The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-03-12 00:00:00

POOLE.

POOLS WATS& COMPANY. -Mr. G. J. Curtis has
been appointed secretary of the Poole Water Corn.
in the room of the late Mr. G. G. French.
Warn OF Mlt. G. G. FRENCH.:—WO regret to
have to announce the death of Mr. French, late
secretary of the Poole Mechanics' Institute, and also
secretary of the Poole Water Company The de.
ceased WAS interred on Wedtesslay last, and the
funeral was attended by the committee and officers
of the Mechanics' Institute as a mark of respect to
his memory.
EVENING 1.1“-reer..--The late Sir John Lester by
his will in INS() bequeathed a sum of mosey invested
in the funds, the corporation being trustees, to pro-
vide a Sunday evening lecture at St. James's
Church. The bequtxt provides the sum of .1.52 per
annum for a Minister; £P,iora clerk; £lO for the
organist; and £5 for the sexton. The question has
arisen as to whom the right of presentation belongs.
At the council meeting on Monday the subject was
introduced. Some councillors expressed an opinion
that the presentation belonged to the council as
trustees, who were required to pay it to the rector
for the time being, and he was to provide for the
evening lecture. The Mayor expressed an opinion
that the latter was the case, but requested the Town
Clerk to inspect the deeds and report it at the next
meeting in order that the appointment might be
made as speedily as possible if it was in the hands
of the corporation.

BRIDPORT.
ACCIDENT. —A very serious accident happened at
Messrs. Ewens and toe. mills. on Thursday last, to
a man named Joseph Ward. It appears that whilst
in the act of separating the bands of flax in the roll-
ing machine, the unfortunate man's arm was drawn
between the iron grooved rollers. Fortunately a
lad employed on the premises, threw off the driving
baud, or the consequences might have been much
more serious. As it was, the man's arm was dread-
fully lacerated above the elbow, and aninutation
was found necessary. This was successfully per-
formed by Mr. Scott, assisted by Mr. Hay and Mr.
Jelin-it, and the poor man, who is about fifty years
of age. steady and industrious, is, we are glad to say,
progressing favourably.
Mr. Basil Young gave one of his amusing enter-
tainments at the Townhall, last Thursday, to •
highly respectable audience, who appeared highly
gratified with that gentleman's masterly personifica-
tion if the different characters he assumed. We can
assure our readers that a pleasant and
_agreeable
evening may be spent in listening to Dir. Basil
Young s delineations of character.
A very interesting meeting was held on Monday,
the 4th inst., in the School Boom at this place, to
take into consideration the desirability of enlarging
the school accommodation. .Nlore than 200 ;:ersons
partook of tea in the afternoon' and the public
meeting in the evening was well attended. The
Rev. J. Rogers presided, and in the course of his
/gawks entered into some very interesting &Mile

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WHITBUZAD MILLARD, of teen Hoed, Fordiagton,
Dorchester, Printer, at the Office of The Donee
Cosesty Expreu, Churoh-strtet, llorabeslitr, —Taw
day, March 12th, 1861.

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