The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-25 00:00:00

POOLE

THE Raster vestry (or St. James. pariah WM Lend as
Tues,lsy. the Rev. .1. A. Lawson, rector, in the chair. The
Churchwardens and sidesruen were re-elected a, font,. :
—Rector's warden—Mr. 1. Osment ; parish warden -Mr.
8. V. Hopkins; sidesmen—Mesars. S. Venable,
Sharp. A discussion took place on the question of the
=Mande sold by the freeholders to the South Wc,ters
Railway, at the time the line to Bournemouth wa, male.
The cotunaittee appointed at the late vestry had not met
but Mr. Stone and others had found out that the unmeant
awarded, £6O, was paid int. the Wilts and Dor..et Punk,
to the account of Mr. Birch= and Mr. Pyne, the In.lor Of
whom wax now deceased. The money was ,till in the
bank, and the vestry instructed their clerk, Mr. Barter, to
write to Mr. C. Curtis, who was one of the original
committee on the matter, asking him to ian,ult liii
fellow committee-men as to the advisability of convening
a meeting of the allottees wider the award so that the
money might be dispose.] of. Mr. Stone and other, sug-
gested that the money might he used to the puhlic ad-
vantage in providing a recreation ground, so that persoas
using the Ladies' Walking Field, might not be subjected
to the annoyance of boys playing there.
COUPTT L:01.11T. Tueeelay.—Bef ore Judge Lefrov.
• POOLE ELECTION BILL.
.1. Dowell, formerly proprietor of the Antelope Hotel,
s. J. W. Luff, of Canford.—This was • claim of ff I tis I Id.,
for goods supplied to defendant and to others at his re-
K. Aldridge, appeared far the plaintiff, and
Mr. Travers for defendant, —lt seems that at the electioe
in May, Dffil, the whole of the plaintiff's hotel am engaged
by Sir Ivor Guest, the unsuccessful candidate. Of the
Claim £3 13a.....wan for articles supplied to two political
stutupers, Mr. Ramsbothats, election agent of the I:•rhea
Club, and Mr. Hbedaile, a Conservative working man from
Portsmouth. The plaintiff's hotel Icing full, they were
sent to the Crown Inn, and the bill for the board, stc.. had
been paid by Yr. Dowell. The plaintitra gam was that
Mr. Luff, as meat for Sir Ivoi Guest, undertook to par the
bill of Messrs. Rarnabotham and Cbsdaile, but this could
not be proved. Mr. Leff, moreover, repudiated having
done anything of the kind, and said he knew nothing et the
men. The remainder of the claims was for articles supplied
on the 18th February, 1875, of which 6d was for repeating'
telegram, 6s. for dnving defendant to Wimborne, sods
luncheon and various lots of spirits, were charged for. MI.
Luff positively denied having ordered the luncheon or spirits,
and said he had no recollection of the telegram, or of
being driven to Wimborne in a brougham. He hail WO
driven to Canford several tunics, but be did not remem-
ber ever having been driven to Wiwborne. Miss Reeks,
who was the book-keeper to Mr. Dowell, at the time, spoke
to making the entries from what she was told. It
appeared from the entry in the book that the driver of the
brougham to Virimborne was a man named White, and os
his being sent for he said ho remembered drivin.: Mr.
Luff, in a brougham to Wirulsinie late one night, or
not tell the date. Mr. Luff, he said, had his pot' tad
chaise. at Tapper's Hotel, near the Railway Stat,fi it
Wimbonae. llr. Luff -aid be had paid for bills i..r Out
driven to Canford at other times, hut he did not Tonne;
her being driven to Wimburne. Ile had already toil
plaintiff for things he never hail for the sake Of 1.."'"
The Judge did not consider the plaintiff's coo bat
ri
made out, and gave a verdict for the defend W ant •
costa.

IN INANIULIATCT.
Re Sarah Crudes and Charles Creed's, cattle dialect
Northport, neat. Wareham. —Mr. Travers aPecarad
Trustee, and Mr. Trevanion for Mrs. Crealee.—
Creatiees, who arc mother and son, have been adjudiaited
bankrupts, and the first meeting MU held hcf,ve tts
Registrar on the :Ird of April. The female bankrupt thee.
as now, surrendered, but the male bankrupt I UoLAnd
It is thought he has absconded to Auatralie The we est
day for the public examination, but Mr. Travers askell,f
an adjournment as a witness was unable to AIWA&
application Wan granted.

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PRIZE SHOOTING OF THE 4TH It.}:
The fifteenth annual prim meeting of the
rifle corps took place at the ranges at lisuitr'rtbr
Junction on Saturday. The weather was In or.ota
and 45 memhers competed for the prizes offered 'MA
Stone being in command. Competition A was
to all efficienta of 1875, and competition B
sfficients who were torment at the camp at Burt,'
Bradstock. We append the results :-
Conrwrirtov A.-At 200, 500. and 000 Yet.' g
shots at each ream. Ist, £55.,, presented by Sir
Guest, Bart., Private Kendall ; Ind £4. Preerated bY '-
lion. E. Ashley, 31. P., Minna Brown : 3rd.
presented
presented by J. Hayman, Esq. (sperm, Lance-Garc,
G. Brawn; 4th, £5Se, presse4d by Thomas
Private Parrott ; sth, Lte le, presented by „Ev,..Nr7
Private G. Rogers ; 21 oresenteo
Mbyte. Eel.. (m-Shertff), Lenee Corpora/ 13. Derv:
7th, £11.., presented by Mrs. Hoskins, Private T. Brow:.
Bth, XI, presented by J. S. Mudgen, Rae., Priray.2_,".
Brown; 15a, presented by Mr. A. K. Harris. "
Gibbs; 10t1 125., presented by Mr. Soper, Private
Buckle; , 10e. Pd., presented by Mr. J. W Back.*
Private Greenslade; 12th, 10a, pemented by K. ^
i°rd, Private Lacy; 13th, 7s. fid. presented °I
Gatheridge. Private Welateed •. 1 fs, Private Cluora'..
15th, bs., Private Way, 16th, 55., Private Eidner.
6d., Private Bolt, and 18th, 2s. lid., Private,
time prima were presented by the Hon. R Aahtel. 11.
19th, 2s. gd., presented by Mr. Gutheridge, P°
Geary.
Conerrmus 8.-At WO and 400 yaris, five dru_ts
each range, let a 51., Tormented by Sir Ivor B. ita•-'
Bert., Captain Stone £4, Preseated, bjuelt,‘Pwities
Stone, Sergeant Imbed • 3rd. 3:2 10s.. premise.
Budge, Quartermaater4lertmot 'Cowie= ;
Meimted by the Rev. J. Willinirin. Mon.
Private Miller ; .£1 10a, led u
_Budge. Sergeant Hicks; fithivaltt, pereseted tor os-
",
Edda Esq., (Hen. Burman). t Haskins ; d,„
thiL
Presented by Mr. Fanner, rate Nesbitt; sos,r;
Presented by Messrs. Primmest, Private Bloomfield ;77
15e. 6d., presented by Mr. Hawkey, Carliarsi
10th, 10a, presented by Mr. Green, Private Talbot
12.., presented by Moira. Bayley, Private Baker
15., preenitedloy Mr. Hurdle, Private Celim L 13114 14,
Mnemted by Yr. G. & Norton. Primate Rolle.; liNa
Private Rend. 160, 2... Private *mak WA