The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-12 00:00:00

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" THE BURIAL BOARD.
The monthly meeting of, this board was held on
Wednesday morning last.
Mr. Shepherd was in the chair.
There were also present Messrs. Messrs. Billing-
ham Haskew, Stringer, King, and F. Evers.
The Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting,
which were oonfumed.

A letter was read from Mr. Cross, the Home
Secretary, approving of the cemetery site, and
another twin the Lords of the Treasury, approving
of the borrowing of a sum of money not exceeding
£6,000 by the Board, and the charging of the re-
payment and interest on the future poor nate of
Stourbridge and Upper Swinford. A number of
questions reqiring to be answered before the Loan
Commissioners advanced the money was read to the
meeting, with the draft answers which had been
prepared. The interest the Commissioners would
require if they advanced the money was 5 per cent,
but the Chairman said they wore not bound to
borrow the money from the Commissioners if it
could be obtained elsewhere on more favourable
terms. An enquiry had been made with regard to
a loan of £6,000 from the Scottish Provident
Institution, and they had received an answer that
if advanced for thirty years the fixed annuity repay-
able would be £390 10s. per annum. The draft
answers referred to above were read and approved
of, subject to the filling in of some additional
details.

There was no other business.
CHESS.

The return match between the Dudley Mechanics'
Institution Club and the Stourbridge Old Club took
place at Dudley, on Tuesday evening last, when the
Dudley players were again victorious. The follow-
-ng is the score :
Won.

STOURBRIDGB.
Won. Dr.
J. Halford 2 Doughty 0 ... 0
J. Pitchfork 1 Pearson ....... 0 1
G. H. Mainwaring 2 Dr. Boddington... 0 ... 1
J. Gender 0 Sheppard
J. Brookbanks...... 1 A. Freer 0 ...
Frank Brown
T. H. Fisher 1 Hill 1 0
Charles Brown 1 Franklin 1 1
H. Brown... 1 S. White 2 0

DUDLEY.

— Total 10 Total .. , 6 —5

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.-At the Police Court
yesterday, before Colonel Fletcher and F. Evers,
Esq., William Thompson was charged with being
drunk and disorderly in King-street, Wollaston,
on the 7th inst. P.C. Smith proved the case.
Defendant pleaded guilty. Fined ss. and costs.
ASSAULT Castro was charged
with assaulting Elijah Croft, on the 6th inst.
P.C. Webb proved that he was on duty on the
above date at Hagley. He saw both the defend-
ants stripped, and Castro struck Croft several
times and kicked him. Did not see Croft strike
again. They were both drunk. Complainant
then said that the defendant struck him several
times. The Bench bound them both over to keep
the peace for one month in a surity of 1.5 and
themselves in £lO. A charge of drunkenness was
then preferred against them by Superintendant
Freeman, and each of the defendants fined Sc and
costs.

DRUNK AT BILBROUGETON.—John Day, WaS
charged with being drunk at Belbroughton on
4th. Police-constable Payne and Wallace proved
the case. Fined is. and costs.

CHARGE or HATING GAME IN POSSEBRON.—Henry
Rock, Adam Billingham and David Southall wore
charged with unlawfullyhaving game in their pos-
session on the night of the 7th. Police-constable
Philpot said that at 12 o'clock at night he saw the
three defendants -going across Mr. Parkes Field
at the Gig Mill, stopped them and searched them
found three rabbits upon Rock quite warm. They
had two lurcher dogs with them., Rillinghatn and
Southall had nothing upon them. Police-constable
Smith, gave corroberative evidence. Fined 10s.
each and costs, in default; 14 days.