The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-04-14 00:00:00

Mi. WALITLI THONAn, A.N1.1.C.E., the boonigh
engineer and surveyor, 114 A been elected a Member of
the Sanitary Institute .4 Great Britain.
MiantOUCut acu ANNIVILItnAkT TRA.--On Eanter
Monday • public tea wan held in the Asiwinbly
'tonne, North-aguare, to celebrate the wand anniver-
sary of the opening of thin plata. for public worship.
About 100 ..at down to tea. In the evening sorvire
uf wing wax given by the choir, entitled "Loin and
incidents in the life of General Gordon,- with
musical illustrationn. Miii.. l'arrott presided at the
pianoforte and harmonium. The choir consisted of
hlrs. Horsman and deffrieli, Miwes Paine
Parrett, Pinnick, Hardy, and Barrett, Nlewirt:.
Wilkimon, .1 eff rive, l'innick, tttt ick, Trow, Hallam,
Kibby, and IMlwy. The parts were taken up, awl
the. pieces ming in cat.ital otyle, giving the greeting
watts/action and reflecting h credit mion the per
furmers. Mont gratifying and encouraging has loen
the succesa attending the gospel seri iceu in thin room.
During the lag 12 monthn a Sunday School ham been
comrnenced, adult male, and females, Bible elasses
established, an efficient choir formed, and a irry large
oungregation gathered ; indeed, iei the
apacious place tin Sunday., that many are anable
admittance, and early attendanci. ii. nen.ssary
to mecum • them. Mr. Parrett'. minintry in thin plate
haa in every way been attended by reisearkable Ides
. 1 the work Sr.' met by th.•
geiseroun voluntary offering.. of friends .4 all
tiawitai and parties in the town, who Aympatlii. with
• work which entirely uniteniiminational, attrart iuig
many who would g. to no regular place .1
and Mut for i object simply the preaching of Ow
gospel of our Lord Jests, Christ.
EATXALING A th ILO RING.- At the It. rough
Court, on Tuesday, belnre the Nlaynr (.%1.1.-nilan
Gregory), Sarah Aim I Wllar, a young woman with a
baby in her arms, .4 Southampton, WAA charged with
mtealing • gold ring, id tI,. m i10,,f 11 10.., the pr.,.
petty of Jane Sanders. - Pr. siecitt rie maid .11.• WAA the
wife of George Richard Sander.% and haw! in Friary.
lan, The ring 'produced) ww her liroperty.
liwit raw it in DeCiinnirer. came ei her howie
to work in Soptruilier, and ii,, continowl to ii.. so till
the end of IWweinhor. She had not aeon her sinee.
Witness remembered allowing the 'weenier the ring
during the tine- she WAA there, and the (prinoneri knew
where she kept it. The ring wee worth idiom :1111.
It mis taken from her workbox in the motithid I heent-
ber. She did not see at again tilt she saw it in die
westiosion .4 P.S. Carter. She did not nhow it to any
one but the prisoner. (Prisoner ww. apprehended at
Southampton by P.S. Carter on Monday.) -She wiS,,
remanded till Monday.
. FAIN - Ifornet (Beet): Nlarch3l.-- ('rip I'm..
pie(a—The wheat in thin neighbourlinod in generally
• good plant, and MA. healthy, but not very forwiteri.
Spring corn hat. gone in well. The few stoniei awl
fronts we have had lately have made the land work
kindly; it is pretty well all sown with the exception
of a few Mown after late mote fed id. W. an' now
bury 'impairing for marigolds, and early rape.—Lire
Mack: Shrop have mostly wintered well, awl the ewe
flock+ about here have, I think, an average crop of
bunle. Keep in in many cases very nhort. and the rye,
ac., and y.,unw gem., are ',artily tit ei take then,
now we are into April we hope to have smile growinir
weather. Whet with the low prier id wheat Ili', a
Pack). beef and 1111 l tem Own not year at
tin.. time, I think our prospimuu never lookeil wow,-
Labour i• plentiful at from 12. i. to 11.. per week. Tlllll.
are enema farms vacant in the might...orb...l which
do nit let at all frerlyt tenants risiiiire great
reduction on the old rent.—J.F. in Agriettleurld
Gazette.