The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-06-22 00:00:00

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39TH DILPOT BRIGADR.
200 Yds. MO Yds. 600 Yds. Tot.
S ?rat -Major Gray .. ... 24 21 13 61
Q.111..8 •ritt. Laird ... ... 16 9 6 26
Pare ister Sera Wilson ... 27 9 6 - • if
Stal.-Ssut. Williams ... 19 8
C ,I..Bergt. Bartlett... ... 27 111 4 E
Col.43erit. Ritchie ... ... 19 9 16 44
Sersr. Denning ... ... 22 95 17 61
Sprit. Allison... ... ... IR 21 6 44
Ser,it. Osborne ... ... 22 22 26 - 70
.. rz t . Butler ... ... ... 14 26 19 In
Fergt. Train ... ... ... 19 0 6 25
Uori.l. (Luling ... ... 24 20 21 66
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Dora.t Miith
39th Brigade Depot

814 185 143

Majority for Militia

STAFFORD MISSIONARY Immo.
How many years ago was the meeting of the auxiliary
society at the little village of West Stafford mule into •
rather imp.rtent otte, as to finances, and still more by the
interest It excitel among the inhabitants of the neighbour-
hood T Looking back for about a scare of yew, the central
fie:nre of the gathering in our memory Is that of the ever-
e,tarrued lady who led the van in all kindly doings, con-
nected with the Church of England, in that retired
village, and extended her Influence in more way, than one
..ver the whole county of Dorset. Now that the feel and
exhortations of to ministers have faded from the mind,
1. aviug only a general imprssilon of the intereet they
exated in missionary work, the kindly face and pleasant
voice of that lady still remain fresh and elem, and when
after years atomic we again fellow Dorchester fashion,
and to &mos, the verdant fields to where the nag on the
old church tower beckons, it is difficult to realise that Mrs.
Smith's übiquitous presence and the Impressive welcome
all 41 mute eon almost feel you were • personal friend,
will not he again Illuminating the old church. Yet thy
are gone from our gear. and aa Mr. Barnes said "Oar people,
where are they I" The forget-me-nots still peep blue from
the streansside, broader and bolder than whore they
shrink on the dry hill-top, the magenta elan are as
numerous on the hedge-bank. the osh in the river as lively.
the grass on the " vield-path" is si dewy. and the teepee still
more darkly green the plank-bridge more worn, the
hedges, though Perils more trim, are more dense, the
cottage gardens more till of quilled end fringed daises, the
Ivy denser on the tower. and the paves thicker in the
churchyard; but there are garlands on the tombstones and
deckings about the church. "Welcome," surrounded by
moss, and surmounted by • wreath of flowers and ferny,
met you at the church porch, inside over the door was an
arch of fern plumes; garlands bung in front of the
gallery, the carved screen In front of the chancel was
still more beautiful with red peonies, roses, oalesobtriall.
' geraniums, din, carnations set in green foliags, the half-
circular arch being edged with hens-daisies, note with
flowering planes of all colours stood at the front of the
communion rails, the chancel window wail bordered with
laurel heave., and • profusion of blue and yellow, orange
and red flowers were set in deep green. A wreath of gay
bloom was round the top of the font, and the window sills
and the walls were gracef ally decked. Mrs. Smith's
memory is evidently still green, and her infinenss Wit
living, in Stafford. where
The memories of the just
fimoll sweet, and blossom"—

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will not continue— in the dusk" for the lady is as
truly • living saint as any oaaonised. and her works do
follow her belay done aPiM is hef
.oaoli. Pr thaw she has
left belga. Th. aged minister eau cwairives to obtain
frsols tertaaosies to the mills 01 mask= Wolk sad the