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

WORC ESTE RSIIIRE VOLUNTEERS.

SA T I)

drank in King Street, OraTay Math. Debudalt
.del guilty aud said he hal go', a bottle eon-
taininz a :gallon of runt, an down a:4l br.lce
the hot le Ile drank a little to much of
was left an it made hint drunk He was fined
51 incl.:ding CO3 B.—Thom a Lowat-, of no fixed
al) ,d 6 was fine I 2s fiti na eost-t, wuli the alierna-
rive a 7 days' ilipri•tooinr!nt, f..t. being drunk and
dis)rder y at the Five Ways, Cr-tdkv Heath, o the
' 17th ult. Rilice-Yonstable Twigg proved the
ea-e.

GAMB LI NG.—Thomas Taft (18), Luke Bannister
(16), il-1:1 Geo. Bagley (16), all of Old Hill, were
charged ;th gambling in the highway on Vie
the 17th in A.—Police constable Roe was on duty
in plain cle.hes in a field leaAing from Garratt's
Lane to Cox's Lane, Oid Hill, aril saw -defendants
playing at " pitei and toss. "-13agley was dis-
charged and th, other defen ants wee eleh fined
58 including costs.
OnaTauCrtox.—George Smith (19), of Old
was fined 5s including costs for casing an ob-
sun:tion, by whe4ing a handcart on the footpath,
on the 12th inst.—Police-constable Wickstead
proved the offence.
VAGRANCir.—Satruel Will.At4 alias "Lawyer,"
.)1d Hid, was sentenced to one monqi's im-
prisonment for being fonnd sleeriog in a Rgstye
without having Any, visible means of 3 übsist,nce.

RATE DKFAttivEris.—A number of persons were
sum.noned by Mr. T. S. Willtanp, collector, for
non-payment of rates. Orders were m id: tor pay-
ment In 7 an i 14 days.
ROWLEY REGIS LOCAL BOARD MEETIN .4 —The
first meeting of the newly-elected Bo ird was held
on Mond ,y, a Old ILI Upon the m-ition of Mr.
Gr..en, see::inded by Mr. Pl!int Mr. W. Bassano
was unanimously re-elected eh &man for the en-
suifTg year. In the curse of smite discusson, the
Carman announe,d his intention of eolsultiur
the clerk with a view to geiti.:g a prop
13:163 upon which •o assess. those perssns by whom
it was considevd were direcly benefitei by the
lighting of the public lamps. Mr Goulder, one of
th • tnelic4l otticers,.r-ported 16 deaths as having
occurred in his district during the month, this being
a death-rate of 13'2 per 1,000 per an ,urn, and Mr.
B::asley reported that in his dist.7:ct the number of
deaths /IPA been 29, being ade :to-rate of 13 9 pc;
1,000. A general distr;et rate of sd, and a higo-
way rate of 10d in the pound were made, in ac-
cordance with the estimates submitted at the la-t
meeting.
VE4TIY ATEETING.— A. ve3'r7 me(ti g, duly eon-
v;:ned, ws lied on Eas!er Tuceday evening, in the
vestry of Old Hill Chu ch. Ihe Rev. H. W. At
kinsou, vicar. t.c.ok tte eh ir. The ve9try
b-en opened with pr..y.,r, the e urchwarderts .f or
pas,. Ncer p e,entt d tiv.i, zecmult., ,hlch were
nwised unanimously. Tue coairav-,n then informed
the vestry Via,: Mr. W. Bassane had consented to
he vicar's warden for the ensting rear. Mr. H. G.
Walker was re-elected as warden i• r tte ptrish, and
the followi g K-ntlemen were appointe i sides:lien :
Mr. G. A. Hateu Best, Mr. E. l'urge -a, Mr. T.
Cooksev, Mr. J. Plant, Mr. B. Priest, and Mr. O.
Roberts. A reso ution was carrie unatii,nousl
that the chairman be requAste t t convey th,
thanks of the vestry to Mr. Benjamin aiugl y for
his continued ltbeaiiy in supy g both the
church and the schools ,it c. he gratuitously.
The proceedings closed with prayer,