The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-01-24 00:00:00

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WORKING MLlell INSTIIITTL —The annual meeting
of the Working Men's Ina; tote was held at the
readingsroom, Sonthystreet, on Friday night last for
ti• election of officers and committee f .r the ensuing
year, the statement of ace junta in the past, and eels
of papers for the next quarter. The voting was b,
ballot. Mr. Jameson was again elected president, and
Mr. Welter Pounoy vi,e-president ; Mr. Guy an liter,
Mr. R. Hill treasurer, In place of Mr.Plurnmer,and Mr.
Dunoomb, secretary, in place of Mr. Barnes, who
wiebed to retire through want of time to fulfil his
duties as he would with. The new committee consist
of the following gentlemen :—Messrs. Jeffery, if.
Payne, S. Sarum, Rev. T. Ne we, A. Till. y, L. Last,
A. J. Fooott, and J. Paine. It is to be regretted al or
dm micretatT's statement there remains • balance
mainst the institute of above LI, and also a debt on
the library of £6, which the committee prop., to
reduce by means of • con vitt. It was pr,poeed and
seconded that the Graphic be taken instead of the
Niecterath Ccelit,y, and. after a very good sale of
papers and periodimls, the mreting was brou4bl to a
close by • vote of thanks to Mr. Barnes for his put
services.

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Witte AND B gagers—Tee will of Mr. John
Paynter, former!! of Shroton House, near Blandford.
Dorset, but Ist • of No. 23, Berkeley-square. who died
on November 16th het, was proved on the 12th ult. by
Mrs. Margaret Paynter, the widow and sole executrix,
the personal estate excee ling in value £67,000. —The
will, with four c ..licils, of Ile Henry Geldord
Awdry, formerly .4 Notion-lo ige, Lac ick, Wilt., but
Late of Bournemouth, who died on September 25th
last, wee proved on the 12th ult. by Mr.. Mary
Edmonds Awdry, the widow, and Jasper Kevick
Peck. the executor', the value of the p ,rsonal estate
exceeding £34,000. The testator, subject to the pay.
meat of a few legacies, leaves all his property on trust
for his wife for life; at her dace..e there are legacies
to nephews and [dee" ; and the residue of his property
Is to go to his chll lreo, if any; and, in default of
childreo, to his nephew, James Awdry.—The will of
the Rev. Henry Boucher, lott ..f Tnornhill House,
Stalbridge, Dorset, was proved on the 12:h ult. by
John Du Bounty and Henry Pickett, the executor.,
the value of the personal estate being over £34,000.
The testator leaves t his wife, 51ro, Francis
Boucher, certain plate, an annuity of £3lO, and a life
Interest in • farm and some land, over an I above what
Is secured to her by settlement, and numerous bequests
to relative., friend., and arrvants. The residue of his
prspirty he gives to the mid J don Du &onto.
EXIIIITAISMINT AT Tlii "Dorchester
Amateur Minstrels" on Thursday evening last gave •
capital entertainment at the Union, which was •source
of genuine amusement not only to the inmates, who
were delighted with the treat, but also to • large num.
her of visitors from the town. The RAT. H. Puget
Rakes the esteemed ciapigin, deserves • large share
of the praise :or the large am mat of trouble be has
taken and the vs uable assistance he has rendered in
making the performance a ounces. So far 1114 the
"minstrel," themselves are c decerned, we can only
say that the programme which they were enabled to
place before the crowded an Bence who assembled at
the Union reflects great credit on their abilities as
musicians, and oars or two of them were especially to
be noted a. being thoroughly up in all the details of
the "Ethiopian" art. A good stage had been erected,
with the usual accessories, and when the curtain was
drawn disclosing the troupe with their faces and hands
scrupulously blackened one could athret fancy him-
wolf is the presence of the famous " Chridy's," and
wile, the two corner men, with frilled collars and
Gas, made their bow, ouite a professional air was
given to the affair. Trier NIL capital band, cone.
posies the f owing in, tuinentolide W.
Bawler (violin), Mr. A. G. Bawler (harmonium). Mr.
A. S. Hill (cornet), Mr. G. Legg ( Mr. J.
Hannah (piccolo), Mr. A. Yes (guitar). Mr. W. H. A.
Barnes (banjo), Mr. H. P. Mlilar (side lroin), Mr.
Haiku (triangle), Mr. W. Watkins (" Bones "), and Mr.
T. P•aocy (" Tambourine"). The last two were well
up to their work, and were the source of much smogs-
went by their jokes and comic sayings. A long pro-
IT&OMO was peovided, and on that account n sac rres
oeuld be pe omit ted, although the aoplauso which several
of the song. evoked were tantam unit to • recall.—
Put L : ste Bey 'overture (arranged expressly fir the
=radon), the Troupe; song and chorus, "Good Old
Jeff," Mr. A. S. Hill' comic s ng, "The Four
Seethe," Mr. W. Watkins (" Bones"); sentimental
song," Oh, Susanna!" Mr. A.- Teo; jrioular ballad,
"The Vacant Chair," Mr. A. 0. Bawler' sour and
chortle, "Sammy, ain't you Glad you Joined the
Navy." Mr. J. Hannah; favourite song, "Uncle
Ned," Mr. G. Legg; comic song, " The Hen Colleen.
lion," Mr. 7'. Pommy (" Tambourine);" !sentimental
song, My heart's Best Love," Mr. W. R. Bawler;
erug end chorus, "King the Banjo," Mr. T. Mowlern ;
walk round, "The Awkward Squad ;" ado, Mr. W.
Watkins.—Pazt 11. :song. "The Pot and the Kettle,"
14r, W. A. Barnes; song, "He's Got 'em On," 51r. A..
Stewart ; song, "Put it down to Me," Mr. Mowlem ;
soot, "Nothing else to Do," Mr. A. Yeo ; using,
• • Sally is our Ally," Mr. W. R Bowler. The whole
at the nonge were well sung, the accompaniments being
very nicely played. Mr. A. Braswell was the inter.
locator. One of the most amusing pieces of the even-
ing was • stump oration on " TemperaNce" by Mr. T.
Pouncy, which wee capitally carried out, and cursed
treat amusement. An amusing farce, entitled "That
Bey Pete" was next performed, in which the char-
-lectern was well sustained, the cast being :—Coloord
redness of the Royal Horse Marine.), Mr. A. Yen;
Mies P (an old maid, sister of the Colonel), Mr.
-G. Legg 1 Pete (" That Boy "). Mr. 'P. Pouncy ; Ssenbo
ta Footman), Mr. W. Watkins' Jack Scatterbrass (in
love with Julia), Mr, A. S. Hill; Sally (a housemaid),
Mr. T. Moyle= ; Julia (a daughter of the Colonel),
3lr. W. H. A. Barnes; Bailiffs, Mews. A. Steward
and A. G. Rimier, The National Anthem brought a
wry enjoyable evening to a cloth.