The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-04-28 00:00:00

SHERBORNB.

SHERMAN' &nano- - Meodn. Henryl.. Scrachey Dodd,
from Sherborne, and Charlei. Johnson Moore from Dublin
Cniyernity, were on Saturday Afternoon Clectssl to the
%a• ant rlawiical postenanternhips at Merton Colleges
*Oxford. They are of the annual %%due of .1:041. and are
tenable during residence for live year+, provided the
holder does not accept any appointment a Itieh prevent&
hint from purniiing the full courne of envie 'lll stink.
Accintft r TO SIR ItICIIARIO I OI.TX. MART. -Sir Midland
Glyn, MV. li, liar met with a serious mishap. While
out with has pack—the illarkionor Vale—the meet being
at Ililllteld, his horse st 1111 l hiod at a stn.,
thrown heavily, breaking Itin collar hone. Dr. 'r
who him...a to be ebwe at bawl, bandage.' with stirrup
leathern the injured part, and Sir Richard wan conveyed
to Itin residence, bewestombouse, where he in doing as
well as can be eXPOrteol.
TOE MI onidi Britiwip.. —A meeting of the governor,: of
Vo.ter's sch.s.l was hell at the school library, on W. 'nee
-
day. Mr. li. IL W. l)izby in the .-hair. I.:Oder wa. •
from the Charity Co: 1111 l isnionor., in which. they sue .
that after considering Mr. Fitch', and Mr. Allen n ret •rt
they coul.l 114 WOO Lion IdIO lollrelldNe of Mr. MCOS'II house
in Weathury for Foster n nelos.l. It MIS
resohml to purchase the north part of the fair field for
the school, and as this site appeanid to meet the gemeral
appmhation of the revenging body, it in probable there
ill imt bs further delay ill proceeding with the
4ttilding of the schoof.

BRIDPORT.
TIM NICTI N 1 At TS. —We learn that Mr. T. A. Mitchell,
M. I'.. would have supported the atuendnients moved by
Mr. I'. A. Taylor, M.P., but was cstifinod to his room IT
rheumatism. The amendments were in accordance with
the very numerously signal pctitionii from Ilridport last
year, to help women to olitain from their 1111ANUI115 who
had enlisted a small pittance front tlwir pay.
111111.11 MT 11;ENEll 11. NlllOOl.ll The report has item
received, front South Kensington f the examination in
lootmonth. ii;eorge Monodist (pupil tvAcher) has
"Wants( a second grade Vertitie:lk ill freehand. In the
first (elementary) grunt,,, fila 4 Meech has obtained a
prize for geometry ; and A. M champ, F. Chard T .1
Itean. T. IL, Morris, and (I. Welch for freehand.l,, nuili
lion, use othent have !vowed in JJJJ etry, and ;M in free-
hand, and 75 more are recognised as having lawn satisfac-
torily taught. Thi •it a larger nulolar thee in any pre, joy,
YTT. " " '

nil LATE MAJOR lIENZY TIMPLER. —Th., funeral of
the late Illajor Henry Augustus Templer took place last
Thursday afternoon. Ile svas horn in 1141:1, at Ilris!pork
edeeetml at Um Charter House. Ile married
Kim Harriett Homisell, of Wykes Court, Bridport. Mr.
Ames Templer, the father of the deceased, was a
for some years was associated with his son
Who as., whiottey :Atm and hi notion. ben
with his father took r le:Wine ;mut in the alloirs .4 the
I lotimrsatis a party it, liri.lport. Fur mum time he held
the oMee of Registrar of the County I ourt. lie wos for-
merly it imminent ittentl.or of the own I and was
united' ~,,,, sly elm•ted Mayor fur Uto years 1%17, IN's% and
IQ). lit when the Volunteer Inovulnelit eeme into
exj,,tenee, Major Templer Waol one a the first pupil, at
hi) the. owl mien,' to organise the first corps of volunteers
whieh offer was not aereptml at the time; hut in 1%-,9
r Templer renewed the offer, the result of
WWI that be tomeal lint 141. 1:41t. Vs-IIIIItC41"..
Whi,h body ho became rupiah'. lie then beeisnie unkiOr
"(the battalion of Ihirmt Volunteers, Imit was recently
compelled from ill-health to re m
reign the .utuan.l. lie
we.. borne to his grave by nix sergeant.% and a large -
her of Volunteers, among other friends, attended the
funeral. his remains being laid in the ehurchyant of
brasipolo.

MasUICITIISTTAR.
MELPIAIII AGRICULTURAL SOCIETT.—The annual iatixi-
nem meeting of this society for arranging for the current
yoru's exhihition, was hell at the White Hart Motel, on
Thureday evening. Mr. John Davy presided, and thee
ucre also present —Mears John Pitfield, A. Itittiehl,
Ilavy, M, 4. Tugkor. 11. J. Smith, IN, Bishop, W.
Swatridge, T. llussey (Ilenhay), Morey (Pilsdon), de. The
members of the old committee were re-eleeted. with the
name of Mr. John Hine added.- The Secretary (Mr. N. M.
lags:ink produced the accounts, which showed a satisige.
tory balance of I:14 in band.—The prize list was gone
through, awl several additions male. The schedule, as
revisal, walls, a voluminonsone. -Subeamsnth the usual
votes of thangs were pawed to the seeretav ) and • Italrman
with awls:nation. The next show NILA fixed forThuralay,
Lime 11-411 October, at Beaulinster.