The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-11-08 00:00:00

BLANDPOILD.

ON Friday, George Adams, of Belch&lwell, and
William Hall, of Blandford, were charged with tree-
ining in pursait of gams on the estate of Lord
Portman on Wednesday, and with assaulting Thomas
Horlook, a gamekeeper.—For the trespass they were
each fined 20a. and coots, and for the assault they were
sentenced to two moatha' imprisonment with hard
labor.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION. The election of four
burgeons to fill the vacant places in the Town
I Council excited considerably more interest than on
several previous occasions. The polling commenced
at nine o'clock in the Town Hall, and from an early
hour the town was paraded with men grotesquely
attired, carrying placards. Mr. Luff headed the
_poll,
and Mr. Gill came third. The numbers were :—Luff,
106 ; Lawrence, 80; Gill. 76; Steward, 67; Gouldk,
; Chanson, 47. Hoyt, 24; Hodges, 11; Salkeld, 3.
During the evening the bells rang out a merry peal and
the drum and fife band paraded the streete and pla_yed
before the residences of the elected councillors. The
fight was the keenest known here for some years, and
Mr. Luff has every reason to be proud of the result, as it placed him in the flattered and prominent position
of heading the polL Mr. Luff's nominators and
seconders were Messrs. C. W. Millard, H. L. Creom,
S. Abbott, and H. Cretan.
AN inquest was bold istsbeftps:4ton Preetta on Friday last by W. H. Atkineon, • coroner, On the
body of William Dennet a is the employ of
Mr. Charles Pope, of Ever* Farm. It appeared
that the poor man, who was 61y1M1111 Of age, has bees
subject to petioiical attacks of indigestion and liver
complaints, and after the 'vides°, of the widow (who
was greatly distressed) and of some neighbours, the
jury had no difficulty in finding a verdict of " Death
from natural causes by the ehdtation of God."
Deceased leaves 15 children, five by his wife, and tan
by his present widow, they having buried two. The
youngest surviving child is 17 year, of age. Dennett
was insured for a small sum in the Prudential Amour-
&ace Office; and as soon as the active superietendent
of that office (Mr. Bridle, of Hlandford), heard of the
death he at once sent over an agent with £5 to the
widow. The Jury expressed great pleasure on hear
lag of the prompt and Consideeate UWness on the
part cd Mr. Bridle.

BOROUGH PLITT BIRSIONS, 111100dR7. —Before the
Mayor and Mr. T. H. Bennett --James Thomas, aged
it, apprentice to Mr. Curtis, tailor, of Blaodford, was
charged with stealing two shillings
_and sixpeoce, the
property of Mr. WilMitm James Baikal& on the pre-
vious day. The lad, who as a clean respectable youth,
bait been chiefly brought up at the charge of Miss
Salk.ld, who has been extremely k,nd to him, and
bond him ap,rentice to a respe table trade. Prose•
cutor in his evidence said there was usually kept in his
kitchen, in • drawer, about ii.. in silver and coppers,
for the cook's use for buying little things for the
kitchen. He understood froio his servants that money
had been mimed, and on Sunday (toe p evious day) he
marked the money, which consisted of one shil ing and
three sixpen es in silver, and three penny pieces and
a halfpenny piece in coppers. The prisoner came to
his !souse at half-past ties to say hi. lessoos as usual,
ani dining the time he WM in the house he was in the
kitchen one about half-an•hour. Previous to his
leaving the house prosecutor went into the kitchen
and found all the silver was taken. lie then called
P.C. Frampton to stop the prisoner AS soon as he left
the house. lie did so and brought him back and
searched him • he found on him the shilli•ig and three
sixpenny pieces produced, which witness identified as
having been marked by him. P.C. Frampton
corroborated Mr. Salkeld's evidence, stating he foetid
two of the sixpences, in one of the prisoner's waistcoat
pockets, and the remaining sixpence and the shilling
in the other. Mr. Sslaeld pointed out the mark on
the money, and he took the prisoner Into custody. The
prisoner was remanded until Tuesday, when the
magia.rates decided on his employer, Mr. Curtis,
being bound for him to hold the conviction over, in
order to give the lad an opportunity of retrieving his

charactei.
G.trcitsr.-00 Thursday evening • very anecuen;
concert was given by Mrs. Edwards iii the Cr.
E mwasi
zchsnge. The large roo W filled n every pelt
and the w I
hole of the programme was exceolimily we
rendersd. The artistes were Mies Ma •in
from the Roysl Albert Hall concerts (I,preso), Mr,
C. H. Curti' (tenor), Mr. Charles fletcher (silo
violin), and Madame Fletcher (eolo piano), of South.
ampton, the Blandlord Orchestral Union kin Ily
giving their services. Mrs. B..wards wav the acconi•
panyist, and Mr. C. H. Curtis conductor. The
following was the programme :—Part I.—Jupiter
symphony, " Allegro Y.vace" (Mozart), the orchestra;
song, Beloved Again," Miss Marian William.; piano-
forte solo, " Campanella," Madame F.etclier ; song.
" Tail her I Love her eo," Mr. Gurus; nl.liu s lo
" Andante and Finale of Third Concerto" (De Benet;
an
Mr. Fletcher ; gavotte, " Cloria." the orchestra ; song.
"The Old Cottage Clock," Miss Marian Williams;
clarionet solo, "La Sonnambula," Mr. Brown.
Part ll.—Symphony in G Major, " Allegro di
Motto" (Haydn), the orchestra ; duet, "The Lowly
Cot," Miss Marian Williams and Mr. Curtis ;
violin and piano grand duo, " Tecuhstiter,"
Madame Fletcher and Mr. Fletcher; c.price,
"Allemande" in F, the orchestra; song, " Over
Yonder," Miss Marian Williams ; pianolorte solo.
Polka de 111 Medame Fletcher ; gavotte,
' Helmlich Liebe," the orchestra; the National An.
them. Several A the pieces were eacurtd, out except.
tog in oae or two instances the performers simply
sckoowledged the compliment. is. M. Wildams
responded to a call by ringing "Lit Han Go" with
good. feeling ; Mr. Fletcher also playd Sullivan's
Ldlaby " very beautifully. The Orchestral Union
was assisted by Mr. Sanders, of Poole; Mr. Walter
Fletcher, of Witoborae ; Mr. Brown, and other arti.tes ;
and tee concert, both as to the talent of the performers
and fioaucially, was • success. Among those present
were:—Mrs. Farquharson and the Misses Farquharson,
Rev. F. and Mrs. Salmon, Mr. Livingstune Learmotite
and party, Mr. H. S. Bower, the Mimics Peach, r5l r
Charles and Lady D'Uyiy, the Rev. Sir Talbot Hazer,
Miss Price, Mrs. and the M 6811,11 Peony, the Rev.
rt. Watts, Rev. J. W. Cattle. Mr. Brown., they. C.
El. and Mrs. Fines-Clinton, Dr. and Mrs. Curate, Mr.
delkeld, Mims Gwent, Mrs E. A. Smith, the Misres
Smith, Colonel and fdrs. Todd, Miss Coveutry, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Luff, the Bev. Gorrioge and Mrs.
Mrs. Bastard, Mrs. Daniell, the Missesrariartenlf, Mr. C. H. Flower, Miss Flower, Miss Rick.
man, Mr. Fleetwood, Mr. and Mrs. C. Rickmas, it,.
and Mrs. S. Train, Mrs. W. U. Smith, Mr. Breonand,
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Abbott, Mr. S. Abbott, &c., b,c.