The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-09-13 00:00:00

SnOOTING APt GEON.—Simeon Blevvitt wits chsegoll RO-WLEY REGIS SCHOOL BOARD.
with shooting a pigeon, the property of John Hudson
on the 3rd inst. Complainant sAid he loosed a pigeon Mr. W. Bassano presided at the monthly meeting
up on the above date and he saw the defendant shoot of t'lis Board, held on Mond !y at Old Hill.
it. The pigeon was worth Li. Defendant said he The Chairman observed that the attendance at
did not shoot the pigeon, and called witne,ses who the Knowle Schools had very much improved recently.
corroborated him. Defendant !was fined 10s. and It had been stated that those schoots were not re-
costs, and lOs the value of the pigeon quired, and that they were altogether misplaced.
Dansur AND REFUSING TO Qum—Enoch Powell . Tee schools were built to accommodate 120 boys,
was charged with being drunk and refusing to quit 120 girls, and HO infants, and he found that last
the Barley Mow Inn, Springhelds, on the 25th ult. week there were in attendance 125 boys, 120 girls,
Defendant who pleaded guilty was fined 2s. 6d and and 65 infants. This compared favourably with any
costs; in default 14 days. or the other schools. He sated that at Cradley
STEALING BDOTS.—Alice Kent was charged with Heath where schools were supposed to be w inted
, stealing a pair of boots the property of Mary Crow. very badly accommodation had been provided for 210
of Tividale. on the 6th inst. Complainant said the boys/ 210 girls, 250 infants ; and the attendance at
prisoner was at her house on the above date. Coin those schools was 188 boys, 112 girls, and 95 ids/Its.
plainant went out of the house and left the boots These figures showed that at Knowle the attendance
allright. When she returned the prisoner was was much better than at Cradley Heath, indeed the
going out of the house. Complainant gave infor- schools were full except in the infants department.
mation to the police and the boots were brought Mr. Wm. Hodgetts who has held the temporary
to her the same night by Police-constable Winfield. appointment of se.sool officer to the Board, was
Edith Oldacre, of liorseley Heath, said that the permanently elected to the office at a salary of £BO
pr:soner pledged the boots at her shop. She lent Per, annum.
her is. 6d, on them. Police-constable Winfield rhe Finance Commit'ee reported that the receipts
of t
said that complainant gave him informato on the Board's account during the month amounted
'n. he
robbery aud he went to the Boat Inn, Tividale to .t5O, which included a drawing grant to Old Hill
,
and arrested the prisoner there and charged her School of about £l4. The expenditure was--2230
;
with stealing a pair of boots the property of Mary teachers' salaries ; bill, £llO total. £340.
Crow. Prisoner replied that she had taken them
A report was presented from her Majesty's In-
specter of Schools on the Knowle School, whichwas
In-
from under the -table and had pawned them at Mr.
Old.acre's shop at Great Bridge, and had is. 6d.
to the effect that in the boys' and girls' departments
on.
them. Witness went with the prisoner to the the scholars had passed wide a crAita,ble amount, of
success in ordinary subject:4. In the infants' school
pawn-shop and received the boats. Prisoner was
the arithmetic of the highest class required attention
committed for a mouth.
STEALING A LEG OF PORK,—Aun Edmunds was In other respects the state of the school was cr, dit-
ab le and satisfactory.
charged with stealing
.ft leg of pork and an apron The school officer, Mr. William Hod getts reported
the property of William Foley, butcher, of Cradley that owing partly to the new regulations of the
Heath, on the sth inst. Mrs. Foley, wife of pro- d and partly to the chaintnakers's strik-, the
s3cutor, said that she missed the leg of pork on average attendance had slightly decreased. Com-
Saturday morning. It was safe at 7 o'clock on pared with the corresponding month last year there
Friday night. The value of the pork was ss. 6d. pwas an increase of 234 on the registers and 278 in
and the apron sd. She afterwards saw the pork at the average attendance. The applications for re-
the prisoners house. Police-constable Sylvestre mission of fees had greatly increased this month,
said he received information on the Bth inst. He the number being 238 parents representing 324
went to the prisoner's house and searched it and children The chief cad '
uses of this increase were the
found the apron and the leg of pork. Witness chainmairers' strike an the new regulations.
charged her with stealing a leg of pork and an About 130 persons applied for the remission of
apron the property of Mr. Foley. Prisoner said school fees.
she was very sorry and would have to suffer for it. .
She asked Mrs. Foley to forgive her and said she
would pay her for it. Prisoner was committed to
take her trial at the sessions. .
COAL STEALING.—John Westwood and James
Tromans, miners, were charged with stealing a
quantity of coal the property of Messrs. Waldron
and others on the sth inst. Deiendants pleaded
guilty but said they had some coal coming to them.
William Hacket in the employ of prosecutoss said
he was going to work about five o'clock in the
morning and saw the defendants taking some coal
away. The value of the coal was about 6cl.
Prisoners were committed for 7 days.