The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-04-08 00:00:00

3LA.NDIIOID.

BLAMDFOID Pantile' CLEM—Tito next general
meming
_of osernbsre of this club will be bold at the
Crown Hotel, on Saturday evening pelt, at sir o'clock,
when Mr. Charlie Rickman will Introduce the
subject for discussion—" The probable tutors of
wheat growing in Ragland."
VIITIT idenrlgo.—A thinly attended meeting of
the ratepayers took plate in the Town Hall on Thurs-
day morning for nomination of overseers for the
pada, and election of way warden. Messrs. C.
Ashford and Nesbitt were nominated for the former
°Soo; and Mr G. L Groves was re-elected wayward's.'
for the correct year.
Q.C.D.Y.C.—The first competition of the season
for the captain'. cop, by members of the lilaniford
Troop,_ took place at the butts of II Company,
u.a.v„ on Wednesday last. There wage 16 corn.
petitors. The highest soon was made by Trooper
Bartlett ; second. Tro spec Roberts.
FONLIML OF TRII DOII OF ALBAXT.--Ou Saturday,
between 11.15 a.m. and 12.80 p.m., the whole of the
business eetablishinents in Blandford were Hood in
token of eympathy and respect to the Royal Family,
and the mournful minute bell was tolled from the
church tower, front the top of which the Union Jack
flowed bait-moat Islgla.
Damao Die peat week the Rev. G. Beebe', District
Missionary, has boon evangelising in this town, ending
his miSsion on 7th of April. Mrs. Beebe* was pr..
vented attending SIP expected by a serious Masse, so
the meetings of Toes lay and Friday were conducted
by the Circuit minister.. Good *Meadows, have been
followed by gracious and fruitful results, sa reported
by our correspondent.
Emma or 0041DILI11.—Tbere has been no op.
position in either of the 33 parishes comprising the
Blandford Union this year. The following is a list of
parishes and guardian. :—Almer, Mr. W. Inoram ;
Anderson, Rev. T. H. Hones; Blandford Forum,
Moms. G. J. Grove., J. Ball, and F. Devise;
Blandford St. Mazy, Mr. B. L Cl; &pastor., Mr.
B. Lock; Charlton !Cordial, Mr. R., it. till; Dur•
erestoo, Mr. 0. 00. Bartlett, Hilton, Mr. G. E.
Woodhouse; 'wean Courtney, Sir T. H. B. Baker,
Bait; Langton, Rev. F. Salmon ; Mill:tore. Si.
Andrew, Mr. W. Drake' Whom, Stileham, Mr.
H. Standfield ; Milt no Abbas, Mr. W. Roper ;
Pimperne, Mr. R. Dominy ; Spetiebory, Mr. C.
Strange', Steeplet us Preston, Mr. C. Pops; Stour-
poise, Mr. 0. H. Flower • Tarrant Crawford, Mr. J.
W. Drab.; Tenant Gninville, Mr. J. G. Fowler;
Tarrant Biota's, Mr. C. Bugg; Torrent Keynston,
Mr. G. Gel& ;Tarrant Lsnoceetoa, Mr. W. Walt.;
Tarrant Monktoo, Mr. J. Taylor, Tarrant Rawstoo,
Mr. J. Comm.; Tarrant Roshtoo, Rev. J. Penny;
Tarnworth, Mr. J. E. Long; Winterborne Clenaton,
Mr. J. Keynes; Winterborne Hourhton, Mr. G.
Stay; Winterborne Kingston, Mr. T. Keys..; Win*
lowborn. Stickland, Mr. J. Sprake • Winterbortie
Torneoo, Yr. S. Ainsworth ; Winterborne White.
absinth, Mr. H. Fools.; Wisterborne Felatelle, Mr.
J, Bargee..
QCARTULT MISTIMI.—On Wednesday,
April 2nd, the pastors, local preeohers, and stewards
of the Wealoyaa Biandford District held their
quarterly meeting punctually at 11 o'clock, the
Rey. J. Duthie presiding. After singing and prayer,
the roll of names of local preachers was called,
relative to the four points always dealt with four
times a year. ni.. "Moral Character." " Keeping to
Appointments," "Ablllti.. for Preaching," and the
" ileintenance of Methodist Discipline," to which
setisfactory replies come ; one was received from the
Circuit of Shaftesbury, having moved his residence,
one was reinstated, two passed examinations on
scripture evidenoes and doctsioes' and were admitted
to full rank, and five candidates were Boogied to
committee as exhorter*. Mr. Hammond received the
company t a substantial dinner. and to whom a vote
of thanks was gives. At two o'clock the stewards'
meeting oommesced, for adjusting branch amounts
and circuit arrangemects, whioh resulted in the fixing
of a Circuit tea In June at Blandford, and the next
Quarter meeting at Faieford. Tea was then par-
taken of, which was provided by the Blandford
friends, to whom also a voW of thud's was duly
tea •ed and acknowledge 1. Both the 1t.,.. J. Duthie
and 0. A. Walker agreed to stay • third year, a
minority objecting to any junior stayiog beyond two
years in a Circuit. At six o'clock the whole of the
chapel trusts were examined and audited, and the
following election. toe stewardship were c *Armed :
Blandford, Mr. G. S. Barnett; Stourpaine, George
Baraett, sea. • Sturminster. Jam Meador ; toreros,
James YatittaLt ; Childs Okdord, C. Streit ; Shinier.
stone, James Gentry; rgidlaford, W. Wills; Glreford,
Ell Phillip.; litickland, L. Elford ; Pimperne,
William Mart:la ; Belohalwell, Tom Cron. The new
chapel at Ibberton was to be opened In May, and
SWdand Chapel to have exterior improvements al
to frontage and pathway. So ended a very busy, yet
I happy, &ad pleasant day of bueiness in the work of
the Lord by Dorset Wesleyan M-thodists.