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

DORCHESTER.
Dome COMITY lioenTAL.—The committee beg to
acknowledge the receipt of the following amounu:—.
B. L. (thank diorite), 10..; Mr. H. Mayo, 7.. ;
• tumor Gums, ; Mr. W. Mayo, 10aLMr. F. I
Eddiem (donation), 10,.; collecting at Wesley's
Chapel, Okaford Fitamine, 15s. 61. ; Wesleyan
Menai. at Fortune'.-Well and Easton Port'and,
Di 17e. 61; West Stafford. £3 16s. 3d.; Congress.
Ronal Chapel, Poole, Ell 15.. 4d. ; Baptist Chapel,
Poole, El lls. ; Primitive Methodist Chapel,
Poola 10z.
PRIMITIVII M,Tgonlgr CHAPIL, LONOIIIIIMT.—A,
gospel temperance entertainment took place In the
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Long bredy , oa
Wednesday ermine, when the proceedings were
rendered doubly toterestiog, by the opening of a
new harmonium for the U.S of the chapel. Mr.
DartieUs, of Dorchester, presided, end Men was •
crowded attendame. Appended is the programme:—
Hyatt 15, "Stand up for Jeene;" Myer ; Acura. by
Clusirmae, Mr. Deniells, of Dorchester ; mottatioe,
"Tb. Ups that Touch Liquor." Rise Vine; adduce,
Mr. Webb • 'farm, Mr. Mitchell ; domestic quarrel,
"la Obariiieter ," Mr. R. 8. sod the Misses Vine ;
roof Beisie Are ; address, Mr. E. S. Vie. ;
solo, " my Wandering r'
Mies Vine; dialogue by Wink Arnold, end George
Moderatioe rldiel.a by bkesrs. E. 8.
salattlare L. Vine; recitation. Gemini Bellinger;
recitstios,lmbella equib; recitation, W. Arnold , solo
I em Wearies the Blue for Jesus," Mks I,lld,
reoitatke, Mr. Cuff, jun. ; racitaUon, Isabella Squibb ;
reeltatios, Bessie Arsold ; Hymn 66, "Work forth.
night is magas" ; doxology. A oollection amounting
to fi9was made. The Instrument whioh was pur-
Maud by Mr. Daololl is an exosilent one.
Feertvat. PIIIMAXAMTI AT Snennoitax
most succetsful performance of the Mustah was bald
In Sherboroe Abbey on Wedresday. It fulfilled •
double purpose, commemorating the bioeotanery of
Usadel's birth, red mg also • pleasing means of add-
ing to the Tower Restoration Fond. Ti.. choirs
which took part wen the Abbey, Holy Trinity,
Dorchester, Witaborne Minato r, Wetted and All
Awls. Exeter, and with members f the Bberboese
muskeg es oolatior, sad • Mad wider Mr. Ramsey,
of Sheptou Mallets, made up • total chorus of 150.
Holy 'trinity choir left Dorchester by the Am knin.
the heavy rein peeveaties the Pommy being takes by
road. Os arriving at Yeovil the weather bad cleared
up, and several ooeveyastose were hired, and, after
a pleasant ride, the singers reartimd thy Abbey
about hall-past ague. A hard day'. work
followed, the Mental% Wag pose through no
lees than this. times • rehearsal and two
full performames. Tit; soloists mewed were
Mies Effie Clements (moraso), Madame 0.
(ooritralto), Mr. Trescutt (tenor), Nutley;
and Mr. Thomas (bar), Bristol. kir. Trusoott wee
unable to uodertake the work, and hie plam woo 011-
Molly filled at • short notice by lb, Hayden, of
Salisbury cathedral. Both forformances were
most moossaful. no noticeable hitch occurring. Pb.
Moira bad ban braised to • high stets of o
and the charms went exceedingly well sod with
splendid effect. Mr. Lyle, organist of the abbey,
madooted.
HAILTIIII.—The second run of the
mama woo held on Wedaead_s_y, the 25th test., when
good pack turned out. The start was Irons the
Junction about 3.43, eight minutes being allowed the
" (H. Itobinsos and J. Legg), and paper wee
IlaldbeC:the Friary Mill. The *cent was laid 'cross
the meadows topoicar'a From. theme up the Towles
to Pidgeon-barn. where the blots were sighted, just
as they were going out of sight " O'er the dolma so
free." The pace of the pack woo here splendid, and no
doubt Ike pueblo would ultimately have been chss, d,
but on emerging into • field of turnips the lock
suffered • rte k. The suet was, however, .nos fould,
and Fannie( warm on it out on Bberborne Viwor,
nearly to the hock of Fenton, it was found the h
doubled back throurbidalcm and Charmins'er. Here
the pack again lost ground by some Mewl. chock..
TM scent then lay straight somas the meadow, the
cooling stream loicg abundant an I refreshing, op to
Um rail Ns). The pack up to this point were close
upon the ham, who thin by • clever double up the
railway threw them completely off the meat, tha pack
returning borne unsuccessful. th,t, termination • most
t run of upwards of ten miles In about one
ttires:nd twenty minutes. The next tun Is filltd foe
Thursday, 'Oth March.