The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-10-22 00:00:00

ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS.

With a pipular chairman, • liberal boat, and a fine
evening, the annual supper of the Foresters, held on
Thursday evening, at the Royal Oak, could not help
being a success. which it was in eery Dense of the
word. The attendance was fairly numerous, and
included • good sprinkling of country friends. Mr. B.
Burnett was in the chair, and Dr. Norton in the vice.
Host Read catered most liberally, and everything was
done to render the company jolly and comfortable.

In the course of the after-dinner proceedings the
CHAIRMAN intimated that it would conduce to the
general enjoyment if the speechifying were curtailed
as much aa possible; but th 6 suggestion wee but little
acted upon.
" •

Alter' the usual introductory toasts, Bombardier
Puerta responded for the army. and Captain Howie
for the r olunteen,

The Cotattnan ;proposed what wan undoubtedly the
toast of the even Mg, "Success to the Ancient Order
of Foresters, Court Progreso,' and the Juvenile
Branch of the Order."

P.C.B. SHEBOOLD responded on behalf of the
Ancient Order of Foresters, and
Bro. Nouns, secretary, on behalf of "Court Proven."
The latter said : We Sr. now celebrating our 20th
anniversary, Forestry having been introauced into
Dorchester on the 13th September, 1858, and during
the period we never had a greater pleasure in doing so,
forth, past year has been the most prosperous and
successful in its history, Iseth as regards the finances
as well as members. With regard to our numerical
strength we now muster the goodly sum total of :no
financial besides our honorary members at the end of
laid June. Through the accession of • large number
of young members I may state that during the last
three or four years the years the general average ags of
the members has decreased by ume threw At one
time it stood at nearly 34 and now it stands at about
31, showing that although the court has greatly
increased its member, it has grown younger on the
general average of years. With respect to our capital
s,-count the following is the abstract of the various
funds for the year ending June, 1878:—To total
worth of sick fund, £883145. ited. • ditto manage-
ment fund, £l6 3s. 214. ; ditto benevolent
fund. £3l 3a ld. ; total, £836 Is, Id. By
purchase of LW consols, £460 12s. 61 • amount
In Savings Bank, £448 17s. Bd. • balance with
treasurer, £26 10e. 10d. ; total E 938 Is, °CI. And I
may state that since July we have deposited in the
damp Rank £52, and the year's interest that is
nearly due I may add another £lO, making our present
grand total at nearly £l,OOO. Taking into comparison
the sickness experienced by the Court for the last two
years I find there as bun • decrease by the amount of
Ell 10e. 9.1. in favour of the past year. The total paid
for the year ending June wee lie. 24., against
£162 4e. 4.1. on the previ cis year. The number of days
having been 2,432, among 70 members, three alone
having taken 1,095, so there would be only 1,337 to
be divided among the remaining 67. We have to
regret the death of four comparatively young members
within the year, on which funeral claims of Eel have
been paid. During the time the Court has existed it
has paid sickness claims to the amount of £1,760 lla 3d,
and for that on deaths by the District Funeral Fund
of £328. showing that • total L'2,080 Ils. 11. haa been
paid. The South Western District, to which we con.
tribute to meet all our funeral claims, has a capital of
Z 12,145 10s. 10,L, and during the past six months paid
claims amounting to £1,367 10.1. The district for the
past 25 years haa paid the large sum of £25,649. No,
of members in district 1e.914, increase on year 835.
Amount of the various Court Funds in district £76,588.
In conclusion he trusted that the future will prove still
more prosperous to the Court than the part. Forestry
In Dorchester was first baptized beneath the sign of
the "Plume,' passed Its youthful clays under the
patronage of "St. George," and in its manhood
flounabei within the shadows of the "Oak," and may
we long continue to receive the hospitality of Its con.
genial Ir4B`

HkirlUrr THOII4OIIIIIO SIRVICIUL—OrI Friday, the
festival of St Luke, hamlet Muskatlying services were
held at the Holy Trinity Church, when the edifice was
neatly adorned for the occasion with wreaths of wheat,
rye. oats, barley, autumnal berries, dahlias, scarlet
geraniums, he The foot was chastely decorated with •
beautiful cross of dowers, and on the communion table
were dishes of fruit, and a small but elegant sheaf of
wheat Over the commandment tablet were melons, asd
• loaf of bread. The vicar, the Rev. J. Addison, preached
In the morning, and the recently appointed curate, the
Rev. W. R. Shuttleworth, in the eveni The latter
gentleman preached an earnest evangelical site&
left• deep invedon upon the larXe. cal•regatios. The
services were oral : and in the forgoing alter the sermon
the Tr Deus wee sung. The collections wereln aid of
the foods of the Dorset County Hospital.
Altri•ULT In ON Inn—On Friday last., Samuel ff
in a liteeiner company's employ, was summoned trige4y
Matthews an elderly publican, for an amok r—M
Talbot and Dr. Drew were on the Bench, and Mr. J V.
Ruben, took hie mat before the case was closet —Mr.. T.
A Hanne defended.—Ptsintiff said be went to the Bridge
Inn, on the loth inst., between half.past six and • quarter
to seven, and Honeybun was there. Plaintiff had • glass
of beer, and as he took the glass off the counter to drink,
defendant said. —" You are • old rogue." Plaintiff
replied—" All right, Samuel "—Mr. Ardein: I mimeos
you are an old friend of : No, he's no friend
of mine, except that he owes me a little debt —Plaintiff
went on that defendant said —" For two pins I'd
Lye
noes." and struck dins when plainUff "
6, pay for that."—Defendant replied—" Than r
p" for ..Mething. " struck him in the rnouth.„
_loosened
one of his teeth and filled his mouth with moat —Mr.
Hanna defended and cram-examined plaintiff, who said
he came from over water about three Or four o'clock that
COURT LEET DINNER, day, and he went into the Market Home--he meant the
The annual Court Leet dinner WY held at the Market House Tavern—where he ought have had two
ewee of beer. Didn't have • gallon, didn't have three
Phoenix Inn, on Thursday evening, when Host Barrett Ombra, wasn't certain he had two, Had had • glue
provided a capital repast. The chair was taken at " Publicly Lie in the morning, with some
bread arid cheese, and at the Bridge Inn be had two,
yeart,er pest 'even, by Mr. H. Ling, supported by pe I About • dozen people were at the counter. Did not hew
Aldridge, Mayo. Mr. G. J. G. Gregory. and Mr. H. I Iliineybun change a CS note, and did not my.— I could
Syroomill, epenze you • .C. 5 note.. well., any body, if you'd owe
Deputy Town Clerk the vice-chair being your debt." There was no further conyeceetiose befoi,-,
occupied by 11,,osyliun owed him, or what his wife owed Ida The
Ms. 11. Mutfori. There was • good defendant struck him- Did not say aaythted about who,
mitten lance of tradeatioßOd """"wi about 40 being wife owed Ils tid, and he couldUt get it; had oilfired OD
ottrod Ms. Drake, Mr. take a week of her.
.Tbe hill was originally Ids few
prlmient. amongst whom we n, groo.ety it had been owing four years and the wife had
H. R. Davis, Mr. Brown, Mr. W. 0.4. -naia Etairtett a pork butcher, miscalled
Holland, Mr. Guy, Mr. Rummy. Mr. N0r".."14 ^"'" : ma he was sitting quietly 'in the Brid Ina. with
PbelE bkr,Roes:d.ti. Mr. J. Harris, Mr. Wm, hi. tather,e, he law RoneYbou strike Ws, and
Mr. P y, Mr. Barnes, Mr. Wor, -Neu* 4)ll.ltii / beer out of hit hand. They had
Mr. Mr. afty. s tes.betore , • but he dn't
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Mr. Prct igt;rbirkimbir Brathwailas Mr. quarrale..- fiefkriefientatitsrada
Mr VGA Kr know whatthsysig.

Mr. Socrstary CHARLES responded on behalf of th.
Ito mile branch.
wenr2t the other toasta re,osetdlo:o.d honoured
4.11.• health of the " " Th e Vice.
Chairman," " The Mayor and "" Kindred
soci.ties,. kn., the °Minn/ disPenling obortlY before
midnight.