The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-03-11 00:00:00

WIXIIOIIIII.

HLAVY RAINS AND FLOOD.—Owiaff to the heavy
mi., dosing the past emek the deer St is, ha, risen
ounskierably, overdowing It. banks, aud completely
inundating the meadows adjacent to its cm....
OrrallTolllls. —This amouut of the ode. t eke bikes
at the blisroter &whir the m eth el Feemary wee
a. f..lbowe :—Tne Curets' Fau.i, cs 13.. ii. th.
C./LT.B., 1.7 19, ; ao.l for the pu rly £.3 13.. 9 I. ;
whilst at the Iron Courrh at Uulehill th wet
gothic's' for church espees • 13., 10., awl 4.. 71. f.r
&he endowomut Imol of the Imo Church. Pempluil
trim& olau oddest their mite of 4i. Mit towards
°Much expenses. Respecting the weekly died ry,
the reasons for .and privilege of, and ser.r.l other
points of interest en thin all prevalect ii jet, is
dwelt on at soon length in the parish to germ • • thee
of our reader. wishing to be cm, re mi
we cm but recommoul 1. tea I it ta• thesuml.es.
Looms Smart:es. —ipecial addressee will be sir..a
ID the Aliost.. ua Wedoeslay e•e..ittge .luriug 1.94
at 7.90. We here append a let of the clergy who
have promised to take pert therein, the da•es they sill
be promo*, mad the subjects they will .op .uor ;—rh,
Ash Wedoes lay the Vicar, the Rev. F. J. If .yabe, dwelt
0n the eubjmt, " True ant r.i.. It purmore
Wolnesday, March SM, the Rev. E. Ir. frotwo,.ab.
jct, " ,•" 12M, hew. E. r Trotrna,
" David;' 19. h, Rev. J. L. Williams, s•Mject." Nter ;"
261 h, Rev. A. Chudleigh, subject, " Judas t;"
April 2.1.1, Rev. 3. S. Kesidle. •übje3, "Tee Pecioat
Thief." Oa the Sunday wreuing• outing Loot e comae
of sermons will b. preaJhel in theses.. huil•lias by
the Rey. F. J. Human>, on the parable of • The
Prodigal Sou." Daily evening prayer is abr. being
culAuCtol at 5 o'clock. An otlitienal end 161,6.1.er.
vice will be held on Sundey evening at 633 clock in
the Iron Church at Erlebill, csndocted by Mr. S. V.

Outwit Ti isslon.—A week's inl ii
has been held during the past week in this town,
under the auspices of the D rat and :ion h-re
Countiea Temperance Ass ciation On Sunday lot.
Mach 2nd, the subject was alluded to in the r u.
pucee "I warehip, aud uu M ....ley the ti t puhl.c
meeting was held at 7.30 in tn. T an H .11, west !el
over by the Heir. Rama. 'the princyal
alters were the Rev. r. i.. Tojetic rico. 01
Michael's, Ii darnem dolt the Ilse. E. E. Cleal,
to. the sr.-ether being .OWe Orb only
• few, some GO, parson. attended. Taking all I.litny
into c inahletatiou,the ineetiog we4n..t. satid .c...ry -
able speaker., wits elaborate .uld-cte ably treated, and
a in at attentive audience. One thing w. tutu ..by
al:moot, i.e , the musical faculty. Through am,
underst ending the meeting wee deprived or the service.
of Mies Hose, Atoms Ho well. &all inhere, whogen.relly
ale to the front us similar gatbarina, —Tido nibeloa
Wadi continued in lb. &MOO building ~n l'ueaday eves.
log, and was attended by A much letr.ter audieuoe than
on the previous evening. Maj .r-tleneral .clean, wno
seat all time. willing to lead hie ail to the &um,
occupied the chair. Mica Wingfield Digt,, wadi
expected to take part in the ineetiog, but was througl
,mestic affliction prevent. I ; d.uhtle. tie nobs., "I
this good lady coming t Irene a WIWI .I.oe audience
was hailed with delight, slie having previously made a
good impression at peed i otr meeting, in the tows. l'he
priocital speakers were J. Outlet, NI 1. iltrorneutoubd,
wild dealt out arms very c avowing and stu ,00.11
facts on the que.ti di, au Lb., easirma.., Sb. iu the
course of his remark,- relerrnd to the work in the
army. The J. W. Weruieick. carats in charge at
St. J.rlin's, nod Mr. B J. Keen i tee, president ..1 the
Bused of Hope U.dou, who referral tithe young men
of the town. The addresema were listened to with
great attention, the are benne being apprecauvs
throughout. Wo certainly must say that the gallant
ehairtnan and speakers, testified with baguettese, sad
convincing arguments, that n. half inessuas would
meet the needful requiremente of the present
• Weidnimd•y evening • inblic tea was provided
li. the Misetion-room at St. John's, the pro•iaienr sod
attention given to the law that patrai.ed the roped
being all that could be deoired. At 7.30 a iublie
meeting was held to the Odugregational
at which there was • fair at anelance. J. Hand,
Keg., of B .urneenouth, occupied the chair, .0.1 we
may say that stirring addrairees were given by the
several speekers, amongst whom were the 1t.,. V.
Vaughan. the secretory of the ii.enctauon, and Rev.
J. W. Werninok, of Wtoborne, also the popular
Dorset apeaker on abstinence, Mr. Venial Hallam. of
Lytchett, who, as a matter of course, met with an
oothuoiastic hearing. Dr. Creeps was • Ivertiaad sa
one Of the speakers for this meeting, but did not
attend ; the Key. .7. W. Werninck ably filled up the
vacancy thus caused.