The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-02-08 00:00:00

DOZOMISTIS.

TEI RIM N. J. Kettet.s, mate of nerd, York.
hire, has bun einted chaplain to the Dorset
gust, Arlin= The rev. centimes will take up hie
seldom in March.
hte„ W. C. Sims has been appointed second
to the Newhigton Infirmary, Walworth,
Mrd'On, after having been house-surgeon at Hunting-
don County floital.
WHAT THI W LIS= DID TOE TEI RAILWAYS.—
During the week of severe weather the Great Western
took 09,000 less than in the corresponding week of
bet yeari.and the South-Western £11,500 less.
GOOD raWll.--Constmaare of gas will be Glowed to
kwe the price of gas consumed since let of
January is to be reduced from 4s. 6d. to 4. 44. per
LOOO feet, and, provided the present favourable
circumstances continue, a still further reduction of 2d.
per 1,000 feet will be made after the 30th of June
next, We understand, too, the present charge for
"lighting the street lamps will be reduced by 2s. 84. per
lamP•
Fusgem, oe AN Ex-Ssitossirr. —On Wednesday the
remains of Es-Militia Sergeant Satchel' were interred
in the Eset Forffington Churchyard. The following
Militia non-commissioned officers paid their last mark
of respect to their dimmed wounds :--Serg sant-Major
wows, Dram-Major Lucas, Paymaster-Sergeant
Moody , Colour-Sergeant Perkin, Colour-Sest
meow, Colour-Sert Titherington, Colour-t.
Power, Sergeant millie, The Rev. Mr. Sanctuary
reed the funeral service, Mr. Wellman, of Eroding.
ton, wee the undertaker.
Woasuta Mile Ineriturs.—On Wednesday even-
ing the members of this institute held their annual
meeting, under the presidency of Mr. G. W. Bawler.
The 141 am-sheet of the society for the past year
stowed a debt of over £l5 due to the treasurer. The
following officm for the ensuing year were elected :
president, Mr. G. W. Bawler; vice-president, Mr.
W. R. Jameson; treasurer, Mr. Plummer; hon. Deere-
tem Mr. S. Barnes- committee, Rev. T. Neave, and
Mom. IL, Hill, C. Jeffery, H. Payne, J. Guy, W.
Pouncy, B. Vine, and Blake; auditors, Mr. J. Guy
and Mr. G. T. Wood.

en-AE-Suirri-C;T THI Poor Orrice EMPLOYS..
—On Monday evening, through the kindness of a
number a gentlemen who subsosibe to it, the Post
Office officials had their annual supper. The Post-
master, Mr. Charles Parsons presided at the festive
board. An excellent supper having been done justice
to, • number of toasts were proposed, the health, of
the Postmaster General, and the Surveyor of the
Markt h been drunk, Mr. Dyson, the chief
clerk, proposed in warm terms the health of Mr.
Persona The Chairman haying responded, other
toasts followed. Some good wogs were sung between
the spsechee, and an agreeable thus was spent.
Dfograurr 13rarnernie 101 PRI BOROUGH—
JANO/AY 1881.—Bleths, 23 (Fotoa 14); deaths,
12 (Forelizton 4). Old age, bronchitis, conyulaiens,
each ca two deaths ; erysipelas, live, Weems,
delirium tremens, blood poisoning, and cancer, each
canoed a death. A little girl was received into the
Hospital having been severely burnt, and might have
recovered had liot congestion of the' lungs supervened.
Nearly 50 per cent. were over ea years of age. Throe
old people died in the Workhouse. Upon the above
data the annual birth-rate is 35.2, and the death-rate
19.4 per 1,000.—Z. J. Day, Medical Officer of Health.
Mmoit Roaming Poom—The death of Major
linecombe Poole at the hands of the Boers has canoed
a profound sensation of regret, pot only at Bridgwater,
where his late father was one of the most respected
and talented of professional men; but also in Dor-
chester, where for nearly three years Major Rusoombe
Poole was stationed with his batter/. He wee a
remarkably fine young fellow, and • great favourite,
and the probattlity of his forming an alliance with a
family of wealth in the neighbourhood was often
discussed. A most genial friend in private life, he was
In his profession in every NOM a good officer. Major
Pool* wee the brother of Mr. A. B. Pools, barrister,
of the Western Circuit.