The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-12-31 00:00:00

POOLI.

BILL Potrrnto —To the Editor.—l am informed a
younrr man wee this morning threatened by the town
crier here to be &emitted for attemptinx to post • bill
annnunciug a religious service to be held in the friends'
meeting house on finnday next; bat by paying the
fee demanded, was allowed to enjoy his holiday, with
• caution for the future. As I believe all the
weeny walls in the town are private property. ow
this he law' If so I should recommend that on all the
poeting places there be announcements to that effect,
no that those who are ignorant may not in future be
alarmed tbus. —FAIR PLiT.—Poole, December 28.
1818.

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WRarlign.—The weather wes intimeely cold
and the fent in...agent for a week previotui to
Christmas Day. and Mr. H. Curtis, of the Antelope
Hotel, ran an orunihns twice daily to and from Hatch
Pond, near the Waterloo Foundry, where large
numbers of persons indulted in skating. Sportsmen
were also bus, with their guns around the shores of
the Harbour and good bags of wild fowl were obtained.
The weether was piercingly cold on Christmas Eve,
whenseveral parties of singers'eang carols and the Poole
Brass Band and the Poole Fife and Drum Band played
sacred 11311/de in different parte of the town. v.
Parkstone Bream Band and the Kinaon Braes Band
also performed at Peril:atone A great change in the
weather took place on Christmae Day, when it we.
not at all cold, and rain and hail fell. A gale sprang
11, during the night, end the Bank Holiday wan very
cheerios.. freq tent ',bowers of rain making the etneW
extremely muddy. The weather wee even milder than
on the previous day, and still continue so.
D.R. V.—A general meeting of the members of
the rifle corpe was held at headquarters on Friday
evening. Captain W. A. Stone in the chair, and the
other officer, present were Lime P. le. L. Budge,
Second-Lieutenant, G. Harrison. Acting-Surgeon, H.
Smyth. The Hon. Secretary (C•dor-Berrigti T. P.
Melo) read a balance sheet from the let of Fehruary.
1877, to the 31st October last, which is the end of the
volunteer year. The veceirota daring that perio4,.
including a balann of £3O 17a. lld in hand on theist
of February, 1877. were £421 Ha It, whilst the
•apenditure we. on 84. 811,, leaving the satisfactory
balance of £B9 24. 814. in hand on the 31st October.
TTrxm the proposition of Quartermaster-Sermon%
Mowlana, seconded by Corporal Haines, the balance
eheet was adopted and ordered to to circulated
amongst the members and hon. members. The
shooting committee wee re-elected until the Illet of
October next. upon the proposition of Lieut. Harrison
seconded by Lieut. Budge, and the meeting termiested
with • vote of thanks to the active Hon. Secretary,
proposed by Quartermaster-Sergeant Mowlazo and
seconded by Captain Stone.
Tug littecemc Ltogr.—Our entarpeieing townsmen,
Mews. Bayley and Sons, are still experimenting with
the electric light, and during the pest few nights they
have exhibited three of the lights on the Parade.
This was done by fitting three of the lamp-posts with
specially constructed lantern., and the light wee oon•
rued from the electric battery at Messrs. Bayley'l
workshops by meana of • wire. The experiment was
fairly succesaful, the light; being intensely brilliant ;
but they flickered a meat deal, and this wee said to be
caused partly bye little irregularity in the working of
the steam engine and partly by the inferior quality of
the carbon, it being very difficult just at present to
obtain the best sort, which is made in Paris. One of
the lanterns was glazed with ground glue which
subdued the unpleasant glare of the light, but there
was also • loge of illuminating power. The new light
contrasted very favourably with the gee at the railway
crowing and the oil lamps in High-street, and the
novel sight attracted • large number of spectator..
, We should mention that the streets of Poole, WM-
cheater, and Tobias are at present lit with pet-oimun
by Meagre Bayley, whose contract with the. Poole
Town Council will shortly expire, and is it is
nnerally understood that the petroleum contract will
not be renewed, the Corporation will probably con.
rider the practicability of sabetitoting the electric light
for the oil lamps.
Cougrr Court —This court was had on Mouday, when
the following were the only dieputed nem that mane
before Judge Leroy
A. Haight V. Via and /saw Haar. -Th. plaintiff. who
I lives at Poole, and Is the bailiff of the Sheriff of Detreeli sought to recover from the defendants. •Am of eldidiof• at Pools, the sum of Cl 13.., of which LI la wet ler
making glary at Warehme sod lts, was for mileage—lt
appeared that Mr. John Bloomfield, plaintiff's deputy,
made two levies on the same promisee under writs e(ilfie and the point in dispute was set. whether the bailiff was
entitled to double fees—His Honour decided that he was,
and Me Judgment for plaintiff for the amount claimed.
Georgie While v. Thomas Deddrra.—The plaintiff. a con-
tractor in the neighbourhood. claimed .£4 and the
defendant, a twinkle/Am, also living in the eeighbourttood,
Weeded • set off of £7 17s—rhi. case had been twice
adjourned, and the plaintiff now declined to premed, as
he found that If he succeeded In recovering anything It
would be attached under a garnishee summon. tower&
&allaying • judgment obtained against him by Mr.
Lewin.-1(r. Traver. said it would probably be a same of
money for him to proceed with tbe set-off, but he applied
row arta warn allowed the caste of the day.