14.--Mrs. Elizabeth Watts, of Badding's Lane, St. Martin-at-Palace,
Norwich, attained her one hundredth year.
15.--The 2nd Administrative Battalion of Norfolk Volunteers and the 1st
Administrative Battalion of Suffolk Volunteers were encamped on the North
Denes, Yarmouth. Major-General F. Murray inspected the battalions on the
20th.
18.--The projected establishment of a Norfolk County School for the
education of the middle classes "on similar principles to those which
have been successfully carried out in other counties," was discussed at a
meeting of the West Norfolk Chamber of Agriculture held at King's Lynn.
The movement, which was initiated by the Rev. J. L. Brereton, was deemed
worthy of support not only by the chamber, but by the county generally.
On September 30th the announcement was made that the school was being
experimentally conducted at Great Massingham. (_See_ January 22nd,
1872.)
22.--The 1st Administrative Battalion of Norfolk Rifle Volunteers went
into camp at Holkham Park. The North Walsham corps marched the whole
distance of thirty miles; they started the day before, and were billeted
for the night at Holt. Lieut.-Col. Wilkinson inspected the battalion on
the 26th, and the camp was struck on the 29th.