The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-08-01 00:00:00

SAILING MATCHES.

Pretty as the Bay looked on Wednesday evening, its
beauty was greatly enhanced by ths sailing matches of
the bttle yacht.. Sylvia Lad Ethel in the first-dais sailed
against each other with vying fortune, Ethel being
Ant in the find round. but giving place to Slvln in the
moon& In the escstd-clase. Dr. Simpson Stith. Mr.
ficnittie Adrian", end Mr. Learmouth • Petrel tailed; and
Mr. Smith took the start end kept it all through, winning
by about nine minutes. lb. Losrmouth won second plows
by about the same time. In the third-claaa. Mr. flea-
Mon.. Bleejacket. awl Kr. Wallis Magee went ;
Blue-
Lack.t got the stark sad maintained it, winning easily.
The time" were as follows :-
Ist Round Ind Round kd Bound
h, is. a b. is. I. na. S.
Sylvia 0 45 40 1 34 63 snm
Ethel 0 44 40 1 M2O 2 33 0
Muss Rounds.
lit Rouni And INsinit
Adrian" 0 44 65 1 32 15
Patrol 0403 1400
Mita 0 61 40 2040
Two rounds—the whole course.
Bluejacket I 0 0 I &I 5
Maggie I 6 0 1400
Once round tits whole cowrie, end on,. round the inside
buoy.
PEDDUrnENTEI33I3.
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Fitim—A fete was held in-Southoombe Park on
Thunday last, under the auspices of the local branch
of the Blue Ribbon Army Temp•rance Society. Rand
of Hope, "Fold of tbefety," Juvenile Tapp's, 607.1nnd
" United Volunteer" Lodge, 701, Independent Order
of Good Templar& About nine o'clock the members
of the above-mentioned societies met at the Temper-
ance Hell, and there formed a procession, headed by
the Piddleitreuthkle Temperanoe Braes Band, leader
the leadership of Bandmaster Grove+. This was the
first appearance in Piddletrenthide of the band, which
has been recently formed, in their new uniform, which
is similar to that worn by the Royal Artillery, and
gives them a degdedly smart and preposseming
appearance. The Sturnthster Newton Brass Band had
also been engaged, and with the beautiful banner and
flags of the moiety they perambulated the villages of
Piddleteuithide and Picidlehintoo, paying visits to all
the principal residents. Returning to the Temperance
Hall the adult members sat down to a capital cold
luncheon, which reflected the greatest credit on Mies
Davis, to whom the sole management had been
entrusted. Bro. Holmwood, D.C.T. (Weymouth), had
been announced to take the chair, but was prevented
from attending,. but an aide substitute was found in the
person Of Mr. 0.7. H. Jacob, Mr. Green occupying
the vice-chair. Luncheon concluded, • move wee made
to Southcombe Park, which had been kindly lent for
the occasion by Mr. G. Topp. During the afternoon
Bro. Foot, of Dorcheeter, marshalled the juvenile
members of the Blue Ribbon Army and the other
societies, and put them through • shod drill, which
woo highly enjoyed by the juveniles themselves, end
cowed no little amusement to the on-lookers. At
half-meet four the youngsters were resisted with • tea.
after which • public tea took place, the accommodation
for which proved totally inadequate, owing to the
number of people who attended. It was found
THIS ELECTION OF ALDERMAN. secesnary to divide them into two parties, and this
To Ms MA/Rt. satisfactorily overcame the difficulty. Tea finished,
• short meeting was held for the usu.e of speaking
Str,—The action qf the Mayor in virtually electing on behalf of the temperanse cause. Mr. George
himself to the office of Akierman has naturally given presided, and called on Ur, Groves. of Corm, to speak
rim to d deal of indignant comment, and to such a few words. He maid so doubt they knew the reason
as reflect enythingbut credit on the Mayor why they were gathered there 10-day; there were
himself. It la certainly an unusual episode In the several reasons, but the primary cause wee to advocate
imperious of our municipal life that one of our public the temperance movement. He stood as • member of
mom, whose reputation is of value to all oi es, should the temperance came for 15 years, and he reoommesded
injure himself in thous, of the community by Using on it to them. In Piddlotrentbide they were no strangers
the opportunity of conferring an office of tonour upon to the temperance cause, It bed bad a firm footing there
himself. Had there been no member of the Council I r way yams. The spethir spoke of the good being
on whom the hosour would have sat becomingly, we done bp the Blue Ribbon Army and other temperance
be able to filed some slight excuse for the action societies, and oaTio.d rho* who hod rig.cd the pledge
VCWorship; but when there were menthers of the to thick to it, end those who had not aged to do so
=whose years and 'service to the town tar out- speedily. Mr. Foot, of Dorchester, followed with an
au of the Mayor himself, not the slightest earnest and appropeithe 'walk He asked those
WOWS 0411 be found for the extraordinary, and present to do all they ould to 'obliterate the seamy
ellegether seprettedected course which has been dried' from Rugland, it was 'Aar dutY marbuillehmeo
oursued. Honours te be worthily borne ought to be put to do their tied to rid the land of this oterp•
4i, to put them on ourselves is surely to divest whittle fillsthe vorkhousulnfenniend lanttfin asylums.
oi*Lt/t rains, and to ruder their wearer steeply Do away with drink. and you soon do away with
ridiculous the eyes of Ins neighbours. We cot.. our prisms. S pjDg of the Blue Ribbon Army Mr.
that .etgard for the honour and good report Fools/aid General come said Russia could put
we were •
wed we Idnoordly regret that the an army of 2,000,000 in the field, but the Blue Ribbon
of "if public men three and four millions.
Mayor should have tak a I WIP which wus& Injure Me Army ousaheosd between
community. Wedo not ete
fair reputation and wee-% the ayes of the There were 120.400 awls drrilininif Into the grave every
' !adage the cures year through drink, &DJ they must do all they could to
which Gram binding en rt. " al
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amusing, but yet strileing ancalcte, illustrating the
f°lll"fulneut of what was " a evil. of etrent drink. Various innocent amusements
the character stach h becoming to blew.. 'Now. rime then ibelitged ip. Of course (landing found the
we confess it lOU greatly our chief magic... 4 ntetaket femur frogs= Lit
jonent, the two beads
Mayor has reignsd to learn that the •-ewe, ol=itral
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honourably borne by him, can la a° sense be " tiffiejsmakosmillisYttntr
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