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

W ORDSLEY.

VESTRY MEETTNO.—A vestry meeting was held on
Saturday morning for the nomination of Overbore. fur
the parish of Eine., inford, und owing to ricent events
in the surish G. to was more interest evinced in the
proceedings tuna is generally the ease. Mr. IL Plant
wax voted to the chair. A number of persous were no-
minated for the Overseerthip. but nearly one half were
objected to, end the names were withdrawn. The
as finally agreed upon. was as foliows:—Messrs. John
Stewart, Joseph Stedman i Wordsley). W. Gould, Sen.
(Wallheath), F. J. Mills. S. Parish, and R. North (Words.
hey). Mr. Williams tn,ved," That this meeting strongly
recommends the two first-named gentlemen (Messrs.
Stewart and Stedman), as the Overseers for the current
year, awl tespectfully beg that tar Magistrates will be
pleased to appoint them. This wan seconded by Mr.
Wood and agreed to. Another resolution was passed,
requesting the Assistant Overseer to lay great stress upon
the above resolution, when before the Magistrates, in
urging them to comply with the request of that meet-
ing.
Ten NUISANCES REMOVAL Acr.—At the Police Court,
on Monday last, before J. Holeroft and B. St. John
Matthews, Esqrs., Isaac Hampton was charged by Mr.
James Barrett, Inspector of Nuisances, with allowing a
nuisance on his premises. Complainant said : My at-
tention Wla, called to a nuisance at defendant's house, in
Collis.etreet, Dennis Park. Sent him an order to re-
move the nuisance, but he did not comply with it. De-
fendant said he was willing to remove the nuisance, and
pay the costs. Ordered ti, get the nuisance removed ill
a week, and pay the coats.
APPOINTMENT Or OVERSEERS AND CONBTABLES.—The
whole of the Overseers and Constables for the districts
that attend this Court were re-appointed. The following
are the names. Overseers :—Upper Arley : Henry James,
William Kilicham. Amblecote : Silas Hingley, Benja-
min Cooper. Bobbington : Thomas Nichols, James
Nichols. Enville : John Whitetionae, Henry Hallow.
Hiniley : Richard Horspool, Isaiah Boddieon. Ring-
swinford : Joseph Steadman, John Steward. Rinser:
Henry White, Francis Wheeler. Trysull : John Shelley,
Edmund Corns. Wombourne : John Turton, James
Perry. Censtables :—Upper Arley: William Broadhurst,
Charles Walker. Amblecote: Richard Aston, William
Collett, Benjamin Woodhall, Benjamin Aston, Benjamin
Evans. Joseph Allumun. Bobbington : William Poole,
Edward Fenn. Enville : William Walters. George Henry
Green. Himley : George Jordan, William Butler.
Kineswinford : Henry Bradley, Richard Chaloner, John
Hanbary, Joseph Hill, Joeeph Hingley. Daniel Holt,
William Phillips, John Robinson Kinser: Thom.
Arnold, John Gilbert, Sanders, William Robing, John
Dutton. Trysull: William liarox. Wombourne :
Denier Corns, James Chick, Daniel Rogers, Joseph
Saddler, Thomas Lowe. Oliver Davenport.
KILLING A HARE.—William Gadsby was charged by
James Lucas, head.keeper to Lord Dudley, with unlaw-
fully killing and taking a hare on the 25t1i of March.
George Hodgson said : On the above date I was in com-
pany with another keeper, watching. Heard a hare cry,
and found a hare in strap. Hid ouraelvee, and saw the
defendant come to the trap, and take the hare out, and
kill it. When he saw us he dropped the hare and picked
it up. Cross-examined It was not a very hard frost.
Did not put that hare in the trap. Louis Spruson,
another gamekeeper, corroborated the last witness. In
answer to the charge, defendant said : I am guilty of
taking the hare, and the keepers are guilty of putting it
into the trap. I have about an acre of ground and the
hares and rabbits are continually eating all the things off
it. I saw one of the keepers put the hare in tile trap,
and went and fetched it oat. The Bench considered the
case proved Adelina defendant, and fined him 20s and
Costs; in default 14 days.