The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-08-22 00:00:00

District lictus.

PARKBTONE.

THE DAT AND SUNHAT SCHOOL CHILDREN of the
village had their annual outing on Tuesday, assembling
outside the scho3l room, and arranging themselves in
processional order they proceeded to tbe church, and alter
a short service they .grin reformed, and perambulated
the principal streets of the village, headed by the Pool.
drum and fife band, playing, with their accustomed
ability, merry tunes. It was truly pleasing to witness the
cheerful courtenances of the little ones and the kind
attention bestowed upon them by the vicar, the Rev. E.
Dealt& and their teachers, as they wended their way to
the "Elm.. Park," which had been kindly placed at their
dispoeal by sir James Colquhoun, Bart, where they right
merrily enjoyed themselves till tea was announced, when
it WU calculated that upwards of MO including adults,
partook of the esbilarting beverage, and the usual viands
beneath the foliage of the trees, after which they
resumed their gambols, till the declining rays of the sus
' compelled them reluctantly to depart, and on their way
homewards, the music of the band, mingled with the
infantile melody of the little ones and their loud hurrahs,
. will doubtless long be remembered by those who witomad
the interesting scene.

Pout K, Thursday..JßefoTe—Mr. W. A. Biddle.
Frederick Frampton, 4 Sixpenny Ilandley, hawker woo
brought up on remand, charged with buying a iei
knowing it to have been stolen. The man that he
the sheep from, still being at large, the prisoner end
witticisms were bound over in £lO each to appear wlia
called upon.
FRlDAY.—Before the Rev. C. J. Glyn.
William Martin Shetland, of Broadstone, was brought
up on a warrant charged with committing a breach at ths
and threatening the life of his daughter, EDIS
Mttckland. The complainant brought a witness named
Matilda lloare who corroborated her statement sad ha
was bound over to keep the peace himself in £lO and cos
surety in £lO for six calendar months. A Airety sot
forthcoming he was sent to gaol for three months.

BLAMDFORD.
LOCAL Bo&an.— At the monthly meeting of this lined
on Wednesday there were present :—The Chairman
11. 'Medan) and Mews. It. Eyers, E. R. Smith.
J. Ball, T. M. Park, .1. G. E. Lawrence, C. Pond,
Abbott, B. Lock, H. W. Abbott, If. Gill. &ed.!. Wareham.
—On the proposal of Messrs. Park and Smith, the Board
resolved to advertise for candidates for the post of
Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, in succession to Mr.
Richard Hannan, whose resignation was read to-dal.
The appointment will be made at the next wenn& —Th,
mode of lighting the public lamps was mindere! at sem
' length, the routes of the two men performiag the weell
being comidered unsatisfactory. Mr. Park wished the
lamps over Blandford bridge to be lighted last. hut to the
other members objected, although all agreed that the
principal thoroughfares of the town ought to be lightai
before the suburbs. Mr. Hunt, the teenager of thelek
works, produced the present plan, and said he was willist
to adopt any other that might be decided upon by the
Board, Mr. Hunt said he had two other plans. Mte
number of proposals had been made it was agreed, as the
proposition of Mr. Lock, seconded by Mr. Park, to refer
the matter to the Lighting Committee, who will eramail
the three plans spoken of by Mr. Hunt, and consider the
question, and report to the next meeting.—The Sursersr
read the report of the Highway Committee. which OP'
that they had inspected the pathway in East streettowi
and they recommende4l that the present pitching a"
stone gutter be taken up, and that the under drain be
, continued as far as the well, and the tar-path mutinied
I to connect with the one in the Close, and that the kerb
and gutter and tar-path in the Mom be continued as far
. as the utak of Mr. 1-libben's dwellinghoure. Mr. Wills
said be had calculated the expense at about and,*
thought the two owners of the property adjoining would
. contribute £2 each of this.—The work ass ordered to be
, carried out, on the proposition of Mr. Lswreore, 'epoxied
by Mr. Bali—The only other business lichee the Board
WAS the consideratioa of a inciter connected with the
scavenging of the town. iln the •3tith of July, Messrs.
Normand and Jackson wrote to complain that the dust
Kid not been removed from their prenme• for a fertnieht.
as the men refused to take the tubs Irons Oct!. site door,
• and informed them that they must be placed in the Arret
The matter was investigated at the time by the Nuismice
Committee, who found the side door to be lard' fr.`em
• the pavement The bye-law nsmired ratepayers to
their refuse at the entrance to their premise-, het o`4"
withstanding this the Committee nude All exiviition
the
la
this 011ie Mse. and instructed the scavemicr to remove
refuse from the side door. This he seems to, have 4'l"
• but he did not return the empty tubs to the side door, fse
• on July %ttli. Messrs. Normand and Jacks". again 'en°
, and threatened that unless the tubs were returned at 001
, they should communicate with the Local I%overith!!!.
, Board. Under these circumstances the matter •,..7
brought before the Board to-day, and after a long concr,,
sation it was agreed that the dust-cart should Cl n.
as in years gone by, and that a handbill should be,lo,
isforming the ratepayers. the day and hour at whicbmiTt
, dust-cart would visit the various streets, that they
-. I have their refuel, in readiness outside their errat'sl-

THE ATHLETIC SPORTS. .....
The annual athletic sports in alaDection edit of•
Blaudford Literary Institution were held fni
day afternoon in the portion a Lord paws!
park near the Crown Hotel. A spacious cairn
hurdled off an enclosure, with sesta. Wlf, P
thosewh° liked to AV for the accommodation eotsl
refreshments were sold under • marquee, girl. the nII7Ie
„,
manta, with one exception, the nolvanPow""e"' eon
timekeeper, were satisfactorily carried out
matter, with Mr. P. A. Barnes as Secretary. The" f_To
falling off in the attendance from Preview, "r•ar.
Inc present, we should think, not caree,MlS
and the sport, for the afloat part, was not firstratee;:i
band of the Mat Regiment was pranient, awl Ped
aelectiams of music during the afternoon. The ~
TruelL of Cbettle, acted WI Starter, and Mr. If Mandl
&s
_Judge. and the results of the events were
F ad folloiff;a
LAT RAl'6, 100 yards.- - Six competitors.
basket, K 11. Farquharson, Newish-house 203. "--
cup, W. H. Sitirr, Frome.
FLAT RACE, VW yards (open to embers of the 11%461.,
Institution onlyk —Four competed.ellPe.".'"
ke.. given by Mr. K (3. Farquharson, R. n.
Biasiliord ; 2nd, ”wler cup, C. Renville, Bleoffhwts..ol
FLAT Race, haßoulle. —Four started.
box, F. Todd, London ; 2nd. pewter cup, K S-
Andover. Time ,_2 min. 15 see. 11.
Pout Junr.—Your competitor• isk anchor u.••• 01,1.
I Port Tornworth d, pewter cup, Hods«.
Heikki, 7ft Ka o6rle
InAt Rant, yards.
n
... num. Four. started. Ist, co,
Loadoi6R. H. Wkkhani,Bnsteln
foop
air.ortuk=sbx
Mo. hi/wt.—Four compiled. A:Wed e—Fect,
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