The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27 00:00:00

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CIWIR FESTIVAL. AT ST. MARY'S.

The second annual festival in connection nith
the Oldswinford Association of church Choirs took
place on Thurs ay evenicg, when the fol:owing
choirs were present : St. Mary's, St. Thomas', s*.
John's, Iloly Trinity, St. Mark's, and St Jaws;
conductor, Mr. Bates; organist, Mr Jackson.
The sacred edifice was crowded, and a good nuna=ier
could not obtcia seats The musical portion bf the
se vi e was well rendered, an i wis the same as
performed at the Chcral Festival at Wore .ster ti ie
year. An eloquent sermon was delivered by the
Rev. Ge‘ffrey R. Wynn-Griffith, assistant curate at
St. James' Church, Wednesbury. He took his
text trOcfl the 4th verse of the 27th J?salrn, "One
thing have I desired of the Lord, that I may dwell
in the house of the Lord all the days of my life;
and to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to in-
quire in His temple." :The rev, gentlemen gave a
long discourse on our duty towards God whilst fol-
lowing Lur daily calling. Some people said it was
an impossibility to do so but he scorned the idea,
as:there were living examples. He also made
beautiful reference to St. Katharine (Thursday
being St liathariue's day.) He hoped they would
that outward service an inward service from the
soul to God. Referring to the offertory'she said that
part of it was to be devoted to their christian
schools, which were requisite in this age of infidelity.
—A collection was instde to defray the necessary
expenses of the association, the surplus to be given
to the National Schools.

THE CRICKET CLUB —Toe report of this club for
the year ended October 31st, 1886, has been issued.
It states that the number of members on the books
at the this time is 192 against 141 at the end of last
season. The amount outstanding for unpaid sub-
scriptions is only £29 15s 6d, a smaller ameent
than has been the cas_e for several years. The pre-
-sentatlon bets for the best batting and bowling.
average go to Messrs. S. W. Hedges and J. Penn
r sp. etively ; and Meseeei. S. W. Hedges and Henry
Turney are entitled to bats fur scores over 50. The
net profit arishag,fiom the annual athletic sports
was £129 Is 3d,
A CHINESE COMMISSION.— The Chinese Ambas-
seder, the MARQUIS TSENG, has commis7dened
Mes re. John Briesmead & Sons, of London, to
maeufaeture a pian,foite for the special use of the
Marchioness Tseng in China.
THE FATAL ACCIDBNT IN A. CLAY PIT —An in-
qu.st was held et the Crown Inn, Stamber Mill, on ,
Monday night, bef -re Mr. E. Docker (Deputy-
Coroner),aa to the death of John Jordan (29),
miner, who died from injuries caused by a fall down
a pit irt Bret ell Lane. Mr. J. Hinds watchedthe
proceedings on behalf of the friends of the decertaed.
—Geerge Edward Warr, horse driver, said he was
employed in the clay pit at Mr. Bowen's works
along with the deceased, and the latter passed him
about this ty yards from the bottom of the shaft on
the mcrning of the accident. Ile did not zee him
again tell he found him lying injured at the bottom
of he shaft. [At this point the deputy manager
said mere men were down the pit than could be
employed, and Jordan had to go up.] Warr went
on to say that he heard the deceased call him before
I e saw lihr, and he an and saw him lying on a coal
skip and rings at the bo tom of the shaft. There
was a coal inept some distaoce up the shaft, but the
coal skip bad come to the bottom, whore the clay
wee: kings were, and he supposed deceased had get
ti; on it.—A juryman said when it was drawn up as
far as the coal inset the rings must have caught and
caused the accident. It was witness's duty to put
she clay skips into the cage. It was not anyone's
duty in particular, as far as he was aware, to put tbe
men into the cage. They could go up themselves
if they liked.—ln reply to a question as to whether
it was witness's duty to put the workmen into the
cage to go up out of the pit, witness said he did so
when he was there, It was not part of his du yto
came the men when they were leaving work. Ho
diet' not consider it was part of his duty to go and
ree if the deceased was properly caged when no Fan'
him going towards t:te bottom of the shaft. In
answer to Mr. Ilinde, witeess said it was not a
common thing for men to go up the shaft in the
skip. Men might go up that way for all to knew.
—Mr. W. Hughes, mining engineer, said he acted
for his father, the manager of the pit, and he had
forwarded notice of the accident to the Government'
Inspector, The Coroner at this point adjourned
the inquest for a week for the attendance of the
Government Inspector. He remarked that the
evidence already taken showed that the matter
must be thoroughly and careful!y inquired in o.
Ceeestiaaigibcol. On: Tuesday ey ning the
Osted
, Wo-usley) succea ed in accorn-
ptiai ob Minor, in 30 minutes with 6 8
behind; the following is the order in wl 13h they
stood: C. Barrett Ist, T. Lees 2nd, W. Harm 3rd,
W. H Hughes 4th, W. Lawrence sth, W. A Pugh
6th, G. H. Pagett 7th, J. Rogers Bth. Conducted
by W Lawrence; tenor 19cwt,, in E flat.
BOARD CP GUAKDIANS.—MT. -llaskew pre ;hied at
usual weekly meeting of this Board yeah r lay, a d
there were also preset Messrs. Pargeter, Hingley,
Burr, Griffin, G ove, Thompson, McMillen Rollin.
son, Dawes, Tiryca, Chimbers, J..Billinghan, Guy,
Crump, Pearson, Brooks, Rhodes, W. Gieen, I
Billingham, Stringer, Yardley, and Hid. The re-
port of the Master of the House %yes : Admitted 14,
discharged 7, born 1, remaining in the House 533,
corresponding week last year 566. fheoutioor
relief was as follows : Kingswinford £46 15s 23,
Stourbridge £33 2s 2.1, lialeeowen .229 17s 71, non-
resident .E 1 19.3 sd, total Llll 14s 4d, last year
£lO2 15s 21. Longe, an inepector of the
Local Government Board, attended at the meetieg
to re port on the overcrowding of the workhouse.
He said it was sometime since they (the Guardian )
had been written to. with regerd to the acConieda-
ti -n of the workhouse. This workhouse—he wes
so ry to soy it—stood out ere-eminently in this
neighbourhood for ova-crowding, that was perfectly
c e.rni e Ha had made an iesp:-cti m that morning
of toe wards, and in one certified for 12 beds acre
16 beds anl 16 children and 17 woinea slept there
oreThersdey night. c mid they expect the
childree to be healthy in such a state? It eves not
right to the peo, is themselves. The proper num-
ber of p ople ailowed by the regulatiena in the
'nab body of the heuse was 411 ; and with an al-
lowa .cc of 50 for fever wards this made 481, aed
they were- non 74 in excess of that number. 'Pee
Lica' Government Bo Ird did not Ike to take
extre.ne ineatres. but he ouly step for them to
take was to isoie an or I r restricting them from
allowiao any r: oo to cone into the house. lie
advise I rham to take te.nporary buildingi
. and if
they di-I spend so :Le huaela de they , would save
thousands thereby. If al :y were allowed to stop
a disease would break oil ev kit would be a great
scandal. 1, was a state of things which oug .t not
to re era:n fo:- an ho A ta: some daicues oa it
was reads d to lo rye the matter te the Bu lii .g
Committee.
MAGISTERIAL. At the Pelice Court, ye terday,
befcre Colonel Fletcher, Colonel Cochran-. M ssrs.
T. D Thomas. and A. Frew... Isachar Soethell was
fined 20s and costs for having unjust scales in his
possession, on the 13th Superintendent
Wheeler said the scales were a quarter of a pound
against the purchaser.—John Stafford, coax te
Lye, was fined 51 and costs for having an unju t
scale One pound against the purchaser.—elesiri Si- elde
ing, tripe seller, Lye, was fined 5.3 and costs for
having unjust scales and a weight.—Sarctuel West-
wood. coal dealer, Lye, was fined ra and Costs f r
heving a peir of scales 41bs against the •pu-chazer.
—Three boys name' Frederick Cartwright, Chitties
Waltere, and. Joseph Haywood were or.lere I to be
birched for stea'iag pork ries beloneing to Wiliam
Poultney, and ties frotnE 'gar Griffin. Elisha
Brooks and Frank R .odes, spadeniakers, were fie, d,
Eiisha 15s and costs, and Frank lOs anOtneets for
refeving to quit the Bridge Inn, Enville St-eet, on
the 20th ins:a—Joseph looby was fitted 5a and cests
for obstructing the highway:an I John Thom- $
Hill, Thomas-Hill, and Edward Chance n er- ea, h
fined 2s 61 and co:its for aim Bar oil -aces, at the Lye.
Fanny Trueman, proshtaite, Trueman's Yard, High
Sheet, and Thomas Jacques, mines, Ceaeley, w
charged with committing an act of indecency on the
231 d Inst. P.S Cnare proved the case, and de-
fendants were fin, d 103 and costs; in default 14
days—Mabel ttichads, Lye,'was charged ith -
saultieg Jane Freeman, on the 12th islet. A dia.
pute arese, and upon coropiaioant going to see- the
defendaat, the defendant struck her with stiehs en
the bead, and afterwards palled a quanti.y
hair out of her head. For the defen eit was rta'ed
the the cm:The:mint shuck the defendant first, tool
they afterwards fought together. The <nee was
disusissed.—William, Pearson, chainmaker, Lye,
was charged w;th being drunk en the 13th list, at
the Lye Fined 5s and costs —James Iltrris was
remanded tOr a week, ct argt d on suspicion of steal-
ing a pair of boots th property of George Newn. m,
Bare and Hounds In, Careless Green. -

FURNISH ON NORMAN & STACEY' .3
PURCII4Sr, sysTk M. DEPOSIT mit ne.cea,+ary
Econt mical and strictly private, without the obj,cti ,u-
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goods from. Write fcr part,culais Carriags. raid d
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