The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-12-20 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

MILK ADULTERATION.—HEAY PENALTY.-At the
Police Court on Thursday, before N. C. A. Neville,
Esq., (Deputy Stipendiary) Thomas Smith, milk
dealer, Wollaston, was summoned for selling adul-
terated milk. On the 10th December, Samuel Toy,
.ssistant to Mr. J. U. Horder, inspector under the
dulteratiun Act, purchased a pint of milk from
defendant, which, upon analysis, was found to havi
been skimmed of the cream, and also to contain 24
:,,er cent. of added water. The Deputy Stipendiary
ftoimatel that in all s%milar cases he should impose
heavy penalty, and fined the defendant £6 63 6d,
including costs.

A LAME DEFENCE.—TifflOtily Raybould, grocer,
lligh Street, Quarry Bank, was summoned for re-
fusing to sell a sample of coffee to Sa nuel Toy, for
the purpose of analysis. Toy visited the shop on the
9th December, and saw a canister on the counter
labelled "coffee." lie asked for two ounces of
coffee, but defendant s wife, who knew hitn, refused
:0 sell him any. The defence was that the canister
oaly contained a small quantity of coffee, which
was reserved for defendant's own con-umption, and
hat ne did not sell coffee. The Magistrate (Iv.
siribed the defence as absurd. and fined defendant
and costs, 17s 6d.
SELF-CONVICTED.— Josiah Dawes, grocer, High
Street, Quarry Bank, was charged eu two sum-
monses with refusing to sell pepper for the purpose
a analysis. On the 9th December a son of Mr
Toy was sent to the shop for some Pepper, and de-
fondant stated that he had none. 'Foy then entered
the shop, and saw a quantity of white pepper in One
drawer, and black pepper in another. He asked
defendant again to supply him, but be refused, stat-
ing that "he did not think it was genuine." The
Deputy S ipendiary said he was determined to stop
the practice, and fined defendant £2, and costs £1
7s.

A PECULIAR WEIGHING MACHINE.—Henry Green
fishmonger, was summoned for having a scale out
of balance against the purchaser. Defendant keeps
a fish stall in the Brierley Hill Maiket, and an ex-
amination of the 201 b balance scale he used showed
that it was 3az. against the purchaser at 11b, 4oz
at 21bs, tioz at 81bs, Boz at bibs, 14oz at 121bs, and
16oz at 171bs. Defendant who pleaded that the
sc4le fell out of his cart and broke, was fined 2ós
including costs.
FACTORY ACT PROSECUTION.— Messrs. John Hall
and C ,napany, Morley Baick Works, Brettell Lane,
was summoned at the instance of Mr. C. C. W.
Hoare, inspector of factories, for having employed
a young person namt d Thomas Barnsley on Sunday
Sub-Inspector J. 11. Platt visited the works at a
quarter to twelve o'clock on Sunday morning, but
up ,n making application for admission the door of
the shed where the boy was working was barricaded
and the boy ran away. Subsequently the offence
was admitted, and the boy stated that he bad been
paid for the work he did by a man named Hcrni—
man, who was unwell, Mr. C, Wassell, manager
for the firm, explained that the offence had been
committed contrary to the wish of the firm, wLo
had repeatedly warned their workmen not to em-
ploy their lads at improper times. The Deputy
Stipendiary said it devolved upon the factory owners
to keep their workmen under proper control, and
laves .d a penalty of 245, including costs.

THROAT IRRITATION AND COUGH —Soreness and dry-
ness, tickling and irritation, inducing cough and affecting
the voice. For these symptoms use Eppa's Glycerine
Jujubes. In contact with the glands at the moment
they are excited by the act of sucking, tbe Glycerine in
thi.se agreeable coidections becomes actively healing.
Sold only in boxes, 71d., ties is. lid., labelled "JAMES
14.1,PS it CO., Homoeopathic Chemists Londoi. Dr,
George Moore, in his work on "dose and Throat
Diseases," says: "The Glycerine Jujubes prepared by
James Epps and Co., are if undoubted so i vice as a
cuntive or palliative agent." While Dr. Gordon
llolmes, Senior Physician to the Municipal Throat and
Ear Infirmary, writes: "After an extended trial, I have
found your Glycerine Jujubes of considerable benefit
(Prith or without medical treatment) in almost all forms
of throat disease."—ln htourbridge Epps's Medicines
aie sold I.y Morris. 136, High Street.

,PITIEC MEDICINES -It is essential
to :-.uccess with these reniedies that they should be pre-
pared with scrupulous cafe, and referably by one who
makes it his wsie bushiest ; hence IL is very desirable
that th,se using them should insist on each bottle ob-
tsi. 0.1 f,,•in a ye.' r bearing the label of a firm oj
repute Tit :au aid 6, :he agents of JA.Nitii lIPPS
and Go , tirs., established liomceopati,ic Chu -•,"8
in L.va a label over the cork with their
autograph lode mask.