The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-20 00:00:00

DOROHIST33.

HOLY TRINITY CaMICH.—On Sunday next special
harvest thanksgiving services will be held at Trinity
Church, and collections made in aid of the Dorset
County HospitaL
Tun hloamm or THI Bolloooll.—For three con-
nactaive wain there has been no criminal business at
the Petty Seseions, which speaks volumes for the
morality and good order of the boringh.
Clcusa. —We are linked to announce that a meet-
ing of cyclists, and those interested in cycling, will be
held st the King's Arms, on Tuesday, September 27th,
at half .past sight, for the purp iss of forming • local
centre of the Bicycle Union, of which Mr. Fr. man is
hon. sec. less.) Mr. H. &many. Chief Consul of
the 8.0. T. is expected to be present.
GRAND bONCIRTB. From an announcement in
another column It will be wen two concerts will be given
no the afternoon and evening of Tuesday, Sept. 27th
ttolii:ie.
ncrthe direction of Mr. F. W. Galpin, of Trinity
Canibridga), in aid of the Dorset County
Minuet Building Fun 1. The performers will be the
leading members of the Cambridge University Musical
Society, and the Cambridge Concordia Glee Society,
kindl audited by friends. The concerts are under die
patronage, and the programme, being an
attractive one, no doubt the proceeds of the concerts
will be • considerable acquisition to the Museum
Fund.
Gaon Or Kalcritsitr.—At the Borough Police
Court this (Monday) morning, before the Mayor and
Mr. Alderman Curios, Mr. NE. C. Weston applied for an
ceder ol ejectment agalcust Henry Drake, from the
house of Mr. M. Devenish, in Durngate street.—Mr.
Dyer proved serving the neosseary notice on the wile.
Devenish, the owner of the house, said he let the
house to Drake prior to July 6th last. The rent was
St • month, he (Mr. Devenish) to pay rates and taxes.
Drake had occupied the hotels ever since. Alfred
&tweeds proved serving the defendant personally with
• notice to quit.—There was no defence, and the
Bench made the order.
HARIMIT THANICIIGIVINO SZIVIOZS. On Sunday
thanksgiving services for the late harvest were held in
all the churches of the town, with the exception of
Holy Trinity, and collections made in aid of the
Dorset County Hospital. At St. Peter's £l3 fia was
the amount collected, and at All Sainte' £3 14s. 24.
At Fordingtoo the collections were as follows :—Lt
Holy Communion, 85. 30.; morning service, £64.. 41.;
thil&en's service, 19s. 50.; evening service, a 13e.
total, £9 sa. 61d. Christ Church—At early service,
4s. rid.; morning service, Lila. 1011 I.; evening *orrice,
life. There were no decorations, out at Christ Church
the usual floral croon on the altar was composed of
bider and geraniums.
• Lam RsereaLurr.—hties Waterman, a noted
revive/IM, caned •141•0011 at the Primitive
Methodist psi on Sunday last. There were large
who listened with great attention to
=lll:blitl'preathes with oonsidersbn power and
eloquence. Th. attendance in the evening was
@modally good, many being unable to find seen. In
the morning the text was Song of Solomon IL, 14.,
and in the evening 11. Kings, xiv. 26. In the after-
noon Mir Waterman preached in ihe open air to an
andisnos numbering about 500, and we are glad to
barn there wag not the slightest symptom of &order
or disturbasios. There is to be • public tea meeting
to-night, and revival ineethigs during the week.
BAND or Hors Tn.—The quarterly tea and enter-
tainment in connection with the Christian and
Tensperamme hinion was held in the Temperance Hall,
Pease-lane, on Tuesday evening last. There was s good
ansedaties, about 60 being tessent. After tea • fin
asaaragog bantegui(started about a fortnight sines)
paraded the pal streets of the town. A publicmeeting was held at half-past seven, when Mr. W. B.
Davis presided. The meeting oommenoed by singing
"I love the Cann of Temperawn" and prai er by the
Bey. B. R. Albin. Mr. C. Ginning, president of the
Boma of Hope, Mr. Clarke, Town Miedoeary, and the
Albin addressed the meeting. Temper-
Her. B. R.
awls piens were sung during the evening, and Mr. T.
Castle oremided at their temper.
ooforte. The Rev. R. R.
Albin (baptist Minister preached • very able mper-
aloe mermen in the enip,srance Hall nn Sunday
thennems ban the words What have Ito do with Ala% thou Son of the most high God," St.
v. The attendance was small, but the
pri:uttleserved a full house.
a Pannerarzon—On Friday evening the
moo sod present members of the Dorchester Working
Ikee's Institute presented their president. Mr. G. R.
Bawler, with a handsome marble clock, la recognition
of the very able manner in which he has filled the p set
ci preddent daring the last 23 years. The presents,
Sim WM Wide at a special general meeting of the
members at the reading-ro ma of the Institute, when
own was a good attendance. Mr. Bawler occupied
his noustomed swat as president. After the minutes
had bola road, the President said he was then °mopi-
ng the of chairman for the last time, and he
the great regret which he felt at being about
lb terminate his connection with the society, which
had extended over a period of twenty-six years,
doim 23 of which he had been their president.
go rewind at some length to the progress which the
iniatow had made, and especially alluded to the good
work done by the evening rinses which wore held in
coooo,oticia with it some years ago.—He was glad to
gay that the society had never been either rennin or
boa displayed any political teeling.—The election of
kJs nocessor was by ballot, the result being that Mr.
janomooa, who for a long time has filled the poet of
oco;progident, WM unanimously alected.—The newly-
impala president acknowledged the compliment mid
bbo in suitable terms. The next business was the
„wagon of a vice-president, and Mr. Walter Pouncy
ern elected by a large majcrity.—Mr. Last was
Mend to fill the vacancy in the committee caused by
Dlr. Pouncy's appointment—The presentation to Mr.
Dewier was then made by the new president on behalf
of the seincribers. The clock is exceedingly handsome,
end bears on a plate the following Inscription:—' Pro-
strated by the past and present members of the Dor-
chester Working Men's Institute to Mr. G. R. Bewler,
es • token of their esteem and respect for his conduct
as their president during a period of 23 para. Sept.,
18111." Mr. Pouncy, Mr. J. Payne, and Mr. S. Barnes
'made a few remarks on Mr. Bawler's
.et -The presentation was acknowleiged in
the late president, and ths meeting
then 0'

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