The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-11-22 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

THR SHAPWICK Fitts RELIEF Funt).—The total
amount rail,l in this town towards thil fund was
DO3 131. 51, of which LIS came from the If 3rtory in
the parish church. Lord Portman gave 1:20; Lord
Wolverton, 00; Lord Alington, £l5; the Hon. W.
B Portman, £lo._ _ _ .

COMITY Friday.—(Before Mr. Serjeaat
Tindal Atkinson, Judge.)—The only disputed case
was an action for breach of warranty of a mare the
parties being William J. Monk, Belch,.dwell, duler,
v. John Dibben, Armswell Perm. The claim was
1,7 10s. for breach of warranty, and El for keep and
expenau.—Mr. Atkinson appeared for the plaintiff,
and Mr. Brennand for the defendant—Plaintiff's
evidence was that on the 10th October last he attended
a sale at Mr. Dibben's farm at Atanswell, having seen
on the sale bill that a mare was to be offered for sale,
but the mare was not sold. He afterwards went into
Mr. labben'e house, and a conversation took place. ,
lie offered £2l for the mare. Defendant agreed to
take that mum, and a cheque was given for the amount.
the cheque was paid through the bank. There was
n memorandum of any warranty oa it. Afterwards
be asked defendant to give his son 2s. 41. for luck,
but defendant said he had sold the mare cheap, as she
was an honest, good mare.—Hi. Honour pointed out
that in all such came, if • warranty were given, it
ehouli be marked on the cheque.—Plaintiff said he
triad the mare and found she was a jibber, and she was
afterwards sold by Messrs. Senior and Creech for £l7.
—lsaac, Bryant, of Thornhill, farmer •, Henry Game,
of Thornec,mbe, Blaniford, farmer; John Rowland,
of Stunninater Newton, cattle dealer; and Richard
Hutchins, of Sherborno, were called as witne.see for
the plaintiff; but their evidence went only e far that
the mare was a fmt trotter, and that she wee honest
and round. Th. defence was a direct cantradiction of
the plaintiff's °eidetic.' Mr. Dibben positively deny-
ing that when the deal took place he said the more was
an honest, good mare, and without a fault. She was
offered at the sale as a mere broken to harness, and
believed by the auctioneer), to be good in harness. The
evidence being most contradictory, his Honour decided
to adjourn the cue for a jury to be empanelled.
Loom. Boaao.—A monthly meeting of the Blandford
Local Board was held in the Town Hall on Wednes-
day, Mr. J. G. E. Lawrence presiding. The other
members present were :—Meure. P. A. Barnes. J. I.
Barnes, S. Abb3tt, J. Ball. J. J. Ball, H. Child% T.
M. Park, R. Ems, and 11. Durden.—There was no
report from the Lighting Committee, but Mr. J. Ball
called the attention of the Board to the necessity of
keeping the lamp reflectors clean.—Mr. P. A. Barnes
thoneht the whole of the lamps ought to be subjected
to a fortnightly inspecti m.—The question of additional
hose for the tire engine wa. next c msidere I. The
Chairman !aid th t several tenders had been receive I,
and that the Highway Committee, who would report
progress at the next meeting of the Board, hal re-
qu-etel Mr. W. Pawl ti furnish tie m with specimens
of hose—Me. C. Will., the town surveyor an I mani•
tory iespector. rep uted thnt the drainage at the house
of Mr. Smart Met not yet been a•ten :aid to, but that
plans of the pr pose 1 alterations and addition, were
in course of preparation, and the work would be
',hood), carried out by the Lonilan and South-Western
Railway Company, to whom the property belonged.—
With regard to the drainage of Mr. Beer's premises, a
letter was read from the (seeffee§ n' Mr. W. Williams'
charity—to whom the property belongs—stating
that at their next meeting the qitestion woqld be
considered and their surveyor instructed to take
remedial measures. —The Surveyor rep geed that the
whole of the drainage work, in Oakeeld-street hat
been completed.—Mr. Park called the att-ntion of the
Board to the fact that the rates due to the Board were
something like £6O in anew-. He had been looking
through the rate-b )olc, and bend thet in one case a
ratepayer owed a. mach as iS or kJ. He suggested
I that a list of defaulters should bs made out by the
collector and laid before the Board at their next
meeting, aeon which they could decide what course of
action should be taken.—B ,th Mr. Eyers an I Mr.
Ball expressed the opinion thet the collector ought not

eiipected to clt on ratepayers mare than twice
for their rstes.—Ultimately it VMS decide I to adopt
the suniestim of Mr. Park.—The report of Mr. G.
W. Daniell, medical °nicer of health, dated 16th
November, showed that scarlatina was still prevalent
in the town.—Pians for proposed alterations and
itspr,vemente at the P.at•office were laid on the table,
ant, after inspection, were approved of. —This wee
the 0,4 business of public interest before the meeting.