The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-08-24 00:00:00

TH COFFZE HOUSE COMPANY.

Tim half-yearly ordinary general meeting of this
ourishing company was held at the Three Cups Tavern
on Tuesday evening, when the chair .14-4 taken by Mr. If.
Howell. The atieudanco of shareholders was limited.
Thrll3 present were—Mcsars. G Wilson. J. Beach, C.
11 Imitate, R. Reid, Met Reynolds, Mrs. Cappock. Millo4
Prince.. 8 Champ, T. H. /redeem's, S. Whethani. B. Cox,
F. Jones, J. Whittle, 0. Tinted, and Mr. .1. Lowe (hon.
see.)
11.11 m. II Howell ant C. Wilento, directors retired by
reit ation, and auditors !defer& S. W. Whotgam and E.
Cox. all ell.riblo for reeeTecrion.
Mr. Lows, the useful secretary, then read the notice
nvenine the meeting, when the Citunataw presented
the anneal report.
The report was aa follows :
"In pr. renting the first anneal report your directors
• much p'ea.ure in erating that the business of the
eornpany has programed otieserorily ; your directors,
ther, fore, reconornend the payment of a dividend at the
rate of 10 per re.,t. ter annum on the put hall-year. '
Theo tare, n was opened inmost •public want on the basis
of a trAing company. Year directora congratulate the
shareholders no the tercets of the under tog. After
providing for the half year'. dividend the sum of
.0 01 13.. 101. has been carried to the sinking fund to meet
the depreciation of the company's property.
At • special meeting in cently held, the subject of the
establishment of a branch at the Harbour receive I the
sanction •f the shareholdere, alol your directors were
in ,trneted to proceed with to erection of • brick building
inet at ui a wooden etructure ite at first contemplated
Permiaion bag beeu ehtein-4 from the cominiosionert for
this roleit...ution. and your directors hope to have this
lormeh rip,niel in tlio spring of t'oe coming ye ir.
" Your director, have received with regret the resigns,.
lien .4 Mr. and Mrs. Summer', and have taken stepe for
filing the vacancy. Toe tow de:tared will be
Paid n.pplyin: at t`ba Wilt' and Dorset Bank, on and
• Ssptember Ist"
With reference to last year's bueinese it was stated that
7.886 gall one of ta L, car and cocoa, had been made and
&lid n the premises, average about 155 callous per week.
Tb tattier.. £1.179, o! which £67 IT.. 14. wee taken at
Berton ramp. At the camp were sold 70 gall ins of c
31/04aIllos of coffee, 161 gallons of tea. 40 gallon. of milk,
ext. bread, 1 cwt. cake, 700 bent, 750 pork pies, 1,150
mete, ie.
The ea.h account eh owed that the cash sale, amounted
I, £1,178 les. 11. Balance in hand £1.97 17a. 81., after
I. i•ir all working expenses. Pr Al an.l lose Wer nro-
vide" f the interim dividend of .etit 15, for the &IV
hell.l ar, upon the then naidem cap.tal of the company,
aui Lai for current half-vinihs dividend, making • total
of tei par out. for the year, leaving a balance of
£44 13.. 101. carried ti the sinking fun I. The trade
a^ .0,1.4, showeri that the company owed to sundry per-
ilous £174 Ifir. 114..stad they have £19717.. 81. at banker's.
They 0.11 stock to Vie value of £47 18.. 81., leaving
a balance of ,C7O 10s. Si.
Mr. 8. WHlThan In wed the adoption of the report and
the Mahan-tit of accounts,. He ref erred to the opinion
previal. tot at the commencement that the movement was
too large to loe a paving concerto, but that idea had been
More.'erron one. Thanks were duo to Mrs. Colf.ox. whose
ex. rtions were untiring. (Hear, ),ear.)—Carried.—Mr.
Whetham also proposed that Mr. Howell be re-fleeted
director. -Carried mak yea.
Mr. Wilaon au re-appoint. 4 director and Mr. B. Cox
slotted director on tie propaition of Me. C. Etaitursaa
Arxer ling to Act of Parliament the number of directors
e increased to six, avid as Mr. Cox resided at the
Harbour, where they were to have s breech, he bed
pl a.i.r • in proposing him.
Mr. R. RED seconded. Ho thought in the multitude of
weasel:ors there is safety and wisdom, and even an
haereagi of one would not impair the usefulness of our
dies arms, as Mr. Cos wont I have &competent eye to the
Harbour branch.
Mr. J. W. Wbetham was re-elected auditor, and Mr. F.
Jenes elected auditor.
M Wu THAN prnro:el a vote of thanks to the Board
ef Iyr eters aud ed tie.% and considered the directors
I have seine remuneration.
Mr. It. Rltlo 11,..0n,1ed,. Thanks, he thought, were the
lea.t they retold .lee Oen,
Ii iespotplln Mr. (1 Witarxe said, on behoir of his
colleague and la hied% t. ir r rvices had been earl led "it
with interest sinee the commencenoent. He referred ti a
miter avialei wee no anhrollted in the items, that
t e um of CA odd in the belancreheet hal been written
of the peed min .rr • ewes.* in addition to the LPL which
hat hewn c r,i. d In tho •Iniring fun I. That shooed the,
eree £loo' the They had kpent .T. 5511 odd in st
i the eolierrn, nod hewer paid off the odd .4.56 in the first
Yearof lea-horse.
Mr. W1L4074 propo.ed a veto of thanks to the secret ary
In carry Ina out the camp and harbour scheme in vrhich
he hot shown an int-rust, and throughout
This institution is in • flourishing condition, and oar
route's will probably remember that at the last half.
yearly meeting a divide:el of 10 per cent. to shareholden
was also then doctored.

WIRING FOR TIIE TELEGRAM.
I have previously given the Medical Officer of
apottlngand the Inspector of Nuisances, credit for
the moot eeseltive tad dolleat4 olfutop

OMAN extant; but now, and for the future I shall
have no faith in the sensibility of those much needed
organs.

" There is a baneful, dreaded spot,
Which mortals fear to pass,"—

and that spot is situate not far from His August
Majesty the King of Prussia, and in the thoroughfare
which rejoices in the nomenclature of Ilia Highness.
The stench trap, (it is nothing more or less, although
rejoicing in the name of a flushed sewer) sends forth
the most abominable gas the human species ever
inhaled, in spite of the constant flushing it receives. If
this repeated flushing fails to stop the abominable
stench which disgusts and p?isions everyone who
passes, or lives in the vicinity is it not high time that
something else was done to mitigate the nuisance? It
is nothing short of an abomination that a pest-hole
such as this should be allowed to reek beneath the
noses of the inhabitant« 'I a town which has spent a
king's ransome on its drainage and other sanitary
requirements. When typhoid fever, scarlatina,
or some worse evil becomes prevalent, we shall
hear of the council table being in a roar, and
attempts will be made to lock the stable when the
horse has bolted. The Local Board has often shown its
in egrity and common sense in many matters, and it is
to be hoped it will show its belief in the "prevention
is better than cure" principle.

Some wonder and amazement prevailed on Wednes-
day morning, just before noon, when an immense con-
course was observed, proceeding in couples up South- ,
street, from the direction of the harbour. Divers were I
the opinion as to who the strangers were, and where
they came from. A friend of ours stated his belief
they were en rouk for Switzerland (doubtless the staves,
carried by the male persuasion, admirably adapted for
ascending the Alps, led to this belief). Some thought
it a wedding party on tour, some French, and one
unpardonable rascal hinted "Russia." After a little
research, I am enabled to enlighten the wondering
inhabitants, that the collection hailed from (so I am
informed) Portland, and that they were conveyed from
that geological and neighbouring island in a barge,
specially chartered for the purpose. At any rate, we
were glad to see our healthy-looking neighbours from
the Isle amongst us, and only trust they found
sufficient interest in our locality to pay us another
visit.