The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-06-25 00:00:00

WAREHAM ALND PURBECK LABOURERS
AND SERVANTS' FRIENDLY SOCIETY.

WAIMEttIL

The annual trials of skill in mowing and sheep
shearing took place in Lubrorth Castle Park on
Thursday. The folluwing is • list of the competitions
and winners uf prises :

sum sauarlo.

Chum 6.—To the person under LS years of age, who shall
in the best manner, within two bow., shear three sheep,
three competitors, I,i, £l. R,„, N... in the .inpiny
of Mr. T. C. Stund..r,, ; trot Bk.
the employ of the Karl of Li ion.
7.—To the Person tea:nonleaded by a memher, not
being in the habit of shearing nlb or in soy comp.m.Y,
who shaU shear three sheep in the best manner, withal'
One hour anti • half, eight competitorA. Ist, SS. W. 07
Leek, in the emPloy of Mr. William Beast; Sad. CI.
George Shave, in the employ of Mr. S. White: 3rd, 10,‘•
John Dennett, ut the employ of Mr. W. S. Hull.

wowing.
elms a —To the Person rrbo shall in the best manner,
wtthid two hours and a half. mqw a quarter of an acre of
gra" 12 competitors. ht. ZS 10e., George 11,ech, in the
employ of Mr. It. Wavy ; Sod. kl les., Henry Nmeimm.
in the mnPloY of Mr. H. Ga land : 3ird. 10.., Frank deeltY,
in the employ of Mr. J. H. Garland.

MOWING MACHINZL

(iaes 9—To the person in the einploy of a member, who
shall, within one hour, mow with • machine one acre of
grass, in the bed manner, five competitor., let, £3.
Georg. Sturniey, ice tile employ of Mr. J. Used ; 2nd, 1-1.
(given by Mr. Ta)lor, Dorchester), James Harris, in the
einploy of Mr. S. Weld.
The judged were Mr. William Longman, Belhoisb j
Mr. %V ililauc andall, Woolbridge ; and Mr. F.
Spicer Widrith.

'Alter the prizes had been awarded the company
adjourned to the Well Arms, where a dinner was
provided by Mr. Clump.
The following were present—fr. J. H. Calcraft in
the chair, Mr. T. C. Saunders in the vice-chair,
Messrs. . Pinker (Recorder of Warehaui), J. J.
Bates, R. White, Randall (Winfrith), W. Longman,
W. Randall, G. A. Hu lden, IL Taylor (Dorchester),
J. Mead, R. Dorey, Mead, jun., and J. J. lark.
After the cloth had been removed the CKLIILIIIAN
gave "The Herlth of the Queen."
The list of prises awarded having been road, the
CiIkIMAS proposed "The Heoilth f the Prints and
W Princess of ales, and rest of the Royal Family,"
remarking the Prinoe attended meetings of this sort,
and tried to take p lees at agricultural meetings, and
sometimes he was successful.
He then gave the toast of "The Judges," observing
that it was • toast to honour in every way.
They had to choose between those doing their best.
His men had not succeeded that day but be quite
agreed with the judges. He himself knew they were
good workmen, but he wee glad to find their were
better.
Me. LONGMAN responded and stated it had been
very difficult to satisfy themselves, as the work was so
good, in fact it was better than he had oyez seen
before

The CHAIRMAN stated be could not give the presi-
dent's good health. He had hoped that they might
have had the presence of the son of their late beloved
president They bad every reaaon to thank Mr. Weld
for meeting in a place of so much natural beauty, and
they could only regret that one who took such an
Interest in the society had I lewrtehl, but he huVi to
a better place. Mr. Calcraft then stated that r. 8.
Weld woul.l have been pr,ient, but his grief had been
of such a character that he could not trust himself to
beoroaent. _

fitTira responded and proposed "The Health
of ltr. Caleraft," remarking that everyone present
and those who were in the field mud have been pleased
to see him present, and they hoped to see him on many
tmyy oce 'Mont.

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Mr. C•witare, in responding, said we did not know
our time, and he did not look forward to that, but
when one had so many weaknesses what was once
very easy to do, became almost • trouble. He would
propose • The Health of their patron, Lord Eldon,"
who he believed took great interest in the society, and
was glad to forward it.
Mr. SAUNDMI proposed " The Health of Mr.
White," saying he had Ivo' a good lot of sheep to be
sheared, in feat be thought the best Mr. White had
ever sent.
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Mr. Wive, in responding, said he was very pleased
to do anything to help the si eiety, and he never had
sheep thorn better than on that day.
Mr. Saexprita, said the society seemed to get on
womb iw or other, and they had to make use of
machinery. There was a gentleman present who gave
a prize every year. He row ed "The Health of Mr.
Taylor," and be should lake to hear about the machine
that was going to win next year.
Mr. TAYLOR thanked the company for drinking his
health, and said the Judges must have had great
difficulty am be could hardly tell himself. He had
good makers f machines, and if &eked to recommend
a machme he should say the reason being
that if a machine got out id order one day, be could
telegraph to London and get a fitting down the same
night. He considered the prize was not given for goud
m whines, but for the man who did the work best.
MT. CALCIUM, this point vacated the chair, and
after *event' other toast, had been proposed and
responded to the company separated.