The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-04-30 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

Psalm, as old MIS below
tag to Abeam% who staled he visa liebermash
was charged before the borough magistrates oa
fkussdiv lest with vagrancy.— P.C. &settler stated
that tbs virismer Wird from door to door ia Nest.
str".. Whoa be took his ia melody he had a few
half pesos in his pocket. —Committed ler sae month
lord labour. _ _

BOROUGH POLICI, Monday. —Before the Mayor
mid W. C. Fincham, Esq.—Reuben Christopher, of
Curlews Marshall. and Ann Reed, of Blandford, were
charged by P.C's. Moore aad Butt, with being drink
mid riotous the previous Sunday morning, between one
and two o'clock. Both prisoners pleaded guilty and
were fined 40a. including coati, or one month's imprison.
meet Both were committed.
HORTICULTURAL Exatantors„—At • meeting of
the committee and subscribers to the Blandford
Horticultural Snoiety,oonvened by public notioe Min.
Townhall, on Wednesday evening, the 24th inst., at
which the Mayor presided, It was unanimously
resolved that a horticultural show, on the same scale
as hist year, aboald be held the latter part of the
imminer, and that the town should be canvassed for
gwaranterw
Cocricrit Pow?, Saturday, April 27th.—Before
lord Portman, J. J. Farquharson, Sae., and
Manael, Fey.- Sarah Brown, of Milborue St Andrews.
appeared to answer a charge of using threatening
language towards Mary Dicker, of the same place. The
magistrates, haring heard the statements of both
parties, ordered that their husbands should enter into
sureties of £lO each on their behalf to keep the peace
foraii months. Alfred Foster, of Ttlandfonl, pleaded
guilty to a charge of throwint a stone at dog belong.
mg to Mr. .lames, of Bland on! St. Mary, whereby
the poor animal s eye wan cut out. The offence wits
committed on the prelims Tuesday, on Blendfoni
bridge, and was witnessed by the Melees. Church ili, of
Btickland, who were passing at the time. • Foster made
a very buns excuse in justification of his conduct, and
stated that he had no intentiee to seriously hurt the
dog—Final IL and Sa. oasts.
Ease= Vanity. -At the Easter vestry, held on
Thursday last, at th•Townhall, under lb* PritedttocY
of the rector, the oburotivrardens, Messrs. Lock and
Elgar presented their accounts, which showed a
Waco* of 6a. 6d., the receipts being £1929.. bd.
and the dishereementa £192 20. gd. The insurances
on the church and organ have been increased to
£3,000. The inefficiency of the repairs of the
church roof was remarked upon by Mr. Raciest, and
It was agreed that • communication should be made
with Mr. Stickland on the subject—Mr. Lock and
Mr. Eiger were re-elected churchwardens. —Mr.
Bishop's application for an increase of salary as perish
clerk was postponed, on amount of the smell balance
in hand and want of funds. —The question of paying
for bell•ringing was brought forward by Mr. 'Eger,
who stated that he had given the ringers .CI, and
would be glad to rail* it to .62. Several
of the members considered that those who
rang the bells should " ring for the love of it." and
not explicit payment. Ultimately Mr. Spin believ-
ing it would not be difficult to get young men to
undertake the work, said he would gladly give an
setts subscription for the purpose if necessary.—
Some time eras taken up with considering the
projectniy of the churchwardens of appropriating the
pew. Mr. Good, of Pimperoe, who claims
• right to the pew, and stated be bad enjoyed that
right upwards of 60 years, strongly opposed the
appropriation. Ultimately it was considered beet to
let the matter rest, rather than have recourse to
legal proceedioga—A vote of thanks to the chair.
man terminated the proceedings.