The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-02-22 00:00:00

THE committee appointed at the meeting held at the
Town Hall, for the purpose of considering the proposed
Swanage Railway, sat for the first time on Thursday
. .

Sr. MART'S CROHL—Tho members of this choir,
numbering about 90 (through the kindness of a number
of parishioners), were entertained to a tea and supper
at the national schoolroom on Thursday. The tea was
on the table at six o'clock, the companY being
augrnented by the following—Rev. H. I'. and Mrs.
Stokes, the Rev. J. W. and hire Wennwick. the Rev.
E. W. Doyle, and Miss Bartlett. Speeches followed,
in which the rector said he was exceedingly pleased to
be amongst them that evening, and he hoped the maple
good feeling between clergy, choir, and congregation
would continuo to exist in the future as in the pad.
Ho also announced the choral festival of parish choirs
would be hold in St. Mary's Church in May next.
Various gamoir were indulged in until nine o'clock,
when the cloth was laid for supper, to which duo justice
was done, and after which the Revs. Wonnwick and
Doyle gavo short addresses, the lompany then separated,
having spent a pleasant and enjoyable evening.

BWANAGIL
TEA AND CONCCRT. The celebration el the
anniversary of the Mowlem Institute, a tea and
concert as usual, took place on Monday evening last,
though from circumstances somewhat later this year
than before. About 15 trays were given by many
kind friends profusely covered with a varied supply of
goad things, and at 5.30. • goodly number enjoyed the
social cup. At 7.30. the room being re-arranged, was
filled wit'h an attentive audience. The Chairman, the
president of the institute, Mr. G. Burt, of Purbeck
House, gave a brief and very opportune address
respecting the difficulties of working the room and the
inability of keeping from debt. He added the room
had altogether been so fully and properly used by the
mechanic classes an the late worthy donor, John
Mowlem, his uncle, wished and intended it should be,
when eighteen years ago he built and presented it to
the town. Mr. Burt then briefly narrated the rise and
Progress of the late John Mowlem and his founding
that large business in Westminster, of which the (Mr.
Burt) was one of four partners, and which employed
1,000 men and cost £3,000 a week to work. Mr. Burt
then stated as Mr. Mowlem had given MO (in the
funds), the interest of the firm, desirous to carry
out the wishes of their late uncle and foun ler of
their firm, proposed to add £l4OO to the i"330,
making £l,OOO (in the funds), the interest to be
for the proper insurance and repairs of the building
and any remainder to be applied to its working. This
noble and generous offer was warmly applauded by
the audience, and being now, whet we may call, the
backbone of the institute, we hope this noble and
unequalled room (in Purbeck) will continue to be a
boon to the town. The Rev. 14.. D. Travers, in a
brief and suitable speech respecting the uses and
working of the room, accorded the warm and hearty
thanks of the audience and the town to the kind and
generous members of the firm. The following pro-
gramme was then capitally given throughout and
warmly applauded, but because of its length no encore
was allowed :—Pianoforte duet, "Der Freischutz,"
Mies Jumeanx and Miss Kate Arbon; glee, "Hall,
Smiling Morn," choral society; solo, "The Distant
Shore," Dr. Jumeaux ; solo, "Rory O'More," Mrs.
Rosevier ; solo, "The Arab's Farewell,'' Mr. W. Vye ;
glee, " Hark ! 'tis Music," choral society; reeitation,
Miss Meech; solo, "A Dry Sea Song," Mr. J. T.
Hillier, jun. ; solo, "Thy Voice so Near." Miss Vye ;
solo, "Simon the Cellarer," Mr. J. T. Hillier; part
song, "The Belfry 'Power," choral society; march,
fife and drum band; pianoforte duet, Mr. J. W.
Hillier, jun. and Miss Hillier; glee, "Come Away
to the Woods," choral society', solo, "Won't You
Tell Me Why, Robin ?" Mrs. Rosevier ; solo, " The
Blacksmith's Son," 11r. Jumeaux ; duet, "Very Sus-
picious," Mr. J. T. Hillier, jun., and Miss White;
part song, "The Dream," choral society ; solo, "Keep
Your Powder Dry," Mr. A. Ford; solo, Miss Vye ;
quartet, "Rod Leaves," Misses F. Harlem and E.
Stickland and Messrs. J. T. Hillier, pin., and A.
Tomes; solo, "The Tar's Farewell," Mr. W. Vye ;
glee, "0, by Rivers," choral Society; "God Save the
4.,tueen."