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

WEYXOIITH.

THE Usiex tea was given to the children
and obi women ni WelneNday evening. January :I"7th,
throo,;11 the exertions of Miss Pigou. ne idiots bad their
tea us Thursday evening.
I.G.G.T.—At the usual lodge nicht of the "Canton "
lodge, on Wednesday last, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing quarter W.C.T., Bro. R. Bolt
(third quarter): W.V.T., Sk. Hawkins : WS. Bro. Willis;
lire. TerPee W.T. Bro. Miller ; W.C. Bro.
Cleal (third quarter); W.M. Bro. Poplar' W.B.M.
Sin. C. Wood ; Bro. Gillingham ; W.G.G. Bro.
If. Stone; Wit li.S. Sk S. Beckett ; W.L11.5., Sia
Holloway; P.W.C.T., Si. .t, Scource.
F. N. WHITE'S AvFaia.4.—At the meeting of creditors
of F. N. White, grocer, go., Weymouth, at the Guildhall
Golfixt House, called by Mr. It N. Howard, solicitor for
Mr. White, creditors representing about £3.00e Were
present An examination was made of the affairs, and
creditors representing about £2.200 proposed that there
should be a liquidation. The •dhor creditors opposed this,
and were for bankruptcy. in consequence of there not
being a legal majority, the proceeding; fell through, and
neceseitated proceeding., in bankruptcy, which have been
Instituted in consequence.

Covert' Prier Sintsgoss, Frlday.—Bef ore Mr lie. Goodies,
Lleut-Col Swafffeld, and Mr It. ff Eliot.
Mary Short, for being drunk and riotous. wan summoned.
She ideated imilty..-1 he police said she was the greatest
trouble they had in Portiand.--Flnol Is, including coma, and
allowed • week to pay, or seven days in default.
Martha Jollip was summoned for causing • maisance by
throwing • quanUty of Soh on the highway.— Defendant said
It was only the head. of • penno'th of spnda, which she
threw out for the sets. —John Stone, inspector of nuisances,
proved the case. He reported it to the Local Board, and as
there had been constant simplaints of nuisances from Queen's
Row, they ordered defendant to be intaunonol.— Fined Is,
cuts remitted.
John Elliott was summoned by Mary Davis and Elisabeth
Frampton, for an assault on Chi istmas Eva —Mr Hanne for
oornlg•lnwiits, Mr Deward for Elliott In this trumpery cue
there were, said Mr Howard, about three summonses —John •
Elliott was on beard the Shlmbles light ship, and was unable ,
tt be here, as he could not 0000 on shore—Mr Hann° said this
was the most dastardly cowardly assault that was ever heard of'
In the annals of this roust. A party of singers went round •
Wyke, and Mu Davn ipit into conrersation with Ifni Stone,
who then went away. and Elliott came out and knocked her
her down and kicted her several times. He was happy that
there were not wavy caul of this kind In this part of the
country. although they heard of such In the' North of England.
He applied for the witches to be out of Court —Mr Howard
said he must have somebody here to tell hint something about
the case —The magistrates said If this was • very serious case,
it had better be adjourned. —hfr Howard said it was such a
petty case that he would take the responsibility of going on.—
Mary Davis, single woman, said on the 24th December, there
were a party of singers about the streets, and she went out to
hear them, and got into conversation with Mrs Stone, John
Elliott's sister, about a boat and seine. Mrs Stone threatened
to smack her face, and John Elliott came out and asked for
her. bite said "linen I am," and he knocked her with hhi
closed at In the face, and knocked her down in the road. She
get up and threw stones at him; and Mrs Frampton came out.
He knocked complainant down again, and kicked hem, dozen
time, so that the Let time she was insensible, and was taken
away in a mass of /vhsal tier nose and the tinier of her eye
went kicked, whilst she was oo the ground. Cnies-esainined
Did not lie in bed at all from the effects; she had some spirit
left. This was about 12 o'clock at night. Was not a married
woman but had a sun, a nice little fellow. A man named
Marshallsay lives in the house as • lodger of Pier father's, and
hail been this 18 months; but she did not cohabit with hint
Had had two glasses of beer that conning, sad had one glue at
N'eytuouth Did not call Eliza Stone had names; but bd..' her
. her name was Tr.:tabu. Elliott did not advise the woman to
go home; she esilvd him a blackguard, when be knocks:el bee
aown.—F.C. Koper had been called in about row, with her
before, but the woman was as much in fault as plaintiff wait
I Elliott's door wan 11.. t buret open There might be 30 or 40
women there. --Reexamined : All the lIICH and women hissed
and hooted at Elliott, and the men tried to pull him indoor,
—Mary Frampton, widow, of Wyke, also gave evidence. She
atid that when she serene to defendant about knockhil Davis
about, be turned and knocked her down. Ten minutes after-
wants Davis WU brglUght int i the house in gore id blood."—
Jane Anthony. and Elizsbeth Frampton corroborated There
were other 111111.4111011.. 411,1 Cro. SUMIOOIIIIOII, eight
In all. -Mrs Trevallian for the defence, mid there was • general
row, Dui.. and Edubeth Fransplon threw stones and kicked at
dektniaide door, the former Ere Elliott names, anl
one if the stones hit defendant in the forehead if.itue if the
aloes fouad in the postage were produced. The door was so
much damagol that it could not he cloaosi for the tight, and
had to be repaired. Caroline Cahn* corroborated the hat
witness; neither of them saw Davis struck, and when the rose
was over, she was able to wall away.—The Bench dismissed
all the 1111111U1011111.1.