The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-05 00:00:00

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this Board was held
yesterday ; Mr. Uranger in the chair. There
were also present:— Messrs. Brooks, Hollinson,
Biilinghani, Baker, Fereday, Fiddian,
Ithodes,.Ouest, Homer, Jellies, Higgs, Pates-
hall, and Paskins. The minutes of the last
meeting were read and confirmed. Admitted
into the house during the week, 22; discharged,
22; rooming, 409. Corresponding week lust
year, 385. Out-door relief, Kingswinford district,
£B4 Itis 2d; Stourbridge district, £22 12s Id ;
Hatesowen district, £22 108 lid; total, £79
19s did, against .£9B 5s Old last year.
The Clerk produced a statement of the expen
see in sending four children out to Canada,
which amounted to £44 17s lid.
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A Staffordshire County Rate amounting to
£691 5s 6i1.. was ordered to be paid.
An application was made by Mr. lieightel,
Superintendent of Labour, for an increase of
salary. The application was nut entertained.
An increase of salary %RS given to Ann Sweet-
luau, nurse, from £l5 to £2O.

Tee Clerk read a report from Mr. Bowyer, In-
spector of Schools, stating that he had visited
tee schools last Friday, and found that twenty
of the boys had left during the year. The first-
class now comprised many boy s recently pro-
moted !row the second-class. The children
generally were young, and the schools were in a
good position, but there was room for improve-
ment in the reading.
The Visiting Committee reported the House
as being in good condition.
Mr. Itulliuson moved, " That in reference to
the circulation of bills requesting abatement of
nuisances by the several Inspectors, they be re-
quired to produce their returns on the last Fri-
day of the mouth; which was seconded by Mr.
Balingham and °allied.

SCHOOL OP AHT.—It will be seen, on refer-
ring to our advertisement columns, that the
above school will re-open on Monday next, after
the Midsummer vacation, which will be a good
opportuuity for.artizans to join.

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Life LATE CASE OF DROWNING—AII inquest,
was held at the Railway inn, near the railway
station, on Saturday, before Mr. R. Docker,
Coroner, touching the death of William Hart,
aged 23 years, a spade maker, of The Lye.
hvidence was given to the effect that Master
Mathews, son of Mr. James Mathews, was fish-
ing in one of Mr. F. 'l'. Rullord's pools, near
the railway station, on the afternoon of Wed-
nesday, the 26th ult, when his fish-hook caught
something rather heavy, He pulled with Mt
his might, thinking that he had a good fish.
Insteact of a fish, however, the hook had caught
the clothes of the deceased, whose dead body he
brought to the side. He was rather bewildered,
and raised an alarm, when assistance was soon
at hand. The body was then removed to the
above inn, and Mr. R. L. Freer, surgeon, sent
for, but his services were of no avail, as life w.is
extinct. The deceased had been missing from
his home since the previous Sunday afternoon.
The person whom he last wet and bails conver-
sation with he wished " Good night,- adding
that he would not be seen any more. The jury
returned a verdict of "Found drowned...

Cness.—A match ail' played on Wednesday night at
the Institute, Lye. between the Eltotubridge and Lye
Lhess Clubs, and. as will be men below, it re.ulted in/I
be. 'She following is the score :
STOURBRIDOK. LYE.
Kr. S. Moore.. 3 Mr. T. Hill ..
„A. Freer .. • • • • 3 eT. Young .„.
„li. Pad don 0 „B. Pearson ..
,E. Aston '2 , J Chance ..
R. Danis 1 „W. Fiddian 2
„T. Lawley 0 „T. Rill . • .. 3

itnffintliti.—Yesterday, a boy aged 6 years, 8011 of
Caroline Southall, Heath-lane, ascended be a ladder to
the top of a new hay rick, at the back of John Smith's
Smith's public•house, when an alarm was raised by some
boys in the field that the owner was coining. and from
the fright the poor little fellow fell to the bottom and
broke his leg. He was immediately taken to Dr. H.
Bnyley's morgery, where splints, &c., were applied.
tierrosao Arts:urn° Bumps. On Wednesday
.„,mjeri, about haif.past one o'clock, Police-constable
Risley (mind a young ni..n who gave the name of Eil-
miind Plobert, of Brad, Village, near Oldbury, attemp.
wig to i'rewn himself I. a pool belonging to Mr. (I.
Grazebrook, adjoining th.• :in:amours°, at Pei!more. He
was found in the water nearly lip to his waist. With
some difficulty he was got nut. and the mod upon him
was washed off. When qin-s!iiiiiad he gave tray few re-
plies, and seemed almost idiotic. A large sheep dog was
near the pool, which he m,i,t hive od to him. He woo
afterwards taken to the and in the mean•
time enquiries were made as to the whereabouts of his
friends. Ile was subsequently brought up before Mr. R.
L. Freer, when an order was signed for his removal to
the Workhouse until his friends had beep communicated
With. Mr. FNMA. «ram:Wasted with the police at