The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-02-03 00:00:00

POOLE TEMPERANCE (!)

A resitting in connection with the Poole Temper-
ance Society was held on Monday evening at the
Hall I. Hi Internet, for the purpose of hearim
Mr. Glover, the teetotal advocate of 8 h am; t in,
narrate some of his experiences &rival front • little
trip he bad just concluded round the world. Mr.
Glover, however, had mi.sed hi, train. and die not
pat in an appearanos until more than an hour after
the appoints I tires, but undo, the presidmoy of Mr.
Alderman Norton, the proceedings by no means
dragged. They were named with the singing of a
hymn. oomunincing " I have reached the land of corn
and wine " ! Then,
Alderman Noirron explidoed the reason Mr.
Glove. was not present, and then went on as octal to
exhibit his antipathy to a else, of official, whom he
hem to thank for having saved hie limb., If not his
life. Hs said be would ask them • riddle—
it tweed out to be • question in rut*
of tine+, and was this, (It related to the carrying
capacities of metals iedividaals, be said.) If Dr.
Johnson could drink 24 caps of ten at ohs sitting, how
many grieves of whiskey and watsr could sonaeonis
else drink in four hour.? Another ridailt he bend
upon tin authority of • Poole policeman, who, there-
fore, must be believed. He knew from his own
knowledge that a Rapidan minister the other day
drank five cops of tea is half-so-hour. (Laughter.)
He was an sy• Minna of it. Now, this policeman
was In a brewery. Ala I they might say. Oh, no Hewas not going to ja.innata anything. only
went liter of a ores, for a spacial Parra*. This
pollosman was in the brews, y, and there cams in a
man who drank. Would they ale' it up? Yea
Well, be would tell them, on the authority of this
policeman. He drank nine pinta of stale beer in
half-an-hoot. (Laughter.) Pb. riddle the aldermen
drew from this was similar to the former one.
He answered it himself by stating that he had bees
lammed by • man who I. four or flee weeks
lasi spent over £l5O, that be had spent over £lO.. the
police, and therefore he smarted thati a jrilicansaa '
won qatris capable of atoning &Way over 20 game,
—Mr. Norton this tweed upon the Poole Weeleysna
He said • short lime alto be ha i pridestad against the
holy reosiviog "blood m iner." ('Phi., of atom,
referral to the baadsome donatioas of Mr. Styria,/ to
the chapel funda) sod a gentleman had taken the ,
matter up and tried to excuse it. But he geld if they '
were Chi-6U= people they would not receive money
wrung out of the blood, a-id alto* and in. Meg Of
fannllall to be meet in building (lod's house, hate& I of
Wesleyan metbodism, that matt to be called slack
methodiern. (Hear, hem, and laughter.) In sop.
potlog thl. the epeakee quoted a few of the writings
of Wesley,
Mr. Alderman Chins, who is • prominent
Wesleyan wan naturally indignant on rising, said snob
ohne:voltam were most unwarrantable on the pert of
111 r. Alderman Norton; and. it was most unfair,
time after time as he did, to attack one toady of
Chrietim• (Hear, hear.) Mr. Norton had &Bodied
to the tesobiar of Wesley well be, if be wished it
could find Congregationalists engaged In the traffic,
whom money that body to whom Mr. Nona& belonged
were glad to node', It was most unfair Li bold up
to ridicule any one body of Christian., end he, (Mr.
Curtis) would not stand by and hear It, neither would
he be connected with a society tia.t &towed each
thine. (Applause.) They ought ti go in for the
main questioas, and lesee out all peraonelitise. Hs
himself bad advocate I that cause U r 50 years, and
he would defy any C ingregationalist, or any Primitive
Methodist. or soy other body to say he had ever
attacked thorn in unfair the way in which Mr. Norfolk
hot attacluid the Weeleyaun Lim, after time.
Some oes roes in the hall, sat addressing Alder-
man Curti., said " You say you are a t »together.
Now, with all that bout of y mrs, eon have paned
the bottle at different tints eat analloeler, at your
salsa."

Alderman CORNS : I have no readlecti in of any-
thing of the kind ; but if my employer* like to put
wine on the table they must. I allow them t have
an opinion se well u royeelf (Applause.)
Alderman NOITON said he did Dot allude to any
yarticnbir sect, bti . what he said gra, that Wealeyane.
If they wished to be practical, should Es thoraugb.
When be had no:seised the trestment be ha I. blows
with stick' and due, at hands of the Wear/yang in
Poole It- might be excuud big feeling.
A Voice ; You Auld belong to the Church.
(Liught.r.)
Alderman NORTOI wag afraid all churobse
Were more or lees tainted in some way or another.
Aldermen Cogns mid he should content himself
with simply ruling the resolution placed in his
bands—" That ltd meeting of the Poole Temperance
Society, of all political opinions, in public meeting
mggesbied, desire to expose, its deep indignation at
the recut destruction of valuable Property by the
Insidious Ines of the Queen and imuntry, and its
deepest sympathy with the sufferers by the
ezploal nas." It had been thought desirable this
should be proposed. se It 111111 sometimes said tietotal
Ism were not loyal.

_
.—Dr-Aairron, as • amusingly., and • member of
the Church of Zeeland, bad great pleasure la moond-
lag the resolot on.
Another person then roes In tbe hall, and said be
should like to boom where tbo blood money Mr.
Norton alluded to OM. from.
Mr. NUlrralf I beg pardon, 111), (need,
bay. thie resolutionbeEr. on, we are not dealing
wlll pereotaitles.

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A Voice : It Deems there are etwoe hsre who d.,.
(lint.% hear, and •pplatine.)
Mr. DAY HALLAIN th • n m .44 a ninny rpec•rh , kr. p•
lug thn awl,. see is r .ar-. T Adair I.e Prrain'ion
rrmark that hi didn't t mewl m amine
that night, be {Attend ists tbe rest brewers hi hie

The greet Mr. °LAMM this entered the hall, and
was rerived with our cheering. He wan attired is
an ecclesiastical rat sad waistcoat. and • white lir.
He is but a poor orator. mistaltiog shouting for
ekryteocie, and his address whir might bar bee ,
Vary interrtlop, was sadly disappointies. The early
pnrtion of hie lecture, for loaner e, was taken op wit.;
facts the papers have made f =Oise tn 04 0111-140
shou'd g' to New Z 'stand and who should stay •
I boar. Referrinir t le/islatioe. be said it was
11010100 feet the rloversiment of the day were standing
in the way it all reltaltree pro
_prated for the atolition
of the drink traffic. but be bored the two millions -0
new elector would see to it. In the ooloeles driek-
leg was not nearly is meek married as as foresely
the young coloor were growing no sober. Laen.
Option it was ooac.lel we meat have. Ties only
question eras ortrosportion. ?Um, he and his friend.
would rather wait dye years than have Local Optic
with compeasatioe. If thee Were eo foolish as s
all•rw ccmpenration, other countries would do the
same, for' when Englaed strikes re anvil the meek
Ii heard all the world aver." Is Mane the prohibition
act he said err working well. If • mos was
caught selling Minor the lat time he war
fined, • sewed ties he wee rot ‘1 prier, and be
did not know that if that did Not stop bra but what
they would hang hina.—f Mr. HALLAM : And en thaw
ought to, for he's a murderer.) (Laughter.) Tr &row
bow well the law acted, tbe speaker related bow
young American told bits be tLortglat it wee • tailor,
I-we'll., he got his Erma, from a nate who carried n
bntt le in hie wooden leg. [lke lecturer had refloat',
swallowed Masts, Jonathan's little pleasantry J Ns
oneciuded by giving one or two harrow of the oda-
v ersiooe be bad made.