The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-04-30 00:00:00

BRIDPORt.

ACCIDeST. —We are sorry to hear that Mt. W.
Symonds, of Coombe Farm, near Litton Cheney,
met with a severe accident while riding on horse-
back from Dorchester market on the evening of
Saturday, April 13th. It is not known how he
sine there, but, he was afterwards found about
8 o'clock the same evening, lying against the hedge
in a lane near Maiden Newton, insensible, with has
heed selerely intured, the horse was near quietly
grazing. He was taken to a hones eines by as he
was too much injured to bear removal to his own
home. Mr. Randall, of Maiden Newton, was called
in, and he hag since been under his care and Dr.
Hay's, and still bee in a precarious state.
Coogrr Forma, Monday.—Before B. P. Gundry,
Esq.. and J. P. F. Gendry, Feq.—Elissbeth Cede:Mar&
• young women, was charged with stealing the skirt of a
linsey dread from Mrs. Street.—Susan Jane Stieet.
I tundress, living in Chideock-road, said on 27th March
she hung the skirt of • dress on • line to dry, and tho
jacket of it al-o; the dress was made of linsey. About
tsienty minutes pist nine p.m., she missed the skirt,
' and gave information iinmediately to the police. The
Jacket had not been taken away. On the 15th April
she eaw the skirt again. Mrs. Hsyball gave it UP on
thet day to Sergeant Lsvender, the prisoner having
sold it to hen The skirt produced was t e same, and
she :deed it at Rs—Augusta Hayball said the prisoner
brought the skirt to her on the 4th April, and asked
her to buy it. She did so, and pre her Is. dd. for it.
The prisoner said Yrs. Loveless's mother gave it to her.
On the 15th inst. she gave the skirt up to sergeant
Lavender.—Sergeant Lavender said on 27th March be
received information that Um. Street had lost the skirt
of • dress, and on the 15th April he received the skirt
now produced frosn last witness. The nest day he
received • warrant for the apprehension of prisoner, and
mused her to be apprehended in London on Wednesday
bud, and received her into his custody on Friday, when
,he charged her with stealing the Aid. She made no
auswer.—The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was
sentenced to two months' imprisonment with bard
labour.

nix Emerge VEBTRIE/1.- Bridpoet : The vestry was
held in the parish church, on Thursday. The Rev.
31. L Lee presided, and seal there was a gentleman
present (Mr. Templemar) who had served for many
years jiast as the churchwarden of the parish, and ro
had Mr. Wainwright as his churchwarden, both of
them very efficiently. Mr. Wainwright having left the
town it was necessary that he should appoint another
person in his place. and he was much pleased to say
that his friend, Mr. H. N. Cox, had agreed to serve
the office. He 'lid not know any one who would give
!crater satisfaction; he, therefore, had great pleasure
in appointing Mr. Cox his churehrnirden, and it would
be for the parish to appoint another.- Mr. B. Margrie
objected to his appointing a churchwarden, as he did
not think he had any right to do in. Mr. Legg
(builder) did the same. Both said they had no persoAna
objection to Mr. ('ox, and they proposed and seconded
Ins nomination as the parish churchwarden, but the
chairman declined to put it to the vestry. - Mr.
Dunham proposed. and Mr. T. Northover seconded, the
re-election of Mr. Temple:nen as the parish church-
warden, which was earned unanimously. --A Ilengt :
11 Rev. H. Fox, the incumbent, presided. The
accounts were presented and poised. The receipts
'luring the past year were 190 Tia. 5-141., and after pay-
ment of all expenses, there remained • balance in hand
of 1.1 13s. 10-Id. -Mr. Hanhain said they were in a
better position than they ever had been; the church
Was never free from debt before since it was built, and
now they did not owe • penny, though they had
incurred an extra expense of Cl 5 for repairs to the gm
piping. There were 49 pews in the church (besides the
free pews), every one of which was let, and had been
paid for, and they wanted more sittings. Mr. C.
Edmunds drew attention to the state of the graves in
the churchyard, which wanted looking after very
much; several of them had sunk down, and there were
heaps of earth lying about which had been taken out of
graves when they were male awl had Wryer been
cleared away. This earth would be useful in putting
these graves in proper condition. -Mr. Hanham said
twenty graves had sunk down, and the sexton, Mr.
Knell, who was paid to do the work did not attend to
them properly; he received 4s. for each grave, and
employed. man named Mattertme to whom he paid
a la each time for doing the work, and kept 3.. him-
self for 'Wing nothing. -Mr. S. Tucker thought the
churchyard ought to be attended to now and kept in
proper order, and this seemed to be the general feeling
of the vestry.--The Rev. H. Fox then re.appointed Mr.
S. Tucker his churchwarden. anal Mr. Hoare proposed,
, and Mr. Edmunds seconded, the re-election of Mr.
Hanhain as the parish churchwarden, which was carried
unanimously. -Mr. S. Tucker said that Mr. Minium
had done • great dad of good to the parish since he had
I been churchwarden. Mr. Edmunds then preposel
Ithat the churchwanlens be requested by the vestry to
see that the churchyard and the graves be kept in
proper order, which Mr. Fry seconded, and it was
carried, Mr. Hanham stating it should be attended to.
-Mr. S. Tucker said he had been requested by Mrs.
Ralson to bring the question of her salary before the
vestry, she now received It I.•r year, and had extra
duties to perform since she was appointed. In the
course of the conversation on the matter it appearnl
she objected to having to wash the pews and aisles
without extra pay, and a laugh wail caused by its bring
dated that the church had not been washed for
years.- The vestry refuited to increase Mrs. liaisons
salary. -- 4 a'di A : .1. liundry. Esq., and Mr. ,
Richard Garland were re-elected churchwarleue
. _ - . .

: George loekey. RN.. and Mr. John
Hounnell, South Mills, wars re-electol churchsranieus
ci this parish.