The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-06-08 00:00:00

THE BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND

SHOW.

No rain fell at Worcester since Thursday, and an
unprecedented number of people poured into the
city. At the close of Saturday it was found that 50,000
beside exhhitors and privileged persons, had passed
the turnstiles of the showyard. Very few attended
the trialA of machinery in the fields near; but the
exhibition was kept open till eight at night. It closes
six o'clock this (Monday) evening.

PHs Viou.sr WIND, at the beginning of this week,
aziappod off a fine young tree in the th ,raughfare,
paral to Wollaaton-terrace and South Walk.

Pnnirriva MITHODINTS.—The Rev. J. C. Dunham
preached hi, farewell sermon on Sunday night, and
many of the congregation were deeply affected.
Two Accinnrca have lately cone to our knowledge,
both produced by the very dangerous habit of stone-
throwing, in which our youths indulge, some of Mr.
Masters's little girls being struck by ptones thrown by
boys in play. Hockey, also, is (Avec' in some of the
streets to a dangerous extent, and the nuisance ought
to be put dos n.
111onTstrn STATISTIC,' vol THE BOROUGH (HAT).—
Births, 27 (Fordineton 11) ; deaths, 8 (Fordington 3);
birth-rate, 432; death-rate, 128 per 1,000. Three
deaths were due to heart disease, two to convulsions,
and one each to liver disease, rheumatic fever, and
debility; two occurred in the County Hospital. The
death-sate is again very low.—E. J. Dry, Medical
Officer of Heath.

ISIIIET AT THE WEHL.TTAN StIIDAT SCHOOL.
—Although self-praise is no recommendation," yet,
in spite of Lord Dowireary. the contrary is true of
self-help. And it certainly is a great recommendation
of our friends the Wesleyan' of South and Demote-
streets that when they get into debt, according to the
fashion of all communities now.a-daye, they,—inctead
of explaining it was for Bibles and other good things
for which the public might be levied on—helped them-
selves by getting up a programme for so pleasant an
evening that, even on the voluntary principle, help
should be given in return for pleasure conferred. Their
own commorliotu schoolroom was the place, and a
chairman was ready in their own superintendent, Mr.
G. Crocker, jun., while teachers and officers of the
school were willing helper', and performers, t wit,
miters, sinaer,-, and plia fortists, were found within
their own ranks. A goodly number of young people
joined in the anthem " Lot hill and lofty maintain,"
and sang it smartly sod tunefully. TOM Northover
boldly repeated a commonsense recitation "
will talk," with clesrness and readiness. Mr. Wolff
reed that dreadful little poem "The Wreck ,d the
Hesperia," and succeeded in making it not too painful
while it was interesting. The choir rendered a number
of anthems very brightly and harmoniously, and their
performances were among the most enjoyable of the
evening while to some young ladies, as Mires Keats,
Hicks, head. and Nellie Wright. Allen, Biseett, Sly,
and Groves, is due much praise for musical duets.
Mr. Kerby, with much power, accompanied Miss
Allen with his violin, and was much applauded by
those who like instrumental selections, though this
ons mimed • trifle long. Among the performances of
the younzer people, the well-known Men of liar.
tech wee Ebiyed in good time and tune, and Masters
W. and A. Dibben gave " Ring the Bell, Watchman,"
briskly and brightly and W. Legg's recitation was
smart and short. Miss Hicks recited with much lady-
like appreciation and taste " Hagar in the Wilder-
peek and was deservedly encored, when she gave
"The Lifeboet," just as neatly; is evidently far
above the ordinary etaalard of yola rec
ug led 4t
y i ere,
and will continue to succeed by the study or intuition ,
which she practises ; seldom have we heard • piece
recited with so much correct rendering of the feelings
depicted, as well as of the lan‘uage in which they are,
Clothed. A delightful clueing piece was the hy
'Now pray we for our country," sung with full I
harmonise by the party of aingers.—The collection at
the closed realised £2 lls. al-, and as the debt is
soniewhiat about £lO, we shall hope to hear the doge?,
and ream again.