The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-11-14 00:00:00

Obbs an cent's.

THIS .11,1 OF MAYOR.

An act of pesceful nourtony has been performed,
sad one that wan only de erne', in the re-election, on
Mors lay, of Mr. Itegin ild Al ri go to the office nf
Mayor for thin borough. Mr. Aldridge, during the
past twelve months, hen mo,t efficiently dinchsrued
the duties of the position sAI to..ininimet its honour,
nut cooly at howl but slsowbers, soil it is but a merited
recognition of bin work that be LIDA Istsu pad the di,
tissuishod ompliwasoi once solo.

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There wee a large atte ,stauct• of c .uncil'ora prea at
M the welting, leclusling the Nlay•tr, us mac rod iss
pease; Als m li-”up-Wvlch, :ILyrin.g.
Ayl.s, Norton, ausl Ituckter ; Awl roe trill rs Curti
ituckicy, Balstou. Mats, Wettro, Hu l.on Due.,ak.
11114 Lisfford, &Emitter,, Rams, Budge, Ferule,
,uway, 131auchard, Beal If.rturin.

Although mattets w. nt -ff very nicely, there were,
nevetthehd, mune iaughaltle (Gator.' in lIICID. For
iostsco.., the May in wine t the shent did) it alid cue .
(non voting 0.1111.1 MA 1.131 iII,VoAtt • *Mil .. A thoo.„1.
t . their cleat be it aid t that when a v be of thank.
wart proposed to his Worship for the tuatioer is which
he had blow' the office) dunns the p. 4 year, th--4
tram solemnity so far relaxe i that they lurid up iir it
bands in air favour. "till, the i o.lsl/110 I appearaild of
the countenances oh our Try Mewls when they wes•
called upon to say eye Or hay wati rosily dim fig. 1
uotioe 1 two or three in p reticular—the Chair:a in of
the Tory Am cistim was evidently thininng of • Int •
alVtilit that, odairred up Amite way the other day.
("And the people shouted with a g. eat ahout, and the
wall fell d .wo Nat.—Joshua vi., M.) The houorary
secretary of the s ii t ess .ciatiou wa, doubt, es.ly wish-
ing that he were once a4ain behind the footlight..
Tne member for P.6.4611)13.5 1 ,oirod the mwt dolotous
of the lot, but then he ha. lost hi. behest vicar, ro it
was excusable. the row sedative of the farming
intereat was redoleut with the eati.facticn to Le
obtained from having been re-elected upon grounds
it would puzzle anyone to futniah, save, per-
haps', personal rotund. The young brewer was,
air usual, innuacoLte am regard.' ratan collar awl
cuffs—hy the way, have you seen bin in his noifortn as
eas officer of toe 11. t. ? lie'. quite to , t to. The
1 other members of toe Tory party to.lowei the ezduple
td their leader., and went sublimely mute. On the
ether hand, the Liberate ware elate. Toe Pre-ident

tbl) Ll°Oral Ass..Ml c, it Wlli true, VIIMI eedately
retiring, but there wss a I stout smile of satistsction
upon his cAnitensuce which could not be mistskeo.
1 he ex-Mayor warn evidently ou the best of Whig with
himself and every ,he els, The aldermen ,anas out
stramg —t +thy non t they wear tueir roue* on ocussione
like ?) sod two geutnemeu who were left out in
the cold la,t yesr stewed incline.] to brisk out in •
dada with ti.. refrain "Dues not • ineedng like this
make amend.?

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By the way, will 31r. 0 iuncillor Stale take up the
cause of the uulontinete rewriters? they are shoved
int, a currier of the room, where it is impossible to
bear heti that is sail, ad have to du the best they
can for a mole with about as dirty a piece of old
furniture as prolsably bel...nkis to the Council.

This by way of digressio.:. After the town clock
tad solemnly toilet twelve, and the Sergeant.-at-Mac•
had with equal soleurui.y invited anyone to o dim
forward who offered hitrandf for the office of Mayor,
Mr. Alderman Kemp- tVelou roe) and propooed the re-
appointment of .11r. Reginald Aldridge, remaking
ttiet in doing lo he knew he repreeeuted the unanimous
feeling of the Ciancil. Tide was eeconded by Mr.
otyring and car, ied, the fGrine situng witti their
hails in 11, ir pocket.. When, however, Mr. Balaton
prop 'cid, and Mr. Mate 'ecocide i, a vote ot thank, to
the Mayor for the manner in which he had dacharged
the diadems of hie office, every hand was held up. His
Worehip suitably responded, and then, on toe pro.
limits,. of Mr. tludsou, sedoode I by Nit% Curtis, JIG
l'homse Atkins was chosen she if tor the year. doe
Tone. agau were thinking of the good time c ,ining(!)
Aldermen Norton prop wed, and Alderman Bockiey
seconded, a vote of thanks to the titling sherd, Mr.
Godwin, which was cordially agreed to,
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The &pp Antment id the various committeks
followed. With refcrenoe to the Finxdoe
Mr. Westeru told some of the ORA b.oy* pretty plaiuly
that it wai uo use their pu,tiog out mautia•to:s to the
pu •lic as to how they would I.ok alter th., tuterests of
tho towu if they did not attend to their out', s.
.alderinsa Norton followed thii up, M. Marston also
hoeing his say in toe seine duet:two. I uoticed our
or two of the elected shorn 1 rsther uueasily iu their
chair, and loosed at the dock as if to red if it wa,tet,
Lusae to be going. Lot OA hope they'll pr fit by the

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