The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-02-13 00:00:00

ODUFELLOWS' GATHERING.

A yen. pleasant group of events in connection with
"Loyal Excelsior" Lodge, Mauchester Unity ahlfellowa
eilime off on Friday evening last at the lecture-room of
the Working Merin Club. The first was a well arranged
tea, to which about 150 sat amen. Tim room was decorated
1 with the harmer of " Loyal Excelsior," bearing the picture
of the Good Samaritan and the text " Go awl do thou
. Lwist." the banner of the united lodges of Weymouth
with the o.l.lfellows' arose, and the word " Welcome," in
green leaves, was under the portrait of Mr. It. Edwards,
M.l'. (it is nes...Hess to say) the donor of the club-house.
' The Rev. V. F. itsiss,iac said grata before tea, awl, am
1 he hail to leave shortly after seven o'clock, he made a few
observations before the tea wail finished. lie sail the len
of him church was saving " comet collie," and there-
fore be must leave them to holda *service. 'Seim° doing
so he whale 1 to say that he thought sech gatherings as
these very good things; be was much pleased to see the
military element present, awl he hoped civilians would
always welcome them. lie (Mr. R insome) hoped Sergeant
Laird would wait on those military men present and get
them to join the order. He was pleased to see such a very
large and happy gathering : he had frequently visited that
room to hold examinations in science and art, but he had
never scam it Co pleasant as that evening. He wished
them every blessing now and hereafter. (Loud applause.)
After tea the Mayor (Mr. Lundie) presided.
Mr. Jones 140.1 having played "God Save the Queen,"
Mr. SMYTHE ',Ill.: "Jest before the Battle. Mother"-1111
the Mayor Eiji], a cepital eong and very well sung. This
was followed with an instrumental piece by the fund—
waltz, " Sweetheart."
The MATOR called upon Mr. W. M. Thiselton to give
some statement re.peetieg the society.
l Mr. TRISELTON said as secretary of the lodge he had
been called upon to crake a statement as to the position
Id the lodge to which they had the privilege to belong,
but as every member of the lodge would receive ins few
OLD TWITCH AGAIN. . days • copy of the financial statement he did not think
At the Bristol police-rourt. on Satnrdae. before Meters, he ought to trespaes upon the time of those prawn% and
C. J. Thomas and W. H. Wills, Jane Marks Truk* other- L especially of the ladle., by going into dry statistical state-
wise Trench. an elderly awl respectably dressed person, ments, therefore, he would make a few remarks respreLt-
• can charged on remind with obtaining a muff, a veil, and in the society in general. The Manchester Unity, of
:4 bonnet, with other articles., calms 221,1 w false pretences, which the "Excelsior" Lodge is a part, is the largest
from Mr. A. Johnson, of Regens.-steeet, Clifton; with friendly society in the world. TM,, society has done much
obtaining Imigings by false pretenses from Men. (dmlsell, to raise the working meu of this country, for it
of 5, Dowry-parade : and also that she, being a person at has taught them the lesson of independenc.e. The
large on • ticket of leave—one year and eight months of emblems which they saw around them taught of " Friend-
s term of five years being unservol—did get her livelihmel ship, love, and truth," ant the banners proclaim "Faith,
by dishonest mean.% whereby she rendered herself lialSe Hope, and Charity." (Applause,) It would be difficult to
to twelve calendar months and to the forfeiture of her , exaggerate the good the society had done or the advantageslicense to he at Large. The prisoner, on being naked if it had c.nferre.l. It cherished prudent forethough
she was guilty or not guilty, replied, "In some measure taught a common brotherhood, kindly good will, an
guilty." The evelence previously taken showed the affection towards one another, and binding together half
accused ordered, and was ',embed with goods to the a million of men with one common end—the relief of one
value of khl, before Christmas, by Mr. Johnson. She another's burden', to secure one another in time of need
spirited for her bill, but she did not pay it, giving as a must haves tendency to foster mutual kindness and 'glee-
reason that she had a .t. 200 draft in the bank, but she tion amongst its member.. He should ~ot attempt to
could not obtain it aLL it wanted a signature which she dilate on the amount of human enffering which has been
bad not obtained. She eshi she was related to Lady alleviated, and lightened the sorrows of many thousands
Lambert, and the tradesmen, believing her etatemeet, of men, women, and children, ‘bring the half a century
supplied her, during January, with £.21 worth of gods that it had been in existence. Much hail been done;
mere The defendant 1, siged at 5, I) ry-parade, and help had been given iv time of sickness, gift* had been
obtained molit to the amount of over i'rt by representing bestewed on those mitering, awl in time lif sorrow and
she Wig a emmin to Lady Lambert and that ehe 15,4 lereavement, and when the time has come for the bread-
s draft for „CSia in Stuckey*. Bank. This statement was winner to be taken away, and the cry has rue up "Who
proved by a bank clerk to he untrue. The prisoner now L shall send them help r that cry has been answered—
was asked by Mr. rksre if she was getting her living by ! " We come to send the sick relief,
diehonesty, and she replied she seal not. She had an We eonic to soothe the widows' grief,
annuity from Its, Old Jewry, Lcm.lon. hut she was not • Awl stay the orphans' weaking."
obliged to my what was Its amount. She had a freehold (Applause.) It wa- the duty of every working man to
property—house and land-at Ashrott. Sornerseeshiee. belong to such a society, to make provision against a
Mr. Gore said the police had receives) • oeumunication rainy day, and lie del uot thiug there was a better plan
about the prisoner from the Weymouth police, which he than for every workmg man to become au oddlellow or a
would hand to the Bench. The accused had been living Forester. They should go further and make provision
In this way fore years. The prisronec, " don't think for old age; that is more in their rwer now that it was
niv7stveseedrse should he in enessien in thisis srer. 20 years ago. The great increase in the numbers of the
h. er they may have been I suffered.. Mi., Manchester Unity plainly shows that the numbers of pro-
Gore You have said all you hive to my, and the =es- vident young men are increasing: and they are justly