The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-05-14 00:00:00

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DORCHIRREL
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831ffiltere BOOM ie the man seleceed to
the Prestige of the 3rd at WimMotto& Mel the
Bert some book blushing —with booms.
ronneyng EIM..MOII enicitet COM—We are
plumbed to learn that through the kindness of Me.
Mayo, of Coker's Frail" • aid has been Owed at the
disposal of this club, Deer his residence. This, lithhato
difficulty having been overcome, it is hoped
that the club may meet with the SUCCIIIe that it
deserves.
TOWN COUNClL—Toltener.
Present—the Mayor (Dv. Aldridge), Aldermen Galpin,
Lock, and Devil, and Cousettlers r °Per Raul, Banes;
Darden. Newman, Frost, and ClTaapri and an. Town
curk (air. (I. spapada). and AssistantAcurn Clerk (Mr.
R. Symonds).
It Ina reported Mr. .01,011. an Assistant Charity Com-
mina., had met the Council, In committee, relative to the •
proposed utilisation of some of the local charities for
.d.„,,uos, purposes, and had sketched out a plan which
had met with approval, and accordingly a vote of thanks
bad been tendered him.
The school Attendance Committee in their telaNt
suggested that an honorarium he given Mr. T. IL Pearce.
their iudentigable officer, for the labour expended in
obtaining a census of tho cLildren in the boroushi3.oool.
Mr. Pearce's emoluments at the present it was suited
sraoiint to the magnificent sum of LIS per annum. After
some discussion .ClO iraa awarded and a in the case of
the Wtendleriteasit, Mr. Curtis, who lon had extra work to
do in summoning the committee when duty called them.
During the talk which occurred upon the subject the
Town Clerk mid "you'd better come to • School Board ;
that will be the end of it,—.{Heaven defend us from such
tyrranical infliction, say We. EDI.
A communication from the Society for Promoting the
Removal of Electoral Disabilities from Women was
received with some banter, and ordered to It. on the
table. (Seeing how some as.,. exercise their prerogative,
perhaps it would hare buen better if the learned
Councillors had not dismissed the subject quite so
cursorily.)
Messrs. Guy and Son are about erecting villas on
Roggen Keep. They now submitted amended plans
which were paned.
According to a regulation just issued by the Local
Doyen out' linr.l rue annual seconnic of the berough
are in future to he closed on March ffitti. the Intermediate
halfisarly accounts to be made up September
An illostration of the old proverb " If you want work
Well done do it youraell ass all aided by a report undo
by the borough rirocyor, Mr. Norman. The improve-
%menu of the Great Western Koad have been curried out
dander his auieitinteniesice by the men in the employ of
the Coronation. Toe - have cost something midst C 0...,
and &brut ktio lure l,mu eared by not accepting toe
estimate, of the eontreC4srs.
Messrs. Duel, an I Sondsteeder for supplying le oak
pen. for sheep at al 15.. was accepted. Mit was about
ithl below the highest tender.
Mr. Frost referred to the state of some portion of the
market ground—that upon which the sheep had to stand.
• committee was appointed, and the pens are now being
paved.
The Council. acting upon the suggestion of their
committee, refused C bunl Akers, offer of a yearly rent
of £lO for the supply of water to the barracks in lieu of
the originally proooeed lump sum of £1,250.
The Borough Sorreyor presented a report upon the
drainage and water supply, which ably criticised a
previous one, the work of Messrs. Gotto and Beesley, of
Gnat George.street, Westminster. The whole matter
will come under diaiumion at • future meeting.

DORSET BATTALION RIFLE VOLUNTEERS.
Captain Hodge., hon. secretary of the Battalion
Rine Shooting Committee, ha. favoured um with the
scores made in th• recent competition-for which there
were 65 entries- for selecting representatives of the
battalion of the ensuing Wimbledon prize meeting,
which commence. on the Bth of July next. Following
the course of previous years there have been four com-
petition., one in each of four weeks, on such oocaeion
seven shut. at 200, 500, and 600 yards, Wimbledon
targets end scoring of 1877. Bat, contrary to the plan
adopted for the last few years, the mode of the
selection boa this year been made by fixing the
minimum moire of I% mark., the aggregate of this
three bent scores out of the four competitions to entitle
the competitors to reproient the battalion. 'rhe
result, as shown by the following scores. is that the
Dorset battalion will send El men besides two
nominated by Lb* colonel commanding, to juin in the
Queen's and St. George's vase competitions, and as
the battalion are only entitled to send 36 there will
only be four lens than the full couplement We trust
this may result in • good chase uf success for Dorset.
It may be mentioned the Queen's prise this year will
be shot with the Martindlienry rifle in both s
instead of with the Snider in the first and the Marti-
n
in the second as heretofore.
Order ol Aggreirat• of
Names and Goma Three
Best sew's.
1. Ciptain Llyod-Jones. 6th -. •• • 256
2. Quartermaster-Sergeant Curti., 11.1% .. 257
3. Private Dennis, 7th - 730
4. Quarterm ope.-syrgyast Davis, Btla 219
5. l'orpiral K Rick-out, Bth 125
6. Colour-Sergeant lather, - 225
7. Actoig.A.estantSurgeonParkiasea,6lh... 217
8. Privet. • W. Green, llth
9. Lance-Corporal Derham, Bth ... 216
10. Private W. Leghorne, 216
IL Quartermaster-Sergeant Edgar, lith ... 215
It Private S. Green. 11th ••• ••• 212
13. Corporal Stubbing., 7th ••• 211
14. Sergeant Ford, tlth 210
16. Colour Sergeant 6 uneraykllth ... 210
12 GolourSenreatit Stewart 7th ••• Mt)
17. Sergeant Jenkins, 2nd 2118
18. Captain Bennett. _ . ••• 208
IV. Acting-Assistant Surgeon Woods, 11th SS
Mt P.-recant iliocock. 13th _ ... 205
21. Culour•Sergeant Roberta, sth ... ..• 2145
6..rustant It tzars, 3rd... 104
EL Law-as-Corporal Wasn't. 10 Mil
21. tierseont Norman. 100 t 210
25, Captain Dushwood, 10th ... 20)
26. Sergeant Hacker, 1210
27. Sergeant King, 11th
28, Lieutenant Whatham, lot
I. Private G. Thorium, 10th IWI
Mt Guises' C. Messier, 10th 197
31. Private Iliseock, _ 196
At 1•306.-ijaPeral Bridle. 125
•
From the following list four competitors may be taken
to represent the battalion on consideration of their paying
their own antral., fee, and env who may wish to do !so
abetll't 4994 to C 4104117. Budgie without delay.
tt Private tt Martin. ltil ••• ••• ••• "1
li. Private F. Hibbs. gild 190
.16. Sergeant Muirerd, 3rd _ fitri
M. Private Swain. .... 183
.57. Pnvate Low. oili
it Se,411•111St.01/4MA. Lth 181
24. Private Stesr.trt, 6th _ - _ ... 180
40. Quartet ma.tert&orgeasl Ural% am ... 180
It. Corporal Luelihsta, sth 172
40. Sted.Seraeant tl.ruond, 3rd 176
43. Private M tor. , 2od ... 174
41. Oorporel Foot, 166
46 Lasce-C •ro ,rai 2nd 152
46. Armour Serreant IL 04, 8:11 157
.a. Privet., Ti•lniarth, 11th ... 157
48. Sergeant C...., sth _ .. ... 154
42. Private tiantuoutis, 7th 154
50. LtneetCoroural Sioogg. 7th ... 153
51. Captain Caller. 7th ... 151
as. tarteriautter &utopian% Lee, ... 146
54. L spur.' Tuu, Ttla 117
54 Private Grump, 7th 115