The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-05-30 00:00:00

STICIELAND.
FRIINDLY FESTWITIES.

The village Friendly Society held its annual feast on
on Thursday last. The members met at 10; perambulated
the village and went to church at 11. The prayers were
read by Rey. W. Churchill; sermon by Rev. R. Faraker
who book as his tart Hebrews xL, 23 to V. The rev.
gentleman strongly swished them to abstain from intoxi-
cating drink altogether, and to be like Moses -" choose
affliction with people of God than enjoy the pleasure of
sin." After church the neoceesion re-formed and went to
Houghton calling at Mr. Drake's sad Rev. J. R. Cotter's.
They returned to dinner at two, in a barn: the dinner
was provided by Mr. Williams. After dinner the Chair-
man, Lieut. Cutricuittapad "The Quite and Royal
Family," "God Save the " wee sung 1/ an amadiag.
" The Army, Navy Reserve Forme ereeMed br
Mr. 3. Mina, and responded to W LIMN. CUCIICIIILL
on behalf of the Army; be said that many thought if •
young man joinpl the army he was joining a lot of very
bad men. title la • mistake; in India they had 6,000
teet and • great number of Chili-Man men.
Corptarlanilturr responded for the Reserve Farom.
Mr. Jens &num the "Bishop and C
he did not know but as to the Cisrimie.rigla
father had known their racier over 40 years. Mr. B.
Cumumitt responded for his father and apolldied
for his abseace. Mr. S. Cuonaritt. proposed The
Baron and Baroness Flambe% which was responded
to in a very eke manner by Mr. Tisterst
"Stickland Friendly Society" was the next tout, Kr.
Tem. Werra, the secretary, responded be giving • short
account of the state of the society, and by advising all
pretest to get one mama each during the year. The
total funds are £1,030, number of members 112. The sick
pay has been very hinny, dver £B2 having been paid.
The Ladies" by Mr. W. Bruits. Rm., who coupled
with it Mr. W. Speaks, sea.
The speakers were heartily cheered during their
With the members the following dined: Mr.
speeches.
ok Lieut. 8. Churchill, Mama J. Steaks, W.
Speaks, son., W. Speak., itus., Burt, Biandford, R. L
Les., J. W. Barnett
The procession re-formed and went to Mr. Burt's field
far sports: here we had foot races, running in sacks,
jumping, race backwards, sad • race for men over 40 years
of age. Mr. Burt, Mr. French. and Mr. R. L. Legg acted
as aterter and judges for these prises, Mr. White tilting
the names and winners. The prises were for members of
the club. About 360 persona were present at the sports,
and seemed to enjoy themselves very much indeed.
Returning to the village the members and their wives
or sweethearts sat down to a tea provided for them, the
Idea being to find amusement and prevent drunkenness,
and well it succeeded, not a member of the club, was, we
believe, drunk, and never has the club feast passed off
so well. But we have not done yet; about IM sat down
to tea in the barn, and the Wealeyans had a tea in their
chapel; afterwards Lieut. Churchill, just home from
India, gave a lecture in the schoolroom, to a nice roomful
of people, on India, he had many curiosities, and ,they
were shown in the room, akins, tiger, bear, cheetah and
flying-fox, gods as worshipped by the natives of India,
swords, daggers, shoes, umbrellas, fans. etc. Everyone
seemed very pleased with the lecture. Miss Churchill led
some of Sankey's songs on the harmonium, and Mr. R.
Churchill immured in prayer. We must my that the
barn wee kindly lent by Mr. Rogers, and the field by Mr.
Burt to the club people, and the money given for prlass.
and the cost of the tea was subscribed by gentry and
others who have connection with the village.