The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-01-16 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY. JANUARY 16, 1883
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be said—" You took advantage of in. over this
job; you didn't take so long es I expeoted."—" But I
worked very bard while I was about it, sir." " Never
mind; only give you • shilling." "Well,' said
the poor man," do something else for me, you are •
clergyman; teach me the I.,rd'. Prayer., " Don't
you know that?' returned the reverend, tiled to give
theologicil teaching; "say after Die—' Our Father,
which art le heaven.'" " our Father?" began the
man. "then He is my father ad your father ?"
" Oh, yes," returns the clergyinan, trying to go on
with his teaching. "But then we are brothers, you
and I, aren't we?" Well, yes," say* the reverend
man, not quite .o fluently as wii.en la the midst of an
eloquent aermon. "Then," returned the poor labourer,
turning round on him with a "clencher," " How dare
you try and cheat your brother out of that sixpence?'
APPoINTIIINTe. Assistant Paymaster A. W.
Morrell ha* been appointed to the Hercules, vice 11-
A. Penicud to the 'unet.
A POltTLannite'S Derail le Isoonooe.—An inquest he.
bean norno,.,,ced, and waa still pr ceedtin •0 i.iin :on,
relating to tim d.ab of a young alas named it ibert
13,:isom, age I about 22 years, who 11044 • native of
Portland, and ha. two brother, and a sister residing
teem, and one in Weymouth. Mr. Samom was a
Good Templar and belonged to "Ark of Safety"
! when in Portland; he was a very tall man, of large
well-built frame, and he joined the Metropolitan
police. It is alkired that he was unwell, but did not
receive a certiti ..te to go off duty. Eventu illy, be
brcame so ill that he woe remove I from the police-
station t., Timm .1111 lio.pital, where he died at
Friday. A post reorient was held on the following day, it
I. said without consulting the friends, and this was
taken exception to. At the inquest special attention
wee directed to what had berm done by the medical
officers; and the m ittsr as far as it is gone is reported at
lerytl, in the Dail w News.
Feign anollaVetfliNul THII AGM Nol.—Tbat
was
• veiy Happy-Seet.Year gathering on Saturday last,
wh-n toe brethren of the ancient and benevolent
Craft of F,erimeinins, who assemble is the lodge of
instruction at Portlaud, on Saturday last masted the
old men of Portivid. The happy thou4ht seems to
. have been that of Bro. Vickery, now a Wnrshiplel
Pest Mostar, and it la the 6 tri is sums.' succesebe,
and we Lope a very I ng way indeed from the WI.
T de- I..tn, was ti.e hour. aud 42 old men Mt down tu
o -t-r diner c...keit ii he themdi•s. It WY
• .leingotful oght to note the p or old men enjoy the
weal sot odes with plenty of iii ..f ,341,•••• hi .11.,
I t .X 11,41114 or fit for teetot I ye, sod kop up the
V.r a few h Ti,. juveoile of the
party ea. to, the:metsicleothosi lone pease,' the lima
when Wave say• "Their etreogth I. labour
and sorrow," for he had been fourscore years
01.1 no less than since the first fmoding of
the feast, being now 60. Their unitiel ages
placed end to end would have reached 2901 years,
and the average wee a little over 70 years and
a-quarter. Toe Worshipful Master Bro. J. Howard
iwen, acted as chairman, aii.i.-ted by W. Bothers
Howard, Charles, Vickery, and Katcliff, and Brothers
Western, Brady, Bennett, Wall', Clark, Hodedon,
Ayles, and several others, who. with &feasts. Parsons
(stall noiester). Atkins, 'fhiselton, ito , helped the
old men. K. 011) ladies, including hire. Ratcliffe, Mrs.
Vickery, Mrs. It, Cox, Mrs. Western, and Mrs.
Brady, kindly lent assistance to Mrs. Holt, the cook,
is getting the oinner ready, thus taking the share of
the "better halt' in tidy good work, and by their
help the roast beef, plum pudding, and various other
comestible., were promptly distributed to the ancients,
Theee were addressed by W. Bro. B wen, Wit,
• I the lodge of Me; ruction, io • very neat speech, thee
W. Bro. Howard, P.M. and otters, did their beet to
blither enliven the spiAte of thaw old inhabitant&
Tbe only toast given was "Toe Queen," &ad they
separated about six o'clock, when the reeiderais of
Tnphill were taken up in two breaks, and those who
reside at Ca-tletowo were driven hione like 'the
quality," in carriages. This feast is give° on the first
week in Jantla.y ; on the first Thursday of the month
the Freemaeone meet and make a coutribution with
this in view, and the surplus after certalu expenses
are paid is added. Old l&lies, instead of a feast
together, have money to spend as they please.

I'OLUNTLER BAND CONCERT.
Last Frid ty the friends of the 14 Hants Artillery
Volunteers (Portland) gave an excellent concert In
the Easton Drill Hall. There IMO • very g eel Audi.
once, arid C lona Eliot prer.i.l4. Toe flr4 part.
sore given by verde'. loc.l amateurs and profeerionalL
the programme being es followe:—Selection, "Pirates
of Penzance," Band, let H conducted by Hand-
matit-r Mid.,; song, "The Pale icier,' Mr. William
'rookie)*; mug, "TI Huge rrne," Mr.. Jamie Thomp,
eon; elarionet errlo with piano, " Tyr...ileum," Mr.
Garde, r end Mrs. McLean; song, Mrs. Beazor ; sing,
" Never again, hove," Mr. Hugger. vase, "Luck,
tar.,' Bawl, 14 H. A.V. ; duet, "From Patience,"
Cary.an and Mrs. McLrrn ; .luet plot iforte, Dr.
Dawdle an I Dr. Tilley ; s .n.:, J. T. Garland ; WOOL
" The Fiebersoan's Daughter." Mrs. McLean; song,
" May and December," Mr. and Mrs. Hogger.
The thinipart was by the " Portland Snowflake.," a
hand of minetrels composed of Portland young men,
whir took their puo• very well, the item* being
arranged aa be'ow : Temperance recitation, Maass
Bones; march. " I rizie'e land," Troupe; sonr,
" Itildr de Ben) Mersa W. B. P. Sambo ; • tag, '' Oh
dent Golden Slippers," Masaa Squash ; clog dance,
lanykine ; tong, " Down the Ohio," Troupe;
" God Save the Queen."
The whole coteert went off admirably, but the
entertainment was not yet over, for the ball was
clears I, an I to the strains of the baud, a dance was
esj .yert to the music neat given : —Polka," Gesell. ;"
quadrille " O'ivette; acbotti•che, "Elise ;" vale',
"Stolen Kb. • ;" polka, "old (Thin.;" quadrille,
ruazirka, "R... queen ; ' lancer,
lap Van Wroltle " orb uti.che. • Il•orn of Day;
^ Deriede ; p .4ks. •• Winter Mon .ms "
pia "C une•ri to s ; °lke, •• Welc ma Home ; "
1(.11 p. "Snow Drift ; " cl Save the Q n•ea."
The whole onistitut d a morn 11). Cyan. reunion, and
we hope the band fund received substantial aid.

direztly contrary conclusion. Tbe society claiming
the we of the room number., among its vice-nnieddotdAl
and committer, three mini.ters of ddforent denomina-
tions, the churchwarden .4 the vestry, the Chairman
of the Local llo,rd, several of the leading tradesm,n,
and representntives of other sectlms of the inhabitau•s.
oroover it h.e been bolding weekly meetiegr, largely
attended by It. claws for whose benefit Vie ilestitute
was founded, sad at no single meeting has thine
been any disorder.
In all parts of England schools, hell., places of
worship (a cathedral in at least one instanc.) have
been employed for the advocacy and advancement of
the principles of the il.epsd Temperance movement.
In this little tdwnof Swann 4e the committee of the
hall, In which a cm:tibiae I meeting . f all claasee can
best be held, deny the use of it to a body constituted
an abovednentiouel, and •tt, utpt to jucify their
action by an unwarrantable apprehension.
In the interests f the ratelny.•es •. d inhahitsubs
generally, my notemitte. c•unid.r the ouch • pruc,ede
lug shoutl be met by this public prote.t, of which I
beg the insertion In Ii- column-, I your paper, on
behalf of the Msrausge B.tie Ribbon Gospel Temper-
anoe am, your obedkut eereant,
It.. GICANT,
January 10th, 1.8,3. Ito. dec.