the following formed a Indies' coumni•tne, and
renderml_annat assistant* :—Mre. Bockl . Mr.. Mayo.
Mimes Wsr y. Harding, Peeler, Mayo, out gleseaa
The competitions were maturated to cottager. wit, se
yearly rental did not ex, sr,' .1.7, ant the childn.
attending the day and Sunday mhoole. Mr. P. NI, the
echarlmastnr of the parish. originates! the Idea, end
has been its minus mover throughout. and to hint a
largo nbare of the auccem is doe. As we hare said,
the show was held in the echo dream, which hwildia,
had been gni y dec. mated w:th leg. awl baboons,
kially lent by the Weymouth rrporatiol an
Mr. Goo itien. The plant., Gowen, and frt.it
were tantefully ortalged on the benches, and
the whole male up ono of Um prrttieet Tillage
shows it has been our lot to inepeet for a ?NT
long time. The Zexhibition wee largely suesom test
by some In. hostioulterM and floricultural syeelmeme

heat by Mr. Litton, Mr. Wilkimoo. Mrs. Werry, Mre.
14.0.4er5, Mr.. Bassim, Ili.. IL Grove... Mr.. Mayo,
W. C. Tb imps, Mr. Th miss New, M-. Meacham, Mr.
Webber, Mr. Harvey. sal Mr. Caka ; *owe very ha*
•yec men, were a.o mfat, uot fr c orupetita,,n, ty
a. •tr.l .pe.ifmailimsl.," ,i&, XI “r..
Novrliarry. Parsons, C ...k, sad iiiscry. Takeo a. .
wholis, the display. reffiletel much credit ou the
rilimiers an I tb• els.. pet sprat I r it. Nebo 1 obtl Ir a
aim parti,ululy int-reetirsi. Tao j.. 140. sere Mms•.
Wilkius io (P.irtis it.), Mr. Hides (oedema to CA.
Iltawm.;), arid Mr. IL atm (itsrdimaer to Mr. J.daa
Grove.), .ail they sward.' alai prism ea (low.:-
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W.Lb•r ;I . C Dana
Ftr ( holb1)-1ft, J Mae : Eat J
(0..1•1. .4 'WM..) —l4, Alfred ClAurch.lL
U:famm4o.-I.t, • W.Abber ; L Ila flay.
...WWI (V tryooll44) —l.l. Uovienu.e tr 141,11 Licosa.
nor.. —l.t. J klarvey ;14.1. J vaauuds.
II W.labor L kfarr•y.
mo Planta. —lst, Z 11.1.Lte ; •E Roam
A Orql.llo.

14teNILLANDOCIlt —(Opeu to school al ettela hod the leucite
clawm .I..p—Stoeitsye (onion lowa.). —lst, II
Now ; 204.1 witam ; Da, E .11 m.
N 1.1437. (wad} —lot, J 3)m ; Sod, U Ilmori.
Dane g agagg—bw, W Duda:a.
ww.l 2nJ, J Demss.
cJiLigua I.l4•B.—,pn..gwown wow W Bowrlag.
Ladwur,.ww) J
J U ook; Poss.
Imam 11,now.h) —13% I{ Pelther ;14,1, X Payue.
D Traver*.
/unapt —lst. LP Trwrom. . .

Potatoes (eianey).—let. J no 4; id. J
Poiato.e(rouni).—tet. Now lad. lin neither.
node o—lw. Mrs Motley ; Sod, he I Akring
Cat nue...a-Ist. If Nois.
Al three o'clock there WWI a formal opening of the
chow. the 1t,,. W./. ft. Bookie. the Mara. of D n-
cheotet (IL Uerfaa, UM Mayor ot Weymouth
(IL N. llowmie Eq.). Mr. U. Wary, sod Colurial
*award teatug part to Um ceremony. The customary
round of isespectawe having been made, ths it... W.
F. IL bootie, who occupied the chair, delay, re 1 a
one add,.... He first sold o few words to ezpleein
Ws owo position there. No doubt they ell rime:cod
to me, Atolvta,ou Burghs, the pawn of the • 'tidy,
but growiog ag• sod absolutely p.e•
vented him from presidiug over meeting I. Which be
felt shell • deep musreek and winch he believed to be
for the good of hie parishioners. (Applause.) The
object of the society was to encoursge gardening
sonnuget the crttagers, shd the cuitivatloo of II were
atunigst the schdol obildreu. It way open I to. whole
of the parish, without any dmtinetion at all, and he
was glad to say it had bees largloy taken up. With
rikard to the chudrede CJlllpstition be might say it
educatiosal In ha origin. Their excielleut eabool-
master. Mr. reed. thought it would be • goof plan to
hare an azalbation of p.aate for the miaow children.
Their plan was as follows :—They were to choose their
own plant, briag It to Ins school, have it registered an
• book and also • they thins wok it .way end
cultivated It, limo at the time of the snow ii the seal
were intact tarry were sole to c 'mode. As proof
of bow it bad been taken up be ought
say no low than lit plants an i II 'were
had been brought by the children, awl assay of them
wets very 1110111116‘ sped:caw, indeed of their kind.
Tarry were &runup. I to twelve names*, and the chief
inanition°e wee shown in ger•uiums. In the oottsolers'
CLAIMS CIO JuJges had iiiiotined blue Lbefe wee • in iet
excellent oisplay, sal the vegezablm .1 thew kiwi
were am good mu they could be. tie we. very gla I t
hear Utah but am one who knee, tcc parish usury
intimately perhaps tom they did. there was oat tingle
that had diem& bias • certain atutioot of
mid that wee the eatriee were not s a uuincroue as they
might have bow. There were too rote ,1134 that might
semis' for this, one was that it wee a osc thing nod
los psup4 did WA quite understand it, but the other
wee ler Mane serione, and he had met Indians. of it
r,p•atiJiy during his Laavasi of toe pariah. Tuay
east, "1 aarees'n think at is any um competing.
because I shale not get • priz le
thousht this was founded on a very sir rine.U.
idea that the prize was the chief thing. U.
wisbal to dispel tbs. mid to linterew on them that
the training 11g.,. was the principal thing. Al.,•r a
few remarks on ths educational purpeee.of gar,isolog,
be called nt .

Colonel STEWARD, who, in the c nine of a eh qt.
speech, Bahl he had been askul to et:lgoe' any improve.
remits that might be deemed advisable with regard t
the show ; but considering the exesllence of the show
he did not see how they ooul h .pa to me anythiog
better, and especially on the fir.d occasion. It was a
remarkably fine show, and a great credit I, nearly all
who bad contributed. ORA gentleman hut cur.:cstel
a combination of the two whale.% Broa betty an I
Upwey, bin this was for the c nisiderati in of that .ao-
mittee, and be bat no doubt ths clergyman and other
people in Broadway would taiga it int consideration.
Ooe day last week he hat the pl. noire of alt nding
the Labourers' Improvement to 1-ty'• meeting at
Dorclimter, and on that °coml.on a'cry eakenied
clergymen, who formerly bead ia th it neighbuaraieel
Talb it Baker —rein ults.l he ha l ko ilea • great
number of village wicaltural a, I hortieultural show.
in I liff !runt parte of the county, but kiwi newer Inuol
them lasting. They began well but after a time,

whether frrui wont of fuladr, lach. of intermi, or what
not, th-y generally 1414unit:wit, no I af'er • Year 4 r
tw Ile mentioned the f otlure f the I) ochre.
ter show, which he was very sorry t witnem. lie
believe I, however, this wouli not apply to the village
of Dpw,y. They had the very gm it mivantage. best
of having so energetic a gertleman se Mr. Buckle.
*loam enileavou•ing to do good both spiritu illy stai
temporally, esd itio long as he wag there am ingrt them
his energy w out I be sufficient to carry the mad...re
through. (Ap.ilatiee.) lie heal evoked him to impress
up in the inhabitahte generally thst • larger number
id them should c ompete. Mir. Buckle hal hal some
little diffi.iiilty I. getting maey t cm. forward, mod
if they came fa larger Lumbers it would do much to
encourage him, owl he was sure thy all wished to
eucaurart him. (App'eme ) Toe Colonel dissented
from Sir Talnot'e objo tion to having battle at these
shows, &nil espresmed hie pleasure that they hal some
usiu there. ( pplause.) In conclusion he expresseed
hit 'leap sleeve of the balloter be fidt 1., tisking srt in
the proceedings, au I the h ipe that the Upwey Fioral
Society would coutioue at well as it hal beguo. (Ap-
The Maros of lJincaeerie sail no •p ,logy wag
needed for his appearing there, for tumy year. co.
many of his happiest boyho tl days were soent in
their inidiet, and his knew of no period in his tits that
he we thor mighty euj iyeil as Buts U. hal ever since
that Uwe immure t • %tiny warm feeling for Upwey
mil all its belongings, and be wee only t ao Kiwi, when
he heard that their first 6 'war show woe going to he
held, to reply to Mr. Buckle and gay he ahould
delighted to come aniongrt them. (Applause.) He
might am he was there at Mayor of I.) ircheuer losik•
lug after the interests of his,,, n town, and stetting that
the Mayor of Weymouth did not come t :to far, for
they did say that %Veynnidth end Dorchester would
some day meet, and that l'pwey would be the meet-
ing point. (Laughter.) However that might be, he
hoped they would be always able to keep up • good
flower show. (Applause.) Colour St 'ward bad
alluded to the failure of the show at Dorchester ; he
was sorry to say he could nut tell him the canoe, but
he wee sure n one could feel in re regret then he did
at its °aflame. Referring to the band theory of the
Rev. Sir Talbot Baker, his Worshtp continued he hal
always been given to undoestainl that • good hand we.
I sine qua an of • fl.wer roow, and they at
Dorchertor oertninly had • very good band
indeed on their last occasion. Respecting the
culture of Bowers by children and cottager, generally,
he
thought it was quite unownweary for him
to say anything, except to express his hearty
sympathy with and approval of thus movements.
It we. one of the greatest b rue they mull
c infer upon them, for the presence of II were Male
the holuelimt cottage cheerful sot IMO', Anil the
culture of 6 'were enimuraged Ord: •od
amongst the working classless HI was so ry esy
w. a very poor gardener, so lie c Mid not gma them
any !wins:atone in fl orioulture, but an ons was • moire
ardent admirer of these beautiful OW of Natult.
He again expressed his pleasure at being obi' to
respond to Mr. Buckles invitatioe. (Applause.)
The Marna of WarltdClit mat delivered • capital
op
oh. Me [Oudot to movements of this kind as
mileoces of setoal 0 trietianity ; sad he impremed on oil
t'.ll Imorrtanos of betides all mei 00Cidift 011 thin.. It
was highly impottant Xisy should enleavour toc titivate
thi• lee of the heauti•si. mid he referred t s the excsillent
ark cm' thi on by the V °leer Motion. If ttey wiebed
[heir rbli fr•s •co he orneuietti• to 0: ei tr. then 'mid
them up for • I .ve o• the beautiful, fort would elevate
their hoot[s. make :bout heavier, and improre the parish
ally. Tote ,how w.:uld pies away, but its eld.cte
would not, aid h• utg d those ladles ant ottani, wt.°
were engaged In the parish, to trees! tit.: flown, to the
c Amu homes, and see that thoe• flower. teueht a het er
lesson in the h ogle after th•t 0f... then 1e.f..,..,
pLaice) Concluline a v-ry t.ll.eig op. Woe h.p
expressed hie corms. itulaione at the rue • ten..‘ ri
r. 01.0101 Wallin' thee prop esti a • o• • .ht•
th.gentl noon els° had a, kindly at:. ni. l cal .cci 02 ir
support to the sa•l• to.
rho Its. W. F. It BUOILLII then tend roil th ir thank.
I, Colonel Steward and the M itore of Wert:l4'h mid
D irchoester for their exe•edioaly Mal atteetl there.
TO. Tell. especially thanked blr. I'd.. ts
whom ergot credit was dee. Mr. rue orient ted the
wishing tt get it up for the school children, oet whom
he tilt • dam inures% foal lucid out of ico but it
U. 0.411. ex piat led into • catop,it on for the p.m.. as
well, and at last it expected into that •xhibitine. They
were alp extremely Indebted t toe private and
toteleselonal growers, who hal lent pier.. end
II mere, to the ladies for t • great balp they
hal given them, sal also to Mr. P..ge,
a-sior. of Weymouth, who had acted al what he tulabt ciii
ther "Commiseloner General at Wayaiiirti. T.:ey
hal also received half guinea subscription, from Cot net
Steward and the Mayor of Weymouth, for veld h they
Imre thankful. The rev. gentleman then &tailed in
fi sling term, to the death of the late Mr. Output, a
ries' ftimd of the parish, who had shown his thought.
fu'uess to the hot by giving directions that • number of
II rot. It. oinulrl be sent to tit• show. Raring thanked the
Ire., he. Buckle, referving to the kind way he had
been sip ken of, assured them all long sake was there be
, w oh I. all he could to help forward the g e' the
Otril. lie thanked th-se gentlemen tir baying
so au lly drawn attention to • point that was
veer •i!ten lost sight of. •is., that the work
of tie I did not only consist in th• Inio-
isl,• tin uf His Church. hut in evelything
VI at tOtl.ld.l to 41•••te ant ruin. tots bunion mtdre Of
• II • sierays rememtweed • esti.' of bit .1) tet
nom!. r. th• mount Archbishop f Cuttartm•y—" There
is nothing recular in this world bet what is sinful.' and
be wool( ark them to tak• that to heart, and &allured
them :a helping others they would be heping Omar
selvss.

7r. V. „:entleman thou declared the .thlf,ition duly
open.,'. And the fnratal pr ,ce4lage UTCIiiI3IILOI.
A •,. I I I,r the sale of fruit era. prodded over by Mimeo
'Jerre an 4 Peeler : the trob it. I by Min'. Hlerdine and
11. m•-• Xayo, and the LI ewer stall by X e and the
3114,,,0 pair.
Imm. Loa from Weymouth attended. and YlaYed a
C. • l•c•iou of mow, which greatly enlivened the
reoekL.l as..
T. ..'he,m WAS I,mutifully 1t... and then wen a large
attrod•oe* of •I•ltms.