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before dark. The day being fine a very fair company came up, considering the entertainment and attractions of the surrounding neighbourhood. It was a general opinion that the bidding ran rather high
LINCOLNSHIRE CHRONICLE March 26th 1880
Brigg Petty Sessions :- Uriah Lacey of Grasby, huckster, for being drunk at Grasby on the 4th was fined 5/- and costs 9/6.
Joseph Cooper of Grasby, labourer, for riding without reins to his horses on the road between Caistor and Grasby, was fined 10/- and costs 5/6/
LINCOLNSHIRE CHRONICLE February 11th 1881
Brigg Petty Sessions :- Withdrawn on paying costs 5/- --
John Fawcett, of Clixby, waggoner, was summoned for ill-treating a horse by kicking it, at Bigby, on the 13th January last. Police Constable Hill stated defendant was driving a waggon up Bigby Hill. The horse stopped through the road being bad. After they stopped for one occasion defendant kicked one horse very much on the legs and body. He saw defendant kick it more than twelve times. Defendant said the horse was nasty; he did not kick it more than thirteen times. Fined 1/- and costs 9/6.
LINCOLNSHIRE CHRONICLE February 25th 1881
Brigg Petty Sessions :- James Willey, of Clixby, farmer, for keeping a dog without a license. Fined 5/- and costs 9/6.
LINCOLNSHIRE CHRONICLE April 22nd 1881
Brigg County Court :- The Secrets of Horse Trading - At the Brigg County Court on Wednesday, before Dr Stephen, judge, Jabez Shepherd, pig jobber, of Habrough, brought an action against his brother, Christopher Shepherd, of Grasby, to recover £12 - 7 - 6. Mr Sowter of Brigg, was for the Plaintiff, and Mr Howlette of Kirton Lindsey for the defence. Plaintiffs case was that he had a mare which was very restive in the stable. He gave defendant instructions to sell it for £11, but for some time afterwards, finding he was making no effort to dispose of it, he ordered him to return the mare, but instead of doing so he brought another pony and, after giving the defendant notice to fetch the pony away, he (the plaintiff) sold it by auction, making £1 - 15 - 0 of it, and the amount claimed was for the balance of this and other previous transactions. For the defence it was stated that the mare, which was a rank kicker was taken to defendants to be drugged with opium pre (Continued on page 66)
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