The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-04-18 00:00:00

BLAJIDPORD.

Ovitastnas.—The overseers for the several parishes
n the Blaudford division were appointed as follows
Andersen, Edward S. House; Blandfori S. Mary,
Horace i. Hearne and Henry Blandford ; Bryanstoo,
Robert Lock sod X lward Lock; Charlton Marshall,
William Fodor and Richard Ball; Obettle, William
Inkpen and Robert Roger.; Dozwesten, O. Con-Rut.
let t and Samuel Gifford; Farnham, Joseph Oxford and
James Adams ; Halloo, John Chapman and Walter
Rockingham ; Longton. G. W. Minion and James
Lithgow ; Mllborne 5. Andrew, John Keynes and
John Davis; Whom Stilehoin, Herbert Btandfield
&al Samuel Way; Milton Abbas, Thomas Spitler and
Kdward George; Poneeros, Thom's' Taylor and
Robert Dominey ; Sp disbury, Thomas Mackrell and II
Stephen R. Groves; Steeple/on, Charles Pope ; Stour- I
pains, Arthur Norton earl John Cole; Tarrant
Guoville, Charles Ilia and J. (L F0w1.,; Hinton,
William Leos and William Bprake ; Keyueston,
Henry Martin and Job Rose; Laktaosstoo, William
Watt.; Monkten, James Waters and Jesse Taylor;
ir Haston, Jamas Domino; Toraworth, John E. Tory;
Glendon John Roper and John Keynes; Houghton
John X. Tory and George Stay; itlckland, William
Sprake sad Jeremiah Waitron; Thont•on, Samuel 8.
Ainsworth ; Whit-church, Henry rookie and William
Kerne. ; Z .ton, Jamie iturelm ant William Burgess.
RIFLE MATCH. —Oa Tuesday • I km lly c 'Meat
between eight cumbers of the Blandford Troop and
eight of the Valo Troop took place at the rifle butts
on the Race Down. The weather was beautifully fine,
warm, and calm. In addition to the oompetitors
Qoartermader-Sergeant Gongs and Sergeant-Major
Stanbrook, of the Vale Troop, and Sorgeant-Major
81aurhter, of the Blaadford Troop, and several
from Blaticiford wore present. The match was won by
the Blandford Troop by 17 Pointe. Scores :

BLAYMPORD I 100 p.
930 Yds. 400 Yds. MO Yds. Tot.
94,4soutt !losers... ... •.. 21 15 0 30
Corporal Cave •.. 24 14 14
Trooper 11 .relett ••• . 15 17
.2 31

ii:-.pe; ft g 43 19
61
To r (lill •17.1 ..• ... 18 28 21 66
Trooper W. R oe 21 10 3 31
.pir G. R It 42 11 58
TaNWllli W. FOOkill ... 14 17 0 41

VALB Tioor. .--.-
---
&moult Harris... ... ... 30 11 8— 62
Corporal Genie ... ... •.. 19 12 15 —l6
' Trooper B. njsfi•ld ... ... 24 8 5 V
Tronter ficunrooll ... ... 23 93 4 50
Trooper Woodford ... ••• 24 17 2 43
Trooper Parry ... ... ... 16 18 13 V
Trooper Hutchins ... •.. 17 21 8— 46
Tr.roper liieoxit ... ... 22 7 7 36

Parry fleamosts, Sattirday.—Bef ore the Hon. W.
H. B. Portman, M.P., Mr. J. J. Farquharson, Sir
Charles D'Oyly, Bart., Sir W. Smith- lituriot, Bart,
and Mr. K. W. B. Portman.—John Davie and Walter
Davis, two brothers, pante men of Whitechurch were
summoned by Samoa Cuff, a lad of the same village,
for.. asaault.—The *video*, of the boy showed tbe
defendanta beat him with a stick, which they prac-
tically did not deny, but pleaded provocation from
plaintiff and other boys at the time and previously by
stoas-throwing and other petty annoyanose.—The
magistrates said as detentions had admitted the
offence they would only inflict the nominal penalty of
61. fine and lfa 61. ante, advising defendants lo future
If annoyed to summon the offender. --Henry Barton
and John Burton, two gipdes, were charged with
allowing cattle to stray.—Neither of the defendants
appeared, but Mrs. Henry Burton had the honour of
paying of El le. for the offences of her husband and
son.—Albert Hunt and William Coward, two young
men of Blandforl, were mulcted in a penalty of Bs.
each for the questionable tads of being slightly in-
ebriated, or, in the words of the charge, drunk at
Biondi ord. —Solomon Wedmore, jun., • young man
of Blandford, was eummoned for • breach of the Game
Law, by setting a trap on a bank above ground on
Hungry Down. —The see was proved by Mark Elford,
ganielteeper to Mr. J. J. Fa-qultareon, who deposed
seeing three trade set on • new-made bank, not in any
bole, and contrary to the statute,—Defendant admitted
the offence, but stolid it was emit ding to orders, and
his father lasted it was being continually dune the
same way in the neighbourho —The Banal informed
Wedmore it was illegal, and no one had any right to
set a trap in the way described.—Final I.os. including
o sets. -- Leonard Long and Joseph Martin, of
Charlton Morahan, were summoned for trespassing in
pursuit of gam. on lama ia the occupation of H.
Aylesbury, Vol., at Charlton Barrow, on Sunday, the
s:h of Mar. —The ease was preyed by William
Prince, a groom in the employ of prosecutor, who
deposed to seeing lb. defendants ferreting and using
nets.— Ihey were fined each El and 6s. ad. costa—
ktobereallivor, a cart ir in toe employ of Mr. A. Drake,
of lif ilborne St. Andrew, was charged will 111-trinatapti
• DAWN belonglag to Mr. Drake, oct tluil.sth of Mach.
—Tte evident), of the foreman and a boy revealed •
ewe of cruelty by beating the animal severely and
unnecessarily, and the Bench inflicted • fine of as. 61.
and COGLI; and, at he did nut &ppm:, an order of ins-
prianment for one month was made in the event of
the fine not being paid forthwith.—Tnoinas Carter
and William Neat, two young IDOD of Blandfordi
whose case was adjournel from the last Court, charged
with committing an iodecent assault on Jane Wills, •
domestic servant in Blannord, DOW appeared, and as
no prosecutor was parent the case fell through.