The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-04-20 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.

THE TOWN BAND, under the direction of Mr. J. Foster
(bandmaster), played a selection of music in front of the
Greyhound Hotel on Thursday evening, evidently much
to the delight of • crowd of persons who assembled.
SPRINO.—The genW showers of the pad few weeks
have made the face of nature assume spring-like aspects.
The trees and the hedgerows are covered with bursting
buds ; the fruit trees are blossoming, and the meadows are
clothed with living green. The cuckoo was heard in the
immediate neighbourhood on Wednesday Last week, and
the fields and woods are resonant with the warbling of the
feathered songsters.
BILLIARD MATCII.—An "exhibition" match WU played
between the two noted champions, Cook and Roberts,
jun., on Wednesday evening on the table at the Bridport
Club. There was a large attendance of members and
their friends. The game was a 1,000 up. It commenced
at eight o'clock, and finished at eleven, there being a half-
hour interval. For the first 600 Cook was ahead, but
Roberts gradually dulled um and at the finish he was
Luilo against Cook's 900. Cook made the largest
280. break,
Afterwards five games of pyramids were playedt
Roberta won four of them. The scores were kept by the
club-marker (hin W. White).
MUSICAL TALENT.—Mr. W. Stone, the celebrated
violinist, of this town, has won golden opinions of late in
other quarters. On Thursday evening he took a promi-
nent part in • grand concert given at Hungerford, in aid
of the St. Saviours new organ fund. Besides playing in
an instrumental trio, he excelled in two violin solos, the
first being Lamb's" Romance," andithe second Dr. Beriot's
I "Fifth Air, varied." which the Malborough Time, spoke of
as a masterly performance, it being encored.
MILPLASH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETT.—The annual busi-
ness meeting of this society was held at the Bull Hotel on
I Wednesday evening at five o'clock. The accounts (pre.
I muted by Mr. N. M. Loggia, the hon. secretary) were
approved and passed, and Mr. J. Davy (Fondover) Men
took the chair. The old committee were re-appointed,
I with the addition of Mr. Job Legg (Bridport), and Mr.
Arthur Tucker (Netherburv). The prise list was revised,
and arranged for the ensuing year, and the annual
meeting and ploughing match fixed to take place on
I Thursday, October 31st, at Brinport. The names of Mr.
P. Ralli, M.P., and Sir James Elphinstone, Bart., M.P.,
were aided to the list of vice-presidenta
SERVICE OT Seisti.—A very pleasant gathering took
place in the large schoolroom connected with the Congre-
gational Chapel, on Thursday evening, the occasion being
a pictorial and musical illustration of the Life of Joseph,
i accompanied with descriptive readings in the words of
Scripture. The dissolving views, some sixteen in number,
were shown by Mr. J. T. Stephens's magic lantern, by
means of the oxyhydrogen lime light, and were of large
sise, and brilliantly coloured. The readings were given
by the pastor (the Rev. F. J. Austin), and the musical
portion of the entertainment was under the direction of
Mr. S. Champ,who presided at the organ, and who was sup-
ported by about fifty voices 7he whole of the pieces were
given in the most pleasing and enjoyable manner, the
combination of voices being exceedinly good. The service
of song opened with • chorus—" Toll us the good old story
of Jacob's darling son," —the music and words of which
were displayed on the canvass. The reader then recounted
the parentage of Joseph and the jealousy of his brethren,
the first view representing Joseph clothed in his coat of
many colours, bringing his father the evil report of his
brethren. The second picture depicted the dream of
Joseph, and the jealousy of his brethren was shown by
the chorus responding with "See, see their anger rise."
Joseph cant into the pit was the next scene, and the hymn
"God moves in • mysterious way "was sung to a chant by
Hayes. A soprano solo "Look up, thy hell) Is nigh," warn
very sweetly sung by Miss K So-afield, and then "One
there is above all others" was sung to music of Jackson's