The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-20 00:00:00

POOLIL

I P.m Stumm Thuraciat—lmlora ths Mayor (Ur. W.
N. Western), att4 Mews. W. I). 'hada... J. B. Duren,
G. P. Catt,h, and Y. Minns.
A REDUCID lierlf.—The Bench signed • rate of fa 94.
in thi•C forth. half-year. for the Pariah of rarketone.
A SuitrY CAATILIL— Wow Foot, carter to Mr. Charlos
Coate, hay-dealer, of Illandford, was 111.1111moned for being
asleep whilst In charts of two hones and • waggon. at
Parketone, on ths afternoon of Monday week.—PM
Beaken said defendant wig lying on his back in the
wauon, asleep. The reins were hanging over the front
of the waggon, and the horses were uncontrolled.—
Defendant had been previoualy convirtad, awl he wee
fined 10i. 63. and coda.
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A. SUNDAT irrcen.—JoAsi Coward. a labourer. was
summoned for being drunk and uisorderly on Sunday
nl.ht.—P.C. Horn statud that at 10 minutes part 10 on
Sunday night he saw defendant at Colo-corner drunk and
staggering against the abutters of the shop'. Defendant
swore at him, refused to go home, and threatened
to punch his head. Defendant ran away, and about le
minutes alterwardis he saw two young wee trying to get
hlui hams. He (the constable) took defendant down
Fisb-street and he then ran away again- be fell down, and
he picked him up_and took him home, but he used very
bad balitillaila—The Bosch initiated a Ono of sa. and
costs.

ANOTHER SUNDRY TIPPLE& —CAarist /sues, • labourer,
was summoned for being drunk on Sunday night.—P.C.
Morn said on Sunday night, about half -peat 10, he saw the
defendant drunk and leaning against • wall near the Red
Lion Inn. in Strand-street Ile ref natal to go away and
witness assisted him to Fish-IL-est, where a boy took
charge of him—Fined bit and code
A NRIGHBOURR QUARARL li, STRANDISTREKT.--PESE
Broom wife of Stephen Brown. a labourer, Was summoned
for assaulting and using defamatory language towards Ann
Willa wife of Thomas Willa a sishernsan. on Tuesday. and
there wee aces suronione—The woman Will. add the
woman Brown called her disgusting names, and threw a
cup of watvr over her. Hannah Medway and Mary Peaty
oorrolarsted, the former stating that Brown threatened
to "linib" Willa—The woman Brown gave evidenoe. and
laid all the blame on Wills—A woman named Mary
Lucas had Isen summoned as a witness. but she did not
attend, and the magistrates adjourned the ease till Monday,
and issued • warrant for the apprehension of the defaulting
witneee.

Pei mit—Before the Mayor and Mr. Minna.
ASSAULT ON • W 0111.3.— William Ski(tito, • youthful
labourer, living at Baiter, wee brought up under a warrant
charged with assaulting Mary Ann lisecrolf, a widow,
who keens • small 'hop at Baiter, on Wednesday evening.
Complainant said her children were in the habit of playing
In the thoroughfare by prisoner's house, and whilst one of
them, aged six years, was doing so on Wednesday evening,
I the prisoner struck him. The child told her Mr. Bhillito
bad struck him, and thinking he meant the prisoner's
father she went to him and spoke to him about it. The
father denied basins struck the child, and abused her, ea
did also the mother. The prisoner came up and abused
her, and struck at her, and if the blow had touched her it
must have taken all the breath from her body. Prisoner
afterwards knocked her backwards on the kerb stones, and
she received • severe blow and sprained her thumb.
Prisoner's mother tucked up bar sleeves and said she
would have knocked her down if her son had not —Corrob-
orative evidence was given by William Snead's, Charlotte
Burridge, Eliza Luce, and l•wer Cartimrae —Tbe Pri""r•
In defence, said he was very much annoyed by children.
On Wednesday evening a number of boys con=d
around his house and him and his father n
and as he was running after some of the bigger boys tai
accidentally struck the complaimuit's child. Complainant
abased hislather, mother, and hint and called them low-
lived and iU bred, which be could not stand, and he did
Push Complainant and she tell back warda.—Millioant
SWIM°, prisoner's mother, said her eon pushed com-
plainant down for calling them • low-bred lot—The
magistrates took the provocation into consideration, and
only tined prisoner 10a and coda. 13a, ad.
wizsoluns.

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EARLY CL06110.--The early closing movement has
not yet become unanimous ; but we understand that •
holle medarty of the tradesmen in this town have
...greed to close their shops on Wednesdays at f.e.;r
o'clock during the grimmer months, the amistant. being
thus afforded the opportunity oi an evening'e ranee-
tkm. We trust, however, that the movement, which
Is one calculated to proinote a good feeling between
employ, and MD will soon commend 'belt to
aces who have hit..7Leen unable toss, the wisdom
of it, and that Ins week or two we shall find the whole
of the shops in car town, without exception, closed
punctually at four o'clock on Wednesday afternoon.
Foaming. —The members of Court " Albert," No.
4,406, Ancient Order of Foresters, met, togetker with
• considerable number of friends, it the annual dinner
at the Alum Hotel, on Thursday evening last, the
15th inst., the Bev. G. V. Garland, J.P., in the cloak,
and Mt Street in the vios-chair. About SO sat down
among whom were the Rey. E. F. Trotruan, M 22225,
IL Moore, Conway Lloyd-Jones, R. P. Hopkins, S.
G. Parkinson B. J. Kande', C. hinno, G.
Edsall, W. Seabrook, J. Spun, J. May, and others.
—After the cloth was removed, the Chairman reed
letters of ano47 for non.attendanos from Lord
Alingtcrn, Sir Ivor B. Guest, Bart., Sir E. H.
Greathed, 8.C.8., and Colonel Blackett, who were
enrolled as honorary members of the society., and
assegai other Influential gentlemen.—The gammas
In proposing "The health of the Ceram, the wino;
and Princess of Wales, and the rest of the Royal
Family,' referred at some length as to the nue of '
Nihilism in Russia, and said it was quite.irrldent that
such a atma of things did not exist in this country.
ffeglishmen ever loved their titusen and her family,
and he hoped they would always do so.—The toast was
drunk with snthusiasca.—Ths next toast proposed was
"The Army, Navy, and Reserve FOratia." .1121
Chairman, referring to the wan in if ululand
and Afghanistan, spoke of the bravery of
the 24th, and of Licata. Melville, Wain, and Brom.
head, whose action would show forth to the world that
the fighting power of Englishmen he,] not yet mama
to exist, and attar a law words upon the =Wotan* of
the nay end reserve forces, he -had no hesitation in
saying that the English had always held their own
against all comers, and were ready to do 20 now.
With the toast be coupled the names of Mr. Fry, Mr.
Munckton, and Mr. Conway Lloyd. Jones, for if the
latter was not altogether a volunteer, his breams was
contain of them.—During theinterval itr. Street sang
"The Englishman.'— r. Fry eturned thanks for
the Aril', Mr. Monckton for the yeenetem and Mr.
C. Llo Jones for the Voluntems, who would do
their ray bravely if called upon to do so. "The
HiAtop AO Clap of the Dime's and Ministers of all
Denominations were coupled with the names of the
Rev. E. F. Trotman and the Chairman, who briedy
returned thanks. —The Chairman, in proposing the
toast of the evening, said there was no tin. of me de-
serving rupport more than the es,k Friendly Soo:ties
of England l he then
.psopdesd " 'no South Waste
District, A.G. F. , and Court 'Albert' Lodite," No. 4 407, ,
coupled with the name of Kr, litivet.—The tow wee

rec&ired with the well known Foresters' fire.—Mr.
Muucktou sent as amusing song, entitled, " Dang his
old body."—Mr. Street replied at some length and
gave the general financial condition of Court "Albert"
and of the ,otath-Weetein linitrict —A presentation
of a silver salver wee then made by the Chairman to
Mr. e. li. N. parkmem, 011 behaU of the members
if the Court in tee gnition of his valuable services a•
Trenturer t.. the Court, and Mr. Parkinson suitably
replied. —The other usual toads Wdre proposed and
reepouded to, and a very amyl viel evening wee spent.
—Mr. with his well-kn en ~tyle, lout a butt.
clam dinner on the table, and vo+ry great ttralee ie due
both to Mr. and Mrs. Miles for their excellent 'spread.

THE FRAUD ON A WIMBORNE FARMER.
At tho Worship Street Police-court, London, on
W'idneiider. James Wilson was again brought up on
remand, before Mr. Hannay, chanced with unlawfully
obtaining, by means of false pretences, divers stuns of
money from divers persons with intent to defraud, includ-
ing gli lia gd. from Samuel Brute. of Leigh. Winiliorne-
Mr. Blanchard Woutner appeared to prosecute on behalf
of the . • . _
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—T7eis-in;777ls—d lute —two -
sgninst the prisonersim ilar to the last Detective- rupec—tor
Littlechild, of Scotland Yard, deposed that he had traced
the prisoner and identified him as a man who in the name
of Gladwin had for wane years taken out licences as an
omnibus cenductog and cab Inver. lie had not had a
licence during the present year. The prisoner said this
was true. but he had been iIL lie admitted that his
name was Wedeln. though he had giren the hnUel of
Wilson. He was then further remanded.

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