The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-03-14 00:00:00

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Canna Or ESOLL:O3 TAMPILIISCS Boelerr.—The
St. Mary's Msloombs Regis broach of thia society
held tow second meeting slice the temperauoe mission
week, in the schoolroom on Wednesday evening
Immediately after the usual Wednesday evening's
service is church, thua reversing the order of things
as set forth during the miesion week, lad making
their meter " The Gospel and Temperance," rather
than "Temperance and the Gospel." Although this
branch has been rein °dated only three weeks it has
already enrolled 120 members, and of thaw only 13
belouried t the original branch, so that if all the old
members have icimained true to their colours, this
branch bids fair to be one of the strongest in the town
and neighbou, hood. In the absence of the tedtor, who
take. the warmest Interest in the movement, the chair
was occupied by the Bee. J. Kennedy, curet*, woo
gave an interesting ialcirees on temperance work, and
concluded his remarks by 11111110U0 off. they hoped to
boll their meetings regularly the last fused.), evening
of each mouth, and that, with the assistaac. of friends,
they must all strive to make theirigatheringe as bright
tied cheerful ae possible. M. Tigwetl was, at the
clues of the meeting, unanimously elected treasurer.
DILUOS LCD hitsculaTOUs.—On Taunklay
morning, beton, Dr. Drew, J. h. Roneee, Req., and J.
Luodie, Req., Walter Miles, • privet* of We 39.di
(Unrest) Regiment, was brought up for breaklog •
pane of glees, doing damage to the extant of 10s., at
the Bed Lion, Hope-equate, Weymoutti.—lbe laud.
lord, M. W. Attwooll, said pritioner name into his
house about twenty Minute, to eleven, had • bottle of
soda water, and then smashed • large sheet of
_piste
glow in the side wiadow, about 91t. by 211. tha. Triers
was no squabble, in fact aubouy spoke to him.—
Prisoner said he was very
_sorry for what he had
don.; lie woe us ter the influence of liquor at the
thne.— P.C. Lade took toe man In custody for break.
log the glares, and found him drunk anal very riotous,
and prisoner struck him two or three times, de bad
caught hold of him and struggled with him, they fell,
and then prisoner struck him with hie fide about the
body.—Tee prisoner said he had had nearly 12 years'
service, two good conduct badges ; he was very sorry ;
but he did not know anything about where he was; he
was under the influence of aquor.—Prisoner was a fine-
looking man, wan had just owns from India, and
he ~ad about 30.. yesterday; the poll,* said he had
1.. 70 let t. —As the Beech did not wish to make •
good nue into a bad one, they anj turned the case to
the following day, to give soy °filter the opportunity
of coming over and giving the prisoner • good antra-
acter.—Next day, • sergeant gave the num • good
character; the magistrates heard the case in their
small room, and, without registering • oonvictioa,
allowed the tiddler to go, on payment ut 235, to include
the damage.
Tiers:rut lierxgratelterrT.—On Thursday evening,
Mr. Adkinr, from the Band of Hope Union, gave a
lector° and exhibited magic lantern pictures in oonnec-
ti di with the Baud of Hope at Hope Chapel. The
kcturer dealt with the Bible view of teetotalism, and
Sams° i, the strongest man who ever lived, was held
up as a total abstainer from strong drink; thou when
the frophet lay wearied out, the angel gave him a c ,ke
of brea I and a cruse of water, and in the strength
iron that the prophet went 40 days to Horeb. Daniel
aid his companions were other examples of abstinence
from flesh and from wine, and the lecturer showed
conclusively that Old Testament teaching at lead is
conclusively in favour of abstinence from strong dr:nk.
After this we had views of the hop-garden, bark-y-
-field, and vineyard, rod the pr-teessee ot making wine
and beer were explained and illuatra'ei by picture..
If farmers don't know what t t do with barber ant hops
for want of the demand for beer let them put our valu-
able land of England to growing other things, and
keeping stock. For it warn shown that the mo.,t note-
worthy feature in large brews, ise and distilleries is the
extremely small number of mea emitloyed in coin oari•
son to the m tiny turned over, ao that where in a
Lancashire cotton mill, or a boot manufactory, or •
bread-in thing kusiness, the place would ews,m with
pe 'pie earning w ,gee—in breweries only a few are seen
about. Yet th as men In the malt 11 tors have to
work c. intinumaly nine days in the process of making
milt, thug t sk,og the workman. Rabb ith rest
away. The malt is only treated with hot. water,
Instead of being boiled, as b &tug would mak s it
thick, when the soup would be nutritious; but it only
I. intended to dissolve the sugar, awl this is turned by
the action of yeast into carbo tic acid gas and
a very small port' in of nourishing matter being left
in the beer. Porter, instead of being nourishing, is
.imply ma le from malt more highly-dried. in fact,
slightly burnt. litany pictures illudrative of the
drunkards in low an I in h4h life were given, and the
audience informed that drunkards are found in every
class, high and low, rich and poor, educated and
igaoran., except among teetotalers.—Hymna were
sung, miscellaneous view* shown, and • vote of thank.
to Mr. Adkins was pulsed.