The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-08-24 00:00:00

HALESOWEN.

OUTUREAE or PLEURo-PrtauldoNlA —A. Case Of pleuro-
pneumouia has been discovered it Halesowen, on pre ,
arises occupied by a man named Joseph Careless, of
Combos, Solloway. Superintendent Kemp, inspector
for the district, accompanied by Mr. Blakeway,
veterinary surgeon, Mot:abridge, visited the premises
and found one miach cow suffering from the disease.
The infected animal was subsequently destroyed. On
Monday night another case of pleuro-pneurnania was
discovered on the Bristnall Hall Farm, Warley Wigorn,
neing to Mr. Mark Barker, sen. Police-sergeant
Simmords, inspector for the district, visited the pre-
mises in company with air Blakeway, veterinary sur-
geon, Stourbridge, and found one of seventeen cows
kept upos the farm seriously affected with the disease.
The animal was immedistely destroyed, and buried by
the p :lice It is r, pont d tuat the disease is very pre-
valent in tha outlying distracts between Halesowen and
trldbury, which is corroborated by the fact that during
, the last three or four days three animals suffering from
die disease have been slaughtered within an area of two
or three miles. It is also stated that several infected
animals have been sold recently in the neighbourhood,
and ,iaughtered for human food, while others have been
allowed to die of the disease, without being reported to
the authorities.
.I.NoTHER CASE OF PLEURO-PEELTMONIA.--On Saturday
last another cow infected with the above disease was
de,covered upon a farm at Cakeniore, near Halesowen,
in the occupalan of Mr. .Edwurd Harrold. The owner,
who keeps a number of animals, suspecting that one of
them was suffering horn disease, calle&in Mr. Blakeway,
veterinary surgeon. of Stourbridge, who certified it to be
a case of pleuro-pna-tunonia. The animal waa at once
destroyed and buried by the poliot acting under Super-
intendent Kemp, The infected animal was only pur-
chased by its owner a few days ago in the neighbour-
hood. This is the second case which has occurred
within the last few days, and it is reported that the
disease is prevalent in the daaatrict.

ROWLEY.
FATAL FALLS DOWN A PIT.—An inquest was held on
Thursday, by Mr. E. Hooper, at the Pear Tree Inn,
Mincing Lane, Rowley, touching the death of a pikeman
antamtheed
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before eight o'clock, he was engaged with another
miner, named Perks, in estimating a small "inset," 75
, yards below the surface of a water pit, a cage being hung
from the top on a level Pith the place. In order that
descant mipt be made into another shaft the cage was
drawn up, and the deemed and his companion being
busily engaged with their work apparently forgot this
fact. They pushed a tub laden with earth to the cage
as they thonkh4. and tiii deceased, who was nearest,
ivfore ha cud. or hmself, the tub overbalanced
'I and fel, carrying him withit. Deceased fell a distance
! of more than two Im:wet yards into a deep " =zip '.
filled with water, It was come time after the accident
bef.,re the body could be iscovered - After bearing the
evidence, the jury were satified that no ~lame attached
to anyone but the deceaed himself, and a verdict of
!! Aqoggit4l ileige.: Ina ntAllod.
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