The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-02-02 00:00:00

CHRUITCHITIIOII.

VESTRY MZETVZ- Du-ri-ng—the--17asTweek two vestry
meetings het e Leen 1...1.1 is tht. town, the subject. di..-
.rowed I wing the porch:we of Ji new fire engine and the
lighting of the street lamps. Mvssrs. Shand and
of London. offerwl to ipply AM engine for 1:130. and it
WWI 11,44.1 to purehme one on those tunas and al., to
procure oix lengths f hose, at £7 t 0... per length. With
-rmowd to 0,, 1.111.1 k lighting of tie, town a resolution was
pg..' at a leveling held on the 17th December that the
lighting ..f the lamp- at the existing tunes- -1 4 lamps for
£l•2 during half a year he discontinued. Many of the
parishioners are desinnis that the lighting of the lamps
should Is: c.ctinni.l. and others maintain that the lamps
Sr., of s. little service that it would be better not to light
them. It we., nuolv..l to confirm the action of the vestry
on the 17th I ivevraber, so that the town will be in dark-
ness unle ii,,. further action is taken.

tkoniTY 4-WILT -TlkTonu • protract/4 Ming of this court
on Wedia.lay, lief on, Mr T. P.1.4.4r0y.
Brent r. A twleeter v. Andrew.- The Ylailitla for whoin Mr
J. Druitt, Ilvos at lion!, near Christ,hureh,
and he rimmed 4.7 from the ikfentlant, • coachbuiller at
Southampton, who was repriminted by Mr White, of Win-
cheater. -The defendant wished to sell wane Mal at nincombe,
and aeniriling to plaintiff's account he told Alin he might
have all Oat lieuild it for above 170 —The defendant's case Was
that plaintif was to, have all he could get above £75. —Judd-
tnent IVY given for the defendant.

Witti;Zl !howl B.,king Com— piny v. Garrett. —This wuP
u. artl.4li. recover gZt Ina. 6rl , sold to be due by defendant
to the bank. —llr %batman, of Salisbury, appured for the
orinpany, and Br. Brunt. Jun., for the defence, hrs. Gamut,
who keel," a lodging.liornie al Bournemouth. --It was tranvia...l
Oil behalf of tile plaintiff that the defendant bad overdrawn her
5101.11111 at the batik to the tunount claimed. on the other
hand tie defendant stated that she not her Non to the bank
with CA/ n the Ind of January, 1674, and that she had not
been credit...al with that sum. The book ass brought back by
the hoy and the 34 was properly enteral, but some thus after-
wards on examining her book, alter subsequent transutions
With the bank, she found that the entry I been struck out.
The plaintiffs denied that any money was taken to the hulk
on the tel of January, and said if there had been, the book
would have been detained acoirding custotu at the Melling
of every your, in order that it might he Wane, The
manager (Br Blank) anrl several clerks were Ciiied to support
the plaintiff's case, on the other side, the deferslant and other
witnesses were examlned.—Eventually the Judge decided in
favour of the defendant with-costa

Poz v. iffifilwir• This was a jury Clue. —The action was
liniught on labalf ,4 a laby UMW,' Eon against the di-fondant
Who nolles at Velverton Lodge, It iurnemouth, to recover 160
&mama for laing bitten by his d wr W. Noble at
for the plaintiff mod hr Ihultt for the lefnoto.nt. It warn
alleged on t rAialf of the plaintiff that the defendant set a large
llv main him, and the animal bit him so severely that for
▪ ‘en Week. he MY under medics/ ON —fl. defendant stated
that he merely 1,1 bee, the dotr so as to frighten the plaintiff
and other hos who were in his 'monads without luau. plaintiff
wall he had defendant'. penulasion to go tlnre The Jury
&wanted gll damages. The Judge remark.' that the verdict
Wig a ..... itallUen I.ne, and lu granted a now trial u, the groaud
of cam-wive dainagns.

Cirri, gnoas, lionday.—Defors Messrs T. Entail;le, W. C.
Dean, IL Stephens, 11. Popham. anti O. T. Louth.
IlboneAortl, laundrom, of linl.knhurg• YlOll, Bourne-
',oak, no sninnnami Jr asmulting her daughter. Mary Ann
Ming, • .11 the lath instant --The defendant mid eomplainant
n loured " her, and, being her daughter, she thought she had •
right to Wilke tar. I ndendant was fined too and note.
hand li;o.g for I.n•liing Mrs Ithinehard's arindows, nag
ordered to i•ay Ina fine, Is ad damageu and coat.
tatat, wag rharit•al with perching on
tha iled lagl.t, an land belonging to ',um Tallaa —lie E. 11.
Kanip-Weldi proseeuted.—The delei•lant nais Meal 40s and
costa
_

W. T. F;rher, limunnonontb, was Anal 56 and coots
got I••sing • Piano cso..m the heu path. near thu Arowle.

BLANDFORD.
/AU. 111. PkRT OP • 110V61. - hi San. la! Wt, from wet
and wind, the v,ol wall of a houaa Mr. I'.
Mates. sittutt..4 in lbsilaut, fnIL Tin ittutatna had Wen
w.rona by a ',envious fall.

sTtructirsTsii annrroN.
Must' MostscrrS.—Sfirkness has prevailed of late to •
great exhmt, especially at Poole and Sturniinster Nerrtoet.
At tlw bitter til.tre LS, deathe neetarrini in 14 days. Coughs
and colds have been sery prevalent.
TRAM:Snrs'sSi art& tts
Tharsdar evening the
anniud tradestuen s supper we. held at the Swan Inn,
where a goodly company met, mandating about ki of the
tradesmen and friend*. Amon; con,t,
at the
Meatier board wile Mr. 11. Cresch (In the chair), Mr.
Chown (Elasulford), Mr. Barter (Orchard), Mr. Chapman,
Mr. Sheering, Mr. Green. Mr. F. Short, Mr. Phillips, our.
Mr. T. Phillips. tune.. Mr. C. Short. Mr. Itoulan.l. Mr.
'Wiliam% Mr. Curtis, Mr. Coombs. Mr. .3. Itsbljtt% Mr. J.
lb,wboool earl °Shenk The dinner was put on the talde in
first al. style. and great credit was due to Mr. and Mn.
Harris fertile manner in which it was eonductesk therebeing
Plenty of waiters awl others in attendance. After the
cloth wee distal and the usual toasts
comic and wntimental soots were sung. Among the
'hitters were Messrs. Crochet and Giblo, tu„ niemlura
of the Marionette Exhibition, who rfilivefit'd the evening
with several good rookie songs in character, nuking on
the whole • capital Christmas party. The dinner was
held in the ancient court room, which was tastefully
decorated with evergreens and mott, es appropriate to the
enrasion by Mr. R. Skinner. The company kept up the
harmony till the time arrived for " the National Anthem,"
which was sung in • capital manner by the company,
wishing eaeb other a happy Now Year.

ALLE(SED EXTENSIVE ENTIEZZLEMENT OF A
RAILWAY sTATION•MASTEE.
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At Vic Storminster iiewite; police-court. on Sat:inlay,
Isbire Mr. R. R. Harvey, Jaw* Seeettebure, a station
:cnt at the Shillingstone station iif the Somerset and
Dorset Railway Company, was brought up in custisly,
under a w..rrent, charging lihn with embezzling inters
emus of money belonging to the said company.
Mr. llopluti Ladies, of Glastonbury, au auditor of the
company, produced the prisoner's monthly retorto of
mosey received by him and of unpaid accounts. In the
Worn for the month at October last, the prisoner entered