... The Vicar of Swanmore entertained the choir and church officials at supper on New Year's Eve. The choir of St. John's Church, under the leader- ship of Miss Senior, appeared in surplices for the first tune on Christmas Day. Sir Julius Benedict, the eminent musician and composer, was married on Tuesday, in London to Miss Fortey. Sir Julius is in his 75th year, and his wife is two-and-twenty. ...