The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-07-05 00:00:00

DZIDPOZT.

PBRALNTATION To Me, Lows. —The manager of the
Goa Works, Mr. Jam • Lowe, has just been preoeuted
with a splendid gold albeit, by the employees at the
works on the occasion of his leaving the town for
Weymouth. The g,i:t shows the esteem in which the
rewpient was held at the works, where he pregideil as a
competent manager and excellent master for many
years. Mr. Lowe, who has done much to aid
practically many societies, organizations, &c., will be
much mismid, and those who received the benefit of
his gratuitous services will miss him much, and the
many who knew him personally regret his separaticn
from the town.

Simms Ctoseigc.—A large number of signatures have
been appended to a petition for presentation to the
House of Commons. Two copies have been in
circulation, one to receive female signatures, and the
other to be 'Lined by any persons above 16 years of
age. It is worthy of note that the former petition has
received a multitude of signatures, and the latter has
been extensively endorsed. The petition " sheweth "
that the petitioners believe that the sale f intoxicating
liquors I. • special source of Intemperance, immorality,
and crime, and therefore '' pray the h n. House to
pais a bill stopping such sale during the whole of
Sunday.
11060VOR Perry StailoNs, Tuesday.—Before the
Mayor (C. Edmunds, kap), and Mr. T. Edmunds.—
The license of the Red Lion Refreshment Rooms, East-
street,was transferred from Mary Maria Wyatt to
lasi Maid; that of the Shipwrights' Arms from
Charles Gape to William Scadden ; and a beerhouse in
North Alington from Thomas Henry Osborne to Emily
Andrews.— —Thomas Nichols, a lad, warn summoned
for throwing donee in the public street at West
Alington, on the 11th inst.—Defendant pleaded guilty,
and Sergeant Barnard explained the offence. Bolen-
diutt wail ordered to pay 3s. 6d. including c sta.--
William Prince, John. William, and Albert Powell,
fish lads of East-street, were charged with throwing
stones on Sunday, the sth June —Prince pleaded not
guilty, and there being incomplete evidence he was
discharged.—P.C. Andrews said he saw the Powells at
the bottom of East-street throwing stones at an empty
, buildings for half-an-hour, and persons had to walk in
I the road out of the way. There had been several
I complaints from Mr. Lamb and others living near.—
The Mayor sad a stop would have to be put to these
as much injury had been doneto property.—
Defendants were were fined 6d, each, and 3.. 24. costa.
Allowed 14 days to pay the money.— —Three men,
George Foster, Henry Bert, and James Ward, were
charged with being drink on Sunday, and guilty of
riotous behaviour.—They pleaded guilty.—Sergeant
Hazzard said defendants got drunk and created •
1 disturbance in St. Michaers-lane.—They were each
fined 2s. Gd., and omits is. did.—Mr. George Smith,
landlord of the Royal Oak Inn, West-street, appeared
in consequence of the complaint of the Medical i ifficer
of Health, to show cause why the Bench should not
make an order to close the well.—The Bench ordered
accordingly, the water having been condemned by Mr.
G. M. Evans as impure and dangerous to health.