The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-10-10 00:00:00

DUDLEY.

Oexxiso or NEW SuiroTL kioamo Sorrow.. —On Mon-
day the Kate's Hill Board Schools were opened. There
Ns. I o formal cer.•wouy ii. coeuection with the event
the schools were erected as a corner site at the junction
of Owen Street flextling from the Dixon's Green Beal)
aud St. John Street, havieg a frontage of 56 yards to the
former, and of 50 yards to the latter street. sod cotnpas•
. g o,r area of aboat half-an•acre. The buildings con-
sist of boys', girls', and infants schools, with the recrai•
site elass•rooms, lavatories, cloak-rooms, and • teacher's
residence. The boys' school, fronting Owen Street, is
the Brat approached from the Down's Green Bowl, cud
is designed, with its contiguous class-room, to accommo-
date 195 pupils. The girls' sehool for 90, and the infanta'
school for 100, with its adjoining class-room for 37 child-
roe, front St. John Street, the Wafflers' residence being
placed between the schools, at the corner formed by the
juuction of Owen Street and St. John Street. Access to
the schools is given by spacious lobbies, the entrance to '
tee boys' school having above it atower—giving addition-
al bedroom accommodation to the hou4e—aurinounted by
a bell turret. The schools are each well-ventilated lighted
and warmed; and the fittings have been designed on a
complete scale, from the most approved models, care
havwg Lien taken to obtain the result of the experience
of most of the leading School Boards on these matters.
From an inspection of the schools and site, it will be seen
Gist, while the architects have evidently considered that
a convenient and economical arrangement of the plan
of the first importance, they have al.:overcome the great
difficulties presented by the rapid fails of the surface .if
WM IWO frontages (the one havieg a fall of 12 and the
other of 17 feet), and have succeeded in producing a sim-
ple, effective, sod picturesque group of buildings, charge-
trued by great solidity in construction and simplicity
and refinemeut of detail. The schools have been erected
by Mr. William Nelson, builder, of Dudley, from the de-
signs and under the superintendence of Messrs. Davies
and Middleton, of Dudley arid Birmingham, architects to
the Dudley School Booth.
Trim BauGINO LETTER Elvtrthu.—On Monday, at the
Borough Police Court. before the Mayor and Mr. Charles
C 'elitism, a widow, named Sarah Oakley, was charged
with obtaining money from Mr. William North, charter-
in s'er, by means of a forged letter.—On the 30th ult. ,
prisouer called on Mr. North. at Dixon's Green, and said
elle wanted 4s. to complete the purchase of • mangle.
Mr. North said he would give her the amonnt if she
satisfied him that it was • bona 'lie affair. Subsequently
prosecutor received • note, purporting to have been writ-
ten by a Mr. Bracknell. and he gave her 44. He made
inquiries, and found that the letter was • forgery.—Sen-
{ewe.' to 21 days' imprisonment.

STEALING SliAwLs r—At the same Court, on Monday,
K. Bannister (30), married woman. residing at Cewney
Hill , Kate's Hill, was zhargcd with stealing three cash-
mere shawls, the property of Messrs. Griffits and °Mos,
drapers. Market Place. on'the Istfinst. John Mills, an as-
eistsnt in the employ of the posecutors, stated that the
priositer came to thd shop and asked td look at some
shim's. She was shown several patterns, but preferred
to look at one in the winduw. Her desire was satisfied,
and elle had one put by' for her. Later in the evening
witness missed three shawls, and information was given
to the pa ice—Evidence was then given to show that the
prisoner had pawned the three missing shawls at the
respective ohdps of Messrs. Hannay, Hollins, and Wood.
—The prisoner, who was apprehended by Detective.
sergeant Davies, was sentenced to two months imprison.
ment with hard labour.

COHES OF CONdUNPTION, ASTHMA. COUGHS. &C.. by DR.
LOCOCK'S POLMONIC WAFERS —From Mr. WILLIAMSON. 9,
Soltit Street, FICARBIROCOR :—" I have aeon their
beneficial effect for year.; in cases of Consumtion,
Asthma, Coughs, &c. their eff_cts are most wonderful."
They give instant relief to Asthma, Consumption.
Bronch its, Coughs Colds, Rheumatism, and all Hysterical
an.? 1it',0144 Complaints, and taste pleasantly. Soldlby all
Druggists at Is. 131, 2s. 91., 4e. fid., and lie. per box.
THE THROAT AND metre are especially liable to
inflammation, causing soreness and dryness, tickling
and irritation'. inducing cough and affecting the voice.
For these symptoms use glycerine in the form of jajnbes.
Glycerine in these agreeable confections, being in proxi•
mity to the glands at the moment they ore excited by
the act of socking, becomes actively 6d and is
packets by post Bor 15 stamps), labelled " JAMES EPPS
LE Co., Hommopathic Chemists, 48, Threadneedle St.
and 170, Piccadilly, London."—Sold in Stourbridge by
A. P. Morris, Chemist, and J. H. Bland, Chemist.

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