The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-04-10 00:00:00

DORCIELEITZR.

MEAL'S STATISTICS FOS THS BOSOCa MARCH, 11383.
—Births, 27 (Fordiegton, 14); deaths, 21 (Fordingtoe,
nine). No lase than nine of the deaths were due to
diseases of the lungs (bronchitis reusing five) ; two
succumbed to old age; C,uivulslOnl. Bright'. disease,
inflammation of lungs, onieuroption, and one to
cancer, brain disease, heart disease, and •poplex v. A
prisoner died in H.M. Prison of "natural causes,"
and a patient in the County HorMitsi Of cIPPI°I7.
The deetbrate on the above data wool I be 336 per
1,000, nearly 50 per cent. higher than laid year, owing
to the severe an I changeable weather experienced
recently. The birth-rate is also higher than umal, 43 2
per 1,000. Eight of the above deaths were rergstered
Ile 110,11ir fioe, end five over 60 years. -E. J. OAT,
Medical Officer of Health.
lICHISTAI Cl.o3.—The annual meeting of
this club was held In the Council Caamber on Friday
evening for the purpose of recsiving the arc mints,
electing offieers, and other humors'. Mi. Worship the
Mayor (11. Darden, Keg.), presided, and there was •
good attendanc,. The ho secretary (Mr. B. D.
Allen), permeated the balance sheet for the new mores-
800 ground an 1 the cricket club for the past year. On
the former account, o sing to the assist once rendered
by the recent dramatic performances (213 odd),
the deficit id cleared off, but ou the club aosnints
there is • Mammy of between £7 and Ed.
The 6 it business was the i °vision of the ruler, and, on
prm stion of Mr. Morgan, a number of min .r
alterations were made. On the proposition of Mr. J.
E. Braithwaite, ireconde I by Mr. Morgan, W. E.
Bryiner, Esq., M.P., way unanimously re-elected
president, and on the proposition of Mr. Edwin
Burnett, the Mayor, Mr. W. Doric), Mr. J. F.
Hodge., and Mr. A. Pope, were elected v.ce.presidents.
the next business wail the ele,tion of • captain ii, the
place of Mr. Charles L'IMIODS, resigned, aud Mr. F. B.
Fisher was unenimonaly requested to talcs the office
for the ensuing year, but he declined on account of his
numerous augsgrmente. Some difficulty being
experienced in the matter, it was then proposed by
Mr. Burnett, and seconded by Mr. Morgan, that
Miners. Fisher, Fla lee. Morgan, mid W. J. Duiden
be elected minutiae, oath to serve for one month. It
was, however, generally felt diet this arrangement
would not work eatisfectorily, and, eventually, on the
motion of Mr. T. G. Dryer, seconded by Mr. W,
Bishop, it was agreed that Mr. J. W. Fudge be
requested to take the oflisi of captain for the year.
Mr. Fudge having consented to act, this difficult
matter was satisfactorily arranged. It wee next pro-
posed by Mr. Bishop, seconded by Mr. Young, that
Mr. %V. J. Durdeu be the vice-captain. This was
uoanimou.ly agreed to. Mr. 8. D. Alien wait
unanimously re-elected honorary secretary and
treasurer, on the proposition of °Sir. Barnett. It was
proposed by Mr. Alien, and se•unded by lir. Morgan,
that the following conerainte the committee :—Mmers.
W. Bishop, S. Cox, F. B. Fisher, IL Bnat, to
Robinson, W. Thome., Wilson, and .E. W. Young.
This wee carrieJ. The Mayor proposed a cordial vote
of thanks to the members of the Dramatic Club for
their efforts. Mr. W. Durden seconded, and the pro.
position was carried by ',clan/Alan. Mr. W. Watkins
proposed, and Mr. Morgan seconded, that a second
eleven be formed with a captain, to act under the
authority of the club captain, also that evening
matches be arranged every other week. This warn
carried. On the proposition of Mr. Morgan, seconded
by Mr. Burnett, • vote of thanks was accorded to the
past officers for their services, and Mr. W. J. Durden
and Mr. S. D. Allen briefly replied. Mr. Fridge pro.
posed, amid hit. W. Thomas seconded, a vote of thanks
to the Mayor for prised ling, and, his Worship having
replied, the meeting terminated.

THIRD LISITALIOI DORStritillit MCGIRR Tr,— I
Lieut. Gilzeen It Wear!, Stuart reigns his I
COmmission.--oe:ltt.
fieePTIST Hoge EVSYGSLts.ttION SOCIRTT.—This
&eminent so dety, of which Mr. J. Davis j,the earnest
District Evangelist, will hot I a publia meeting at the '
Alington Hall to-morrow (Teem.lay), when the chair
will be takm by Mr. Aldermen Cerro.. Addressee
will be delivers I by ministers of the tow, and neigh-
boorho HI. Tale society carries oa an excellent work,
awl it hi hoprd there will he • g .od attenlauce„ brh
of Churchmen and Dissenters.
DORF:Its Bothli Or EDUCATIONt—The annual
meetMg of thiti hurl warn heed on Wednewley. It
wan resolved that the rap et should be nadir I. It
showed the work of the Salisbury Diocesan B ord of
Education during the past ye hi. been carried on on
vicinity the sun, lines as during the few year. that
have bums listely precede I it. Toe promotion of
religious a location In the elementary school. of the
Moore, on the definite principles of the English
Church, hes continued to be the single and unilorra
aim to which its elf 'it, have be-n directed. The
Board's own more immediate attention hise been given,
as bifore, to the enc turagement of efficient religious •
teaching its elementary schools, by f *tering perio lical
examinations of scholars end pupil teachers. Te•
melte of theie endeavours rosy have Galin short of
the full end desired, in respect of the number of
school, pvticipating in their advantage.; but that
very great and suhstantiel good bee accrued from
thee, the rep ots of the exeminers pier beyond
doubt. Grant, have scalp been made liberally to
echo a Erutgliog with the excepti tnal diflic ilties if
the time, in p•cuni .ry reep.cts, in egricultteral
diericts, eu l. to shie di weep e•nb w .rk of
Bond sy bee h-en take In hin I by the
spissial c .In *no totted for the purpose,
an I a ipc .nd 'chem. of I •44001 fir use donut the
present ilhristial vele has it-en rra'ully and
pat forth with ev•ry prop-et of toner d roc 'mance.
Ba while the religi teach% tir of elementary schools
has been eh..s eng ming Gs, B its anxious &Monti in,
it has been felt g merelly by its monb thet the
has c one for exteading i • w rt beyon I the
hoondarhes of priro bey e lac di to to that Lags clams
lying between our Winne dory eeholer, ar,l thoee wh
enj the eriventeges of a higher elitio Aloe in upper
echo ila of roc teni.ed efficiency. A c onmittee of the
Boar' hal been formed to cons' ler this large an
very imp at set queslon is r .ca d to Middle Olaas
Girl,' Seib ells. silt tete ii in sch rowel to hope that
after coehil mv -4'srati tn of it in ell its bearings,
such practic el acti tn will be rake. 114 may seem
exports mt. Tie sciring el•ctel lay mom are of the
Hood for D seat were I, .rd Ash' ey. Mr. H. ‘fouro,
Mr. W. E. Brymer, M.P., a,.1 Colon 41 To lii. th.
whole of whom were remlerted. Tee retiring Dilute!.
clergy were the Hon. an I It.. A. G. D melee, the
Rev. G. E. Phillips. the Rim Canon Ouelow, and the
Rev. A. A. Leonard. 1,, tha place of tne first.
...moped (who bee been ere uteri a bishop) the Rev.
C. Sanctuary was chosen ; the remaining three were
re-electe I. The nee. W. Gil-lee hid asks 1 to have
hle name withdrew,, and in his steal the 1t.,. F.
J. Kurds, 11114 elected. Tile secretary, trea.urer, and
auditors were re-elect...l.
ENTERTSISMiteir. —The m snob nf the Wesleyan
choir. ...ism I by hi •n Is, g•re an ent•rtainment at
the schn .Ir torn on Fri hy evenity, con.l.ting of vocal
ani Metrum :mat musie, 1.. aid of the funds of the
Sabbath S•h d. There ea. a fair attenclenC.,
IlithniNt no: on hero at ha I h-en cop -cted. Toe first
part corseiete•l of a s scrod c witate, entitleti " The Lion
of Judah." illu•trative the life, in
and returrect.ittn of th r Ri ',lrian.. It i 1 ,a pleating
and eriq co-pi...idol. an I it, execntion by
the metnleers ~1 O. • h.s,r, who had he,. trained by
Mr. Dilehtta. war ereatilogly o edit.ble. 'Poi*
were taken by the fad swing :—S getout*, Nil* Facia,
Alle3. anil MI-4 Fish; contralt... Miss Huck ;
tenor. Mr. Fowler ; bows, Mr. Dibben and Mr.
Crimp. Tb.. t, tie, were sung ex ieedin4ll well, and
the chorus,. went with • ewiug that evinced careful
training. Th. &cc •uspeolim 'Me were played by Ws.
Matthew. (pima.), an I Mr. J. Robinson, Jun.
(harmoain,n.) Mies Miethews played her part in an
exclilent man', r, and Mr U ineon's cop trience I
playing a lied much to the steadiness I Of the cantata.
The various s w and eh ittisvil were fr qnently ap-
plauded. B 'tierce the t' ire the Rey. W. Allen was
collet on ft' • •peech. and he gave a few amusMg
alp viencos c turd gre.t aneneement. The
se n I tart wet a. follows :—Duet. piaeof vte and
hum •rfurn, "E'. .01 Noel " (M wehelles), MIA.
Matthews an I Mr. J. 11. thinem, jute.; quartette, "The ,
Vinare Chori.ter " (Bishop); duet, pianoforte, " La '
Chatelaine." hi...-. the iss-s aerie and Nellie Wright ;
era ling, "'Pee Nut,' Mr. .111110.,4011 j solo,
pianoforte, " Ste Route '' (S. Smith), Mos
Matthew.; pot song "Sweet and L " (Bushy )
Tee due by Mil. Metthowe and Mr. it .hineon was
splendidly played and domervedly applaud-ti Bishop'.
well-known glee we. c.pitally eu or by NUM Fish,
Miss Bock, Mr. P.wler. and Mr. pigeon, and was
I.lllly sec trod Tile Miser Wright ....aired an
fiothaeheetio encore for their very clover performance
of "fo Ch itel sine." 'Flee young bolles ars on a
fair way to become firstoete plepiete..
to the encore they played iu equally good style the
Fairy DAI Polka. Mr. Jemron recited In • 'lining
...nu. th. poem "The Ea.(1.1. Nest," and, in
reeponne to an undeniable encore, keys as amu.log
pier in the Don 1 diabct. Mir Matthews' eel.
was 'gave,' in • in 15 wr that displayed the posees.ion
of encomia in talent. She Wa. tonere-I terry warmly,
and ia aekno eta igspent Vajmel the " Dense Ito ale.'
Barnby's pert rung,' ' Sweet and Lem." brought •
very enjoyable concert to • close The thanks of the
audience to Mr. 'Abbess, Mr. Robinson, and the
choir were heartily Inward by the Rev. J. Berths
sad the Rev. W. Allen for their services.

After the enquiry It was found the parents of the
child were totally unable to pay for the cost if a
coffin, or for any of the necessary attentions Ii the
dead body. Application Irell made to Mr. Look, the
clerk to the Dorchester Bard of ()Indiana, and to
%Ir. Baker, the r. I eving ofil ;sr, bat neither had it in
their power to afford any r diet. The body lay in the
asonicipal building., and Mr. Supt. Coward very
kin fly set ab int c .11ecting subscriptions t...) enable
him to order a c iffin. Toasts to several charitably
avowl pomp' be was en chief to ito this, and be
desires, thr..ugh us, to expellee his thanks and the
gratitude of Ile parents.

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULIURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1883.

Cromerxemined by Mr. Wed : She did not see sto'd that they declined to mil themselves up in any
Mrs. Newbery throw the runes, but she saw them Cool. way in tires mat'eri. or tir any feeling that
over her wall, and aloe ho j,, talking to defendsni. muLl prevail In tile place. Und ir thou circumstance"
Sarah Turner, in the employ of Mrs. Nicholls, mud she tb y had therefoin d.termined to select the lou largest
eras In her mistress's bedroom ,de the of ter La is in "du. iOn• r annoyer. a. overseers l r the t sewn—Mesas 11. Richards.
The house no rl soiled the cm, of the point atriay. J. G. 0 eid, .1. Re sill, a, ond C Web.
She heard nothinr, blt saw the 'tut* thro en tato Mn. The decision oppured to sire pretty general satisl se-
Jobsm's paimage by, it a. Ne•lerty mil her ch Mien. ti,..
One of the it 0.. struck Kr, .1 them in the tuck She
did not see Lite latter thro • any atones.
Defendant prt clued a big ot rtODOS which ware f mod
in her p auge Si. produc el a ince piece of chalk which
she alleged struck her I. he but, but I. rtuustely Oud
toot injure Ler.
C ow-ex .mined by Mr. We•trn : The first alone was
thrown by the Newberi y'e.
Defendant raid her chief witness! het got his discharge
from the It ILA_ and had gine to SzirtitniL
The Mayor sind the evidence before the Bench woo very
conflicting, and they were not quite sure al to the
aggressors in the resit. We.. N iwaery Deemed, however
to have proved her eau pretty cleat ly, that the defendant
did throe tins stoney, ant cussed cwic.lerable biddy
injury. Defendant woolJ be bound over in the sum of
CIO t i keep the peace fisr three months.
Captain M -thine bourne surety.
ena Addressing
to lire wore sacu Ma
No.wbPrY•he y Worship
h l nitthbous adr
viiwdbe, rti.
which she did not seem t be doing at present.
Mn-. Jobeon asmred the Busch neither she ni,v her neigh.
bou•s could live there for her.
pllaleindaindt.n.ont4absite
f hr.isWo.e:etinnoar-lithede ef orreellinar.isoDoatyttef °Wm
thought it air his prof...sloe witness's fee should be
allowed.
The Mayor said they could not reopen the cu..
Mr. We.txx s .id °cues...rise he shrub! be worse oil than
Rt. defendant.
The Mayor We don't think, under the edema: t dere*.
we can•

HICATII Fl SU.

Albert • mitt Ile &mei labouring men, snd •
yomth of 15. 11•11rtti 03 irate Hodge., were -brought up in
cost mie, cmerg .1 .t.ing fl a to heiath land. the
prop de of fe. I Wunlmorne. on eon 3d feet.
M,. P. II L. 11 lgt proeecuted, an 1 Mr. H. S. Dickies us I
defand..l.
The vi Ii ace in this caw Wes very ci-cuumstantiaL
Ui Ve .lay in go .sti in the prisoner', who were in
ch.rge of tw, ',rick carte gong Li Bournetn tub, were
a .en ju,t close to t to sec ne of ten flro Immediately after
the et one" bed broken nut. There was, ho mover, no direct
vit,m telma.tbly.
,tlDhj..,ll sateen!
ctn.:hue Itatil:,,d &eat
there vr is n evainc • agaioit them.
The Bench, however. 41. c lid to commit them for trial.
The damage ~wielded at SO m
They were further charged with ietting fire to furs* and
heath. growing on cmm in land. 140,1260 g to Mr. W. FL
Banicea, on the Rasa day, nail about three hours later.
Mr. Sap.. Hunt, of Peek, w n driving to Bournemouth
betw em. thr.e and four in tie al t.on eme, and met the
pr sinner, in (there, of brier earls a) iut 100 yule from
aom, or., land adjtening Tal• ot Village. Sb r.ly alter
p.•elost them he 111/Mei sin, high NM WI nine shoot
201) erode a-hmeel. end in the direction irate which they
he.l coin.. lie at 0100 dreve back at Cr them, and charged
dem w.th havln4 at fire to it. 'racy denutl that they
bad dine a, Cr,al atatna tiot it eas boning as they
omssed it, ani II di., adding thu it vrel unfit. when tiny
W iut .4110 lb imnmommth. TlOl cut erintemd at t mld Own
thi• Kai not poodle ybe the case, ae it had Oily jUst been
itgi,to.l.
In reoly to Mr. Dickies .n, he raid he ehnuld not have
tomel back stir the woioner4 beel he be n rectal a who
they were. When he got back to the fire it h.d Ilarad
over about helf-en-..c-e. Tm mu Wet, 00 other parsons
ah.ut at the time or he meat hive evil them.
Me. W. H. U ay. build r, ol Peole, woo was inc mime,
with the superb n ....oiliest gave et miler 'eidetic 1.
A boy named Henry Hunt ea, cited, and he said he
I.w the prso-iere pots by the pace where the fire Ira.
They wets lying down In their car • but did not get out.
He did no • howover, get on the book to look tatty them
until he esa the smoke.
Toe damage was eatime'sd at XIS, and the prisoners
were committed for Via at the A erase on thia charge
est. „