The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-08-25 00:00:00

VMAUIORNE.

Gti COMPANY. —The annual meeting of the ',ha re-
holden was held on Saturday. Mr. G. H. Low took the
chair. A dividendof 4 per cent, was declared for the half-

A Wilms SPAII.ROW.—On Tuesday last a full.fledged
sparrow wax caught by the gardener in the grounds of
Dean's Court, the residence of General Maclean. The
bird was perfectly white, and had pink eyes. The
gardener's attention was attracted W it by • number of
other sparrows which were peeking at it.
TREAT TO mg JUVENILE (7Holl.—On Monday the
members of the afternoon choir at the Minster, under the
care of the Rev S Kerldlo, M.A., proceeded by roll and
steamer to Swanage, were the Rev. Lester Lester is now
staying to enjoy the annual treat.

Prrry lisaintma. Friday -Mature Mr. C. J. Parka (chairman),
1k v. (3. J. Glyn, Limit Colonel Pagct, and Mr. Mentor Munro.

George We:lllogibrd, of Wleuborne, and Jantee !Pad, 1-4
Cranborne, were aummoned for throwing stones on the lath
hurt, orr thc highway. near Webdonl gate. Yr. Weld Taylor
was the complainant. Ile suffered much annoyance and
damage, but did not wish to press the Cai It against defendants,
only as a waroloit against others. Fined 2a. M. mob; the
Bench remarking that if any others were brought before them
the penalties would be iloubled. Mr. Tanner mentioned that
he had had a large iron ball, al largess buffet, thrown through
his window.

Dit'XlC.
GeoMe, Sibley, Stitrminster Marshall, seas summoned for
beim-Am:lk on Sunday last. P.C. Brooks proved The =WC,
and defendant, who did not appear, usa tl sea Vs. and costs;
Deputy Chief Constable I laminond menUoning a previous con-
viction.
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/leafy Loni was 'summoned for keepinz MI Jaz without
license. Mr. loin' Key and P.C. Adams proved the awe, end
the Manch enforced the mitigated penalty of 25e., which was
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James Gond.*Uwe. 13 years of age. of Pentridge. 11.211
summoned by Mr. Bernard Herrington for itbsetiting himself
from workonthetsth July. Complatitantstated that in oclobec
bcg he agreed with the boy for it a week. and 3mol. at harvest.
The father one day. afterwards, mine to him and asked that
the lad might be allowed to leave his work for a time, which
refused. On the 2310 July the defendant asked to go,
hut witn, ss. again ref used pennbakion. The boy said his father
wished him to leave and asked for, week's wages due: which
Woo aso denied him. aitnoootethng him that if he left his work
be would summon him. Charles Goodfellow, the father.
acknowledged the agreement : but argued that the boy only
went to work on trial.—The Bench considered the urn-most
confirintsl ; and ordered defendant to pay hi. including enata.

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(tart., liubh,lo and Ann Rabbitx. mother and Don, were
summoned by Mr. 8 Marren', an Inspector of the soeiety for
Preventing Cruelty to Annuals for torturing a pony by dnvlng
it In an unfit state. Mr. hayward sail he we defendants In a
cart near the Coach and Horses, Wimborne : he asked if the
pony's back was sore: •nd the Woman admitted that it was
and that she had been fined for it at Illandford. tin examining
It he found a raw wound as big as tho palm of his hand, with
ilisehar/ing matter. A moo; of sheepskin had been placed
between the saddle and back, and this was saturated with the
diachante. The wound Iroe much inflamed, and appeared to be
eli eld•standing one. The met was taken to the police station;
the man appearing more drunk than sober. --Charles Rabbit,
denied he ass in the mrt, and also that he was drunk. He
Ives merely helping his poor mother. The pt.ny was nnt galled
when they left Kingston -Mr. Mammon I said defendants were
110013 s and cods at !Sandford on the Inth July. There was
no doubt it was the old wound on the hack of the pony: but in
other respects the animal was in gots! m64ll.l,4E—Rabbits
persisted OW he wile not driving, but the Bench ordered • fine
or 2."4. including costa, and the money was paid.
ArrLicATION PO ItiminwAL.
An application for the renewal of the license of the Cogdeans
I.,ruierly known as the Angel, at Code Mullen was
appliod for on behalf f Mr. Henry Pond. Mr. Moore for
applicant, Mr. F. If. Tanner oppoung. The Bench refused to I
grant the application, the Deputy Chid Constable stating that
since this louse had been chard, now four yeani the neigh•
bourh.sal had laconicquite a different place. hoth Mr tanner
and We I,ttuntnnowl stated they had not the slightest imputa-
tion goanst mr Pond. The Bench were of opinion that the
reeileidit; iw for the public rm.!. Mr 11..,re
niemorial spied toy the churchwardens and °them
and Mr. Tanner a counter one, gre.ne.l by Mr plump,. stud
others.- -Mr. Moore said be should appeat.-11r. Tanner said he
had no power to do 03.
ma, wing licensing day the usual business was gone through.
Some of the magistrates of the dividoe had Issued a notice to
the pUbLIQWI euggesting the idea of taking out slitelay liceness,

POOLE.

DEATH OF MAN AND MT,YE TIM SA/All NIGHT.—On Monday
afternoon William Pearce, 75 years of age. for many years
mate of the Lelia. under Captain S. Adey. and who has
since worked at Messrs. Belben's Steam Flour Mills, and
als,t his wife, both died somewhat suddenly. Mr. Pearce
was taken ill whilst at work and was speedily conveyed
home, when Dr. Crab,' and Mr. Turner. M.ILC.S., ren-
dered all the assistance in their power, bet the poor man
died in a few hours from apoplexy. Mn. Pearce for •
long time has been very ill, and latterly was obliged to
keep her bed. Iler husband when conveyed home was
conscious for a short time, when he requested those who
were attending on him not to inform his wife of hid
The poor weman, who was 77 year', of age, it
appears at the time was dying, and she expired about
, half-past seven o'clock. The husband, however, lingered
until shout half-past ten o'clock, when he al a died.
MARRIAGE:IW The ItEr. J. A. LawsoN.•—The marriage
of the Rev, J. A. Lawson, rector of Poole, to Mica MAST
Emma Wanhill, second daughter of the lob. Mr. Alderman
Wanhill, of this town, was solemnises! on Tuesday last, at
Holy Trinity 'herrn, Bournemouth. The wedding natty
left Poole about ten &Heck ; they were conveyed in three
carriages, cash being drawn by a pair of grey horses. The
ceremony commenced shortly before eleven. the Rev. P.
F. Eliot, vicar of Holy Trinity, officiating. The brides-
maids were Miss Emily and Miss Amy Wanhill, The Hey.
Morgan, incumbent of St. Paul's acted no " awe 11.41113 n."
and the bride Willa given away hy her brother, Mr. G. F.
Wanhill. The bride and bridesmaid+ were attire,' with
admirable taste. There was a consider:Ode number of
liella3llll it, MP, church, most of whom were from Poole and
the neighbourhood. The service was ronducted with the
utmost simplicity. Mr. W. Hooke, the organist, played as
I,7cludee, " Golden Trumpets" (Fowler), and "Let me
wander not unseen" (Handel), and, at the cbseof the cere-
mony, Mendelssohn's "Wedding Mardi." When the party
left the church several young girls dressed in white, the
Sunday afternoon singers at St. James's I 'hurch, and
member', of the Sunday School class taught by the bride,
strewed flowers in the path. The newly married pair, to
whom all throughout this town wish ninny year.. of happi-
ness, were conveyed to the residence of the Mtn% P. F.
Eliot, after which they left Bournemouth by train to
spend the honeymoon. The liens of St. Church
rang merry peals during the day, :Ind fiags were hoisbsl
an the tower of St. Paul's chord,, and at the Town Hall.
In the afternoon the relatiy,s, and friends of the lel& and
bridegroom, who were invited to take part in the wedding
festivities, bad a very pleasant picnic at Branksea
'viand, the steamer, Royal Albert, conveving them
thither and returning about lialfivist eight in the
evening.

Beaman Peen Sagevers, Thursday. -Before Mr. Alderman
Rogers adil Mr. A. Ralston.
Th•unue Burt was cumin ined on the information of Mr.
Stephen Hayward, an inspector of the Royal Society for the
prevention of cruelty to akk 11l als for driving a horse from
Kilmer in an unfit etate on the loth inst. The animal was the
property of Mr. Hallam, of Lyteh.dt. and the ddentlant had
told his master that the hOllO Wa..l INK fit to work. The
&Muni hal a very bad wound under the ;ad, gild while being
examined, It was almost impossible to hold it.—P.C. Ballett,
confirmed Mr. Ilayward's statement.
Daniel Ballam, the owner of tho horse, was similarly sum•
mooed for allowing the horse to be worked. Ile denied all
knowledge attire horse being sore, as he was away from home.
Mr. Hayward add the sore appeared to be of some weeks'
standing. Mr. Ballazi replied that no one could hate been
more careful in seeing after the horse, knowing it to be • sca.
elonally suffering. The Bench, not believing it was done Inten-
tionally, fined both the defendants Is. and coot.; gl
altogether. Mr. Rogers remarked that he had already
expreseed his surprise to Mr. Hayward that Mr. Ballani should
have been summoned, knowing him to be. good horse-keeper.
The Inspector asked for his expenses
Sworn Brickley was mummoual by Supt. Hunt fir using
abusive language on the quay on the 10th Inst. P.C. bee
proved the case Defendant wanted to know why the ethers
were riot summoned; and said the constable was "put on"
She MLA generally "brought here for other people." She
admitted being in drink. The Bench gave "her one chance
more," and fined her to. ltd. and costs. This was not the first
time—Allowed a week to pay.

kw; but only
lu eider, If Pendble. to 1•111811 tb• drunkenness eneourapd b Porno pulled by boys under 18 years old. Fro-
th,: Sunday open p°m° bliklesen wwa ePPlie sensecotenlll:itlie7Rseiv;..LlS,ltritharaprriaze.Preytid.. First prim 10s. :
for The Deputy Chief C instable mentioned Ctat he had esr
much satisfaction in stating that Use hem,. generaily durin
euueiczione altogether. The liench said they were pleased tu . . •
Till's la' •asy'a. uOsi event, an I the boys all pulled well.
the year had horn wall cond.:L:l, there hawing In.sun only s, The re-sit was'—Coi lactic I • 'Alice 2: Stella. 3.
hear Mr. itammond's statement. 1. or Swimmers. First prize, seam P •
third prize,
: This elicitssrmuch merriment, two men named Good-
• d rise 7s. Bd. ;
will and Siori=s carrying Mr the two first prises.
the pig out of a boat at the end of the greasy bowsprit
For a Greasy Pig, valued at .C 2. The man who takes
and brings him to land by himself to seep him.
TIIIA of course was the fun of the day. Porkey fell out
of the box into the water: hut after some amusing melt.
J••lie, Cartridge obtained the award, and went away in
triumph with poor piggy.
•A tub race MU won Imy John Brown. The other attrac-
tions comprised walking on the greasy bowsprit and duck
hunts; all sd which passed off in admirable style, to the
intense •lelight of the onlookers.
We have omitted to may that in the competition for
',OM{ of twenty-one feetincreased interest was ruanifestet
as the boats entered all belonged to Poole. end were 'lnd
ed
by Peale teen. The three yachts entered for the find prize
—the Flw:twing, Victoria, and Vanessa—which had not
arrived in the morning came in during the day their
delay having been occasioned by • calm.
In the evening the quay was crowded with spectators
to
witness the fireworks, arranged by Messrs. I 'orneby and
Sun of Itingselere, which were exhibited from the corner
bulwarks.
It is due to the couninittee to add that every accommo-
dation was made for the comfort and convenience of the
subscribers and the public ; and the readiness of Messrs.
rhilPots. Ilamiltin, and Dugdale to afford information to
the Press is els, deserving of recognition. It may be
ridded that a luncheon was provided in the committee tent
by Mr. Lockyer of high-street, who catered satisfactorily
fir t.h'' oemt4lee.. Altogether —notwithstanding the in-
auspicious opening of the toy's proceedinga—the holiday
passed off without any occurrence te mar the pleasure of
the sightseers.

PARKEITONE.
Sr. Pirrs.as SenooLs. --The annual treat given to the
children &Mewling these schools took place on Tuesday.
The scholars assembled at the schoolroom at two p.m, and
forming in procession marched to the church and swig •
short Litany. They then proceeded to a field close by,
kindly lent by Mr. 11 Conway as the weather was rather
unsettled. Arrived at the hell the MIMI sports were
indulged in, the vicar and teachers exerting themselves
most energetically in amusing the young folks. Tea time
arriving, all made way for the schools where that meal
iris iso t thoroughly appreciated. The children then
returned to the field and c.intinit44l their games till nearly
desk. Tlwy since more formed into line and closed the
day by attending a short special service at the church,
each child on leaving being presented by the vicar w i th a ben
on behalf of his soother, Mrs. W. Dumnore. About 310
children were present. It is pleasing to add that these
schools are rapidly increasing in numbers, and to hear
that they have just jawed a satisfactory examination by
Her Majesty's Inspector, the Governmentgrant being
lii eXCINIS of that of last year.