The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-08-04 00:00:00

THE ILIA TNI I NATIONS,

The town was vented by thouilande apectatone
last night to witness the illumination of the Gondon
Road and the town. Drest pains had been taken to
make the dieplay as effective AM ponible, the moat
important work, that of illuminating the walk, being
entruated to Wells, of London, the well•known hyro-
t..chniet. At the entrance so the lemdon-road as., a
very effectiVe &hip, and one which was generally
admired. It connoted of the word " Welcome,'
binned of coloured lights, ourmonnted by a large
crown, and haring at each aide a star. From
thin point to the bridge the road MAA I williantl y lighted.
String'. of lamps ',panned the road at Intervale,
whik each tree was decorated with a design formed of
...loured fauna, author & crow', ....Lied, intennoted
triangle, or diamond, while son... .4 the tied were
twined with thew pretty illuminating agent& Th.
general effect wax ex medingly fine. The only regret
was that the flag, in the High•atreet impeded the fine
it,w that geoid otherwiee have been ..btained frOlll the
top if the town. At Inc Fahibition Hotol there was
a magnificent illuminated emelt, and .me .4 the hest
in the town. At Mn.. Parmiter's the trent 'of the
sboVeas illuminated ttith a sintnher of Oliinesse lAli.
terns; at Mr. Means' the large Peelle "np the shol,
' era. surmounted by a miniature tire balloon
fitickland had a pretty display .4 China... lanterns
and coloured lights : Mr. %, had over him door an
illuntinated fish, and at the King... Arms wao a fine
gas design. Nis.. Ling had a double row .4 coloured
light.. and a large coloured which gain +cry
es ttttt c anti Major 11.4ges 1.*4 "ie "Plier
windows of hie nendedoe wit b groups of
coloured light... At th , Town Hall were
a magnificent crown and plume of feathers,
and the Town Pump looked finite radiant under
the brilliancy of a large '.tar. Mr. H.wg
Mr, pommy, the Mimes Came, and N1M0... Hannah
each had a diapi..y "flight'., the large oho!, of the
latter inoking "'Aliit.. iiiik"l
Mr. tiohinson Mid r. 1.1.10 n 'al* had their
pretnises iilumlnated in n +imilif manner. Mewirs.
Thurman's shop was adorned with fin, oplendirl gao
afar*, which wen. greatly admired, atpi the Culree
'Paving uas hcjmneri loth t I;ey tine jillinte of feathers.
Mown. Etisor and Tracers' and the Milk Supply
pretnisee had a row .4 light., and Mr. Rundunra
adjoining was illuminated in like manner. at r.
iwemiees were well met off witli lannons.
The "Ohl Castle," at the Insulin ..f Routh-
sttect, tad on the oir Pi 4.3 plume of
feather.., and on the other a it...,, which
nerved to ..et off thi. wt
effectively. The MAYO, had the whel.nre .4 hie
reeidence ' Rgleafeld" line I with tinted light., which
preeented A pretty appearance. In High Weed-
street Mr. Wood had his elahonite Oriental decoro•
tions appropriately illuminated, the henna-es lanai being
thoneighly in keeping with the general design At
elm A tilidilY."t +MM.' row .if
will tAt 4a:unite the fine are!. there
and this was genarally age?sid to he ono of tile 141.1.
IIiApIAYA Mr. Haael's window.i were lined anti
lights., and vr. Miles and Mr. Pitfield had fe.t...42,1
of tinted lamp. suspended from their premiers.
Mean.. Geese. Dixon, and Jarnreon's premises pre-
aented a tasteful appearance, and Mr. Spicer had a
good show .4 light* At many of the houses coloured
Limps were displayed.
The illuminetion will be repeated on Iridey.

TRI noun's's.
The following are the members of the oommittno to
' whom the heartiest thanks of the town generally are
due :—Th. Mayor (Kr. Alderman I ireppory) chair.
Inas ; Rev. H. 11verett., Rev. H. I'. Raikes, Ker. Cl.
Ll. Ekinctusry, ajor Hirrlge Melemf. Pow*"
Kireinnbe, Fs Burnett, It, A. Hogg. A. If. Lock, H.
Cordon, .. rope, T S. lbw, Knight, Par:niter, W.
.1. liiirden, Stroisi il Greening, J. Ilasel, 14. D.
Allen, Hannah, IL Ling, 11. Symonds H. A.
11.ituble, Genire, Fudge„ F. It. Fisher, K.
C. Parsons, H. It. Frost, Hodslfm,
W. Hishon, .1. tireening, Thurman, and Thorns*.
1 The Maror and the Volunteer Entertainewnt
Committee hsve Slowsl a notice suggesting that to.
in crew, wilen the 'selection .1 the recoil •tit and
! sports at fltiosfor.l will Isi held, the tralleseneu of
ths town should direct their estal lisliments Is. closed
at one "'Casa on the afterimon to enable tleir
assistants to attend the fretivities. Wo hope this
kindly suggestion will be adopted as far as possible.
The last battalion drill ;serious to the review took
plans this inorninir at 10 am. in the same field as
usual. The movements consisted ,1 marching past
in column, the double, and the general salute, also
attacking in skirmishing order. Colonel Memel was
present, and took his place at the saluting point. This
is another proil .1 the great interest he takes in his
old battalion. It shows that although no longer in
command lie has not forgotten the friends o/ his
}south.
During the battalion drill the signallers, under
Sergeant Robinson. underwent a stiff examination for
the porpnee of obtaining their certificates We are
glad to say that the men pamied most satisfactorily.
'rile odicersappoint.ll by Globule' Stsrslisil
were Lieiit. Simsbury and Sergeant Petrie of the lot
Dorsetshire Regiment. In the aitern:noi there was •
drill for thow men who had only joined the tamp
within the last 24 hours. Major Williams being in
oimmand. There were nearly 150 upon narade, thus
:siding greatly te the strength of the ressment. In
the ofternoin the preliminary heats of the tug-of•war,
which will be decided to-morrow. were brought off,
soil in the evening the battalion band Played the
selection of music :
Antasia
. .
Selection
Valois
Lancers

One of the prettiest -
ereuing'ii amusement. we. the procession of the Doe-
clie.ter Rover., who marched into amp, headed by
their email hand, and paraded the ground, making •
halt in front of the othoern' mem during dinner, and
there playing • selection of music. It is needles, to
nay they were followed by a ram crowd of people, a•
their costumes, which were similar to there
used on the everinemorable :•th of Novem-
ber, were the centre lif attraction. Camp
fire was again lighted, and an immense number
of people congregated around it. Songs were sling in
quick succession, so that the company had nothing
to complain of. The "JILT." received • meet
enthusiastic reception when his name was called out,
and soon commenced to 'Look after No. 1," and in
responme to an encore sang the "Fly be 4,n
the Turmit." The mar if the evening was un.
doubtedly Hospital-Sergeant Hayter, who sang "The
Chinaman' in contunie. This was a great hit, and the
applause which followed showed with what apprecia-
tion it was received. Private Skivington presided at
the piano.
FainiAT.
Captain of the day, Captain Hawfint ; oubtifterrh,
Lieutenant Itlattliews ; L 001141011.1 to form foe
guard and the piquet,
The morning IMO commenced with a dull leaden
sky, and every appearaiwe of rain. As it is review
day, and the
mminenibly is at 14.4 ii, there ill no morning
dnll, and the en are busy brushing and cleaning up,
so as to make AA good an appearance SI Pl-I.lblC
before Colonel Nfarsliell.

... " New Promenade"
Souvenir de Valence"
" Souvenir"
." Round the World"
.." Tender and True"
" RAW of England"
feature* olthe

beet sod

Mr. Hustahle, who had the management ol the
sports, in 1,01 OnfiffrnotlitatOdonthe 1111Ceenil which
attendvd his heavy duties ; Mr. W. 'Minnow acteil
starter. and rendered 1141,10tA/KW in every way rasa& g
Mr. Yllde and Mr. U. Greening were tile judirs,
and the Rev. If. P. Ritikee, .Ir. 7'. S. Ifigge, and
Mr. Thiirman rendered great assistanos in other
capacities. Mr. ?Alison kindly lent the ropes r"t•
the nocssion, for which the committee are thankful,
as they are al,.n to all those gentlemen who gave their
aid.
After the sports numbers 14 will.. wenileil their
way to the "dicers nows tent, to listen to the pro.
gramme of Tnltnie provided by M.. Illattabms
thie of the prineipal items 1.1 0 .• I.ns/111111MP WM
161.10Cti,n1 tel "Tyrolean Kelives," which was
performed with a grre:it deal of attention to OW
Cil,K,11•10 ntl.l la, illii.trating the iilca
the comp...air Intil of an fsCIP, in the wood. hand.
master Stevens. who had taken up his position in •
field • little distance away, played the echo with his
usual ability. He is to he ismgratislated main the
efficiency to which the band has attained, emisidcring
this is the first time the Itattalimi ltat,d, which is
composed entirely of Dorchester 111141. has playist
wider his direction. .tfter news the issiple flocked
into the town to witness the illumination, which was
simply a repetition f Wednesday night. The camp
fire was again lighted. Anil by a vast
audience.

SATI:RDAY

This was the last day if the camp, and the nee.s,
having been played at 5.30, the nem wen. any astir
preparing for the departure. hi their respective homes.
The orders were that at 7.0 a.m. tents wen. to le
struck, and punctually to the tine. mina& .4 four
men were to he seesi holding to the nsl ropes, waiting
for the signal to let them down. .% few minim..
aft„ the note 1; rang sit clear, andl iI imt than
it takes to tell it Stinsfonl Catnip was no more.
Breakfast WWI then partaken of upon the open
ground. hienic fashion, awl the turn then hail to
prepare for marching ...it which hs.k place shout 11
a.m. l'revious ti leaving the gr. the lettalion
warn firmed into iptarter coliilol. awl addressed hy
Steward, who sai.l they hail had a neat enjoyable week,
thanks to the Mayor and townspeople .4 Dorchester.
He was nure they must appreciate the preparations
that had been inail.' fir their reception. 'Toe deem..
tines had been spheidid, and the illumination .4 the
Lond.on-road everything that mitild he J.-Wm.&
Alluding to theme•lves he Wax extremely taken dock
at the small number of Men wit. tirtrelleri
Wit Miindo, nit in. than a third of the battalion
falling in. Now this was a thing he del not like to
we, and he believed this was the staudlnd nimbler he
had ever march'sl into camp with. He knew the
difficulty some if them had hi get away from their
varhms employciesita, but he did wish they would try
and turn up on the that day. even if they bad to
obtain leave La get away for a day or two afterwards.
On the other hand some attended on s.onclay, and
immediately asked for leave to get away the saue
night. Thui was simply ridiculous, w es pen „j.
railway journey and providing them with eat
' very great. It increased the weals,a certainly, but
the result was nothing. Their thanks were trreativ
due to Mr. Henry Mayo, who had not only provide',
them with such an excellent drill ground, hut had
stabled the offices', horses free of charge. There wre
al., thee,i genthenwn who had so kindly provided
waggons and hones for the sr ate'.' of the luggage
to and from the station. He knew bow difficult it
was at the present time for fanners to spare any .4
their horses, and he appreciated them all the more
fir their goodness. There was livartennaster Cross
who had no ably provided for their wants. Thil
been carried out with very great credit to Lifll.
Although there had been one or two complaints
amongst the men regarding their dinner, h.• was
of opinion the fault rested greatly with thence's-. in
nut sending their orderlies,' down at the priiiier tow,
Sergeant Stevens and the bawl were to he greatly
thanked for their servicen during the week, and fir
the chose( ol :manner in which they had responded to
the salts nude upon them teeth inside and isit .4 the
camp. Then' wen. two new institutions he niust
thank this year, wel that was de _ambulance Corp%
which had Wen immiliatwl 'miler the direction
Sairt,iin ',our he the tie siveyann..4 sick and wounded
from the field, allot ti,. iif signallers. Orsrani..4
hy He•rxealit C C.iimiluny. He
▪ wi.,11 them all jr.s.d•l.y.., and is/mew
hi their next wherever that May hr. •
The battalion warn then march.'.! from Ow field hi eit•
train at the i1.W.11. and L. & .W.ll. he their
respective homes. At the S.W. Station while ths
inen were being put int. 4 ths train the band played
" Auld Lang Syne,- and they depart...l, we are mire,
feeling via1...H.41414i.! with the are..lC. enterta'
6.1* them. A wont thanks is due to the
• einployn.s of the mdi who have at genets aslygnuited
them a week's holiday to attesel the traiiiiint. Wee
know that in several instance they have leen placed
It a Wil( ilbeidlveiniiince, and their patriotie spirit
has Iwo folly hy all. 011 Miinilay Lim
m 0414 (' o.llllllllly march to Puddlehown tr. partiei•
pate in the' entertainment so comer. 'wily pr... ided
tor them liy Captain Bryiner, M. I'.