The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-06-15 00:00:00

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Logat, lloaitia.—A meeting was held on Thursday,
the Brd inst., when there were present—Mx. C.
Yearsley (chairman), Messrs. T. Marshallsay, W. P.
Collihole, J. Bennett, T. Randall, J. B. Best, J. W.
Tribbett, W. It. Marshman, and F. B.gge.—The
minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.
A rate of Ls. in the £ was made.—The tender of Mr.
Townsend, for printing the bye-laws, was accepted.—
Mr. Hobbs' tender for laying a covered drain from
Davis-row to a spot near Mr. Wilshire's store was
accepted.—Mr. G. C. Father made an application to
the Board to be appointed joint clerk with his father.
—The Board granted the application. Mr. %V.
Daniel was appointed medical officer, subject to the
sanction of the Local G .vernment Board.—Messrs.
Marshallsay and Beat, the committee appointed, pro-
duced • tender of LI 18a. from F. Hibbs for erecting
the hoarding at the North Bridge, which was accepted.
--A tender was sent by the Board to the county
surveyor for keeping the North and South Bridges in
repair for five years. It includes the approach of
100 yards each side of them.
Cowan PETTY Ssesiors, Thursday, June 3rd. —Before
Captain J. W. B. Hawkesworth.
Smetana Tana RABBITS. —Robert Keats. of Hinton.
Swartage, was brought up in custody by P.C. Cantle
charged with stealing two time rabbits, the property of
William Burt, stone-worker, of Swanage.—lt is supposed
prisoner ate the rabbit' the emus night as the offence Was
committed, as the skins were found by the constable in a
closet adjoining the bowie where the prisoner lived.
Prisoner has only been out of prison eight days—He was
then charged by Supt. Lavender with attempting to break
out of his cell and with damaging the lock, window, Mc.,
of the said rein—For the first offence be was committed
for trial at the Quarter Sessions (22tb June), and for the
second he was fined A, or in default of payment one
month's imprisonment
PETTY Swim, Tuesday. Before Lieut.-Colonel
Mansell, Captain Hawkersworth. and G. Burt, and N.
Bond, Rage.
George Collins was summoned by the Board of Guardians
for refusing to support his father, Henry Collins—The
defendant did not appear—James Henry Wiltahire,
relieving officer for the Corte Castle district, said the
defendant was ordered to pay in March fli. 6i a week
towards the maintenance of his father. There were now
four weeks doe and 84. the costs of the tut action. The
defendant had promised to seed the money.—Au order
for distress was granted.
George Turner, of Swanage, was summoned for being
drunk there on the 18th ult.—P.C. Goodridge having It ited
the facts of the case, th.• Bench fined the defendant, who
did not appear, in 2s. and Bs. costa, with the alternative of
14 days' imprisonment
Jaws hector was summoned for allowing a borer* to
stray on the Ind Inst.—The defendant pleaded not guilty.
—P.C. Bugby stated that on Wednesday morning het,
between five and six o'clock, he saw the defendant's horse
straying on the highway between Blogworth and West
Norden. After watching the horse for some little time he
observed the defendant coming down the lane close by
where he had two horses, and when he was driving the
stray hone hack to the others he told the defendant that
he should report him as he had • horse on the highway
nearly every day in the week—The defendant said he
could not summon him as he always sent his children to
look after his horses. The defendant, in his statement to
the Bench, said the horse had strayed down the lane while
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order sestina James Way, who occupied a cottage belong-
ing to applicant at Bars Regis. As the person Was not
present in C suet to prove the eervice of the notice on the
defendant, the case was adjourned.