The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-07-14 00:00:00

FORESTERS' DEMONSTRATION AT

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Serveaf—Saw yi this merry making,
K•rwader o' mine ?
se worry did I. •ad 'twee
worth the wing.
This dialogs* is peculiarly appropriate to the scene
of gaily and rejoicang. which is an event of rare occur-
rence in Came, but which nevertheless cameoff on Wed.
neaday. Is face from the period which oilmen between
me Forester's demosetratioe and another, nothing
Wasoires le arouse the lethargy of the inhabitants,
who follow their daily avocations under the security of
the giant on the bill. This state of thing was, how.
ever, somewbst dirturbed for a day or two prior to the
day's proesedlags which we are about to narrate, but
may rsrtlsslsz4 as the morning of Wednesday, the
Bth of July, the owe of which was that Court Saint
Austin, No 3482, of the Aseilat Order of Foresters,
wilted by brethren of the green robe front neighbour-
log Coaril, awls such a demonstration, the like of
*kirk theotdudinhaitant in Corm bad never ',Mowed,
and which certainly was never °antes:misted would
happen. It had been announced that the streets at the
place would be converted for the time being into •
Sherwood forest; and at this ides we ranee
confses—and we will own our weakness
were inclined to laugh at, but subeequently on
looking, and remembering the old addep that seeing
is behoving." we altered our °Onion. and we will now
endeavour to lay helve our readers an sersmot both of
what we as. sad beard. Our impression was as we
drove Mil the tows—and it was not an unreasonable
eile—that sane plantarioniled been utterly devotated,
and the Saha removed to Germ to deck the homes and
streets, and that the lags from all the adjacent villages
had been brought here for tale and thee imposed to
public view. G -is which ever way ran would nothing
met yam view Irat trees, erases, and flags. The own-
Pore of almost every house had made up their minds to
, do the best they could to transform the streets isle a
missiles Sherwood forest, sad against every home
there were huge brambles of trees pleated is the
pored, while* doors and windows were tastefully deco-
rated with eve:groom. Triumphal angles were very
nionerous, and although the architecture was
opt the "latest net," it answered all the
same purpose, and showed that what was done
was cheerfully and readily. As boon as daylight made
its appearance, the " note of preparation" was loud all
ever the plaoe, everyone being busy in showing off his
premises to the beet advantage. In fact everyone seemed
to work with a right good will, and vied with each ether
to get the best na. Thee seemed to be • dos-
terminatim that aothlng should be wanting on their
part to make the day • happy one, and it cannot there-
fore be wondered that the whole of the promedings
passed off eo suceeedully as they did. lo •1111011/ ports
of the streets were to be found mottoes, such as " Bound
together one and all;" Sons of the Greenwood wel-
come;" "Succour the Widow ;" "trolls.. Benevolent*
et Concordia ~" "Pr. Bono Publish, ;" "Success to
Forestry," others Abbey-street came out very
s being suspended ammo it from almost every
house, w between the police station and Kr,.
Muriey's boom, a very pretty arch 'panned the road,
and theMettere " A.0.F., worked in ilowers, were sus-
pended from the front of his house The school was
also decorated in holiday garb, Asp gaily floating in the
brume from every wiudow. As the morning wore on
the streets bepn to be filled with oilier', and for once
on • time Corso was " ladies gaily dressed in
holiday attire flocked into the town, whilst the fol-
lowers of bold Robin Hood, arrayed in their garbs of
Lincoln-green. hastening hither and thither, some
moon . whilst odious were on foot, caused quite •
sensation. About twelve o'clock all were on the psi
Mee anxiously looking for the precession. This soon ap-
peared. and 'resented a most respectable appearance,
sad although it Sam not very lengthy as 'mirth number
the quality made up the defic.eony• d Pest ion of
the officers sad brethren, arrayed in the handsome
regalia of the Order, were well mounted, and presented
an imposing appearance. To the strains of the Dor-
chester sax-horn and Cerne drum-and file bands, the
n marched to St. Mary's Church, in the fol-
Cring.""order