The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-01-22 00:00:00

RAILWAY EMPLOYEES SUPPER.

This annual evsnt took vise° on Ti.. 10y ovsning
it Mr. Nola loo's Vlct.,rls H Ihe 1t.... J. A.
8.5.( othuol-ri the chair, and lbw sat,n-to •cl ststiou-
ena.t.r. Mr. Parsoos, sod aro init.t the riotois pr,sivot
were Dr. Dvske, Lica% liu.h, Mow.. Tsrsest
Lit 3. W.R.), Ratcliffe, Doorl.• sell Ox. William.,
.41sr. Jolliff-, Pottle, Duoki-y, 4, .f. Barth*,
Attsrooll, A. doors, Jon., Acri wen Eyelet:l4 etc.
The tables mere very tootefully laid, and a firstrate
eras served up hy host Eroded's.
Tb• ClAllUtill save the usual loyal and patriotic
kegs front the chair, and they were &sly honosred.
Mr. Coz said it gemmed hard upon him to prose
the mit tosiet, but still it wee a great honour. Not
beim a Chatah of Ragland man himself (hein4 a Die.
eseter) uothlng gave him greater pleasure than mott-
les their reverend charisma, therefore notblag could
eve him greatar pleasure than to propose the toast of
the " Bishop and Clergy aud ministers of all other
dosominatioas."

The Cmaranag, in responding, said he wag sure it
gave him very groat pleasure to re.pond to 014 t *St,
had he thaeked them for the way in which they received
It. Their g nd bishop was venerable for hi. age,
mosrahle for his learning, a man of a 0 msistent awl
101 l life. Re then r.ferrei to the feet that when a
lion gets into strain, the public treetr hint with the
mate regard th.t they d • smell child, they won't get
tete the some ommartment. From his own Pere mai
esp.rieoce people were not only rea ly t speak to
them, but ii they we,. earnest in then int* .ti .na to
d their work faithfully, there was no kof feeling
to lista halides hand t tee parson. (Appian...)
MOWS. Gill and Ames having both snag • song,
The C*411114111, in proposing "The Army, Navy,
ead Anzilia:i4l'orcer," said there in Portland they
hld the pie' of seeing a red bit of the service.
He saw • bit of the sailor., a good hit of the j
eldiere, sad they bal their own corp, of
volusiteers. People said the navy was going
down, he didn't believe it ; he believed they
were in as good • position now as ever they were.
It was taus the Alpe wan now iron and steal instead
W wood, bat Mom had the same hearts of oak on board
Pie the days of their forefathers. As to the army,
le %heaths it was giros' pity so many of the men I.
Wee days were beardless men. They take the men
ja.ehog, keep them until they be.put to know their
ieoZwell, mil then they ere retired. A
retired wee very much like • retired
!lime, he has the world before him bat
Prehicee little to Uwe opm. (APPlenee.)
;ha totbi Volunteers, he thought they had reason to
Pcmd of them. He thought it was a precious
%isle they had so many men who gave up their time
learn the business of • e Adler, so that in case of
raesd they might be newly to . come forereri and d -fend
Wet c entry. (topiaries.) He entitled with the
I°'"n..._,t the alte f hi,. Its•cliffe tor the N avv. Mr.
...men for the Army, and Lieut. Bush for the Voluo.
teem,
thar• 'Lacuna said be thought what the Navy bad
e closiou the 164 eighteen in •ntbs amply spoke
fee Itself kie then went on to point ..at at length
what valee the formatiou of training ships had been
id.l.-ty'a Navy.
sew. Beams said he had been called upon to respond
Arrni• Ho did sot belong to the Regular
lot he bolougod to a oorps which every one was
refs plooood to ow in Weymouth—the Dorset
r"man% As a volnatear force, he was ewe if ever
±el
(AM *ere wastOed they would nom be gonad wont,
M

, Lieut. Bran responded on beholf of the KM.
Volsotrers. To show the Mimeo* they Isere nsnkt.ir
he poildAd out he Kraut 1.4 year WM £562700
against £5405410 the year bef v•-, so I they ears able
I place w i.e in t'lo Sell of 200.162 men. He h
the 'Pero of rains in thos V .lust ars slop 1867,
and ww..ute ii ev. r wanted thy would not bc fouud
rued.. io they, du.ty.

M. A. liithoNs, The Mia.liipmite."
I)..xcLir • rit.

Isaid he was going t, propose what
might 14 1411«al the toad i the evening. "Th.
Di! ..0.1 Official. ..I the %Veyto nth suit Pont did
Railway Company." The rev. g• rAtlanan potoie4 out
hew touch they were indei t 10 the railwale,
eapeclstly in Portland. They het their railway
worked here by a stiff of reset cioutteoua and obliging
iffici.la The trains were perhaps • little late, but It
was almost • ',teapots to have them a hit a late here—
to bare the plea.urs el talking 0. their obliging
and courteous stationmaster. (Airligamsei) He
thanked titern for the kind way in which they had
entertained him that night, and hoped they would
oontious to prosper. (Applause.)
Mr. Pansous, in responding, said the Chairman
bad spoken very kiodly of the Halsey officials. He
hoped they would c attune to keep up fib ir character,
and hoped they would be still more efficient in their
duties and then no oily please lb., public, but the
directors aa well. The railway had dons good t
Portland, out only by increasing the population, but
by the n. w shops that had been opened.
D. Dealt; in proposing the t net of Pros-
perity to the trade 01 ths Islaud," spoke of the idea..-
tag. of railway enChtentociatioe. and 1041114 it wiiuld
be still further increased. He coupled with the toed
the names of Messrs. Cox. Dowdeswell, and Boors.
Mr. Cox, in rem siding, said he bad seen better
and worse time* than the preeent, but he sincerely
hoped the year 1884 would be • prheyerhot one. As
far as he was co teemed the railway bad not done
f r hint, for before they came they used to g t
18e a ton Ind !stage between Portlend and L iodou
by eve, awl crow it was only fts. (Lau.dtter.)
Mr D vrog3witu. hoped the prosperity of Portland
would Inc, care.

Mr. Loan 4.0 b. wee please i to find that the Maple
tr.de of the miatid wee 'till luotemiug, sad he hoped
it ...all still jo or iticteeang. (Ape lame )
Excellent moo leers Moo Imes by Dr. Drake, Mr
D &ad Mr. Salem ; and, after • few more
toasts, the chatrmau 'notated the chair, the remainder
of the eveniug being spent in a ooaeitial manuer.