The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-07-26 00:00:00

THE STOURBIEtIDGE OBSERVER.

?.ist inst between be hours of sunset arid. senri! ee ,
—P.C. Butzener sa,i4 OA he saw defendant at, '
abut 15 minutes past 9 ricilnge a bicycle wit,-
out a lamp. Witedrawu on payment of costs, 7s 6.1.. t
REAL VINO Pis.—Ed ward Wakeman was charged. f
with causing to be driven from Worcestershire in. I.
to Statiord•hire 9 pigs, on the 16th inst.—Elie,. ,
Partrid6e was charged with driving the pigs.—P.C.
(iwiilain provei the cases.—Wakeman was fined.
ries and costs, and Partridge 5s including costs.
Warne DarasGE.-Alfred Hampton was charged
with damaging a window and a watch doing damage
to the amount of 6s 6d on the 20th inst.—Benjamin
Danks said that while he was in bed his window
was brok:n. His watch that was on a table under •
tli, wind,.w w.is broken, Be found the poker pro-
duced under WS window.—Ann Preece said she
heard a noise and she got out of bed and heard the ,
defendant say "Where's the poker, I'd out Eoalit-
one's he..d off." He then threw the poker at the
window.—Defendant said he did not thiow foe
poker uetil som ? slops were thrown over him.—
Fined lOs and cots and 6s 6,1 damages.
D7.33II3SED.—Ed ward Parker was charged \vita'
aiding and abetting two boys to commit, a bread. (AI
the peace by fighting. The ease was dismissed eel ,
defendant promisirg not to offend. again.
RENEW CL OF LIOENSES.-R newals of licensees '
were granted to the pawnbrokers and game licensee:
to Joseph Medd, Jo epri Taylor and William Brooks.
CRUELTY TO A HORSE. - John Richards was
charged with cruelty to a bore by working it
while le an unfit state on the 17th inst.—Mr. PearY
defendei:.—P.C. Gwillsin said he noticed the horse
twisting about vellUst at work He went with P.C.
Chase and when the man took the horse into the
stable, he went and examined the horse. He found
a wouad larger than a two shilling piece under
the ecllar.- P.C. Chare gave corroborative evidence.
—air. F. Blakeway; veterinary surgeon, said that
he examined the horse and funnd it very far. Ile
did nor seem to be in pain. There was a wound
scab bed over and it did not discharge any matter.
From what he saw ot the wound he thought the
horse would be fit to work on 'the lite inst.—
Samuel Bird, tamer, said he s.,ve a squilt on the
horse's b‘ek The horse was fit to work—The
cas was disinisad.

ScnooL BOARD OASES.—Six persons were sum-
mo.led for not sending thtir childrento school. Two
i i the (Ala- case? 4 fines of ss,
(1.

NEGLECTING TO SUPPORT A MOTHER. lienry
WiTatas was soninioaed ior not supporting- his
mother who hqs become chargeable to the Union.
Or lered to pay Is per week.
BoAno. OF IirIUARDIANis.—Mr. H, Min:lama pre-
sided at the weekly meeting of this Board yesto.day.
—Admitted 14, discharged 6, born 1, dead I. re-
inainin4 509 agaiwt 511.—Rdiut, Kingswinford
£42 153 Od Stourbridge £3.; 3s 31, Halesoweil
£23 Is 511, Non residents .21 12s 2d, t, ael
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£97 us 10d against £97 2s 81 There were 13 ap—
plications for the office ,ol iate colleet...r for toe
i.c..,n1.-4swinford No. 2 district and eventually Mr, G.
NI. Yates, of Stourbridge, was elected.