The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-09 00:00:00

3-Arttin it(t 7ittlTS.

SUN ) Y &no DEMON:4IR —A der: on r
tluU a conneet!on with L.° Sunday Sch ol Linton
WS ihdd on tt Racecour,e, Gn. Monday, and was
at tr by it rg:-; lxb. r o 7 the keholars end
heir friends. A pro c=e:.4c,n of the -ever,.,l schools
ihe un;on tiareh,ci thro.,gh the t wu, accompanied
by bands of and a number of flags wore
led by the schoolars, and gave colour and anima-
.o to the scene. There were singing, music and
some speaking at the fete ground ; and vatiou.
-1..0rt5 and paAirn, s engaged the attention and
energt3s or the young }:eople present.
Bon n —A monthly meeting of thii
Zloard was bell on Monday night; Mr. W. J.-
urney .preAding.A eis-ussiop tt ok place with
c,2g,lrd to the stoppage of wheel traffic in the upper
part of High Stree. while tb.! main sewer was being
put in. The Cir3irman insisted on the importance
of the F tree being blocked as short a time as
possible. Mr. Joyous, the contractor. undertook
that the sewer shou!d be put in from a point near
Market Street to the .junction of High Street with
flzwley street in three days, and i:, was understood
C.nat ,:hef.l traffic would be stopped from Tuesdly
ill T,ursd.,:r next week for that purpose.—,The
Chairman and Mr. Stringer ware empowered to
:settle certain claims against the Board for ,
con.pensation, ,:ilcl to draw cheques for the same.—
It was agrfecl- to arrau4e with Mr. Paeliwood,
farmer, to act as t-mporary caretaker of the land
• purcha-ed for a sewage farm at Whittington, and
he was empowerad to kill rabbits on the land 4.4
compensation for his services.—The seal of the
Board was ordered to be affixed to the deed relating
to rho third advance of £5,000. -
REPORT OP THIS DAY'S SEED MAESET.-...NieRSIS.
W. li. & fl. Le May. seed factors, 68, Borough
High Sti-eet, London. Report : Poor • atteniance
on the seed market this ;day. Few enquiries for
new trifolturr. at list week's prices. Mustard se,;(l
ho alteration. Rape seed che-..per. August 6th,
1884.

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NORTHAMPTON IT OaTICULT URAL St:o I ETY.--In cGn-
nec:ien with the Fete, a grand evening concert was
given in the Corn Exchange last evsminz. The
company, appronchin- 1 000 persons, enjoyed
f the richest musical treats ever given in North-
ampton. The splendid String Band of the Royal
Engineers contributed nearly the wole of the pro
-
_gamine, bci.,g assisted by Miss Mel Vina Field, an
accompllshed contralto, and Mr D'Arcy Ferris, the
zetssessor of a highly cultiVatecl and rich tenor veiree
Every item in the programme was enthusiastically
ippl,tnieti the a ngsin every instance b ing eecoreu
and two or three of the Band's contributions ob-
taining similar recognition. If any piece is named
in prefsrene.e to the others, it should be the fantasia
"Sol,laten leben in Oesterrich," the music of which,
by Seler Bela, is descriptive of a soldier's life in
A.ristria. The composition opens with the Dight
tattoo, and then foLow in quick succession soldicee
love song, r vcille, prayer before battle, hymn, "God
save the Emperor,' and "Marshal Radetzky leads
to battle." • The following is the complete pro-
gramme: Part I: Overture, `6emiramide, Band--
seh-ction, Hugenots, Band— song Cloister voices,
Miss Melvina Field (encored), and the Miller and
the Maid aubstituted—serenade Tor stringed instru-
ments, Mexi Ana, Band (-n .ored)—song, Alice where
art thou ? Mr. D'Arey Fertis—Lindler, Grosse-nut-
tern!, n,, Bancl—f,ntusil, Sol: a ten leben in Oestert ich
.(.7•01 iier's Life Austria.) Ben (encored)—La
Caravane, Descriptive Oriental Orientat Band—
selection, La Traviata, Ban:!—song, Daddy, Miss
Melviva Field (encored, Miss Field bowing her
acknlwledgments)—Retraite Miliaire, Band (en-
cored)—selection, Lohengrin, Band—song, Let me
like a soldier fall, Mr. D Arcy Fe-r a (encwe and
Sally in our Alley given selection, Patience, Baud
—fantasia, Albion, Band. Mr. Sawetthall can-
ducted wi, h his customary skill? and Mr. Isidore
,:e Solis sbly played the accompaniments to the
sriug,.—Northampton Daily Chronicle, Tuesday,
August s;h, 16b4.
BOARD OF G ARDIANS.—Mr. Rayboald presided
at the weekly meetiag of ithis Bo ,rd yesterday,—
Admitted 18, di,eharged 9, dead 1, remaining 523
again's,: SOS. —Relief, Kingswintord .242 13s 9d,
Stournridge £3l 5e id, Hale- oiren .222 is 6d, Non-
residents £1 12s 2d. total .297 1s 6d against
£96 10s 5-id. A letter was re id from the Local
Government Boa; d enclosing a copy of a letter ad-
dressed to them bearing the siguature of 10 rate-
Enyer4 of Brierley Hill, stating that Mr. G. M,
Yates is a eon of the Henry Yates who was com-
mitted at the last Worcester Sessions for embezzl-
ing the rates of the parish, and stating on examin-
ation it was found a very large proportion of the
euilyezzlod money was collected ants the receipts 16
hut of 27 rigned by the laid G. -M 'Yates. It
furilier stated that Mr. Wall, clerk to the Guardians,
has in his lossession a letter from Yates
implicating his Sin in the said embezzlement and
they pray the L cal Board Board will cause en
official enquiry to be made as to whether he is a fit
mid proper person to be entrured with the appoint,
tnent. The Guardians appointed a committee to
enquire into the matter and to report to the Board.
DRUNKENNESS.—At the Police Court yesterday,
before Colonel Fletcher T. 1). Thomas and W. J.
Tunny Esqs., David Powell was fined 2s 6d and
costs for being drunk on the 4th list, at Hagley.—
Thomas McFaddin was charged with being drunk
on the 31st ult. at Oldswintord. Defendant was
charged with being drunk and incapable on the
sth hist. Fined 2s 6d and costs in each ease.—
William Edwards was fined 2s 6d and costs for
being drunk on the 2nd inst at Cradley.—John
Stevens was fined 10a and costs for being drunk
and disotderly on the 14th hut, Superintendent
Wheeler proved 25 previous convictions.—Samual
Fletcher was on the evidence of P.O. Cope, fined Es
and costa fur being drunk on the 2nd ins,, at the
Lye.—Wisdom Cartwright fir deing drunk on the
411 inst. at the Lye, was lined 103 and costs.
Fusions DRIVING. John Price was charged
with furiously driving a horse through the public
street on the 21st ult. Colonel Fletcher said they
thought there was a doubt in thd case and dis-
missed it.

DRUNK WHILST IN CHARGE OP A HORSE Arty
Curr.—Thomas Williams was charged with beini;
drunk whilst in charge of a horse au] cart on t..e
30th ul,. P.C. Alleock proved the case. Fined 6b
and costs.

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BREACH Or THE PEACE.— Eli Hart and Wright
Ch,nce were charge wilt (Tot:miffing a hr-ach
the peace by fighting on the 3rd inst.—Hart did
:tot :Appear, but a warrant was iesuo tor his appre-
hension, P.B Cope prorei :he other case. B .Im4;
over hitna-:;f in £lO and one surety of £5 to I-, cl,
the pe:.ce•tor 3 tnooths.
ATTEMF'TINO TO STEAL A WATCH.—Sainuel.Wil•
limns, of Birmingham, was charged with attemptin:t
to steal from the pencil of Charles Leeson, a ,A etch
value 154, at Bellbroughton, on the 3rd inst. Ti.e
cas w,,,t adjourned for a -veek, bail being allowed.
STEALING MITSIMOOMS. =—• Isaiah Bloomer an-ti
Frederick Groves were charged with ste.ilin;
quantity of growing mushrooms value Is at Cradl.ty,
Jacob Moore said that he saw the two prisoners in
a field belonging to Mr. Roper, at Cully Gate, &Ant
half-past five in the morning.. Ile saw them pick
some mushrooms, He followed them and they
said they would throw him over the hf dge.
Emanuel Roper said that he cultivated mushrOcans
in the field at Colley Gate. Col, Fletcher said they
thought they had no right to pick mush:oums, a tin
dned them is each.— Walter Nation was charged
with stealing a quanti!y of growing mushrooms,
the property of Emanuel ltop;!r, on the 2nd iqs:,
value 6d. Prosecutor said that he saw the pri-ohor
it his field getting tutishlooms. Fined is. and
costs.—ltaac Taylor wa-s charged with stealing a
quantity of •mushrooms OD the 3rd lust, value 3d, the
property of Emanuel Rope:. Prosecutor said that,
,:e found prisoner with a hmdful of mushrooms
Fined Is aid costs.— Charles Williams- was nho
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ha) ged*.with a similar offence. Withdrawn on pay-
milli, of costs, se, on p:omiling nut to offend again.
—Henry Moore was charged uith stealing mush-
rooms on the 3rd inn. The case was dismissed b.
usu-e pro ecutor did not see Lim gather any mush-
rooms —John and Tuomas Hill were also chaPged
with stealing mushro :ins. Mr. Wyndham defended.
Case dis

DRUNK ON LICENSUD PRPIIIsE9.-11.3nja,rniti Cart-
wright wa.i-ena:ged with being (hunk on lieens:d
nan-ses oa th 30th n't, knoan t Ve Bridge Inn.
Crad'ey. .Mr ‘1 aldron defended. P.C. Cfn,r_. skin
thzt he'was sent for to tit. ai ove hue. When h.
•4-her,; he w,-t t int • the . ha.(q,.• rir I *lv! found
the defendant there drunk. He had some ale on a
t.a. le a aunt o: nal y atemaialoid sad
am,th r Tina) Aot the dui, ni ,nt oat of ON Itcuse.
Agg gave eorrobira.f:.ve evidence. Mr. W al-
Iron adrAssed the Bench • for th, deenee and s. id
that he should prove ihai. t e tw, const.abl s ra s-
, took ang a- for drunk.-lin.-si, Wlliam Fellows,
s i un.t be saw th-1 tie -aunt in- ote r
and two offi: era in the ;The defendant was
quite sober. flp did not stwg4er .out of the *house.
rwl, I3,ridgew.iter said that ha saw the defend
h -
ic houie yard The d?fenda,t was
',Turf, s h-r and di nut ii•ive any ale hi Vic oust..
He went be. ai,. tie aadlord asked hini 1. go.
Neither th, wit.; es ri he landlord helpelit i a out 07
the house. Da;i lill sii that he was quite sober
No oi:e helped him fait of ibe yard at all. An
IDanu suit she a,w the :lefenclant go into th•-: yard,
and he was quite sob-r. He had only been there
minutes When PC. Ohara earna. • Nu one hilped
-.i.0 U f h- yard. The [teach thought they in e'l
not go nay f.rtuer in.() the case and dieMisged it.
suaimeneit not sendinz, s h,Ol Fined
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BEGOI G .3" nes Witt, charged_ with sa—
lioiti g Craill.y on the 2n,t in, and fur-.her
charged wi h obsaulting Louisa Deeley 0.1 the s ttrie
date. Lou sa Deeley said that the. dtfendant ealLe
to her house end began, begging. dila told him