The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-21 00:00:00

SATURDAY, JULY f 1,1883.

BRIERLEY HILL,

DRITYK AND INCAPABLE.—At the Police Court
on Monday before Char les King Harrison and Frank
Evers, Esqs., Frederick Billingham was charged
with being drunk and incapable on the 7th inst.
P.C. Birch proved the cse. Fined 2s, 6d. and
costs; in default 7 days.—John Jones was charged
with being drunk on the 7th inst. P.C. Wheeler
proved the case fined 53. and costs ; in default 14
days.

AssAuvr.—Walter Jones was charged with as-
saulting Joseph Parkes, greengrocer, Holloway
End. Complainant stated that as he was going
up Dennis Park the pri,oner threw two stones at
him and overturned hi i carriage which contained
provisions. Fined 10s. and costs ; in defaulL; 14
days. _ _

hA.EDIP STEALING.—WaIter Chance and John
Charce were charged with trespassing with the in-
tention of stealine• rabbits the property of Lady
Stamford at Kinver. Reynolds, a keeper,
proved the case and stated that on the 21st ult.,
he was in the Coppie, when he saw several snares
setfor catching rabbits. There was a rabbit in one of
them. He then saw the two defendants coming and
he hid himself. He saw them set two snares and
come to the one with the rabbit in and kill it.
They then took it out He went towards them and
they ran away. P.S. Head said that the boys were
constantly giving trouble. The case was adjourned
till the 2nd week in August, upon the father saying
that he would take the boys to school and take
them underhand.

TRYSPASSING.—John Jones was charged with
trespazsing on the ground of Lady Stamford, at
Kinver. John Robbins, under keeper, said the boy
was in a field with his coat off and was digging, a
rabbit hole out with his hands and a stick. The
case was adjourmed to Kinver till the 2nd week
in August.
MORE COAL STEALING.—AIbert Reynolds was
charged with stealing coal on the 10th inst. the
propeity of the Earl of Dudley. Joseph Grey,
watchman, in the employ of the Earl of Dudley,
proved he ease and said that he saw the prisoner
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taking coal off a truck. He had about 501bs of coal
in his a ms. Fined ss. and costs; in default 7 days.
Atl'S.lULT.—Charles Hudson was charged with
assaulting Bertram Williams. Withdrawn on
payment of costi. . .

-UNJUST SCALES.—At the Police Court on Thurs.

day, before W. F. F. Boughey, Esq., Stipendiary
MtOstrate, Andrew Bloomer, of Quarry Bank, was
char ;ed with having unjust scales in his possession
Mr. Hnrder said that he visited the premises on the
30th ult, and inspeAed the scales and found that
they were an ounc3 against the purchaser. Fined
6d. and costs ;in default 7 eays.—Timothy Price,
coaldealer, was charged w:th having in his posses-
sion uajust scalcs 71bs rgainst the purchaser. Mr.
Homier proved the case. Fi ed 58. and costs ; or,
in defau!t 7 .days.—Josiah Green, fishmo:lger,
Round Oak; was charged with having in his pus-
,s.ion an unjust ha aloe. Jt lin Toy said that when
he was passing th;-o,.igh the 111 altet Place on the
30th ult., he saw the defendant pull out ef his
po.ket a balance, but upon the ciefenJant seeing
hini he pve the boy the balanc3. He ran away
with them rind Toy followed him and had the

balanc?, off him. Upon it being examined it
was 2oz, out of b.dance. Josiah Green said that
he told the boy to fetch the scales but the boy
brouLdit the balance and he sent him back to fetch
the scales. Fined 10s. and costs ;in defau!t 14
days.—Joseph Attwood, provision dealer, Quarry
Bank, was charged with having unjust scales in
his pt ssession. Mr. Herder proved the case and
said Oat there was a piece of loose lead in the
s,.;alc which made half-an-ounce against the
parch iser. Fined 10s. and costs ; in default 14
days.—Samuel Beckley, fruiterer, Brierley Hill, was
char ed with having an unjust balance in his pos-
sess n. Mr. Herder proved the case and said that
it w s 31b against the purchaser. He also examined
the ‘veights aud found them deficient. Fined 10i.
and costs ; in default 14 clays.—,James Thrrisford,
fishmonger, Blackheath, was charged with having
in his viss,ssion unjust scale 3 and weights and also
refusing to show them to the inspector. The defend-
ant said he had no weights or scales in the house,
but in an out-house. On the defendant's premises
were found an unjust scale be ing 12 drachms against
the purchaser and the weights were 8 drachms
deficient. Fined 2s. 61. and costs ; in default 7
days' on each charge.
SCHOOL BOARD PROSECIITIONS.—A number of
persons were summoned for refusing to send their
children to school, and were fined in sums varying
irorn 2s. 6d. to ss. and costs,

(stu veyor) suggested laying down some pipes. C. II
the motion of the Chairman it was agreed that
should be done.

PROPOSED LOANS BY THE ROVVLEY LOCAL BOARD
Tuesiay afternoon Mr. S. H. Terrey, C
and Dr. E. Ballard, Local Government Board
Inspector, held an inquiry, at the Public Offices
relative to an application made by the Rowley
Local Beard for sanction to borrow £620 for the
erection of an infectious diseases hospital, and £446
for the purchase of a steam roller. Mr. Wright
(clerk to the Board) explained that since the appli-
cation was made to the Local Government Board it
had been discovered that £757 15.. 4d, would be
required for the hospitals and £5OO for the roller
and the erection of a shed. The erection of the
hospital was rendered necessary through the out-
break o small-pox in the dietrict. A temporna
hospital had been erected, and during the last eight
mouths fifty-three cases of small-pox had been
treated there. Dr. Ballard said he was glad the
Rowley Local Board contemplated the erection of
a permanent hospital, and he felt sure that if the
building was erected on a plan sanctioned by the
Local Government Board, there would be no diffi-
culty in obtaining the loan. Evidence having been
given by the officers of the Board with regard to
the expenditure of the Money, Mr. Cave, Cradley
Ileatt., objected to th.l proposed borrowing of s
loan for the purchase of a steam roller, and con-
tended that the streets required to be eewerect
Many of the cellars in the Cradley Heath district
contained water, and needed to be properly drained.
Dr. Ballard said he had known the district for
many years, and, looking at the death-rate, he con'
sidered the parish was in a very healthy condition.
Mr. Terrey promised to lay Mr. Cave's objection
together with the facts before the Local Govern-
ment Board ; and. the proceedings terminated.
THE GAS QUESTION AT ROWLEY.—OR MOlldaY
a well attended meeting of gas consumers was held
in the New Connexion Schoolroom, Blackheath,
Rowley, for the purpose of considering the best
means of obtaining a cheap and better supply of
gas for the district. Mr, Leach presided, and
pointed out that an offer had been received from
the Oldbury Local Board to supply the district of
blackheath with gas at 3s. per 1000 cubic feet,
wher?as they were now paying 4s 9d. It was stated
that a memorial, signed by about 250 gas consumers,
had been forwarded to the Oldbury Gas Committ3e,
asking them to extend the mains from the Oldbury
Gasworks into the Blackheath district. It was
ultimately resolved to accept the offer of the Old-
bury Local Board, and to request th it the mains
be laid down as expeditiously as po slide.

THE IRONWORKERS srmia.
A meeting of the puddlers employed at Messre.
Hingley and Smith's Hart's Hill Ironworks, Brier
1 y Hill, was called for Thursday morning, at the
Old Farm Inn, Hart's Hill, to consider what action
should be taken. There was a numerous attendance
The proceedings were of a private character, and
at the cicse the representatives of the Press were
informed that the puddlers bad decided to play on
for the old rate of wages un,il Saturday morning,
when the men will again meet and consider their
further course of action. Chief -Superintendent
Burton, of the Dudley borough force, and Air.
Superintendent Woollaston, of Brierley Hill, woe
both in the neighbourhood of the meeting whilst it
was being held, but good order prevailed among
the men who attended and thoee who loitered about
the gates of the works. On Wednesday night a re-
quest was made at the Brierley Hill Police Station
for police protection to be afforded the men who
had recommenced work at the Nine Locks Iron-
works, it being anticipated that there would be
some interference on the part of the strike hands.
Officers were sent to the works, but nothing of ell
I unusual character took place, except that about
midnight two men passed and shouted to those at
work that they were "blacklegs." The police pur-
sued the men along the canal side, but were unable
to overtake them.