The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-30 00:00:00

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" Kattla his bon-s one the goose,
"Tie only a pauper whom nobody oens,"

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with the f mural of. Forester. The Forester was cerried
..dtes:pes::.r.res:34wproribt..l:Thtuioter pet, by
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ptehuudise lost mark •••.1.1d141 r7or:stehada°l
no wife or children the Foresters buried him, and what-
ever reaudeed out of the I aura alto •enas woo given to
the nougat relatives. There bad been paid during the
year £3511346 as sick allowance to to motors, Milne Jae
seems of 1.30. 41 1.. egoist 13.. 111 1. In th• year 1881
When they °soldered that over • qo.itif of einildos
had been paid out of the funds is one year for the alba
of sick atembers, t way woul 1 egree that it had helped the
rats moat materially, fee the greater pardon M MOM Sea
who had rec3ived the aliowance, tad they sot boss sum.
bard most ham applied tor push rata. Therefore be
did not think they could overeedimate the good work of
a society like the Fondue that paid out such • large
amount of mosey denim the year, that lied sack • large
nuather of members, sad the great mooed of seamless
that it moomplished. The returns for Great Betels and Ire-
land ales showed am average pd. member of £5 81. 7d.
Among other bessohes of wod aocoasplisoed b the For-
ums. Bro. Ithergoid stamatiosed the Foresters' Mee tail.
Remits' is Loaded the Forederi Almilsouess is tones
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bid with the Lando* Uinta David (dm bred is the
whole kingdom), bed that so lUeboats—the " Forester"
at Teigsmonth, and the "Foresters' Pride" at West
Homtnisol. He mbentkmed that the SoutheWesteth
tase, to which they beloapd, was the sseild largest
District in the Or ler It .mead over five countiee, with
100 courts. sad 17.830 members. Wtme they oessidered
all 111., this, he was sure they would bear hire oat whet
litsad they ought to uphold the Assisi{ Order of
red us. sad he resommulded all those who belonged to
it to urge their friends to Jul.,, god thus have the proud
entitles of belonging to the gran lips 3 Oast of men that
the world ever produced. flotsam.)
Bro. Noses (Seeret.ry Court " Prod's, "/ sex%
responded. He was mud deemed to report that the Court
sItU aoctiesd It. prosperom cods, not Milf as regarded
the samba of numb but she in sweet to it, financial
°manias, at the same time Deanne t dummy to tie
arse amount of good which had r molted from its work.
Mg. As obey were • ware, they were met to Woad* their
twenty-fifth anniveiszy. mod he thought where a few
foot, sad figures illestraing the pillion of the Court at
the present time might not be naintermaing. Although
muds to report mob a large Ineresee is the number of
members so last your, the 'maker said it was still astis.
I story. At tie end of last year they membered 333 mem-
bers, whilst at the present time it wee 360, and sestet
more were us Cog to be ear dlei at their next moithis
Toe average of the menthol, this year wee 32 .gelmet 31
dares year. aeo. It was eith regret he had to state tut
during the present seer thy bet let three members by
death, 'odds • member'a wife, and of the bonsai claims
An had been repaid by the distect Their sick lid
*id again boos hoary this year so veil no during the put,
the amount uploaded in 1882 bead £219 Os. 81. against
£l7O 15s. 81 in the previous year; and up to the
present time they bad paid no les than AIM 3.. 11. on
amount of slob Manna Slots the establishment of the
court in 1858 • total of £2,988 3s. 10d. bed been dithered
In sick potash and L. 20 on scealat of funnel dame.
The opeeker then referred to the Court Distress rand
meationing that this fund bad also been called upon to
most extra claims during the pest year, &sestets* to the
amount of .28 17e. haying bean panted to their own
members during that peeled. He 'either st .ted that
sines this fond was started in caused- oe with the court
a tout of £llB be. 14. had been paid by the members in
subscriptions, the amount disbursed in various wave up to
leet Jule being £76 ss. Ild. • leaving • Lamm of
Ail ltd. to meet any future heirs Vast might arias
Is comparing the abstract of last yur wort funds with
that of the veer pr3ceding, Vie speaker showed that la
Danube. 1892, the funds amounted to £1.554 14. 3d.
amide £1,390 9.. 7f I. In 1181, giving • net Increase on the
year of £l5l it 711. (Aloddles.) Taking Into
account the whole of the receipts sod *zonation up to
the present time, he mid they had the highly satiate ilgo
grand total of £1,028 17a. 7f 1., which gave them • gain
on the present year of £74 30. 4f4., eotwithstantleg the
heavy demands they had to meet. This year the usage
worth of the c wort and. per member was £413... utast
£4 13... last year. In concision the speaker. ate
reit +retie, his warmest thetas, stated that about £1,400
of the fond, of the court was invested on mortgages at
four per owe, and the remainder stood to credit of the
court in the Dorchester Savings Beaks (AWases.)
Bro. QUAL= (eserMary) responded on bsbal of the
Juvenile Breach, which, although the la A. ergs metaled,
not the least. He was awry to say they had not bean ales
to save as much thls year as Ise owing 1, the taro
amount of sickness amount the manatee in the early
pest of the dor. Hs this presented the (Wowing slate
moot :—To tout worth of sick and fused toad.
41801 ; 1. managmenest fund, SS Us 14.—total,
LISS 18e. fe-1. By loss to Southampton Harbour Board.
MOO ; by salt in Dorchester/ Basins B ink, 7s. 54. •
he ditto In treasurer's heeds £4 11.. Ofd. ; total:
LlO5lBl. fef L Increase on the dee noonthe,Cs 14.. 114.. ;
total number of finanolsol members. 140; a Netted during
the nine months, II; treesferred to went coat. 91
total number transferred to parent court duos the forme-
Von of the society, RIO Number of juvenilia In the Order
Decorator. 1881, 4048 U; ditto Pomba, 1883, 5315;
luaus for Me pier. 1,813 ; total worth of lends
Deoenber, 1881. L 50,167 : ditto Dasernber, 1883, £54,946;
increase for the you. ; .inembers stunned chorine
the year 1881, 10,131 transferred 13 courts dur ng the yeer
1891, 3,403; total number of juveniles aril fared in the
Order aims 1875. MOW He strongly r.c amended any
members who bedevils to pet them Intl. juvenile Oenrta
for there could not possibly be • better investment.
(limr, bur.) Their object was to secure members for
the tweet court, and ha believed it was the most lamer
tent mesas of obtaining members. (Hear. hear.) Bro.
Charles thanked those gentlemen who had so kindly
eons forward t i sant then In (nine the boys thar
annual treat, and he could amure them unless they were
enabled to give the Juveniles that plassur % be should not
be able to bring such a good report as he did now.
(Applause.)
Song, Mr. Bused "The Beesun's Story."
Br,. 8111100LD then gave the 'Health of the Mayor."
He wee sure they were all proud for the chief u
trate to preside amonpt them, sad he bopedlles;
would drink hit health in a hamper. (L oud applause.)
me KAMM expressed hie pleasure at presiding over
such an orderly body of men as he had thatemeang. It was
not his first appearance there, for ha bad on many previoes
moutons hiod the pleasure of meeting them, end there-
fore head not feel aigrettes, out of dam. He seered them
he felt • large amount of Interest in Fundy generally
and in kinoired asioalaties of that kelt and whenever
occasion woes for his loresegoos. be should be only too happy
to come sad loin them (Loud emboss)
Bra C. FORM prOposed the " Health of the 'Floe-
Chairman." Mr. Kthda same aroongt them about two
years ago, • perfect ser. and tea unanimously
elected Mei as their miedi oMoar, and be wee sure the
Court would never regret the time when they did so. He
wee sure they all booed it would be • keg day before the
same of Kendall would ewes to be esoatatad with Court
"Progress and "Igoelsior. (inolaues.)
The VICMOILIIIMAX, In MO. osldVte tiara he mot
them in that roam he was a perfect streamer to tloem,
het now be eras happy to say slcre number of the feats
armed him were very familiar to bila They were
friendly fess. (Hear, bear.) That he had found ever
sins he came to DereamMer, and be Wonted them all for
the kindly way In winch they maned him when ha fir.t
earne, aad for the (madly feeling that bad beim kept up
ear $lllOO. (Apploosa) Hs remarked he was kept away
from ths lad dinner, hang bead/ engaged In swe
the water out of his knobs& (Leuglier.) All th
hoped was now remedied, and if noddies that had
laid down demised the streets as wen as they •
their pocks* they would sot milt ofilalantll.
laughter.)
Son,: Mr. 8.. Hainan, "The Moon is Out To-night,
Love."
Bro. KIM proposed the "Health of the Honorary
Members." and rimarked they had two gentlemen present
who bad lose honorary members for more than MI years,
vii, Hr. Ald. Gregory and lir. IC Burnett. (ketones)
With reference to the Order ily, he remarked they
bad no less than 30 peen, 12 *OM of MOM, five Wailes,
13 baronets, five Judges, 11 knights, and SS member, of
Parliament °onsetsd with the Order. (Applause.) Ile
ales inestionel tbat the suggestion bad been moot 31 that
smother year they should have en arnalgametrd sane,
gad be skirl their coesideration. He ha no doubt if
they did bold it they would have a. squatty • secosaful
autherine ae thee did on the Sot occasion. when the
borough member was In the chair. (Aisles.)
Mr. Alderman Gamow, le reposes, said he had
supported them for • quarter eta century sad. although he
could not hope to be with them another 80 rase, he
assured them so long as ha lived he should always support
their most excellent institution. He congraillated them
on the state of their funds, and trusted they wou'd go on
Ref pried". (Applause.)
Mr. L Beramger gave the "Health of the Mayor and
Carryalls* of the Borough." Hs had no doubt Bro.
Ethergold entrusted him with that teed bemuse he
ksow same few yeas ago he belonged t that utast
body himself, and that he would be able In • few
words to tell mane of their shortoominge—fleughter)--
but if be contemplated that for one mowed he mistook
the man he droned the tout to, fir he believed in the
Mayor sad Corporation, and believed that they ware a
very herd- working set of men. snt did their duty fear-
testy and honestly. But at the same brae be sboold
pray sordidly that every Man in that Mom would suffer
the same inconvenience and affliction al their vice-
chairman safest, when beget an overflow in his kitchen.
became if that were so, he had not the slightest doubt
the Mayor and Corporation would pity • meat deal me e
an elation to the dreamse of the bult (Applause)
. Ile urged on the Connell to pay more dilation to the
drainage of the Cornwall Zoete, so that boot.. might
be erected there, sad the rateithle vales of the town
Massed. Is oonaludoe. he saki the Mayor h real d
out his duties to the utmost of his power, an I ...eat
credit was doe ta hint from the borough si bags
Apples,/
The MASA isid during his year of aloe he h d to led
the duties very onerous, and Involved an names em .ont
of time, but be had given that time with vs y groat
and he believed without taring it agotietiroile.
pleasure,
arged one of the pleassetest goers of alic any Mayor
had had who hed preceded him. He had ene..seour,d to
terry oat the duties of the °Sloe to the Nat of his ability,
and he wee very gled to And it had met with the appro.
baton of the inbalaiMate generally. With reformat to
the drainage osestiese Kr. Bunsen- knew so well a. any-
body. etas in that reset the difficulties the Council had to
conemd with. The serials drainage however. hod been
carried out, and be thought they Wen my generally It
wu • .11••••• (Hom. beer.) It was a sours of se, t
when Mr. Burnett. sf tar 10 years' service, thought fit to
retire from the Council ; ha was not al old to in end
thee was • lot of work in the old boy yet. (la oughtie.)
He did not think he ought to has left It, but should have
remained and rendered Ws andstance for many years
loneer. (Applause.) He wee the sort of man they wa tel,
and he hopes at some future tits he would be 'adored to
recoesidar Ms decision, and go back again. (Applause.)
He (the Moyor) could gay without fear of cAltratiction
that each member of the Council was imbued with the
same fisting and with the same desire to do the beet they
could for the ratepayera (Applies.)
Bro. Sbergold thou pessented on behalf of the Court
beautifully (fumed certificated to Br,. B. F..rsey end Bra
W. li.rea, both of whom mutably acknowledged the
compliment.
Among the other Seats were "Kindred Societies,'
"Tows sad Trade," 'I VlellOrn" " sad "Leaks "