The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-03-20 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

"THE SEVEN Fools or LIFE."—The Rev. W.
Ellis, of Sturminster Newton, gave a lecture on this
subject at the Wesleyan Schoolroom on Thursday evening,
and dealt with the various classes of fools as follows :-
Ist, the hypochondriac, or misery manufacturer ; 2nd, the
choleric, or ammy nian ; 3rd, the swearer; 4th, the
hypocrite : sth. the slanderer, talehearer, or locomotive
lying machine ; tith, the miser : anil 7th, the drank:int.
The attendance was go el, and a liberal collection was
made in aid of the fowls of the 11,4.1.
DEVOE. —John Roberts, of Blandford St. Mary, was
on Thursday brought tip in cusdo•ly, before the Mayor
(Mr. 4. Abbott) and Mr. E. Fisher. for being drunk
whilst in charge of a waggon and two horses, in the
Market-place, on Waeltinelliv. —The en•ie wan woval liy
P.C. Seaviour, and prisoner was lined 55., including
costs.
Criereer COURT. 111011.13Y.—Bef,,re Judge Isefroy.
eltrietaphee 114 corn merchant, Miele. v. Wed Cooks.
miller, Okefont Fitsisaine. —A et ' of .220 his. Si.. Mr.
F. Travers, of Poole, for plaintiff; Mr. W. IL Atkinson,
of Wandfork for defendant.--In this adjourned case an
order of reference to Mr. J. 11. Hoyt, of Poole, was made
!by his Honour, by consent of the shelters.
Rickman and Son, corn merchant, Blandforil, v. George
Harkin", butcher, Illandford.—A claim of £s—An order
WV, made on defendant, who slid not appear, to pay the
amount claimed forthwith.
Temperance Coffin, widow, Lockett's Farm, Haselbury
Brian. v. Charles d'Coart, dairyman, Shillingstone.—A
jury was sworn to try this ease, in which the pl iintiff
set:late recover the sum of .223 15s. RI. from the defend-
ant, who filed a counter claim of .220, and paid the
ledanee of .23 17. es. Si. into Coort.—Mr. IL C. Dashwood,
of Stu rbb Ulster Newton, appeared for plaintiff Mr. W.
Atkinson. of Blandford, for ilefenilant. —The defendant
...eluded a dairy under the plaintiff from the 14th of
February. IR7Vi, till the 14th of February, Pin, for which
lie pant a nmtal of JAZ a quarter in advance. The
plaintiff's claim was a balance of rent dile on the last
quarterly instalment, and the defendant's counter claim
was for damages sustained by him through the plaintiff's
breach of agreement. Mr. Atkinson demanded the
prmluction .if the agreement between plaintiff and
11,fendant, but Mr. Disshwond refused to produce it,
although he lawl it in C mrt. A deal of legal argument
took pliiee on the point as to whether or not Mr. Dash-
wood was obliged to put in the agreement, and ultimately
his Honour derided that it must he produced. The
document was found to bear a half-crown stamp, which
was oldeeted to lie Mr. Atkinson as insuffieient, and the
registrar lmcel that the a iniernent required a 355. stamp.
This n till have the ..ifect of non-suiting the plaintiff,
- ties paid tle penalty of CIO under the Stamp An,
lett it its arranged that the case should lie referred to
:ohm emopetent person and ileeideil on in. merits. Mr.
iammaee. ..f Mappowiler, and Mr. Richard Warren, of Chill
101044 d. were both tiame.l as referees, and the cage was
aslionnied to enable ene i.f them to settle it.
JUDOMENT whoa!, Thee.. v. Fmterick
Sande& —Defendant is .I• woodman, and he had sent les. to
Llii. llonbur reiluoed the order to ss. a nionth,
the first instalment to lie paid in a fortnight, or defendant
to lie cm iiiii itted for 411114 VA.
Nehemiah Nero v. William R —Defendant, who is
linieburrier, had roil ils. to the bailiff and promised to
islY indallnenks of 12s. a month—lf, Honour made a
like order in this ca.,.