The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-10-11 00:00:00

INCRILLIII OP TillltA7l6
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A General District Hate of 24. 41. in the 2, which
Iraq 3.1. in the more than lad year; and a water-rats
of 41. in the 2, which was the same Al last year, were
ordered.

Bills amounting to about £l,ooo were reported, and
to meet this there was £7OO incoming from the last
special rate. rhere is • considerable amount already
standing against the Council, and Mr. Alderman
GLUM, remarked it warns very serious state of affals.
He asked what the rateable value of the town was
compared with former years.
The portrry•Tows CLERK: £20,000, and in 1879 it
MY £18,613.
Mr. Atierman GALFIN : A few years ago it was
only £13,000, and then we had a 24. rate, and now we
have ge.. up to this.
The Dawn-Town CLEM reminds 1 the Alderman
they had spent £1 000 more than they borrowed on
account of the waterworks.

After other business of an unimportant character, the
merting.te,rminated.

Haaverr Tinariusontso Seavtosa.—Special efforts
are being made by She fries& connected with the
United Free Methodist Chapel in this village to
reduce the debt still remaining en their pleas of
worship. Fifteen years ago the debt amounted to
£340, but, chiefly through the activity of Mr. G. Hicks
sad Mr. Cooper, that atim has been considerably
lessened, and it is hoped to reduce it this year to £lOO.
Towards this object thankeriving services were held in
the chapel on Sunday morning and evening last, when
the Rev. W. skinner, of Frome, preached two appro-
priate sermons, the amount collected being about 133.
On Monday a bazaar was held at one o'clock, when
the chapel was tastefully decorated by Master
Coop's. with suit able texts of Scripture, set off with
evergreens, festo ins of coloured paper, and bunches of
flowers, while the numerous gifts of the frimdii4
including fruit, vegetables, pot flowers, artmles of
clothing, ecc., wen well displayed. A large quantity
was sold, a visit being paid by many of the inmates
of the asylum, who male num.roua purchaaes. At
five o'clock a tea meeting was hell in the chapel, when
about 80 sat down. This was followed by • public
meeting, when the chapel was well filled. Mr.
Anderson. of Weymouth, occupisd the chair, anl after
a few introductory remark*, was f..110w.al by Mn.
Cooper. The Rev. W. Skinner next addressed the
meeting, giving armful advice as to the way to extend
the cause in the village. Mr. (L Hicks then thanked
the friends for their kindness, and gratefully acknow-
ledged the help given thrm by Mrs. Symes and the
Matron of the Asylum. Mr. Hicks traced the
progress they had made, and earnestly exhorted the
people to unite in striping to pay off all the debt, and
11, advance the spiritual state of things as well. A
collection was made, which amounted to 17s. Mt.r
a few remarks by the Chairman, the meeting closed
with singing and prayer. Many of the articles left
from the afternoon were then disponi of, and the
chapel was again opens i on Tuesday evening. the
total proceed. from the baz iar realising, after all the
expenses had been paid, the goodly sum of £2O, which
I. the most satisfactory ever held in connection with
the chapel.