The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-06-24 00:00:00

BOARD OF CiUARDJINS.

The weekly meeting of this board wag held
yesterday. Mr. Granger ia the 'hair. There
were present :—Messrs. H. Billingham Rhodes,
Kelly, Guest, Parkes, Thompson, Forrest, Hall,
Wood, Homer, Panzer, and Giles. Admitted
into the house 14; born 1 ; discharged 14;
deal 2 ; remaining 816; corresponding week
last year 298. Out-door relief, Kingswinford
district £22 96 6d; Stourbridge district £l4 13.
11d ; Halesewen district, £l6 Os Od ; non•resi•
dent .Q 1 Os Id ; total £54 2s 9i ; against £55
us 21c1 last year.
rho usual quarterly contracts were entered
into.

EXTRAORDINARY BICYCLE RIDE.—One Of the
most extraordinary rides in the annuals of
bicycling has just been accomplished by a young
gentleman, Mr. H. Stanley Thorpe, of Lonion•
He had guaranteed to ride the distance from
London to York, 200 miles, in twenty-four hours'
continuous riding, and 3tarting from the former
place, on an " Ariel " bicycle manufactured in
Coventry by Messrs. Haynes and Jefferis, at 11.10
p.m. on Monday, the 15th inst, he arrived in York
at 9.40 p.m. the next evening, completing the
whole distance in twenty-two and a half hours,
including stoppages for refreshment, &c. This is
an average of nearly ten miles an hour continuous
riding. The first hundred miles was completed in
ten and half hours, and the second in twelve
hours. During the whole journey not the slightest
mishap occurred, nor was the rider unusually
fatigued.
STOURIIRIDGE Sic/also RINZ. Our rinking
friends will no doubt be pleased to hear that the
Talbot Hotel Assembly Room is now open with
every facility for this popular exercise. As amuse-
ments are rare in Stourbridge, we think this an
cyportunity not to be lost by all lovers of a few
hours recreation. - -

PROPERTY SALE.—Mr. H. King, sold a quantity
of property at the Talbot Hotel on the Itith ult.
no Holy Bush Inn, Amblecote was knocked don
to Mr. Jos. Davis for £1;200,- a freehold Dwelling
liou-a! at Kinver to Mr. David Smith for £550, a
freehold building hawk, Wollaston to Mr. Charles
Skelding for £330. a corner -building it of land
situate at Wordsley for .010 to Messrs. E. Webb
awl- Sons., and a plot of land 900 square yards was
sold to Mr. Newsome for £ll2 10s. od.
CULMNLY ON FIRE.—At Ow Police Coart yester-,
lay before Col. Fletcher and Captain Cochraner
Mary • Harris:m was ehArgoil with having he
Alimney on fire on the 11;th. Police-constable
_imith proved the easa, and defendant was fined Is
and costs.

DRUNK ANT/DISOR,DERLY.—David Cartwright of
the Lye was charged with being drunk and dis-
orderly on the sth inst. The case was proved by
Police-coostable. Painter. And defendant was
tined 5s and costs.—John Thatcher of Stourbridge
was charged with being drunk and disorderly at
Hay Green on the 20th inst. Police-constabli,
Smith proved tip cas will defendant was fined
5s and costs.
CHAR 41: OF PERM I TTING A NUISANCE. -= Samuel
Hill, butcher was charged by Inspector Henry
Williams with permitting a nuisance ts exist on
land occupied by him. Complainant said that
from complaints received he visited a field occupied
by the defendant, on going to the field and within
a hundred yards. The smell was very offensive.
He found a quantity of privy manure, and other
offensive smells arising from a slaughter house,
he served the defendant with a notice to remove
it. He did not remove it and he was obliged to
summons him. Defendant admitted that he or-
dered the manure to be placed In the field, and
said thata farmer was to fetch it.aliay in two days '
and had neglected to do so. Col. Fletcher said
the offensive was a serious one. Complainant
havinr. the nuisance it ought to have
been removed and not being removed defendant
was liable to a penalty.of ..e5. ordered to remove ,
the nuisance and pay costs.