The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-07-11 00:00:00

WITKOITTH.

VACUUM/T.—On Tuesday. before W. Talbot, J.
Milledge, B. Ropkine, and .1. E. itobeos, &qrs., and
Dr. Drew, Charles B was charged with indecency
In Crescent.street. Mr. J Thffe, carder, proved the
case, which haopene4 on :Nod June, about half-past
three, when people were pining.— Fined 10s., or nevem
days in default.

TUX LAMINTABLI FATAL BOLT ACCIDIFIT.—In Feb-
ruary, 1831, Mr. H. Rogers, the Aece&alai gentleman,
effected an insurance against eocideots with the Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire Accident lomratme C mp icy,
of Manchester, for the sum of £l,OOO, upon which one
renewal premium only hal been paid.
Nzw Poe? Orincia.—A post office has been opened
at " Abbotnbary-road," Rock's-terrsoe, Mr. Bartlett
being postmaster: and the wall letter box near the
Meloumbe Regis Railway Station hae been removed
thence to Mr. E King-street, which hem been
made a receiving house. The Tdegrapt Is also sold at
Mr. Kdsson'a

GOLD= WEDDING. —On Saturday last Mr. Smith,
pdlot and coxswain of ths lifeboat, haring been married
50 years, celebrated his golden wedding at Coburg
Cottage, where a few Mends met and congratulated
or townsman on i is long and happy wedded life.
Children and grand-children of course were pr .mieent
among the surrounding' of Mr. Smith on tNii jubilee
day.

—Fion Covent Usenet, House TO DORCHNBIZR
THROUGH Dune. On Thursday • poor
miserable-looking oblect called William Thresher, was
brought before W. 'I albot, Eaq., Dr. Drew, and J. E.
Robins, Esq., for haviog been drunk and sleeping in
a yard.—P.C. Kittle bad found him in • filthy ant
helpless state in • yard at the back of Mr. Jolliffe's
house, and his clothes were in • horrid state. The
poor creature seemed full of shame, and Mr. Robins
seemed to recognise him, and asked—" Are you
William Thresher who formerly kept Covent-garden
House T" (a large green grocery shop near the
Gardens).—A. Yes.—Mr. }Cohens : I am very sorry
to see you. Drink has been the came of • wad do nn-
fan for yon.—Asked what he bad been doing for •
living, be said sot much all the winter, as ha had had
rheumatism and rheumatic gout.—Mr. Robins said
I getting drunk and sleeping in the opit air will not
sure that.—ln answer to Mr. Talbot, prisoner said
he had • wife and family, and threw himself upon
their mercy.—Fined 10e., and, as be could not pay,
he was sent to gaol to be cleaned and chsplained.
BRINGING IT BONS TO 11111.—On Tuesday, Ellen
Marshallany, the smart. sharp-tongued young country-
woman, who denied hawking cabbages and lettuce last
time, appeared on the adjournment of her case, for
hewki.g without • BOOGOL-11fArtiut Groves, a quiet
-
looking young person, said that on June 10th defendant
came to the house where she lived, and asked if they
wanted lettuce or cabbage. Defendant being allowed
to croesslainiee the witness, began sharply to eon-
tradiet her, declared she did not remember seeing her, '
but that she only asked if there were any °Mara, and
was confident she never offered anything for mei'.
Witness, however, in answer to Mr. Arden, add that
defendant asked—"D , you want any lattice or cab-
bage I^ It was on the 10th of June, and she could
not be mistaken. Defendant: I are positive I never
offered anything for sale; the lettuce I had for • pre-
sent; I never heard of such • thing.—Tee Chair in to
said the Bench considered the case clearly pr vet, a .1
fled defendant 54. and Is. oasts, warning her not
so again, or she would be line I more never. 1..
Defendant: I was not doing so, and I still *tick to it.
Mr. tfilledge advised her to take out a market ticket
in future, and then she would be safe. Defendant
warmly declared it was imposing on her; but Mr.
Manballsay paid the flaw