The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-10-29 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

WIBLZTAIII ANIIIIIMUART. —The anniversary of the
Wesleyan Sunday School, fortune's Well, was hold on
Bonday, when sermons were preached morning and
evening. and an address was given in the afternoon lay
the Rey. W. H. Le war, of Brldport. lb. chapel was
crowded to aloes. on each occasion, and the collections
anionnted to £9 17s. The late Mr. Henry Way, who
was noeideatally drowned on Wedaseday, the 16th,
whilst fishing tow the Bill was one of the super-
intendents of the above school. His Lunented death
leaves a gip whlells it will be hard to fill. His sonsietent
piety, itheerfal and even temper, and sarnestams of
porpoise gained the love and respect of all who knew

Tie Glove Sonoma—On Friday, October 18, •
number of crises. gained by the boys and girls of the
above schools at their annual examination, were pre-
sented to them by George (linen, Req., governor.
Among the person. present daring the presentation, in
additioo to a number of ladies and the rovernor, we
noticed the Heyde Arthur Hill, Y. A., and H. T. Taylor,
M.A.; Major Hickey (Deputy (Inventor), Dr. Nicholson,
and others. George Clifton. Esq., took the chair, when
be requested the Rev A. Hill, the secretary, to make a
statement of the school's peagre.. daring the present
year. The Rev. Secretary then rid, that the Grove
Bebools sere in an unprecedeeted ebb of eMeieuey,
and that the results of the various examination.
Metaled to the same thing. He was happy to
quote from the examiner's report on the late Saha.
bury Di ioessin Prise Riamination the following "An admirable paper was gent in from the Grove
School, Portland, in whisb every question was amply
and accurately answered." And, again, "Excellent
papers were net in by another boy in the Grove
School." The rev. geetleman further commented upon
tbe improved state of tbe discipline of the boys, and
we. glad to observe that the conduct of the ehildren in
and out of school eras now astidastory. He made an
allusion to the orderly demeanour of the girls, and sos.
dinded by sasuring the managers of his conviction that
both master and mistress hod effectually done their
duty. The robber thee proeeeded to distribute the
prises to the ineciteafal emodidates, of whom partieular
mention should be male of John Honeybourne, John
MaLyaohy, George Waters, and Robert Noses. The
tianied of the esseesdnl candidata' wires. follows :-
1. roe Ilmascar DIDCZSAI :l. rims-Ist clam,
Deo. A. Wets,.; 3rd dm., Robot Samoa bd. Metal Mobs.
—Girls, soot Le r; boys, John Hardy. Robert Spenes,
Benjamin Darby. Henry Wilbert, George Cox, John white.
sod Ob. A. Wawa Srd. ortlikatee of good epodes* lied
.—Oirls, Mary Heritage, Annie Pennn o
Prarntir ;illy Omen, Desna Parsons. Elisabeth ;UP,
Alice ort, and Mary A. Yeetase bolts Freftrk*
iutnette. stqa "mute. B. -

—II. M. 11A5077-s P7u.;.—P674;t Panora
111. Qoaddes Puns, p,tsd from the Solana and Art
Dopartment, South IC Museum—John W. C. Raw-
bourns, John 11cLyncey, and George A. Waken

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After the presentation, the Governor said he wet
happy in the oerformange of sushi pleating duty ea
that which had jilt fallen table lot, sad hoped that the
schools would long cootiune to gourish. He wee glad
to observe, that while the awls maintained their good
ebarmiteir "there wee a marked improvement in the
Anointing., *bedlam's, and general academe of the boys."
!furthermore, he wes skid to receive such • flettering
...count of the galloon from the Rev. Secretary, and
that be sincerely trusted the children would continue
to improve both mentally and morally. Dr. Nieholson
then rose and cniplimaut.d the lades upon their attend-
anon, mid env...4 in eloquent terms • vote of thanks to '
them, which was remised with aeolaseatloa. Major Hickey
seconded the motion of the Doctor, and while doiag so
be woe pleased to Amen with regard loch, boys that
they bad wanolt improved in their out-door oond:zot, and
was glad to me that they had now discarded shying
doe's, and pelting at windows." The Cownsor then
proposed in • very able meaner, a WOW of thanks to
the Rev. Arthur Hill, for the able and zealous manaer
In which he ha dblittarged the onerous duty am
to the school; sad ftaW
edtherewith the
neesZett7 the Bee. H. T. Taylor, both of wham he
aid Win Wig lilt" In *Ail th,