The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-09-16 00:00:00

LABOURERS' FRIEND ASSOCIATION.

On Tuesday last the sixteenth annual meeting of
the Dorchester, Weymouth, and Come District
Association for the Improvement of the Condition
of the Labouring CIMINO was held at the Townhall,
Dorchester. The show of vegetables was numerous
and fine, especially potatoes. Those exhibited by
Levi Russell, of Stinsford, were as line a specimen
of this useful esculent as we have ever -bad the
pleasure of seeing, and the onions exhibited by the
same person and William Ricketts, of Stinaford,
were, both for size and quality, excellent
Altogether it was one of the largest shows ever held.
The specimens of needlework were numerous, and
came in for a share of admiration. ldr. S. Harris,
of Fordington, had on view a stand uf fuschias,
verbenas, and -an assortment of cut flowers, artisti-
cally and tastefully arranged, which were much
admired. C. R Henning and J. F. Hodges, Esqrs.
were the judges of vegetables. The distribution of
prime took place in the Assembly Boom (which
was crowded to excess) at 2 o'clock, Henry Ker
Swymer, Esq., M.P., presiding. Amongst those
present were: The Right Hon. Lord Rivers, Sir
Edward Kindersley, the Hon. and Rev. W. H.
Scott, Mew Revs. L Nash, Eaton, Headland, Knipe,
Ludlow; Lundy Foote, and C. W. Bingham i J.
Floyer, Esq., J. F. Hodges, Esq., T. Coombe, Req.,
E. L Kindersley, Req., &a

The following are the successful competitors :-
- MASS A.-ALLOTMENTS, GARDENS, AND COTTAGES.
-For the best cultivated • allotments of net less than a
'quarter of an acre, 10s. each, awarded to the following:
J. Sdade,Martinatown ; L. Russell, J. Chamberlayne,and
J. West, Stioeford ; J. Greening, Stafford; T. Brown,
Preston; J. Hardy, Broadwey ; H. Hurst, Osinington ;
W. Joiner, Woodsford ; W. Smith, Woodsford ; J.
Warren, Ilneleton ; E. Cross, Tolpuddle ; J. Hammett,.
Tolpuddle ; R. Caines, Bingham's Meloombe ; G.
Waygood, Buokleod Newton; L Dodge, R.. Gale J.
:13/ririven, and John Smart, Maiden Newton; J. Raker,
Longbrody; C. Hounrell, Longbredy ; 0. Barrett,
Littlebredy.
Far tee best cultivated gardens, of less than a quarter
Olin acre, 7s. to each of the following; It. Russell,
Bradford ; W. Barge, jun., Winterbonie • J. Harden
rind J. Squibb, Stinsford ; T. Downton mid It. Hallett,
Rdipole •• G. Hooper and IL Miller, Preston; J.
Woodsfo;d, Eincombe ; W. Prior Knighton ; W.
Ball, Ossuington ( W. Blandon, Wm:Mord ; B. Roper,
Tolpuddle ; IL .Spicer, Tolpuddle ; J. Arnold, Tot-
puddle; G., Caine*. Jan., Bingbain's Meloombe ; W.
a sod Harriett Fox, Rockland Newtoo ; L
Smuldg Midertte - W. Vsneent, J. Way. J. Shepherd.
and 11. Corbin, l'iddlehinton ; W. Bridle, Maiden
Newton; W. Groves, Fromo Vaucharch I C. Bridle,
Sydling ; W. Danford, Robert Cole, and G. Groves,
lon., Littkebredy ; William
.)Vocaleford, Longbredy.
la the Cottager,' Wife or Widow, time Cottage shall
have been kept in the tidiest and cleanest state-16s.
award..lo to malt of the following ..-Jane Richards and
Jeam Trowbridge, Bradarni ; Sank Palmer, Winter-
betas, Betsy Knelling, Stafford; Fanny Thorne,
Ratteti__,l• Hatush Gregory, Prima% ; Jane Scriven and
Prised* Buena, Radipole ; Hannah Williams, and
Ei sabeth-Tams, Broadway; Masan Macy; Knighton;
phial Menden, Woodland; Mary Ate Hopkins. and
thia Riggs, Bingham's Meloombe ; Kitty Warren and
Miry Warren, Tincleton ; Mery Payne, Harriet Batten,
ind Dinah Biles, Rockland Newton ; Sophia Gilbert.
Minteree ; idol Pomona, Maiden Newton ; Matilda
Went]; Jane Fejnicr, Ann Slade, and Ann Woodaford,
Littlebredy ; RAwees Baker, Unglued'',
CLAM 11.-VEGETABLES, HONE?, BRIM% k.0.-lieSt
°name (24), let priSe, so., John Toogood, Tolpuddle ;
21d, 45., Charles Way, Tolpaddle ; 3rd, 2s, 6d., Richard
Spicer, Tolpuddla-Underground onions (24), lit, 50.,
Levi Remelt, litiasford ; 2nd, 44., William Ricketts,
Stinsford ; 3rd, 2e. 6.1., Henry Hurst, litinyford. -
°errata (12), 14, 5e,, John Toogood, Tolptddle ; 2nd, 4e.,
William Iliad*" Stineford ;rd, Os. Id., Levi Rosiell,
atinsford,-Perealte. j 12,), lat, 5e., John Toogood,, Tot-
puddle ; bad, 4a, i Kamell, SO niford ; 3rd, 21, 6d.,
Charles, Way, Tolonddle.-Beetroot (6), Ist, fie., John
Toogood, tolpuddle ; 2nd, 41., William Symonds, Stins.
ford.-French berms (36), let, 15a., Levi Russell, Sties.
ford ; 2ed . 4..,Jc bn Ch s mberlayne, Stamford I 3rd, 26.11(1.
William hamar, Littlebredy.--.Cabbemat (9), lat, 158.,
kAhrirk rattily, Little liftnternet 2nd, 45., John Slade,
Binghams§ ' Melooptbe ; 3rd, Is. 6d., William Symonds,
Samford Red Cabbages (3), lat, sa, Levi Rowell. thins-
ford; Extraprise, 41... James Squibb, Stinsford.-Savoys,
(3) Ist. 5a., James Squibb, Stinsford ; 2nd, 4s.
. Edwin Faulty, Mioterne ; 3rd, 2.. 6d. Samuel Hopkins,
Bingham's Meloombe.-Cottager's kale (3.) Ist, 55.,
Charles Way, Tolunddle'; 2nd, 48., John Toogood, Tol-
peddle ; 3rd, 25. 5.1.. Levi Russell, Stinsfordt -Turnips
(12,) Ist, 58., William-Palmer, liittlobredy ; 2nd, 41.,
Henry Harden, Ettinstord i extra prise, 2s. 6d., H. Horst,
Stinsford.--Plate of peas in their pod., let, 56., William
Itierk.M. Stamford; 2nd, 4s„ Levi Rama, Stiterford.-
Broad beans in pods, Ist, 55., William Palmer, Little-
bredy ; 2nd, 4e., Charles Houneell, Longbredy ; 3rd,
2a. 6)., 4amesf3qtab, Stinsford. -Early rotating. (half-
peck.) let, 55., William Palmer, Littlebredy ; 2nd, 48.,
Levi artseelhiltimiford.--Kidney potatoes, (ball•peck,)
let, *a,' William Rioketts, &indeed ; 2nd, 45., John
Toor Tolptiddle.-IMte potatoes,ilialtpeein t ist, ba ;
Le nseell, Stinsford ; .2nd, 4s. Henry Harsh
StindoA
.--Speoiman of brood baked. bY lalionberl WIN
or family, 55., best, Maria Palmer, liiitlebreciy. (The
kid' pine was perchlused by. Capt. Kindersley for
bah :lst best, Elitabeth Hurden' Stinsford ; 2nd
prile, Itandrins Slade, Bingham's Melcombe ; next
best, Kitty. Warren, Tincletoa ; 3rd, 2s. 6,1., Rebecca
Baker, pongbredy ; next best, Rebecca Greening, West
Stafford. There was no oompetion for honey.

CLASS O.—INDUSTRY, SICRVDDE, AND BOONOMT.—
To the Journeyman Tradesman who shall have worked
the longest time with the same is niployet, k premium of
gl was Awarded to fledge Allen, of Stratton. (No
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