The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-04-10 00:00:00

Pcal anb istrict getus.

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The usual meeting of this Board was held
yesterday; Mr. Granger in the chair. There
were also present :--Messrs. Brooks, Rollinsun,
H. Billingham, Thompson, Fiddian, Wood, Giles
Homer, Hall, Wright, Baker, and Haskew.
Admitted into the house 7 ; discharged 15; died
2; born 0; remaining, 297; against 349 last
year. Kingswinford district £2l 7s 6ã; Stour.
bridge district, £l7 9s 7d ; Halesowen district,
£l6 2s 5d ; nonresident paupers us Bd, total £55
4s 21d against £5B lOs 54d.
The usual votes of thanks were accorded
to the chairman, vice-chairmen, assessment
committee, and clerk, and duly acknowledged.

VESTRY MEETING.—A vestry meeting was held
at Oldswinford Church on Thursday, for the pur-
pose of appointing a churchwardens in the place
of Mr. Gainsborough Harward, nominated rector's
warden last week, who claimed exemption as an
attorney. The Rev. G. F. Adley was voted to the
chair. The meeting on Thursday, was to rescind
the appointment of Mr. lla,rward, Mr. -Renard
explained the circumstances under which Mr.
Harward claimed exemption, and the Chairman,
on behalf of the rector, nominated Mr. Charles
King as his warden, which was carried and the
proceedings terminated. The parish churchwar-
den was not present.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—A carpenter named Beeston,
residing at Dennis Park, met with an accident a
few days ago, which has since resulted in his death.
He was at work at the Mitre premises, which are
being rebuilt, when he fell from one floor to the
next and sustained injuries to the spine of a fatal
character.

CRUELTY TO A HORSE.—At the Wolverhampton
Police Court, on Monday last, before Messrs. S.
Cartwright, G, L. Underhill, M. Ironmonger, and
W. Rogers, and Sir John Morris, Edward Morley,
assistant to Mr. G. Smith, horse dealer, of this
town, was charged with cruelty to a horse by over.
riding him. From the evidence of James Barring-
ton Lucas, chief keeper to the Earl of Dudley's
estate, and other witnesses, it appeared that the
defendant and a ines.n named Edward Stephens
were passing along the Penn Road, leading to
Wolverhonipton, at a gallopping pace, and racing
against each other on their horses. After proceed-
ing for some distance, and the defendant having
meanwhile flogged his horse to mend the pace, the
animal dropped down and died almost immediately,
—The defendant said the horse had died of a bro-
ken rotten heart, as certified by the veterinary
surgeon. It was, moreover, 26 years old, and had
originally cost him £5 10s. He denied that he
was riding at the pace described (12 to 14 miles an
hour).—Edward Stephens, also of this town, was
similarly charged, the evidence being.; identical
with that in the first case.—The Bench asked if
the defendants wished for a remand to call
lireut wit-
Bry ~ Attention to their nesses.—Stephens said the magistrates Were quali-
. ant .na h. to
x , oya; t V.e 8.,x,„, with patent. .I,pring coy- ile,i to judge, and they did not wish for a remand.
er , • v . , rn:10 ,tD ou2ll it —The Bh considered it a very snious offence,
.srp I by ever, out; to be
verproAuced . theai e
d cruel treatment of the animals, and imposed
/ad
very
,a fine of 402 and costs each, or a month's hard
JAPOUr.
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