The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-02-10 00:00:00

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styli, flaw a., ..0' Jack who wee Galling people ear WIRING FOR THE TELICR AM.
ibis° bid Um" rigat'amwst PM" we.
tonu:9'l.---^^!.ho .uP " K"P good company and you shell be of the num.
er,..tileywitilyachhis eineyed klus, ai.G.Stie.°""anwas at v itni t.ll- sza the bar "--so mays an ancient proverb; but if report speak,
Hs could Wulf of but the ostler got whet he accurately, • worthy son of the ploughshare mad
sad 6"- eery wily tented his back upon him, and pruning-hook, about • mile from us, ie not on all
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fill' and I foand there week' be DO pesos there that occasions select in his choice of company. At • balmy
asev alai wel_dcle,___e tbs ENDO, when we got mashie Bill sata village noted for its ritualism and geological elmeinnentle
if 'that on" "1"' b" niv• Jack Orh. al" between i a circumstance of recent date ham hemme
eyes tbst would bare begs entmgh forcholuse:
the wool: and afforded a rare subject for village credulity sad
all tears. I forgot to tedl you laat w k
all and the suns old man still come to filwaaaes. only Fuesdp. In a sequestered little chafer reside • worthy
id
him
pas_ _ewe be bed .o.m awl, meiariva couple who have reared therein • chubby f mil), of
weirs I sow,
and be ewe' wig per= up as bill as a man don n street boys and girls ; near the house is a flight of etene stake
that dress d up In somebod
elms clothes Gm other day leading to the granary,, and up those stairs (so the story
•,y
manstone. Aunt Vs 6 and the children goes) • ghost in the garb of a lady is seen to flit and
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"a °'"litt be .bak to *membered with Itimily love th
we pretty we., r enter e granary. Now the good wife is, unhappily,
a.... from your affectionate husband, one of those rare specimens of her sex who will credit
JAREN MIDDLETON. any story which may be detailed with the faintest
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Alms° ass IT. ANDREW. smack of plausibility attached to it. Therefore it ma/
be readily conceived that tbe report of • nocturnal
AMATEUR coNczar, ghostly visit to the granary was fully credited by her.
On Mendel emi
Janusry Nil, • mond amaire:r Afraid of being laughed at by the • good man," she
emit
January
wag given is t • villege schoolroom, in aid of the kept her secret to herself, and on the next evening
organ fund for the pariah church. The room was prettily kept strict vigil. Presently she was rewarded by
drcersmi foe the occasion with evergreens.rfi !gal :In,, peeing a suspicious, airy-looking shadow, gracefully
appeopriate mottoes ; a platform had e ecte"' flit up the steps and enter the granary. Her alarm
wee covered with crimson carpet; the piano,
Rawkm
o,lentufor lb:
was increased ten-fold, when a few minutes after her
ors:aeon by the vicar, was a semi .gran , b
of Dresden. , husband followed the direction taken by the ghost.
The Vicar (Rev. Nina. W. Games) opened the pro- What could this mean! He surely tree unaware of the
°relines by thanklee all %hoe° kind I needs who had come , ghostly tenant, or—Oh, horror of horrors. Was her
from neighhouring villages to to preheat, from Paddle. , -r. good man" in the habit of holding twilight com-
mies. Tolpuddhs, therlisk, e,... He further stated that ! munion with visitors from the immaterial and spirit
the sum of Lb realised at the first roared brought up the ,
i world' Full of anxiety for his safety, she at MOO put
organ fund to LS. I into execution the bold determination, to follow and
Judging by the smother of encores demanded the music i rave him, lint—lo, on the summit of the steps, the
gays the liveliest satisfaction t' the audietton faithful husband met his scared help-mate with the
Pianoforte duet, "II Sciramorcia..." Mrs. Grades, and mien of an emperor, but quietly asked "What she
Mrs. Graham. Song,"Milly's Faith. Miss Groves. 84nd. ! wanted.'" Now, don't 'ee go In, there's a dear. Now
"hie Vagaband," was well sung by the Rev. J. A. Wm, 1 don't.
I salt something flit through the door, I do
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f,,,seriy curate rd iitiVorne and Deerliab. Song, "Sweet.
bursa,' Mrs. Graham; this song well merited she encore , believe t, wile one of those turrible ghostes." But the
given, which was reepi2d,rl to by Mutant "Th., Bailiffs , lord of creation, not at all scared, and quite equal to
Ipsaegeter, of Islington. Vocal duct, "Fanny Grey,' Mr. 1 the °caution, bade her fetch a light and make a per'
and Kiss Groves : the singing of ibis elicited an en 'ore. ' sons) search of the premises; but the faithful wife
Mr. R ,wlanrl, organist at Toipuddle. then sang "Simon refused to leave his side, and presently the ghost, who
the C dlarsr substituting a. an encoro " Hearts of 0 M." iiout .in..
gs* d .es .aired .
of _
Th. „,,,os a R 'member or Forget" was rung by Miss pan audience that evening, glided
Bement, with her o usl Wile mid finish. The gt e "All "through " the worthy couple and silently and un.
Among the II ale, " was eery well rendered. Mr. Pope interrupted i went its way. Ths fact will doubtlessly
than Nog. in character, " Gut in the Green Fivide." wbicb stamp the granary through future generations as
was geseered, the song "My Grandfathen Clock" being haunted,
irtyen taatesd, a clO.l fans being exhibited on the stage
produced much amusement; we ere glad to ' e, bow much
this gentleman has improved in his impersonations, all his
songs being lowlly applauded snit kindly respowled to.
Mrs. sad Miss Graham then played winvrahly the duet
"lei Caliph of Biplad.' which was much eej .7,,i hire
Williams Freeman delighttel the audienes by her excellent
rendering of the song" Poncninello " Toe veer than sang
The Fine OM Beehth Gen3l3 min.' mit i'im encored ; he
thansang "N toes. Lee.' Mr.. Graham sang " Twicken-
ham Ferry," awl for an encore she substituted "Don;
Sweet Home." Mr. it iseland's a no, " o.tr Jack's come
Nome from hiss," wee so much applauded that he also
rang "The see is Bashed's Glory;" the people of )10.
beim are much indented to thi, gentleman for his ready
response to their invitation to come Irons PuddLtown and
assist at their concerto. The next on the peogremute was
a vocal duet, sung by the Rey. J. A. Wit and Mrs.
Williams Freewill. Mr. John Fawkes song. "Four Jolly
smiths," was rapturously applauded' but, owing to the
lateness of the bile, w 44 not repeat I:1. Miss Norris MDR
very well her sent, " Mignonette." Glee, "0 who will
O'er the Dawns so Free. Mr. John G3nves was obliged
to repeat part of his capital wont, "The Poll-back." and.,
ene we to the comic. song "Of course it's no Dual'VS of
36;,..,.. Iv,. P0p..., - Br Grandfstber's ?stoke," mues
to the delight of the audieuce.
Defers the conclusion of the proceedings the VICAR
asonunced that an entertainment would be given in
the Fvhoolroorn on Toils!, by the Ethiopian Minstrels.
from Pn Idletown and he had rleenisi to give the proceeds
to the I/10mm of Moll, Ir.,uglis Fund for the Relief of
the Irish Famine.
The even ng concluded about 10.15 psi. with the s'itgiog
of the National Anthem, a-id £1 was realised.
easesse

Of course it would be far too presumptuous for me I
even to hint that my oft repeated- admonition in these I
columns to the Local Board had been noticed, much
less to think that my frequent reference to the level (?)
crossings had anything to do with the municipal
mandate which has just gone forth regarding them.
However that may be 1 shall feel satisfied and doubly
repaid if at any time these unworthy lines have prove
directly or indirectly, of the slightest possible service
to my fellow-townsmen. Yes—those long-neglected
crossings are to be repaired, and what sounds to us
extraordinary, are to be actually Inept in weat wether.
Thome ladies who seriously thought of engaging the
services of train-bearers, on occasions of migrating
from one side of the road to the other, might take the
hint and at once annul the engagement. I am sure
the ladies, to chow their apprciation of municipal
~,allantry and thoughtfulness, should attend the next
sitting in a body, or send an extensively eigned
congratulation upon the members having exemplified
such unusual kindness toward them.

Have you heard what the Harbour Hotel Committee
are about! Some time since the town was afloat with
the news that a substantial and commodious hotel was
about to be erected at the Harbour. A large sum of
money was collected for the purpose, and application
was made to the Local Board respecting the removal
of the temporary hospital on the cliff to make way for
it. The following is a portion of the report of the
Sanitary Committee to whom the matter was referred.
"The question of the removal of the hospital at the
' Harbour is indefinitely postponed to suit the
convenience of the Hotel Committee." This sounds
r somewhat strange. But I suppose we shall have long
LO wait yet for an improvement on our coast. In
spite of the arrangements previously made, the
Harbour will apparently be as devoid of attraction
this summer as it waft last. The water will be just
as blue and the beach just as pebbly, and the drainage
is as yet the only attractive feature introduced into
it.

DEWLIBII.
A Mienios tRY iftcTi,i WSI hell in the Schoolroom
on Wedneaddy evening, Januire 23th, in add of the
Society for the Propagation of the Goipel in foreign
porta 'rhe meeting vrvi p•-ece lad by service in the
church, during which miraion hymns were sung, and a
sermon was preached by the Vicar, from Romans x..
14, " tin, sh3ll thy h.:kr without a preoch.r, and
how shall they preach except they b • sent." lie dwelt
upon the connection hetween St. Pall a 0,1 misaionary
work. Upon adjoinmg t the schoolr. otn, which was
filled, about 140 persons being prseent, the meeting
wad opened with a hymn and prayer., al,er which the
Vicar, Rev. Nigel W. llradey, who occupied the
chair, explained the objecta for which thev boll been
called together. The S. P. 151 boxes for 11479 were hen
publicly opened and a total suns of la waa announced,
being the contenta of 15 boxes. The Vic it then spoke
at some length on the general subject id mbsione and
miesionaxies,proving how needful it left all Chrietians
to do what can to furth.-r soda a good and enern•
tie! wok for Chrid. ltev. G. W. EIS A, curate of
111,1 borne and Dewliah, then gave some ~f hit ',Donal
experiences., whilst working in the diocese of Anti-
gua, in the West mu, a. Mr. If. Wark,schooltnamter,
of Dewliah, also spoke. 11,. 21. wii collecte lat the
doors. It Ii intended to h.ild a unlit:fly ineeti
alter Easter.

Some time since I referred to the stench which
came to the Harbour in an irregular manner from the
town, but now it comes by Act of Parliament in the
shape of an elaborate and costly system of drainage,
which, by the bye, is neither finished nor paid for.
The Local Board a long time ago purchased some
fields near the Harbour-road for the purposes of the
drainage to the sea. Now they are going to sell them.
Ici It like to speculate how much they will lose by
their sale of the fields at the old out-fall. Wonder
how much more than E. 15,000 they are likely to get.
When we had the first spell of frost I was of opinion
that we should be re-visited with similar weather
before the first mouth .4 the New Year was out, and
it has turned out that my pmgmetications were
correct Not that I pretend to be a weather prophet
or even a student of Zadkiel or anybody else in this
respect, but appearances were decidedly in favour of a
return of frost at no distant day, and as some
knowing ones laughed at what I ventured to say about
it, I think it might just be worth while to remind them,
it's they, and not I, who have made • mistake this
time.