The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-04-11 00:00:00

WITICOIITH.

STOPPING INTOXICATING DRINK SALE ON SCRIGAT.—
In Weymouth the Good Templar' are leading again in
the effort to close publichonms on Sundays. 1,54
lay a public meeting was held at the Temper-
ance-room, Park-itre.!. where a "coffee supper" and
"entertainment" ware pe,svided. Ham indwiches,
with cake to follow, were euppd by the victualling
comm two, will coffee, and readin,7. recitations.
choruses, and suim, h•peid to make up the t"llectual
entertainment. A petition in favour of closing pno24.
houses on Sundays was agreed to, and, Mr. Henry
Edward., M.P., being it Madeira for the benefit of
his health, the petition is to basset to Mr. Stephenson,
M.P., for presentation. The proceedings concludid
with "God Save the Queen."
Riotous Cairrm—Williaas Davis, a one-legged
man, was brought up nu Thunday, before Dr. Drew
and J. E. Robenr. Req., &areal with being drank
and incapable. and damaging a tin cup, the Corpora-
tion's property, in the cells —P.C. Barrett found him
dunk and incapable in Maiden-street on Wednesday
afternoon, end brought him to the police station. He
was riotoue in the cell, and tried to strike P.C. Siege
with.his crutch, also he bulged in • tin cup.-4upt
'trickery said .na March Slat be took a census of the
tramps in town and land no le w tan 36, in fact the
place wee overrun with tbein, entirely living on the
public. and eve' t get'lnq drunk on ohentv.—Dr. Drew
said the public were greatly to blame.--Priaoner tried
to plead he was only • poor cripple, and seemed rather
astonished when Dr. Dreir sent him for 98 days hard
labour.

fiviatinct • Han. —Janus Billingtoo foe stogies
part of a cooked ham from Mn. Stainer' alien
opposite the police station, was brought up on
Wednesday before W. Talbot, Esq., [Jr. Drew, J.
Milledge, B. Hopkins, and J. B. itobens, Req., and
sentenced to 14 cla_ys' hard labour.
LOCAL BOARD RAT3II.—No lees than 38 summonses
had to be issued againot inhabitants for nos-payment
of the last September rate, Nearly all of the
defaulters pail up. and on Thursday 104 H toper,
Esq., Town Clerk, told the instristrate• he bad to
appear on behalf of the Urban Sault .ry Authority to
make his half-yearly application agaiost defaulters.
The rate ma le on the 28th September last, amounting
to ova £4,000 had beau collected so ottidactorilY that
he had only to apply to them in three cases, the total
amount of arrears being Dit odd. 'll4 showed that
the rate collector did his duty most thoroughly' and
the ratepayers paid their rates wben demanded sate-
factorily.—Dr. Drew wee very glad to hear tine, for he
had signed over 30 summonses agaiost persons who
had not paid their rates. It wait very silly of those
people to leave the rates unpaid, and thso to have to
be summoned and pay the costa in addition to the
rate.—The cases for the three defaulters were then
heard, but neither of. them appeared. Sampson
Randall was summoned for 241. • S. I). Farweli, on
acrocand of some witting in Myrtle—" mud cottage,"
said Mr. Hooper; and S. T. smith Each had lud3-
meat against him, but was allowed 14 days to pay.
THS TUTOTAL raIINDLY 800117 T.—The balance
sheet of "Weymouth' tent of the Oider of iteohabites
has been issued by Mr. J. Abbott, secretary, who
reports :—" We commenced the year with 74 member@
good on the books; we have admitted during the year
10—total 84; out of whom three have left through
arrears and one by death—via, t.r c W. Cleat
making • net gain on the year of six. 'lb., total mar -
bership good on the bo .ks at the eod of the year is 80
members and one member', wife. the sick contribu-
tions received have been £7B 16s. 1111., out of which
£44 la. 81. has been paid to 24 unnnuers for 63 weeks'
sickness, thus leaving a balance to the reserve fund of
424 1.54. h I. which with the balance frdm let year
makes the ta:dal worth of the nick fund £164 Um 6d.
the sum of 1154 130 9.1. ia standing to your credit in
the Port office Savings Bank, arid a balletic* of
£lO fe. 3d. in the treesurer's bands. foe aver *go rate
of sickoess has beo.n 4 days 21 hours, and the average
amount tail lls. per member. Ens average worth of
the sit k fund is 1"2 Is. 2,1 d. per member. Toe manage-
ment fend rootinues to show • !Alaimo on the wrong
side of Di fic 53., which is an iiicrease on the year ;
but there are no outstanding account.. y—the aeump-
dons on behalf of the ltschabites. on accoant of their
being abstainers low intanioating drinks, are so
startling thet it becomes time to divide abstainers fr. im
non-abstainers in larger friendly societies, 00 that each
man may have the advantage, or burden, of his own
habits.
Boatman rot Youso Mag.—The Rowing Club's
adjsurned meeting waa held on Wednesday evening at
the Guildhall, in order to hear the result of an
interview between the trustees of the old club and •
committee from those who wish to re-es &Wish the
club on another footing. There was • large atten-
dance and the Mayor presided. Mr. Bennett
narrated the proceedings at the interview, and the
result appeared to be satisfactory. The two com-
mittees had decided to allow the least of the b ethouse
to remain at the Beak in the name. of the old traders
and the new committee, as security for the debt, the
new club agreeing to pay the rent and taxes of the
boathouse, also the interest on the £5O debt. Mr.
Bennett did not think the guarantee was at all out of
the way, considering the cod, four galleys,
three Adis, four pair-skiffs, and a w.iga boat. Ihe
Mayor waste be for the time being president of the
club; Mr. T. B. Groves, vice-prescient; Mr. H.
Bennett was chosen captain, Mr. F. trabb, treasurer.
and Mr. Howard B oven, secretory; the committee
being chosen as follow : -Mows tV. Hurdle. F.
Fahey, H. Fooks, W. Abrahams, Evans, Miter,
Flook-, and in. Brown. The pr....toiling' were occa-
sb in ally lively, and were very much lir donged.
FUNZBAL or Mule itasrrrrs.—Tbe remains of Miss
Annie Blanche R ibbetts' daughter iif Mr. and Mrs.
George Rabbetta, of Markit-streit, were Interred on
Tounday afternoon at the cemetery in the presence
of a considerable number of penon• the unexpected
death of Miss Itabbetts having trial, • most painful
mid deep impression, Mr. J. Skinner was the under-
taker, and the funeral pr cad in we as follows :
Toe Hearn. First Mooring Cit loge: Mr. George
Iteibetts (father), Mr. W. itabletts (br olher), Mr.
Georg, It Athens (coedit). ant Mr. W. Duinnou
(Trott mu.) Sec eid Mourning Carriage: Mr J. It.
Holloway, Mr. It. Miller, Mr. S. Si. Butch, and Mr.
J. 11. liyall. Dr. Moorhionl's c sena ontaining the
1)octor and Mr. R. T. Akin.. Thio tennis conotste I
of young men—namey, Mr. J. Hominy. Mr.
Monckte, Mr. Fry, Mr. 11. Gregory. Mr. Flooks, and
Sir. L. itthins on (Doic'oester.) The coffin was
c overe.l wilt wreaths of choice 11 were from many
friends, and iin the breastrlate ass: -" Annie Blanche
ttahbette, died April 3, 1382. Ag :311 years. The
Itay. J. Kennedy, curate of St. Mary'e, hielc
Regis, real the B .rial s.rvice, ant general sorrow &al
solemnity were shown.