The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-06 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

Br. Finn's. CRUana.—Collections were made on
smiday list in aid of the church expenses. The
amount cintributed was a 31. fid.
Twit° advantage of the fine weather of Sunday
a farmer, not a hundred miles from Dorchester,
um his bands at work to early some of his corn,
which bad b!eis cut for Sims time. and which, as
unfortunately will be too generally the case this year,
wm rapidly spoiling. We can hardly think the
strictest :iabbatarusn would couileinn Mr. for this,
ma are glad to say, unwind step, for we think we know
enough of him to say he would out cirry his corn on a
Sunday, if there wad any possibility of his doing it on
au, other day in the week.
Local. Hortouns.—We notice several of our towns-
men were succeeeful at the Crowit,ins and limioater
poultry and Figeoo Snow, held on Thursday and
Frids, lest. Mr. F. It. Sutton, Came House, carried
od the first pries for ducse. Aylesbury and Pekin class;
A prise tor pigeous, barbs; highly commended for his
magpies, cock and hen ; and two prizes for drag ins,
.4,h.. AC. W. Owaun 1 WOES two prizes for drs-
gong, blue or dive-, aid one prize and com-
manded for •Iragous, &by colour ; Mr. C. Par•ons won
two prises with his Homing Autwerps (any variety),
as did ale., Mr. Frank Osmond in the same deal. Mr.
H. Daala&a, rreytJWa, Was SUOceS•ful in the Antwerp
clam . _

TIM ALTULATIONS AT THR POST-OrNICE—Thel alters-
time which have for anon LiMS peat been in prooms
at the Post-Alice un ler the direction of Mr. L
Tcley, builder, ac., of Dirt:heater, and litesirs.
stepheu. aol Baotou., of Bristol, are now completed,
A notitumbie feature of the alterations it ate eicalliVll
rooM Which ham keen set apart for sorting purposes.
niody titled up with sects of the urea modern
disecriptiou and admirably lighted by nithills of a glees
roof. The insturneut ruin,whiGh WOS previ ,oily
ou the around 8 ,ur at the back of the buitling, I. n rw
"us.,sel upw...irr. Every “cc,wincciatiou has been
py,,riclad, and iscthilig hoe been left undone that
could in any way add to the oompleteuese of the
general arrangements,
TIM &tight Rev. the Lord Bishop of Stliabory, on
the 30th ult., instituted the Bev. Frederick Wsbster
Mstumell, M.A., to the rectory of symondsbury,
Dormt, vacant by the death of the Rey. Henry
liewlinson, and the Rev. Edward Denies Burroaes,
L.L.D. to tho rectory of Puockuoale, Doreet, umlaut
by the :Math of the Rev. John Julius &fridge. His
lordelnp, on ths 23th ult., licensed the (tee. John
Hoary Botcher, 8.A., to the curacy of Netherbury,
Dorset. We understand that the Rev. John Stephen-
son, vicar of St. Juhu's, Weymouth, ia to be col aged
to the Prebend or Canonry of Netherbury, in Eccles*
vacant by the death of the Rev. G. P. (heather.
TIM New ACT Oe WILD itieDe.—Ou Tuesday the
Act to explain the Wild Birds' Protection Act of last
year WAS issued. Doubts have arisen as to an enact.
meat, and a new one is now provided that a person
shall not be liable to be oonvicted under Section 3 of
the recited Act of exposing or offering for sale, or
having the control or poseemion of any wild bird
recently killed, if be satisfies the court before whom n.
is charged either that the killing of such wild bird, if
In • plaxe to which the said Act extends, was lawful at
the time when and by the person by whom it was
killed, or that the wild bird was killed in some place
to which the said Act does not extend, and that the
fact th.t the wild bird was imported from some place
to which the said Act does not extend, shall, until the
contrary is proved, be evidence that the bird was killed
in some place to which the said Act does not extend.
The schedule to the Wild Birds Act of 18801. now to
be reed and construed as if the word 'lark" has been
Inserted therein.

" k.x r • sea AND " TETA° RAm " 01F1011121 v.
PODDLATILANTLUDI C.C.—A. match was played on
Tuesday between • team oomposed of members of the
" Express" end " Telegram " staff, and the Puddle-
trenthide C.C. The weather, though threatening,
we fine, and • capital afternoon's whilst was enjoy.
The Pdlistrenthiile club had a very give' team, but
they ootild not stand against the bowling el Messrs.
Stevens, Gillman, and Cuff, which was very elbeelve.
However, there was some very good cricket displayed.
From the subjoined soots it will tie seen the Dorchester
team won by 14 runs :

" &ULM " MID " TILSODAN .. 07MCia.

J. Glllm&n.'bMltch.fl 0 b substitute... ...
F. Clean. b substitute ... 9 b substitute... ... 0
11 Newman, c Mitchell b sub-
stitute ... 1 b substitute...
J. Stevens. b Mitchsll . 4 b subeutute...
C. Cult.bilitchell ... 0 b substitute...
_

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U. liarilett, c H. Payne, b sub- .
Istituto _ 3 b Miller
11. Herds, e end b substitute 1 c Milierb substitnie
P. Miller, Ystes,b substitute 0 run out
W. Bishop. b substitute ... 0 not out ...
Psrsons, run out ... ... 4 b substitute... ...
J. Urfsen. not out ... 3 run nut

PODDLITIIINTIUDZ.

D. Miller, b Stevens... ... 2 b Waren, ... 0
J. Sundae run out. . 1 c Mlller. b Stevens 15
T. Payne. b Stevens ... 0 b Stevens ... 0
Yates,. b 1 b (Allman ... 1
Subetstuta. b Stevens... ... 6 c Harris, b Gillman 3
11. Payne. b (Inman 0 it Stevens 0
C. Grove.. b Stevens run out 0
R. Kitchell, St btevens, b Gill-

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Davis, b Stevens b Stevens
J. Grove.. e Bishop, b Stevens 0 b Cuff_
Drake Dot out ... U not out
Extras 3 Extras

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PRIMITIVE METHODIST BAND OF HOPE.
The quarterly tea and entertainment in connection with
this Band of Hope were bald in the Primitive liethodiet
Chapel on Illooday evening last. Toe children, to the
number of 80 ,first had their tea, the adults taking theirs
if tervrarda 'The weather was very wet, which no doubt
prevented many from attending.
A very interesting entertainment was given in the
evening by the children, presided over by the Rev. J.
Knipe, of Weymouth. The following was the programme:
—Song, " Love at Horne," K. Na.ters, A. leocityer, A.
Pasty, Green, B. Norris, J. Squibb. and B. Garland;
recitation, "Little Jun ," George Mitchell ; dialogue, "The
P.rodiga G
l Son," Bessie arland and Bessie Arnad : recita-
tion, "The Dying Band of Hope Girl." Trrphena Hardy;
recitstion, "The Orphan Girl," Gertrude Knipe; melody,
"Jonathan Gibe," choir ; dialogue, "Faithful unt
Death," A. Peaty. A. L ickver, E. Meedway, and
Maine.: recitation, " Throw Down the Bottle, and Never
Drink Again." Isabel Squibb: hymn. "Sound the Battle
Cry," live boy.; recitation, "To my Live," Janet Hardy ;
recitation, "Begging and S esie Knipe' dialogue,
" Leaving the Sunday School," H. Dove sod C. Arnold;
dialogue, "The Slander." six girls—K. Garland, Green,
Norris, Masters, Young, Dotal'; recitation, " Sitsan's
Clinics, and what it led to," Bessie N)rne ; SOUR. "Happy
Home, Misses K. Glidden and F. Norris ; recitation, "The
Change of Howl," Littie }Watt ; recitation, "The Dying
Orphan and her Doll," Polly Hardy ; recitation, "Close
the Alehouse Door." Hiss Godden : chorus, "God Bier our
Youthful Band," choir. Toe whole of the pieces were well
recited, and reflected great credit on the Band of Hope.
Mlle Kota Garland very ably presided at the harmonium.
The usual votes of thanks closed • very interesting even-
ing's entertainment.