The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-01-09 00:00:00

UNITY.

The uouuol meeting wria hold at Sturmineter Newt
on Tuesday. January 2 4, under the pruriency of 0 M.
Sharp. Fifty coven delegat • were p.e&orto p
Harmsen eras voted to the va- sChair, in the absence rl
0.0 M. Nethitr, of Sandford, who wag unavoidably
prevented from ettending. The minutes having been cow
armed, the au ,it irs isase thror tr,port which WAS hilthly
sat-factory, end on rho proposiuon 4 P.G. Old, seconded
by P.G. Thee too, it was adopted and ordered to be
printed.
The Grand Maxtor (Mr. W. It. then read the
following addre.• Myth y Cor e•oun ienc Siert t
mil Great, eu,—Dofore commended be boson. se, I Mg to
wish you all o h"ey ard 0 mt.... Now V-sr I t Erro-
-1 gratulata %hie district on the tree nt noert•on said totem
proep nth au • hrnitCh of 11l .neloster Unity r.f 0 irlfellows.
There an lusty useful &sod d ronshing Friend,y S
in the district, but I sin prood to espy with coufirienee
that the Mencheeter Un.ty bolds the first plan r. not only
in respect of aremlorre and of funds, but in the promo-
tion of that policy of pieties 'iv' improesment which
too& to insure it, perpetuity the philanthropic objects for
which the society was originally deelgned. On the let of
January, 18t1, to • di•tciet numbered 5078 member., and
an gate! of £57,183 IS& Si., and, cannier...a the *acreage
since that time, after the ram el rate, or to judge from *eat
yese,ineseme on the rerolv,mon the, £4.167 sr. • ill bring the
;Hemet capital to £111350111.. 54. II ilnj the pat year
our balance sheets show ilia: no le-e then 40 brethren
harm h..n celled away, and amongst them B•vs. New
and Martin, who &leer tok • lively interest in the
district and their re-p reties lodor. T, • o in' of faneral
donations peirl is £535 so si ,ingt Akio far 11181„ ohoerio,
the worth of the oisteict Ituanal, December I.r,
XIGS 7i. 5/1., the m ...gement balance in hand
lie. Id.
1 tun pleased to find that the valuations of the various
lodges are returned. U 1 t's It 4ninn log • rare gained a
aulatantieleurp:ro—faisplermel—whiletothere have nees as
fortunate a. (homer! cur I ekes that are thin la podereoioa
of tuft benefit will be further stigmatise. rid. I should have
liked to have men all char, U.., wane god fortune • lea to
such I wool./ mil ail elf It often reenters in bergs elletrin
as in smaller ones. said 1 trriet thew by whom we shall be
succeeded will amnia's- earl &DPP,s our efforts to peaches
ting, an institution of witch we law be proud, and that
thin district may Ire banded d ran to future generations •
mod and enduring monument of the wirslorn of the
British working man. (Ann) rum.)
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."On the 'prop lotion of P. I'.G.IIA enwrap. secondml by
P.O. THIRILTON, Bro. Torn Nesb:tt was elected Grand
Matter for the chsumg year.
For the office of D..puty4 trend Mmter, there were eleven
aspirants, P. 41. U. Or ores •ecured 32 rot.. I' G. Infraction
21. ml P.O. Baer 6. Mr. ft roves was therefore elected.
P.P.G.M. Stmt.. Portura.oh wa• elecked one of the
auditors for the cocain., ter... Moor.. Mws and S,.n,
printers, and the salsry cdr ..rapon line secretary no
fixed at FAS for the next LI moult. A prop notion tb.ft
the wocretsrc should he ant It per member we neg.:iced.
The election of three deputies t attend Us Annual
hlansaeru•nt Coin aril tee, at N .ttinamiu, next t ;
16 some. had *en pep or the premoo. m-ettes. Kr.
Western w.stlr.telccedund hens ..h.rpc 'utast fon r• ed
for the second and third p 1...., the fluid result was in
P.O.
favour of Tnigebon sad P.P G.M.Houseell. The
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number being Bros. Tamalton V. Hoariest' 13, end Shorp
21, The other h0.tp...• ••••.,.1• .i.ffereitt c .arect

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On the propmel of STICKWID,•roti of thanks
wee mannied to UV, ret ring officiro (or their service..
The driegites Rfter..rda din •1 together at the Crone
Rotel. The .o.th of Pun •ral Pond of the district on the
let December, VMS, eau ZE To. Si.

I THE BLANDPORD LocAL BOARD AND THE
PROPOSED NEW WATERwoRts.
On Wedneshy last a sp,cl.l meeting of the
BI tadford Local Itoard Ism held for the purpose of
considering the draft provisional or ler Rent down for
the perusal by the privet.. c .mnany who propose to
corner-int waterworks for Blandfcird:

Mr. J. G. Lawarscs prodded, and there were
also present —Mown. P. T. Johns, A. S. Hodge., It.
Byre., P. A. awns., .1. I. Barnes. A. S. Rodeo', J.
Ball J. J. Ball, S. J. Burnitt, T. Park, J. Steward, S.
Abbott, H. Darden, H Gill, and H. Childs.
The clauses of the rder were gone through seriatim,
and the only objection appeared to be that clause em-
powering the company to .apply Viimborne, and
Tarim. other place. near Blandford with water for
domestic ptyposee, the clause in the order setting
forth that water shall he supplied for domestic par.
poles, in preference to that needed for any other
requirements. The Board were aeons to this clause
tinkles satisfactory proof wag given them that there
we. an ample supply of water for other places as well
ea Blandford.

A nwolution wu pls•ed objecting to the levying of
any water rate by the Comoany on any persons who
did not voluntarily take the water of the Company.
Ultimately the meeting adjourned till Monday next,
whop the question will be further considered.