The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-26 00:00:00

0111 NE ABBAS.
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SHOW.

The annual Bower and vegetable show wee held in
the vicsrege field .ns Friday. The weather was fine
throughout the day. Considering the season the
show of vegetables was remarkably good. There
wore 137 entries in Clam A, 128 in Class B, and 40 is
Class C. Mr. Mills, head-gardener at Lord Digby
Minterne, awl Mr. A. Gordon acted as judges. The
Dorchester Town Band, under the able leadership of
Mr. Stevens. performed the following selection of
music during the afternoon and gave great satisfac.
lion :—March, "War March of the Priests," Men-
dlemohn ; 'election, "Martha," Flotow ; raise,
"Sweethearts," D Albert; cornet solo, "Keel Row,"
Wright; polka, " Kutschke," Stasny ; quadrille.
" True Friends," Godfrey; march, " Kiesengen,"
Favre ; selection, "La Vallee des Roam," Demain ;
raise, "Leila," Mains ; polka, Bric.a-Brac,"
Coote ; glee, "Fill the Shining Goblet," Parry;
fantasia, "Rose D'Xmour," Smith ; galop, "Electric
Post," Mullott ; "The Queen." The following ladies
and gentlemen visited the show during the day—Rev.
H. D., Mrs., and Master Gundry, Mrs. Gordon, Mr.
I sad Mires Gordon (2), Mr. and Mrs. X Norman,
Misses Norman (2), Mx. and Mrs. Parry, Mr. H.
Norman, men., Mr. IL Norman, inn., Mr. W. H.
Clark, Mrs. Clark, Mr. J. Clark, Mires Clark, Miss
Miller (Plush). Mr. D. Miller, Mr. G. Symonds
(Sydling), Miss Symonds, etc. Soma rare flowers
from the members' gerdenacontribated largely towards
the appearance of the show. A brace of fine cucum-
bers were exhibited which had taken a second prize at
the Dorchester show on the previous day. The prism
were awarded ea follows

-.61;;;;.-FoTvege-t-aile grown in the alionnenta only.
Tripoli onions, beet dozen-lit, 3A W. Young ; 2nd, 24, C.
Will.. Seed onione-Ist. as. J. Es:war-her;
Arnold: 3rd. le. W. Young. Underground onions-let,
3., C. Ilone ; 2.. J. Hardy: 3r4, Is, my ces.
Carrote-lat. 34 61, Mr. R. Arnold; hod. 24 64,
E. Will. ; 3rd, le 61, W. Young • 4th, Is, J.
PersulPe-let, 31 Si, It. Arnold ; 2a, 24 pl.
C. Wills ; 3rd. Is 61, W. Young ; 4th, Is, C. Morris.
Turnip-3A W. Young; 2nd, 21, C. Morris; 3rd, le, J.
Mabey. Broad beane-let, 3A W. Young; 2nd, 24, J.
Sherry; 3rd, Mr. OA. French beans-Ist„ 34, C.
Korea. Cabbeges-lst. 3s 61. R. Devenish ; Sad,
D. Cheeeman ; 3rd, 21„ Yr. Peach; 4th, ls gd, 3. sherry
sth, Is, T. Reliever. Athlete potatoes-Ist, 3.1 6d, 0.
Frampton; 2nd, Is 64, C. ll_ ,orrie • 3rd, le 64, D. Cheese-
man ; 4th, le, J. Hardy. Round potatoes-let, 41, W.
Cooper; 2nd. 31, D. Chessman; 30, 26 64, J. Hardy ;
sth. 64, 3. Payne ; sth, le 64, J. Nabs,; 6th. 1.,R.
Arnold. Kidney potatoes-let. It, C. Morris Lind, 34, J.
Hardy: 3rd, Its _ J. Eewacker; 4lit, 24, D. Uheseetuan
Is 64, C. Will.; 6th, Is. IL Arnold. Green_peas-let.
W. Cooper; 2nd, 2z, R. Devenish ; 3rd, Is. H. Cheese.
man. Collection 0( •st.LOblSO (not lege than five sorte-
-Ist, ss. W. Young ; 2nd. 3463, C. Korea ; 3rd, SA It.
Arnold.
CLASS R-For vegetable grown by allotment tenants In
their own gardens-Onions. let, 24,, W. Young; 2nd, la,
J. !labor. Onions-lst, 2e, R. Arnold; j.
Hardy. Underground onions-18A 21. 8. Cc..; epd,
.1. Peulley. Oarrote-bs, Is. W. Young; 2nd, Is, It,
Arnold. Parsnips-Ist, 2., R. Arnold; 2n la, W. Young.
Turnips-let. 24, W. Humphries; 2nd, s. W. YOWLS.
Broad heehe-jes, 2a, R. Arnold; 2nd, Is, C. Morris.
French beans-Ist, 2s, J. Sherry; Sod, IA ceee.
Gebbseee-1., 24, S. Ca..; 2u. ,d le, C. Willa. Round
potatoes-let, 3., W. Young; uno 2s, J. Hardy ; 34e,
E. Swathed. 'Nine P41610w-let 3A J. Matey itod,
aa, & Coro ; 3rd, le, C Morris. Green Pee-Ist, 21,
Morris ; 2ad. Is. R. Arnold.
Pastas roa Faerr.--Oonebenies-let, Is, D. Cheese-
man ; had, le, J. Old. Red sad white currants-2A Elko
Deenialt. - _ .

Yon FLowcas, sxhibitod by allotment tenants
or tbear children.—Gereanum (tn pot)—lst. 2. 61_ J.
Uld Sok le. IL Cbssasinon 3stt. Is 61, Mazy Hawkins:
ath. Um Blade. Fuchsia (In pot)-Ist. le ,G. Drew
ls. W. Hemp/trey. Gelawalarie On poti—ht, 1161
F. Fox ; taut Is. F. Ilabey. Pot plant lot mar other bandy
—let. St 64. H. Cbeemmen : 2nd. 2s, Mrs. swie
Ii ed. Ones Frampton. Collection 14 cut flowere—lst,
2. 64, Z. Daveniah ; 2nd. Sr. J. Penile/ ; 3r4. le &I, W.
Drew. Wild 6owerr-41. 3., Annie Frampton ; Sad, 24
C. Notr4; Sed. 1.,. W. YOOI2IC.

The following prism were awarded for well cultivated
gleiments. viz—Ten perch allotment& —First. William
Cooper; led Robert Arnold ; 3rd, John Paddock. Twenty
perch ellotasents. —First. Charles Morris; 2nd, George
Antell ; 3rd. Jonathan Hard,. Thirty perch allotments.
—Tint. Daniel Cheessman ; 23d, Isaac Sherry: 3rd,
Joseph Esrwacker. Forty perch allotmenta —First, Wm.
Young; 2nd, Charles Wills; no 3rd prise awarded.
The following honorary prize were awarded :—Tripoli
oniona -"Amt. Mr. W. H. Clark_ Seed oniona—First,
Rev. IL Gundry ; 2nd. Mr. J. Northover. Carrots.
That, Rev. H. Gundry. Turtt.iit—First, Mr. & Norman.
Cabbage—First, Rev. H. . Best leaf of potatoes.
—First. Rey. H. Ostadry tad. r. & Norman. Brood
basun—First, Mr. North ;Sad, Rev. H. (Sundry Kidney
antra—Push Mr. J. Northover ; tad. Mr. K. Norman ;
. H. Gunds7. Vegetable marrows,—rim, w.
H. Clark_ Omen peas. Mr. North ;
Northover ; 3rd, Rev. H. laundry.
Facrr.—Reqrrisa. —First, Yr. Noycky,,..;
Rev, H. Go . Clursira —First. Mr. H. Norman.
Applea—Fird, . Edwin Norman.
Ftowirms.—Devios in cut Bowers—Let Mt. Clark; Ind.
Mrs. Chick; 3rd, Mader H. Mills. Device in wild
dowers-Ist, Miss Clark ; lad, Mial Moore. Upper's.
The prises were given in the evening by the Rev. H.
D. Gundry. 'After which some hearty chews were given
for Lord River., thej judges (Hr. Hills and Mr.
Gordon) and for the committee, and also for the ladies
who raised the show. The amount taken at the gate
was 5a.0.4H0a7.