The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-01-24 00:00:00

WAIRIZA.X.

Ma. M. J. Onmer, ALP. has contnbuted E 5 towards
.the fund for the relief of the .our in Chit town.
IST DAL Vottinvszas. Lieut. Joseph H.
Webster is Insetted Ivan the Lt Northamptonshire
(WM Hood) Volunteers to be lieutenant.
Wg hive with much retest to record the death of
Mrs. StAes. the beloved wife of the Rev. H. P.
Stokes. The deceive 1 lady died in London on Friday,
night, the 19.11 inst. Te remain, ,d the deceased la.ly
will be interred in Bromptori Cemetee7 on Friday
morning next. _

AKIHAM LAND AM) BUILDING SOCIITT.—Tbe
co urnittes of management told a meeting at the
offices"( the society in North-street on Friday, the 13.1%
inst., the prinoikial businete being to inspect tenders
received for making r"ads"n the Westport estate. The
tender of ?dents. daunderi sod t% bite, coutrectors,
ilt.urneni utb. amnint t 1.5, was accipted, and various
other bioinees trawl .cted.

AT a meeting of the7:naedians of the Wareham and
Purbeck Union, held on Tuesday, the 17th inst., the
following were preeent : The Earl of Eldon (tit the
chair), N. B ind and G. C. Ferree, Esq.., M-. re. it.
J. Garland, J. H. Garland, J. S. Drew. C. Ye traley,
Baecombe, W. tpicer, T. Caiool, H. W. Bennett,
C. Edmonds, W. F. Kent. S. W. Bennett, and G.
Kent. The minutes of the last meeting were read and
oinflrmed, and the octal ,elief business was trasaacted.
The Clerk read a letter (nun tbe Loo tl Government
Board sanctioning the appointment (4 Joseph Henry
Webetsr a medical officer for Dietriot No. 1. Various
other business was triossoted, and the nett meeting
ordered to be held on the 21:h init.

SW A NAG B.
Outlaw' Laxos.-I'he truateer of thi, property
held their usual quarteily tue•thig in the vestry. A
very fair number was pre.ent, with the Bev. it. D.
Travers as chairman. The clerk br tight the general
business and correspondence before the meeting, and
it appeared two or three parsons interested in some
portion of the property, the leasehold thereof, made
appropriate offers for those portions, one wished to
have the fir t refusal of the same. The trustees who
at.' acting entirely wide- the guidanc • of and with the
eanction of the charity contniismonera, and are in
treaty with T. Downs, Esq., of the Groso. So
far accepting his very liberal offer for the whole at
posaessi n price.
Missioxsay Ti.—On Friday evening the usual
church missionary tea took place in the large ichool-
room under the most pleasing circumstances. Tr°
walls being prettily decorated with texte and designs,
by the Misses Travers and Flags. &c., from the coat-
guard etation, pre.enteci a most attractive appearance.
At six o'clock about 200 sat down to the good things
provided. Addresses were given by the Rev. H. D,
Travers, and H. Eardlsy, curate. The Rev. T.
1 Sutton. *mist/try of the Church Missionar7 Society,
also gave • very telling and instructive address. He
1 spike on the names of their mission, the 11161111 i med,
and the molts, bringing home his remarks by thrill-
ing facts and most noted and remarkable illustrations.
The meeting closed with the Doxology about nine
o'clock.
hissaisce.—Early on Tuesday morning last the
display 14 flags and bunting from the church tower,
Purbeck House, Ivy Hiuse, and other place* told that
some interesting event warn about to come off. This
proved to be no less than the marriage of Mr. George
Burt, jun.. the youngest son of Mr. George Burt,
J.P. of Purbe, k Hume, with his first cousin, Miss
Emil/Stuart Arbon- At 8.30 a.m, the parish church
was reervarta filled with those anxious to see the in-
teresting marriage ceremony, when Mr. G. Burt, jun.,
Mr. J. Freeman, Mr. R. Arbon, Mr. J. If. Burt
(youngest brother), and Mr. G. Burt (father of the
bridegroom) entered, and shortly afterwards the bride.
leaning on the arm of her uncle, Mr. F. A Burt,
fol owed by Miss Freemen, Miss K. Arbon, and the
Mimes A. and E. Burt (sisters to the bridegroom.) A
suitable voluntary being Played cam the organ by Mr. J.
F. Hillier, jun., the matrimonial service was very
impressively gone through by- the rector (Rev. R. D.
Travers) amr,ted by the Rev. H. Eardley (curate),
after which all retired to the vestry to make tee u-oat
signatures, during which iirdi the organ mounded forth
the "Wadding March." Crowds were outside the
church to withers the newly joined pair, and the church
belle rang merrily forth their joyous peels to cheer and
wczing
greet them. The wedding,was rather out of the
usual course, all partiesto and from church,
and in well dreamed but tra or walking attire,