DEATH OF THE TOWN SERGEANT
The funeral took place in the Cemetery on Friday morning of Mr. Henry Dodd, who died

last week after a short illness. Mr Dodd who had just passed his seventieth birthday, had for quarter-of-a-century, occupied the position of Town Hall keeper, mace-bearer and town sergeant, having succeeded to the latter post on the death of Mr. Perry.

He was a native of the borough, and when a boy attended the Lancasterian (sic) school. Previous to his municipal duties he was for many years in the employ of

Messrs. Bodman and Jones, who carried on the business as tailors, drapers and undertakers in Northbrook-street.

Mr. Dodd, for many years, acted as tyler1 and serving brother to the Masonic lodge, which held its meetings in the Council Chamber.

As mace-bearer he was a familiar figure at all municipal functions, and likewise at Quarter Sessions, where he faithfully performed his part of the official routine.

Mr. Dodd was quite a local celebrity, and his widow has received many expressions of sympathy in her bereavement.

Amongst the numerous wreaths at the funeral was one from the Mayor of Newbury2 . Mrs. Dodd will temporarily carry on the duties of care-taker at the Municipal-buildings.

Death of Mr. Dodd.—Another well-known and respected inhabitant has passed away from us this week in the death of Mr Henry Dodd, who, for the last quarter of century, has been hall keeper and one of the Sergeants-at-Mace of the Newbury Corporation, as well as officer to the Borough Recorder.

Dodd had reached his seventieth year, and until within the past fortnight was in his usual health. A rather acute attack of bronchitis took him off, at last, after a few days’ illness. Dodd was good servant to the Corporation.