The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-08-13 00:00:00

BETTLSCOMBE,.

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The Rev. F. Williams, who wu recently appointed
curate of Svmondsbury, hu been presented by It. B.
Sheridan, Esq., LP., to the living of Bettiacombe. It
is • rectory, and, acoording to the Sarum' Alautotack,
the population is 76, end the gross value £lBO.

BRIDPORT.

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Toe RIO Arta.— The day of the reeetfa is fixed
Tuesday, August 13th, it being found the %be :Ot',
would not be • suitable day on amount of the tides
The Bridport Artillery bend will perform a *election of
munition the oceasioo.

THII polios of this sub-division were inspected on
Tuesday at the polies station, Bridport, by Captain
Willis, lb* Government inspector, and Colonel Cox,
the Chief Constable, accompanied by Superintendent
Macßae. The cells were also inspeeted. All period
Off satitteleirily. The police at Beatninstef and Lyon
Bean Inn also insp.ct.à ti. Ma. daY.

ROYAL OAIC FRIMDLY SOCIRT. —The annual dinner
of this club took place an Wednesday, Mr. F. Bcott,
surgeon, in the chair sad Mr. H. Wale in the rice.
chair. The folloWing. statement at accounts was
submitted by Mr. Cam Is, the secretary :- When they
shared the money twelve worths ago they numbered
308 members, who left la. in the fluids to keep the
club good, and this, in the total, amounted to £l5 Ba.
Twenty-seven of the old members did not re-enter,
but they had forty-seven new ones, which made the
total number of members x 27. During the past year
they had lost six members by death ; Zi members
had sold out, and the amount of money paid into the
bank for the members was £7BI 3a. LL The sum
forfeited by those who sold out was 125 15a. rid., the
new members hot paid for* copies of rules, 11L lid..
whilst Ithe subscriptions of hon. members amounted
to ELI 14a.,which nude • total of £lO2 20. 7,1.. Out of VA'
1 16. 94. had been paid for printing the rules. kc kc ,
which lef 1:81 DIN. 10,1. If they were going to divide
that sum, it would amount to LI Its. 3d. for each
member, which was • trifle over the amount he had
declared to them in previous first years. He then
read the names of the members who had died with the
amount paid to each, including the money they had
paid into the club. They were as follows :
—W. Farnham £lO 1 Is. W. Elliott, £l7
ins. •. C. Newman £l7 Os.; W. Cornish,
£l7 13s; J. Cornish, jun., £l7 9a.: J. Baker, ion.,
£l7 fie ; Wirt £lO3 17a.; which had all been contributed
by the surviving members, with the exception of
58. which throe deceased had tivensielves pail into
the club. The amount paid on the death of four
icembers' wives had been £3l 195. scions toasta
and (sentiments followed, and a comfortable evening
was spent.
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RIFLE MaTCB.—A match between the Bridport and
Weymouth companies came off ou Thureday, at the
butts of the former, at Bridport. The Weymouth
gentlemen arrived by the eleven o'clock train, and went
at once to the range, where they were met by the own•
petitors on the other aide. The day was a good one for
shooting. The ranges were 200, 1500, and 600 yards,
with seven shots at each. The Weymouth represents.
tires shot first, and at the first range made 188, with-
out a single " duck's egg," while the Bridport corp,
with six misses, uLarle 163, and were thus left 25 in the
rear at that range. At WO yards the Weymouth made
178, while their openents made but 162, so tnat the
Bridport gentlemen were now 41 behind. At the last
range (600 yards) the wind became boisterous and it was
found neeessary to erect the screen. Thin time thn
Weymouth mode 128, whit. the Bridport (although
several began well) obtained 128, and the former thus
became the winners, rah 39 points to spare. The
highest Ludhiana score was mad* byl Private C.
Criekmay, of the No. 5 company, who made 57 at the
three ranges. Captain Thresher wee only one behind
this figure, while Sergeant Barrett was nett with 56.
At the conclusion of the match the competitors dined
together at the Bull Hotel, and the Weymouth gentle•
men derruied for their bead quarters by the) &45 p.m.
train. The following is the store :
W 1731011111.
Captain Throuticr
Lieut.

kojds. GOLyds. lOod s
ds. Toei
37

-1. 18 10 9
10-I;ilr:Fies&nt 1.10 14 21 14 51
Sergeant leg 21 22 10 63
Roberts . . 18 17 19 64
Con;:01.1 Br.. . .. 21 15 11 17
Pnrate W. Crlckmay 22 17 12 61
„ C. Crlckosay .. 17 21 19 57
„ Psrsom 19 19 4 12
„ Bead.. 16 22 11 11

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