The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-09-03 00:00:00

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COMMISSIONERS' MEETING.
The usual monthly meeting of this Board was
held in the Commissioners' Room, Corn Exchange,
Stourbridge, on Monday last. Mr. H. Hughes
in the chair. There viwe also present Messrs.
Hughes, Perkins, North, Edwards, Dawes, Hicklin,
and Griffin.
The clerk read the minutes of the last meeting
which were confirmed.
INANC E COMMITTEE REPORT
The Clerk read the following balances of the
Treasurer :—Highway account, balance due from
Treasurer £2lO 17s. 4d ; Improvement Account,
balance due from Treasurer, £7B 19s 6d ; Urban
Sanitary Authority Account, balance due to
Treasurer, £2O o's 7d. The following accounts
were examinPd and orders made for p iyment as
follows the Highway Account £B3 3s
7d; Improvement Account .t2l 6s 10d ; Urban
Sanitary Authority £33 6s 8d; Depcsit Account,
Henry Williims one year's interest due Midsummer
1880, £3 Os Od.
GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE REPORT.
MEDICAL OFFICER'S OF HEALTH REponTs—The
number of births registered from July 25th to August
22nd, 1881, were 31, viz :-18 Males, 13 fernalts ;
giving a birth-rate of 381. The number of deaths
registered in the same period was 10, viz :—males
7, and females 3. The death-rate was 12-2.—The
officer reported that the death-rate for the pa-t
three months has been exactly the same, viz :-
12 2, and the corrPsponding momh last year was
121. There had been no death from zymotic dis •
ea ,e, nor has any nuisance been reported to him
during the monih.
Towx OFFICER' a RENY:T.—Nuisances remail,ing
from last month 8, reported during the month 54.
making a total of 62. Removed, new 46, old 7.
total 53; remaiuing 9,
Nrowr SOIL REMO V AL.-145 privie,, 127 aabpits
and 2 cess pools, belonging to 262 hous.s have been
optied and cleansed and their cons etas remove I.
Number of loads 221. The lodging houses and
slaughter houses were reported to be in a good
sanitary condition.
, Two applications had been receivedfor the transfer
of registered lodging houses, viz : One from Sarah
Hall to Jabez Jordan, toe other flora Jessie Cart-
wright to Thomas Barratt. The committee re-
commended that the application of Jabez JordAn
bo granted, also that the transfer to Thomas
Barratt be allowed to him, living and sleeping on
th. premises.
' On the motion of Mr. Hughes, secondel by Mr.
North, the report was adopted.
IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.
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ELTIMATES Pi); R9WLEY R \ G.—The committee
repott td thet they had rcce:ved estimates from
several persons to supply broken and unbroken
Rowley Rag. They had instructed the Clerk to
writ- to the Board of Guardians for a quotation.
Excstoacuraelar rar ENVILLE STREET.—The COM-
mittee reported that an encroachment had been
made at Enville Street, itt front of the property be-
longing to Mrs, Mary Thomas. The Committee
recommended that the clerk he instructed to „,,e've
Mrs. Thomas notice to remove the obstruction
complained of, and in case it be not complied with
that the clerk have it removed; also that the
Surveyor withhold his certificate of occapation until
such notice is complied with.
PLANS OP PROPOSED BUILDINGS.—PIans of pro
posed new building in Brook Street and Longlands
had. been laid before the Committee, who recom-
mended that they be pa,,sed, subject to being in
accordance with the bye-laws. A plan had been
received showing alteration to front of house, late
Ars. Hawkins, in High Street, and the committee
nad appointed a sub-committee to superintend.
An application had been wade by Mr. Henry
Newuam for an extension of the present drain in
Middle Street, so that ho may turn his draivage
into it. A sub-committee had been appointed to
consider and report.
It was agreed that tho tender of Messrs. Jones
and Fitz Morri4, for supplying Rowley rag, at 58
9d per ton be accepted.
The Chairman remarked, with reference to the
encroachment, that the Board had been set at
defianee in the matter and on his suggestion the
clerk vras instructed to carry out the recommendation
of the committee.
New RA.TZB.—The Clerk read an estimate of the
requirc-tnent of the board for the y ..tr ending
March 25th., 1882. This, which inclueed £lOO for
law charges, amounted to £1,325 !9. 2d. The
emits amounted to .1327 e 19s 6d. The commit ee
recomtnended•that a rate of is 4,1 in the pound,
•,vhich would produce £1,200, should he tryele.
In answer to the chair man. Mr. Ti-qlor (the clerk)
said the rate last year was is 6d in the pound.
The Chairman: Can't you strike a penny off?
The Clerk: Oh. no; wo cannot do it.
The Chain:Jan then moved that an improvement
rate of 1.- 4d in the pound, as ai,ove, he made.
Tne reeolution was sec.:inded anti carried.
The Clink then read en eetimate for a highway
rate. From this it appeor dth it she total require-
men:s on the highway re-:counts were .£1,135 us
91 Trio total assets wire £416 17s 2d. The corn.
Leittee reeommended it rate of is in the pound,
which would produce £1,200, making a total of
£1,616 17s 2d.
The Chairman said that if the rate of is in the
pound were made, it would leave a ma.rgiu of £4BO,
or 30 per cent. He thought it was no use cailin,g
upon the ratepayers for 2d or 3el more in the pound
than was absolutely nece.•tsary.
.liter some discussion it was moved by the Chair-
man and seconded ly Mr. liughes, ibat a rate of
is in he pound be issued.
This ended the business.

HORTICULTURAL EXurBITION. —Oa Monday a
coAan'ore rticultural exhibitioa was held in the
Corn'Exchan ;e, Stourbridge. 'Lie centre of the
roo.n was filled by v..ry fine collcctio.ls of stove and
gree•thousr. plants, the pr,perty of subscribers. The
first prize was taken by Mr. If. Godfrey, nursery—
man, and tie cond by Mr. J. Cooke, of Norton.
In the amateurs' cla.,s for stove and greenhouse
p:ants, the first prize was taken by Jlr. Joseph
Perkins. In the reft ,f; I'S. classes the exhibits
were num r3us, : s hell as excellent in quality, the
r( get ..Qcs and fruit being especially fine. The
j;liges for th ottagef s were Messrs Godfrey and
h rot n. Mr. Kirk, nurseryman, sent sev3ral
stov.:a dgr eni;ou-e plants, not for competit on.
There vi ere abou forty persons competing in the
(;ottage a' cls. anti several or tee enure'
ezh bits in four or five different classes. Mr.
Tur :et's trittg Land p2rformed selections of mus c
aurins the day.
Dnumr AND DIiORDERLY..—at the Public °IBC%
I yes e d,•y, before Col. Fletcher, Charl,-.8 Bosworth
was charged with being drunk and disorderly on
' the 24 h ult. Police-constable Cartwright proved
the cAe. Fined. 5s said ccsts.
BReACR (IF THR Plum John Giblnns end
Martin Oottoby were charged with committiug

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

BRIERLEY HILL.

OLD HILL.

DAMAGING A FENCE.—At the Police Court, on
Monday, before Mr. 11. Smith, Richard Barnbrook
(15), and Albeit Waterhouse (14), of Quarry Hank,
were each fined 7s 6d including costs, for dama.eing
a fence, the property of Richard Westwood, also of
Quarry Bank.
DRUNKENNESS —Joseph Ifock, of eternal, was
charged with being drunk at Kingswinford, on the
23rd ult. Police-constable Farnell proved the case,
and defendant, who pleaded guilty, was fined 5s
including cos s.—John Oliver, of Bower Lane,
Quarry Bank, was fined 2s 6d and costs, for being
, drunk and making use of bad language at Quaray
I Bank, on the 21st inst. Police-constables Cheese'
man and Hyman proved the case.
BREACII OF THE PEACE. Abraham Pearson
and EnochiJones, of Kingswinford, were summoned
for committing a breach of the peace by fighting
on the 12th ult. Defendants were bound over in
their own recognanees of £5 to keep the peace for
three months.
STEALING APPLES.—John Edwards (9), and
Frederick Wood (12), of Wallheath, were charged
with stealing a quantity of growing apples, the
property of Benjamin Reynolds, on the 19th inst.
Poliee-constable Banton said that be saw
Edwards in Reynold's garden getting apples.
Wood was standing outside the garden and
Edwards took some apples to him.—Edwards was
ordered to pay 55. and costs, but Wood was dis-
charged.
USING THREATS.—Sarah Beddall was charged
with using threats to wards Eliza Jones, of the
same place, on the 20th ult.—Defendant was bound
over to keep the peace for three months and also
ordered to pay 6s. 6d. costs.
DAMAGING A FENCE.—Reuben Timmins, puddler,
and Arthur Slater, a boy, both of Wallheath, were
summoned for damaging a fence the property
of William Meredith, on the 20th ult.—Timmins
was fined lOs and costs, with the alternative of 14
days imprisonment, and Slater was let off with pay-
ing the costs.
DRUNK.—John Davies, of Tipton, was charged
with being drunk in the highway at Kingswinford.
Police-constable Parnell said that defendant was
very drank and was in charge of a break and three
horses, in Market Street, Kingswinford. He
was fined 10s. and costs ; in default 14 days.
ASSAULTS.—WaIter Dunn and Rebecca Dunn,
man and wife, residing at Saltwells Coppice, were
charged with assaulting Maria Rollins living at the
same place, on the 23rd ult, A cross summons was
taken out charging Maria Rollins with assaultinz
Rebecca Dunn.—Mr. Addison appeared on behalf
of Rollins.—Maria Rollins said for the last twelve
months the female defendant bad annoyed her very
much and she instructed her solicitor to send a
letter to her. After defendant had received the
letter she said to her "I will give you something
for sending a lawyer's letter" and struck her. The
defendant then went and fetched her husband and
he also struck her twice.—Mary Ann Greenaway
said she went out of her house and savS the com-
plainant and the female defendant on the ground
together. She saw Walter Dunn strike Mrs.
Rollins twice.—The male defendant said that he
saw his wife and Mrs. Rollins fighting together and
went and separated them. He did not strike her
at all. The female defendant sail that she was
passing Mrs. Greenaway's house and Mr. Rollins
CAMS out of the house and kn.) .Iced her d wn.
She did not strike her at all and her husband came
and rescued her.—Witnesses were cailed who said
that Rollins corn pitted an assault on Dunn and
that Walter Dunn did not strike her at alt.—The
Bench considered the use proved against the two
Dunns' and fined them 25. 6d. each and costs.
The charge against Rollins was dismissed.
COAL STEALING.—CaroIine Pully and Alice Wall,
Brickkiln Street, Harts Hill, were charged with
stealing a quantity of coal the property of the
Earl of Dudley on the 18th ult.-16,hard Weather-
ford, stoker, in the employ of his lordship, said
that he saw Pulley get some coal off a truck at the
Pensnett Railway and give part of it to Wall.
He gave information to the watchman, —The
watchman said that he followed the prison., r 3 and
took the coal from them—Additional-constable
Taylor s tid the coal shown to him, which was taken
from the prisoners, weighed 11- cwt.—Wall was
fined 10s. with the alternative of 7 days' imprison-
ment. Pul'ey was committed to take her trial at
the Stafford Sessions.
REFUSING TO QUIT.—At the Police Court, on
Thte sday before W. F. F. Boughey, Esq.,
stipmdiary magistrate, William Stevens, puddler,
was charged with being drunk and refusing to quit
on the 27th ult. John Ashton, landlord of the
Cottage Spring Inn, Mill Street, Brierley Hill, said
that about 6 o'clock in the evening he came into
his hotke and steppe I there till about eight o'clock.
He, seeing that defendant had had enough ale,
refused to fill him any more and the defendant
became disorlerly and refused to leave the hou-e.
He sent for the police and defendant then left,—
The Saipendiary inflicted a fine on the defendant of
2's. and costs, with the alternative of one month's
imprisonment, s tying that he was a very violent
man and he had rendered himself liable t a penalty
of £5.
STONE THROWING.—Thomas Jennings (14), of
Mount Pleasant, was charged with throwing stones
in the Streets at Quarry Bank. Police-eonstaele
Cheeseman stated that on the 25th. August, he saw
the boy throwing stones in the highway at Mount
Pleasant.—The boy was ordered to pay the costs,
the Stipendiary remarking that if another boy came
before him he would inflict a heavier penalty.
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Squire Shooker, iron-
worker, Tansey Green, was charged with being
drunk and disorderly on the 15th ult. Police-
constable Hicklin proved that defendant was drunk
and nein... badlanguage with two others at Common
Side, Pensnett. Police-constable Wynn give
corroborative evidence. Defendant was fined ss.
and costs ; in default 7 days.—Samuel Hucksley.
ironworker, Tansey Green, was also fined ss. and
costs for being drunk and disorderly at the same
time and place.--Ebor Guest, labourer, Tansey
Green, was also charged with being drunk and
'disorderly at the same time and place as the other
defendants. He did not appear and a warrant was
granted for his apprehension.—Thomas Morrit-,
labourer, of Brockmoor, was charged with being
drunk and disorderly. Police-constable Li:fiord
said that on the night of the 27th ult., he saw the
defendant, who was drunk and using bad language
in the Station Road, Brockmoor. There was a
rumour that he had nearly killed his child and he
went into his house to see it. Whilst he was in the
house the defendant Picked up the poker and
threatened to bit him with it, Defendant was fined
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103. and costs, with the alternative of 14 days'
—William Anson,
of no fixed abode, was charged with stealing a
quantity of growing potatoes the property of Benj a-
nmin
tHomer,of the
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If
sPt u
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t.sn et t . About 9 o'clock on the
h
, the prisoner was caught by
the prosecutor's son and a man named Ernest Steel
in a field belonging to prosecutor, picking potatoes
and putting then in his pocket. Prisoner, who
pleaded guilty was sentenced to 14 days' hard
labour.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' Hosrrrn L DEXONETEATION
—The members of the various friendly soci ties in
the Old Hill, Cradley Heath, and Cradley districts.
held their Erst annual services on behalf of the
Ge-er,t Hospi al and Dudley Dispensary in Sunday
afti moon. As the weather was fine a large number
of persons assembled in each of the districts above-
named, and piocessions were for med, headed by the
Corngreaves band, :,the Netherton band, and the
Cradley Hea.h band. Services were held at Trinity
Church, Old Hill; St. Luke's Chu? ch, Reddall Hill,
and the Wesleyan Chapel, Cradley; and impressive.,
sermons were preached by the Res. U. W. Atkin,
son L.L.B. (Old Hill), G. J. Taylor. M.A. (Reddat
Hill), and N. J. Davies (Cradley). The collection
at Old Hill Church amounted to £7 Is 6d.
NON-FAYNIENr OF (+.s RITES. —At the Police
I Court, on Wednesday, before Messrs. H. T. lick-
man and H. A. Wiggem, Walter and •.:',harles Smith
of Cradley Heath, were F u n3m on e d under the 65th
section of the Cradley Heath Gas Company's Act
for non-payment of rates.—Mr. Homfray (Messrs.
Ho if ay and Holberton, Brierley Hill) appeared
in support of the summons.—Mr. Deakin, collector
of the rates, proved that the sums of ..t1 19s. Bd.
and 103. lid w,..re due and had been demanded on
several occasions from the defendant. An order
for payment immediately wa. made —John Levett
butcher, Garratts Lane, Old Hill, was also ordered
to pay the sum of £1 15.. 3d.—Sarnu,l Jones,
licensed victualler, of Cradley Heath, w,ts ordered
to pay .22 12s. 4d.
A. WIFE BEATER _Before Messrs. H T. Hick..
man ,ncl. B. Hiugley, Benjamin Law, of Tividale,
was fined is. and colts, with the alternative of 7
days' imprisonment-, for assaulting his wife Jane
Law, on Vie 20th ult,
LICENSING SESSION. The Inspector's report
showed that the number of licensed victuallers,
beer-house keepers, wine dealers, and refreshment
houses in the division of Rowley Regis, up to the
31st AuguF.tt 1880, were as follows: —Licensed
victuallers 92. bet r-house keepers 49, beer-house
ke pers (out-door) 19, wine sweets 4, and refresh-
ment houses 2. The "Black List," was read in
wh ch werethe following : —Jane Stanley, Junction
in••, T,vidale, for permitting gambling, and was
fin d 10s. and costs; Betsy Green, Blue Bull Inn,
Tividale, for keeping open after hours, was ordered
to pay costs • James Frederick Homer, Bull's Head
Inn, Windmill End, for being open after hours,
was fined .R 3 and costs ; John Edward Corser,
Ccoksey's Hotel, Old Hill, for permitting gambling,
Iwas fined 40s. and costs. Beer-house keepers :
Samuel Paskiu, Wellington Inn, Tividale, for
permitting gambling, was fined .65 and costs;
, Wert puby, Bosch Tree, 814'411,604 for permitting

drunkenness, was fined 203. :rid costs ; Benjamin
Dank, rut-door license at Deg Lane, Old llill,
Ca: nl'o sing ale to b 2 eensumed on the premises,
was in td 20s. and COStS.
APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF LIC:NSE.—Mr.
Ho-,per (on the firm of Messrs. Stokes and Hooper,
Ded ey) made an application on behalf of Ann
Cole, landlady of the Brown Lion Inn, Powke
Lane, Old Hill, who was the holder of a six days'
license to extend ii. to a seven days.—The applica-
tion was granted.—Mr. Cooksey (Old Hill) applied
on behalf of Annie Henrietta Dixon, landlady of
the Fox Hunt Inn, Old Hill, for an extension of
a six days' license to a seven days.—This was also
granted.—Mr. Cooksey applied on behalf of Joseph
Barnsley, landlord of the Royal Exchange, Black-
Heath, for a wine license The application was
adjourned untill the adjourned licensing day.—Mr.
Hooper aoplied for an out-door beer license on
behalf (if William Cooper, of Halesowen Street,
Blae n heath. Tr;e application was opposed by Mr.
Oldershaw (Blackheath) and Mr. Cooksey (Old
Hill), on the grounds that the premises for which
the license was required, was not of sufficient
rateable value.—Mr. Whitehous.?. license:appraiser,
said that the premises were worth £l7 per year.—
The applicant and the landlord said that the rent
paid yearly was £l6 12s. 03.—Mr Cooksey called a
witness named Chapman, a licensed victualler and
builder, who said that the property was worth
about 6s. per week. The Bench were not satisfied
with the value of the house and the application was
refused.—Mr. Cooksey made an application on
behalf of William Troman, of Park Street, Cradley
Heath, for an out-door beer lic.eela The license
was granted.—Licenses witheld.--lhose named in
the "Black List" were called before the Bench and
Mr. Hingley told them, that in consequence of
there being convictions against them, their licenses
, would be withheld until the adjourned licensing
sessions.
STEALING COAL.—William Siviter (16) was
charged with stealing coal belonging to the New
British Iron Company. Upon the prisoner being
detected in the act of stealing the coal he stoned
the watchman. The prisoner was sentenced to
7 days' imprisonment.
H panwAY ROBBERY. Benjamin Smith (45),
labouror, of Gorsty Hill, was charged with stealing
a pocket handkerchief and a can of cooked meat,
belonging to Mark Parkes, a nailer, also residing at
Gorsty Hill. On the night of the 13th ult the pri-
soner overtook the prosecutor in the Gorsty Hill
Lane, knocked him down, and took from him a
quantity of beef and a pocket handkerchief. Upon
being apprehended by Police-constable Lightfoot
prisoner admitted the offence. —The Bench com-
mitted the accused for 14 days' imprisonment.