The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-12-24 00:00:00

while been the universal choice of the ladies canuraday,
the asemielliou would have looked as if in mourning an
aceemst of the Week border of enellakinesid madames
who ehossowyussded them. When shall we be delivered
lies the black or hiack.and. white to which fashion seam
laglishmen when be exhibits himself to ,
company S Par distinguished the nudism ef
ITlsy night was no doubt, although there was roam
ler • few more, sad one would Judge that syspatily for
Met Mai/a/ell SOROW had possibly lessened Use ambers
af.gestry, who might lumber expected to Mead.
1 The prised—the Kane of Darcharter (Mr.
, A. Pope), al=mPope, Dr. and Mrs. Aldridge. Kr. J.
If. Hodges, Jun.. sad Mn, Hodges, Kr. and[ 0. 1
on. Mn. Heats. the Rev. H. P. Hakes, the
ittretra‘jf. evasart and family, Mr. John Dams. Kr. and
Mn, Arthur IL Ls& Mr. and Mrs fl. W. Meehan, t•••
Misses Blackstone Williams. Mr. Pelpo, H ILL, th•
Misses Smith (Bradford Penrell), Mr. and Mrs. 0 ikley
&nadirs, Kra H. Ling and family, Mr. W. Dardeo, and
the Kisses Cross. the Kasten Galpin, Miss Campbell, Mies
& Pearce, in. W. Allen, Mrs. Inas sod party, Mr. B.
Davis, Mr. Persons, Jan., Mr. Grano, sm. sad Ks.
Groves, jun., Mr. HUM and party, Kr. Janda Robisam
and party, Mies Poster Mr. Beivih, Kr. and re, Karelia
Lock. Yr. and Kr.. Dem Mrs. Newman, and many
others.
Indlipsumbie it seems to him • "Sacred" irst pert at
the, amens_
_; and the loyal feelings of ZugUels
meld eertaialy regsrd the introductory . • God Ela:eslt
Qesie" WI sot assess formal opening Mem, but as mou.
lag the earnest prayer of sil. The audience, of cosine
rem while it was pen armed, for good maims are never
fenothen ia the county tam
The associatisa them took pommelon of our attention,
not merelvjor the wards sang, hut the male for they
rendered otso.d.rs deem frees "Judas Measablilua. with
0/1111 and brightness that proved they at least eters fully
proposed; the sprightly conamencement at moo raised the
sprite of all, and the favouridde immession was main.
Wind to the end. So it was in the • Hallelujah Chorus:
wherein the full harmonies resounded through the room
In so grand • style that we were at ono* certain of the
oxicart's mecca.. A violin. Seal and harmonium trio
OCeirs's manta) opened with AS active musical wash;
and the beautiful tones of Mr. 1. P. Coliett's violin irn•
mediate, arrested attention. while KM Newness on the
pianoforte and Mr. linton Smith on the harmonium were
each noted as having remarkably good touch.
Mee Annie Sinclair followed with Keudelssolin's "Hear
my Prayer," and displayed occasimal Sashes of brilliancy,
yid for real feeling we must give the ;aim to the choir,
whom "Lod, hear me call," was devoid of any suatiMm
of artificiality, being Mao mod and cl..m while their'' Tor
aver at rest" was given with beautiful aware sad suchgood
harmony as to snake the sound like on. vast voice—The
band characteristically played Costa's grand march from
deckled change.—The tenor nicest, Mr.
Leartm, next essayed to move the audience bTrM
rendering of "Calm Antonini," but perhaps it Was owing
to his singing in latin that we were net impressed, for
who that looked at his programan could fall to be die.
treated by the rnorysliouoly Ire. Maeletion, or what not,
Interlined Wouderfelly mars saaassatid nu the
" Quonina," in which the chide whiffed trash Murals,
their ant outburst was Wind splendid, aad the mar
mint was Andy laareseed Ia "Peale the Lord for ever,"
vocalist and tend both fait seek ether es well as the spirit
of the fine chorus, which mat with • grand swim.
finishing with • most agreeable climax the Arm put
The secular selectlos had for its overture, Past's
liophaeasbe." wherein the hand had
.an opportunity
of displaying their emellenos, and ii,cl so Playful
or pretty or both were same earesieta theo trugle.rte in
Um perfect sad tans, would carry the 1 into
raptures, again they toyed gracefully with some sprightly
fancy, and burst into a musical storm, which drew irre-
pressible applause. Seldom bare we heard • purely
lintructenba Piece so thoroughly delight all clams of •
large aodienos. —ln rivalry with the hand, the vocalist
followed with the spatially seasonable Bempies Chorus in
the "Carnival" of Rossini, and they rendered it charm.
Wily, though it was almost too unreal towards the close,
to hear delicate and well-dressed ladles pleading so
earnestly ; the joke, however, was relished,and not the
least, appareetly,by the choir thiamine Applause • matter of mum. "When the heart is y (Dudley
Book) was evidently suitable to Miss Sinclair. who was
now prepared for nooses, her fine low nom in "When
the heart is old," and the pathos of her rendering that
part were pleasingly contrasted with Ere-Mies and
sprightliness in other We Mem s. for cocas of the
Ustasers : Tura lover your p/OessmaWS a rustle
doss not harmaise with tender music. The lady was
ispeseL and actually mg the whole Piece throlll
Mx gave an unusual treat in his "Yoram
(Llatos) a piquant selection, to which he did fall Justice,
—"The Bins Aleadou Mounting." mg by
Iweoght out some of the excellent qualities of Mr.
Lambs.', team, although, perhaps, be overdid the
pathos In the love-ma/stag verse, unless It was
meat as • prophecy of mining sorrow. In the
last verse we fancied we heard a note • little
higher than plowing but the encore was no doubt
deserved.—When Mr. Bonen Smith's beautiful mom.
yeatmeat sounded the air of "Tom Bowling." the player
was applauded and the singer aloe, by anticipation. The
prophecy was right; cites as we hays heard this delightful
song, and critical as we are as to its rendering, Mr.
Houton charmed us, and the whole &adieu's was ea
hushed to stillness that the dock. striking • quarter to Ilk
sounded quite loud. This ass seng stamped Mr. Haulm
to our taste, as a dates of high clasa—The part song
Calkin's "Up, brothers, up" was an exceedingly season.
able selection, and sense very plessiag benumbed nuts
were well rendered.—" Jenny of the 11111," by Vire
Sinclair. was sung with all the free gram that should
diMingulah the maid of the mill—a windmill be it noted-.
end in the last verse specially her voice seemed to flutter
and caper with the Ter, spirit of the fitful wind. It was
• triumph for the lady, and ao was the &main ballad,
" iVile," which, being encored. she responded witit.
—How cautiously solver we suspeaded Judgment on Mr.
Hearten before, the very first word of his "Pilgrim Of
Love," proved he had the musician's feeling and power,
and the "No rust but the Grave for the Pilgrim of Love"
was sung with delicious pathos, a pare sod sufficiently
powerful voice, and correct taste It am most deservedly
encored.—Tbe canoed concluded with the (mous "Now
tramp, e'er Mom and reit" and it need net be said the
Association made this another triumph and an exodlent
SAM
Our amateurs and Mr. Borten Smith rosy rest satisfied
of success when they am give a concert so acedlent as
that of Thursday sight. Perhaps the solar added to by
that omen will be the means of attracting both angers
and instrimentsliste far while each gave excellent music,
It would be satidsclory that more vocalists should
strengthen Mr. Smith, while as to the band, it alms
great talent in Mr. Heats that he could achieve such
success as was gained by se small • party under his able
leadership. The accompaniments of Kr. Joseph Robin.
Ben. on the pianoforte, and of Mr. Morgan, organist of
Hal, Trinity Oburna, were Meet valuabia, in fact the
comparative fewness of the performers was concealed and
possibly compensated by the emir fain of each.

DORCHESTER SUBSTANCE AND SHOW.
" Don't marry for money, but go where money le
If the Northern farmer had done his duty and come to
Dorchester. he'd have been able to give his son the name
of a town where " proputty," solid and substantial la to be
found "We may not be very sho ," said a Dorchester
tradesman to me, "bat we have substance, girl look at
that cheese' And when I saw the massive Cheddars
piled tier on tier, in market-stall and front-street-shop, I
mentally Jotted down what heaps of money had been
Mewed there, what stores of casein MI laid up behind
that giiillowthat what mohair turned
milk,
ctgicziLeandi 7,f 0.7 whof
at hUnwdredslrdaalryailnk, what
Raids, parishes, 'aunties of gram and other feed had helped
to furnish those tom of food Substantial Is the quality
of Dorchester; but at Christmas they are showy too.
Look.„ for instance at Kra Howe's, Kr. Harrington's, and
Nr. Robinson's, where the usual stook is supplemented
for Christmas by the pretty notions and knkknaclts.
And Yrs. H. J. lost has decked for the mama hse
handsome shop-front with evergreen,. Christmas-wise
arranged, so that from bowers olholly peep out candled
fruits and preierved meat tins, cases which from the
Eseem stocked with peaches and strawberries,
the usual material for the mums after goose.
nron are a teetoteler, probably the other window
will attract you, and illustrste what—that Alan and
does inebriate, if you are not careful—grocers are licensed
ts selL
After dinner if you have it at • fashionable hour, we
draw the curtains for household JOYS. And what curtains
more substantial, cosy, or beautiful in design than lb.
Hannah's! With them close-drawn, we ma withent fear
of dransMts take our ease on gay each • pretty chair as
that which reminds of summer climes, with its patterns
of Venus driving • team of butterflies, while little Ctapide
tumble about in undress.
Vet Kr. Kea. tdther mid, sad thaw ere bard i but
with roe, shm:pa.l6l:oor Saone* and • heart warm
within,gail. some of your stout =.li. we nr.
=Mydesell=sl to t the field Mo
evidenced ge
the
ileagoltujowlf Posinas;• hunting appoint.
mat Est
Shall we ammo ourselves sad spoil the seatem's
(Reinsure Eve by church denestion P Kr. Locket will
help se with pretty wreaths of isamorteUes and tinted
beemesta
The little people at borne will, of course, hang us their
for Seats Clans to make eausams of. filled with
t It= Kin Gregory will help. you to astounding
pistaredenits, tesdes. fans, dahrolltop I stop, 'the
• ChrlMmes tree we an al. Then try *age
light snel &Scats weeders of the woes art, that
wilt atm the hlia without these dotes am
hen le sash a variety of varieties that yea had better
sibm to the showroom and be ul yes ham
eessp'th. anemias worry of keeping • kW Meek UP to
the mark In those changeful times.
Well I having not emir ton would JOU like to light sh
with cradles by way of • chows I nose at.
varieties at User and Co.'s.to say aothisg of their
stock.
While you an sonaldwing the greet grocery quessies.
Jest step down and across to Kr. Panons'e. He wishes
you the oomplimeats of the seam* sad the Milege
dividing his shop pewee are like Aaron's rod, fazioU
emm to have budded and blossomed, sad the
age not far of. Hare are reel winter mesas. in Ilinmis
and is Germany, and cold enough the mew looks threads
the people Wan to mire` their everts. From these mewls
mesas we look to there of wormer Mimes, and plet,e. of
essay Spain dark.skisaad dames, active caballero,, suer
get rivers and son.baked vineyards half hide the sweet
produce of Valencia sad Malaga, great cubes of &Steam
await those who haven't time to "stone" their raisins.
Seeme. made solid pillars of current., the lads of the
earth sugar and solos, and all that's But bask
tporZin we come main for the epics-box, made se a very
desk with drawers, a curiosity in its way. Prom
°Maw biome look sweet !aces of
.the
.worgien of our nativ

weighs Nth, came from Mr. Hooper, Turaergenatle.
Bryanteouddle, Mese& Spies, DAMAO Asti, Mr.
Bohr. of Ride, Prompt's; and Me Sou, Win terborne.
Look at Uri various eeriest wise, spa If there are es soot
AA in the sea a. ever came out, what • sins there mast
be to mettis thee. civet c .d.
Christmas 6,1,11 hr. Siwsol glee. swill, but not -vs
expert ent‘r ily fres, rather a. • h,005 or whe pays for all
th.me clorus Instra, mut twLgote t
Mr. W. bishop shows nineteen fat pip from Mr.
Lageocatio's, of Frampton, and three from Mr. H. White,
Fromm Whitfield, who also sent ou very fins one of II
mom, and only • few months old ; eight came from Mr. W.
Symms, Charminster, and were very good Here is a
sound ant attendee stock of Cheddar chafes, truckle&
en, and splendid Wiltshire hams.
Os the other side of En street ii swelicramsoed shop;
' Meters. Brown ng are better kW& than out, for ovary
where you can set your gym is heed and loaded with toys
enough to set ups street of children, and nuke them rich
for the festive week. Christmas muds oder the mesas of
seeding your good wishes theeplyand gracefully to every,
body while for those whom you wish to endow with
esesellidA.snore substantial are albums and various cholas
tow rotwtietwort for your Christmas invitations sad
nem year's notes, is in magonable supply.
Another peed grocery show thews. Style. Janne,
and Co., meet have aide and bard working assistaists, or
they worth! Watt bars completed their deooration• in Ni
hours. Profuse has hem the study of box and Isol=
windows are almost arshomwed 'therein. Not ee
but that yes can see the world has been searched for nice
bsl things. You expected to find sew sad testiest
Mar frees Iberia, and there they am in the middle of
the window, Banked by pretty came of this whitest and
griped himmits. the " los creanicrumbling amity between
Ot Marresti of and pleasing the daintiest
red teats
atim
Industry Britain has toshare with the foreigner,
sheeertainly doss not want their biscuits, that is a f.is
of our industry we ho_ pe never will surrender. Talking at
fortresses does not Netz carry one back to the Prance.
German wart But Mots hers is represented by 'htest
and sweetest mrstalied fruits. Spain gad TOTt6W mad
large raisins.
sod withmtiland with
are these
pude Memory pa.c.keta, heaped from floor to ceiling I " •
=II of
ct, o7ix they
pou tell
:and' "freti
pilesUlthperkats
The '
largeness d quality of stock have made forget
**deign of the decorator,, but it *sold us well,
-
Meter& G. Leech sad Son, Grove BitildiAg• had a very
fine show of plea from the &Miami Mr. Whited Fromm,
and Mr. Churchill, of Wrackleford; • small ens from the
former being especially good. In one window were die
played • large quantity of lams and bacon, dimmest
with holly, ha, rind some fine Cheddar cheese, also from
the Fromm dairy. The grocery window had been very
tastefully filled with =medals, other retains, do., fin ,
osplat=d,.. with evergreens. This wee el •
On your way to the Railway station an harems number
of aka-looking cakes of various ems make you wonder
what children s treat is coming off. For surely it must
takes large school to ovaseme all those sweet thiags But
from their reasonable peke, Messrs. Sly sad Ow 6
to find anotemers for these all, sad indeed the 21.4
deserves my amount of custom. Good and wholesome
erafectionem and other tooth some dainties are here ready
for young and old
Quite • town in itself is thepeat establishment at the
owner of IRA street and Back South-street, or Trinity.
street, where the most pains of managers and assistasMs
direct you, mid where for hours you may travel about
finding now dome of oomforta for the winter's cold, or the
ladies deck themselves for the season's parties. New
faces, sad old bleeds, you come across in the manifold
diepergmembeg Mr. fteeles, of whom excellent drapery,
calrosry, haberdashery, hats, and other head bosom and
body gear one demobs to write, for to name the depart.
mode only would be • lengthy Catigaille. The gentry
an bare be supplied with the hest, those of inoremoderate
means with the cheapest. Chas the Christmas boxes can
I write about now, and there, far removed from the
general public you con 'elect some of the daintiest !Reach
and Mullah works of art, utilised to adorn boxes of
handkerchiefs, closet, and smaller necessaries that one
had need he • lady to think of. Beautiful fame will adorn
bachelor quarters, lovely bouquets revetment natural
Sowers toilette tables of the dearer, yet cheap at any price,
sex, or if the excellence of the articles shown you
before have already over stocked you with habordaelsery,
here are abloom pretty baskets altogether make up an
attractive stall, sad you need not leave until you are well
supplied with ambitious and New Year's gift.,
Are they really going to hunt in Christmas week Mr.
Mlles f Er• Igo further let me takes note of your Wed
hunting appointments, for another columm.
Are you &axiom about getting full value for your
wooer and wrapping yourself up warm from heed to toe
so Mu. ,t may battle with the cold or the wet t In
upper or High Weetutreet, Mr. Soundy
smote you mom than halfway, for he ham such confidence
in the cluatiosee of his goods sad the keeper of the
public that out in front of !di shop he omen pert of the
pavement with cheap blankets. week tromme, mats. ant
boots wherewith to tramp over • fallow without Ordain'
your swim Everywhere his prices are displayed, so you
can measure your pares before you invert, Sad this open
way of dealing seems to dam% for customers inside are
being measured sad tried on as feet se the shopmen
can work. . . .

—Thopper part of the town Ls worth • special visit by
thaw who aro not too lazy. On this opposita sid• is the
wal-known County Reese, kept by courteous Mr. Ling,
of whose inner show-room I masseiber with &dramatise.
Mr. Ling, though his best Mock is inside, km a
show of playing cards with newest-patterned bacEr
Christmas cards, floral, religious, and comic, and every
one artistic, end of framed picture., and • costly part
of the is formed by chapati services and prayer
w 'twill be a pleasure to carry to thatch.
b.:en now from the top at Ho town, thinking over my
visit. I remember how muck has been emitted. There
=at pretty skew a doll{ let, at Hawkins's, Kr,
liashing display of cutlery, Hr. Gadwit's and
Mr. Spicer's lovely trisasuree in glass and poreelaht real
works of sit that would requires column each to do them
jostles. And se I move further down, I see that Mrs.
Howe has • wealthW beautiful confectionery which seems
nor to increase, Mum. Cracker and Co., are special
szamples of the substantiality of Doirchmter, for their
implements, machinery, and metal mimmillaaed, must
have cost several fortunes, and they would help you to do
anything in that line from fitting • more of engines, or
cultism up iron Uks butter, to ter-kind your isoliPlisavee
on the walla. Bat the task VOWS WO large for the cow
psalms hurrying to get • Christmas ;holiday, and I moat
wised up with apologies to those melted, and • broad
hint how they may make sum of my noting them in
future. One of times dam ladies who are licensed to beg
without being brought up for vagrancy, wrote frequently
for on moutintance, but alwamfailad toot • subscription
sad arra In his Onlietnin nem. Keay reminders failed
to get her right, and at last she hinted "My dear Sir, I
shall know bow to write your name when I tee it on •
cheque." May I hh.t to our tradesmen that I shall be
sure to remember then when our advertising columns
bear their names I And now • merry Christman and •
happy new year plenty 1111000, to buy, a good brut ba
distribute sad • good digestion and home happiness to
enjoy all the good things.

TUB NW 11110 W.

Morello's% usually Jovial were our butchers, as No show
day (3.iorday) drew on without the frost "giving.'
Although smart sportsmen bad lost their coursing by it,
yet frost must be welcomed when it aide the madamen to
task* such a splendid show as that of Saturday. Tim cold
made the meat firm, and also encouraged the butchers to
kill more frosty than would have been Me cam in muggy
weather, for, not to speak of the sutra time it will keep
In dry coolness, buyers seem to want a oortain percenV
re. so were the appetite, of all
mooniest qtlaalirrorthe meat was matter of remark and
It was not all one kind, for, while moms of the leading
butchers exhibited the genuine old-fashioned fat and fat
with it, others made a variety for those whom cooks are
not over-greedy for • full dripping pan. Whom.. fa. 0i
mottlod, e quality was prime, and general satisfaction
seemed to shine in Me faces of seller and buyers alike.
Mr. Phelps, Nora Eignare, had a very fins display of
between fit and TO pip, including eight brought by Mr. tl.
Strong, fanner, six of AIM being f mimed
by kinaself,and two very prim* onotene of them carried off
the first prim at Bruton and the woad prise at Castle
Cary, and the other was one of the litter that took the
first prim at MU you's Smithfield Osttla Show ; those
were mock admired during the day. Soma very prime
mos, fattened by Mr. Sainways, Podiellohintou ; four fra.
Mr. rawood, Fordinn., one very prima ; eight from Mr.
Oliver, dairyman, Longbredy ; sixties from Mr. T.
Knight, near Bridged ; eight from Yr. Flan Aiken ;
smog from Mr. Kingman, Norris Mills ; one from Mr.
Maack Fordington ; and several others of good quality.
There was also &capital show ol hams, bacon, lard, butter,
,toloely decorated with evergreens.
Mr. M. Look of North Square, • splendid show of
Devon on beef. oomprising • first dim prim animal from
Mr. i&abes, Hasamosek two One very largo =an from Mr.
Croak SMiprater, two by Lord Wolverton, bought at Mr.
lames Wiroborate repository, and one from Mr. Tp.
Mappowder, shorthorn and Devon helloes from Mr.
YOUR& Pinford, Mr. Dontink 81111tharonts and Mr.
Tapp. mairgar. Very hand/am was frees Yr.
Chapman &madam. Wateromobs, ditto wethen and ewes
(gm. Kr. Kink Dowlisk and some armed by himself, two
very fat lambs and a fat calf from Mr. Watts.
Mr. ridge, Market-home. showed four extraordinary
Yellen aad 1 or, grazed by Mr. (hoed, Bridgwater' two
boilers from the well-known Hereford breedor. Mr. J. W.
three heifers from Mr. Homy, of glahmsar ; on.
from 11r. Bennett: one from Mr. J. C. l'and several
em...../.oangsgquality. The amassers really a splendid
collsolgon, assairm from the docks of Kr. 0. Saunders,
Kr. T. Hawk 14, Duke, and some !pima,' ffinmers
from Mr. oad. The great feature of this show is • sheep ,
from Mr. (I W. Homer.
At Mr. Waldea's shop. In the Marketiousa, there was
a large display of choice dairy-fed pigs. TA in surab..
eluding • very large one of his own breeding and graikag,
a winner of two priori:and eight others of Onequality ; two excellent f rota Mr. J. lldara, of
kampton ;10 from Mr. by. of Altos; tit from Mr. Cf.
Ham., of Stapleton, Somerset seven from Mr. N.
Handard, Shilvingismapton ; three from Mr. Frost,
Zing's Arms Hotel, Dorchester; 10 from Kr. Greeni
Portesham tris front Mr. Crocker, Friar Mayameg lig
from Dr. Aldridge. late Mayor ofDOrthilletee. nilre we.
also a very lag, assortment of bacon, hams, tn. as well
55 some fine Uto44ar cheese, the smog kind as took the
130 prise, and two medals In London. The decorations
were very good, and nicely illuminated with a VA...
Priem of Wales' Feathers, de In the window Kr.
Walden exhibited the Prise eon be has taken for batter,
and the pMto given by Lord Dixby at the Dorchester
Agricultural Show; also two medals won at the dairy
Mow, and the British Dairy Farmer. Association, Agri-
cultural, London.
Mr. Fmk from Broadmayne, bad • very nice show abed
and mutton in the market-house, including one lot Ileum..
from Mr. Jane., liappowder ; too ditto, from Mr.
fitelbridgis ; fat or and Devon heifer, purchased
at Mr. Symonds's sale at Mates-ton; some Sums ewes,
bred by the Boron Hambro ; Dom* ...then from Mr.
Hooper, Holworth and one extraordinary fat sheep from
Mr. Bounders, Watercombs. • nice plump-looking
animal. -