The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-04-15 00:00:00

CRAB XI NI vas.

CaMICHWAID Mt —Mr. W. H. Dunning WU
appointed by the curate-in-charge. Rey. W. L Barnes,
and Mr. Charles Yonne), by the puish, at the vestry
meeting on Easter Monday. The churchwardens'
amounts were passed, and • rate of one penny in tb•
2 was made.

LEMAN-- kn able, int.resting, and instructive
lecture was given at the Werking gen.. Inatitute on
'Thursday evening last, by Mrs. Everett, on ••
tiosl cookery." Mr. A. Bankes to ,k the chair, and
the room was literady crammed, the Rev. H.
Everett, Mr. Pouocv, Miss Slade, Missies Read, Mrs.
Mesa. kn., fro.. being 'Resent. At the cioncluelon of
the lecture, which lasted an hoar and a half, • a.,.te
of thank. to the lectures., propotted by Mr. A.. Hanky.,
P.-ound•d by Mr. Pottocy, was carried by aoclanxiollm.
The thing.. cooked wire all diposed of at the °1...
Oe Goon FRIDAY the 19th anniversary of the Fre.
Methodiet Chapel we. celebrated be a public ins, of
which over 80 partook, eller which there we. a public
meeting which was presided over by Mr. Anaereon,
of Weymouth, and arlar«aee were ri-liversi by the
Rev. J. Barrington, of Dorchester, Mr. T. Houneell,
of %Vermouth, Mr. Pont, Mr. Daniel., and other
friends. The key note of the meeting having bea
struck by the chairman "Gratitude to God," speaker
after speaker as titer arose took up the same strain of
"Gratitude to Gad. which wee uninterruptedly con-
tinued to the end f the meeting, end every one present
felt it to be a was.nn of bleeetWotise se well NI one of
thankfulness, which feeling was still further increased
by the choir from the Baptist Church. Dorchester,
singing some of Mr. Sankey'e hymns and one or two
anthems, Mice Pouncy preeiding at the bartnonmin.
Altogether a matt enj.,yable evening we. spent. The
For most
for the pest year was resod over by the secretary
L. Cooper) which weeost satisfectory, £lB baring
en paid off the existing debt, bast.% interest and
other current expenses having been mtt.—Alen on
Exeter Sunday two serm nui were preached by Mr.
Powell, of Dorchester, and • collection wee made at
the close of each service which bring aided to the
profits on the tea, the colledion after the public
meeting, and subecriptions to the amount of Ell by
some kind friends, the trustees will be able to still
further reduce the debt on the chapel by at least
£l5 or £B, which is another step in the right direction,

01111 X a A33&s.

FANNIN IN Taw:eta—On Thal...day, before Mr.
J,lin Batten, William listlisti, of Ibberton termer,
who appeared with • pair of black eye'. was chsrgid
with being drunk and itimpsble at Cheselb,,rne, on
the night of the Bth inst.—P.C. Barden, stationed at
Chesselbmee, meted that about half-past 11 on the
night in question he found the defendant lying down
in the road at Chedlborne, perfectly insensible and
smelling strongly of brandy, with blood on 61s face.
Witness got defendant up, and took him to his (the
policemanhouse. Defendant
th wee insensible for
seven or ht hours. On e following morning
witness obtained a conveyance, and took defendant to
Cerne, and lodged him in the police-station, and rot
Dr. lfcEnery to attend him. —Prisoner, who presented
a deplorable appedsnos from falling about., Informed
the magistrate that he was on his way from Ibberton
to Dorchester Quarter &Wont', as • juryman, and got
a drop too much and he now felt very much ashamed
of him position.lOrdered to pay el Ile., the amount
of fine and oasts, and allowed three days to pay.
BAND or Hopi Parrzaramsaurr.—A very interest-
ing entertainment was given in the British School-
room,, by the members of the Band of Hope, on
Wednesday. There wag a good attendance, and the
chair was taken by the Bev. D. Thomas. Mr. A.
Jennd junr., presided at the Itermoninni. Mr.
Gribbin, from the county emendation, attended, and
gave an excellent address. We give the programme:
—Bong, "Old John Cross," choir; recitation, "Never
.ay ,y Fail" Mader G. ; recitation, "The
Drunkard's Bible," Master A. Frampton; song,
"Sound the Battle Cry," choir; recitation, "Tim
and his Promise." Miss H. Panley ; recitation, "Cord
Jim mv I.4._Cheemnan • recitatio°nen, " The
Wife's A " Rigge ; Doi°, "No eds'
for Me," C. Peach, accompaniment; recitation
"I=School Boy," Mid if. Moore' dielarni
School Leeson," Miss A. Frampton
MINI Moore; " B•ker and Butcher," at.
Peach and Mims Chessman • song, "Jo. Perkins,"
choir; dialogue "Row Joe l'-'erkhut Paid hi. Debts,"
b 7 several ; National Anthem.