The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-07-18 00:00:00

THE LATEMU.
.GAJAIN.

Immediately- -if-i:el7ll:e—iti;Weii. t77.ll;ii;ily of the late
Mr. Galpin (whose sudden death we repbrted in our lod)
was removed from the Prince of Wales Inn to the
Royal Hotel. The funeral procession left Mr. Board's at
eleven o'clock on Wednesday morning in the following
order:— _

Mr. Read, undertaker.
Hearse containing
THE BODY.

Mourning coach, ;vitit Mr. T. Galpin (brother o( 11cm:used),
Mr. A. Rolls (hrother-in.law), Mr. Cox (brother.
in•law), Mr. llarold
Mourning coach, with Dr. Parsons, Mr. Board, and Mr.
Henry Ituasell.
Private Carriage.
. .

They came by road to Weymouth, and thence to the
Cemetery, where the Her. K Dolton performed the funeral
service. Several tradesmen and others met the procession
at the cemetery.

LOCAL BOARD MEETING.

The Board met on Monday, present:—Mr. J. C. harm,
chairman, Messrs. It. Collins, B. Stone, 11. Otter, 11. 0.
Mabey, T. Gibbs, J. I'. Scriven, 11. Scriven, K. Pearce, W.
Attwooll, and Joseph Hodder.

HORSE lIIRK, AND SCAVENGING.
The tenders were read, as follows: —Ur. J. C. War&
5s W. per day, Mr. W. Hodder, 5:I. thi. per day, Mr. If.
Hodder, tie. per day, the above for home, cart, and driver :
and Mr. W. Hodder. at ds. Od, per day for hurve, cart, and
man.

Mr. lumben, tendered at I. per day, Mr. J. I !. Ward, at
ay., Mr. W. Hodder, at 6d. Mr. Hodder (the former
contractor) at ss. per day.
Mr. Wants tender fur bor.* hire, and Mr. IL Uonibens
for &ravening, were accepted.

LIGHTING SOI THWELL AND HESTON.
The CLIRK wairequestell t invite tenders for supplying
II lampposts, 3 brackets. and tixhig the time, all coin-
plete, with lanterns and receptacles for oil, also tenders
for supplying oil, lighting, and extinguishing the above
lamps for six months.

OBSTRUCrION AT EASTON.
The surveyor reported that some btone had been depoited
In Easton square, near the Wave where it was intended to
erect the new Eadon day school, and that it wee an
obstruction. Directed to clear it away.

man IN FUSION LANE.
The surveyor also reported that the fences in some ',arts
of this lane were in a bad state. He was instructed to see
that the owners of the adjoining lands keep the fences in
proper order.

GIPSILS

A letter from Ali:: :1:-1476-..;,r d other was read,
complaining of the gipay waggom, Ac., putting up in
front of
.I.llmr premise& . . . .

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The Clerk was requested to write to the police, asking
them to prevent the Kiwi., ['WAWA' up on auy part of the
high roads or rtreets of Portland.

W....11AM
_WELL.

It had been ordeieci-ihai-th.e-1;;;Mp and well be sur-
veyed under the supenutendence of a committee.
There was some conversation about what the surveyor
had done; but Mr. Pearce being in London, the matter
was left over till he should return.

BROAD WET.
FUNERAL OF THE RECTOR.

The funeral of the late Rector, Rev. E.- Headland,
M.A., took place in the new burial ground on Wednes-
day evening last. The dem), of the rural deanery had
been invited to meet at half-past four. The body had
been brought frtm Bath, where the rev. gentleman
died, and it was enclosed in mffins, the outer being a
very handsome oaken one. with brawl furniture, the
breastplate bearing the following inscription engraved
on it :

"Edward Headland, M.A.,
Died
July 8, 1876,
Aged 4&"
Many shutters were awed in the village, or blinds
drawn down, the Swan Inn in particular being thus in
deepest mourning. Just in front of the church which
the deceased rector wax the means of enlarging and
improving so much, and the schoolroom which he had
built, were groups of villagers s, rrowfully awaitino
the last sad ceremony in connection with i who had
loved them so well, that es en in the pains ,4 approach-
ing death, he sent them his bltscsing. At the entrance
to the Rectory gnsands were representatives 1.1 Court
" Star of Broadwey," A. O. Foresters, of which the
deceaeed was a trustee. The brethren were all attired
in deep niourning, and wore each a email ro,,eue of
green ribbon, to indicate their order. At the holm
itself gathered many friends from the neighl,ourhood,
and a large number of clergy of the diocese.
It was about five o'clock when the and profession
moved on in the following order :