The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-06-25 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

A Qruir..'s WO • u foond oo • ISM MOW Bluidford
a foo days stoic Birds of passers Imre bees knows to
psis over that part of the onootry.

OBSTRUCTING TIM HIGHWAY. —Edmund Joyce, of
Houghton, was charged with leaving a waggon on the
highway in weetstreet, Blandlord.—P.C. Moore mid
on Saturday. June ittla I saw • waggon just below the
Crown Hotel, opposite Kr. Hewlett's, about • quarter
to 4p, where it remained until half-past Meat. I
spoke to the defendant about it as them bad been an
accident in consequence of his waggon being left there.
Fined 10a and cone 1.

NCIGHIIOOII'n QVAIPAILI.—Mintern r. Runt —Hunt
e Motown. This was a cross summons for an alleged
sessult, heard before the Mayor and W. C. Fincham,
Esq., at the Town-hall, on Wednesidsy.—Mobert
Mintern, baker, deposed On Thursday, June 130outhd
occasion to go to the hack part of my premises t
a peerage in School-lane. In passing I saw Catherine
Hunt in the passage washing. I asked her to let me
pass as I wanted to go in. She made use of an oath,
and said I should not go. I made an attempt to pass
oy, but arse prevented deing so by her taking her
hands out of the pan, and piecing them on my shoulders
and thrusting me back. I asked her not to strike me.
I, however, passed her, and in so doing her pan feU
down. She used the most abusive language towards
me.— Catherine Hunt deposed: On Thursday, June
13th, I was in the passage washing, Mr. Mintero came
In and shut the psseage door. He oome_ up close tome,
and told me to " leave thia" I refused,and he took
me by the shoulders with cue hand and boxed my sir
twice with the other. I should have fallen had not
the wall prevented it. The bond) dismimeed both
cease.

CRAM' OF ASSAULT. —Heni7 Maidment was obarged
before the same magistrates with assaulting mbrose
John Butt, on the 17th inst.—Complainant Meted on
Friday, June 17, I was working on the premises in the
borough of Blandford, belonging to Mr. James, of
Mappowder. I had • little boy, named Frederick
lens, working with me sea labourer. I was working
inside the house, and heard a boy screaming outside.
I remised out of the window and down the ladder, and
saw Henry Maidment beating the boy. 1 pulled Maid.
meet off the lad, and told him he should not beat him
sidment took up flint stones and bricks and
threatened to throw them at me. He attempted to
strike me but I prevented him. He then went into
his VIM house aM got an axe, and nuns up to me with
it in his hands threatening to strike me with it, and
I believe he would have done so had he not been
sfi=dllaiblinaenr:. and Isla*
13Psh611.—ne
Bench
Cunrgrimon. The return marsh between rig
members cif the Q 0 R.Y.C. sad ma of the Bth Dorset
Rifle Volustsers, took pima on Monday last, at the
butts of the latter, the ranges being the sante as on the
16,1 0606tion. Though the triad wee favourable there
wee • heavy ham WON the vale. The Volunteers Apia
beet their opponeate, this nese by 27 points. The fol.
lowing is the some :
Toon WIRY CAVALRY.
Mil*. Me cis. Tolal.
Corporal Rookie 98
Garlasd ... 18 12 28
a Rogan •.. 17 11 28
~ Norton •.. 18 12 20
„ Chariton ... 14 9 28
Godwin ... 1? 12 29