The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-15 00:00:00

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A recent writer in our local papers has wl4ely
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 prcmises, cost of a,-lvel tisiug, and
an allowance of profit to the Agen*, greater in
many instances than taken by them in the respec-
able Merchant. To buy cheap is to buy were but
one profit is male, and we cannot bettor illustrate
' our argument than by pointing out the way in
which our townsmen, Messrs. J. iintlancl and Son, of

63, Higlast, have opened up the trade. We have
no hesitation in sayitig that 25 per cent, is now
saved by their bringing the producer and the eon-
turner together, over the prices paid a few years
ago, and a trial will fully bear out - our assertions
Dudley Herald, December 24th, 1881.
"Ronex ox RA,TS. '—The Thing desired found at
last. Ask chem'sts, grocers or oilmen, for Rough
on Stets It clears out rats, mice, beetles, roaches
flies, bedbugs, insects, ground moles, &Lc. 7ad. and
is lad brace.
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.
SUDDEN DEATH —An inquest was held at the
Vine Hotel, High Street, on Monday, before R,
Docker, Esq., coroner, touching the death of
Margaret Harrie, 40, who died ;suddenly at No 2,
court 5, Coventry Street, on Fr:day last. Jeremiah
Timmins was canal and said he lived at No 2, court
5, Coventry Street. He had cohabited with deceits .d
for more than six years. She had been ill for a
long time past off and on and complained of pains
in the stomach. She was taken ill on Thursday
afternoon the 6th inst, and everything she took she
vomited back. He did not send for a doctor be-
cause he did not think it necessary. She had Dr,
Eagar off and on for twelve months and there was
medicine in the house. He got her to bed and she
kept crying out for water and when he gave it to
her she vomited again. He fetched Sarah Smythe-
man and Mary Davis to her and they attended her,
On Friday morning she cold him she felt a little
better and got up about dinner time. He went out
and returned about six o'clock and she than com-
plained of feeling tired and wanted to go to bed.
, He got her up from the sofa and she fell on the
stairs and stayed there. - She afterwarls went up-
stairs and sat down on a box. She asked him to
make the bed and he did so. After he had made the
• bed he went to catch hold of her and she fell side-
ways. He tried to get her on to the bed and she
died in his arms. There was no one in the house at
the time except deceased and himself. He Lid the
corose on the floor and went for assistance and Mrs.
Smytheman alai others came and he then • sent for
De. Eagar.-3arah Smytheman said she was a
neighbour of Titnusins and had know decease i for
six years. Tann:dos was always a very good ma's
to deceased. Timmins sent for her on Thursday
when deccase4 was taken ill and she then com-
plained of pa ins in the stomach, and witnes put
a mustard plaster on her stomach and it seemed to
do her a little good. She died about helfpast six
o'clock on Friday night.. She last saw her adve
aaont dinner time en Friday. She was then Vine
on a bench and was in pain. She vomited after
taking food. Dr. Eager aetend!d deceesed and
wan( es thought it was about a month since he saw
her.—Mary Davis gave evidence to that of Mrs.
Smetheinan —Dr. Eager was called and said he did
taii know how lone he had known deceased; for
some time. He did not remember having attended
her professioualle, but he sueeosad he had, because
the people said site had been (lowa to him. He
believed he had supplied her with medicine. She
night have died from spasms of the heart from
what they said. He could not tell the cause of
vomiting. He had met with plenty of c iees of
vomiting for indigestion; also from taking food
which had disagreed with people. She might have
taken something that disegreel with her. He
tho ight it was more from the habit of living. He
had examined the body but did not find any marks
of violence. The body was wall nourishal. From
the appearance of the body he did not think death
had resulted from anything exc -lot natural causes.
The jury returned a verdict " That deceased died
from natal al causes."
New ALIIANIBRA THEATRE. This week Mr.
Worton, the merge ic manaeer of Wortons'
Palace of Varieties, Cradley He ate has placed a
firs-. class company on the boards at this theatre and
his efforts to please the Stourbridge seople have
been successful ;a gaining hin good houses. The
company includes Mr. Edward Fielding and Miss
Fanny Johnson who are acanowledged to be the
moat versatile couple oa the British stage, Miss
Jehnson possesses a powerful and well cultivated
voice and in oenjunction Mr. Fielding gave several
duetts with skill and precidon cud they were loudly
applauded. Mr. Fielding accompanies on the tic
c alien, which instratneet he plays remarkably
madl. Their wardrobe is exceeding good and neat.
Tee Malvin° trio (three girls) were nipturously
encored for the manner in which they went through
their portion of the programme. They are goal
dannmers mid dancers an t the perfortnence of the
y iungest of the three elicited roars of laughter
fe in those present. The charming Miss Ada
Clovelia is as g -od as over alai appeared, as usual,
ia her splendid costumes. She was very well
received. Miss M. Harlow makes a capital male
impersonator ari ! was loudly applauded. Tae
ieinmpien. 'dancers of the world, Messrs Powell ana
Son, were etithusiastically encored for their really
grand dancing, which they accomplish with such
ease, dexterity, and precision th it they may justly
c ill themeelvet champions. We understand that
there is a :9.500 challenge for Master Powell, who
is only 12, to dance any lad under 20 in England!.
10-night (Saturday) is the last night of this really
high class company and we would stro»gly advise
our readers not to miss 80 good an opportunity of
witnessing the performance of one of the beet
vari ty companies that has ever appeared h
SUDDEN DEATH IN lIAGLEY PAitE:.-11r.. James
Allsop, jun., archi cot, formerly reseline at Stour-
! bridge, but more recently at leelywoollacial, Bir-
, mingham, Wee fouird den liii llaglev Pa. k on Wed.
nesday evening. Tie lion. Mrs. W. If. 1. yttlet on
was walking in the park, when she saw the deceased
on a seat, with his head a ltlr on one side, and
apparently just dead. She tine. w a handkerchief
over the face, and sent a messenger to Dr. Hobbe
of Clent, whose assistant, Mr. laatridge, found
that Mr. Allsop was quite lifeless. The body pre-
sented a natural appearance, and the police sate
that there is nothing of a supicieus nature con
meted with the affair. Mr. Allsop had been seen to
enter the park somelthree hours or so previous to hie
body b.-jag found. It isibelioved he had been visitiug
his wife's grave in the chute iyard, as he had done
on former occasions, and afterwards resael on the
seat where he died. He is said to have complained
of not feelieg quite wel lately. Deceased was firty-
one years of age, and was well known in this
neighbourhood, and also at Worcester, where ho
had practised formany years as an architect.
DEUNKS.—At the Police Court, yesterday, before
C. Holcroft, 11. 0 Firmstone, and A. Freer, Eeqs
John Watkins was charged with beieg drunk on
the 12th inst. P.C. Eaves proved the case. Fined
2s 6d and costs.—George Golding was oh irge,l w,t
being drunk at Cradley. on the sth inst. Fined 23
6d and costs.—Charles Hickman was charged with
being drunk at Cradley, on the 12th inst. laned
6d and costa—Elijah Westwood was charged with
being drunk on the Bth inst. Fined 5s anti costs.—
Henry William Jones was charged with being drunk
on the 6th inst. P.C. Cartwright proved the case.
Fined 2s 6d and costs.—Albert Chance was charged
with being drunk on the 9th inst, at Oldswinford.
P.C. Eaves proved the case. Fined 23 61 and
costs. George Timmins was charged with being
drunk and using obscene language on the 9th inst.
PC. Moore proved the case Fined 5s and coa.s. -
William Lindley was charged with being drunk on
the 10th inst. Sergeant Oakey proved the case,
and said defendant was a very violent man when he
was drunk. heed 20s awl eostse—Alfred Clarke
Morris, solicitor, was chergeti with being drunk, nut
the Lye, on the Sth inst.. Sergeant Cope said the
defendant came to the Lye police etatien on the
day in question and smelt very strong of liquors.
Witness watched him dosva the road and he stags
gored very much. Major Pardee and Joseph Hart
also gave evidence. Sergeant Jones proved previous
convictions against defendant, who ;,as fined lOs
and costs.
STEALING SWEDES.—WaIter Fletcher was charged
with steatitic, a quantity of growing swedes on the
29th silt, ata°Wollaeton, the property of William
Junes. Fined 2s 6d, including costs.
Faeosa,—Benjamin Parsons was charged with
stealing four bushas of chaff and bran from a barn
at Oldbury Hill, the property of Messrs. Swindell,
and Charles Parrish was charged with receiving the
same well knowing it to be stolen. P.C. Cha:e
said from leo ma ion received he watched a barn
anl saw the prisoner Parsons come from that direc-
tion with a bag on hi shoulder. Witne-s a,ked
him what he had got in the bag and he said it was
grass. Witueas ex,lmiqe.l 'he bag and found about
a h indful of grasi o.i the top and chaff and bran
underneaLh. About a hundred yerJs ;.,way he saw
rOrriph COMiDg friga the dirctlon of the bara,

P?isoner Parsons said;Parrish was in the barn alai
helped him to fill it. Prisoners were committed to
take their trial at the next Quarter Sessions.
Punrac HEALTH ACT. John Smith was sum•
mooed by Henry Eveson for not complying with an
order under the Public Health Act to abate

nuisances which arise out of his galvanizin3 works
and from his pigs. Th 3 case was adjourned for a

fortnight. -
ASSAULT.—Frank Worrall was charged with
assaulting Amelia Mann on the 15th inst. Mr.
Perry was for the complainant, and Mr. Waldron
for the defendaat. Amelia Mann was called and said
that eh' used to keep company with him but she
had broken off the engagement some time ago. On
the day in question the defendant was in her father's
house-, the Greyhound Inn, Norton. As he was
coming out she Wa4 standing in the passage. He
asked her if she would go a walk. She refused and
def-ndant naught her, round the waist and cirried
her up the Sugar L )af Farm Lane. Complainant
screamed but the defendant did not stop but carried
her about 50 yards up the lane and tiied to throw
he down.—Eliza Mann was tailed and deoos d
that she was a sitter to the complainant. Oa the
night in queAion she heard a scuffle °aside the
door. She went outside and calld her and she
came running to her almost out of breath and
white.—William Mann was called and said he was
the father of the complainant, and kept the Grey-
hound Inn, Norton, He saw the defendant in hi s
house on the day in question. His daughter told
him how the defendant had served her. He saw
defendant the next morning and he asked him
what he thought of himself.—Mary Walker said
that on the day in question she was standing on
her doorstep in Saciar Llaf Lane. She saw a man and
woman struggling together, and they came close to
her door. This witticss stated that she did not hear
any screams. —The Bench after a long consultation
came into court and said that they were not all of
the same mind, but thy were permitted to coa-
vict the defendant of an assault. Defendant was
fined 10s. and costs; in default 14 days.
AsseuLT.—Rob rt Wood was
_cherged with
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assaulting Maria Wood, on the 9th inst.—Com-
plainant stated tr.at the defendant was coming down
the roal when she met him. He began cursing
and said he would kill her. She remonstrated with
him and he struck her several times in the face.
Ste gave him no pr,pvocation.—Mr. Firmstone said
it was a very bad case and defendant was not worthy
of lie name of man for striking a defenceless
woman. They shuuld fine him 20s; in default one
month.
TußEATs.—William Yaldley, William Mann
and Benjamin Healey were charged with threaten-
ing Charles Welesbury, whereby he was afraid they
would do him some bodily harm. Complainant
said he met the defendant's in Hunty Man's Lane.
He was talking to Mr. Swiudell's k :eper,ou the 27th
when the defendants came .(lown the lane from the
direction of the Birches. Yardley bad a small hook
in his hand and threatened to cut his head off.
The otherdefendauts threatened to punch his head.
A keeper named Shakeveare corroborated. De
tecdants were bound over to key the peace foe six
mouths, themselves in £lO and one surety ti
etch, and pay costs.
NEGLECTING TO SUPPOUT A WIFE. Samuel
Egginton was charged with neglecting t) support
his wife, whereby she had become chargeable to the
comtn,n fund of the Stourbridge Union. Defend-
ant was ordered to pay 4s per Week and pay the
costs.

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RINGING THE CHANGES. At the Police Court,
ysste.day afternoon. before Frank Evers, Esq.,
William Wicks and Thomas Hollis were brought up
on remand and chargel with obtaining the sum of
10s from Charles Parkes, landlord of the Rising
Sun lon, Amblecote. Mr. W. Waldron defended
H :His. Nellie Morris, barmaid, at ,he R sing Sun,
stated that on the 28th ult., about six o'clock, the
two prisoners came into the house and Wicks asked
fir two small drops of whiskey. She supplied them
with threepen !y worth each Wicks then gave her
a 11,1 f-sovereign. She gave him 9s 6d change and
he th..n Ekid "Did I givs you a half-sovereign, I
hive change, I wish you'd give it me bask.' She
gave him the half-sovereign back, aril he then
tsked for a cigar. He gave her a stilling and she
gave him 91 change. Wicks afterwards gave her
a half-sovereign and ten shillings in silver, and
a -ked her to give him a sovereign for it. She gave
Mr. Parkes the half-sovereign and the ten shillings
and he gave her a sovereign, which she gave to
Wicks. Wicks then asked her to fastsn his glove.
Hollis remarked 'lsn't he fussy." Thy steel
close together. After they had left the house, she
diecovered she had lost 10s. She had the com-
plete control of the draw. There were three other
men in the bar besides There was about 123 in
the till when the prisoners came into the house.
Hollis did not interfere while the transaction of the
ha f-sovereign was going on. They were in the
house about ten minutes. She discovered the loss
of the half-sovereign directly they had gone out,
Charles Parkes s lid he saw the two prisoners in
his bar about six o'clock on the evening in question
Whilst he was standing at his bar door the lact
witness gave him a half-sovereign and 103. in silver
and he gave her a sovereign. She did net give him
any other money -except the half sovereign and
10s. in silver. He did not see the last witness give
Wicks ths sovereign. The two prisoners left the
house and got into a trap. Holds hail his foot on
a chair looking through the window and the other
was close to the bar do ,r.—P.S. Oakey said he ap-
prehended the two prisoners on the 28th ult at the
Pear Tree Inn, Lye. Ile searched Wicks and
found £5 103 in gold £1 15s. 61 in silver, and
53. 31. in coppers. He also fou..d two rings, a
watch, chain, and a pawn ticket. On Hollis he
foune..2B. 6d, in silver. On the Bth September he
charged them v.ith stealieg los. the property of
Chirles Parkes, Arnblecete Wicks sold "How
many charges have you against us" He replied
"Fur at present." Hollis said "I don't remember
goiag near Ki iderminster,"—Oakey further stated
that one of he sitaesse; w.ts dangerously ill and
could not attend.- The case was adjourned until
this day week.
CAUTION TO DOG KEEPERS.—John Timmins was
charged with keeping a dog without a license on
the eith inst. P.C. Cartwright proved the ease anl
sail he saw the dog at the defendant's house. He
eeat to the house and saw the defendant's wife and
she said the master had the license in his pocket.
Ile Old her to have the license for him to see next
morning. He called the next morning and she
then stated that the dog bad gone away. Defend-
ant stated that the dog was not his. Fined 10s.
including costs.
OH.iCENE I LANGUAGE, Harriet Bailey as
charged with ueing obscene language on the 31st
ult. P.C. Webb proved the case. Several previous
c eivietions were pro ;el. Fined 20s and costs; ia
default I mouth,
BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—Mr. H. Billingham pre-
si led at the weekly meeting of this Board yesterday
—Admitted 13;
,discharged, 21 ; remaining 505
against 502. Renef, Kingswinford, .E4O Os 04,
Stourbridge £3O Ils 51-d, Halesowen £23 11s scl.—
Non-resident £1 4s 2d, Total £95 lOs Id, against
£lOO lOs H.