The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-15 00:00:00

IDAY, APRIL 15, 1,b71,

greet credit on Messrs. W. Leach and J.,1.1. Woodhouse,
who prepared them for the °cession. The collectiont. of -
otenvddayw, tooag,%tbxatro.
ELacrtua or CHORCISWARDISN,'.—The annual meeting
with the previous subscriptions, am -
for th. election of churchwardens and the passing of tbe
yearly accounts, was held in the vestry of St. Luke's
Church, on Tuesday had. Messrs. W. C. Barker and G.
A. H. Best, the retiring wardens, were re-elected and the
expenses audited and passed. Additional subscript:a:is
are required for the eat...ninon of the churehyard, an-I by
obtaining incr.:amid donations the sum of £5O can 'be oln.
tamed from the Earl of Dudley,

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Fs EcTiOVoYIrSDL.A ss strY meeth,
was held at the vestty of St. Michael's Church 0,1
TbSrodaY MOTSGIS; Ow Rev..!. Stone in the chair. me.
Drinkwater Cole was re-elected minister's warden. me
Mr. H. Rollinson re-cleated people's warden. The fol.
lowing gentlemen were elected sidemen : Memo. R.
Detheridge, C. Horton, E. Pearson, and G. Griffith,.
CHASSIS AGAINST A PUBLthAN.--At the Petty Semi*
held on Thursday, before I. :Spooner. Esq., Stipendiary,
James Pearson, landlord of the Free Horse Shoe Ins
Quarry Bank, was charged by Kuperintendent Mills wit•
asking ale on the 9th instant, during prohibited bone.
Mr. Waldron defended. Policesconatsble Goodfellow say
' that he was on duly on the above date and visited the
defendant's house about eleven o'clock. Saw two so.
men in the house. One had a gallon bottle of ale in kw
hand. Asked her what it was. The landlady said she
had just filled it with ale. In cross-examination witness
said the woman was sister to the defendant wife, and
was helping to clean the house, and that the wife said the
ale was drawn to clear the raachine. After bearing t v
evidence the Bench diemisned the case.
CEIARGIL Or PERMITTING DRUNSENNESs.
Holds, landlord of the British Oak, Bane 11,11,
summoned by Superintendent Mills for permitting
1 drunkenness in his house, on the 6th instant I constable Mee said he visited defendant's house alio% I 10 o'clock. Saw two men no the house, and a women
L One of the men and the woman was drunk. They had,
quart of ale before them. He asked defendant how it
was that he filled the ale to them, as they were drunk.
Defendant said his wife had filled it. lie told ffira toe
should report him. Defendant asked him not to. Bei shortly before seen the parties:. They were both drunk,
and rambled about the Street, Saw the woman drink out of the quart jug of ale, Police.constable Grady
gave corroborative evidenees Defendant alleged that
neither of the parties had any ale in his house. They
called fore quart of ale. The police Caine in at the tiros
and they did not drink it, and 110 gave them the money
back again. Mr. Spooner said the offence was eocarnits
fed, and as defendant had been fined Ott the .ird Noyes.
her last £5 for keeping his house open far the Woof ale,
he should fine hire 40s and coats. lie could have fined
him £lO, but as the IGGI4O had been conducted better
since the last conviction, he should line him hat 40. and
costs, £2 13a ed. But he would say now as he had said
before, the selling of ale to drunken persons was • curse
to themselves and a terse to the country.
ASSAULT CARE.—Benjamin Homer, of the Salt Wells,
, was charged by Nancy Homer with asaaulting her on the
• 26th March, Mx. Waldron Waded. Complainnutuid that defendant was her nephew, and lived near her. Sill
sent her son on an errand. On returning he said that
defenhan. had beaten him. She went toftel'calant st.l
caked !afar what be had done it for. Defendant said her
son bad been throwing at his pigeons, ween he struck
her a blow on the head and another on Cs side. De-
fondant afterwards threw a stone at her, and snuck bar
on the arm, and injured it. Two witnesana were called
to support the case, and after wineries had been called
for the defence, defendant was fined Ss and costs.
BABACH OP TIRE PEACE.—JesepilWith.Ms was charged
by Superintendent Mills with Celekthltieg a breach of the
pante by fighting on the 21st ultimo. Police-constable
Breton proved the offence, and defendant ccc ordered to
And one surety in £5 to keep the peace, and himself is
£lO, and pay coots

QUARRY BANK.
TIMMY MICETINCL-A vestry meeting was held at
Quarry Bank, 013 Tuesday, the Rev. Dr. Dixon in the
chair, when Mr. (leorge Webb was appointed minister's
warden, and Mr, Richard Pargeter people's warden.