The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-01-04 00:00:00

POOLE.

" Nwocita."—On Boxing Night the Poole Amateurs
gave an entertainment at the Antelope Assembly
Rooms. There was • fair audience, and the perform.
&WM were much appreciated.
NEW WZBIATAN CHAPIL.—The Rev. Dr. Punshon,
one of the most eminent Divines in the Wesleyan
body, preaches here on Tuesday evening next, at
seven, in behalf of the chapel fund.
CARISTMA/.—The streets have been highly decorous
and respectable during Christmastide.—At the Petty
Sessions, on Thursday, there was not • single police
caw or summons to trouble the Beech.
BOHOLASTIO.—At the examination of the Bourne.
mouth Collegiate School, Master Z. L. Gut* son of
Mr. J. P. Gulch, of this town, carried off no less than
live prizes, and he has also pissed the Coßege of Pre-
ceptors.
ditenosmixa Lositai.rev. On Thursday last
afternoon the Sheriff of Poole, Mr. Trevanion, gave a
first-rate tea to 500 of the poor children and aged poor
of the town. The spread WM laid in the Temperance
Hall, and the thoughtful kindness of the worthy
Shedd gave a great deal of happy enjoyment.
WiaLiTLX M111101:111111.—The quarterly meeting of
the Poole circuit was held on Tuesday, and we,
attended by representatives from the various chapels
In the circuit. The dev. G. T. Dixon presided. 'rho
Mayor (Kr. G. Curtis), and Mr. W. Mate were
re-elected Circuit Stewards for the ensuing year, and
Ur. M. E. Farwell tresitirer for the Worn Out
Preachers' Fund.
Cannon Dnoonaroire. The decorations of the
churches de net call for more than general remark.
They are In each case very neat, very effective, but
not at all elaborate. However, the work has been
done by loving hands, and serves as • fitting reminder
of the debt which frail humanity can never hope to
liquidate. The chapels are not adorned in any way;
we believe it is not the custom among the dissenting
branches of the Church.

Tan Womb:was Catonnus. The poor i
living in the Netional Almshouse were not all iw-ahtoi
go without celebrating the Great Festival. The
unaccustomed fare of rood beef and plum pudding,
spread on the tables of the dinning•hall, gladdened 254
eyes and UT stomeohs. Afterwarda there were the
luxuries of tobacco, snuff, oranges, and the Ilk.; while
several kind friends, who, no doubt, would rather their
names were net motioned, had, out of their abundsoor,
contributoil to the day's enjoyment by various pre
mots. _ _ _

Prim INTILLIONIICI.—Arrivais: Dec. 29—Georg.
liner, Portsmouth, nil; Wood Park, Reward,
Portsmouth, nil; William and Mary, Newman,
Lymington, nil; Ceres, Summers, Loadon, wheat;
Charlotte, Denman, London, general; Secret, Pewter,
Sea, fish. Hi—Acorn, King, Plymouth, stone. 25
Rainbow, Brett, London, wheat; Whoa:oar, Wilkias,
Shorharn, ballait. 28—Little Reaper Paul, New-
castle, coals. 29—Tamer, Love, Shorhain, ballast.--
Saitisys : 22—Bemis, Bowe, Rides igixie &greets
Pewter, Sea, nil. 28—George1 Banyard, London,
clay ; Francis and Jane, Mann, London, clay.
PHI SALVATION MM.—Whoa the Army took its
usual stand outside the station, on Sunday, there were
abominable disturbances. One of the " Soldiers "
seems to have been °vermin* by the weather, or the
allSllol4 or but, at all events, the mob notiosd it
and began to hustle him. Otter " Brothers " took his
part, and there was a general riot. 111. quite time
the magistrates made up their minds, OM way or the
other—either to atop the singing through the streets,
which they have already exweseed their dleapproba.
dos of, or to make an exam* of those who add to the
unseemly displays without being members of the body.
BOARD OF GUARDIANS, THOILSDAT, December 30.
At the weekly meeting of the Board last
Thursday, two medical offices, which had expired,
were filled up. Mr. Lawton was re-elected for the
Hamworthy and the Lytchett districts; and Dr.
Smythe consented to continue to act as medical ofliosr
for the Hinson and Clanked districts, peadirsg a
lions with the Board above for the divisionrthas;
district. If the division is approved of, Mr. W.
Hoskins will be appointed to the Hinson half, and Dr.
Smythe will retain the Canford portion. If it is not
approved of, Dr. Smythe will resign, and the appoint-
ment will be conferred upon Mr. Hoskins.

BERME OF Soso.—ir service of song was given at
St. James's Church on Wednesday evening in behalf
of the " National lifeboat" and other institutions,
which have for their aim and object the welfare of the
sailor. It was entitled "The Child Jesus," ill
the birth and early years of our Lord. The=
portion was rendered by the choir, Mr. Joseph Smith
presiding at the organ, the connective readings being
given by the Vicar, the Rev. J. L. Lawson. We
regret to say the attendance was extremely
consequently the amount realised in aid off the =
was very small.
Tux, Itonnenr.—On Tuesday a wretched-looking
girl, who gave her r: 16, named Elizabeth La
of Bowling resa hand, was oh
before the Mayor, Mr. I.l=, and Mr. F.
with a till robbery at the Yeoman Inn.—Mr. Supt.
Hunt only tendered sufficient evidence tit justify a
remand—Albert Taylor stated he was employed on
Friday last to look after the bar. Between four and
6ve in the afternoon on Friday he was having his tea
in the little room at the beck of the bar, and he beard
the till go. lie ran out se quick se he could and found
the till about three parts of the way open, and be
missed from it a balf-orown and a t piece.
He at once went over to the pellosetation and celled
in P.C. Reeks. He asked him wham be suspected, and
he told him the prisoner, and that he thought the had
the mosey in her mouth. The ooestable Wed to take
It out, and she tried to bite hint. Her mother came in
and took the mosey out of her mouth.—By the Mayor:
Ha saw the money there not 10 minutes before. There
were between 20s. and 30s. in sixpences and shillings,
but the half-crown and &gin were the only b 4 money
there was there—Prisoner was asked if site wished to
put any questions to the witness, and the said "It was
only half 'a-crown I took from the till. Thereat Iltad
was my own what I took front the facttory.—P.O.
Reeks said last evening he was caw by the previous
whams, who pointed out the prisoner as the person be
of having robbed the till. He went to and
suspected
of what the was boomed. She attempted to
speak and he maw two coins in her month. Be tried
to get them out, but she bit his thumb. Her mother
then same lx and told her to give the money up, and
she took the half-crown and twothillag piece out of
her mouth. He took her to the station, where she
was searched, and 104 d. found on hee.....l6lbaheek
Lame (on bail) was charged on remand with stealing
4.6 1. from the till of the Yeoman Inn. The evidence
given above was repeated, and the Drumer gidaded
guilty.—The Bench said they would deal itheestly
with her in the hope that she would reform. She
would be fined 10e. and coste.—Thoe was allowed her
for payment.