The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-05-25 00:00:00

Soca! an pistritt Pius.

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this Board was held
yesterday; Mr. Granger in the chair. There
were also present:—Messrs. Brooks, Rollinson,
Darby, Homer, Paskins, Fereday, Baker, Fid-
dian, Rhodes, Foley, Billingham, Walker,
Griffin, Guest, Homes and Raybould. Admitted
into the house during the week 27; discharged,
30; born, 0; dead, 0; remaining, 367.
Corresponding week last year, 423. Out-door
relief Kingswinford district, £3O 19382 ; Stour-
bridge district, £l9 13,3 3id ; Halesowen dis-
trict, £2O His ; total, £7l us 52, against
.a9O 19s fild last year.
The Clerk read a letter from the Local Go-
vernment Board sanctioning the erection of a
new Board Room.

We are pleased to announce that Mr. Thomas
Laister, articled to Mr. J. W. D. Gould of the
firm of Messrs. Gould and Elcoclo, of this town,
has successfully passed his intermediate exami-
nation, held at the Incorporated Law Society's
Hall, Chancery Lane, London, on the 25th ult.
LODGE FEAST. —On Monday last about 70
members of "The Honest Intention" Lodge,
of the Loyal (W olverharupton) Order of Odd
Fellows, sat down to an excellent dinner pro- '
vided by Host Dalloway, of the Wool Pack Inn.
' After dinner the secretary read over the finan-
cial statement for the past year. It appears from
the report just issued that there arc 158 good
members on the books, 16 having been admitted
during the past year, and 3 expelled for non-
payment of arrears, and the funds up to the pre•
sent time amount to the sum of £1,400 lOs Id;
and the expenditure for sickness was £lO 17s
less than the previous year, thus showing the
society to be in a good and prosperous position.
The accounts were very satisfactorily received,
and a convivial evening was spent, a number of
songs and recitations being given by members
of the Order. .

REFUSING TO QUIT.—At the Petty Sessions,
yesterday, before B. L. Freer, Esq., Henry
Brettle, William Brettle, and Benjamin Hodgetts
were charged with being drunk and disorderly in
the house of George Partridge, of Cradley, on
the 21st, and refusing to quit when requested.
Complainant, landlord of the " Why Not, Two
Gates, said the defendanto came into his house,
with two others. They L.lled for a quart of ale.
They were int sober. He refused to fill it, and
orde7ed them out of the house. Partridge
caught him by the throat and struck him on the
eye. William Dunn end Police•constable Roe
gave corroborative evidence. The defendants
were fined fis each and costs; in default 10
days.
CHAEGE OF THREATENING.—John Fox was

charged- With using threatening language to
Martha Porter, on the 19th lust, and she asked
for sureties. Mr. Perry defended. Complain-
ant said she went to the pump for some water.
Defendant came with a knife in his hand. She
fell into a fit. When she came to hersolf she
had a knife in her hand. Had formerly been
engaged to the defendant, who asked her where
she ViEIEI going to for the Whitsuntide holidays.
She refused to tell him, or to go out with him,
and had given up his company. The Bench did
not think the threats proved, and discharged the
defendant with a caution. "
ASSAULT CASE.—John Hart was charged with
assaulting Charles Griffiths, and was also sum-
moned for threats, on the 20th inst. Mr. Perry
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appeared for complainant, who said he lodged at
Mrs. Burford's, in Enville•street. Before he
lived there he lodged at Elizabeth Cox's in New -
street, with defendant. On the above date the
defendant went to his lodgings, and said he
would give it witness and his son. Witness tried
to get past him, and be seized him and abused
him fearfully. As he was going out of the door
he said he would murder him. Eliza Burford,
the landlady, corroborated complainant. 'rue
defendant said he went to complainant's lodg-
ings, and they had some words together, and the
complainant struck him, and he returned the
blow. Defendant was fined Ls and costs, and
he promised not to touch complainant.