The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-16 00:00:00

HALESOWEN.

PROSECUTIONS BY THE SUB•INSPECTOR OF FACTORIES.
—un Tuesday, at the Police Court. before Messrs. E.
Gem and E. B. Phillips, Job Hipkiss was charged with
neglecting to send his child Maud to school.—Mr. W
H. Brewer said he found the girl at work on the sth
inst, and those employing her said she going to the
school of Mr. A. H: Allen, Blackheath. Witness called
at the school, but he was told there was no such child.
Subtequently Mr. Brewer wrote to Mr Allen and re-
ceived a reply that no such child was in the school, but
she had been a long time before. That morning he
(witness) was surprised to receive a letter from the
master stating that the child was attending school, but
he did not know the child under the name of Maud,
Under such circumstances he felt that he must withdraw
the 611112M01311 and pay the costs himself, At the same
time he considered the schoolmaster had been guilty of
negligenee.—Mary Lea, a widow, was charged with
neglecting to send her child to school. As defendant
was in receipt of parish pay, the summons was with-
drawn.—Alfred Shilvock was charged with a similar
offence.—The Sub-inspector said he must ask for a con-
viction, as the defendant was a notorious character; one
of the worst in Halesowen. Defendant was fined 5s and
15s Id costs —There were several other case preferred
by the Sub-inspector.
LICENSING SESSION.—The annual licensing meeting
for the Petty Sessional Division of Halesowen was held
on Tuesday, at the Police Court, the magistrates pre-
sent being Messrs. E. Gem and E. B. Phillips. The
report of Mr. Kemp, Superintendent of Police, having
been read, Mr. Hayes applied to the licensing justices
on behalf of James Haynes, the Crown ; Edward
Paskin. the Malt Shovel; Edward Willetts, the Red
Lion; and Edward Sherratt, the Royal Oak, to sanction
certain alterations which they had made in their pre-
mises during the year. The consideration of Mr.
Sherratt's application was adjourned to the adjourned
licensing day to allow improvements suggested by the
Bench to be made. The other applications were
granted. William Heath, grocer and wine and spirit
merchant, applied for a licensed victualler's license, but
as Mr. Homer and Mr. • Holberton, who opposed the
application, elicited from the applicant that every room
in his house was occupied by his family, the application
fell through, as the Act requires that two rooms at least
must be set apart for the use of the public. A license
to sell cider, to be consumed off the premises, was
granted to Daniel Parsons, of Hasbury, and out-door
beer licenses to Edward Sturman, of Hill ; William
Shilvock, of Hasbury ; and Joseph Whitehouse, of Hill.
Mr. Neath opposed the renewal of the license of the
Plume of Feathers, as it was not used as a public-house;
and on the application of Mr. Holberton, who appeared
for the owner, the consideration thereof was adjourned
till the adjourned licensing day, which was fixed for the
' 26th inst. The whole of the other alehouse and beer-
house licenses were renewed.

ASSAULT CASE.—Emmatuel and Mary Hall were
charged with assaulting Laura Harris, on the 7th hut.—
Mary was fined 2s 6d and coits, and Emmanuel was
dismissed.

CR...Ross o FNLONY.—Edward %Valetta wai brought
up in custody upon two charges of felony, the first being
of converting to his own use a silver watch belonging
to John Church, carpenter, of Illy ; and the second of
obtaining, by false pretences, a watch, the property of
George. Derrand, butcher, of Halesowen. He was com-
mitted for trial upon both charges.—Alexander Trornans,
an old man, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment
for stealing 281bs. of coal from the wharf of George
[foie, glead-burner. He was defended by Mr. Hayes.
Tull BULGARIAN FUND.—On Sunday last collection&
were made in the Parish Church towards the relief of
such of the destitute villagers in Bulgaria as have sur-
vived the atrocities perpetrated by the savage Turkish
soldiery. The amount received was £l5 lfis, and further
contributions are expected, all of which will be added to
the fund now in course of collection in ..lonnection with
the name of Lady Strangford.