The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-09-21 00:00:00

SEPT. 21, 1880.

Barman Hannigan= —Mr. J. Stevens, leader ;
of the Town Band, we. on Friday appointed by Lieut.- a
Colonel Steward, master of the D. 11.. Battalion Band.
Ti. COONTT 0001 T JUDGESHIP. —Nato says that
Mr. Bontpes, Q.C., who has been named dm this office,
has act Wit offered, nor. If it were, would be belikely
to accept.
Sungl3lo Our—At the County Hall, on Thursday, ,
before Captain Mensal, 0. Greening, a tramp, was
I up for Bleeping in an outhouse, and sentenced
LTidiars bard labour.
Wawa 111 DORSET. —I have read s ,m where of
• colony of Welsluassa settling In Dorsetshire about
tbs middle of the seventh oentum Will someone
kindly tell me the county in Wales whence they
and why they migrated thither: ale, if any
ristn the names of the families exiats !—Tiar Till, in
Nodes end Queries.
BUN Ovimll Tall 8171ENT.—OU Saturday evening.
as a dairyman named Greening was driving down
High issat-street, he had the misfortune to knock
down an old mart named Pasini, • pedlar, living in
Irriary-baildings, but happily without doing him any
very serious injury, the trap fortunately not pandog
over Ida. Paint at the time of the accident was
crowns the roadway just above the Chequer's an i
was (gnawers of the approach of the vehicle. The
=old man, who is nearly 90 years of age, was
into an adjacent boom, where he received
immediate attention, and was then conveyed to his
home. He was cut somewhat about the face and other-
wise shaken; but we NE glad to learn that nobones are
broken.
Senna Idsvo.—At the County Hall oi Fridsv,
be Captain Manse', G. Churchill, I.:sq , Mr.
Haynes, and Mr. Symonds, Sergeant II reported
an outbreak of swine fever at the ',rein', of Mr.
=4 of Higher Barton Farm, wh • 111 I ieen the
go "all on on. side," and whea ho consulted
Dairyman Brake considered it to be tho dis.‘ose. Mr.
Lipscomb, arertlfied that 12 were affe del. Two hot
died sines he saw them, and for these Mr. Marsh could
not recover any compensation.—Sngeant Hitch, who
found three In one sty and eight in another were
affected, said the premises were new and very clean.
When Mr. Lipeowohe was called to the place he fund
we dead and 1.1 111, three beside the dead one certainly
were affected by the disease, and the other eight
elsowaterapeosas of it.—James Brake, dairyman,
wsi
the pigs worth Me. each, selling price ; but
as they bad been going back three or four days with
She amass they looked other thin.—Mr. Marsh said
be save Ms. each for them three weeks ago. The
EIPSIVS were bought of Mr. Henry Chriatopher, who
" brought them from one Burton and took them to
smother."—The committee ordered the living pigs to
be &motored, awarded half the value as compensa-
tion, and declared the piggeries, ikc., an infected place.
ASSAULTING • Wiry. —At the Borough Petty
newelos on
DdiatretrdaTuilla,be.fore the Mayor (W. Darden,
MO M. and Esq., George Wart, of Trinity.
etzest, a dealer In
ing his wife—Louisa BLurt, wife of defendant, said
her husband had been very violent and abusive lately,
when he was in liquor. Several times he had struck
her and she had looked It over, and last Wednesday he
stench her on the head with hie fist several times in
the wens of the day, and threatened to knock her
bead eff. She felt the blows very much at the time,
for they made her Quite giddy, and she screamed
ter help. As she could not go about her daily duties,
tprayed for an order to live apart, for she was
of him when be was in liquor, which was pretty
Shen lately.—Defendant said he had • very saucy boy,
and he (the father) was speaking to the children, when
ace word after another got out. He hadn't been very
comfortable lately, for every time be said anything to
She children his wife took their part, and there was
always something or other to grumble about. —Ordered
So be bound, himself In 125, and one surety In £26, or ,
TWO In 161.2 10a each, to keep the peace for three
months. The expenses were El 7s. In default it was
ordered he be sent for a month.
Snafu° Potatoes. —Janes Meech, of Marminster,
we. brought up on remand at the County Hall, on
Saturday, Wore Colonel Bingham (Chairman)- and
Colonel Steward, on the charge of stealing potatoes
the ptwerty of his master, Mr. John Mead.—The
progeou- tor gated he we. a farmer, residing at Chars
ndaster, and the prisoner was in his employ. He
could not swear to the bags (produced) in which the
potatoes were, but he had some common manure bags
at home like them. The potatoes (also produced)
corresponded exactly with those grown by him. The
tugs and potatoes would be worth about 3..—Prisoner:
I am very sorry, gentlemen; please to look it over as
mash as you can for me.—He pleaded guilty, and
wished the ewe to be dealt with summarily. He
had lived at Charenbaster for 30 years, and
had been in the service of his last employer 26
years.—ln ocesideration of his previous good character,
the Bench took • lenient view .sf the case, and fined
bbn 16.. and onets.—The money was ,all by prisoner's
son.—The Chairman (to prisoner) : A man of your
years ought to be ashamed of it. You were with your
last master 26 years and have loat your good character
by stealing • few potatoee.—Prisoner (with tears in
rek lam very sorry for it, sir.—He then left the
TIOIPERALNOS Minna AT 'MT BAIGIACK.I. —By the
kind permission of the officer commanding, a temper.
awe meeting held in the New Barracks on Thurs-
day last. -Sergeant Manning occupied the chair,
and In the course of his remarks said that the National
Tempwance Lennie had recognised the need of more
thorough organisation and employed their agent, Mr
& Sims, to frame a set of roles which, if carried out,
would tend towards consolidating the temperance cam.'
In the army. Kr. 131 MS was with them this evening to
explain these rules, and he (the Chairman) wiss quite
awe that • treat was in store for them, as the agent of
the was qualified net only to frame rules but to
and interest his audience. The Chairman
domed by reading a letter, written by Sir Garnet
Volseley, as to the benefits arising from the absence
of liqoor on • campaign. —Mr. S. Sims was pleased to be
with them, and he was sure that they would all agree
with him in ;Isis matter of placing the military branches
of the league on a firmer basis. Hitherto everything
bad been done for the soldier free; henceforth the
soldier would pay for his temperance expel i nice. And
here he might say that this Idea had been suggested by
the soldiers themselves. They did not want td be
objects of charity; they were paid as well, if not
better, than the working man, and they did no see
the neosegty of oontinuiog recepiente of the chant .ble
donations of those who were, in • sense, no bette off
than themselves. He rejoiced to say that every w' !re
the new scheme was well received, and he knew bat
Dorchester would be no exception.—Mr. Bell, D. 4 T.
Amociaticm, and Mr. Greening briefly acidness:l the
meeting • after which questions were put to, md
asewereif by, Mr. flima—The officers for the cur Int
tabelfze were elected and six pledges taken.—
skied be singing the Doxology.
Weemasen Strimar &moor. ANNIVERSARY.— 'he
minims in connection with the above were held on
. . _ _

Sunday, the 19th that, when W. S. Allen, Esq., If P.
(member for Newestle-underiLyme), preached. ', he
weather being damp, debarred some perhaps, fi onx
Mending, dill the attendance was rood, The ores( .10f
selected his lemma from the ciii. Psalm and the xxiv.
of Eit.Luka, and from the bet-named portion if Scripture
the text was chosen, vii., 49th verse. The great work
of =tilos and amenable was dwelt noon. The
eo
of our Lord—" Tarry ye in the city of
J tdll ye be mined from on high," such was
the last spoken to the followers of Jeans, His
of men poor and illiterate. Yet
=MO' to go forth on a =Won which would result
Is greet blessing. The apostles were not to commence
Mi the power name. No moues would attend their
Sloes till they were fully alive to the work in which
they should engage. A subduing of will, and destroy.
lug of all sin, pleading prayer with God, would alone
swum the blessing. In mighty faith they wrestled and
prevailed. The day of Pentecost came, and 3,000 souls
were won for Jesus. It has been said—This was a
special blessing the 114004101 1, ; not so, other,
were with the Spirit; Stephen received the
=lr, and be, too, was filled with the Holy Ghost.
k as ready and willing now as then to bless and
tisanes from at This spiritual power is within the
seek of all; frequent prayer will secure it. Some
members of churches are full of life and zeal. ever
sowing for the Master, others seem cold sod lifeless.
Sad will It be in the great day for those who have been
no called when they stand before the Judge—not one
sheaf, not one trophy for Jesus—all opportunities
sEpW pest, and golden seasons gone. A young man
In Glasgow was 11l ; during his Mime his mother heard
hiss shout" Lost, lost" She went to his side, and,
Wang his pale face, said "What have you last, my
:oar ye you lost your hope in Christ?" "No
Do; I have lived 24 years, but not won a soul
to JOIND I have not been in earnest mother." Only
those who are filled with the Spirit have power with
God. This spiritual power is in the reach of all;
"Ask, and it shall be given o' those who are anxious
@bell receive. And when this power it given to Clod's
believing people, it will suable them more effectively
to vasquish the evil one, entirely subdue the wi I, and
Jam will mien supreme. Examples of eminent men
full of faith and prayer were referred to. Saul, the
peesectdor, owe • self-righteous formalist, but after-
ward,. a labourer in the vineyard, powerfully plea Ing
with Fells ; Peter cowardly denying his Lord, a little
later clothed with the Spit*, and see the result-3 000
woe for Christ. This spiritual power would enable us
to trample the last enemy under our feet; when death
DO fear, no dread, all will be well. If we would
have the powerlet us plaid for it, and we, too. may
my at last—"Ws have fought the fi4ht, we have
finished our warm ;henceforth there is laid no for us
• mews of Ille."—The evening lessons were from St.
Matthew Emil., and the text from Hebrews ii. 3,
"Row can we if we neglect so great salvation?"
The wattle's Won of Christ when on earth, His
ofierlag up Himself on the cross, His ascension and in
beeves, greater than the angel.. The text refers to
thaw who have heard the Gospel, hut have neglected
to apply its saving truths to themselves. What is there
to secepe—death, that would be • little matter if there
was no hereafter. Nampa miolation—no, that we do
not believe in. NlOS4:otdhat sorer punishment—tramp-
ling under toot the of the covenant—escape the
bunting lake. Tie not neatesary to be • great ginner
to lase this gnat savation—simply neglect the offer,
of mercy. Ti you neglect you must peri.h without
remede, no escape. Why resist? See the world's
PASSIM j ose biDI sweating drop' of blood in
Gethsemane I Why this agony? See him on Calvary I
6. WW" suffering? Your sins and mine nailed Him
to the Hs has secured the great salvation for
and for tau Hear Him saving" It is finished."
The sacrifice is now complete. Will you trample under
me het his blood? Oh the boundless love, the
wondrous love, of Jena, The speaker related a thrit
tt.pr•an who put off the day of
showing danger attending procniet-
laadoo, he was called milianly away unprepared to
mot No o°,l. You maybe smolled as a member of
as aura. sad 2,4 know nothing of the jovs of
reffeles. A woman was for 20 yeast niember of the
Wesleyan Society, but cm her death-aishe was afraid
to die; no hope, she felt she was unprepared. He
emaladed with an earnest appeal to accept the
Saviour. out ths danger of Doneoceptanoe.
earl so • Impressive demon*, which
was llama to by •
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