The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-01-07 00:00:00

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of the Poole •< i/
Clines, was bal.. I the et
Tee day Net. un4 • 01,.. :It'
41. M of the distrie I'
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which WWI highly
domes Honliston vim
Grand blaster for IWO
Hope Ledge, Dorches
Deputy.Grend Master.
re,lected oorresponding
of the district were also n
'with the exeeption of that
tehich effice there were two
And New. A vote bring taken :
it. • large majority. The alb '
P.G. Clench, of Poole, win ••
seruibers of the district be allow,
of benefit at death up to MOO, in
scale laid down in lath Genera'
various excellent reasons for
the than. but suggested that t.
lie left open for consideration, and be
at the nest half-yearly meeting.—Aft•
m.sion, the proposition was carried.
t 4 :q.i . hating a sub.committee to draw n
coin: out the above was then considered, at.
rii-cits.ion it wee •greed that five inemloen
of the corrusponiling secretary, 1'.110.11.
P.U. e,en.h, 1.0. Kus.ell, and P.G. It
apt oint :c1 'a committee for that purpose.
question wee the propriety of entablishing )
brooches in connection with the lodges of the di
P.O. Clench gave some tmrticulars iif the way in .
juvenile lodges were conducted at Cheltenham, she%
that the establishment of such I sliges acted in the sa
way as the militia to the regular army, assisting S.
general society materially. This matter was left 4.1.01
for firrther consideration. A oropossl emsnating (nun
*ls Vslinisorne Chase Lodge for the members td that
!lodge to leave the Poole and joiu the Salisbury district
was negatived. A proposition that C. S. Westero be
trielninated by the district for the D.G.M. of the unity,
eras cordially agreed to. It was unanimously resolved
to send four delicate, to represent tte district at
the A. 1I(., and P.P.G.IIs. Clench, Atkinson. and Leaf.
and C. 8. Western were appointed to that office.
The eigth proposition was to hold the lialf..yearly
meetings flint at the reddeutie of the C.S. of the district
and by adjournment to the lodges in turn, commena•
In; with the oldest lodge in the district. The propo.i.
In was strongly opposed on the ground that many of
the lodge, where at a great distance off, and that the
places were the district meetings were now held were
central town. On a show of hands. the proposition was
. The ninth resolution giving power to the district
a bilge to noimburse the general fund
lased for the purpose of management
.11s, was negatived. The rest of t e
Iterate of a routine chanicter, the only
Nat being a proposition that • member
paying his contribution into any lodge
other than his own, 14'41 he plusto
the surgeons list by paying the contributions required
and prodneing a medical certifinste of health from the
medic d mfiicer of the lodge. This WU carried. About
three ,i'clock the distriet officers ant brethren
proceeded to the Crown h. tel, where a good •übstantial
dinn, r was provnted by 1.41 Eyen, of which between
50 and Gil part oh, hut the business of the day was not
concluded till a late hour it. the evening.

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LANGTON M A LTIt AV ER&
Tilt eveni,:g scholar. of Mr.. Ferrell. s school hove
Awn most wimptuously cot named by that truly
generous lady at her residoneo, liunford lone. After
supper the scholar., &boat 150 in oamber, intro.
dosed to the reward room, .'ere, according to their
attendance •nd other merits, the reholars were per-
=titled to choose from • well•assortei and valuable
store of Chi Mimes presents. The value dif the enter.
taininent and reward. could not have colt leas than
2150. The ammo munificent lady has Bent COIMI4 to
mr,r• knave in the pariah. excepting shop•keepera and
public-houses. These favours of coals have been
extended to 40 poor persons In Herston from Mn.
Sorrell.