The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-10-06 00:00:00

BOROUGH PM?, SESSIONS.

TUPDAT.—Before the Mayor W. Kajaht. Esq.),
Moors. ft Conock, C. Edmunds, and .1. T. Stephens.

witmott Ti) wants corternitm
Harriet Gwnick, wife of a pensioner. East-street,
was summoned for wilfully wasting the water of the
Bridnet Water Works Company, by drawing off a
quantity of water and throwing it about the streets.
It was held that this was • case under the Waterworks
Clauses Act of 11171.—The defendant, who has several
times been convicted of drunkenness, pleaded not
guilty.—Mr. Henry Gordon, manager and secretary
of the company, prosecuted, said pointed out the
necessity of the water being carefully used. In many
cases the water bad been misted, but this was the
worst case that had come to his notice.-805a0 Lyons
married WOMAN and neighbour .4 defendant, said the
water had been very much wasted by defendant,
especially on the 13th inst. Defendant drew the
water In pa Is. and threw it out of her window. She
we. very excited when she did it; could not may she
was thoroughly intoxicated at the time. She often
did this. Witness told defendant she should inform
the manager of the Water Company, but defendant
said she should do as she liked with the water of the
company, as he paid for it—Mrs. Clark, another
neighbour, said she saw defendant with a bucket
outside her window. She drew the water from the tap,
and wilfully threw it away. She had done this on
twevious occasions, and once she wasted the water for
an hour.—Mr. Gordon pointed out that it was
necessary to let the public know that although the
water-rate was paid consumers must not wilfully
waste the water—The defendant wax fined ss. Gd.,
and Its. 6d. costs.
ItYRICERS,

FOl4ll

Thomas blatteriaoe,---fiObe.ri—Stone, and Henry
Hallett, young men, of Britlport, were summoned at
the instance of ‘lary Ann Coppenger for &moulting
her on the 3rd September. —Complainant, who is a
mill hand, maid she wished to forgive the defendants,
and on payment of oasts the miee.was withdrawn. „-_A

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THE OCTOM rant.
O. Smith, landlord of the Royal Oak. and J. S.
Harding ol the George Inn. applied for the grant of
an extra hoar on both night. of the awning fair.—
Granted.

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Dimen-t-, ni Nctb Alfa-gum, and finnan
Mose, of the same locality, were summoned by the
aleigant-overeeers for arrows of the poor raae, but it
being proved defendants were in very indigent
circumstances, the rates were excused.

SPLENDID OFFER POE BRIDPOIST.
The Mayor ham Nat repaired what way be eon
altered a highly important communication. lii. as
follows :

" The Studio, Penn Hew, Hampstead, NW., Sept.
Nth, 18S.S.

"Sir,- Mr. W. C. May, the sculptor, desires me to
say that if the inhabitants of Bridpnet should be
desirous If giving's public recognition to the services
Mr. Warton has rendered to the constituency whilst
representing Bridport, he twould venture to suggest
thsta marble bust should be placed in one of your
public buildings as an appropriate memento of Mr.
Warton's membership. A marble bust, life size,
might be executed in the best style for 100 guineas
iaclusive.—Yours faithfully,
"[W. Mum.
"HI. Worship)he Mayor of Bridport."

This communication was acoornpanied by noe ni Mr.
Charles May's priced catalogues. Mr. May is well
known as a sculptor, sod a coostaut exhibitor at the
Royal Academy.