The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-07-19 00:00:00

WAREHAM.

TR. BIRTH Or VISCOUNT &mower —The birth of an
heir-presumptive to the West Hon. the Earl of Eldon,
ha* been celebrated on his lordr.hip's Oloueervershire
property. The prinelpattianento, numbering 24. dined
together; another party consisting of keepers, trades-
men, woillmen, Ste., had a dinner : there was a distri-
bution of bread and cheese and ale, followed by sport.%
and each °Map family had a present of meat, tea and
sugar. ko.
FaIaNDLY SOCIITIES flinirish in Wareham. The
Loyal Victoria lodge of Oildfellows has a fund of
11,434 6s. 31., and last year expended £157 4s. 41. in
pay. Court Alexandra of the Forester. has just
elccted the following officers for the ensuing half-year :
—Brothers J. Bridle, CIL; W. L. Pike, 8.C.12• J. C.
Webb, SW.; 0. Gay, I.IVI W. Rideout, 8:13.; G.
Paine, J. H.; Treasurer, P. Niehol, P.C.R.; Secretary,
S. Holloway.
Tug lime Coups Ruiwzarre.—Mf. Widen, of
Londietet, is io furnish the camp bannerets for the
Wareham corps and officer,. What are all the skilled
psinrers of Wareham about? The ',itinerate of tbe
officers are all of blue silk, and that of the corps itself
is of red silk. They each bear on • shield the Wareham
arms, • star, half moon,and three *sirs de lye reversed.
The officers' bannerets bear their respective names,
"Captain Fearer," "Lieutenant Bond," arid "Ensign
Penton," with the no nber of the corp.," 2nd D.R. V,"
That of the some has at the top the words "Wareham
aod Purbeck" and underneath the number of the corps
"201 DRY."
AN:mazer:Es ROAD KAIrING.— Some of our volunteers
have been emulating a party of navvies by making a
road to the butte no Holthe common. Thirty.six of
the corps assembled at the call of the bugle, beaded by
Corporal Boer. They were dressed in " wide.awakes,
white slops, sod red neckties ;" roma had spades, some
pick-axes, and others came with horses and carte. They
comsat-need work immediately on their anival on the
ground, and before the day had closed they succeeded
: in making a tolerably good rood for some distimoe
' towards the butte. They spread altogether 52 loads of
gravel. Captain 0. W. Ferrer turned the first "sod."
That the undertaking wan no "play." WU abundantly
proved by the many blisters that showed themslves on
the hands of those employed. 8 rgeant-inatructor
A ntekell ably asaiated the volunteers by his experience.
Messrs. Beer, Wilma; Gillingham, and Curtis leant
hones and oerts. The commis.ariat department was
well looked after be Mr. May, and at the finish of the
day'. work, Mr. Bridle took a "photo" of all present
Os Wednesday the members were inspected by Colonel
Hansel. After inatectior the &Intent pet the corps
through •goo.l company drill. Afterwards Col. Manrel
complimented thin on their work, and said that the
otl.er day the Bridport corps paid E2O for making a
red to the butts which they (Wareham) had just
made for th. ma-lees,
Rnwirali PLITT Shrwitrign. Monday.—Present : Mr.
Stephen Bennet, Hr. Thomas Randall, and the Town Clerk,
Mr. Freeland Filllter.

iiINRT SHORT. lab.urer, was charged by the tnasteg of the
workbotow with breaking two panes of ease, valise 3s. &1., on
the 10th Inst

Prboner is a one-legrd man, and said he did it because that
old rogue if a porter would not let him In.
He his 'woken wrindows before, and was fenteneed to two,
month.' imprbonment.
THUOISD T. —lt. fore Mr. Alderman Rend•ll.ex-Haver

...•
Jous Sistru. an able-hodie vagrant, was charged with wilfully
damaging clothing at the worichou.e.
Mr. William Paley brown, the master, said prisoner was
admitted to the vagrant ward on the previous evening. lie had
torn up hi. trousers. He prorkhd him with another pair.
These he afterwards tore to pieces. Sentenced to 21 days' hard
labour.

—Viii"FrMay, the Bth Mat.. a man named deux Bow'', of
Swanage, qoarrier, was brou‘ht twfore the above magistrates
in custody of P.C. Burge, charged with being drunk and
rintou,

Late in the evening of the previous day, as the Misses Randal
wen, goinz from their residenee. Rose Cottage, North-street,
on revelling the gate leading into the road, they found prisoner
had stretched himself at full length on the steps. They roused
the man and met with a volley of abuse. flu WAS seatemssi to
10 days' imprisonment. •