The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-16 00:00:00

BRLDPOZT.

A Slum—About sight o'clock on Friday morning
a waggon Wowing to the Great Western Railway
Company was stopped near the Reatern angle of the
marketrbonee, and the driver retired to refresh him-
relL Upon re-mounting he forgot, or was unaware of
Lb. fact, that the lamp fixed at the owner of the
building was in dangerous peoximaty to the load of
wool which the vehicle contained. The w
drawn beneath the Lunp it was caught byarla oadb4Z
the lamp forced from its bearlaga, thrown on to the
ground and utterly 'mashed. The iron brackets were
a, damaged as to require re fixing.

THI Ocroasa FAIR —A Council- meeting was held on
Friday evening at seven o'clock, to consider the advisa-
bility sf altering the days for lubling the fair, as the 11th
of October out falls on a Saturday. It was unanimously
decided to bold the fair on the 101 h and Mk, Friday and
fisturday.

A Vreauo.—Before the Borough Magistrates on
Thursday last, (the Mayor and F. Good,'Esq)., a hawker of
umbrellas named Mery Lester, against whom were a
lot at ersaua convictions, was charged with being drunk
and disorderly on the Previous night —From the evidence
of P.& Gale, and P.C. Pearce, it Wee Proved that
defendant was creating a great disturbance near the
Town Sall. Mee then proceeded to Kest and Queen
Streets. She wee noaldnig use of the most foul and
disgusting langtDefendant as usual denied being
drunk, and complained of molestation
onthe part
of boya—Commi to Dorchester for 14 days.
A lintvarionier IN tng MUD—On Friday one of the
'clique" unceremoniously entered the residence of • well-
known Inhabitant In Barrack-street, and in • brueque
manner requested the possession of • glaring placard,
occupying • conspicuous piece in the parlour window. The
occupant informed him that the house wee not that of a
bill politer, nor • publichouse, and requested hien to" clear
out, Tb• intruder allowing no signs of moving. Was
sossequently ejected into the street where, unfortunately
for him, were several mud pyramids, last erected by the
borough scavenger. The plsoard which raised the
inecibility of the worthy salvationist, read as follows,
(numbers being posted In the town). —" from the Deigg
Neon—The Salvation Array.—lass Lenin Lock, ' Cap-
tain' and four leaders of the Inintion Army, which has
caned so much sensation in South %lea were taken to
Cardiff
highway,,
on Saturday, leaving refused to pay a line,
inflicted the Pullin prid magistrates ea them for blocking
up the wayst;alankina and marching their army,
sometimes num from 5.000 to 10,000, through the
tows*. Moored. followed them to the railway stetson. At
Cardiff ghek Miss Lock WWI set to break SWIMS They
slept on wood beds, and had breed and water only. They
were liberated yesterday morning. Great incitement
exists in the Rhondda Valley, at the treatment they have
renned.—Yours truly, Durum fbrocutene."

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Bonooon Pours. Friday.—Be(ore the Mayor Cr.
Unloads. 1.1), and H. Howell, York
LaSCIVIT.-011•11101 Or STILLING ligLF-A-80•111LEION.
Joan Sendai; labourer, was &arced at the instence of
Wdllew Perry, of Wellington, Somerset. with baying
gtolcu half-.-sovereign on the previous day from the
pens= of progenitor. Prisoner pleaded not guilty.
—Prosecutor more that on the following day they both
am., into the town together and intend the . Hit or
Soathetrou He (witness) became Intoxicated
and fell asleep. He woke up and found prisoner close to
him with his head In his trousers pocket. Soon after-
wards witness went oetaide and then mimed • kelt-
sovereign which woo previously gale. He came heck and
asked prisoner to let him have It beck.but he denied having
had It Prisoner soon after changed a half -govereign at
the ironmonger's, and had previously told him when
entering the town that he (paiaoDOY)hed no money—From
other evidence adduced it appeared that both WU*s had
hien drinking with woman, in whou company they loft
the booms—Taking these (ante Into conaideratioa the
Bench thought prow to dismiss the moo