The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-01-24 00:00:00

FATAL ACCIDENT.

A very sad accident occurred on Monday beat to a
party of workmen in the employ of Mr. Gould, painter
and decorator, of High West-street, resulting in the
ultimate death of • young man 11412110 Joeeph
Bartholomew. It appeared on the morning in question
Mr. Gould and his father, accompanied by 1. work-
men, were proceeding to Buckloud Newton in a four.
wheel conveyance, containing a case of glom, when the
bores start .d. Mr. Gould had managed to jump
out, but the remainder of the party were not so
fortunate, and they were all thrown violently out.
Bartholomew was very much hurt, being badly cut
about the lege, either by the broken glees or by the
stones, and ha had to be taken to the County Hospital.
The other men sustained comparatively slight injuries.
It was from the find feared Bartholomew, who we.
of a somewhat weakly constituttou would not survive,
and 011 Wednaerbly last he suocumbed to the injorias he
had received. 'llse poor fellow, who wag only 35 years
of am, married, and leaves a widow and two shildren,
was very highly respected. He had formerly nerved
in the 7th Ifesillers and in the Army Reserve, and
also in the 0 (ompmg Volunteers. He had been in
the employ of Mr. Gonjd nearly nine years, by whom
be Vas held in high esteem,
The funeral took place this I (ominy) afternoon.
He wes a member of the "Bud of Hope' L .dge of
(Marlines, and a goodly number rd the brethren
attended leach carrying • sprig of thyme), tops. their
last tribute of sateern to the deceased. The- C Com-
pany (Dorche-ter) Volunteer', under the command of
Captain Hodges and Lieut. (I. William- Andrew., with
a
firing party, aleo attended, the band playing the
Dead March in Seal. The Rev. C. L Sanctuery waii the
officiating minister. Tha funeral arrangements were
...arried out by Mmes. Guy and Son.

CHURCH OF ENGLAND TEMPERANCE 800IETY.

This society, working under the liberal and exten-
sive principles upon which it is bared, is undoubtedly
doing great rood throughout the United Kingdom.
In all probability them may be some opposed to the
broad system this increasing orgauthation has
adopted; but the attendance at • meeting held in
connection with the St. Peter's and All Sabre'
Branch at the Alingt Kell on Friday evening
lest, clearly demonstrated the fact that the associa.
Hon has a fair share of sympathisers in the town of
Dorchester. The Rio. T. W. %nip, presided, and
wee supported by the Revs. H. F. Jones, C. V. Powys.
and Mr. Wile" the orgenisieg secretary for the Salis-
bury Nooses.
The meeting haring been opeeed with prayer and
a hymn, the CllsanKan made • few preliminary
rethatio, in which be briefly referred to the object the
sodety principally aimed at, and spoke • great deal on
moderation, in language as well is in drinking. Some,
the rev. gentleman said, when speaking in support
of this noble cause, would allow themselves to be
carried sway by their enthusiasm, and therefore were
apt to let out • rash word or two. That was one thing
which they endeavoured to guard against, it being
means of retarding the success they wished to obtain.
He expreessed himself exoesdingly pleased with the
satisfactory state of the branch, considering the short
spate of time it bee been starlet, and after • few
more observations, be requested the
Rev. C. F. Powre, the hon. sec. and treasurer, to
address the audience. This genrletztal, in giving the
statiatios of the branch, spoke very encouragingly of
the rapid progress It was making. In the A secUon—
those who called themselves moderate drinkare--there
were at the present time 23 members; in section B
the number nearly doubled th 4 of the former
section, there being 40 total abstainers. (Applause.)
Although this was • much stronger sectiou, yet the
'pewter would like to see more working men, and he
would be most happy to add any names at the close.
They wanted the working-04am to be t-dotalers, because
they could set others • good example and that would
tend greatly to help the society. He was glad
to say there were 72 in the juvenile branch. This was,
indeed, gratifying, and be went on to impress upon his
hearers the great amount of gold which would
resti!t from such a quarter. In a mcluiing, he read
the 114 of subscribers and the 4000CInti of the branch,
I which showed • balance of 14s, in their favour.
, Mr. Witgion was extremely pleased to have another
' opportunitv of saying • few words on this most
important subject in Dorchester. He warn certain the
Titrrinertitonpallani:sei"lnir ;itinund Th"l in e
going
round the
Improving. In speaking of the idea ly intim* of the
members belonging to the Church of Kurland
Temperance Society, he said in March last the society
could boast of no less than 302,000 menibsn ; at the
present time there were nearly 400,000, and at the rate
in which the work was going on, by the month of
March next there would in all probability be nearly if
not quite half -a.million members. In this Diocese at the
beginning of the year there were 60 distinct branches;
now there were 91, an 1 by the end of March there wilt
be • total of over 100. lie then referred to the section
of moderate drinkers of the society, and in doing so
said some had • very wrong impresaion of moderation.
Moderation oug..t to be strictly defined, and he should
like to have the custom of Saturday drinking among
the working-cl awes of theocinununity entirely abolished
It was • sad habit of • large ptoportlon of them when
they took their weekly wages to resort to the pxblio-
house. 1.110141 was another great dm of the society,
and that was Sunday closing. (Applause.) 'Pithy
intend, if possible, to obtain some alteration in the law
and get some good measure metallic this subject.
They had better chancre in the 'forthcoming see-ion
than they had had in the Last, there being about No
legislators in the Houses of Parliament, all of whom
have pledged themselves to do something in favour of
stopping the drink traffic on the fiabbatn. The sp akar
thought the question now was not '' Why are the
publicaouses not closed r but "Why are they allowed
to be opened ?' /bey had the majority of publicans
also on their aide, and he had no doubt they would
get what they desired. Mr. Wilson next alluded, in
strong terms, to the 1 wee laws permitting grocers to
sell wines and other ac ih dic liqu ; end he gave it
RA his opinion some resthictoms ought to be put pun
the holders of licenses, as, said be, it encouraged, to
an alarming extent, drinking among women, for al-
though they w shun the coo= in publichouse yet
heir love for drink wool I not keep then from going
to the grocer, wnere they know they can obtain it
with other articles and bring it away secretly. The
law empowering grocers to sell wines wee mad* with
the idea that by so doing it would induce the majority
of the people to partake of less spirits; but it hen
proved to be falecious, and he narrate 1 & striking
iocid.nt that came under his own personal notice to
bear out this statement. With regard to a substitute
for beer, he said most people fo ilishly recommended
cold tea or water • he would tell them there wee
nothing more beneath' and more likely to bee me an
equivalent than " skilly." (Laughter.) It has been
invariably proved that oatmeal and milk, or oatmeal
and water, possess qualities of a very nu• ritious char-
acter. After • few more suitable remarke, in which
he dwelt upon the dreadful consequences of this national
vice, if not checked, he spike • cheering word cr two to
the children, and in the CAM. Of which he said Cardinal
Wolsey was ones heard to say " It I had the chil Iran
only to deal with I would make England Catholic,"
and he (the speaker) would say the same reap:can
this Important movement; " If they only had the
children to deal with they would so oi free E igland of
the curve of intemperance.' (Applause.) Bei are
resuming his seat be appealed to every one present
who were not members to join the society, the aim of
which he termed a winning cause, because it was •
ensue in every reap vt greatly Increasing. (Applause.)
The Rev. T. W. Hems thanked Mr. Wilson for h s
excellent address, and made a few earnest closing
observations to the gathering. He apprevated the
work done by others similarly engaged in the town,
and he sincerely trusted they wou d all work together
In unison and lend one another a helping hand in cum
of need. In again retard:is, t i the in derma section
of the society he said he agreed with the last speaker
that some limit should be observed. He did not
consider a man temperate who was in the habit of
drinking simply for pleasure on any ther occasion
than at meals, or in case of sickness. —The selection of
°films and committee was then put forward, and on
the proposition of the chairman the following were
re-elected :—President of the branch, the Rev. T. W.
Knipe ; vioepresident, the Rev. H. F. Jones; hon.
secretary and treathrer, the Rev. C. F. Powys, and ori
the committee—Mrs. Knipe, Mrs. H. Basoombe, Mrs.
H. Durden, Mr. Bascom* Mr. G. Bartlett, and Sir.
J. Williams.

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