The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-01-23 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICUINURAL GAZEITEL TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1872

setae, that Mr. Henry Richard Intends introdneing •
motion le the Hones of Oommons !stoma of establish-
Ulna of • permanent Goan of International Arbitretion,
and desires respostfully to express an earnest hor
that Colonel Napier Blurt. M.P.. fox Doroheeter will
rapport the motion." The mad votes of thanks
to the lecturer and &airman were pared. sad the
meeting dispersed.

OLD Vamps. —The eighth anniversary supper of
the Old friends took place on Wednesday even,ng, at
the slob house, tho Placetix lon, when there was a
goodly party, under the gpoial presideney of Yr.
eoanoillor Vernon, supported by Mr. eounallior T.
Bennett, with Mr. Drake one of the oldest trsclestnen
. . . . _

in the town, in the vier-oli'sir. Dr. Robinson, 06* new
doctor in Dorchester, attended. A oiongst those present
were—Messrs. H. White, W. Morgan, 0. Hodges, W.
Bayer, Wilma, Harris, Hoskin., Voss, Kish's', 0.
Parishes., W. 13. Wallis, Christopher, W. J. W. Pike,
Hayman, ROWS, Tramiel', Rowe, Percy, Cole, Thorne,
Blendamer, Hayward, Knight, Martin, Hord, Franklin,
Berge, Wood, Arnold, Thurman, Len, Amoy. h 4.
The room was elaborately and teetotally &worsted with
everpeens and flowers, and beautifully formed devisee,
emblematic of the order, and there were the following
appropriate mottoes in rod and block lotion, en •
white ground, edged with 1114•1111 and • showy Sower
at each oorner - " Bowes to Oki Friends," " Unity
and True Friendship," "LOT, and Brotherhood,"
" Plaid for the Widow." The tables were adorned
with some handsome grmialsosee flowers, kindly lent
from the nurseries of Messrs. Harris astd Soo, Fording-
ton. Mr. and Mrs. Bernet provided a splendid sapper,
whisk was very highly appreciated. On the removal
of the °loth, the Malrmita expressed the phrases.e it
afforded him ones more to meet the Old Friends, eh-
ousestaneee having preveated him from being present
at tweet anniversaries, but nothing gave him more
',stigmatism than meeting his Old Friends at Disrobes-
ter. He expatiated on the dilemma in friends, sad
on the superior kuielieneles of Old Friends. He was
very glad to learn that the moiety was progressing.
They lied, however, lost by death several tradesmen who
used to attend their anniversary gatherings, bet, while
doing that, he reminded them it should be theirs to do
at good they mold In their day and generation. The
loyal toasts labored, and then the army, navy, and
volunteers, for Um letter of whom Private El. White
responded. Tim VierChairrean proposed " The Bishop
gad Clergy and Ministers of all denombuitioos" Mr.
Drake than gave the health of the member for the
borough, oocol Napier Mutt," who la an honorary
member, and it was drank with 'Busied hoarsens. The
Chairmen then gave ' Busse= to the Grand Alfred
Order of Old Friends and the Derebeeter breach at the
Loyal King's Lodge No. 10 of the Isepeoved Order."
wishing the inerealleg prosperity. Mt. BeggVmrl
Barge returned thanks. He was pissed to my the
society we. progressing—gaining in members and
capital; Let year use • very ewers one for the
society, but they hod met all &made endowed money.
Thais were apeelal features in the Old Friends society,
whisk deserved nohow They bad • Mutual Aid Fund,
from whisk, on members paying 2d per quarter, if they
fell into distress, their scskibutioois ware paid till they
e 0514 *Pin meet the Gans thaveseives. Theo there wee
The Inserenek enuring to member' from to £lO in
ewes of Sr. in their honer. During the 8 186" ibis
branch had been edsbliebed, two members had received
£5 seek and • third £lO. The lAOOOIO of the order
last year was £3.7011 141 lid, and the outgoings
£3.173 91 81, so that they added to their capital
£631 de 91. At the present their capital amounted to
26,200, and they had 2,723 members, so that he did not
tail* there was any sogiety in ezietsnoe In • better
positioo. The Visoehaleasen proposed the health of
the Charisma, end it WM very heartily received, and
drunk with misdeal bosoms. The Chairman, replying,
espremed the gratification it afforded him to have
the good will of his friendeand aeighheare. MIL Berge,
proposed "Kindred Societies* with mesh kindly feel-
ing Mr. W. J. W. Pike, • member of the Rod-of. Hope
lodge of Oddfellows and as Old Friend, replied with
lag
oiendtaste, sod remarked on the haporlestee of all work.
to some friendly moiety and taking
Mee that they jeteese whisk base woad Anaemia hernia.
Mr. Woad reified on behalf et the Derelheeter Tad.,-
men's Cleb, the Went society In the tova and said in
• few days it wield be sxtlnet, for Oddiellows and
Foresters, ha, carried a num all over the world, and
load societies had below obookte.—Mrt Skeet, of
Be replied for tee Forestets, In a genial
speourar"idewlihie " took* hanteasely. Mr. Vernon
approvingly maitioeed to the issetboi the suggestion of
the Bev. T. Bennett he his testate before the Dorches-
ter Farmers' Club, as merited in this paper, dist every
master should odd • Milling • week to the w•ges of
those of his werkmea who belong to • friendly society.
He thought it would do Immense good to the men
themselves, and to society paerally.—KY Barrett said
a labourer by paying hi 61 per quarter would seeare
10s a week in sielosem —Mr. Thurman replied for the
Dorset County Friendly aosiatig, eating that it had
3,000 mambas Is Dogma. sad • capital of £ll,OOO.
He wished that ell friendly societies might flourish as
well as it had done.—The lrierChalrmen proposed
" The Mayor and Corporation of Dorehester," which
we. sordidly drunk with misdeal honours.- Mr. T.
Bennett returned thanks, evoking greet appiagie when
referring to his esusest eadeeiroor duns; his Mayoralty
to 1111 the oMos to the sethisetion of the town, and he
said that as long as he remained In the Council
he should set hoseetly and indopeedeatly as be
thought best for the good of the borough.
The Chairman gave the health of "Our worthy vise-
oheinnaa Mr. Drake" in somplimentary_terata, and It
was drunk with musteal hempen. The Vies• Chairmen
acknowledged the emapliammt. Tho Chairmen re.
udaded the ereepany that Mr. W. Galpie had (weir'.
bated kalf.s.dosen of sherry to tot heat, and proposed
that they 'haslet pee him • vote of thanks which was
heartily agreed to, the eempany singing