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Taunton Courier. Bristol and Exeter Journal and Western Advertiser. Wednesday 15 Feb 1899
Page 4 Column 6
Notes and Queries.
AN INVITATION TO CORRESPONDENTS.
We shall be very pleased to receive from any of our readers contributions to this column, which we are anxious to make as interesting and as helpful as possible to everybody. Any interesting fact our friends may meet with in books or papers, or any strange stories they may hear from old inhabitants, or any question they would like ventilated, or any information they can give in reply to queries of other correspondents, will always be welcomed for this column.
NOTES.
THE SEPARATION OF THE SEXES in parish churches, referred to by “Tinker” in your issue of February 4th, is still carried out in some places in Somerset. I saw it in operation a few months ago in a parish about six miles from Taunton. - W.S.
OLD WEST SOMERSET MUSICIAN. - Among leading musicians of this century may be mentioned Mr. Robert DUDDERIDGE, of Staplegrove, who was a fine player on the clarionet. His brother, Mr. George DUDDERIDGE, late of Norton Fitzwarren and Wellington, used to be a good well-know player on the cornet. When the two played duets together their society was much sought after by the young ladies of the neighbourhood. There was also a good player of the clarionet at Williton. I believe his name was Mr. ATKINS. Can anyone say anything of him? - LUX.
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