The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-01-05 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AORICULTUR GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1875.

Birk'. Guest. Bert. Mr. Gerard gawk ILE,
Calcraft, and the Hon. Grantly F. Berkeley. In lea than
two hours lin brace of pheasants were bagged. and dunng
the ;lay 2.5 wild-fowl and IS rabbits were id I. Mr.
Bentinek distributed to the poor families It choice Welsh
sheep from the Duke of BeauforCe estate. Badminton.
Tlic whole of the children on the island were entertained
' with a walk lantern display and a Christmas tree. On
' Wolnes lay Lord Cairns an I the Hon. Grantiey F.
Berkelel sieeeptad an invitation of Mr. Cavendish
Dentine • ILP., for a day's shooting, but the mow -storm
preven sport for more than an hour or two, On
murwlzy evening • concert was given in the Banquettnic
; Bateau at the Castle, which wae attended by some 3111
; pemons, amompd whom were—The Rev. J. A. Lawson,
the Rev. G. Drum, Mr. ItallarL Mr. H. Dickinson, Mr. D.
Lewin, junr., Mr. C. J. Stone, Capt. Stone, Miss Stone.
Mr. VF. D. Dugdale (Serte) Dr. and Mrs. Philpota, Mr.
McFaull, Ur. G. Hunt, kir. R. Pettit. M. and Ma'
Barrett, Mr. Blanchard, Ac., dm.
Pirrir gamicets, Thursday. -Before Ulu Xiiirr (Sir S. Seine
Welch), Alderman F. T. Rogers, and Rears D. Pats and C.
.1. Stone.

POOLE DISTRICT OP ODDVELLOWS.
On Tuesday the half-yearly Meeting .1 the Poole
district of the Independent Order 14 o.l.Renown was held
at the Town-hall. Christchurch, and was attended by 74
deputies from the various lodges in the distaict This
district is one of the largest in the Manchester Iritity, anti
Includes El lolges established in Portland, Weymouth,
Dorchester, Cninborne, ILiugwood, Christchurch, and
intermediate towns; it may also be said to be one of the
most dourishiug districts of the unity, for its assets and
liabilities have been valued, and it is found to have a
surplus capital. The majority of the members are under
30 years of age. In January last the accumulated capital
of the district amounted to £26,412 15a. 4.1.. and its
members numbered 4,171. There have been 15 members
and nine iumbers' wives die in this district during the
past six mon Um, to whose representatives the sum of £ll6
has been paid. The business of the meeting commenced
, at 11.15, under the presidency of the P.G.M., Mr. F. A.
Sharpe, of Poole. The district balance-sheet having been
I duly exainined and passed, the deputies proceeded to
I elect a Grand Master or President for the ensuing year,
the choice falling upon P. Prey. D.G.M. Jackson, of the
I " Great Eastern lodge, Weyniouth. There were eight
candidates for the Dolt', chair, of whom four retired,and
the result of the voting was-211 votes for P.G.F.C. Chivas,
of Portland; 12 for P.O. W. Butt, of Blandford ; for
PG. H. Bagshot, of Christchurch ; and 2 for P.G. Hurdle,
of Wareham. P.C. F. C. Chivers, of Portland, was there-
fore duly elected. P.P.G.M. N. New was elected examin-
ing officer of the district, and P.P.G.M. Wilkins, as
, relieving officer for travellem PG. W. P. Stickland.
of Ringwood, was re-elected examiner of lodge books
together with P.G. G. Allen, of Winthome. The
alteration of district rules was Men proceeded with. The
first resolution lamed was that a general register of all
the members in the district Mould be kept, setting forth
the names of the Inetubers, their trades, ages, occupation,
whether marries' or not. The other propmitions calm'
were as follows:—" That the district meeting make the
funeral and district levies, the district auditors to state in
their report of the examination of the district balance
sheet the amount of levy they reouturuend to each fund;
in all future business sheets these levies he considered
Immediately after passing the balance sheet. The above
two resolutions having been passed the first reading, will,
If passed be this meeting, become district rules.- " That
this district meeting rees•int deputies to attend the
A.ILC., to be held at Newport, commencing May Itith.
1n75.- "Thet the following be added to the 34th district
rule:—' All lodges in this district to he governed by
section II of the loch general rule.' "That an Arbitra-
tion Committee be appointed. to consist of the three
district officers and two other members, to he appointed
at each annual meeting of the district. In case either of
the arbitrators should die, resign, or cease to lei entitled to
the benefits of the order, the lodge to which such arbi-
trator belongs, shall, at their earliest convenience, appoint
another in his stead, awl notify the lame to the Pruv. U.S.within three days of such etemintmeet All meetings of
the arbitration committee shall beheld at the Lkidfellowe
Hall, Hunger-hill, Poole, the district °Seers shall fie the
time of meeting, also the amount to he peed to each
member of the committee, in addition to his railway fare
to anis from the plaoe of meeting." 'That this meeting
proceed to elect an Arbitration Committee for the ensuing
year. "That section lof the 40th District Rule be
erased and the following substituted:—" That the contri-
butions of each member M this district, initiated prior to
August, 1404, shall he in accordance with section 4, table
1, general Rule 3e." The deputies elected to represent
this district at the next A.M.C. to be held at Newport,
Monmouth, in May next, were Provo C.S. W. N. Wtotern,
P.G.W. Stickland, P.PG.M. Sharp, P.O. Norwood,
Posy. G.M. S. Jackman.