The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-04-15 00:00:00

DOUCTSZSTIII.

TVs cookoo ban made Its appearance unusually
early this meson. It was heard on Saturday last, the
Ulth, at SydUag Bt. Nicholas.
Titsaarsa or Lioursas.—At the Police-court no
Monday, before the !fay°, (H. Duriso, Eon.), ml
J. Tudor. Esq., the license of the Royal Oak online-
house wan irsaeferred from Charles Adams to Samuel
Smith, lota of Portlsod ; and the Bosom of the Btu,
Bellotreet, from the late J. linolott to W. 4,.per.
ZAllTZll.lloll.—Beslare was wholly suspended here
on Good Friday, services being held in the various
please of worship 1111 on Sunday. Oa Baum Sunday
the churches wire decorated, and epeeist service.
were held. &Au Iloaday, Wag Beak Holiday, the
business bourne were egala closed. Exoursion trslue
carried large numbers of visitors to Weymouth,
Boanommith, and other_plases of resort.
PaZOIMONIT.-1110 Yreeinaetee of Dorset, at s
41 y attended gather'sg held here on Saturds&mtar
Worshipful Pro. Grand Muster, Bro. 5L
presiding, usaainionsly voted &damess of con.
dolmas to the Questa, the Dodoes of Albany, and the
Primo of Wakes on the death of the Duke of Altimy,
/LG.
DOnoggerza Borsas.—The following are the club
rale toe 1114 :—April Frampton; April 11th,
Paddletown ; May Stk. Winterborae ; May 12th,
Ouse Abbe.; May lath, Weymouth ; May 26th,
Madan Newton ,• June 2nd, Beak Holiday : Joao
Bare Bogle; Jane 16ilt. Moreton; Juno 22rd,
Jam 20 h, Ugarieri (drawbar, party);
Patythgh, Upwey (straw peaty) ; July 1
Oerno Abbrs. ; July 2lat, olpaddlle ; July Nth,
Maiden Newton; August 4th, Beak Holiday;
August 11th, Moreton; August 18th, Whiterborne ;
August 25th, Weymouth; September Ist, closing
(imirrootPtil).
TKO PliOro•ap CHORAL Flerreal, is MAT NUT.—
We are informed that the choirs, on the occasion of the
Dloolein Choral Festival proposed to be bald in Bo
O•thedral in May next, will °moist of nearly 2,1100
singers from 140 choirs, amongst which will b. fund
tie principal choirs in the dloosso A sew T. Doom
mid Benedictus, onmposed for the association by Dr.
Weiser, will he suer for the first limo, the amon.
="t to eta former will be token by • military
(or which It his bees scored with the full
approval of the composer. 1 , the afternoon • selecß .o
from the sisselah will be rang. Two thousand of
the singers with baud and organ will take put In this
iservics. The reports both of the diligence of the
choirs in practice and of their state of preparation
are said to be very satisfactory, and a marked
impruvonesit to the singing is anticipated. On.
lenonsdre feature on the last occasion wee the pro-
cession of 1.200 enrplinsd singers. The procession in
Ma will consist of nearly 1,500 singers. Two pro-
hymns will be coed, 'The Church's one
lowndatioa," saluted by the author forth. purpose,
sad asether unpublished hymn by the same author.
Cannot= HOST PoINT-TO•POlirr
brilliant I/rather and in the presence of an tut-
usually large and f.eblonabl. eoliceonie of spectators
this event wee run off over Um famous, Waddoo Vela
conatay, near Dorchester, on Thursday. Out of an
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glory l2, Gloves came to the start, and some really
,'did stessidirehmiag was witnessed. A better site
coons oould not possibly have been askated.
ota was from Bhalviaglisrapion aim ist into
rsy village. One of the coaditions of the roes was I
only Nasal farmers or limb eons were to rids.
distance of the croons was shout this. rase over ,
good bustling country, there Wag very few
chattel to negotiate. Capt. Pitney acted as
4 and Capt. S. W. Williams as judge. The am.
were Meows. W. Mayo, Chic* and Pops. The
prix wee a silver cup, given by the Earl of Gull.
'-eastar of the bust), Ur. J. P. 7, Guadryprostating
2 as • mooed prise ; whilst gash of the Merton
the coma was awarded a !metier whip, the
a subscribers to the ram fund. Tim BM fell to •
I start, and for some dietaries all kept very clogs
- the limos. generally being taken In fins
At several nasty " occurred during the
_.• of the ram, though without serious revolts.
rose ended is • decisive victory for
vs. ridden by tho owlet', who the rest of
4d by twenty lengths. Mr. Boyar's &Read was
sod Ms. Oakley launder.' Termoy third. only
Ohs those two. Mr. L. Systee
. and Mr. K. le Fathom sham. ran •
...st for a fourth plots. The rest of the entries
1-7511 r. I. H. Yea's% Brat Jam, Mr. .T. Davy'.
H. L. Braes' !athlete, Mr. P. Z.
Oats, Mr. Cable's Patiessio, *ad Mr.
_ bead,. The nee, which was M a very fast
was completed in low than tea Wastes. Lcrd
4, who rode the comes with the sompstitors.
...di the opinion that, taken altogether, it was the
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1"1"Vil ima• —4)2 Sunda/ sight • fire bolts out at
'ordinates At the howls occupied by persona named
Mitchell, cad routed of the Duchy by Mr. Robert
Hunt. Au alarm vas given to Mr. Sept C iward by
man named Norris leignalman of lb. 1.. 18 W. 11),
sad the bog, reel wee despatched to the mown of the
fin, • aseond reel following •Ithin • fee ornotm.
Finding it wee likely to be • scri.n• coon aeration,
Mr. Coward sent for the engioe. and In the mune of
, an hour the flames were subdued, tat Lot before the
house wee gutted. Fortunately most of the (waken
I was saved. The property Is insured in the Standard
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DORSET COUNTY HosPirAL.
Mr.. Gilbert, of Boaashister. ham left • legacy of
CU 2.. to tbe above 1.• Station.