The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-01-28 00:00:00

BLiNDFO!ID.

WORKHOUSE TREAS.—On Friday the poor people at
the Unt a had • special trestle the say of 101 t, through
the kindness of Rev. R. Farquharron and other
guardians and friends. An entertsinment followed, in
the large hall, which hsrl been uloely desoratod, and
there was a famous Christmas tree which cave a
I variety of good things that highly plew:ed the children.
Sir. Edwards and part of Blandfind church choir, meg
and played moat entertalol. air. Two of the girls
modest prises of work-hoses for good conduct at school.
I Thanks were voted to the Be,. R. Farquharson, the
performers and master and matron, and a happy even-
ing terminated.
CouNrr Omar, Monday.—Before Judge Gilroy.
Robert Ford. 15... Lego, one Robert Downing,
Bludford. v. William •141:124. bufkier, B eniford St.
Mary. Mr. Atkiasoo for plvintiff. This was a claim
for building extent I. four cottages built fur Sir W.
Marriott Adjourned for prodnetton .6th. plane.
Samuel Reuel* bulked maker, Spelliehery, v. John
Keynes, farmer. Claim 15.. 54. Mr. Adkisson for
defendant, Meted It is defended estifeely on principle.
The puttee had brednese treametheas for mural years,
Mr. %spew purchasing sieves and bultete of the
piebald% and the defendant sailor him rushee,
Plaintiff's statement wu that ha,*an oureteek of
rushes on hand be told the defendant he could not take
any more. This was totally dented by Mr. &yam,
whose *vicious was that Bangle formerly paid him El
per year for the rush..; but that be agreed to 14 him ,
have them for 10c. per year as be geld he amid not
afford to pay more. Noodle did not eel the rushes for
we year, and he (Kr. Keynes) then sold Kean to
another party. Plainuff produeed his socoust book, to
which every toaneantlon was entered, with the balsams
doe from time to time, and his Burma gave judgment
to hi, favour forthwith,

J. J. Bennett, auctioneer, v. C. Pike, brtilder, both
of itiandlord. Claim 8.. for damage to a "moron
and In.. on aale.—Mr. Atkinson! or plaintiff. Plaintiff
heti a ..aggort in the Ore, honed-yard for widish h. had
1.7, anti tilt. Attendant, who had one repaired by
tit. T. Jay, mooned biro to obtain the Int of on,
lie appliod to Mr. 4euthty, wheelwright, who informed
him tithe en standing in the Greyhouudiani, and,
et applying to Bonnet. yrrmunion was given for Pike
to. hive th. use of it to fatch borne vetches. A day Or
two &U. r Thito loin wont hie 02111 for the waggon, and
esti it for c• ovt•ying • load of bricks. On the way the
w. ••,, brake down, and one of the wheels wurepaired,
th wo 0 work by a wheelwright in Pike's employ. and
the trt, by Mr. Jay. II was ton relented to the
plaint:if, who afterward. sold It by auction. He now
Maimed £28.. I.r damage and le-. n:t @she, raile•ing
that ti a article nu worth £lO. Luring the anamina-
tion, In wh:eh at time. butt parties were eraking
together, his Honour vary severely immured Film fer
El, langttgo to the pia:mad. 't'as tuttLace of Mr.
Hillier, Aelendattre foreman. we.., thabby his empluers
instruction he had the waggou nicadod, sod that it
was iu a bettor coalition whtm rtturned than preei•as
to the break down. 1111. Iloawar ocosidered the pleb',
tiff hid failed to prove any damage or lota To this
Sir. Atkinson replied by making it a man wu to ibr
: allowed to 0,202. and take things ...I and to a them
without the owner s.neUoulug or It no leg It, and 14.7
ba dote to tho article whilst in to custody, and oh.
ta'ty from who:, he took it to have to compensation I
tn. lionotr said he oluddertti there had been some
mint derstandlog as to the time defendant was to hive
the as • of the wagon. and he had dou• all hr. could to
IN pair the damage. Plainbff then oleotod to be non.
suited.

J. J. Bennett r. W. James, iliandfoel St. Harr.
In this ass, plaint ff .oub to reeyver 74. 61. balance
on the ode of too lots of deals, nee nit'. trards 3
and the ether 3 by 11, the Mist Wan tab.n hy plaintiff
over to defendant's tremi•es by mietek...—Defendant
sato he say reedy mei williLg to deliver up the duals
brought to him on reeeiviog the lot by hisl purchaeed.
Hoooor remarked, that as the error was made
by plaintiff's own servant, he meet bear tie lose, and
admen cleiendant either to sive up the dirim sr pay far
tham.—Ventlei for dithodnal.

Thes Buse Marks Rub, carpenter, ko., Blandford.
—ln this eau plaintiff claimed £3 101. for deals and
boards sold. —D, fondant's answer was that at Bonneted
suggestion he cent • number of articles. emulating
mostly of furniture he had male, to sales hell by
Bennett; that some of the artioles were sold and the
rest returned; but that Bennett had never given him
any account of them whatever. lie also stated that he
put • reserve price on the goods.—Pleintiff said the
total amoont re.lls,l by the mate of the defendants
Pod. was £1 I3e. 61 , from willed be had deducted 2..
oommission. —II'. Honour : You are bound to supply'
Iltim with foil particulars of whet his goods sold for,
and if he put • reserve pries on them you must bear
the loss If you sold them under that priee.—Cue
adjourned for particulars to be glean and for evideaei
as to renews price being stated.
ALLIGIID TtIitEATIMING IaiNGIIIAGL —As moon u
Monday's Conuty Clout was over, Mr. J. J. Bennett,
auctioneer the plaintiff in the case of Bennett v
Pike, applied fur a warrant against Pike on the °barge
of using threatening language towards him when
returning from the court. Ile stated that Pike said
'You I will do for you when I get you on the
.Iy,'' or words to that effect, and In oonaequenda of
that threat he was iu bodily fear. The Mayor granted
the warrant end Pike was brought up in custody, bat
remanded on his own reeognisances to appear the neat
day to answer the charge. The use was he•rd at
the Townhall on Tuesday before the Mayor and Mr. F.
T. Julies, when Bennett repeated the statement he
had made. Mr. C. W. Fineham conducted the case for
the defendant, end called a. wituesees Messrs. Hillier,
defendant's f,remen, Wilhite James, of Blindford St.
Mary, C. Rooks, carpenter, Thomas Jay, farrier,
William Much, carpenter, and Charles Beet, sander,
of Blandford. who positively swore that no bad
language or threat, were uged by Pike, hut he only
said lit • jocular way that Bennett had lost throe cues
at the Court, and he advised him to bring better cues
In future, to which &tenett replied that most likely he
should have a torn at him scoo day. No threatening
language was used, and the word, imputed to the
defendant were never made use (J. Complainant then
called George Legg, bricklayer, rho stated that he
beard angry words pus between Bennett and like,
but he could not dhitinetly hear Pike make use of the
language Imputed to him. The magistrates, &flu °ire-
fully weighing the evidence, said that It did not outgo
the ohar.e that defendant was In bodily (ear from
Pike, and dismissal Hut oast.