The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-03-27 00:00:00

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Bonn= Da•en.—Nir. Gooch, the manager of the
Bournemouth Ga. Works, who was welleruown in
this town, on Monday dropped down dead while walk-
ins on the itampetead-roed, London. lie was 42
yeare of age. an I leaves • widow and five children.
dßlrma Cattodzina —The steamer Fervent, which
sailed from North Shields for London on M lod .y
fortnight, with a cargo of coals, had a crew of 18 bends,
and, not having been heard of .ince leaving N.,rtu
Shields, there is now little doubt that she has been
lust with all hands. Am.mg the crew we. • Poole sea-
man, named Frederick George Boyt. He we. but •
young man, and leaves • widow and ono child
R 'ferreous to hi. death wits made by the Roy. E. R.
Burroughs when preaching at St. James's *Amon on
Sunday evening. To. schooner Florence Night. gale,
from Shield. t wee Let on Hawn. Sal I, on
the night of the 15th lost. 'The cr-w, live in number,
were fortunately save I, an 1 ladled at Deal.
A CONVIIITIW CLMW:4.—Time was when • converted
clown was • rarity. Time to whet, o.nverted clowns
are at a diecount. We bail hat star, of a certaiu
magnitude from the other side of the Atlan, ic ed •o-
outing temperance, and we have luminaries of great
WWI any on chi. .1.1.01 the vast ocean, pieadii,ar for the
adoption of the blue ; but we believe w. have reached
the clintra, now in rho pereon of little Tom Horr oks,
who on Monday night commenced • seri-a of meow
Inge under the anspitaW of the Pool. Temoeranae
Society In their Hall, which was crowded in every
pert. Weo mid not help notiang that the so Wowed°
element of the Teetotal 9 'ditty and the elegy of the
town were oonspicuotua by their absence from the plot.
form. At 7.30 the chair war taken by the Rev. J. B.
Dyson, in the unavoidable ebsence of G. Curtis,
J. P. A hymn was sting by the choir, which would
have sounded a great deal better if the male voice. had
confined themed.e. to their ',elective parts, end not
sung the air. Prayer was then offered by Mr. Bustard,
and after the singing of souther hymn, I. which the
people could not loin, the renowned little T ,m
descended to the pl.fo,m, commenciog his harangue
wi*.h some humorous remarks, nadirs to some
pamphlets., with the sale of which be wee entrusted.
He then rushed into his subject, which had especial
referents. to the awiy days of teetotalism. His powers
of mimicry are evidently natural, and not acquired; be
has also a graphic way in describing men and thing..
It is quite certain Vat he lean earned men, an I fully
and dowdy believe* all be says, and we advise.
who have time to go and both we and hear this
quondam prodigy of vice, fir according to his own
confession, be has been in gaol 10 times, had the delirium
tremens six times, attempted to murder hia wife an
family twice, end in his meanies has twice attempted
suicide. As awful category of crime, to say the least
of it, the outcome of drink.
SATURDAY SVIJINGIII FOR as PIMLL —We are
glad to notice that We Saturday evening meetings at
the Temperance Hall for the working men still retain
their popularity. Tide kind of meeting seems to '
have been a desideratum long felt to =racy men, who
have reoently signed the pledge, and donned the blue.
It may not be out of place here to say that a more
miserably lighted mad equally miserably warmed
place there cannot possibly be in the town, and we
think it la time for the trustees to bestir themselves in
this Important matter. For want of comfort at home
has often driven a man to the publinhouse, and the
lack of comfort in our public bairn most of necessity
drive man from the meetings. The following I. the
programme of Saturday night. The chair was taken
at 7.45 by Alderman J. J. Norton, who, after the
choir had sung a hymn, and prayer had been off ired
by Mr. Hawaii, drapw, of this town, began the pro.
owing. with • abort but racy speech. A short
address as the evils of Whew° emoktug, km.,
was given by the aforementioned Mr. Hawing.
end then a few verses of a hymn, followed by an
amusing, but by far too long, recitation, entitled "All
Nest in a Grave," which we. givm in very good style
by Mr. Moms°. Mr. Edwin T. Jenains ten
foil wed with singing Mrs. Parkhurst's celebrated
temperance ballad, entitled •• flout Marry • 'ran if
he Drinks;" Mr. C. Bowyer gave, in a pleasing
manner, the recitation "Two iu the Morning. after
which the Chairman read •e place. entitled "Pat and

'Vd. the Bacon," followed by Mr. A. I Allen re ding a
piece called "Affecting Incidents." The meeting was
brought to • close by the choir singing 'we of Mr. R.
T. Booth's hymns. We had almost forgotten to mei,
don that Miss Poole accompanied Mr. K. Jenkins in
his song, and otherwise rendered good wird,* during
the evening, By the bye, we would suggest shod- r
readings and recitations, and more sentimentsl singing
to make these meetioge attractive. Men who hare
been accustomed to • little of " high Me," do not cure
to be pealm-singing all the evening, especially when
you take a hymn of nine verses io length, and dole it
out two Verses at a time between each reading
("From • Oorresoondent.")