The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-04-12 00:00:00

POOL!.

WILYILIITAN MIIITHODII,II. I I le quarterly busineaa
meeting .1 the Poot,. einnad was held I.st wok at the
New 1'1,144. ander the preshleney of the Mayor
llt. evening the annual welting of the
Wesleyan Monk Missi.on,,ry Skiety took plaee. Ti,.,
By. li. 111111. attend...l a. a deputation. The stun
, „dodo,' no Isinif.l tho soeiety during the past year
was stated to 1111•44. 1.6.1 /...21 is. 1116 L
11111111/IANN.--T166. folk% ing gentlemen have been
..... hoated as guardians fir the reopeethe paredoes it,
the Union for Ilk ensuing year ;--tit. James's,
Poole, Messrs. .I. I lavon.on. T, Marston. P. E. Lionel
Budge. mod IL Goff (in the Om, of Mr. .1. W. Berkley,
insl 0; Losigtle..t. Mr. W. D. Dugolale; Parket ttttt
Mr. 11. 1.. Inignewe ; Mr. W. Zack's;
Canforol. Mr. Paterson. and Mr. Austen (in the
ploes.f Mr. W. 11. Petty); Kinson, Mr. W. Abbott
,n.l Mr. IL T. Ittelden an the of Mr. 14. Kerley);
1.3 tehett Minster. Mr. F. 14t ring: Lytellett Moftra% et's.
Mr. T. 'flompler and Mr. 1). " 4 Ballam. The only
e.odest m ill be in the last 11411116.41 parish.
oluitet.tott inue.—t% un..vtiug tlf Past timid Masten,
of tloi., WI) Itlll 111 file 011fIfelleIN a Mall
with a ,kw 1.1 :hi al a Nal 10411111 a
Mr. W. N. West, rn. who is • r.g.m. 44 Mt
. I.nodtic.l, and there werc about forty
members p0....111. It Wll.l agreed that awn a lodge
41..111.1 is 1Mi11016111.41. that the entraneo. fee almuld lao
Is.. and suloseription H. per week. 11116 funds oof the
Iktore to he appropriated for the relief .1 distressed
members. Last week at the firm meeting of the 104%,,
eightfsn Past artnds were enrolled as membera. Mr.
IL Smith. P.P.G.M.. was eleet,4 chairman; Mr. W.
Barnes. 1'.(.. viee-eloairman ; Mr. Jallll4l Jenkins,
treasurer; and Mr. It. Andr,.ws, nerretary.
ANGst.- .‘ng4.l laomtelry--r,,rporation
rec•ntly ,661,616.11 under 111.1 V inaungentent.
VT. f..riewrly Jt.lurnentoutli. and ...inflected
with a a-A
-town,. much respected family 1.1 this
town. having soiree, ,ted 1.. it., proprietorship. 18. Thurs-
day alamt In of 111, friend,. food Pupporters of the new
toed', orol and his amiable spouse sat (loan to. a vet;
eacklb.nt •upp. r iii honour of the event. Sfr. J. A.
Paill.4l. W.ltt.hum, on'apkd the chair in the find
part off doe 'owning, but was obliged to have
Ballard Woken afterwards being Y 1114.1 111 the position.
The isetitramlial proatetlinga do not call for any
further report than OW they were 11 • very enjoyable
nature, toast, 1.4111.(4 411111 ,antl,,,ent helping pleasantly
to puts the hours until tloo. striking of the •• extra" one
announced the time for lorkoking up. During the even-
ing the health of Mr. and Mra. Ballard was heartily
drank, Mr. Ballard appropriately acknowledging the
^ottopliment-
* Bratrr To DiaTll.—On Thursday. an
Inquest was litsl?. CI 11. Al.lridge, Egg., borough
cnrOner, on the hotly '.1.. 11111.. pos, I we years and three
months the son of labouring parents %fanged youtAg,
living at li. ngileet.—Maria Young, wit., of Saina,.l
Young, labourer. Longdeet, and the mother of the
said that ~n Tuesday nlght almoul seven o'clock. mho put
th% ehil.l to lasi, awl about eleven ..'eloelt her two Oiler
ehlldron 16 1.41 1.4 1.14 taking with Ikon a benzoline
lamp. whi..ll they fat upon the top of the stairs. lihe
afterwarila beard the ehltd bataala and on going upstairs
found that his night-draw was It, flamen mud tht ether
boys were trying to extinguish tloent. As awn am oak
sf.,t jut.' the room she rolled wane earpet round tho
found OPP Wide Of the night gown hund,
and the chiltrd inat leg and right aide arm were much
burnt. KN. slow „ono,„ Pour lo the lawns and the
ehild afterward Sei4lll4l rash r. A bout flee it'clock the
following flay Dr. Philpots attend. 4 IN. wh„,
imacmfr, gradually sank and died I lit Wilts allay night.
The lamp bad loft been upset. but the ehild's night-
dress must have bean caught Are 1.3 the lamp.—Louisa
Matilda Banat said that on Tuesday night. about eleven
Wel.adt, sht. was called by the last witness and went
with her and assaatod to dress the huroa. The
411111 was voTy much Itund poi the right side.—Alfrefil
Young. Wall nine years, brothe% lint decanted also
gave eatitnce. Ile said the lamp was lett upou the top
of the stairs and was not totarbe.l Ily 111111 'WM borothar.
. .

-.The jury returned a verrhet to Sae effect that. the
.118.1 die.) iron, the effeete of borne milord by hie night.
dresa hawing caught fire front a benzoline letup.
run V ID At ~l.'ceful soiree was held (.2k
Tllura4e7 ...anion in the Upper Schmirwm, Skinner.
St at, node"Le an.picee of the C..n.pegationd
y...teg Men', Mutual ImproTen)ent Society, when a
very pleasant 'main: was weld. The en no was eery
comfortably forniehe I, and picture hung on the walla.
Various cameo were pr..vided, including bagatelle, &c.
The f iiwing proeramme warn rendered wirh t
severnl erc .ree being made. Mr. J. Smith
preaided at the 1..e•t0.
Nee -1.. YTS, Di Figaro' (Mora-0, 151-.
Jam. ph Smith and Hi.. R. Jenkins ; song, "The Tree
,rovell," Mr. Horlwrg grreud , 4.116, The R wow'
(Blumenthal,. Mire Oillar 1; mono, " Istnitory Crer Km.
thilimts. PART 11.—Duet, "Can liar MIA, Gifitird gra
Mr. Perce Smith; recitation, "Death at
(Dickens), MT. A. Hawks'; trio, "MT Dew t D +rattail."
iy; ...inn, Menem Partemr o.fierd, end Smith; one&
iis 0 .It (.1. R dte). Mr. E. Thomo...n
'ankles: fan taei ioli n), "Rm,ttett (V..rdt). PART 111.
'D o r and big ennle,.." Mr T. R Daniel;
sot • (Matto), "The Fialternmo" (Skeet, Wm y. Jeegies:
Ltd "R 'roamer (C.mille fat. Buono, Mr. qmlth (piano).
PAT.OII* (a 1111 Mi.. R. Jenkin. (harmonium)! see-
" The Summer Shoe. r".(Ni Mi. PART iv.
(1 rude' t (Mello), 'Emery BT.' qtadrill,
Liege'', Rim F. 'entries and Mew R. Jonkin.: moat.
Bre uo. lay (Cease), Mr.. Philpote: song,
" True' to tle law' Eft Atfi'•). Me PrreLtimith_ catch,
M....are. Smith, J,tdrfi, ; god Says the
t-en
ales ad% some inbrviinT diasulving views were
vahibitavi by she Rev. J. 'Cram. There were about
200 moat.

I.awr Wmp Wasces.—Then: were 28 British and
foreign wrecks, of whieh tit were British (one being a
stestnerl reported during the past week, making a total
of r;2s for the I;reseut year, or an inenmse of 238 as
rotails;nl with the•orresponiting (writs, of lest rear.
Th-of property loot wan EZ,I;O6.(MM),
i 11.111411111 Itritigh £4.01111.011411. Eightveoela w4.n. bet
,d Ow, ,sists tI i. d kingdom ; in off Wohteni
; Iwo wet, a Igto.binc4 ;a About 82 lives
ware bed.

4.1111 Ir7SHAIt SCA NMI. —A correspondent in LIS
says :—•• Mrs. Arelideaeon Bunhar has lost a warm
friend and a quondam adtnirer in the Hon. Grantley
Berkeley. When her father, Mr. Wentworth, the
Australian "squatter." was living in Its neighbourlimal
of Wind-tome, I;rantler Berkeley heaven and
earth- to ;•ret hint and his pretty tlaughters into society,
nil ere.c of 11. orsof Aire is rather exclusive, this
was no easy task. Miss Edith Wentworth found English
hueolie life but little to her liking, and in the Antrim of
1571 went away rather unexpectedly to Brussels,
returning to England in the following summer. Shortly
after ,die linked her fate with the archidiaconal non ,d a
Seotch baronet, with what sequel the world already

holtntalOATloNALtax.—From the Congregational
Chapel year book. which has just been homed by the
Rim. E. Evans. we learn that during the year more
tlum sixty persons had joined in membership with the
church. At the ttttt mcesaent of the years flourishing
Tract Society WWI started, the distributors of which
have paid more than loom Visits h. the homes of the
'work. In the autumn a Young Men's Mutual Improve-
flint Association con ttttt .nred a promising career. The
income 'if the church and its moieties had sufficed to
loci the expenditure. awl • much needed renovation of
the chms4 had been effected at a root of £1,306 17s. 54,,
the whole of which had I wen paid through the generosity
of Messrs. John, Martin. and Janice Kemp-Welch, and
the ready response of the congreetion. In a short
•Afistiirical Statement" we are informed that the
Skinuer-street Chapel was erected in 1777, but that the
church is of much older date, the Independents having
ionised a powerful party in Poole during the Common-
wealth. In 1760 a small chapel waserected in Lagland-
street, where a church which, led by the Rev. Samuel
haS seceded from the Meeting House in Hill-
street. mit for worship. Mr. Phillips was succeeded
about the rear utia by the Rev. E. Ashburner, under
whose ministry the ehapel was enlarged. The church
continued to inerame, awl the present chapel was built
and opened for worship in 1777. Mr. Ashburner filling
the 'Ace of pastor till the year 1801. The mune year,
the Hey. Thomas Durant commenced his work, and the
church and congregation still increasing successive
enlargements of the already commodious chapel were
undertaken in the years 1833, 1883, and 1534. During
his lone ministry there were associated with him at
different times as co-pastors, the Revs. Henry Rogers,
J. IL Mackenzie, ILA., A. Morton Brown. L.L.D.,
and others. The Rev. Einitace R. Condor, M.A., was
invited to brl7olllo his successor. Hu commenced his
postonite in 1844. Under his instructive and useful
the church continued to prosper until 1861,
when he removed to Leeds. In 1861 the Rev. H. T.
Vernal, became the pastor of the church, labour-
ing with much aceeptance until his removal to London
in 1868. The next year the Rev. Thomas On accepted
an invitation to the pastoral oversight, and until called
to the Congregational Church'. Windsor, in 1878,
wrought faithfully in the Gospel. Following him,
in 1874. was the Rev. J. W. Sampson, during whose
pastorate the centenary of the chapel was celebrated by
the building of the commodious schoolroom. Alter Kr.
Sampson's remmal to Penzance, in 1879, the present
ministry began.