The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-03-14 00:00:00

17PNVILY.

ODDFELLOWS' LOME. —The lodge "Rise of the We'"
has published its balance dbeet, awl the lo lee appears to
be prosperons, considering the size of the village. There
are 511 members, whose average age is 23 years eight
months. During 1875 £l2 tk Ad. was paid away in sick
pay, ES 104. to the medical officer, and £2 to the secre-
tary. The contributions received during the year
a ~,,, anted to .C. 51 2s. 814. on behalf of the sick fund, and
Llt lA. 21 for the management fund. Mr. H. C. Gloodden
and Messrs. J. Mayo, J. Lipscombe, W. J. Pridhani, J.
Gale, W. Thomas, and W. Seward are honorary subscri-
bers. The assets of the lodge amount to £B7 Lk 101,
the greater portion of which is deposited in the Wey-
month Savings Bank. The lodge property is valued -at
£l3 Ills. Mr. Ltickhain Steven: is treasurer, Dr. Pridham
inll-I °nicer, and Mr. It. Elliott I'. secretary.
SPF:I.T.INI) I:fig.—Last week the schoolroom WM filled
with who had come to hear a spelling comPailion-
The Rec. J. S. 3laughan (curate) was interrogator, Rev.
J. Miller (Weymouth). Rev. W. .1. Holden (Broadwey),
awl Mr. R. Groves l'invey), were referees. About 20
compied, the prizes bring won as follow :—liit, Charles
Symonds; 2n.1, Agnes Day; 3rd. Bessie Symonds; all the
winners being from Broadwey. Consolation stakes :—lst„
Richard R .gers (Broad wey) : 2nd, Arthur Atkins (Upwey).
The profits amounted to £2, which were given towards
the church organ fund, and another "1..,," is to be called.
The mania for having the " Imperial" dictionary alone.
which has discomfited good spellers, has not spread to
Upwey ; they had there the good old favourite, Johnson,
and the useful modern one, Nuttall.

BROJADWEY.
1)0E3E7 COUNTY TEMPERANCE ASAOCIATION. —The
quarterly meeting of this association was held (for the first
time at Broadwey) on Tuesday and Wednesday last. The
sermon was preached in the parish church on Tuesday
evening by the Rev. O. Penney, vicar of Abbotsbury, who
selected for his text I. Peter i., 13, from which he preached
a very impressive and profitable sermon. The dinner
took place in the schoolroom on Wednesday at one o'clock
at which the rector (the Rev. E Headland) presided, sup-
Ported by the Rev. 0. L Mengel, rector of Church Knowle,
and president of the association. Mr. Stent of Milhounte
Reformatory, Mr. G. Curtis, of Poole. secretary. au 4c.
The business was held in the Wesleyan Chapel, and bre-
sided over by the Rev. 0. L. KanseL Matters of importance
and interest were discussed and progress reported, and
very cordial and unanimous votes of thanks were accorded
to Mr. Penny for his sermon; to Mr. Headland for use of
church any prayers, moved by Mr. J. Otter, and seconded
by Mr. G. Bowditch, churchwarden. Tuis brought a very
interesting and harmonious meeting to a close. It public
tea took place at the schoolroom at half-past five, and a
public meeting at seven, the president in the chair. Some
very telling and stirring addresses were given by the
Chairman, and Messrs. hewellen. Curtis, Norton and
Ballaus. (of Poole). and Mr. Tarver (of Weymouth). During
the evening several hymns were sung by the choir, Mr.
Ballet. one of the agents of the association, presiding at
the harmonium.