The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-10 00:00:00

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THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER
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w;telo s all ope est tae door. Wnen he trLi I tiv ' BROMSGRWE.
door to idiu4 into the shop he slid "...Th !it leckel." B eaae OF Guassoteete.—lr. e .rn ?Ain's of this
I 1 e p ished against it an t it want , t
'-'`'n' B .ital., held on Wednesday, there were present Mr.
Wlisn we ' got in the doos le .eling to the Wria.'it (chairtnin), Nlessrs Fetherston and Llewel-
sh ep it was locked on the other si IC. so
lyn IV;c .:eliaireien),atad Messrs Albutt,Bisch,Booker
B rtie Young got his knife and took the screws off, Grove, J. Harris. Haynes, Malawi, Lewis, Parry,
and unfastened the door. When we got Me the Potter, Pountney, Willetts, and Wooldridge. A.
ship 1.1..a.tie Young tried t ) open the till with his letts.r was read fro a the R lc. J. Kidd, chaplain,
knife, but he couch not o )en it, and then I trial. ia re'ation to the observations made at the last.meet-
I could not open it. We then took some pork pies
iag with respect to the provision for the spiritual
and sweets. Bertie,Youag had a large pork pie and Wilt] t. 3 Of the inmates. He acknowledged the receipt
a currant cake, 1 hal a small pork pie, and Tom of the letter from Mr. Humphreys (clerk), and
Murray had half a pork pie, ;Bertie Young hid the stated that under ordinary circumstances he should
currant cake in the loft in Mr. Davis's back yard, , have acceded to the request to attend the meeting
When we came oat we went up Bowling Green of the B ird, but considsring the intemperate lan-
Lane ami eat the pork pit's." Witness that morn guagelused,a.nd the unjust accusations made against
ins examined the loft and limn I the cake produced. •
him, he begged to be excised. His duties were
Witness apprehended Yon eg that morning. He /nes :ribe I by the Poor LAW Commissioners; in
charged Dawes and Young with breaking iiito Mr. I Article 211, and that article excluded all that it di I
Davie's shop, and stealing two pork pies, a curaant net include. The penalties would follow if with
cake, and a quantity of sweets. Witness:read over no other authority he were to administer the Sacra-
a statement to them made by !Brett: Yoang said meat,
except to the sick and dying, and that even
" It's quite true." Dawes made no reply. Young in their cases the idea of coercing the unwilling, or
said, "It vv,s not. me that tried to break open the forcing the chaplain's judgement on the othertill ;it was Dawes. I held the matches to light ought not to be entertained. He fulfiled his duties
him, :Be broke my knife in trying to open it, and carefully and regularly, at stated times, and would
when we came out I threw it on the top of the contest the point, if necessary before an inspector.
Market Hall."—Mr Young now came forward and lie was willing to meet a committee, but he
said that he was sure his brother was led away by wished to impress upon the Board the necessity
the others. Mr. Whee:er said that the boy was either of repudiating the charges made or else of
al waysabout with reputed thieves and a companion establishing them by sworn testimony at an official
of his WR: Seat to an Industrial School the other inquiry.—Mr. Lewis who had given n tic° that he
week. The Bench said they would decide would call attention to the subject, made some
summarily with the case of Young.—Mr. Young _
lengthy remarks, and quoted a number of figures
said he would promise that the boy should be sent - showing the number of visits made by the chaplain
to some private school.—The Bench metered Young to the Workhouse. He wished to make no direct
to receiae six strokes with the birch rod.—Dawes charge against the chaplain, but he contended that
was further charged with stealing a gold watch and it was the duty of the Guardians to make some
silver chain, the property of his sister, Florence . better provision for the spiritual wants of the in-
Dawes, on the 7th inst.—Florence Dawes said that mates. He found that the administration of the
slaZwas the daughter of William Dawes. The ' rites and ceremonies occupied the chaplain on an
watch produced was her property. She saw it last average a minute and a half a week for each of
on the Wednesday morning between 10 and 11. It ! the inmates, and that for the time the servicss
was on the chest of drawers in her room. She were being rendered, the pay amounted to about
missed it about 12 o'clock the same day.—Prisoner
78. 61 an hour which he thought was not a bad
said that his sister promised if he would have it
sum, .
nese had been a large number of deaths in
runnded she would lend it him for 12 months. This the heuse .and he could not but believe that some
ih - sister denied.—PS. Oakey said that he received of those who died had expressed a wish to partake
prisoner into custody on Thursday at West Brom- of the Holy Sacrament. He had previously stated
wich, on the suspicion of stealing a gold watch. He that the Communion plate had been taken out for
ch,rged him with stealing a gold watch and silver use only upon two occasions, but he found by the
chain from his father's house on the 7th inst.
chaplain's book that it had been taken out only
Prisoner said "I 4.0u1d not have done it if it had not
oece and that was in 1882. having made strong
been for them other chaps, Hall and Warr. They complaint of the neglect of the children, Mr. Lewis
persuaded me to take it. I pledged the chain in
a mid a recent visit to the house showed that out of
Dudley ; and when we go., to West Bromwich I twenty most of them were unable to answer the
pal I for a supper and beds for us all." Witness simplest que.stioas and those aho did answer said
received the watch from the police at \Vest Brom-
they got their knowledge from Miss O'Connor, a
wich. Prisoner was committed to the next assizes
former schoolmistress. Mr. Lewis also thought
en both charges. .. the tramps should have more attention and he sad
ALHAMBRA THEArRE —The theatre has been well
he had been in communication with the masters of
patronised during the wesk, The pedormaue es the Workhouses at Worcester, Ledbury, Hereford,
ha e passe I off srccessfully, except on Tuesday
and Tewkesbury, and he found that in each of
night, when the little Lindsay, the musical clown,
these places a good deal more time was given to
whilst trying to ju ep off his father's shoulders spiritist instruction than at Bromsgrove,—Mr.
on to his head, he slipped and tell forward on to Lewis's observations were supported by Mr. Parry
his f tee. His violin was broken to pieces, but
and the Chairman, wholcousideredahat the religious
luckily for the little chap he escaped without any
instruction of the inmates deserved as much atten-
injury. On Monday next the bombardment of the
as the temporal.—Mr. Lewis then moved "That,
CIA iese forts will be introduced into the panto. in the opinion. of this Board, the caaplain has failed
,aime, similar to the one prodaced at the Astou
to do his duty to the inrnades,of the house and he
Lower Gr unds. an I pa'nt•sl by the same artist. shall therefore be called upon to resign his office."
—Mr Parry seconded the motion, which was
carried unanimously.—Mr. Booker proposed that
the Master sf the Workhouse be instrueted to allow
the tramps to have some gruel or broth at one of
their meals Seconded by Mr. Parry, and carried
unauimously.—A. vote of thanks was unanimously
passed to Mrs. Scott and Mr. White for Christmas
gifts te Vie Li:rates.
141)CAL BOARD.—The monthly meeting of this
Board was held at the Town Hall on Wednesday
evening. Present: Messrs. Amphlett, Baylis,
Bennett, Brooke, Fitch, Hall, Istewbould, Nicholls,
Roper, and Weaver. Mr. Fitch presided.—Tne
financial statyment showed—due to treasurer on
Local Board account, .2191 10s. 4d. ; on Com-
missioners' account, .24 68. 6d.—The report of Mr.
Carey (medical officer) showed that 17 births and
19 leaths were registered during December last,
against twenty-one births and eleven deaths in De-
cember, 1883 ; the birth-rate being 25.6, and the
death-rate 28'6 per 1,000. The district was fairly
healthy.—A lengthy report of the committee ap-
pointed t' consider as to aboliahiug the old Broms--
grove Improvement Act, and placing the Board
entirely under the General Acts, was read by Mr.
Hall. The report stated various reasons why it
was considered expedient to abolish the Act, and
recommended that a rate be levied to pay off the
last mortgage of .€l7O. and discharge the other
liabilities under the Act, and that Mr. Sanders
(Clerk) be instructed to take the necessary steps to
do away with the Act, either by obtaining a
Provisional Order or otherwise.—The rep•rt was
unanimously adopted.—The Board unanimously
resolved to submit the bill of costs in the claim of
John rsheldon against the Local Board for taxa-
tion.—Mr. Sanders specially reported to the Board
upon the claim for damages made by Mr. Stephen
Edward Frayue, the contractor for the sewerage
work lately carried out, a committee of the Board
having recently met Mr. Frayne and his solicitor.
The particulars of the claim showed the amount
to be .t 669 18s. 2d for extra work and materials,
and for delay by the Board in placing the contractor
in possession of the land for carrying on his work.
Mr. Sanders said the Board acknowledged the con•
tractor had met with difficulties from the nature of
the ground, &c., in carrying out his wo:k, which no
doubt caused him loss, and the Board would have
been prepared to meet any reasonable claim, but
they could not entertain the claim as presented,
and there appeared no prospect of the matter being
settled. The following resolution was therefore
passed unanimously : “That Mr. Sanders, as
solicitor to this Board, be instructed to accept
service of process in threatened actions by Mr.
Frayne, and on behalf of the Board to defend any
legal proceedings that may be c >mmenced by him,
and that during the progress of such uroceediugs
he. in conjunction with the special Sewerage Con-
tract Committee, take all such steps as may be
deemed advisable for such purpose, and for purposes
to paotect the Board from Mr. Frayne's unjust
claims and from any attempts at extortion."

BRIERLEY HILL.

AssAuvr.—Daniel Cooper was charged with as.
Battling Phoebe Cooper on the 26th ult.—Mr.
Waldron d-fended.—Complainant said that she
went to the Round of Beef Inn, to her husband,
whom she had not seen since Christmas Eve. When
she got into the house the defendant threw a poker
at lqer.—Mr. Waldron denied this and called
William Haden who swore that the defendant did
not throw a poker at her.—The case was adjourned
for 7 days in order to allow cotnplainant to get
some witnesses.
DauNKENNEss.—Leonard Smith was charged
with being drunk on the 26th tilt, at Brettell Lane.
P.C. Johnson proved the case. Fined 2s. 6d. and
costs.—John Ward for being drunk on the 26th ult.
was fined 2s. 6d. and costs. P.C. Smith proved
the case.—James Nicklin was charged with being
drunk and disorderly on the 24th ult, P.Ce. Adams
and Wynn said that the defendant was drunk and
using most beastly language.—Charles Smoker
was called for the defence and said that the defend-
ant was struck on the head and was not drunk.
Fined ss. and costs —Jabez Catchpole was
.chirged
with being drunk on the 3rd inst. P.C. Lattord
proved the case.—Fined ss. and costs.—Defendant
was also charged with assaulting his wife, but as
she did not wish to press the case, it was dismissed
—Esau Cox was charged with being drunk and
disorderly on the 2nd inst. P.Cs. Booth and Smith
proved the 'case. Fined 2s 6a and costs.—John
Gordon was charged with being drunk and disorderly
on the 3rd inst.. P.O Conolley proved the case.—
Fined 2s 6d costs.—Charles Fragel y was charged
with being drunk on the 3rd inst.—P.C. Birch
proved the cuss. Fined 5s and costs.
OPEN MEIN() Pa-HintrED HOURS. Wiliuu
Evan,, lau ilord of the Sun Inn, Brocknnor, was
charged with keeping his howie open during pro-
hibited hours on Christmas day at ten minutes to
ten.—P.C. Adams said that tie was passin4 defend-
ant's house and saw a little girl come out with some
whiskey. He went and asked defendant how he
accounted for tiding the whiskey. he de'e;)la
tligt the girl came and asked for it becaus,.) her
E raud fa t her was ill —Witness went and found the
grandt'uther suffering from brouchitis.—Tht
.Bench
ai.o wed th: caw t be withdrawn on payment of '
costs. .

BREAC OF THE PEACE.—Wiliiam Butterw Lth
:Ind Allied North Iv, ra charg3d with committing a
by ach of the peace by fiihtm; on the 27th tilt.
P.C. Tr tter plovul the ca.—A witneee was
called I r the d :fence who stated that North was
using provokinz language to Butterworth. De—
fendants were b)th hound over to keep the peace
for siK months and to pay cos.