The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-06-27 00:00:00

KID D ERMIN

TIIE SALVATION ARMY.—There was again a good
deal of excitement in Woo Street, 0:1 Mornay
. night, during a march of the Salvation Army
; through that part of the town. The baud of the
Salvationists made known their approach, and as
they proJeeded on their course a great number of
people assembled, and a number of them tried to
break the ranks of t e army. This was said to be
successful so far as the tail-end was conci-rned, but
some police officers helped to prevent any serieus
interference with the band and thoso in front.
There was much groaning and hooting at the pro-
cessionists, and it is stated that the louder these
sounds grewethe wore defiantly fortissimo grew the
beating of the big; drum. By tee time the Army
hid got b ick to Park Butts the crowd in the streets
• is satd to have inctea.sed to about two thousand
pereoes. Tao police were jeered for acting as they
aid, but if it had not ben for their presence there
seemed a strong probability of mischief.
A WELL-TO DO PAUPER.—At the County Court,
on Tuedty, before Sir Rupert Kettle, Mr. J. L.
Stretton, surgeon, sued a woman named Jane
Williams for a fee for giving a certificate Of death.
Mr. Miller Co, bett aepear_d for plaintiff and Mr.
Thurstield for defendaut.---Mr. Corbett said it was
a matter of iniucipie rather than amount which
was involved in this case. Mr. S. Stretton was
medical officer for the union, and Mr J. L Stretton,
his son, Was his deputy, and he had to certify 0 the
death of a persen who had been on the books of tne
union It afterwards turned out that this person
was insurea for £5O in the Pi tel-ntial office, and an
agent if the office c ille I on plaintiff,- and said he
was sent by defendant for a certificate f death, and
that she woold pay his fair and reasonable charge.
A 'guinea was claimed in the aetion. but Mr. Cor-
bett said he did not care about the amount.—Au
agent of the office, who was a witness, said he
thought 2s 6d was a reasonable fee for the certifi-
cate.—Ultimately the casl was settled by arrange-
ment, and withdrawn.—Soale reference was made
to the fact of a person being attended at the exp use
of the parish who was insured for Xso.—Ur.
Thtirsfield said he was informed that the profes-
sional charges had been paid fir attending the de•
ceased, but Mr. Corbett said that was not so —Mr.
Stratton said. he could produce the parish notes re-
lating to the case,
BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—Mi. Boucher presided
at the fortnightly meeting of he Board on Tuesday.
—Tue statisies presented showed there were 237
vagrauts relieved fn the past fortnight, compared
with 149 in the corresponding period last year.—
Tradesmen were appointed for the ensuing quarter.
and tenders accepted for the same period,—la reply
to a question, the Master said the inmates were as
fond of fish dinners as ever.—A. c,niveration took
pliee with regard to the °penile.; of Franchise
Street, respeciing which it was stated at the last
Council meeting that the Guardians claimed some
lend at the point where their bouneary touched tne
' street, and taet this created another difficulty in
Opening the street. There had been no official
communication with the Guardians on tee sebject.
and the Chairman said when the Town Council
formally communicated with them, they could con-
sider the matter.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CENTENARY.—The annual dis-
tribution of priz.is to the scholars of the Old Meet-
ing Sundiy Schools took place in the large school
room on Monday evening, and the proceedings had
a special interest from its being also the centenary
of the schools. The Rev. B. B. Williams presided,
and the reports presented testified to the continued
good work done by the actions. The Chairman'
drew attention to a statement that oat of the
35,300 Board school children in Birmiegharn only
5,000 wer,t. auto.ding Sunday schools, and
he saiA it woeld • be well to ascertain how the
matter stood in Kiddertniust,r, and urged the im-
portance of incf*,ased efforts in Sunday school
work. The prizes were distributed by Mrs. Runs-
worth, the wile of the Rev. G. Hunsworth, of Derby,
and a former past a. of the Old Meeting, and the
preacher of the ainiversary ser.none of the schools
un 6uuday.

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