The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-01-08 00:00:00

DOZCHISTEK

Simonet AoCiDel7.—An unfortunate cripple wsi
peening by Ilr. How's shop in South-street on Friday.
whey be accidentally put his crutch through the gent-
big, throwing him violently waited th• window,
completely smashing it The Poor man received •
great ah,,ck.

CHRISTMAS GAT/MIND —A social estbering took
place at the N..rth square Assembly Rooms on Wed-
nesday led, when atitut 60 members of the Reptid
denomination and tthere sat dove to an excellent
tea. Address., were delivered by the Chairman (Rev.
IL N. M. 40, .1. Neave, Mr. Clarke and otters.
I'LIMIIIIO litoirtratirr. —At the conclusion of the
Musa= opening mom .ny the slayore of the other
Doiset towns present met the Corporation at the
Council Chamber, where refreshments bad been pro-
vided by His Worship the Mayor of Mechaster (H.
burden, Keg.), and an agreeable hour was pent.
Tee LATTER AND PAIU7Rus WORE Or Till CHM!.
NAB WILL—The Postmaster-General wishes to make
known throughout the Sereicie hie high appreciation
of the energy and aaal displayed iu "noosed ally
meeting the unprecedented pressure of Post-officue
business experienced throughout the United Kingdom
during the lest law Mays.
ON New You's Day two meetings for prayer were
held in the Town Hall. The morning meeting was
conducted by the 1t.,. T. W. Knipe, and Use evening
meeting by the Bev. T. Nears. The Kn. J. Davie
(Piddletrenthitie), Rev. W. Allen. and Rev. J. Dalton
amieted. Tbe metings were well attended. On Monday
next the annual week of united prayer will commeoce
se the Allot cc Hall. each everiit.g at eight o'clock.
I llgivuain lionorna.—We are glad to notice that
Mr. Alfred Ciark, of Corns Abbas, has obtained a
Science Exhibition of £5O • year at Otirbt Church,
Oxford. He was educsted at the Dorset County
School, and was encouraged by the manes of his
cousin, a former pupil of the name school, who
obtained a Mathematical Exhiaition of 1:60 a year a
few months back. There are now three old pupils
of our County Sch.ol holding University Exhibitions
—viz, twu at Oxford and one at Cambridge.
C•MITT GoURT APPOINTIIMITs. Mr. &Omit
Tindal Atkineon, judge of the County Court of D ir-
✓etahire, holden at Dorchattr, in porsuance of section
52 of the Agricultural Holdings (Englaod) Act, 1883,
ha• appointed Thomas Gray Bryer, of Dorchswer.
aucti 'neer ; Edward Burnaby Duke, of the same place,
auctioneer; and William Speaks Follett, of Rockland
Newton, in the County of Dorchester, auctioneer, to
act as bailiffs, ti levy distresses within the Amulet of
the did County Coon, on any holdinve to whtch the
said Act applies.
adipstali. Eitarica.--qo New Yelell eve • very
large ...gregatiou mondial linty Trinity Uhursh for
the usual midnight earvices. The wince woe of an
appeopriate °hareem. The hey. E. C. Drury
misted in the service. A telling address was delivered
by the Rev. H. Everett, and exactly at midnight the
rev. gentleman invited his hearers to engage in silent
prayer for • blessing on the New Year. There were
nal and recessional and Mr. I'. u.rocr.fit Played the aitd Much (SAM), and the
Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah), as concluding volon.
tax M. The balls of St,. Peter's and Fordington rang
merry peals
THS MISR COUNTT MUSIMIL—We are regulated
by several speakers at the opening ceremony to
expense their regret at the omission of the well
deserved vote of thank' to Massa. Crickniay (of
Westminster and Weymouth), and Masers. Guy and
Son (of Laminator), for their services in connection
with the building. Complete satisfaction was
expressed at the admirable manner la which both
architects and builders have executed their commis-
sions, thus adding to the reputation they have gained
In the erection of so many handsome buildings In
Dorchester. We are also asked to state • fact, not
apparently generally known, that the muieum is now
open to the general public at an admission fee of 2d.
each person.
Vous° Mint Cnamme Aimocosnon.—The annual
report of this association for the past year, just betted,
states the receipts are as follow—Town mission fund,
£5.1 10s. 10d. ; general fund, £l3 10..; library fund,
CZ 144. ; lecture fund, L'l6 16..; total (including
balance brought on of la 10.1.), £lOB 16e. 4d, Toe
general Lured. Ets3l(b.r,ii—To-fnunlikta.t..ll.£";
mod, .£l6 la 61. he oommittee'a report %Mee—
" Evangelistic work has been carried on with much
vigour by Mr. Clarke and some of our me—biers both
In the town and neighbourhood. Ned Wright, the
well.koown evangelist, visited the town and gave four
owned ad Imam, some good results of which have
been witnessed by us." The town missionary's report
of work done during the year is the following :
Number of pentane visited, including sick, 7,161
portions of the Word of God read, 1,843; tracts dis-
tributed, 6,828. We have hail altogether 107 meetings
In cottages, tr.c., and 97 in the open air, the attendeuoes
toeing about 8,000.
STARR 1101/11Tr BUILDING SOCIETT.—The first
appropriation of this newly formed society (Ni. 641),
took place at the Allogton Hall n Tuesday evening.
There waa • large attendance of members, the chair
being taken by the Bev. H. Everett. supported by
Mr. Edwin Burnett, and Mr. Blake, of Crewkeroe.
Before the drawing took place the latter gentleman
delivered an address explaining the pciaciples GI the
society. The mode of drawing is as simple 1111 possible,
and above the slight nt suspicion. The mocha operaisdi
is as follows. Bails of three different colours are
placed in three bags—the red ball* denoting the hon. '
deeds, the white the tens, and the blue the units. The
balls are then shaken up by a parson selected by veto,
and drawn. For instance, as in the present
case, • little girl Urgent was chosen is
draw the balls. Under the keen eyes of
Mews. Wood and Jameson, who were elected scru-
tineers, the balls were placed in the bags, and shaken up
by the young lady. Denwing first from the red No. 1,
from the white No. 5, and from the blue No. 0, the
lucky winner was No. 150, Mr. W. J. Mellish,
dairyman, t 1 the Brook, Swamies, who is advanced
MOO free of interest fir 12t year'. This being • small
appropriation, the next draw will take place on
FeNmary lit. We engin! to hear the society is pro-
gressing favourably. no less than 940 member, having
joined, and Mr. J. G. Dennis, the secretary, will be
glad to receive the names .1 any wishing to join.
An Igoogitiotete Tuns. Daniel Baker was
charged at the shirehall on Tuesday, before Colonel
Bingham, with stealing • pair of stockings, the pro-
perty of Fanny Comhen, of Partland.—Proaecutrix
said she was the daughter of William Combat, and
resided with her father at Portland. On Friday lent
she put out • pair of docking" on the lin* in the yard
at the back of the hone. She saw them at half.peat
five on Friday night, and early tbe following morning
she mime I them. The stocking' (prodneed) were her
property.—John F. G. Churchill said he kept the
New Inn, Wyke Regis. PrilloDel came to the house
on Saturday evening last about eight o'clock. He said
he wanted • drink, and did not know how to get it.
He produced the stockings and • handkerchief, and
offered them lv him, and he gay* him twopence for
them. Prisoner said his daughter at Taunton knitted
them for him. Witness afterward, gave the et wirings
up to the police.—P.C. Miller, stationed at Wyke,
said on Saturday night last he visited the New Inn,
and maw the prisoner in the kitchen. The landlord
told him he had purchased the docklogs, and withers
apprehended the prisoner on sueoloion.—Prisoner,
who is an old man, and had only just been reloaded
from prison, has been repeatedly convicted for various
thefts and other tdenoss.—He was committed to the:
Quarter Sessions on the following day.
MILITAZT.—It he notified from the War Offioe that,
commencing from Tuesday, several important changes
In connection with the regimental depot system will
he carried oat, which it is believed will exercise a
most benefit-J.4 infirm:toe on the efficieocy of Um
service. To effect greater uniformity of system, the
depot compnuies of line battalions will be lettered A.
B, 0, D, and all officers now with, or who may join
the depot, will he posted to companies Irrespective of
eke battalions from which they cams, so as to form
only one de. All offlosn sad non-oosmakeioned
officers detailed for duty at the depots are to be
elected for their special qualificatiorts for dealing with
recruits and young soldiers, and no trained soldiers of
bad or Indifferent characters are to be sent for duty.
With the exception of those enlisted at battalion head-
quarters, all recruits will be sent to the depot to be
trained, and when aocommalation admits, they will
be kept there for three months, and then sent in
batches to join the home battalion. During their day
U the depot, they we to be instructed In Part I. of
the field exercise, In the manual and firing exercises.
end when facilities admit, go through Um reerulta'
OoUTIND of musketry. Where rile ranges are not avail-
able, they wlll, after 10 weeks' training, be sect to the
home battalion, where as soon as practimable, their
course of musketry practice mud be tarried out. On
joining the home battalion, meats sr. to be
sufficiently advanced ID drill t take their places with
their companies for instruction under the aowapsoy
clam ; but when after the prescribed period, a
recruit, from sickness, shame, Of any other cause, I.
not sufficiently Instructed to join the home
battalion, he will be retained at the depot. Invalids sent
home front the foreign battalion who are reported fit
for service will join the h tine battalion. Invalids for
discharge, and politer, mint home on completion of
their perio i of service with the colours, will be ditt-
=o as ! may be directed by the Adjutant.
nal. When both battalions of • regiment are
*brood. officers 000101112dIELIE these and the regimental
districts will enrolee their discretion in respect to the
promotion of non-commissioned often, taking care
that the establishment is in no way exceeded. In the
above case all men unfit for foreign service will join
the depot.