The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-01-20 00:00:00

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B The dimes °alpinism' at six oel'ook. Loge tables
bad hese ended sad covered with mow white Ginn,
oreet Cattail; Express
med tibt7l.ollooti usher their heavy hid of joint. sad
pin.pu las. Macy ladles sad gentiemea of the
DOROHROTIBe JANUARY 501 b, 1686. tows misted es waltero sad than we. 0.4 owe amoog
them but had Haugh sad tomen. lt.ou4b. manioned
that besides the 150 who eat down, there were 67
his old perms who were usable to Steed, but
who, we are glad to my, wee* not faints°, sad
had their dinners mat to this.
Ones before sad 'flee diem, was Ind by the
Rey. 0. F. P°WiL Alter PON the Mayo, (Alder-
men Gregory) asked this aB is loyal subjects to slog
ra
di g
..1.• God 13;07 thilma.Q‘vaterdo:rwheingoryob was
sato:Ulla% bp:rtlyingly noo-
n* MATO' oldness" the median* as his good
friends, end he was sure they would not be offended
U he called this his good old frieze* for he sew
may med fame presen. Most of them bed &Snood
the as of threescore yeen and tete, and Ilse set
were hoiden:of oa that. It wse not their intention
to bore them with • thog list of speothes, but he
proposed to say • few words, after that their kind
friend Mr. Besmear would 'Adm. them, and thea
then lad • few Mende who would give them • little
entortainmest, ooseisting of glees sad mono, which h•
Paned they would all eajoy. (Applause.) He could
mon them It gave him very metehzdeeettre to be
m with the that wreathe to mein in ethnic/ the
good things that had beim provided for this. Thal
had may friends to thank for the supper th-y had
*cloyed this eveniag, end first aid foremost Mr.
Greealae, the originator of the diaper, and the prime
mover Is it for souse years past. (Applause.) Tun
they had many kind friends who had subscribed
towards it, sad esponally their kind friend Mr.
Brymee, who was what he might term the lion
enbecriber. (Loud &open's.) ble was quire lure
they were all very pleased to me their friend, the
mather for this borough, who had Mina the trouble oa
that bitter evening t, °one ail the w.y from Paddle.
town to old aad man. (Applause.) U. ass their
member for the borough, but he was afraid it would
be the Mt, or almost the lad, Um they would have
the lemon of meta him &01008P4 them cot that
sad la that capacity. dUll they hoped
they sier:iold out lom him altogether, and that they
would still have him smart them perhaps
as member of Ow dinsim of which they locoed
• part. (Hear bear.) He was • die, fawn
and neighbour of ISM, and donate tbe years he had
been their mother he had boos most attentive to the
poor mad the inhabitants of Dorchester goserally.
(Ateldalles.) Some ran mo, when lb. &your we.
reenneed as member foe this borough, he (the Mayor)
hol the bower of declaring him elected. Still,
whether se their member or cot, he was quite sate
be would never forget the poor. (Loud applause.)
Mr. BaTJa, who was vary warmly remind, said
It had stria Ma very mooh pietism to be there that
at. When their casmiteat Idea& Kr. timulag,
him some two moths ago to appoint some
sight when he hoped they could help together Is befog
mem* ha told him his tints was Mr. Greasing%
wad at say day be oboes to appoint after Chriatmas
be would do his utmost to Mead. lie could My asy
it gave hlia • viry great deal of pigeons to see and
1108111110011 ss.smblegs, for It did ose's bean good to
is then was such a number to Boeotian, who had
attend such • ripe old ego They all, who were
smite, oaly hoped they too 'bond anent such an
sge—sot osly attain to the age glutted to moo, three-
score years sad km but some of them would even
hare • math Moe life. SUS, they must all
remember toms who were In poorer cdommetames In
111., sad they most net forst whoa the poor became
Poet amnia es some of them could aot help them-
, selves, aad mold not wxrk they Geed to do. Thin
' foes it solemnised to their richer mighboun and
timmealoas to help this in their old as.
Re was sure everryose of them would do
Ids atm* to help Ma poor old Meads.
It was • Wog that had always bees Impressed ou
these, sad It was • thlai which be we, ewe maiden
el ail deambuildous would always eadmour to
lagaleete, that me of their fint duties sad me of
thek first virtues was charity. And by charity be
many meat giving is much as they meld sled to
their power relaMns sad friend.; sad they most
Utak not oa/y of their poorer relations and Meads
who were young, but Oak first oars must be for th ese
who had fought In the battle of life for so many
Mi(Hear, bear.) Their goad hind, the Mayor,
d them what they loteadied to do that moo
lag. He had *Mood la the paper that in a aeighbottre
leg tows, at • sham gidlierlas, speeches took up '
the gnats part of the nada& bed they were going
to speed the time more pleamody, in music sad other
ilatertahment which, he was sun' they would appro
.lat. much more. (Hen hear.) Ile wal afraid, as
the Mayor had Md, thli was the last occasion m
Width be should &ppm before them In that pima as
IS Menthes foe this borough, but, at all meats be
latelliewil them this—that es loag ea this 'Merles
IMSRmied, sod be had health aid strength to Mead,
Is amid always soma sod help to whets*: way be
milt (Loud sophism)
(Tbe boo. member. with his abarsiterietio gmenslty
aad kindheartedness, theta anacessool that be
Maseadad to give mob old person a little pewit to
lithe home, with whin to provide thoneelves with a
little coal during tide trying weather. " But mind
Sem of you drop It by the way," Mr. Brymer added.
"sad don't forget it—it Is for coal, *Ming !"
I (f,seghter and loud epplione.) He then, envenomed
by Mr. Robert Case, who was armed with • large bag
of linferowns, preemited mob mat atid women
with one of the sad we are sure lb. Bryn)**
moat have been amply repaid by the gratitude that
beamed in the Mee of the recipients, aid by the
muttered "Cod bless you, sir," and " A happy New
Tsar, eh." which greeted blue oa ell bands.)
While Oda plessing little oeremony was being per-
formed, Mr. T. li. Morse sang a wog, most acoppt-
bble it. OPPrOPriatiOOSSI " Sneaky-two," the moral
of which we ant sure vu not forgottem by the
mid team
After this song„ which we. ion Ily applauded,
the Moroi called for three ohms, foe Mr. Primer
tad the remoras was loud mid long, "Again, scan,
Asia." befog celled by main of the old men, to whom
the half Grows meant, not only ea extra bit of fine,
but, may be, • sly bit of 'boxy or muff by way of
The Pert Item was a reeding by Mr. Jammu
"Bloom, the Miller," in the Dorset dialect, whin;
suited the taste of the autilmos *denten,.
Mr. H. DOnomr, who nit Volts, addressed the
old folk as his dem old friends, for be might well
call them so, as he raw amount them that evening
• great num'ar of fame he liad known ever slam he
was • by. He was eery pissed to have the oppor-
tunity of ening them together again that eveolog.
Ho well remembered last year what • pleasant evens(
they mist If there was earthing to find (ant with
it we. that they were • little too eloody pecked,
there being horily room enough to get the good
things down. (Laughter.) He we. very plowed to
me the comelthes had •ioptod his suggestion in
applying for the use of that much more suitable room.
He had beard from the Mayor 'ad Mr. Berner that
long speeches were obi stud to, sal no one hid •
r= dallies to Mira noon. be Imagined, hie
int he we. sore they would be very much
better pleased with the estertalumeat so kindly pro-
vided that ems* this with scything he could say.
tie would only again asperse the pleasure It afforded
him to meet them all moth, aid be hoped Ur. Gregory,
the committee, their worthy camber, sad all of them
would tire to meet together soothe, year. (Ai).
plena.)
Mr. J• 111001 was thou called ou for mother
reeding, wed be gave a recital of the well-known
nimeinf 6. the Better," the incident of this
a tragedy being • soros of Intense amusenteat
to the old folks.
The Bor. 0. F. POwn next addressed slew homely
woeds of mussel sad spiritual adders to his old
fries& He wee sure they owed • great deal, not
oal te Mr. Greening for having started this winter
of old people, but also to their member for
his kind premat, which be hoped would help to keep
them worm during the coming week. (toplanw.)
As the only 06117011111 preseat he took the oppoir
Welty of laying a few words. Thor wen all agreed,
sad let them roomatese. that Me harp heed is
orowo of glory if it be found 10th. way of right-ma.
me. There was nothing to be Mane lof in senior
old. It • man had worked well, whoa he got old, If
be warn basest, be wee honored and respected by all
It was • very inn homesr to hays 1(000 tlivnish
thls w erld faithfully serviog ilod and without •
stela on one's °homer. He hoped many of th ee
preseat bed served OM in their generation, aol be
Meted by God's grecs they would give their hearts
more entirely to Him. Tha rev. gentlemen this
endeavoured to Impress on hi. hearers the duty of
cristentment, although he admitted the diS oulty of
being cociteuted and hungry at the setae cam In
onaeludoc, he wlab.t them all • vo y Happy New
' Year, end prays I God to give them all grace to live
; more woethr of the name of Christ.
Caleb "Three Blind Mice," Mum. T. M.
MOSOLI, W. Geuther, ord H. Loom.
Mr. WALVIS GIIOOST bare Os g " The Old
Church Bella."
Mn. CHAIM= GILIIMINCI, who we. the nett somber,
sail it gave him very go-al pinions I sten I before
them that night • he hardly knew bow to 'spree. hi.
feelinp when be looke d round sad saw rah a pie wont
mothering. They had no thought four yeses ath when
they had their first Katherine at the Temperance
ha Impressive sight we. promoted at Oa TOWel Hall thin it would come to this. It emend I, him
Rill oa Friday ennui lest, when no lass than 1.30 to be a growing t4lng: be queolond if they were
between the etre of 18 and W. which we to aae aantha' gathering erh•an•r thtt room
= was the maximum, met tooth, r lend e 'joyel would be lore enough, and he named the, wood
a substantial supper, which Lad been provided three: hove to go dometaire In ths Cora Enhance. It spoke
the Wad feeling and geoirm of ity a 'umber of 10l well for the health of Dorchester toe.. en many owes
awe gentlemen of the town. Better evidence as t the age of 60 yean gathered torre'her that Wait
the health *I a town used not be waned there this, Hayloft made a few remarks on the snomemente
amid then mu be little doubts. the years roll on, the Mr. Greasing ontlau-d be we, sorry to tell them
glom willbe largsly enearwrird, Ii was en death had boss amongst their make daring the pan
isgressioss en might elmost say pathetic. spectacle Mare mouth% is they hal lost fur co- five of their
oboorto such a gthbasieg—aumberine as It Al the mann eubeoribees. How many had died of the old
✓eeressestatives of • peak generatthe —maul •ma re* be • not ear, but ao doubt their friend Mr.
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sad appareas 'larke would be &be to tell them 11.9 be worked about
ki▪ k end homey, while others, whom Time has mead mount them IBMS than be did. He had Ward a
more meth,. benninnd In on* beet form, end eieened lady say she wished the slithering was put off ti I
foetwees the hard battle they had had t fight. Here the nowt, and be pot it to tbs meeting whether they
sad tame be the long 'sake was to be fount a jolty Oh oild hays 11 10 the winter or in the eorainer. (I'ne
ad fellow with • thviel laugh and coot.nted-1 akithr naanintane iaaltati seemed t• be in fay or of the
bat how may there were with fame painfully prime time. the rem. kof an old can th et they
oneweeer.
end who.. furrows yid, in non eioqueo, should bare it Am ObriMlllig time, it belga
laarair taws their tomeses amid emir, tie long and mo • meonable, taint loudly applauded.) Mr.
• egreal=aiiher had had to bap AM noose GNOSIS( then thanked all thooe who had misted
imeste ead tree out of the Home. 8411241 of In any way. Pint he mentioned Mrs Gregory
min ad
~jsoPls were, to use • well-won term, In • Who would like to hays given's New Year's mini.
y good state of Preeseenthe • here sod there to eyery one of theca, bat It being • little lat• lo the
a giso
or wo." wish heir mem i,onbed with the cram., she had bad • cumber of hymen printed,
Mat, MI • bawl m 'toady as fa the day. of yore, while which, when they lilt, they could take with
taa the other hoed were 80011.06 of bettend old fellows, them. (apothem.) Besides this, Mrs. Gregory
On VIKA. ahal task of Shia( • sup of a.ffee to their lips hal done more than • great many he that room knew
.tea of positive amertaloty. Bali. the wenn anythlor about. Mrs. Aldridge. who wee on with
lead comfortable attaaphere of toe Tens Hall, sad them had not forgotten them, sad bed seat her
erbb the bollo.oooB tare that had been provided them, donation gr. Greening also ennead thaoks to
an wage bow and gratatul. The growth of this on. • Lid Albinos. the Hon. Humphrey Start, Mr.
seadebbe morose's& has bona gratifying in the ' DrYlset. the MeToe. Mr. George Davis (who ,t only
waggagags Kw fad meniag of the kind an, held foss Pee • esbeeeiPleue but also pat up the toadies fr. of
=.6r.
at the Tasporosoo Hell, lb. 0. Greened Miami) He we, also vary thankful Io Mr. Basel.
"..tc,bnn manila eke swan. Temp spies He (Mr. Grasalz) went to him sad told him Is or
Han Laae rmr was they were Stu In the inning arm te, sod
iseme=belaideti .7-4,g, had tho molly he helped him • great den. Mr. sod Its.. Ravel pot
end this. of the Tows Rill was obtained oaly give a subsal, but also seated the free
Ira. lbs efia, but we verily believe that slew ' of-the outlay. ,oeides this Mrs. Haan waked
will I. Mad imemeary to seines the on or of the jointe„_ Mieb they were not able to
I-.-.the ene noneuredassea oho Town au soul, sod whoa he fold lb. Hemel that the famed who
fally—lemeff on friday. lasi pas 414 lits aooklag had Wiled lo afoolhar poet