The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-01-15 00:00:00

II WAN LOB.

NAVVY We tern's Wednesday earn-
ing In,. Cogs are very interediog en.l inetractive. aid
gnu Ii appear:dal id by navvia and othere who atteuti,
an I others are rapectfully lovit .1 to c one and speed
an boor with them. It coinuances ot 7.31 WEL
SHIPWRECKED VI,tHEIIMI,f AND %henna"' ROYAL
131:41V0,..ENT sociatt.—Tbe au lOW of beneficiary
gnacibors b-I .nging to the Sieranage branch of the
society in 14.13 was rai, hem, gry imlscribers aid
din ere 36. Toe antruet, sap nt.i denier the year
woe —H epewoll,e2 7.. 6'., and Ferncliffe. ell la 10 I.;
the latter sum inched.s me lied attml ince on the
injure 1 sailor, William Little, all other exp.ness
entailed by his stay hem having boon defrayal by the
aers of the ...ad not other kin) fi lend. Tee year
BM • 'larded by the lamest expend tore niece the
year 1877, an 1 the smalelt honorary Mame for mahy
years.
THE " Fiona Hew "Some latiouniat
me. hug4,f this club eras bell on Tuesday evades lat,
in the Figure Ile el Cub-room, to elect ollicere,
for the inert igemeot of the club. Toe Rey. T. K.
Star took th choir. The rule,. lopto.l are similar to
those um I at the Red Star Ode, T4alqa, Poede, which
were read and paws 1 with but little alterations, after
which a secret ery (Mr. 'trent) awl treasurer (Mr.
Hibbard) were elected. The election of a committee,
& r., wee prestpoile I until Tues.ley, January 22 id.
mrt len members were enroll-.) the 013030 avenge:,
and it ie now open froth.,.. E,ce member is toe pep
an entrance fee of 1., and 3). per we-k c mtributions
from the aga of 18 de 15 • ele eve that age, Id per
week an •. Mean era wilreaive, in co,' of illness
(after six weeks' membership), 7 . for the fi-st 12 we ks,
3,. 6 L for the eecon i 12 newts._ ant then it will case.
It a member or a memeer's wife should die, le. extra
from each member is to be paid to the
nominee of the 'lees leel m iother ; and, on
the 3.cl Toes lay in D .ceinher, all money In the
treasurer's bawl I. to be equally di si•let. A member
;An, on produciug a me liced ce.tcate, take two
ehares, aqtl reo dye double. No .nedio el atteud emote is
included in the *hove Should there be any between
the ages of 15 and $0 n it in a benefit society, and
wishing fr meelioal etten lance and permanent sick
pay, should apply to It. Hardy, local secretary, Inc the
Mutual Provident Alliance S ,eietr.
HMI Rise of lismeem. —Oa Monday teat, the 7th
met, the first of these an mtina in the new year wan
held in the British Sch., ilro on, the I{4V. T. 11, Steer
Af tor ainsiog the ii A GI mous Day
is Breeki i 4 upon oen Snide! Earth," Mr. Steer
offered prayer, after which be congratulated them on
this their first meeting of the new year, and wished
them all a happy new year. lie went on to say that
the m atings in the past had been a blessing to a
great many, ant many that had spoken there had
done al much good al their minist in the pulpit ;
he thought he oh iuld be h &ling the views of the
meet, if n..t all, if he prop ewe to inte-speroe these
meeting. with a little of religiom char. ter, aa, taking
it on the tilosp.-1 standpoint, he dii not believe in IMO
without the other; for instance, a men may be an
abstainer, but if he wea net a Caristian it did not
swell him mob. He tnaighi tee other evening.
when 130 of them sat down t to, ice that r son, that
the outsider. did not get all the pleasure, for
it was a most enjoyable evonin: to all, and
during the whole of Li. in ',di 14, which hal b kin
coeduote.l io a mat or rely men',-r, they hal
never OM, ha I t 1 cell it, my oeei-t tree
After en ther melody. ho oil 4 'it Mr. John
ergeant, of Komp.tores, whoa ohi he b-lieve the owed
a debt to the Sera ilea obitsineris for dimpieeintlog
them on the last .mcalion wheie he wee ann concoct;
but when yesterday he roc .ived that little note from
the !secretary with do come," he felt that he could
in it refuse, so he corn., lit he woe Idle at a los.,
an he bed not got hie " mate " wit,, him that night,
viz., his friend. Mr. Payne, of C irfe Castle, as they
were almost inseparable on the temperance platform.
11. urge I upon all to embrace gh g legal. as well as
that ouperahee cause. Ile cal Iho sonic dy knew whet
to say, as the ground had bee, tray Teal over, and
every filing hal leeen sell that c Bold hi mead on the
question ; but h., thou.; ht it would he a geed plan to
go over it a.gain, he fp t it perfect, as none of us
knew what was before u., hot if we gu oh! &seinet the
evil. we should be the better able t withetan 1 them.
It wool I be a greet thing to etaioil no the precipice ..1
the fall. of the Niazara and cave one ii • thooeand
from g.,j.g 'ever and being dialled to pieces, but it
would be a greater thing by groin.; a little farther up
and nrev-ntin z any from getting in. lie then gave hie
experieneeof 20 years' ahetinence, and bow he thought
at first he could not do without it Ai All ietmailione ;
but he made up hie min I, whet he to keep it
as long as he possibly coil,!, cot fr on that hour all
this he hal not touched a .hr of iiitozieatiug drink—
(applana)—and now he hal tried :mil prove lit he
could recomineu.l it, au Ino on w mid be the ta.iraii
lir abstaining fr cut it. A. there we. chill a little time
left, the Chairmen thacght Lie, no w0,t1,1 be one or two
among the an Hence wh e woul I like ti say a few
word., and be threw the meeting open. As no one
seemed prepared to immiet the invitation, MIN
Seyinotir, of Heaton, 'here,! • recitation oh the " Ale-
house," which she .lid he a first-rato, but touching,
manner, an I recei•eil the appi ii,, id all A
few extracts from the gospel on the question by the
Chairman, and Mears. Lewrence net Payne being
announced for M in toy n and Wraxall Bart for
the lollowing Friday, orought a profitable evening t
• close.