The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-20 00:00:00

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

SCHOOL BOARD CABBB.-•,t. nure'ler of persons were
summoned for not sending their (.'aildren to schrn:;l
one was dismissed and fines of 53, 23. 6., and ie.
were inflicted

TM:ET OF FlLES.—Thornas pardo3 OA and
William Pardoe (54), Were chafged with stealing A:
qnantity of files, horsl-nails, and rasps, the pro-
perty of Isaac Nash, about the middle of July and
the 12th September.—Tames Taylor was charged
with feloniously receiving them, well,knowing them
to be stolen.—George Rossiter, manager, said that
on the 12th inst he found Thomas Pardoe in the
works in the act of taking nails and rasps. The
rasps and files produced were similar ones. They
had missed files from the works.—P.C. Mason, of
Kidderminster, said from infamation received hc.
went to Taylor's house and there found the rasps
and files produced. They had been identified by
Mr. Nash.—The prisoners were remanded for a
week. Mr. Waldron, who defended, made Pn np-
plieation for bail for William Pardoe.—Superinten-
dent Wheeler said he should have no objection for
bail after Monday. Tkvior and Thomas Pardo:,
were remanded for one week. Wiliatn Paxddo was
remanded till Monday.
NEGLECTING TO LAY THE' WATER ON. —Edward
Brettell and Deborah Foxall were charged with
neglecting to pay for the laying the water on to Vteir
premises by the Sanitary Authority.—Ordors for
payment with costs were Made.
REFUSING TO QUlT.—Foley HOITIOT and William
Law were charged with being disorderly and roi'os-
ing to quit the Fox Hunt. Inn, Lutley, on the 15th
iritt,—The care was adjourned for 14 days.
ALLEGED ASSAtILT.—Mary Lamb MIS charged
with assaulting Susan Chappell on the 13th inst.—
Complainant said that as she was going up Angel
Street when the defendant began quarrelling with
her and struck and kicked her. The ease was dis-
missed.

RESISTING THE POLICE. - William Dowler was
charged with interfering with and resisting P.C.
Davis on the 6th alt. Fined 2s (id. and costs ;in
default 7 dais.

BOARD Op CiummuNs.-11r. Rayboul3 pre4ded
at the meeting of this Board yesterday.—Admitted
12, discharged 9, dead 1, remaining 541 against49o.
—Relief: Kingswinford .241 Bs. 6d. ; Stourbridgo
£2B 16s IH., Halesowen £22 164. 6d. Non.resi•
deuce .21 17s. 21., total £94 18a. 91.-1., astaiqst A;9l
ss. 61.

ALHAMBR THEATllE.—"Alazr.ppa, or the Wild
Horse of Tartary," produced here by Mr. Charles
Darrell and company the first three nights of the
week, has proved a great draw, The dresses w,,re
fm.7,lifieent, the s2en..-•ry splendid, and all the
wi!li a will to make the produc-
tion thoroughly -8:,1. The 4lanein4; by the
Sisters Howard has been greatly admired, an 1 we
venture to say no stich graceful ballets have been
seen in Stourbridge before. Upon Thursd ty and
Friday "The Ticket of Leave Man" was produced
with great success, and for ta night (Saturday), a
giga-Ltic programme is announced, eonsisting of
"Jessie Vere, or the Return of the Wanderers," g A
grand ballet by the Sisters Howard. Singing and
dancing, to conclude with the exciting melo-drama
of "Obi, or Three Fingered Jack." Next week
Mr. Charles Darrell announces as the last week of
his present season when there will be a change
programme nightly. Wednesday next is set apa:t
for a complimentary benefit ta Mr. Darrell and his
talented wife (Miss Amy Tempest), when we yen-
tare to predict there wid be a bumping house.

6 to 1. Jenkins and Murray (R.) beat Pritchard
and Bickley 6 to 1. Bishop and Murray (R.) beat
Prito lard and Salisbury 6 to 1 Court and Bisho.l
(R.) beat !Pritchard and:Salisbury (B. H,) 6,t0 1.
-Total prose :—Ryland, 51.; Brierley Hill, 17. -.^;

porters that she is dead.
The Master explained that the use of the cab was
not refused. They always lent it when applied for'
Alderman W. Green said they should keep to
what was their business as Guardians ; and the sub-
ject dropped.
The Visiting and Building Committee recom-
mended a leng:heuing of certain soil pipes which
Mr. Stretton had reported as a matter of urgency
en account of fever secretions constantly emptying
from the same.
The question of sufficient nursing power in the
woikhouse at he present time had been discussed
by the committee, and it was resolved that Mr.
Elope (the master) should be empowered to engage
extra nursing power as he might deem necessary..
A soup kitchen for the poor suffering from typhoid
fever in the borough has been opened, and soup
will be given every day, from 9 to 10 a.m., in St.
\lary's Girls' School, Churchfields. The tickets
have to be obtained from the doctor in attendance
on the patients on whose behalf apelication is made
The notices announcing the distribution of soup
state that donations may he sent to Mrs, Spofforth,
Nce 28, Mill Street, and no doubt some of our
j. aders will be disposed to further so good a work.
We understand that two additional nurses have
been engaged to assist the trained muse in St.
Nlary's district in attending out-patients at their
homes. There have been tresh cases of fever in
the last few days, and some more deaths. A con-
temporary stated on Saturday that there had only
been four dsaths from typhoid fever altogether, and
deprecated the supposed exaggerated statements on
the subject. As a matter of fact, there have been
eighteen deaths registered from typhoid aud enteric
fever up to noon on Tuesday. There are eight
registered as typhoid and ten as enteric fever.
Typhoid and enteriefeverare synonymous in medical
' nomenclature, and whichever word is used, the same
thing is meant, We learn, from figures kindly sup-
plied by Mr. G. Friend, that the number of births
and deaths in Kidderminster in the last three years
have been as follow :-1881 : Births, 980 ; deaths,
129 ; 1882 : births. 972 ; deaths, 529; 1883, births
956 ; deaths, 511. These figures give an average
death-rate for the three years of as nearly as possible
17-1 per 1,000. Th,s is as good testimony as could
be desired to the ordinary sanitary condition of the
town, being much below the average death-rate of
urban districts. When the causes of the present
epidemic are clearly arrived at, and any further im-
provements that may appear desirable in the
sanitary arrangements of the borough carried out
the death-rate will no doubt be brought to a still
lower point. Some investigation has beea made
into the milk supply of the town, with a view to
seeing whether it may throw any light on the pre-
sent epidemic. One matter which has come up in
the course of the discussion of the fever outbreak is
the suggestion of public abattoirs, so as to sweep
away the present ystem of private slaughter-houses.
ills was talked of some time ago, and present cir-
cumstances will no doubt strengthen the ihands of
the Sanitary Authority in again taking the subject
up,