The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-11-26 00:00:00

Comrry COURT. —Tit; folloTrini wera the only cases that
came before Judge Lofroy at the Fitting of ale court on
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Jamas Andrews, labourer, of Pisuperne, V. Charles
LandscArtf, butcher, of the same place.—A claim of £4
Be, of which XI was the value of • watch taken from
plaintiff's bedroom, and detained by defendant, and the
8. was a balance doe for wages—Pinang mid he worked
for defendant for HI weeks, and he was to be paid 3s. a
week wagu and be I.oarded and lodzed. Hs was harvest.
Mg for • month for other people, end it was agreed that
he should pay def.mdstit 10.. a week during this time for
his board and lodging. He had allowed defendant this
IA net of the sum of Li Si. due to him for wages, but
defendant still detained his watch, which he tools out of
his bedroom. Ho gave LI 4.t. for the wet,h.—His Honour
ordered defendant to pay it,. and costa forthwith and 'rive
up the watch at once, or pay • further sum of £4
forthwith.

So...net end Dorset Joint Committee v. JoeepA Candy,
elttl• tooler, of Broad Oak, Sturminater Nerrion.-A claim
of £l5lO, 9t. for the carriage of cattle. —Mr. W. T. 8 Wayne.
of GI wvinbury, appeared for the ralway cenapany, and
said the case wan milo_urned at the last court upon the
application of Mr. W. H. Atkinson, who now wrote
aaking for • farther adjournment, but he opposed thin.
The debt loci been admitted, and defendant's wily
eiCtill for not minx was that he had a counter claim
against the company for injuries to a bullock consigned te
him from Bristol. but in that case the contracting party
was the Midland Railway Company, who had settled the
matter with the consignor, and he warn the only person
that could recover damage •.—Hia Honour gave judgment
for the claim and costa, half the amount to be paid forth-
with and the balance In a fortnight.

DOKIVIT SUMMONS= —Thomas I I entry P. Jesse Easter.
Ills Honour ordered a committal for 40 days unl-as
defendant paid itt. in. fortnight and 21. a month. —Thomas
Burden v. Charles ryebeU. —Defendant to pay 4, In.
fortntght and 4s. monthly. or to be committed for 40 days.
Comm ParrY SIMMONS, Saturday.-540 ore the Hon.
W. H. B. Portman, M.P., Mr. J. J. Farquharson. and
Lieut.-General Parke. c
The Bench granted a petroleum license to Hr. Edward
Jeffery. of Blandford.
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ode, waii swum odd for allowing three cows to
dray on the highway at Winterborne Whitchurch on the
31s1 of October —Mr. W. H. Atkin.on appeared for
defendant, who warn fined 5.. and costs. es
TA011.1.1 Savory and Kokrt Savory, of Child Okeford,
were summoned for trespassing in search of game on 1 Ind
In tic occupation of Mr. Arthur Norton, at Stourpaine. 02
the 30th of Oenber.—Mr. Norton cold he saw the defend-
ants put some nete and a ferret down at his hedge, and
they ran away on seeing bite—The Bench fined Thomas
Savory 10a. 3.1., and 4a 9.1. deal, and Robert Savory, who
did not appear, and who had keen previoutly convicted
several times, Cl and= 91. cods.
Charisa Joy.. and Prank Joyce, of Winterborne Hough-
ton. were summoned for trespasaing In search of rabbits
on land in the °prepaid. of Mr. J. C. Mansel.Pleydell,
Houghton, on the sth Inst.—A keeper named John Doray
said he saw defendants ferreting in nought in Wood, and
he picked up some nets and ferrets, and eight rabbits at
the spot.—Duiendants were fin= 10s. Vi, and 4s. 3.1. code
each. _ . _

Ahem: Cough's, of Durweston, was summoned for
assaulting John Henry Wright of the same place, on the
3011 of October. —Complainant ii. foreman, and the
defendant • workman, in the employ of r. Godwin, at
the Durweeton Brewery. Complaimnt ordered defendant
to do certain work, but he refumd, shook his Ist in his
fec. ropeatoily. and ebused him • great dust—The Ronal'
Seed defendant £1 and costs, fie 61., or 18 dare' herd
labour.

Miami Sims and Robert Hood, of Spetisbury were
Nummoned for being drunk and riotous in that parish on
Use 11th bast —Sims did not 11p1~.—lioad pleaded
guilty, but said fume wee in I unit—P.C. Dowling said
defendants were fighting and rolling in the street, and he
could not sowate them for nearly half -anhour ; Sims
was most to blame.—The Bench fined Rood Is. 3d., and
ee. gd. costa, and sentenced Sans, who bad been six or
wren unase preriously convicted, to 14 days hard
labour.
/Ulnae Medd, William Co., Joke Barter, and BUM'
Feedlot, all of Milton Abbas, were summon«, for being
drunk and riotous in that parish on the Ind inst
Defendanta pleaded guilty and were tined Si. and 31. costa
seek.

Idris Mimed. of Tollard Farnham, was summoned for
in search of Kama on land in the occupation of
Mr. them Hunt, at Tollard Farnham, on the 30th of
Octobev—Deorge Brewer, • keeper to rd Rivera sold
ha found &hare in • wire and saw defendant come and
take It up—Defendant did not appear, and hews. And
Si. 11. and costa. Bt. 61

THE PROPOSED SUPPLY OF WATER FOR THE
TOWN.
The monthly meeting of the Lceal Board of Health
wee bald on Wednesday last. and was attended by the
chairman (bliy. H. Durden) sad Herm A. a Hodges. T.
IL Park J. G. X LIRIIOOIII. J. Ball, C. Pond, E B.
smith, R. Lock, R. Lam 8. Abbott, and 11. W. Abbott
—lt wee reported Mat a meeting of the Water Supply
Committee woe held on the 30th of October, and it was
than resolved to consult Mr. J B. Stt*and, CL. with
re too water supply. Another moms( of the sum-
sullies was held on the morning of the 15th of November,
when Yr. Shopland attended and produced the ordnance
map. stewing the strata of the green send and chalk in
the neighbourhood from whence simples of water had
bean obtained at Shillingstone. It was arranged that
Yr. Bhopland Mould drive to Shillingstone with the
itrat(Yr. C. W. Wills) and inspwt the springs there,
o inspect Deanery Fields. Yr. She d did so,
and met the committee the mine afternoon and
rotootiod that he had the two swings at ska.