The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
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THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1883,

100 T. Pitltaltnrsrlows —Two inte-e ting events Thome. B.vri tie 1 thnt on the pension. after.
occurred at the meeting of the Hope of Weymouth" non, shoot ......"ci k the defendant canll tel his
Lodge of (Ind Templar+ on Friday last; one was hone., tin ro a 1... three yoem: men sari hi. arm
taken to present to the Presiding officer of the lodes, Lb- re, an I one o' th 'lll ;kV., the primmer half-a-pi tot
Bro Philip Btedall, • rsgalia suitable for the office beer. the win .o hI left hie spectacles on the
of Assistant-Superintendent, to which he has been 'tibia In Vie ion-hen when he went to 'limier. They
appointed. The other wa. a pres4atation to the lodge wore left in the and the defendant took thorn
,by Br°, Commioell. as a birthday remembrance out. Hs hientifie the spectacles (produced) as his
from him. of • splendid picture representing several property. and of the v3lne of Is.
eminent Gafad Templar', ilia presentation P.C. Center st ted that he apprehooded the priooner
to Bro. Randall was made by Sister Hemp- on the nrevious evening ',bet 11 o'clock. He chnrzed
ton, who has been the leading spirit in him with steeling the pair of spectacles, but he denied
getting up the presentation. She made the the theft. He sesrcherl him, and found them i,. him
presentation in the following well chosen terms. jacket pocket. Ile said he did not know how thev
—Br...
nureq.uists.tefeolr by several
nveerwaluisfrimend"s tta. usidt..m.,:.Lhrariee I.,..Time..ne most have pot them there. He
••
lot have sot me thi. time, then."
ma•
rk of the esteem In which they hold you, and the Tie p isotter. ii I.i, defeno., ardnitted hay-
acknowledgment of 'be services which you have ren- Inc the spent! lee in hie poesession, bat could not
deed
accompanies this that when your term of othes expires taken them thr &retire of mind. Ile hsd no
this regalia becomes your own property. I hope on intstotion of stealing them.
behalf of the donors that you will loos remain in that Prisoner elected ti he dealt with summarily ; and
office, and that you will be soared heslth for witty there being nine previous ag.inet him, he
years to further increae your usefulness to CI 04 was sentenced to one Inonth's hard labour, and was
Tomplary. Bro. Randsll, in receiving the pre.tot, werneti that the next tins. he I. p,war.l he would be sent
said—Brothers and Sisters, I do not know what to soy , for trial.
on this occasion et your kindness in Ormenti"g me I
with this gift. I can confidently say that during the
tan years I have been in the Order I have never felt
anything as I feel tbi. expression of your apttroval at
this momenr. I can only say that whatever lies in to
power to do for the Juveniles it shall be done. I
could only wish that more of my brothers and sisters
would do Ilk swiss. When we sea so many little chil-
dren about, and when we look forward and see what
dangers they have to go through. I do think there
should be more to help or. I thank you one and all
who have subscribed this gift. and I will do my beet to
carry on my duty In the Order. Bro. Rentlell said
that Bro. H. Cumming was unable to be
present that night, and he hod commissioned him (the
speaker) snake • Present tithe Lodge i n remembrance
of his hirthday, the splendid picture which he would
now place before them. This was a large picture c
fl
tali:king several large photozr ph. of entittent Go xi
TemOars who were at Weymouth when the Grand
Lodge met hero. The photo. were those of U.... 1.
Nlalina, GAN, C.T.. fls. titterers. p.a.w.v. T. ; Bro. 1).
Y. Scot, ;Bro. J. Kamp.t-r, G. ;Bro.
T. W. Glove-, P.G.W.M. ; Bro. Rev. Hargreaves,
P.O W.Ch. j_ Bro. Randall, the first W.C.T. of the
" Hope cd Weymouth" lodge; Bro. Bolin er pod,
; and Bro. Russell. P.W.C.T. Avde of
thanks was ordered to be sent to Bro. Cummiug.

T C MOOING !WHAM:M.

Two elderly fish-women, name I Pitman awl Towel,
were brought before the Roush ..y sir. Soot. Vickery.
who maul that he h ori Wad maw r complsint• from
sari inn people and Omit ws to Om town reapecting these
women. who had on sever emptied pers .ns
an I asked them for money. 1.) . the precious .lay
they stopped ra gentleman a ..1 reqn -.tad him to give
them n to pay Dr. Oehler for Ate oling one of them
whilat out! -ring from a wound in the leg. Finding they
could not eat the £2, they India I for 2.. 0.1 enquiry
ing made, it waa found that they did not owe Dr.
C donee anything. One gentleman, a viaitor to the
town, had been no annoys I by them women ad (Ahura
belonging to the town, thnt if it continued, ha should
feol °Miami to loam the town.
The Bench told the women that bogging could not
I'. allowed on any pretence. The women then left the

PF-e-to.•

IMPROVEMENTS AT THE WORKHOUSE.
The inmates of the Weymouth Union Workhouse
have hitherto had their meals in their respective
wards; but it was thought desirable that the whole of
the inmates, with the exception of the infirmary wards,
should have their meals together, so a* to avoid any
feeling of jealousy which might arise between the
Inmates of ono ward and the inmates of another, in
consequence of some thinking they were not so well
I. the matter of food as others. This matter
was carefully considered by the Guardians, Alderman
Thomas being the principal mower in the suggestion.
After some consultation it w a thought that the room
occupied by the old men, with a few alterationa, would
mak an excellent dining-hall. Mr. Stanton was
entrusted with the work, and fitted up • number of
seats by nutting a back to them, and, having made
various alterations and improvements, a dining-hell
eapable of bolding 144 persons was the result. On
Monday lest the new arrangement came Into force for
the first time, and occasion was taken to give the
inmates • little treat, and enliven their somewhat
monotonous life. At 12 o'clock the dinner hell
sounded, and the inmates cum into their new dining-
hail and occupied the seats allotted to them, between
and 70 persons sitting down to a plain but sub-
mittals! dinette This cumin led, myeral gentlemen
entered the room, 'minding Mr. Alderman Thomas,
Rev. J. D. Addison, Dr. Simpson, Mr. Pelle Hooper,
and Mr, W. M. Thiselton, some of whom addressed a
few cheery remarks to the inmates.
Mr. Alderman T 11011143 was the first speaker, and
mid the Guardians had made this new arrangement
which they had now emu in order to do away with any
feeling of jealousy which might be excite' by having
their meals apart from each other. He had often told
them that the Guardians were not the masters of this
hones. There wee • power above them who regulated
the rules of the house, such aa the time of their going
to bel, the time of their riaing, the amount of food
given to them, and other matters, all of which were
prescribed by the Local Government Board in hoodoo,
and the Guardians c,uld not deviate from them. But
they would see that the Guardiens, as far as possible,
were desirous of making them comfortable, and all
who should have the misfortune to come there. He
was glad he was able to see---Indeed he believed it
was so—not an able-bodied person cement. This home
was not the receptacle fr able-bodied persons. but it
was the recept ,cle of all those who were unable to help
themeelve. through illness There were not many, if
may, of them preemie who knew the place when he
first became associated with that union, and there-
fore they would not hays seen all the alterations
that had taken place. When he first took part in the
guardianship of the poor, thirtye were very different
from what they were now. A child, for instance,
when it Come into the house wee not allowed to go
and play with other children, but it must stay in the
house, awl they had long white faces and were the
most pitiable object. to look at. But now, through the
kindnees of the Guardians, the chil ren were allowed
to go out and join in games with boys and girls.
When yd. arrangement was carried out there seemed
to be quite an improvement in the children altogether
for the better, and the Guardiann had never regretted
the step that was then taken. 114 hoped they would
appreciate what had been done for them, and the
only way the Guardian. expected them to show that
appreciation was by their good behaviour end by
being industrious, and do all they contd. as far as their
bodily health would allow, for the goal of the horse.
The Guardians did expect that from them, and if at
any time they had RAI genuine complaint to make,
provided it was made respect( oily, the Guardian.
would he ready to Bitten to it. He hoped they would
apprsciats what hal been done for them, and they
could see by the preeence of their friends that they
were not altogether lost sight of by Ouse outside, and
at 5.21 that afternoon Mr. Thiseiton and some ladies
would give then some music and singing.
The Rev. J. D. ADDISON said he could most
thoroughly corroborate all that had fallen from the
line of Mr. Alderman Thrones. He had known the
Weymouth anion for the epics of 20 years. and he
was bound to say he saw the great difference between
what it was then and what it is now. Then the
Inmates had no employment whatever. The rev.
gentleman referred to the act of sending the boys out
to echoed, which he mid made an Immo gate charge
visible upon the face of every child. It was thought
that when the plan was lirstl suggested if the boy,
were sent out to school, after school hours they might
be hunted by other children. but he WM bound to gay
that nothing of the kind had been done. Then there
was some aversion of mixing the children, but they
should remember that they were all children of one
parent and were all His creatures, and that the saying
which had been written of Him, that he coma for
the sparrow, wee baste out by his caring for
such as them. The inhabitants of that home were
those who could not help themselves, who were
reduced by dolmas, by permanent infirmity of the
body, or ia the ease of the children by their tender
yearaeo that they could not support themselves out
of the house. It wee a blamed thing that the law WWI
go administered that a comparative degree of comfort
was allowed to each one of them; and although their
fare may not be rich—and they could not expect that
—yet it was euflooint, and one need only look at the
personal appearances of the inmates to see that that
was so. He had nothing 11101,1 to say, except for them to
recollect that they were receiving these mercies from
Gad. Lot them never ferret that fact; they may get
these things from the Guardians immediately, they
may get them from the Lineal Government Board in
Tanana progintately ; but they must not forget who it
was that put it into the minds of those authorities, and
It was through His providence that such things were
dose for them.
Mr. Pinsidr HOOP= spoke • few words to the
inmates, and the proceedings terminated.
After tea • muelisl entertainment was given by the
kindness of various ladies and gentlemen of the town,
and was much appreciated by the inmate.. Mr.
Alderman Thomas Presided, and there were also
pestemt the Rey W. S. Shuttleovortb, Dr. Childs,
Mr. W. M. Thieelton, fro.
The programme tree w•Il rendered, au' was as
fellows :—Opening duet. "Polonaise." the Mimes
Week= ; song, Mims Plonks ; Toy Symphony, the
Musical party; vocal duet, "Oh Tell M., Gentle
Stranger. Mrs. Stedman and Mr. Raynor; instru-
Motel solo. violin. Mr. L. Dickenson: enc .1 .104.
Mies Stephenson and Miss nook.; s Tho
Skipper and his Boy," KW penny ;e ilo. '• ire .tior
Rails," Miss Sim= ; sone, "
Ugly
and " Mr..
&edema reviling. "The Dockli
Child. sone," The Leas of Riehroond," I4'°. W. S.
Sbuttlewortb duet, "Tell Ms where do Fair's.
devil." Miss P. nue ; trio, "The Little Fa• in well
Tilled." NAV. W. B. Shuttleworth, Dr. Cl. Oh 1,10. and
Mr. Raynor; reading, "Mrs. Brown vest an Keen.
Inc Party," Mr. Thigeltee; vol, "Theme Allarnand,"
Mims L Thiselton ; snug, "The Midshitimii ~" Mr.
Eerier God save the Queen."
Ms. Shuttleworth kindly lent the piano( .rte, and
Mr. J. GfOre. lent some beautiful pot fl ,w.rs to
brighten up the appearance of the room. The lekinges
wore further regaled with orengea, sw• et., and
biscuits, and at the close of an enjoyable evening,
hearty cheers were given for Mr. Thome., the ladies
and gentlemen who had rendered the various if cc"',
and to Mr. W. M. Teiselton, who &flawed the
entertainment

BOROUGH PETTY SESSIONS.
Tutstur.
Bets* J. Robertson. El., J. E. Robots El.,
and T. Abbott, Seq.
AMAULT

George Berridge was stunesonod for c =mit tov an
assault upon his wife, Rebecca Iferrldqe, w Ilil th
of May.
Irtie oomplaleant stated that on Tbnr. Icy last,
whilet she and her husband were bash* tea to Pt her,
her husband (Ow defendant), who had bed
quarrelled with Ism t sovereign that hal been
lost, accusing her of nig se struck her. end
comained °I her giving hoe son eggs ta• break( St
sod him flab.
Tin Bench dismissed the =IL
Mr £3O/1M In/M.

Mary Ann Dicker, who did not sip ar, was
suromoolst for tieing abusive language towards her
husband, Daniel Molter, on the 25th of May, and to
show came why she should not be bound wee to keep
the pesos.
The maim of summons having beets pr mei by P.S.
lamont, the complainant. Daniel stated
th at the defendant. hi. wife, whom he di.l not live
with, was always abusing him when she iu t li,n in
lb. street.
The Bench Waned a warrant for the appreheneini of
the &fondant.

AJOINCE or NOW.

Kirk Watts. a erretehed-lookleg Indi,idoel. wai
broegl custody charged with stelg a pair of
j.jofts 'figure of 1.., from the " Haat sod
ireic7o—c;47 Tio,a2 on lb, previous day, the property
el Thema

0011 TE OfisTLE„
MANLY CLOSING —We under tend &asps ar• being
token ly 'he :01,0041 'lt iplteepere to ',Vet their shops
one day in 'he we-k at f ea- o'clock, so as t give
the rantanyr6 :t rued walk. W truet the inhabitants
: will make their urehosee on that day etrly, so as
not to le' d A 4 the la lire in them seta's-
lishtu-nt an, mostly to he bonefitted, we cannot think
any patterns!' wit object to close for a few hours
MC., a with.
Talc neuxe of the Owe% are being conetantly
ineasected hy a !erre number of visitors, who arrive
fiom rlwanare *nil B 'or...mouth several times in the
w. ek. Xfe w da3,• ciuce. •• a 'iii'. were searching
for bide erste amour the ruin., they discovrred,
imbwlde I in the wall of the stairc tut, a cannon hall,
w dzhine about .even IrOnic. nn I de-ply corroded
%with met. rrom Ps 'petition it wool I appear to have
been fired from Callow-hill.

HoPhut the Boartsernouth IL D. will never hare
GINO to write a similar letter la your eclumne respect-
ing our Wimborne Tempsraaos Meetings --I am, sit,
yours respectfully,
Nu,Disrzwroar.
Wimborue, May 291 h, 1943.