The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-02-24 00:00:00

BRIERLEY HILL.

FOLtIOIIS DRIVING.—At the Police Court on
Monday, betore Messrs H. 0. Firmstone, H. Hall,
G. Sing Harrison and P. H. Foley, Henry Dolman,
carter, Mount Pleasant, was on the evidence of
P.Cs. Hicklin and Wynn, fined ss, and costs, with
the alsernAlva of 14 days' imprisonment, for
furiously driving a horse and cart at Penseett
ON LICENSbD PEEKLiES. Charles 'fay or, of
Wordsley was summoned for being on licensed
prernis•-8 of Thomas Henry Round, known as the
Black Horse Inn, in Buckpoal, during prohibited
hours, on the 20th ult.—On P.C. Dilacdermot
visiting ..he premises) at 11.20 on the night in ques
Lion he found the defendant on the premises, The
ease wile withdrawn on payment of costs.
COAL S rEitaile.—Samuel Brooks (9) and Ernest
Brooks (11) were summoned for st aling coal, the
property of the Earl of Dudley on the ith. inst
—A watc:lman named Beavon saw the defendant
take a quantity of coal from No. 30 Colliery.
They were each fined 58. or in default 14 days'
imprisonment.—Ja:nes Higgs (17), on a similar
charge, was rem inded for a week. William
Beasley (11), ef Brettell Lane. was charged wii h
stealing cJal the property of the exora. of the iate
Mr James Webb. 11e was fined ss. or in default
7 days.
IitIINKENNESS. Joseoh Dunn, iron -v rker,
Q.,ar, ) Bank, for being drun s and (Its:), d,rls, wa,
tined 2s 6d. and costs. 'Hytuait proved the
oase.—William wton, furnace arm, of P,,t, er
Street, Brterley Hill, was chargHd with bei drunk.
Mr. Wallrun uelended. P.S. and P.Cs
Birch and Wetton proved the case —rifled 2s. 61
and costs.— Thomai Gordon, labourer, Quarry
Bank, and William Scriven, collier, Bank Street,
hfierley Hill, were charged with being drunk and
disorderly. P.Cs. Birch and Daffey proved the
case.—They were each fined 2s. 6d. and costs.

OBSCENE-LANGUAGE.—Sarah Rubery, of C Wage
Street, Brierley Hill, was fined 10s. and costs, with
the alternative of 14 days' irapri-lonnvnt tor using
obscene language at Brierley Hill, on the 7th inst.
--Francis lit.avon and P.C. Wttton proved the
case.

THEFT BY A. WORKMAN.—Williarn Hart, bank-
man, of Brettell Lane, wa ch r d with sr aling
two earthernware pans and a dot Jo, the p:-opArty of
‘Villiam MeALI ru tnuf cturer, .Br Atell
Lane. Soonatiwe betW, en the 11th and 14th musts
the pans an bett 04 were tazen from the pottery
and o:t the defendant's premises being sear° ,e 1 one
ot tho pans and the bottle was found in the &fin-
dant acellar. Defendant was fined 21s, ; in de-
lauit one months hard labour. - -

IiIIEACH OF THE PFACE. William Cadman,
miner, Kingswinford, was surnm-ned for corn-
mit tnga la •tach of the ease by fiLthting on the 10th
in4t. He was bound over to kecp the pe tee for
six months.

SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION.—Mr E. S. Pearce, Mr.
S. Bird, and Mr. C. chambers, who were nom-
inated ail candidates for seats on the above Board,
have withdrawn. There still remain twelve candi-
date tor the nine seats, and the returning officer
(Mr T. Wall) has announced that a poll wll be
takea betweett the flours of 11a.m. and 6 p m. on
Monday next. ThEre are five candidates in favour
of Bible-teaching, five Liberal candidates, one
Roman Catho ic and one Independent candidate.
OPENING OF A SEW BOARD SCHOOL.--.-A. set Of
he w schools. ereeted by Vie Kingswinford School
Board, in Bent Street. BrierleY Hill, were opened
on Monday afterwon, by Mr. William Jefferies
The buildings, which are of red brick, with eririch.

ments of terracotta, comprise boys', girls', and
infants' departments, in which can be ace mi.
modated respectively 234 183 and 183 seho ars.
The girls' school has been built over the boys' de-
partment, so as to econcmise the site, which is a
very elevated one, and to avoid a large amount of
excavating. The infant schoolroom is in a separate
block, facing John Street, whilst the main structure
has a fronta,,e to Bent Street. An advantageous
arrangement has been carried out by which eaolt
principal room can, by means of coilipg shutters,
be divided into a number of classrooms, Th,
principal school is approached by a flight, of six or
• seven steps from a spacious playground. The
buildings have good means of ventilation, and the
heating of the interior is efftcted by hot water
apparatus. Toe total cost, ineludirg the site,
was about £5,000. Altogether the building is a
substantial one, and forms a valuable addition iito
the other public buildings of the town Mr. T.
Robinson, of Stourbridge, was the architect, and
the builder, Mr. C. Horton, of Brierley Hill. Among
those who supported Mr. Jefferies at the opening
ceremony were the Revs, Josiah Stone (rector), J.
Hartley, T. Bishop, W. B. Bliss, Messrs. E. Haines,
W. Waldron, S. Bennett, El. Carder, G. M. Ash-
mead, )J. Rollinson, 'l'. Robinson, C. A. Horton,
A. Pearson, 'l'. G. l' rinkwater. J. L. Holberton
(clerk to the Bard), T. Pace (assis!ant clerk), W.
Breton (attendance officer), There was a crowded
attendance of the general public, includit g
many of the parents of the school children. Me.
Jefferies lluded to the absence of the chairman of
the Board (the Rev. T. L. Claughton) through con
imued ill.utath, and saicLithat it would haNe been
a fitting close to Mr. Claughton's presidency of the
Board if he could have attended and opened tie
z sehoels (hear, hear). All who were pies n'
would agree in exi.,r fusing their thanks to the
le.ir ng members of the Board for their three year
of not very pleasant work. Whilst not forgetting
an eie Aion was pending, he felt if they eoull al
agree as to the necessity and the advan a• e o
education, the forma'. p ,rt of the election mig it
be left to ttke its tr.tur .1 course. He hoped t
cooing nlne w3uld to of such metal and such meni,
tat tiv publ c would he proud of thin, not t -a'
tiny weult be able to work harmoniously and
earnestly iogether---(har, hear). „No doutt the
present gigantic eystcui of education was costly, but
wk.% Um ked onto faliblislisi tits Worilipit the

SATURDA Y, FEBRUARY 24, 1883.

ssytem it would be only a work of time to rectify
the matter of cost. The cost per head of erecting
the new Echttids was £8 6s. Bd., or something like
p( r head less than al y school pr.viously erected
by the Board—(appleu,e).,—Other addresses were
delivered, after which the Chaitman formally de-
(lard the sehnls opened.—A. vote of thanks was
aft( ru anis accordt d to him.