The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-16 00:00:00

AiortrAL EXAMINATION AT THZ GENERAL
SCHOOL&

On Thursday souniag the Mayor. T. M. Edmunds,
presided OK tho NM annual examination of the children
' attending tin OW and infante general schoola The upper
room in width thu misting was held woe filled to sugar...-
Um ere tiosa opened. The room was neatly but
prettily f th laurel and other evergreen.
c,„„,,,„, front the couplin& whilst trans.
mealy serer the lamas mire of greenery, intermingled
with lowers, imputed ach serf ul appearsoce. lUumluaisd
torts and metres were dined to Ms walla and being
edged with Bowers end fern, looked cheats and pretty.
TM &dominoes which were much admired, were carried
out by the pupil leschers of the ochools, under tha superin-
tendence of ths =harem Mies Lska. The Chairman wee
supported by the following members or commit:W—
m.. C. sgmeads. J. T. Stephens, A. Reynol Is, W.
Collar, sad T. Collor. Amom.t the ladies wets—Mra T.
Cell ox. wee Wasie_y, MI.. N wanton, Mrs. =sock, Kra
G. Erten', Mrs. J. T. Stephens, Miss Suck land, W.
Tb,Bald. Pc, ha
folloeing programme was first efficiently gone
through by the nisolare. and the execution of mock pion
mot with unmistakable marks al applause from the
The following is Me
mita
Mgr:mm*l.-6mm You've
earthier to do," scholar,; Mangos, Thu Lout Thimble,"
Lily Lowe and Men Orchard ; reading. " The Lawyer
Advice," Add Stickland ; WO/. . • Up the Hills," •re
recitation. Love Lightens Labour' Alice Chubb ;
!saltation, "Tbe Little
.Grphan." Edith Thorn.; wag.
The Grand Old Clek, &Ursa ; recitation, "The
biound MosalWhittls; exercise on the tonic-
sol-f • modulator, by Mr. S. Champ, conductor ; reeststmt,
The Lifeboat. Rosa Whittle, Ada Waned, Irdith
Altos Chubb, and genie Gala ; som. ' The
Fisher " scholar, ; recitation. "Jessie Clara," Edith
Swain; recitetios. . • Ths Irish Schooliumtdr," Annie
Gels; song. " The Harvest Erg." scholars.
The distribution of prises to those for regular 'tand-
em.' then took place., The respective recipients edvanowl
to the freak, when the Mayor beaded to mach child a
=heT articles were of • maul deentption. commis-
cob, work-boxes, writing desks. and ladles' ore-
prior. The larger portion was given (rota Daniel
Ti.aitills charity sad tie remainder the eeboote cow
Thu u,umber me
The Mara observed that the waraiesttraks were dee
to Kr. S. CissimP ter the dilatant manner in which he had
carried out the mmini betook of teraking. The whole
of re regrentnee hod hos allaisatly carried out sad the
neolte were mint _---y.
The Hai Sr. (Mr. (aro) then mad the Amaral
eteteneset, wbleb showed a dedicit of DE
The renal report followed, I. err tee deeeeheso of
the Inspector read se follows :.•••
G&W INfrool.—“ The egareinatien has been very eatildais.
tore, ieere perticilurty in the upper part of the oohed.
TM children's damn showed peat artnem and the
ordlework is rood
/rare Iffroal. --rmf= ars sidlfulty taught. It la
a rood solsool."
The report showed theorems &Moreau' of eirterebeeg
to be id; amber on rorifoosr, Elt Ideate school.
Dumber on rogiatar. ; &mere atteaders.
Mr. W. Coteau, In moving Ms aphlon d Mie report,
observed he was plowed to Sad inch Widlaelory read*
sad it must be s source of pleasure to all that the sorer
Lid km,' up a. sfikdatay lad .011. Tres the snort of
K. armor this year contrasted with red et farmer
yeses, all most be solisiled of th• &Med uruormi sag
°media= cd the needs. The peril teadmisbed dor
wed', and see girl hod bum awarded an harm sartifkain
The arithmetic we, fat* good. Mare Utast' had been
qualified sad more had paa sisd thaa in preview yeara The
areadasce was onthe farmeon altheogh gheee had bean
en additional school in the asighbeeelmel sail=
tolerably wipmetal lac Mart they womedill
In The wipakst hapreoweddziza So wait et
by
ereeeet the siassate at atiwodeasa
roc abash the t wee 011,
taareased Askew of the Wank they thMthroa
to
rehire the debt. The breath et ahead wee
decided t. gad Kr. Champ wee doom
rag hie mead at poise for ids willing Werke ia this
rerITYOLUga. with eons rri"Priai• nod
remark', seconded the motion‘wrob was at one=
Mr. C. losunmes art moved the re-erotica of the cora-
whir was seconded by Kr. CiAMP, and corded.
The forming tits ceematee for both schools wars
agate requeded to act.
Mr. G. M. Evans and Mr A. J. Stredling were elected in
egyl the late Mr. &luau ftwasas sal Mi. Benjamin
The Cariuste in the Moral as, had
with the frepleenif family whshed so many bereavements
! of late, neared la grateful time, to the valuable=
they eel lest in the above hbeingol theh both late Daniel Tykes
Yr. Ramos aonatedag *the
01 rho hires who bad auy.ag meek teas epos the
work r the mho* eild Me waters of the mos wee in a
great measure arriberhis to their salted Warts. Re was
*seed to mg that the Emile of Derr Tries °limit/
were not eel owned. The obsereriir prow, better
old roue Malay otabgdaaesa grim wen hist
year Sword from this Mari ,ty thr IS given r
ear= t=thesulte ir"." would with pima"
T.=
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XILSORNII ST, AZDZIW.
I Suicide of Mr. J. F. Fowler.
Mr. Joseph Francis, sen., Milborne, the well-
known agriculturist, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the chest and neck, at 4 p.m. on Sunday
afternoon. Deceased had been very much depressed
Lately, and it is said that he ha s lost some thousands
of pounds, and that he has made two or three previous
attempts. Mr. Fowler was a most intelligent, indus-
trious, and punctual man of business, and seldom would
one be found with greater business energy. A medical
man was sent for on the disastrous act being dis-
covered ; but when the people came out of Milborne
church on Sunday there was general consternation at
learning that he was actually dead. The inquest was
Ito be held at Milborne this (Monday) afternoon, at
lour o'clock.