The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-01-09 00:00:00

i•DUOLE.

J. THinvonith. E.g.. with his !ih•r4l kiminees, nave
a ;0.41 i,ie. f be.•l to ..v..rw eott‘er in the villa e and
on hi. wheth..r tataint or oth.rwire. .o Ib4 41
sh. u 1.14 j • poi dinoer on Chri•tmas Day.

PORTLAND.

Ramona' }lntimate.- The second watch of the
He male. woe eded on Coriattnee leave on Satur-
day ; they numh-ret a.. ut 80 men.
NI tut' t.ar ArrulYrugmr. —Sup •ruurn Captain
G. D. King H.rthen c .pt.in trice T. .1. H. Dunne,
secot.de for ...rid ein the auxiliary forc.o..
MAJOn (.1-ateta, .4 the Royal West Surrey
R-gitnent, has hese spisdnt,i to the command of the
recirnent .1 dieted at Guildford.
Scrims Ti) nig I:ggn —On Tuesday night Mr.
John Pearce. eurveyor 4. the Local Snarl. entertains
toe P rtland Irm I at Ma h• was, when his goof he.lth
w a heartily drunk among the mual toasta

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DA‘Ol.-011 M 'fetal night the Sir-
comas .f the W...e Surrey .ed She pehire te,imene•
bad a isnct. in the Gymnasium lathe Verne, to which
they invite liriends .

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QUALMS HARDOMIXARTIMINIT.—We bear that on
the expiration of the term of terrine of the tiresent
h al) .0 m et•or at Portland. it in I.kely the office will
be ah. dished. the lut-. t hi. performed in ftPure by
the staff-c lumen ler of the guard-hp at that dine.
DORSI? Faltantr 8001iTT—i11treir YoBTIAND
Beancit.—A p Ihlic meeting .4 the she, hrAlleh wan
held in the infan• schoolroom It-tome ..n
January tird t consider further the recent action of
the usanageing committee in reducing the sick p.y of
the branch.
Tee STO2II Tsang has been rather dull of Iste,
and in c nsequence of the unfavourable weather,
which ha. prevpate I work, we fear the quarrymen
will come badly off when they come ti reckon up
their pay.
ParsoprOmOßMl'CourtAiirra.—The Home Secretary
bee sppointed a wonmittes, c .ns:. log of the Karl of
Ronstary. Sir It Y. %V. liendereon, S r E.
DtiOnste, K.C.R. Mr. J. T. Fhb Irrt, Ml'.. id Mr.
R. S. Milford (Prison Coniminioneo, to conael d and
report oaths recent c rnplaint. of office' s of convict
prisons rs•ariling their p •nition an-1 ;deflects.
OLD SOLDIRMIL —On Tura Ivy 2.itn n hongint to
the Shrooehire Rviriment proreolvd t A1.1.-rehot,
nod r the c inmand of I dent Wilbrahnm, t • join the
headquarters an I be di-charged, they being the
re.erved men who were called up to join their
coiner., and who peeved in Egypt during I he war.
Intatesre.—Two convicts die 1 laat week, and one on
Toesday. :tweedier to the rule, when • prisoner
dies, an inqu.s hal It he held on each. Tbie wan
does by K N Howard, freq., coroner for the Illan.l,
and 11w.. found they were Granary &ate
WIILISTAMI II AT Foirrugg's Witt.—On Tare.
day and Wedneeday lad, • bezner was held at the
Wepinynn Sch.e4rootn. Fortntr-'s Well, to aid the fund
for the extincti di of the chipel debt, which amount+
to ab. u. £3OO. T • r,son we grandly decorated with
evergre.ns, artificial Rowse, and 11. g., '• Welcome"
melting the vl.l rs' yes in large beer., and
Malt ins in Parra" b-ins suspen led over th. child-
ren's stell. There were four stall., and a ref reel, midst
room. The Ii .1 wan k-pt by Me-es Way, slesmsn,
and Flew, who mai various eiytv of nice things to 114
and dr.ok. inclu.ling deseert fruit, bet noth.ng
eating.—The see.nd stall was presided over by Mrp.
Mille and Mrs. Davis, who among other intersiding
articles eh.,wed a patchwork silk cushion made by a
I Ay veer 80 years of sge, and emits of her last work.
Here were heirloom., st mis worked in beads, and •
lar:e iinanti•y of wearing appatel. Mrs. and !dial
Angel sod Miss White kept the third stall, which
hors • large number ~1 Laney article., a very
I sloe plush CIIIAJOII. ther kilicknerkm.—
The fourth, or children'. stall, was well loarlptl
with children'. toes an I clothing, fancy and
plain. The r-forohment Fit im peeper woo adjoin.
! ing, and here Miss Wingate, Mrs. Attwooll, and
l Mrs. Allen ha i an shoo taut otititly ; the tom
! was well fill d, and they ap,,eared to be 'king •
I good hileinpes.—A sina I mu.enm w e crowded with
cord includng tn. gloh.e of corm us indi an
..1-o • ho--net years .4.1, and • shnsrl nearly
SS old, in which a y ein4 lady den...l hernelf ; lit Bit,
roc rditig to pre...lst Mean, she 1..464 rather comical,
she left the strange attire t-, other., and • y. wig man
amused the company by putting it on. Here wares's°
swords which had been u.ed to fight the pirates on the
hatch, and other things admir.ble or strange.—The
burner was opened by the Key. John Leda, the super-
intendent minister of the circuit ; and the singers sang
m.ny pleasing hymns, including '• Hail! Emmanuel
Mr. Epnley leading on the harmonium.
rrr Sara I angry AT THS COTIO &winos AL CRAP IL.
The first of a •eies of entertainments, the proceeda of
whin., are to he given to the fund for the renovation
•f the C .ngregational Chapel, Chesil, took pl.-, on
F. iday evening last in the capncieue Bohnniro'-'m • I.
joining th Chapel. It was much to be regretted that
the evening was so no( avoorable, the DIDI preventing
m .nv from attending. Thee, however, who did
often I were wed r.-paid. The pr-gramme WM • il^"tri
one and all well, the ringing of Ws. Kendal. Mr.
Bannerman, and %Ir. %V Dunl.iey deinoying eepecial
praise. Ths Rev. Mr. Waugh pre idol, and in the
course of a few brief remark. detailed the object .4
the entertainment. said it was the first time he had
seer resided at such an entertainment, but be thought
it Wae olot Of One hletb•fileTY W Pled& 12Pn• inch

occasions, as the encouragement of good singing and
Clove of manic was well, for it fitted.. to prepare for
the mansion above where we readtin oar Bible of the
, singing of angels and sound. 41 the trumpet+ there.
He derbed t. thank ND.. Laker, the indefstigahle
neontary, whose exertir.na he appreciated, and to him
they owed thank. for bringing together so many
willing to hslo. Among the visitor., were—M,. and
Ha Milton. Mr. Nlitchall. Mr. and Mrs. Flood,
Mr. and Mr.. 0. Way, Ma Combet, Mr. 11 wley,
Mr. !loyal an I family, Mr. and Mr.. Mill. r,
MO. C mains, %tr. score, Ilia. Blacken, Mr. ai.4l
Dr .ke, k.c. Mr. Oa .'leer, ii ontina.tar at he Verne,
wee vet-sited by unforeseen reaore ; hi. place we
hosier r hid hy Mr. II oinerin iii. W o rein irked it
w prsainupti-n t ii, so, but tie WAS Willing 10 do his
bet. Tim fo toeing was the p oasts= • :—Part
"H.,. in Vial Griot." gio choir ; song,
" L ol.l',lllteunso." Mr. Bannerman ; rsading. " Lights
and Shadow..." Mr. Laker; duet, " Fairy Dewdrops,"
Miss Waugh and Miss Way; song, "Why do
Summer ilnima Fade," "lie. Kendal; dent, " Flaw
on thou Shining Hirer," Miss*. Kendal an.l Dunk!ey ;
reading, " Abrehasn's Slipper," Mr. Matthews; smg,
" Robin Adair," Mi.. Ounkley ; vocal duet, 'The
Shipwreck," Memos. W. H. and C. Way; song,
"The Falconer," Mr. W. Dunk:ey ; song, "When
Slimmer Dies." M.o. B.nnenno, ; pine, ...to,
Bannerman; song, 11 autilni Isle .1 the Sea." Mr
W. H. Way. Pan 11. —Ol-e, "'flu. Belfry Tower,"
glen choir; song, "Goodsbys, Sweethea t." Mr.
Bannerman; duet, " Muoc on th. Waves.," Mines
Kendal mai Dunkley ; g, "Geuevena," Mr.
Rop r; vi.dia aolo, "Scot h Mr. Bannerman;
"L Who Bridge.' Mr. .1. M. Way; pianmi 'bet,
• the Wold Waves Sat Waiigh
and S. Itlitcs.lll; suing, "Cnimi .g Bells of Long
Ago," Miss K-nd ; piano aut., "Zutipa," Miss
Ihumerrnau ; song, "Once A,aia," M. J. Danbury;
sag, "De.th 01 Nag 'ii," Mr H. Way ; National
Anthem A lamp was touch heeded, the ttarkhese of
ths night and c eitinue I faill rsti bring the ash very
difficult.