The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-12-23 00:00:00

DOZORII.III/.

Ma.
(O.) liktrrifffi was solniseted by Mr. J. F. Hodges
mid the Rev. Near (L.)
Ars T.
DIST. —.AS Mee. leveler who for is.. time
has Witt trial as cook for Capers Fete.. was wslh•
lag through the hall at Lambeth Hors on Frid sy,
eh' tripped over • mat, asd in her fall hectored bet
WC Me Wee removed to the hospital, whir sins Is
dales well.
DOIIIIT COOWTT HOUPTrAL —Tim ermines big to
acknowledge the receipt of a °aileron of ES Sa. rom I
the part& of Wlitterbonse Macrae • also 26 rabbits
from R. Millar, Esq. , Bride/red. 'and 20 Pheasants
from the Karl of Horner.
TIM dearth of officers is the Militia is becoming
positively alennine, there berg no fewer than 617
reconcile la 105 battalions. Ores something or
be dose to creek this wane. the faros most eventually
arse to exist. We corer help thinking that *Ma
nes might be made in tide direction of the hosdrede
of arable officers who are yearly eciperennuated from
Ilhe regular arey—always providing of c 00,.., that
punka la the Militia be made rerrably littered,*
for thew —Trott.
0•1111111Xig Lona. Esaitteertor.—The entre
lee these examinares, whir orscraced as Moseley
it a large number of centres in various ports of Far
sad also to 047100 (five centres), Demerara, Jamaica, I
Mersharg, Marro& sad Trinidad. for once rowel
falling off as marred with the previous year. The
total somber of candidates this year le—boys 4.230,
girls 3 ill—total 8.041,.. compered with—boys 5,010,
lEhiriut277—total 8.287 last year. The examinations
are week taking place at the following sore 51
lame number of other oestie. r—B4h. Bristol. Dor"'
renter, Ewing, Guernsey, Plymouth, Salisbury, 81ter•
boron Bouthautztafioutheen To, quay, Taunton.
Weetoe-super- Weymouth, est Wboro&
Tsar ler sad ate follow. Francis Mowlem,
who divides his existence pretty evenly between the
Union and the streets, was brought before the Mayer
(Alderman Gregor) on Torday charged with heir
druilt and disorderly la the public streets, and, the
proved by P.C. Radford. prisoner, In
dTie b
saltstr paying • flee of IN, was committed for
sera days' hard labour. Priers is • dereadaat .1
a family whir at or time occupied • good positioa in
the town.
entertainutest couletlag of
reel and instrumental music and readinp was gives
at the Congregatiosal schoolroom on Tuesday erring
lan. The weather did not ordure to a large atter
rece, rain falling In torrents shout eight err g
effill there very fair gathering of tnembeleif
ottma& °work . Riehellee,
kg:nmeowleralTsteZ
A. 8. lifflignee, Mr. G. Legg ; ere. Mr. A. G.
Barer ooMears. W. R- -Barr L. Jeffrey,
amid Free, i cello, Mr. W. Watkiss ; doable bass,
Mr. 8. Bassos. After an effective reading by the
Rev. T. Near, Mir Barham snag " The Miller sad
the Maid." foe which ehe was moored. Tb• choir
rot rag the pretty Tyrolean from Itaors William
"Brit se • bird," which was followed by • The
Old Meer Bel*" by Was Looker. Mr. A. S.
. Hill played a darker solo, "Li (Bar.." (Le
Thieve), very cleverly, sad he we. loudly applanded.
; Mr. w. H. JIIOIIIIIM, without whom no
Doselessies eatertalameat teems os.pl.te, oared a
peal
kinglexprdoa by the of some
entitled " Curfew must not Ring Tr
night" verses,
w .storied for her tasteful sir-
• lag of Behreed's popular " sod in response
; the ear, without immoospealmest, • curious little
erg, whir for its very novelty, we. pleselog. The
the.. de Wit( "Tamale." by the orchestra, cionaluded
• tit_fintaart. Part 11. opened with the gavotte
"by the bead. Mr. W. R. Bawler erg
Bl=',i ta. erg. "Aires the For Rise Hill.,
Merle," asd was dseervedly encored. Or of the
prettiest Items was the rendering of Celdecott's lovely
J. imirol. . 'Fele." biles Lockett art stag" Answered "
(Boyton Smith), the pierforte amontraisrat being
titby Mies Pommy, and the organ obligate by Mr.
Mr. Junes= provoked roan of lenirbute by
his mar cri • sneers from the Dorset Post.
entitled " • 81y Bit of Ocartie." He was vociferously
esereed, and obliged by medlar " The Shy Men,'
old& resulted In rather uridenle err., and Mr.
leassehrond. kindly reed the atiquidte little poets on " A
The orchestra art played The Lost
(Beid," sod this, though the most difficult, we. by
far their best effort. Mr. G. L aslayed the cornet
solo very effectively. Mr 8.. sang "Derby
and J 0.." (Molloy) la such p matinee thet,
although so late Is the real,. she was encore asd
to response erg " Love was roe • Little Boy."
Mimes iianghern and Bawler sad Mears. A. 01. and
W. R. Bawler hairier sung Pinsull's quartette. " Good
Night, Beloved," • very pleasant evening WM brought
to a close by the National Aaron. Mr. Bawler
accompanied the various sore very 'florally.
TIIIFIILUICI 81111 DAT AND TWO WIBLITAIIII.
%ads, lest was the day imported by the Wirer
Coeferessee as Temperer* Suaday, when throughout
their wide aossection the principles of tort obstinesee
were urged, and the • rile of the drinking habits of the
country deplored. Tb• Rev, G. J. Lyre, Wesleyea
roister, preached la the Wesleyan Chinni, South-
street, morning and reser. The evening service
bore special referees* to the alliatinrtan ,n err. Tbe
text we. selected from Numbers , R'se op,
Lard, sad let Thine enemies be scattered." Tai. we. '
the cry of the. present clay. The temperance quo-ti...wee now a religious grotto& 0 ape! an.l temperanoe
were leaked. I. th raining each other in the offerer
of the great okrat of reforroatiou. The effectual
remedy was in the hands of the Church. The weapon
we. there, end It we. to be used to strike down the
drink fird. The greeted national end Kral evil of
!ogler was intriperaese, the esiLi resulting proving
the statemsate true. Statistics rowing corsair rest
unproductively. Is *reaction with the evil, were
q•ererJ, amd the r 11. gentiomie ramrod to chow
that Intemperance wow the permit producer of oriel
disorder. Proofs were DOS Laren to rhsw mar sad
results mord by Inteespersnoe, ant at was emoted
that every Criers& air should take hie stead and
favour the work of reclaiming the lost. Men of
intellect bad prostituted their energies, homes
obarobes robbed of their members, and many
ottemr:rkZ evils brought abut through Intemper roc
It wee streseary that the language of the text should
represent the voles of the Church -" Mee up, Lord,
and let Thies esenthis be enattred." Idembers of Chris
re churches should consider the quesUon of self -me-
ntion Copy their Lord who plowed not himself. Study
other's intereets, not our own end so promot-
obstineor Uslem an abstainer, although • Chris-
tian, it would be said—" One thing thou lancer"
The minor we. or of much power and esonenser
The services were continued as 'Woodsy rising, when
aa entertainment was given ffn the schoolroom in
eassenion with the Bead of Hope. The Rev. J.
Lewis (presider) prided, and the speakers were the
Rev. G. J. Lyre sod Mr. G. Wrght, jun. Sea. very
chars seteettor were rendered by the Worry=
Arias bend la capital style, refiring great Credit
!pee the performer Two solos were also suns by
Fish, and were well remind by the audience.
The shakoes rave an address, and Mr. G. Wright,
Ir., In earnest and well shorn sestasom advocated
lOW abitlamace, and prted out the dangers of iron.
=k The Rev. 0.3. Lyre expressed his noire in
ril and well cern sestencee. He pointed
out the reser, of unity mad warm 00-operatios, sad
said the greet aim we. to rook the drunk/arm of
the sere. The many ramose eddord by the driok-
lag pare as to their reasons for sot jolting the
tempsranes ranks ported out ose fir —that they
Mid the think. The vrt amount 'paraded, as
compared with the sir, laid out In mission effort,
preyed too wisely the terrible evil white we. irking
such rapid strides In our midst. The work of the
) throb is bringlag roue • reformatios and the
ladivldoal duty- at all was faithfully nerd, The
men* we. well stesecied, and marked interest we.
mearelled.