The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-25 00:00:00

EB/DPORT.

Karr= Yorrar.—The Easter Vestry for the parish of
Bridport, was held on Thursday April 20th at noon. The
rector (Rev. K LB. Herislowe) presided. The church-
wardens accounts were presented and passed, there being
• balance in hand of ss. OW. The rector nominated Mr.
Collins as his rhurchvrarden for the ensuing year, and Mr.
Baker was re-elected the pariah churchwarden. Mr. H.
S. Dunham and Mr. Hartseill were selected as sidemen.
A voluntary rate of 6d. in the was proposed by Mr.
Whetharn, seconded by Mr. Turner, and agreed to.
ENTERT•INMENT AND SPELLING BZ/L —On Thursday
evening. April 20th, an entertainment of vocal and in-
strumental music, and a Spelling Bee, was held at the
Templar Hall, in connection with the Young Mena
Christian Association. The musical portion of the
arrangements, were conducted by Mr. S. Champ, the
vocal music being rendered by a Choir, of about 30 voices.
withoutany accompaniment In the instrumental music
Mr. Champ, ler volin, and assisted by Miss Champ, Ind
violin. Miss Swalield, pianoforte, and Mr. C. Warren,
harmonium.—ln the Spelling Bee. lit competition the
prizes were awarded.—lst prise, Miss Kate Reid ; 2nd,
Miss Reid; 3rd Mr. W. Roper; 4th, Mr. Garner ; sth,
Mr. W. D. Rein i ;6th, Mr. G. Hoare and 7th Mr. Ward.-
2nd Competition—lnn prise, Mr. Swaffield 2nd, Mr.
Lee, 3rd, Mr. Brown, 4th, Mr. G. Bartlett There was a
very good attendance.
WOR/LN'S SUFFRAGE.— A public meeting in support of
the above measure, was held in the Town Hall, on Friday
April 21st, at eight p.m. The meeting was presided over
by Mr. C. Tucker (Mayor), and the meeting was addressed
by Mrs. William Clark, of Street, and Miss Seedy. M.A.,
from the United States, who very powerfully and ably,
advocated the claims of women, duly qualified as House-
holders, to the right to vote for election of members to
Parliament It was proposed by the Rev. J. L Carpenter,
and seconded by Rev. J. Austin, that • petition from
this meeting in favour of the measure, signed by the
Chairman, be sent to Captain Dishy, M.P., and P. Ralli,
Esq.. M.P.,praying them to vote for this measure. Carried
without one gliseentient It was proposed by Mr. C.
Edmunds, and seconded by Mr. H. Kendall, that a vote
of thanks be given to the ladies who had addressed them
that evening—Carried.—lt was proposed by Mr. Reynolds
and seconded by Mr. Samson, that a vote of thanks be
given to the Mayor, for presiding that evening.—Carried.
—The hall was crowded.
ODDFELLOWe Diteasric SOCIETY. —An entertainment
in connection aith the Great Western Lodge of Gild-
fellows was given in the Templar Hall, on Wednesday
April 19th, to • crowded audience. The entertainment
commenced with a cornedietta, entitled "Too late for the
fair ":—Old Fidget, Bm. T. Thorne ; Mr. Sterling, Bro.
W. Stone; Jerry. Sam Max, a drunken cobbler, Susan
Squall, a hang' singer, Timothy Thunipwell, a druinmer,
Mademoiselle Durnpline, a songstress 34ft high, Uttering
ll•onshine, • maniac, Bro. G. Thorn.; Abraham Clod, a
servant, Bro. C. Powell; Polly, Susan &ruble, a washer-
, woman, and Madam Maypole, a theatrical manageress,
Miss Guppy. This farce was carried through with great
spirit by all the company. Bro. G. Thorne in all his
different characters kept the audience in roars of laughter,
and certainly performed all the different roles with great
ability and impersonation. The next part of the enter-
tainment was a song by Bro. Capt. Edwards "Kathleen
Mavoureen " which was warmly encored, and he then
obliged the company with "Tom Bowling" The enter-
tainment continued with a "Toy Symphony" Kinder
Sinfoni, conducted by Bro. W. Stone on the pianoforte,
and assisted by members of the company playing different
aorta of musical Osman toys. This being quite a novelty,
the audience testified to the same by great applause. The
entertainment was concluded with • farce entitled "Th.
active policeman" sustained by members of the company.
Owing to the great success of the entertainment it was
announced that the performance would be repeater' on
Saturday evening, and this was done to • fair audience.
BOROUGH POLICE. Thursday.—Before the Mayor, Mr.
C. Tucker.

Joseph I law ford. labourer. was brought up in custody
charged by P.C. Brown, with being drunk, and disorderly
in South Street, on the preriiius evening—Fined 2h. dd.,
and costa tii., or seven day's imprisonment
John Berens, a sailor, vu brought up in custody on a
warrant, charged by Mr. H. Good, with refusing to go to
sea in the ship " Why Not, Captain G. Hallett Defend.
ant's excuse wee that he had received • letter from his
mother, announcing her illness, and wanted to go and...
her, but failed to produce the letter. —Sentenced under
the Merchant Shipping Act, to eight weeks' impri,on.
went, with hard labour.