The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-29 00:00:00

THE STOIMBRIDGZ OBSMRVER.

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Derbyshire, all their Birningdana ageots, BRIERLEY HILL.
Messrs. it etley, Glenday, and Co., secured setrici ' n
.vIIUNIC WHILE IN CHARGE 'OF A HORSE AND
TRAP.— It the Police Court on Monday, before
tolerably good contra° ,s for the iron at the
market this afternoon. Owing to the continued -Messrs. H. 0.- Firmstone and T. W. Webb, Arthur
depression in the coal trade tied the aeeence of Wise and John Meredith, both of Swindon, were
demand, it is coneidere.l probante that the Earl charged with being drunk while in -charge of a
of Dudley will reduce tne prices of coat is. a horse and trap. on the 17th inst. Potice-sergeaut
ton on the Ist June. , Hammond said the defendants were in a trap, very
! drunk and furiously driving the horse in Swindon
village. Wise was fined ss. and costs; in default
14 days, and Meredith was fined 2s. 6d. and costs;
- in default 7 days.
' OBSTRUCTING THg FOOTPATII.—AIfred KiDSUII
d free ritehm oes Turner were charged with obstructing
SYDNEY EXIIIBITION.—AreSSCS. John EVCSOrt and athnepaSs tge of the footpath in Church Street,
Sons Sheptierds Brook Works, Steurbridee, re- 'Brierley Hill, by stending and loitering thereon,
ceived an intimation from their agent at Sydney, on the 16th 'inst. POlice.censtable Eden: said the.
yesterday moreinge to the effaet that they have defendants were in .the road leading to the Church,
received the Ist award for their spades ani shovels throwing glass% bent, also playing at "leap frog,"
,
at the Sydney Exhibition, to the annoyance of people who were leaving church
'WOLLASTON ROAD SCHOOLS.—An entertainment and who had to pass by them on the horse road.
was given at the ab ,ve schools on Monday even ng Defendants were each fined 2s. 6d. and costs.
last, Sir. C. Cochra.ue th b i i ;,1 i tie : D ,UNe. AND OISORDERI.Y.—Isa.ic Hunt, iron-
fnunt-elso ogfotohdeaCs I:yet Library. The attendance was , worker, of Bromley, was charged with being drunk
as anticipated. The treat of the ' and disorderly in the highway, on the 18th inst.
evening was the flute. solo, by Mr. George Bien.. i police censtanle Hicklia proved that defendant was
kerne ;for which he was enthusiastically encored. I drunk and making use of bad language, in Mullett
The following is the pregrainme: glee. Choir; piano I Street, Bromley. Defendant was fined 23 6d and
solo, Miss Mary Ellis; song, Miss Harris ; violin 1 costs ; in default 7 days.
solo, air. Ftaiik Griffin; son e, Mr. Bowater ; song, I DAMAGING A FENCE.—Two young boys named
lens sieems ; flute eolo, Mr. Geerge Blenkarno ; I Cowhorn and Barker were fined 2s 6,1 each in-
song, Mr. Charles Perks; glee, Choir; reading, Mr. ' eluding costs, for damaging a fence belonging to
A. J. Nash; glee, Choir; piano solo, Miss Spreat ; ! George Smith.
King, Mr. Ch tries Perks; trio, Misses Harris and I A DitUNICEN WomeN.—Caroline James, hawker.
Millward, and Mr. F. J. Shor: ; trio; fiete. violin, 1 of Gloucester, W.is chtrvi with being drunk and
and piano, Messrs. Blenkarne, Griffin, and I disorderly in the highway at Kin ver, on the 21st
BoatomleY ; song, Mr. C. E. Leeson; duet, misses I inst. Police-sergeant Stevenson proved that the
Harris and Millward ; glee, Choir. defendaut was very drunk and using obscene
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—.At the Police Court. language. Defendant pleaded guilty, and a fine of
yesterday, before C. Cochrane and F. Evers. Esqi., , ss. and costs was inflicted; in default of payment
Henry Eveson, of the Lye, was charged with b ins : 14 days imprisonment, with hard labour.
drunk and disorderly on the night of the 20. h inst. - Prren AND Toss.—Devid Timmins, John Crow,
Police constable Pare er said the defendant was Elijah Kennett, Samuel Sant, Thomas Sant,
drunk and wanted to fifth% Deftwiant denied .Charles Timmins, and William Binnion were
being druek. and ceded John Taelor who said de- charged with playinfg at "pitch and toss," on the
fendsnt was not drunk. Case dismiss-A.—John 15th inst. Police-constable Ba.n•on proved the
Taylor was then chareed with being drunk at the case and defendants who pleaded guilty were fined
Lye an the 19,11 inst. Poliee consteble Widows 4s. each, incleding costs.
preyed the case and defendant was fin-2d 2s 61 and ScitooL BOARD PatosEcurroNs.—Mathew Pitt was
' costs; in default 7 days.—J' seph t ,arias was fined 55.. ThotuasreAl alpess fis., end Edward Scriv-
charged with being drunk on :he 2Sud .nt. i'elien. von 2s 6d, for neglecting to send their children to
constanle Cartwright proved the case. Fine.] 2s 6d school. John Lowry, school attendance officer,
and costs. preyed the cases.
OBSCENE LANGCAGE.—Luke Ceene Wis charged . Ronne-ex AT PRESTWOOD. —James Beavon (51),
with making nee of bad laneni ige. in Coventry puddler, formerly residing at Prestwood, was
Street, on the 19th inst. Police-cot stable Webb cha;ged on remand with breaking into the laundry
proved the language made Usa of. Def,ndan, at P.nstwoon Hell, and stealing therefrom a quan-
denied it; and as tare wes no corroborative evi- tity of wearing apparel, the property of H. J. W.
dance brought by the police, out , f a number of H. Foley, Esq., to the amount of £3. Ann Penrice,
150 persons who heard the language, the case was leundress, said that on the 18th February last, she
diemissed. loeked up the laundry about half-past three o'clock
CAUTION TO CAUTESS Richard Hatton in the afternoon and left
.a quantity of linen in.
was chaeged with ridieg on his eart wie hout On going to the laundry next morning she found
reins, at Pedmore, on the 19th inst. Defendant said the door had been broken open and he linen taken
he had just come out of the Union with a bal. ,ee, out, the same as pr ,duced. Maria Webb, Bla.ek-
and it wesinthe Han Lane and no one was aka. well Street, Kidderminster, said that on the night
Case dismissed. of the 19te of February last, in consequence of a
CHARGE. OF PIGEON STEALING Samuel Celli ..s cemnaunication made to her, she went to the Red
and Joseph Pearson were brought up on remand,
„,. a NrVs
oa,lidrr
eo n. elan lon, Kidderelinster, and there sew prisoner
who asked her to ,take two shirts and a pair of
charged wit a steeline lair pigeons on the 20th
w tShaemtuweol drawers ,to pledge. Sue pledged them for Ss id
lust,dppe,caaet Pearson
stddohentedh(. oelr4e;v:ejrNevt
nyase
Prosecutor
called,
athEl
leel iy, st 1 ,
andgiaaanvde
Hannahlsat sitd Pearson.wl
and gave prisoner the ticket, and he gave her three•
hpalfpence for her trouble. George Wakeman,
awn broker's assistant, at Mrs ILanall's, Kidder-
prisoners in the yard near the nail-shop on he after. ininster, said thet on the 21st February last, the
noon of the 20th inst. Collins sail he w 'nted to go las". witness pledged e ich him two shirts and a pair
in- o the nail-shop to see the pigeons. His mother of drawers. Tney were taken out of pledge by a
, told Collins he had no right, there. Prisoner said man named Lloyd. Police-constable Hill, stationed
he h,d as much ri4ht there as she had and he should at Kidderminster. said that on the,llth Marah laet,
go when he had a mind. Witness's mother put her he had prisoner inehis charge for stealing potatoes
hand on his shoaller and said le That's the way He searched the i risoner's lodgings,and found a
home," and shortly af :emends they went away. quantity of wearing apparel, includiug shirts, socks
Police-sergeant Payne proved appreheeding the and a vest Police-sergeant Moere said he appre-
prisoners on a charge of stealing the eigeous. Col- hended•prisoner at Worcester on the 14th inst.
lins said Pearson ought to hang for seying so. The On the 18th March last, he went to Kidderminster
other prisoner said he went t- bed drunk et 8 o'clock and saw prisoner in the cell. Prisoner was wear-
and Was not up after. . Mr. W•alron canton led in. the s' rt and stockings then and he said he
that there was no evidence against ihe Fison :es h:d bought them With a number of other things
and asked the Bench to discharge them. Richard from two strange men, between Kidderminster ant
Pearson, nailer, was called for the defence and said Wolverhampton. Prisoner was wearing clogs
that on Friday last he hid a conversation with pro- when he saw him at the police station at Kidder-
secutor. why) told him he hed lost foil • pigeons and minster. On examining the laundry he found that
he judged it was the Collins,s thet OA them- He the door had been forced open by a 9-in -Jimmy.),
did no allude to anyone else. Tile Bench dismissed and also traced cicg marks from the laundry to the
the case, bank in the Kidderminster road. Prisoner made
CHARGE AGAINST A BAKER. Henry Chandler, a statement and said that on the 20th February he
went to Cookley works and stayed there until three
baker, Brierley Hill, was summoned for selling bread
out of ae at without kivinlc scales and weights to
wegeh it. The ease was wi:hdrawn on payment of o'clock In returning from Cookley to Kiddermin-
men overtook him and asked him
costs. titer, two you'll
to buy bye shirts and eome other articles, for
AssAuvr.—James Collins wag final os end cos-s which they wawed 4s.- He told them he nad only
for assauitine a boy named Joseph Tay ,1., at tee got 3s. and they consented teat he shou d have
Lye, on tile 15th iust. them for that amount. He sent for Mrs. Webb Le
BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—TiII WV3ltty meeting go and pledge them to get his money back again
of this Board was held yesterday. Mr Ince and sold the pawn ticket for 61 Pris oner was then
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bould in the chair. There were present Messes' cemmitted to take his trial at the Seesions
If. Billiogbaln, liakik‘l,v, PArg,ter, Wood, Prisoner was further charged with stealing an over-
coat the property of James Beddard, On the 911
Browning, Homer, Milts, Hale, Lavender. November last prostecutoir lay down in Salter's Barn,
Taylor, Kelly, Forrest, and Newnain. Adalitted
into the house during the week 11 • discharged wa laClui oVewre-11- 'to.
.s sleep.
'time
coat produced
24 ; born 0 ; dead 1 ; remaining in the house ,i'S., beflPasleep he felt the coat taken off by somebody.
Corresohnding period last year 485. Out-door T ere Was prisoner and two other man in the barn
relief, Ktugswitiford district £33 14s 5d ; Stour- when presecutor went to sleep but wtien be awoke
bridge district £25 12s lid ; Haiesowen district., they were gone. Police-sergeant Moore said he
.218 Os. 8d ; non-resident 4s- Total £77 126 halm prisoner in his custody on the 14th inst. who
Od against £123 4 91-cl last year.—A letter was was then wearing the coat produced. He charged
received from the Local Government Board Prisoner with stealing the coat but prisoner made
sanctioning the appointment of the Rev. B. L. no reply. Pin...men on the 17th inst, admitted that
Penley as Chaplaie of the Workhouse. I:e had taken the coat, and said it was a drunken
jib. Pi isoner made a statement to the effect tii_t
he, with three other men had been drinking to-
gether on the day in question, and went into the
barn to sleep. He did not take tile coat, it wa-
given to him by one of the men. He was com-
mitted to take his trial at the Sessions on this
charge also.
' A DISHONEST APPRENTIOE.—Edwin Llewellyn
Jarrett (18), an apprentice, was charged with
steaming 55., the money of his master, Mr. Brinton
Browning confectioner, High Street, Brierley Hill.
'Mr. Waldron prosecuted. It appeared from the
evidence given by Mr. Browning, that on Saturday
last, prisoner was sent to the house of a Mr.
Marsh, in High Street, Brierley 1-till, with ss.
worth of buns. He was seen by prosecutor to take
the buns from the bakehouse. It was his duty,
when he received any money, to take it into the
shop, but on this occasion he did nut do so. Joseph
Wilietts proved that he paid the, prisoner se. for
acme buns whieh he received for Mr. Marsh.
Sarah Ann Browning, wife of prosecutor, said that.
on the day in question the prisoner gave In r 3d.,
which amount was for a brown loaf that he had
taken to Marsh's. On being asked if he had been
paid for the buns: he said he had given the money
to Miss Browning. Phcebe Browning, daughter,
denied that the prisoner paid her any money for
buns on the day in question. Miss Hinon, a
visitor at prosecutor's, to whom he said he had
paid the money, also denied that she had received
any money for the buns from prisoner. Prisoner
was taken into custody by Police-constable Eden
'the Bench imposed a fine of 405., including cos s ;
in default of PaYmeiit one month's imprisonment,
with hard labour.
DneneE AND DISORDERLY—Joseph Pitt, iroll-
- of Kinver, was charged with being drunk
and disorderly in the highway on the Bth inst.
very dile It and using bad language.
Police-constable Evans said that tie defendant was
highway.illuetfneinidant was also fighting. He was fined 23. 6d.
and costs. .
TnEErs FROM &toes BY GlRLS,—Elizabwh Hob-
son (17), and Alice Maud Mary Hobson, two sisters
residing at Bretton Lane, were charged on remand
with stealing two tins of potted salmon and one
tin of potted meat, of the value of 2s , from the
shop of Emma Williams, grocer, High Street,
Brierley Hill. Mr. WaHron prosecuted Proseou-
trix said that on the 11th inst. the prisoners went
into her shop cud aeked for some ducks eegs.
That Complexion has afweys been heid to be the rues When the prisoners had gone out, her a.V.ention was
lovely in wieiCh the rose and lily contend for 'mastery drawn to a cover, which had been removed, that
or in which their beauty is blended. Great sacrifices are covered the tins. She found that two tins of
made to produce an appearance correapouding with the
combination, bet they never succeed. It cannot appro. salmon and one in of meat had been taken away.
t
Witness followed the prisoners and found the tins
ach Nature. The only arrangement that nen be made to
render man or woman inthpetident of all expedient? -A to of salmon and meat in each of their setchels. She
freely use EIAGAN's MAGNOLIA BALM. It preserve tree
~_ took the prisoners back into her shop and rlay asked
'trot, the deer pris.
akin from premature wrinkles and furrows—renders it to be forgiven.—Elizabeth 11
emoota awl supple. and rest ires the hue which may hay(
saner, was further charged with -tealing four ye., ds
Cole'! through illness, exposure-to a noxious atmosphere of v‘.lveteen, the property of William Kempson,
the heat of summer or the frosts of winter. ro be ob. draper, Wordsley, of the value of us. Prosecutor
tsined of all Chemists and Perfumers throughout the said that on the 10:h inst. he left a piece of velve-
wens! Price 34. 63. European Depot 114 and 116 teen in ihe middle of the shop, and on the inorliing
. Holley:4, 's Pills and airftme4. —Glad Tidings.—
ome coustitutious have a tendency to rheumatism, and of the 11th inst. he found it had been etol4n. A
if • 1 t was produced
piece -). ‘f ve een . ~ . which had been
are thrmighout the year b-irue down by is protracted
tortures, Let such stiff .rers bathe the effected parts
with warm brine, end aft,rwarde rub in this soothing prosecutor identified as his property. Police-con-
' found in the possession of trisoner at home, which
(Hutment. they will ll'id it the best means of leasee. stable Eden proved apprehending prisoner, who on
' eg their agoil, and, as.istel by fienewav's Pills, the being charged with stealing the velveteen :-aid she
urest way tif overc,oniug their .iiii.ase.. More need .z.ot was very s.,- Ty she din it. Both prisoners pleaded
-, said the'i to i-equ,-st a few da's iri4l of this safe sod genty. Elizabeth was fined 40s. on each charge,
soothing treatment, by wl.lll the oista e will ultimately in default two month's imprisonment, and the
-43 compl,tcy siveo away. p,i,. that would make a oungee si • sister was fined 205., with the alternative
giant shudder are assuaged without difficulty by of 14 days' imprisonment.
e
dolloway's easy and inexpensive reme.ties, which com• DRUNK ON His OWN PRRMISES.—Thomas Sollo-
fort by moderating the throbbing vessels and calming
tee excited nerves, way, landlord of the Vine Inn, Trysnll, was charged
e
inst. Mr. Addison, on alt of the police, prose-
has been discovered for this distreasing coniresiut by a
cuted ,and Mr. Waldron. defended. Police-sergeant
physician, who is desirous that all sufferers may benefit
from this providential discovery. It is beyond all doubt Hammond said that on the day in question he
eie most remarkable remedy of the gage. Thou-ands visited the defendant's house about 5 o'clock in the
nave . een cured by it. Fell particulars of the remedies , evening. Theretwere a great many people in the
*ill be sent by post to any parson free of charge:— ' house and he saw defendant there who Was quits
.nnress :—Mr aVieLwes. 10 Ozford Terrace, Hyde I drunk very a
eive• He then 'left the house
iit k, Lon ion. and ve bu.
i and went again about 9 o'clock. in company with
)ILIOUS and Liver Complaints, incligestiou
USing oad language. P..bye_eln.
L. ilaAdacide. Loss •of Appetite, Drowsiness, tibl- a="in wil ' was
Police-constable Enoch, and saw the defendant
e„,s,, Spasms, and all Disorders of the Stomach and , table Enoch cot rSborat ed. Defendant wee blither
, ewels are quickly removed by that well-known remedy charged with permitting drunkenness on the 4th
enantPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH. They Unite Lb. inst. From the eeieence a eoliee-sergeant Ham-
recommendation of a mild nperatier, with the meat she. , mond it appeared that on the day in question he
ciisful off;,et; and where an aperient is required nothing visitee the defendant's house and saw a man named
-nit, tw betlet. Smith in the taproom, who was drunk and using
old py iiiitaiesaistio, at is. la.,aad 11.9d.dpss.be soy language. Wituala had asutioaad the do,

HAGLEY.

STOCK SALE.—At this sale on Monday there was
a g, od entry of every class of stock but a specially
large entry of sheep and lambs, which comprised
145 pens. Tho attendance was very large and com-
petition very lively. Tegs out of thfi wool realizfid
as high as 72,. 6d. et,h;ft lambs 535. each ; e es
and lambs 91s. per couple. Fat beasts £2B 103.
calves, pigs, and mihingcows were well s