The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-12-14 00:00:00

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SAI.I Or CHRISTMAN FAT STOOIL —At the Wimborne
cattle repository, on Thursday, there was a very large
attendance of dealers from venous parte of Dorset and
adjoining counties, and the supply of sto.k on the
occasion of the annual male of fat cattle and sheep
Included about I.eo bead of the former and NO of the
louse. Tb. competition wee brisk and a general
clearance was effected. Fat beef fit for the butcher
fetched from 14s. to rm. per score. Mr. Creed, of
Bridgewater, sent 44 superior steers, heifers, ad
oxen, which made from 1.27 10s. to £44 each. Fifteen
heifers from Mr. Baventock brought from £24 to OS
each. Mr. Warren, of Lattiford, supplied 20 heifers,
the prima varying from CM to 1.13 13s. each ; and Mr.
Benjafield contributed 20 heifers- and steers, which
cutnhands at from £/3 to £34 10s. per head. Fat
edbeing
isitene,paiwentot up to toperThs.lb.,pearLead,weleiewremmuutttenton
10d. to 144. The sale wan of a very satisfactory
character.
011011 AL ABBOOIATION.—This association gave what
was termed an open night rehearsal in the now Town
Hall on Thursday evening, with great manse The
small room was somewhat inconveniently crowded,
and the fact must have suggested to the association the
advisability of migrating on future occasions to the
Corn Exchange. An uniform
rehearsal,
of Is. for
admission was made at this the proceeda
being given to the Cricket Club, to liquidating a
debt they had occurred. Amongst those present were
the Reeds. E. F. Trotman and J. J. Campbell,
General Maclean, Mrs. Thring, Dr. and Mrs. Brine,
Mrs. Tanner, Miss Flower. Dr. S. G. Parkinson, the
Misses Johns, Dr. and Mrs. Orespi, Mr. and Mn. C.
Ellis, Mr. W. H. Pope, Mr. Chislett, Mc. The
chorus consisted of 441 voices, but the men's voices
were hardly powerful enough to counterbalance the
others. Amongst the ladies who took part in the
choruses were Mrs. Trotman, Mrs. Wvke Smith,
Mrs;Batterbury, Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. S.G-. Parkinson,
the Misses Johns, Mims lienshew, the Misses Heeler,
Miss Quick, Miss Corbin, Miss Thome, Miss
Parkinson, Mils Trottnan, Mrs. Bartlett, Miss Druitt,
and many others. The male voices included Mr. Trot,
Mr. J. I. Bartlett, Mr. T. Joyce, Mr. It W. Dibben,
Mr. C. Taylor, Mr. E. Wareham, Mr. G. F. Score,
Mr. A. Bartlett, and several others. The Wimborne
Harmonic Society, under the conductorship of Mr.
J. Whitehead Smith, generously gave their services,
and contributed greatly to the success of the evening.
The first portion of the programme consisted
of selections from the first and second parts of
Haydn's oratorio, fht Creation. The soloists were :
Miss Hayter, 'Mr. T. D. Joyce, Mr. G. F.
Score, Mr. W. H. Trot, Mr. E. Wareham, and Mr.
Bartlett. The selections were fairly well rendered,
but none call for special conunenclation. Part 3
opened with Schubert's overture 0 Bmsaimusde,"
by the Harmonic Society, and was followed by • past
song, 'The hunt's up," from Mecfarren's May Day.
The latter was gb en with muoh precision, as were all
the part songs rendered during the second part of elm
prow-mane. Mr. H. W. Dien sang " If dougety
deeds,' and was followed by Mrs. Fletcher, who
highly dalighted the audience with her sweet and
i tasteful Rdering of Gowen's " Bloom on my roses,"
for which she was loudly encored. She responded
with "Th. old love and the new" in an equally
charming manner. A trio, "0 memory," came next,
carefully executed by Mrs. Trainee, Miss Fookes,
and Mr. Trot. Miss Fookes's contralto voice was
beard to much advantage. The Harmonic Society
next played Mosset's symphony No, 1 in o—Andante
fiiinuetto, and Trio—in good style. Hook's part-song,
"The Lam of Elehtneed Bill, found many admirers,
and was redemanded. One of the best items in the
programme, and one which was warmly applauded,
was the duet, "Little bark, ah, bear me swiftly ! "
charmingly given by the Mimes Heyter, whom voices
harmonised in • pleasing manner. Mr. T. Joyce
sang, "I heard a voice," but it is open to question
whether he could not have made • better selection
than this, for be was not heard to advantage in it.
The programme concluded with Pinsuti's well-known
pert :tong, "Good-night, beloved." The National
Anthem, with Mrs. Trotman as soloist, brought an
enjoyable evening to a close.