The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-10-26 00:00:00

POOLE.

POOLE YOUNO ME's CHlllst7All ASEOCIATION.—
The members of this Asuciation celebrated their tenth
anniversary by a public tea and Di tpicad festival at the
Temperance hall, Hill-street, on Tnaday evening the
19th inatant, when the president of the society (If.
Reap-Welch, F.sq.) wu in the chair, supported by
several clergymen and gentlemen of the town aid
neighbourheod. The tea was excellent, and appeared
to give perfect malefaction to all prevent. The tea-
committee worked with perfect unity, and the result
was SUCCCfI. Alter the good things had been thoreu.hly
dmenased, the chairman nude a few remarks- The
other !rankers were the Rev. T. Neave of Dorchester.
the Rev. F. Eliot, M.A.._ of Bournensouth. the Cev..l.
IL (laborite the Rev. T. Orr. the Rev. J. A Law,.on,
Mr. G. N. Penney, and Dr. Ellis. The report was read
by Mr. J. J• Norton, one of the secretones of the
Asseciation. It is unnecessary for us to give
the report, for it appeared in our collinns
last month when the annual meeting of the
association war held. At intervals during the evening
the Bloodline! Glee Union, conducted by Mu. Eiwank
the organist at Blandford Church, sang several ple.sing
chorus's and soup, to the great delight of the audience.
The hall wss tastefully decorated with evergreens aid
flowers, and under the gallery was a large motto,
" Success to our association."
ACCIDENT.—On Thursday afternoon a bliud hone i 0
• cart loaded with nine sacks of poll.rd, fell over the
quay wall near the Cnakm.house steps, and less
drowned: The :Inver left the boree to go OD board a
we-eel close at hand for • bushel cf. cods, when the
tin;mal moved on, and, being blind, fell over and got
entangled underneath the °bents which held the Teasel
at anchor. The horse and tart belonged to Mr. Antsey,
miller, of Organford nrulle, Lytchett Mintter.
EXCISE PRoslCOTionl. Richard Sydenham was
Suniwoord before the magistrates last Thursday by the
Surveyor of Excise, Mr. Aikeham, for exposing patent
medicine' for sale without • license. Mr. Porter, excise
officer, gave evidence that he purchased a hex of
Holloway's pills at the shop of defendant on the 'Mb of
September. A boy served him. Mr. Sydenham ,had
de.lined to take a license. Mr. Harker called Mr
Macdonald, who said he had been in Mr. Sydenliatu'e
employ for many years, arid could swear there were no
patent medicints exposed fir sale on the premises. A
ch,mist'a assistant 1.118 also called to prove that he sold
the box of pills to Mr. Sydenheues boy on the day in
question, but, on being pressed, be admitted supslying
them at the trade price. The Bench considerod tbo
case proved, and imposed the mitLated firm of £5.

BRI DPOR T.
A Flllll/11MAIT DHOWNID.—Os Wednesday night,
Join White, a fisberman of Abbotsbury, was acci-
dentally drowned at Bridport Harbour. It wouldappear
that • quantity of aprons were sold to • fish-dealer of
Bridport, and the deceased agreed to bring tlum down
In hi. boat and land them at Bridpeet Harbour. Ho
arrived at tbe Harbour on Wednesday afternoon, and
unloaded his boat. As he wee stepping into his boat he
over-balanced himself and fell into the water; he gave
only two struggles and sunk like • stone. His body was
recovered by a coniitguardrann about twenty minutes
afterwards, and carried to the Brldport Arms. The
deceased ha. left • widow and four cbildren. The
inquest was held on Thursday afternoon, before Nicholas
M. Loggin, Esq. TLe jury, returned a verdict of
"Accidental death."