The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-04 00:00:00

SATUEDAY, STrmump 4, ISSO

i drlver, and Joh, Ch.un'erl 'i,i, ill , ‘/dsr,isford, . Da,.lb-:+y Por'r. Oa 3A l•tr.'ay ;1 c-.,-•as.,:d ..vas werng : 1 s'6l) Conpany, 337 ; Persho-...?, 2al IP Coup any ,
: more th-r. el Tvila co ntittin; a hr,,:aeli of t'n3 down th:-! pit at, the Waizhv Co:licx.ir, when a piecte ! 367 ; Evesham, 2nd, ii C:lnpany, 3 (‘).
, p.ace I.y figh 1114 0111113 21011-dt. 1.':,;ic,,43:,n:5t,b1e of iron fom th, sor'ac-, ft :it 11;# .n i, b-4,:k. tiiiliog P.UIL&S r az, Vtito-,Ey Ft.rttN.G.--1:10., i', three riz
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.C L. twrig',t_s .i ihe., t Ar it ! t.v.) de', n.::i.,t3 fightint.; 1 jai iri.t ~i.tsinceuslv. Thc i.. q.iiry iv; a ali ,uraed f r b.st thre- vol ~...,•s, :it 101 yards : Allvi,rn aa,i
. a .8...a,:t..- B oilc. rrk.-.y wel.e stlippe,l. D. fei-Al .n. ':.s for the ,ttt,- n 14n u (~. CI,: G ve• nm,ll, L.:,put.br if .U) (1 2tl, C Comp : iv, 25 ;"t 1') t.. 1-st, H I
p'__lde i goity awl ‘v, re '‘e::.crol to :11.1 a sli rty of Mines to vi •-3. t th-!..ie.-n.• of tlle at:c.f.' :at ad.' rep,..rt. C.),npaays 25; D-oitwi, li, 2n,i, E Coup t.,y, 2
£5 liod t )inisclyils LI ..t' 0 t) lc-kp i te pea:e for 1 Eveillain, 211 d, D Comp la, 23 .(tie.) ; Wor,2cster,
six months. 2nd, A Company, 23; Wolv,rley, Ist, A Company,
OBSCENE LANGUAGE•—Abrrillalll Hid was fined 22; Bewdley, Ist, F Company, 22; Worcester, 2nd,
.ss, to include costs, for using obscene language. B Company, 21 ; Brorusgrove, 2nd, G Company, 21
STEALING SWEDES.—Two boys namod John Smith Tenbury Ist B Company. 21 ; Halesowen, Ist F
and Joseo Battler were 6,arged with stealing Company, 19; Redditch, 2nd, H Company, 17;
swedes the property a H. T. Hickman, on the 29th j Kidderminster, Ist, D Company, 14 ; Stourbridge.
ult. Police-constable Paynter proved the ens'-. . Ist, I Company,l4 ; Kidderminster. Ist 1. Company
Defencbmts were fined 2s Gd each. , 13 ; Kidderminster, Ist, C Company, 13 ;
.Dudley, I
1 ASSAULT CAsE.—Ann Baker was clnir;.Ted with let, G Company, 8.
aisullting a little boy named Joseph Welch, on the PRIZES FOR SERGEANT-INSTRUCTOR OF
2:)th ult. Victoria Welch said she saw the defend- ' WORCESTERSHIRE RIFLE AND ARTILLERY VOL-
ant strike her boy three times on the head. Fined , uNTEERs —Given by Major Hancocks—Ls., in
5s to include costs. , three prizes, Seven shots, at 500 yards. Sergeant-
SCHOOL BOARD CAsE9.—Six persons were sum- instructor Byrne, Artillery, 31; Sergeant-instructor
i moned by Inspector Squire Baker, for neglecting to Nosworthy. 2nd E Company, 30.
53Rd their children t) school, The cases being YEOMANRY.-10., in four prizes. Seven shots,
proved fines were inflicted in sums varying from is. at 200 yards, Sergeant W. Woodward, Upton 28 ;
to ss. Private 3, Finch, Witley, 24; Corporal J. W.
STEALING POTATOES.—Noah Russell was charged Overton, Witley, 24; Private J, Evans, Dudley,
with stealing gro,ving potatoes at qradley, on the 24.
28th ult., the property of Richard Stevens. Police- VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY.—XIO., in eight prizes ;
constable Clarke proved the case and 'defendant was seven shots, at 200 and 500 yards: Sergeant F.
fined ss. Partington, B Company, 56 ; Sergeant-major
BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—Tht weekly meeting Hamsher, B Company, 52; Quartermaster-serg,eani
of this Board was held yesterday. Mr. Raybould Lewis, C Company, 51; Gunner C. McCann, A
in the ichair. There were also present Company, 45; Bombardier G. H. Walker, C Corn'.
Messrs. H. Billingham' Haskew, Pargeter, pany, 45 ; Sergeant M. Bowen, C Company, 45;
Hingley, R. B. Guest, Wood, Lavender, Taylor Gunner J. Carbutt, C Comp:. ny, 45; Corporal A
Kelly, J. Guest, Newnam, and Forrest.. Ad- Birchley, C Company, 42.
witted into the house during the week 12;
discharged 28 ; born 0 ; dead 1 ; remaining in the
house 487. Corresponding period last year 471.
Out-door relief, Kingswinford district X 33 10s 9d.
Stourbridge district £25 10s 9d; Halesowen dis-
trict, £lB 3s. Od ; non-resident 4s. Total
£77 16s 3d against £76 78 2id.

OLD IT'LL.

NEGLECTING TO SUPPORT A WIFE AND FAMILY -
At the Police Court on Wednesday, before Messrs,
W. Bassano, C. Holcroft, and B. liingley, Noah
Allport, miner, of Old Hill, was summoned for neg-
lecting to support his wife and family, causing
them to become eharg..:ab]e to the ,Common Fund
of the Dudley Union. John Taylor, relieving
officer, proved °that the wife and two children of
the defendant had become chargeable to the Union
and had received 18s relief. Defendant pleaded
that he had not done any work and could not sup-
port them. He was sentenced to two months' im-
prisonment, with hard labour.
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Wm. Priest, miner,
of Old .Hill, was charged with being drunk and
disorderly in the highway on the 21st ult. Police-
constable Rowlands proved that clefendant was
drunk and using bad language, in Wagon Street,
Old Hill, The Bench inflicted a fine of is and
casts, •
WILFUL DAMAGE.—DanieI Price, a boy, residing
at Cherry Orchard, Old Hill w..s charged with
damaging turf the property of John Wright, of
Old Hill. The case was withdrawn on payment of
costs.—Alexander Turford, Joseph Jones, and Wm.
Roberts were charged with dam:tging an embank-
ment, the property of the New British Iron Com-
pany. John Fcx, constable, in the employ of the
Company, said that on the 28th ult he saw defend-
ants who were bathing in the Stour, near an em-
bankment that had been lately repaired and were
damaging it. Defendants were fined 2s 6d includ-
ing costs.
ASSAULT.—Benjamin Pugh, miner, of Old Hill,
was charged with assaulting James Cross, on the
28th ult. Complainant said that on the night in
question, the defendant, without any provocation,
struck him and knocked him down and also kicked
him. The defence was that they fought together
which was supported by two witnesses. The Bench
dismissed the case.
A Prcx-rocKET.—John Manley, who gave the
address of No. 4 Court, 6 House, NewiTown Road,
Birmingham, was brought up in custody, charged
with atteniPting to steal from the pocket of Edwin
Burgess, surveyor, of Old Hill, a purse containing
£l3. Edwin Burgess said he was present at a
sale, on the day in question, in Queen Street, Old
Hill, where he saw prisoner who was standing close
to his right side. He felt a hand going into his
pocket. He jumped back and found that his purse
was safe, and he did not then make any complaints.
He turned to prisoner but prisoner would not look
at him. Wh,n pri-oner was taken into custody he
went to V-le station aud told the Inspector that It
was the same man that had had his hand in his
pocket. Police-inspector Walters said he was
called to the sale in Queen Street, where the pri-
soner was given into custody by a Miss Green, for
attempting to pick her ' pocket, When he got
prisoner to the station he found 3s 4d. on.
Prisoner was further charged with attempting to
st-al from the pocket of Ann Nettie Green, a
purse and thrce rings. She said that she was check-
ing against the auctioneer and the prisoner was
standing close by her. A hat she was seeing to
her business the prisoner put his hand into her
pocket and she saw him pull it out again. She did
not miss anything. Mary Cusich, of Hill, said
she was at the tale, and also saw prisoner there.
She missed her purse which contained -.£l. 2s.
From what Nettie Green told her, she had the
prisoner taken into custody. Prisoner, who had
nothing to say, was sentenced to three months'
hard labour on each charge.

WALSALL V. TOT/RBI:UM"; E. This match was
played al, Wa:srill. on I‘l.-niz?ny last,. and proved a
&iiwtiffa;r,!snit scori-r; 7. to St nrbridge
!2,4„ ho !14.1.1 n. of th. 3 St tr b ilt-4e team %v.'s bad
Jagic.sbirg iis d when Lie had 10 rt:ns, and
str.ral tivs Ic-re given him and others.
!owing is the score :
WALSALL.
Hawk, bit wicket b Edge l5
Hirst, c Gilbanks.b Edge . 3
Brown, c Gilbanks b Foley .........0
Millward, c Timmis, b Yates
James, not out . . 64
Middleton,_c Wooldridge b Jones 46

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Brain, b Edge
Harvey, b Edge 0
Shaw, c Timmis b Gilbanks 4
Leighton, c Foley b Edge 0
Lewis, b Gilbanks
Extras

Total

STOURBRIDGE
Gilbanks, b Leighton
Williams, et. Millwood b Hawke
Jones, c Hirst b Hawke.
Timmis, b Leighton
Foley, thrown out
Frankland, run out 4
Edge, c Lewis b Harvey
Yateb, o Miliward b Leighton 2
Wooldridge, at, Millward b Hawke 2
Parkes, 1 b w, b Hawke 0
Bennett, not out
Extra 1
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