The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-06-04 00:00:00

SHROTON.

On Thursday last, the members of the lwerne
Courtney and twerne tlinster branch of the Dorset
Friendly Society held their ninth anniversary, at
Shroton. The day was ushered in by the merry
ringing of bells, and flags fluttered in the breeze
at different parts of the village. The members met
at the Endowed School-room at eleven o'clock, and
headed by the band and a splendid banner—on
which were inscribed the figures of Justice and
Charity, and the motto of the Society: "He that
gathereth in summer is a wise son,"—proceeded to
I the Church, were an excellent and appropriate
sermon was preached by the Rev. W. Dodge, from
the 7th verve of the llth chapter to the Hebrews.
After service they returned to the schoolroom, to
, elect the officert for the ensuing yes?; when
Colonel Fendall was chosen chairman; Messrs.
Spooner and Wells re-elected as medical officers;
Mr. Acton was elected ss honorary steward in the
place of Mr. Bliss, deceased ; and Mr. Harvey was
re-elected steward. If. was decided that the
annual meeting of 1862 be held at lwerne.
Bounces concluded,the members marched through the
,vdlsgs, and then sat down to an excellent dinner,
served up in first-rate style by Mr. Cross. The
' chair was taken by Colonel Fendall, who after slo
usual loyal toasts had been given, proposed tie
Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese, coupling with it
the name of the key. G. A. Seymer, who acknow-
ledged the same in • suitable speech, and thanked
, Mr. Dodge for the excellent sermon he had preached.
The chairman then gave "the President of the
Society, Mr. Ker Seymer," which was warmly re-
ceived. On the health of the schoolmasters of
England being proposed, Mr. Harvey, in reply, took
occasion to state the financial prospects of this
branch of the society, which we are glad to say woe
favourable. Other toasts and sentiments followed,
and the party marched to the fair-field where the
festivities of the day were kept up by dancing, Itc.,
! till 10 o'clock ; and thus ended a very happy and
, pleasant gathering of the members of this useful
society,

POOLE.
FATAL ACCIDINT.—Ou Thunday evening last is
man fell from a waggon, hid= with timber, on the
Blantiford road near Poole, and was so fearfully
injured that be expired the same night. An inquest
was hold, when a verdict of " Accidental Death' was
returned.

The Paris exhibition of paintings this Beason I
crowded with battle scenes, in whieh the Emperor
always stand foremost. Pictures of the Imperial
family abound. The Crimea is far from exhausted, and
hely herself furnishes nee less than seventy pictures.
One fourth of these pistures seem to be ;minted with •
irMw to prodneing the Emperor's portrait.
There M • arm in Elgin, Illingis, known as "Ore,
and Lunt." Half of the letters mom to them directed
to "Lay and Grunt.
An Englishman, on paring through Medea, had
his luggage overheuled by • ?mum ofScial who de-
manded seventeenpesee duty on a cake whereupon
the Englishmen divided it mumg his friends, who ate
it. The Prussian still persisted on the mum* of the
duty, until a more sensible °Said put so sad to his
oonuade's stupid demand.

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