The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-10-12 00:00:00

AN IMPOSTOR.
To the Editor.

Sir,—lt would have been well had the God Template
of Weymouth and Portland, when imposed upon in the
manner stated in your last issue, remembered their
duty not only as Good Templar@ but also as citizens,
and handed the offender over to the police authorities.
The Good Templar Order, like all other great organi-
sations (including the Church), are constantly troubled
with then impostors, and the official organ is reitegily
warning Its reeler' against these pests of soy. If
this gentleman visits our county town on a eimilar
errand it ie hoped that the Good Tempters here will
use every endeavour to procure for him an introduction
to the Governor of Her Majesty's Prison.
Yours faithfull ,
YO.P. Q.
Dorchester, 9th October, 1880.
WEYMOUTH.

SALISBURY SYNOD.—At St. Mary's on Wednesday
Dr. Smith, Dr. Lush, and Dr. Moorhead were re-
elected lay representatives for the Synod at Salisbury.
Mr. J. G. Rowe did not wish to be re-elected, alai Dr.
Griffin was chosen in his place.
Tell CHAIM AGAINST !immure Ansi. —On
Wednesday Mr. Councilor Wallis brought before the
Watch Committee his statement against Sergeant
Apsey, sad after it had been heard, and the sergeant
had made his explanation, the committee decided that
the charge had not been proved, and there wee no
report to make,
"Is SIAROH OF Woart."—On Friday, an elderly
man, who wore spectacles, and looked., if he'd seen
better days, was brought .73 before Dr. Drew and J.
Lundi., Esq., charged with g from door to door
In St. Thomas-street the pre evening, when P.C.
Barrett arrested him.—Prisoner era, a tailor by trade,
and in answer to Dr. Drew, stated he last worked at
worked at Sudbury, in Gloucestershire, and came to
Weymouth in search of work; but he went brgging
because he was • penny short of his lodging-money.
In Manchester, he said, he had • wife and children,
and if the Bench would ioindiy overlook this case, he'd
leave the town.—The Chairman warned him that
begging could not be allowed; but on his promising to
go away
thanks,
the boroughs he was dismissed, and after
ex his went swiftly o.
BOOTING AT CAPTAIN GASOR.-- We WO happy toasts
that the report that Captain Own had been wounded
Lathe late dastardly attempt on him Is not true. It
appears from the Dad, Telegraph that the gallant
captain had lately arrived from Weymouth in
Tipperary, and a report was got up in the district that
he had come for the purpose of getting in his rents.
An attempt, it is believed, was planned to intimidate
him, and on Wednesday night, between eight and nine
o'clock, as the captain was on his way from the house
of his uncle, Colonel Wills Gason, at Bilkelogh,
Drumneee, to Borrie-o'-kane rectory, the residence of
his brother, Rev. Freeman Gason he was fired at, but
fortunately escaped unhurt. Captain Glum continued
hie way to Bonis-o'-kane, where he informed the sub-
inspector of police of the outrage, and • body of
contables was at once sent out to search for the avail-
ant.

-HARM!' 'THANKSGIVING AT CHRIST CRITROH.
The specialties at this service, which was held last
week, mainly consisted of appropriate hymns,
prayers, and lessons, and the curate-in-charge, Rev.
C. B. Ratcliffe, preached an instructive sermon from
Psalm czar-4 26th—" He that goeth forth and
weepeth, bearing pr seed, •.1, 41 doubtless come
Itlnwith rejoicing, i.ranging ,i.a .tV6II with hi
Preschor referred t ' the iv e c.
and said many fame r.a h,1:,..,,, well 'ILI] aad a d. an I
there are not a few. of whom at may ho n tirl, hatmataly
speaking, the fsvourable aeas.an haa c 'me just to a late ,•
but we have found the scale turn for good, bare and
mercy triumphed over judgment, and we were gathercd
1,. rejoice that God has crowned the year with his
goodness, sad that the clouds drop fatness. Through-
out the whole world the crops this year have been ex-
ceedingly good so that, owing to wirestateemanship and
inCr,eeHl facilities foe transport, the deficiency of one
country is now mad* up by the superfluity of another.
We thank Clod for this; but we met remember that
of whom much is given much will be expected; and
if we have received much we must give much. The
Christian life is an active, progresslve life—a going
forth, and we must flu barth oftentimes with *elf-
denial on our part; no man ever yet accomplished an
object if he tried feebly and indifferently, the man
who made ilownright hard work of what be did would I get the blessing. We are to go forth with the precious
seed—the gospel et the living God, and we can look
forward to a glorious harvest home; the mud Amu
not be lost, but be found again after many days.
The offertory was on behalf of the fund for building a
schoolhouse and enlarging the chunk and it produced
64 /On Id.