The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-30 00:00:00

ROWLEY.

OUISREAK OF SmaLtßox.—Several cases of small-
p A nave been reported in th.s district, most of them
being in the neipbourbood of Tividale. A number
of patients have bean removed to the Infectious
Disaises Ho-pit4l, aid the Sanitary Authorities are
isolating the c tses as much as possible, as they
break out.

lIALEiOWEN.

LICENSING OFFENCE.—THE RESULT OF INDISCRE-
TioN.—At the Pu he Office on luesday before
Nlessrs. E lward Gem and Job Garrat (magistrate-)
Samuel Albert Pnilips, landlord of the Nelson In,
spring Hill, vim; sucarnonea for permitting drunk-
eunesi ii h,s house on the 25th ult.—Police-con-
stable Elardwicke startd that he visited the de-
f ndani's huse on the day in qastion, and fun 1
a man named Cox in a drunken state, and upon
defend int's attention to the fact he made n )
reply, neither did he at:..uipt to g.t Cox out of his
:louse. About an hour afterwards he avtin visitad
Cie house, and found Cox still drinking,.—Defetidant
denied that Cox was drunk, but admitted that hi,
sup died him with drink when he might be con-
sidered by some to be under the infitP,nce of drink.
dr. Gem said the magiitrates said they beiieve d
an Offence had been committed, and a fine of 10s.
and costs would be imposel—llefendant said he
should like ,o call a witness for the defence.—Mr.
Gem : You can call one if you like.—A witness was
then cane!, who stated that Cax was not drunk,
and farther that d-fencia,it did not supply him
sci4h al_t.—Mr. Gem : The defendant said himself
th ,t he supplied the man with ale. The fine will
be increased to 20s. and costs.
tirativvax OFFENCES.—CharI s Wagstaff wagon9l
Eitudligton, was fined 15s, incluling costs for being
drunk whilst in charge of a horse aad cut,—James
Deeley, farmer, was tined 225. 6d for bAnf.3.., drunk
whilst in charge of a young .orse at. Hasbury. It
was stated that defeadant had a u..irraw escape.—
Emanuel Hall, far m labourer, was fined 103. for
a similar offence.

SERIOUS CHARGE OF WOUNDING AT
FIALESOWEN„
At thci Ilalesowen Polico Court on Tuesday,
beforn Mi-ssrs Edward Gem, anti Job Carratt (mag-
istrates), Titus Hipkiss (25), labourer, Old Hill
anl lv.te'y of Nlanchester, was charged with unlaw-
fully wounding a girl named Harriet
Greet.-The prosecutris is a domestic servant in
the empl Iment of Mr. J. Turner, Coombs Wool,
and at nine o'clock on the night of the 18th inst,
she left the hruse for the purpose of going an errand
When proceeding along a lane, she ,r% as se.izA by
th.! prisoner, who without speaking, cat the fingers
and thumb of the left hand badly with a knife. He
ec.vurd.i put his hand on her mouth and n-arly
suffocated her, and during a struggle which took
place partially destroyed her clothing.—ln reply to
the magistrate, pros.cutrixsiated that about three
tr oaths ago the prisoner a saulted her.—The mother ,
of the pro4ecutrix state I th tt immediately after
the ontrage had been committed She atw her
.tangiit-n., and found her badly injure I,—Prisoner
denied all knowledge of the outrage, and sail he
was not in the district of Co mibs Wcod on the
night in cpestion.—Proseentrix was recalle:l and
state 1 that se was positive the prisoner was
the man who assaulted her, and several witnesses
were called who swore positively to seeing the pri-
sone:. at Gorsl y Hill and Coombs Wo rd between
nine and tna o'cl ,ck on the night of the lith inst.
' —For the defence several witnesses weife called,
who stated that the prisoner was engaged the whole
of the nig'it assisting the ironworkers at the
Corngreaves Works. Cradley Ileath.—The magis-
trates belive,d the prisoner to be the us tu w:io com-
mitted tte outrage, and sentene.3:l hi,n to s x
tnon•hs' imprisonment with harl Itb int% Mr. G.sr-
rat t reina king that he did not consider th prison3r
t,) he a fit pee.-on to be at large.

KIDDERUIN ,TER.

" 0 t.p An-.; VI Nkl." 'Phi,3 church i as 111 elv bpen
enrieli ri IT ast duel glaS3 A ind ,w o' a light and
chaste char ,cter, under the direction of Mr. F.
Ta.ssin., the architect. It col.sist ; of five light,. '
The centre one contains a well dr own and rictily
colourod figure ot " Charity " administering to two
childrea. 'l'ho grutp stria.; lyo-o ~ blekgr•rund
of rich green foliage and th ! upp r part of the ligat
consists of white and gold quarr;es, this groundwork
ht-ing• gencr ti throuv,hont this I,.w•ar part of the
window. In the four side ights are represented
groups of loses mth a bind r inniag acro6s each,
containing the inieriptions, " Bi,sse I are the poor
in spirit," 1' Bless d are thy t at moarn,"
" Blessed are the me.,k," •6 Bl ssed Eve te m xcl-
fill," 66 B eas.?.d are t. 30 pnra in lie it," " Bier s.:d are
the pea c In Owl's- " Bless d are- the persecuted"
" Blessdd are y.- whoa nicn shall revile you," and
alt.° 4 I r,-,1 mo togra as. d'Lla ti • wary is filed with
ern , ~...,t.d. ~41:ss prlccip dl • Tc.e, uPoermost piee 4
coi, I t I • an angel, the reaminder, cm Acta of Tri..iity
an I s ereel in.alQ.;ra, us. The work is from ti e
-and o of Messrs. Ward and Busher,' o' Frith
I S reet, Si ho 'Tut- , I, c don.
1 TRE SC:I JOL BOIR:) AND TII:: Txm ...,,ittANCE
i AOVENIENT.—A deputation, e insisting o' 4f INlet,ars.
i
0 i'. F.eteher alid C. ...tainer, fr.An t.ni iildd rmiuster
:ran :tt Associati ),), wait d upon ta, , Sel oal
Board on Thursday afternoon, - and asked t'..e Beard
to lit•vp Dr. Rieharcbson's temperance 103-‘on bok