The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-09-07 00:00:00

DZIDPORT.

Mersozotoolca..—A heavy thunderstorm
over this town on Monday evening between irEserni
seven o'clock. Heavy Lai-coloured 'name of cloud
coming up from N. and N.K. predicted the storm
about to follow. The thunder wee exoeptionally loud,
and the forked lightning, which was very vivid, could,
In several instances, be seen to descend to the pound
In the neighbourhood. We have heard of DO damage
having been done.
AiXuL TZIAT TO FAB*llollllllll.—Ths harvest
home of Pununies Farm, Netberbury, in the occupa-
tion of Mr. Cooke, wee celebrated an Monday, when
the workmen, with that wives, children, and a num-
ber of invited friends, were driven to Bridport
Harbour in conveyances. The trip to the made was
much enjoyed, a heavy thunderstorm during the even-
ing being the only item to mar the amusement A
cask of choice " nuthrown els" was quaffed upon the
sands, and simply 'amulet= was the disappearance
of the substantial fare provided for the harvest people.
.As night crept on the company was driven home amid
glee and merriment, all being grateful to Mr. Cooke
for his annual treat.

00IIWIT POLICE., Yonday.-.)3•(0r• J. M. P. Montagu
and S. W. Wbetham, Seam
A MIMING DLIMMDANS.—Mar
elacial Parearie, • Married
WOMMI, well known to the police,was summoned at the
instance of Elizabeth Parker, hauipton, for a
breech of the peace—Defendant did not appear, and am
she bad not been men in the nighbourbood for several
days, it was believed she bad absoonded.—Comphinant
preyed she WU standing as her door between 11 and 12 on
the night of the list but, when deloodank who was at
her bedroom window, ezelaimed--" 0, that. Mother
Parker, tilt r and hoped God wield strike Wm blind if dm
didn't take her life before many days. She used language
unfit for publication.—P.o Hoare gave similar or/ideate.—
The Bench ordered the issue of a warrant for disobeying

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--1-3OIW-uiai--karrt SIMMONS. Thursday.—Before J. T.
ezephens, BA (Mayor), T H. Edinuods, &sq. (ex -Mayor),
Dr. Hay, M.D and H.& Hounsell, MK.
At tbis C net the certificates were granted to airs and
bter.housea. tumfer.,_
Tag Bassitouts Noistlcs. —Complaints bad been laid
concerning Os manner of conducting the Hit or Miss
beer-house, trust, hint by John Hunt. —P.B Gel.
said it we. • low house, and was • harbour for thieves of
all descriptlona, it won't be better if kept more select.—
The landlord did not appaar, but Mr. J. look who applied
for renewal of the boons., pleaded bo knew nothing of it,
but promised to acquaint the landlord of the complaint,
aa.l would 1112i11ft.0112 to me It better conducted..
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A similar complaint had been made of the Tiger,
B.rrack.street, kept by Isaac Patten—Mrs Patten, who
was in C net. sell all had been done that could he don* to
conduc, the bonen properly, and th•ught the polio, wets
very hard upon her. —Toe Bench reminded h,r that the
oomplMut In this instance had not arisen from tho police,
but they bad been able to corroborate it When the license
was transferred to him Paten promised to conduct tie
house properly, and she MN now informed the police had
Instructions to watch that howse in particular—Me,.
Patten hoped they would watch other house' in the town.
The license of the Sailors' Home, Bmthetreet, was
transferred from Mary Ann Peadou (deceased) to William
Poillipt
A tempirary transfer of the New Inn linens Nwth
Allogton, we, mato from WilFam Warbin to George

—Mr. C. .1. George, pastry-cook, Eist-street, applied for •
license to eel! sweets (British wine.).—Granted.
" MILD ACQVAINTANCE."—A fic..tchman named /As
1114111 f. braider, in the employ of Mr. IL Norman, IC mt.
s. re. t, was summoned on two charges, first with having
on the tAth of August, wilfully and maliciously damaged
• certain door, the property of lira. Fry, and further with
assaulting the tenant—John Guppy. labourer, South-
street.—Dafendant, who resides in 113uth Kiil.lane,diii not
appear. but P.C. N irthover proved service of stIIDIDOWL-.•
Prosecutor appeared with his armies sling, and stated on
Saturday night lest defendant came into his house and
insulted his wife, striking her two or throe times.
!moo-ewer was going to pet him out when he caught
held of hie anger and bit it nearly off. He broke three
squares of glass, broke the door, gni kicked the durum out.
The damage was ba --Sarah Ann Ou ppy, wife of proeecutor,
said just after 11 on Saturday night she was silting in •
chair indoors when defendant came in drunk the asked
him what he wanted, and told him to go where be
belonged. He struck her tee or three times and when
her husband was putting him out he bit his huger—The
Mayor said the case had been treated with contempt by
defendant, and that the Bench were unanimous in think-
ing it • serious thing. The wan had come it, prosecutor's
hours, stench his wife, and then violently sesanlted the
husband. In the first ease he would be lined Is., cost, Pt,
and damages frs. In the moult case they would commit
him for two month( hard labour. _ .

Apotgza ...IFAII7IIIIII.- 61101,11 Calesses,
dealer, Bouth-strest, was charged with being drunk whilst
In charge of a bona and art on the 1011 of Acgust
Defendant pleaded guilty.—P.O. Pawns proved seeing tbe
Ivree and cart across West•striwt, end when be spoke to
defendant he swore at hiln.—Fined costs St &I, in
default 14 daya—Ddendant applied fur time, which the
bench wisely refused.
ADJ0111U1111) Cash —John Spiller. shoemaker, Burack-
street, was susumoned by Mr. William Buller, of the
" King of Prussia" Inn, for being drunk and violent,, and
relusing to quit his premises when requested by him to do
so—Defendant applied for an adurnintat as rue of his
witnesses was and Gadd not attend.
YATAL BATHING AOCIDENT.
The inquest on the body of the unfortunate youth was
held at the Neptune, before N. M Loggia, Zig.. at 6.311
p.m., on Monday. Kr. H. God was chosen foreman of
, the Jury. After the body, which lay in an adjoining room,
had been viewed, the father of deceased, Joseph Jelford,
I was called.

etite;4l his pm the damaged, would bare been 17
years of age in October next. Ih saw him hat alive about
two O'6IOCII on Sunday Afternoon, when he left home in
company with his brother. Witness did not know but
they were both going to the Sunday School.
William Buster, a lad about 14, said he was bathing
near the deceased and his brother about half-rest three.
Re (elt:neer) went into a bole or "kerb" (low water mark)
He swam out and came in again. Doomood and his brother
told him they could not sWilo, so he advised them not to
go there. Hoard them call out, and saw them in the wa'er.
The younger one went to the bottom. He was near when
the coaetguard brought in dimmed. The sea was smooth.
Abraham Cox Meech, a clerk of Meows. Llggin and
Nantes, deposed being OW the beech, sod hoard pontoons
say one of them had got out into a pit. Pomeroy went
out and got the younger one, Charles, In, and when ho woo
brought la he was apparently died. SAW the coastguard
bring in the doesses& Saw them both go under water,
and rise three times.
A coastguard, Anthony Helaine, wee the next witness.
He stated someone' came to him and told him some
youngsters were drowning. Re thought It might be his
own. He west down to the Shore, mitered the water, and
, dived now*. He Wooed up demand from 1111 to % feed
of water. He W 64 dead when be brought him up. The
other had been brought is.
The Jury returned a verdict of "Accidentally Drowned,"
and osseidembely headed the fees over to the father.