The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-06-14 00:00:00

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TEN SALVATION MINT had • LOA OD Whitldonday,
which was served up in the Temperance Hall. AM
persons sat down to it. Afterwards there was • public
meeting, which waa addressed by "Major" Moore,
" Colonel" Pepper, and Mr. Alderman Norton,
There was no Charge for admission to the Hall. but
the tea was rated at 9d. a head. As the Army"
posters stated "Salvation Is free ; but not the tea."
WHIT- AIONDAT.—The town was nearly emptied of
heiday seekers on Whit•Monclay. The Teleoaph
steamboat took of about 170 passengers from here for
Portsmouth, and the Stella another hundred. The
Lord Elgin, and the May also ran excursions. The
weather out at sea was wretched, cold, and cheerle4s,
and the rain fell In torrents, an that the trips were by
no means enjoyable. The trains were well patronised
somewhere about 600 tickets being limed at the
Junction for Wareham, while large numbers visited
Bournemouth.

AD OLD Foot..—At the police.court, on Tuesday,
a notorious character, Mary Jane Sudden, was charged,
before the Mayor (Mr. G. Curtis), and Mr. H. Farmer,
with stealing a silver watch, the property of Charles
Hover, of Wareham.—The prosecutor, a man between
fifty and !sixty years of age, accompanied Mrs. Budden
to her house on the previous day. When be went to
the house ho had Ins watch all right, as he said; but
whilst there he missed it, and found it had been un-
screwed at the swivel. He complained to the prisoner,
who denied knowing anything of it. He gave Informa-
tion to the police about four hours after—But it seemed
he MU so drunk that no reliance could be placed upon
his words, and the prisoner was discharged.

cip,aat. FESTIVAL. —On Thum:lay evade/ the
district festival of the asliebury Liberian Choral
Association took place it at. Mary's, Lonsfleer, sod
attracted a crowded congregation. The t.ilowirig
choir' took part in the festival :—Lwisg.st (29), park.
stens (28). St. James'. (22), Morden (16), ktranksome
(14), Lytcbett Marilyn, (14). Thew were scrolled.
The foll.mring onaurplioed_ choire were also prevest :
Bamworthy (19), St. Pears (17), Lytchstt Minster (12),
sod Brovid.t me (12). being • total 04 128. The rierry
preseat weet:—The Right Rev. Bishop Ryas, the
preacher for the seising, Rev. W. Miles Berme,
organising eemitery, Rev. L. Dawson Damn, R.D.,
Rev. J. L. WRlisma (vicar of Unified). Rey. J. A.
Lawson (rector of Poole), Rev. M. Parry (of Bane
worthy), Rev. E. E. ()newel: Parketone), Rev.
D B. M. Chapman (St. hmiee's Rev. B. P. Vitale!
(Hicsoo),Rev. C. Wetherell (Brae some). Rev. W. W.
Heath (Lytchett Matraveee), and (Rev.& Wit Mordrin).
Tbs shawl was eery ;wily deooratei. The sozpliced
choice formed a prooesion, carrying their respective
hanuent sad retest lb. church Iglesias the pro.
cersiocro hymn, "Through the Night of D,obt sod
sosrow.• no Rev. B. IL Daimon intoned the
prams. sad the Revs. L. D. Dware sad M. Peter
~.a the Grit and mond imam respectively. Mr. B.
Loud Selby, °epaulet of Salisbury litliedral,
accompanied, and the recderine of the musical nortioa
at the servios w.. vrith remarkable asd
refiectiod great credit upon the choirs Bishop
Ryan toot for his text the word "HiMilicillah." an
pout it founded aa able directives spots the beauty of
;cakes. sad the duty of Christiam to midterm, to
au' it la all the relatiose of life. A eollectioa was
made, sad amowited tofd 2e. sd. Atter the service
as deny. oars, sod oaten eat down to as excellest
muse saved up is the schoolroom by Mrs.
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cestectioaarr aad Madly provided by the
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