The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-07-22 00:00:00

DOW3TUBSTIR.

'• WHAT'S IN • NANL"—The mterazt " Gladstone
nut eo badly in the Wolin'? Visitor Handicap that he
wes subsequently given by Lord Alington to Archer
for • hack.
" C" COMPANY ( DONOR Inn) VOLUNTINAIL —The
following promotions in this company have bun an-
mimed :—Lanos-Corporal Lest to be corporal; and
Privates E !wards, L. Voss, and G. Pommy to be
611 cl-corporals.
THE Battery of Artillery stationed at Dorchester
arrived here on Wednesday, having completed their
annual gunnery prsctioe at Okehatopton The men
and horses looked none the worse for their "outing."

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fun Swoon° STAIR BOwnrii 4-01nri ha. airea ly
WO mamba's, and the appropriation Is announced f
Wednesday, 24th September. Intending members
should take shares at once, as they are being
rapidly taken up. Mr. G. J. Dennis, the mcretary,
will be pleased to furnish any Information respecting
the principle. and working of the society.
COSICIMGATIONAL SUNDAT SOnooi..—Thl annual
sermons on behalf of the above school were preached
In the Congregational Church on Sunday by the Rev.
J. Ogle (of Sherborne). The children emir • selection
of hymns at both Oaf ViOell In a very pleasing manner.
The annual excursion to Frampton Park takes place
on Thor...ley.
Warman Ciscusi. The Lord Chief Justice of
England ha. appointed Mr. Charles W. Matthews, of
the Western Circuit and Hants Season., to be one of
the revising barristers fort Somereetahlre, in the piece
of Mr. Hooper, who is now a County Oourt judge.
lir. Matthews WY called to the Bar at the Middle
Temple in April, 1872,
Tea New Vatganov.—A vestry meeting for St.
Peter's pariah was held on Thursday morning, when
Mr. G. Pommy peed led, there being also ;resent Mr.
B. A. Hoge. Mr. J. F. Hodges. Mr. H. Ling, Mr.
Payne, Mr. Jeffery, and Sir. T. A. Pearce (Assistant-
Overeser.)—The new valuation:lista were presented by
the overseers and on the motion of Mr. Hodges,
mounded by Dir. Hogg, approved.—lt is expected the
incerase In the arms estimated rental of St. Peter's
parish will be about one sixth.
&MIMES MID MUST RAILWAT.—Ths forty-
fourth half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this
oompany was held on NVedneeday at the George
Hotel, Glaidoribury, when the following report was
submitted:—" The statements of accounts to the 30th
of June lest are annexed. The fixed minim= rent of
the line for the six mouths to the 80th April last has
been duly revived, and applied in payment of Miami
on the Debenture Stocks, and of the dividend on the
Extension Consolidated St sok. in accordance with the
/tot of Parliament. Tb• statement of the gross
traffic receipts for the six months to the 30th of April
last, has been received from the lessees, from which it
appenre that the earnings for that period amounted to
the sum of 664,318 5.. 10.1., or £26 its. per mile per
week, as against 162.777 fie., and 1.16 4s. 11d, per mile
per week for the corresponding period of last year,
showing an increase of £1,568 as 10 1. or 2e Per °lot-,
and 1.35. Id. per mile per week. Having regard to the
general dulnees of trade ttrough the country which Is
adversely affecting all railway traffic, and to the
diminution in the coal traffic ("need by the eac‘p-
tionally mild wint .r. the directors moulder tilts
Increase to be said-factory." The meeting was of •
purely formal character.
Tax Archdeacon of Dorset, in his recent Charge,
ha* a very Interesting section on educational in titers.
lie rightly says that it may b..) interesting to many to
know that there are *even borough towns ia the
county of 11..)..r5et and that in none of them is there •
School Board. Ms will be unwelcome news to three
loud gentlemen who believe that all the districts not
under • School Board are in a state of darkness, and
who have not'olog but pity for the children who are
compelled to put up with what one of our educational
contemporaries onon &scribed as " the miserable make.
shift of • Voluntary School." In the whole county of
Dorset there are only 20 School Boards—some of them
very amalL Nearly all the other parishes are left to
the tender mercies of the Church. They seem, how-
ever, sbe getting on very well, and the figure they
make in the Returns of the Department would not be
much improved by anything that an increase of School
Boards could do. In 18 .listricts where • school-rate
has been made, the average rate is 81. to 814., but in
at least one it Sees to Ls. Si, and in none is it km
than 3d.—facts which we commend to the etudy of
the Doreetshire ratepayers. Sorely • moderate volun-
tary contribution to • good Charela School le better
than that.—School Guardian.
WOU3SII Mrs's Otrruco.—Tne eighth excursion of
thisclub took place last Sunday and Monday, and re-
sulted In a complete success. The members assembled
at the Dorchester Station at 2.58, and alighted at
Southampton Station (West) at 5.30, where they were
met by the landlord of the Globe Hotel, who had
kindly offered to supply beds to the oscura mists,
who numbered over SO. On Monday morning there
wee ajmneral as ismbly at the Pier for a trip to the
Isle Wight, the destination being Ride. The
weather was everything thin could be desired, and
the voyage was made more enj ,yable by the strains
of music given by Mr. H. W. -Burke both there and
beak. A stoppage was made at C swan. The sur-
rounding scenery, and especially o.b.orne House, was
grimily admired by the passengers. The dinner,
which was admirably served up, was partaken of at
Use Turk'. Head, Hyde. Mr. H. 3.3. Solway, of the
Dorchester Arms, occupied the position of chairmen,
and in proposing the I toasts rusatiooci that if
it were not for the grrit kindness of Lord Alington
and W. E. Brynner, Esq., H.P., it would not be
pomade for the working men of Dorchester to have
each • sucoessful outing. The toasts of the
elmerer7, Mr. J. Midway, and the treasurer,
Mr. Charles, were received with great applause.
The Chairman in proposing these toasts, said great
work bud been thrown on the shoulders of them
gentlemen, and it wee in a treat measure doe to them
that such splendid arrangement. had been mole for
She enjoyment of all. After dinner trips around
Hyde were made, and the most enjoyable of all seems
to have been merle to the cemeteay. The members
at 5 p.m. embarked on board the steamer, and arrived
at Southampton at 7 p.m., and proceeded to the
Gaiety Magic Hall, in answer to the kind invitation of
Mr. Charles Mead, the massager, who tried his best
to provide an enjoyable eeter.elnmenr. The next
earnarsion the members had to make must have been
the least enj ,yable of all. Nothing was left now but
to make their journey home, and to consider where
and when Oak next outlaw should Sake place.

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LORD Auirciron bee granted a rembelma of 10 per
cent, to his Dorsett tenantry.
HORS MISSIONS Of TER CHUSCH.—Os Sunday
next sermons will bo preached st Holy Trinity
Church in behalf of therm excellent miss' no.
Tea VOLOSISSIS. —On Sander morning the
marchers of "(3" Company paraded for chnicb, under
th• command of Major Hodge, sod Lieut. Andrew..
Headod by the band they marched to H sly Trinity
Church, when the Rev. H. Everett (Roo. Chaplain
to the Battalion) preaohed a stirring "MI". Tull
(MondaY) morning the C .mpany mustered in good
number, at the Drill Hall, sod, .ec .ropenied by the
band, marched to the eouth-Wests rut Station, and
with the Weymouth, Bri ip do, and &laminator
corps left for the (MOP at Swatter.
TORNIP.HOUNG MATCH. —.nu, atonal turnip-hoeing
match, under the anspiose of the Doichester Agri-
cultural Society, took plane ..n Wednesday, by the
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kind p.rmiesion of Mr. H. Mayo, on C dues trouts
Farm. Th. mistime was pretty favourable, and some
! good work warn acoompliebed, the first prize ol
befog awarded to Edward Daniel*, in the emVll"7 of
Mr. H. Mayo ; Jaw. .Bride ( W. S. nil's,
Drum ) taking aimed ( El ) ; the third (10.) Elazig to
rns Tho. Coates ( Mr. C. Mayo's, Little Piddle he
gentlemen who ofliciatod artju lges were Mr. E. son,
Watercolors'; Mr. Joseph 11th, Stinatord ; and Mr.
B. Brystot, Berwick. Mr. H. May. kindly provide.'
the competitors with refreshments, &odal. ,stitsztained
the judges and other friends at lu.choon.