The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-01-07 00:00:00

POOLE.

TIM COMPOUND HOUSTMOLDIRS. - The magistrates
of Poole have invited all oompound householders who
object to pay the new rate, on the score of poverty, to
appear before them on Thursday next, in order that
they may OICUM, all they deem fit without having
recourse to the disagreeable ,necessity of issuing

BAZAAR AT TAR DORSET Hons.—On Monday and
Tuerlay there was a male of useful and ornamental
articles at the Dorset Home, on behalf of the funds of
the instit•tion, which is deservedly popular for the good
influence exerted in training female servant., and as an
occasional place of rescue from vice. The sale took
place under the arrangement of the committee, Mrs.
Wilkinson, Mrs. Cobb Mrs. Seeger, Mrs. J. Blade, Mrs.
G. B. Aldridge, Mrs. Frampton, and Mims Hoey, and
realised £2l is. 7d., the work of the children alone
realising upwards of ES.
BLECRANICIe lIISTITUTI FESTIVAL. —The annual fes•
tival of the Mechanics' Institute on New Year's Day
was one of the beet the society has ever held. The
speeches were short and pithy, and the musical portion
of the programme appeered to be highly appreciated.
Mr. J. Whitehead Ekejeh, of Wimborne, was the con. I
doctor. The singers were amateurs residing at Poole. 1
About 200 persons partook of tea, after which the pro-
oeedings commenced with the part song, "Dawn of
day." Mr. Morris, the secretary. read the committee's
report, from which it appeared that the society is
" entirely free from debt, numbers 150 members, and is
of possessed 1,500 volumes of books. The part song,
Why with toil thy
life oonsuming, wsa then sung,
and the chairman, Mr. W. Pearce, of Parkatone, de-
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livered an opening address. He congratulated the
society on the proves" it had made, and particularly on
the good work it 'had undertaken to provide so many
Poor people this year with a Christmas dinner, which
he trusted next year would be still more effectually
carried out. Addresses were also made by the Kees. J.
Lookerwood, A. Wilkinson. and J. Kahn; Messrs. K.
Welch, E. Lacey, Ellis. J. Harker, and G. Curtis.
Some capital singing, including comic songs, part songs,
and duetts, in which the rodlike were Miss Burt, Mr.
Hoskins, Mr. Burt, jun., Messrs. °Ward and IL Belben,
enlivened the proceedings, and most of the songs were
encored. A vote of thanks was passed to the chairman,
and • similar compliment paid to the choir, after which
the proceedings terminated.

WI If BORNE.
Pre Ivoe Queer is about to receive a succession at
vienor. at C•nlord Iflgnid. On the fish • grand ball wil I
trice piece. _

SPoKTING ICYmer.—A well contested Pigoot I.ll^^ting
notch, which excited • con•iderable degree of interest
amongst the sporting gentlemen of the neighbourhood,
came off here on Friday, between two ce:ebested
creek shots, viz., Ur. C. Candy, of the Royal Anus,
Bournemouth, and Mr. I). Paine, of Shillingstone,
for £lO aside, at 21 birds sack, 25 yards rise. The oum-
petitors tally sustained their reputation. each killing in
admirable style 17 ont of the allotted number, thereby
resulting in a tie. The following is the nianner in
which these oelebrate• &omitted themeeleee :—C‘ndy
111001101111111111101; Psine,lllololllllllllollloll.
We had almost omitted to mention that five trap., five
yen's sport. were used on the occasion, and that the
charge of shot wad limited to lion.