The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-28 00:00:00

Nocal in istrict Veto.

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this Board was held
yesterday; Mr. Granger in the chair. There
were also present:— Messrs. Brooks, Wood,
Billingliam, Darby, Fereday, Griffin, Guest,
llaskew, Biggs, Oliver, T. 11. Pargeter, Paskins,
Plant, Powell, Rhodes, flaybould, Rollinson,
Weston, Bird, White, Pardoe, and Homes. The
minutes of the last meeting were read and
confirmed. Admitted into the house during the
week, 17 ; dead, 2; discharged, 99 ; remaining,
463. Corresponding week last year, 456. Out-
door relief, hingswitiford district, £4O 13s tld ;
Stourbridge district, £25 18s 4d ; Halesowen
district, (Pd ; total, £94 14s 40, against
£97 15s Old last year.

A complaint was made to the Board by an in-
mate of the house named Smith, that the school-
master, Eli Taylor, had been beating her little
boy. The mother stated that the master had
beaten her boy with a cane, without any provo-
cation. Taylor was called in, .md he said the
boy went into the school-room several mornings
without washing his face, and on being told
about it was insolent to Lim, and he then used
the cane.

The Chairman said the schoolmaster had no
right to thrash a boy with a cane, and not to
thrash him at all without it was done in the
presence of the Governor.
Mr. Rollinsun said Taylor had been cautioned
about the same thing on a previous occasion,
and he hoped he would not exceed his duty.

THE APPOINTMENT OF NURSE.
The Chairman said he was sorry to say these
was no applicant for the situation, and the best
thing would be to advertise again, with an in.
creased salary. It certainly was a very small
stipend for so large a union, and he would re-
commend that they offer .1:20 a year instead of
£l3, with tLe approval of the Poor Law Board.
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The Governor afterwards announced that MI
applicant had arrived, and .Mrs. Ann Swat:flan
was appointed at a salary of £l5 per year.

SEISDON UNION,

The Chairman said it was understood that Cm
Seisdon Union would not be interfered with.
Mr. Plant: How is it understood

The Clerk said he had received a private letter
frotu the Clerk of the Seisdon Board of tjuarti-
tans, which stated that there was an intention of
doing away with that Union.
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M. Plant said he had been with many of the
Dudley Guardians, and they were anxious to
annex Himley to their Union. He thought it
very hard that they should have a portion of the
pauper population of that district, and not reap
any benefit from it. The Workhouse was veiy
conveniently situated for the poor in the parishes
of le Meer, Hiulley, and WOW bourhe, and he had
4rawn up a resolution that the Clerk be instruc-
ted to write to inform the Poor Law Huard thig,
in the event of that Union being dissolved the
parishes of Einver, FE:lacy, and Wombourne arc
most conveniently situated to be annexed to
their Union. He did nut think it hardly the
thing that the working population of llitule
should reside in the parish of leingswinford.
They had the pauper population, while the par
ish of hue hey reaped the hen, lit.
. .

Mr. Ilant'gresolution was not seconded, 411
the matter dropped.