The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-03-04 00:00:00

WINBORNII.

Ma. C. Nfoxccr,,N, Secretary of the Wimborne and
Bournemouth Building :Society. was preeented by ths
directois with • hsn,leome timepiece and eases, on the
.nuael..n of his recent marriage, as an expression of
their a infidencs and esteem.

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Cm:tarsi Hone.. —oa Timothy, February 26th a
munirnl and drainage entail sinmeot was given in the
National Soho ,iroom, in aid of the expenses incurred
I. furniehiut the above horns.. Th••re warn no charge
f ir adosieol n made, but at the close a collection was
made. The ilnonatic portion, which has been on 'err
the pereonal supervieion and tutorship of the Rev. C.
G. Paget (citrate), amply repaid the re•. gentlemen for
his trouble in grtting it up. Mr. G. F. Sc we (bass),
of the Minder Choir, sang with his usual ability, and,
aa a matter of cornea. Mr. S. II syter convulsed the
house with hi. "Drown lipoid, [down." The reallor,
" Dr. Marigol I,' by Mr. Seri tont TindoloAtkinson,
wal thorou.aily enjoyed. The instrumental trio,
which was the first piece of the evening,
reflected credit on it. performer. ; but the
things moot worthy of remark were the songs of Miss
Blanche Campbell, owl the quartet by the Royal
Orpheus Singers, who are .all to be one of the beet
male quartette in the country. The acting of J.
Cheney as Nan In "Goof for Nothing" was very good
indee I, in fact each did Ms best t • give the pie:* the
proper elf •ct. The projectors of the ocheme certainly
will c insider everything natiofactory, a. the house
was well tilled with • most appreciative audience.
We here append the programme in full —Part I,
—Trio (instrumental). "Andante in C, No. 5,"
Mir Willey, Rev. F. J. Huythe, and Mr. Wbitoshepl•
Smith; song, 'Song of the Sailor Boy," Mr. G. F.
score; oong, " 11 and Earth," Miss Blanche
(hmpbell; reading, '• Dr. Nthrigold." Mr. Serjrnot
Tindal Atkinson; song (comic). " Brown Upei le
D non," Mr. Stanley Ilayter ; oong, "Just as Well,"
Miss Blanche Campbell; quartette, " Banish. 0
Maiden," Royal °nohow' Singers. Part II.—" Good
for Nothing," Tom Dibbles (a gardener), W.
Higgins; Harry C 'Hier (a railway fireman) G.
'ger' ; Charlie (a carpenter). C. West; yonng Mr.
Simpson, W. Dymot; Non, J. Cheney.
"Cog= FlooritthrOg.-- rho booke and amounts
for the year ending 31.4' December, 1833, of " Ccurt
Hamprestae," No. 5,752, of the Ancient Order of
Foresters', which Court holds its mestings at the
King'. Arms, Longhorn, were exenoined and approved
by the public auditor, Mr. W. P. Stickliond, appointed
under the Friendly So:ieties Act, 1875, on February
19th. 1884. The balance sheet, therefore, has been
Issued to the members. From it we gather that the
Sick and Funeral Fund haa been largely drawn on, no
less than 447 days' full pay have been allowed to sick
member., amounting to £44 14.. 01, and 46 days'
half pay, amounting to L'2 6s. 01., nothing • total of
£47, such sum being more than one half of
the members' contributions toward the sick benefigi.
Cloe member died during the year, snit £l4
funeral allowance was paid to his representetives.
The tottl amount of this fund on December 314 t,
1882, was £243 It.. 14., and in December, 1883 it
amounteil to £287 Os. 9e 1., being a gain on the twelve
months of EU 9,. I. The M onagement Fund,
.mounting to 08 ss. si arcip'y met all the require.
manta of the brand'. The total worth of the funds
Ii £289 14.. 111. £3OO of which 'is invested on real
securities, and £B9 14.. 111. in the National Provincial
Bank of England, with the excep"ion of £9 14.. 51..
' which amount is doe to the treaourer, the its,. T. 81,
Fate,. Youn4 per, ,ns in the ocattered parish of
, liampreston not bernnging to any similar institution
deeiriog information respecting membership, will be
willingly accommodated by the secretary, Mr. W.
, Mills.