The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-02-21 00:00:00

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POITLA.BID.

Tanretuuton Mession.—M is intended to hum •
temperance mkaion for Port Lend about the end of
March.

Hurt —Ou Monday a draft of thirty Dimly raisod
boys joined H.M.S. Bomswen from the Impregnable
at Plymouth.

Pouce Catexima.—P.C. Strode, of Portland, is re-
moved to Broach:myna, Moe P.C. Ames, who comes
hers from the latter place.
Nevsz.—Mr. Blackford, from R.M. cotter Lively,
to be chief officer of the cutter Charms, vice Carter,
promoted and appoiated to the Fly at Galway.
FoMULL—Lag Saturday a football match was
played on the Naval Recreation Ground between the
Dorset County School and the Portland Cub, when
the team of P'ertlanders won by four goal to three.
VOLUNTIIII Arru.izar Canz.—Bfforta are being
mad, to get the Volunteer Artillery Camp at Portland
this summer. There are plenty of great guns for the
thousand voluctoars to practice at, and Ma place
seems altogether very suitable. We understand that
Captain McLean, amongst others, is working bard to
get this gathering for Portland.

Sracizawre' Bam..—On Friday night the sergeants
of the West Yorkshire mimeo:dove a farewell hale
the Gyranessum, U the Verne Citadel. The place
was almly decorated, the body bele' reserved for
dancing, and the gallery fitted up for reireehmeate.
About 9 o'clock the petty commenced to arrive. There
were about 900 present, aed dancing wee carried on
until five next morning.
D.taosaotni Foorrant.—We have been much sur-
prised on examining the footpath in front (especially)
of Mr. Combecia, Mr. Gill and Mr. Summers's,
Fortune's Well. The wheal, of the stone carts have
worn away the curb, and tilted up some of the Bags,
so as to be very dangerous and on Sunday night •
young wintleman from the Boscawen had a nasty fall
there.

Timrsassce or Zion ORAPIL, Witunigx.—On
Sunday morniog the Rev. J. Brown advocated the
muse of temperance by preaching an eloquent and
impressive sermon from the passage of holy writ—
Therefore, my behead brethren, be ye Media*
immoveable, always abounding in the work of the
Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour I. not in
vain in the Lord." having stated that the great
temperance reformatios whicn is now going on is the
work of the Lewd, sad that it is the duty of Christian.
to do all In their power to help it forward, be further
illustrated his Introduction with the testimony of the
leading medical feud y and other autherities of the
highest order as to the baneful elects of alcohol on
the human system, his three leading thoughts on the
subject being poverty, crime, death. We are truly
sorry that meth an earnest and eloquent address was
not listened to by a mach larger congregation, it being
worthy the attention of the whole community.

Tag WZILLY ERTUTLIIIIIINT at the Sailors' Rest
came off with the usual good spirit, Mr. Bannerman
presiding over a crowded house. Miss Bannerman vu
at the piano, and the folbwing programme was ably
rendered :—Fiasto duet, Miss Bannerman ; song,
" Roses Underneath the Snow," Mr. Jobwon ; song,
" The Hand 'font Love," Mr. Lilywhite; song, "Bay
of Biscay," Mr. Coakley ; song, Mr. W. Rouen ;song,
" Two Spoons,' Mies Boil.; reading, Mr. May' snug
" Vacant Chair," Mr. Taylor; song, "As the World
goes Round," Mr. Pitt; recitation, "Wreck of the
Hesperus," Mite Cooper ; song "Annie Laurie," Miss
Dunkley ; song, "Summer Showers," Mho Rolls;
recitatiy ,e " Demon Crew," Mr. ywhita ; song,
"Lest Watch," Bandiiergnnt Forest; song, " Medi-
dna Jack" Mr. J. Russell; clarioninte solo, Bend.
Sergeant Forest; piano 'election, Miss Bannerman ;
song, "Not before Pa," Miss Palmer; song, Mr.
Taylor. The satertsbuneat pined off well.
Harm 11 Sr. Jons'a Sottootgoon.—On Frill ay
last the Rev. J. W. KirTOG delivered a temperance
lecture In St. John's schoolroom, the Rev. T. A.
Ottley presiding, supported by the Revs. W. R.
Waugh, j. IWO, Dr. McLean, and others. The
meeting was under the auspices of the Good Tempters,
and the room was crowded, while the tssspsesaai choir
assisted by singtag.—Tbe Vii Nit spoke of the evils of
drink, and said there was nothing antagonistic betweea
temperate people end teetotalers, 6o that they ought to
be united to rielloTe the curse of the land.—Mr.
Khina's lecture was entitled "Bier and Breed ;" be
spoke foe ea boar and twenty minutes, and that was
I too short for the peols, some of whom said they could
have stayed inciter Sour. The lemon was instructive
and full of anecdote, and was given In such simple
language that all could anderstand.—Mr. Waugh
ex*lned the meaning of the Blue Ribbon movement,
and stated that be could work and stady better since
be was a teetotaler. He was decorated with the blue
ribbon by Sister Kitchell, and sixty more donned this
symbol. The echoolroont was crowded with about 500
people, and about 100 more wore usable to get in.