The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-09-27 00:00:00

BROAD WRY.
AN EXCITING VESTRY MEETING.

A vestry meeting. called by the ohnrohwardens, was
held is the sobool-room, for the purpose of remppropri•
sting the pews objected to Or Waned to be paid for by
the previous oesuplers. Present: The if., ilead•
land (chairman), Col. Steward, Dr. Pridhain, the
churchwardens, blame. B. Lunkbani and T. Gale and
Masers. Rogue, Otter, Parsons, Bowditah, and Lennox.
It appears that it. expenses' of the church amo3nt to •
lit.le nnd,r L'2o ye dy. (Mat sum wag reise,l by
shurah-rate up till the tune the law •bolished charch•
rates about two year* ago. There are • number of
Dissentas in the pariah, and the new state of things
was approved. Under them circumstances the chunch.
wardens sailed& misting. about throe months since, and
then, by the amused of the ratepayers prima; allotted
the seats oa mutest of pew rents. This was s.s
equitable as poseible, but it did not meat the approval
of some of the puriabionerv. and they, when o-alled on
for pcyment, refund. Hence tie present meeting.
Tea Climrarin began by asking the °onager the
names of the objectors, ant hoped amiable' might be
dune to meet theirs views.
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The Collector . You moat expect objection in a mat•
trr a this sort, where you litre so many opinna to
meet; there o.n be no better way edopted than the one
you hive amen, and I am oertaln it will be sure to
work all right. The prineip.l opponents are here
prenent—Yr. Rogers and It,. Otter—and as soon ea
they sun have the mattes dearly put before thee, tiers
will be no objection shell.
Yr. Rogers asid hews. determined act to give up his
right ol his pews, neither would he psy in the manner
which they wanted. Wby not go 04 as Indere
Cheirrhaa : We emsnot raise the wow by church
rates now.

Mr. Rows : I know what this la dm, kw—it is to
Germ. the gnat farmers.
(To the collector): Dom Mr. Map pay as nub now
al ha did by :ate?
Colleator. !Ir. Mayo pavii what he J asked for.
Rogers : Ttst is sot wiai I ; did Mr, Mayo
pay hie elourah rat.?
C„llector : Thooharoh rate was ;morally refiared.
. And M - Mayo mimed hia
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nr:Ostot Radii
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if;.-Enokbam to Mr. Reim : Why, yen cioneenied to
this at the but meeting ?
Rogers .Oh I did not know what I wee talking
about thin; I Gould not see what you were up to
exaCtly.
Kr. Pridlisit now tried to say something, but Mr.
ofErwas on his legs clamming. "Show me the Let
rsliamsal," and Mr. t:ter at Momenta time was
tolling the ea.irohwardens stout hls right and how be
oerneisy It, and all the rest were Ir.:siting. It waa
sysserel aosfrision for • few *tattles.
Mr. Pridham trl4 again $6 be heard.wben'Mr. Otter
told him not to be too fut, as he would hear labs when
bed done speaking.
when • little tooro order was restored, Mr. Lueltanr
wag shore was some alieratkia necessary to be made,
as these were pews in the chureh seldom ooespied,
while people who really wanted • pew scold not
bays is; and, from what be had begird, there was •
person Dow resist who was own ordered out of a
Pew.
The Chairman wu sarprisid to hew and asked
who it was.
Collector : Lector.
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Leekharn (to Rogers) : And it arau in ona of your
pews.
Mr. Roger' wanted to kOOO who it was ordered lit.
Lennox out al tiro pew, and was told it was hia own
daughter.
Mr. Rogers : What our Sarah : 1 my daoghter
never did snob a thing ni ip and fetch her now, aa
I know that is a lie.
Coalman : Repro? . _

itog—ere it was zio oso to cal!, for he was gone, hot
soon retorood with Mts. fiymoads.
The question was then said by the lady, "Did
ever torn you oot of my pew, Yr. Lennox '
Thai gentleman answered: Yon never ordered me
to lean, but you said "This is my pow."
Chairman : That will do; we want no more of that.
Yr. &ism rather exalted, eentioned saying. thane
wore people in this pariah who had bought these pews
and now it was misted to take those away from t4m.
The Chairman essayed to gnat, bat he amid not be
heard.

At length Mr. Luakluim got • hearing, and said,
"Why, Rogers, you or.ght to be the last parson to
complAn, as • good part of the money warn paid to
you.,
This made Mr. Rogers furious, and he said "Yoe
shmet 'toil..' me any more of that, I'll go and get the
weasels'," arid off he treat, but moon returned with
two keys—one wits near!, 1 foot long mid big la pro.
portion, the other smaller. Laying them on the table
with • bang, be said "I mu do without them," and
then, meting • withering look at the (Murat wardens,
added as he made his exit "and you too."
The Obaineut thee began to cell over the other
mimes. Coded to Mr. Otter, be uld,serely there will
be no ohjertioe en your part?
Mr. Otter: Well, there, I shan't be backward.
The Chairman was glad to hear that.
Mr. Otter thought be was charged for more sittings
thon his pew vould hold.
The Churchwardens, on reconsideration, foisted It
to 8.. instead of 10e.

111 r. Thos. Bowditoh . You hays charged oar pew Utak
has a pillar in it, the mute as these that here not.
Churchwardens: We will sharp you one titling Ism
Collector : lb. George Symonds, at Thornhill, made
a similar eztailint, as there was a pillar his pew.
Cherub : We will charge him one sitting less.
Col. Steward : There is • pillar in my servants' pew
as welt

Clin-tahwardan : That shall be altered as wall as the
others.

Obairniaa : I shoal like to sell the plan.
Yr. Locked=: I wiU go and get it. Plan product
A few more tndiag ailoratiose wore talked about,
after which the Chamois 'eked OA. Steward how the
law stood in tbe matter of those who had sow paid for
their paws, and how they could maintain their right to
th• wee.

-11-4-6-oionel wild aSZD nonxisg to Ann* hefore
the serrios cam sad dading his pew already
caninpiedoioald appeal la the ehureirwardses and it would
be their duty to Des sash pumas risht maintained ;
ler soy perms semis; to ohersh Were the marries
oceemsased it wonld be the duty at the shershwerdses
to provide a seat. • person eons* be shereh after
the mentos had begun and Wiwihii pew 04i,.
pied, would have no remedy—be osoot go vine he
add.