The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-29 00:00:00

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COMMISSIONERS' MEETING

Mr. W. J. Turney pre,ided at the monthly meet-
ng of this Board held on Mond iy last. There
were also present Messrs. 11. Turney, Underwood,
Green, Haskew, North, Jones, Scott, Pea”son,
Perkins, Baker, Walker, Gillen', Palfrey, Woolley,
Parkes, Platt, Patch, Hicklin and Edwards. The
new members, Viz: Messrs. IL Turney, Platt,
Woolley, Palfley, Stringw, Walker, Parkes and
Gillana, after the usual declaration being made, took
their seats.

The minutes of last meeting were read and
confirmed.

The report of the Finance Committee was read,
and was as follows :—Highway Account, £lOl 15s.
10d. ; Improvement Account .£9 Bs. sd. ; and
the Urban Sanitary Authority Account DI 18s. sd.
The Medical Oflieer of Health reported 22 deaths
for the past month, and the number of births was
16. The death-rate was 2706 against 17-2, for the
dorresponding month of last year. The birth-rate
was 20-4 against 36.7 for the corresponding month
of last year. The death-rate of the past mouth was
much higher thaa has been for some months.
There had been one death of small pox in Birming-
ham Street, and in consequence of the tents at the
Union not being ready for the reception of pa•ients
he was unable to have tho case isolated. He did
not allow anyone into the bou,e, except the father
and mother of the child, and the moment the
funeral took place, the house was lime washed
throughout. He believed the well at No. 9,
Worcester Street, to be impure, and he would be
obliged to the Comissioners' if they would allow
him to send a sample of the water to Dr. Hammond
Smith for analysis. He would also recommend that
they provide him with "Neslers test for impure
water." The cost of the apparatus would not exceed
21s. and by which meani he shoul:lba able to form
a better opinion upon different well waters in the
town than he does now.

The Improvement Committee reportcd that
arrangements had been made for the sale of build-
ing materials in Foster St, eet on Monday, the 17th
inst., but there were no bidders. The committee,
therefore, recommend the Board t ) offer tho build-
ings and the land on which thr..y stand for sale,
but that a certain portion of tilt) land be reserved
for widening the street.
A letter had been received from Mr. Grierson
respecting the application for increased railway
accommodation, stating that the mAter should
have full consideration

The Chairman moved that tha question of dealing
with Foster Street property be referred back to the
Improvement Committee. His opinion was that it
should come down as soon as possible.
The motion was seconded and carried.

It was also resolved to apply to the Great Western.
Railway Company, again asking for improved rail-
way accommodation in the evenings from 9.30 to
10 o'clock.

A letter was read from the Rural Sanitary
Authority agreeing to receive infectious cases at
their hospital tents at a charge of 15s. per week
each.

The Chairman stated that a special committee
was formed some three months ago to consider the
matter of the proposed incorporation of the town.
That committee appointed Mr. Shepherd, solicitor,
to investigate the question. Several committee
meetings had been held, and Mr. Shepherd had
made a report, and the next step would be for the
committee to make a report to the Board of Com-
missioners. Of course that could not be done until
the committee was re-formed, because the recent
election put that out of the question. It was
necessary to re form every committee, and he would
suggest that the old members of the Committee be
re-appointed together with the addition of the now
members. He then p:oposed that the following be
the committee: Messrs. Billingham, H. Turney
tiaskew, Jones, Perkin, Green, Underwood, Platt,
Parkes, Edwards, Gillun, North, and Palfrey.
The motion was sccmded and carried.
Mr. Woolley expressed a hope that the com-
mittee would report early.
The Chairman said that no time had been lost.
Nothing had been done, however, in the way of
committing the ratepayers to any outlay in the
matter.

Mr. Edwards remarked that if the Board passed
a resolution against incorporating be supposed the
thing would fall to the ground.
The Chairman: Everything has got to be lsid
before this Board. We can't spend a penny or do
anything without the approval of the Board.
It was resolved that steps shou'd be taken for
filling up the vacancy on the Drainage Board
caused by the non-election of Mr. Henry Hughes.

PRESENTATION.-On Sunday night last a present-
ation of £5 was made to Mr. Henry Payne, organist,
of Holy Trinity Church, Amblecote. The choir
also presented him with an address. Mr. Payne,
who has been crganist at that church for 18 years,
it succeeded by Mr. Smith, late organist of Sr.
James' Wednesbury. The presentation was made
by the congregation and friends, on the occasion of
his leaving the neighbourhood.
WORCEST ERSHIRE AND ADJOINING D ler Hier
CHANGE RINGING ASSOCIATION.-A. meeting of
the above Association ,as held in St, Thomas'
Schoolroom' Stourbridge, on Saturday, September
22nd. The Vicar of St. Thomas' Rev. H. Sherrard,
M.A. occupied the chair, supported by the master,
(Mr. J. Perks, Malvern.) Messrs. J. Smith, (Nether.
t m,) F. Owen, ( Worcester,) secretaries, and Mr.
Duffill, treasurer, (Bromsgrove). There were a
good number of members present from the various
societies in the association, viz: Worcester,
Malvern, 13romsgrove, Dudley, Netherton, 831
broughton, Wollaston, Brierley Hill, Kidd-r •
rrinster, Stourbridge, &c. The chairman, who be.
came an hon. member of the Association, in opening
the meeting expressed his pleasure at being present
to preside over so important a meeting. He trusted
that the good feeling which seemed to exist amongst
the members of the Association would go on with
more wal in promoting the objects of the Associa-
tion; and for ringers to remember that whenever
they entered the belfry that it was part of God's
house, and when there on Sundays to appear
decently, and after calling others to church not to
walk away themselves, but to go inside the church
to service. The business of the meeting being gone
into, the master, Mr. Perks was appointed delegate
to attend the ringers oonferene to be held October
4th, at Reading, and the Secretary, Mr. J. Smi h
was Instructed to give every information to the
Rev. W. Wigram, Hertford, concerning the Associa-
tion, and have the same entered in the year book
of the church. At the conclusion of the miscel-
laneous business, Mr. Owen, Worcester, secretary
for Western Division, proposed a vote of thanks to
the vicar for his services and for the use of the
schoolroom. Before the chairman responded several
of the members spoki of the cmdilion of the peal
of eight bells at St. Themes' Stourbridge, whirl
they all said were not fit for peal ringing, and after
a few suggestions from delegates in reference to
rehanging &c., the vicar auita'.ly responded. From
the remarks he made there is every reason to
believe that, ere long, the Association will have
great cause to be provd of this their first visit to
Stourbridge, by finding the beautiful peal of bells in
good condition, and so enliven the inhabitants of
the town and neighbourhoo I. Owing to some of
the delegates leaving eat ly and the sld condition of
the bells, only a short teueie of Grandsire trebles
and a peal of Minor on the back six were gone
through. The members parted highly satiefied
with their evenings enjoyment.-Cononumeated.
Cuess.-A match between the Stourbridge and
Wolveihampton Clubs was played in the rooms of
the former 0.1 Tuesday last, with th following re-
sult : -Stourbridge: W. Fenn 0, W. Sherrard 14,
J. Doughty 1, W. Dunn 2, T. 11 ill 3, A. Freer 1,
C. Pal.doe 2, S. White 3, 11. Woeldridge 2, T.
Young 2, S. Barrett 1, 11. Turberville 1, S. Sims 2/,
total 22. Wolverhampton: W. P. Turnbull 3, W.
C Umbers 1., R. W. L. Diggle 0, C. H. Bill 1, T.
H. Hickman 0, H. T. James 1, J. Jenks 1, J. G.
Wright 0, 11. Jenks 0, C. Shaw 1, W. N. Cottrell 2,
J. Hough 2, A. H. Gough 1, total 13, majority for
Stourb: idge 9 games
BRITISH D A IRY FARMER'S ASSOCIATION. - The
Council have decided that the animals at the au-
proeching dairy show in the Agricultural Ball
London, be bedded with moss, instead of straw, by
Taylor's Moss Litter Company, of NowctAle-0 '-
Tyne. The Council find Taylor's moss to possess
powerful deodorizing and antiseptic qualities, keep-
ing down all smells, and making an excellent and
elastic be 1, and leaving a valuable manure. Moss
is now largely used by the Backworth, Brancepth,
and other colderies, both for aurfaco end under-
ground beddine.
A recent w: iter in our local papers ii s wi4elY
observed t`,at "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 I he
largest return of duty is buying them in the
cheapest market. The Merchant who pays dnty
upon thousands of gallons, pays in exact proper-
' tion to the retailer clearing a single cask. A great
profit must be gained to cover enormous expenses
of large business premises, cost of alvertising, aud
an allowance of profit to the Agent, greater in
many instances than taken by them in the respec-
able Merchant. To buy cheap is to buy were but
one profit is made, and we cannot better illustrate
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 not
raved by their bringing the produser and the con-
sumer togetner, over the prices
paid a few years
ago, and a trial will fully bear out our ae.33 rtion
Dudley Herald, December 24th, 18S1.
"ROUGH ON ReTs."-The Thing desired fond at.
last, Ask chemists, grocers or oilmou, for Rough

on Rats. It clears out rats, mice, beetles, roaches
flies, bedbugs, insects, ground moles, &c. 'lid. and
is 4d boxes.

" BUCHUPABIA."—A new, quick, complete cure
for all urinary affections, (smarting frequent or diffi-
cult) and kidney diseases, 4s. At Druggist, London
Agency No 1. King Edward" Street.
DRUNKENNESS. It the Police Clurt, yesterd ty
before Colonel Fletcher, Messcs. J. B. C )cbrane,
W. J. Turncy, and T. D. Thomas, Moses Crew was
charged with being drunk at Cradley. P.Cs. Chare
and Hack proved the case. Fined 2s al and costs.
—William Corfield was charged with being drunk
on the 22nd inst, at the Heath. P.C. Paynter pro-
ved the case. Fined 2s 6.1 and costs, William
Watson was charged with being drunk on the
public highway on the 23rd inst. P.Cs. Moole and
•Webb proved the case. Fined 2s 6d and costs.—
George Haines was charged wiih being drunk on the
23rd inst, at Stamber Mill. Sergeant Cope proved
the case. Fined 5s and costs. David Cartwright
was charged with being drunk on the 19th inst, at
the Lye. P.C. Jonrs proved the case. Fined 7s ad
and costs. James Hill was charged with being
drunk at Wollescote, on the 19!It ,inst. Sergeant
Cope prove .1 the case. Fined 23 ad and costs.—
Samuel Bishop was charged with being drunk on
the 24th inst, P.C. Cartwrig,t proved the case,—
Defendant was further charged with assaulting
Trevis Richards, landlord of the Golden Lion Inn.
on the same date, a:.d also breaking a window.
Complainant said defendant came into his house on
the day in question along with a fellow workman,
, and asked for some ale. Witness refused to fill him
! any. Defendant then wanted to go up stairs to
fetch his clothes, as he had been lodging there.
Complainant said he should not go up but eventually
he did so and Richards followed him. Defendant
then caught hold of him, threw him on his back,
and struck him on the mouth. When defendant
came down he knocked four squares and two sash
bars out of the window. Fined 5s and costs for the
drunkenness, and the other cases were dismissed.—
William Gauden was charged with being drunk on
the 23rd inst. Sergeant Cope proved the case and
defendant was fined 103 and costs,—David Willetts
was charged with being drunk on the 22nd inst.
P.C. Davies proved the case. Fined ss, including
costs.

PITCH AND Toss.—Thomas Hill and William
Cochrane were charged with playing at pitch and
toss at Wollescote, on Vie 19th jest. P.C. Jones
proved the case, Fined 2s 61 and costs ;in default
14 days._

JURY LISTS.—The jury lists for the following
parishes were presented and pacsed, no oLjection
being made :—Belbroughton, Broom, Churchill,
Clent, Cradley, Hagley, Lye, Stourbridge, Upper
Swinford, Wollaston, Wollescote and Lutley. The
list for Pedmore was not passed oxing to its not
having been posted on the caurch doors for three
Sundays, but was adjourned for 14 days.
BREACH OF THE ,PEACE.—Squire Chance and
William Yardley were charged with committing a
breach of tv,e peace by fighting on the 19th inst.
The case was withdrawn on payment of costs.
ASSAULTS.—Benjatnin Haimsliatn was c,.arged
with assaulting Ann Harinshaw, his wi:e, oil the
24th inst.—Complainant stated that t e defendant
came home drunk and struck her several
ti:res.—Defendant was fined 20s and costs; in
default 1 month's imprisonment.—Thomas Richards
was charged with assaulting Maria Richards on
the 21th iust.—Complainant stated that on the
above date the defendant came home and struck
her four times on the back of the head and kne'ded
her down.—Defendant stated that he was hanging
up his coat and he had some apples in his pocket
which fell out and knocked her down.—Fined 20s
and costs ; in default 1 month.
ADJOURNED LICENsING ME STING—The licenses
of the following persons were granted. John
Ciarke, Stourbridge ; Jolln Cox, Cradley ; James
Attwood, Lye ; Annie Hill, Lye ; Thomas Barn-
brook, Belbroughton ; Joseph Parsons. Wollaston ;
Joseph Checkette, Lye ; John Cox, Stourbridge ;
Charles Rowley Morton, Stourbridge; John Beasley,
Stourbridge ; Hen:y Fourdroy, L)e ; William John
, Rhodes, Lye; Charles Mills, Blakedown : Charles
Batharn, Cradley ; William Hayes, Lye; William
Bashford, Lye; John Wooldridge, Lye; Philip
Brooks, Stourbridge; Thomas Whittaker, Stour-
bridge; Benjamin Woodall; Emma Gorton, Stour-
bridge; John Cooper; Job Cook, Lye; Jonathan
Gibson Lye. The licenses of Jabez Coley, Cradley
and Richard Forrest, Cradley, were refused on ac-
count of permitting drunkenness and the construe-
Co .k of the premises.— Mr. T. Cooksey applied on
behalf of Thomas Brooks for the rAiewal of the
license for the King's Head Inn, High Street. Te
Bench adjourned the case.
STEALING APPLES.—SamueI Mason (16) Edwin
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Goulding (16), Joseph Wooldridge (16, and Wm.
Cochrane (16), all of the Lye, were charged with
stealing a quantity of apples, the property of Walter
Henry Hickman, Broom, on the 27th inst. PC.
Croucher proved the case, and said he saw the
prisoners in the Worcester Lane. He asked them
what they had got inside their shirts. He searched
them and found a quantity of apples. He asked
them where :hey had had them from, and they said
from Broom. Be then took them back. and found
they had tolen them from:Mr. HiAcman's farm. De-
fendants were each fined 5s and costs; in default
14 days.
NUISANCE.—John Smith was summoned by the
Rural Sanitary Authority to abate a certain nuisance
on his premises. This case was adjourned a fort-
night ago. The nuisance arose out of a galvanizing
process, and pigsties. It was urged that Dr. Turner
had visited the premises and found that the nuis-
ance could not be abated wittout the works and
pigsties were removed altogether. It was also urged
that he had brought the trade in a populous place,
and had late;y bought a lot of smelter, and that he
was smelting on Thursday. Tbe Bench said that
he was to et rid of the nuisance in a month.
Poon RATE D LT ERS, —Charles Hambury

Vas summoned for non-payment of a Poor Rate.
I )efendant said ha had not worked for 5 years, and
:hat be suffdre I from asthma. He was partly sup-
ported by his bother. Defendant was excusei.
nurnbdr of other persons were ordered to pay.
SCHOOL. BOARD PROtitCUTION.—A number of
persons were r.ummoned by Mr. Hewilt, School at-
tendance officer.—William Powell was fined ss.
for not causing his child to attend school.—Charles
B atle >r not causing his child to attend school
was fined is. —John Edward El:is was summoned
to shew cause why he had not sent his child to
sehool and was fined is —William Slater wai sum •
moned for not sending two children to school. The

officer said the boy would not attend school, and he
had seen him in the lanes gathering blackberries
instead of going to schoul, Fined 2s 61—Emma
Malpas was charged with not sending her two
children t school A discussion arose as to whether

iiO ofl-2,2r was juatia,2d in brining the case before
Lae cou,t, as the defendant lived in Wollaston and
the children attended Envibe Sireet Board Schools.

the case was adjourned for a week.
ASsAuLT.—Wm. Dunn w,ts charged with ns•ault-
ing Kate Heath, on the 12th inst. at Netherehd.
This case was adjourned from last week to allotv
them to bring a witness. Complainant stated tt:at
defendant had turned his wife and children out of
the house. Sh took the children into her house.
Ttie next morning she was telling a person in the
yard when the defeudiait heard hor. He then began
to call her filthy names tind struck her on the side
and she fell on her face.—Edward Wakeman was
called and said he s iv; the defendant strike the
complainant The defendant said that she threw
at him and hit him on the arm, and he was unable
to follow his erupt)} ment for some time.—The
Bench took into cowideration hie previous good
character and fine.! hia, 2s Gd and costs ;in default
7 days.

BO.tRD OF GUARDIANS.-111r. Ilaybould pre4ided
at the weekly meeting of this Board yesterdAv.
Admitted 21, born 1, discharged 8, remaining 501
against 488.—Relief, Kingswinford £4O Is 0.1,
Stourbridge £29 98 81(1. Haltso wen .-e25 Is 7.1, non
residents .E 1 4s 2d, total £95 16i 41d against
£97 18s 11d. The following tenders for the
quuter ending 28th D. ember, 18S3 were accepted.
Flour 25s 6d per sack, split pa s 7s, grcypeas 6s 3d,
imperial bushel, J. Elcoek, Brierley Hill ; 11.
Chandler, Brierley Hill, bread 5d per 41b loaf; 5.
W. J. Jones. Stourbridge, tca is 8,..1 per lb, suga,.
2id per lb, black tobacco 3s 51 per lb. salt Is 6d
per cwt., linseed meal 21d per lb ;W. S. Shepley,
Bri?xley Hill, loaf :sugar 311 per lb, salt butter lid
per lb, Iz,sole 2d per lb, vinegar 9(1 per gallon,
peppeLeoriis id per tb, dark blue is per lb, sta,un
4i lb, whito soap 35s per cat, pa,:e yellow soap :5i
per cwt, soft soap 9s 2.1 per fir, candles 5+ per lb,
oatmeal 32s per sack; A.. Marsh, cheese 6+ per lb,
American bacon 6d per lb. English bacon 9d per ]b;
Hdl and Reading, Stourbridg.!, rice 12s 6d per cwt,
mustard Is per I, soda. 46 61 per cwt; R. C.
Aston, Stotubridge, beef, f:re quarters, fairly
divided in rounds and 7.4 per mutton fore
quarters. 9d per ib, suet S i per lb ; (.31azo and Co.,
iiingswinford, coals 9s 6(1, Slack 5s •.',d per 2,240
lba ; Tiueman, Hanbury and Co., Brierley Hill,
ale 18 per gallon ; T. Wood, Thierley Hill, port
wine 21s, gin 13s, v,hiskey 17s per gallon; H.
Homer, Bromley, new milk 10d per gallon; drapery
divided between, E. C. Whitney, Wordaley ;E.
Dorrell, and T. G. Drinkwater, Brierley Hill; J.
and W. Cooper and J. E. Jones, Stourbridge.

Sr THOMAS'S CHURCH HARVEST THA.NKSGIVING
SERVICES. - These services were commenced on
Thursday evening when a very eloquent and im-
pressive sermon was preached to a large and atten-
tive congregation by the Rev A. Phillimore, M.A.,
of Enville. The church has beet tastefully de-
corated and presents a very pleasing appearance.
The services will be continued to-morrow (Sunday)
when the sermons will he preached in the morning
by the Rev. Canon Lyttelton, and in the evening by
the vicar, the Rev. Hugh Shine:rd. On eacn
ocLasion, as will be seen from the advertisement on
our front page, there will be a full :,lioral service.