The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-07-29 00:00:00

THZ WANDZRZBLI FROM THE UNION HOUSE

To Ai Bator.

Deer Sir—Your paryfraph respecting the bop who
decooded from Um Union last week is not altogether
correct Allow me to say that as soon is I was informed
the boys were at the pollee station I inweediately gent my
porter to the superleteedent of palm respesting him to
allow them to be brought beck is the Worithones. The
=was received with • volley of dues and told to
me that serious themes of cruelty and linnet
went were brought aided ago:xithat he and Everett
were &Wreathed to hew • investigation, that
the boys should not come if I did not owns over in
10 minutes he would go to Mr. Lock, and if he could not
get astisfmtion there he would take his car and ride to
Kr. plow, and if he could not pt eitiefactiou from
him ha would ride till be did. Hearier this
I told ray pinion to go over and my we slid not
wish to pni.h the boy; all we wanted wee their return
to the Wonkhos. La the meantime • policeman arrived
with the same thaws .ad thresteeinea I replied in
know nothbag sheet it, repeated lb. meows I gem me
porter to the pollemen. with tie addition thee if could
not see his may deer I. bring the bop beck he could
adopt whatever ewes he thought peeper, I would not
move an Molt I added ale but chum borrow ooe•
gidarei his nesseage an beedget duvet The prow thing
for Everett to have done was to hem Weight the bm to
the Union, bat. faithm in this, tka smadateadent Mow
ban, dune I ocaidar 11•0110170110 to leek up theme
boys all night in the pollee mils sad brim than before the
mediates seddr=for sash es ofenoe--• boyish freak.
Thin de other of psnisheneat which tbe guardians
con administer ar more alfeetaally than the
fin tha boys were evkiestil Idukrad with t=figtmoutist
and aenrted again the mit neoralng. To bring papers
before Um justices is our lad reeourceigrzposite
Policy would.oo be Charlialleiled as II aan
of power. 11 the polio* would brie( the boys back to the
tides I should be very pleased with Moir moistamm but
11111thiff will not It as been thought advisable to wait •
theft kw to give their friends ea opportanity of doing
ea. Ow of the boys has • father at Maiden Newton,
mother an nude at Stratton, sad a third a maws at
Tordherton. This Wag the case ills absurd to ..p
pus
would out all night The fact of there bang four
la number, without lute, aed in
titseU. Workhouse uniform, wee
• sufaciset advertisemen in
Yours truly.
The Union House July Ida W. Puna.
izawrxinrrowx.

N.A.L.U.—On Tueedn, evening. • in 03IV
section with the Martbsgown branch of above
Union we held, commencing about nine o'clock.
There wadi a large number of labourers preeent. Mr.
S. Pike (district secretary) attended the deputation,
and deli% cred an addres. At the close of the meeting
si new members were enrolled, and this branch:
allhough not a good in numbers ea at one time, bids
fair to become a succese.

iimproirm PIVIIII.L.

ILtnociutaa limitm—A meeting was hold here on
Wednesday evening, for the purpose of resuscitating
the local breach of the Labourers' Union. Mr. S.
Pike, district screwy, who attended as a deputation,
had to wait wine cosiderable time after the hour
appointed jor holding the meeting before he had
socurai an audience. The meeting was addressed by
Mr. Pike, and some dismission afterwards took Oaae,
the opinion being that a branch ought to be
ed, but that Bradford Peverell warn not large
enough for it. A suggestion was roads to join with
Dorchester, or some other plow, and it is not improb-
gickList.this will be done, although, fudging from the
on
gTaWedneeday, there does not to ho
rgeTumber of Unionistsla Bracliossi

WINIS2IOIIIIIIII 111/11161MOZURCE.
THE WHITECHURCH MEM BALL
DisIMI. the delineated into of egrioniture and the
gloom occasioned in the neighbourhood by the lamented
death of Mr Robert Fowler, the anneal ode and letting
of Southdown rams and ewes from the celebrated Whit.-
church and Clenstone Books came off veuntoossefullir en
'rider, and wee Largely attended. Tbit souriative
quality of Mr. Henry Foobea alwou 1... well ItheWit that
It would be about as naresearr for us to tarpons** on the
, sante as to " gild refined gold or paint the 110 r luau it
therefore, to say that, although the fancy prices of last
year—when Mr. John Scutt, or Winfrith, bought one ram
for 40 coleus. and hired another at 36 guinea; and five
awes were knocked down to Lied Waidughans at the
remarked,' price of £3O each—woe. not calmed, good
at emirs wer.. olointained.
After the preEmlury iorrection of the "darlings." •
large company .at down to kuicheon in the bare, which
was gouy decorated for the occsaion. The repast was a
enema' one. with sherry and champagne id lid. and
dii credit to the caterer, Host Eyers, of the Drown BOK
Bland ford. The chair warn takes by J. J. IhinghalWAh
Lg.. of Landon House, High Sheriff at the county, who
was upported by J. Royer, Zeit, ILP., Colonel the Han-
K H. T. Digby. M.P., J. C. lhasel-Pieydell, req.. Kelm-
General Si, C. W. IYOyly, Bert., C. J. T. Hombre, Ku,
14..1. Guest, Rex., the Revs. Canon Farquharson. W. T.
Reddens. A. & Littlewood, T. H. Lou... G. H. Wynne.
and R. G. Ware" Drs. G. W. Danielle, Z. 0.8
t. logra and
Captain
.111..cokjd (Ruakton),ldia. Flowerfternuscaned Fared,
C. Gox-Bartiett, (Dammam), Gdpui (Keynesermill
H. Kerne (Littletas). Chapman Sanaden (Water.
oorabe), J. T. H. Scutt (Bore R. Lewis, J...
M. Friend, H. C. Delihwood Neerto:s
W. H. Atkinson (Blsodlard). 3.1. Hodges (Dorchester
F. J. Boy. 011andfordk H. Buds& (Bleadtarilikrai
Lull Mandl H. K. Thema= 011andlerd).
(Sturrainster Margaiij,Bulndspj
_onion).
.9
(Steritisburn Kum (Amienna), =shell (Dom s ten;
ii Dominy &Tel. Wareham (Bournemouth),
Mike (utak was frogewortid,Dorialay
stoat.). 0. C. (Blandford). Ogee (Ables). Dowden
(Bore Ruud, .1. Bou (Biendfeed)lpagd,,,k (Nina/c.o.
svmo ode (Mon knelt Roger (Spettiebury 1. Beret
(Dererell). Cowan, (asetitoi). Drake (Hough H. W.
Abbott (ilandford), W. rifest iKnatford). Baunton
(Stafford)7ord), F. Davis (Blandford). Rickman (B"di card).
Burgess (Aldose). A. Packard (iihrotoed, Bode
head, H. 8. Senior (Storminess. Newton), J. Slinks
(Hedge Rod), Zdnou (Martinetown). Tory (Starmiader
Illarshall), Lowrance (Blandford). Burt (Clendrone). &e-
-lisions proosedind with the toast list the COWMAN On.
pressed the sympathy of himself and the company, with the
relatives of the late Mr. Robert Fowler in their afeictioe.
He said Mr. Fowler was good in all the mistime of
although they might not all agree with him in politics,
and such . uaeful and prectkal man would be greatly !
mimed in Blandlard and the neighbourhood.
Alter givlng the loyal Was% the Cadands
the, Bit and awe, of the Dtereeic IForileot
the Rev. Canon ergeharsos reglied—Tke sad
Navy" was next even tromithe oheir.end
who responded for the lather,kumeready ailin maintained that
the Navy wee the realer serrioa. Rim leaks, he mid, were
vey, end there were few adieu he had not btu in,
but there woe still some work in him if he was required.
Wood DINH. ILP.. In reepandiag for the army, spoke
of the Iddten and Zola ware, one of which was eatielare
torily omplucled and the other virtually over. Re hi. delight delight at the victory gained by Lord Melina.
rard and hoped there would now be keg and leaded
pesos for this country. The hon. and gallant gentleman
then referred to the sad death of his late opsosent, bat
yet good fraud, Yr. Robert Fowler. Although they were
opposed to each other for • short time they were in-
variably friend; and not a sict word escaped Mr.
Fowler which either of them mud wish to see retracted.
He would be greatly mimed in that parish and through-
out the county, for It wan the agricultural interest he had
at heart, and he always looked after the welfare of
I
Mr. H. 'Wen said he wee proud to hear Colonel
Digby .14th. &alma. weak o 1 Hz. Fowler in each •
we:, and he Mud with all they had rid. Mx. Fowler
and him on: good friends, although they sour
thou differed in tics. and if he could have postponedthe male be have done so. Hr. Fookes then pro-
groeed, In terms, "Th. health of his good
landlady, Mrs. Compton, and her youthful family,' and
coupled with the toast the name ef his son-in.law's land-
C, Maned-
Pi
Mr. PLITDELL thanked hi. irked and neighbour,
Mn. rooks., for his kindly expreadonadiail then made a
touching Whisks to the great loss had sortelasd
through the death of Mn. Fowler. peaking of his
services for the good of the district, be sed everything be
had to do with beiteatted by his &bib*. Waite. mid
Mr. PLETDF.I.L proposed °Th. health of the Members
lon the County," tw• of whom had left the snob GNI
and the diner essoesbere of Mesa Biggar and Co. to
attend that gathering, where they found much men
peace.
lir. J. notes, M.P., in returning thanks said he had
just dose down from a place where there was • good deal
more talk than badmen but he hoped to-day it would be
the other way, and that there woad be more business than
kith. They bed had rather a gloomy time of It, but the
sky had cleared abroad with • glorious victory for
England. Lard Chelmdord had glue the enemy • good
besting, with the Ices of but few Englishmen, and he
hoped wound up du war. He thought Lord Chelmsford
had shown himself t, boa good leader sitar all, as then
was no greater prod of good generalship than to beat the
enemy and keep your own men alive. In the coon. of
further remarks the hon. gentkimaa wished all success to
Mn. Ifookes, and add ble sympathy was that day with the
vendor, who, he hued, would have • better time of it
than the buyers. la othelndon the speaker referred to
the death of Mr. Fowler, who, he said, woe poeresed of
PIGS ability, and was always ready to do his beet for thou
around him. Hs was a representative man of the dant
to which he belonged, and which he was proud of. Mr.
Moyer proposed "The health of the Col, who
admire the compliment, and then "The
heaths of . Henry Fookse and Kr. J ." and
" Success to the Sale"
Mr. FOOKCI, in returning thaaks, said he was pleued
to sae such a good numbly, and thanked their member,
for putting themselves to inconvenience to attend_ Be
wee afraid they would not find kis ewes in the condition
he should like them to be, as theweather had been againd
Aiwa, but they were the same sheep they always had
been. Hs ens proud to find that his Back wee patronised
not only la that county but all over the country, and
Whaffrflif hi, situp went they turned out well
Kr. Barge also returned thank; and remarked that
the foreigners were supplying this country with corn and
cattle, but sheep still held their own.
Mr. FOOkil proposed the concluding tout, that of the
" Ladies." for whom Mr. Charles Hombre replied.
The contreny then adjourned to the "ring' where the
gale woo conducted by Mr. nomad Run, who was
sanded by hie 0061. Mr. George law and Mr. Frederick
Know. The catalogue comprised 112 raose and 150 ewes
from the Whitechurch dock, and IS rains end 1.30 ems
from the flock of Mr. Peaked esou-10-law. Mr. John Roper,
of elonstOne. The Auctioneer baring made a few intro.
doctor remarks the auction cornmeseed with the osllini
of ton two-tooth rams from the Whitschurch flock.
was knocked down stiff guineas. lot 6, "got by a snoop
which the Prince of Wales used last year," fetched 9
guineas, and lot 7, " • rare good sheep." realised 13
pilaus. The other seven ranged front SI to 61 guineas,
giving an average of about GPI sa. far the tat Ten
two-tooth rams were then let, and one of them, which
won the prise at Dorchester Agricultural Show on
Wednesday, was knocked down at the handeome sum of
26 guineas to Mn. John Harder, whilst Mr. Kant gave Si
gamma for another. The remaining eight fetched front
6I to LI pumas. showing an average for the the of • little
over Ell Ten other two-tooth rams were then sold, and
the only remarkable price was 16 idioms for lot 26, the
other nine selling at from 6to 5 guineas each, The
enrage for this ten wee about fa 14s. The remaining ten
two-tooth rams were let at from Si to 13 guinea., the
average being about £2 each. In tntrod the (aor-
tas* ream Mr. Knox mid ha did not behove could
see such • lot in all England. The first of them was let
for Si guineas, end sums others let at from 51 to 12
gainers, the average being about .0 1.3 e. each. The
remaining eight four-tooth rams were 0014 at from six to
seven sad-a-half guineas esch.givine an swerve of slightly
over Six six-tooth rams were than let Lot, Nl,tliskl
was used for two year, by the Prince of Wales, and some
of whose ewes were in the show at Kilburn was knocked
gown for 15 guineas and Mr. Churchill. at North le=
gave the urns price for lot 61. The other four
from 51 tot ritnens each, being an &Mtge of just over
.Clll. This conduded the sal* of Whitechurch rams, sied
the C2sastuee rams were next offered. Tee two-tooth
rams sold at prices ranging from dr to ten pilaus, the
av being little our each •end ten two-tooth rams
51 to 15 guinea., the 'latter agars being tr.:
by Mr. James Burt, of Clustoue. The average of
was slightly more than alk each. The selling of 'wit
four-tooth rams conclodel the sale of rem. Mr. rory
gave ten guineas for one of these, and the others
front six to eine guineas, the avenge being i over ranged
each. The Whitethuroh lane weretbessold,istliirtylotros
lire each. Lot 1 wee purchased by Mr. John Ford for the
, Pence of Wale. at £6 sack end lot 11 wee also knocked
doom to Mr. Ford for His Royal Higher at £.5 5a sech.
One lot realised the, each, melba, on. 70a , three 675.64.,
six Hi.. four eft 6d., coie Wk. tee 60a, and the remaining
lota 675. 64. each The Clensione ewes werdoold in 26 lots
of five each, and one lot fetched Cs. 64. each, eight fea.
eV:L.SU 6d.. eight Re. sad one 52a. 64.
c.ichig...l the sale, at the close of which tea was
provided in the barn.