The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-08-16 00:00:00

WESLEYAN SCHOOL FLOWER SHOW.

The first Flower Show hell in Dorchester in con-
nection with the Wesleyan Sunday Shool was hell
on Friday last, when the acme which in-oriented itself
In the Wesleyan Schoolroom was exceedinirly pretty.
Taking into consideration the lateness of the seas in,
and its being the first exhibition of the kind, the show
was • very g one. Tnora wee a numerous di.play
of fl )wera—wild and garden—for competHon, fancy
needlework, and drawing. There wet a quantity of
vegetables in the loan collection, sent by numerous
friends and parents of the children. Mr. Clyst very
kindly sent a large numb ir of potted plants and
flowers, viz., geraniums, petunias, fuchsias, &c.; Mr.
Foster also rendered much a.sist ince, havin; sent a
collection of begonias, fuchsias, fern., dto ; Mr.
Dibben tent petunias, begonias, and other flower.;
allot which were highly appreciated by the committee,
and enhanced the beauty of the show. The following
very kindly sent vegetables and fruits—Mewss. G.
Crocker, Old. Northriver. Forwy, Kest., Slade, and
Rev. Wm. Allen; also !dives Gertrude Croirker and
Kate Crocker, and Mrs. Rea I. The judger' were
110141/1. L Foster, an I Squires. At half- pad two
the show wall thrown open to the public; but eh*
attendance was but moderate, tha weather being wet.
In the even'ng • public meetinz wee held in the school.
room when the Rev. Wm. Allen reside I. The Rey,
Mr. Hartle having engaged in prayer, the Chairman
said it gave him much pleasure to be present. Ho
loved flowers, and was glad to see the intermit man-
ifested in the school amongst the young people:—Mr.
G. Crocker, jun., gave an interesting speech. He
hoped that the children would love nature, but through
nature look up to nature's God, and then the end
would be accomplished.—The Rev. Mr. Hartle gars •
stirring address, which was listened to with much
Interest,
Mrs. Hartle then distributed the prises as follows :
Cisme 1.--ficarlet Geraniums, lit prise, Flora Header;
2nd, Clara Header ; 3rd, Lucy Young; hr. Lily Forney;
c. W. Mlles.
Class 2—Pink Geraniums. Ist, Arthur Dibben; 2nd,
Jibe Trevett ; h c, Walter Itnahrod.
Claes 3. —"imbibe• Ist, Walter Gibbet': 2nd, Arthur
Diblesn; 2rd. Clara Header; h c. Flora Sly.
Class 4.--Calceolarieo. lst, Fanny Winz or ; 2nd. Sarah
James ; a, linus Dobell ; h e, Lily Forcey.
Class s.—Bals it. Fred hawking; 2nd, Walter
Mikan.
Class 2—Musk. Ho. Walter 112ahrod.
Class S.—Asters. le Arthur Dibben; 2nd, Fred
Hawkina
Class 10.—Out Flowers, Ist, Alice Jeans.; Ind, Flora
Sly ; h Louisa Dobell ;c, Georgina Read.
Claw 11.—Wild Flowers. let, Rosa Harlan; 2nd,
Water Dibben ; ho, Basle Wright; c, /ors Young.
Class 111.—Tarna. He, Alien Dibben.
Uses 13.--Grseeec Ist. Flora sly; 2nd. Edith Sly;
he,gaude
Cum lii.—Tancr Work. Ist, 11 lith Sly; 2nd, Henry
Duke ; h e Wes Hawkins and Maude Rogers.
mom ii_pcswjeg. ist. Walter Dibben. 2nd, Elton
Wescott.
Votes of thanks were accorded by the Rev. W. Agen
to the kind friends who had lent Hewers &c.; also to
the judges, Messrs. Lobb, Foster, and iquires. The
gone were ?naiad,' acknowledged.
Mrs Wr.ght. Mrs, Crocker, and ?ars. Hartle were
warmly thanked for the assistance 5) kindly rendered;
mho Wes Book arid Miss Jordon, both young ladies
having -4 most assiduously, and pushed forward
with esenestasse sod determination.

P4l°ll4d-

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.
SATURDAY.
(BOOTS H. B. MidAleton, Esq. (in the choir), Major-
Goners' Banning, C. 8.. A. E. Snakes, Esq.. G. 0.
Churchill, Bog., E. L. Kinderiley, Eeq., and Geordie
Warm

HI lILOS.II HITU IN.
Th• HMls* of the Sailor's Return, Portland, vas
transferr from ed fr Ann Hazel to her husband, Williasn
Hu.). Thi. application has been before the Court
eseorga times, sod has bad the honour uf being made
the Babied of an appeaL—Mr. George, of Weymouth,
Woe the solicitx for the applicants.
ILLS/3JUN FISHING.

John Axe, whose case was remanded at the last
Court on aocannt of his non-appearance, was charged
with illegally fishing in the river ironic' in which the
Dorchester Fishing Association has the right of fish-
j —llr. Id. C. Weston appeared for the prosecution.
Defendant. who again did not appear, was repre-
sented by his wife.
Wulisa romeroy mild he was keeper tl the fishing
essoolatkm. On Sunday, July 17th, he waa under the
railway bridge He saw the defendant walking by
the elde of the river with • man named Henry Rice.
Axe was in his shirtsleeves. Witness saw him lie
down by the side of the river and put his hand in
the water. When he left the river witness followed
hint. and told him that what he had done was as
illegal.' if he had caught twenty.
Mr. Weston did not prew the charge, and only
asked for • small penalty. Thera had been a previous
charge of illegal fishing last year, but the case was
then &mimed.
The case was clearly provwl, and the defendant was
finei El, including cods, and allowed a fortni;ht in
which to pay.
UIIXO THRIATINING LLXGOACM.
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Newton.
Comr•

John Coombs ws• summoned for using threaten-
language towards Charles Curtis, at Malden

. said be lived at Frome Vauchurch, and
be was in his brother's shop at Malden
wa• in non aaaaa Con with his brother and
Defendant then came in, called him •
a liar, and came forward in a fighting
' brother stood between them to prevent
a He mivie use of a good deal of bad
Amiag to knock out his brains. He
" words. Complainant we. la fear of

!I;isia!ua

Defendant

was called a liar hy him, and that
Defendant: If there is any threat be asked for it. I
anybody. He put up hie fists at ms as well.
is enough to provoke
C implainatit : I am to old to fight with such 11,
I scoundrel as you.
John Vine, living at Maiden. Neirt°°'
said he was
lin the shop at the time. During a convereation the
defendant interfeled and called Curtis all manner of
herd names. Complainant had not provoked him in
Defendant
any way.
eller. pleaded he was provoked by being called
He wan ordered to be bound over in his own
recoglizugces to keep the peace for six months, and to
pay the co3ts, 12s. fid.

• MILITART IDANITX•N.
Thera was an applivation by Mr. ilerb:rt Saunders.
of For.t in, Um the poseession of a cottage now held by
Hercules Dalt, in the village of Forston.—Mr.
Howard &watered for, and Mr. Edwin Burnett against,
the apt lie (Con.
Nit% Burnett, on behalf of Hatt, said he was quite
willing to give up possesaion if Mr. Saunders would
give an ello-vance for the urns in the garden, and also
pay his wsgui.
Mr. Howard mail Mr. Saunders had engsgsd Ilett
to work in the dairy, in he professed to be pro-
ficient, but, being an old hl knew nothing of
the work, and bs.id.se his be'ug imcunpetent, he was
ill for some time. He was also told not to plant his
garden.

Mr. Saunders sail he engaged the defendant on
April 6th to look after the dairy and doother farm work.
He hid only b.en there a few days when he found he
co ild not do the w .rk. Witness told him he would
not 'mit, he was told not to Out tho garden, and to
look out to; another plias. He was taken ill on May
30th, an I remained ill for ten days. He gave him a
verbal notice to quit, aid, as witness overheard he did
not intend to leave, he gsve him a written n dice.
Al,ogeth-r d..fendant was ill f r 16 days.
In reply to Mr. Burnett, wittless Laid he had not paid
him during the tim• he was ill.
John D.sc dt, in the employ of !Mr. Saunders, said
he remembered Ilett coming on, and he was sent by
hi, muter t where the cows were kept It appeared
to him, and he toll his muter so, that the win knew
nothini: .nt milking cows.
Mr. J. H. denuders els proved the defendant'n In.
competency. Ile told him ho di I not cult, aid told
him to look out for another master. He also asked
him nor to plant his garden.
Mr. Burnett contended it wax a yearly hiring, and
must be put an end to by a written agreement. The
man had received no written notice to quit. and be main-
tained that the man was entitled to his wages from
the tim, ha was last paid—namely, May 30th.
The Bench sail they had nothing to do with the
question of wages. An order was made that the
home be given up in three weeks.
STZALING A GOOSZ.

Benjamin Mitchell and James Davis, labourers,
were charged on remand with stealing • goose, the
property of Mr. Symts, at Sem, on August 6th.
Some of the evidence had been previously taken.
When Mr. Supt. Gale apprehended Davis he said
"We were all drunk." He admitted stealing it, but
said Mitchell had not handled it, and waa not an bad
as he and "Yorky" (alluding to • man not in custody).
Mr. Leonard Symes, son of the prosecutrix, said the
valise of the goose was 6s.
Davis pleaded guilty, but Mitchell denied having
seen the goose at all.
Both were ordered to be sent to gaol for a month,
with hard labour.