The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-03-14 00:00:00

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DORONBSTIIR.

Tan Towa Baxo will play OD Wednesday evening at
half -past seven in High West-street.

IN REPLY to "A Correspondent" we beg to state
we know nothing whatever of a wretched schoolboy
attempt to depict "our new member." It did not
emanate from this office. Perhaps some of the few
gentlemen who were so terribly indignant at a very
successful carte of an unsuccessful candidate may be
able to afford Information.
JUVENILE ODD FELLOWS OF TEC BUD OF HOPE LODGE
No., 4,671 MU.—The second annual meeting of this
society was held at their Lodge in the Holy Trinity School-
room on Thursday, March 9th, when the accounts and
balance sheet for the past year, were SlEMinal and
In the short time this society has been established
ilasthsietd. s attained a very satisfactory position and recom-
mends itself to the parents and friends of children in
Dorchester, sad its neighbourhood. A statement of the
, funds show, that at present the Lodge numbers 111
members, with a capital of 1-54 Vs. 64d., 1.50 of which is
deposited in the Wilts and Dorset Band.

Tag Wastmcit.—Tho following is our metaorologicai
report :

Lowest :
Date Noon. Point at Wind. I State ol Weather.
Night.
I
M-arc : • -•
i
6 47 33 1 NW I Rain, line
7 40 46 ! NW I Rain, fine, rain ft hail
8 40 $2 W Cloudy, rain
9 I 37 32 W ' Snow k hail
10 ' 44 : SS WSW Hail storms
II : 41 I 34 W Fine
12 : 31 ' 30 li, W, Na W lioleterout storms

COIDITTTIO TO THE DORSET COoIiTT PRISON.
HardLabour : William Bugden, leaving family charge.
able at Wimborne, and Thomas Barnes, stealing a
leather bag at Weymouth, 3 calendar months' each;
Thomas Bowles and James Gray, stealing ducks at
Gillingham, 2 calendar months' each; John Randell,
ill-treating a horse at Dorchester, and Clement Chris-
topher, poaching at Dorchester, 1 calendar month
each; George Lanning, stealing leather at Stsibridge,
14 days; Alfred Miles, leaving his wife chargeable at
Charrninster, John Framer, rogue and vagabond at
Bridport, Catherine Belson, drunk and riotous at
Weymouth, and Mary Powell, drunkenness at Wey-
mouth, 7 days each.
Comery PETTY Staines, Saturday.—Before Mr. H. B.
Middleton.

LIAVING WWI CHARGEABLZ.
A Wed Miles, was charged with leaving his wife charge-
able to the Dorchester Union.
Mr. R. Lock appeared for the Guardisms.
Mr. Pearce, the master, proved receiving Mary Elizabeth
Miles and her two children into the Union, and they were
now chargeable to its common fund.
Defendant, who appea.-ed in delicate health, made a
lonunist•tement to the effect that he went to his home for
• r of air by the doctor's recommendation, that his
wife en° willing for him to go, and that he sent money to
her on two 00i:salons, which she seemed not to have
received. Before leaving she also said she would be able
to manage till his return,
Mr. Lock said the woman had been in the house twice.
The Guardian' did e•e. Press for • conviction. they only
wanted the man to see ma wife and family properly cared
f or.
The magistrate said there seemed no reason why he
should not have provided for his wit,, and h would hare
to go to prison for • week's hard labour.
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Before Mr. Middleton and Mr. G. Wany.
CatiaLlT 10 AlLellista.
Carateep4e,Bl4ekslons was charged
in an undt state at with working • horse
Abbotabury.
P.C. Chaffey, on Tuesday, February Sit saw a ho
rse
standing in a cart at Abbotebury, the property of defen-
dant. he being present. The horse was in • very POW con.