The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-01-01 00:00:00

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EIITIBTAI SKINT AT ST. JOHN'S.- -On Thursday eyes-
ing worth/a of the popular entertainments given
paricelically in St. John'. Schools took place, and we.
• great sumer. Toe Rey. T. Bell-Salter presided.
The following is the programme :--Chri.tmas
"Good Christian Men, rejoice ; " Cbriatmas osrol,
quartet and chorus." When Christ we. Born ,rf Mary
free • " solo, "0 Thou that tallest Go xi Tidings,"
Mrs../Prehniut ; Christmas carol, quart.rt and ch.wtts,
"The Holly and the Ivy ;" solo, " Nazareth." Mr.
Oakley; Chekiang carol, ' Like Silver Lampe in a
Distant Shrine;" violin (onoorei), Mr. Stone ; ado
(encored), " Chit Ines Voice," Mn. Stedman ;
reading, 13-, Child., scene from "Ts. Rivals,'
characters represented. Si, Anthony Absolute and
Jack Absolute; glee, "C we, lot on be M wry ;" solo,
"G iolbye, Sweetheart." Mr. W atom ; rrio, When
Meteors light Oanoe o'er the Peas," Mrs Stedman,
?dim Park., and Miss E. Stephenson; sob, "Toe.
Bowling " (encore," Sally in our Alley,") Dr. Child.;
solo, (encored), " ?Jonah'. C inrtship.," Mrs. Stedman;
solo (encored), " Never Despair," Mr. S. Broke;
trio, "Queen of the Night," Mrs. Stadru.n, Mier. E.
Stephenson, and Dr. Child.; glee, "Th. ?dice in
Council ; ' "God Save the Qaoon."
Cousn Prrn Sessioes, Friday.—Before R. If.
Eliot, Erg. (in the chair), and Captalo Pretor.—Renry
May pleaded guilty to being drunk and riotooe at
Portland, on December Bth, and was floral 7.., Induct.
ing costa.—George Melli.h, of Wart Chickerell, we.
summoned for unlawfully removing two Coln from an
infrcted area without having firat ob•alued • license
*nth wising hire to do so.—Defendant said ha had a
certificate, but he some away in such a burry that he
forgot it.—P.C. Millerstated defendant had a license,
but it only authorised him t move within tits infocted
area. Defendant morsel the two cows from Wyks
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Reels to Chickerell. —Superintendent Gale said 'tia
believed the man moved the cows ii. know:los—The
Chairmen said they believed defendant acted in
ignorance; but the orders in Council must be carried
out to stop the apnoea of the dame. He hod incurred
a penalty.' £2O; bottle, would hue him 10a, including
coat& —John Soots, of Portland, was •utomoood lot
keeping a dg without • lioense.—Finai 5.., including
inats.—Tbeniss Galbraith, • *oldie,. of Portland-.
was charged by Elisabeth Yates with wilfully smash.
log 15 penes of glass in • window of her house.—
Couple/neat, who lived in Chesil, Portland, dated
that on the previous night prisoner with two other
soldier,' knocked at her door. She got out of bed,
unsaid bet bedroom window, and asked them to go
away, when they swore at her. Prisoner tried to get
into in, bedroom window, sad she shrieked "Murder,"
whereupon he smashed 15 panes of glen" in a down.
stair window.—P.O. Beventock stated he heard thil
smashing of glass, and hastened to the spot, where be
saw two soldiers smudge., prosecutrix's windows.
When the men saw him they ran away, but vitae..
captured prieoner.—The Bench imposed • fine of 20a,
including costa, and in default sent the prisoner to gaol
for 14 days.
ani•Llso • Mag.—William Eliot, a tailor, was
charged at the Guildhall, on Thursday, before the
Mayor (R. N. Howard, E.g.), Roberaon, J. E.
Ruben., and J. P. Collett, Ego., with stealing a door.
mat from 67, St. Thomas-street, the property of Mr-
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stedman, chernist—Edward Piper, ichic—kir on the
Great %resters Railway, elated that on the previous
oi.cht, about half-past eight, he saw the prisoner pick
up • door-mat from the pavement just above Mr.
Stedman's house and throw it across the r.ed, then
take it op again and drag it after him. He appeared
to be intoxiceted at the dm& He hoard !flamer 'by
be would sell the mat t, anyone for a bob," and
thinking he did not come by it honestly, he watched
him. He asked prisoner what he was going to do with
It, and advised Woo to return it, bulb. refused to do
so, sad took it to Brunswick-coon, when be threw
It in • corner close by the dnor.—Thomas Denman
stated he saw prisoner dragging a mat through St.
Thomas-street, and heard him offer to sell it to
lame women for • shilling.—P.S. Apeey stated that
on the previous night be went I. Brunswick-court,
zud pointed out the mat produced, which was against
,-.eoner's door. He came out of his boast and
imm;i" him whet was the matter; he told him be
Amin tike him in cu.tody for stealing the mat.
Prisoner thou struck out, Ggbtlug like • mad man,
kicking and bitting. H. was more like • wild beast
than anything else, and they bad to "frog-march "
him to the station.—Mr. Stadium said hi lost a mat
from hie door, and that produced wee, to the beet of
his bellef, the sense. It was worth helf-e-orown.
Prisoner denied steeling the mat, and said he "fall
across it" in the road and then dragged it home.—Mr.
Rolls, tailor, gave prisoner a good character, and lb.
Ranch let him off upon payment of L7s. Bd.