The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-09-15 00:00:00

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there wie • ass Wow—. In round within there were 14
dishes, each coin slag boiled specimens, so that the eye
and the palate might both be brought into requisition in
the ludg The first priae was awarded to • well-known
name at these shows—MarthaPaulley,now of Cerne Abbea
but formerly of Little )(interne, with a grand half-peck of
the Napoleon variety. A dish of the same sort shown by
Henry Hunt, Stinsford. was Platted second. The third
was a white potato of good form, but rather too deep set
in the eye, to be an economical potato. The fourth again
went to a dish of Napoleon There were 17 dishes of
kidneys, first and second prizes being awarded to the
Prolific variety, the former going to Um Paulin, sad the
latter to Fred Byrnes of the favoured parish of Little
Minterna A fluke took third prise, Corns coming to the
front in the person of William .siecklen. Of carrots there
were only three dishes, allot the Longhorn variety, and DOt
particularly good. Right dishes of parsnips were shown,
of fair quality, the thief of them being Hollow Crown;
Charles Way of Tolpuddle, taking first prise. The beet
wee small in quantity, oily three dishes being shown, but
the specimens awarded the first prize, exhibited by
William Willa, of Littlebredy, were • line dark rich
colour. The turnips were good, considering the put
seem •. but here only four lots were exhibited Chas. Way
again being to the fore. There were seven lots of onions,
of very various quality, the first, however, shown by
Chas. Way, were exceedingly good. The second, a globe
variety, shown by Fred /Vines were also of high merit.
The underground onions, of which only two dither were
shown, were excellent, although not so large as we have
seen some years. In this competitiou Fred Syrinx, of
Little Minions& stood fire. Thee were II dish of
French beans, all of good cleanly growth, and Martha
Paulin spin was the best exhibitor. For the third prise
a dish of the "Ceseknife " variety was selected. Only
sue lot of broad beans was shown—the exhibition taking
place too late in the season for there to be a good display.
There warn plenty of competition in cabbages, although
none of the heads were of mime:ill excellence, but Fred
oymes was adjudged to show the best. The pickling
cabbage, of which thme were only two lota, appeared te be
d here Fred Symes was 11
very good,
IT which 141'It' Se el'e
exhibits were supm-excelled, and
the others shown well grown and good Of cottage:l'
kale there were several specimens exhibiting a wealth of
green-stuff.
There was a fine display of home-made bread, comprising
no less than 14 specimens, and most of the loaves were of
splendid form and quality. The first prises were taken
by Maria Palmer of Longbredy and Julia Symes of Little
Mitense.
The judges of the produce were Mr. Herbert Williams
and Mr J. F. HoUse.
The inspectors of district& were Rev. T. Baker, H
Rev. A.
B C. Rev. O. L Nash, Mr. J. Crane, Mr. . B.
Middleurton&nr.alnptain Glyn, Rev. C. W. Bingham, Rev. H.
Ravenhitl, Rev. W. J. Birkbeck, Mr. J. oot.Mr. J. F.
te= iirs., Mr. H. Hodges, Rev. E. Headlan and Rev.
. The Judaea( needlework comprised—
Hon. Mrs. TVUlams, Mrs. Warry, Miss Middleton, and
Miss Kindersley.
The annual meeting took place in the Town-hall at two
o'clock, Mr. H. B. Middleton, President for the year, in
the chair, supported by Mr. IL L Kindersley (hon sec.),
the Rev. C. .W Bingham, Mr. G. Warry, d Mr. J. P.
Hodes. There were also present—The R;tv and Mr.
J. Green.'
of Winterborne Hteepleton, the Rev. Talbot Baker,e
Preston, the Rev. H. Pigott Littlebredy the Rev. W.
Urquhart and Mrs. Urquhart, the Rev. P. I). 0. Sylvester,
Mr. J. IL Bridge, Mtn and the Mime Bridge, the Rev.
W. Barnes and Mies Barnes, Colonel and Miss Oldfield
Mrs. Burnett, Kiss Ricketts, Mr. Reg. Thorton, Mrs. A.
Shirley, and Miss Shirley, the Rev. K Headland. the Rev.
Prebendary Nash. the Rev. Prebendary and Mrs.
Williams, the Misses Kindarsley, Mrs. NVairy, Miss
Middleton, Mrs. H. B. Middleton, Mrs. Pigou, Rev. H. R.
Ravenhill, the Rev. 11 3. Birbeck, Mrs. La Vorobe, Mr. H.
C. Warry, he.
wln °peal the proceedings., the PIISIDErr said it was
ith cotud arable reluctance that he accepted the
Presidency although not from lack of interest in the
society or &mine the work, but because in • society like
this which worked so unobteussively and was hardly
'mown perhaps so well as it dowered he thought at the
annual meeting it should be presided over by some person
of distinction. In the beginning of a meeting of this sort
he thou6t they should never forget the founder of the
society, Kr. C. Porthm, whose kindly Inert first planned
and carried it out. The association had been established
for 111% years, • fact which he thought proved it had not
been unsuccessful. Hail it been mpracticable, or not
well conducted since Mr. Pocher's rash, it would not
have continued. During Its existence it had given away
many hundreds of Wm', and he thought from the
pleasure it produced, the scheme of the founder and the
efforts of the hon. see. had not been unrewarded. At
the same time be thought it might be made more
valuable. From what he had seen in inspecting gardens
for the society, he thought one great waist WM competition
—there were too few to contend for the prizes. The lies
showed year after year very much the same names, and
the same parishes. Although greater competition would
make it harder to get prises, he thought they would then
be more valued. Competition might also be increased by
relaxing the rule as to successful competitors showing
again for two years. But the better plan he thought
would be for more parishes to enter; for out of the ten or
fourteen in the district only four or five sent in com-
petitors. The existence of local societies VIM pleaded
against this, hut there were yet many who had neither a
parochial society nor sent to this Difference of soil was
also said to account for the aleence of some parishes, as
those having a poor soil could not compete with those
having land of better quality. But at any rate even the
parishes with poor soil could compete for the best culti-
vated gardens and allotments, as that was altogether
uart from the produce raised. In conclusion he wished
alI good luck to the society, congratulated the winners
of prises, and wished better success to those who had
not been winners this year —(aPPlatinet
The Rey. C. W. Emanate made toning reference to
the founder of the society, and observed it was a matter
of great congratulation to them all to have Mr. Middleton
in the chair to-day, and to whom he proposed a vote of
thanks. He also referred to the work done on behalf of
the society for many years by Mr. Kindersley. and moved
thanks also to that gentleman. In regard to the society
he observed there was not the some enthusiasm for It
either amongst the higher or the lower dames as formerly.
He regretted that at the clue of such a glorious harvest
there was not greater competition. He rejoiced, however.
to hear that the show of bread wu better than in any
former year, and particularly that one of his own
parishioners had been successful as for several year. past.
In the matter of the cottages and allotments there had
not been any competition, for the whits of Bingham's
Molcombe had a " walk over." He had done his h.st to
whip up the parsons and heads of parishes to bring their
parishes into the competition, and hoped in future years
there would be more entries and from a larger number of
parishes.
Mr. G. WARRY seconded, and it was carried by
acclamation
The PRESIDINT briefly acknowledged the compliment
Mr. KINDEASLIY. replying, said it afforded him very
great pleasure to see the President in the chair, and that
Ids gratitude took the form of a "lively sense of favours
I. came," for he hoped he would in the future accord to
them the help he had done for the past few years. Of
late It meet be confessed the society had seemed to have
got into a state of old-fogeyism, but be hoped an infusion
of new blood Into the Council would add to the re-
invigorating and reusing of the society. Considering
the CSUOM of the stand-still.isin of the society he thought
it was not attributable to the competitors themselves,
but rather to the patrons of the nentg. In the matter
of school attendance in the came of • family of six
children, there had been an aggregate of BIOS attendances,
and in the Sunday school open 104 times, no less than
103 attendances. At the night schools in the parish of
Dewlish and Buckluid Newton. open 00 times each, there
were several who had attended every time. This he
thought indicated that the parents of Ulan young persona
were delay their duty to them in every way. It was
evident that the competitors were in every way satis-
f factory , and all they wanted WM more of them. FOr two
years they had offend prizes for nosegays ; let last year
the exhibits wen not good enough (or prams, but this
year two from Verne pariah had been thought worthy,
and it might not be surprising to them to find that the
of flowers was recognised In the ndory of Caine.
poetry
to the needlework the ladies booed that the
girls of 14 or 15 did not send in such good work as those
two or three years youngen But they particularly
selected for notice Annie bbins. of timely. and Jane
Kindon, of Breadmavne, as sheering excelled work
The knitting was found to be very inferior. In some
cases one necking was sent In, and it was very evident a
second could not be made to match it: while others pre-
seated such odd shapes that it was clear they had been
mute for some particular person—aanghted Hitherto
the needlework had been improving year by year. but this
tine they has I • decline In 1888 there were RS competi-
tors, and in 153 no less than 190, but this year the
entries had fallen to 73. He hoped next year
they should revert to the old number of 190.
He could hardly pass over the labour question, although
he felt it to be delicate ground. It might be useful for
many of them who heard the subject dimmed from one
point of dew only to hear a little of what could be seid
on the other Ade, as it might lead them to conclude dun
were faults and vines. in beth. It was the natural ten-
dency of Englishmen, he thought to
.love the truth, even
when it went against their lows". The/ were all
aware that for =NT mouths past Brent
,diba been 'ay
on in the eastern counties of Canitividgeddre Suffolk
a great struggle between the farmers and the National
Agricultural Labourers' Union, which had its herd
quarters at Leamington_with Mr. Arch as Its president.
It begen in this way. Tioe leaders of the Union ordered
a strike in two parishes. The farmers saw it must be
stopped or they would proceed from parish to parish, beat
them in detail, and force them to concede theer
they demanded. The result was the farmers formed an
usealation, and determined on &general lock-out, whereby
the whole if the labourers In that part of the country
were Anent SAM of employ. For months the battle went
on. The flirMere had their sons home from school, worked
themselves, and get help where they could, so that the
wort of the farms was canted on. The Union, which
had undertaken to keep the labourers during the lock-out,
expected
.athat when harvest MIMS the farmers would be
o to give way' but they managed to elo It yrlthout
the -out laboarera Thee the Union
Vent thousands of pounds in the struggle, a CZ, lit
....T left. sad &U they could do was to advise the men
to make the best terms they could. It was lnevitalita
each should be the remit of the struggle. Unions had
been formed in all other trades. It began at Sheffield,
unfortunately in bad hands, and with rattssing an
weeder, from which people took a dislike to these organi-
zation& Yet Unionism in itself was not • bad thing, as
It was the only way in which the labourer could make his
power felt, sad, il it Were properly conducted, a Union
ought to tend only to seed. He maw no harm in corn bin.
ations ; every man had • mitt to combine, but the evil
was in the power to direct • strike. For no strike had
yet done goo& He did not mean to lay etrikes had not
pat up wages, for they had heard of coal-tuthau getting
such wages that they were able to travel in flret.eigas
carriages and drink chtunpagne ; and that builders In
many places lied been able to force up wages very high
indeed. But he said strikes were bad things. Thery were
tinfoil% and took the employers at a disadvantage. A
master might have contracts to fulfil work by • certain
than and if his workmen came to bins and said they
would sot work except for certain wages, he am greatly
In their power. and it might involve Hs ruin. Ho with
the farmers ;If labourer; demanded such and such wages,
they could not my seep well, we'll get others, because the
men occupied their mews, and refused to leave, suing
they would raise the whole parish if an attempt were
made to eject them. Thus they might exercise unfair
power over their employers. The strikes had been the
downfall of the Ilaion for a time, and be thought this
struggl• would be bread to have settled it that where
masters had the entraps sad will to combine they could
beat the Union If the power to strike were done away
he thought the Utiles would be as adreatage to she
labourer. He thought It would be metal far him to pet
theme matters before them ; he did sot earn to my hie
was the t view, but he commended It to theist for
their In conclusion he thanked tri j:s
the corn t paid bins, and expressed his
lenient entre society.
The Minimal Anthem was then sung, according to the
annual notes, der which the President distributed the
awards, as follows t-•••
ALLOTNIIIIII, GLYNIS, MID Carrier —ler the four best
cultivatal allotment and soilage gardens In the respective
districts, not being lee than quarter sares—feed each, John
Wenn, 'redeem ,• John Payne, Woodshed ; John WWII,
Stafford ; Behead Bobs, arid Charles Way, Tolpaddie ; Jump
Courtney, Printen; Wrnient Drake, George Disks, and Jana, I
lite, Sinews?' lisletwthe ; Jeer H s', Buekbad Neon:
lobe Bea sad Menem Bead, Mal Newton • Obadiah
Barnet sad Bsernela 1111elssit Littlebrody. For the tour best
011111vated alelllenti or maw redone in the respective
dlierleM, beZ4lien than e 5.... and not keg than ten
Thomas rodent: Samuel Squibb,
=B,• leas Watts and tietsee, Tolpuddle ; navy
Ileselesed Rieberd Hallett, Radipols ; Thome Willem and
Jahn Illesek, Broadway ; John Groves, Penton ; Jobe Wallis
Ind The 71rompeon, Broadmone; George Phillips,
ialsileet Ganard and BanW Oen Cease; Henry
Neeseliesege sad Ourge Baker. 's Makeethir
aims aim,. Hence ; Gene
0%
Bnekleed
Meese • liskillt Little itieterme; Area
Mlles Irsonse 'limn, Tbalwee=f•Adi.
amdes P dim& ; Asdrew Dubbin
eidlisi; Ilmeel Whew, Loestregy; Ruben Mb% lildred

Onsening, and Jams Handsbed, Mildred,: John Cladding I
and James 'hewed, Stespiston • John Bartlett, Winterbore.
To the cottager's wile or (Mimi whose house and premises
shall have been kept In the tidiest and cleanest state, regard
being had to the number of children (the four beat in each
dlMr(et)-7564 each, Elba Cheffey and Mary Atkins, Woodnord:
laisabeth Pitcher, Stafford ; Maria Rolls, Stinsford ; liarY
Tewkesbury, Nottinnon ; Harriet Willis, Elizabeth onnent,
and Anne Eeytimi, Preston : Jane Seriven, Radipole ; - Grant,
Broadmayne ; fiebecm Hillyer, Knighton ; Jane Necklio, Caine;
Elizabeth Gear, Hannon; Ann Moore and Susan Burt, Whit-.
combs; 11. A. Cox, I.sune ; Sarah Ann House and Harriet
Baker, Bingham's Meloimbe ; Caroline Brooks and Fanny
Watts, Buckland Newton; Dinah Riles, Little Minterne s
Elisabeth Flyers and Jane Sprackling, Btandford ; Annie
Mitchell and Mary Northover, Littlebruly ; Sarah Roper end
Martha Fry, Longbredy.
Vearreasma, Hosier, BaLin, U.-Onions-Fin*, ss, Chance
Way, Tolpuddle mimed, 4., Freslenck Snows, LitUe Minternei
third, 6464, William Willa, Llttlebredy. Undeeground Onions
lie, Frederick firms, Uttl Mintente ; Second, es, George
Bingham's Mel6e. Carrots -First, fe, William Willa
ittilth on:0
realy ; second, as, Abraham Gibbons, Tolpuddle • third,
6464, Emanuel Cross,Totpuddle. Parsnips. - Flrst, 64. 'Charles
Way, Tolpuddle ; second, 4a, Frederick Spine, Little Minterne;
third, 6464, Richard Spicer, Tolpuddle. Beetroot - First, ss,
William Wills. Littlebreily ; second, 4s, Richard Spicer, Tol-
puddle. French beans. -Finn, be Martha Putney, (kirne ;
naiad, to, William Drake, Stinsford ; third, ts 641, Abraham
Gibbons, Tolpuddle. Cabbages-Firm, he, Frederick 'anus,
Little Minterne ; 4a, Hairy Hunt, Slumlord ; third.
b lid, Richard Spicer, Tolpuddle; Red cabbages-5s Frederick
n/rna, Little Minterne. savoys-Finn, 6s, Frederick Symee,
Little llinterne ; second, 41, Manes Way, Tolpuddle; third,
6404, Henry Hurd, Winton!. Cottager's kale -First, Charles
Way, Tolpuddle. Turnips- First, *Charles Way, Tolinaddle ;
second, 4., William Palmer, Littlebredy ; third, 64 64, Henry
Hunt, Stingord. Beane-Is, John Watts, Stafford. Kidney
Potatoes-Firet, 6s, Martha rugby, Cerne, meow% 4s,
Frederick Symes, Little Minterne ; third, 64 64. Wllliam
Nedden, Came ; fourth, 2s, Emanuel CMS, Tolpuddle. Other
-First, 6s, Martha Findley, Curie; second, 4a, 'lvory
rutrilitinaford ; third, Seed, William Ilandord, CaIUD; fourth,
2s, Emanuel Crum, Tolloaldlc. Nosegay of cut flowers-First,
Is, WV lam Sodden, Oune ; second, 44, Daniel On, num.
Greatest wet of honey-First, 5., Isaac Watts, Tolpudille ;
second,* Mau Lovelace, staling. Bread -First, be each,
Julia armee, Uttle Ilinterne, and Marla Palmer, Ingebredy ;
second, 4a each, Fanny House, Bingbans's belcombe, and Emily
Carter, Monkton ; third, Seed each, Ellen Cbaffey, Woodsford,
and Mary Ann Cox, Came.
Inderair, BZDVICZ, AND ECONWIT.-Long Service, woman
under 20-15 e, Marla Robbins, Toliniddk
&meow -Imbourer sending children to the perish day
school-7, lid each, Emanuel Cram, Tolpuddk ; William Tarn'.
Matoombe Reels; Charles Keats, Illreedmayne ; William House,
Bingham's Melcombe ; Jane Warren, Ruck land Newton;
Thomas Davis, Maiden Keaton; JAMOII EyDre, Bradford •
• Henry Northover, Littlebredy ; and Robert Greening, Compton
Valence. Ditto, perish Sunday school -79 gd each, Emanuel
Crum, Toliddle • William Pavey and John Herder, Melcombe
• Hells Salm Thompson, Knighton ; Charles Keats, Broad.
L manse; William House, Bligham's Ilielcombe Jane Warren,
Buckland Newton; and Henry Northover, Litdebrody. Ditto,
;parish day and Sunday scheide-ISs, William Party, Melcombe
•
Boy attending the pariah Sunday school-First, ~ s,
Jame. Vincent, Dewlish ; second, he, William Hutchings,
' Macomb Reel,; third, 3s, John Home, Blierhanis Melconibe.
' Girl, ditto-nein, 75, Alice Male, Meicombe Rmis ; second, be, •
Louis Dewlish ; third, Is, Alice Riggs, Itingliam's
Melannbe. Tourer man attending pariah abed-Finn, 7. 6d
' each, William Pautley, Buckland Newton, and William Beck,
Devilish ; MONA, 7s 6d each, Samuel Curtis, Buckland
Newton, and John Roberts, Dewlish.
. Nueanwoaa.-llpeclmeo. of pialn work by girls between the
• ages of 16 and 1 Fanny Keats, Stineford, Ditto, between
• 13 and 14-nrst, 6e, Susan lAGAC, Littlebredy ; second, 41 Od,
• Jolla New, Cpwey ; third, 4s, Sarah Watts, Tolpuddle. Ditto,
I between 12 and 13-Flrst, 4s. 641, Plurbe Gaulton, Michas ;
• second, re, Sarah Cornick, Littlebredy •. third, 64 6d, Ellen
• Upwey. Ditto between 11 and 12-Find, 4a, Charlotte
W'Dewlish ; seeoeai, 3. 6,1, Alice Hunt, littinsford ; third, 3s,
Annie Caner, Monkton. Ditto, between 10 and 11-First, be,
Annie Roper (double bold, Breedviey ; second, Is, Catherine
Mullett, Stafford; third. bOd Susan Herter, Devilish. Ditto,
between 9 and 10--First 3e, t2inibeth (Sundry, Iheedmayne ;
second, 2.64, Annie Shell, Litgebrady ; third, 21, Mary Foyle,
Devilish. DM°, between 6 and 0-Find, 646,1 Ellen Davis,
Stafford ; mooed, 2s, ffliasheth Cress, Devilish. )itto, between
7 and 8-Flrm. b ea, Altos Bartlett, Littlebredy • econid, 64,
, Annie Sheer, Broadwey ; third Is St Martha Mitchell, Little-
' beady. Ditto, between 5 and 7-First, Fanny Legg,
Breedwey . second, 2s. Annie Freiman, Newton. Girl's
t coloured frock-First, 7s, Emma Day, 'limey; extra, 7s, Mary
t Tompkins, Stafford ; second, 51, Alice !blast, Piddleventlikle ;
t third, Is, Amelia (Me, Broadmayne. Girl's white frock -6e,
Emma Goff, Melcombe Regis; extra, deed, Georgina Gregory,
Dewlish ; extra, le, Mary A. Wemborough, Lpwcy. fiirrs
; frock-ss, Ellen Chard, Littlebredy ; extra, 64, Annie Higgs,
' Broadway. Knitted stodclnp - Second, 6s, Maria Legg,
V wey ; third, ts, Justine Hurst, Piddletrenthide fourth, 35,
Eiluabeth Howe, ditto. Marking-First, Be, Alice S. Hillyer,
Broedmayne ; second, be, Beane Wake, Stafford. Deming
Mary Honeybun, Monkton. Patchwork quilt or covering-se,
! Elisabeth Burt, Brindwey. Knitting -Se, Willie Applin,
PkklletrenUnde. Shirt made by pupil teacher-164, Emily
I Phillips, Devilish. Plain work-Fled, 10a, Mrs Davis, Maiden
Newton; second and thud, ne Jane Kioden, Broadinayne,
r Knitted stockings-S.. Elisabeth Pope, Broadmayne. Smock.
frock -7s Mary Lovelace, Stafford ; calm -50, Elizabeth
peveld, lii!oadmayne.
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