The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-12-15 00:00:00

,4ocal anti iiltstrat getus.

A reoent write: *ri our local papers has wisely
observed that " of the follies of the age is to
buy dear Wines and Sp:. Its." Another folly is to
suppose that buyiag from those who make the
largest return of duty is buying them in thy
cheapest market. The Merchant who pays duty
upon thousands of gallons, pays in exact propor-
tion to the retailer clearing a single cask. A great
profit must be gained to cover enormous expenses
of large business premises, cost of a ivertising, and
an allowance uf profit to the Agent, greater in
many instances than taken by them in tl respect-
Merchant. To buy cheap is to buy where but
one profit is made, and we cannot better illustrate
our argument than by pointing out the way in
which our townsmen, Messrs. J. Rutland and Son, o
63, High-st, have opened up the trade. We have
no hesitation in saying that 25 per cent, is now
saved by their bringing the producer and the con-
umer together, over the prices paid a few years
ago, and a trial will fully bear out our assertions
Dudley Herald, December 24th, 1881.
" Rouoii or/ RATS. '—The Thing desired found at
last. Ask chem4sts, grocers or oilmen, for Rough
on Rats. It clears out rats, mice, beetles, roaches
flies, bedbugs, insects, ground moles, dtc. 74d. and
is lid boxes.

' ' BITCHIIPABIL."—A new, quick, complete cure
for all urinary affections, (smarting, frequent diffi •
cult) and kidney diseases, 48. At Druggist, London
agency No 1. King Edward Street. .

-FORMATION OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.—A
representative meeting, composed of teachers from
all the Sunday schools in the town and district,
was held on Tuesday evening, in the Congrega-
tional school room, Stourbridge, to establish a
branch of the Sunday school union. The meeting
was well attended, representatives from many
schools being present. Mr. H. Newnam, who pre-
sided, explained the objects and advantages of a
local branch. The following resolution, proposed
by the Rev. W. Wallace, Baptist, and seconded by
Mr. Shotton, New Connexion, was carried
'That this meeting, feeling the great importance
of Sunday schools, and, believing that their im-
provement, exten4ion, and perm uteney will be best
seculted by mutual co-operation and assistance, will
proceed to form a socieiy to be called the St ur
bridge and District Sunday Scht,ol Uni .n.' Alter
this, the rules drawn up by a sub-c,,mmittee were
submitted to the meeting and unanimously passed.
The election of officers for the ensuing year was
then proceeded with. Mr. H. Newnam was elected
as President, and Mr. North Vice-President; Mr.
Wo, Hey, Treasurer; Mr. Thos. P. Bill and Mr.
Peake, Secretaries. There is every probability
that a career of great usefulness is opened by this
branch of the Si ourbridge Sunday Scho. ,1 Union, and
we hope it will meet with th success it most
heartily deserves.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL AMBULANCE CLASS.—On Wed-
nesday afternoon en examination of the boys con-
fleeted with this class took place at the Union Hall,
in the presence of a number of the friends of the
boys. Thl Rev. Dr. Welch conduct-d the ex .min-
at ion, he fi st part of which was with it, ference to
the knowledge of anatomy and physiology possessed
by the lads. They were next questioned as to the
immediate steps to be taken in ca,•es of injuries of
various specified kinds, and the theoretical part was
followed by actual illustrations of the method of
dealing with such cas st Mr. Hammond Smith aucl
Mr. Birt examined the boys who were bandaged up
and treated for various supposei injuries, and stated
that in thirteen out ot filiteen cases the work of
bandaging. &c., had been efficiently done. The
method of treating drowning and other cases was
afterwards illustrated.

ACTION AGAINST AN EMPLOYEL—At the County
Court, on 'Wednesday, before Sir Rupert Kettle, an
action was called on in which Emma Grocer, widow,
of Cradley, sued William Griffin, 'chain and anchor
maker, Cradle'', for £5O damages, in respect to th.,
loss of her husbaud, who had been killed whil n
defendant's employ. The action was und• r Lord
Campbell's Act, Mr. Waldron appeared for plain-
tiff, and Mr. Homer for defendant. Plaint:ff was
the widow of man named Geoige Grocer, who was
injured on the 9th of November last yea- while
working at defendant's forge, where he was em •
ployecl for some years.. His death occurred on the
day following the accident. He was at the time of
the accident trying to en though a thick piece ce
iron, known as a cart arm, This was done, or at-
temeted to be done, by means of a steam hammer,
and as the hammer de,c-erded a piece of iron flew
out and struck him on the head. Toe case tor the
plaintiff was, that it was part of deceased's duty to cut
this iron through, and that he had previously corn-
plai ed to the defendant's on of the want of proper
machinery to do it with. Mrs. Grocer said repre-
sentations of this kind were made several times by
her husband, one occasion being a fortnight before
the aoeccient. The defendant's case was a complete
demal of the material statement on the other side
It was stated that the deceased had been cautioned
not to use iron such as that which led to the acci-
dent, as it was required for another purp-se alto-
gether than he was apply;ng it to, and that he had
never complained to Mr. Griffit, jun., of the want
of proper machinery with which to cut the inn
through. A number of witnesses were called for the
defendant to prove that deceased had no right to
attempt to cut the iron under the steam hammei,
and that the accident was, in p int of fact, due to
his own fault. His Honour put a number of propo-
sitions to the jury, on all ( f which they found atlir
matively in plaintiff's favour. A verdict was ac-
cordingly entered for plaintiff for A5O and costs.
SUDDhc.T. DEATH.—An inquest was held at the
Woodman Inn, New Street, Stourbridge, on Mon-
day afternoon, before R. Docker, Esq., coroner,
touching the death of George Cartwriget (46), of
Amblecote Lane, near Stourbridge. Dr. Hammond
Smith said he never saw tceceased alive. He was
called to attend him on Friday afteinoon the 7th
mat, about three o'clock, and when he arrived at
the Woodman Inn Cartwright was dead. He ex-
amined the body but did not see any marks of
violence. The face was purple coloured and showed
the usual symptoms that the man,had died from
heart disease.—George Dark, landlord of the Wood-
man Inn, said he had known deceased for twenty
years. He had been living at Amblecote Lane,
near the Delph. He was a blacksmith by trade and
was 46 years of age last May. He went to the
Woodman Inn on Friday last about 3 o'clock. He
sat down on a chair and called for some rum and
water. He sipped the liquor and just after his
head dropped and he fell from the seat, as witness
supposed in a fit. He picked him up and went for
a doctor whom he met close at hand. Deceased had
complained to witnes'e wife that he had been
ufteriug fr( m bronchitis and his breath was very
ad. The jury returned a verdict that ' Deceased
&led from natural causes.'