The Telegram. — 1893-07-04 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

BRO. HOSBS, Sho alto responded , stated that the court was established in 1865. Duringthe past year the amount of sick pay had been £212 6s 8d —an unusually large amount—chile £6 hail been pail for deaths. The balance to the credit of the court at the end of the year was 117 14s 2.4. Up to the present tone £93 84 6d has been paid this year to sick members and £3B on account of deaths. The number of members on the books was 190, 19 having joined during the year. (Applause). The CHAIRMAN StlbMittCrl " The health of the and Mit. PARKE and MAJOR BENNKTT en' sponded. MR. IiKO. PARSONS, the oldest member of the court, having made some remarks, Mao. BLANDFORD gave "The health of the Chairman" who replied,  The toast of "Kindred Societies " was.alsosubmitted, and Mr. Mono (the secretary of the local lodge of °di!fellows) briefly replied. The membership of that two lodges —a hich were only started three years ago— is about 120, the amount of money in hand being about £lOO.  During the day a large number of people visited the park. The troupe of Maypole dancers gave performances, which were much admired. A programme of athletic sports was caried out, Major Bennett acting as starter, Mr. W. A. W. Parke as judge, and Mr. H. Bugg as referee. The following were the results of some of the events : Flat race. 100 yards open—let, T. Churchill ; 2nd, H. Rose. Pony races, one mile and a quarter, on the fiat, open ; for ponies not exceeding 13-2 ; run in heats • catch weights—let, Mr. J. Sharp's Queen of the Vale : 2nd, Mr. J. Drake's Wild Charlie. Hurdle race, 129 yards. 10 flights, open —lst. W. Hort ; 2nd. H.. Bose. Sack race, 100 yards open—lst, A. Trowbridge 2nd, W. Haskett. High jump. open—lat. A. Trowbridge ; 2ipl, T. Churchill. Galloway race, one mile, over four flights, open ; for galloways not exceedibtr 142 : in heats : catch weights-Ist, Mr. W. Mogg s Guerdon ; 2nd, Mr. H. Mogg's Ruby. Both bands played capital selections during the day. There were swings, roundabouts, and a number of stalls in the , park.  Mr. H. G. Stokes.who acted as secretary of the fete, is to be heartily congratulated on the success attending his ikons, notwithstanding the rain tkat fell during the day.  The great bulk of emigrants from Ireland stil go to ths United States. The reason is thus officially giros :—" There is scarcely a flintily in Ireland that Inks not relatives in soine or other of the Stales who are constantly sending home preyy,...l tickets."  .•..•  15305.  ripPr,noe of We.lea left Londoit ott Tuesday, fitotNownsarket rec. emirs...  Prince George of Walee will wear, a naval toil Etwfii on the 0CC9.9i011 of hi a inartie.v.  Three etEc.re of the 7th Hustat,e have lyint drowned in the Poona river, by Ore eapetzing of a boat.  A SpaniArd rPcfntly committed suicide st Monte Carlo sfter havehg lost £32,000 at the gam hhng tables.  A vosselmontaining molten iron imirstnt Magdis bnrg 111 Nkouday, killing six meil. an 4 faSelly injaring font.  _ Baron. Hirsch is stated to have given.23oo for room in. Pima...idly from which to view the Royal vordsliwg procession.  'rile Rev. Jacob Priuce, curate it .St. Mary* Kreghliy,l2l,ll:lllltb,d suicide on Snnlv. yVoAnv hi1...,14et 111 i!l4 bedroom. A farmer, 89 years of ago, ban ',neer/lulled to injuries received through being attiectie,, by a cow he was driving ft-in a field.  Aniy Sutton, 43, a laundress Was . sentenced ti six unrathie hard labour at the Cent al Criminal Co fart on Tuesday, for burglary.  "'The Queen- of flurniall," says Blackwood, " would. tiot allow the King to tato any other wi‘tee. If the King loved 'one of the (4onli maidens, the Queen was obliqed to give her to the King, but after six trionros or a year the girl weudd disappear. Yen !I suppooe he would be kaled."  t,rnraflß A