The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-13 00:00:00

ANNUAL COMPITITION.
Tbe next prise shnotine is to be on Tuesday and Wed.
n./day, 17th and 18th June.

DOZOIIISTRII.

Au jgcoatiotme Vsousirr.— Wittuim Foot was
summoned for vagrancy, by sleeping in a closet et
Portland. —P. S. Feltham proved the cue.— endant
said he belonged to Botbanhampton, dose by Bridiwt,
and had worked on the Brimikwatar works for years.
nth was the maa who, on a previoue occasion, turned
the pig out of • sty, and slept in the sty.—The
I said defendant'. wife and family had left him.
_monthe' hard labour.

R-J. B. BUTCH air 'was the preacher at the
Baptiet Chapel on Sunday last, in aid of the Sunday
School Fund, and a large =unbar gathered in the
evening to hear him. He delivered • most touching
sermon from St. Mark viii, n to 27 (restoratioo of the
blind man's sight). A collection was made at the
close of each service and • good sum was realised.
QUARRWIONE Won es.—On Saturday night two
disorderly women of Fordington (rather intoxicated),
had a fight on the bridge, at the bottom of the town. It
that they, in company of soldiers, were in the
(Mell
w:lea drinking, when one knocked the cup, or
In the other's month, and they immediately came
out to fight it out. One was partly =drained and the
other shamefully beaten.
DISCUSSION AND DIZATING Cum.—The opening
meeting of the above clam, in connection with the
People's Coffee Tavern, wee held in the committee
mom on Thursday evening, Mr. E. R. Wescott In the
chair, the subject under ascuedoe being "Do animals
reason or not r nse argument on either ski, wee
kept up with some visit for a onsaiderable time. It
was decided the next discussion should take plane on
Thursday next, on the" Abolition of °spited Ponieh.
meat.*
Mturaer. On Saturday evening • quarrel took
place at the bottom of the town, between a militiaman
and • civilian. It appears that the civilian wee
standing on the pavement when the moldier pushed
him off; a "few words" ensued and a number of
=Lamm gathered, and abusive and distrusting
rimed from both... Ladies. The Sergeant-
sol-caewr Monroe)" further ; whenon the bridge7l,ort
struggle emoted, the soldier getting the wo
to use his belt, but was stasl,ped from :Ling by Me
wound., The Sergeant• Major again appeared with
• few men to stop the row; but it wee all over and the
mutes gone; but the piconet was gent out to prevent
further disturbances.
Urragourriun ldruroeusa. Geo,v, ~„„earry44
Maiden Newt., win wimmoned for not coin
with the order of the Privy Council, by ele
the business=veyor of milk without
id behis
t admitted the fact, but said he
not ud.nderstand till this rooming that he wee liable.
—Mr. Betty said the notice had been pat in Mr.
Wlltty'm window.—Mr. Whitty understood from the
answer Lord George Hamilton gave to Mr. Read, that
he wee not liable; he =lipoid about a l
allmilw kept one cow and gars away so=rtHare
In • newspaper to support his Idea; but It was
remarked the amended order appeared in that paper.
—Fined al and GOAL
ILIDNICINS Durrumaza —Mallard Mare, Maori
Least, and Eli Cheney, were summoned for • breach
of the peace ia Puecknowle, and answered "Never
made no min 'tall."—P.O. William Long bet n and 12, on Apra 13rd, heard defendants
the street. went io hem. aad heard them adestalimin
expressions, planning bow to beat Joh. cheewi,x,r,
then went and did it, whin John Cheney o
sompleined
to them, and threatened to fetch a polkeman, but when
he came up, the men ran away. The neet
neighbour was 111, and other per, had complained.
—Mr. Batty said thews had been a grog &a of
trouble and constant complainta—Orclered to pay th
costa, LI la, between them, and to enter into
mom e
Memos@ to keep the Imic• forsix agatha, in di
each.
Tamtartm or lacuna. —At the
on CoustiEstmtz
Seadons Saturday, before Mr. H. B. Md I
Mr. B. L. Kindereley, and Mr. A. Bankee, Mr
Weston applied for the transfer of the Communes,
Channinster, from Edward Brim to William Mayo,
who has had • ammo for yew at Evershot Station.Granted.—Jemes Cleat! also &MAW lee Permission to
transfer the Homes of the Victory Inn from James
Clad to John Carter.—Mr. John Hanoi& proved the
notices were IsneMd.—Mr. Supt. Batty said that
Carter had held • &ems before, and had kept the
hones well ; but slow dm he had been summoned for
drunkennem and best ocavktedi this, however wee
the only offenos.—A tent=amosase was granted.
—Mr. Halo, new of the ePPlled to have
the license of the Strangeragm at &ergot,
fraisforrod from himself to Henry Northa_.
y of Cents. Mr. BAIT knew M,
N
reePleetable remt—Gremted. willever

trawoutowan Otat..—Att the tildrehall, ow Fritts,. I
briars eeptaht Kennel, Elizabeth Watson Prostitute,
was brought up by Serpent Irsithain for
lb.
&wok
• highway the night before. The girl allowed
the regiment horn Plymouth. —Fourteen days.

Focuser Patera. —Jester !yea a boy, was
Charged with stealing five Ma. at "dalet'wn. l the
property of Mr. W. H. Dunman, and admitted the
charge.—Mr. Dunman keeps a lot of poultry at Troy.
town, and has long been miming eggs. He got his
man to watch, and on two occasions saw defendant take
eggs ; on the first occasion they were put back, and on
the sec ml, when spoken to by the man Woodsford,
the boy went back and put six eggs Into the neat,
though he had only been seen to take five. Mr.
Dunmire had been willing to withdraw the cam if the
father would allow his son to have a good " tanning :"
but the father said--" I should not lilts my boy to be
beaten." "Welt, then." said Mr. Duman, "you
must take your chance." It looked as if there was
something wrong at home. —The boy's mother ad-
droned the Bench from the gallery, apparently to
prove the mn her son had were not stolen.—Mr.
Weston Mat.ocf the number Mr. Dunman had lost was
something very considerable.—The Chairman ea-
h 11-tad defendant to honesty, and fined him 10a. and
costa—On the application of the mother, she was
allowed six days to pay.
Extensive illlf/110.—Pronk Mendel war sum-
moned for illegal fishing, at Oharminster, on the 26th
nit,- Mr. Weston prosecuted, and said the policeman
(Welshed) saw amen named Brine fishing at Ohm.
minute!, with another mat, whose name the police-
man did not know; but he knew him by sight.
Fishing must he a very good trade, for Brine had paid
EU fine within three moctha—F.O. Weleford deposed
to seeing the defendant fishing about 400 yardg above
the old turnpike gate on the Maiden Newton road ,with
Brine about five yards off. —Defendsnt walked up-
stream, beat the hedge which adjoins the stream as if
to drive the fish back; he also threw a lung stick over
to Brine. They ran away when they saw witness;
but he afterwards recognised defendant.—Mundey
said he was on the Charrninster.road, but he was not
In search of any fish.—The Bench were rather afraid
Mundsy, from the company he was in, was going to
the bad, but as this was the first instance they only
fined him 10g. and costa.
Tim New SZIM A? =I 800111•WEITIZN.—The Dorset
Doiseits Telegram says:—
It most have been the South•Weitern officials who
to the Dorchester public—
" With siren voice cried--•81nul inglormus ease.'"
_ _ _

Too comfortable by far has been the old Dorchester
station, though they did run the trains thence part of
the way to Moreton before drooping their
there waa 'brays • good roof over your bead, and
local clerks, guards, porters—everybody were close at
hand, °Dartmoor of °mos, and well up to their work.
The two Utter they are now; but under difficulties
since the use of the new—oseurt-ce qui eat, or " what-
dyacall It? At some littts cost the railway manager'
seem to have undertaken to teach the public the
virtues of promptitude, courage, pertain, and endur-
ance, for it takes you longer than before to get to the
new shed, while your nerves must be pretty good to
miry you round in front of an engine just about to
start, while, if the train be late, how delightful to
wait out in the new shelter. No no I that is too rash
• name to give it till we have had experience of a
north or north-west wind, when the most pleasing
euraations will be attainable from seeing the courteous
officials marshalling successive groups of pee
-
soarers on the journey to the starting place, and
preventing than sorting In on the wrong side,
VIOLINS AMACILT. —A 'put Steno and Georgs Legg
wet* summoned by George Dicker for an assault.—
Mr. Weston appeared for Legg.--Complainant said
on fiunday night last he was on his way, between 10
and 11 at nitt, from Broadmayne home to Warm-
well, when us overtook the two prisoners. Sharron
said—" Mate, you are in a hurry," and complainant
replied—" Y rather," and they walked on • few
yards, when Sherren said—" Jacky Best is • putty
;he don't keep men long." NVitnees replied—
"l don't know that, man ;I thhtk he do, for his groom
has lived with him some years." Defendant returned
—"At any rats, his carter's going to leave him, for he
can't plough, Witnen replied—" I think ha can
plough, for I saw 00020 straight work." Sharron
answered—" You—, you hold with him?" up fist,
and knocked complainant down. The Utter got up, mid
"You silly fellow, why did you do that?" when
&wren knocked him down again, and also • third
time, and Legg knocked him • fourth time. They
attacked him, when complainant said—" Don't smut
me, for I'm living with • minister." One said—
" That's the that goes to Chaldon, and tells
tales to father." He was also struck several times
after that, once in the head.—Defendant Sharron said
complainant Mad them where they lived, and what
they did, and kept on niggling till they knocked him
down.—Cross-examined by Mr. Weston : Had been
at the Black Dog, and left about a quarter before
10,
and had just come from his brother-In-law's, and had
had two gleams of beer; but never had been drunk for
• weak together. Did not think it was first • bit of •
joke of Sherren's, and triad to run away through the
hedge.—James Biles, Mr. Faeter's gamekeeper, was
on his beat about 10 on the night of May 4th, and
heard a man cry "Help I" and "Murder," in the
highway. Saw Dicker on his back, and came
up to dherren, who had his jacket and waist-
coat off. hiked what he was about, when he
drew the stick eaves witness's head, who caught
hold of him, and they fell. They got up,
and Elberton drew • knife on him, when witness
kicked him into the road, and he got up and ran
away. Sanest people were standing about Dicker
when whom got op.—Sharron : I never had a knife.
—Witness: Oh, don't tall lies; why, the blade of it
1....4)
Weston did not want to take advantage of Sherren's
being undefended, and pointed out that Dicker treated
the matter as • joke and he considered complainant
had trumped up this charge. Dicker had had too
much for him, and asked all manner of questions,
which Sharron did not hie, and struck him; but Legg
did not. Mr. Beet had engaged him (Sir. Weston)
to defend Legg, as he was • highly respectable man.
From drink er some other cause, Picker's memory
was very defective, and Mr. Weston urged that he
was mistaken. Legg, in fact, took him by the collar,
and tried to help him up; he therefore hoped they'd
dismiss the case against
stealing
had been
sly charged with eggs and straw-
berries,but the charge was with wn.—The Bench
coarddered this a most unprovoked and brutal assault,
especially in the came of Sharron, who also drew his
knife on the keeper ; Shen= warn fined 40s. and costs,
and Legg 10., and costs.—Sherrea could not pay,
EY 11., fid., and was gent to prison for two months.