The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-01-31 00:00:00

3LA3I niroaa.

Ogwocar.— lira. Edwards ease a wooed oo Thurs-
day evening, but the atteaclemos wma&ll owing to
the foggy wewthar. The programme was well
reedered.

"Lncrit-tis —On Friday evening • lecture was given
In the Town Hall by Sir Tahoe Baker on his nicest
Lour in the Holy Lead Ibe attendant's was fair.
Ing witl of Mr. Jolla Peyote', formerly of Sheens.
boom, near Blandford, Dorset, but Ins of 23,
Berkeleyaquare, formerly • captain In the Soots
Fusilier Guards, was proved under £67,000; of Mr.
Henry Goddard Awdry, formerly of Norton Lodge,
Lamek. Wilts, but late of Bouraemouth, 284,000
—The .
ODUTILLOWSRIF.—• Loyal Blandford Lodge of
OddfaVows celebrated the 24th annivereary of the lodge
by a public dinner at the Grown Hotel on Wednesday
last. The Mayor of Blaadford (Mr. Spencer Abbott)
presided, and over 100 paste were present, mending
many of the principal resident" of the town,Mr. J.
W. Loft, of the Ott Hama, occupied the
After full justice had been dose to the capital dinner
served in flen-clase style by Host Byars, and the cloth
removed. the Clesinean gave the usual loyal and
patriotic torts. In connection with the toast of the
"Araty, Navy, and Reserve Forces," the Ohaintaa,
aux • few Introductory remarks, spoke of the nubile.
nes. and incomisteney of members of the army and
navy being promoters and supporters of co-opsratin
stores, as he considered tradesmen aid the eseeral
public were taxed to keep up the service, and he
thought they ought to expect officers, &c, to speed
their money with trade.people who helped t 3 support
the branches which they belonged. If the army and
navy were all ready and willing to fight their country's
battles, they ought in duty bound to help their own
countrymen in the battle of life. (i.t.pl. arese.)—Soor,
" England's Jolly Ten," Mr. W. 1 —Mr. J. J.
Bail responded for the Yeomanry, and Mr. E. Bridle
for the nary. The toast of the evening, "Snore.. to
Oddfellowship." sod e penally the Loyal Blandford
Ledo, wee proprned in an appropriate speech by Mr.
W. IL Brennand, who said he looked on all nth
societies as being especially deferring of every sup
asthey were establinted on two great principle.—
brotherly love and mutual relied in the hour o need
and sicken.. As one of the audieore of the Lodges
account he assured all present that the Loyal Blaadford
edge was in • very flourishing state—PP G.M.
Butt responded, and expressed great pleasure at the
manner the tos.t had been received, an well as at the
number present that evening to celebrate the 24th
anniversary meeting of that Lodes, of which he was
proud to be • member. On the 18th of January, 1858,
the Lodge ina. formed, with very few member. and
very little money, just 24 years ego that netting.
Now there were 342 members and • capital of £2,620
1.. 9d. in the Lodge. They had paid out in sickness
doting the peel year £24.3 14s. 11d., and had aided to
their capital sno 9s. He considered they were
deserving of support, as the propmer of the tome had
so justly remarked, as such relief as they had
dispensed to their members bladed very moth to
relieve the rates of the town and district. Friendly I
&dean in general had accumulated large capitals for
mutual help in Bioko's', and relieved friend* some.
what of national importance In 18'78 Lord
Caernarvon made • statement that 25 per one of
the population were not connected with benefit
societiee. He did not know how the earl based him
calcolation, but be could emirs them that at the
present time there were no lees than 4602,175
enrolled members of friend y societies, with the
immense capital of £12,148000. in Great Britain. As
one result of this Kneed organisation of friendly
societies, he attributed moth of the prosperity, peace,
and quietness njoyed here in Eaglead, mistreating the
present pitiable coodition of Ireland, where in four
counties only about 1.000 members of beeefit societies
could be found; so the principles of Oddlellowshis
and kindred societies were not upheld, the result being
anarchy and rebellion. He then referred to the
juvenile branch formed in connection with the parent
I de., where they had 50 members and • capital of
2.100, into which boys were admitted tied when old
'cough drafted into the adult lodge.—Dr. E. M.
Spooaer, in a Joon* speech, proposed "The Mayor
ad Corporation of Blardford." which was received
with musical honours, and respesded to by the Mayor,
and Messrs, Eye's, Luff, /th.—Otlitr tomb Ice/lowed,