The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-06-06 00:00:00

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BLANDFORD.

Burtgrprgty.—Ths meditate of Edward friaittete.
juts. . Micadford, grown, met on fialusday &tithe olio,
of Mr. Symonds, registrar of tne Dorchester County
Court, for the proof of debts. Mr. Atkinson. solicitor,
ef Bludlord, &peered In the use, ea did so Mr. Meyer,
the latter sentleman representing the Blandford
Co
operative Society, whose claim amounts to £Bl odd.
The bankrupt seta down his debts .i 342 18s. 31d., and
lilt asset' at £lO3. Mr. Henry Gill, tea dealer, of
Slandford, was chosen trades ,• Mears. Edward
Williams, of Cattistook. sod T. P. Bartlett, of
Durweston, were spinted the oommltee of Inspection.
Thitreday, June 15th, at two o'clock, use flied for the
next meeting, which will take place before Jedge Laroy
at the Dorchester County Court.
BLANDVORD A GLICULTUdeL ESOCILTT.—Th., fir.t of
the series of competitions Ir prig le given in e infliction
with this society for the year 1871, took place on
Saturday lent in the Crown Meadow, kindly placed
the disposal of the committee by Mr. it. flyers, when
o oompetitors entered for the premiums given for
sheep shearing by J. 0. Mengel, Rev (President of the
society), and J. Floyer, Seq., and by the Poziety. The
weather was fine but cold. This, however, wan some-
what to the advantage of the men in their work. At
• quarter-past 12 Mr. C. Sure, the secretary, having
all in readiness, gave the order to commence, and in a
abort spasm of time all were busily engaged. The sheep
were kindly furnished by Ur. Burgess, of Lanneestoo,
and were in excellent eonditlon. The judges, Mr.
John Ford, Rushton, Mr. it. Fowler, Whitechurch. and
Mr. Owen Riehardit of Langton Farm, expressed very
great satisfution with the work, and awarded the
prises as follows :
Premium 1, given by the President, to the person, recant.
mended by a member, who slowed three sheep In the beet
manner—coat and IN. to Albert Harris, torrent to Mr. James
Burgere, Launceston ; 2nd best ditto. £1 108., to James
&Warn, servant to Mr. Rmant, Kingston ; 3rd beet ditto, £l,
to Charles Weeks, servant to Mr. Martin mshl. Shapwict.
Preen's= 2, to the person, recommended by a lumber, not
being In the bait of slowing with or In any cromp•ny, who
sheared throe sheep In the best manner. First pfles. £2, to
Robert Legg, servant to Mr. J. L Tory, Turnworth ; find
• £l, to Robert Ilameeo, earglist to Mr. W. Took's,
Monkton.
Premium 3,10 the perms, under 18 years of age, who sheared
two sheep In the host miaow, Li IC'. , to Emmanuel BMWs,
emus., to Mr. George Keynes, Spettisbury ; best, Li, to
—event to Yr. C. Flowsr, Prance Farm, near
bat, 105., to William Kerrie, servant to Mr.
W. rootts.moncton.
Premium 4, given by J. Ployer, Esq., M.P., to the person,
recommended by • member, who sheared three sheep In the
best meaner, and had won • first premium for sussing In
the society, a great oast, to Robert Small, servant to Mr. E. L.

B&sndlord; telr4

Birs•usa • HON.—On Saturday, before J. J. Farqu-
harson, Seq. and the Bay. J. Watts, George Stickley. a
!shouter in the employ of Kr Stephen Davis, farmer,
Blandford was charged OD remand with stealing • hoe,
value Is, hie =Sian property.—John Hall, labourer,
said that he vu in Mr Dar is's employ, and on Wednes-
day 17th May, at about a quarter to 6 in the evening
he placed a hoe and piek ins oart house belonging to
Mr Davis, on the Piraperne road. On the following
Monday be found the boo gone but the pick wet in the
some place. He asked the autos, William Arnold end
a boy named Thomas Dear, if they had seen it. They
said they bad not, and he then asked Stickle', who said
be bad not got it, bat that he had seen the boy and the
maid, (by whom witness understood Thomas Dein and
his granddanghter, Gra: Hail) with the hoe. On the
29th suspecting Stiekley had the hoe be went to his
house in Nok•lane and saw a woman who lived with
Stickler sad on asking her shout the hoe, she brought
one to which he identified as the one be had lost.
The handle had been taken off and the nail by whish
It was fastened be produced. The nail had a crack in
It, and bad been taken out and fastened another hoe
which the defendant told him he could have, and that
it was lying on the bank. Steven Prince Davis said the
defendant had been in his Berries fortwo or three months.
On Monday, the 17th May Hall told him he had lost
his hoe. He (Kr. Davis) asked the men about it. and
they all denied, more especially the defendant having
it. Stiokley said that he saw the boy Thome' Dear
with It. Dear denied this, The hoe produced was
tor's property. It was one he ocoasiooally need
rlrie/arden, and he let Han have it. The men gener-
ally left their tools where they worked, but Hall wu
' taken ill, and that was the noun he put it in the cart-
besee.—Prisower sleeted to be tiled by the magistrates,
mid in reply to the charge said that be took the hoe
home, not with the intention of stealing it; but before
he wild return it Mr. Davis sent him off at • momeats
notice, buena* he let the sheep out, and be had no
opportunity of bringing; it book. This Mr. Davis
denied, added that he did not wish the Bench to be
severe, but as be had missed several things, be waa
determined to make an example, and the defendant bad
made the matter worse by trying to get a poor orphan
boy into trouble.—Oommitted for one month with hard
labour.
Counrr Perry Simeroaa, S •tarday. —Before J. J.
Farquharson, Seq., the Bev. J. Watt*, and E. A. IL Castle-
man. Esq.
BMUS° • FOIFI.-81DIZT OM, a respectable looking
roan, who was apprehended on a warrant by Supt.
real:wood, at Farnham;Burrey, was brought up on remand
charged with steeling a fowl, value 3s, the property of Mr.
Henry Marsh, landlord of the Royal Oak Inn ltirne St.
Andrew.—Prosecutor Mated that on the Oh Ap'rll between 10
and 11 o'clock at nlght, his ostler having occasion to go into
the yard found the astir open. He afterwards went to the
fowl house sad mimed two fowls, one of which the prisoner
brought back dead the following morning, saying that be did
not know what he way about, and was very sorry sorry for
sad offered to psy for it.. (Prisoner: That's faiss. Yuan
Mrs. Marsh promised to forgive 020 if I brought back the
fowl.) After prisoner left, on looking round another fowl was
found with He neck broken. The fowl-house was locked, but
an entrance bed been made by Wing off a piece of baud. This
=ctor noticed the mem nights., the fowl was stolen .
k Derrick mid he waa employed as reeler by the pro-
secutor, on the night of the robbiry. About half-pet 10 he
went dc,, the ;sewage of the house and saw the yard glum
opmi, which had been previously closed. He want forward to
Mut them, when the prisoner said "Stop a minute I have
owskr.eass.g 1.• urea er.- 1.1.• in lin %hen w
behind the gate and took up a fowl, and welted off; the
fowl made a noise se prisoner went on through the village
with it. Witness then went and told Hr. Marsh.—By the
prisoner: Did you not cal to me when you stood at the kitchen
door and my I have a fowl, carry it on to the reading-room,
put it behind the banal, and I will give you a quart of beer? ,
Witness : "No, I did not." Did you not say—" Go on you
fool, here's Nandi coming?' "No." Then you tell lies--
Prisoner, haring elected to be tried by the meg , made a
etatement to the effect that the whams, Derrick gave him the
fowl, and told hint to hide it, and be would treat hi n. It
being his first offence, sad having also been In the lock-up
week, the Bench committed him for 14 days' hard Mon..