The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-08-13 00:00:00

SHERBORNE.

TIER NATIONAL Scud:lLL—The annual meeting of
the subscribers and friends of the National Schools took
place in the centre room, on Thursday last. The Rev.
H. K Platt, in the absence of the Vicar, opened the
proceedings, and the boys and girls read and recited
several interesting pieces, and sang some very pretty
songs, after which the report of the Diocesan Inspector,
the 'Rev. E. P. Grant, of his examination of the schools,
was presented. The report was highly encouraging,
and showed the school to be in a good state of efficiency.
There was an excellent collection of wild flowers ex-
hibited by the school children, but only one collection
of wild ferns. The show of vegetables took place in the
Boy-s' School-room, and was extremely good. The prize
for the neatest garden was awarded to Thomas Ham-
blin. After the distribution of prises and singing the
"National Anthem," the proceedings terminated.
THE LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH met on Monday
evening. The view committee proposed that £l5O
should be paid to Mr. Dodge, instead of PIA for
scavenging, ire., as he had promised to see that no
further came for complaint should arise if he had the
extra CZ—carried. Six ventilating shaft. was ordered
at once to be erected in connection with the sewers, in
such places as the view committee think proper. Mr.
Woolmington said Mr. Coombes, of Beaminster, was
prepared to erect a water wheel which would do all the
pumping sight months out of every twelve. The first
cost of the machinery would be about 1300, and it could
be kept working for Is. a day, whereas at present their
working expenses were LI a day. He therefore gave
notice that he should move that the resolution of
November 24, 1865, as to the adoption of Mr. Lawson's
report should be rescinded at the next meeting.
WEDDING. —The town was gay on Thursday last, on
the occasion of the marriage of Alias Rucgg to Mr. J.
H. Miller, of Battersea. The bridal party, in four
carriages drawn by greyn proceeded to church at 10
o'clock, and notwithstanding the early hour, there was
a large congregation assembled. The bride was at.
tended by six bridesmaids, and it may interest our lady
readers to know that she was attired in a worked Indian
muslin dress over white satin, wreath of orange
blossoms and veil, the bridesmaids being in white
muslin with wreaths of daisies. The ceremony was int.
presrively performed by the vicar, the Rev. B. Raritan,
and Mr. E. Herbert, Mus. Rae., played a brilliant
wedding march as a compliment to his late pupil. The
bible's father gave a champagne breakfast, and the
happy pair left for Bath amidst a shower of old slippers
and good wishes. The esteem in which the bride was
held was shown by her receiving no fewer than 33
presents from as many friends.

Tura:mon:a TO A Criute.—The Rev. C. H. Rogers,
late curate of Oborae and Caatleton, has lately accepted
a cure in the Isle of Wight. Previous to leaving, the
inhabitants of Oborne presented him with an elegant
inkstand, and since a subscription has been set on foot
amongst the attendants of Caatleton church. and •
Pocket Communion Service and • cheque—the two
representing a value of above £2O has been sent to the
rev, gentleman with the following letter :—" My
dear Sir,—l have the pleasure to ask you to swept,
from some 50 of your contraption, the acoompanymv
Pocket Communion Service and cheque, as a slight
testimonial of their appreciation of your earnest and
honest ministry among them. With best wishes for
your happiness in your new sphere, I am, my dear Sir,
faithfully yours, L H. Rug. —Mr. Rogers, in reply,
writes :—" I cannot well express to you the gratifi•
cation and the pleasure which the enclosure and the
case afforded me, nor can I find words adequate to tell
how grateful I feel roan who have so kindly subscribed.
I am very sorry that I am not able to pin and thank
each subscriber personally, but will you assure them
from me that I most thoroughly appreciate their gift,
and the kind expression of their approval of my but too
unworthy services."