The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-03 00:00:00

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THE STOUR

hibited hours.
DAMAGE Forrest was char ed with
damaging a holly tree on the 21st tilt, the property
of Major Cochrane. Sergeant Cope proved the
case.—Fined is and costs.
ANOTHER DRUNK.—Jesse Reynolds was charged
with being drunk and disorderly at Bellbroughton,
—P.C. Wallace proved the case and also a previous
conviction.—Fined 68 and costs or 14 days.
CAUTION TO CARTERS. William Hutton was
cherged with furious driving on the 17th June.-
-,ergeant Chare proved the case and defendant was
fined 5s and costs.
CAUTION TO BAKERS.—William Wright was tem-
rroaed for causing bread to be tes ivered without
having scales and weights.—P.C. Jones said he sa.w
a youth with a carriage at Stamber Mill, delivering
bread. He went up and found he had no scales.
Withdrawn on payment of costs
-.TEALING FRIED FISH. Samuel Sheppard was
charged with stealing four fried fish from John R.
Jones, on the 15th. ult. Defendant was further
charged with stealing 21 rabbit skins on the 29th
ult, the property of James Sheppard. The canes
were proved and defendant was fined 21s ; in default
one month.
ASSAULT CASE. Joseph Hill was charged with
assaulting Eliza Knowles, on the 27th ult, at the
Dy.o—Mr. Wall defended.—After hearing the evi-
dence the Bench fined defendant 10s and costs.—
Maggie lliggi a —as charged with assaulting Clara
, El,zaoeth Wood, on the 20th nit. Fined 5s and
e-ets. or 14 days.
FACTORY ACT PPOSECUTIONS. Thomas Hill,
bucket maker and galvaniser, was again charged
with employing four perso .s before 6 o'clock in the
morning.—Mr. Elcock defended Hill. The case was
adjourned by consent of the court to summons the
foreman. Mr. Hoare now objected to have the
' charge against Walters.—John Walters was charged
that he being in the employ of the said Thomas
Will, caused the said pers,,ns to be employed with-
out the knowledge or consent of Thomas Hill.—Mr.
Riot, assistant-inspecter' repeated his evidence.—
Albeert Per be said John Walters told him to .o to
work on Tueelay night. He got to work about
5 o'cleek and the inspector came in about a quarter-
past 5. He had to obey John Walters when he
told him to do anything. He went to work on
Tuesday tnorning at 7 o'cloAr.—Leah Hipkiss said
she remerabered the inspector coming to the works
en the moining in question. She went to work
about 5 o'cloek. She was paid piece work. John
Walters ,gave.ber the orders as to what time she
had to be there. She wss told she must come that
morning. Mr. Hill pail her for her work. Mr.
Hill began of her !or going to work at 5 o'clock. It
it had not been for the orders of Walters she should
have gone to work at the ordinary time.—Betsy
Gordon said she remembered going to work at 5
o'clock on the morning in question. There was
some special work to be done. She as paid piece
work. Mr. Hill pays her for the work :the does.
She did not do more work between the hours of 6
and 11 than she would have done on any orditte,ry
morning, from 7 till 11. Me. Hill told her on the
Friday to be sure and not come on the Saturday.
lie had told her many a time not to come bat,
svcially on that Friday. She d d not begin to
work earlier on the Friday morning.— Mr. Hoare
asked the Bench to inflict a full penalty.—Mr.
Elcock addressed the Bench for the defence. After
hearing further evidence the Bench retired to con-
sider their verdict and on returning into court
fined Walters ..t2 and costs in each case.
STEALING A NEWSPAPER.—Peter Corrigan (13)
vra,t,charged with stealing a newspaper, value 3.!,
the property of Caihbert Richard Llingley, on the
18th ult.—Edward Smith, errand boy, said he saw
prisoner take a paper from Mr. aingley's shop door
and run away wit!: it —P.S. Oakey said he apple-
headed the prisoner and charged him with steating
the paper. He sad "Ben Dawes told me to take it."
Prisoner w is committed to the House of Correction
for 21 days, and afterwards to a reformatory for 4
years.
OBSTRUCTION —William and Valentine Timmins
were charged with obstructing the footpath on the
13th ult. P.C. Heath saw defendants standing on
the footpath in Coventry S:reet, minding a potatoe
at, which was in the gager —Superintendent
Wheeler did not wish to press tau case, but he
wanted a stop put to it.--There was a further
charge against Valentine Timmins for playing at
pitch and toss on the 21st ult, within 500 yar Ls ot
the bortnday.—Each ot the defendants were fined
33 inelliclirg costs for the obstruction, and Valen-
.ine was fined 5.4 and costs for the other offence.
STEALING A JACKET. Perry was
charged with stealing a jacket the property of James
Waldron, farmer, Clent, the value of los., in the
month of September last.—James Waldron said in
September last he was in Ye fields at Clent and
ok off one of his jackets. He put it under use
hedge and shortly afterwards missed it. This
morning (Friday) adout halt-past twelve he noticed
that prisoner had the jacket on which he had lost.
—P.C. Moore said about half-past twelve this morn-
ing (Friday he charged prisoner with stealing .the
jacket. On the way to the station prisoner tried to
get away.—Prisoner s eid he bought the coat of an
old man in Kidderinneder. The Bench said the
cee eould be adjourned for 14 days to allow pri-
soner to get witnesses.
Aenemene. THEATRE.—Hundreds of people have
during the p (St week visited the above place of
eesort to witness the pL-rformance of the grand
Christmas Pantomime entitled "Aladdin the great,
and his wonderful lamp." This scenery, as etatA
in our last issue, w.s painted by that eminett
artiste Mr. H. A. Bosworth, and is ceitaioly the
best that has ever been seen in this theatre. The
teun,formation scene is coy tastefully arranged:
the last. scene, which it illuminated with colour, d
fires, being particularly good, and is highly appl e—
ciae d by tne audienees. Mr. Wellings has contLol
of the machinery an I mechanical effects. Tl:e
overurcs and incidental music was arrengeLl and
composed 1 y Mr. 13udd The foll .wing are Lhe
inei at LL L ti-cs : ecsrs. W. Pa-suits, Edwin
McNulty, Hairy Gould, Alf. Wall, H. A. .Eosworth,
and 11. K. Willouehby ; the Misses Ceneie Mel
ilotte, Ann'o Tie voile, Kate M toed, and Tessie
Maud. 'lnc minor parts are taken les a host of
auxiliaries. Miss Annie Trevallie susteins the
title rote in a very satisfactory manner. he part
Abanezar, a magician, is ably I_,onurayed by
Leir fellow towusman, Mr. Alf. Vail. ihe other
, parts are given in ertistic manner. The p
tted to each p rformer is SO well sustaim d
throughout the pantomime, that their efforLs to
,littu;, the awilence have met with tremendous al--
please Tee songs are very good and suitable, an i
from the way in which they are applauded by the
audiences are likely to become laeou.itte. There
is also some good dancing to be seen, Miss lieto
Maud and Miss Tessie Maud rattling off their
steps in fine style. The harlequinade, in which
Miss Tessie Maud appears as columbine; Mr.
Willoughby, harlequin; Mr. Aylmer, Jeu ; Mr.
Franks, Pantaloen ; and Mr. Mclaatty, clown,
fairly convulses the audience from beginning to
end. The whole is exceedingly well got up, and is,
we have no hesitation in saying, the best panto-
mime that has ever been placed on the boards in
Stourhridge We hope that the effoita of Mrs.
Patch Mr. Wall, and Mr. Hall will meet with the
success which toy so richly Lt-serves; and that the
people of Stourbridge and its vicinity will flock in
huge numbers to this popular place, and greet
the perfontee s with a good array of faces. The
thea.re is now well heated and ventilated, and is
A replete with every comfort.
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BEAs NiBLE BE tt EVOI IV C : --0 1 Tuesday the
oFual benevel tit custom NI a i observed of provid-
ing dinner at the Town Hall for five Lundrfd poor
aced persons. After he repast an entertainment
was given. On Wednesdtv hundred aged people
and six hundr,d destitute chiliren were invited to
tea at the Town Hall.
Ags AULTING PLIBLIOANS.—M the P, lice Court
on Monday, before Mr. H, Smith and H. Hall,
Josehh Merchant, a labourer, of Wordsley, was
charged with assaulting Thomas Hand, the land-
lord of the Harmonit. Tavern. About ten days ago
thi, defendant went into the house and rudely called
for some beer. It was supplied, and then be cursed
the drink and threw it on the floor. When spoken
to he became very violent, and did some damage to
the cups and glasses on the tables. He was ordered
to leave by Mr. Hand, and then he committed tne
assault complained of. The Bench sent defendant
to goal for fourteen days,—Noah Kent, a boatman,
was fined 25s for striking William Chatwin, of the
Falcon Inn,. Mill Street. The defendant was
quarrelling with a customer, and the landlord tried
to ma'(e peace, upon which Kent assaulted him,

DUDLEY AND STOURBRIDGE STEAM TRAM-
WAY LIMITED,
The third annual meeting of the shareholders of
this company was held on Tuesday at the offi,:es of
the company, 33, Waterloo Street, Birmingham,
Mr. G. Cattell Greenway, the Chairman, presided,
and among those present were Mr. T. Smith, Mr.
C. A. Edge, Mr. Kelynge Greenway (directors),
Mr. C. Pritchard (engineer), Mr. E. Harold Carter
(auditor), Mr. W. J Brinton' Mr. S. Hillner, Mr.
Herbert Chamberlain, Mr. U. Bagott, Mr. Joseph
Taunton, Mr. Septimus Bagott, Mr. Richard Cooper,
Mr. Thomas W. Piggott, and Mr, H. F. Woodward
(secretary) —The directors' report and statement
of accounts for the six months ending 30th
November were submitted, and the Chairman, in
moving their adoption and the declaration of a
dividend for the six months, at the rate of 6 per
cant. per annum, said that the successful working
of the company of the past au x months was a matter
of great congratulation to the shareholders. Tram-
way lines were constructed for two purposes—for
the accommodation of the public, and for the bene•
fit of the shareholders. This company had accom-
plished both objects as they had carried nearly half
a million pa4sengers and had earned a good
dividend. The Chairman also cautioned the share-
holders against placing any reliance on
,tatements contained in the circulars
culars of advertising brokers with reference to the
affairs of this company, such statements being in
almost every respect inaccurate and misleading. It
was also stated in reply to a shareholder that the
comt any were not promotilw any extension of their
lin( s to Clent and elsewhere. Mr. Herbert
Chamberlain seconded the resolution, which was
carried unanimously. The retiring Directors,
Messrs. IC. Greenway and J. H. Lynde were re-
eleoted Directors of the Company. The Auditors,
Messrs. Carter and Carter, were also re-elected. A
vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the pro-
ceedings.