The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-01-04 00:00:00

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WEYMOUTH.
4011 1141.1.—We learn that C. J. T. Hambro,
his wife have signified their Intention
%on rinrllif St the Weymouth Tradesmen's Invite.
lost. ulpile bOld at the Royal Hotel on the 11th
eoljID ITNaLDINGS.--We are requested to
'or 14.7 tenor% that the deficiency in the funds
of bread bTa the Weymouth Athletic,
0bi.,,t34"11 1141.
lye offered y M.
in all sum Pidgeon
this'
br the eommittee wished to meet the whole
° °camel • ea, and are about to gel ups special
ipw_ts to about - ••--•10,11, to liquidate the deficiency, which
—e f 3.
Tanerrt, BCllool.B.—The children attending these
4 were regaled on Wednesday night with an
Iweeellent Main the schoolroom. About 700 partook,
1:11 tb,_°,,cemetlMetion of cake may be judged of from
.Mr. Martin supplied *boat 3301b.rafter tea the children were amused with a brilliantly
illuminated Christmas tree, sod were each presented
With some useful article of clothes. The Rev. V. F.
Rau."'" Pee • Short address, and the children sung
some C.hristmae nrola and same of the school songs.
Tkleul., fl•e• theme for the Hew. J. D. Addition,
.`" Rey. v. it Ransom*, the ladies present, and the
re•Monater and beechen, and parted after singing
'God Ben the Queen."
'Panne 801100t.a.—On Thursday evening another tea
• lidst these schoolrooms, The Infant school
ltsrubering about MA, had a capital tea, and
• elm delights for • Christmas tree, and a very
e•O 'merges addition by the founders of the
6-7,lene that 3 children from the union were also
jorfully shared in the good things. The
Mike and other eatables consumed within
..?"1 at the esboolrooms must be reckoned be four
-•"4". "Presenting an amount of kindly feeling by the
giver* and happiness received by those who partook,
Irbkik., meet have been retuarkable,and we should like to
Road nample followed in the other ecclesiastical
districts.
elltnrreas 11• Y •T TIM UNION HOVEL —The
rev inmates of our Unionhouse were regaled on
`-'hrietftes Day with a liberal supply of roast beef,
,
ImOding, and the usual garnishing. There are
boon at the present time, but, deducting
• eieb mid than who were unable to attend, nearly
ISO mt down to the unwonted fare, under the kind
uumagenient of Mr. and Mrs. Bryant. A pint of
°ll/4.•11, beer was tried as • solvent by each. In the
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—"umi the men enjoyed the fragrant aloud, the
inane set their wile to work for disguises, as near
as they could after the fashion of the "mummer.,
ria se all united to make each other mutually cam-
., .":"Ible, it was a jolly time. Any of our kind
mends_ whose children may have discarded toys ,
me•id send them to the Union-house, for the poor
children there are delighted with many things that
would, by those who have plenty of money, be oast
116.4 k

RNA— ItTLNBB ROBBERY ON THICERCKIRELL ROAD.-
011 Wednesday afternoon leek Mr. Henry Hatton.
dairytnan, and his wife, mane into Weymouth as
'wadi to serve their customers with milk, leaving
four children at home. In the evening a person
&Plowing to be a woman and who had the face
coveted with two veils, one bine and the other black,
came in quickly and said their mother was taken ill,
and she must have some medicine. Going up to the
tomatelailielf, eh* took up • bottle, raid the direct-
ti°llll and said that was what she must have. She
took it and than said she must go upstairs. The
sadist seised her by her dram and tried to pull her
back; but the robber forced hermit sway, stint up
into a bedroom forced open a drawer with • chisel,
and took oat the cash-box, which she carried off.
Tit* children went after her (or him) on which the
robber ran. The children punned, but the rascal
distanced them, and escaped towards Weymouth
With the box which contained about ffiff. Mr. and
Mrs. Hatton also missed some silver spoons.
COILPIJIIINT TO A TOWNSMAN AND HIS WITL—An
Australian contemporary has the following :—" The
seamanlike and genial commander of the Young
A ustralia has had • very handsome compliment paid to
hm by the employe. of Messrs. J. and G. Harris, the
ages*, to whom the ship has been consigned ever since
she hiss keen trading here. Captain bolt is well•known
in Belisbane, and has won the reepeet and good•will of
all With whom he has come in contact, while the
excellent passages made by the whips Earl Russell and
Young Australia, when ander his command, prove that
be hoe no mean ability as a navigator. After several
Pears' amualntanceship. Messrs. Harris's employia
wished to give Captain Holt some token of their appre-
ciation of his good qualitirs, and this they have 'lone
in a delicate and graceful manner, creditable to them-
selves and gratifying to Captain Bolt. They have
orsesated Mrs. Bolt with • very handsome silver tea
and toffee service, scoompanied.by a richly-bound album
oontiainiog photographic portraits of the donors. The
following inscription is engraved on the principal
artlatea "Preaented to Mrs D. R. Bolt, by the
empleyta of Messrs. J. and G. Rants, Brisbane. as a
token of their regard and esteem for her husband and
their friend.. Brisbane, October 1869."

Post.lS' TLC—The annual tea to the parents of
the children attending the Chapelry schools, took
pleesseat the schoolroom on Tuesday evening last.
Ahoug lAO were present, and the tea was heartily
enjo ed. The following ladies kindly presented
" " and presided at the respective tables :
Mee. ddison, Mrs. Ransom., Mrs. Holden, Mn.
Meg.
Mosel Relfield, Mrs. Raikes, Mrs. Crow.. Mrs,
Perkins, Mrs. K Pidgeon, Mrs. Ford. Mrs. Groves,
Mrs. Nairne, Mrs. Tucker, Mee. Wheeler, Mrs.
The social meal having been concluded, the
11:1;11.111J. Addison, and Rev. V. F. Raueome spoke. The
vicar expressed the pleasure be felt at seeing so many
present. They ought alway to be engaged in the
service of God ; hut more especially they should
associate such seasons as Christmas and Easter with
His service. All parents could do • work for God
within the walls (if their own homes. They
could set a good exempt, to their children •
but if the fathers went t , the i.ohlichouse and
the mothers were negligent and (lid not attempt
to train up their children properly, they were
not doing service to God. It was quite poseilde
for the mothers to he always trying to improve the
bodies arid minds of their children, and for a man to
try and rule his house well, and to see that the
children are brought up in the nurture and admoni•
tine of the Lord. They had always some opportunity
of serving God, and.. life went on, he thought they ,
should be endeavouring to add a little to their
service of God, that is to say they should be doing
a little more for God as the years passed over their
heads. He wished them to join in another matter.
A great many of them were present at the very
intereetiog missionary meeting some weeks since
when their friend Mr. Ransom. addressed them, and
kept tbem extremely interested for a considerable
time. Ile wished them to make such an institution
as that permanent The meeting at that time was on
behalf of the Society for the Propagation of the
c;uspeL It would not be right for them when they
had received the precious gifts of the Gospel, to keep
it to themselves, they were bound to do something,
however little, to extend it to others, and to
spread the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ to
the ends of the earth until it covers the earth,
as tbe waters cover the sea. He propelled that they
should form • parish association, where all might con-
tribute • small sum periodically. Thus they might
hold such meetings as that held on the last occasion,
when some one would instruct and entertain them
for an hour or so. It mould be a blessed thing for
them to do, and he left the suggestion with them,
and in conclusion trusted God would bleu them all
(spplause).—Tbe Rev. V. F. Raneome then *said
they would forgive him if he said some unpleasant
things. When they entered the room, be looked
around him with some degree of alarm and fear, as
provision badonly been madefor. about half the nurn ber,
and be ',eon to he very uncomfortable fnr their
sakes. But they wncld all agree that as the numbers
kthethed, SO did the good things spread, and there
was plenty for all. Those good things they knew
were given by the ladies present, and he asked them ,
to give them hearty thanks for their kindness. He
trusted with all hie heart they would be spared to
meth together again and again on such occasions an
this. N•w for the unpleasant things he promised
them. Their dear vicar had spoken of that ass very
pleasant and happy gathering, and so it was; hut a
feeling of deep eadne,s had passel through his mind,
sea bad filled it ever since he came into tha room.
The feeling was this ;—Flow many of them were
aim"; together in God', house of prayer on the
toppy and blessed season of Christmas Day, to
thank Almighty Gel for the gift of a Saviour to the
for their SOSO He did not ask them to answer him
the question. hut to answer it to their own hearts.
If esiOill'erl did not meet their congregations an
Christ brethren in the house of God they would
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4.„,,,l some unhappiness, unpleasantness, sadness., and
ao"'"rtosr in meeting them on other occasions. If they
did not gather as one Christian family and one body
in Christ, especially on such a Memel( season as
Christmas, for prayer and praise, how could their
___ .iwrings on such occasions as this be as blessed
rarioppy as they otherwise would he' The
ministers of Ghent Were oftener called on to say un-
pleasant things than pleisant ones, and this was
wisely ordered il2 God's providence. The more
unclothing things they heard from those who were
der:imam to he faithful, the more blessed it would be
to their souls. Ile had heard that good sermons
were a sort of thing that made good sort of people
very uncomfortable, for such people were apt to he
content with a very low position in the church of

c,,d, and sere apt to he content if they fancied they
were going on 00 worse than their neighbours.
Therefore do not let them think their ministers were

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their enemies if they toll them smell truths as these.
If they asked him why be said such things, be would
amiwer them by asking another question. Wu it
riot better on such oceateons as this, that they should
urge them to more self-denial, and send them borne
with Some qUeltiollib on their souls to answer before
Coil, so ea to had them to the better enrviow of God
and more sely.denia y And
.here he would thank
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-I'ir7" very
l 7ii;;;- • Torrieb for that point Mtm ee r
pipmeh wherein he tried to show them that their
chrtailanity !Mould have some tanvible work upon
which they could lay their hands and say "I will do
this f,r God." He hoped they would try to do
something, and those who expressed themselves
pleased with the late meeting, he hopnd would
take a Christian pleasure in trying to deny
themselves for the service of God—(applause.)
The company then adjourned to the Infant School-
riont, when they were entertained with °handed',
and inrig!.. The 431)araden were represented hy
were --

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