The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-05-25 00:00:00

10 °Diet Countg Exfren.

TUMIDLY, ILLY 25, 1869.

DORCHESTER.
MATOWS MINYA —The Mayor of Dorisheeter (J. P.
Hodge*, Esq.), entertained the °goers of the militia and
rifle carps at dinner at the King's Arils hotel on Thurs-
day evening.
CHURCH 111161110NLIT 80011TT.—The anniversary
sermons on behalf of this moiety were preaehed ea
Sunday last. when the following collodion., were made :
—Holy Trinity, Ell 4s. dicl.; St Peter's, ES Bs. 44.;
AU Saints, £5 Oa WI.; East Pordington, £5; West
Pordington, El 16a The meetings were held on Monday
afternoon and evening.
COIMITTED TO TIN DOII,IIIT COUNT! PRISON.—
Hard Labour : James White and George Evans. poust.
ing fish at Pordingtoo. 14 days; JAG Hawkios.
v'gram at Puddletow n,14 days; Aaron Riggavagraney
at'Blandford 14 day.: Henry Finch, misbehaviour at
Elevator:l union, 14 days ; James Riggs, vagrancy at
Puddletown, 7 days; Eli Fowler, receiving, 1 month,
sad Rachel Fowler stealing gold and silver rings at
Dorchester 3 months, ; Charles Brand, stealing wearing
apparel at Dorchester, 3 months ; Elisabeth Thome.
stealing a shawl, fee. at Sidling. 2 °soothe ; Joseph
White, stealing umbrella, ha., at Witohampton, 6
weeks.
Taz Wuran.—The following is our meteorologiml
report for the week ending Sunday last :
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Rain, cloudy
(homy
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Fine, gloonly,cloudy
W Rein, Sze, gloomy

48 S
48 SW
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33 NW it %
46 14 k N
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Bow:Wail Pierer Sessions, Monday. —Before the
Miticg; F. Hodges, Fog.), and J. Bishop, Esq.
Defect 1, ostler at the Junction Hotel, vie
brought op for drunkrneem.—P.S. Coating said that on
Sunday afternoon, between one and two o'clock, be saw
defendant very drank, going towards Holloway-row, in
Fordington. He was reeling front ono side of the road
to the other, and hon.:eine and swearing. About •
quarter to three, jut as the people were going to obarob,
be mune back. He was beastly drank, and foamed at
the mouth more like a mid person then anything tine.
Opposite the sergeant's house defendant used very bad
language Told him to go borne, or I would lock him
up. Kline's was not dressed, end seat to the station
for the man on duty to apprehend him. As he went
down the path, defendant 'knocked every one he met off
the patb.—P.C. Mitchell apprehended him. He bad
not a halfpenny in his poeserton.—lt seems that defen-
dsnt was carped out of Millehreet about two a.m.
on Sunday, and the sergeant said that he and two or
three other' made e emetics of drag all they word to
annoy the pollee, without ritually breaking the law.
Oa Sunday morning defendant, on seeing the sergeant,
commenoed capering and dancing in front of him.
Defendant said be wee vary sorry, and it was not the
drink be hod bed, but two or three cuts in his head.
—Committed for seven days' hard labour.
Comm Porn Stems; Saturday.—Before R. 0.
F. Steward, and E. Pour Ern.
fragrancy. —James Riggs and Ler Sherri*, two raged
men, were 'brought up for sleeping in sin outhoose at
Putidletown, belonging to Captain Berner. P.C.
Biro' said they were so dirty that nobody would the
them tutu the parish. Biggs said he had slept in this
oboe for two years, and had leave from Mr. Goddard.
The constable rid he had ascertained this wee not the
c.v. It appearing that Sherrie bad got work for • lew
days at Yellowhar he we. discharged as not being
technically a vagrant, but Riggs was committed for seven
deg
hard
r.alituabour.
—Hairy Hanel was summated for being
drank at Piddletown. —P.C. Bishop said defendant told
him when he served hint with the summons, that he
should not appear • if he was wanted the policemen we.
to fetch him. 6. Saturday, May 8, at midnight, the
constable found defendant lying in the street asleep.
He roused hint, • hen be began swearing. and showed
he was drank. He had a good bit of trouble with him
to get him home.- Fined ss.
UMW! Cobb, of Bare Regis, was summoned for
drunkenness. He had sent • letter to the Sept.
enolooing • medical eertilleate that he was too ill to
attend. On Saturday, May 8, P.C. Bishop was going
from Dorchester to Piddletown. when defendant pared
him driving • horse and trap. He was swaying to and
Ire, and appeared drank. A gentleman farmer com-
plained to the mutable that defendant had driven into
him twice on the road. He hurried on, roe* Cobb,
and got him out of the vehicle. Bishop then found he
wee really drunk, and unit to have *huge of the hone
sod trap. Cobb got into • wrist's van, and Sinop
sent on his hone and nit by • militiaman to Ben.
Fined se. and rata
The Parish of Woke Regis v. The Great Wir.ern
Railway Cowpony. —On the application of Kr.
Symonds, for the complainants, thin owe wee further
adjourned fore month. It was said the Company were
remedying the nuisance somptained of satidaskorily, and
the adjournment was taken to give time for the work to
be completed.
Pearce awl harm v. Rodd.—Thie was an astir for
malicious injury at Portland. Anotberivitourament for
a fortnight was taken with • view to att management.
John 1499, of &imprison, was oummoosd for here
drunk and .—P.& Marron Tuesday, May
4th, saw defendant drunk at Maides Newton, driving •
bores and waggon. He was sitting on the head board,
with hie feet on the shafts. Witness caught up two
ebildren in the road and serried them aside, or they
would here been run over. Defendant had his moo, a
youth of 15 with him, and wirer told defendant to
get Inside the waggon and lot his eon drive. Be would
not, but got down and mused the gergrat, selling him
"everything that be Gould lay his tongue to." Del sad.
ant remained in the Street abusing him for several
minutes. In a gainer of sa how he returned sad did
1 the Immo. Ultimately defendant's sea took chirp of
the bone, and then went or—Delandent said he was
em eepable then as now. Mebane was in a very reedy
I walk. It was the fair day, and then was • oval many
1 children about the etandlnp —Fined is. sal is. cur
I Joke Yorke, an old man, wee sruasecated for being
drank.—P.S. &Warn said that early eat Sunday morn-
ing, May Sad, defesdaat was drank at Maiden Newton.
Ho was with the weirs be strabided with.—Fred
Sarah o•Way, the writer aforesaid, was also gam.
mooed for Wag drank.—P.S. [Moan said she
threatened to knock him down, end showed Ight, but
could not stead loos enough in one place to hit him.
When she was like that she used awful language.
—Fined ss.
Hari Drew, a respectable man, we. =M-
aimed for drunkenness, on April 28.—P.& Stillman, in
oramptemos at reeeiving *melanin, went as the road
towards Cattistosk, and found Ulendant drank in