The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-08-07 00:00:00

VOLUNTEER OUTING.

By the kind Invitation of W. E. Brymer, Esq.,
114 P., the otlicoers and men of Lb. Dorchester Corps
(0 Company) had a capital day's enjoym.ent on the
heath at Puddletown yesterday (tdooday). An
excellent epread had been provkled, after which shoot.
fag for prises in akinn lotting order took plane. There wore
45 nocopetitors, who fired 15 rounds each in squads of
six in thins:inking order, advancing from the extreme
dietanos of about 550 yards to about 200 yards, and
eating on the word of conunsad from the Captain.
Lieutenant Andrews wee engaged in examining the
targets at the oanclusion of the firing of the different
squads, and making the bits on diagrams. The targets
were six feet high by two feet in width. The result
was aw follows ;
Oaten. Tot.
ist, SA Btaff•Sergeant Osmond ... 7 —2O
fad, St Laam-Oorporal TiUsy... 5 25
ird, £l, Sergeant lobiosoe 2 18
ttb.. 11. Private Vim 18
Cl, Sergeant Baker ... 3 —l7
Otli, Cl. Corporal Chick .„ 3 17
7th, 1111, Private Walden ... 3 15
10., Private H. Young ... 3 —l5
eth. 10., Private F. Wader ... 1 —l5
10th, 10u0orporal Christopher 14
Private Btockley 14
Btaff-Bergesat Osmond and Lease= Tilley
divided for the let visa and Corporal pher and
Private fiteekbey divided for the 10th.

Tb. 7th allied made the highest aggregate more
r 2
F,mained wow the pewter imps kindly offered by
Berms, in addition to the above 'poesy
prime. The 'quads ware formed by lots, end this
squad was cam= the following members :
Btaff-Sergeant t Baker, Corporal
Mick, Privates F. bieed:rlowag, and Smith.

17PWIT.

AMU.' BISLIT. —Thr -an; ;weary— ear vines of the
octal Sunday School were held on Sunday
la when two eernions were preached by the Rev.
J. S. Butcher, In the morning from Matthew ex.. 3;
In the evening from Genesis :rill. lg. The oongrega-
lions were hwy., and the c dieotions good. In the
afternoon a special service was held. carried out by
the children timmesivee, in which some from every
SUM took part. While every child did well, special
interest was manifested in a dialogue, entitled " Wak-
ing with J• 11111," Interspersed with singing, which waa
given by the Mies" L. Wallcrat, B. Gale, and A.
Bowditch. A very large number of friend. assembled
from the surrounding churches and chapels to show
their 'empathy and render help. Spacial laymns were
OM daring the day by the children. &Wind by the
choir. Credit is due to Mr. A. Loveless for his care-
ful training of the children in the Inumicel part of the
worvies.

WITKOIITE,

AX 11111:1111ATL —..A.T.tr: Zlll7l Will on Saturday,
Were R. E. Mosconi. Esq. (Mayot Dr. Drew, J. E.
Bohm', Esq., and J. B.,.berts n, ~ William Cox
wee summoned for being drunk and ly, on the
16th of July. This had been adjourned trim the
rmims Tuesday in omaequeme of illnees.—Mr. S.
ay Street main appeared for the defame, and
handed in a medical cartitioate to the effect that
defendant was too 11l to attend. Mr. Street again said
they were willing to pay • floc —Sergeant gotomoot
owed th 4 on th. 16th of July he found defendant
eatable the Wilton-terraoe drunk and riotous, using
v2ginbild language and disturbing the totighbourbood-
and caste.
VISTZT Minium.— A vestry meeting was held on
Thursday at noon at St. Mary's for the purpose of
mosivlng the report of the auditors appointed to
audit the amounts of the Brutal Board. The Rev. J.
E. Scott, M.A., occupied the thaw. Mr. R. R.
Taboo tad the report. which stated the auditors
and Mr. W. Hunt) had carefully examined
the receipts and payments of the Board for Use year
sodther gush wag bast, and it appeared the balance
In hand on the previous year's amount amounted to
zu he. mad thahoard bed morired in reenact of fees,
", the en, of £ll5 go, and SW from the overseers f
the parish towards the annual 'spindlier*, whiles of
Board had paid £146 lir. 4d. on amount of repairs,
salaries, sad other incidental expenses ommoted with
their manual expenditure, leaving • balance of
Mg Ms. Bd. to be carried forward to the next year's
moostat. Mr. Hatton proposed, and Mr. /MMus
sesoaded. that the report be nosived mid gbdopted,
wide Ina corded anAigaiously.