The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-10-06 00:00:00

WARE WELL.

HAILV MET Faertea.r.--:fhe —annual harvest festival
was celebrated in this little parish on Thursday lest.
The church was suitably adorned for the creessiou with
the fruits of the earth, wheat, barley, oats, flowers,
and evergreens, whilst voices from the whitewash met
us on grimy side. Over the altar was the text "I am
the bread of life" bordered with corn, and gently
deepening the shade, from the tinted east window, a
lofty cross of wheat ears looked down upon us; this
window was arched with • handsome illuminated
scroll " Thti do in remembrance of me';" Over the
chapati &soh wits another bearing the words "Holy !
Holy Holy! Lord God Almighty;" along the north
wall ran the text " come let us worship and fall down,
and kneel before the Lord our Maker," whilst the south
wall ones more reminded us that "The earth is the
Lord's and the fulness thereof" In the centre of the
altar was placed • wheat seaf, and stile hue • bouquet
of splendid white rcees ; the font was decorated with
flowers and evergreens ; the pulpit, prayer-desk, and
archway were also remembered. Service commenced
at three p.m., with the DOW happily familiar hymn
" Come ye thankful people come." Evening prayer, with
the addition of the beautiful collects authorized for use
on such occasions, was said by the rector, the Rev. E.
P. Cambridge, who also preached in his usually simple
and °sanest style, taking for his text the words "The
earth bringeth forth fruit of herself, first the blade,
than the ear, then the full corn in the ear." A collec-
tion of alms was afterwards made. From the
church the stream of worshippers wended its
way to the " Warmwall Horticultural Show,"
sea red and white ribbon sign shove the entrance gate
to the school-room termed it, and for a time the usually
quiet little street presented • most fumy and important
appearance. All assembled, (or as many as could obtain
'tending room) at the school, the rector proceeded to
read a short address, and to distribute the !Drive.
We were sorry to find • much smaller competition for
than on the last oecasion, and we thought it would have
been more estisfactory had thee. who •ieused their
Lbsanos as competitors by time dryness of the season,
brought their beat specimen., if only in token of their
appreciation of the institution, however distant their
cheese of • prize might hays been. Young Warmsrell
was represented in &splendid display of wreaths, and we
are sure the task of awarding prises in this section most
have been • most perplexing one, though probably had
the exhibitors themselves been privately comulted in
the matter each one would have arrived at a decision
without difficulty. Prizes for needlework were also
given by Mrs. Cambridge, whom a prolonged illness
has kept from among us for some months, and whose
presence on this occasion was as universally missed as
the reason of her absence was deplored. The rector's
harvest tea to the school children and choir was naturally
postponed, the day'slestivities were therefore merely
concluded with "God says the Queen," ands volley of
lusty cheers led by Mr. Trotter, for the Rey. E. P. and
Mrs. Cambridge, Mims Church, Captain Foster, ko. 11

WEYMOUTH.

IT Is stated (says the Daily New, bat not on whose
antherity) that more ths.2 NO electors will vote for lir.
J. J. Powell, Q.C., the "anti•ootopeot" candidate.

_ .
PISTOL ACCIDENT. —On Wednesday evening am the
eldest son of the late Mr. Diesel% end a lad employed by
Mt. NiVea, of 81. Mary-street, were playing with a
revolver pistol, one of the barrebi exploded, and the
bullet entered Meech's arm, taking a direction towards
his shoulder. Four medical gentlemen endeavour,cl to
extract the bullet, but did not socowed. The patiant,
however, bee not suflered much pain.