The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-07-18 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

LAYING THE MEMORIAL STONES OF A CHAPEL.
—On Monday afternonn four memorial stones of a
Methodist New Connexion Chapel, which is being
erected in the Ilalesowen Road. were laid by Messrs.
W. Foster (Sedgley), G. Green, R. Barnsley, and W.
Green Amongst those present were the Revs. E.
J. Hope, C. Jordan (curate of Quarry Bank), H. Pig.
cm, and Messrs. W. Bassa,no, J P., J S. Harris, 13.
Priest, W. Foster, arid Tranrer. It wis explained
that in consequence of the Zi9n's Hill Chapd bong
in a delapidated sta,te,:and ,ilso the budding not
being large enough to comfortably accommod ite the
members, Mr Muscham, carchitect, Cradley Heat
was instructed to pr-p ire plans of a new buil tingto
accommodate 600, and the tender of Mr. W. Willetts,
of Cradl sy He ith, ,unting to £1,123. was ac-
ceptei for the erection or tire building, on the un
de,rstanding th .t ..£1.50 was allo veil for the old
buiiding and materials. Towards the amount re-
iv red -üboripiions am mating. to £250 had been
pr rnis d; £6 12 had been collected in halfpennies
by the Sund iy School children; and X 2.8 103 had
been n.lntributed by tradesmen After the stones
had been well and truly 1 rid. NTT% W. Grad i gave
a do•la ion of £2O; Mr W. Foster, £10; Mr. G.
Urem. £10; and Mr. R. Barnsley, £2l.—Mr. W.
Basa o cougratu!ated t e members of the Methodist
New Connexion hotly in making efforts to provide
a e'•apel to meet the requirements tor tie increa4ng
congregat on. On ;;the mo ion of the Rev. C.
J 0 dan aid s,iconded by Mr. F. Northall, a hearty
vote of thinks was F ivei to be genlemen wh ) had
kindly undertaken to lay the stones.
CHARGING TUC WRONG MAN. At he Police
Court on Wednesday, before Miessrs. W. Bassano,
find H. T. fli(ilcinan, Joseph Ea:les, ironworker,
West Bromwich, was summoned for being drank
ant disorderly and also for assaulting P.C. High-
way, at Tividale, on the 6th inst.—Tbe officer stated
that at eleven o'clock on the night in question he
found :11, defendant and others dunk and creating
a disturbance in the New Rind,Tividale, and upon
requesting th in to go about their business the de-
fimclant struck bird —Mr. Jackson (who defended) :
You are sure it was the defendant woo struck you ?
: Yes.—Mr. Jackson : Now, I will warn
you to b clutir us. The present defend cut is rot
Joseph Brides, but Abraham Eades, and he wis not
at I ivi late on the day you siy he was. -Tne other
E Kies WJS aferwards brought into Court, and the
offi,,er, art-r some hestrati in, admitted t t:at the de-
fendant, was not the lean who assaulted him.—The
case was

FALS E SWEARING SOMEW HERE.—Samuel Priest,
irouwuktr, Tivid,de, was summ net cor uolawfu 1
shooting a pigeou valited at X 2, the property of
Thomas Hainmond.—Two witnesses were called for
the pr seen ion, who swore thlt on the 7th mat,
they saw the defendant sho t the pigeen.—Mr
Cooksey. who appeari,d for the defendant, said his
instructions were that a man flan' d John Turner
shot the pigeon, and afterwards call d three wit-
nesfus, who stated Turner 01,1 the pigeon—Mr.
Bassan ) sail it was to be re4retted that evidenul of
such a conflicting character should come befoie
Court. The magistrates felt bound to believe the
evidence given for the e,)lnplainant, and should
order defendant to pay 10s. the value of the pigeon
and a fine of 5s and 21s 61 costs.