The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-08-26 00:00:00

LONOBREDY.

allcariT.—Lowbraly wound lleren v. Litton.—A.
meta was played at Lonshredy ou Friday, between the
Loughtedy sewed eleven sad Litton °lithe, and resulted
In ita easy vietory forth. Longbredy team in on. Wangs
yrith 46 runs to 'pare.

STURYINSTEK NEWTON.
BODDKN DEATH. —therbonsday ••••ing • Perm %heat
70 years of age named William Spencer, who had
during the day b;en cutting wheat for Hr. John Claett,
was returning home about eight o'clock. On hie way he
rested near the Hallway Hotel, but did not oomplain of
Ulnae. When pasting over the rsilway bridge, • abort
distance further on, be was men to fall suddenly
forward, and, on being taken up, was found apparently
quite dead. He was taken to the inn and medical
essistanoe sant for but this was of no avail. An ioq vat
was held the following day before H. Canty= Lewitt,
'arouse for the district, end • jury, who returnei a
verdict of "Death from natural causes by the visite-
Hoe al God."

WARKOAM.

OPIMA.—Tbe Lospiej---Ope--raThompaoy under the
conductorship of Mr. Manley, hare been giving repre-
sentations at the Corn Exchange during the past week,
and have been well &threaded. The SOUTXIO7 o'oolo4'.
opera, "The Barber of &mills wee under •
potronage of the mayor, Kr. J. A. Poston.
Picstin.—On Monday the choir of St. Miary's Church,
through the kindness of the Roy. A. Hartley, had a
picnic at Arish-mill. They started from the schoolroom
at twelve o'clocir, but on arriving there the weather
compelled them to take refuge in a barn, whets they
Indulged in various 1102000010001 till attic tee, when the
weather having cleared up, they proceeded to the
. beach and .oliffe till about eight o'olook, when they
returned home. Before separating hearty cheers
were ffir•p tor the Rev. Mr. and Mu. Hartley.
CouWvr COnith, Wednesday. —Before Mr. T. E. P.
. Leroy. •
Joao Keel, Woodbury-hill, Be,. RAT* summoned
Aathoay Bev, of the guns plue, gamekeeper to the
Baell Hombre), for Al, as damages for assaulting him
on the 7th of May and injury to his dollies. Mr.
Weitzel. pf Dominator, for the plaintiff, and Mr.
atkinepon for the defendant Mr. Wastoo In °peeing
the mak doted that his Client WILL on the day in rues-
Son, goiag from hie own house to Poillsholos Farm, in
the'elecupation of Mr. Juty, to transact some basics's
with him. The direct road was through a porffni of
his father-in-law's field and thenee by a beaten track
arum the heath. Wallet there the defendant came up
sad asked him what be had about him. He refused to
tell him, and then the defendant rode at him several
timee,•and plaintiff seeded him and got away, followed
by the keeper. On uriving on Mr. Joity's land the
keeper got up to him again, jumped off Lis pony, and
tried to mitre him, and tore has meckintoeb, and it was
for thie that damages were claimed. Mr. Weston con.
. tended that as him client was not to pursuit of game,
but merely walking Aaron from hie own home to Mr.
Jeaty's farm, the keeper bad no right whatever to
Interfere with him. Mr. Atkinson: The defendant is
, a keeper and the plaintiff a convicted poacher, and
therefore he had a perfect right, enspeoung that he had
articles about him he ought not to herr, to stop and
marsh him and to follow bin. Plaintiff wee then
osaminead. Ile sold: I reside at Weedbut7 hill. On
' the 7th of May last I left my home for PhUleholes Farm
about 20 athletes put two. I had heathens with Mr.
• Jody. I west soros, thy father-in-law's ground and
by a
_bathe& tusk across the heath to Philleholee.
Waft 00 the haath the defendant came seems to me
one pouf. ancf asked me what I had theta me. I
' said'' Defendant tithe said •'I will see,"
and jthiped ok his pony and tried to catch boll of me,
but I got away, ash. was too hoary In the head for hia
feet, being the worse for liquor. He afterwards got on
his pony sad rode at me gum or sight Wean He had a
Me Wok and tried to strike Mo, bet I evaded the blows
and got away. 11. followed me off that lead to Mr.
. afeety's farts, belooging to Mr. Dna, and mune up to
sae then, got off hie Pony again, and earthavoured to
,4e me. ile broke my mackintosh. and I got away
sad went ea to the farm. On turning round I eaw
littigg take off hie coat and Near. at Mr. Judy. The
heath where Bugg first came to He holooge to Mrs.
I got to Philleholes Farm about tea
Ig:Gerio throe, and woo not more than half-an.honr
rebig.• fliers been twice marketed of poaching, but I
was tiot treepsesiag on that day. Crow esatefeed I
had no phaseout 's eggs about me: The heath is part
Of the manor over 'Weis the defiedaat is keeper. I
west cereal .Beeeesebe's flokloa my way. I beat
ail been to Met Ithosainks to ask him to gay that he
pre ne Pesmiedes ep maws his blot 41 Mr.
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