The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-02-03 00:00:00

DOSORkIiTZE.

DcanrritY.--It will be seen by an announcement of
our advertising columns that Mr. 19allace, of 91,
flarley-street, London, visits Do-cheater every alter-
nate Saturday, his consulting rooms being at Mr.
Lockett's, 1, Conihill, Dorchester.
A PLEASANT EVENING. —W. A. Barrett, Esm,
F.R.S.L.„ MGT. Bac. Oxon, will lecture at the Town
Hall on Tuesday (this)tvening, in connection with the
Dorchester Lecture Society. The subject is
" Humorous Ditties," and no doubt the entertain-
ment will be most enjoyable. The Mayor will
preside.
Boy STEALING CLOTHML—On Tuesday afternoon
before W. Durden, Esq., Mayor, William Gulliver,
aged 13, of Shirehall-lane, was brought up for stealing
• lust, coat, and ocarf, from the National schoolroom,
Pease-lane. Gulliver went into the passage while the
Lilliputians of Dorchester were in Behead between nine
and twelve, and took the clothes from the pegs on
which they were hung.-I'.C. G mid found the ycung-
ster at the Coffee Tavern, wearing the clothes, and
indulging in a bum—Remanded till Monday, and
allowed out on bail.
A TEMPERANCE Errcaurtrucirr was given in
Alington lfall, on Tuesday evening, by the Dorchester
Temperacce S sciety choir aud friends. Although the
weather was very foggy a goodly number availed them-
selves of the opportunity t attend. After a few
appropriate remarks from Mr. Gribble, Temperance
Missionary, who said as his appointment or the
evening happened to fall for Dorchester, the Dorches-
ter friends had given him something to do ny asking
him to fill the office of chairman, and they would
begin by singing "Come, Friends, let's Cheer," which
went with brightness and was full of harmony. Next
was a recitation entitled "The Parson and the Fool,"
carefully recited by Mr. Millar, the moral being that
moderate drinkers should give up their little drops,
and so "sweep before their own doors." Miss
Edward* then appea, ed with the solo "The Last BOIS
of Sumnier," which she sang sweetly and feelingllr
and with &Aisne grime. " Why I became Teetotal '
was explained in a dialogue by 51es-rs. Ostler and
Allen. "Do What You Can" was sung by the choir.
which, by the way, include 1 a considerable number of
pleassantlooking young ladies, who we are glad to see
enlisted in this good work, and who obeyed the
direction of the song by doing what they could in the
best manner ; good time and tune were kept, and the
audience warmly applaude 1. The recitation "Only
a Glass" was given by Mica Cox, f Bowed by a
dialogue entitled "The Merchant's' Test," by MeellTß.
Martin, Salisbury, Clarke, Dean, and Allen, who
represeeted two merchant partners in want of • clerk,
two men trying for the office (a moderate drinker and
a teetotaler), and Mr. T. Dean as waiter; the teetotaler
getting the situation. The chairman then called for the
song "The Old Soldier Poy," baying a very lively
chorus ; the time and tune being equ .1 to that of the
other.. "Oh, the Times are bad" went with a
thorough good swing, and the audience attempted
an encore; but it could not be complied with on account
of the length of the programme. Recitation, " Down
in the Mire," was recited with clear and distinct voice
by Mr. Ostler. " Maggie's Secret," by Mies Edwards,
was encored, and kindly repeatcd. "Mists Burton's
Troubles" were c umlained of by Miss Pouncy, who
showed as much self-possession as could be expected
from so young a lady, and Mr. T. Dean acted the part
of the page by, which elicited much laughter from
the audience, and was intensifiA by the appearance
of Miss Edwards, as cook, with all the effrontery that
belongs to servant girls, but vanished on her receiv-
ing notice. Mies Cox carried out the part of parlour.
maid, and the fun was continued by Mr. Ootler, as
coachman. The part of the page boy was rendered
with much spirit. The next song was "0, the Man
'nap,' in wh,nh appropriately enough, all the young
Win appeared, and several young men at the end of
the room showed a strong th-poeition to be caught.
Joking apart, it was sung well together. A alusble
piece of information was next given—" How to Pay
the Poor bates? (N.B. 3s. in the Eat l)oecheater.)
A vote of thanks to Mrs. Bingham for so ably i redding
at the harmonium was proposed by Mr. Gribble and
conded by Mr. F. (lance. The ern: g " John
('rose" was then given, and was so exciting that some
of the audience beat time with their feet. A verse
of "G d Save the Queen" brongbt the meeting to a
close.