The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-09-26 00:00:00

POOLE.

I.O.G.T.—The " Poole Blue Ribbon Army" held a
public meeting on Monday issat at be Tempe.ance
Hall. It wa. well atteriled. Bro. Alderman Norton
presided, aid Bro.. Blewett, of Dorchester, and
Nlintey, of Bourneinoutu, and other. addreseid the
meeting. The Orden-, it was soil, is progressing
favourably .1
Waists ia.s SICICAY Sorom.v.—The T3ril anniversary
of these schools was celebrated on Sunday, whit
special service were hell. Beren..us, morning ant
evening, were prescheil by the Rev. .J. E. Fisi greases,
of Fre.hwatr. Toe children sang appiopriate
and the services were of • vary Oceans. nature, large
c ingregationa being present on both occasion& The
handsome sum of 1."20 Is. 3d. was trill-cted.
A Lulu RING Ni AN, named William Border, of
Lonnfleet, inO, with an unfortunate accident the other
day a: Parkstoue. lie WU punting a pair of trunks
along the coal, when a cm ris ge and pair came suddenly
up in him. and • collision took place. Horder and his
trucks had the worst of it. Herder's leg was broken.
A SILLY HOAX.—We understand his Worship the
Mayor, Captain Stone, and Captain Budge have each
receive 1 letters warning them, " from • friend," that
two notorious members oi the Fenian brotherhood are
lurking about the town, and that incres.ed prmantions
omilit to be taken to protect the armoury of the
volunteers. The gentlemen in question laugh at the
notion. and we believe the handwriting has been pretty
well recognised as that of some young men who
apparently have nothing better to do in life than to
play prsike.—Sherfrorne frowns/.
lev D.R.V., 1) CoMPANT, POOLL—Ordere for the
week ending 30th Sept., 1852:—Officer on duty,
Lieutenant Smyth; officers, Bergt.
Rowthoin and Corpl. Talbot. Monday, parade in on.
dress uniform at 7 p.m.; march out; the band will attend.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, recruit
drill at 7.30 p.m. Class firing any day by arranging
with Sergeant Hunt.—W. A. STUlit, Captain Corn-
=Mina.

Careen MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—The annual meeting
of the Poole auxiliary of this tidiciety was held on
Tuesday evening. The Mayor (R. Aldridge, Eon.)
was in the chair, but the weather being very anon..
pitious, the attendance was very liwite I. The Its.
11.,u tot attended as deputrion fr m the parent
SocYty, aiid gave a very interesting address. At the
oinclusion a vote of thanks was passed to the Mayor
for preni.line, in acknowledging which, he said
he thought any influence which might attach to the
office he held should be med in support of great
ant benevolent Associations, such as the Chtuch
Missionary Society.
lltritcarioB Of A CROSS.—.t memorial cross which
has been erected in the Churchyard of Parkstous
Church, in remembrance of the mission held in that
' place in February last, was formally dedicated on
Thursday evening last. The cress itself stands about
fifteen fret high. The basement is of Portland stone,
and the cross itself is constructed of polished oak, the
upper parts being decorsted with carved work. The
words "In Remembrance of the Mission, Al)., 1882,"
are written on the stone; and on the cross the folliiwing
Inscription appears " L MS, He bath made p-ace by
the blood of His Cram," On the other side the
imoription is " I.N RI. To this end Christ
both died, and Yuri, and lives again, that He might
be Lord both of the dead and the living."
A procession of clergy and choisters, in their surplices,
to the Cress, opened the proceedings, and a short
service having been held thero, a return was made to
the church, where an appropriate address won delivered
by the Rev. F. 1). How, rector of Evershot, fr.,m the
text Joshua 4, 6 v.—" When your children ask their
father, in time t onus, saying, what mean ye by
these stones r