The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-07-16 00:00:00

BEIDPORT.

/NIL —On Thursday was held the United Demonstra-
tion of the Independent Order of Good Templar',
Bridport Church Temperance Society. Independent Order
of Raelmitates, with their juvenile breaches, and memhere
of other Temperanse .ocisties in the district sad neigh-
bourhood. More than 450 persons belonging to one or
snore of the *bows societis, met at I o'clock in the grounds
of the Bridport National School. where • procession was
formed and healed by the eplendid brass bead of the first
DRY. promeded to AlUngton and then paraded the
streets of the town. Some Ilse motto banners were
carried by some of the members of the Rechabites Society.
The procession wended It. way to the wish church of St.
Maris. where • special service was held and special
hymns sung D•vine envies was hold at about half-past
two. Payers were sod by the vicar, Rev. R J. L. B.
Henslthe ; lemons read by the Rey. May, of AI
and • very iinerwasive sermon poached by the flatITM
Phillips of Holy Trinity Church, Yeovil The wads chosen
for the text were frotn the Wth chapter of Isaiah, lith
verst—"Cast ye up,prepare the way,take up the stumbling
block oat of the way of my people. At the &se of the
services a collection was inside in order to defray some
iixpensee in connectioa with the London Temperance
Hospital, funds being much needed for that noble
u-
tion. At the conclusion of the senior the procession
wee re-formed and led to • field in the Harbocr Road,
kindly lent for the occasion by Hr. John Ronnie], South
Willa The children were first seated on the gram and
regaled with an excellent tea at half-put four o'clock.
Soon after the o'clock tea was served under • largo tent to
U.. adult member, and friends. Bro. F. Long ;melded
an excellent tea which was does empttiostioe We
noticed several visitors who kindly pert in the
srenthementa. Miss Stephens (Hill Side) Mies Austin,
Mrs. Henslowe. Miss G std. Mir Whethsra, 41,c. • few
short addressee were delivered at the outside of the Ont.
daring the evening on the Temperance Socieths. Mr.
Glover made • speech in which he earnestly set hrth the
advantages to be derived from total abstinence. Some
sporm also were arranged and took place for the adults%
the juveniles at the sato* time were not forgotten, some
special games being provided for them. Subjoined is •
list of the sports with the [moue of the winners.
FLAT RAM quarter of a mile, open than. Four started.
Mrs; miss. IS., Luke R niers; second, 51, J. Millman;
g. 61 W Sharma.
FIAT It.et. 100 yards open to all comers. Owe to start or
no ram. Not started. Fret prise. 7s. 11.. Luke Roger.;
second. ; third. its, A. Hutchings.
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HURDLE HAUL ROO yards, over six flighte, open to AIL
started. Fret prise, 104 Millman; second, fe,
Wwers : third. 2.. 61 , Sherree.
FLAT RAC', ROO yards, comPotaa for MAY Ig members of
Temperance Societies. Five to start irst, 10g, A.
Hutchings ; second, ss, Middleton; third, 2s. Si, A.
Shargno
Fua to WAR, married., single, six members on each
ride competitors to belong to Temperance Societies.
Married men 'of course successful, each took a prize of
The band played some excellent music during the sports
and dancing became the order of the evening. every
one prebent must have enjoyed themselves to their hearts
outteet. At the conclusion vote of thanks was given to
Mr. Mounsell for the Inau of the field,

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COmrri Pottca, Thursday.—Before Sir 11(otrees=
Nensen. ,rt., and Mr. J. T. P. Cundm
Job Clapp, waa brought up in custody on a charge of
assaulting his wife, on the 7th inst.—Mrs. Clapp said that
on Sunday, the above date, her husband same home
rather earlier than was his wont and created a disturbance
on rscount of the dinner not being cooked for him He
was very intoxicated at the time. She answered hire,
whoa he cattle over to the other side of the table and
struck her in the eye. (Witnees appeared to have a fright-
ful blow.) He glen to-k her by the hair of her head. She
fell d.oirn, and when eh. tried to get up aol away from
hint, he kicked her in the gide. S.te locked the door the
next day as eh. was *frail *hat he might do when he
returned. be broke own the Anne and abused her a great
deal, but did not otheriette 'Street her then.—Prisoner
reesived a lecturing Iron the magistrate., end in addition
one month bard labour, at the end of which term to be
hound over en keep the peace for three months, one surety
In himself PO. . _

Twn tramp., named Plitabak Joka.on and John Waiters,
...vs charged by P.C. Lo do, ith steeping in th.• open air
and atth wigging le the villages neer ths town —Pr4oners
were in the liehlt of going to the siliac-nt villages for the
purp tee of hearing during the day end returning to the
town drunk at night The prisoners pleaded to he dealt
leniently with on account of a young child which they bed
with them, and promised to leave the town if the Bench
did not mend them to prison. Tbe magi•trutes thought
they could not he in such straitened circumstances if they
spent the money they had obtained in getting drunk.—
Priori...li dove imovisonawnt
RILIDAT —Before Mr. EP. Lefroy. Jodie,
Wee beard the cause of I evotiav v. fl sw.tford. —Mr. Nantes
appeared for defendant. This was • claim for payment to
making a pair of Wellington boots, on July 10th, 1875.
Plaintiff had met the defendant once eines the boots were
sent to him and asked his, to settle the azoount, when he
t•iti be "thought' he had paid the moue.—George
Kendall. called by the plaintiff. said he has worked for
plaintiff as a shoemaker for many years, and swore the
money was not paid when defendant said be had done so,
and that defendant was drunk at the time. Judgment
wax given forth, amoun!iiaimed. Paid in court

gado. • Frankloy —Kr. Day app7e;eir for de-tendert;
Mr. Nettles for plaintiff. This was a claim to recov. r 10e.,
the value of 10 perchrs of clover, grown on some land held
for one life, mother of plaintiff. The crop had been
grown by himself at hie sterns*. Had the crop valued at
104 -Hie Honour gave judgment for plaintiff.
Penney v. Symms —A claim for LI lilt. 10d.—A petition
of liguitisUon had been flled a month ago, and plaintiff
had no knowledge of the fact. —Nonsuit accordingly
Tucker's Charity Sakai v. Mr. Clarks W.OOlO —This wee
• glum for the sum oi Cl ss. the quarter's tuition fee for
a son of Mr. Wglrely at the above whoa situate at
Beagninater.—Mr. Le4h for plaintiff, Kr. Nantes for
defendant —The boy genie to the school in January, 1876,
and left it during the autumn of the next year, without
giving any notice thereat—lL,. Wakely ewers that he had
no knowledge that a notice for three months wee
vaerawarv. it Wag proved that no rules or
whatever bad hien sent to the parents of the aCT-7141:
Honour recommended that this should be rtrictly attuned
in the future, vi,, taking the precaution to furnish
Monts of bore with printed rules of the school, as in that
gage, if broken, they would be liable to • Ise of 25a
includingpestg of getett.—VatdlFt for dafsndant

Flotutaill v. Buildes.--Claito fork., being eau a • year's
rent of a epinnina. walk in South-street. at • rental of 9d.
per week —Mr. Nantes oppeared for defeudant.—Pleintiff
keine a public-house in South street, e the hack of which
Is situate the walk in question.—About 15 years sgo defen-
dant took parson= of • house adjoining the walk.
It.dlett, was then • truant of the house, he midair the walk
after him. Eventually plaintiff came Into paeregion. when
• dispute arose mto which a the walks, there being
throe sttari.ed to the premises," defendant was entitled to
uss, awl farther whether rent should not be paid weekly,
Is wee proved ihat defendant had formerly 'mid hia rent
half-yearly, and could do so in tutors—Verdict for defen-
dant, with costa
Berl v. Lanyky.—This was • claim for Ll 13a. 10.1. for
goods eold.-11.intiff. who keeps a shop at Bridport
Harbour, said defendant had been served with goods to
that sinount, and when showed the amount disputed it.—
Defendant said that !weaned to the shop and brought the
book to show to plaintiff, when he swore at him end
refused to look at it.—Verdict for plaintiff, half the
amount to he paid in • week and balance fortnight after.
Jane Andreae v. Maio —Claim for El, defendant's
cows having broken into her garden and done damage to
the fence, potatoes, and parsnips to that amount. —Defen-
dant alleged that plaintiff had taken down • portion of the
fence, thereby allowing the cow, to effect an entrance.—
Plaintiff and the cows had come over the fence, sad not
where the portion had been removed.—Verdict fee plain-
tiff, 10t. and costa.
Tett v. Norma*. —Defendant works at the Maned
Brewery, sad had failed to keep up the instalments of a
long-standing debt.—Defendant e wife appeared, and said
bra husband was earning but les. per week, having several
children to provide for, sad she could not keep up the
instelneenta —Previous order of Ss. per mouth reduced to
Is. per month.