The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-02-14 00:00:00

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BUILDING Soctrrr.—The directors of the Swansge
end Isle of Purbeck Building nociety held their
monthly meeting at their office, 2, Victoria-terrace,
and, in addition to the general business, passed their
manual report and babusce sheet, as prepared by the
manager and president, to be presented to the annual
meeting a all the members, fixed for the 24th of this
smooth.

"ALOIS IN LONDON."—ThIa service ol song is to be
repeated by the choir in the Wesleyan Chapel this
(Fridsy) evening. The reading* are to be given by
Mlle 'l'. Roe, and we bops aa many friends ts can will
4y to go, as It is in aid ol the Sewing Hinting Fund.
The meming will commence at 7 o dock when the
Rev. J. Persons will preside.

Munrono Famine' Cuta.—A meeting of the
members of this club Colt Naos last Saturday evening
St the prows Hotel, when the subject for discussion
was introduced by Dr. H. H. Spooner, of Bendford.
There was a lair atteedanos, nearly 40 members being
prasset.
Dears or Mr. H. W. Abbot.-0e Tuesday mooing
ties lahaberanti of our town were somewhat startled by
the uaexpected tidings that this waidusown gentlemen
bad Meshed his last at 5.30 that morning. Deceased
had bees seriously unwell for soma time, but within
the past week unfavourable symptoms had appareatly
pawed sway, and it was generally understood that
design was over. We believe the cause of death to
have been heart disease of Long staudiag. Doomed
was senior payee in the well-known oldestabliebed
firm of Abbot Brothers, silk mercers and wooilen
draper; of this town. He had filed many Important
offices in his native town, having been Mayor in 1854-5.
He unexpected death occurred at the comparatively
early age of 61 years, and the loss sustained in our
Male community is sadly deplored by all classes of
moiety.
Town Conaca.—Thrs ordinary quarterly meet;
of the Council was he'd On Tuesday In the Town Hibj.
la the absence of the Mayor (through Woes, aad
bareavema!) the chair wee takes by die ex-Mayor,
Mr. H. Durdea. There were also present—Alderman
fledges, Councillors Gill, Luff, Eyers, Lawrence, J.
Ball, 3.3. Ball, sod Stewart.— fbe revolutions entered
Isle (ruin the llth November to the present time were
considered and approved—The reports of the analyst
for Use two peat quarters were put in, bog both were
rid, yet the Counzil had to pay half-guinea for each.
—A rate of 81. in the was tweed te.- -Before
separating Mr. Luff said he wished to briar before the
Corporation the bereavement sustained by the whoks
town by the death of Mr. H. W. Abbott, and moved
that, vote of sympathy be conveyed to Mr. Spence
Abbott (the Mayor) on his own illness, horsing
for a speedy recovery, and a vote of condolence 00 the
death of his brother—The Council adjourned till
Tuesday, the 18th of April.
Comm Pours, Tuesday.—At the Magistrate.'
Clerk's Offices, before Mr. J. J. Farquharson and Sir
Charles D'Oyly, Bart., Elias Young, an Itinerant
water-crees seller, wee charged with being drunk and !
riotous and maliciously damaging and breaking
window' at the Three Choughs lon. Blandford, on the !
previous day—The charge was proved by Henry
Belbio, the landlord, and the policy, and the
premier was fined 61., damage is, and 3e. 61. costa. !
—Allowed one moth for payment of the same, or !
seven days' imprisonment.--George Read, a gunner
of the Royal More. Artillery, was brought up in
custody charged with deserting from the riding '.tablishreent of the R. H. A. at Woolwich, on August 24th,
1881. —Police-oonstable Downlog stated that prisoner
came voluntarily to him that morning and confessed !
that he deserted from the regiment on the above date. '
tiring as his remc that be woe so deaf he could not
bear the words of command.—Prisoner, in answer to
questions front the Bench, stated that be offered to
eenindsr to the police at fling wood, but they would
not take any notice of him on account of hi. deafness.
—He was ordered to be taken back to the Blandford
Police-station to await a military escort from Wool-
wich.