The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-07-15 00:00:00

CON TEDIFEBANCE FETK

Wednesday last was the day c.hosen by the Pmddle-
hinton and Puddletrenthide Temperance Societies for
their annual Pie and picnic, and spite of the doubt-
ful weather, it was favoured with many gleams of
sunshine, and was., on hiss whole. II coalegO, ra:rdtil
certainly in a great dial of pleassureto those cou
Perhaps 'twas a singular feature that the Temperance
Societies met with more practical kindness from • land-
lord than from their natural allies, the Good Templar',
for that hearty and genial host, Mr. David Drake,
of the Green Dragon, kindly lent them everything
wanted for the luncheon, such as glasses, knives and
forks, and even offered to let them have his club room
for games, should the weather be wet in the afternoon.
The Societies above named, with their Bands of
Rope, met at Puddlehint in Cross, where the Dewliah
Good Templar brims band headed them and a process-
ion was formed, in the following order:—

Union Jack. and three other large dna
Dewllsh Goad Templar Brass Band.
Four young women, tearing garlands.
Puddletrenithide and Puddlebutton Temperance Societies.
'nu members wearing blue rosettes.
Banda of Hope.
The teetotalers numbered about Si

They then went to the Puddletrenthide—National
Schoolroom, where Mr. Payne, Mr. Bolien, Wu
Park, Mrs. New, and Mrs. Davis, had provided a
very good cold collatiou? to which about 40 sat down.
The Rev. J. Hick, peouded faced by Mr. Jacob, who
talccs an interest in all societies which have a good,
object, temperance societies as well as 'club.'
Among those Present were—Mr. Andrew Old, Mr. G.
Samways, Mr. David Drake, Mr. T. Wightman, Mr.
Sullen, Miss Deacombe, Mr. Hounsell, Mr. Wet;
Mr. Yeah, Mr. Mitchell. Mr. George, Mr. Arthur
Billett, Mr. Payne, jun.. kn.
A f ter luncheon, Mr. Bottum proposed • vote of
thanks to their minister for the service at the church,
for presiding at the luncheon, and for the loan of this
beautiful room.

--Tri-e-VIC.Zie-Xpressed the pleasure he always felt in
meeting the wishes of the parishioners, fur these
meetings were calculated to do a great deal of good.
The Good Tempters and the Temperance societies
were engaged in a good object, he believed; he did not
undertake to understand the distinction between them;
but he did feel that unity is • most essential element
in Christian work in a pariah, if it is to be kept
Christian. (Hear, hear.) God has given us many
good gifts, for which we must be thankful, and our
great difficulty is to use these gifts without abusing
them. He was very pleased to be there in his own
schoolroom, invited by his own people, whom he
always did and always should love. (Applause.)
Mr. BOLLIX next proposed a vote of thanks to those
friends who had got up the luncheon, for they were
well worthy of the vote. (Heartily accorded.)
hir. H. nate proposed a vote of thanks to the
ladies, and the VICAII said, as there were not many
present., they must thank the ladies in their absence •
but no doubt they would soon hear of it. (Applause
and laughter.)
Mr. PAYYZ further remarked he agreed with their
excellent Vicar that unity is a very desirable thing.
Their committee had all striven for unity, and last
year had the happiness of a united fete; but this year
the Good Tempters refused to have anything to do
with them, and the Temperance *misdate were obliged
to have the fete by themselves, or have none at all.
Nothing on the Temperance nicietiee' part caused this,
they had given the offer of the right hand of fellow-
ship; but it was not accepted. (Heer.)
The Vies@ remarked we had had a good deal of wet
weather lately, and when that cleared up he expected
all would be right again. (Hear, hear, and applause)
The Dewlish Good Templar band then played •
selection of music in the school-room. They seemed
to be nearly all young men, but played very well;
and the big drum we noticed with satisfaction WU in
the hands of an experienced musician, who joined in
with great softness and judgment, in just such style
as the drum ought to be played.
By this time the shower had quite mimed, and soon
the teetotalers and friends were ready to go to Broad
Field, kindly lent by Mrs. Byrnes, of Doles Ash,
where cricket, quoits, wheelbarrow and sack racing,
running for prizes, Ice., were to come off. A public
tea was arranged to be held in the evening, and, as
the weather held up, and no intoxicants were allowed
on the ground, there were all the elements of an
enjoyable fete.

MIL W taitTE.
A DAY AT TIIE SEA-COAST.

Of all the good weather-prophets who ever made a
lucky foreenst, our foreman and treasurer W., surely the
bed,
_when, weeks and even mouths beforehand. he
pitched upon Saturday,' u' y 5, as the day of all others for
our annual way:roue feet. Week after weak did the
grey airy send down its stores of rain, till the sight of the
blue canopy had almost been forgotten; even " eut-of -
doors " seemed almost as dreary as • sick chamber, with the
blinds drawn down and the weight of a great eorrow
adtling to the gloom But on Saturday, the
day deed for the annual treat of the employees
of the Dorset County !lapses, and The Teraet,
there was a clearing-up, ad il blinds had been
drawn up, and the bright light of day again let in.
According to ancient custom, our own jester ought to have
aroused Dorchester in the dead of night, in order that we
eight be in good time for the 'teak; but hardly did our
Jester's faith last out, as the time approached, and, like
the Poole minister who was going to early-prayer-meeting,
he slept soundly till, say an hour or two before the time.
But oh! how the sun shoe° that morning, how green
looked the treeseand how blue the sky ! Even old Sol we
believed in again, and admitted the force of the Parsee's
temptation, expressed in his taunt—" If you English ever
saw the sun, you would worship him too." Channiester
helped out Dorchester with flowers for our button holes,
for de like the law dells Modes and Persians that each
must have • dower at the waysgocee, and one of our
: oldest stagea got a dee meting for starting with •
, on the front at his coat. The musical talented the
: Militia sent us their cream, as the cornet rattled out
: awakening strains. and every street was alive but poor
young orclard-street, and that was perhaps weary from
perfecting its drainage, and did not arouse till a
quarter behind thee. A capital break and three line
horses had been sent by Mrs. Dunn, of the Junction, with
a tirst-rate driver, wok by the nay, preserved hi. thought-
fulness amid all the telethon of high spirits, and perhaps
'twesi well for 1111 he did. Teases by the blown-down
tree in the walk, merry notes reseed
had Dorchester, and at all the folloning villages out
rushed the children for Brazil and heel nuts. Neat little
:Whhounthe showed its ivy-covered church and the place
where you "change here for Caine to whole verdant
wood lunging eyes ere:mead ; but On through Breasimayes,
mid awe malting time youngsters wonder whether we had
need • grocer's and were throwing "way the spoil at
lad we rushed away from a shower, an d at fall upped into
WooL An eminent doctor was in waiting- but no
.„...,,,,1i.,,.. ne to the time demanded he should get off his
nwoe^""ri ro—rnn7enaTjee pan had. the pleasure of a little May-:
. tim., 'l:4 host . Nr44
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tile:d" . eqty dean. With full 'tease. than
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the (Myer of a s
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When" dicardie" " Oltardiet' and whose nem.
are carved In Ad•Cherch esPitalli on the grave-slabs,
walked the centers; and took fish faith those
pond.. The straight tip from se luteieb we," w FTeclbesill
aintallowedlere without e•Yeg," and our tresanrer, with
the mini in his haads,,._most lady did not add the extra
one for courted, nor did we dal tire than Nit to mirk
the keys, Mitre sad wester, signs religious authority,
quartered with the mundane !melee on the shield over
the gates. A foot race between married and single was
wee by thisbechelees, but deponent says& net ' whether
they bengliderw furniture with the eWtes N. we Are
• pot terirtmtolf for lelworik, Our Masterly musical
genus.
• ean we do without the ready money r
Bat, as wall had plenty that day, twas very easy.—
' . "To hit epee • plan—
• Try to be hagri7 te be heeP3'. .
- Try to be V,'
Andel wayis do bed you
The harrissinkon and down .5. • Amused,'
&enabler 4 hi. a 4
... . altsraated or
luirmunieed the hall imenquas, mums amid the that'
tambourine.
=timed deo Seated e
behind, and w ul Lulworth Park,
we dad hardly Masillr we hedlet leave to see over
the i :aide. Lovely 'gip soon broke the line of
green hills, and our hire disoovered "The dash of
the ea.-birds' wing at fietehedine distances. while the
white hones caressed nearer to 144 ehern under the
lovely woods sad PIA the threatening ems eachplegged
sad aimed Aiwa.> ire hastened, our goon being
This lie% the nee. the open make

And when we drove between the swelling downs and
combs-like valleys at La'worth,. hardly could we stop for
the vine-clad cottage., the landlord's cool drinks, or even
the bewitching Hobe. of the Cove Hotel, till we stood on
the bbles of the almost circular Cove. Tell it not bow
to row any other two in the Ake were given
and accepted ; whisper not bow the boats went cif with
heavy loads to toad on the briny billows, nor how, in
default of having poultry to feed. some of the party took
to feeding the &hes, nor let it told hm• Nome of the
seaside inhabitants eschewed the perils of the deep
Ignobly, and climbed Nome hundreds of feet up the hills to
! see the perils of their friends
"Far, far upon the sea."
By and by, the boats returned, discharging part of the
cargo for safety of life and ship, and yet again they dared
the billowy main_
. .

Weyinouth helped to make up a
beautiful picture, landing a few stranger,; but they didn't
cast our party into the shade, and we were very welcome
at Host Richards's. A noble spread was laid out in the
large room, and the buy one, cried "Scotian. priory;
fissions ad Macaw." and the most active ones carved
the well-roasted joints. Those who had stayed ashore
escaped being chaffed for their fears, by condoling with
the sea-beaten mariners, and with fun and jest we got
through the first courses. Capital puddings were brought
In; but England in this bitter season is aoluething liko
England when the only "ripe fruit" was "bated apples,"
for the only fruit Lulworth had ripened seemed to be green
gooseberries; but ah ! the Musty fingers that had made
the light...flaked cruet ! Some charming cook must have
lean at work, and we needn't go farther than thine
excellent tarts. After dinner, the health of the t/ueen
was of course loyally drunk by newspaper printers, to
whom freedom is the breath of life, "The Worthy
Proprietor's" health was received with musical honours, we
only sorry he couldn't he present; then the other [tenors
to the Fund, (County, Weymouth and Dorchester Ml",,
Dorchester Mayor and County magistrates.) were drunk
with ringing cheers, then the Ladies, coupled with the
health of Met. Miller. and for the Imlies, Mr. Wescott, the
publisher, responded in neat terms; the Editor, the
Fireman ; Our Noble Selves, coupled with the healths of
Mr. Stevens and Mr. Masters, who cheerily responded, was
given by Mr. Parsons, "the Apprentices' was responded
I to be Mr. T. Honeybun, in fact we got through •good
number of toasts, considering how anxious we were to be
out of doers.