The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-10-16 00:00:00

POOLE.

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Twe MUNICIPAL ELECTION.—The Conservative can-
didates at the forthcoming municipal election are as
follows : North West Ward—Councillor E. J.
Conway, Mr. C. T. Marston, and Mr. F. Travers.
South-east Ward—Councillor H. Farmer, Mr. G. F.
Wanhill, and Mr. P. E L. Budge. We have already
published the names of the six Liberal candidates.

CRICKET CLER. —The annual dinner of this club was
held at the Antelope Hotel on Wednesday evening,
and was well attended. The Rev. J. L. Williams.
vicar of Longfleet, occupied the chair, and Mr. F.
Travers the vice-chair; and amongst those present
were the sheriff (Mr. F. H. S. Stynng), Councillors
E. P. PhilisAs and G. Curtis, Dr. Hatton Smyth,
Messrs. P. E. L Budge. C. T. Marston, C. Paterson,
C. H. W. Parkinson (Wimborne), G. Harrison (hon.
sec.). E. Pearce, jun., W. H. Baker, W. Mate, W.
Yerhury, T. Jugs, J. Dunford, &c. Host Curtis
placed a capital dinner on the table; and the evening
was spent in speechifying and singing.
WM:STEER FUNERAL.—Private E. Parrott, who
had been for many years a member of the 4th D.R.V.
was buried with military honours on Saturday after-
noon. The members of the corps mustered at
bead-quarters at half-pa 4 two o'clock to the number
of 42, under the command of Captain Stone, Lieut.
Budge being also present, and marched to the
deceased's residence in West-street, where the funeral
procession was formed. The firing party, consisting
of a corporal and 12 privates, commanded by Colour-
sergeant if led the way, followed by the hearse,
six Privates acting as pail-bearers. The deceased's
bud)), and accountrements were Owed on the coffin,
which was covered with a Union Jack. The family
mourners were followed by the remaining Volunteer.,
awl in this order the mournful procession, in the
absence .if the fife and drum band silently marched to
the Cemetery at Longffeet. After the Burial Service
had been perfortned by the Rev. C. 11. Bousfield,
curate of St. James's three volleys were fired over the
grave of the departed Volunteer, and the procession
was then re-formed and returned to Poole.

&nom. Anutoitsce-ToVit—irreClirie monthly
meeting of this Committee was held at the Guildhall
on Friday and was attended by the Mayor (Councillor
A. Balston), Aldermen F. Styring, M. Kemp-Welch,
and J. Buckley, Councillors H. Farmer, H. B.
Dugmore, W. Penney, W. N. Western, and G.
Curtis.—Mr. J. Mowlam, jun., the School Attendance
Officer, submitted the following report :
" Acting upon your instructions I served the notices
ordering the parents of tho children named in my last
report not attending any school to put them under
efficient instruction or attend your meeting to-day to show
cause why they have not done so, the effect of which is
very satisfactory, as of the 112 cases brought before you
at the last meeting have received information from the
teschers that they have entered 90 on the registers of
their schools. The parents of the others should appear
before you to-day. 1 have visited the various public
schools during the month, and find the number on the
registers are Len, being an increase of 21, with the
average attendance of 1,224 showing an increase of 91 on
last months report. The teachers have filled up the forum
4 left by me at their schools, showing 221 scholars absent
and irregular in their attendance during the four week'
ending October Wt, 1877. The particulars of the attend.