The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-11-06 00:00:00

PENSEL WOOD.

A PAIGE:I'I'UL MAN.—Felix Sag.. ,4 this pari.h. Was on
Monday summoned for being drunk while in charge of •
home and cart im the highway, n the lit of October.—
Defendant's wife appeared, and stated that her husband
was not drunk when the constable (nowt him—but asleep.
lie was • very early riwr, and oftentimes relaoped into a
heavy sleep, from which it was difficult to arothie him.
Superintendent Sheppard, Teel not only was the man •
heavy sleeper, but he with very forgetful. The other day
he went to church, and during the service begun unlacing
his boots, thinking he was at home. (Laughter.)—The
Bench placed credence in the constable's ntatement.
remarking that however deep in sleep a man might he, ft
could soon be discerned when he Was aroused whether he
with drunk or not The policeman found him drunk, the
defendant could not come ami c,attradict it himself; hut
sent his wife, who appeared to them to be a very god
pleader of his cause; and he would be fined 10h. and
costs.

CHARLTON XUSGROVIII.
Tee NEW SCROOL BOARD ACT.—The first stem whirls
have been taken by this parish towards enforcing their
code of bye-lawn took place on Monday, when the Win-
canton justice had before them Richard Cog and Alfred
Trim, two labourers, on the charge of not sending their
two boys, each under the age of 12, to the Charlton Mus-
grove It iard School, in contravention of the byedlawii.
Mr Lancaster reprerented the School Board.—Cox mid his
child hail been prevented from going to school by illneoi
arid Trim ass of 'pinion his by wa, over age, and there •
fore it of the haniir if the law—Mr. Lancaster askeil him
to prove that his son was aver 12, and defendant
replied lie never " kept at-valet. ; " his sister would
be Pi next April, and therefore he WAR wont " sartain "
he was thirteen years of age. —The Bench NM the
lay did not look more than 11, and ordered each defendant
to Pay Is. thttelling them the tine would be remitted if they
sent their children to schial regulaely. --Ckarlas Jukes,
also of Charlton Musgrove, WM summoned for a similar
offence.—He could not tell hnw old his boy was the best
of his belief he was over 12—As the boy was present the
Bench adjudged him to be over 12, kWI therefore dismissed
the case. The lad wan asked by the chairman if be could
read or write, and replied he could not.

Ten JUBILEE SINGERS gave a concert at the Corn
Exchange on Monday. The attendance wax not BO EGA
RN it might have been, owin,/ to the date of the weather.
COUNTT COVICE Tuesday. —Before Judge Difroy.
iNTERPLEADER ACTlON.—(horfp i'netrtg, tanner, of
Willi), woe, v. the Witaborne Minix/or and Rournenvnith
Building Society—The claim wax JAI, damages rust•ined
in consequence of the Society illsgally seizing and wrong-
fully detaining a row the property of the
R. N. Howard, of Weymouth, appeared for the plaintiff.
Mr. J. Druitt, jun., of Bournemouth. for the Society.—
This case possessed no public interest, the dry legsl dispute
being as to whether the cow seized wan the property of the
plaintiff or of Mr. James Ivamy.of Pilmore Bottom, against
WROM the Society had obtained • Honour
decided that the row was bond fide the property of the
plaintiff, and gave judgment for the amount claimed and
I „As.
1 ThD wax the only disputed ease, although there bad been
no Court for nearly three months.