The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-01-18 00:00:00

MAIDEN NEWTON.

FARMERS AND TRADESMEN'S DIN NEIL

The annual Fernier: and Tredwonenli D.othe wok
place at the Whitt N.r e 11 tel us *sudsy evening lop.
Toe comp on, entepris id sone et th, pr farmers and
Ira 'molten in the town end mom. it .•.• noightesul hoed. the
co or lerng tsk-n by Mr Wh I. of N wpm Few, who as.
eitpported hi Mr. Giles Blissoods, AU. N Bevis, Mr. T. It.
Ch odes AVieyismato), and Hinny Symonds (Wood-
lira). There were sew pretent—Me.ars Medway (3). W.
Toletn in. Sidslon. J. Be ma, A Wiglym en(ce . maims en),
Trio..! Teams (4). F. F mites. .1. Morrie, .3 wop,Treomi nut,
Seathirielge. Caiord, Gale. U. en, Hurler. J Elampsua,
Silk Whiny, Li'.
A capital spread wee provided by Mrs. l'eYkligm, sod
the tables presented a time appearance.
Grace having been said,
The Ctiain•sis rose and prorwed "The Health of the
(Item,: which wee received Ili.h musical honourt.
The. PIM.- and Pr nc...es of Wales sod toe re.t of tie
R 'vat V ~,,, ly" having be •n elm duly to set • I.
The CHAP/MAN gale* "To. Health of the Army, Navy,
end the VolUlaterni: which was &cot with three thue;
three.
Hunting song, Mr. Saitotne.
The ViClt CILUILMAN prapwed "Trade and Commerce,"
and the Trade ow Maiden Newton in pirticukt, ciutiled
wi'M the Dames of Mr. Medsosy, Mr. Whitty, end Mr.
C'o'rd
Mr. HILDWAY Bret r.mlied. He expressed the p'easure he
felt at b-in'T tut mot oh tot. oe 'whom He ti tide I trade
would flourish In Maiden Newma and where elite
more than it had done for some taws nut. Things were
looking up noes, and he ti listed they would still lawny..
He b-ped he should meet them on many future similar
occasions (Appian...)
S .og, Mr. Peckham, "The Death of Nelson."
Mr 11. SYMONDS then propeed the t oh of " styled.
tore.- It was one he raid which effected them one ad
all. The melon bad been no improvement iin the past
year.. end he trust, I the pr scent 0•111011 of 1811 woul I g
•n,l improve. (Hear, hear.) Trade bad beg with one
end ell of them very bad into ci, out he was glad to say
there bad been • slight improvement in his ewe, end Le
trusted in most other branches of truth. (Hear, hear.)
When it was bad with farmers, it was bad with body,
for we all lived out of the laud, and everyboly came out
of the In .el, therefor depression in egticultine affect •d all
rlassee lie hoped the present year would be a succateml
aud • pro porous one with to-m all. Wilt th s toe-t he
beeset to ccuple the names of Mr. Bevis, Mr. Tommati, and
Mr. Trood.
The t• act .14 cordially &unk.
Mr. Tomes.e sell he holed toe coming veer would melte
up for the to cent bad seasons. He hi,- d thee who had
held on in the past ...old go 011 and prinper and get
through ell their difficoltme (Appian...A
Mr. laooo endorsed all previous sr> sake rs had said. Ile
hoped they would wse better days in every branch of
agriculture and trade generally. (Apple...
Mr. BEVIS also replied. All he conid all was they
hat hod vet y bad times for mini years both fir trade and
agriculture. Ile thought Le might wit agriculture was
gradually improving. They had held on so loos during
very serious times, rod ne trusted they would bare
aerstance to hold ou and see better times then they had
left behind thew. Might the year of 1879 never he
equalled. (Applause.)
Toe CHAllUtitle then gave the toast of the evening. They
all knew it was only a few years ago that wine of them
met together in that place, and formed the id-e that they
could estsblialt a market at Maiden Newton. That market,
swell as it was, grew, and it was atilt stowing, notwith•
'tending all the opproiti so, and nothing could stop it
how. (Hear, hoar.) With the aid of • gentleman ef ar,at
experience, touch abluit,, and go el ju humor, and • long
purse—(leughter)—any stack which th. y might 0g,,,0
to
d•spose of they could .end tn Maiden Newton. and they
could go to bed and rest perfectly satiated that if it did
not re•liee he proper v due ru ar the market price, be
wool.' not ill6pollo of it. He Would make of its. iouch as
he could. and he advised them all not ti send their stock
lag distoncee for they would realise as g epi prices h •re
as anywhere else. There was a day at every mat ket when
it sold high, awl enother day when it isold low, for
markets fluctuat everywhere. and through the abilities
of Mr. Symonds they would always find they boil
avera,e 1 the m irkets. They might not have V e
competition here an at some place', hut then they
did not have go much evock brought hese with
which to compete, and that was where they hail
the miventeen of thew large pewees where they brought
les much stock t The Chairman then gave Mr.
Sywonitis health in very eulog she hums, and the toast
esee drunk with much warmth and musical honours.
Mr. Glum thisowss expressed his thank. to all the
atwporters—and they sere good ones—who had 'heck t
toe market so well. They had been a great ersistance
him throughout, and he wiped they would go no end mike
the werket flourish. He sow on reason why it should not.
/Hear, hear.) Peopb, oft. n had the idea that at other
pi sea they must wake b tt-r pric•, because there was
twee ennipetitlon ; hut ite their clattirmsn hairy wisely
remarked, although they had a comphatively smell
quantity of dealers, they had not inch an r x reordlnay
amount of competition, and that made up for the
deficiency. There was no quest on about this—that when
credo was flourishing, se at the present bow, and ehen all
maws of 4 seh ere working upwards, whether at Maiden
Newton r anywhere else, god prices would he realised.
As far es he was wocerned. he would do his best to keep
one market going, end he hop cl and United the gentlemen
It. the ne glthourbood would do the same, for It would not
only do good for the neighbourhood, but for the town MI
Maiden Newton Itself. (Hear, hoer.) He expressed his
thanks to Mr. White and Mr. Wightrnen for supportisi
the kat Thepe were no better graziers, and so long is
such excellent stock eras sent t i the market he wi-uld
eiquathee to find purchasers for them. lie hoped Mr,
White would occupy his position as chairman for mew
years to come. (Applause.)
The toast was drunk with musical honour..
In reply, the thiatithian said he could scarcely find
words Po exposes the gratitude f r the very cordial to tuner
.3., ewe tN.ty ned re wsed the I met. He should
always strife-tit the Maiden No. ton Market; hut he c edit
writhe them he would not have sent his stock bore if it
Aid not realise a imewhere about its value. H elsnald
spend to thie market so loom as be had stuck to send, and
so Wog as he had such • was as Mr Symonds to whom to
entrust it. (Applause.) He hoped they would I 'pared
to meet there on many future occasions. (Applause.)
King, "The Plorglibuy." Mr. Medway.
"The Health of the Vie t was proprowet i.y Mr.
GiLts NynONDS, potholed with the hams of Mi. T. R.
Charles and Mr. Henry Bymon is.
Mr. CHAIM= said it had afforded him • great deal of
Pleasure to he present that evening at their igetwal market
thhering. Thew Pleasant gathering.e engendered kindly
feelings and rubbed off all the rough :edges and little
diffs emcee which might from time to time crop up. lie
auggeeted that the people of Maiden Newton should try
sod persuade the Great Western Railway Company to
make the trains • little more witslille. He did not find
fault, but they might depend anon it that from time to
tuTne the. Weymouth peoplis *mild he only too glad to
Inend an hoar in the count'? They . ninyed tie. mielveis
in ire in Use country than in tit-. tow... wid tat •Fwil wh
ut
41 induced him to Come night Ile to oed and
eitu•t •si the market would gts mo•per. (Aopliti
Hagar SYMONDS mop?. • humorous re ,pO/1114., *Mei
weU warmly Wend
Sher, ••
The OA." Mr. lf• ale'.
Mr. Cwaimmt propowd "The Health of the V.ce-Chtlr•
duel," and the tout was drunk with musical Inman ..
Mr. WIORTNIate suitable
"The Banking Interest" was proposed by the Citainiteli,
awl teapots& to is an sole menage by Mr. BMW&
Ben& "Under the British Mae Mr. Moult.