The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-12-31 00:00:00

CHRISTMAS DRCORATIONst

The " real Chrietassa weather," in which those
who had plenty of this world's goods were delighting,
last week, VW* away on Christmas Day to more
dismal, but possibly more endurable weather on the
whole. It is all very well for thee wrapped, and also
well feasted, to cry out for cold; but a black frost, to
say nothing '1 snow, mem intense disc cubit to the
weakly and the poor, and to a percentsge--almost •
certain one—actual death. tio when about the middle
of Christmas Day, mist and rain succeeded the frost,
It was rather disappointing to out-door merry-makers
but yet a mercy to give thanks for. And give thanks
LATZST. , the Dorchester people did, at the five churches which
Cresols • sixteenth better. I draw a line of consecration from end to end of the
Mr. Gudat. to the igoko 'it...sod hi. cordisi county town. And those who went to church found
th.Ahn to those who sent zonirratulations i,n his birth. that othen had been giving thanks before them, for
day, it bens Impossible to note* them separately. , there ears the outward and visible alsrus—the
sh.ftwid sow comaiitkoo have deckled to I decorektie which AO pleasantly employ fair and
report to the Home Secretary today that there wee na trestle hands, and which, when they ars not protracted
necessity for • Government grant, local aid and vole, n t°° late on I Res. 'iv* such satisfaction
tary
costributio. befog to aIL The Dorchester churches had utilised on them
an immense quantity of evergreen, among which the
distress
Loons sr awe RI:11W AT TIC Va.—On the whole ; °VW*" and Yew, we tel..-- leave to fancy, might
1119.471 men banal in the Balkan Peninsula, and of typify the sympathy of the nation for the Q6OOO, and
Duo mat back to Sonia ..sick or wounded, the people's On meow for the loam of the beloved
aerie . tko suosber of the dead je MIMS I Princess Alice. Gay and festive as the decorations
enea, sot Ocludins t6se wh, succumbed in Asia Minor. ' are allowed and encouraged to be at Christman we
8111011Liige us ComaDMZ& —A shocking tragedy was have 5550 wor, of brio,
dbx....4 Friday 1p one of the suburbs of Dar= , where, and mater brikidths in the
son and a daughter Min all limn
aeltritlse= fleeing bees ...E.t.a the f.... of 1 Dorchester °bumf", let this of over-
e— Are. Another daughter was found efts, but exuberant Joy was in harmony with f4oefinde ea
imernsiois.A.. tbe @Mew of the room was found this asii Christmatrtide of 1878. But let as hope and
masa up, *ere I. name to believe that the calm remise pray that the new and happy year may bring us Well
was plellliditatia. 'h. h." of the l.aty being out of! an accession of strength, such conquest over the great
work sad in • slate of rree destitution. evils which rage and poison, such defeat of those
w. a nATT••• B"L• la'gr":l/1 • • whose wilfulness and waste have brought want and
consid...t,r7 cos of the newt: If a 41°. sad
woe, that next Christmas we may again effloresce In
as.d.a ""liassir gratnun held somb jam.*
_yeerssithar.drcuteknast all those bright colours which make so gorgeous a
tuf pkekto.itiria=tary to the Motor, in two or three promies-objeet of the rainbow. And am, even in the
Liberal Ado , sad acquitted hived, of its all-csloured solar 'spectrum, there are the black
duties is • enenner which Waned the condslennt or his absorption bands which enable spotrnm-lutalyets to
coo and the retro' 4Um Eh' of Coulat'au "wally' discover of what the bright source of light and
Re is succeeded ist the baronetcy by his sou, the wamber
warmth to our world is made, so may we perceive in
ger Sid —A desperate 'booting am took the black tondo of sorrow which hare become so
pt-rimaia /mos& on Christmas Day. by visible to us at this Christruaat not the sips of a
Imes aw bon wounded. it Father's anger Wined US, SO mum as that lls wishes
which fon, mis ktrpsi. Loss Lergen a estate, which us to learn of what elements—of Faith. of Work, Of
neterne_, tbibst swicifmaeu, moored, uesetiad, .....thnelf2o,_sdbars. Purity, of Love—la compounded that Night rainbow
sam w own. and they retellten ,••• nr° I°° tib.t4 of Joy • which is indeed but the mark and sign of the
diredboradal sok edict. th° resell above abated.
Sue of itigh who makes hie masa beams
esen bar.k
=lr./ ins resetteegor, fired In itgeneraily wassail" Wu' lobo .." rise from dr wwlb, wet at
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