The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-02-03 00:00:00

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THR "Sin ROWLAND I{II.L" Fugn.—The total
amount collects I i.. thi. neighbourhood towards the
noble structure about to lie erected to the memory of
Sir 'lowland hill, is L 29 54. 31. The above sum
which hag juct been forwarded to the Lord Mayor of
London, haa been reaLs ii thr ugh the medium of sub-
scription lists and donation boxes.
Lscronve DT DIR.'S. NoILL-THATCHZIL—On Wed-
nesday, Thuraday, and Friday evenings the above
lady delivered three excellent lectures, based upon the
evil' aecruinz tom intemperance or the use of
alcoholic.. The !inflects were " Found wounded,"
Facts an Fanciee, 'and" Hard Times." Mrs. Noel-
Thaecher is a speaker of no mean ability, possesses
wonderful cinyereational pmers, and argues her
pinta quietly, calmly, and reasonably, devoid of that
faositical ratilul . eounnon among the champions of
teetotalism. 'I apeaker illuatratol the enormous
evils goring from the nation 1 cuatemi. ,ho thought
what • fallacy it was that so many at the present clay
should think thatthat whichelesecrated God's temple,
destroyed many a noble intellect, and raze I stare in
the world of letters to lower than the state of beasts,
was a simple human necessity. 'rho lecturer pointed
out the reasons, and argued them freely, why
tat ,eicants can be entirely (Simon- ed with. The bane-
ful habit was rarely practiced .ingly, but led to many
others mischievous and dewily. England, as well as
o, her cuuntriee was .met ly wounded by the attacks
of the enemy (drink), and the wounds were more
serious than • CILSUaI behUlder would be likely to
know. The PYNt on of rocers' licenses was an incentive
to secret drinking, especially among women, which
was a ulgoat depl..rable fact, inasmuch as to a great
extent it was to MOMAll'il care and training that
depended much the Mate of the coming race. Appro.
pnate hyur.s were sung each evening, as they
commenced, with prayer.
Cocery rot.ice. Wednesday.— Before Stephen William
Wheaten]. E-q

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Alf inOIIII6IIILE CUSTOMER. —.l...hut' Bartalt, a voung
matt. apturautly .1 .oik iiieilct. r. ilwg at Cotrierick.
1.
WA. ebarechardWith atimlittir • Ira, boots, sth.. of read,
&A to r knives, VALI., 66. —Pri.nner was evidently very
dear. !vine una.il. to It..nr the rhos, Id *shiest him.
Luta meth: to unileritind tiy it meai.kaar by hia
motion* that be Med the H..uwa, who
took him Mt., ru-tely, aaltivi for is remiod nitil Baur-
d n t....i10j o, inc itnivo,r who lived at • dii.taner.
tit .!. r, tit, hal I e eta ti
tcloi,,lAl fl, .1• i.l• to --..•ltiaa.at •no ,CJIIn, a hi%plf t-
log pn.papiLi• I.

WIRING FOR TIIE TELAGRA4II.
Anyone wit., heard Mrs. N el-Tnat,her at the
Templer 11111 List with tatu-t h Ole felt. that she
intellectually, much ala.ve the avei age of teetotal
leefurerittf the preevut age. tihe ha. a fluent, U net
an el trent a bin's., and a 11,1y•1ike rtyle .4 elucidat-
ing her vi w. (however , ectiliar I tt ay 13.1.1 some if
them), a style tot tlly ii vii of that (inMital laving
a.. c in . .•ely. :he it •til not foil to inter-
e.t, if tot ia • t;re..t 1 1.1 °ell% thee, the
of I.er het-titer-. Ti.,' lectirrr at. ore I to Lars as
geeat a harr., .1 elooker4 it lie chit has imbibereof the
•• pout w H.ti.l." When rho clea once.llsooking as
an alt. toinati it or r.,lss.•: hi, :1!,1,1, I toicieil I nage. no
Of the vti !emelt% wit pupp :0.1 h., .n 1 the p 1 Morin,
wlri is kit .wet to he in ot irtvAnate smoker,
hitch his emir ao if he fl : uuceinfort Orli%

thought so when I am :he LAIN Thyt
excellent piece of m.tuy which Platill the river
Asher in solith-"re.", hears or a nome paoel in each
terminal the 11,1111.1.1 of the Mayor :m.l ea-Mayor
who fl • mi.& adoring the ye it of its construction and
survived its completion. Tin, lettere are shamefully
chipped, having f Tined excellent auljecta for native
and juvenile Susi store .4 Mich od Angelo. The letters,
instead of hsing engraved as they eh have been,
are mulmased or in baworelieve. This destruction
n164)11411 wanton would have be,n prevented by a very
little foresight.

".I k Frmt" ha. vi.ited u. this semen with a
Tom... Luce. Tir neisl6l, mein./ piece* of water, to the
delight of idclierA, tile CTUAtell t.. an nunmal thick-
nese ; the wheat which wee looking verdent
heathy huta Omit time eine haa been nipped madly ;
and even the most tenacimut plant,. in our gartlen.
show eigne of approaching deatL, foreboding a frugal
show next munuser.

But who felt, anal i, teeliaag, its affects am much
OA our poor Last pear a 4.. tip kitchen aa, established,
ably, geuer melv, aalawai•lta au,ly con 'ucted by mvera.
philanthropic Ilia resell if their unit-1
effort* was tint many a grateful hart was cheered
and warmed at a very no ' al .eat'ay. Anal again
this wagon, when wo are , hy almost a polar
teroperattwe, the kitehesa ii re-established, under the
managem-ct and a.t h.s .ic as amass of Muts
Allington Vi las, .in thus' slam c aal tickets Isere
issued to the ale ao tin; leen- (ehi are ever with us),
but unsc,..n.i•..lde I's • aliatrilration la as been oilman-
tinue I. Surely if ever Cal. were nee 'eel 'da now,
and I tend the Coal Fund Committee may he tel to
think of their shiverinaz brethren when en.° atcsl at
their owa With reg .r to the soup kitchen
In SLeathastaert, ron.luc'ed •••.• NI. s. "ritchel, I should
like to aisle 014 The distribution takes place every
TllOll.lAf soil Fri I ay. Oa the first day 105 coons
were gitC.l aslf 3111 ou 111. 110. As the
anup—at Li. 13..0 of one plan par family—new be
AUtiord by taking the tr mid, of fe:cbing it, it is
m•hdactory t a find as, :away avail tbouteelves of the
Opportunity,

I wmulered much wh d brought the Committee of
tbe Loc.al 14 ard to nis.ke SA • xstainstion of Bake-
house B,rton. them march off In that
direction the othcr w .ruing. I hoped their errand was
to eradicate a 1111633,0 which has existed there, I am
told, fur some time ; but a f lend Infoims me it wait,
repair the foot-pals, which I should irzweue wants
repeirinw, c nisidmin.: the number of steps which buys
lately Is-sit Is thAt direction. However, the nuisance
Is happily, sum .re. So much the better for the pr..-
of the borough.