The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-10-11 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

hinTrA.llT.—Lieat. R. L. GASVOI resigns his com•
miadon in the P.W.O. Regiment.
POSTAL.. —3luce the collection of letters on Sundays
from the . ailway postal box, the number hal ravel aged
about 400.
Corevlor ESTABLISHIALIfT. Captain Small, late
R.N., goveruur of hforpeth prison, bra been appointed
deputyagneernor of Poralmid Couviet &tab ishmerit,
rice Mr. W. H. 0. Russell, removed to Briziou.
PRIMITIVE METHODIST.- The Rev. F. Kt dell, of
the rot-mores-well Primitive Metbodist Chapel, has
been compelled to resign the ministry from iii.health
after having had three months' sick leave, although •
most promising young prowler. Ha left Portland for
his home on hionday.
Meant' Duane. —On Friday the autumnal charge if
marines, in the men-of-war on the station, took lace.
Those who 11161,8 served their time in the ships return to
Portsmouth, the R.N. Artillery to Rest,ey be rake,
the R. Marian to Forton barracks, Gosport Their
reliefs arrived by the five o'clock train, between 50 and
60 in number.
SODDEN BIRTH.—()n Monday a iIrODULD WM driven
up from Underhill to a publichonse ,at Buton,
a room enquired for. The room was not to Let, and the
woman wiw driven to Another publichouse, who, the
landlord happened to be out. Here she was admitted;
but, just De she had 001110 inside the house, a little gi. I
was born. Dr. rise was sent for, arrived immediately,
and mother and child are doing well.
ACT or Beavier.—Ori Tuesday morning, at • full.
dress parade of the I'. W.O. Regiment, at the Verne,
hiacAdarn we. deo mated with the medal of the
Royal Humane S iciety, tor gallant behaviour at the
scene of the late fatal accident at Alderney, when
Pilot Brown Lot his life. The lieutenant named is an
excellent swimmer, but when the boat capsized, Lieut.
Lowey and the pilot sank. Lieut. hiacAdam first
dived, eucoeeded in getting hold of Mr. Lowry, and
swam with him to the rocks, then returned again, aid
made naveral eff irt, t reach rho pilot. Once the
lieuten ant got hold of him, but lot him again, the
init being • heavy an in and iaaeueible, the heaven .nit
was enable to retain his hold. Lieut. Lowry was,
however, saved by the exertions of the gentlemen
named.
Tile NUMMI° SZEVICZ AT ST, GlZololtit CHURCH
For the special harvest thanksgiving service., the
church Wall decorated with much tacte sad ye-,
elaborately by Mr. and Mrs J, C. Lan.. Mr. F.
Pearce, churchwarden, Mr. an I Mr.. Wool, echeol-
madier mad miateesa, lr. 1-1. Stone. &a. The building
was adorned with • profusiom of tut., too many D 3
quote, AD,I in the charnel there was the design of •
crcbs of flowers, the pulpit and reading-desk were
decked all over with testa, designs, anal flower., and
wreaths of ivy, wbh a hanging fringe of oats; a large
number of banners was disidayed in the church, and
the altar rails waa 66 handsome sheaf of corn • n
front of the communion table, while the holy table
Its . If was covered for the fire time with a new an I
andeowe cloth of criers in Utrecht velvet, with A
MOH DI anagram in front, and the gift of Airs. Richard
L ;on the table was a large rod of I read made
fr m the new wheat, and ',hoed about were apples,
peare, grapes, and Waist am. The sermon in the
urr,rning was preached by the hey. J. B. Palmer.
curate, from "Blew. the Lori, 0 my soul, and forget
net ill I-fie benefit.," Psalm ciii. ; rraci in the evening
Vie r..ctair, her. J. A. Beszor, preached frau nuth 8—" Go not to glean to Another field.'
Special psalms and lessens were real, and the anthem
was 0, give thanks unto the Lord," sung by •va rT
g I choir, fluxed, numbering over 60 voices Oa
Send iy evening there was in dna church a larger c"'''
erealition than ha, been e-en for some time past, the
church being densely packed in every part.
H•ItVIDsT THAniLIGIVING AT ST, PITTEA'S CHUSOS.
—Harvest festival services were oelebrated at St.
Peter's Church on Sunclisy lag. Tile church had been
most tastefully decorated by the lathes of the Grove
and other friends and there was a general expression
of opinion that the macre I edifice had never preseated
• more Pleasing and attractive appearance. •rwo new
atalned glass windows have recently been placed in the east end in memory of Mr. Brooks, late thief
warder of Portland Priem, subscribed for be his
brother officers as • mark of their high regard and
esteem. Under these windowa some members of his
family had plracel two beautiful funeral wreaths, hung
on white satin and resting on a ground of black velvet.
Among those who kindly waisted in the decorations
Were Mrs. Appleford, Mint A pp'eford, Major Webster,
Mrs. Johnson. the Misses Johnson, Mrs, Lilly. Ili"
Barnes. Mrs. Brady, Hrs. Waters, Miss Cohen Mr.
Western, Mira Curtis, Min. Hardy, and Miss Hancock.
Thanks sire due to Messrs. Ward, Hodder, and
Austin for their liberal contributions of corn and
vegetables. By the kind permission of the officer
commanding the 14 b Regiment, P.W.0., two soldiers
were present arid reni'ered efficient service in fixing UP
the decorations. A most appropriate sermon we.
preached in the morning by the vicar. the Rey. W.
Appleford, from Isaiah ix. 3—" They joy before Thee
accor ling to the joy in harvest." ID the evening the
Rev. T. Ottley, vicar of St. John's., preached an
impreesive sermon from Isaiah Iv. 101-12. The
service was choral, and the anthem "0 give thanks
unto the Lord" was effa cti• ley
_rendered. The off. 'tory
was devoted to the Princess Mary's VIIIOIIO ROOM on Addleshene.