The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-07-11 00:00:00

DOZONBITZP.

Tel eatunrut VIBRATION of the Bishop of the
Diem's, MU be hold os the 2nd of August.
ALL Lamas for Pulham are to be addressed as
near Dorchester" and not airborne, after the 14th
Instant.
Tits CHOIR of Holy Trinity had a ca=astaruting to
Bournemouth, on Thursday. Leaving
the train, accompanied by the rector
Everett), and organist (Mr. Morgan), they soon
reached their destination, and a pleasant day
spent. All returned by the 6.10 train from Bourne-
mouth.
DOILIISTIIHIIIi DOWN/4 IN HAMPIIIIIIL —At the
}tante and 13erks Meeting, held at Abingdon, Mr.
Chapman Saunders took first prize for ram of any age,
woad prize for ram of any age also, second prize for
abooling ewee, and silver cup for the beet Hampshire
Down Ram, Li i.spoi.tive of age, in the yard. So
Dorestehire has done, at the largest and best show of
Hampshire sheep in all England, what it has never
done before. _

iutFonearmus' liocurr. —The Committee
Intend having a tea and racing sports for the boys of
this society on Thursday, July 27th in a field near
the South Walks (kindly lent by Mr. J. Fudge.)
Numerous prizes have been promised by gentlemen of
the town and members of the parent society. This
society
now numbers 138 financial members with •
capital of upwarde of £7O. The committee or secretary
:. H. Charles) or Treasurer (Mr. G. Miles) will be
pleased to receive applications for membership.
The Cossorouris CONCEIT COMPANY. This
troupe of talented artides gays an entertainment at
the Town Hall, on Wednesday evening. People who
know our town won't want to be told the audience
was • poor one; but the entertainment was • capital
one. We quite agree with the criticism of our Vie),
mouth correspondent in another column. The sisters
Claremont in the "minuet de In cone" afforded one of
the most artistic realisations we have seen outside
"the village."
Doecanria Boum. Bo...sic—Meetings were held
on Thursday for the election of members of this Board,
and for the appointment of auditors of the Burial
Board accounts : -For All Saints' pariah Messrs.
JAMMU Drake and John Greening were re-elected
members, while Mews. Charles Parsons end George
Greening were chosen auditors. For Holy Trinity
parish Mr. Charles Parsons was re-elected a member,
Messrs. Henry Ling and J. Miles being re-appointed
auditors. At the vestry meeting in St. Peters parish
—Mr. W. burden presiding in the absence of the
rector—Mr. J. Foster and .llr. J. F, Hannah were
re-elected members of the Board; Mr. T. Newman
and Mr. T. C. Pouncy were re-wpcdnted auditors.
Haman ash Foasnos BIBLE Bowen% The
quarterly meeting of the Dorchester auxiliary of tnis
sodety was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday even-
ing The Rev. Handley C. G. Monk, Mr. G. Curme,
Mr. Dixon, Mr. G. Ponncy, Mr. M. Devenish,
Mr. Godwin, Mr. W. Galphi, and several ministers
were present, the attendanoe being pretty numerous.
The Mokman (the Rev. R. W. Pears) stated the
'oddity's income during the past year amounted to
=MOW There was a general •••-cise on the previous
year of £l5O. The contributions from the auxiliary
"-.Sations throughout the length and breadth of the
•11. ,___-seed to the extent of £5,000, but
Jana u"En- •ft decrease in donations, tcc. §riainnstet
this .;_be ie` amp urra. but NO hai
auxiliary amodamons -
been established. The Rev. J. • —77lr;
an account of his missionary expel....
India, advocating the Bible as the 'fauna.
truth. —The Rev. T. Neave followed with a long..
and argumentative speech in advocacy of the Bible
and the society, and the Chairman offered a few con-
cluding observations. The collections at the clod
amounted to about £2 13e. _ . .

SCHOOL Wriiii:-7•kiiiregult of the examination of
the works of this school at South Rezurington in May
fart has just been received, to the following effect :
Freehand—Prise, Henry A. Portbury •, passed, C.
Greed:T. Alice How, C. A. Maskew, Francis A. Pearce,
and Cherie' J. White. Geoenstry—Prise, N. R. Bawler
pared, Luira G. Green. Emma U. Lock. Model drawing
—Passed, Laura G. Green and Frank Vow. ExtereA
candidate—Fred Berne., prim in freehand and passed in
geometry. The works of Alice Coombe and Mabel Panton
were selected for national competition.
List qf Prises, itsc., in Local Competition. —Stage I.
—Figure—Prise, Miss M. Pinion; highly commended,
ltra Urquhart. Stage IL—Advanced water colour
Prise, Miss Furtnedge ; highly commended, Miss Gundry;
commended, Mies Andrews. Stage HL—Elementary
water colour—Prisey_Miss A. H. Loa ; commended, Miss
0. Green. Stage IV.—Advanced chalk Miss F.
H. R. Cross ; highly commended, Miss Jessie Cress
commended. C. J. Keats. Stage V.—Elementary chalk—
Prue, Mias J. W. Jones: highly commended, Miss
Maakew ; commended. Mies Alice How. Stage VI.—
Outline from cast—Pm.. Frank Voss: highly commended,
Mies Maakew. Stage VII. —Freehand—Prise Miss Clara
Damen ; highly commended, Mir C. 11. Arundel" ; coin.
mended, Mir IL E. Newman.
The following gained third grade prizes:
Alice Coombs, Florence Gundry, Charles x. 4.. Mabel
Pantos, Florence Cress, and Leonard Last.