The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-08-13 00:00:00

BL&NDFORD.

DRrIII AIM 1110 TOM —Thomas Stainer, bricklayer.'
labourer, was charged with being drunk and riotous in
the streets of BLuidford on 27th July. —Pleaded guilty,
owl having been fined for the same °Renee in February'
last, was committed for 14 days.
THE competition for the Captain's and Ensign'. cups
took place on Monday last. The weather warn very
unfavourable, and the number of competitors less than
on former ocoasiona The ranges were 900, WO, and 600
yards, five shots at each. Pnvide Groves, with a score
ot 46 took the Captain's, and Corporal &dont, scoring
53, took took the Ensign's cup.

LILTING BERVICL —Edward Warren, of Blandford.
was on Saturday last charged before the County
Magistrates with unlawfully leaving the service of hit
employer, Mr. R. Ryan, of the Crown Hotel. Com-
plainant gated that he hired Warren as • labourer to
we: k *l7s. per week. His duty was to look after the
cows, and other such kind of work. He worked one
whole week, and was paid on Saturday night. He
worked on Sunday and came to work before breakfast
on Monday, but did not return after breakfast. He
had no dispute with the lad, and promised if he got on
well to raise his wages. In his defence Warren said be
left beeaure he was laughed at by the other men, and
could not bear it any longer. He bad nothing to say
about his master. Mr. Spars said be did not with to
rasa, eau, and the Bench, after informing the &ten-
ant that be was liable to three months' imprisonment,
committed him for seven days.
CAUTION TO BATIITWL—J•tmes Dear, Alfred Foster,
John Riggs. Frederick Sherland, Henry Ball, and
Edward Percy, all young men and boys residing at
Blandford, were summoned for damming gram growing
in Duch Meadow, the property of J. J. Farquharson,
Esq. —lt appeared that the chief annoyance *so that
the place where the trespass was committe I is within
view of persons walking along the road, and that the
defendants were bathing there, and though it had been
customary for the young lads of the town to use the
place for bathing, yet they bad no bushier there, it
being private property.—Mr. Farquharson said he did
not wish to pries the cue ; all he wanted was to show
the defendants and others they must not bathe there.
A notice board to that effect was put up on the ground.
The Bench ordered defendants to pay Is. as cute, the
chairman cautioning them not to bathe in the tune
place, at the same time advising them not to discontinue
bathing, which was • very necessary thing for health.
--(We quite agree with the chairman's recommendation,
but would like to ask where can the young people
bathe? In • town like Blander& with • beautiful
river running close by, such • question ought not to
have to be asked].
. .

STEALING POTATolB.—Elizabeth Coombs, an elderly
female, was on Saturday charged before the same
magietrates with stealing • quantity of potatoes from
the allotment ground, the property of John Foot.—
Richard Maidnient said that he saw the defencant hook
up noose potatoes from Foot's ground and put them into
her pocket. She afterwards came towards him, and
asked him if he had seen her slaughter. He did not
auy anything to her about what he had seen, but &her-
e/arta tol.l Foot. He went to the ground. mud ca that
potatoes had been taken from two or three root,. —The
Bench said that as the defendant was • poor widow,
they alioald not impose so high a penalty Si
otherwise, but the property of the poor in their gardens
and allotment ground must be protected. The Act of
l'arliament gave them cower to imprison for six mouths
in such cases.—Fined 2s. 6d. and 2s. 6d. costs.
CEICKET.—BLANDPORD O. TEMPLE:COMM—The return
match between theme two clubs was played on Wed-
ne•day, August 7th. Only one innings on either side
would be played in ooneequenoe of the unfavourable state
of the weather. The Templeemnbe gentlemen won the
toss, and sent to the wickets Paynter and Rev. Mr.
Lampet, to the bowling of Train and Hookey. Paynter
made 19, Rey. H. W. Portnisn 10, and Goldney 9,
but the rest could not stand against those tremenduns
slows, which young gents are food of calling "klookeys'
bowling." The following is the score :

Tintrucomeg.
Poynter, b. Rookey . .
Rev. L Lompet, K Hookey .
Goldnev, b. W. Browne .
Repoill, K Hooney
Re N W. Portman, not out ..
SheMeM, b. If ookey
Monoel, b. Hookey
Rev. Senior, run out.. ..
Rev. Watheroton, run out
Symondo, K Train
eu 2, kit byes 1, wide.

BLANDFOID.
J. Stuart, b. Paynter • • .. • 3
W. Brownei)6l.c. lueel, b. Soperlth .. 40
J. Minisi, .
0. Browne, c. Usniel, b. °gluey • • ..
(1. Graces, b. Paynter • 3
Bolen, b. Peynter 0
lb o 'key, run out .. .. • • .. 1
G. Quirk, not out.. 0
Byte!, widen 111 14

82Orfa VALI klolllll7 CLUB.—rb. inembmi of this
club held their first meeting for the mama on Friday
last, in Out portion of Lord Portman's park known
sa the "Crown Meadow." The day was beautUully
line though In some reaped. rather unfavourable for
t.l7:shooting, as during Use Garber part a strong wind
1! ti
in gusts across the line. There wee a large and
fashionable °money present, including the principal
families of the neighbourhood. Two of the ladies—Misa
Fox and Mrs. Fyier, made very excellent scores, the
former securing the visitors' prize, after deducting blue,
black, and white circle, a feat seldom scoomplished.
After shooting the first range the party adjourned fcr
luncheon to the Crown Hotel, which Mr. Myers pro-
vided in his usual satisfactory manner. The following
Is the wore, kindly furnished us by the searetsuy of the
club, the Rev. Mortimer Heath.
'
Yards

LADIIB.

!!for!L Tot. 9014... T.

Kamen.

Yizd.

Ywk

TtA.oo TO 89-5-47 SO 60
11ra. Du Boulay .. 19 20 22 130 121 254 4 1 5
Mrs. Monde .. 17 10 27 SO 40 100 1 1
NM Bower .. 28 20 48 115 92 918

faiii ii.i,;..0. :: Ti ii iti -ii iii ii 2 1
wro. Hickey .. 10 827 73 10 93 1 1
Mho Penny .. 10 12 22 32 62 114 2 2
Target 11.
M1..11. Wyndham .. 32 21 63 116 91 107 1 1
Mime. Bower .. M 14 10 104 001 172 1 1 1
MI. C. L. Wyndham 11 11 01 42 16 18
Inn P 00•11 ... 8 412 20 11 34
Turn C.
Mrs. Coventry .. 43 82 75 123 172 335 3 6
Mr.. Price .. .. 15 11 26 67 47 114 1
Mtos Pon .. • . 50 St Si 244 180 433 8 10
tn.. Holm . .. n o n 95 n 134 2
. Mrs. Bank.. .. 22 18 38 78 01 109 1
Tula D.
2 6
1111"1". raLl :: .... g 102 7574 271 134
1382: 1 2
Mint Pyler .. .. M 19 47 110 56126 2
Mlle Parke .. .. 48 27 75 190 117 107 1 8
Mr. Smith .. .. 18 12 SO 56 66 102
Mls. Smith .. • . 6 8 14 14 50 60