The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-03-28 00:00:00

DORMIEBTIR.

Pennon si F&.ILttUUT.—t the Hone of
Ocsontoes on Wetlands:, . unitioo was pranged by
ook„,„4 milky, frau Puidiehloton,
oado., Whores, Maiden and Newton, try:l:kr 711
my, Jim Oollisp' mote° for Um formation of peasant
PirsilicgListratiOn.—The mothers of St. Peter's sewing
dami=lited Mn. Gann with a handsome tea set
_y last,
_in token of their love 'ad respect.
n. Bey. T. W. Kuips, illS hi. usual kinness, and
YR POW'S, went present duriug uwe intention
Twa promedinma
Doboannza DIUSATiNG 800IETT.—Ths debate
an the Be.. T. Neava's motion wee concluded on
=. Mr. Blunt will on Tuesday next bring
the subject of " Local Option,' and the G 3 -
Wan will be glad in the mesntime to reoeintuble
aerie of any member prepared to oppose the motion to
hi then submitted in favour al "Local Option"
principles. It woe derided at the meeting, on the
modes of the Bev. 0. Sanctuary, that the time of
earming should be at sights instead of quartet to sight
eelook.
New Ornerainno Oenoo.—We an sun the
sanonaosmeat of Colonel Wilkinson's retiremest from
the command of in Depet will be greatly regretted,
as be hie made hiswelf extremely popular with ail—
both military and dvlllaa, Friday's &Lane announces
Lisats-Colostel and Colonel Henry Marshall has beta
promoted from half-pay, to be Lieut.-Colonial with
a view to his co the 39th Regimental District
(the Donstshire Regiment), vice Colonel J. Wilkinson,
who is about to inane that appointment.
TSB YaOlUalli.—The following orders hays been
issued by Captain W. R. Boner, lL P., of the
Manny Troop, Q.O.Y.C. :—" The B (lielbury)
Troop will seeable for troop and squad drills as
under_ :—Squad den : Saturday, April Ist, and
(*Bowies Saturdays, at the Biding SchoolL.H.A.
Barrack; Dorthemer, at twelve noon ;
Evershot Seition, at three p.m.; Tnesdays—A:
month, at three p.m.; Wsdanclays—Bridport, at two
p.m. Troop drills (mounted in drill order, tunics and
forage imps) Monday, April 17th, Kvershot
at LIAO am.; Monday, April 24th, Medea Newton,
at eleven am. ; Monday, May Bth, Maidaa Caen, at
elms am. The regiment will asescable on Saturday,
May 1345, for eight days permanent duty, and march
Ina quarters at Weymouth."
ADmutellywno Dann TO Homan. —At Ills
Drifinkl Petty_ flessions, reotintly, Walter Johnnie,
sernat with Mr. Hanby, farmer, of Killian; was
rearged with administering. poisonous compound to
his mailer's hones, and, on convinion, the magistrates
Said lam a. One of the witness stated that anti.
was sae principal ingredient, sad that the poison
had b.in given to produce • glossy skin. Turn of
Mr. tlonny's horses had died through this practios.—
We hen men to benne the administration of them
falsagent' is more exteosively had recourse to
generally imagined, and cases of great suspicion
Me sot waning in the neighbourhood of Dorchester
that oseas pest anxiety to owners of valuable horses,
wad it Seams tote that • nominal floe of £3 is a totally
laadeqnate passim/masa for such crime, or comp:maw
lion for the revere loss an employer may sustain ; and
want a cestom cannot be too severely condemned.
Sass or PaorisTr.—On Tuesday Mr. Henry
Ware, of Winchester, submitted to public °nand'.
ties, at the tioyal ilotel, by order of the trustees of
the will of the Lt. Mr. Mark Tom Gillo, the freehold
accommodatio farm and sax redenedi, with cottage
aid hoosemsad, koown a." Bale's Farm." th s whole
ootatainag 33a. lr. s3p. of arable and pastor, land,
atoned to the parish of Chilcomb, within • few
Ina Ind yards of the clay boundary. Nourith.taud.
ins las advantageous position of the farm aa • build-
ing site, its proximity to UN city, and the high quality
of the son, the bidding* were by OJ means s*ited, and
the *impact little holding was withdrawn at the sum
of 23.900, or £650 less Lissa that tor which it was pat-
Swami icy the Isie proprietor in the year 1878. Mr.
John 'LAC% of Andover, then occupied the rostrum,
Ind And for sale the publish.= koowe as Ora
"Railway Tann," dtua's on the Station hill, and tor
many yens in the occupation of he present pro-
tit=(Mrs. Fuser). Thl. propely is leenh.ild
oil 000 y an from 3.lrsouber 29n, 1865, at
the yearly 'sunk of £9, payable halfl, 'any. Ths brat
olfer was mate by Mr. Damn Ward, an ad; doing
owner, and so keen is the comonition f v this deicrip-
tWn2 of property in • le sliog th r ug,ifara that in this
fast one the sum of tl 5 _5 wet rea hal tor a mods/ato-
ned leasehold publith use. Mr. W. Shoutos was the
racensful bidder, ochry, we believe, on behalf of •
welkkoown firm of brewers at Do ch-ster.
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FOSISATIaI or • BAND or Horc—Thosa interested
In this laudable inov-re,nt wiil be glad to learn
that, through the ff vie of ravers' twitchers of the
Gaicregatkinal h pet a Bead of HODO 244 formed
I. 002044106 with th .t church 02 Wedoesdey even-
lag, the Rev. T. Nagy., (p. 40 p addlng. The inestiog
was pretty well ct.o.ted, end was open-d by singing
the hymn, " Wirt for the Night is Combo," after
which Mr. Nears offered pr. er. Toe f
friends kindly offered the.r assist mos in addressing
the meeting:— Reeve. C ii. °ening, Blemett, Richards,
and Pounoy.—M . Nese@ said be wee very glad to see
so many of tluem the -e that nigh., and that they had
responded to the iovitation. At the clo.- of that meet-
lag 'buy take their flaw-n, s diet he m ght be
when they met again in a fortnight's time, to
eiere7h
their carda to thaw. He promised them he
would sign that night with the children. (Applause.)
He had thought 000siderably over it, and he bad now
made up his mind, not only for the sae of himself, but
for the little ones, to sign the pledge that night. (Loud
applause.) In conclusion. he referred in the noble
work done by Kr. Goff, the well-known orator,
for the temperance movement in Scotland and Wales.
He then called on Dir. Richards to speak.—Mr.
Richards had had experience In this temperance work,
wits very glad they bad started a Band of Hope, und
hoped they would attend regularly. It was quite right
that every church or chapel in the town should possess
themselves of a Band of Hops. (Rear, hear.) He
was re) .iced to boar that their pastor was tp. lag to
sign the pledge that night with the children—(applause)
—for he (Mr. Richards) could assure them that he bad
(mad the good of it, and so would all, both in body
and goal. He wished the Bind of Hope prosperity.
(Applause.)--Mr. Biewstt said he had been a teeto-
taler about 18 years, and knew a great deal about the
drink and its evils. They must all be united, make
up their minda that it shall be the best in the county—
tspzultaii)—and that they must try and do some good,
Bands of Hope and Sunday Schools were the
beet reformatories in the world. (Loud applause.)—
Mr. Pomo, and Mr. Gl'loo4i, also made short
addressee, and proposed Mr. Watkins, Congregational
Sanday 3thool teacher, as secretary of this Band of
Hope, which was unanimously carried, Mr. Watkins
acknowledging the c,mplinient. After singing a
hymn, and prayer by the Rev. T. Nese*, the meeting
termthatecL We understand about 50 pledges were
taken.