The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-09-11 00:00:00

WYKE REGIK

A NYRE'', HED Wildlfewfill, before Mr, R.
R. El lOt 1111,1 Sa &dial& Emma. St.**, Mann rri , and
Hit,. Stow, little children, were brought up for wander-
ing abroad, beg.fing, at Wyke.— The Rev. WI. 'Wilson
said that iin S.ituri lay night, us In, was leaving his lonise
to go to practice at the church, alsout half-past seven, he
was accosted liy the four children, who &eked him for
bread. 'the eldest was carrying the baby. The children
are constantly in the habit of begging fur bread alseit the
place, and they hail called at his I se more than once.
The father is. fisherman ,• but last winter he was doing a
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good stroke of work fur r. Lynes. Knew no reason why
the father should not support hls family, except timi the
fishing season had been bail. Mrs. Benson gave them •
loaf of bread. The children hail been to school lately ;
but the eldest girl had to be put in the infant school,
because she did not know her letters.—P.C. Roper took
the children into his charge this morning at their home in
Wyke Regis. They were in a filthy state, and there wag
not a bit of furniture In the house ; they lay on a few fv4s,
and rags covered them. Upstairs were two rooms. A
heap of rags was in a corner of one, and nothing vs the
room. He asked if there was any find in the house, and
wog pointed by Mrs. Stone to a small piece of bread, about
three-quarters of a pound. The family consists of •
father, mother, and six children at home: another is in
the Reformatory. The father is strong and healthy, and
there is no reason why he should not support his children ;
but the parents both go to the publichouse.— Mrs. Shine,
who was prefient with a baby in her arms, declared that
she hail no money to get drunk with, when they hail no
Itch; how could she go to • publichouse when there ass
no thili I—Mr. Supt. Batty said it was • well-known fact
that the woman was continually drunk in the borough of
Weymouth, almost every day.—Mr. Eliot said her
character was pretty well known.—Remanded to the
Union, until Friday week,

POOLS.
Ma. lobby" NABH gave his popular entertainment at
the Antelope Hotel Asumbly-room on Teasley evening.
before a large alidießCe.
THE wonderful " two.beaderl Nightingale: Miss Millie
Christine, and the two dwarfs known so Baron Little-
linger and Count Rosebud. appeared at the Antelope
Hotel Asseniblysroom on Wednesday afternoon and even-
ing. We have already published full particulars of these
interesting people under our Weymouth heading.
Tug members of the Juvenile Temple of Good Templara
had • trip to the Sandbank. on board the Royal Albert on
Wednesday afternoon. The youngsters were under the
care of their superintendent, Mr. Shave, and the exectitiva
committee, and they were provided with tea and indulged
in variona ainueemente.
BREWSTER SgsatOna. —The Annual Licensing Meeting
for the Borough was held at the Guildhall on Wednesday,
before the Mayor (Mr. A. Ralston), Alderman M. Kemp.
Welch, Meows. C. J. Stone, W. D. Dugilale, and 11. D.
Ellis. Superintendent Hunt had no complaint to make
against any of the poblic.houses, and the magistrate*
renewed the whole of the licensee. Mr. R. N. !hoard,
of Weymouth, applied on behalf of Mr. William horny
for a license to sell beer, spirits, rte., on premioo situate
at Parkstone. A similar application was made last year,
an.l now, as then, the Bench refused it, on the ground that
the house Ws. unnecessary.
WESLEYAN SUNDAY SCHOOLS. —The scholars attending
these sciesda, who, together with their teache_ri, somber
DO, celebrated their anniversary on Snisdi7. The R.), J.
K. 041,0111. the newly.appointed Miniater to the Circuit,
was the preacher mornieg irrel evening, and at the latter
service he delivered • Galas' sermon to a crowded
congregation front the suggestive words "One thing ill
needful." The children swig hytults, chants. and anthems
very successfully at both serviees, and the collections
amounted to DE 7s. 11.1.
Dosser Cotitery TEMPERANCE ASSOCIATION.—The shove
Area:elation held Its annual meetings in this town on
Sunday and Monday. On the Sabbath afternoon the Rev.
W. E. Idttleorsod, M.A., of Bath prearhed a temperance
ser ~,,, n at St. James's Church and • collection on behalf of
the Association was male. The conferences of delegates
and members commenced at the Ouill.h.hl on Monday
afternoon, the President In the chair and the number of
persons present was about IX The Secretary's report wee
of a satisfactory nature, but the Treasurer's report showed
a ilefirieney of about gift; in fact the Association was in
debt to the extent of about £7O, but it hail geed amts.
The reports were adopted, and the President (Rev. O. L.
Memel, Rector of Church Knowle) reelected. after which
the company adjourned to the •lensperance-hall, where
they had been invited to partake of a luncheon provided
by Mr. G. Curtis to commemorate his 40th annivergarY SS
a total abstainer. Among those present at the luncheon
were the Revds, 0. L. Manua, W. E. Littlewoorl, J. A.
Lawson, Pocock, and E. Daniels, and Sir J. B. Sulivan.
The Conference was resumed immediately after
luncheon, and the Vice-President's having been appointed.
Mr. O. (Mille was re-elected Treasurer. The meeting
then proceeded to consider whether the Association should
receive affiliation fees from the good 'Dimple: Lodges in
the county, and a long sad exceedingly warm discussion
ensued, similar in it. character to that which took Plus
at the Nat Conference at Weymouth. It was urged that
the resolution passed last year to the effect that no fees
should be received from the Good Tourism, au an
Ilegal one, inasmuch that it was contrary to the rules of
the ematitution of the Association, besides which it would
aberiate a great many personal members from the ASSOCHe.
Wm, including many of its officers On the part of thou
advocating the severance of the two Societies it wail
argued that they could not work well together, and an
alteration was eventually male in the constitution of the
Association, and It was again decided not to receive any
affiliation fees from the Good Templar Lodges. Mr. IL
Hodges, who, as was the Mae last year had deelined to
accept office unless the Association and the ',food Templer,
were severed. was then re-elected Secretary, and the
meeting broke up in some disorder. After tea in the
Temperance-hall a public meeting was held in the Gail&
hall, which was nearly filled. The President was in the
chair, and speeches of an Interesting
_character were
delivered by the Chairman ; Mr. Taylor, National Temper-
anoe League ; Rev id Knell, Midland Temperance
league; Mr. T. W. Glover, United Kingdom Alliance;
Rev W. L Littlewood. and the Rev .1. Clarke, Primitive
Methodist Minister, Bournemouth. A collection win
made in aid of the funds of the Association.
POLICR, Saturday.— Before the Mayor (Mr. A. Balaton).
Mr. C. J. Stone, and Mr. J. B. Darrell.
Francis Best and Mess Bettor were charged under •
warrant with assaulting Jane Best, wife of the male
prisoner, on Thursday.—About • month ago the male
prisoner was sent to gaol for • similar offence, and after be
was released on Thursday
_he and the female prisoner, with
whom it appears he cohabit% again aranlmia prosecutrix.
-Mrs Best DOW said the woman was tin sod to blame.
and 'ha did not wia totEridtlmi airripir her
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