The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-07-28 00:00:00

TIIATCOIXO.

To the labourer, not exercising the tribe ot e thateher, %eh°
shall lupe .lone the thatching upon • tarns tor the longest
prrosl, in not is.rmit's employ, or no the MIMI Wm, £2,
(he•rge Lovelace, 21 )ears min-aat to Yr. J. Chia

The Chairman then addressed the lab,
My good friend. :I am very happy no. Ames as follows:
words to you in presenting you with the "'re" • few
have just been distributed, and yo the rowan which
from us not as any payment for ser a must MOOR pt them
fully rendereabhut as marks 'of on eller so long and faith-
conduct and shill intitling you : revel of your good
glad to see several boys amon he them. IMU Vert
we go on in life, the olil folio eist the psrty, because as
we moot have somel,ely to gm meet be going off, and
elways glad 10 10 that as bike Oar places, and lam
away-0.11 they must oath. (slate' and honest men pass
" "
_to hew WO 110 in the eouise of years
t'heirl,„„.„. Loco , and faithful young men to take
public
ometo g, like
..fft'en mentineed Ilia mistier at
—that I hose r sidle, and will mention it *0 700
leboarees, will tat a men, who are able and skilful
as Ido that it is cisme trouble—and you know as well
The young on, souse trouble—to teach the young ones.
can't teach themselves, at least they
are very clew
could i young ones that can—it is more than I
before ;refine, we mud depend upon you who go
lto; .he 0
after tea, A ; and is good father cannot do a better thing
and vie Afar his boy to walk in the paths of horn sty
lawn. AO, than is teach him to be a good and skilful
Ifs or—and that *elitist, doing his duty to the oountry.
• •Ilook at the Quito, or any other lemon iC the
At, and see they do their duty, no one can do more.
• you men, who have received thee, prizes for your
olaYkl work, I think I may say with some little con.
tfirkitice, that the skill end ability you have shown iii.
seine mean re}ttributable to intMorcheeter A gricult and
Society, and I will tell you why. You know that if we
live at home end ilo not go abroad, we are very apt to
fancy we are very fine fellows and nobody cats be it ue—
(laughter). We know how to do things very well, and
fancy nobody else knows how to do them better ; and
you know that when you go away from home—is I
hail the pleasure of seeing many of those now
present in the fields at Stafford last autumn—you
perhaps find some men who can plough es well as you,
end tem° who fancy themseivee the beet ploughmen in
the county, end other fellows living seine mile. off CMo
plough very well, and perhaps a little may be learned
of them. It is by meeting together, comparing work
with ono anotheeend seeing where one ex cels and mother
falls abort, thin. we are able to improve; and that is
what we should ell try for. I do'not care st hat path of
life we are engaged in—at one sort of baldness I have
worked hard for the last five or sit months night and
day, an I others present have no doubt also worked hard
In their different occupstions ; what makes all our pro-
fessions interesting and leads to improve= nt Is the
principle of competition, and trying to do our beet Let
every man try to do his beat in the path of life in which
God has placed him, let bin try to excel. It. that we
wish to reward IN you. You have all tried to email,
some in ploughing, others is sheep Awning, thet,bing,
lamb riming, mowing, ke., and that earnest striving is
one ',teat secret of success. I trust that you may
, all paas many happy yearn, and I bore you will
spend the money you have now received in buying
sormthing that may be useful to you—louse little
matter of furniture, or a garment it you like—
but something that will stand by you, and which you can
point out to the "yoone one" In the corner of your
room, and say, "That was won by me, ploughing at
Station]." Such • prime is a plesisent thing to look at,
and it is • good thing to show toe son and say, "When
you go to plough. I hope you will bring back a prize
too." I trust you will lay out your money usefully; by
so doing you will give ns tie best reward YOU can for
contributing these I,rises-411e knowledge that we have
in seine email measure done you good. That is my wish
and I aus sure it is the desire of all those for whom I
have now the honour of being apekesman. I wish you all
many years of happiness, and I cannot desire better for
yell than that each and all of yin may do your duty,
and be appreciated, honoured, and esteemed by your
nia.dera—(hear, hear). I will conclude by proposing
"The bonett English labounr"—(loud cheers). [The
labourers then retired.]
The Chairman then gave "The health of the Prince
and Priucess of Wale', and the rest of the Royal family,"
which wee duly applauded.
The poises for stock were then distributed as follows
Cams. —(cixe 2.)

Mill of any breed or age, ai c‘.. two years old, £2, Mr. J
Bradfcnl, Look. Dull of any breed or aim, under tao 'ear.
rod. L:, not awarded : Mr. J. A. Smith, hiehly commended.
Dairy to of any breed or c,c. £2, Mr. J. W. Janice,
Mappoader ; Mr. J. A. Smith, bighly commended. Pair of
heifer, two 'Tara old. of any breed. El, Mr. J. Pittleld. Pair
I heifer., one year oil, of any breed, El, Mx. J. A. Smith;
the valuta of them were commended.: