The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-01-23 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.

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L'‘ITARIAN MUTUtL IMPR6vFNENT SOctgrY.-An enter-
tainment generally called penny reading., considing of
.ingilia. recitation., and readings took Phew in the
Unitarian Schoolroom, on Tite.dav evening, under the
auspices ,if this society. Mr. T. Male officiated as
Chairman. The room was well iilleil, and a very pleasant
evening was 'pent by the member', and their friends.
SuoDEN DE %TR Git et INFAICL-An inquest WAS held on
Thimilay evening at 5 o'clock, at the "Lily Hotel, West
street, touching the death „of Ada Stone, aged two months,
who was toned dip"( in bed by it. parenta on Thursday
morning, before Mr. 11. M. Isiggin. coroner, and the
following jury: Mr. T. Knight (foreman), Messrs, Cook,
Frederick 'Monte. ThOluae 1.. Cral,h, Stephen Ilaoker,
Francis Mason. Henry H. Hill, Richard liiseph Tucker,
John Davies, George Coombe., Henry Holden. and K
Croft. George Buckland, the father of the child stated
he wake up that morning at :Y1 minutes to four, and
ttrnek a light lie thought the child 'WWI cold, and said,
"'Tester. why don't you cover it up." Ile then looked
at it again, and thought it was dead. So he called Mrs.
Brinson, and then went for a policeman. Ile was sober
when he went to Ircsl. -Hester Stone mother of the child,
gave similar evidence. She said the child had not been
ill before, only mat trout.led with the wind a little. It
was a quiet baby. She we' very well the night hef ore.
She stripped the chill before the isilice, and saw a purple
mark down the side ; lust thfright it Rai the " death
stroke."-P.C. Brown stated sbont quarter to six he was
milled to the house, lie saw the child stripped. Ile saw
a drop of 1014104 oozing from the child's nose.-Verdict
" Death from Natural Causes."
Cot-Irry COURT, Fiji ty.-liefore Mr. E hermy, Judge.
Pitfield v. Crokam-Mr. Nantes appeared for plaintiff,
and Mr. F. Gundry for defendant.-Mr. Nantes applied
for a new trial before a jury in this case.-Mr. Gundry
opposed -Application ref osea.
Magorenty, Belfast, Ireland, v. Macey, Netherburv.-
Clain, 1:5 3s. -Mr. Nantes appearNl for plaintiff, and Mr.
Gundry for ilefendant.-Plaintiff hail written to his
solicitor, saying that. owing CI the great expense of
coming fr iiii Ireland, he was willing that 'ho case shonld
be referred to arbitration.-Nlr. James, with the consent 1
,1 troth pnrtie., con ,einied to act as referee.
MarA, Brhipiirt, V. Bunn, Loslers.--flaiiii £2 lon., for
the purchase of a 11011 keY. cart, and harness, sold by
plaintiff to defendant at the Cross Kept Inn, Sc, being
pahl in earne.t.-D.:ferelant Low stated that the articles'
were not according to agreement. the donkey not being
worth anything. Verdict for defendant; 10s. in a fort-
night. and 10.. per month.
BOROUGH POLICE, Saturday.-Before the Mayor(Mr. 11.
Howell).
Joseph RentlaU wan brought up in custody charged with
trying to obtain money by false pretences from the Pant.
office Saving." Bank at BriilporL-The Post-offiee
authorities had heen c enionnicated with and declined to
is
prosecute, and the Mayor formally disc rged the
prisoner. 11, was then detained in ens y for ran
examination by the ne.ilical officer as to the tr. of his
mind, preparatory to being sent to the Briiii Gnion sa
• lunatic.
BOROUGH Pr 56%1110701. Tuesday.-Before the Mayor
(Mr. H. Howell), and Mr. f'. Tucker.
Titt..trrit or LlCEtialta.
Th., 10.,,,,, ~f the i,..orge Inn, Brelport Harbour, from
Mary White to Stephen El went 'touchier, and the license
.4 the Neptune Inn, Bridport Ilarlmur, front Elizabeth
Tett to Willi:an hawker.
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Jr 'Khan /icemen was char:est by George Ackerman,
with a.saulting him on the 2ml January. —(beirge
Aekertnan, 'teed on tile 2ml innuary, I w at
Immein the Raker, Arme Inn, when defendant came in
and asked me what I had to say :ilseit her. I said
tithing. She hammer...lll,r f.<ls on the tAhle and male
reinark< al.oit ny lenisek smer, I told her she had better
n, out; and 41te ~he would not. I trent to put her
nut, and than she slaPned my foe. After she Wln out of
itsys, she tried to taint °non the
Kenway, statod, I live in St. Mieha.ralane, Inicer. On
21n1 January I was in Mr. Arkerinan'a hoose. awl Mrs.
Ne amen 4.ailie in and koigert 114. r lianas on the tahles.
She aii4l I -orge it vii have sant anythim: about me.
I will have your eyes out. Mr. Ackerman showed
her the doer. After she was out of lone., she
I,tn.red it open, ram., in amt trial to hit him, and hit
him in the fare.—M r. N..winan ,tated in her cletenee that
I Yr. Ackerman war; her brother-it,law. and her sister died
.tboot ei.tht works since, and he lint nor married satin,
at,., she only went 4. ,‘weak to 1 her sister :mil
cklldren. Wh••1,1 pLtintitt trial to nit her out of d.irs, fuel
it there was any blow it ,t have wen in the scenic. —The
nia,i=trales stat...l that it appeared to he a family quarrel.
and disaniseed the rase.
ifety Fes,. by P.C. Wake, with being
drunk and ineanahle in the It .roitzh on the previous
eyeninz —Fined .2.4. GI. ant erets 1k dd.—Allowed • week
to pay. Of seven days impris