The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-12 00:00:00

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OLDSWINFORD CHURCH, This church was re-
opened on Sunday lest after undergoing repairs and
cleaning. The work has been in hand since the end
of June, and the reeult has been to transform the
interior of the church in an agreeable manner. The
work of renovation had been long needed, and now
seems to have been thoroughly carried out at a total
expenditure of about £350. This includes an outlay
of about £lBO upon the organ. The chancel has a
richly decorated cjling in blue, with gold stars,
ribs, and bosses. The upper portion of the walls
is richly decorated in Ashlar deign in vermillion
on buff ground, the splay jambs and arch of the
window in maroon and gold, with two ecclesiastical
designs in gold, brown, and blue, Under the east
window is the text "He that believeth in Me hath
everlasting life," richly illuminated in blue and
gold. Tiae lower portion of the chancel walls is
treated with rich tapestry diaper, and over the
Communion table is a rich dorsal curtain, embel-
lished with applica work, having side hangings of
crimson velvet. The ceiling of the church is pale
brown, with decorated frieze, and the roof principals
are in dark oak. The walls are treated in a subdued
tone of neutral green paint, with a stencil border
above the line of pews. The whole of the woodwork
has been regrained and varnished, the gallery front
in brown having gold lined panels diapered. The
building has also been considerably repaired and
. the ventilation improved. At the reopening, the
sermon in the morning was preached by the Bishop
of Worcester, and in the evening by Dr. Cox, of
Enville. The work was done under the direction
of Mr. T. Robinson, architect, Stourbridge. Messrs.
Wythes and Son; Dudley, have carried out the
decorations ; Mr. J. Hill, Oldswinford, the'repairs ;
and Mr. Nicholson, Worcester, the organ work.
HOSPITAL SUNDAY COLLECTIONS.—A meeting of
the Hospital Sunday Committee was held at the
Church of England Association on Tuesday evening,
to arrange for the annual collections. The Rev.
Sherrard presided. It wts decided to recommend
that collections be made in the churches and chapels
of the neighbourhood on the usual day—the last
Sunday in October—the amount to be divisible,
unless individual congregations ot,,er wise desired,
between the Stourbridge Dispen-ary, the Guest
Hospital, Dadley, and he Birmingham ant Midland
Eye Hcepit 1.
SIIOCIIING GUNPOWDER ACCIDENT. A navvy
named Wiliam Newey, in the e nploy of Mr. G.
Law, at th Waaston Seweraee Works, met with a
dreadful aceid-int on Tuesday at erneon. He was
engaged at puiting in a ebaree of gunpowder in
some rock which was being blasted, and while
ramming it the powder exploded, injuring him . in a
shocking manner. His two eyes were destroyed,
tnd he was otherwise most severely hurt. He was
Mime Lately got out of the tr.eich, and taken to the
Wollaston Police Station, where Mr. A. Fre,r at-
ten7ed him, and advised his renewal to the Gust
Hospit,d, Dudley. He was conveyed there and
succumbed to his injuries on Thursday. Newey
belonged to an unfortunate family, for it is stated
that two of his brothers have been killed by explo-
siens while engaged in blastieg.
DItUNKENNES3 —At the Police Court yesterday,
before Colonel Fletcher, Messrs. 11, 0, Firmstene,
1. D. Teo:nas, and W. J. Turney, Joseph Crump-
ten was charged with being drunk in the public
street on the ii h inst.—P.C. Cartw right proved the
case.—Fined 2s 61 and costs Pailip.Adams was
finedu2s 6d for being drank in Coventry Street, on
the 2 d iu-st Bhel pr ived the case. Arthur
Jones was charged with being drunk on the 29th
ult.—P.O. Cartwright proved the case. Fined is
and costs.— ylvanus Cartwright was charged with
being drunk on the 87. h inst, at the Lye,—P.C. Stone
proved the case. Three precious convictions were
proved against defendant.—Fined 2s 6d and costs,—
David Partridge was charged with being drunk on
the 7th mat, at the Lye. P.C. La.ngstone proved
the ens .—Fined 23 61 and costs.

OBSTRUC rioN John Adams was charged with
obstructing the highway by leaving his horse and
cart there on the 3rd inst.—Sergeant Oakey proved
the case.—Withdrawn on payment of costs.—Sanal.
Grainger was fine 1 24 6:1 and costs for a similar
oftence.—Sergeant Oakey prJved the ease.
A Lima METTLED LICESE. - John Whittaker,
butcher, of thn Lye, was charged with furiously
riding a horse to the ann)yance and danger of pas-
sengers, on Cie Ist inst P.C. Davis saw the de-
fendant going up Cove ttry Street as fast as he
could.—Sergeaut Care al3o gave evidence.—De-
fendant sai t the mare was very high mettled and
started off on her own account.—Tne Bench stid if
defehiaat would pay the costs, 73 6d, they would
not inflct any fine. Defendant paid the costs.
CAUTION. - Chatleh Burton was charged with
riding in a cart without reins on the Bth inst.—
P.C. Agg proved the case.—Wit'idra,wa on payment
of 2s 61.

STRAYING. Joseph Hingley was charged with
allowing his horse to stray with a cart.—P.C. Ling.
stone said bc found the hoesa and cart at the Lye.
Ha afterwards saw defe:ldant and he said he left
left the horse and cart at Holly Cross while he
went into a house, and when he came out the horse
was gone.—Fined lOs and costs.
FOWL STEALING. —ll'am Prica was charged
with ste ding two fowls, the property ot William
Bache, on the 6.11 inst, at Churztall,—P.C. Hollo-
way said that on the 6th inst. he was on duty near
the Birches, Idagley, at about 5 o'clock in the morn-
ins Ile saw three men c nning from the direction
ofenurchill. Ile concealed himself aud seized the
prisoner. The other two men got away. He
s2arched prisoner and found the cock produced in
the right hand pocket, and in the left pocket he
found the h.n produied. lie chargel him on
suspicion wi,h stealing the two fowls. Prisoner
said he did not steal the fowl. It was the othcr
two men who ran away. Tuey put him in the road
to watch while they went to the shed and fetched
the fowl and put them in his pocket. They had one
each, He should not have gone with them only
thy asked him to go fishing.—George Blaney said
he lived at Stakenbridge, and was in the employ of
Ur. Buhe, He bad charge of the poultry, He
identified the c.lck as Mr. Birche's property, but he
could nJt swear to the hen as Mr. Bache :had to
many of, the same sort He had missed a cock on
the Sunday morning. P.C. Holloway said that
~vhen ha arrested prisoner he had a loaded stick in
his possession.—Prisoner asked the Bench to put it
on him as light as they could, as h 9 was 62 years of
age. He did not fetch the fowls out of the barn.
—The Bench sentenced pri-oner to two months'
imprisonment.
OB3TRUCTION.—Sames Coley WeS ordered to pay
2s 6d for obstructing the free passage of the high-
way on the 3rd inst. Sergeant Oakey proved the
ease.

A FILTHY BEAST.— Ile_nry Waso was charged
wi:h exposing his person with intent to insult two
dersons named Sarah Ann Howells and Catherine
dayley on the 6th inst. Sarah Ann Howells, 8
years of age, said that she lived with her granl-
(wither in Park Street. On Sunday afternoon she
was with Bayley playing on the bridge near St.
Johns' Chu:ch. A man gave her a h tlfpenny
iid asitcd her to give him a kiss and he then as—
.,aalted her. Prisoner denied the assault, but ad-
oitaed that his person i.ts exposed by accident.
Carla), rine Bayley, 5 years of ago, sail she was
.ha daughter of Edward 3ayley, and lived in Park
Street. She iNas playing witli Sarah Ann Howells,
•,ur the bridge near to St. John's Church. The
ri-0n.:.,r came up and sai I he would give her a ha-
p:my if she would !ive, him a kiss, He tried to
assault her but did nit do se. Martha Bayley,
mother of the child, said when her daughter re-
turned from St. John's Church late on Sun:lay
she made it complaint, about a man, and she told
the police P.s. Oakey said that from informs
riot' rtceivA he apprehe ided prisoaer at Hill's
I :ling house,. Birtmir,ghirn S!reet. Primer &lid
"I old give th:: chi:dren a halfpenny and a kiss ou.
of kinines, fir I amm fond of children." The pri-
soner was sentenced to 3 months' imprisonment.
APPLICATIoN —Mr. Perry made an application
for a temporary permit for Thomis Tirnmins, for
trie Wagon and Horses Inn, Woscester Street. The
case was adjourned till the adj‘arneit 'Licensing
day,

STisiALING A JACKET.—Joseph Webb (17), Janus
Timmins (17), and George Edward Harris (15),
were charged with stealing a ja,ckect. the property
of J. C. Purchase, valae 12s 6d, on the 28th ult.
Mr. Hinds appeared for Timmins. Frederick
Charles Hand, an apprentice to Mr. Purchase, said
that on the 28th tilt, he was outside the shop at
about 8 o'clock at night. His attention was drawn
to the three prison Ts who were standing together
about 6 yards from the shop, cazi wr..s hanging
out-ide the shop. Ile went intotha slicp and
when he came out again he missed the ecat. Ile
eaw Timmins and Harris ru.ur.ing tlas.ti.aet, and.
he ran after them and overtook the=. Ea as'Aed
them where the other youth was thit ha been with
them and both said "Nobody has L2Z3 with
The jacket produced was the °Le :ae rnizzed nd
was valued. at 12s 6d. In answer 0 the Bench
witness said the coat was hanging by tha dotr.
Colonel Fletcher said it was a very dtngerons
custom and they had very hew:mit:l waTnad
shopkeepers.—Jam es B. Tern tale ezal...stEr.fs L Itlgssra.
Webb, pawnbrokers, Worcezter, sz.id prz.-
dueed was pltdged with him in the r.a.m.e..:Z..Caarles
Harris, by prisoner Webb. He e.ci;.:it Wa2 his cep.
Witness asked him to try it on, ad it Et
.to
satisfaction.—P.S. Chafe said that cm the 7th but
he received the jacket from the lazt
Pitt i-:aid that the 6th ir:st 11.;,: arrested V.rett;', at
Amblecote. lie charged bim witu etealimg.the