Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-10-19 | Page 29 | $25 Deficit Ends Old English Custom

25 Deficit Ends Old English C Custom tom LONDON LONDO Oct 18 By A A. P P Another ld of age age- age Old English the Dorset sid side ha has passed 1 and the Blandford Bell which has ris toU tolled d twice a day without break bieak for foi centuries will l be e heard heard no nomore nomore more more B Blandford a a tiny village inthe inthe in inthe the heart of the the Thomas H Hardy Haidy rd country is rich in E ancient tr tradition tradition di- di tion and one of the oldest customs was the dally daily ringing of a time bell bellIn bellin bellin in the church chuich tower at 1 I o'clock in inthe inthe inthe the day and again in hi the evening I The custom goes back to a period o I Ihen when hen clocks were unknown to the humble natives who alto mca measured tim time by th the suns sun's coms couise course or were ap appraised appraised ap- ap praised of the h ur by bythe the ringing I of JEI ft public bellA bell hell A month ago a new rector came cameto cameto II to the village He had no objection tion to the ancient custom r alit ut t church funds are not what they us used d to be and amI the bell ringer gets 25 a ear year The rector lector argued if the town wants wi to continue the practice the cost should come out of public funds The town council debated the tle question long and anxiously anxiously anxiously recently and by a a. majority of ofTe T me one decided that Blandford b bell ll shall not ring tonight or or any other I night if the r has to foot the bill l