The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-01 00:00:00

VESTRY MEETING AT KINVER.

A Vestry Meeting we. held at the Boys' Nahohal
School-room, Kinver, on Monday morning, to teak,. ;ir-
rangements for persinbulating the bounds of the parish ;
to consider the bye.laws drawn up by the School
and about to he sent to the Education Department; to
consider the expediency of petitioning the Postmaster-
General for an earlier delivery of letters ; and for other
business. The Rev. J. Hodgson, Vicar, occupied the
chair, and there were also present Messrs. B. Williams,
J. Williams, T. Boulton. S. Boulton, W. Boulton, Mor-
gan, Greeen, Wheeler, White, Bennett, Clarke, &c.,
Sm.

The Chairman said that having waited a quarter of an
hour after the time appointed for the meeting, they
would now proceed. Ile then real the notice calling the
meeting. The first point to be brought before them that
morning wan, whether it in expedient to perambulate the
bounds of the pal i•li. Be believed u was now ten p•ara
since it had been tinne—nt voice: "Thirty-three years,
sir "). He thought it would be better for him, perhaiiii,
to put it no a motion to the meeting, whether those pr, -
sent were in favour of perambulating the bounds of the
pariah.
Mr. %Vila*, Overseer, said he bad seen Hr. Sonthorne,
auditor 1 the Seisdon Union, and told him that several
ratepayers had inquired how the expenses were to ~e
raised ; whether in ease the overseers paid the expenses,
he would pass the accounts. After some consideradon.
be said reasonable eNpenses would be paid, but nothing
unreasonable. Toe speaker then asked Mr. Southern,'
to tell him what he inednt by reasonable expenses, and
he led him to understand such expenses that would be
incurred in paying parties who were engaged in going
round.

Mr. B. Willi&DlS then begged to move that the pari.h
boundary be perambulated.
This was seconded by Mr. Morgan, and carried unani•
mously.
Mr. White MIX of opinion that a committee should be
appointed, so that they should know %lint they were gig
to do.

The Chairman said the next point was as to what or,
rangemeuts should be made, and whether a conmitiee
should be appointed.
Mr. T. tioultou proposed that a committee be forbid
to undurtake the arrangements, and that the Vicar.
Churchwardens, Overseers, Guardians, and Surve)or of
Highways, be formid into • committee.

This inipositiou was seconded by the Rev. W. Moulton,
and carried unanimously.
Mr. T. Moulton sal there was another thing be shout
like to speak of, and that was that the map of the parish
should be made perfect. There was nothing to show
that
.the map was correct.
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The Chairman said the Surveyor of Highways would
take the map with them when they went round.
Mr. T. Boulton eonsidered it advisable to have the
map rectified. There were ten parishes round the pari,li
of }Culver.
Ihe Chairman said the parishes were Wolverley,
Cookley, Churchill, Ilagley, Pedmore, Oldswinford, dis•
trict of St. Thomas's, Stourbridge ; parish of St. James's,
Wollaston; Kingswmford, Wombourne, Enville, klveley,
and Arley.
Mr. Morgan moved that Mr. Thomas Boultou be a
member of the committee.
Mr. White seconded it.
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The Chairman said Mr. Moulton was a most valuable
man on the committee. The next thing was the bye-
laws drawn up by the School Board, and about to be sent
to the Education Department. fle thought it desirable
to have this subject before a meeting which he hopei
would have been more numerously attended than it wit-.
He did not think that there was sufficient interest taken
in the bye-laws, which were very stringent. He thought
the laws might be put in operation, for they had been
approved of by the Education Department, and then
persons would begin to find fault. If anyone wanted to
find fault let them do soot once. It seemed strange to
him that tueh very stringent rules as these should be
accepted so easily uy the parish ; but he would call their
attention. to the 3rd and 4th bye-laws, which are as f.Jl-
low :

3.—The principal teacher of each Public Elementary
School shall, ou i-vvry Monday morning, furnish the
Clerk of the Bard with a hot of the pupils of the school,
who, during the pea: week may have failed to comply with
the first of these bye-laws; and no fees shall be allowed
to any school, the teacher of which shall have neglected
to do so.

" 4.—The Clerk of the School Board shall, on receipt
of the said lists, serve notices on the parents or guard-
ians of negligent children, stating the offence, and the
hue likely to be incurred. Should the parents or guard-
ians fail, at the next meeting of the Board, to show run-
sonable excuses fur the non•attendance of such childri u,
notices shall be bent to them that the case will be
brought before the Justices of the Peace, who shallaccept
as sufficient legal evidence the principal teacher's weekly
report."
Mr. T. Boulton said if a person made an objection tl
Education Department would make him pay the expix: •
incurred, if it were an unreasonable objection.
Mr. B. Williams said he did not see anything übj,•••
tionable in the bye-laws, and be moved that the bye-lows,
as drawn out, met with the approbation of the meeting.
Mr. Clarke seconded the motion, and it was carri,-1
unanimously

.
The Lhairman said the next business was whether or
not it was expedient to petition the Postmaster-Gen, rot
for an earlier delivery of letters. They all thought it
would be desirable to have the letters there earlier. The
question was, whether it would be advisable to petiti..ti
tne Pobtmaster-General, or not.

Mr. B Williams said lie supposed some other busini
men in the room felt the inconvenience as well as bed, I.
l'he arrival of the letters was altogether uncertain at •
o'clock. Mr. B.:lotion had been taking the time of tn.
arrival for come time past, and the postman was some-
times there at ten o'clock, but the average time was nine
o'clock. He ought to be in the town at eight o'clock.
The man can walk from his house to Whittington wits-
out having any letters to leave, and at another time he
may have to leave SO, and that would take him half in
hour. 'file postman says he cannot do it in the time.
If they would let the postman come straight from Stour.
bridge to Kinver, and commence to deliver at Whiffing.
ton, instead of delivering at Norton and the Heath. they
would get their letters much sooner. He had about tkl
letters per day, and he felt the inconvenience greatly ;
and when he could not get his letters in time to catch
the 10.45 train from Manchester, Birmingham, London,
and other places it was no good, because he could not
know whether the men wore in or not. They had a sec.
end delivery in the morning, and a second delivery in
the afternoon. The second despatch would be at lin.
tuingham at about four o'clock, but then the mails would
have started for all parts. Sometimes they bad their
letters at three or four o'clock in the afternoon, and they
would have the letters earlier if the man came straight.
instead of going round; and he thought it would be ad-
visable, and proposed that a memorial be sent to the
Postmaster.tieneral to the t Sect that the postal arrange-
ments are inconvenient at Kinver, and that a committee
be appointed to draw up a memorial to the Postmaster.
Ueneral.

The following wet, appointed ea the committee : The
Rev. J. liodpon, lidt,oota. B. Wilhelm, S. Boalion, I'.
Boolton: ORborne, Auld Collis.

Mr. Clarke aeconded the proposition, which was carried
unanimously.
A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the proceed.

Notices of Births, Marriages, and Death., when properly
authenticated, will be inserted in the " Obeerver," free of
charge.

MARRIED.

1.. ith—ROHERTS.—On the 28th, Matthew Parr, of Stour.
bridge, to Helen Roberta, Heath Villa, Warertrea
Road, Liverpool.
DAVIEII—.-PENDERED.—On the 22nd ult, at St. John's,
Kidderminster by the Rev. G. R. Kewley, incumbent)
John, only son of Lice Davies. of Springtl.l.l, Oak-
ham, to Katherine, sixth (taught., of the late John
Pondered, of Royston, Herts.
FIRMSTONE—DAVGL—On the 27+h ultimo, at the pariah
church. St. George's. Llandudno by the Rev. J. Mot,
gth, M.A., rector). Charles Edward, second son of H.
0 Firmstone, Esq., Wollaston Hall, Stonibridge, to
Alexandrine Henriette, eldest ...leiter if the Ref.
Alexander George facie., of Late:liam-atreet.Londou,
lota incumbent of St. James's, Tolley.

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