The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-10-10 00:00:00

THE APPROACH/NO SATURNALIA.

Weymouth people reek -Med without their host In
concluding there was to be no "saturnalia" this year
for old Dorchester. It ha. always been a sore point
with our neighbours that Guy Fawkes did not possess
sufficient attract' ,ne to ind,,ce the inhabitants t pro-
vide the requisite flat Is f r a display, and as there
appears to be • " new departure" this year, any
spirit of unfriendly rivalry is to be regretted. If Way. '
mouth is determine I to have a saturnalia on the lines
of the old town, by all means let her. and If p iodide
odds us; but whatever it il ne. let it he in the bet
spirit, and especia!ly we would impress on the two
towns to ecdcatour to coma to an amicable under-
standing as to the day of display.
The usual preliminary meeting was held at the
Holy Trinity Schoolroom on Tuesday evening, when
there was • crowded attendance, bleu ling all the old
facto, beaming with tho pr pect of a "glorious fifth."
The Rent of Holy Trinity (the Rev. H. Everett)
occupied the chair, supported by the Rev. H. I'.
Ratko., Mr. E 'win Buruett, and others well known
for their efforts in the movement.
The Rev. H. Erman said they were met in order that
they might take counsel t .:ether as to the expediency
of holding a demonstration this year. (Applause.) If
they did it at al, thy must carry it out well. He
heard on very good authority that the "power. that
be" were quite ready to ski ,w the trust and confidence
In them they had done in former yean—(applause)—
and had no intention of attempting to stop anything
so harmless, he might use a stronger word—excellent,
and, in many ways, useful a demonstration. (Applause.)
He hoped this year's demonstration would be carried
out as others had been in the past, and that it wool
be the very best they had ever had. (Applau.e.)
Mx. Everett then asked if it was the with of the
meeting a celebration (+boon take place this year. as
In former years, and was met with hearty cries in the
affirmative.
Mr. E. Honesty, in addressing a few words to thaw
present, proposed the c immittee, with some necessary
alterations, be reappointed. He expressed his anxiety
to do all be could to help, and spoke of the immense
pleiumrs the demonstration last year afforded him and
all the people of the town and neighbourhood for a
radius of seven or eight miles. He regarded it as
harmless and enjoyable; it brought people to the
town, money was spent there, and it must be beneficial
to the place. He should always do his utmost to
support such a movement in dear old Dorchester.
(Applause.)
The committee, numbering about :id, were ra-

appointed.
The Fifth coming on a Sunday, It was d.ridNi to
bold the demonstration on the Sixth. The hope wag
expressed that the celebration at Weymouth would be
bald on some other night in order that the two events
might not clash, and that, by contributing costumes
and soon, the one demonstration would be a help to
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The committee held their first meeting the Patna
sissninz and appointed the following officers :—Mr. F.
J. Holland, coairman ; Mr. R. Ilaymm, treaeuror ;
Mr. W. J. Pik., secretary ; Mew.. B. Hazel, G.
Beech, Eames, T. Rogers, W. Hazel, and A. Tilley,
special committee. Tbe following committeemen con.
seated to =MIMI the town for subscriptions in the
rations parishes named :—lfoly Trinits—Meeme. It.
Hayman and W. Wood; St. Peter's—Mesars. W. H.
Bawler and Voss; All Sainte—Messrs. Syme. and
Hayward; West Fordington —Messrs. W. Hazel and
B. Spicer; East Fordiegton—Messre. Biles and 11.
Taylor.