Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-06-09


existenes Of that worthy society
The Past overssers Of St Mar
gsret and ST. John. Westminster.
who have been 10 the habit Of dininl
together at one Of the tayerns In N
district for over $50 years This body
not otherwise remarkable. are ensto.
dams Of a singular ''curio " which
from small beginnings has Ike ths
deputy shepherd" been - swellin'
wisiblyn from year 10 rear. This u
.zhs Westminster Tobaeeo-Box. F"
which Is also an historical calendar Of
London during the long period OF ~
existence
IL seems that in the year i1lS one OF
the past Overseers was In the habit
Of bringing 70 the tavern dinners his
Own private tobaeeo-box. which he
goOd-aAturedly placed a. tbe service Of
hIs friends In so cordial a spirit vas
this Little attention received thar be
prese nted the company with = tobaec o
box for iis own use when be should
have passed away. As = reciprocal
attention. The society had silver rim
PLACED on the box. wheFeOn were re-
corded the donor's name and inertia
This impaired a certain value 70 The
charge Of oyerseer for the uhle being.
The next oYerseeT-n0t TO be outdone
10 neutrality-suspicious. Tie bon vita
n silver plate. ON which his name and
aehisYements were set ont The over
seer succeeding followed suit; and thus
grew up tie rule OF custom that every
0ysrseer should add 3 silver plate or
decoration suitably laser bed After
\ few years the box became oYerlAid
vita plates Space failed. And IL vas
nov Etted into an enclosing box, upon
which The same process was repeated
Figures ard pictures we're engraved
90 the plates; the notable svent Of the
year. whether battle. royal marriage.
procession. OF celebration. was daily
snblALoned; and still the box, or boxes.
kept crossing. As result the box
has now the aspect Of a massive hexa-
gonAl sslVeF-eoveret chest which re-
solves Itself TO some halt.dOzen boxes.
zoe enclosed In the other. and Ali gilt
,sring with the accumulated silver
plates Of 80 years The out1r chest
+ 4G &AsAEA - A84AA AARAA ~ 8ka NAANA4
beam thai Belonged 70 The abbey. The
general aspect Of the box o rather be-
wildering with ils pictures scrolls.
odd costumes. dates and inscription.
Al the annual dinner there IA a eers-
moa ial for banding over the box 20 the
new uEsrsser. who il solemdly en- toined
b. the senior ehureh-Warden 10 take AL
/ care % The article. lie i 10 have and
+ 20 hold il on coalition that V be pro-
dursd 81 ali parochial entertainments
( be shall be ia Vstsd 10 or have \ right
F 20 attend, when Il must b furnished
with tobacco snffle.eni 10 an three
pipes AZ least. under forfeiture. ID
/ case d failure. Of siI bottles OF elAreL
Moreover. security IN the sum Of 2OC
f guineAs las 70 b. found
The bo1 has b~sn 10 some crisieA
situations: onee In l1s5. when SONS
{ thieves carried Of from the dinnei
table ali the portable silver. bus th'
ovsrsesr bad the precious box or boxes
in safe eastoiy. In 1928 an unworthy
I oversees named Read. having elain
I on the parish, actually detained "a,
3 box til be wa2 aAtisfied-azy, threat
1 ensd 10 destroy the box II be we're no
4 satisfied. Thegenpon \ Oh ancery sui
/ Was con menced and The case va
heard before Lord Chancsllor Louzk
/ borough who decFesd that the box b,
I restored and The costs paid b. shs De
I generate past overseer. the Reaf
E Aforesaid There VA general joy; th'
I sol citor who conducted the suit wa
/ made free Of the society. that The ma,
1 often" 10 u runs in The hooks) '.hav,
an opportunity Of contemplating iht
( box and is recovery"
In ISIS some odd regulations were
introduced Dinner was to b served
( By I'VE O'Clock. on the actual str king
Of 81 AAzgarsi's clock; the landlord.
( on failure. 10 be fned two bottles o,
wine He was to produce his bill d
half-pasi ght under penalty % an
other bottle
I When the Westminster tobacco
boxes are opened out there Is a glitter
show indeed Hours might be spent
dec pheriug their scrolls and rccors4a
4 There We may sec aud read Of the
duke q Cumberland and Of Mr. Wilkes,
/ the gallant Nelson. Pitt and Fox. and
Z Wellington. together with pcturoa o,
a ''scratchy' kind 81 the new prison,
the trial OF Queen Caroline and Other
interesting scenes WHIST j. TO becom,
OF The box when Il Dungeons beyond
manageable proPori ous2 BV aud by
Il will have the dimension Of plate
chest. Before long. however. some 20,
7 practical past overseers will may,
that this society do hereby for the ~
ture suspend their practice ot addin
silver plates 10 the tobacco box; AMI
that 10 lieu thereof ten rpineas - sub
scribed ANNUALLY TO the funds of West.
minister Hospital And that the DO,
or boxes Be deposited in the towr
hall, "-SE Jam<s's Gasstte.