The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-07-03 00:00:00

SATURDAY JULY 3, 1886.

weekly meeting of this Board yesterday. The
Master reported : admitted into the house 9, dis-
charged 7 ; remaining in the house 491 ; against
525 in the corresponding week last year. The out-
door relief was as follows : Kingswinford, £4B
139 6,1e1 , Se:)urbrider £33 16s 8d ; Halesowera
£2 Ss 7d ; not •e'es dolt £2 is 2d ; tate', £ll4
2s 11dd; against £lOl 16s 11.4 d last year.
DRUNKENNESS —At the prlice Court yesterday,
lefore C lanel Fletcher, W. J. Turney, A. Freer,
and E Webb, Esqs M. Irvin was charged with be-
ing diun'e and disorderly in the public streets on
the 26th ul-. RC. Farley proved the ease. Fined
2s 6d and ecs's.—Henry Mills was charged with
being d un'e ad disorderly on the 26th ult, P.C.
Bird roved tto ems. Fined 2s 611 and costs,—
James 1r ice Rhodes was charged with being drunk
at Stamber Mill, on the 26th ult. P.C. Jones said
he saw the defendant in a beastly state of drunk-
enness, and tie people could hardly pass by him as
he was first on the footpath and then in the road,
slooteer facer gave corroborative evidence, De-
fendant said he had suffered from giddiness of the
head for 25 years, and he had only had 3 glasses of
beer that night. James Watkins said he did not
consider the defendant was drunk when he had
some conversation with him about hal'. past eleven
on the night in question. Fined 2s 6d and costs.
CAUTION.—Thomas Round, Pedmore Road, Lye.
was charged with having in his possession en the
29th ult, a starling recently taken. P. C Jones
proved the case, and defendant, who pleaded ignor •
anc 3 of the law, was discharged with a caution.
A GREAT LIABILITY.—John Jordan, landlord of
the Fox Inn, Lye, w.is charged with selling ale
without a license on the 28th ult. Mr. Kin g said
it was the case of a man going into the house with-
out having obtained an int= of authority. Mr
Hinds said he appeared for the defendant, and was
desired to express his extreme regret at what had
cncared. The ease was withdrawn on payment rl
costs, 63 61 Mr. Turney said that it was a very
serious case end that he had rendered himoelf liable
to a penalty of £5O. A temporary authority was
applied,for by Mr. Hinds, and granted by the
magistrates.
THE EDUCATION ACT. Several persons were
summoned by Air. Baker fer not sending their
children to school regularly Fines varying from
is to 5s were inflicted.
FALSE PRETENCES. Elizabeth Parkes was
chaagel with obtaining by f use pretences, on the
17th of May, one pair of kid gloves, the property of
J, E. Jones, Eagle House. George Richard
Underwood, assistant to Mr. Jones, said the pri-
soner came into the shop on the 17th May and
asked for two pairs of kid gloves. She said they
were for Miss Holloway, Church Street, He gave:her
nine pairs of gloves. Miss Holloway was a customer
of theirs. She brought back eight pairs of gloves
and gave them to Mr. Jones in his (witness's pre-
sence.) She said a pair at is 11 id had been kept.
He was induced to give her the gloves as she said
they were for Miss Hollows y, and he thought she
had sent for them, and he sent the nine pairs for
her to choose from. Emily Agnes Holloway,
Church Street, said the prrioner was occasionally in
her father's employ about 3 years since. She was a
customer of Mr. Jones's, but she did not send her
for any gloves in May, nor ever received any. She
received a bill from Mr. Jones on the 30th June
for the gloves. P.S. Oakey said he apprehended
the prisoner on the let inst, and read a summons to
her. She said "I never had any gloves from
Jones's," After receiving the usual caution, pri-
,:onsr said if they would forgive her she was going
ti Canada in the next month. Prisoner, who has
been previously convicted was committed to the
Assizes to be held at Worcester on Monday,
FELONY.— William Ward, Belbrougaton was
charged with stealing in the parish of Belbromeh•
ton, between the middle of June and the 29th June,
a fork ; he was further charged with stealing a
efteden rake on the *9 h June, the property of
Edward Hatton, . Prosecutor identified the fork
and rake produced as his praperty, P.C. Huband
said from information received he charged prisoner
with stealing the rake, and be said he had not had
it. Prisoner took him to his allotment where he
scraped some dirt up and gave him the rake. lie
afterwards chaeged him with stealing :a fork, and
he said "No, I did not steal it." Fined 108 and
costs.

CITURCH ARMY CORRECTION,— We have been
asked to state that the sum owing to the treasure'
of the Army should have appeared £5 18s instead
of ,t5l 18s, as in our last issue.

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Sixty genuine whole,sule manufacturing firms to select
go:rds from. Write for particulars. Carriage paid and
,vci4t arrangements for country. Offices, 79, Quecla
Victoria St,set, London, E,C.

MEETING OF UNIONISTS AT OLD HILT,
On Monday evening a mass meeting of working
men was held on land at the rear of the New
Cone exion School Room, Halesowen Road Old Bill,
There was a large attendance.—Mr. B. 'TINGLEv
who presided, said those who had watched the
course of events had learnt that Trades Unionism,
when properly directed, was a benefit to employers
and employed, whereas men disunited and dis-
organis,d were not only weak,but positively danger-
ous to their employers—(applause). He never, dur-
ing the whole course of his experience, knew trade
more deplorable than at tho present time, and he
attributed this fact to a very great extent to the
want of union among the men, and he saw no remedy
ee2t through the men being united and resisting
any further encroachments on their rights—
(cheers) But working men should know that it
was not the fault of the largest employers that
wa,4es were brought down, but it was due to men
who had come from the ranks of the working men
rind had started small workshops—(applause). There
was no doubt that the bad state of trade was to a
very great extent duo to the multiplication of work-
shops, and to do away with present evils he advoc-
ated legislation regulating such places—(applause).
—Mr' H. JUGGINS (Darlaston) moved. " That in
opinion of this meeting the interests of trade societies
can be best served by a feredation of trades unions,
based on the principle. of mutual help and pecuniary
support to members legally entitled to the same in
clses of dispute with their employers, should the
rosult in a strike or lock-out. "—The motion was
seconded by Mr J. TAYLOR (Dudley), supported by
Messrs. H. RUST (Oldbury) DLitt HADDLETON
(Birmingham), and carried unanimously.
rosolution, moved by Mr, B. WiirWoOD, pledging
those present to join the Midland Counties Trade s
Union, was also passed unanimously.

DUDLEY v. STOURBRIDGE (2nd TEAMS,)
A match between these teams was played on the
Stourbridge ground on Saturiay last, and, contraty
to expectation, ended in a ‘vin for the visitors, this
last six wickets of the Stourbridge team falling
down in an extraordinary manner. Score:

DUDLEY.

Brown, b Corbitt.
Allen, 1 b w, b Woollridge.. ......
Wood, b Greenaway
Billing, b Wooldridge 2
Shelley. not out
Deeley, b Greenaway 3
Trippe, o Cooper, b Greenaway l2
Booth, b Wooldridge..
Shedden, b Greenaway....
Morton, o Penn, b Greenaway.... 2
Bridgwater, b Hunston .
Extras 11

Total 72