The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-01-04 00:00:00

STICIELAND.

THIS Won H mrotu&l gift of beef to the poor of
the 'parish was given away last week the beef is given at
the rate of lib. per head in each family. The animal gift
of bread, the bequest of Mrs. Skinner wee also given away
on Friday, the cost of the bread being about £6 per
annum.

Purr Smetom. Friday. —Before the Bev. Carr John Olyn,
Chairman, Col. Paget. and Capt. Biddle.
Thomas James and Chorke Lee, were summoned at the
Instance of the Deputy-Chief COnstable for allowing two berme
to stray on the highway at Sherries, on the IVA of the 10th
Inst.
The defendant did not put in an appearance.
P.O. Burgs proved serving the summons penionally, on the
13th hen., et Bloewortb. The constable Moo proved the offence
and mad be found the benne 00 the Med with their fore legs
fled.
The magistrates imposed a line of te in molt case, and the
costs nit. ed each, or 14 day's hard labour in default
Robert Short, of Broadatone, Canford Magna, for having been
drunk on the highway near the railway station at the same
dam on the 16th Lout was final it. and 8. costs, or 14 day's
herd labour. .

Salmis! Steel, of Bed Hill, Hants, was summoned for
trespassing In search of pme, at Mason, on the 3rd hist , on
land lo the occupation of Edwin Burt Eliot*,
The delendent was caught by • watcher with two others who
we,-c not known, But am th• owe was not pressed, and the
. dant hating LiVilr, the magistrates only icoposeg a
nominal line el ad Som.
Mamas Parrett, of West Perley, was legamaaad by the lion.
Brantley Berkeley, for poaching at Eintion,on Sundlay, use 6th
Inst.
hlf Travenlon appeared to prosecute.
a olitence fully proved, but, it being the SEW the
defehdant wee geed 10e and lee
las& CtencA, of Bantpveston, War Imo:woad by
Bacon, • gamekeeper, eniployed by the Bight Hon. the Vol
Belceovir. for Poaching at West ParleY, on the 19thinstant
tetpsy end wes lined His and its costs
Samuel Rowe and ?owe "WV, two rowng men residing at
Lytchett Manuel% were summoned for meaulting nist
Small, • married-woman, Sarah Day, her daughter, who is also
a married woman, and Edith Whiny, • young single woman,
all of the same parish, on Sunday evening last.
Mr Travenion appeared for the defendants.

The complainanTi, who gave their evitienoe with great
circumspection, stated they had just cane OW of the Wesleyan
Chapel, Mrs Small and her daughter intending to accompany
the young woman (Whitty), some way hocue when they were
overtaken by the defendants, who attemacil to push them
apart, the result being that the young woman's skirt of her
dress was torn down to her feet, Mrs Small received • kick on
her leg and Rogers struck &rah Hay with his fist in her face
(ehe being in a critical state).
The only defence to this mast outregious conduct was that
the defendant Elkins wanted to get the young woman Whitty
away from the company of the other two females, the young
woman having told bins that she did not want to hate anything
to do with then•-
Mr Travenion made the best be could of big instructions' for
the defence.
The chairman asked the Daputy-Obiel-Constable whether
there had been any other complaints with reference to persons
being annoyed In going home from the obapel in question.
Mr Hammond replied there had.
The Bench considered this a very bad case, and fined Elkins
£5 or two months' hard labour. Rogue was fined 40, and 14e
ficl costs, or one month's herd labour.

The ones were paid.

BLANDFORD
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THE funeral of Mr. W. E. Groves took place on Mon-
day last at the old burying ground in Damory-lane. The
officiating den:imam MU the Rev. C. H. Fynes-Clinton.
There was • very hirge attendance, the greater part of the
tradesmen of the town being present, showing the great
respect in which he was held by all who knew him.