The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-06 00:00:00

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THE SenooL Boann.—The last meeting rf this
Board was held on Tuesday night, and Mr. W.
J. Turney, the chairman, reviewed the work done in
the period for which the Board had held office. The
Board, he said, had worked harmoniously to- ,
gether, and the present position of things was in a
great measure due to their having done so. When .
the present Board came into existence the rates
were about 14d. in the pound for the year, and the
school accommodation far in excess of the Lumber
of childie n in attendance. The master and mistresses
instead of having low fixed salaries, all the school
pence, and. a. good per centage of the grant, so as
to make it a payment by results, were p iid on a
principle directly contrary to this, being paid
high fixed salaries, none of the school pence, and a
small per centage of the Government grant. He
vas aware some educationists argued strongly
against paying by results, but at any rate in the
working of their Board schoo:s it had proved
highly successful, and the attendance now com-
pared with three years ago showed an increase
of 47i per cent.—l,o2B agaiust 659. The increase
certainly could not be attributed to mere tse of
population, but the children had been brought
into the schools by the additional interests given to
those in charge. The reports of her Majes'y's
Inspector upon the schools were, as the Board
knew, highly satisfaetory, . and Mr. Barrington
Ward had paid a high compliment to the maeters
and mistreeses in saying the Stourbridge Board
School-3 were the most economical and efficient in
his die, riet„ The Education Department had com-
pelled them to enlarge their schools, and £1,175,
was borrowed for the purpose at 31 per cent. The
present School Board rata of less than 41d. in the
pound included charges on all the loans for sehoe
perposes, and he thought the ratepayers had every
reason to be satisfied. The enlargement of the
Enville Street School encroached so much on to
plity,ground as to make it almost useless as such,
but the ratepeyers were saved the cost of ad-
ditional ground owiug to the kind libeirlity of Mr.
W. 0. Foster hi making a grant of 400 square
yards of land for the purpose. In concluding his
remarks Mr. Turney said he did not intend to seek
re-election, as he had not time at his disposal to
devote to the work of the Board ; but, before re-
tiring from the chair, he should be exceedingly
ungrateful were he net to thauk the vice-chairman
and other members of the Beard for the close
attention they had paid to their duties, and the
very able and willing support he had received at
their hands. Tlnir best thanks were due and
would be gratefully given to Mr. Harry Mills,
their clerk, for the energy and ability he had
thrown into his work. His advice on many
occasions had been invaluable to the Board, and
he had spared no trouble in anything he had done.
Mr. Turney said he should be pleased to give ..t5 a
year for the next five years for prizes at the Board
schools, as a Memento of his connection with the
Board and an incentive to the scholars.—The other
members thanked Mr. Turney for his gift, and
some complimentary votes followed.
A recent wliter in our local papers has wisely
observed that "one of the follies of the age is to
buy dear Wines and Spirits." Another folly is to
suppose that buying from those who make the
largest return of duty is buying them in the
cheapest market. The Merchant who pays duty
upon thousands of gallons, pays in exact propor-
' tion to the retailer clearing a single cask. A great
profit must be gained to cover enormous expenses
of large business premises, cost of advertising, and
an allowance of profit to the Agent, greater in
umany iastances than taken by the respect.
able Merchant. To buy cheap is to buy where but
one profit is made, and we cannot better illmarate
our argument than by pointing out the way in
which our townsmen, Messrs. J. Rutland and Son, of
63, High-st, have opened up the trade. We have
no hesitation in saying that 25 per .cent. is now
saved by their bringing the producer and the con-
sumer together, over the prices pail a few years
two, and,a trial will fully bear out our assertions
Dudley Herald, December 24th, 1881.
"ROUGH ON RATS."'—The Thing desired found at
last. Ask chernsts, grocers or oilmen, for Rough
on Rats. It clears out rats, mice, beetles, roaches,
flies, bedbugs, insects, ground moles, &c. Tial. and
Is. boxes.

‘• BUCHUPADIA."—A new, quick, complete cure
for all urinary affections, (smarting frequent or diffi-
cul) and kidney diseases, 48. At Druggist. London
Agency, No. 1. King Edward's Street.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT MESSRS. JOHN BRADLEY
AND CO's IRONWORKS.—A fatal accident occurred
on Wednesday, at the above works, by which an
old servant of the firm, named William Thomas,
lost his life ; another man named Simeon Smith
also being injured. Thomas was an overlooker at
the works, and while a ball of hot metal was being
got out of a revolving squeezer, a bar which was
beiqg used slipped, striking both Smith and
Thomas on the head. Thorna-, Vi as evidently
seriously injured, and Mr. A Freer and Mr. Ham-
mend Smith attended him. He died about three
hours after the accident Thomas was 76 year old,
and bad been the servant of Messrs. Bradley for
ov, r half a century. Smith is understood rot to
be severely hurt.
SUDDEN DEA.TII OF A SHCPKEEPER. Mrs.
Hendry, milliner, Lower ii4h Street, died
very suddenly oa Tuesday. Mr. A. Freer, surgeon
hac: called in to see a servant of Mrs. Hendry's,
who was ill, and while conversing with Mrs.
Hendry she had a sudden attack and expired.
DRUNKENNESS.—At the Police Court yesterday,
before Colonel Fletcher, Messrs. H. 0. Firmstone
and W. J. Turney, Henry Stokes, drover, was
charged with being drunk in Market Street, on the
27th ult. P.O Luker gave evidence in support of
the charge. The defence was that he was not
drunk but in a tit The Bench gave the defendant
tl-e benefit of the doubt and dismissed the c ise.—
Christiana Gould was charged with being di unk at
Wollaston, on the 27th ult. P.C. Cartwright said
defendant was drunk and fell down twice in the
street. Fined 2s Gd and costs.—Willi ma Kendrick
was charged with b, in.: drunk at the Lye, on the
27th ult. P.B Payne proved the case and also a
previous conviction. Fined lOs and costs.—Caro-
line Walker was charged with Leing drunk and in. Table in Tneatre Lane. on the Ist in-t. 1).!!.
400 re proved the case. Fined 2s 61 and cote.—
John Richards, of Wollaston. was charged witii
being drunk and disorderly on the 27t-i ult. P.C.
Cartwright proved the case. Fined 2s 61 and
costs. James Thomas was charged witi being
drunk and disorderly on tha 25th ult, at Wollast. n.
P.C. Cartwright proved the case. Fined 5s and
costs.

OBSTRUCTION.— Handel Lamb was charged with
causing an ohAtuction in the public street on the
:29th nit, by leavii:g a handcart in the road. P.C.
Loss proved the caee. Defendant. pleaded guilty
.nd ws ordored to pay 6s 6 the cr)sts.—lhornas
Bartlett. was charged with ciarsing an obsruction in
Cl uroh 6treet, on the 31st ult. P.C. wceb proved
ci,e case. Fined 2s 6d, to inehrie costs. •

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! Frame OFF A Gurr.—Joseph Blonnicr was sum-
' unified for firing off a gnu at Oradley, en the 28. h
ult. Francis Grififa said he heard a gun fired off
aid a pigeon fell on the highway. Fedx Pelkiws
corroborated. Mr, Waldron, who defended, con-
tended that the case had not been proved and calla)
John Parsons, who said it was 50 yards from the
I.highway where defendant fired. case dismis;d.
CHARGE AGAINST A PIJELICAN.---WilliaM Taylor,
landlord of the Eagle Vaults, High Street, was sum-
moned for having his house open duiing prohibited
hours on the Ist inst. Mr. H. Collis delendtd.
P.S. Junes said he ‘viti:ted defendant's house in'com-
pany with Fuperintendent 'Wheeler at half-past
twelve o'clock on the let ink. He knocked at the
door. whi.h was at once opened by Mr. Taylor. He
saw glasses and a black bottle on the tat le. Mr.
Spruce and Mr. Sneyd were also there. Mr.
Wilt:o.er asked defendant how he accounted for
having his house open at that time in-the morning.
Defendant said he merely invited his two fliends
have a glass of " fizz " to drink the old year out
and the new (mein, and he gave them the "fizz."
Mr. Sneyd was called for the defence and gave
evidence similar to the above statement. The
Bench retired to constier their decision and oil ae
tut fling into Court, Colonel Fletcher said they were
of (minion, under a recent Act of Parliament, that
an innkeeeper could invite friends if he wished, and
dismissed the case.
ADULTERATION.—WiIIiam Thomas Brooks, of the
Lye, was summoned for soli, g adulterated milk.
Sarah Homer proved selling the mil( to Sergeant
Payne. Dr. Bayhy said the milk was good, there
being only 4or 5 per cent. water. Fined 58, to in-
clude costs.—James Wood, publican, of the Lye,
was summoned ,for a similar offenco. P.O. King
proved buying the milk. Mrs. Wood said the
milk was hkito and not new. Fined Is and c,sts.—
Benjamin Parsons, of Cradley, was summoned for
a similar offence. As the certificate did not state
that the milk was adulterated with water, the case
was adjourned for a week.—A charge was prefer-ed
against Francis Tandy, of Bellbrougt:ton, for selling
adulterated coffee. Superintendent ITheeler and
P.C. Day proved the purchase and th: adulteration
was proved to be 40 per cent. Fined lOs and costs.
Colonel Fletcher said he was quite plea:ed to find
that only 5 persons had been summoned out of 33
tradesmen who had been visited.
Dnurrx. AND DisonnEnLy.—WaltEr Lambert wns
charged with being chunk and disorderly at Bel- ,
broughton, on the 18th ult. P,C. Wallace proved
the '.:ase. Fined 2s. 6J. and costs. •

CIExi:GE ur TaEspAs,--1:Jo-h-n-icaylor waseharged
with trespasing on laud belonging J. B. Fishet at
the Lye, on the 24th ult. ,:lhe case was withdrawn.
A WIFE BEATER —John Priest were charged
with assaulting his.m ife, All e Priest, on the 20th ult.
Complainant said that her husband was eunt.Lualy
beating her, and on the above (let,: he ',cut Lir as
long a ht could ,tad, Mad Ws, and anti. •