The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-09-24 00:00:00

BOARD OF ODA RDIANti.

The weekly meeting of this Board was held
yesterday; Mr. Granger in the chair. There
were also present :—Messrs. Brooks, Fereday,
Wood, Billingham, Bird, Darby, Griffin, Guest,
Higgs, Paskin, Pearsall, Plant, Rhodos, and
Wright. The minutes of the last meeting
were read and confirmed. Admitted into the
house during the week, 11 ; discharged, 13;
born, 1; dead, 0; remaining, 388. Corres-
ponding week last year, 409. Out-door relief,
kingswinford district, £42 4s ; Stourhridge
district, 123 17s 00 ; Ralesowen district, £22
Hs Od ; total, .£B9 10s 20, against £9l 19s 81d
last year.
Mr. R. L. Bayley was re-appointed as medical
officer f.,r the Oldswinford district.

Mr. Finney, Inspector, reported that he had
visited the premises at IVordsley, where the al-
I ged nuisance was, and found it was abated.
Mr. R. Plant requested the Board to direct
their Clerk to furnish him with is list of the ar•
tendance of Guardians during the last six years
A long discussion ensued, and the motion was
seconded by Mr. Fereday.
Mr. Brooks moved as an amendment. that the
Clerk do not furnish the lists asked for. The
lists were published every year in the local
papers, and Mr. Plant could get the information
be required, without putting the Clerk to unne-
cessary trouble.
On the amendment being pot seven voted for
it, and six for the motion, which was lost.

THE WOUNDED RELIEF. FUND.—At a meeting
of the committee, on Monday afternoon, it was
resolved to remit a further sum of fah to the
Society for Aiding the Sick and Wounded in
the War. Two bales of material have been for-
warded to the society within the last few days.
THE YEOM A N RY CAVALRY--We understand
Vett the county regiment is going to he altered
ititoa regiment of Hussars, and that the men
are to be provided with Westley-Itichards breech-
loaders. In anticipation of this, Sergeant• M-
ajor Brettlebauks, drill instructor to the Stour.
ridge squadron, has been ordered to the school
of musketry, at Hythe, for the benefit of the
regiment.
FREE PARISH CHURCHES.—The National As.
for Freedom of Worship (London and
Manchester) are arranging for simultaneous ser-
mons on the Pew Syetem, to be preached
throughout England, on the Sunday after the
Free Church Conference at Southampton, the
lath October next, on the subject, " Why is the
tospej it preached to the poor in England ?"
PRESENTATION TO MR. W. EDWARDS BY THE
STOURBEIDGE ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS, M
- -For seme time past it has been on the tojuis
among the Manchester Order of Odd Fellows,
Stourbridge District, to present Mr. W. Edwards
a testimonial, as a mark of his worth, and their
appreciation of him as one of the leading and
most energetic members of the order, and as
Chairman of the late Fete Committee, and a
water jug and pair of goblets were decided upon.
Accordingly a supper was held at Mr. Jesson's,
the Mitre Inn, on Monday last, and Mr. Ed-
wards was invited to attend. About thirty gen-
tlemen sat down to an excellent supper provided
I,y the host and hostess. Mr. W. Woolley occu-
pied the chair, and Mr. Price the vice-chair.—
The Chairman gave as the first toast, "The
Queen and Royal Family." Song, 'Ever of
thee I'm fondly dreaming," Mr. Sanders.—The
Chairman next gave "The Army, Navy, and
Volunteers." Song, " The Queen and the Navy
for ever," by Mr. Price. Mr. Lovett responded
to the toast.—" The town and trade of Stour-
bridge," was responded to by Mr. E. Striuger,
jee. Song, Mr. Brown.—The Chairman said
the time had now arrived for him to present the
testimonial to Mr. Edwards, and it haul fallen
upon him to make that presentotion. Ile could
assure him it was a very pleasant duty to fulfil,
and he could have wished that it had fell into
abler hands to perform that duty. However he
must say that it is a presentation from the Odd
Fellows of the Stourbridge district out of res-
pect to himas Chairman of the late Fete COM-
mittee, as a small acknowledgment of their es-
teem for him as a professional gentleman, Joel
as a steady and firm supporter of their order
tapplauset He believed that Mr. Edwards had
usociated himself with the Order ter upwards
of thirty years. He was not only a supporter
of the Order, but of the late Committee, and
notwithstanding the arduous duties he had to
perform, he set the noble example of taking him-
self forty tickets to give away among his friends
- Happlausm 'flue testimonial he was about to
present was not a valuable one in itself, hut was
valuable is the gift of a large number of per-
sons who were desirous of showing to him some
marks of their respect. The Chairman then
banded the presentation to Mr. Edwards, saying
at the same time that be hoped he would accept
it as a small gift from a large number of work-
ing men who appreciated his worth, hoping that
he would live long to use them—(great ;Leer-
houth---The presentation consisted of a water
jug and pair of goblets. The jug iv a very
bandaorne one, with three medallions on it, is
elegantly engraved on each side with a bunch of
flowers, and beautifully cut at tbe top and bot-
tom, and bears the following inscription :
" Presented to W. Edwards, Esq., by the Man-
chester Order of Odd Fellows, Stourbridge dis-
trict, as a mark of their respect, 1870," and in
the centre is the monogram " IV. E. and L. E."
The giblets are also elegantly engraved to
match.—Mr. Edwards who, on rising, was re-
ceived with loud cheers, said he accepted the
presentation just banded to him, not for its in-
trinsic value, but as valuable to him coming
' from so large a body of men—(cheers). In re-
ference to the late picnic ; when the Quarterly
Committee was held, and it was thought desir-
able to hold one, the first consideration was,
where could it be held, and it fell upon hint to
wait upon Mrs. Cochrane to request that lady to
grant the use of the Heath Park ; and when the
question was asked the application was granted I
in a moment. So far as the picnic, he must say
that he laboured and did all he could to make it
a success, and he was glad to say it WU a great
success. lie had been connected with the Order
for more than thirty years, and he always felt a
pleasure in doing all that lay in his power for the
Order of Odd Fellows, and if at any future time
hC should be called upon to assist them in ally
WaY ebeaki be meat happy to do it to further '

tho interests of the Order—(cheer.—and again
thanked those present for their kininess,l and
atht he hoped to live long to enjoy himself am-
ong them—(applanso. Song, Mr. E. Stringer,
"You'll remember me."—Mr. Edwards then
gave the " Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows,
Stourbridge district ;" after which the following
toasts were proposed—" The Chairman," " Vice
1 Chairman," " The Committee," " Mr. Jewkes,"
"The Press," &c., all of which were duly ack-
nowledged, the toasts being interspersed with
songs, and a pleasant evening was spent.
STOURBRIDGE UNION. —On Tuesday last, the
Inmate Paupers in this Workhouse sent to Ma-
jor Fletcher, of Lawnswood, ten shillings and
twopence for the wounded and sick soldiers of
France and Prussia.

CAJANGE RINOING.-013 Sunday, Sept. 18th, woo rung
it Oldswinford, by the Stourbridge and Wordsley eerie.
6es uf Change Ringers, with the bells muffled, 720 of
;lain bob, NS a tiksi, ;,f respe,:t L., the iate Mr. J. W.
Yardley. The band were stationed as billows : Treble,
11. C, Porter; 2nd, T. Pugh ; 3rd, C. Hutton; 4th, 0.
E. ; sth, W. Conk; tenor, W. Pugh. Conducted
by W. Pugh.
ASSAULT CASE.—At the Petty Sessions held yesterday,
lc-fore Major Fletcher, the His. C. (i. Lyttelton, and B.
Litthwood, Esq., Jane Hathaway was charged by Elias
Hathaway with assaulting her on the 11th instant. The
,niplaiaant said the defendant is the daughter of her
husband. On the above date defendant struck her twice,
and picked up a poker to strike her. Sarah Lawley, the
mother of complainant, proved that defendant struck
twice, and they had is tussle together. The defence was
that her father refused to find her a home since he had
been married, and refused to give her anything to eat,
and that complainant carried it shout with her. They
bad some words about it, and they both fought. Ellen
Hathaway was called for the defence, and said they both
fought together as well as they could, and the Bench dire
misaeil the ca., considering they were both to blame.
CAUTION TO CARTNNS.—WiIIiam Keightley, carter, of
Broom, was summoned by Superintendent Freeman for
itot tieing in such a position as to have proper control
over his horse and cart on the 14th inst. John Rutter
proved the Case, and said it was near to Mr. Moreton's
Mune. Pleaded guilty. Ordered to Pay cos".--James
lYilliania was charged with a similar offence at the Sallie
time and place. Pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay 7s lid
costa.

ASSAULT CASE. --William Perks, of Oldswinford, was
charged with ahsaulting Joseph 11111, on the Ifith instant.
Complainant said that ou the above date he went to the
Cross to have a glass of ale. Defendant was sitting there.
lie get up to light his pipe. When doing so defendant
made some remark, and !drink him a violent blow be-
tween the eves, which made his nosebleed, and blackened
Lid eves. Did not strike again. The de,enc,. was that
complainant first made use of filthy remarks LI him, and
rifled hini a thief, and that they both fougnt. Defend-
ant's father was called to prose this, and the Bench ad.
j dirned the ease furs week for the attendance of a wit-
for the complainant.