The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-01-01 00:00:00

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ON December 28713-;t-e—m—peTance--. entertainment was
held, consisting of musical selections, recitations, and
dialogue.. Mr. W. R. Smith presided.
ON December 2.5 th the Wesleyan' held a meeting,
when addressee. were delivered by Messrs J. W.
Barnett, J. Tapp T, J. Ellis, Silas Elf ord, and 11.
Elliott Mr. A. Joyce presided, and suitable hymns
with carols were runt%

ON December 26th the Primitives held. tea an.l
Christmas tree. when Eli was realised, including £l5
from Durweiton and E 5 the tree profits. Mr. W.
Pitman, jun., preached a sermon on Rev. tail, 17.
After the tea a public meeting was held, Mr. W.
Wheeler preellinr, en 1 adirseeee were delivered by
Meows. G. Bolt and O. Cook (Durweston),
Pitman (Penn), and Rev. J. Harper (Blandford).

NEWTON.

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TR& Weeleyens of the Illandford circuit held lb-jr
querterly matins on December 26th, when repts-n-
-tatives attended fr .m Bliodford, Sint-west •r,
Okeford, Shillioot me. Biourpaine, Stickland, Hough-
ton. Ihberton, arid BAlchalwalL All claims were
paid, and Messrs. (I. Cake and G. S. Emmett, the
circuit stewards, were thanked, and re-elected; also
Mr. T. W. Barnett, secretary, to which each
responded, as did aloe Mr. J. Meader, who
entertained the company to dinner and tea. Ihbertm
New Chapel was reported as covered in. and CIO and
i. 30 grants thereto from Erteneinn and Cliat,el Funds
if opened free of debt. A ;'ircn.t Tract Union was
outvoted, and the nest meeting was fixed at Blau].
ford for M ach nest

A Puts FOR CRLIIATION.—Soma people—very
worthy people. no doubt —here been shocked by Ills
recent monists of the cremation of the ho ly of the
late Captain llanham. For charity's sake wo will
respect their feelings, but we are utterly on ibl.. to
understand their ergumenta a. omit such a m hod ,if
disposing of our deed. From astnitary point of view,
their objection• 4.411 absurd, and mutt be relegated to
an age of darkness which wa have happily passed.
We will do our best to direct their attention ti an
Important extract, which bears directly upon te
question. and which is taken from the rep ire from
her MO 'sty's diplomatic and consuier officer. abroad
on subject. of ;reneral interest, presented t, b tb
Honeys of Parliament this year. The report is by Mr.
Oorbelt, of Rio de Janeiro, and embodies the investi-
gati we of Dr. Praire on the subject of yellow fever.
Dr. Freir• etatos :—" I think it a duty to divulge aa
soon as possible a circumstance .if much Imp o'l•nce
to the publiz. hesitS. Having gone to visit the
rurnjnba cmtetery. where th ise dying in the manl.
time hospital of Hants 'semi are iutarred, I gathered
from • foot below :hi surface some of the earth
gathered from the grave of a person who died about •
year ago of yellow fever. On examining a small
quantliy with the microscope, I found myriads of
microbii •xactly identical with those found in the
excreta of person/sick with yellow fever. These °beer.
vaginae, which were verified in all their details by my
auxiliaries, show that the germs of yellow fever
perpetuate themselves in the cemeteries, which are like
so many nurseries for propagation of new generations
destined to devastate our city. A guinea-pig, whose
blood upon examination showed that it was in a pure
state, was shut up ix • confined space in which was
placed the earth taken from that grave. In five days
the animal was dead, and it, blood proved in be
literally crammed with cryptococans in various stagee
of evolution." Could .CaloCe speak more plainly, and
I. sentiment to get the better of it. teaching? We
have too great • faith in healthy public opinion As
ever to doubt it. sordid in this mattar.—froa.