The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-10-08 00:00:00

BLAND FORD.

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offered for the discovery of the perpetrator.
Tug monthly competition for the Captain's and
Ensign's cups took place on Monday last Only five of
the corps were present. The weather was very stormy
and the wind blowing rough across the 'line of fire
The honour of winning the Captain's cup fell to
Lieutenant Johns, and the Ensign's to Private Roe.
The scores were- Lieutenant Johns 41, Private Roe 33,
Lance• Corporal Payne 34, Corporal hideout 33,
Armourer King 31, Private Elates 29.
CRICK!?. Darweiten r. Pinworm. A friendly
match between these two clubs, assisted by several
friends, come off on Thursday last, on the Blandford
groond. The first innings was evenly oontested, but
through the admirable batting of W. F. Traill.
oho played on the Durweaton side and tooted 75 runs,
the match resulted in their favour. Time would not
allow the game to be played out. The following is the
wore :—Durweston, lot innings 62, second innings 134;
Pimperne, first innings, 45.
SLANDFORD AGRICULTURAL SOCIRTT.—On Saturday
the annual competition for ploughing in connection with
this society took Owe on the form of Mr. W. H.
Porter, at Standard St. Mary. There were 39 oom
petitors and the work on the whole was very creditably
done. The judges. Mr. G. Cave and Mr. J. J. Rawlins,
I who examined the work on the following Tuesday. Have
their award as follows :—Preoduetri Orem by George
Witapfle(d Zig. —To the servant of a member who
shall plough half an acre of land, with two horom with,
out a driver, in the beat manner, Ist. William Gahm,
servant to Mr. Samuel Bartlett. • oast and 10s.; 2nd,
George Wareham. servant to lie. William Fookee,
'coat; 3rd. G ergs Horlock, errant to Mr. George
' Keynes, El; 4th, William Thorne, servant to Mr.
thorn cc Shettle, 10a A bounty of sr. to Thomas
Melligh, servant to Mr. William Lttff.—PromMeta meat
by the Lord Rieers.—To the lad under 17 years of age,
who shall plough half an acre of land with two horses,
without a driver, in the beat manner, Ist, Charles
Squires, servant to Mr. Thomas Sh ttle, El ; 2nd.
Charles Weeks, servant to Mr George Porter, £1 10s.;
3rd, Jame. Joiner, servant to Mr. John Keynes. 155.:
4th, Harry Kerley. servant to Mr. Martin Small, 10s.
A bounty of 55. to Fredetick Horlock, servant to Mr.
W. Fookea; • bounty of 154. to George Hopkins. servant
to Mr. G. Look. —Premium Om by Fleury Seam
limmttee, Rea.—To the servant of a member who mg
have won • first or second premium in class 1, George
James, servant to Mr. John Ford, jun., champion prise,
a great coat.
LotiDoN COURT OF BaNIRUPTCY, September 27.
Before Mr. Registrar Brougham. —Re J. J. Bennett.—
This was the first sitting for the proof of debts and
choice of trade assignees, under the bankruptcy of John
James Bennett, described as trading under the style or
arm of Bennett and Co., of Salisbury-street. Blaniford
Foram, linen draper, outfitter, and auctioneer. —Mr.
James Price, solicitor. 12, Serjeant's Inn, Fleet-street,
appeased for the bankrupt, and Mr. Renard (Trehern,
Whims, and Renard), Bergs-yard, Beekleahary, repre-
sented ereditors.—The bankrupt petitioned the Court
on the 11th of September, and obtained protection from
srreet His creditors principally reside at &endued
Forum. Bristol, Poole, and other places In Dorsetshire,
and the mgregat• amount Of his debts Is stated to be
£325 17s. Id. He attributes his bankruptcy to the
following causes, namely, 'Losses in trade, bad debts,
and profits being insofficient to meet expenses." His
Preliminary list of creditors include tire following:—W.
S. Fry, Poole, £43; W. F.. Sennett. Ifsponwiler, DIO ;
the proprietors of the Dared Chronicle. LS 12..;
Messrs. Trihbett and Mate, printers, Poole, £2O 19a. 61.;
the proprietors of the Telegram', Dorchester, ;
Henri. Harris and Co.. Bridge-street. Bristol,
195 7s. sd. ; Meagre Candy and Son, 22, Wine.
street, Priatol, 1113 Or. 44., and others for smaller
amounts, residing at Bl•ndford. Bristol, and London.
Proofs amounting to 173 12s. sd. havin, been tendered
and admitted the creditors nominated Mr. William
Edwards, of No. 9, Aldermnobtirt, warehonsumn, to
be the trade assignee, and upon his acceptance of the
trust the court confirmed his appointment. The 4th of
November next, at two o'clock, was fined for the examin-
ation and order of discharge sitting to he held before
the senior commissioner, Edward Holroyd, EN. and
renewed protection ',ore armed having bean granted the
bankrupt, the sitting ended.
THE DANOICROUII PRACTICTI OF THROWING STONIII.—
At the Townhall. Blandford, on Friday last, before the
Mayor and W. C. Finehana, Esq., James Cheeseman,
a lad about 16 years of age, was brought up on remand
charged with throwing a stone at an old man named
I George Baokett. The prisoner, who has been in custody
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prisoner had taken up two handful of stones. Prose.
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