The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-05-24 00:00:00

SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1884

tails.

The Fimarre Comtnitt,e's reprrt showed th,it
£134 44 8d had Ineli sly it and that £llO was re
quired to met the current montlYti expur.?.es.

KIDDERMINSTER.

SALL- .Vr LEA CASTLE PARM.---On Tuesday Messrs.
I tite, l'err.:lls. sod W.oltitidge held a sale of
-urpius stock for .:,Ir. E 0. N.-chill, at this farm. "
-The fat stock was sll very ripe, and of splendirl ,
quality and comprised 19 grand fat bullocks and
nriters , 160 sheep and 7 bactll pigs.- The sale also
included some capital ewes and lambs, 4 horses and
colts, and aboutl4so fleeces of wool. The company
which was a very large one, comprised buyers from
Kidderminster, Stourbridge, Dudley, Smethwick,
Cradky, H,tlesowen, Lye, Bromsgrove and other
[-laces. The quality of the stock was fully ap-
preciated by the buyers, and very satisfactory prices
were iealieed throughont, the cattle making from
£2O 15s (Id ' to £3l 15s 01 and averaging about
0224 58 6d per bead whilst the sheep made from
42s to 675; ewes and lambs 100 s, per couple. A
luncheon supplied by Mr. Dutton, of the Bell 'Hotel,
Stourbridge, was provided for - the company, to
which about 150 sat down. . . .

THE FATAL AcCIDENT : A Duni= Datvga
CENSURED.—On Monday evening an inquest was
held at Kidderminster, on the body of an old man
named John Nicholson, who died on Saturday
evening from injuries received on the previous
Saturday evening, in Mill Street. A large number
of witnesses were called, the evidence on some
material points being contradictory. Three wit- ,
nessew stated that Mr. A. Bate, son of Mr. Bate,
I under, ot lludl-y, was driving eight or nine milea
per hour when he knocked the man down, but
another witness declared that the pace: was even
greater, and that the driver made no attempt to
pull up either before or after the accident. The
jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death," bu
cunsicler,d that Mr. Bate was driving too fast round
the corner when the streets were full of people, and
they desired the coroner to censure him. The Coro-
ner said he quite agreed with the remarks of the
jury. He considered eight or nine miles per hour
too last to drive through narrow streets on tiatur- •
day night. tie strongly advised Mr. Bate to male
some compensation to the widow, who was very
poor, as it was his trap which caused the fatal
accident. Mr. Bate said he would give considera-
tion to the suggestion ot the Coroner.
MEETING OP CARPET WEAVERS,--A body meet-
ing of carpet weavers was held in the Co operative
Hail, on Tuesday night, Mr. T. Grove (President)
occupied the chair, and made a touching reference
to the death of the late Mr. Toye Woodward,
Lie spoke of the valuable services that gentieman
had rendered to the weavers during the late strike
and to the kindness and consicieratien they had al-
wys received at his hands. The Secretary (Mr.
eoatea) was directed to send a letter of condolence
to the family of the deceased gentleman, It was
stated that considerable dissatisfaction Was felt by
the members of the Weavers A.ssootaticin who
are employed at Messrs Dixon's on account, as they
allege of tne unfair treatment they receive. They
cumplain that the "blacklege have the best and
most profitable work given them and that some of
the latter work overtime, whilst the society men
are not fully employed. They also state that some
of the blacklegs are youths under age, which is an
infringmeut of the rues of both the Manufacturers
and Weavers' Association.-- The Secretary was
ordered to write te Messrs. Dixon with a View Of
their removing the cause of the irritation..-1 is
.Jecided to hold a great demonstration on Satur-
day, June 7th, to sigralize the release irom prison
of William Wheeler, who was sentenced to two
months hard labour on a charge of et, Ding sowo
of the Birmingham police. His family have beer',
receiving 28s. p r week from the association whilst
he has been in prison. The t.ommittee of the Wea-
vers As-ociatiou will receive him in a wagonette as
he leavea the gaol, and he will be driven back to
Kalderulinster,; where he will be welcomed by
bands of music and a procession.