The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-01-30 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

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daughter of Mr. M. hick", liamory•lsnr, frit in, in 1
was carried by the force of du water under the arch.
Fortunately, Mr. E. Vi.ltsr, happened to be Dear the
op* sad gallantly nomad lure lb. wafer, awl drew
tbs child out from its perdu* position. Had heu
been only • minim later there meld have barn but
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*psalm of the third or evening service. Tbe rector
in the course of hie Immon in the morning stated
that • clergyman residing is the neighbourhood
had offered the 'munificent sew of .£l,2* for build-
ing • new char* in Blaodford, having bees for &
I loss time ineprosed with • ousvictiad that 'deli-
, Wood char* acommendation was much meets&
Hs (Mr. Quirk) hoped to obtain (roan the lloclasi-
mint Comnialonors • like sum. TOO collocitions
on baton of the evening serviess amounted t 0,220.
Tsmrtitangs Soniwrt. --As many of oar readers
are aware, • brass Mod of pledged abitaims was
raised SOODO LOU* ago, and added ommidanibly te the
attnertioss of the fortnightly and festive metin.
theft held. Unfortunately, from amiss which we
mad not now partionlarise, that toad bosom non est,
to the very great regret of many even who were DOS
abstainer,. But with that "place" and deter**.
tiott set to be Wooded, which is the routines&
feature of the English character, some of she mem-
bers jobbed together to form • new hand, and have
for the past tires months devoted their spars honnr
to the practical of mum. How far their efforts have
been "gowned with seams we leave those to judge
who bid the pleasure of hearing them on Thursday
evening, at the Towaltall.- No doubt there is rom
for oimidsrabla improvement, but the excellent time
in which the various pleas were performed pee
every promise that with miguitast practice the tion-
maims bead will well deserve patrosage and sup-
port. To do humour to the °omega) a public tut
took place in the sitersoce, and was well *Waded.
The public meeting massed at man o'clock I.
the evening, the committeir of the society having
*oared the able services of Mr. Fee, of the West et
Zogland Tempera's* League. The hag was lowly
filled, the band taking *sir *Mau* thasati.rom,
and enlivening the proceedings by alternately play-
ing as • brass, and *ma as. Ms and dram bead.
Four of the Bead of Hops children also ming glum
very sweetly. The chair was taken by Mr. Law-
rams, the president of the society. The dr* part
of Mr. Fes's address wee to She friends of the tan-
pomace cadge, is which be pointed out the many
Mooring evidenoss that their atm was gaining
ground—many had given op the nes of into:Mating
drinks become they were couvissad of their utter
aselessasiss in giving strength to the hems frame;
others beams, though they did not feel its ill sff,cts
on themselves, had those belonging to these who
were victims of its power, and *Ms joined from the
high and noble principle of booed**, their
ersatares. The temperance canes had toned favour
among • huge portion of the public press and ergo
the "thunders?' (the Tines) the Telegrapi and
Standard bad bum rimed to stork well of the move-
mut. Two earls bad Wag joined their ranks, on.
of whom, the Berl of Harbonnigh, brotliw,in-la• to
the Premier, wished it to be publicly knowo that he
was • pledged abstainer. This was a gratifying proof
that their cause was sealing its way moss this
noble and the great of the bad. But this we. net
all. From returns lately sent to Load*, be fogad
that ma lass than 600,000 children had joined the
Baud of Hops movement ; and there were my many
more who.*osei not identified with that body, weirs
prectimil teetotalism What • blessed chugs would
be effsotod in their cities, bows., and villages whs.
these children grew op to take the Mom of tho
610.000 drunkards in the land. To be • deep.
drinker was some few years ago aosaiderad manly,
now if • gentlemo happen's,' to take a " little drop
too much" be Wird the landlord to get • sab, sad a
doable fare was given to aabless to say nothing about
it. All dises were cheering sigma of the time& The
speaker then humorously alluded to • elory he WI
beard of • young man being found tched over
Mandlord bridge, calling oat in Isis droll** elesp
" Mother put out theesadla, I'm all right," sod to
another cm which happsosd at Marminsterldeirahal I,
where • Witshorne baker, after taking only two
glum of bear, started off at full speed to Wintborms
to look for his bores and cart, and after mateot./
the crier, Mum* back to the inn where he l
them sanding as be bad drat left them, the villagers
having in the mentints gone out with Meares to
man* for tha man in the river. The resits' of theme
episodes called forth roars of laaighter. Between
the Or* and soma parts of Mr. fee's addreis two
gless were sang** the band played • select**
The second part was to the drinkers, the lecturer
giving five pomitive and sirs negative reasons why
strong drink should not be drank. Positive
latonnatiag drinks maks atroog peoni. weak; 2nd,
They make rice pacpie poor • make wise.
seen Wish ; 4 , mks happy hems miser-
able ; 6th, They make good people bad. Negative r
Ist, They do not make weak pampas streuigtndv
They do not make poor people risk' 3rd, do
not make foolish people wise; 44, They do not
make miserable homes happy ; 64, They do not
maks bad people good. Om *ass meral beads the
speaker made mes smells* rmaarlasi, and was
timidly cheered. Mr. Hicks that sang. temperance
melody composed by himself, and after wastbar tam
from the bead, sad votes of thanks to the sitairmam,
the lecturer, band, and singers, the saingamy
separated.