The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-07-26 00:00:00

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UNITED SUNDAY SCHOOL'S TREAT.

It was a great anxiety for the childern and teacher. of
four or One schools when on Tue•dav night the wind
blew up dark clout., and • few sp 'to of rain were on the
pavements. For next day wag to b. that central joy of
the year ler Sunday scholars—the annual treat, and
although Bo;field Perk could not be obtained, the
committrs wore ego...ding fortunate in getting • suitable
field of Mr. Knight's near Bineloser*. Had Wednewley
been as scorching SA the few days previous, so open a
piece of ground as this would hardly have suited ; but
the slight lowering of the temp.rature proved juot the
thing wanted to make enjoyment perfect. The schools
who united on thin °cession wore the two B twist one., ,
Bank—buildings and Patton, Ilope C mgregatlonal, Port-
land ditm, and (Tom:eater-street mgregational. and
their officers and teachers worked most harmoniously.
Upwey school. we. also invited ; but they hove such a
beautiful rural district of their own that it could bar By
be expe-ted they'd come down, and they didn't; but the
Portisn 1.4.4, about 150, were acconim slated by the kind-
nese of Mr. Person., with special train arrangements,
and they cam to Rodwell with the Ptrtiand Vdluntoer
4rtille-v Band, and marched with them at their head to
the real genus in front of Male onehe Guildhall. The
drum- .nd-tVe band brought over the Hove children, end
they fo•iiied in the following ordor;--Portland lit VA..
hand; Wink-hoildings School.. with beautifully pointed
blue and gold banner and varion. It igs ; about 170; Mr.
Humid:trey, siperintendent. Putt in B•hcols with
abundant Sags; about 130 Mr. Donnie and Mr.
Fowler, superintendent. Dram-and-fife bend. Hope
Schools with scarlet and gold banner and anchor
flags; Rev. W. Lewis pastor and superintendent.
Portland School, with ta.teful banneret, and flags, about
150; pastor Rev. W. R. Waugh, superintendent Kr. Roper.
Gloucester Schools, with handsomely gold-letter banner
end various dell; shout 180: pastor & Boltoo,
superintendent Mr. R. Dimon. Waggons bearing little
ones Baying Paraded up St. Mary-street as far as the
King's Statue they pawed hack through St. Thomas-street,
and over the bridge to Roderell road, whence they struck
a by " farm to the field." This is • very
commanding Position, as from it can he seen large parts of
Weymouth Bay, the Portland Road. and Breakwater,
with • full view of the reninsula, and the Chesil Beach
and West Bey, the hack view being composed of pin of
the town of Weymouth and it. suburbs. Being close to a
pathlisld, the gate was kept with much care by Mr.
Merrifield ; but large numbers of friend, watched the sport.
from the other side of the low hedge. Inside, the Baptist
schools were located nearest the Chesil Beech, Gloucester-
etreet towsids the Breakwatry, and Hope School next the
141 itbe, Portland being the guests of ell while the Union
children were ent irtained by the Baptists, in turn.
Entering, on the right, you were isom attracted by the
railway" down which the B children were getting
rides, their swings and visitors' tent were just beyond,
and about here at first, but soon all over the field. Mr.
C mucillor Dennis made the little ones merry and
ex,ited in running races. Gloimeateruitreet, being placed
nearest to the furze-covered elopes railed Under-Barn,
had plenty of opportunity for rambles in the under-
trrowth. but smmed t have abundant ainu,emente in
the field; but their visitors' tent woe rather
far from tNe rat", and Me. li'cbard had only
shout 50 or 00, and the children of Hop. w ore kept slice,
if they needed it, by iv. John Shinner, who had stores
.d gift.. Swing, were to me strongly f w each and were
kept in prenatal' in Von. sliding was practised on
slippery hoard h. some NI the lodeperdents, and cricket
wan played in the WlNCling 11dd ; but fortunately the
field of assembly was too small for tat terror of the
ladiea, football. The fair sex started ring fele•e. such as
"two and tl tree :" hut those who inwardly prot-stoxf—" I
won't he • non" gradually sheurione I it for the older-
fashioned sad more mysteries dropothe-handkerchmf
pleuant crioneb at r,ugh strung. .4 were heist nut. Tea
and cake were of ro•irw Ferrel out, and %fume .rd. the
fun res mid, t et. 4 drink.., steel., and fruit. were roll
all over the ground, pe-ambulst r. swarmed in, and, an for
von bihies never VMS a better esneo for • bah, show.
The smoother was perfect, and every one re-ine I rentribut-
log tithe enloyment, eo that only the rewind shading of
the balmy if,, hinted the-e was • lime to Hestn from
embracing. Yount men and maiden. left that rather
slowly: but the childron hal toll. re-:nth red ir t o their
wains and sent home, 'he honner. were uplifted, the figs
waved, and the eshools refortird in pevossinn se eight
apt mlr•hed into ‘Veromith aid ifelconite R Xi., the
' lost of the or c n.inn dimersine In or ne.r Glonce.tee-
street. Pr-blinders went to Rodwell Bruton. Hope
children dimereed in tie Rowe, ar,d the ilaptlats in
• rout of their chapel.