The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-01-04 00:00:00

811 ROTON.

CHOIR TRZAT. —The members of the church
choir, with the ringers and their wives were all
entertained to their annual treat at the school•room
last Tuesday evening, and thoroughly enjoyed
themselves.

PARK,TONE.
Ocit village chureh was on Wednesday densely
crowded, the omission being the marriage of J. Tucker,
Esq., of Birmingham, to bliss Eliza &MS Adey,
younrst daughter of the late John Adey, EMI.. mer-
chant, Poole, who was for many years alderman for the
borough of Poole, and on two occasions filled the civic
chair. The wedding cortege consisted of four carriages
with postilions in eonapirmous livery, and he Rev. Jobs
Par, incumbent, officiated.

POOLE DISTRICT OF ODDFELLOWR.
The half-yearly meeting of delegates from the lodges
in the Poole district took pleas on Tuesday at the
Antelope Inn, Wareham. The balance-sheet for the
half-year ending Dec. lat, 1869, was presented, and
adopted amidst general expressions of satisfaction. For
the D.G. M. chair no less then 13 candidates were named
but before the polling commenced that number had
been reduced to five. P.O. Stephen Farwell, of the
"Great Eastern" Lodge et Weymouth, headed the poll
with 15 vote; P.O George Holmes, of the " Philan-
thropic" Lodge, 14; P.G. Samuel Garland, 9 ; P.G.
Charles Old, of the " lisncl.in.ilant" Lodge at Doe.
obester, 8; and P.G. John Eiger, Bourne Lodge, 2.
The proposition made by the Ilanuel's Lodge to raise •
funeral fund of £5OO for the district was again read.
It was unanimously resolved that C.S. Bro. Western
should be nominated at the forthcoming A.M.C. at
Chesterfield for the 1).0.11. of the Unity. C,inrider.
able interest was also manifested in selecting delegates
for the A. %.C.' and the polling resulted thus :—C.S.
Bro. Western, 42; P.G. Bro. W. Spicer, 32; P.G. Bro.
Farwell, 28; P.G. Bro. Leaf, 27; P.G. Bro. Clench, 26;
E.G. Bro. Wood, 19 ; P.G. Bro. Joiner, 5. It was
resolved that the town of Weytneuth should he
nominated as the place for holding the A.M.C. in 1871.
The Cranborne Chase Lodge made their third applica-
tion to be allowed to leave the distnct, but it was
negatived. The resolution that lodges be given per.
mistime to admit youths as members at the age of 16
year., in accordance with the 38th geuerel rule, met with
no opposition and passed the first reading. The pro-
petition, emanatinc from the "Benevolent" Lodge at
Wimborne, to increase the funeral sllowance vs very
strAsgly opposed and lost. The " Pilot" Lodge at
Christchurch obtained consent to remove their meetings
from the Ship Inn to the Townhall. It anis resolved
to raise a voluntary subscription for the purpose of pur-
chasing a testimonial to present to Bro. Western for the
zealous discharge of him duties during the 25 years he
has been the corresponding secretary of the district.
Afterwards the delegates dined together at the Black
Bear note'. Prov. G. M Bro. Pit,, (who had linen
thanket for his year's services and presented with a set
of regalia in acknowledgment of the way in which he
had discharged his duties) presided, the D.G.SL, Bro.
Jemmy, ably filling the rioa-chair.