The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-22 00:00:00

SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO A. RAILWAY
GUARD.

On Monday morning a railway guard, named
Willism Woadward, of Stoutbridge, met with a
serious accident at Hockley Station. He was one of
the guards in charge of the 9.43 train from Smtth-
wick Junction, which is timed to run to
Snowhill without stopping, and is due at 9'65 a.m.
The train, however, was stopped by signal a.; Hock-
ley Station, and some passengers having alighted,
Woodward left his van to close the doors of the
various compartments. Whilst doing so the train
suddenly started, and upon the guard endeavouring
to re-enter his van he was crushed between it and a
projecting wall of th 3 bridge over Inknield S rAt.
He was taken to the General Ho:pltal, where it was
found that he had sustained injuries of a serious
character to his ribs and back, He was detained in
the institution, as he was in a criticil condition.

PROSECUTION OF SALVATION ARMY

OFFICERS AT LIALESOWE:f.

At the Halesowen Police Court, on Tuesday, be.
ore Messrs. H. T. Hickman an:! E. B. Phillips,
Eliza Bennett, described as ths captain of the Sal-
vation Army, and five officers, named Samuel and
Joseph Partridge, Robert, William, and Southen
Byng, were summoned for causing an obstruction
in New Street, on Sunday, the 2nd inst. Mr. W.
S:lakespeare, of Oldbury, defended.—P.C. Hardwick
stated tfta,t about 300 persons assembled for the
parpose of hearing Captain Bennett preach. In
reply to the inagis+ratea the officer stated that
saveril persons were unable to pass up and down
the street owing to the obstruction. Mr. Shake-
si)eare said the curates of the parish church had
prean'led in the street and had not been ilterfered
with by the police.—ln r ply to Superintend Hard-
mita, P C. Hardwick said a disturbance was caused
through Captain Bennett stiting that a man named
Jones had died in their midst, and " ha I gone to
hell with a Fghted canlle in his haul." Mr.
Phillips siid the obstruction, if any took place in an
unde.i.cated street.—The Bench decided to dismiss
the else, and the decisioa was received with ap-
plau4e.

ROWLEY LOCAL BOARD.
Co,lnop presided at the monthly meeting of
this Board on 'lon‘lay.
Tte Fiaance Committee reported that the es-
timated exp-nses for general purposes atnount,d to
.82,971 16t 2J, and for highways £3,010 14s 41.
They recommended tt-at a general iiistrict rate of
.9J Anda highway rate of 81 be made.
On the moti.n of the Chairman, the report was
adopted.
Complaints were made of Southal:'s Road beihz
obstructed through colliery refuse bcing emptied on
t., the pAth.
It was decided th,t steps be taken to remove the
obt tru.ltion.

On the motion of the Chairman, setondcd by Mr.
Lowe, Mr. Julia Whitworth, of Da Hey, wit elected
rate conector.

Dr. Bes.stsy repor!'ed that during the past month
there had Wen deatlia. the death-rate being 18.1
per th .usaml. Six deaths wen: due to svinotic
diseases, vii., scarlet fever, 4; and measles, 2. He
regretted to repo t that dining the four weeks there
had lv.en ten cases of typhoid fever, three of &naafi-
pox, and several of whooping coagli and measles.
Dr. DeD.intie (assiatant medical officer) reported
that 20 death' occurred in the Cradley lea h and
011 Hill districts, the death-rate Mug 17.3 p r
thousand.