The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-02-17 00:00:00

Ni. JOSUE Alen, of the Lebourers' Union, at-
bolded the weld* at the Wesleyan chapel on Sunday
nieht.
ODDIMILLOWUnIe—The financial statement of the
Hand-in. Hand Lodge of Odd,.Rows for the past year
indicates moth useful work and healthy progress.
About £l4O was paid to sick members sed for funerals.
The number of member. is 142, being 7 more than at
t
the beitiouine of the year, and the funds amount to no
lois than £715 The secretary of the ldge is Mr. C.
T. Old, P.P.G.M.
DORCHEBTSIS daytime' BANK —The popu'atity of
this excellent beek, under the conduct of Mr. G. If.
Davis as actuate, appears from the re atm:tient of thee:rants
just published for the put year. Tha credit side of the
Demount shows that on the 20th of November lest there
were ou the books 2,086 depositors who had £62,6)4
5.. 31. in the beet. Tee depothe &leo cemprussel
1:79 lii. Id, from • penny bent. .C 1,612 4r. 51. from
19 charitable sixtieth s, and £2,408 9r. 7d. saved by 11
friendly societies. There were 2,117 acoourds opened,
the tote' balance which they represented being no lees
than £66,791 10.. 4d.
Beetialeotie BALL.—On Friday night at the Corn
Exchange, there was a ball given by about 80 gentlemen
of the town and county, invitations beteg issued to
over 330 ladies and gentlemen. Tim decorations and
arrangements of the municipal buildings rtmeined the
tome as on the previous teght. Tergett's band was
also engaged. It was • very gay assemblage, and
afforded much pleasure to all present. Mn. Howe of
Corehill, provided the supper, and the wines were
supplied by Mr. T. S. Bogs, of Dorchester. We
wolerstanu that it. member for Dorehetter (Mr. W. IL
aryoser) sent four dozen of Most and Chaudou's best
for the party.
ST. VALENIINIL—Tbe festival associated with the
trendier of love tokens Neems in no wile likely to fall
into demoted in Dorohestere t.king the heavily-laden
po.tmen on Stturdey morning sa an Index of lhe
existing praotioe. Thousands of letters in unusually
large antelope*, and piles of boxes (.5 though •
haberdasher's shop bed been rifled) tied up with loving
care end with • wealth of wax, oonstituted
lardely the impoliaseeta of the messengers ; and there
were also MIPAirtS despatched •' for fun "—say a wooden
spoon to • slow young man, 'a peir of black kids"
(love.) with a motto to young Mr. arid Mrs. Johnson,
indiarubber figure. in grotesque 'Athlete', and even
Chins "ornaments" with more vigour then deliteoy in
their form ; to say nothing of those ugly pietures with
doggerel vetoes that poor ill-nature delights to send to
poisons who are, however innoceety, an offence to
any. Generally, however, the pease." when not of
the fervidly affeotionate 'clod are intended more in fun
than spite, and perhaps amuse the recipient' as mush
is they gratify the sender., se little harm tomes of it
except to the poor over-weighted postmen, and they
might relieve their woes by taking • gratuity from all
who anxiously expect them and are not disappointed
on "Sweet Valentine's day."
WESLJIT•M Clieral.—On Sunday evening the death
of the late lamented Hrs. Crooker was "Improved"
by • solemn alaptation of the service to that painful
event. In consequeou of the profound ropect in
whieh the deceased was deservedly held, the congrega-
tion wee unusually large. Appropriate hymns were
setae' lee and feellogin rung by the choir and congregation
assembled. The text selected by the Rev. J. Dull was
2 Corlett:dens, sth chapter, let verse. Tbe preacher,
after a brief introdeuelon dwelt upon the fact of the
believer's present frailty, his future sod permanent
glory, and the vivid and sustaining assurance already
realised of his final reward. After an earnest and
practical discourse, which we. listened to with deep at-
tention, a sketch was read, embodying the more strtklog
features of the character and experience of the deoeimed.
From this we gathered that I. early life she was
soundly converted to God under the ministry of the
late Rev. John Smith, Wesleyan Minister; that after
her oonverdon she manifested much Godly seal by
devoting her time and energy to the duties of Sabbath
school teacher, tract distributor, miedonary oolleetor,
sick visitor, Her piety was strikingly manifest in
the domestic circle. She we, unwearied in her killed
tudem and efforts) to momote the salvation of her hoes"-
hold, and in this she went sot unrewarded. Her last
ailliethen was peculiarly painful and tryiag, but from
answers elicited touching her spiritual state, it was
manifest all was well. Evidently some time before her
Orange came there had been a itemise for the oriels
Her resignation to the Divine Will was most striking.
The (dosing scene was trying, but after weary hours of
watching aed waiting, the straggle ended, end "the
weary wheels of life stood still. The removal of the
late Mrs. Croaker is • loss irreparable to her own family
and creates • gap in the church to which she belonged,
which will with diMoulty be filled up. Her epitaph Is
well written in the words of the Inspired Book—" The
memory of the jut is 'dossed."
CANDLEMAS FAlll.—Tho annual hiring fair took pine.
at Dorchester last Seiturday, and, despite muddy roads
and threatening pleads in the early morning large
numbers of farm servant, elute to the town to sejoy
the fun and see how wages and plum were goine. The
young fellows spoeed an abundance of blue ribbons in
their bits—we have never OHM SO mush except at the
election—and there was a general air of oareleatheas
about them and • selfeasertion in their demeanour such
as we have not before observed. At the top of the
town • tolerably large number gathered in the morning
offering themselves for hire, and farmers were busy
amongst Ibsen, the latter befog more numerous than
for several years past. Change seems to be the order of
tho day amongst the labourer., in not • few oases
merely for change, and in others no doubt with the
hope of 'bettering thenuelees." Of late efforts have
been made to lower the past summer rate of wage.,
but from what we could lean of the fair the men
generally bold out at present for at least as good pay,
and even with that hesitate ebout entering into • jowly
contract, But it mutt be remembered, they have
seedy two mouths yet to make up their minds, so thy
can afford to be aggresses just now. There did riot
appear lobe many bargains reside: probably both peril 5
are acting eith caution. We heard of one farmer who b.e
given arise to one of his men if Is. a week until the bread
is ed. a loaf—a state of thins, he expects at no distant
date, and we hope his vaticination will be speedily
vet. fled. A Welsh agrienlturiat came all the way from
Glamorganshire seeking m n, the wage. he off:reel,
being 15.. • week with cottage arid potatoe land free
aid furso for cutting. But for this pay he expected
thorough.), good men, and he had • pre judioe, founded on
his experienee, against Union MOS. ln G artiorgauseire
the competition for lebour ii the large towns, ducke and
collieries, has increased the form labourers' wages own
bide rably. "Mass" nicotined of the labourer-a were celled on
kordiogton Green. Jus.pe Arch being eonounced as one
of the speakers. But Arch did not come (at least till
night), and the rain did, so that the utoining meeting
was small, and the afternoon Ineetiug, weggon and all,
would, it attempted, hare been washed away by the
furious downpour. The See:ling drum and fife
headed by • red 9.g, with • buuoh of blue ribeens at
the top of the pole, marceed down the High street
playing to Fordington Greco, but only a small number
were collected. In the wageou were Mr. H. Mayor, of
Blandford, and Mr. B. Wedmore, of Stourpatue, the
Dorset delegate. A Mr. Hillier was appoiuted chair.
mho, and then Mr. Wedmore alerted • Union melody,
and coached up the eudieuce ii join in the chorus, hot
Ii was Lot very exhilarating. After this Mr. Meyer
reed a resolution the purport of which seemed to be
ineisting on the labours,. obtaining • "permanent
interest in the land." Wedmore spoke to tide with a
good deal of facility and no little balmy. He attributed
the high price of bread to the imperfect onitivatiou of
the land rendering necessary the importation of foreign
corn, and be appealed to the feelings of his audience by
telling them they provided everythbig for rich men's
tables and received themselves only the crumb.. This
pernicious nonsense was endorsed with " Hoorays,"
and one excited old fellow at short intervals lung up
his hat and bellosed U-CIMOO tr-ever." In support of
his statements the del. gate maid that at Horton a farmer
last summer twelvemonths purchased &Weida mutere
which was brought in bags and placed in the middle of
• field. That was all ho did, and the stuff was there
now end the bags rotting. The weepier had a
beautiful crop of thistles and docks. Be
rented directly under the Feri of Shaftesbury.
Then, he said, on • hum at Chalbury, the land
had been so neglected that • little time back
• steam engine was got to plough it, but
giouldn't do iii About four months ago he had an
Interview with Lord Shaftesbury, and told hinted thee*
things, and he also spoke of it to his lordship's stowerd,
who "acknowledged throe farms were in a very bad
state." Since then two men had applied to the noble
earl for flee urea of lend earth, one offering 51. an sore
more and the ether 10s. an sore more than the present
tenant is paying, and 12 months' rent in advance ' • but
they were refused. In a seeond interview with Lord
Shaftesbury, reference. was made by the noble earl to
the hard things said about him and the Scotch miners
at the Dorchester meeting, amid Wedmore said he was
present, eine told his lordship strong language was
necessary sometimes. He also informed the noble earl
that the labourers did not want anything unreasonable,
but • fair day's wage fey • fair day's work, and he
thought if • man worked thoroughly well nine hours •
day for six days he ought to have for it a sovereign, an
acre of ground with his cottage both indepeodent of his
employer, and • run for • cow at stair rental—(more
hurrahing and throwing up of hat.).—Mt. Mayor next
spoke, urging the men to make only monthly engage-
ments, and saying he could find places for a thousand
men if they weld not get work in DorseL —lB I
men were anxious to see Arch to icquire about Canada,
as they thought of going there. Of these one had been
out to Brasil, where two of hie obillren had died. In
the afternoon the rain came on in tremendous showery,
driving everybody to +Leiter, and deluging the street,.
Nevertheless *beet three o'clock the Sydling bend
played down the street, followed by the blue-ribboned
men, in ono of the heaviest storms of rain we remember.
But at the bottom of the town they broke up, and, as
the rain came on heavier and more persistently, they
gradually dispersed. Teens seemed to be • good deal
of drinking &Wog on, tool three were more "beery "
Men about the two than we have seen for some pars.
In the etching it was said that Arch had arrived, bathe
letO, owiog to the breakolown of a tr An. - - lo the fair
Sold there was • goof supply of heifers mei calves mid
(oMPULIIOUT El UCATIO2I WANTED. —At the Town young stook, but those, were scores. Both Mr. litoor
ball, on Monday before the Mayor and Mr. Doreniab, • cud Mr. Symonds held tondten. Tee cow stock, obteb
!Pto urchiu, aged 9, named Nononen lake, wee charged be. of late fallen to puce re.lised the fol los tog
with staling • 2lb loaf, value 321., thei roperty of Mr. figurer, ;-11. dor ILIA tairce. front £l4 ills to £24;
Robert Hunt. It appeared that On Friday, Mr. Butt's tenement. £l3 to /.48 per head ; oo,lis, XV to £35. Ibe
bread cart was standleg at the Rev. If. Motile', door, best fat beef may be quoted at 15. per so-i.e. Wether
an 1 Miss Allerdyer, from the windows of Salisbury- inuttou brought Mt per lb. and ewe motto, 91.
llon.e saw prhener take al. et from the cart. P.S. Cal,ea sold at from 25. to 1:5 per heed. A brisk trade.
elitche'll appreheudd the lad, when be said It WAS Look In the Corn HISISSI4O tie supply of wheat was very
took tt • loaf, and bought peunyworth of obtuse to mall, the best dry Wools atrat", from
while damp qualit.ea
eat 'Jell it. Mr. Hunt's man Loom, hating informs- 56a to 645 per letatud q rider,
tine, found prisoner aed L .sting the lors'.—The also nialutetned Isie pricers. Barley was also in much
lad's father and mother attended to-day, and Mr. leae supply than last week, the quotations receding Is
/3) moues tutted why they did not rend him to school, per quarter. Oats for seeds were In dentand, all, per
but got no
—Wheat I,el re at
. 'The man is in Mr. Taylor's employ, quarter advance on last week's plisse. The last eill01•1
and bus 12.. • week standing leeriest, and be a day extra averages (the 7th instant)tw4ere
when thrmbleg. They h fire chileiren.—The lad said 56 9ed ; barley, 911 W.. •0. oatai 75 gesi at
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ho bad plenty to eat.—Mr. hjmoode pointA out that 275 lid.—There wee tee rumal display of earentitural
he might be mint to prison, or be fined. or be whipped: deplementa by Menglu _ 3°•. Mr. 14304 Sod
111111% said there was a good deal of this &prods- Moore. Croelleee Filoll
r., s•r;i'
. ai
Li ine/ ge ;e 00, and he made his man responsible for
w'ret Le lost.—Supt. Coward said there was • rang of Mewre It. Thormou, Warre, l.'
these leas about, who stole front bread saris and even
L'432ll,:ere're tettlerice.- T 1,.. iS.iO uivaoij..*tfl,or] knet in which
Lob g'.ea out of wisdows to get at sweets. He bad
itaehleigh had bU1111110114.11 talk,,,. for utelieieue ;Leper, le
be. o obliged to put • Fellowman in plaiu clothes In you.' troot.- nt Mr. Syotals ler lellettee • Mr. Kie(,. for
Fereiegtha to stem it•—rbe ueueb o•Ileei on the father Itatiblelgh. 'no gut:cloti of title having ii.net relied at the
to cuter into reoogoisanoes of £2O to briog up the lad ! pre:veers brewing, i.,-do) Mr. eyinends tailed annulus to
Henry Wore, reelding at Nether Corno, said he lived at
man. of it ; if he were not oared
for judemeet when °ailed on. Mr. Bymends explained Prove the DIP."' Valltdlett, and pleaded the ogee
that if the lad was sent to school, looked after properly' tif his client en eut the trine.
end conducted himself well, they would uot hear any
man named Norman worked there sloe and tired in Roth-
for„ they would haveCoque* up till April, 1070' awl worked for Mr. Mole ;
to bring him up tor moutimoo, aid, If they Wad, would high's cottage. Knew the garden, and planted Yellen
pi into vogue, pinto, ol whom kg rental li, 10, 7111 riot, ;ape

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