The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-07-30 00:00:00

DORCHESTER CLUB.
Tp Os 1440 r.

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Slr,-Will you kind —allly ow. me some in your
columns for a few words with regard to the &Wee
institution.
Ti.. Dorchester Club has been In exigence* for
several years, it was never • "elf supporting Institution,
but with tee generous aid of a fee honorary members
all liabilities were met, and the " club" has been •
source of innocent imminent and recreation to Shop
Aseistants, Clerks, and 01\111.0gtothr the town.
A short time av Isoedi Al made an offer to
the " club " of a &spala Duregate-stren. Dorchester,
oi the
rd,t4" clbiesbatedalii abaistprecrsatieldwimmanhLa-bhiar:ariLoioerdahlA
th.ng frarthmpeWng'srroffrigem:mf
the
his
Lordahi and in fact his p's offer although
cams to " nothing."
Two or three of the honorary members withdrew
their "generous aid," and the Dorchester Club is now
a thing of the past. It seems to me a gnat pity that
such an institution (in • town like this) should be
allowed to fall to the ground, for I would ask what are
the young men to do in the evenings I Whore can
they go and reed • newspaper mospt at a public.
home
It is all very well in the summer months, whim one
can take long rambles through pleasant country Imes
and admire the 'rocks of nature; but what shoot the
long, dreary winter evenings fast Where,
I can young men for a li=nishrgarituroussat
and conversation aftw • hours
By iniertiag this letter, and so ventilating the
subject, you will greatly oblige.
" A .tru•."
Dorchester, July 24. 1878.
WETXOUTH.
Sr. Jusals Sate or Wong. -The meant /sailed at this
Sale of Work was £IOO,
Hoty Moan " Idr,cmatost ro LEILWORTIL -Between
300 and 400, we are Lforund. attended the exausion on
Tuesday.
Tans ABOUND W graomm-Visitors may find • useful
gold* to pleasant ts les outside the town, as well as agree
able, in • little vet one of " Sketches; by H., nicely gut
upend sold by Mr . Wheeler. St. )Lery-street.
THE Aquaric Stoma -Mr. H. J. Noble and Mr.
Stormer have b ten mentioned to us as being highly
deserving pod se for the work done by them in getting
UP am amain( them very sucomsful sports.
TOWNIIIVIAT 0011C01.--.lt is gratifyingto nota that Mr.
Herbert Arks, eon of Mrs Peter Aries and Mr. Harry
Portbury, son of sir. portbury, Monirose-villa, have
matriculated • t London University.
Irsmeouttur Egurriuurr.-Join fluntrips was charged
on Friday bef. re Dr. Drew with having fraudulentli en-
listed in theY iith depot hinged/She having been dis Marted
from the Hei fordshke militia with a bad character.-Thei
Chairmen es Minced him to six weeks' hard labour.
Tnx Tor ea Hue Lament -Beniesnia ,90,11M5. was
charged by Sergeant Haney with being drunk last Sunday
afternoons bout three o'clock in Helen Lan Thi sergeant
found him at et. lodgings drunk, and saying he'd swiessic"ah
the—let while another lodger had • rife--
deism] t of payment seven days.
Alrllll:carmsx's Pinner SO THE RM. V. liaisons.-
Last wiel Major Brodrick, on behalf of the artillerymen
stationed st the Nett.' Fort. presented Mr. Ransoms with
a very linadsome timepiece, the men having the greatest
c for Mr. Ransoms, as a clergyman who makes no
•diffen an a whether a man mars • black coat a blue. or •
I red on" but is kindly attentive to all.
' Bolin rat SVHDaT.-The funds of the vi doable Manta
In Sc'es d-steeet are to be helped by Ipt /MOM at the
churches next Sunday; several of the clue eels had their
collortio na on the lame Sunday as that oh served for this
• potpies in London. The Her. T. Greases has desired us
to state that the Dean of Carlisle will preach at St Mary's
, Church on Hospital Sunday.
Gins To Tux Royal. llomirrst.-Mr. H. Edwards, tar..
with his usual thought for the poor and sinned, has
kindly sent 'CU lane and beautiful Meet ingravingst
chieffy after Landseer, for the decoration al the wards or
this invaluable instil ution.
HOLY MINTY PICH ic.-A large forty of the ymng Penis
and other friends a' .tending Boy Minty t Murcia were
taken in one of Me erg. Omens Ammer' to Lalworth, on
Thursday evening! eat, for a picnic, and the treat wia
hometown enjoys"' I.
HOr nut -The Weymouth Part Sanitary
Authority bad • ; neeting lately. The Local Government
Beard have arty° red of the purchased the trarry-ffeld as
the rite for the p roposed Hospital, having sent down an
Inspector, whore owned here two days. Mr G. thick:mar
is now preparnt c plans for the Hospital, which will be
proceeded with f orthwith.
riunaut-On Thursday evening last the Wheel-chair-
men, Sur, and Cab-drivers of this Town were regaled
with • really go ad suntantil repeat 'all hot," *erred up
in Mr. and . Cooks well known style at the Queens
Hotel. The for intim of the Feat was Mrs Wilson, who
heifer several years been a visitor to Werniouth, and
who is well km 'en for her kindoess and liberality. The
supper has no w become an established custom and is
looked forward to with Interest by three for whom it is
provided. Pr nine to the supper Kr. Wilson herself
coked into the , room toss that al ma right Her solicitor.
Mr. R. N. H mard. was to have taken the chair as
heretofore, Is it at the last moment his engagements
Prevented bir ; and Mr. Hurley presided in his 'toad.
After due Jur aloe had been d one to the good things
provided, as Chairman prop med the usual loyal
patriotic, mil other touts, which %mire duty honored and a
rare pleasant evening was spent by all parties, some
cog:soma bear given by way of variation-
tritium CRIIITre GMAT Larri SHOW-On their
farewell, tour ladle. forming the in ere of the world-
renowned Female Christy& will awes 'red at the Theatre
Royal this (Thursday) evening, timon ow and Saturdar
t. These ladies have a emu' ides that one of the
pal at Wanner' Rights is to din de, delight, and
amuse, and this they accomplish by' main( negro
characterlities to some of the most "t *Jae clearing!
singing, and displays of wit Their nom le Proclaimed
by their well-known and vridelp.spread fame to be
remarkable. Burlesque, onestra, toms Mena, ballet
and faros, are surprisingly rer 'ls the softer
emotions are stirred by paths tic bsllads. Om striking
feature is the Great Anumukin Soo., wh, min "twelve
LinMeeel female forum." -no runs the bill) represent
LLOVIOHS of the Silver City of Atlantis with gamy
armour. jewelled bremetple as. glMmseing lin meLtotis.ll
pinnies. The ladies are sal,d to represent man 7'
"reale besutyt. from the ',ark-le totes delicate and fairest
guidloo, and ran are grated to anises site and
most varied talents.
Sr. JOHN'S SCHOOL drama. -Dn Tuesday • bazaar and
sale of work was held at St John schoolroom, in aid of
the (mai -At the he ad of the room, on • table, were
various dressed dull. representing some foreign wedding.
Mrs. and Miss Hooki nt. and Mrs.-Notlay, Kiss Allen, and
Kiss Payne kept nal is with the usual pretty hexane goods,
Kiss Limp had phil 12 work does by the children, and
mar this was • Imir ,piece of antique carpet work, by Mtn
Payne. A " loan c :affection" in • mann stall contained
nearly 90 articles. 1 he application of the names showing
rare with Mlle De nsey and Miss Thompson had a ffoeer
stall, crowded ,w it. floral gems, gsraniams, roses and
pansies were but • fraction of the beautiful Bowers. Mrs
nous and Mtn i Helens= a richly laden stall, where
wire some pre tp water-resew painglup beide the unsual
ladho work. Imre were also articles worked by thii or
people in the hospital. The refreshment stall wee Sept
Dressy. Among those who helped thegood
ifet;ens led, Williams, Miss Venom., Mrs Shirley.
Moir ant, Hien Hopkins, Mrs. Brunet; Mist
lierboard Numerous friends sent flowers, sy that the
names of Weymouth contending an with-held. but we
must note the kindness of the Rev. IL Decennia* sad
the Rm. H. neon. of Wyke.
Viomin kanusarnm.-Aserse Eslly, private R.A.,
was summoned for seaudting Wars STmes on the nue
Inst., dm P.O. titickla.d. Plaintiff warn sitting at her door
waiting for her husband, when de fondant came up and
demanded some one who he said wadi in her house. She
denied slalom was therm and shot i ler door whist him,
when bebunitopen the door and stria* her with his flit
in her &311, and he also struck her ago in.-The defendant
said the woman was mistaken. he wes I" the resn'-l'Al
Stickland said the last witness pointed c 'at defendant, and
gave him into coatod-y for assault, and • 'making open her
door. He snorted pc net, who was vie violent, sucked,
hatted with his head , and kicked him In. the legs, will idly
and violently, on which witness struck kim with his fist
The artilleryman cc molained of the pi/iceman striking
him am hard se he 'could; but Mr. Arden sold he should
have done the sale L-Jonathan Bolt saw psisouer kick
His policeman. net when he got war the norms; isonm
began kicking "till further orders; and said he we I the
best man in the ii land, or that ever stepped on Stein
titreachthwtdery.-Bamgaravevlahbalmbatlemmivenindayansi membmaintiardaLgsrenlaboar-ladeS charB"--1-A4 days fur each
leach:*
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GINTLENIOI AND TEI Csenr.—On Tuesday lart,
before Dr. Drew, Mr. James Roberlion,_ and B.
Hov,kjno, Wood How, who lives at E, Frederic Place,
summoned for refusing to nay • half-crown cab fare,
to William Hammond, cab driver—Plentiff, who is No I
Homed cab driver, stated that lest Monday week, defen-
dant hired his vehicle, and with another gentleman and
two ladies was driven to S. Frederic Place, for which
=ft asked !a 81 to which he was entitled ; but M.
only offered him sidempenoe, and plaintiff offered
to take two shMinge.—Mr. W. Homer, in answer to the
COM said he thonght • shilling was • fair charge :
and enoffered plaintiff that, with fowuence for himself.
Plaintiff demanded bait-a-crown, and defendant did not
refuse to pay, but asked him to show him his book. This
he did, and on looking at It, he rid—it seems that is right:
but I had better hire you by the hour, —end asked liim to
wait at the haute, and take them back' but he did not
Mr. Homer !hand he refused to pay. Bef ore he got Into
the cab, 'shindig! had been .tryng to it another fare from
the Southampton boat, and told ; but
when he found those parties were not ‘cor:lari:g":Ardhim he
turned to him (defendant) and said "Never mind; jump
In, He drove to 8, Frederic Place, and indeed of stopping,
was defendant, disposed, in a hurry to get back to the
other People —Plaintiff Mind that Mr. Homer told him
he would make him drive by the hour, and he did not
refuse that, so long se 11r. Homer first paid him the half-
crown he had earned. He showed the gentleman hhi
hook but, indeed of myth, him, Mr. Homer walked
strairld into the houss: Q. -Why did not you wait for
him, and take the party back. —Hammond replied he was
ordered at four o'clock, and could not take two orders for
the game time ; but be did not refuse, only the gentleman
mud pay him first the half-crown. Homer was
told the cabman's Aerie was red but, it as plaintiff
had offend to take fa , defendant most pay that with
costa. Bat Mr. Homer was at liberty, if he &coy, to rho ,
out a nonmons aired plaintiff for refusing to take his
second
Asonsaintun nix Smenorre.--Goorps Iffrhisr, was
ow...mg by George Toney for refusing to pay Bs. the
hire of a licensed carriage. —Mr. Rams, appeared for• the
plaintiff, and objected that Forsey was not the proper
person to sue, as he had gone home and the claim was
actually bookektberelote the noriror worths person to
so.; also, that the fare claimed being the " agreed" fare,
the magistrates had not the power to deal with the matter,
but the claim molt be brought before the County Court, ,
an the Bence had not power to give the pageant anything
more or lees than his fare—The Clerk to the M
add the Bench had already decided acme where
itiff fa which he agreed to take, indeed of
Isasi fare—The Bench considered it would be desirable to
bdng
out the fact that the fare was agreed nvon.—Mr.
Hanna rested on the wording of the morn. ; fed edded
that when the serault 'nixing oat of this ere was heard,
Forsey said the nn cation of the fare would be heard in
another roust—The Bench decided to hear the car
neerge Fonsy said defendant engaged his cab on Jane ft_
About hen-past 1111.6 asked defendant if he would like to
go for a drive, and defendant rid he would go if he could
get anyone to go with him. In the afternoon about three,
he sot up in the carriage, and Mr. Smith of the Waterloo
stores, went with him for consieslY Be chose Sutton,
and told plaintiff to drive him there; they went, and
stayed six hours, having been engaged at 10 tenure pact
two. Didn't wish toover-chargehim, thoughten woe. too&
as he could afford; but he would not pay that - -Ths Chair.
man: Are you In the habit of going out for five or six
hours, and charging only : We me glad to
let that Wird =are slaeito—A bill bad beat given fa.
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Mr.linnse, *Wig said be hotel paid Mr White—
Notbinutedas eabible
awe the drive, as to what was to be
Paid. Bore to go, plaintiff rid be
would go if he could get anyone to go with him
within/ was said about getting senor elm" to go aag
share the expire. Hrs. White was his employer, end
paid win his wages, the carriage was not Mr. Serowe
Thought It waa • very nice little sum to get, fie.,
there was nothing doing—Defendant had not offered
to DIY 31-, as his share of the fare ; but he had twin
seid bed onlg give 3.. Plaintiff told Mrs, white
to hook is., bet not against Mr. Weekler ; he was gam to
Mall up the difference of 7.—Mr. Haan* treed it was
weed the, 16.. Smith, Waterloo Mora, whom rum
dreamed out of bed to go, was to pay half of the wet
wrothe ugh of June, in the height' of the NYCO, whin
the two young minor were here, the town was full of
eserwaienkaa than:ore why, on such a day, should FOllB7
dreg his empsoyers' eirriage out for Bye or gig hour, for
lir washy, to pay fia. I—Plaintiff went up to nes tb.
yegag_prinee's _a. and was neer the &ironer HoteL
when Toney asked him to go fore dine and plaintiff sag
be would not go by hips4f, but be did not mind. if
Toney could get up • Party to dime the expense- They
went, and stayed all the afternoon, and when they pine
beck, they put down Mr. Smith at the Waterloo Stores.
Plaintiff &eked defeadane what was the fare ; but defennd,
ant asked him to name something, which prior./
declined. At last he namel 6*, when defendant asked if
Smith would not pay peril Forsey said he would not Pay
anything, and defendant offend him 3s. —Judgement to,
SL, which Yr. Wealth° rid he was reedy to pay, and di:
so.
Bitterns° Nrwe —1 Meals : Let rue Alone, Pox, Nel.-
castle, reel; Prince Loott, Parley, Sonthamptosh
passengers; Premier ens, Lyme and
„• Aquila, rale, Jersey gm, general 11;...
passenger,'
Lesley, Bournemouth, peasengers ; Aiwa
Hartzell, London, what; Premier, Corns, Bournemouth,
preen:ere ; .Ravensworth, Lovell, Hartlepool, coals ;
Cobra, Orestes, Jeteey, nil ; Crlger .Flieber, inner, eit.
general ; Water Lily, Parsons, Hartiepoot. coal.; South oi
Ireland, Pears, Cberbourg yin St, linkm and Jeme.
passengers' Premier. Corns, Bournemouth,
Aquila, Falls, Jersey_ and Guernsey, PitiertlP4lB=ll
Moroi, AttwooU, Hattle_pool, coal; Warrior,
Shields, coal; Tay and Tees Packet, Humphrey,
Maths-, slate; Stella, Lpeck, Southampton, nil;
tion, Noel sea, nil; Griffin Dashwood, Torquay, MI; See
Flower, Rand, sea, nil; 'Text, Drake, re, nil;
Sperling, sea, nil' Teresa, Robley, Dorar, akar ;
Premier, Corns, Cowen and Swan age, war
Seiliaf,: Premier, Cosens, Bournemoßournemouth,.
Chance. Woods, sea, &king ; Prince Leopold,Beirely,
Southampton, passengers; Dna, Marry, ersing, nil -
Denis, Clarke, ilymouth, briar; Cygnus, Risher. Jersey'
li general' Ann Elizabeth, liedenon, fishing, nil; Souti
of Ireland. Pears, Cherbourg, passengers Premier, cent
Bournemouth, passengers See Flower, Rand, fishing
Agenoria, Rand, fishing, ; Lord Collin:wood,
Bournemouth, passengers ;_ Stranger, Clarke, Lively,
May Queen, Flnimore, Portland, nil' Aquila, Palle.
Jersey, lie., general; Prernier, Omens, tiandosrn
Wight). passengers' North Star, (keton, Cringing, ;
Premier, Cowin, Bournemouth. Passengers; cygnea,
Flisher. Jersey, ac., general; Premier, Cones., Beranage
and Cowes, passengers, Aquir,Falle. Guernsey and Jaw
general