The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-07-20 00:00:00

THE IMPENDING STRIKE IN THE NAIL
TRADE.

The adjourned meeting of Bromsgrove nailers, to hear
the report of a deputation appointed to wait on the
masters last week, was held on Monday morning last,
in the Cattle Market. The attendance was not large,
but this is accounted for by the fact that many of the
nailers are out with the militia or at work in hay har-
vest.

Mr. H. -Crump presided, and stated, as the result of
interviews Mr. T. Crawford and himself had had with
the masters, that all were willing to give an advance of
10 per cent. on present prices if the masters in the Old
Hill and Halesowen districts would do the, same. The
statement that a general strike in the nail districts of
Staffordshire had been commenced that morning, was
read, and it was advised that the meeting be adjourned
for another week, and that the committee point out to
the leaders of the men up country the advisability of
going round to the masters, as had been done here, to
see if they would not concede an advance without a
strike, and if the up country masters refused to do so,
then for the Bromsgrove men to strike on Monday
next.

Mr. Joseph Hackett, who attended as a deputation
from Old Hill, opposed this course, and said it was use-
less to go round to the up country masters. He advised
a general strike at once.

It was proposed that the meeting be adjourned as pro-
posed, and it was proposed that a general strike take
placelat once- A. considerable number voted for the
amendment, but the motion was carried.

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The meeting was then asked if all would strike on
Monday next if the masters did not concede the advance
asked for, and every hand was held up.

HALE SOWEN.

WomENs QUABEELS.—At the Police Court, on Tues-
day, before Messrs. F• D. L. Smith, E. B.
Phillips, and J. S. Gibbons, Hannah Barton was
charged with assaulting Sarah Parrish, on the
Ist inst. Mr. W. Hayes, jun., appeared for
complainant, who said on the above date a lot of boys
congregated round her door and kept thumping it. She
spoke to them about it and they all went away except
defendant's son. Witness went to him and pulled him
away when defendant went up to her, put her fist in her
month and said she would knock her b— teeth down
her throat. Defendant was constantly annoying her and
also threatening her.—William Kendrick and Henry
Parrish (the husband) corroborated complainant —De-
fendant denied assaulting complainant and called Betsy
Britton who said she saw defendant go towards com-
plainant but sho did not strike her. She said she would
strike complainant if it was not for the state she was in.
—Charles ,Shilvock said defendant did not go towards
complainant at fa—The Bench said they believed the
evidence of complainant and her witnesses and bound
defendant over in £lO to keep the peace for six months,
As the witness Kendrick was leaving the court defendant
said "This is the wretch; This is the wretch. He
ought to have it."
ALTAIC= INDECHNT EXPOSURIC.—WiIIiIIOI Santlaarll;
an old man, VittB charged with indecently exposing him.
sell to Unties Delusions, on the lit iest.—Kr. W. 8
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