The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-04-02 00:00:00

The accounts were then examined and passed.

VESTRY MEETING.— A Vestry Meeting was
held in the Corn Exchange, on Thursday morn- 1
ing for the purpose of nominating °veneers for 1
th° ensuing year ; Mr. J. Hughes in the chair.
l'he following were nominated : Richard Kelly,
W. H. Penney, I. Stephens, and H. Douglas.
NOMINATION OF GUARDIANS.—The approach-
ing election of Guardians is exciting an unusual
degree of interest, and there will be spirited
contests in several of the principal parishes of
the Union. The late agitation in the parish or
Kingswinford as to the assessment of the coal
!nines has aroused a strong feeling in regard to
the future constitution of the Board, and efforts
will be made to return men who sympathise with
the movement carried on against the coalmasters
in regard to the unequal assessment of the
mines. In some of the parishes, as the list be-
low will show, there are a great number of gentle-
men nominated, but no doubt many of them will
withdraw, which will narrow the list very much.
In those without an asterisk the Guardians are
elected without opposition : blecote : Wil-
liam Richardson, G. Pargeter. Cakemore : G.
Pearsall, S. Siddaway (nomination invalid).
Cradley :T. Homer, E. Oliver. Halesowen :
G. Granger, C. Homes, R. Plant. Hushury :A.
Burr. Hawne : nil. The Hill: W. Rose. Illey
nil. Brierley Hill: B. Wood, W. Hawkins, I.
Rollinson, H. Walker, W. Corbett, 0. Skidmore,
W. Jefferies, E. Bowen, W. H. Chappell, W.
Darly. H. Higgs. Brockmoor : B. Wood.
Pensnett : J. Raybould, Powell, B. Wood,
Parsons, W. Baker. :,Quarry Bank: G. Pas-
kins, S. Sidaway. Mary's, Kingswinford:
J. Bird, B. Beckley, jun., E. Fereday, A Ban-
nister (nomination invalid), R. J. Williams.
*Wordsley : W. Richardson, C. Roberts, R.
Plant, P. Pargeter. Lapal : W. Wright, W.
Hall (nomination invalid). Lutley : F. White.
*The Lye: G. Rhodes, M. Lavender, W. FM-
dian, J. Hyrons, R. Pardee, W. Smith, J. Phil-
lips. Ridgacre : Foley. • Stourbridge :B.
Brooks, J. Maurice, G. Doody, H. Billingharn,
J. Bateman, J. Millward, W. H. Jones, T. All-
church, T. Davis, F. J. Haskew, R. Kelly, G.
Boden, J. Emery, G. Whitwell, W. Pearson, L.
H. Packwood, R. Plant. ..tipper Swinford : J.
Griffin, Rev. J. Richards, J. McEwen. Wollas-
ton :J. Guest. ,Wollescote :T. H. Pargeter,
W. Bloomer.—lip to last night the following
gentlemen had expressed their unwillingness to
stand. Stourbridge : Messrs. G. Doody, J.
Maurice (late guardians), R. Kelly, G. Boden, J.
Emery, G. ;Whitwell, and R. Plant. Brierley
Hill: Mr. Chappell ; Mr. Hawkins (invalid).
Quarry Bank; Siddaway. St. Mary's, King-
uwin ford : Mr. Bannister. Wordsley : Mr.
It,berts.

BoARD OF GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting
of this Board was held yesterday, Mr. Grainger
in the chair. There were also present :
Messrs. Brooks, Rhodes, Guest, Griffin, Pardoe,
Weed (Brocktuoor), Beckley, T. H. Pargeter,
White, Weston, and Dr. Walker. Admitted
into the house during the week, 15; discharged,
29; born, 1; dead, ; remaining, 489. Corres-
ponding week last year, 475. Out-door relief
Kingswinfnrd district, /44 13s 10d ; Stourbridge
district, /28 17s 2d; Halesowen district, /25 7s
id; total, /95 IBs I.ld, against /87 lOs Od last
year.—A letter was read front Mr. L. Freer ap•
plying for an increase of salary. The applica-
tion was adjourned for a month.
ATTENDANCE OF THE GUARDIANS.— The fol-
lowing is a list of the attendance of Guardians
during the past year : —Messrs. Rhodes, 50;
Guest, 50; Grainger, 45; Brooks, 43; Griffin,
39; Rollinson, 31; Doody, 28; B. Wood (Brock-
moor), 27; Richardson, 23; P. PArgeter, 2*;