The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-04-27 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

PETIT Sitsiltoss, Saturday. - Before Lord Portman
(chairman), Mr. J. J. Farquharson, and Mr. J. C. Mansel-
Picric%

bbeard Painter, labourer, of Shroton, was summoned
by Supt Underwood, for being drunk near the Blandford
Union on the Bth instant —Defendant did not appear.
P.C. Andrews said he found defendant very drunk; his
clothes were all hanging al. iut his heels. Being his second
offence, he was lined 14s. including costs, or 14 days' hard
labour.

Henry iroolridge, labourer, Okeford Fitapaine, was sum-
moned for riding without reins, at Milton Abbas, on the
Zith March.—P.C. Devenish said on the day in question
he was at Milton Abbas when he saw defendant corning
down Ifiltowhill with two horses and • waggon, loaded
with bay. Ile was standing on the shafts of the waggon
and driving furiously, without any reins, and beating the
horses. Ile was not drunk. A little girl had • very
narrow escape of being run oven—Defendant said the
breerlien strap broke, and the horses shied. He did not
Is.at them till be got to the bottom of the hill.—His
master gave him a good character.—Fined 10s, including
coot, _

frcerrrc nose, farmer. of Sturminster Newton, was sum-
moned for being drunk when in charge of a horse and cart
at Blandon!, on the night of April 11—Defendant did not
appear.--Re. Storkley saw defendant in Whitecliff Mill-
street, near the half %am Inn, in charge of a horse and
cart 'NOM with p.,tatoes, lie had been refused drink by
Mr. Hare, the landionl. Ile was very drunk, and kept
falling against his horse. As he was not in • fit state
to go on, he was locked up.—Fined 13s. od., including
cuits.

/Wm Mallon and II rot Arnold, of Blandford, were
munitioned for wilfully damaging and stealing a dead
fence from a hedge the property of Mr. John Hoyt, fanner,
on the let instant. —P.C. Andrews said on the day in
question he was on duty near Mr. Hoyt',, and saw the
defendants on the hedge breaking the hedging and stealing
the fence, lie watched, and cc defendants were leaving
he went up to them and took the wood away.—Mr. Hoyt
a great deal of damage had been done to the hedge,
and it would cost over LI to make goisl the damage. He
could not any defendants hiol done all the damage; and
the-value of the wool they stole was about H.—Defen-
dants said they picked up one of the wood on Mill
Down, awl by the Ade of the beige; they never got
upon the hedge at aIL They were tined tkl., 1.1. value, and
21. ro.t.. each.

—Reii.jam;o nirblts, of Stickland,Li summoned by
Was Arnold, " to show rause kr.: —This caae was before
the Bench at the lost petty sessions awl dismissed.—lt Wag
again dismissed.

BRIDPORT.

EtRI.Ir I,LCMINO.— In accordance with the custom which
has ',revelled for many seasons, the principal grocers of
the town have &treed to close their establishmenta at four
o'clock on Thursdays during the summer months, and this,
we feel cure, will be received as a great boon by those who
will thus be released from business engagements at this
early hour one afternoon during the week.
Itr.morm. or TR Mg. —The prosperity of the town of
Itridport must alwav+ be a source of gratification to the
inhabitants, and anything which militates against it will,
or the other but, occasion regret, therefore it i with
feeling's of sorrow that WI learn that the manufacture of
sailcloth at Asker Mills will, in ennsequenee of the recent
death of Mr. Alfred Stephens, Ile discontinued in
lone next. For many years the business was carried
on by Mr. .1. I'. Stephen.., under the name of Stephens
and Co. When Mr. A. Stephens succeed.' tattle manage-
went it was carried on as Stephens and Co., in conjunction
with the farm of that moue at Bristol. The bleaching will
he continued here, lint, WI before stated, the manufactur-
ing department will be entirely transferred to the bead
quarters at Bristol.