The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-01-12 00:00:00

FIRS.

A fire, whirl, might have lawn atton.led with very
C 111141.11111•1111.21, oceurn-.1 at the reeeleiin. of
King.. 4.11, No. 7, Clarence•buildinge, 1311 INN:em-
ber ltlat, at hair o'clock in the afteneion. The fire
•wiginateal in the kitchen, owing, it is 5upp0....1,
4. a 3311.,10..11 luring n•moved (nun, 1 IIC
plan., and put under a ilremer in proxi ttt ity
to iiiltaniniahle materiala. Inform ition ass at "nee
conveved to the l'olice-atation, the n.ault luring that
thy l'olice Fire Itrigade ar t lat the house with
great promptitude, 31111 013Yilllt 111341 the flames from
a hydrant aucceed...l in extinguiehing the vain,.
()wing, 1,. wiser, 4. the awkwar.l spot in which the
lire originated it W 33 11.1 t aulaltied until aliout hhNh
with of .lainage lviii heen 11.11, Nlrs. Kingston hail
linen ineun..l for mune year.. 'mat, but hail
..ntertain.,l this, of uhiscusntiiaui.ug the inatirance.
She, however, very wiaely acted lipoia the advice of a
friend and went on toying it.

WEYWIUTII OF THE Cll-111C8
OF ENGLAND TEMI'V.ItANCE SOCIETY.

The ninth annual report of the committee has just
been ismusl as follows :—The committee dtnire to
thank numanms friends for liberal sulmeriptions.
They regret the loss of an earnest tmenlier, the Rev.
John Kennedy, through his leaving Weyin lath. A
general meeting of the society was held in February
at the Renal Hotel Assembly itonma, and adtlrensess
given by General Ihelswough, C. 11., Dr. Aldridge, of
Southampton, and Mr. K. G. Wilson, the diocesan
iwyretary. In May the usual tea Was given to the
I lorsiet Militia, when upwards of 300 men wen,
present., suet, beside. having a musical eittert.. t,
addresses wen, deliver's'. At the annual licensing
meeting f.w the l•essigli ni. 11111114101131.1 11011.011
t 11. KetV.l,4l applications were Made.
Since the.., in the ;wish of Holy Trinity, throe Intl iC-
!maples havo been voluntal ily closed. The 11011110 for-
merly known ay the Nelson Inn, end the Coffee
Tavern, opened by Dr. Lush in 1879, under the MIN.
j.itv.• of this society, having been converted into
parochial chile by the Rev. F. 11. Sowter, vicar of
the Istrivh, were opened on the 3nl IN•unilier, by the
Lord Ilish'l,4 the Diocese, a large assembly Irving
prosent, Ti carry on this work during the present
year, the cominittec solicit further contrioutouns.--
Sive.' on behalf of the committee, WI LLi AII
V.swpacr Lynn, Hon. Secretary. January, Insti.
The officers of the society an, : —President, Kee.
Canon Stephenson ; Parodied Secretaries, Rev. If.
NlcKilight, Weymouth ; Mr. T. White, St. John's;
Mr. W. hunt, Nlelcombe Regis., C.. Meti—lievs.
.1. C. Inc.., If. McKnight, S. Ovens, T. M. B. Salter,
J. 11. Seott, It. Solder, Cuton Stephenson, and
C. M. Watling, Captain East, Dr. Childs, 1/r.
Lush. I/r. o•swhead, Messrs. G. Andrews, Butt, G.
E. Eliot. It. if. Eliot, W. Hunt, Ltandie, S. Nlilledge,
I.age, Statham, W. IL Thiselton, It. Thninaa, and
Tigstreff.
The general statement is as follows :—Receipte:
Balance in hand, £l2 I7s. 10/41. ; subscriptions and
donations am Inc list, £29 ss. ('h—total, £l2 3a. 444.
Disletnentents : Chartres and pollee
1:5 24. ; subscription to liiocestm
Society, CI In ; tea to Dorset Militia, £10; expenses
of general meeting, viz • Imre of room, L'2 25.; travel.
lime I' )(plows of speakers, 1:2 17s. ; telegrams, is. ;
printing and advertising, El ss. ; postage, Ice.,
124. 141.; commission, 1:1 14s. i; hall keeper, ss. ;
balance in hand, £lO ffs.

NEW YEAR'S GATHERING IN THE
WESLEYAN SCHOOLROOM.

The annual new year's g-sthering took place in the
Maiden•street Wesleyan sehmilmont on Wednesday.
There was • Christmaa tree and stall for the sale of
useful and ornamental articles. The tree was in
charge .4 Miss Rolls and Ili.. Wilkinson. A refresh.
mint stall, the whole of the contents if which were
provided gratuitously, was nc.caged by Mrs G.
Slim Freeman, &c. Another stall, superin-
tended by Miss Hutchings and 'then, devoted its
proceed. to the organ f I. With this exception,
the other monied' taken were handed over to
she school rued. A 1.'4(11 i sec machine and •
galvanic battery were meter the charge of Mr.
ivescots ; whilst the Misses Vryant, Drayton, and
Ifinniny, had charge of a bran pie. At a stall con-
taining vegetable and garden produce Messrs.
Crocker, Lovell, and Hodges, officiated. Magic lantern
entertainments in the vestry were manipulated by
Mr. .1. A. Ellierren. A concert also took place in the
course of the evening, and was well patronised. This
was fullemsl by a supper, att iiiled by about 50
permits. The eatables were contributed by various
tradesmen in the town belonging to the Mresleyan
and other denominations. Tbe programme
the various events was as follows :—From
5.0 to 6.0 tea waa ready at 6d. each. Glee,
" When,, art thou, beam of light " ; solo, "Some
Day," Mra Roger.; glee, "The Stars that above us
are shining" ; magic lantern in back vestry,
" Oarley's Ghost" ; solo, "Saved from the 14 term,"
Milts Bryant ; glee, "Let the Hills remund with
Song" ; mule, "The Golden Path," Miss Freeman ;
magic lantern in back vestry, "Jackdaw of Rheims -;
pianoforte solo. (variati not "Come back to Erin,"
51i.. Dennis; solo, "Anchored." ~r. Parsons; glee
" Hark the Lark." • WIC lantern in the back vestry,
50.., "Little Hero," Mr. Watt.
recitation, Mr. Crawford; duet, Mr. and Mrs. Sey-
mour; "God save the queen."