The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-10-25 00:00:00

PIIDDLITOWN.
FUNERAL OF MR. R. OENOE.

The remains of the late Me. Richard things, whose
deeth has evoked so many exprevions of grief and
sympathy, were interred in the Puddletown Church-
yard on Saturday, and the funeral was attended by
large number of person., who pleinly exhibited the
high esteem he wee held in. and the greet grief at his
death. The funeral proceasion left Waterson shout
noon, and the hearse was preceded by carriages
containing Dr. Aldridge, Mr. Giles Symonds, sod Mr.
Slade. There wer. also the private carriage' of
Mr. Gang., Mr. W. E. Brymer, M.P., and Mrs.
Saunders, of Fordinstne. Among thong at the grave*
aide were Mr. Hull, of Drone ; Mr, G. Wood Homer,
of Athelhampton ; Mr. T. A. Homer, of TolPeddle
Mr. Dunman and Mr. Dunmsn, jun., of Troyesswe
Mr. J. F. Hodges, of D rchester. •, Mr. H. W.
Hawkins. of Martlostown; Mr. W. Galoin, of Dor-
chester; Mr. H. Frost kc. The vicar (Rey. F. R.
Freeman) was the officiating clergymen. The open
was literally covered with beautiful dowers. The
coffin was of polished oak. with ebonieed moulding
and braes Gothi, furniture.; the breastplate bore
the followin simple Inscription —•• Richard Genie.
born January 16, 1827: died October 10, 1881."
The undertakers were Mears. Hannah and Co.,
Comb ill, sod Mr. B. Steele, draper, Dorchester. On
Sunday morning at the church the " Deed March in
Natd" warn played by the organist,

BLANDPORD.
A scar large number of trees are blown down in tbe
neighbourhood of Blandford, and Mr. Reed, wins mer-
chant of Blandforth when passing along a road in his
four-wheel, had a very aurow swaps, a large tree
falling near the wheel, howling down Ma horse and
severely injuring it, Mr. Reed snooped with sliglit
injuries. I

WARIELX4

Loan ELDON has glean a donation of £5OO towards
the endowment of the new Bishopric of Newcastle.
BOROUGH Prrry Stemont.—Bef ore F. Idarshallasy
and F. Fluter. Esqrs.—John Hooper was brought up
In custody and charged with not contributing tovrar
the support of his child, who had become chargeable to
the Wareham and Purbeck linion.—Sentenced to one
month's Impriaonmeot.--Willl m Purchase was sum-
moned by Puckett, of Wool, he a common samalt.
—Fined Is., and costa Hs. --The !kenos of the Bear
Hotel was transferred from William James Shackei to
Mr. E. Hopper.
Sr. MARTIN'S WALL—The committee formed for the
17rpm of carrying out this improvement held a meet-
g in the Town Hall, Mr. Marshalisay (in the chair),
wee° Mr. F. Beggs laid before those present the sub-
scription list, which showed he had been enabled to
collect sufficient funds to pay the contractor for the
ereHlon of the wall, but that further foods would be
required for planting the slops with shrubs. It was
also decided to obt.Mn an estimate of the wet of im-
proving the wall on the other side of the road, and of
placing a similar coping thereon.
WARMAN AND PURII/Sol UNIOR.—At a meeting of
the Guardians, held on the 18th log., there were pre-
emt—Mr. C. Yearsley On the chair) Messrs. H. J.
Garland, S. W. Bennett, J. S. Drew, H. C. Tuck, H
Burt, and W. Edmund.. The minutes of the last
meeting were read and confirmed. Toe clerk repotted
that George Hooper had been sentenced to one
month's imprisonment for Don-payment of oontribution
order. A letter was read from Miss A. White, in
which she stited her wish to resign her appointment
as wthoolmistress, on that day mouth. Various other
busine.s was transacted.—Next meeting to be held on
the 25th inst.