The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-01-29 00:00:00

WIXIIOEIII.

Biting° Roog.—The Provisional Committee of
this solf-suppoitiog Reading•room, Library, and
Instituts having made their arrangements, the room
will be opened on Friday. February Ist. It is earnestly
bop that, as this institution is founded on ins broad.
eat basis, and will be carried out in future lo the seams
way by an elected reprrsentative committee, it will
meet with the cordial support of all claws. The
building having been furnished in a comfortable
manner, every means will be adopted to meet toe
requirements of the times. The terms for ulember•
ship are very reasonable, and are to be paid in &drawee,
a piss being provided. Persons desirous of joining
are requested to leave their names with Mr. T. Mosby,
at the Institute, in the corn market, who will give
all requisite information.
ON %fonds'', January 21st, the members of the
held an open session at their Lodge-room
St. JAn's Temperance House, and to • fairly go al
audience the following programme was rendered i
Nielody, 117 (Hoyle.), " Water as it Gushes," the
Choir; rending, "Bin. Ribbon and Be Meaning,"
Sister Trim; recitation, "Faithful unto Death,'
Brother Plater; song, "Some People you Meet,"
B-other Wend, W. 4.5. ; address, Brother Lackham,
P.W.C.T. ; song, " No one Cares for Me," Slater
War], W. F.; address, Brother Smith' song, "S..
the Drunkard," Brother Jambs. W.C.T. ; reading,
'How to Save One's Bacon," Brother Wilkins.
W.J.G.; duet, "Lover,' Quariels" (encored), Slater
Ward and Brother Jacobs; song, "Joe Perkins"
(encored), Brother Luckhatn, P. W.O addresti
Brother Helm ,• song, House Again," Brother
Gillintham ; melody, 96 (Boyles), " Bravely Launch
the Temperas?! Lifeboat,'

Coriesear.—The Wonborne 'horst A..' Li.
Roo gave a c tplt I C..lllCtr: ot the Coro Exchange oo
Tuesday elrening. in which they were waisted by the
members of the Harmonic Sociwy. The conductor
was Mr. J. Whiteheal Smith. The first part con-
sieted of the sacred cantata, "Th. Deu.ihter of
Jetrue," the lea ling parts being t iken am follow :
.-toprari.,, Mies Coate.; tenors, Rev. F. J. Horeb* and
Mr. Joyce; haw, Mr. G. F. Score. The whole went
very satisfactorily, the choruses being sung with greet
precidon. is. second part was of • miscellamoue
character, commencing with Schubert's overture,
" Rostmuude," wherein the inetruinentaliets greatly
distinguished themeelvea. Other go ei features wer.
Mr. t. It B Alloy. s •ong, "Toe Harbour Liable at
Sea," '' Forret sad Forgive." by Wes C.oatee •
" Tarantella ' (vi lin and pianoforte), by Mr. Whits:
head Smith and Mr. Eaton, toe duet," Is cl derma,"
be Mies Ciatee and the Rev. F. J. Royale, " The
Skipper," by Mr. G. F. Score. beelike several part
s init. being sung by members oi the amociation.
Oiii,rettimen tr. —L " Flops Evermore" Lodge,
N. 4,867, PD —J i.t hiving the balance sheet .4
the ab.ore lo Ire for be poet 12 month. pieced in our
bands, we have much pleasure I. informing our
readers that Chid lodge is prospoweing. it, liniment
at .te of prosperity will favonrahly compare with any
Previoue year of It. exisitance. The sick pay has been
rather high, £172111.. 61. having been required for that
purpose. The Future' Fund has been called on for
£6 Our readers will here perceive that the death.
rate has been low, only one member's wife having
died. Fourteen new members bate been initiated
dining the year. In December. 1882, the balance in
favour of the Sick and Funeral Fund was
L'1,485 It.. 811. In December. 1883, it amounted
to £1.601 7e. 211. The Management Fund of the
Lodge heel been most juilciously worked, cloeiag the
year with a favourable balance of Et 17s. 3d.
The present number of members is 210. More
than £lOO lam been navel. The intoned from
mortgage •m .note to £42. and there Is also
lotatest received from the National and Provincial
Bank. TM capital of the lodge la invested thus :-
00 mortg see. £1,400; in the National Provincial
Bank, £l7B 14. ii,; and the worthy tresenrer, we
find, has 824.un ter hi. care. This lodge
I. not only au honour to itself but to the t ma, for we
find it ham new honours 000ferred on it. On noticing
the winter meeting ,4 the Poole Dietrict, held at
Crsobwoo, in the early at -1 the present month, we
find that the woithy mcretery of the " Hope Ever-
more " I, 4ge wee alect,4 t the office of Deputy.
Grand Mast -I. of the Poole Oistriet. Hr. F. Cane
hitherto has ably ••.d satiefact wily discharged his
duties as secretary we courrAtulete the lodge on the
honour obtains I, and we have no doubt he will with
credit and efficieocy carry out these extra and
impirtant duties connact-d with the Order. Persons
joining this noble iostitotion mey rely on being male
better huhu:dm, b Ater fathers, and better members
of
N"m3l'm rThir Ede VIM —By many persons connected
with the II.; tiet D .1 ronination the need ,4 a now
and more c immodione piece ,4 worship, felt lob, •
neasmity, as the old long.ueed and timedionoured
boat* Is padoilly ratting sui 01 repair, and in

ad lition te, this, it seen. to be situated to, mac% at
the northern extremity .4 the t own t induce many
persons to attend the service., who would be glad to
do so were it wore osintrAlly established. In futther•
• ol this cl-swed ohj,-t. a special inert.ut .4 the
menthe's of oho B Autist Church won held Thursday,
Jana try 17th, M the chew .1. At w`den Mr. It. Eleock
Attended, ..ad made an offer of • piece of land I. that
hew wit pdaeatot pia t of the ~.Irno bir .sr-r .64, se •
euitab!ii lor • hew BAptist Chapel. To* ntem'tere of
the c't ttreh on thintously resolve ito sew.pt Mr Klootik's
liberal offe . And esti w 01l saws were prnutie-d t twar•l•
the site. The pwdor, Itv. J. floopo. closed the
=stint with p , thawkfully receive
eubactriptious towards this touch weeded plaos of
worship.