The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-06-12 00:00:00

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CO UN i'Y COURT.

WALDRON V. HENDLEY.—At the County Court,
Ott Thursday, before Mr. R. Kettle, julge, this wa
an action brought by Mr. Ws.ldrJn, solicitor, against
defendant for professional assistance and money
ten' .11 ss, Mr. Holberton appeared for plaintiff.
Mr. Greenaway, plaintiff's manaOng clerk proved
the case, and his Honour gave a verdict for the full
amount and coAs.

LYE SCHOOL BOARD V HILL AND OTHERS.—These
were actions in which Mr. Treleaven, clerk to the,
Lye School Board sought to recover sevoial am-
ounts for Pchool fees, due from Dudley Hill, James
Hart, John Griffin. James Robins, andFadxTaylor.
is ilonour made order for payment in each cas.:.

HussLE s7ca's an action in which
James Hubble, of the Lye, sought to recover the
sum of ss, from Deborah Foxhall, for damage done
to his garden. Plaintiff said that defendant ha I
some ducks which she allowed to trespass in his
garden On the 25th April last, defendant's ducks
were in his garden and did d•tmage to the
amout of ss. Ili Honour gave a verdict, for
plaintiff.

The 'CHRISTIAN AGE.'—CHANGE OF PROPRIETARY
—We understand teat Mr. Diekiason his sell the
CHRISTIAN AGE to Mr. John Lobb and Rev. B. A.
Bertram. Mr. Lobb has been connected with the
paper almost from its coremencement, and under
his management the `Chtistian Age' has been raised
to its prenent influential pesition.
PART IV. OF LETT'S POPULAR ATLAS (7d.) IS to
band, and astonishes us once again with its
originality and cheapness. We thought we knew a
a little about geography, but we c uifess these maps
have taught us already a great deal, and that with-
out any mental struggle or trouble. We hay,
always been fully persuaded that Great Britain was
a great and mighty cenntry, but when we saw it on
tie map of Atria, we cenfe,s to a slight feeling of
foolishness at our previous inability te realize the
vast difference b tween our tight little island and
the elephantine island of Africa, for idthough our
early geographies called it a quarter (which it is not)
or a continent, it is by means of the Suez Canal. e
all intents and purposes a wonderful island. The
the depths of the ocean ! why run into mile- ! and
they are shown much clearer than by the perusal oi
these lines, for these pictures strike the brain
throueh the eye in a manner not easily to b-
obliterated. We have selk cted Africa for our text,
beeau,e of the extraordinary c. ntr st offered by the
side-by-side eomp.trison with our native I Ind, but
in reality the geological map of Engle/el, literally
dazzling with eolours, and crowded with infor-
mation, will probably be the favourite. The map
of Germany and Aus.ria shows not only by clearly
defined colours the relative size cf each, but also
the wine growing districts, and tables of st eistics
give the c :mponeut, parts of each Einp;re, their
area in square miles, and latest official populati. n.
We sincerely hope that ichools and parents are
energetically taking up this series of maps, for iti
evHent the publisher, 'r s. no pains to justif*
the title they bye adopted of P )pular." The work
commands our pr ,:or ia onception, ext cutiou,
and singular economy.
DAMAGING MOWING GRASS.—At the Police Court,
yesterday, before Messrs. J. E. Swindel, 11. O.
Firmstone, and F. Evers, Jane Palmer and E iza-
beth Saunders were charged with damaging mowing
grass the property of Samuel Mobberley. Police-
constable Payuter proved the case, and defendants
were fined 5s each to in lude costs.—Benjamin
Hambrey was charged with a similar offence.
Police-constable Paynt.:r peeled the case. Fine..!
10s to include costs, and ordered to pay 6tl damage
REPUSING TO QUIT. Patrick Kileoyne ws
charged with refusing to quit the Bridge Int,, ou
the 26th ult. The case wets pro,ed ;Ind els.° several
previous convictiens. Fined 5s and costs; in default
14 days.
NEGLECTING SCHOOL—Alfred Parker was suet-
named fer ne ,lecting to send his child t school. Tbe
eaee was proved by Squire Baker, and defeadant
was fined 59 and costs.

CHARGE OF STEALING TIHBICR.—SarnuPI Kirton,
of Cradley, was charged with stealing a quantity of
timber on the 8111 ult, the property of Reuben
Brettle. Mr. Addison defended. Prosecutor, who
is a nailer, said that he bought a quantity of timber
of Mr. Green, and chained it together on the
29th ult. He went into pri-oners shop and he saw
' the timber produced and told prisoner it was his
property. He went for the police and while away
some one had sawed the two ends off, and blacked
the end. He could sw,,ar to the timber produced.
Prisoner said he bought the timber of Mr Freeman,
at Holly Cross. John Partridge said he was with
prosecutor when he bought the timber and took
it to his house. He idendfitql the timber produced
as being part of the timber that ilosecutor had
bron4ht. Joseph Green said he sold some timbtr
similar to that produced to prosecutor. He had
not, to the bst of his knowle,lge sad any timber
ot th:lt description to anybody but prosecutor.
Police-constable Oakey said that when he appre-
hended prisoner on the 29th ult, he said he did n
steal the timber but bought it from Mr. Freeman,
of Belbroughton about three years ago. The case
was adjourned for a week to allow the attendance
of Mr. Freeman.

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BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—Tho weekly meeting
xbrliBdg s .
3(1 Kingswihford district £35 Os 11c1 ; Stour-
of this Board was held yesterday. Mr. H. Billing.
haw in the chair. There were present MeAsrs.
Haskew, Pargeter, Wood, Mills, Homer, Hale,
Lavender, Taylor, Kelly, Forrest, Rollinson,
J. Billiogharo, %limns and Newnam. Admitted
into the house during the week 31 ; disebarered
11 ; born 1 ; dead 1; remaining in the house 498.
kiorresponding period last year 479. Out-door
relief,
district £2B Os 9d ; Halesowen district.
; non-resident 4s. Total 181 12a
lid against £122 is 3d last year.—The Master
ad Mistress a the Workhouse lAive, resigned

their situations, having been appointed to
similar ones in London.—Mr. Billingharn gave
notice that next week be should move that a
persan he engaged to teach the boys at the
Workhouse several tr id, s.