The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-01-23 00:00:00

WISYXOIII,II.

In our report of the Dorset empty Poultry .4,4 P igro
is, inadvertently imtitted th.. Waal, Of Mr.
('sit ore, (T.iylor and (Vs) who trri... I .4
/411,411,1 liooohirs in e 1.," RUT oti or 14111,111Vtel.
BURINL BOARD. —At noon on Monday lieu, a lieeting of
tiw vcAry of 3lelcom),e Itezis was held in the vestry
row, for tie, purp of of the 11.1rird
RAM, and :editors for the ensuing year. Mr. Church-
warden iivivre. Was chairman, aid among tho-a. prewnt
were :--Mr. Robens, Mr. Talbot, Mr. Cominins, Mr.
Mr. Thiselton, Mr. Atkins, .tc. Misors.
Robertson, aid Tailed, riitiring member., were rrelecteil,
and Mr Thiselton propoiesl, and the ve.try resolve., on
the P.-election of the retiring auditors, lles•arg... Viummt
and Style.

I tiscraillynox or BLANlirri. —Mr. 11. Edwards,
must certainly he remembered by every, nie in Wee.
moth who has the least gratitu le at heart. ltis
abundant benefits to the poor relieve thom who are
more comfortably off from the most ',sinful anxiety
almut their poorer brethren, while they show ii
extunpie —a sucecn....mi of e• samples --that to
stimulate everyone to do their best to illeran,e
halfitilteste around them. On Saturday last the distri-
o'ttion of blankets took place at the Auction
(sir. w.f.:, Market.street.) and his Worship the
Mayor 0t,.. L.ndie,) Nit., W. Page, founder o the
aged poor's dinner, "Ir. 'l'. Abbott, Rev. V. P.
Ram, .flie, Rev, W. ',w.f., gam: Mr. Oliver, attende.l
lt to see the blankets profterly g The latt
iven nu.%
were of ,evolleat quality, 3111 were rash stasC;.:;'"'
"(lift .4111. Edwanls;" there were alcmt 42tlin number*
to that there were plenty for the deserting. The only
test, iii addition to age anti poverty, was that if the
recipient hal a blanket last year, it should be proltice.l
on this nrmaion, in order to prove that the poor people
would really take care .4 what hal been i,iven them.
This test was very satisfactorily passed, the blankets
were producmd in all snmes of cleanliness, some
evidently being under hard service. looking Its
if washed we for the occasion, but all very much I
enine,l, not ..sly for their intrinsic cost, but 114 a keep- I
sake from the well-loved donor.

ISOKOCUII PETTY SESSIONS, Friday :—Before Dr. Drew
(chairman,) Mr. .1. Ito sirtmu, Mr. Raggett, and Mr. T.
Abbott.
Jame• iitrii4forti, a youth, was 'summoned by Ellen
Roberts in an affiliation ease. —Mr. Maniac appeared for
the defendant. They had been in service together at the
Rev. Mr. Gossett,,, I.angton, aol liansfmsl had e., a
week ; but he had now left, and the girl said he had Ils, a
week elsewhere.—Mr. 'toward elicited that the young
man had to keep himself, and that the girl had Etna year.
He then, admitting the paternity, unroll that IL 61, a week
we quite sufficient for the "boy" to pay, as he only
earned Ilk. a week when belied work, and was soinetitues
out —Mr. II inne pleaded that the young titan uoglit to
pay ilire, as he gut older. —The Mosel. made at, order for
Is. a week for five yeat,, ml", a sas.k after.
Toni was ,mt 1111 l by Elizabeth I. ok, for
ming threatening Linzstage.--Lork lives at Mr. It. S.
Culmer's, awl went To Mrs, II ill',, Wrsley.struch toe/cirriu
for mr, alto rams aria went a 11111 c way. ,
speaking with Ler, when acren.Laut r sure .titer i
rhrssacusia ana Cus.sl her of taking tie, knot, i
ea the h.u.k de—r.." that la ii if. l.l tOi, route lit. 111..
curs,' =ore at her, au.l threatened her.—The Betel. I
asked pd intirf what for...it, were, when she iamb, I I
that he timed to'•fall upon her," umt take off Ids
rust, and'he wall have fallen upon her, if there had not
been others by. The nampstratm couid not tinderitand
what the threats were about., ml defendant replied that
R. 1.131, IraS 4111111/1,...1 ---Th.. ,11111111,1,. I
however. %tiled threateuitig.---The Ilerieh wanted to I
know why plaintiff wanted Mr. Weser 7—Plaintiff Mies
Davis se* we for hiui —Th.: Chairman What did
DAVIS Waal him& fort Wee *he ill 1-11ainiad She wanted