The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-03-29 00:00:00

MERLE Y HILL.

NOMINATIONS FOR LOCAL BOARD ELECTION..+MY
Holberton, the clerk to the Boa fd, has received he
following nominations :—Messrs. H. Carder, B. Freeth
G. Glifath, A. Hug es, H. Humphries, G. Mantle,
W. Mul ett, W. Eoll tson, I. Rollason, John Sk dmore
R. Thompson, anti Z. Wright. There are six vacan-
cies
HIGHWAY OFFENCE.—At the Police Court, on
Monday last, before Col. Fletcher, Messrs. H. Hall,
and H. Smith, Isaiah Mullett, Alfred Crane,
Thomas Hodgetts, Job Feedge, G. Barker, Samuel
Dennis, Simeon Corbett, W. Corbett, Silas Wild,
and Thomas Bayliss were charged vv ith obstructing
the highway at Pensnett. The cases were prov, d
and defendants were each fined 5s and costs; in
default 7 days.
CAUTION TO DOG OWNERS.—William Robins
was summoned for keeping three dogs not having
previously paid his license. The case was proved
and defendant fined 20s and costs.
STEALING COAL.—Thomas Cook was charged
with stealing a qus ntity of coal. the property of
Earl Dudley. The ca,4e was proved and defendant
fined 2s 6d and costs; in default 7 days.
SCHOOL BOARD CASES.—A number of persons
were summoned by Mr. V. Breeton for not sending
their children to school. The cases were proved
and defendants were fined 2s 6d each, to include
costs.
NON-PAYMENT OF POOR RATES.—A number of
persons were summoned by Mr. Homer, Kingswin-
ford district, for not having paid the poor rates.
Orders were made for payment in 14 days
CHARGE AGAINST A PUBLICAN. At the Police
Court on Thursday, before Mr. I. Spooner, stipend-
iary, Mr. Gould, of Stouibridge, applied for an ad-
journment for a week in the case of Henry Webb,
landlord of the Britannia Inn, De'ph, who was
charged with permitting drunk, nn..ss in his house,
for the attendance of Mr. J. Underhill, barrister, of
Wolverhampton, who is engaged for the defence.
The application was granted.
DRUNRENNESS.—Isabh Wallet was charged with
being drunk on the 22nd inst.—Police- constable
Lafford proved the case and defendant was fined ss.
mending costs.
ADULTERATED MUSTARD.—Joseph Ravenhill,
grocer, of Quarry Bank, was summoned for selling
adulterated mustard on the 2nd inA.—Samuel Toy,
said:he went to defendant's hem e on the above date
and purchased 2 oz. of mustard, for which he paid
2d. He told defendant that it would be analysed
and left him a third part of it and the other two
parts he handed to Mr. Horder in the presence of
defendant.—Mr. Horder said he sent the samples
of mustard given to him by Mr. Toy to Mr. Jones
analyst, who sent him a certificate, stating that the
mustard contained 22 per cent. of wheat flour.—
Defendant said he thought he was all right in selling
the mustard as it was a mixture. He was fined 10s.
and costs.

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DEFICIENT SCALES .--John Price, a butcher, resid-
ing at Quarry Bank, was summoned by Mr. Horder
for having an unjust scale in his shop on the 12th
inst.—Mr. Horder, said he went to defendant's shop
on the above date and saw a scale there. He ex-
amined it and found there was an iron nut beneath
the plate so that it threw the scale out of balance
oz. against the purchaser. There was also a
louse weight at the top which could be filled or
emptied of shot. Defendant said he did not know
anything about it. Air! Spoouer ; How can you

possibly say U at. You have been in king a profit'
out of it. You have u.:en convicted several timer
before.—Mr. Horder : I have visited the shoo for
many years and have never been there withuut find-
ing something wrong vith the scales or weights.--,
Mr. Spooner said it wit a profit to defendant and a
great loss to the reppb who purchased tar:at at his
shop, and he should inflict a fin e of <22. and coq's.