The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-03-21 00:00:00

BROMSGROVE.

RAT EPAYERS' PROTECT lON ASSOCIATON.—The
firstnnnunl meeting of this association was hid Rt
the Institute on Monday evening. Mr. H. W.
Lstvis was appointed chairman. The secretary, Mr.
Evans, read the report, which stated that the as-
sociation, formed on the 4th of March last, had
been joined by 128 members, whose subscriptions
amounted. to £26 out of which £23 7s. 81. had
been expended, leaving a balance to the credit of
the association of £2 1.25. 3,1. The:report reviewed
the work of the association and the committee for
the past-year in dealing with various public ques-
tions. The .report and accompanying statement of
, accounts were adopted.—Mr. S. Say.vell was re-
elected president for the association; Mr. W. F.
Hadley was elected vice-president in place of Mr.
J. Laughton, resigned; Messrs. F. S. Brooke, C.
C. Ellingworth, J. R-ad, A. Roper, J. Tilt. J. Tom-
linson, and H. S. Whitfield were re-elected on the
committee ; and Messrs. I. Partridge, W. Carwin-
dine, W. Mavn, J. Wall, and Cr. Fryar, were eleattd
in place of Messrs. C Dafty, F Turton, W. Griffin,
G. Giles, and G. James, jun. ; Mr. T. Scroxton was
re-elected trea.-urer, and Mr. C. Evans secretary.
—The meeting closA with the passing of a vote of
thanks to Mr. Lewis for presiding

HE LATE BURGLARY- AT BENTLEY MANOR.—At
the Petty Sessions on Tuesday before R. Smaliwod
:ind R. H. Milward (rnagistlutes). James Mullins
and John Barrett, alias George Brookes, were
charged witn bu,glariouely breaking into and enter-
in the premises of Mr. Riehatd Hemming, at
Bently Manor, on the 2nd of Feb.. and stealing a
large quantity of jewellery and oer articks.—
Supetintendent Jeffrey called Mrs. Redding, land—
lady of the Odlfellows' Arms, Astwood Bank; Mrs
Aston, landlady of the Fox and Goose, Foxlydiate
and Mrs. Bowen, landlady of the Dragoon Inn.
B:omagrove Station, and Police-constable Paylor,
Astwood Bank, who swore that they sa w prisoner
in company wi' h others previous to and on the day
of the burglary in the neighbourhoo I. and then
a,:ked for a remand for a week as he was in pos-
session of important informatioa which he di l not
wish to dis3loss at present.—Prisone:s, who asked
to be remanded to prison' were remanded for the
present to the station cells.
BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—At the meeting of this
Board on Wednesday, Mr. Wright in the chair, a
letter from the Local Government Board was read
acknowledging the receipt of the Board's statement
of facts upon which they had called upon the chap-
lain to resign, and e:icl(,sng a Copy of a statement
they had received from the Rev. J. Kidd, to the
effect that no complaints had been made to him
by the Guardians or Visiting Committee, but
strange, unfair and ungeperous statements were
made at a =cling of the Guardians at the ead of
Dece.nber and he thought it best under the circum-
stances not to accede to the request to attend the

meettog of the Gutadians at Which the question of
his reeignatian was diseu,sed. With respect to the
statements made as grounds for calling upon him to
resig:i he stated that when the children were taught
in the house by the. schoolmistress he catechised
them, &c, ; but now they are taught in a Board
School, and were to a large exteht cut of his hands
yet s ill he examined them, as his report in the
books would show. With regard to the statements
of the number of mambos of the Church of. Eng-
land who had died during his chaplaincy without
receiving th sacram,inChe pointed out that the
iiumly.n: included infants and peisous of very feeble
unlers, aiding. and some whose moral character.
was a barrier to higher things, leaving only asmall
percentage to whom he c,)uld adminster the saara-
meta, and to those he had done so. He had viiitei
the house every week according to agreement, and
when set fir in any eineigeucey and any whi
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needed his help had the best services he could offer
The Local Govein euut Baled ask,d f, r the Omer-
va-ionb of the UuarOians op,ni Mt, Kild's state

we and a committee of -five was. appointel
draw u.:.) the answQr, bll the Board t ..,ught it
would fiava bn woresAtisfactory if tie L9O-0 CT >V•
rarneut BeL.ri lid order d an tug nry is asked fui:
I.,nders fu, the ;wlv 0 ,athi ,veri aco ptA