The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-09-03 00:00:00

COTTAGE ()ARDEN AN!) LABOURERS'
FRIEND SOCI

On, Thursday lad On ninth annual exhibition of the
sock ty was held in the open air. A field in Fleet-street,
In the occupation of Mr. Chick, and known in Hack's
Close, was secured for the purpose of the first out-door
ishibitioo, the specimen. being ranged along on Moieties
under a spacious marquee, obtained from Mx. W.
Praguell, of Sherborne. he gatee of the field were
thrown opera at two o'clock, and very soon visitors
began to arrive early in good onnibers. Amoopt
three who 'WWI the abow In the afternoon we obseiira
—W. C. Lemke, Req. (president of the society),
and Mrs. Lambert, Rev. Alfred Codd (hon secretary)
and Mrs. Codd, the Rises. Merryst, Rev. Prebendary
Smedley, Rev. H. 0. Fraorne, Rev. Melville Lee, and
Mrs. Lee, CoL and Mn. Cox. Kiss Cox, Dr. and Mn. I
Saddle, the Mimes Kiddie, Peter Cox. Seq., Mrs. Cox
and family, Rev. J. Willis and Mrs. Willis Rev. J. H.
Chown, and family. Rev. R. Moores and lira Moores,
Rev. R. and Mrs. Ited4k, Min Daniel, Rev. C. 8.
Malan, Sew. A. Lash, Rey. P. and Mies Colophon,
John Gilbert, Seq., and Mn. Gilbert, Miss Kiddie
Ofetherbaryl, Hon. and Rev. A. Spring flies and perty.
Re.. W. Allman Gourley, Mr. J. Rine, lir. H.
Bseith„ Mr. Tone Mr. David aims, Mr. Donn, ho.
Later in tbe afternoon the prices of admission were
redwood, and the show was thronged with persona
from the town and neighbourhood. The bend of the
Creekerne rifle volunteer corps. under Mr. Half yard,
compied • eMod neer tho show, and enlivened the
proceedings of the tfternoon with some lively selections
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Tbe largo table in the stairs of the teat wee
devoted chiefly to the display of floral devices and epee&
mens of eottap window plants, and the number sent in
exeeedod those of previous years, and some of them were
used* up with ooadderable taste. A chaster of window
pleats were staged near the entranos to the tent, and
Included Nome good mobiles, uteri. bollyhoeks,
petunias, and balsams, tbsi best specimens of the latter
being shown by Widow Gem, of Beaminster ; B. Paul,
Ellen Morgan, and Sarah Haan, all of Beraminster, were
the other succeedul competitor. in this class. Near them
was a very pretty floral devise on a rustier stand, the bass
being formed of asters, ferns, and scarlet geraniums, ;
whilst around the pedestal were wheat and barley ears,
tastefully arranged. The vase contained an harmonious
admixture of cut flowers, including some good Mee,
verbenas, astern, ha, whilst • novel and pretty fringing
of pith adorned the edges of the basket, and the whole
was surmounted with a brillMot show of gladioli. This
devise, which was sent by Miss Amy Manna, eontri-
bated much to tha beauty of the show. Nest to this
came the needlework, sent in by the children at.
tending the different schools in the district, and this ,
formed • feature of especial interest to lady visitors.
In all there were SO cendidates from the eight 1
schools, and the ladies who undertook the duty
of edjgdging the prises reported that the shirts were
"below par," but that the plain work, especially by
this younger ehildren, was lllPOlifor. In the centre of ,
the needlework display was another pretty floral device
sent by Mir C§arlotte toddle, very prettily mad. °P
of choice Mt ft.. 11111, slid *bleb Wu mph admired,
whilst two or three yams of flowers and bouquet, were
disposed about this section of the show. Here also
wee a curious and novel devise, mad* entirely of
vegetable., by Ilia G. COL The bead was curiously
carved out of a turnip, whilst for arms there were
oscrotts, and for dram the spreading leaves of cabbage,
and to say the least this created a little Automaton&
In the show. Attseited to It was the following
=production—" I am nalmare's queen ; in the
kingdom I reign supreme; I was lambi
up by mother earth ; fashion I know not, for I never
change • I minister to WWII daily food; but I hove my
subjesh; to diem it for him." "Nature's queen"
asserted her riltht with • vegetable orb mad eseptre, and
we nerd not Br was generally admired Several line
speeimen. of Slim were f erni.l2. d by ithrg Margaret Lee;
and In the cottager.' display of dishes of cut flowers,
Emma Stone and Leith Fromm, of Bemningter, were the
meet deer rring of prises. A pretty floral device, sent
lir3 Miss Aft Coda, represented an arehery target, the
centre being • Yellow dahlia, with red dahlia. to=
the next ring. and the other rings being of
coloured flowers intermingled with green. This wee
generally admired. Two or three handsome basket, of
out dowers were also kindly mat by the Mimes Cox,
whit* lent • gaiety and beauty to the display. Rat the
Eclat friend of the society memo to be John Gilbert.
~ who. 65104 year, tiled the entire mid of the tent
with a splendid array of exotics and flowers from his
beaetiful gardens. This was the principal feature of
the dower show, and the effect Produced by their im-
minent staging and display was indeed beautiful The
vegskable show was good, sod notwithstanding thea
valence of the potato dhow the supply of t