The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-09 00:00:00

DUDLEY TOWN COUNCIL.

On Tuesday evening the monthly meeting of
this Council was held, Mr. J. Garrat (Mayor) prc-..
siding.
His Worship said the Lundajon stone of the
Free Library woad baslaid by Lord Beauchamp on
the 3rd July. On the same day Lord Dudley's gilt
of a Mayoral chain would he presented, and in the
afternoon a public lunche n would be given, to
which ladies would be invited. He (the Mayor)
thought the event would be one of the most im-
portant which had ever hap,•ened in the borough.
The reports of the Markets and Fairs Committee
showed receipts duriog the mouth amounting to
£B3 9s. 8d

The Officer of Health (Dr Timmins) reported a
death-rate of 22-71. No.fresh cases of small-pox
had been admitted to the hospital since the last
meeting, when there were four under treatment, all
of whom had recovered and had been discharged.
He had reason to believe the disease was now en-
tirely absent from the borough.
Alderman George Bogott, in moving the adoption
of the Streets and Gas Committee, said he was
pleased to find that electric lighting would become
a fact in Dudley this year, and he was told that by
-October next the mathinery would be complete,
and anyone who wished to have it introduced into
their premisEs would have the opportunity of doing
so.

Alderman. W. Wilkinson called attention to the
necessity of providing a better approach to the
Netherton Station. It was a disgrace to the Rail-
way company and the Corporation that a good
road was not made.
Alderrn ai Smith said the Council weie under a
promise ta imprxvo the approach, but deemed it
inexpedient that tiey should incur the whole of
the expenses. Something would be done as soon as
an arrangemeot could be made with the railway
company.
Alderman North announcei that the deep drain-
age has been completed by the contractor, Mr.
Jeavons.

The Mayor hoped that the public would now
make the property connections with the main drains.
--The usuil reports were affirmed.

OLD HILL.

REMOVING A PIG WITHOUT A LICENE3E.—At ibe
Police Coqrt, on Wednesday, before H. Walker and
H. T. Hickman Esq 3:, John Homer and Nehemiah
Homer were charged with removing a pig without
a license. P.C. Chare proved the case. Fined Is
and costs each.

VIOLENT CONDUCT AT TlVlDALE.—Bonjamin
Tranter, miner; Catherine Tranter, his wife ; and
Ellen Martin, all of Tividale, were charged with
assaulting Police-constable Mountney. The male
prisoner was further charged with assaulting
Charles Jones, grocer, and his wife, Harriet Jont-s,
—On the peevious Saturday night the mile defend-
ant, whilst in a drunken state, went into Jones's
shop. Being requested to leave he refused to do so,
and struck Jones across the counter, knocking him
down. He than ran behind the counter, picked up
a large carving knife, and, taking hold of Junes by
the hair, threatened to out his head off. Mrs. Jones
went toher husband's assistance, and she was also
assaulted by Tranter, who knocked one or two of
her front teeth out. Ultimately P.C. Mountney
arrived, and followed Trantor home to oly rain his
name, with the result that he, too, was badly as-
saulted, Tranter striking him on the jaw, Mrs.
Tranter, it was alleged, assaulting him with a poker,
and Martin striking him with her fists ranter
now pleaded that he was sa drunk as to be oblivious
to :all that had happened. Mrs. Tranter
denied using the poker, and said she oaly pushed
the officer because be half killed hr baby by knock-
ing the sofa on
.to it during the struggle in the
house. Manila also denied having assaulted Mount-
ney.—The male defendant for the assault on the
Jones's was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour,
and to a further term of two weeks' hard labour for
assaulting the police officer ; Catherine Tranter
was fined 10s. and costs; in default 14 days' hard
labour ; and Ellen Martin was fined ss. and costs,
with the alternative of 7 days' hard labour.
A PENSNETf MINER IN TROUBLE. Satnuel
Oliver, miner, Pensnett, was chirged wi.h being
drunk and disorderly in Lower Chapel-street, there,
on the 4th inst.—lt was allege-I that prisoner
threatened to murder his cripplA ,brolaer, and was
so tioient that it required two policemen; with other
assistance, to remove him into eastody,—Fined
205. and cost, or three weeks' bard labour in de—
fault.