The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-01-18 00:00:00

POOLE.

SERMONS were preached on Sunday last at the various
places of worship in the town on behalf of the British and
Foreign Bible Society and the Dorset County Hospital
The principal collections were St. James', Di 1 ls. 5.1. ; St.
Paula upwards of £l2; and the Congregational Chapel,
Li 12s. 11d.
216ETING ow GUARDIAN& —The fortnightly meeting of
the guardians of the Poole Union was held on Thursday,
Mr. J. Hayman presiding. Some correspondenx was road
in reference to rewinding the resolution by which the
clerk's calary was increased. After some discussion a
motion, propose,' by Mr. (l. Curtis and seconded by Mr.
E Oakley, WM carried, confirming the rescinding of the
original resolution.

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°MITT Pin" 81111PDXII. sawralay.—Before Viscount Port-
men. Hon W. If. H. Portman, M.P., Mr J. J. Farquharson, and
Lord Wolverton.
Mivkavi Sim*. of SPettlehurY, charged with being drunk on
the 25th of bel,lllber, woe fined Sat and as costs, in default 10
05,..1 labour.
Charge Loader, the some place, was fined 104 and as 6,1
cost, for a .i.flitEe offence at the some time and place.
Charter Bartlett. Allied Adam., Glilbrrt baite, of DIRK!. ford, and Albert Cutler, of Puddletown, were charged with
Maybe/ pitch-and-toss im sunday, the 19111 of December, in
Black •lane, tiarish id !Amami -Lech iinhere I to pity :la costa.
William Collin'', ten, William jito, and Alfred
Collior, (alibi and sons, were summon's, under the new
Masters rd Servante Act for breach of contract.-11r Atkinson
for the plaintiff, Mr Drage Raker, farmer, of Ililton.--Defen•
dents pleated not guilty.—Mr Baker sal.l the defendant and
four of his sons eilterel into hit service in August last, and by
verbal agreement CCM, was to receive Its per week, a house,
and fuel, his two eldest sons Ils per week each, and the other
too St and 2.4 61 each ; fourteen days' notice to be given on
either dile. On the Isth of December WillLsm Collins, Jun,
came to plaintiff's and told hint he should leave In •
fortoight's time. The nest morning the elder Collins, did not
wine to work at his appointed time Ile did not come to
work that day, nor hail he seen him since, but on the following
Monday he returnel to the cottage and took all his things
away Plaintiff claimed CI 18. ill for goods supplied to
In feiiilant and Wago.l overpaid, and ES 84 for damages sus-
tainol - Defend tut disputed CI is of the money claimed for
good., stating he h•I received the wheat Sir !taker charged
him with : hit Mr Raker sail defendant's wife had the wheat,
and bier,,. helped her to winnow it, and it 11.411 stilt to the
mi11.,-The ntaaiatrates adJud:ro.l the wheat should be given up
to Mr Baker, and the defendant pay for the other :Mods and
the inoney lent, and also CI Ire ill the a ~,,, unt of wages
shich der selaid hi 4 WO, s-oull have been entitled to had
they work il the whole of the fortnight, but Mr Atkinson
dated Mr Miter wool I lie sttisge.l with .C: as damages.—
Defendant paid SI down coil agreed to pay the remainder In
two months.

hominy. jun.. and Ilriiry .lohn Samtrays, pleaded
guilty in trespass In seorch of gasue on hints belonging to Mr
J. J. Farquharson oil the :tith of Imeember —lnottiny was fined
404 and M e..stri, and nolowas 'Os and Ss costa —Saialways paid,
and
.l),,miny ass •11.".2.i •

Thomas frake—aml Jturthu h,. k, of Hilton, were charged
with selling • quart of beer without a licence en the 24th of
December. - Mr. Atkbrein for the defendants --After licanng
the e‘ 'deuce. which a'as very contradictory. Mr Atkinson con-
tended the offence was not prove.j. and the Chairman laid:upon
the whole the Bench oemblered they could not convict, as it
was most difllcult V. arrive at the truth with such contradictory
evidence before them, but they considervi it was nahY" awe.

CHARLTON MARSHALL.
Id INTERIM'S DEATII.
The body of a halfwitted person named James King,
was found in the river Stow- on Tuesday afternoon by a
working in:theater. t appeared that the deceased was
seen in the village the previous day with his face blacken-
ed all over, lying dawn in the street. A little boy named
Cherritt tried to lift hini up, but failed to do so. A
romth named Pope then endeavoured to raise him by
belabouring him with a stick acrosa hi+ lock. Deceased
did not rise but begged the uuhint.ian fellow (for such he
t have been, a+ the unfortunate man was perfectly
sober) teileakt. Thu deci=443.l, after Pope, had gone, got
up and went to wash hi, fag. Nothing was seen of hills
until tho next day, when, 11,1 above stated. his body was
foam! in the river. When it was taken out there was a
small mark on his lip where the skin has been knocked
off, and the lip afterwards bogun to swell. An inquest
was held on the body on Wednesday last, before Ur.
Coroner Atkinson, alien an open verdict of "Found
drowned " wait returned.