The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-05-02 00:00:00

and lire, Knit" Mr. and Mn'. J. F. Hodges„Mr. and
Mrs. Burnett, Mr. di Mrs. Tudor, Kr. and Dirs. R.
Thornton, Mr. and Mrs. A. Pop,. Mr. and Mrs. Z.
Pearce, the Misses Churchill. Mr:_ Davis, Km
Blackstone Williams, Mrs. Gans, Wu Goodin, Mr.
and Mrs. T. S. Biggs, Mr. and Mrs. Steele, Mrs.
Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. A. Spicer, Mr. and Mrs. Cumin.
ton, Mr. and Mrs. A. Look, Mr. and Mrs. M. Lock,
Mrs. Fudge, Mr. H. Kayo, Mr. W. Gafpin, Mr. B.
Pope. Mrs. Pagan. Mr. sad Mrs W. MrMia Mr.
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and Mrs. o J
Ross, Mrs. Howe, and Rev. H. F. ams,
The choir was taken by the Mayor (A. Babson,
Esq.), and asnont those present were--Rev. H. Everett,
Mr. A. Pope, Ur. L Burnett, CoL Oldfield, Mr.
R. Davis W._ T. 8. Biggs, Mr. F. J. Holland, Mr.
J. G. Wood, Mr. 0. Limy, Mr. R. Holland, Mr. T.
Ageism°, Mr. J. Miles, Mr. H. J. Led, Mr.
Sainsbury, Mr. Ward, Ur. Caster, W. Cooper, Mr.
Nobel eta, etc.
Gram was sung before and after supper by the
members of Holy Trinity Choir, and justice having
been dose to the abundanos of good things provided—
beef, mutton, ham, plum-puddings. pies, tarts, ha
The Mew' rose and gave the first toast, which he
said was invariably proposed In all assemblies where
Englishman met, which gave him the greatest sa'-iefas:s-
tion to propel, '"The health of our Gracious Queen."
This was received with I ,od cheering aid musical
honours, !ring followed by " 'three Cheers for Prince
Leopold.
The next toast, as the Mayor remarked, was mining
miser home, "Prosperity and finocees to this Night
School." Judging from the cheerful c =Renames be
saw that night he thought there was a great amount
of prosperity round hi u. fiosaking of the work done
In the school h bad no doubt that a great many of
tlo m had profited by the work. ( p ).
Glee, " Dams Deaden," by the Choir.
Colonel OLD/111.13,in the course of espied which gave
the hope time practical advice, said he wished them to
remember that when they left school at 13 and went
into employment, they should continue learning by
attending the might school. Ile therefore impressed on
them the motto " Learn and Rarn"---by this bet, they
would be able, whilst still continuing their education,
to help their parent. teweide f and pr Adding
for them. Men should be learning all their life long.
As asiight encouragement to this example of inderj,
he was going to give books to the 43 who had passed,
be couldn't give them all halfsrowns, but the books
he gave were cheap repobliomions of standard works,
which are now brought within the reach of
every one and he took this opportunity of
making this known, in order that they might
have • wide Circulation amongst poor students. They
were books which they wouldn't be able to read in an
afternoon, and were of • light and pleasant character.
The following boy' were than called up and rewired
their books, which competed "The Voyage In the
Sunbeam," "Swiss Barnily Robins in," Anderson's
" Fairy Tales," "Boys' Natural History," to. :
Richard Newbury, James Wake. Henry Cheeks
Warren, John Smith, William Po pis, Thomas Lester,
William 0. Denton Thomas wring, Frederick
Seel, William &Wring, James Pop's, Frederick
Mayo, Joseph Newbury, George Harris, William
Guy, Arthur Bartlett, William Stone, William
Martin, William Ralph, Henry Proles, George
Newman, Louie Masters, Charles Lee* Jaime
Leach, john Loveless, Hilary Hayman, Walter
Davis, Thomas Churchill, Isaac Bowring, Charles
Arnold, Frederick White, Freak Warms James
Vinoent, Edward Soper, Walter Pitcher, 'William
Charles Legg Robert Feed Charles Davis, Alfred
Churchill, Charles Collies, George Cox, Walter Otter,
and Arthur J. Masteruma. In addition to the books, '
A. J. Masterman, Louis Madero, and William Ralph
received a small sum of money from the Colonel, the
two first having attended every time the Sohool was
open, and the latter having only missed onos.
Comic song: " Bother the Flies," Ms. F. J.
Holland.
Mr. Bourn said be had been asked to teepees •
vote of thanks to Mr. Cooper, which be did with a
great deal of pleasure, first of all because be heard
they had passed a better examination this year than
In any year before, and secondly became las knew Mr.
Cooper was such an oddities master, and also for his
exertions in getting up such an excellent supper as they
had had that night. He thee called upon them to give
Mr. Cooper three cheers. [Cheers were then heartily
given by the boys.]
Mr. Comma, in returning thanks, said this lest year
or two they bad been rather restricted in help. The
work had fallen rather heavily upon him and his two
assistants, se that he thouftit some .4 the maim which
had fallen to him ought to be accorded Mr. Noble and
Mr. Elford. In pest years he bride implainte made to
him as to the noise made by the boys going home down
the street, but this year only one complaint had been
made, and on enquiry he found the boys didn't belong to
the night school. It would be remembered they
had some lively lipid's in the school but
this year when the names were submitted
some 15 were refused. In the early part of the
year some had j deed her Majesty's service, and
attended the military school, so they hadn't quite so
many names as last year.
The Choir then sang another else, which was followed
by • comic eons by Mr. F. J. Holland.
Mr. A. Pore said that when he came into the room
he saw the motto "Diligence is Rewarded." He
was quite see they had been rewarded, for they had
had • good supper and plenty to eat, while books and
money had been given them by Colonel fildfield. He
thought that out of tho .640 there might begin who would
become Mayors of Dorchester. (Laughter.) Ile prop mod
the 'Health of the Mayor of Dorchester." (Cheers
musical honours " For He's • Jolly Good Fellow.)
The MaTOl thanked them for the way in which they
had received the t sat. Referring to what Mr. Pope
had said, he remarked that he thought there might be
• dcaen there who would beooms Mayors, but there
might be Miley More if they only worked well. If
they relied on themselves, instsa I of waiting at the
bottom of the hill for someone to help them up, they
would be much more likely to get into the chair he
occupied. In conclusion,he hoped they would go home
quietly, and that he might have none of them brought
before him on Monday. (Laughter.)
The Rev. H. Elicitor asked them, Weft they
separated, to give three hearty cheers for the ladies
and gentlemen who were donors of the leash The
boys responded to this in • style that showed they
possessed tolerably good lungs.
Mr. COOnli called for three cheers for Mr. Everett,
who, he said, had always taken • great interest in this
ichooL
Them having been given, the National Anthem was
sung and the boys dispersed.