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

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THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY, 21.1882.

WILTS AND DONUT BANN
I no fortytirth annual meeting of the eheeetaideee
the Wilts attd Dorset H.lsg Gommar.,, wan held la the
Conseil Chtunter, Saimpdm y pormailas of the NAM)
or the sixth tag% and la Ai§ &besmear Kr. Wafter. Kr.
H. Pandas leak the alma%
Previous to th• commumosanent of the naiades of the
meeting, • vole of sympathy sad antdalesee vita Yr.
Waters on kW meat bereavement was pissed.
In prenatinir the report sad bilious shod (width will
be baud in another whim) the Cluilruso
the lacreele. .0( the Capital and Krone road white bad
bass efieleen tad tlialit that • Bank which amid show
osobo Salaam mien b. v.ll Proud et Its reallaa He
assured the niareheidess that tie teettioa Of Limited
lAabilbty coatinaed to haat the most earefel comidaration
of tbia Board ; bet the dindors saw 00 reams stpareet
for altering the constitution of the Owaltear. _
mei figures f rota the balsam sheet of plevioas my%
dearly *howlsg the steady progress of the thwit from the
cossisescecoost Rata Übe adigaziest of its present state
of PrcePerttr. tad congratulated the shareholders or the
=tsof its costumed sdrenosnient, which lie Board
•U la their power to wars.
Oa the motion for the etiolation of the report, several
shareholders took part in • dewseskea on the toesidas of
£4•billlr,ell of Irk= exprnesd the lanai tea.
Primes la the Board, end it wet Weal W Wenn the
raeommesdatioa of las Direston es embodied in tie
nCesport sad balsas* sheet having been naanimenely
=sad the than setiringadireotors Maws. Lean,
sad Lois, havisa bees reentoted, the presesdiags
elated with the amoral votees4 theists to the Cisainasa,
Directors, and other allows of the Bask.

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and had name a keg way anxione to give them Woe- Mr. R. Burnett made an application to his Honour
satin el the good walk {bat Ina being carried on. for advice ne to the construction of • clause in the will
Tke Obeirma then the origin and objects of the late Joseph Hall, a mimed blacksmith, the point
of the eneletp—ib two of labour, viz., in those of difference being at to a legacy of £2OO left by
00•0110We1 Slim and please where Englishmen deommel to Ms neice and housekeeper. His I lo3our
have =wily_ or pey settled, and Is advised the part's. to noose to W 11 M. RAW .-: themselves
rrat
the 0 He bore testimony to the and so prevent further litigation, a teomim di endati
pod of the Onitimeatal ent of the society's which warn adopted.
work. Ho referred especially to the Colonial work,
fled Particadasi, In North America- S mae of
them might be more or lam soquMot.d with that
=lead conitantly 'accessing power, the United
CONGREGATIONAL CRAPIL.—A public meeting for tea
a Aawarsi awd the Tart Writ-wire and addremec wad held at the chapel on Monday,
banging to it They would, however, be surprised to Feb. 12th. The Revs. W. Lewis, T. Neese, J. S.
lam that "'UMW" Part of the North ALmenf" Butober, and Mr. W. C. Thorns*, and Mr. Fryer, of
eastinent was aur the dominion of our Quell tit nof , Southampton, taking part. The object of the gather-
not the same amount of population, but it was in- log was to bear a statement respecting the building
ctall in numbers day by day. The present inhabit- fund, and to device means for clearing off the debt.
an Canadawere pretty well divided aroo:Apit The einh heihirmi is £3, £5O of which to promised, on
Pe** a itwililb biwa and the ah"rilliwa inhabitant, the condition that the whole is raised or promised by
=—the North American lodises. Tin rev. gentleman, May next The friends are to work with thwhatham". waradingalM" what be termed ."4 hope that by the aid of the Jubilee Fund and other
maw* of toward' thaw aatirw,_• mama, the whole may be at on oe removed. Subscrip-
Although we were not as • nation guilty of the horrible time will be most thankfully received by Mr. It.
aawelliel with "kill the SPetiiaide and ragtag"... Demon, treasurer. Weymouth; o Rev. J. EL Butcher,
Perneouted the native people of South America, still upwey. Arrangement.,
eriu be Lde fora
subscription
we had taught them the dinakard'e horrid sloe, and ii.t in the in&
Palms.
thousands and thousands of their people sabenitted to
the terrible make of drinking ardent spirita.
The hearts of Cb,isusne had been moved, or rather
the gram of God bed moved them, to carry to them
the llama' of Peace, and now there were a of ium
vromment in their ocinditioa Referring to the work
. which their Weed was eagsged,the Chairman said he
wee espadidly taterethed, as fth ought to be, in his own
ntisidon, bat br wee there oa What of the Colonial and
Continental moiety, sad on the principle of killing
two birds with one stone there would be a collection
=and simply for the society, that would be
over to their excelmot secretary, Mr. Dixon,
who would see It was conveyed into the coffers of the
society, but their friend wee exceedingly interested
about another point, which was explained by a letter
writtes, or rather endorsed, by two native chisb in the
Rev. M. Jecoleassissioa, which wee as follows: "We,
the °Phoney hi* of Indians, living on Kettle Point,
Lake Hume, Made, are andeavou ing to build •
church worship and praise Almighty God.
A feW,Yeem so wins= us heathen, but now,
through die Gospel of Christ, we
have sobs Umistiaalty, and are followers of the
whee;hiai
blamed Jesus. intr church will oat £440 ; oar
kens -4;.,a an, and for the balsams if 1:-.100
LI 26.1 le ask help. Will sethe ilf our
send all Domicil:salons
ul oar inieskaaklary:l, ge Rev. J. Jacobs. We have
faiThule God, and we feel am be will Luanne the hearts
of his people to give us • helping hand. May God
reward the contributors fur their sympathy and help."
The Rev. Ur. JgOone then delivered • met interest-
ing address. The rev. gentleman is a young man of
rather
coin asnite&lXlaar be fed to ex and "
"He spktalcas
E • fluently and appears to have been well educated
fitted for the sewed Aloe which he now fills. He
multltagi
explained that his formidable looking name had • very
besaliftd meanies viz., " Man of the Sky," and was
gives to him 'Stigma ceremony when be was fide
years of age. Referring to hia work he said be had
been engaged m • missionary 12 years. One of kis
minions was on the St. Claire river, and outlet of
Like Huron, and on UM river there were 500 of the
Olibeway 1:42,7, and out of these there were 140
m anmnafr and 80 Sunday school children.
Twentrlive years ago these people were in • stale of
beathealm, but since the Gospel had been preached
there had been • gnat change for the better, • light
had sprung up, and those who were satin in
darkness and in the shadow of death were now sitting
at, the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in their right mind;
and not only had they become Christians, but bid
admired is civilization. He war extremely gratified
at the reverence and devotion of the natives, and the
aptitude and remarkable memory of the children in
ffitrre knowledge. He gave some intersaang par-
ticulars d the good work, and related soma sulking
inatenose of conversion; but notwithetanding Christi.
bully had made great thus were still some
hundreds of thousands ci natives scattered over the
country who were 4111 in heathen darkness, and it wee
for them he. appealed to than that night for their
gaPath,F. thaW prayers, and their contributions. The
society, by the blessing of God, bad dene much g od,
and be pleaded earnestly for iscressed support. (Dur-
ing the addrem the speaker gave specimens of the
endow language of the Ojibeway natives, repeating
clam; of Scripture, the Lord's prayer, and verses of
At the eines some carious ardcles of native work-
manship were offered for wale, in aid of the church so
earnestly prayed for by the natlves.

DAMAGING • RAILWAY CARIIIAOL —On Flaturd&T
night lest, some folio to whom we wain apply
etrong terms, only be is likely to get his punishment
publiciy, cut ab .ut the cushions an I back of • &st-
eles. tompartm-nt in the Portland train in • moat
ph imiful manner. It seems that be was riding wich a
third-clan ticket in • and-cies, smoking c mpartment,
, and on arrival at Rodwell warn charged the excess fare
'by Mr. Palmer, stationmaster. At that dole no
denser,apparently, had limn done ; but when the
train erriveil at Weymouth, and alter this passenger
had got out, it was fiend that the cushions and
curtains, also the beck of the seats ha I beu cut with
long goatee in three places. right through the American
cloth and " unbleached" backing, expo •in the horse.
hair stuffing. The c rifts was • new one, which had
lust come from the railway manufactory at Loudon.
It is believed the man, whose veition eh tild have
further deterred him from such disgraceful conduct
will be summoned._ . . . .

A Wirt AT Tlis PMILICHOOB•.—On Monday last, at
the Borough Petty Sessions, before B. Hopki i,KN.
J. E. Rowse, her., and J. Lundie, Mfg! Sant;
ilarieford, a woman with red puffed cheeks, was
charged with stealing, at the Royal Oak lon, a pint
cup, value 7d., the pr ,perty of Davi I Pro Igor.—
Prosecutor said that on Saturday, Homier came into
Ilia lap-room, and soon after she bad lit. the cup pro-
duced was missed. He gave ii.formatiou to the police,
and shortly after saw the jig and the priernier at the
police-statina.—The jug was an earthenware one, with
meta handle and bands.—Prosecutor continued that
she was charged in his presence with sweeties the jug,
when ithe wanted to pay for it —P.i. Delamont said
on Saturday night he was called to the Royal Oak, on
account of missing a cup, when he was told the prisoner
was the last one in the room. He went to her house
Gs Helen-lane, about 20 minutes past 11, and found
her in darkness. searched the room for the mis,ing
jug, found she bad something under her apron, aid
pulling it away, found the jug in her hand, and charged
her with stealing it —By Mr. Lundie : She was not
one of the town, but bed been living here about a
twelvemonth. She said sh had paid for the beer,
and took the jug to carry it hone. Pci. mer stated
that she could pay for it. When they tot her to
the station the laid in the roa 1 and kited, and
they had a job to got her along. —Prisoner said she did
not want to go tattle eared ,ne; she hacil hems bare long
enough. She took the jug horns, but did not intend to
steal it. She went and called for a pint of beer;
blind man was there playing, and she paid for 11.
worth of whiskey for him. She bought this beer, and
her daughter said they wouldn't drink it there; they'd
run horns with the cup; it would not he much trouble
to return it.—Prisoisees daughter. Elisabeth Gates,
who wept bitterly, said the went lard Saturday night
to the door of the Royal Oak and stood near the tap-
room. Her mother called for • pint of beer, and, as it
was shut-up time, she said she would carry the beer
home, when withals said it would not be much trouble
to carry back the cup, and after about ten minutes she
emptied it, and was going to take it back.—Mr.
Arden: But it was twenty minutes past eleven, and
the publichonse was shut, is that she could not okay
beak the cup.—The daughter returned that they would
have carried it back next moreiug —Mr. Arlen said it
was the old story, drink.—Fined is., or seven days in
default —Mr. Robe's. told prisoner that lilt was not
foe that terrible evil, drink, she would not be there;
Ithat was the cameo —Mr. Lundie, to the daughter:
You are a very young woman, and you had better not
be seen in a publichoule at elev.n at night.—The
Idaughter, weeping. &aid she was only at the taproom
Idoor.—Mr. Lundie, turnip( to the prig ,ner, said:
You: husband heel been working all day for you, sad
then you ought not to have been at the publicnouse.—
Prieoner: My husband was there with me' air.—
Sergeant A : I with the only took as little beer es
her husband dom.—PA/oat : I do work as hard as be
doss.
Couart Parry Ssamoss, Tuesday —Sydney Ran-
dall, of Langton, was br ugtit u, in custody, and
charged with etealing • whip, value 4., from Willem
.orgier, f Wor h 9i/strayers —Widiam lingler, the
promatuber, st dad to ita. • carter, aid on the 6th
Feb wry he went to open a chaff bowie, when he
missed toe whip lie last saw it hanging up in the
chaff hones) on the 4th Feb.nory. When he mired
the whip he went to the ; olic, He next saw it at
R4lOll/C mbe. The whip produced was the one he missed.
When he lost It it was lager; there ha 1 beetc a place
cut off. lie rec gnised it by the dents mid the piece
of brass at the rod. The value ..f the whip was 4s.
He missed it about two o'clock n the 6:h 'net —Georg*
Mantel!, • witness, deposed he lived at Bottom, in
the pariah of Rinses, and was chief boatman of the
coastguard. On the morning of the 6th Mat., about 11
..'clock, be was going down the road from Bottom to
the are, looked back, and saw pris riser coming behind
him, from the direction of Rensoonthe Farm. He
allowed the prisoner to pass him. He was carrying a
whip complete. The prisoner, after ming about 90
yards, torte It.. the right, over Eldon-hill. He watched
the prisoner till he got the top of the hill, and thus
lost sirlit of him. He saw him again on the Bth Feb-
ruary in the custody • f the pumice. The police had the
whip (pro load) In hi. bawl. Wines, told prone. r
that was the whip he had mien him with on hiooday,
the 6th, and if be had known it then he would
have prevented this (moaning the cutting off of a
portion). The prisoner cried, and be questioned
lam as to where the rest of the whip was, and he
sal I he had thrown it over cliff by the baths
P .C. Henry Damon de that he was a polies-
"
instable, stationed at gton. On the 7th inst.,
about seven p.m., he received information of a whip
having been stolen in the parish of Worth on the Bth
instant. He went in search of the whip, and from
information received, apprehended the prisoner, and
charged him with stealing the whip; his mother said,
"If jou have got it, give it up to the policeman." He
went into the garden, and took the whip out of the
walL On the way to Worth. prisoner told him he had
cut the top part off, and had thrown it down • high
cliff. He showed the whip to the carter, who identi-
fied it as his property.—Prisoner, who has basin convicted
before, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to six weeks'
hard labour in Dorchester Gaol.

EMITZITAISIMIT AT HOLY TRINITY SCHOOL& —Last
Tuesday evening an entertainment was given at the
Infants Schoolroom. Holy Trinity, which was
crowded. The Roy. J. D. Addison presided, and ma le
some appropriate remark. about St. Valentine, if ter
which bliss Penny, Miss Addison, Mr. Board, and
Mr. Pretty sang very harmoniously together Hattcn's
"Forget Me Not," and were received with deserved
applause. Miss F. Penny sang in very sprightly
style and with architect, Menials' "Miller an 1 the
Maid," and we received with shouts of encore. Mr.
W. Morlaunt Thiseltou gave "Othello'. Address to
the Senate," " Wohey's Farewell, a long farewell to
all my griminess," "Macbeth and the Degg• and
the company gave repented applause. That favourite
singer, hits. Danny, very kindly sang "Love is •
plaintive song" (Patience), and every one of taste was
delighted, but the boys at the end of the room included
some unruly ones. The next was an instrumental
treat, Gotland'. " Meditation," for two violins and
piano, by Mise Addison, Mr Webb, and Mr. Thorne,
who acquitted themselves admirably. Mr. Gibbs then
most courageously undertook Dibdk's fine song "Tom
Bowling," and earned well a hearty reception. Mr.
Thorne, with marvellous dexterity and taste, played
selection. from Wollentssupt.—" Andante" and " Vale'
Heroigue," and wee rapturously applauded, tits clap-
ping and stamping lasting mita it was acknowledged
as an encore, which he graoefully arrosled to. A very
delicious treat followed in the singing by Mr. BotuA
Mr. Pretty, MIDI Addle*, and Miss F. Penny of the
the Swabian Volkalied, "Come, Dorothy, Como,"
which they rendered with the delightful mellownee, of
the Tyrolese minstrels. The second part opened with
Catena'. dust—" Santa Lucia," sweetly sung by Miss
Penny and Mies F. Penny. Mr. H. J. Wilson then
delivered "Mr. Candle's side of the Question" to Mrs.
Caudle, ably personated by Mist Addison, and •
most amusing duet they made of the read-
ing, the rialbilitiee of the audience being
specially awakened by Mr. Wilson'. comic get-up.
"Home, Sweet Home," was sung by Miss Penny,
Miss Addison, Mr. Board, and Mr. Pretty, and it
formed • variety in the midst of the lively Orim that
was very charming. Miss Dewey again appeared
amid applause, and gave "The Three Young Maids
of Los," which she gum with thorough archness and
perfect rendering of the mu.ic and words, so that the
anniaues was furious a. if an insurrection had broken
out. Elbe kindly replied with "ln a Body meet a
Body," and the &misuse again was tremendous.
Miss Penny and Mi. Addison gave • velsplziesing
little song, with violin obligate' Autumn "by
Mendelaeoho. Mr. Gibbs amusingly reed ' Sam
Willie's Valentine," and the " highly appropriate
selection • was welcomed heartily. Miss Penny sang
"St. Valentine's Morning " On snow/moans but Teri
timely oompossition_ , the ladle, about their
anxiety OD St. Velem e s morning, and warning
them against flattery. It was enog in lively style and
pl'.ase,f very much. The pleasing evening was con-
cluded with "God Savo Um Quoin."

covered spa* for the Season or other Band to play ELECTION OF SCHOOL BOILED NOR THE
in wet weather, a eupper room, or annexe to soy loan UNITED DISTRICT OF WAREHAM
or other exhibitoo. kro fin.
La,tiv: Air to the all-i.aportant way and nerattle—lt The election of five members foe the shove took
may be Bahl by Pease—. Why not du all this by private place on Saturday last, and created considerable ex•
ent,rpriae?" To these I say at once Out I have lived citement in the town' carriag brae freely used to
now for many year in Weymouth, that this subject has bring the voters to the polL Six candidates were
been coatautly before the public, but I have nev..e nomlna.e4 for the five seats, viz. Hews. Crocker,
yet even E5OO actually subscribed for any each scheme Pike, Selby, Bennett, B•et, and viz.,
the three
and I fear there are not a sufficient number of gentle: first having served in the Board sloop its fmmation, Dine
men in the town pn.sawiag capital ioc.iined to take up years ago.
such a echeme as thie I would propose that the sum, The town wore 'lithe appearanosof a Parliamentary
which may be r agblv stimated at £20,000, be Election, the walls being I reely plat:artist with the
brrowed, and althousb one Council have recent y addremes of the various candidetes, sowi ap sal. by
been ',few Ipe miseloc to burrow murs money for the Ratepeyere, Another Ratepayer, fic., on behalf of the
pupae of levelliog up various footpaths and laying different parties. We ganglia the action of the
new paremente, I do not think that, if backed up Hector, the Rev. H. Pelham Stokes, who very no.
strongly in the right quarter, a proposal of bitch int. advisedly mat a t.legrain (he being away) to the
portanceas this ti the future welfare of the town would ! effort that he supported the candidature of Messrs.
be educe'. I Bennett, Best, and Randall, and calling upon time
Let the I on be so arranged that the repayment of ' voters to support the Citerchern, thus introducing the
capi al will not cormeect until MO, when an extra religious question.
revenue will be derived fern the Gloucester row pro- be result is •crusbing blow to the church party, se
party, and I think you will see with me that no great they had ocafidently looked forward to carrying
expense would fall epos the rates, a. I es Waste that their three candidates, all the legal talent of the town
the interest would be at four per cent, about £BOO a brag at work for them.
year, of which I should say that not leer than £3OO • As is generally the case the most popular candidate
year would it, recouped by tent of shops, and MO to on the Directing side (Mr. Crocker) polled the least
£4OO more from the nett receipts of the Hall and number of votes for the party, he having generously
Winter Garden, thus leaving a balance which could be begged his friends to vote for Heirs. Pike and Selby,
more then pr .eidad for by a rate of one peen, in the well knowing that had he not done so he would have
pouod to supply the deficiei cub And lt us hope that polled far more votes than he required, and possibly
sufficient public spirit cull survives in Weymouth to one of hi. colleagues would have been at the bottom
carry out some such scheme as this without unnecessary of the poll. He has, however, won the gratitade of
delay or higoarilly eppositkin. Awl I would sanest his party by he self -eacrifice, and will be thought
most respectfully to our worthy Mayor and the Town none the lees of because be did ri,,t figure at an head of
Council the de•irability of disc iritig the subject fuily, the poll.
and, if thought necessary, of callins a public meeting The counting of the votes commenced at half-past
of the inhatntanu to conater this proposal, and gain five, the rend. being known about half-past eight, the
an ii eight into the true feelings of the town on this numbers being for
imp iris it matter.
I have the honour to remain, sir, Pike
Your ob servant, Bennett ..
R. PaLOILSVS Stirreln. Cr. cker • • ... . .
12, Gloucester-row, February 14, 1682. Be.t
Eandall -.
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An andysia of the voting shows there were 557
ballot pa en rue I, Xi of which were rejected as
moiled. 192 plunpera distritmed as follows :—Selhy,
48; Pike, 41; 13rocker, 33; Ran all, 24 ; Bennett,
23; Beet, 21. The strictly party vote was split
In 71 cars, only the result being about equal.
The proosedirgs paneled off very quietly.

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