The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-07-13 00:00:00

BRIDPORT GIRLS' AND INFANTS' GENERAL _The CHAIIII".1 theft Proceeded to dietrillate the pelage te ,
tbe succeitsful candidates, and be bad • pieaaant word and ;
ecIIMILS. • kindly smile for all. h toe girls had attended 450 times it
nf this school eah, and these were rewarded with work boxes, writing i
The twentieth annual general IT eting desks, &c. ; tl had attended We/times, and these titer pre- I
held in the Girlie schoolroom en 'LleireleY evening.
wh,.,, there was a very large attendance of siii"cri. anted with treks. The Chairman impressed upon the '.
children present that the value of the prize was as nothing "
fw,oof., awl the parents of the ei.il•lren. The Mayor (Mr. '
C. Teeter) presided, and there wire &Ist on the Platter,' in cenilart• with. the good that those who hail attended
the Rev. R. le Carpenter, Mr. J. Beach fee-retaut, Mr. regularly had remiviel from the institution imparted to
C. Wilson. Mr. C. Edmunds. .Ir. T. 1 Aloe, Mr. Nit . them, awl urged epee them all to be regular in their
C..lfex, Mr. A. Reynolda. and Mr. S. Stephens. . The mum attendance. There could lie no partiality in giving the
had leen meet elegantly decorated for the we-atom, awl it prizeli as they hail, as the Actual re;is'er was inspected by
pr •-•itted • very cliannine appearanee. At the upper enil an impartial pers. it), and the prizes awarded aeconling to
Of 'the men were the words itt white letter. on a greund of the attendance. Ile felt cure that those who had gained
green --" 511,,,,,0 to our Schieds," and beneath in red Prizes would make a good the se them, and he hoped
letters On ait ground -"The Lenl is my A hepherd ; " °there would be stimulated to greater exertiena -(an-
their mottoes were surrounded by evergreen., flowers, and plause).
fern, sary nicely arranged, whilst on each aide were little Mr. JAMES BEACH proposal a vote of thanks to their
IN,. a ma, white, blue, yellow, and green. The walls l'hainuan that evening for his very great kindness-he
were hung e ith string courses of Bowers and leaves, and was a very modest man, and when he (Mr. Beal-b)anked
haoxsothe coronets of choice flowers depended from the hint to take the chair, had said he was neither of the nor
open roof. At the lower end were the words, in a hand- ornament, lint those preeent vieesl only look at him X. see
ante larder, in letters of white sr blue ground-" Learn. that he was urnanientaL awl he had proved himself that
lug is light to carry al wilt," and underneath the timemieee night to lee exceedingly nada
was encircled with flowers and leave.. Little shields, with Mr. W. COLroN seconded, and the vote of thanks was
euitalik ineeriptions. and profusely edema!, were arranged carried with acclamation.
her awl there, and the window sills were laid with ferns, , The CHAIRMAN said Mr. Beach hail made him feel quite
fe,e•er.., fir., whilst choice houqueta were placed on the bashful; but he could assure them if it was any pleasure
b,
to ~,, the piatf„ro, where e 1,,,, Were arranged the hooks, to them for bim to have been there, it bad been an equal
work isise., &„... to be ,li ... ,boted as prises fir attendance ; pleasure to hint
during the year. About Ile of the elder girls belonging to ' The children then sang the National Anthem, and the
the school oecupied the gallery at the upper end of the proceedings terminated.
eye.. facing the audience, awl these were under the The time following girls took Brit prizes, consisting of a
suerrvi.ion of Mix* Randall (echiedittietreaD and the with box or writing desk : -Emily Follett. Annie Garland,
lewl t •aehers ; whilst Mrs. Smitten, mistress of the Mary A. LeX4, Annie Quarrell,_ Kate Quarrel!, Sarah
lat„:0. selesd, awl the pupil wailers sailer her were also Lawrence, Fanny Hansford, Ellett Farr. and Alice
peeent. The children were neatly and appropriately Cornick. Twenty.nine took eecond prize* of books :-
at" .r. -I. and bioked full of life and animation, it no doubt Isabella Douglas, Rom Radford, Alice Meech. Bertha
ls•ing a grawl day to them, and the hearts of 'owe of them Shepherd, Annie Sytnee, Ellen Douglas, Ili:shah
we kii ,w mu 't have fluttered a little as they stotel up to Tatman, Alice Meld', Alice Lawrence, Edith Grinter,
give the reading and recitations whieh fell to their share. Elizabeth Chubb. Elizabeth Hallett, Emma Stone, Agnes
Sh tele atter half- met six o'clock the Mayor opened Sataiways, Alice Foote, Alice chubb, Laura Synies, Mary
muting by observing that on the present occmion they ' Hyde, Ada Vann, Bessie Hallett. Eva Buoden. Julia
'Mould depart front the usual rule of " business find and , Peach, Bessie Marshalsca, Bessie Richards, Alice Collin.,
14,,,,,re efterwarile •' " a proeremoo of range, readings, 1 Julia Lanlgey, Eliza Gibbs, Jane Weetford, and Mabel
reeitatione, *c., haul been !dared in his hands, which I Roberta.
would now Is gone through by the children.
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The following programine.was then given:-
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.. -'l's„ a kerne m ChAallatal" .. The scholars.
Ite idea •.. .. ' The linitabirs".. .. Lwow stone.
tl It.sateet .• "The Giant ited the Dwarf" .. Eliza OMNI.
laailig .. "Dime away to my Mane" .. The aholars.
I: • tation .. "I he Burial i 4 11011011" Isabella Douglas.
e • iiieg .• " Prayer an •I Potatoes" Elizabeth Chubb.
m.;,i„, ~ "There es work Sur ate do ".. The 'chola:iv.
K. iidion .. .. " lad, hut Pound" Emma laseeD.
fireeatrei . .." Don't run in debt" Elizabeth Tatman.
e,,,eing •• "aorta' of the (Aloes" .. The scholars.
Inalogue .. .. "The (beeps" .. fanny Handord,
Elisabeth Chubb. Edith ()Miter, and Sarah Cole.
le ,itatien . .. "Blechkf )lakers" .. R. 42 Perry.
att qt.,: .• "The Picnic" .. The eeholars.
flie singing, le.l by Miss Itendell and the pupil teachers
went remarkably e ell, the words of most of the songs
were ieseL anil the music pretty, the "Song of the (hied."
I,,dag about the hest. The combination of voices was very
folieg, and each piece warn warmly applawhel. Uf the
reading. awl recitations, we may nay they were all
caistally given, awl .01110 Of the latter must have severely
Xeteil the memory of %bola who gave them, as they were
rather lengthy ; neverthele-4, there was not a hitch
througlieut, and Miss Itendall and those under her are to
In highly complimented on the capital way in which all
acquitted theineelves. The dial, aim (the gossip.) ety. given
in a N cry opirited manner, itiel evoked inueli amusement,
petting forth as it thil the wonderment of a letrty if goseips
at the news imparted by one of their party, that there
; wee . 7. in a street near whom the authorities would
not bury, and the reason, as it subsequently turned out,
was, because the .ill person wise not dead.
The M tine offered appropriate obeervat between
the various items, and congratulated those who read and
recit.sl, interspereing also sane humorous remarks, mei at
the eonclusien, ha said they were come to the termination
of it eery eleamlit Predramme, and he was sure those
prieent lia.l lesti highly delights:di -(applause). Me abeald
ima. ...ill mein thersesTetary to real the report.
Mr. 1. MACH (secretary) then read the following
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