The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-04-20 00:00:00

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Tits Faso Liatua—r.--IV. heir that Mr. C. T.
Marston en,Weds.teday pr eet ot :A column of books
to the Free Library.
FARICWCI.L SICIIIION. —On Sunday evening the Rey.
Newman Ilan, of I.sodon, preachisl holaresra
nernion in the Wesleyan Chapel previous h. his
abroad to Honduragi, as a mimionary The
gentleman was formerly atationed at ji,„„1,.,
mimed into the Wesleyan nimistiy from here.
INartiCTIOS OY
I) Company of the let Dorset Hiffe Volunteer were
inspected at the Drill Hall on Friday yv g I,y
Major Le Merchant, the adjutant .4 the battalion.
There WIIII • muster of 33 of all rank., mei the ~fh,r.
present were Captain Stone (in canal I, I.lrnt..
Smyth and Wheatley. Ihe whole of the %Price:one,
who numbered my, and S,rg.atit•ln+trticlmr Davie.
were amonret these .an parade. A c
drill we. gone through. The men were formed Int,
Iwo companies and drilled by Captain Stow., land.,
the chi.* inspection .4 the adjutant, some Ve,y
creditable nuouruvreo being exmut"l. SulAequent:,
the adjutant impacted the last batch of mernju
number of 30, and passed them ea efficienta for the

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Poots Rocca"' Caicier Cunt. —The annual general
meeting of the above club was held in a risim kindly
lent by Mr. Reeves, at the Railway Coffee Tai ern, en
Thursday evening. —The Chairman (Mr. F. Perry)
read the annual report of Of club, showing a balance
in hand of about 30a. He also remarked that out of
14 matches played last season only four were boat,
but there was no doubt that this was mainly due ti
the excellent batting and bowling of Meier*. W.
Power and A. Butler respectively. The election of
officers for the ensuing season was then pr0ce,,,j,.4
, with, and Mr. W. Hurdle having given notice 01 his
' intention to resign his position ae hon. secretary, Mr.
Hugh Keene waa urianunously elected sa hi. suceeesor.
Mr. Perry wag re-elected as captain, Mr. A.
as sub-captain, and the following to hum the con,
mitten :—Msaare. W. Hurdle, W. Power, A. Ballcti,
W, Macey, A. Hayward, and O. Redmond.—Th..
meeting terminated with votes of th.iek• i.
retiring office-mend the chairman. The hon. neerlin
Mr. Hugh Keene, Magdala, West Cliff, 14011-1,...
luouth, will be Oilseed to arrange fixtures with 10c.,1
junior clubs. _

IIIIITISH •NI) FoRLIGN ITIBLE SOCIITT.—Th- annoal
meeting of the Poole Association was held on tho
Town Hall oon Moseday evening, when there was o only
a small attendance. The Sheriff (Mr. G. Pepe, pm.
sided. and was supported by the Rev. .1. A. Lases..
(St. James's), H. T. Cavell, secretary (St. Paul's), and
It. Walker Allaptist), and Nor. J. P. Lodson
(treasurer). The procredings having been opened
with singing and the reading of • portion ~1 the
Scriptures by the Rev. .1. A. Lawmen, and prayer hy
the Rev. R. Walker, the Chairman, in the C 41111,0 •
short address, said that on looking at the Mist report
of the parent society. he SAM that sine. thelast anneal
meeting they had lose a most able and thorough goo.)
man in their late president—he meant the Earl ..1
Shaftesbury. 'They all knew what a very valotahle
and philanthropic man be was, and the amount o of g... 4
he did in the world. He trusted that when the ...moo y
selected • president in his stead they wmild find N
man equal to him. Since thi, old and most important
association had been started great progress had been
made, and he understood that Itildes could now be
purchased at NO low • sum as lid. each, while New
Testamerots were only so that the Iss.lo of t;ool
could be had in the house of the poorest of the fo—r
--(APPlause)—and he would remind them that als,t
100 years ago a copy of the bible cod Ist or fie., and
the New Testament 2s. 6d. That alone showed what A
good and most valuable institution the British and
Foreign Bible Society was. Thanks is. it, the Bible
was now translated into over 100 different language.,
and surely that must be • crest benefit too the heathon
in foreign lauds where the Bible was circulated.
(Applause.)—The Rev. H. T. Gesell, secretary, read
the animal report, which he said was not so hopeful
oor encouraging as the society's friends could wish.
Mr. C. T. Edwards, association secretary, then
delivered a lengthy and interesting address on the
work of the society, after which a collectien was made
in aid of the funds, and the meeting ternitnated with
the usual votes oof thanks.