The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-09-26 00:00:00

WITXOUTZ.

BOARD OF TIIADR SURTITOR.—Mr. A. Newman, of
Weymouth, late engineer in H.M. Trinity service, has
successfully passed a competitive examination as engineer's
surveyor under the Board of Trade.
NROLICCTINO TO SUPPORT A FATIRRI. Fridiad/
before Dr. Drew, Mr. T. Abbott, and Mr. G. Berm
Jaws Poser, of Wimborne, appeared to an adjourn
summons, fir not paying the allowance of Is. a week,
towards the maintenance of his father in the Weymouth
Union Workhousa—Mr. W. Turner appeared for the
Board of Guardians.—Mr. Hopkins, l'over's master,
appeared with him, and stated that the money would have
been regularly paid had it not been for the idea that the
father had a pension, and that the Guardians could take
this pension for the father's support. It was explained
that It was what was called the "Greenwich Sixpenny
fund, and the Guardians could not touch it—Mr.
Hopkins was prepared to pay the arrears and expenses
incurred up to the time, but be WU about to go into a
statement as to having written to Mr. Lee, relieving
ollioer. —The expenses were paid and the summons with-
drawn. _ _ _

WIC Dwunres FLANID-BZLI. Hlyigas iain Calton
Manny are performing at the Theatre Royal nightly,
and still draw delighted houses. The bell-ringing, with-
out flourish or" showing off," is decidedly. good, and better
than some we have heard; the dancing is attractive and
graceful, without vulgarity, and the Christy Minstrel bad-
ness eery amusing. To particularise, it may be noted that
a male dancer is the most agile of such performers we ever
saw, his activity was fairly amazing; the ladies aloe, who
did not disfigure their pleasing faces, danced nicely and in
costume as ladylike as claimers are seen with, their simitel
and playing also proved them to be very accomp
musicians. The small boy who.filled the post of" Bones"
rattled his clappers with dexterity, and danced in very
promising style, in fact he seemed to have the spirit like
the elder members of the company, and was the darling
of the ladies in the audience for his evident determiaation
te amine. The entertainment is even adapted to a
drawing-room, and far more refined than some we have
seen at more pretentious places. The verdict of an old
theatre-goer war" as nice-looking and modest • lot of
Young women as I have ever seen there."
HOPS CHAPEL HARVEST THANILSOIVING.—On rather
a short notice, the friends at Hope Chapel smartly
and elaborately decorated the interior last week, and
on Thursday evening. A Service of Praise for the in-
gathering of a bountiful harvest, was performs& The
congregation were interested and perhaw surprised to
see how thoroughly the place had been beautified, Mr.
S. Webb and Mr. Freeman had contribute.] fruit,
flowers and evergreens, Mr. Webb's well-managed
conservatory furnishing most luscious bunches of
grapes. The pulpit was festooned with flowers and
evergreens, as also was the front of the singers'
gallery, giving a very ornate appearance. Mr. Webb's
seat was especially decorated, being surmounted with
an arch covered with evergreens, and flowers, large
bunches of grapes hanging there-from. The platform
inside the Communion rails was covered with a fine
show of fruits and vegetables, the centre being a fine
loaf, made by Mr. R. Talbot, with a large vegetable
marrow on either side, the tables being relieved and
adorned with beatiful bouquets of flowers. —The
chapel was well filled, and the thanks of the congre-
gation were offered, and the visitors were pleased, by
a service of anthems and hymns, sung by the choir,
ably led by Mr. C. Crocker and Mr. Bartlett. The
choir, as usual, sang well, and the whole of the service
was reloaded to lift the heart to praise to the Giver
of all good,—Between the singing, the pastor, Rev.
W. Lewis, and the Rev. J. S. Butcher, of Upwey,
delivered addresses also expressing thankfulness to
od, and contiastiug the position of English people
with that of the poor Christians in the provinces of
Turkey,—The collection was devoted to the relief of
the suffering Bulgarians.
BOSoW3H Yarn SESSIONS, Monday.—Before Dr. Drew
and Mr. H. Haggett.
Michael Murphy was brought up for assaulting his wife
Mary.—The husband brings home his money to his wife;
i but when he he sin drink, he beats his wife. Yesterday
afternoon, when she came home from church, he took up
a chair, and said if he got six months for it he would mark
her, and struck her on the arm, inflicting a bruise which
the wife showed. She went in bodily. fear.--The husband
said that his wife had "too much jaw," and that made
him do things which were wrong. The man has been
employed for eight years at the Gas works, and is a good
workman. He said he did not care what became of him,
—whether he went to prison or not —Bound over to keep
the peace for three months in .ClO, with • caution. The
wife was also advised not to speak to her husband when
he was drunk ; but to leave it till he was sober.