The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-08-04 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

THIC BUILDING StN3l:ll".—N,Lrly 1:13,000 wssrtls
'share% have alresvly been iswied in essanectissn with the
l'swttand Starr-Itowkett Building linciety recently
.t-trterl.

IhrHIN.:. --Th.. Portland lathing machine', were
brought into requisition the fir.t tine. thiA Aeaeui
July t4th.
THE A RTI VI/LI:STEEN, -The Portland
Artillery VolliwteerA returned from camp at I Myer on
Satnnlay laat after a imet enjoyable week'', drill.
They numbered upward. of 70, and were e.Astpli•
inented by the 04011/.1 for th”ir edilierly, tall, and
Atout appearance.
New TItLE,; RAPPI SIGN I. STATIUN. --Engineer. front
the 110314 of Trade were At l'ortland a few day,. ago
meamaring the diAtaiiee from the EA,,b,n,
to the higher liglitlionAe, for tie purl.... of connect.
Mg those two.jdae.A. by the aid of a telegraph
Atation to be Altuated on the hill near the lightholie..
Half all acre of land ha. imrehamAl, e.
that it may be walled in, and the '4446 ~,,
THIHTV 'Coy flt.N. The( loyermilent autletritieo are
apiawently taking luemairen for the frrvatrr aafety
of the iAland,Aotli.lt it i. higitly prolmble 30 ton guti,
worked by electricity (.Irti&Atronjen Instenim. will find
a permanent house lauwerii the Hill and the Lower
Ligbelleaple. liole 30 feet deep MIA been exeavattal
by free and 0411 iot labour, and a ttttt Y inm
lw.eaden frane• erect will, ealiva+) Alipplied for pre.
lituinary went.. 1.11... t will
mine for the latter jeirpoe. about .Ineus4 3rd.
Put.riir.tt.-- If all " working.men " were
114 2,41.Httl mm, th- ditical eau*. mi Mr. If,llmihen, a
reddent tir• Ir., that extra•
ordinarY phellouleiem -a lory • woluhl
lslci altogether. Mr. C..nilelo ha. been 'ii a fat.
nicht'. political tour, working daily on lA.half .4 the
.tiliongAt other place+ he hAA Wool.
Wareham, ledw..rtio, Br.6dUl:iyUe. Char, ttt ill Ater, and
% tramping Irian .nte place to the
• 411.1.. There are Mu urn] more working neni 11l Pm-t.
lawl in addition to Mr. (Annie-is wh., might with
-Ably go abroad to let the inemle We for them.
+eh... the Mei intellectual etandard wlikit may be
att.ined by vrurking men.

Cerra moN TO THE SALTATION .‘lOlY.—An " Orp'lll.
tin.) Army was started one night lad week, but after
existing for a bruit space of one night appears to have
died • natural death. Certain "gentlemen " who hail
evidently been revelling with •• King Alcohol," walked
in front of the better and more stable army, bearing a
clothes prop with a red handk•-rehief suspended front
it. We however, preennie that when they were
graciously permitted to eNts-rienee more sober
ntoui,•nte it must have "mums( to them that their
conduct was neither dignified nor manly, inasmuch as
they have not attempted to proceseion again under
similar circumstances. There is no doubt but that the
army is doing a good work. It nuniie-rs in its fold
many who, 1111,14 MO to the salvationists corning to
Portland, never entered it 'Jae..itt workship gave
the least heed to futurity. lit, Bank Holiday they
will further eotiti 1111 l • their light in respeet to things
" spiritual." Iry hal iii a " non-alco6ilic driukint
party," or, in other words, a liglA for cake and COL.
We hope the army may continue to flourish, and that
its leaders will take "chaff' with as much good
humour as hitherto.
St:reeve IMPL'IntNCE. —Theasaurance of excursionist.%
han of late years become proverbial. We narrate the
following incident in aupport of the saaertion. A few
days ago a "gentleman (preautnably day excurrionist
from Birmingham), visited the Soldier • Institute, and
gave a very profitable order. He explained he had
been recommended to the institute by the landlord of
an adjoining public house an • likely place for obtain-
ing a good dinner, and that on the way he had
put-
chased mane beef steak which he wished to have
cooked. Mr. St. Clair, manager of the Institute, has
always berie a character for being very obliging to
1141 visitor., and on the mama occadon he proved
to be no exception to that rule. Finding he had a
cheeky" visitor to deal with he, like Mi. Fox, the
celebrated quaker, thought he would nreneure the
length of his cutitomer's conscience. He then-f, ire had
the steak cooked, and at the request of its owner,
packed it in a dish and white napkins, in order that
it might be taken to the public house for isnistimption.
The latter, however, seemed to think the manezer
ought to have some little remuneration for his trouble,
and with generous thoughtfulnese Asked what the
charge was. However, upon being told that ts, "1 "
it would be nothing, and that as the day was*. very
hot the pleasure of cooking it had atoned for the
trouble, the imperturbable individual walked out of the
ertablishinent with an much coolnera and assurance as
he had entered it. After partaking .1 the daintily
cooked n•past at the publichouae referred to, he re-
quested the landlord to give a boy threepence to
return the dirty dinner-things to the institute. ',irking
up with 'hone articled a salt cellar, rte., lx-longing to
the landlord. Shortly afterwards he took Ili., leper-
tote from the island, without even at muck as attemp-
ting to find fault with the riesvinonorlation he had
obtained. We hope to have the Heady« of seeing him
at Portland again, when next he feels be needs a cheap
holiday.