The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-01-04 00:00:00

PIIDDLETOWN.

Passortanos. —On Wednesday the Rev. F. S.
Freeman wee presented with • handsome salver se a
token of reaper* from the Puddletown Sunday School
teachers. Itimrethefollowinginscription:—"Pressated
to the Her. F. S. Freeman, from the Puddletown
Sunday School teachers. Christmas, 1880."
Ox Christmas Day the children of the Congrega•
Usual Sunday Schools met in the schoolroom at
11 o'clock, to repeat a hymn and to receive Christmas
cards from Mrs. T. A. Homer, of Tolpuddle. After a
black-board lesson by Mr. Hyd, on "Row to serve
the Master," the subject of the hymn, the Rev. O. C.
Smith, of Southport, late of Bare Regis, gave the
prises for regular attendance, and said a -few words to
the children, complementing them on saying the
hymns so well. After a hearty vote of thanks to Mrs.
Homer, for her kind gift of cards to the scholars sad
teachers, • very pleasing Christmas service was
brought to a close.

WAZIKAIL
VAGIANCT. John Day, of Portsmouth, was
brought tip_ki EC. lianne and charged with this'
offence at Winfah Newburgh.—lle was rlismimsd
with a caution.

7-1 A carter na.med &kW...A, In the
employ of Mr. J. S. Drew, was walking by the side
of • horse near Oganford, when the horse shied and
fell on him, and fractured his collar bone and
clielocated one of his arms.
Mowracion GUIS; RN., MX., ups the following :
—"lt having been freely circulated that I_paid the
line of some poachers convicted by the Wareham
=gridlast week, I beg to state publicly that I
:so myself nor authorised any person to do
so for me."

fisAIONAIIII Gtrrs.—Montague Guest, Req., his
sent £lO to the ministers of the different sects to be
distributed by them amongst the deserving poor; be
has also sent a similar sum to the Revs. ff. SBeats
sod G. Diza& Walden of Corte Gide, whilst tin
P 00? Boa Regis wore sot forgottan.

WLINCHAN AND PEIRIEMON UNION.—A meeting of
the members was held on Tuesday WV The usual
relief bushier was transacted, also a resolution pained
that in the future tenders Judi be taken quaslsrly
instead of half-yearly. One of the Guardian, of
Swanage was ordered to be written, expressing the
Board's regret that in consequence to his erroneous
statement made sometime since, that plenty of work
was to be had at Swanage, resulting in that two poor
men were sent there from Lulworth, and had thus a
fruitless walk of 24 miles.
THE TOWN BAND.—During the past fortnight the
Town Band has worked hard. No matter which way
our footsteps we were bound to catch NOM of
those pleasing and harmonious strains which are so
.i eto ear of the lover of music. It is just
twelve months since this band was formed, and we
must congratulate it on the excellent manner it ham
been conducted under Bandmaster Longman. In
saying the Christmas music has been highly appre-
ciated it is to say the least.. We trust it will receive
that hearty support in the coming year which has
been experienced during the Fast.
NIGHT PoAolliNo APTRAT.—Charles Baggy, Charles
Andrews, Joseph Guy, and Frederick Brine, who were
remanded to Dorchester, on Tuesday the 21st Decem-
ber, for seven days, were brought up on Tuesday, the
28th December, before Lieut-Colonel Manned and W.
Calcraft, Fag, Mr. Menne appeared for the
prosecutor.—Mr. Howard was engaged to watch the
cane on behalf of the first defendant, who is a
respectable small farmer at Winfrith Newburgn.
—The following witnesses were examined—James
I Martin (the tor), and Samuel Day, who was
watching with the first witness in the cover were the
affray took place ; both first and second witnesses were
brutally assaulted both with a gun and bludgeons.—
Francis Daniel Lyd, medical practitioner, deposed to
having attended Martin and Day in a professional
I capacity, and finding them in a bad state. —P.C. Coate.,
who apprehended the defendants, was also examined.
—Hach defendant was bound over in himself in DA
and two sureties in £3O each, to appear at the next
Court of Anise ; but only Beggs could produce satis-
factory bail.