The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-01-06 00:00:00

BLAND/9AD.

FOOTBALL —On New Years Day a spirited match
was played in the recreation ground here between
Blandford and %Yiniborne clubs, resulting in a victory
for the home team by two goals toes.
' Locat Qcs.foutia Curia —Thia class held an
invitation ball at the Masonic Hall on New Year's
Eve, which proved one of the most successful given
by the OW, no fewer than 115 lovers of dancing accept-
ing the invitation
Bonocon romoit, Friday.—Before the Mayor (Mr.
E. fl, Smith), a young man of the town named Luck-
ham was charged with drunkounsee, and using bed
lanas'aag. in the Marketplace on the eath ult. (Boxing
day). fendant pleaded guilty, and PO. Frampton
laving given detail, of the offence, he was tined
2s. dd.' including ousts.
Tag Ziirw Yeas wee ushered in by merry peels from
our church eels, and an early morning estrum was
held in the parish church, wh.ch was largely attended.
Prayer meetings were also held in the Congregational
Chapel, and watch-night services were bid i at the
Wesleyan and Primitive Chapels and at East-street
Tows °nem. —An adjourned meeting of this
Council for the mound election of trustees to certain
,Parities and other businese Mai held in the Town
Hall, on Thursday morning (New Year's Day).
There were present: 'the Mayor ( .ir E B Smith),
Aldermen Diuden, Ball, and Lawrence; Councillors
Abbott., S. I. Barnes. Y. A. Barnes, J. J Ball, J.
Durdeo, J. W. 1.4, F. Paddock. and J. Stewart.—
In Brea' Charity and Margaret Pate' Charity the
Mayor was elected trustee during his year of office.
The trustees in Archbishop Wake's Charity were re-
elected, Alderman Ball taking the place of Mr.
Chamen (deceased), and two other members added
thereto. As each charity came under notice the
Mayor gave details respecting the same, and read two
communications received by him from the Charity
Commissioners respecting William and Margaret
Pitt.' Charity about which there had been an apareat
anieunderetanaez.—A ingestion trem the Watch
to Committee ow the police an extra tee for the
extra duties entailed by the public weigh-bride wee
referred back to the Finance Committee, the Wined
being in favour of the suggeetion. —A matter relating
to the charges hitherto made on the Blandford Choral
Society for hire of the Corn Exchange led to . long dis-
cussion on the printed tariff of prices and the Town Clerk
having expressed his opinion that the society Mlle
under the term of scientific, the clams of the secre-
tary warn allowed.—.Aldermau Laurence, to prevent
the recurrence of such, advocated a revision IA the
price list, and made a proposition to that effect.
This IVY seconded by Mr J Stewart —Alter some
diecusdon, Mr Abbott moved an amendment that
the scale of *hares remain as at present.—The
amendment was carried by a majority ot
Durden enquired if any bye-law could be
enforced to stop the foul and obscene language used
in the public streets. From answers given it
appeared there was a bye-law against writing obscene
words on the walls, &c, but not for uttering them
-Councillor Ball then gave notice he would submit a
draft of the proposed bye-law bearing on the sub-
ject at the next meeting of the (loaned on February
the artL

TARRANT FUSION.
ItaL—On Thursday evening • fire was discovered
raging in an uninhabited farm house in this village,
(onuerly the residence of the late sir George Hill,
yeoman, and being an old thatened house the work
of destruction was very speedy. A messienger was
dispatched t • Blandford for an engine, to , and our
local fire brigade were soon in readiness to proceed to
the scene, some five miles out, but Mr. P. A Barnes,
the superintendent, after ascertaining there was no
water supply in the village decided it would be useless
gelog. And this proved right, for owing to the long
continued drought the brook generally running through
the village insuallt at this time of the year over.
flowing) is dry kortunately the fire did not extend
beyond th, building where it originated, as by timely
assistance of villagers, a thatched wall communicating
to some barns and outbuildings, was stripped I its in-
flammable top adorninent, and thus the danger was
reduced to a minimum, the house standing alone.
The property Wod to ii• R. F.WilthiLllloll,
and, we understand, was not insured, the loss being
estimated at i:400. As DI one ham resided in the
house for the past six mouths, it is conjectured the
firs was the work of an incendiary.