The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-29 00:00:00

CRADLEY HEATH

LIBERAL MEETING.—On Monday evening its
the lib-ral ratepayers of Cradley Hea`h and 0:d
Hill Districts, held a meeting in the Corngr. ayes
S._hool Room, Cradley Heath, for the purpose of
giving their opinion as to the representatives whom
ttley wishel to have on the next School Board. The
chair was taken at 7.30. p.m. by 'be Rev. J. Fergu-
son. Previous to the public meeting, a meeting of
the committee was hid in the class room, for the
put pose of coming to an arrangement to avoid a con-
test'at the election. The Chairman,who was one of the
gentlemen nominated to be a candidate for the
School :Board Election, very briefly -expeessed his
reasons for resigning. The speakers, who were Mr
G. Green, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Whitley and Mr.
Hadley gave a brief account of the duties they had
performed for the past thrce yeats and expressed a
h pe that there would be no contest at the election
which would save the ratepayers a great expanse
and k'ndly asked Mr. Cave to withdrew, as the other
gentlemen had withdrawn to save the cost of an
election. Mr. Cave was very obstinate and would
not agree to withdraw. He made a rational state-
ment as to the duties which the gentlemen on the
Board hld performed. The e'actirman held that if
Mr. Cave would not withdraw it would cause the
cost of an election Mr. Cave said he did not think
that was so and he should not agree to withdraw.
He objected very strongly to Mr. H. H. Ker being a
member of the Board as he was a paid officer of the
parish. A motion was proposed by Mr. James
Hingley and seconded by Mr. David Willetts, that
they return the same four members as were on the
Board before, on condition that the opposite party
would return* the 13:4me five. This motion was
unanimously carried. The chairman read the follow •
inc letter :—To the chairman of the liberal meeting.
—Dear Sir, We, the undersigned, nominated Mr.
Cave to the School Board election thinking he
would be a very useful member, but as we hear
that the old members of the Board could be returned
without a contest, if Mr. Cave would wi!hdraw, we
beg to inform you that we desira that he wial do so.
We are, yours respectfully, William Dudley and
Joeph Nock.A Mr. Reynolds said that Mr. J.
Southall hal told him that day, that when be nom-
iaated Mr. Cave he did not know what paper he
was signing. Mr. Cave said it was the tories that
wanted to get him out and that Mr. Bassano said
that if he was elected he should not sit with him,
and the "Green party" were going with him. After
further discussion the proceedings terminated.

THE END OF THE RIVE MAKERS STLIIKE
The rivet manufacturers of the Blackheath and
Rowley disttiLts have conceded. to tboir employes
the demand for an advance m wages. The men
ceased working about six weeks ago and demanded
payment at the 4s, list—Jbout 15 per cant in advance
of what they had been receiving for sonic time pre.
vious. The masters decided to pay at that rate, but
a few days after the commencement of the strike
certain masters offered 1 o advance the price of some
aisses of work, but the operatives declined to
accept the offer. On Wednesday morning the men
resumed work at the 4s. list.
A meeting of rivet makers was held at the George
ant Dragon Inn, Blackheath, ii Wednesday. Mr.
Bennett prcsided.—Mr. Cashmore recounted the
circumstances under which they were returning to
work, and urged the need of their est iblishing a
union to pr te t their interests in future.—lt was
decided to form a union forthwith.

THE STRIKE IN THE CHAIN TRADE.
A mass meeting of chainmalters was held at the
Font. Ways, Crad!ey, on Wedneday, Mr. W.
Breakwell presided, and urged the neces-ity of those
operatives who were at ;vaodrlicipretisntgricttihneg tphrehiircilpalebouorf
to a inodera e extent b
clo3ing the out-shops at six o'cloc'f.—Mr. Forrest
announced that theie were about 1,800 operatives at
over, wholly or partially. 'Mere were some who
were obliged to work at chain which was not so
remunerative as that which ordinarily made, owing to
the fact that employers had had largo stocks of chain
in their warehouses, There was large quantities of
shipping chain, &c. in stock. These wer ‘, however,
circumstances which thcy ought to expect, and
there would donbtles ere long be an alt 3ration.-
About 200 persons ret-eived a rike pay on Wednes-
day