The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-12-06 00:00:00

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qøn n-4 irhiskey, arid 'tins preceding down the
lili Strw+evlienftre•defenlant:emet her. .1, y.
shaicheci'th-e"buftle (Aber. itan awdy.—P.
key proved apprehendir.o. the dett'n±ut
nool.ue • "It was Charlate • Jo, Ce who- to•nc
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. the to..tle. (If the girl." They were both quite
tipq wh.r.er..he raw thew. The Bench disch.ir.;ed
Donoghue with a c ,ution. Col. Fletoner said there
was no doubt on their mind that the child di com--1
mit , the.theft, and tined her ss, an.i if she wea
brought up again she would be sent to prison. •
A. .Vtoracivr FELLow;--Henry Scott was charged • •
with tieing drunk and disorderly and refusing to
quit the Duke of York, on the 291 h nit, at Hay
Green, and-he was further charged with assaulting
P.C. jones whilst in the execution of his duty, on
the same date.--P.C. Jones said on the day in ques--.
h 3 visited the Duke of York and saw the de-
tenant who was d:unkand being ordere i out
the house by. the landlord. The defendant
challenged witness to fight. Eventually defendant
went Out and caught hold of• witness's coat and tare
and struck him an the era and on the back of
the neck. TI e damage done to his coat amountdd
to ls.—llenry Taylor said he heard a row and on
making hate he saw the prisoner and Jones: Jones
tat defoadaat to
.g) home and defeadant struck
him several times.--li'ined 40s and coats for • tha
assault, in default 1 month, and is damage.
CAUTION.— Übert El,ar.l Knightly and Arthur
Skelding were charged wit', throwing 4nowbal:s on
the 36th Ult. P.C.-Davis said he hadreceived some
complaints from some young women about b,ing
thrown at. He s rir the defendants throw at some
females. Fined 2s 6d including costs.—William-
i• Pritchard was charged with a similar offence on the
same • date. P.C. Davii sail he saw defendant
I throw snowball at a young woman and hit her, in
the back. Fined 2a.,6d including costs:
TBANSFERS.—The following transfers of licenses
were granted:—The Woodman, Inn, New Street..
from George Dark to George Causier ; All hands to
the Pump, from Annie Hill to James Hill Bates;
The Gipsy's rent from Joseph Boilsfone to William
Higgs. The license to the Maltshovel. Beauty
Bank, was adjourned.
• Messrs. W. H&H. Le May, Seed Factors, 68,
Borough High Street, London, report:—We have
no improvement-to report in the seed . trade, which
continus in a moat inactive state. Ptiees for all
see a are,in buyers'_ favour.—December 3rd, 1884.
BOARD -OF G ITARMANS.—Mr. Raybould presided
at the weekly meeting of this Board yesterday-.
Admitted 16. discharged 8, remaining 568 against
Kingswinford £43 -8s 6d,- Stourbridge
£BO 3s Bd, Halesowen .222 Os 6d,
.Non•residenis
£1 17s 2d, total £97 9s 10d against .206 15s 9d. A
- letter was read from Mr. C. W. Collis, solicitor, stat-
ing that he was prepared to advise his client, Mr.
H. Taylor. to pay half of Mr. Yat: s's deficienCy
and the costs of the rate, which be hoped the Bo.trd
would {accept. After some discussion it was
decided without predjudice and subject to the -co 1--
sent-of the Lace! Government Board to accept :the
offer so far as regards Mr. Taylor.—A letter was
read from Mr. F. D. Lo i e, government inspector,
stating be was instructed to hold an enquiry as to
the proposed division of the Union and asking which
would most be convenient for the Guardians, at the
eni of the present month or beginnaig of next year.
An early date of the second week the new year
was decided upon.