The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-11-28 00:00:00

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Dosonswmt Dgatriso Soutm.—The next meeting
of the society will be held at the Alington Hall, to-
morrow (Tuesday). at sight o'clock, when it will be
wowed by Mr. G. Phelps Srmes—" That the election
of members of the House of Commons ought to be based
on manhood suffrage."
Soeigr4 FOR THE PROPAGATION Or 7113 GOSPEL.—
The Rev. G. Wright, for nine years missionary in
Japan, preached at Holy Trinity Church on Sun-
day, marcidg and evening, and gave Interesting
amounts of his experiences in the "Land of the
Bbieg Sun." The collections were—eerly service
la 4d.' morning, ES fe. 9d. ; evening, na os. od.
Total, gl3 94- 9d.
VIOLIST AIseACLT.—At the Borough Police-court
ou Friday, before the Mayor (if. Darden, Esq.) and
Alderman Gregory. George Hansford and George
winger wars charged with drunkenness and dis-
orderly conduct on Thursday evening last—P.S.
?Michell said on the previous evening, about half-past
eight, ha was in his house at High-street, Fordington.
He heard a disturbs/we in the street, and went out
and saw the two defendanta fighting on the ground.
Bamford was on the top, and appeared to have the
other man by the throat. Winur said "Don't kill
use," ewers! times. He pulled Hansford off, and
charged him with an assault. He replied " Yes I
know I struck him two or three times after he was
down." Winger, who was blood all over, WM offered
$o fight the other. They were both the worm for
drink. Wialbea knife and a stick, with bloodstains
on them, were picked up in the road by a man named
biorgbover. Witmer owned it was his knife, but said it
had Dever been opened.—Flned 10e. and oasts, or 14
days In default, —Allowed a fortnight to pay.
DORCRIIITIN Cato= Ctn.—The annual dinner
took plans at the inflation Hotel on Thursday even-
big leek when the hon. member for the Borough (W.
E. Etyma, Fen.), took the chair, and Mr. Alfred
pooe the vice-chair. There were about 50 present,
'melodies the following i—The Mayor (H. Durden,
towl6llr. Alderman G. J. G. Gregory, Mr. W.
, Mr. Huxtable, Mr. F. B. Fisher, Mr. Hick-
Mr. M. Thackway, Mr. W. Thomas, Mr.
Hcllldav Mr. Stephen D. Allen (Hon. Sao.), Mr. W.
3. Dwain (vioe-saptain), Ir.
_Harry Frost, Mr.
itaarik.lll..k Ettlniagite, MT; (1. Greening,
j. Messrs. W. sod F. Clarke, Mr. T. Duke,r.
mg, 14. Martin, Messrs. Stroud, Mr. R. Caine., Mr.
ev, }Bebop, Mr. B. Loader, Mr. Roberts, Mr. F. Good,
Mr. 8. Barnes, Mr. Brown, Mr. Blake, Mr. Taylor,
Mr. Meader, ha A splendid repast was provkled by
ism Bunn, said mains satisfaction was expressed by
iii.p,::::cr in7.—Grace having been said, the Chairman
suitable terms, the health of "The
E" and " The Prince and Princess ofWake and
.:, of the Royal Family," The Vice-Chairman
next PTO the " Army, Navy, and Reserve
wage referring in • pleasing manner to
the recent brilliant *impairs in Egypt. With the
Trooper Duke (R. D.Y.C.), and (11 oartermaster-Sergt.
least were mewled the names of Captain Bryiner, and
Durdsa for 160 Volunteers, The Chairmen proposed
ths health of "The Mayor and Corporation of the
Borough," and his Worship made an admirable
The Vice-Chairman gave the health of
MrOehairman" in flattering terms, and Mr. Brynner
==deo appropriate manner. The Chairman next ,
the toast of the "Captain and Vie*
captain." In the Assam of Mr. O. Parsons, the
viookleptaln (Mr. W. J, Durden) replied, and also
wad a letter from the Captain in which he expremed
his at not being able to attend, and also intl.
his wish to retire from the captaincy. Next
name the health of the " Honorary Secretary," which
was proposed by the Vice-Chairman. Kr. Allen, in
reply, raVe a brief outline of the condition of the club,
moo of the result of the matches during the year.
There had been 19 matches fixed, 11 had been woo,
mg lost, and two were, owing to the weather, not
He mentioned that although great expenses
title incurred in forming the new pound and
keag It Ma, he thought it would be about covered by
the atthaaripaiOal kindly given by various gentlemen
in the town and neighbourhood. The financial report
foe this past year was not so satisfactory as maid be
wished, as, after MI outstanding subscriptions bad been
*affected, there would be still a balance of something
like ELI against the club, and this was exclusive of
tlis acne of the new pavilion. He believed, however
L
glie °owing season would be much lighter as regarded
the ozonises, from the fact that they had let off the
keep of the field for a sum which would lessen the
impe,llBs egry materially. In conclusion. the Secretary
gave the health of " The Honorary Members,"
empled with the name of the worthy Mayor, Mr. H.
Bordow. who responded.—Mr. &Toler then presented
bat given by Mr. C. Parsons, for the best
to Mr. Frank Clark. Mr. Clark's
=is e vgarsix matches. It &mid be, however,
mentioned that Ms. F. B. Fisher's average newly
thrice this, but be was debarred from the bat,
wog wring in a sufficient number matahss,
rn,g mirk, In expressing his thanks, hoped he
would be able to play in • greeter number of matches
&Pm the owning meson. —The Chairman here made
a mast welcome announcement. He should be vary
phased to clear off the debt of about L'l2 which stood
Vthe treasurer, so that the club might start
ageOssing swoon free of debt. It is needless
Is say the boa. member liras loudly cheered for his
umerosity.—Mr. Alderman Gregory gave the health of
The Vidtany" and Mr. T. Duke replied.—" The
Indies" were next toasted by Mr. Huxtable, and Mr.
Thsokersy returned thanka—The Vice-Chairman
gave the loath 01 the " Halms" and remarked that
ostarisig of Mrs. Dunn, as all peewee could testify,
at all times gave the pear* satitsotion.—Mr. T. M.
Dion responded an behalf 01 Mrs. Duna—The toast
04 "Our next Merry Meeting" was mem by she
Viosatairman. During the *vadat soup were sung
by Maws. Huirtable, H. Frost, W. TbaCkiray
Duke, Blake, Balmer, W. J. ma
2.l9Baraii. and aw amain recitation was given by
Ate Loft.

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Foornau. —The Dorset County School v. The ' PURLICROUSS OPTI TOO LIT&
Weptloath Colls%&—On Wednesday, November fled. i ye" ythe Beim. ieedlede of the Fount,. Houk i
the return match between these schools wits Plays lat Portland, wee summoned for allowinedrunkennees on her .
wereeet4, Anogbfr victory was secured by the townies., and keeping oven ii 1 t it. hours Yr. Percy
County School, who won by three goals to nil. Con. Street defended. —P.O. William Haines stated that on
SiCRITIDELRe sLIIT4 of the ground the mummies fart, and &startles', the 11th init., he wt. at Marton, and about
most keenly contented throughout. The Rev. B. E. 11.30 p.m saw two or three soldiers come out of the
Nkhole (back), Mr. H. A. Brooksbank. S. Cable, and Fouctnn ; they..bad wine conversationtirja also nd he heard
W. J. Chick (forwardshwers particularly conspicuous_... '' '!
"L".7.7..b,,,,Are 1...7.,`;,:e1n,'!..'0nanrd then went heard—
Thereback%
Their respective places. The cis were ... in into the Fountain again. Witness went to the back of
S. Cable, 8. Id. Kent and E. T. Wham. The follow, the boos., aftw being thy, a few minutia two girls
fug was the D.O.S. teeto—A. Sharlann (goal), Rev. S. cone out of the beck door, one of them being Mrs.
E. Nichols and S. M. Kent (backs), W. W. Wingate Smith's dattehter, sod be thoueit both were. A few
(barklf back), A. 0. Scutt (captain), and G. T. Clippie minutes after some soldier and Mrs. Smith came near the
right side) J. N. Grant and S. Cable (left side), E. T. bck gc!ci.r, and were going to iipen it,
your times
he beard her
ham, kr. A. H. Heoolmhauh• and Kr' J. Chick was iti"....yanoud u.b.::: an-l• Ttnt:en
(centres). two girls come in at the front coot% when Mrs 4:nab
GOSPEL ADDRlES.—Captain Setoa Churchill gave said—" Ls there anybody &hoot? la the bobby out theist
an address at the Ailer H
on all, oo Thursday evening I. there • bobby at the corner r and he heard the si
last, Inc inflection with the Young Mee's and Young to each question MOW. "No' Two or three minutes
Women's Chiistian Amoolationa Previous to bis after Mrs. Smith opened the beck door and let a soldier
address be gay.. sheet Bible reading, taking the usb out She closed the door about twelve, but witness
chapter of Romans, so full of important truths, load ralanrdask—"eYee° ...t,,le. dem i ' lihe di se, and to went in
ti ti this, Mrs. Smith, your house to
implied them to the Christian's everyday life. Taking open, and Mess men borer Sue re —'' I have no
for his foundation the Gospel by St. Luke, 1., 20. one here but what is goiog to sleep here." He TeSanksa
.. Hajoioe because your names are written in heaven," but I hear dyou say—" You must go, as your time, uo r
he delivered an earnest and simple address. The need She made no answer. He ais i told her what she had
of • Saviour WM the first step, and if they realised said b does, and she made no answer. He west is, end ,
that there would be no delay. It was only • lurking found In the back room three soldiers, leonine one on the
infi (silty that kept so many bank. How could they other. There erses no cups or gismos shout; but beer
go on without Christ if they believed half they pro- so
*Tared to bane been spilt on the table, and he found •
no very drunk ou the sofa, Mrs. Smith said—" I
teased to believe. God's clutractariatica were love and have beenchew. to tea" the bed.. fde y you
jastloo, but they could not ask for justioe—they must heard me come downstairs. • lie replied—" Have you,
plead for mercy, and if they had obtained this mercy beds enough for the scoonimodstion of thee., men r
then, in lined, they had good reason to rejoioe.—The She returesd—" Yes, five.- He asked to be shown the
attendance was good, considering the inclemency of beds, and, alter refusing at first, We Smith allowed him
the weather. Miss Curme presided at the harmonium. to see the room, there wer i three soldiers in one room,
Erriorramothirr.—A third and very successful eater. La% only ob e hod abaudth""mi""sa;44artdiuttille dopid:r baser
...dr'
tainment wee given by the adult members of the Holy ''"
room
showed forhim mtreLmattr "-underneath. In another m
Trinity Branch of the C.E.T.S., in the Schoolroom, he few t. beds, in seie of which Kr,. swish.s i,
on Tuesday
_last, the 21st. The opening dust was .boot ; she two
toted up the beds there, and showed
played by Misr Lydon and Miss E. Laird, and was mattresses beneath. He asked if she had any more
followed by the play" Doctor claar.k, in which the bele, and the daughter said—" Ye.: but you are not
four characters were much applauded. A recitation going to o see them," In the kitchen he saw a man
by Mr. W. Dimmer, and • song by Miss Forge, trek;;tr • men pat himself in • fighting attitude, and
"Barney 0.14..... were also very mush applauded. threatened to murder him; but Hrs. Smith got between
therm. The soldiers would not show their passes. He
A dialogue by three young ladies, In character, was had cautioned lire. Smith befora—Orow-examined by
very amusing. end • song by Mr. Stevie; " Street Mr. Street: When he was at the beck door, the
Boy," was well given. A recitation by F. Raid, a talked clearly and loudly. Mrs Smith had complained
ei
soeg by Miss Forme "A Little Faded flower," end of witness for illtreating bar child; but he did not say
" The Gipsy's Warning" by two young ladies, were that if ever he had the chance, he'd make it hot for her.
followed by the farce— " Who would be • Bachelor ?" Never told • soldier that he °wad lire. Smith • grudge.
(by request) In five chamfers. During the evening nor did he tell the soldiers sumnional to-day that he did
other longs recitations, sod dialogues were given, to ;net core abottn.dtheinrrifiatti joie,
wllirzillilif.r:iwth convicted.
the very apparent delight and satisfaction of the if evherreported him: hilt he did till her he should Zdvnine;
Suallll3o, many of whom came from • distance; and hernot to. the stains he saw on the table were beer stain.;
the members were much gratified in receiving so many it was a common deal table, and be smelt the staios—
expreenons of satiefaction from their friends. Toe Mr. Street urged that the officer had • grudge against
concluding song, "God Save the Queen," was given Hrs. Smith. In these MON the policeman comas with •
by the whole company the "dim. standing. wee purpose to cot • conviction, not that he accused him of
Lydon presided at thea% and gave several lid wilfully giving felse evidence; but no doubt he repeated
his story over so often to himself, and dwelt noon it so
Soap during the eve. ,to the evident delight of the mask that be e.t.a, believed is was was.. a-s caned
sodium& 'The whole evening's entertainment was Aibertlna Jane Cada, daughter of Hrs. Saab, and living
conducted by the Rev. H. Everett, who, in coRTAMEOII, with her. Witness said that when she went oat to get
announced • grand treat for the members and their some things from the (vases shop, about • (muter or
friends on November 30th, when • lecture will be 30 minutes to 11, the soldiers were sitting down. They
erect by the Rev. Pelham Stokes, of Wareham. He said they were out on pass took beds, and paid wan..s
trusted he should see the schoolroom filled to Its utmost for them. On MS 23rd September she heard P.C. Haines
say bed make it but for Kra. Smith. On the Ilth inst.
capability on that occasion. every MAU in her house was lobo, or at least, not drunk,
and they engaged beds. She could not swear to ever,
one; but three were not the worse for liquor, and the
others were not drank.—Supt. Gel* questioned the winnow
closely as to whether the soldiers were actually sober or
drunk, and which? when Mr. Street suggested there was
such a thing as being" • little on. (Loughtsr.)--Witness
was asked about what happened DR the 23rd Sept., and
geld there were present some soldier. of the Ind quen's,
and another policeman, who came up to hew west the
noise was, as they were talking loudly about the polimusan
and Mrs. Smith's boy—Alter some consideration, the
Chairman said they were quite clear the house had been
kept open during unlawful hours, and they fined Mrs
Smith £2, bet would not endorse the licence—Mr. Street
said that really Mrs. Smith had no money, and was solos
to pay his fele next May, so that be knew a little time to
pay in would be very scoeptable.—The Chairman said they
f owed the meta were more than they expected, and they
reduced the fine to /I.
SOLDIERS LTD TITS POLICE.

Alfred Whits, James Stowell, William Hill, William
Beasley, and Henry Young, privates of the 2cid Queen's
Regiment, were neat charged with being on the licensed
premiaes of firs. Smith, use Fountain, as unlawful hours.
They trod they were there on pass, and had taken beds.—
P.C. Haines deposed to ending these bottlers in the house
about 12 at night, when they ref used to eve their nein.'
or show their psalms. One sed he had taken a bed for the
night ;.,but this was the one Mrs. Smith had let out of the '
back door, saying "you must go, as your time's up."
Henry Young was on the sofs, so drunk that he could
nr.t arouse him.—ln croseexsminstion Stovall cabal:
Didn't lop and show you my paw I And wasn't that
how you got my risme I—PC, Haines : I didn't see any
pass at all—limo Didn't you say you didn't know whether
you had any charge against me or not I—Haines :
Yes, at the : Then I think you
ought to have known whether you had a charge
or not; you had many hours to think of it —Young said
he had been 43 hours on duty, and was htigu.d, but be
. couldn't be drunk. He bed bad two and half years' service,
,1 and • geed conduct badge, and had been a servant —A
sergeant was present; but be amid not any whether these
i men were on pees that night. The pares were given to
the &argent of the guard, and next morning they were
burnt. —Young remarked that if they were &beset without
peas they would be punished by their commanding
officer. —The Chairman said it was for the prisoners to
have proved they had owe*, hut they had not produoed
any luaor on the subjmt, as they might —One of the
soldiers asked whether ne had not a right to take a bed at
a publichouse and sleep there, after hours? If they were
absent without peas os they would be punished as soldiers;
but now they were charged ss civilians—The Chairman
did not answer the soldier's question; but said the Bench
bad late doubt that the men were on the premises at
prohibited bears, but they were not disposed to she a
severe view, and would indict • light fins.—Hilllremarked
that tithe Bench convicted them at all they would do
them a serious injury, as every conviction before the civil
power was the cause of penishment to them—Young said
If they were defaulters, they got eight days defaulters'
drill, and lost a penny • day for two years. —The Sergeant
also said it would be • severe drawback to the men if they
were coneicted.—The Bench reconsidered the case, and
allowed the soldier. to go without • conviction on pay•
roma of the coats, Si, each.

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