The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-10-18 00:00:00

DUDLEY DISPENS:UtY.

The annual meeting of the so' setihe.-s of this
institution Was held on Wednesday, Rev. e. Wyn.
coil presiding. '1 hero were al oin esent ae Rev.
M. Gibson, Messrs. B-adley, Brooke Robinson, E.
T. Terry, W. E. Walker, 11. G. Welker, T, A.
Walker, M. A: Messiter, B. Slrepli, .T.cwis, C.
Manby, and J. R. Tilley. The rcpor t stated tint
the number of patients relieved during the year had
been 4,425, baing 251 less than laq year. This was
attributed to the mild winter, and tne favourable
weather which had since prevailed. The privilege
lehonheeatsb
accorded to patients of obtaining medicine bottles
iains
ild
etdh the
custom.coin itt,ei
at a nominal cost wanted to be fully appreciated,
shovedould becomethat at
com-
mittee were justified in making a reducticr, in the
number of tickets required for cbtainit.g, surgic, 1
ped
financesit l v
instruments. The thanks of th,7, Eubmeribe-R we, e
due to the Earl of Dudley for the gratuitous supply 1
of coal during the year, and also to the clergy. HALESOWEN.
ministers, and friendly societies for the
I-' '---assist an e i PoLicE Coma.—At this court, on Tuesday, lef re
they had rendered to the funds of the society. I
'e Messrs. Smith, Gem, and Ba,ssano—Benjamin
members of the committee were re-elected, aswc re 1 Parkes ard Son, brickinaker.s, limiest:wen, wee
also Messrs. B. Ilingley and Septinins Bagott in the r sa„,mon, a for employing females at their w rks
place of the late Mr. John Fisher, deceased, and idu in 4 illegal hours tn the 23rd of August. De.
Mr. M. P. Grazebrook, resigned. There was a ' fendants were fined 2s. Cd. and costs.—Edwari
balance in hand in favour of the Dispensary amount- .
I Parkes (27) and William Baker (31) were charged
ing to £297 3s 4d, The report was adopted, and . with stealing mushrooms the property of Mr. Green
the usual votes of thanks accorded.—Mr. Shepherd o Manor Farm, on the sth inst. The case was
proposed "That one ticket of recommendatitm from adjourned for a fortniaht.—John Bradley, engineer,
a donor or subscriber to the Dudley Dispensary, or of West Bromwich, was remanded on a charge of
frem a subszriber to the Dudley Truss•Seeiety, shall, bkin,z coneern.:.d in a series of frauds upon farmers
in future, entitle a patient to whatet9r surgical in- and publicans, at Halesowen, in August.
strument the medical staff may consider the case, Tr NV
....ALLSOEN AND HASDURY INDU,TRIAL CO-OPER-
requires, in addition to advice and medicine.—This ATIVE L'OCILTY.—The fifty—fourth quarterly meeting
was seconded by Mr. Manby, but on the motion of of Oda sociay wns held at the Stores, Peekingharn
Dr. Higgs the question was referred to the coin- k Street, lia'eso.ven, on Wednesday. Mr. Henry
tnitiee for cous:dtration.—On the motion of Mr. - Haycock was in the chair, and remarked that there,
Tilley it was decided t ) issue two additional tickets were 'three increases in the balance sheet that they ;
. for every guinea subscribed.—A vote of thanks to ' -would no doubt all take notice of. Sales had in. I
the Chairman closed the meeting* 1 crebeed to £3,002 is 10d £286 more than the pre-