The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-04-23 00:00:00

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Tan CENSUS.—Accordlng to the rooms ja-4
leaned, the result of taking the (lemma ler the cFs-
tricts included in the Stourbritlge Union is as
follows :—Brierley Hill Ward 11,5 2, Brockmoer
Ward 3,521, Penmett Ward • 4,693, Quarry 13 trek
Ward 6,265, St. Mary's Ward 3,504, Wordsley
Ward 5,549. Wordsley Workhouse 598, Wordsley
(in bo its) 120, A mblecote 2,790, Ca,keru ire 624,
Craolev 5,] 1, Halesowen 3,333, Ilasoury 2,494,
Hawn 716, Hill 2.440, Illy 80, Lapel, 351,14ut1ey
181, Lye 6,324, Ridgecre 749, Stourbridge 9,758,
3,058. Union total 79,496. The above figures are
Upperswinferd 3,203, Wolla,ton 2,414, Wollescote
sunject to revision of enumeration books.
EASTER Vesteans.—The Easter vestry at Old-
sevinford Church was held on Tu. slay; the Rev. es-
S. W. rds worth in the chair. • The Rs ctor nominated
Mr. B. Stringer as his warden, and Mr. E. T.
Wright was elected people's warden. A vote of
thanks was passed to the outgoing wardens, Messrs.
W. ifolereft and P. Walker, for their services in tlte ----- ,
past year—The accounts sh.twed that eel 4s had ~ The First Battalion of Worcestershire Volunteers
been received in subset ipttbns in the YO' £233 1 hid their amoral drill on Mentlay at Spring Grov.,
17s 6d from offertory, and £l6 Ins &Mora income j near Kidderminster, which had been kindly placed
of charities. After a:11 disbursements, sterere was a ' cte their deposal by Capttiti Spencer. The battalion
balance of £26 Os Sci at the end of the year. A now numbers about 1,030 men, the maximum being
discussion took place as to the state of the church, 1,100. It is nearly 200 stronger than it has ever
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but it Was thought the time was not favourable for been before. The increase is due to the way in
an attempt to mice any considerable amount for which companies are allowed to be consolidated.
the improvement of the building. The Reeler said , they now being able to have men from any place,
when the time for work came he hoped to subscribe ' whereas formerly each township was ebliged to
£lOO towards the improvement of the chancel. and ' furnish all the met for its own toit.p my The
Mr. R. Wilcock sail he seould be happy to give I weather was fine on Mon lay, and there was a
50 guineas to the veneral improvement Wad, Pro- large concourse ot spectators, Lieutenent-Colonel
vide.d other Bum of like a:trot:int were obtained. I Knight, M.P., was in command, the other staff
Mr. W. B. Collis said the church was restored forty , offic !rs present being Majors Talbot and Renaul
years too soon, and the ides was to obtain all I and Major and Adjutant Wolrige. There was a
accommodation possible without reward to appear- i tend number of rank end file on the grounds of 850
ance. The Rector said he did not see that much I men, the largest number that had been present on
could be done to the body of the church without I such occasions ever since the regiment was funned.
pulling it down, and that was out of the question. , They were manceuvred as a brigade of three
The only thing that could be done was to make tie battalions, sine formed in line of quarter columns. ,
best of the building as it stood. The subject then rhere was a general salute, and they then marched I
dropped for the present—Toe Ea,ter vestry at St. past in column of double companies, in quarter-
John's was held en Thurs ay: the Rev. L. li. distance columns, in in as, and in line of quarter.
Pt nley in the chair. The _Vicar nominated Mr. columns. The brigade then advanced, halted,
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Josiah Co per as his warden, and Mr. S. A. Brooks I changed front to the left on the right. battelion, and
was elected people's warden. The accounts showed i deployed_outwards from the centre battalion, retired
that the receipts last year were £1613, as against 1 in echelon of battalions from the right and formed
, £134 in the previous year; and there was a balance !squares. They reformed columns and reformed
lof £3 odd to carry forward. There was a discussion 1 brigade lines on the right batalion. They retired
as to the want of a better approach to the church, e in column of double companies from botn flanks in
end the question of the carriage road stopped by I rear cewre, halted from, and formed line to the
ti-e railway company else again referred to. A left on left be:tenon. The right battalien, under
• belief was expressed that the railway company mei• r Talbot, was then detached to the right as a
eguld be compelled to provide a road in lieu of the defensive force for battalion, and the other two
one they had stopped, if the question was fought , battalions were thrown beck on their left as an
It was decided teat further . steps should be taken I attseking force The attack in two lines was at
with the view of obtaining a carriage road to the a first successful; but the defensive Arm: occupying
church. very strong broken ground where the men could not
We are pleased to state that Mr. William Ibe seen, the attack became a retirement. The
Southall, of Great Haywood House, Stafford I brigade then re-formed in line ef quarter columns.
(bro- her of Mr. 'f. R. Southall, of the 01.1 Bank, I and saluted. The whole of the movements were
Stourbridge,) has been selected out of some 200 I perfermed with considerable steediness and pre
appli, ants, on the recommendation of the Earl of milieu, and was all the more commenda...le as this
Shewsbury, to fill the appointment of land agent of is the first battalion drili the men have had thie
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the estates of Captain Walter a 0. Dunecenbe, of I season. It is twenty years since a similar meetine
Waresley Park, Hunts, and Westerd de. York.— i of Voltieteers took place in Spring Grov,e, and both
Ca e'aturday the 9th inst., at a meeting held at the officers and meta, am well as the public, were warm
Viee Hotel, Stafford, of the tenants and officials of ' in their expressions of, gratituie to Csptain Spencer
the Shrewsbury and Ingestre Estates, ir knesmen i for placing his beautiful grounds at their disposal.
' of the district, and other frieme of Mr. Southall,
a valuable gold watch and purse of money were
pr eiented to him in testimony of the regard and
geodwishes felt generally in the district for himself 1
a d family.—The watch beeris the following in I
SA iptif:E.:—" Presented (with a purse of roouey) to 1
Mr. Wntam Southall, by the tenantry, ofticia.ls, 1
ad other friends connected with the Shrewsbury '
and Ingestre estates as a token of their ftiendthip !
awl esteem—April; 1881."
SaGOTING WILD Bians.—At the Police , Court,
yest rdey, before Col. Fletcher, C. P. Neel, and H I
0. Firmstone, Esqra. William Watmore, of Bel- I
broughhon was charged with shooting a wild pigeon 1
on the 15th ult. Polka-constable Poole proved t
the case and produced tee pigecn. Defendant
pleaded guilty This being the first case under
the new Act 48 and 44V:, Char 35, where it enauts
ihit in the first case it may be withdrawn on pat, -
meet of costs, and a fine of 58 for each bird, fter
if killed ot attemp,ed to b - shot. bete Pen the first !
of March and the thet of Ansust. This being the
fir t case it was withdrawn on payment of cotes. i
NEGLECTING TO GIVE NOTICE OF BREWING.—
John Stea,man, landlord of the Waterloo Inn, ;
Wollaston, was summoned by Mr. J. F. thter. for
neglecting to enter a brewing-On the 25th 'February.
Mr. Otter said the snmtnons was ratite out molar
the 43rd and 44th Viet ,and read the at bearing
upon the ease • The penalty ircieleo, but defe,.dant
()ad made an offer to settle the case, and he should
not object. —Michael Slane, Itdanl Revenue officer,
said he visited the defendant's bowie on the 25th of
February. sad to. k an account ~f the worts mashed I
• n ,lic 24h. Deie,da.,, had rot given not-i.e of I
brewing. Mr. J. F. Otter, sup( yr nor, sail it was 1
ids duty to go and check agsinst the officer anal the I
d f eidant. He found that a brewing had taken !
place of which the defen.lant had net entered. He ,
did tot with to press the case as def ndant was a .
very resp(cta'de man, but the case is a serious one. !
An offer had bee r leasie threngh 'he Rev. G. !
(ii banks, and he did tot object. Mr. Gilba,uks said '
(r e d fendant had offered to pay £2O and COsts,
which was agreed to, and three months time was
allowed. "
Datantzrnenten—William Lee was fined 24 6d and
co t 4 or being drunk and incapable at Bagley, en
t' e 10th inst. Police-censtahle Wallace preyed
the ewe —On the evidence of Police-constable
Webb, Henry Littlewood. an old offender, Was
fined visaed co-tts, with the alternative of £4 days
imprisonment, for being drunk in the highway,. on
the 13ih inst.—Jesse Reynolds was charged with !
being orunk 'at Bellbroeghton on the 16th inst. i
Defendaut was further charged with assault.ng '
Police constable Pottle at the .same time. The 1
officer said that defendant was drunk and he '
teetered him to go home. Defendant refused to go
and made a bio, ,nd caught him on the ahlomin.
Deteuuant ales" struck him twice Michael Cart-
wrieht, a earnekeeper, gave cerroberative evidence.
Fined 10, and cost e; in fief mit one month.
Or LICIFNEED Plls HlSES.—Thoxnae hici.hAvild was
$ .ed 2s t; t anti costs for being on licensed premises
during prohibited hours. Policeesergearst Her-
man proved the case.
Pow:, STEALING.—WiIIiam Hill, of the Lye, a
(lenapreinimoowrn..,:gerocarldbeythri,raehns.,idul
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returned convict, was charged with feloniously
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from six fowls the property of John Hardy, of
lie went to see what was the
matter end saw the prisoner under a wagon near
the pen. Prisoner ran away and he foltowed him
te d caught him. A few yards further he saw 4z
fowls all'dead but quite warm. Throe fowls were in
a pocket han.ikerthief. and the other three on the
ground. Joan Haply swore that Alte one fowl pro-
duced and the heass and feet w.-re his property.
Police-coustable Wallace proved apprehending the
thriosuosnaer,dwhniolseasidahwea
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o paed Ll;e should be better off
than at tying at to Lye, us he hatt nut done any
work since Christmas. He ouly went to lie down.
Cornmilea ti the Assizes.
CHARGE OF STEALING WEARING APPAREL.—
Mti.ria James (20). Otclawitaford, as eiarged with
stealing two niwht dresses, 2 Pairs of stays,
child's
stockings and other articles, on the 14th inst, the
property of William Jones. Eliza knee, wit° of
prosecutor; said that she took the girl to lire with
her out oi ch, rity, aid she had been living
with her
about three weeks. On the 14th inst., she mis ted
the articles produced and on the 15th inst., prisoner
a imi, ted to her tnat she had taken them. Eliza
James and Sarah Southrll were called and proved
receiving the artiel. s from prt.oner. Prisoner, who
pleaded guilty, was fined 104 6d ;in default 14
days' imprisonment.
ILL TBEATING A HOREB.—Charles Vale, haulier,
of the Lye, was sum tenet f.,r ill-treating a horse
by working it. while in an unfit state, at Llient, on
the 14th inst. Politte•con table Poole and twe
other vvi•neeses proved the case and defendant was
lineal 2s. 6d. and Costs; or, in default 14 days.
Darien eren DIBOEDERLT.—JiIen Dunkin, gifts-
maker, was fined ss. and °este for bring drunk and
disorderly in the highway at Wollaston, on the
20th inst. Poliee-ceustable Cartwright proved the
ease.

THREATENED STRIKE IN THE NAIL
TRADE.

The nailers of the Lye Waste district Fold a
meeting at that pi:ce on nclay tit which the
t depress 'd sae of the nail tra le was con-
ridered. Mr. l'rce, chairman of the Naiimaker'B
As-ociation, was present, and thought the owl,
productio;, which went on, antl. w'hich partl
accounted for the pr,,-sent stat 7 ot th tr-de, should
be met by the men ceasing work for a time A
resolution was aloptA affirming the readiness of
toe Lye Waste and Oldswinford men to come out on
strike, co-jointly with other districts, to .13tairt the
AuguA list, 1878.

iiAMING IN TFIg lltonwAT. TWO boys, namel
IVhirehouse an.t 13,k, tne f,rmer of Olds winfuni
an the lat or of ::,tournidge. were charged with
gnnlng in the h:ghway on the 17th inst. Pelic:,-
s •rgeant 11-r: o n and Polive-con-tahle Eaves pr-ved
• the case fee a Its, wh, promised not to Lffend
again, were die n.irged.
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—Ass,uta,—Brid,,et Brannon was ebargpd with
o w:milting flridget NieCave on the 18th inst. Com-
pl itittrit said tat. on the 18th inst., she was pro-
ce,ding hoine cl‘,wn Coven ry Streot and met the
defendant who struck her and kno,ked her down
and &Amok her several times while on the ground.
The defence w‘is tnat cornpldnant struck her first.
Th Bench, owing to .% ant of corruborative evidence
dismi,ssd the ease.
BOARD ov qUARDIANS.—Th*N first meeting
of the new Bosrd was held yesterday. There
were present M 'Ray Wald, Pargeter,Robert-
son, Hingley, Burr, Langford, Side-
way, R. B. Guest, Brooks, Weston, Thompson,
Browning, Homer, J. Billingham, Giles, Mills,
Plant, Wright, Lavender, Rhodes, oley, a
Bidingham, Haskew, Stringer, Forrest, and
Bro_ks.—Mr. Billingham was voted to the chair
pro tem. It was proposed by Mr. Biiiinginini
and set,ouded by gr. Foley "That tlr. John
Roybould 1 olsolod ottairgoau of Woo Board fo