The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-07 00:00:00

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Tin Usrios.—The Inmates will hays their annual
%sagon W•dassday next, the Bth lust., and tbs to..
b to be exhibited about halt-past it..
Pantrrmt Meniontrts' T 14.-012 Bning Day the
IPrinntive Methodists bad their annual tAa in the
tri, Duragata-street, and about 30 rhildren had
tre tat the MUNI Ulm Tim tea was f.llowed
* a public writing. nada" the presidency of Mr. A.
Daniels. and addressed by Meson Davie, H. Foot,
White (Litton Chem)). Groves (Corm). and Wesoat
(Bourse= Atb), and the Rey. J Turley (Weymouth),
sad Rev. C. Dunham. The collectors amounted to
marly an, including the IUI. wh.ab bad lain pro.
x= promised to the now chapel, and which wen
I in on Boxing sight
VOMIT Msertio.—A netry meeting was held In
the had, of St. Peter's Perish Church on Tuesday
morning last for the purpose M &wonting an organist
Sor lb. mining year aid for taking Into con.ideration
lb. desirability of litsuring the pariah church against
Its—fl.,. were present-- the Rev. T. W. Kans.
minor On AM chair) sad Meson W. Darden, a J.
AndrserS G. H. Davis, H. W. Hodges, T. C. Pouncj,
„. G._o7ol4l...hßebinson, T. N. Drew, H.
a-nooaP, W. J. Shona, B. A. Hogg, F.
Jacobs, J. N. Look, G. yoboDdii. and B. B. ""kll4-
-A. lather war. read by Mr. Andrewsitirehan wardes)
haat lb. Patten withdrawing hie for the
ales of —Aaadony with teetintoalas
were and rood from Moors. Ilford, Enna,
and Robinson, Ina. for the °Mos of onside. —lt was
ulthannal7=l by Mr. Gregory, seconded by Mr.
G. H. Da Mr. J. Robblem, botighmed
for the parish
church for Me Yoar at •
=M aud at the laist vestry, viz., £4o—On the
pot it was carried unanimouidy.—A
=dlso4l6L ion took place on the subject of lune-
lag the ohm* whoa it was unettimonall asoldod to
de so Is the Royal Insuranos Company for tho sum
of £B,OOO.

New You'. Purim Morrucia. —At Fordington
St. Omni* Schoolroom • sumer .nely .Mended INDY.,
wasting wee held, comnainecing j ...wee o'cl ch. and
taws_ Pert in Ivy the Rev. T. W. I_CMpe, rector of St.
Peters, Rey. 14014 Roe, mostjev. Headley
Mauls, Sc. Prey.. were 1 au eernest
satirises given by the Hoc G. Mauls, and the Bene-
diction was pronounced by the emerald* vicar of St.
Georg%, alter which the friends wished each other •
Happy New Year. —A meeting for prayer we. held
In Alisetm Hell OD Wedrowiay ra.rnlng at 730.
under the auspices of the You Men'. Christi in
Amadei on. Mr. G. Ours* tq4ed, awl the foilow.
lag ministers were prowling and essayed In Prayer—
Raw. V 7 Allen, Rev. J. Day* key. J. Barrington.
and lb. RAT. T. Neays—Watch Night :iervke was
held in the Primitive Methodist rhspel on Tuesday
night, when Mame Penny, Beillwrer Davis, and
Daniels gave short addresses till live minutia wore
the departure of the Aid year, end then ai.eeireged In
inset prayer. The chair sang severablena awing
the evesdni. —The usual Watch ..YMht Service was
held in the echoolreom of tits fliesysit Chapel on
Tuesday evening, oondurdAt' by the Rev. J. Atkins,
who gave • stirring Mclver. The Rev. J. Harrington
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ritiniebri and Mr. Miller also took part.
Ycen7was r good attendance.

21TLWAY EIMOTIMS. SI:RPM—The employees of
the London and South-Western Railway Company
had • vary_ capital supper together, at Mrs. Dunn's,
Jtuactirea Hotel, on the Lai night of the old year.
The Dorchester staff of the locomotive and traffic
department were present, aLo • few friend., Mr.
Becks, the "boo." foreman, being the oldest servant
presoak was called to the chair, and Mr. H. Will.,
district inspector, to the vioechkr. The supper was
mainlyvt up Wilma maracas of Mr. .7.0. Jo 4 book-
ing-derk the employees' aubeuriptWur beim aided by
donations from gentlemen, amongst the kind givers
beks—Mr. Joh• Floyer, M.P., Captain Sutton,
Captain E. W. Williams (Herringatone), and others.
Of course their health warn drunk with honours, after
Mn. Duan's excellent nipper had been dorm Insilco
to. The health of the worthy auperintendent, Mr.
Meer% was also drunk, with expressions of regret at
his Wag rumble to be Jsramnt. Mr. Webber, who
represents the arm of Musuru. !Eldridge, Pops, and
Co., could not attend on account of illness in his
family; but he sent • memento and ses of hie
employen' hospitality, by " Manatee glass.. round, •
Madams acknowledged in the tagml way. &aide the
tosat.drinkbag, harmony was the order of the evening,
and the railway people enjoyed themselves exceedingly
well, Mrs. Dunn and her assistants doing all in their
power to add to the comfort of their guest•

Tiotrmanon Mosta AIM Racrranons.—Thowa whe
pretend that teetotalers as. • glow and sour sort
of people, without any jollity among them, should
hays goo* to Alington Hall on Monday nicht lurk
when %benumbed of the Dorchester Total A betheenos
Society gave an entertainment, that is—sang, played,
read, recited, and generelly 'showed how they mold
enjoy themselves and please ordure. Mrs Colonel
Bingham very kindly prodded at the pianoforte, sad
trod sgreale accompaniinenis to ills various songs.
chair ad taken by the Rev. H. C. G.
Mottle, who intraluced the various
_pieces, and
LB 110 interval entertained the audience by •
few well-chosen words on temperance The first,
was by the choir, " Glorious News," which
was well rendered, and then 11r. blemborz followed
with "Mom" of the Temperance Army, which he I
recited with good effect. The Mimes Hannan played
• dust an the pianoforte, "The Band at a Distend,"
which was voted very good. After • ie.lo by Mise
Elf on!—" Wool you buy my pretty Flowers?" very
gracefully and naturally Ring, btassra. Allan. Clark.
and Ostler gad a dialogue—" Mr. Johnson's
Troubles," when the programme continued as
follows Br .ve Suldiers„ Hier." choir;
reading, " The Silverdale Goblin," Mr. Beadlike ;
song, "The Beautiful Soow," Mid lidwerd•
(encored); recitation, " take what Father taws."
IL ; song. " win the Day," cboir ;
dialogue, " Mr. Johneon's Troubl...s," Masers. Allen,
Clara, and Ostler. Part II :--Qtartette. " Look
not noon lb* Wine," Missal Edwards and Harman,
and Messrs Kerslake and Corti.; duett (pianoforte),
" Lakes of Soutland," Miami Pottery sad Harman;
dialogue, "Th. Brewer or the Baker," Idiom
Witbeyman sad Lewd ; quartette, "0 rouse ye,
Christian Workers." Miens Edwards and Harman,
and Marra Kerslake and Curtis (encored); recitation,
"Th. Murderer's Wife," Midi Lewes ; song,
" Hurrah! Hurrah 1" chow (snowed, when they
responded with "Old John Crod ") ; duet, '• C i 0•11
the Shutters," Mims Elford and Read ; dialogue,
" Or. Grog sad hie Patients," Mir Allen, and Meners.
Wolf. Allen, lark, Kerslake, Honeybee, Bartlett.
and Outer; song, "Learn to say No," choir. We
Intot very re ,1,11 applaud the e.h.iir. ae did the
audience, for their tuneful as d hartnonioue rendering
of the songs, which showed taste and feeling as well a.
• dos apprecistiou of the more chew (al and inspiring
CytsOne of the young ladies was • trill* too rapid;
ts.be will be molar when An is more used t the
poldic Platform ; andber was all grace and natural
expreedon. Ihe di .I,,fple "Or. Grows" woe of comes
very herd on the di-Ink-prescribing &mune, and some
of the young men threw a (nol deal of humour into
%belt parts. Very touching ids the duet "Clams the
Shutters," and altogether, whether in pathetic or
Inspiring pewee, the Dorchester Lb tainin bars
shown they know what to do, sod how to du it At
the dm the Rev. S. J. Walker proposal • • to of
thanks to the Chairman, whim Mr Witlisyman
do add ; and Mr H. Basombe proposed a vote of
thank. to !La Bingham and the choir, which Mr. .
Hawkins wooded. A very pleasant gathering broke
up about 10 o'clock.
FIRST 11•1741. LION DOUBT REMO
Vounrdsea.—The annual statement for the year
seeding October 314,1878, of thir battalion has just
been printed. The total atreturth of the battalion is
as follows i—lAent-onlonela, 2' inejor, 1; adjutant.
1; captains, 11; lieutenants, 9 ; second lieutenants,
5; surgeon, 1; aadstant.surgeons, ; acting ansatent
surge us,4 ; hon. drietant-surgeons, S ; acting
ohaplaiew. 3; bon. chaplains, 3; quartermaster, 1'
boo-staff, 1; eargerinte. 66; Imelda, 17; rank and
SU, 8:19; sergeantinstructme, 9- hotel, 949. Subjoined
are particulars as to the earl us corps :

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Soma Dant Ooompea Ows.—Tb• amebae of
this dab b0a.... capital sport lest Tuseday ea the
Hoglease Mahe of Mr 136NUaa of trampton. The
entries fr the stakes were very tusked owing to the
late movers frost, and the alteraticse of other me.
Thanks endue to Mr. Sheridan for his kindnetat
allowing the sport, which is always ori much enjoyed
by the general public, the present occasion being no
exception in that rsepect.
Dom POIR OFFICS OMCIALS had an unusually
boa, time it this
I Christina. the practice of .
chndmat cards,, ac., which s becoming mo:eaZ
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more popular every year, having Imposed upon them
much extra labour, the extent of which may be
gathered from the fact that between 8,000 and 9.0110
extra missives passed through the !esteem
ChristmaeXv. sad Christmas Day, Th. SIMICAIOt of
o-wrsepoodeno. quite anything of doe Wad
witnessed eves on ValTil.ies Day.