The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-05-23 00:00:00

LOCAL BOA!t—K:comEADAr.

A monthly-metting of this Board was held on Wednes-
day. when there were present :—Mr. H. nordista
(chairman). and Messrs. K B. Smith, T. M. Park, F. T.
Johns, 11. W. Abbott, .1. Ball, C. Pond, J. Wareham, R.
Lek, S. Abbott, aril A. S. Hodges. Mr. K B. Smith
inquired of the Clerk whether or not a gentleman ceased
to he a member of that Bo.snl, and was liable to • fine if
he .upplied the Board with anything or did any work for
them —The Clerk said it was so.—lt was agreed that the
Puldic inolaa lousy poets, brackets, and everything con-
nected with the service pipes which ran up walls, de.,
should be thoroughly cleaned and painted, and that
tenders (or the work be invited. It was also resolved to
plate a lamp to Victotia-road.—A discussion took plane as
to the provision oi a suitable place to store the lamps in
divine the sonmer, and the matter was left to the Light-
ing Committee. —A report of the Highway Committee
recommended that the paving in West-street from the
Greyhound gateway to the angle of the Crown and
Anchor should he removed, and Keinton stone laid in its
steal: and that a tar path should he laid from thence to
the end of Mr. Aubrey's garden wall. The Committee
also recommended that a 6in, kerb and gutter be laid in
Eaststrect from the angle opposite Mr. George's to
the grating hy Mr. Watts's, and that the patching
from Mr. Brennand's oßice to the end of Mr. Kent's pre.
mi.es Is- removed, and a tar path laid in its place. 1 hey
re,murnended that a gutter be laid in Damory.
ittr,t, from the angle of Mr. Boy's dwelling-house to bet
r,.noerttol with another gutter opposite his store ; and
that the present pitching in Donset.street here ed, and
the tar pat.:, ken,, and gutter be continued to the end of
Mr. I 'hihr, preiuke, The estimated cost of the whole of
these improvements was £ll7. In concluding their report
the committee recommended that the tender of Mr. J.
Pope for supplying WO yards of flints at Ss. Bd. per yard,
an'ePted. The Board adopted the report in all parti-
culars eteept that of the laying of a tar path from the
ehtranee .4 Mr. Aubrey's yard to the end of his garden
wall This portion of the work is to be deferred for the
Proust, to see if an arrangement cannot be made with the
"minty to continue the path over the bridge, which would
he a great improvement The Chairman read the esti-
mateo for the ensuing half-year, amounting to £436. This
was tail to be about the same amount as last year. —The
Sorwyor maintain...l of a nuisance on 111 r. WiUiasn
Green'a premiaea and it wan agreed that several members
of the NUiLlaCe Committee should inspect it—The plans
of a Villa about to be erected in the Salisbury-road by
Hrs. Wareham were approved of, subject to a slight
alterati .0 in the position of a well.

DIIRWILSTON.
WHE4I" Rick Buis-T.—Between one and two o'clock,
ikiu • ou Monday, a nieuringer arrived at Blandford for
the fire engine, a wheat rick, the property of Mr. Gifford,
had iought fire from sparks from the steam Plough,' at
aoLIn the •41110 field. There were three ricks standing,
imiely ad, bovever. ...ave.' two of them, the other being
.le.e,ye.l —Mr. Clitfoni wu insured in the Sun Fire
offiee.

LYRE AEGIS.
Tar town of Lyme Regis, was well known during
the latter part of the eighteenth rentury, for high class
Its *peciality seems to hare been grounded
owl Tricied work, Rooftop fuhion. The usual price of
rqur milieu for a bordering of an old lady's Cap at lidmin
11,w. will appear leas exorbitant if we consider how large
thme then were, further, that one shilling had to be
Mid le, Noting floe square Inch of real Aeolian ground,
and arli to thi* the rate of some hundred per cent. Profit
to which lace dealers hays always been accustomed. The
Pillow hos industry passed away from Lyme RAIN, mans
year* *ince. and the blondes which wore made at Shay*
borne are likewise forgotten.

BRIDPOET.
rgreeN or ENGLAND TrIIPIRANCZ
meeting of the ahoy e society warn held in the National
iiehoolronm n Monday evening, for the peePeee inaugurating a Juvenile Branch in connection with
the society. The Rector, the Rev. E. J. 1.. B.
Henslowe, acted as chairman. An interesting tddre"
Kiven by Mr. Hallett. of Weymouth, Who hap-
lent to he in the neighbourhood,
duldrtiito the adulta and
present. Mesas. Bridle and Baker were
.ippointed secretaries of the Juvenile Branch. No
'ildren were then pledged, but printed forms were
4iven to the children and parenta present to be filled
"lithv parents of children that it ia by their consent,
and that they will help their children to keep the
144:.". The meetings of the branch will be held
monthly.
floanom Pouck__Tueislay.—Before Mr. C. Tucker,
(2%,0rk and Mr. T. %lietham.
dims. /hwy. 111, /herr Coinna la and Ca" Bawd"
13, were brought no in custody, charged with stealing a
fowl. value to. 64., the propertya William Garland, East
Mills, on May 13th. Prisoner pleaded guilty. Greed
credit is doe to the polite for the manner in which the
rehhery wu traced, and brought home to the agendum.
and as Imre that Om nest of Juvenile depredators that
this town 68A ion long Ivan infeete with, is now broken
'lOb, ouwl. Celeh Bowden, raa watancad to 14 do"
louri Collin; one month, and William Flimsy. who IP-
Pared to be ringleader and tutor, to one mouths im-
tehionment and we years in • Reformatory School.
Corm (aunt Priday.—Before Mr. T. R. P. Leifer. JudgeU. .
Pulinan, brewer, Netherbury. v. J. Newman, Phoenix
Inn, Bricloort. Claim nit th. M. balance of amount. Mr.
Gawky for plaintiff, Mr. Manua for defandant.--Judg• nient for ;Auntie! forthwith.
Saes v. Jab Trivet*. Claim 5, for it gallons of Defendant did not appear. His Honour gave for plaintiff, not to taiga effect till after n itt
&oft arid Roans, surgeons, v. WirateinleYertead. Claim
tal 10s. for medical attendaoce. Defendant did not appear.
reat Ilk. in • fortnight. Wad Ha a swath alter.
Res 1. L. IL Hombre v, uaket.--Claim gl HY. 64. for
sullen rent. —Judgment for plaintiff, to be pelt' in instal-
meets at 4e. per month.
T. &Auk Royal Oak Inn, Bridpeet,_ v. Asa Marko Whittle, now in, Jersey.—Claito Ira 1101.—A letter was
aut to the Registrar acksowledglna the dal,—To be
laid in • fortaight.
Oaberma gram v. Mrs B u.—(lMm gl for
meelied.—lfedesidant did not appear, but sent a Lett stating that the goods were not ordered by her, but by
her daughter, who wee now deed, and was 28 years of
ege when the debt was tranneated.—Production of defen-
dant'. ledger, proved that moods were entered in the
danghter's num.—His llama stated that • voluntary
amnia to pa could sot be solarged by bliw, and that
wane • oredd peeve that the daughter was
Orgeened of p,o,ty at the time of her death be could
not re'.o'er.—Plaln sensuited.

TBOVIL.
& Ciarreonn belonging to Mr. Luxton, of the
Pall Hetet has boa shot. Evidettly, • car sad •
cowardly ow did it