The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-07-04 00:00:00

PRIMITIVE METHODIST FAREWELL TEA AND

PUBLIC MEETING.

Our Primitive Methodist friends are about to lowa in
the Rev. J. Knipe • my valuable and indefatigable
minister, who for the led three years has been the
superintendent of the Weymouth Circuit The rev.
gentlemen, whom removal Ii Silithester, in Hemp-
shire, is looked epee with much regret by the large
circle of friend* he has made during the brief period
he has laboured in this district, is an excellent
preacher, and his mole aim has been to expound the
Scriptures most truthfully and faithfully. On Sunday
last good congregate.= bited the chapel, when the rev.
gentleman preached his farewell memos& In the
morning his text was chosen from Matthew jell., 4,
'lt is good for us to be here," and his evening memos
was delivered from d'hilemon, last three verses.
On Monday seeding • "parting cup," with the
wood oolioemitenta for the goodness of which
great prsise must be given to Morn. LI. toot and
Davis—wee partaken of in the chapel, and, although
: such an sexasion wool I naturally warrant • much
larger gathering, a lair number did justice to the
"creature comforts" that greased the improvised tables
,on the top of the pews, several friends of the
denomination coning from Charminster and Upwey.
The meeting, which commenoed at half-past seven,
was be:ter attended, and Mr. ti. Foot was voted to
the chair. Having expressed hie thanks to the
audience for elscting him to the "seat of honour,"
and his pleasore at belies able to attend at such •
meeting, the Cuairmau said if he spoke from his heart
he should gay be believed everybody who knew Mr.
Knipe would like to keep him nere amongst them at
DOI ohester. (A.pplauss.) lie had done a great good
iu and around this town, and when be is gone from
them lit VIM think of him as they ought. After a
fec more eul ogi•tic remarks, bearing on the truly
religioue character of the rev. geutiemen, he requested
to blur the voice of
Mr. kiATIIII, of Oluarininster. This geotimazt, al •
local preacher, could bear testimony to what the
chairman had said. He believedh/r. Knipe preached
the (roe doctrine of Christ, and prayed that he may
be 'pared for many years to coins., so that be may be
instrumental in bniigiug souls to Chart. This may be
their lest meeting with Mr. Knipe on this earth; but
they may all again meet "over there," where there
will be brightness an! unity of love, and where part-
ings are no more.
Mr. G. Mote, another "local," of Charminster,
hoped Mr. Knipe would prosper in his new sphere of
labour, where he trusted be would meet with • hearty
the they y
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speaker knew their departing superb.-
tending had a good helpmate is hie wife, and be also
knew wherever they went the heart, of Lb. Dorchester
Primitives went with thorn.
Mr. CUBIC, town missionary, expected to bee many
more on such an occasion, b cause they were c one
there coped ally to say good-bye. and to express their
sympathy with their dear frirn I, Mr. Konen
Alluding to the recent outdoor manoeuvres of the Blue
Ribbon Army, our military friend said he had ,
sacrificed • similar meeting to be tnere instead, for he
loved Mr. Knipe, who was very energetic in outdoor
proceedings when he was able.
Mr. Moose said there was not one of them who
knew their minister but who could ',idol.** hie
opinion that no other minister had worked harder than
he had on this circuit. Wherever he goes he knew
they heartily wished him God speed. (blear, hear.)
Mr. DANIIILLII informed the meeting that since Mr.
Knipe bed been in this district more progress ham been
made in Dorchester than for many years before. There
have been no lege than 140 go 4 oonverte in the three
years he has been on this eta ion. May • like SUMAS
attend his endeavours wherever he goes. (Hew,
hear.)
Mr. Mitts bad been to chapel when his soul had
been borne down with heavy burden, but the word of
comfort had been brought to his spirit by theirtiloaty
minister. He has not dealt out the repel adulterated,
but the true Word of God. May God bless his wife
and family, and hie labours abundantly in his new
sphere of action. But they must not forget they have
got another minister. Let them ask God to bless him
also, and may he come amongst us in the fullness of
the Spirit of God. (Applause.)
Mr. Davis, being • local preacher, said Mr. Knipe
had always encouraged him and his itinerant brethren,
and enthusiastically referring to open-air evangeli-
sation. spoke of his own liking for great enthusiasm
in that worki,
Tne lixv. .1. Keirg, who wee warmly roc dyed,
said be warn ens .lindy pleased to bear the gratify.
ing praise his brethren bat thought fit to confer upon
him ant his wife, for which be returned them many
thank.; hut what was still a greater pleature to him
was to find they had made such • grand progress
during the three years he has been emonga them.
Betwrenontedoor work and his ch s pet duties he had felt
sometimes a little weary from over.exertion ; bat he
found great comfort in prayer. aod from the pulpit he
bad striven ti do his best. Ho hol never found more
willing people than the people of Dorchester, and his
local brethren had always been prepared to help in
their utmost to f other the great work of salvation,
and the rev, gentleman could- look upon the facie of
some premant, who three years since were living in win
and darkness; but now, by Divine providence, are
living in Christ. He trusted the religious movement
would prosper abundantly in the future, as it had in
the past. He thanked them sincerely for the very
handsome and costly present they were about to
present him. In referring to his new sphere of labour,
he read a letter from the present minister of that
place, who wrote to the effect that he thought he
would be very com'ortable at Silchester, for the
people were very agreeable. He wan sure they could
not be more agreeable than Dorchester people.
Though this was • farewell meeting b tweet' minister
and people, be hoped to see them • great many times
more on this earth, and if they never invited him to
Dorchester, all he could say was that he should invite
himself. (Aloplense.) Daring his speech, which was
of considerable length, the rev. gentlemen spoke in
glowing terms ,1 the financial state of the chapels.
They had • balance on the right side, and, where for
10 years they had only collected on an average £2O a
quarter, last quarter they had Ed, and this w is an
example of the collections for the last twe years.
(Applause.) They had a total of £4lO for chapel
purposes, and he hoped the new schoolroom at Wey-
mouth would receive many hundreds of dear children.
who may grow up in godliness. Their debts, he wee
more than happy to state, had all been cleared. (Ap-
plause.)_ .

The CHATIYAI said it had been unanim ous'y
adopted that they should present their out-going
pastor with some mark of the esteem awl love in
which they held him, and such • likeness of himself,
after the style of those lovely poetraits seen in Mr.
Pouacy's window in South-street, had been selected as
the most suitable and likely to plsaae. Mr. Pommy had
kindly lent them two 'penmen* for approval, t lether
with the frame which would be graced bytheir Waist r's
face, showing to the suilence two beautifully-executed
oortralis—one of Mr. Mills, and the other of the Rev.
Mr. You«.
Mr. POUNCT was present to express his sorrow at
not being able to finish the portrait in time for that
evening owing to the inclemency of the weather.
The usual votes of thanks were Passed. and •
collection made to help defray the costs of the
presentation, to which the Chairman added 105.
The gathering then diverted.

OLD Inuarrairr.-011 Monday inn among th•
interments at the Cemetery was that of Mra Draw,
long an attendant at Elope ChapeL Mrs. Drew wee
active till within • few days of her death, which took
place rather suddenly last week, her age being 39 years.
A Bto Flew IN ?se NAIL —Mr. Edwards's fishing
boat was out on Sunday afternoon, when the men
caught • thresher, about eleven feet long, and between
3 and 4 cwt. The creature wee killed without so
much damage as usual, and was afterwarls exhibited
on Weymouth San.is under an extemplrised Lent.
HOLY TRINITY CRUNCH PICNIC came off on Wed.
needay last, when a large number of the teachers,
choir, and friends started at eight in the morning 10
breaks and went off to Bindon Abbey for a day's
outing, jolly enough until the rain came down in As
evening, which caused some of the more careful to
flit by train, leaving the breaks to bring home their
=7=‘,11.443 which they intend Weymouth

Antenna Pnonouoarasz.—llis Worship the Mayor
has asked the Burial Board if they will consent to
allow the gates of fit. Mary's olauchyard between the
church end the Market-bonus to remain open so as to
allow a thoroughfare from Bt. Mary's to the streets
on the met, sad also to lamas, the width of church
perms by substituting a light fence for the
premmt wall. A the churchyard
fence for people celyPur SiwiTd7rti great advantage
at St. Jules's, Poole.
APTOMMAS, the Walsh harpist, gave en entertain.
mint with one harp only, at the Augusta Assembly
Room% cm Monday evemag last. His performance of
Beethovesee Moonlight Sonata was delicious, and the
audience were specially pleased with his rendering of
linglieb,doottialhand Welsh melodies. From beginning
to end t Joy were earaptured,eepec.ally with the delicious
maamement of airs at such a dietaries as to be scarcely
audible, and gradual iuoisibeing to full power.
Baron Manses Funsert, took plass on Monday
alt., n.,on, at the cemetery, among those present being
his aged father, his wife and child, and other relatioce.
The bearers were :—James Bog% Samuel Beker,
William Vellum, Fred Vaßince, John Darner, tea.,
and John Lamer, jun. According to the modern
custom, wreaths and crosses of White B were were on
the *Alio. Rev. W. Hind, curate-in-charge of Christ
Church, read the burial service of the churoh of
hoglaud.

The Rev. J. WOOD, on resigning the imstorate of
Castle-street Chapel, Reading, where he hes laboured
for upwards of U years, was presented, on the L2th
inst., by the church and oondrollati". with "
illuminated address and an envelope containing bank.
not.,; aud by the inemben of the young man. Bible
clam with their photographs, mounted in a gilt frame.
Mrs. Wood was at UN same time prewar. d with •
silver tea-eervios, as • labia of the esteem and regard
In which she was held by the tearthers and 'chola,e of
the Sunday whoa—Mamie* World.

A USG= TUGhBOAT for the port was evideotly to
be dewed in the lets winter storms. We are glad,
therefore, to learn that hiesers. Comas & Co., Limit to,
have entered into a °mazer:l with a first-claes brut for
a doubts-eagine iron passenger and tag-boat, ootsider-
ably larger and more powerful than the Commodore,
and alau fitted with the latest improvements for
6=17 traffic. Before next winter we trust Moms.
Co. will have this powerful boat to our port.

MIMI INUTILE) OF FOOD.—At the Borough Police.
court on Tuesday, boors Dr. Drew, B. Hopkins, Ent ,
J. Luna*, Beg., J. Milledg-, Esq.. and J. E. Robens.
&Kt , Sarah Ann num., a tramp, was charged with
Wog drank and apply lag for relief at the ponce
station. Me maned low to the Bench. F.C.
Bilden, at • quarter to ten last eight, was in emerge of
the station, and prisooer applied for relief when
drunk. Prisoner said dot asrrl.d • basket of water.
creel for the ships and some she bad ordered, and had
Do bud all day. Supt. Vickery said she was is •
filthy state of drunkenness. Now she begged to be
forgiven, but was Hoed fle., or seven days' hard labour,
ohs pleaded for • week to pay to, but was told she
most pay at once. Committed.
BOLTllo.—There has been a decided falliug.off in
the boating since the lamentable accident, Without
pasaing any opinion on the beach boats, and their
being employed with eadr--(for the jury did thst)—we
may remark that the pleasure boats at this end of the
Pilepier, being always afloat sod not having to be
bess ed over mingle, there is not the temptation to
lessee that depth of keel which makes them sale.
Our harbour boon have long been known to be
properly connruoted, and to be managed by
experienced watermeo. While saying this on Wiwi,
of our New Quay End men, we shall be happy to rive
the shingle-boatmen • fair chimes of repreeeming their
came fairly.

nal= OUT OW "SIT." LOD Home.--Frank Ford, •
fins-built Weymouth man, was brought up on Mon.
D day morning, before Dr. rew and B. Hopkins. Esq.,
charged Witt' sleeping in a barge alongside the glay.
Kane found him there in the small hours, and
prisoner could give no good 'mount of himself. —Dr.
Drew: Why, helm surely a Weymouth man —Snot,
Vickery : He had • very good place under the C r.
poration, but be spent his money in drink, and 'ley
were obliged to discharge him. He has now nei her
money nor lodgings • but Mr. Mace would be glad to
employ him if he would keep sober. —Prisoner said he
had toga to beach early in the morning, and he laid
down and forgot himself—The Chairman warned the
prisoner, and sent him for seven days' hard labour.
Feargroah 6icrriog.—We understand that the late
Mr. W. LOWMIU2 bequeathed his ideas On the sui•ject
perpetual motion to Mr. G. Dominy, our townsm
who is favourably known as an invent it and •
bicyclist, Mr. G. Domini being considered by Mr.
Lowman about the only one in Weymouth wh c old
understand his plans. Although we have no lope
even of Mr. Dominy abolishing friction, and disc ,Ter.
sag the perpetual.motion probl m of old ages, yet we
may hops that Mr. L iwman's beque.t insy in pity
his sucoessor to find something practicably weful, dui
so maintain the honour of our native town Hie
brother and he have already socomplished something
teener& thst end. _

OPLIII.IIO OF Tat SIAIOII.—On Monday last the
weather was exceedingly fine and quite • c intrast to
that of some days in the preceding week. Taking
advantage iif the favourable look of thinge, Mr. Supt.
Vickery brought several doses of the shrubs whi:h
bed been kept in shelter during the winter, and
disposed them testefully along the edge of the
&plane le, next the road. The majority are in large
hogebeede neatly paintol ,• but souse in boxes, and
there are some exceptionally fine ones near the open.
lag to the Sande, and in front of Gionotester-row. Tne
varieties include euonymi, cypresses, pi is, spotted
laurel, thuja, and some deciduous shrubs suitable to
the po.itiou. A very pleasant change haa thus been
made in tbe appearance of the Replanede, and when
the Brunswick band arrives, we may consider the
550100 as fairly open.
TAxIXO Oanees.— Ellen Marehtlisay, a smart-
looking and reauecteble young countrywoman, was
summ ,nod for off :ring vegetables for sale in mistreats
without a market-house tidret. On Saturday, Jane
10th, P.C. Morris saw defendant hawking vegetables
from a basket at St. John's-terrace. She told him she
did not require a ticket as the things were orders),
but, on enquiry, he found they were not ordered. She
had • croes-hendled basket with cabbage and lettuce.
She indignantly said she was not hawking, she WAS
taking orders for dusk and green rail, and she pt.
dooed • letter, " which," die said, "would shroity so."
The letter stated that three weeks ago the bearer
called Int orders for duck and green peg. Supt.
Vickery asked that the case might be adjourned, when
they would prove she was hawking. Mr. Ltindie told
the defendant that if it was proved she was h•wking
they must advice. Defendant (tartly): I'll be on my
math I wasn't, if you like to adjourn it well and good.
The 0600 was adjourned.
SCRIMIrrINDEFT VIOEFIRY MID Tim Werworin
FIL&OD CAUL—When the Grand Jury et the Quarter
-anions had finished their duties, the foreman, Mr.
H Fookee, said the Weymouth cams was 6 very
difficult one, and they were of opinion that &peen.
tendent Vickery deserves the thanks of the county for
the way in which he has brought forward the cue.—
The Chairman: We will bear your remarks in mind.
—The Grand Jury were discharged at five minutes to
three. At the close of the day tbe Chairman, 'dinni-
ng Superintendent ickery,said-4 musts', on the part
of the Court, that your services have been very Ratio
factory and very sue areefully carried out, both before
the magistrates, and before the Court in pregnant:
the prosioner. There is no power to reward you, r
the Court would have taken that into their con.i 'era-
don ; but I must Bay the Court approves very morn of
your conduct in the case.
RtruaLleno Smoot. Boona.—Oes of the religions

pa-pers— --say,;;--;-fii;"prea—en—o; of the -Or;
midst is making itaelf malifsst by the Itomaniaing
teaching that is fast rrespi ,g into use in many of the
Ritualistic Schools. This w.,uld appear to be especially
the cam in the district about the beautiful cathedral

town of Salisbury, from the fact that attention has
Putt been drawn to the Ritnalistiz teachiog in ''roe
of the books circulated for tate in several of the schools.
According to these pro Inotions, ministers are" sactifics
ing pants," private confession to them should be
enc.:award, as they have the "sacramental power of
absolution," and prayers should be offered for the
dean. petitions ceiling attention to the matter, and
address° 1 to Prince Le ,poll, L-md Radnor. and the
Karl of Shaftegbary, wbo are life mambos of the
Local Diocessa Board of Education, are being erten-
Wei V sigoed b db in Wilts and I) inst.
WITNOUTH HORTICULTURAL AND FLORICULTURAL
Soctirrr.—lt will be seen in our a tvertisieg columns
that the show of this society will come off on the 26:1t
of July, four weeks hence, when we hope to eee a very
strong competition for the prizes, which are of the
value of CM. Our Borough and county members
have subscribed liberally towards the prise fund ; Sir
Feeder:c Johnstone, Bart., often a special prize of £5
for roses, open to all comers, and Mr. Edwards offers
a prize of eb" for the best collection of plants in the
' • show Not only will there be prizes for flowers, ferns.
I
fruit, and vegetables, but for fancy pigeons (teem.
miles of Weymouth). cage', birds (all comers), parrots,
cockatoos, owls, kc. The list of patrons and
patrnesses is more distinguished then ever, and we
hope to am • gold exhibition. We remind the talk.
of Dorset that they are solicited to send table decors.
thus, bouquets, centre pieces, he., for competition.
The Socretarli Mr. W. Mordsunt Thisetnn, will be
pleased to send *chetahs of prises on application.
W=llol7lB SUOMI BAND. Next Moaday the
&sant Band—engaged by a committee of gentlemen
at a oenaiderable expense, and which has hees playing
at Margate for four seasons, the original Brunswick
Rand, of which Herr Duchscherer is the bandmaster
—will commence playing for the moon at the
Imperial Bard= H. let, Victoria-terrace, at II o'clock,
and twice daily in various parts of the town, to Or!,
all our residents an opportunity of listesing to their
performaaose. Oar townspeople, who have not eel
subacribed towards the band fund, ere earoestly
I vital to send their donations to Mr. W. Mordanot
Thieelton, the bon. sec , or to Mr. Wheeler's, Conniff
Library. The f 'Rowing Programme heehaws pubbabed :
—Morning, Victoria-terrace, eleven o'clock; grand
march, " Firmament " (Schneider) ; oserture
" 'Lamps " (Herold) ; vales, " Die fichwebenden
Geister " (J. Hecker) t grand selection, "Patience
(A. Sullivan): ten minutes' interval; else, "Choogh
and Crow" (bishop); vain., "Bright Eyes" Warty):
" Reminitcences of Wales " (arranged by F. Godfrey):
polka, "Les Foils." (E. Waldtenfel), solo for comet.
Mr. Westerfield. Evening, Gloucester-row, 6do
p.m; march, "Branigan's Band • (Leon Dore); over-
ture, " Zauberflote" (Mozart); sedge, "My Queen"
(Goole); selection, " Ls Masootte " (Andrea); gavotte,
" Ma Mie " (Lamoth); ten minutes' internal ,•
"La Fills du Tambour Major" (Marriott);
"Reminimences of Belie" (arranged by F. Godfrey);
vales, '' Pluie D'Or " (E. Waidleafel); selection.
" Seaside Echo.." (Hare); gallop, "Make Buts"
(Andibert); "God Save the Queen."
'uncut, Palmitin. Elizabeth Pitman, foerrioa
woman, of Weymoutb, was charged on • warrant with
stealing two {theta, two sheets, three long ditalt,
curtains. a bed valance, and a white counterpane, the
property .1 Adam Stevens. Mos Stevens Adam'
wife, who Urea at Chapelhayestreet, and with whom
prisoner and hr husband have !aimed for four years,
said they left in September or October. Jug! Wore
1 they let', she missed ten dimity curtains, two blankets.
three congas, one valance, and three sheets. Shs
iiid.:"..dopria°iitt. absTherWpcomued.w)ubll Racirkentolloorwireiledti:me.thingsPish.de gingwaothoteimmatt.
a thao, end wittiest west to bog lodgiago froquestl7