The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-11-04 00:00:00

ANNUAL VOLUNTEER COMPETITION

AT STOURBRIDGE.

On Monday last the annual competition for
prizes by the members of the 9th (Worcester-
shire) Stourbridge Rifle Volunteer Corps took
place at the long range at Norton. The weather
Was very unfavourable, the wind being very high
at the time, which materially affected the shoot-
ing of the competitors. In fact. so much so
was this the case, that many of those who had
won prizes in previous years, and were acknow-
ledged to be marksmen of more than as erg.
quality, failed to shine conspicuously on tlik
occasion. Fortunately, the targets had been
recently painted, as if this had not been the
case it would have been next to imp
have marked the scoring accurately. The fol-
lowing is a list of the scores made
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Captain Walker's twenty, wly. had attend
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the largest nunilier of drills during the yri.,
year, jive shots each, 200 yards :—Private WI
Haut Dann, 9; Sergea ut Round, 14). Privet,

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Curloe, 16; Private Adams, 15; Private 11
William% 5 ; Private Evurton, ; Clorpor.,
Egan, 14; Corporal Dunn, 4; Private C. 'l'
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Tyrer, 8; Private Richard Wright. 17 (winner of
Captain Walker's cup and the sum of ..C2i ; Cr.
pond H. Perks, 11; Corporal Harper, 1:1;
Private J. Hunt, 10 ; Pr;vate Thos. Tipper, 9;
Corporal Thomas N ish, 13; Private Thomas
Lees, 3 ; Private J. Hedge, 8; Private Thomas
Welch, 10. Quartermaster Evers and Sergeant
George Pdrry did not shoot.
Second competition, recruits, five shots each,
200 yard; range :—Private With lan Cooke, 10:
Private Alfred Saunders, 8, Private A. John.
, son, 4; Private Philip Brooks, 8; Private J.
Griffiths, 2; Private O. Poulton, 2; Private
Samuel Bache, 14 (winner of Ensign Williams's
cup and the stun of ..£1) • Private H. Reynolds,
11; Private Wm. Campbell, 5; Private Thomas
Everitt, 8; Private Joe. Hammond, 4; Private
W. H. Toogood, 11; Private Samuel Veal, 11 ;
Private' H. Cope, 4; Private Fred. Dickin, ;
Private Richard Morris, 9; Private John Evers,
11.
The third competition was between the non-
commissioned officers for two prizes, a French
timepiece and a cigar case, five shots each, at
500 yards range :—Colour-sergeant Chapman,
11 ; Sergeant William Harris, 8; Sergeant E.
Round, 16; Corporal Eli Dunn, 3; Corpordi
Samuel Harper, 14: Corporal Joseph Male, :
Corporal J. Egan. 4; Corporal Nash, 12; Cof•
poral H. Parkes, 16; Sergeant Bird, 4.
In the general competition the following scores
were made, five shots each, 500 yards :—Colour.
sergeant Chapinan, 11; Sergi ant Round, 11;
Sergeant 'lathe, 2 ; Corporal Harper, 8 ; Cor-
-qui Damn, 3; Corporal Perks, 13; Corporal
9 ; Private Wright, 12; Private Willie,
Paivate, Hui 1,11, so; Pa sate A.
10; Private Tyrer, 4; Private
'vats Win. Hill, 16 (also the

ATIEMPTED CRIMINAL ASSAULT.—At the Po.
lice Court, on Tuesday, before Mr. R. L. Freer,
William Pardoe (17) was brought up in custody
charged with attempting to criminally assault
Mary Ann Dickson, a girl of ten years of age,
on the 17th, 18th, and 19th of October. It op.
peared from the evidence that the prisoner on
each of the above dates sent a younger brother
of the complainant's, who fetched her to his
house. The prisoner afterwards sent the boy
out, and gave the girl some half-pence on each
occasion, and then committed the outrage com-
plained of.—Corroborative evidence was given,
after which the prisoner was committed to take
his trial at the next Worcester Sessions.
FIRE.—On Friday morning, about half-past
one, a fire was discovered in a house in Mutable-
square, in the occupation of a man named Har-
ris, belonging to Mr. Granger, of Cradley. The
Phoenix Fire Engine was soon on the spot, and
was quickly followed by the Alliance Engine.
It was found that there was a hole in the chin,-
:my through which the flames reached the raf-
ters, which took fire, and the flames reached the
beams. The damage done is estimated at about
£lO.
OLD PRESBYTERIAN CHAPEL.—The collection
at this Chapel on Sunday lust ;or the Birming-
ham °emend Hospital, amounted to .E 9 3s 10u;
and for Chicago, Ili.
A meeting of the creditors of Thomas Brooks,
of the Lye, innkeeper, and also trading as Thos.
Brooks and Co., nail anvil, and vice makers, was
held on Thurtiday last, at the office of Mr. C.
W. Collis, Market Street, the debtor's solicitor,
when it was resolved to liquidate by arrange-
ment, and not in bankruptcy, and the discharge
of the debtor was granted. Liabilities: insecure
creditors, .1:943 Gs lid; secure do., £175 Oa Od ;
total, £l,llB Os lid; assets estimated at £9O.
NEGLECT OF WORK.—At the Petty Sessions,
yesterday, before Major Fletcher and J. B.
Cochrane, Esq., Elias Pardee was charged bj
Jeremiah Pardoe with neglecting to work up
421 be of iron into nails, and claimed Gs as com-
pensation. Complainant proved that he let de-
fendant have 901bs of iron, 451bs had been re-
turned and the rest was due. After hearing the
evidence of defendant, an order was made for
defendant to pay Is 4d and costs.
DRCNK AND Rio-rots—Richard Tilly was
charged with being drunk and riotous on the
30th ult. P.S. Jones proved the case. Defend•
ant was fined is and cot.

VIOLENT ASSAULT AT BELBROUGHTON.—Henry
Stringer was charged with assaulting Thomas
Timmins on the 28th Mt, at Belbroughton.
Complainant said he was at the Queen's Head.
They had a few words, when defendant struck
him, knocked him down, and then kicked him
until he became insensible. After:bearing some
further evidence, defendant was fined Is and
costs.