The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-11-29 00:00:00

WZYKOI7TH.

STRAYING HORAL —Charles Walbridge was sum-
moned for allowing • horse to stray on the highway
between Weymouth and Chickerel, on November 10th.
—llls 11911, a coloured boy, appeared for him.—P.C.
Baker found the horse straying on the road, and took
him to Wyke pound.—The boy said his father was ill.
As to the p my, he put it in the stable, and put a pick
ag slut the do ,r, and next morning the pony was out.
—Fined Is. and costs, total Bs.
STEALING ATPLIIN.—IIeary and Joseph Squibb, 16
and 13 years old, were summoned to the County Petty
Sessions on Friday last, for stealing applee, the pro-
perty of Mr. Thomag Pope, at Preston.—The boys
pleaded guilty.—lt seemed that Mr. Pops himself new
them in his orchard, when they ran away. They had
no bag with them, and Mr. Pope asked the Bench not
to be too herd upon them, although the little boy had
been in the orchard • hundred times.—Fined ss, each
and costa, or 14 days' impriaonment —They had to pay
• guinea between them.
KMISTARCI TO THE SCHOOL Boaao.—Lut Friday
,john Ironsides, of ChiCkerel, WIS summoned for not
sending his child to school.—The father declared the
chill was taken with a bleeding at the nose, and it was
not fit for her to go to the school, which was a mile
from her home. He had written hr the echo ilmistrese
about her, and she went regularly now.—Mr Raishley,
the school attendance officer, is ad these children were
coutinually staying away from school, under various
excuses and he had told the father to get a medical
certificate, and be would be satisfied.—Defendant paid
there were plenty of children about Charlestown who
never went to school, and though only 12 years old,
they went to work instead, fie was told that had
nothing to do with him, and that if his child wee
unwell, he ought to have got a medical certificate.—
Fined 51., including coets.—Defendant " that's more
than I've earned since I went to Dorchester gaol for
the game thine," and he refused to pay.—The Clerk:
Then you must go to Dorchester gaol again. Defen-
dant (in • defiant towe)' Thank you, sir.—Richard
Randall was summoned for a similar offence, but did
not appear.—Mr. Raishley said Martha Randall, eight
years old, and defendant's daughter, was absent from
school on the 7th, and had only artended five times
out of the 40 in which the acnool had been open.—
Since November 21st, when the last summons was
served, the child hal attended. —Fined 51., including
coats.
Toner se PORTLAND GOODY SHILD.—On Friday,
Henry Jolliffe, 15 Albert H. B. Blake, 12, W. J.
Brennan, 11, and James Jolliffe, 12, were brought up
on remand, at the county petty sessions, for stealing
beans and figs at the Portland railway station, the
property of the Great Western Railway Company, and
value O.—Sidney John Atkins, employed at the
station, said when he was on duty at the goods shed,
be found the boys mule, and they ran Away. He
followed and caught Henry Jolliffe, an 1 in his
po.dadow wars a quantity of beans. Let him gc . and
afterwards, on examining some boxes of figs, I mid
they had been broken open.—P.C. Stone apprehended
the prisoners, when some of them admitted having
eaten berms and given some away, on I beans were
found in their possession ; but they denied all know-
ledge of the figs.—Mrs. Jolliffe and Mrs. tanks
attended the court, and it appeared that Henry Jolliffe
had been at work, while the smaller Jolliffe took his
father'. meals, Binks had been to school up to •
certain time, but not so regularly of late.—Brenna.i's
father, who keeps • beechen/a, did not appear, and
Sopt Gale said he had linen told the 1) ye were
encouraged to go to Brennao's beerhouse.—The Bench
ordered they should receive .1x strokes each with the
birch rod. These were inflicted after the Court had
rieen, the outer doors of the Guildhall being closed,
but • large number of boys gathered outside, and were
married by the cries of one of the culprits.
FOOTBALL.—Weymouth v. Naval and Military.—
The above teams met at the College around on Wed-
nesday, and • splendid game was the result. Formby
having won the toss, kicked off for Weymouth against
the wind, and the ball being well returue I, the first
scrimmage was formed in nentral quarters, and both
teams settled down to work in real good earnest.
Nothing of any great importsnce occurred until almost
half-time, when the ball being carried dangerously
near the Weymouth goal-lice, Cox obtained a try, but
the place was unsuccessful. Shortly after this, Salmon.
, son made a very tine run for the army and navy, but
unluckily was pushed Into touch and goal. After half-
time, Weymouth, with the wind, began to force the
bail into their opponents' twenty-five, but for • short
time were relisved by a cbver run by Sisinsbury. S ,me
, very good and evenly matched scrimmages now took
place in the middle of the ground, hut neither side
obtained any acivintage of imp.,rtance. Weymouth now,
with a determined rush, aided by some good runs by
; Pot mhy, Wyllie, and Damen, forced the ball into their
. adversaries' goal.lioe, sad out of an ensuing scrimmage
; Cox obtained • try for them; but the Voce kick,
: though very good, just fell short and by come good fo low-
ing up on the part of the Weymouth forwards another
: try was obtained, from which Damen kicked a rel.
I The army and navy now played up in desperation, and
; did all they could to retrieve their recent misfortune,
and although they carried the ball in close proximity
. to the Weymouth goal by some good runs by Gunner
; and l'altoeson, when time was called they had aided
; nothing more 1.4 their score. Thus, after a spirited and
. evenly contested game, Weymouth were left victors by
a goal and • try to a try. 7:be play on both sides
throughout was so spirited and virroro,s that it woul 1
be invidious to particulerise. Weyrtionth : A. G.
Symonds, bark; E. Damen and A. Jones, three.
quaster-backs ; H. C. Formby (captain) and F. Wyllie,
half-backs; ,corwarda, R. Fudge N.
A. N Disney, W.
Dickenson, C. Dickenson, F. W. EL Cox, S. Lound,
H. Bartlett, A. C. Elliot, H. C. Hurls, and F. Brown.
Naval and Military: C. R.. Salisbury (39th
Regiment), back ; If. L. Jenkins (39th Regiment) and
Gunner (R.H.A.), half.backs• H. C. Salinonson
(captain), fifth Regiment) and 'H. Stewart, three.
quarter-backs ; forwards, T. H. Poe? (39th Regiment),
C. H. Cox (Seth Regiment), H. Waker (lath Regi-
ment), C. G. Britten (R.M.), Corporal Wall .(14th
Regiment), Corporal gliisoy illtb Regiment), Privite
Taylor (14th Regiment), Private be (14th Segiment),
and Macesluna.