The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-06-16 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

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New POST OFFICE. -Two new branch Post Offices will
shortly he opened here. The town i• m long for it, Size
that although each will be in a populous district, the two
11114 Mlles will be about a toile apart, being situated in
Lionise, street, 11111 t at Chapeirr
HONEL—Mr. John Dotniny shows a pretty object at the
hotelier's ship,St. Mary-street. Ile had a stoek of bees
that hung about the hive, but would not swarm. That
they might not stay idle he put on a glass super and in a
week they filled it with ahoont lab, of beautiful honey-
eolith, the honey of the purest kind.
peaoiiiii rimy SKISIOSS, Monday. -.Before Mr. J. Ayling
(chairman), Mr. fl Reynolds, Mr. W. Talbot. and Dr. J
ffroftheir .e:tonsottsis was summoned by Mr. Alfred Bolt, for
isd fulfilling hits contract at a labourer.—Mr. Ifowara appeared
for plaintiff, and Mr. flame fir defendant—Mr. Howard maid
the way in which workmen leave their employer. L. a mod
terious matter at the present day as the lietteh could tee In
Ow tapers. Defendant was employed by Mr Bolt at weekly
wag as a general labourer. its, Thurs.lay this teem came to
%lel: drunk ; and next day he loft wart is, the ml I.lle of the
sky. It seesned that now-a-day the master had become the
servant, and the servant the maater. A summons had alto
been issued against Mr. Bolt for an assault, the fact being that
slefensltnt came to Mr. Bolt's. door its a drunken state, 110
plaintiff was obliged to push hint away. Mr. Rob said he bad
fields at Wyk° and Chickerell, Mout :".0 must Be hired
vlattliew tii 1111 l lends as a labourer, and contracted with hint to
come hito his employ, which ha did, at Its. a week, paid
every Saturday night. Ile wattle to work. worked one seek,
and had his wage., and worked up till Friday of the teeond
wet, when he left in Mc middle of the day. Witness had
:pow to Wind:tome by the 12.20 train, not k flowing
but hit vote* was going on. So one Pllllll tell the
damage of leaving a crop of hay in the held :
hut it would ma be haw than 10s. On Saturday
morning defendant came Just at wittiest was 10 the
set if finishiog a supply of meat fora thousand soldiers; every
moment was of consequence, and willows maid "Go away; I
met speak to you now." He stood in tit,. doorway, and
witness had to push him away, to go to the iedicts station for
NAP. Defendant followed him to the staUmi. On Thursday
evening the sum came to his house drunk, tm.l witness
esittisosesl hits. against getting drunk : the consequences . 4
which in U.: hay-field were serious. —Crows-examined : would
not swear that defenslant had 110 t worked halklays : lie had
workial half-days with hint. Agreed with hint as a permanent
labourer at 15a. a week Ile agreed to come on cot.tatttly at
It.. a week, his fanner wages. Hit 111.14 week was paid on
Saturday night, all the wages left, for he had drawn rid for
, bread mil eel. fttr beer, awl he never refll.ll La let p.m people
I have Marley Oil account. The defettlant got &utak 1111
witness's cider ; for he monopolised the whole. Did not call
hint a " dmiken rogue" on Thursday night ; hut next day he
might have called hint m; but did not say he'd cut his arm I .IY.
Would not have felt Justified in discharging defendant sithout
paying him his wages. His own share of eider was three pints :
but he .nssnisieslltol the whole jar. They Were I.llllWell eider
—lte.examined : By "r. : The proper time
to come fsr ordert was a quarter to nix in the morning.
Ott the Saturday prcylotte to this he had cleared up all
the a ago. The men alto h el all: but be watt supposed to have
men of smite tool If he aught a moan drunk, he put him in
gaol. Alto aaVe liii nit's during haymaking a pound 14 meat
slay. The men were allowol 2 quarto 14 eider a day Ouring
haymaking tistrge Ifenrklge worked for Mr. Dolt Oa the tth
June on the railway slopes. At 12 o'clock un Friday witness
am defendant eating his dinner. Ile alii " I don't think I
shall have ally more of it." Witness still' You'd better work
till Saturday ;" but he left at dinner time. Did not authorise
hint to leave. When he left on Thurelay. he was not " very
worse" for liquor lie had had enough bat was not drunk.
Wallows tasted the eider : but an uncommonly small drop, and
tome little boys had wine. - Mr. lianne maid the nat.so why the
matt left wan beemve Mr. Bolt chanted him with being drunk.
tit triage, iii answer to Mr. Howard, sail there was plenty of
work ti, do. Frederick Stephens, workiwg for Vr. Bolt, met
simmousis out morning, and Sinunontle told him Mr. Bolt had
taken him tot, and had three or four month** work for hint
• wax either Saturday or NotnesJay.- Mr. Flamm said this
man was only the daily ',maid of Mr. hilt, agl he mill most
commit a breach of hit daily contract. The nail sent cog)
day for orders, and If Mr. Bolt had scot hint off, he would hate
had no eomplalnt. Ile had gone ou for dlr. iloit from day to
day fir sane week, two. Mr. Hoven' &Wetl that defendant
WaS a daily servant, though even if he had, the ethane would
be committed Mr. Benne Said that the man forfeiting his
wages tor a half-day WM tufilcient ompensation. An action
had already been commenced In the county 5 nun for the four
days' wages, from Monday to Thursday.- Mr. Howard asked
for the whole of the los. ommensation. at Mr Bolt hal sworn
the damage was quite in., though he thought it tte •
Instil. Mtnistss,ttd, was sworii, and said he never worked for
Mr. Buit a week at a time. He worked halfolays, three-quarter
days, and.. *mei as he slid not want him he tacked hint On
the Monday morning Mr. Bolt salted him to come and hoe
Pot.t'ss: but he did not say anything about a contraet
weekly. Witness considered he could tem when he liked,
and nothing was said about Its a week. —Cross-examined :
Stevens had perjured hint-self by using lie told hint he was
hired by the week. The rvamtt he hit was because Mr. Boit
Mid be had bet notch cider he couLl tell that by his eye, and
ltdt askl he could cut his arm or I.= silt, or cut his throe/.
—The bench sonsitiurcal lite contract was weekly, and they
might abate the wages.- Mr. Hahne ;shed the Woo, not to
abate the wagos, as he had itirvwly trought an aoth its itt thin
eI 1111 l ty Couft .11r. Howard Mill the Iltititili 11/Sid 11s.t give op
their juritdiction to the It. aptly Coart, and he was such*
hoer uf self-government, that lie asked the Bench to exercise
their powers.
(fro: lion was then summoned by Matthew Sininionds for
*await. -Complaiitant said he went about a quarter before oon
jase ,-"slay neck In the morning, and asked for his money.
-'it pay luau, Ito want alter lila hsaokot astil
. to . smog
msh, bad
rut, ail &gout wised tor hi. out, %Imo.,
Mr. Bun ran to the police ststion after 11 pone viewszr
sal w6:04, 11;1011 hid's". 'll4rirThe;d4lutbalsssd"°lk*cb4
till after Aim- Dm Hutch said they is et atl "
a44.anti otio w'sges to he abated.
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