The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-01-01 00:00:00

OERNI.

Tge decoration of the parish church here has been
carried out in a very tasteful end effective manner.
Wreaths of evergreen *dons the very floe arches of
this grand old church, and are also entwined around
the pillars and the ancient tone rood 00Teal. Th.
windows are filled with moss sod monograms, and
suitable Christmas mottos' are affixed to the walls.
The work laas been principally dorm at the Vicarage
by Mrs. end l&lae Gundry, meisted by a few
memberi of the cooperation.
PINT Smsetoes, Wedamday.—Before L. E. Bridge,
Carr Stuart Glyn, and Arthur Martin, Esure.—The
well-known character, Charlie Coombe, of Carus
Abbe., labourer, who has been bet °moths migistrateses
many time. lately, as recently ea the 9th of November
loot when he violently assaulted and threatened a
(mid, respectable man, named Jeoolat which caused
the poor fellow to brook his leg in three pluses and
cutting his farm main received an invitation from one
of Her Majesty's Justicee to attend the Petty Sesaiona
on this day ; but this time his legs refuved to do
their duty.—He was ordered to pay a fine of Ss and
,oete (74—William Thorne, a labourer, of Dockland
Newton, was summoned by Lodes Downton, of
Glanville* Wootton, to show cause why he should
not be adjudged to be the putative father of her
lilegitlunato child.—Ordered ti pay Is. 61 per week
and oosta.—Ons hoer extesslon of time was
granted to Th.mas For, of the Elephant and Castle,
on the occardoo of • Foresters' supper.
NATIONAL 801100 L.—Te• children of the above
school gave • very successful entertainment to a
large audience of parents and friends on Thursday
evening. The chair was taken by the Rev. H. D.
Gundry, Vicar of Oernia The programme, which
consisted of Christmas carols sad dialogues, was
carried out entirely by the children themselves.
The solos in the carol. were sung very Dimly by
Frederick Feeley, Edward Pon*, and William
Northover. For molt young beginners much Mete
was shown, and bright promise for the lettire The
dialogues were given distinctly, sad with due
apprecdatim of the meaning. In prop sing • vote
of thanks to the master and children, the Chairman
impressed upon the assembled parents the necessity
of regularity and punctuality in the attendenos of the
children at school, end also the supporting of the
teachers by the home Weems of the parents. He
also mid that if the children did ea credittbly In their
ensuing Government examination as they had done
that evening the managers would be more than
satisfied. The Mester (Mr. R. Goodson), in respond'
leg, eolorised the 'dyke of the chairmen, especially
during the next two months, at the end of which
H.bf. Inspector would visit the schools. The net
of the conceit, about E 2 la., will be expended
, rep= to be even to all who pees at she ensuing
' Government examination. Mr. (bedews presided it
the harmonium.

I Ma. 1.4n0 out with a meaty solidest a low Imo-
figi. a. was driwisg hice wife mid daughter from
eng. -oak 10 Irimborne, when his trap sad a
Bourosts a rapid pun In an opposite direction,
ma tut Lorna • -cosaieta war. thrown out. Mr.
cornieed, and theo. .44 sk.c Met /Igo and
Law was monis bream. . 4.
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