The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-03-13 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

EMITOII DAT-SCHOOL. -On the 2nd inst. the
We-leyan Day Schools at Easton were examined by
the Rev. W. F. Tregarthen and another Ineriector, and
passed very satisfactorily—a credit to Mr. Ridge and
MIMI Hill.

LIZICaI, Rrsorm...—The Its,. J. B. Palmer I.
shout to leave the Island at E.-ter, returoine, it is
believed, to as.i.t hie father. wit an eyesight is im-
paired. It mav be somewhat difficult to obtain a
curate efficiently to fill Mr. Palmer's poet.
Trig &rose Titans continues to flourish, and the dry
weather of late is favourable to the men' who, how-
ever are not yet allowed to go on full time and are
only glad to be able to work all the days during which
they are petenkted to "make,"
PIGEON 111 CHAPEL —Last Sunday night a tame
pigeon was discovered in the Wesleyan Chapel,
Fortune's Well, during divine merle.. It was perched
on a beam overhead, and though many curious foal
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• few times during the sermon, just like some hearer
for custom's sake. In one thing the bird set a good
example to some—he didn't gossip and criticise the
preacher in coming out.
Pawn:mos.—Mr. J. Roper, of Manama, has been
promoted from the charge of the water-tank in the
Roads to the cowman I of one of the *trainers
employed t convey storm from Portrm .uth to the
differeit station., and be left on Monday morning.
He was for 12 years sunerintendeet of the Congre-
gational Sunday School, Chesil, ani will, no doubt,
be mach mimed.
Tait P.P.O. RUM played the following Programme
on F,iday lad in 'he Gardens; In being a One evening
the place WWI well attended, awl the pieces rendered
highly mitisfactory. The programme was r. peeled on
lionday eve, leg to the satisfaction of all, and we look
forward with pleantre to enjoying (after our
monotonous duty) many comfort hie evenings during
the summer months, a. nothing can be more pleloing
to b tb old and young th.n listening to the strains of
sweet music. The followinr was the programme :
March, "Mother's Love;" quadrille.`
Pinafore ;" echottische "C. rniga ;" waltz, "Song of
the Wood ;" polka. "Little Harry ; galop, "Clicquot ;"
" God Save the Queen."—C m.
Boy's ETZ INJORZO /MK I.l,ls.—Livd Monday
some lads were playing in Clued', near the tank,
when one of them was about to throw • stone, and
one, named Monger, replied--' I'll throw wont thing
at you if you throw anythinz at me," en i set t •
knob of lime at him. Part of the lime went int.. his
eye and, as it was fresh, it injured the eye seri %air.
so that the poor boy, whose name wm Robett Read,
had to be removed to the Eve Infirmaty at Wey-
mouth. Here be is under the kind care of Dr.
Simpson, Dr. Childs, and the matron, Mr.. You, and,
although the cam is rather • &timorous one, he has
slightly improved. The eye had entirely closed when
he was ed.oitted ; but it has now yirlded to the treat-
ment. and opens • little way.
Surtnee RCHOOL CON FFFF NCIL—On Wednesday the
teachers of the Nonconformist Sunday School. held
their annual confe-ence in the Primitive M..thodist
Chap.), Fortnerie-well, under the presidency of the
Rev. W. It, Waugh. Papers were read on the follow.
lug subjects :—"The beet mode of inducing our
scholars to decide for Christ." This was followed by
• diecussion, and • good feeling wan the result.
Another teacher read a paper on How far it in .y be
desirable to introduce Catechisms into clam leaching?
This is rather a difficult subject, as, although
catechisms uwd to be thought of the m 0.04 service
in promoting grand truths in a short and plain way,
yet in general ill, difficult to get eebolers to underteke
much book.learniort for Sundays.
Duren or °to leuxerranse.—" Clerk Hind." is
gone at last He entered the office of pariah clerk of
St. George's no lees than 50 years ago, and is supposed
to have been the oldest parish clerk in the dirciese.
Many • stormy vestry meeting have we attended with
the old clerk, before the present maser got the inhabi-
tants into the way .4 conducting their meetings
quietly. A great alteration had of late years pawed
over Mr. Hinde, and later he warn attacked with •
lingering illnem, which ended in paralytic secure and
heart di•eme. He died on Saturday morning about
ten at the age of 71. and this seemed comparatively
sudden to any one who remembered how short a time
before the always cheerful face and straight upright
form of Mr. Hinds we met likely to weather many a
winter more.—Mra. J. B. &riven, •leo of Reforne.
died more suddenly still. She was the sided sister of
Mr. Thurman, who lately died at Weymouth, and
we, much affected by his unexpected decease, tibe
was taken ill on Saturday night, and died about
two o'clock on Sunday morning, aged 75.
Samosa' AZlST.—Another entertainment was given
on Monday evening last, We following being the
order of the evening :—Song, Private Cleric • reading,
" Poisoned," Corporal Smith; "Sweeteg, "B clown,
Belle," Mies Dunkirk"; recitation, ' Knights of Old,s
Mr. Gordon • song, "Good ma Jeff,' Mr. Kent;
r..cit.tioN "'Killed by Drink," Mr. Brown; song,
"Tar's Farewell," Mr. W. DunkleY tiring. "It makes
• Men look such a Foe! " Corporal Acnith; dnet, piano.
forte, "Oersted* Ccenr t' Mies Baton, W. Smith; BOW.
Away, Away, to dm Mountain's Brow," Kr, 3-
Bannerman, It.N. ; song, "Beautiful Hen," lb, tri,
Dunkley ; song, "Yeats Ago," H Mend ; s"ngo
'P.c.," Mies Duokley ; readies, "Wreck •of th".
Hesperus." Mr. Johnson; song," Nang " Mr. T.
Dankly, • " God Save the Queen)." The room was
comfortagly filled, and the ma wail rendered
capitally, temperance mrtirangTeming sung between,
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