The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-12-27 00:00:00

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THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER

dress. The winter mantles vre o ,neiderably as
to FIZ and s'iape ; some reach qni.e to the edge of
the sk:rt—these, of oilers reqnire to be fully
trimmed; some ere quite tight-fitting, in the pale-
et forms ; others, more sni,e.l te elderly ladies.
are setoi-fitting, and take till form of dolu us.
Again, for younger la lies, a much smaler mantle
is in vogue, resemleing the new fur capes; othsr-t
are ma le short at the back and pleated, with sinall
abbess sleeves; these also have long ends in front.
Fringes of fur are used as a trimming, or fur tails
such as we illustrate with the new capes ; the front
ends gathered closely together are fitted with two
or three of the fur tails fastened together.—Mrs.
Leach's Practical Family Dressmaker fur January. I
ST,)URBRIDGE WESTERN RAILWAY.—ThiS is a
Bill to be brought in the next session of Perna- .
eaent for incorporating the Stourbrislge Western
Railway Company, and authorising them to make
and maintain a railway running from Wollasson to
Kin.vsr, near the Staffordshire and Worcesterehire
Canal. The line will be nearly three miles in
leneth, and the capital authorised to be raised is
, £66,0 0, in £lO shares.
ALHAMBRA. THELTRE.—On Christmas Eve this
place of amuserneet was opened by Mr. Alfred
Wall, ef this towa and Mr. Hall, of Birminghim,
with the Christmas Pantomime Aladdin the great,
and his wonderful lamp. The scenery is well
painted and reflects great credit an the painter,
Mr. 11. A. Boeworth. The piece was written and
adapted by Mr R. Hall, and it is full of local hits.
The songs are lively and they are likely to become
grert favouritee. The magnificent dresses were
made by Mrs. Bandon and assistants. The songs
were composed by Messrs. Hopwood and Crew,
Creamer and Co., W. J. Willoocks and Co, and
Francis and Day. The transformation scene, A
Fairy dream of the Willo Pattern Plate", is an ex-
ceedingly pretty piece of workmanship. The Harle-
quinade causes roars of laughter. Great praise is
due to Mr. NVall and Mr. Hall for the manner in
which the piece is placed on the boards.
We have received a copy of a neatly-prepared
Diary and Almenack from the old-established Ac-
cident Insurance Company, formerly of 7, Bank-
building:, new of 10, St. Swithin's-lane. Ample
sp ices are left for engagements to be entered,
which is not always the case in offieiel or trade
eu'eUcetione of the kind. There are seme capitee
illustrations in it beeringon ascidents by fleod and
field. as well as oteere of ordinary everyday oc-
currence. Tney ale; accompanied by asiiusing
Shakesperian quotati ins, which are very applicable.
For example, tae leading illustration of a harmless
middle-aged gemleman being laid 'bold of by a
fierce bull-terrier, is supported by a particularly apt
quotation froin Richard III:

I pray
That I may live, and say the dog is dead."
As the diary appears to be printed for free issue, it is
worth while sending to the office in London Lt.
one.—City Press. _ _ _

A new weekly newspaper is o be published in
February next, under the title of The Lady ; A
Journal for Gentlewomen. It is to be essentially
English in its character, and will represent; an at
tempt to treat fashions arid all other mutters in
which ladies are -..onlerne,d from an Eaglis'a point of
view. The project has excited tuuJa interest in
Society, and has strong support from many ladies
of position,
STEALING RABBIT SKINS.—.A.t the Police Court
yesterday, before Mr. T. D Thatuas, Sama-1
Shepherd was charged with stealing 21 rabbit skins
the property of James Snepheard, his father, on the
19th inst. P.S. Chare said he saw the pr soner with
something bulky under his ann. He stopped him
and asked him what he had got, sand he said some
skins ho had touglat off a man named Bishol,.
Witue-s wet to Bilacp's house and he denied set •
, ling he skins. PB. Oake,Y said the father did n
wish to appear agaiast his son. Prisoner was :e-
-ar:ludo] fern week.

Sr6ALimu A NEWePAPEEt.— Peter CHrigan (12),
ivls charged with ,lealiug a newspaper the proi.erty
of Cuthbert llinglev, tlign Street, on th 518th inst.
Witt:esti was eallad and said he saw the prisomr take
Ain) nper from the shop don-. P.S. Oakey said he
appreh_nded prisoner, and inZanswer to the charge
prisoner sni,.l 'lien Dawes told tni to take it. Re-
manded for a week.

1 TONEY LENT WITHOUT DEL.,Y
by tt,e__CH.l RING CdOSS DEVO3I I 13N 1i

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---(ltt-gd ) 23, Bedford z-.trees. S:r-tn.l. Lqudon.
Csyital 1:150,1,00. Lespive fu(.l i.50,0J0,
Al vac s illillldoittly Imide up n p-owissory no:ts Ati
1. .W 4 wAllout de i :cuons,
A dvau £25, 12 u.o..viiy rvayinents of £2 5 10
~ 50 ~ ~ 411 8
100 ~ ~ 9 3 4
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Larger amounts the aime in proprtion.
125 to granted at a few hours
triwn 0 cotpar;„ male or fe:riale, ontildrtige
iurfi!turc, irede rani; L., ni stock, p tttc .
wittiaut tan'ittvtl, and :o assi•t ers..4ls Lao builnes;?,,
Akon dee.tr,. t. at,cl reve:sious, at 5 per cent.
1.. r one ill •uth to 14 y ars. Distance no oiraject. Easy
re l.} Int bra. Str.eily private. Cal or write.
Not.ce,-11 fur &sew here, ask any solicior
wictione r, &:c., in England ad Wiles knowing this
Bal:k :old you aji at once tiod out you are trerttinA with
an ula eastil.a (1870), a .1e wit h)tiii U.:a tia ik Havarti.,
we bwiai•:-es eherper tit to oh r 4. Be
sp :usibie I ra,eyst Farmr-rs, and there c r.i hay,. nr)ne)
without a r.); sale. No g ,ad tint; v r r fi d.
Curreta ac•AtuatsOpceh accortlta to tae practice el
th r baults. o c ari:e t r e..ing ace run a Dittress
t!i, rat • of 4 per cent. allowed uu tti ulluitnuni
to,rut ly oa'ances.
De?ails of £lO and upwards received at 4 per cc it.
-,;er annum, p4yable on thaw tad.
:.,nbj• et to t re iliontlts' notice of withdraw 1. 5 per:e,ut
c ti six mouths' n,ttice of withdrawal, 7 per een,
ut,j ct tote et:v months out cc of vrttlitriaw •1 8 der cent
Lae cat paid monttly, rrrarterly, or as agraei.
WILLIAMS, Manager.

Oirenzere:ar,d W.,tur.lB. ez,
Al Uicers.-I)a,ly txpe•tence c zai Vl3 !ILL:. Wial,

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seas—, of :11,, 214,ed•A.-4,
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`U,I UiLt ft tit it I-1 I-I.lls, w:t.,; 6,41 t o fio,e
..utl fxpel thelr eau e, In tne very- iv r ei.e. Lilc
Ut Uncut bat SULCLC tel iu rff,..ctiug it Do 7feJ. c jr,, let
eve,ry oth3r mites ha+ isle I of g.v,n4 aey re iii.
perite cities best display its virtues.

E S !—Art, you broken in your
...t• 2uifering with the, pain of cutting
,-,: Go at o: rF to r. chemist .4.nd get a bottle of
Ft NG E...; s strP. It .will relieve
-:r It is perfectly harm-
) ...ea -ta-o: to tte, it produces natural,
by i•-zHevaig tho child from pain, and the
.iztle cherub .s-orakLa "a,a bright as a button." It
toothes the child it softens the gums, allays all
relieves rrinQ, regtilates the bowels, and is the
know: remedy for dysentery and diarrhoea,
bather an -nig trot* teething or other causes. a Mrs.
77=k:iv's :7;oothirg is sold by Medicine dealers

/THROAT AFFECTION 3 AND HOARSENESS.—AII suf.
tering from irritation of the throat and . hoarseness
will be agreeably ourprised at the almost immediate
relief afforded by the use of "Brown's Bronchial
Troclies." These famons " lozenges " are now sold by
zost respet•taide chemiste in this country at is. lid.
ir-er trcuLled with a " backiug cough,'
'• slight cold," or bronchial ttffeetions, cannot try
s,,crt, a.; troill.'.es, if allowed to pro-
reAult rcrou Pulinta,ry and Asthmatic aiTec.
See :la:: words •'lirown't, Bronchial Troches"
no :•v,...n-ruv:r.t Srani) around each box.—
Jo F.ItoW 5 o N 3, Boston; U.S.
f;',75.

THROAT IRRITAVON AND COUGH --'4c.r.3ness and dry-
ness, tickling and irritition, indth!iug coagh and sff,c,ing
the voice. Vor these sym?tnnis usa Epps's Ghsierine
Jujubes. In c.mtsct with the glands at the moment
they are excited by th:s act of suilting, the Glycerine in
Eli, so agreeable co factions lacomes activelf 1194it14
y x s ti als I ,
r- PP, }i "1 :e vr.'llll Caomists,
George .11 /- re lo I.is v.,irk on —Noss is74l •t
Diseases," as:s • - r
, rine JUlt.thes p tred by
James Epps and Co., are of undoubted ids viccs as a
ecir,tive or palbative
.ageot." W G.,rdon
oluns.•:eaior Physician to the Mnaicipal Tl,oa: and
Ear lofirmiry, ft,r at exterdel triai,
Vuod ypur Juj ibes of coasidersble benefit
:(with or whhout inedicat trr.at uent) in almost all I rms
of tur tat disease."—ln ..stourbrtdge Epps's Medicines
a; e EOA by Nforr s, 136, High street.
CaTI)N —II.,MCR,PATE:C MEDICINIM—It is essential
to sueLleis with these remelies that thei should be pre-
p sred with cupuhoua care, a:ld preferably by one who
makes it his 8-91 e busines ; heaps it is vmy desirab:e
ttat tb .se using the a should on each :b-ittle ob-
taiped fc..im a vender bearing the label of a firm oj
repu.e. 'Pa +se .1d by the agents of JASIEs EPPI
and C, , (tni fia est.blihed bloraP3opathic Chemists
in ...ngiap.;,) hayis a label over tne cork with their
antogriph trade mark.

FAIR, WATE HANDS.:

BRIFRLEY HILL.
DRUNKENNES '.-At the Police Court, on Mon-
day b tretlfesars. G. King Hartison and H. 0.
l'irtustone, Esau Dunn Witfi cha7ged with beirtqt
drunl on the 15th inst. at Quacry Bank. P.S. Salt
prove Ito case. Fined 2i 64 and cots.—Benjamin
Brt,wn was charged with being dru 1k on the 7th
lost. at Wallheath. P.C. O'Brien proved t,.e case.
—Ftnad ss. and cis.—Will.am Wilmott was
charged with being drank at Pensnett on the 13th
inst.—P.C. Adams proved the case. Fined 2s 6d
and cos.s.—John Crox was charged with being
drunk on the 13th inst. at Wallheath.—P.C.F.
Hawkins proved the case.—Fined 53. and costs.—
Joseph Edmonds was charged with being drunk
whilst in charge of a horse and cart on the 13th
init. at Wailheath. Fined 3s and cost 4.—Nebo
Hill w.ts charged with being drunk whilst in
chary of a horse and cart on the 12th inst. P.C.
130 ,th said that the defendant wa3 drunk in the
bottom of the cart. A tram car conductor brought
the cart to she Police Station because the tram-car
had nearly ran into the cam t. Defendant was fined
5S and costs.—John Homer was char4ed with being
drunk and disorderly at Pensnett.—P.Cs. Adams
and Wynn proved the case. Fined 2s 6 I and
costs. _ _

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DAMAGING A GROWING FENCE.—Phoeb3 Hook
(61) wai charged wirh damaging a growing fence
thu property of William Smith aid doing damage
to the amount of 6d. Proseautor said he san the
defendant pull a large bush out of the ludg) and
take it away. Defendant was fiaed 6cl damage and
5s costs.

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ALLEGED ASSAULT. Elizabeth Merchant was
charged with assaulting William Metcalf on the 6th
inst, at Brettell Lane. Complainant said that he
went into the Bull's Head, and after some couversa-
don the defendant struck the battom of the cup
and said she would make him swallow the cup.
The Bench said they did not thiuk it constituted
an assault and dismissed the case,
ALLEGED WIFE ABBAULT --MOMS Cartwright
was charged with assaulting his wife Elizabeth
Cartwright on the 13th inst. Complainant said
that defendant came home drunk and brought
sense fish. He wauted her to cook them and be-
hdltehhoeldr
iiniftehetrhebystretehte.
e thartiosaet sitilnedritohurleda tne te'dh teoc ba uu
ng
llsfenclant said that his wife was drunk and she
picked up a lamp off the table and threw it at him
and hit him on tee head.—Eizsheth Emuaitt said
that she was a servant for the defendant and she
saw the defendant catch hold of his wife by the
throat. Witness afterwards left the room and dil
not see anything else.--For the defence two
witnesses were called and said they heard the
woman call her husband a "Quarry Bank bully, a
moon walker and a liar."—The defendant tried to
put his arms round his wife's neck, at the stme
time saying "Give us a kiss and make it up.'' Sac
then piiiked up a lsnip off the table and threw it
at his head.—The Bench thought there was nothieg
in the case to warraut their interference and dis-
miss-el the case.
KEEPING OPENUUErG PROHIBITED
Witham Walton,landitird of the Turk's Head Inn,
Audna:n Bank, was charged with keeping his
house open during prohibited hours on the 13th
inst.—Samuel Husselbee was charged with being
on licensed premises during prohibited hours.—
P.S. Williams said that on the above date he was
watching the defendant's house from 1 o'clock till
whee Husselbee came. Hussslbee threw some-
thing at the window and soon afterwards a light
appeared at th door. It was about a 44:tarter-past
five. Husselbee then went in and shortly aftsr-
wards came out with a tin can in his hand. Jeffrey
then searched the man and found a bottle of
whiskey in his pocket. They then went back to
tl-e house and the landlady admitted filling the
weiskey.—Me Waldron, who defeidecl, asked the
witness where h:s authority was for searching a
man in the public street. 'I he witness did not
make any reply.—P.C. Jeffery gave evidence.—Mr.
Wa.•dron &lied this witness whether he searched
the man or not. After the ruling of the court on
the question, he said he did search the man.—Cross-
examinel by Mr. Waldron. They were behind a
wall about 3ft. high. They were crouching down
behin4 it. He could see the door when it was open
and saw the landlady. He saw Husselbee come
eut of the house and go on to the footpath. He
forced Husselbee back with him to the house.
—Sergeaut Williams did 'tot ask for any beer for
Sedgley. Tee •andlady did not deny supplying the
hiskey. They did not take Husselbee back to the
hone the second titre.—Nlr. Waldron addreseed
time Bench for the defence.—The Bench thought
there was eo doubt the t-ansaction of this whiskey
was a sale, alit the landlord was fined 20. and
costs, and Husseltee ss. and costs. They said it
was a
.ereat 0.1 that the working people should be
able to obta it wleskey t quilt tsr-eest rive in the
morni: g.
UNLAWFUL7.T WoUNDI‘ a —John Henry Carptn-
ter we e.Jarg d w h mr, 1 w:uly wounding Arthur
Bristow with u knife on the 19th inst. Com-
plain. -t sail he was an 1.13-i.:aet to Mr. Ge•ves,
grocer, Brierlsy Hill, and the prisoner was a porter
7here, Witu es made a complaint to Mr. Grove re-
-pecting prisoner and whilst in the pessaee the
prisoner said "If you mention my name again I'll
give you sernething to take away with you." Ile
afterwards picked up a knife off a window and
stabbsd him on the cheek. The knife producei
was the one. Witness was passing him again mid
he struck at him again but missed him. He held
the knife ue in the nr, abo it level,whh / is shoulder
—Cross-exetedned: He did not call him a b—
goal bird.—Sarah Grazer said that she was a
servant at Mr. ti roves, on the Bth ii;st. she was in-
the kitchen at about 6.30 in the evening. She saw
ptieoner stab BriAow with a knife. Ile also struck
at ihistow a secsnil tints, hut i&sseil him. Brktow
put he knife hack on tq) window and witness
picked it up eh! give it I..et• reaster.—Sydio-y
Groves, sort cf r omas Go, as, grocer, said tat
on the 18th in:t, he saw p honor etrike Briee)w
with a knife on the left chi et. He tried to sttike
him a second time, but miss d him.—Dr. Ashmead
said he examined Bristow on ttes 18th inst. He
found an ;nci e I wound about three-quarters of an
ineh about th • midlle if he cheek. It wasa
wound n I was not very deep. It would
tee likely to be caused by the knife prod iced. It
was lise a stab not a -ut,—P.C. Booth said from
informed n receive i h apprehended prisoner on
the 181 h inst. He chargee him with unlawfully
wounding Arthur Br stow. He received tne knife
from Urazier.—Prisoner was committed to the
II shins, bail being granted himself in £4O and two
_...retes of £2O each.
EXTENSION or Houtts.—A number of persons
aißntealnd(ciehia,
,gile
rtaitshdi
nieoulitlnstihesuresgeffa:reel:ixet teetaosinilo3of, those :hours.
t c le 'irsoehs
pile,lool
charged
rAolgnouei clock
jetwl
shoNce !a: nhpyu
ur ecßxhLt
ieeTni
ksaN!
Tavern,
en.
7. n
ith
Stevens, laud.
Qu rry Bank, was
brandya t h
e2ot
20th
an i t intoxicatedm ult.—Mr.
. Waldron
was for the prosccuti n and Mr. Higgs defended. -
Mr. Weide,: said this case was brouist hi a new
eayn.it beiu ; stated on the :uminons ' supp,yieg
ntox cited pert one." It saved the Bench tee
trouble of findieg out whether it was to the know•
le lge of the laeolord.—Annie Bache, of the &Ape,
said that on the 20te u:t she went to the defeild-
ant's house and euppini with 2d worth of braiely.
She was supplied with three two-penny worths
inure by the landlord. Siieeirl not remember going
:twey from the defendant's lieu-c. The next thing
she found herself in the police station at about 3
o'clock next morn ne. She was in defendant's
iJouse for about am hour She had had a drop of
gin before she went into defendant s
trotter seid he found the d,fendant about a quarter
of a mile from defendant's hoes. She wa; le iug
on her hick or the f.m-,h, hi ant she was beastly
druek It was about half-past, 10 o'coek
811;deree't 11 neer said ho saw the Woman in the
house. He sew her supplied with sometliinq
deink and she rem tined in tha house for about
thieeeciea-tere of So hour. Sh • went out ch the
hen:, ised oi a ,ig Lin.t, a wall an fell dou n r
the defehee it was urged the woman wes not sl.t
—Fined 10s and costs, an upon the appieatee co'
Mr. \Velez a 0 -'o leitor's he was granted
&mill was Charged with as-
saultiug Auatei; 1., on the 1 Ith inst, at Quarry
Bank. Mr. Waldren pr secuted au I said teat
was not the first, second, or turd Ti.lllo he, had as-
saulted his client. He asked the Bench to bind the
defendant over. Complainant said that on 11.
above date the defendant said he would -kilt
her. She went into her house and he fo Ince i nee
and assaulted her badly. He said he wonld kil- her
if she did not pay him the rent He lasa said Ito
fetched a haihnier and break the furniture up, rind
he fetched the hi :tarn; r. She was afraid cf her lie
and asked for him t,be b und over. Cross ex-

amined by defendant: 1 struck you with my h md
didn't 1, and wl,at can go further than that. Elizl
R bins, of the 1.y3, said that she saw the: b 1 n
g,) in the house
,a ,d strike the complainal,t about
the head aod shoulders. • Defendant was bound
over to keep the peace for 12 months, hiulcelf iu
£l.O and pay costs.—Thomas Tol!ey wa, chargel
with assaulting George Palmer on the 24th tilt.
'lle case was wi:tidrawn on payment of co:its,—
Thomas Capewell was charged with a,sa,ulting,
Wiliiaua Cox on the 14th inst. Complaiaaht said
he wished to witndraw the ease. Witliclrawu on
payment of 103 costs.—Benjamin Blewitt %las
charged ‘sith a•saulting Edward Bennett. t
younger, onithe 13th inst, at Pensnett. Elwin
Blewict, senr. said the defendant's boy and vvit,:et s's
boy were companions. The defendant's boy took
the other boy into a field and they were gatherin;
some straw. Blewitt's son took the straw home,
and the other boy went to get some pipe a 7e out of
the night soi'. • The defendant became aware of the
boy being there and he took a strap and beat the•
boy badly and made wales on him, Lm by s
mother went and saw defeJdant and he said he had

givel it him well and NI o ild give it him worse next
tint,. John Palmer (91, Paid they were finding
Wee,. In answer to d. fendanr, witne-s said he was
ht f w-ty up the ladd,r, They went up the ladder
it ,ee wile could jum-t the furthe4. Witne-s saw
defenlaet heat rum; her boy. Prisoner admitted the
assault through provocasion. Teomas Hilditch was
called for the defence and said he saw the boys on
the top of the straw rick and opening the top of the
rick and throwing it down. The defendant struck
two of the bop. The Bench did not consider the
defendant was justified in beating the boy so badly,
but he no doubt received provocation. The case
;vas v.ithdrawn on payment of lOs and costs.
INQUEST AT BLUE ta EY HILL —XII% Thorney-
cr dt, deputy coroner, held an inquest at the Com-
mercial Inn, Round Oak, on Monday afteenoon,
touchieg the death of Thomas Morris (71), of
Wallace-street, a mute, who fell down some stairs
at a public house at Bricrley Hill, on Wake Mon-
thy. He was perfectly seber at the time. 'the re-
sult of his fall was that his collarbonewas fractured,
and his ribs injured. He had since been suffering
kelt bronchitis, and died on Fri lay lasr, The jury
returned a verdict of "Death from natural Call9'3B
accelerated, however, by the injuries which he re-
ceivel from his fill."