The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-05-06 00:00:00

BLADIDYORD.

TlDlPtttNet SOCIM.—The annual meeting of
members of this society was held on Thursday at the
Cony, (J.iffee House, under the presidency "(the Rev.
C. IL Fyncs-Clinton, rector loresident id the society).
The treasurer's report showed a balance in hand, and
the officers and committee for the ensuing year were
elected. A week's temperance mission is arranged
for, commencing May the 12th, at which influential
and popular speakeri are announced.
Parry Svcs.° Satunlay. Before Mr. J.
Farquharson, Stalor.General Sir C. D'Oyly, Bart,
Major-General L/enne and Colonel Uvedale (Arden,
Robert Mews, xtewara of the Milton Abbas Friendly
Aid Benefit Society, was summoned by Charles Hinee,
labourer, of Hilton, a member of the society, with non-
payment of sick pay alleged to be due from such
society. The case was adjourned from the last sessions
for presence of the medical gentleman, when certifi-
cates were put in on that occasion.—The defence now
raised was that the club doctor would not grant certifi-
cate of sickness, which the 4,Ward stated 11111111141 was
bound to supply according to the rule. 18 and 19.--
Dr. Fielding, the society doctor, del, ,sed to fn. pi lit
visits to House, and, u.. 1, Meting any syniptoisi of the
illnesis complained of, did not deem him incapable of
work.—For the plaintiff, Mr. Day, surgeon, of Dor
chesta,r, proved visiting House—the first time some
four months ago—and considered he was suffering from
rheumatism, but on account of his advanced age-72
he could do no good, but suppliod loin with medicine
to relieve pains in his head. Ile had called on him the
previous day, and found him in bed with a swollen
knee, and quite unfit for w..rk.—The Bench dismissed
the summons, considering there was no prior of
incapacity for work previous to the 11th March, but
held the society was liable to pay him the sick allow-
ance after that date.—Sei costs allowed.--
Hobert Grass, an old offender, of Handley, who did
not appear, was charged with unlawfully having in his
possession 14 pheasant eggs, the property of General
Pitt Rivers. The case was proved by George
Witherington, and Gram; was fined at the rate of liss.
for each egg—total, 13 108, and 10.. skl,
Frank Elford, a young man of Stickland, fir trespass-
ing on lands in the occupation of Mr. W. Sprake,
was fined Os. lid. and Lk costs. —The case was ',roved
by Alfred Page, gamekeeper, and defendant admitted
he took up a trap. ---George Adains and John
Bellows, young men, ef Blandford, were charged with
a similar offence at Tarrant Stonkton, on lands in the
emulation of Mr. Jesse Taylor, over which Mr.
Farquharson has the right of shisding,—Defeammt,„
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pleaded guilty, and Thomas Lane, gamekeeper,
having given details of the offence, Adams, who has
been previously convicted, was lined 122 and 58 0.11,
with o
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--William Coward, a.m.-Eli:a Coward, and William
Coward, jun., father, mother, and son, hawkers, of
Blandfur were se ha v..rally charged with drunkenness
on the 10t , 11th, and 23rd April—They each pleaded
guilty, and were tined Ti". and as. lid, costs each.—
Frederick Feltham, hawker, of Shaftesbury, who did
net appear, for a similar °trent, in Hi.yariston.„..tre,e.
Blandford, on the 9th of April, was ales lined ss, and
tts. lid. esets.--I)avid Itiggs, Mary Randall, Henry
Maidment, and Edwin Rowland, of Spettisbury. were
charged by Mr. E. J. Turner, school attendance
.dficer for the district, with a breach of the Education
Act, by neglecting to send their children to school.—
The first three were fined 2s. Csl, each, and Rowland
Ss., and an attendance order made on each defendant.
Accrivrr.—On Thursday last Mr. W. Arcli.
veterinary surgeon, of. Blandford, met with a rather
severe accident by being thrown off his conveyance,
causing a fracture .4 the leg. He was promptly roo,
veyed home, and, under the care of I/r. Bacot, is pro.
gressi ng fa vourably.
TRIPLE BIRTH. —On Thursday last the wife I.f Mr.
C. W. Downes, loehive maker, of Illandfont gave
birth to two sons and a daughter, Both mother and
children are doing

SALISBURY.
DEATH or THX MTV. J. F. Fain' —Oa Friday
news w.ka received of lite death of the Rev. J. F.
Fraser, who was room Uri* oared* al Willow. Re died
In Ireland.