The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-01-18 00:00:00

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exhibition of the s ever trod in the West of Englind.
policularly as regards the pigeon department. There
are over 600 pen@ of poultry, ani 800 pens of pigeons,
and 100 cages of fancy birds and stuffed specimens,
from all parts of England, c Wally,
the Channel Islands, and even Fran. e. Toe show will
be Weieesday and Thursday next, and we have
n., .leubt it will be a source of great Attraction, and
will to the means of bringing a large number of visitors
t e the town. We have been asked to say that the
eoinsni! tee would he very clad if these who have
prrmieed support would send in their subscr ptions,
end thus enable the ticket& of entrauce to be sent in
time.
Tel Rev. Clawless Buchanan Pearson, Prebendary
of reedington, in Salisbury Cathedral. died on Friday
at his residence, near Bath, aged a little over 70 years.
Hs was • eon of the bite Very Rev. Hugh Nicholas
revels moray years Dean of Salisbury, and was
educated at Oriel College, Oxford, where he took his
Bache', re degree in Michaeluma Term. 1828, obtain-
ing a second clams in the School of Literse flurnaniores.
He was ordained deacon in 1830,and was admitted into
priest's orders in 1881. He had held his prebendal stall
in Salisbury since 1832, and was rector of Knebworth,
in Hertfordshire, from 1838 down to 1875, when he
resigned his living. Among other works, he was the
author of "Plain sermons to • country isongregation ;"
"Church Expansion." 1853; "Latin Translations of
English Hymns." 1862; and " "Sequences from the
Sarum Missal," 1871. Mr. Pearson was a great
favourite of the late Lord Lytton, at Knebworth. He
was a brother of the Rev. Prebendary Jervis (formerly
pennon), the learned author of the "History of the
Galilean Church," and also of the Rev. Hugh Pearson,
canon of St. George's, Windsor.
Wale or Pats.—The annual meetings held, at
the invitation of the Evangelical Alliance, in Allngton
Hall, and under the auspices of the Young Men's
Christian Assciation, have proved more successful this
year than any of the previous ones. Perhaps the wide
interest in the many congregations, through their
ministers taking part, no doubt, helped to gather the
many who sometimes filled the hall to its utmost The
opening meeting, presided over by the Rev. W. Allen,
with his usual ability, was very interesting, the Rev.
T. W. lizipe evidently striking
the
giving • key-note
to all the other meetings, dwelling upon e great truth
that God called Moses from praying to "go forward,"
an the way of deliverances was open to His people, and
so Christians had a time for prayer ; but prayer would
be of no avail if it did not leadthem to go forward
afresh to the work, leaving all the doubts and fears
behind. An earnest spirit was evident in thou who
engaged in a rayer. —On Tuesday the Rev. W. T.
Butter, from Broadmayne spoke earnestly on cents*.
pion and humiliation.—The Rev. J. Hartle, Wesleyan
Minister, con.lucted the meeting on Wednesday. The
Rev. W. Collinson, from Woodsford, spoke, with his
usual ability, on "The Church of Chr6t."—Mr. M.
Devenish occupied the chair on Thursday. The Rev.
tei. Alen, calling himself an old worn • tat minister,
gave the address., which went to prove just the con-
trary. —bin Friday the Rev. J. Powys (curate at St.
Peter's) spoke well on the variety of important subjects
alletted him, while the Rev. T. Naive (Congregational)
presided, with his usual ability, on this occasion.—On
Satublav the Rev. W. Martin (Pe imitive Methodist)
adlreseed the meeting the Rev. J. Albin, the newly.
appointed Baptist minister, taking the chair.—This
brought to a close the most enjoyable meetings the
young Men's Christian Association have yet held.
TREAT TO Till UNION Unarm —The poor people
who are inmates of the Dorchester Union bad their
annual ter and Christemer-tree on Wednesday evening,
'he necessary fumes ha' ing been subscribed by various
ladies and gentlemen of the town. During tea some
very i retty &Little and pieces were rendered by
Miss Reiter, Miss Clara and Miss Annette
Rrikes. After tea, songs were sung by Miss Spicer,
slios Blackstone Williams, Minted Penton, Miss
Bathes. Nil's. Pearce, etc. Several glees were also sung
by some ..f the jamb r members of Trinity choir. The
great attraction of the evening, was, however, • nigger
entertsinment, which bad been mainly got up through
the ex rtions of the chaplain, the Rev. H. P. Haiku,
who is ever ready to lend a helping band in affairs of
this kiwi. Toe entertainment was given by the
:lowing young gentlemen :—W. H. A. Barnes, A.
W. Watkins, G. Raikes, B. Robinson, A.
li en ler, W. Bowler, and G. Yee. The following pro-
gramme was got Hu, ugh very efficie-etly, and reflected
great credit on their instructor :—Overture, " The
95th," by the company; sung, "The Boy that e .n say
Papa ;" sung, " Nursery Rhymes:" song, "Sweet
Evelina ; song. "My Fstber's Farm ; ' overture,
" British Grenadiers." 'this concluded the first part
of the programme. During the interval the union
children sang a glee very effectively. The second
part eef the pr egramme emmenced with an overture,
"Soldiers' Joy;' followed by a song. "When Johnny
comes Marching Home S" 'song, "Little Brown Jug S"
W
ring, "Ring the Bell, atchman,- " song, "Poor Old
Joe ;" and " Tramp, Tramp, the Boys are Marching,"
Ix night the eats rtainmeut to a close. A quantity of
tea and tobacco which had been sent by Mrs.
.ckstone Williams, was then distribute i, each
man receiving • quarter of • pound el tea and two
ounces of tobacco. There were 40 recipients of this
generous gift, and three cheers were given by
them for their kind benefactors. The Christmas-tree
having been quickly terippei of its various articles, the
plexeant evening was brought to a close.
MOLT TRINITY CHOIRSUPPM—As is his custom, the
Rector of Holy Trinity (the Rev. H. Everett) enter-
tained the members of his choir on Tuesday evening
last. It has been the general rule to have the supper
at the Rector's house, but this year it was necessary on
ace 'out of the Increased numbers and other revenue,
to hold it at the Alington Hall. A splendid repeat
was provided by Mr. J. W. Pike, if the Green Dragon
Int, (one of the members of the choir), and the whole
of the arrangements were excellent. Besides the
Rector and Mrs. Everett, the twee churchwardens
(Mr. Edwin Barnett and Mr. 8.. Davis) and Mr. T.
H. Mor.mn (the organist) were present Grace before
and after meat was well sung. The cloth having been
cleared, the Rector rose, and in a few well-chosen
words proposed the usual loyal toasts. Loyalty was
hown by touting)" The Queen and Royal Family" in
a "flowing bowl of punch." We may remark the
splendid bowl was again kindly lent by Mr.
Edwin Burnett. The Rector then proposed the
health', of the two churchwardene. During the whole
of the time he had been in the parish he had never
failed to work harmoniously with them both. He
alluded with pleasure to success with which they had
been attended during the past year, and particularly
as regarded the paying off the church debt. He also
conguaenlued Mr.
_Morgan and the members of the
choir on their increased efficiency. —The health of the
churchwardens was drunk is musical hone= and
three times three."—Mr. E. Burnett an
admirable response, and alluded to the good
feeling which WO always existed between them
and the Rector. The Rector Imotsosed Mr.
Morgan's health in • feeling manner, and it is hardly
necessary to say it was received with much cordiality.
—Mr. Morgan briefly acknowledged of compliment.
- -In the course of the evening the Recter proposed the
health of Mr. Pike for providing such an excellent
spread. It was warmly drunk. During the evening
excellent soup were sung by Mrs. Everett, Mr.
Morgan, Mr. Frampton, and Mr. Lug, and the evening
was spent in an agreeable and convivial manner.


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Dow:nineTim. Attar • few other remarks his Worship sailed on the
,-,nrtiry.l IVITENANT. lier Majesty bas boon HONORARY 911011TIJIT I. read the following report
io.
~ ' eie 1,1,,,,ed I' approve the appointment of Mr. for the past year :
gra" • As Deputy-Lieutenant for the Count f The committee have felt great pleasure in presenting
John 'tatty!'
V o their fourth report, because they are able to speak of •
Horret. c oisideri.ble it.cre sae in the number of members as
misapix.taY MELTING. —On Tu isiday evening n e oupared with last y , and to n th present • satisfaMorY
quarter was
ly alerting held ie National School- halanoe-sbset. The general deoion of trade and
.„.
East t ortungton, and the attendance was go yi. agriculture r.ndered it .j,,, s.,
working during 'Atom to in glify the plans of
r,i;blke, A. A. Leonard (rector), liev. T. W. kit
,„.„tor of st. Pet, es), the Rev. C. F. Powys, and county the Pelt Summer; consequently only one
show was held, tlatudiv at Weymouth. in August
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II bb. (organi,ing secretary), were present, last, in c inflection with the Ilorticulturtil S 'riot,. when
go% s. 0
the AO cffered as pria,s produced 74 entries. The
Excellent n,ideesses were delivered.
exhibition of honey
LE ACCIGENT.—A rather eerious accident was tee beet ever hell is r, 'met, and
Scary's) proved beyond all question that our county offers • line
befell three men, named Joseph Hallett, Abraham field for avicultute. One exhihttor sent in MIAs. of
Harvey, and 'rooms, Love'', e, on Nlontlay evening, hooey, and another alutdetaa inch. the greatest weight
Tte men were engNied on ase if dil around one of the taken from a single Ltock b:ing 89Xlha. The quality, teo.
• in ciuras of erection in the Great Western- was all that e iuld he desired, aird AA the greater part of It
I" l when the seelf,,,d gave way and the men were was in small sectional tuners it met with a ready 'ale. The
rail to the ground. Harvey and Loveless ra,tilrait(notio,sitt.7.li;i4up a spirit of t nquiry which
it;!tsuge.dt
bat 11 li
leirreye but slightly injured, --&-ett received Mune will gr....Cy enooll to
InblgWelltdeefee" pencil
The mark,
Bee'
severe wounds in the face, f. r which he had to be kespris' Association granted a stl re.
model, • bonne, treated at the liorset County Hospital. medal, and a certificate for this , xhibition. The first ,
Tritium VOR YRS Dozen COUNTY hit/am:K.—Toe owned was won by 14r. W. H. ainMlll7l, jun., of Troy.
a L
fII wing were the tenders for the above :—No. I town; and the ether two nr,ses were ..warded to
curarf : Bull anti Sone, L'2,728 ; c'rooatherley, 23,039 ; Guy k, 23.497 • Mr. Antall and Mr. St:Aland. of Putittiotown.
(lino," Gamy°, £2,830; H
awl Klforts have been made to ,nc:ea•ai the number of
cottage beek . 'liege
son. c 2,101 6s. ; Day is and on, .C.l 370', flurrey, shown, f„,. th7:urrip,.hyoirtiunat4
YeTn.firtTeliltientliptaetthv.lele of
R 2,649: Greg°, 17. £2.760; Clark, £3.342 ;L. Tilley, depriving bees of tteir h ,ney'svitil,tit reeortorg to the old
K 2,772; Wcilonring, £2,864; lone-. £3,367; Stephens and bar) emus plan .4 suffocation. Several cottage's
soI Boston, 12.169; Church, £3 3n0.--No. f Cvntraa : hors already he..enie experni. and some of them
Hull and Sons, £1.222 ; Crook. £1,319; Charles George, have done good service for tho association. Thu
;an
lavi Ilatherley, £1.378; Guy and 8.,n, £1,042; coturnittes are glad to nto that many pert ins
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tl.lai
• d Son. £11560 ; Hurrey, 21.050,- Gregory, residing in the county Lays ml. pted the Improved
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method of be.k.e in dable additions have
ins • (1ark,21,436; L. Tilley, £1,292; Wellspring, rut , P ir, mid consist.
21, i scantly is wis mid. to the number at Weemotith.
£1.114 ; limes. £1,563; Stephens and Beaton, P 1 9NO
--,-.- i Portland, Ce Abbe.
rne Abs Coulter. and De.ll.b.
Church, £1.530.—N0. 3 contract was not opened. Mr. F. Cheshire, of Actee, one of the principal bet-
Dolinsi COUNTY PIOIOII &NU POULTRY SOCIITY.— masters in Ragland, gave • met interesting and
We would direct our reader's attyntiou to the coming instructive lecture at Do cuestrr lest sprinx, and Kr. :J.
Itpromise. to be the I est Brown, of Ide,den Newton I tarrd for us at Cern° in
show of this
.society. .
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••vernber. when our secretary and other friends lent
valuable aoistanee. 'orig.,' by p.st success, atd
relvine upon the generous supp ,rt of the principal
twelarit's of the county. the o.nmittoo have owls
strong inents for putting both g:eit r effoiti In 1881.
Mr. Cheshire has been again eootee.i to give lectiares in
several t and meinto-re I,f the association have
proullseu to hold meeting. in a .me of the villages during
the wint,r and spring months. Arrangements have also
been mails far publishing a teries of articles ,nt Bees and
B•e-Heeping in the principal bsesi papers, and it is hoped
that useful information will thus be given, and consider.
sq. interest excited. The Honorary Secretary (Mr. W.
H. Denman Ito., of Troytewn, Domhestei); Mr. J.
Brown, or leaiden Newton; and Mi. 0. The, of Yeovil,
have also undertaken (on receipt of a stamped addressed
simians.) to answer enquiries on matters relating to
practical bee-keepina, for members of the association. The
committee trust that the members will do their best to
increase the number of subscribers by explaining to their
friends and neighbours the objects of the association,
which are :-110. To introduce a more rational and
humane mode of bee-culture amongst all classes of the
community who are in a position to keep bees. god. To
show them how to obtain the largest quantity of home,
time, and labour. 3rd. To induce the cottager, of the
district who have not already embarked in bee-keeping to
place sticks in their gardens, so that the myriad Rowers
which now • waste their sweetness' may be rifled foe the
benefit of man."
The following most satisfactory financial statement
was also presented :
Or.—To balance from last year, £lO 7s. Bd.; amount
received in subscrinVons, as per list. £35 11.• proceeds
of lectures at Dorchester and Germ Abbe, e.. 3 10s. lid.'
admissions, to be.. teat at Wejmouth, £9 1k; subscrip-
trona from the Weymouth Horticultural Society, £9—
£6l Os. 7d. or.—Be amount distributed in prises at
Wey.nouth show. £2O; hire of test at Weymouth show,
LT 10..; OSPOsSSS o lecture, at Cerne Abbas and
D othwter, £i 3.. Si. ; prizes and expenses at Hammoon
show, 15'.; subscription to British Beekeeper.' Associa-
tion, £1 1..: printing, advertising, stationery, and
oostage,X9 19r. 81. ; two sets of diagrams and mounting
ditto, £1 18i. Bi ; miscelleneous expense", AS 171. 21.
balance in hand, £lO Or. 101—£61 51. 74,
The Rev. J. STANTON moved the adoption of the
report. He did so with a great deal of pleasure. The
report was a most satisfactory one, and he thought
they would all agree with him, that considering the
juvenility of the society, it was a very promising youth
Indeed. He hal not bsen • bee-keeper of very long
standing himself, not more than three years but
during the last year tie had found a very great deal of
pleasure and interest in the subject. lie had not been
particularly successful for they had one very;
tuumettessful year. Th, more they could induce
Persons to engage in it, the greater satisfaction and
benefit they will derive from the pursuit, and if they
could only induce their poorer neighbours to adopt a
similar plan, he was quite sure they would be con-
ferring one of the greisteot bemfi ta they could possibly
confer upon them. (Hear, hear.) Unfortunately, he
was unable, after having made several arrangements
for the purpose in his own district, in the neighbour-
hood of Wool, to assist the cottager, to "drive" the
bees for them. He had made very considerable
arran.;ements for the purpo.e, but he was unfortu.
nately seised with an attack a lumbago, which laid
him up about I,x weeks, and when he went to know
what they did with the bees, they replied—" Burnt
'em out air.'' In spring he hoped he should be able to
du something Among his own people, fr it VMS a great
same of prow. tins i heir iutereot. (Hear, hear.) He
conduits,' by ex ps awing his {demure that the financial
state of the society was in such a satisfactory state.
(Applause.)
Mr. ALSIORD seconded the motion, which was
carried unanimously.
The Rev. J. STANTON proposed a vote of thanks to
the committee for their past services. They worked
hard, and eepec.ally the secretary, who was a very
heti% e members of the committee. Front what he
observed during the day he we. at the Weymouth
show, having bad the honour .4 being ,ine of the judges,
the diligence displayed by Mr. Dunman, backed up
by the committee, was deserving of all praise.
(Applause.)
The Rev. It Evgagrr who seconded the proposition,
said be hoped they would not form any estimate of the
value of the society by the attendance on the present
occasion, but he always noticed this—and it was •
most unfortunate thing that when they had • meeting
about bees, or a lecture ou bees, the thermometer was
sure to be uncommonly near freezing point—(laughter)
—f or it was a precious di ffic ult th og to get u p any interest
in the subje c t during cold weather. When Mr. Cheshire
came down to lecture they had • very small attend-
ance, and there were then eight or ten degree* of frost
going up; and on the present occasion had it not been
for their secretary who went and insisted upon their
coming, he doubted if they would have had a meeting
at all. (Laughter.) But meetings were necessary at
the beginning of the year, because they were com-
pelled to get out their reports and programmes for the
year. With regard to the vote of thanks to the com-
mittee they really could not take much of that vote to
themselves, for he was afraid they had done but very
little; they had put all the labour upon the back of a
very willing horse, their worthy secretary. (Applause.)
But for Mr. Dunman, he was quite certain very little
would have byes done. The association waa an
excellent and a very important thing. He was eery
much struck when he first came into the county, he
was esker' by Mr. Kiadersley to go round and judge
the gardens as he had done every year. Wherever he
went, being fond of bees, he used to ask the cottager,
why they did not keep bees, and almost always the
answer was they could not find • market for their
honey. They grew their bees in the old-fashioned
way, in the very small ""kept," and the consequence
was, very little honey,_ and when it was run out it was
generally not good. They might not be able to get a
market for bed run honey, but they could always get
a market for good honey, as Mr. Dunman and other
gentlemen who lived in the charming neighbourhood of
Puddletown knew, for there was no other better bee
country in England, and judging from the enormous
"super." it must be a real laud of Goshen. (Laughter.)
But these cottager' said they could not find a market
for their honey. whereas if this emaciation could bring
the new plan of keeping bees to the house" of cottager'
they would be doing a grand service to them. lie was
always under the impression that Dorset MY a
very bad county for bee-keeping. He did not
know where he learnt it, but he had that idea
when he came from Devonshire, but it appeared
now to be an exceedingly god one. At Puddletewn
and at Cerne some enormous ' /lepers" had been taken.
If, as he had said, they could only bring the better
system of bee-cuture (and he was certain they could
do it) to the knowledge of the labouring clams., it
would be conferring a great benefit on them. (Hear,
hear.) Therefore, though the attendance was very
Ismail, still he hoped and trusted they would do all
they could to help forward the association, because he
believed if they could only get men like Mr. Duzunau,
and one or two °Ch.'s, to work on the committee they
would hear a great deal of the usefulness of the associa-
lion. (Hear, hear.) They must get some good men
down to lecture on the subject; there were some
excellent men to lecture at South Kensington, and he
did not see why they should not have them down here
to teach them • great deal they did not at present
know. (Applause.)
The HON. SZCBJETABY said their president last year
had assisted them in every way he could. (Hear,
hear.) He had now been able to secure the Earl of
Shaftesbury, the Lord Lieutenant of the County, as
their president for the ensuing ye.r. (Applause.) He
read • letter from his Lordship, in which he expressed
his approval of the objects of the association.
(Applause.)
Mr. T. COOMBS remarked they had an excellent man
to take the petition of president of the association ; it
was necessary also to have vice-preeidente, and he
would proposed the election of the following gentle-
men :—Rev. Canon Nash, Rev. Talbot Greavec Rev.
F. J. Hooke, Rev. G. H. Wynne, Mr. E. I.
Kindersley, Mr. A. Bente*, Captain Downes, Mr. W.
H. Evan", and the Rev. Hart Dyke.
The motion having been adopted, Mr. ArniLL pro-
posed the following gentlemen as the committee for
the present year :—Rev. H. Everett. Dorchester ; Rev.
L. W. Stanton, Coombe Keynes, Wareham ; Mr. R.
Burnett, Dorchester; Mr. M. C. Weston, Dorchester;
Mr. T. Coombe, Dorchester; Mr. Stickland. Puddle.
town ; Mr. Vatcher, Dorchester; Mr. Cost, Wareham ;
Mr. Brown, Maiden Newton; Mr. Norton, haftes-
bury •.Mr. Alsfo don rd, Blandon, ; Mr. Best, Dewlish ;
MA Mr Reynolds, Portland.
The Rev. H. EVSLITT proposed that Mr. Doninan
be re-elected treasurer and secretary. (Applause.)
Hitherto he believed it had been the custom to have
two secretaries; but they found it did not work very
well, and they had thought it would be much better if
they could induce Mr. Dunman to take the whole of
the work on himself. (Appian's.) There was nobody
better able to do it, and be was quite certain the-e
was nobody who had his heart so thoroughly in the
work. (Hear, hear.) It was quite astonishing to nee
what he had done during the past year, when they
remembered the former low ebb of the association, and
when they heard that he had actually matted the
finances of the society to something like £6O a year.
He had no doubt if he was re-elected, and if he were
kind one ugh to take the office, he woald do in the
future even more than he had done in the peat. (Hear.
bur.)
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Mr. Dintitsit said he should be very pleased toe cept
the Milos, and he trusted he should have the support
which he had had during the past year. He must say
when be took the thing in hand he was heart and soul
In the cause, but he found the affairs of the association
at a very low ebb. There were only about 37 members
last year, but now he was glad to say they had 88
members, and there were 12 mom gentlemen who had
promised to become members. (Applause.) 80 be
considered they had a very good look-out at the present
time. He a:premed the hope they would be able to
hold not only one show this year but several, and not
only give one or two lectures but *even!. They hoped
to give one at Dorchester, one at Weymouth, and one
at Manftri, sad V panels to now shows at Ware.

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