The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-03-30 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.

FRlDAT.—Brfore If. EliA and Captain

Prt'w.

CAMS! OF FOU:7/11ZNNEFM.
John Illindon, a yining nas. PleadA guilty to being
drunk and rti,orderly in Fortune's Well, Portland. ..el
March bet Defendant, a blackamith, wa. fined
Benjamin :trines admitted a similar °nonce, and
was ordered to pay 7ea.

IMISSAND AND wirt.
Martha Rolls waa charged with stealing household
furniture, the property of her husiand a Wylie
Regis.—Prorcutor stated that on March 19th the
defendant left him, taking away the children, also
table, • washatand, and 110 other articles of furniture.
He believed abs removed them to the how" of his
motherdn-law, who lived opposite, whilst be was
at Weymouth. Defendant had been taking articled
away day by day for fire weeks past. He saw Mr.
Howard, solicitor, who advised the defendant not to
do as she had been doing.—Befendant asked for a
separation from her husband alleging that he treated
her cruelly, and that she had had to inipport both him
and the children for two years past. She also
asserted that the furniture W.rs not her husband's
property at all.—The Bench dismissed the cane, con•
sidering it was one which most be settled by the
parties out of court.

PORTIRSHA.M.
Tswesamtrs.—A goodly company asseenliled in the
Temperance Hall on the evening of March lard, to
hear an address from Mr. Amos Pinion, district
superintendent if the Blue Hibisin Life Assurance
Company. Mr. S. Williams presided. Mr. S. Hobbs,
of Weymouth, at occupied a seat on the platform.
The local temperance society choir took part in the
proceedings. Mr. Brown gave an excellent address.
in the course of which he ably expounded the advan-
tage's to be derived from the assurance company he
remounted Hie remarks were endorsed by the
chairman, who is • staunch temperance worker. The
latter expressed • hope that many would become
subscribing members of the company.

BROAD WIY.
rouNcIGATHERINtL— A crowded and attentive
audience assembled in the Temperance Hall to hear
an address from Mr. A. Brown, diatrict superinten.
dent of the Blue Ribbon Life Assurance Company, in
respect to the advantages which this company offers.
His remarks were listened to for upwards of an hour
with much interest, owing to the clear and happy
manner which Mr. Brown possesses, and his efforts
were rewarded with hearty rounde of applause. Mr.
S. Hobbs (of Weymouth), and Mr. J. Otter (of
Broadwey), also delivered addresses. Mr. A. Duffell,
of Weymouth, presided. At intervals there were
I selections of music ty • local temperance choir,
Seymour conducting at the harmonium. In the course
of the evening questi.ms were put, and ably responded
to by Mr. Brown.

BOARD OF GOARDIANn.—A fortnightly meeting of
this Board was held on Friday. The Clerk reported
that he bad had 900 bills printed and posted through.
out the district advocating re-vaccination, and stating
that anyone amid be re.varginated free of cost on
applying to the medical (Aker at Wimborne. Small.
nwoand nows
d freshd g out
e. in the l'epooloeu Ut
in nion—Mr.
Poole
K.yUnion only the previous day.—A Guardian asked
whether there had been any care of small-pox at
Lytehett..—The Clerk said he believed there lud been
a caw of "black measles," but not small-pes.—The
sanitary inspector, Mr. A. D.ovdirig, reported the
outbreak of fresh CAIN of diphtheria at Ferndown,
and said that the necessary disinfectants had been
supplied.