The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-03-03 00:00:00

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COMMISSIONERS' MEETING.

Mr. Nash preaideci t the tnonthly nteetln,z of th:
rflarti or M •nlay Werthin-gen thanked 'ht.!
Cni3ainners !or th,:,,r,soluti.tn ofsynlaally tv
oka=ed at the im4 rn.,etittg with r, gkrd to the deatli
ni. bro.het in taw. Mr J. C. A-irly -a Scott-
The Commies ()Tie ra aor,epted a toiler of
rott Mr..lohn Guest for the remnnstrn-tion of it
drain in L^t.fer nigh qtreei, the object in vio*bir
o pr.,veot the filodin..r of that part Of t. e tow.
Th 3 Mafn Drainage Board contribut@ £O. toiaards
the ens'.

The Market Hal Cornrnitte: recomtnended that an
agreement be sealed wito Ca tam n Hammon t to let
the Corn Exchenee to the rifle volurreers br eighty
niAs, at a rental of 230. T•le report waaal4pted.
The Boundary Committee recommended that the
Worceat,-r4hire Guardians be invited to a con reren,is
with t cosannitt o! the Cornmisioners wiai retard
to the area af tLe new noor-law unioa for the distrie•
of Stollen. dge. Mr Woolley said it had come it;)on
many persons s.irprO.e th it the Asmistant
Bonnihry Commission-T had atatel that v-ry pro-
holly a n w ludo. would he formed, to he eAllet
the Hales ()wen Union, and Wi& would inelu,le
St ur ri ge. TnA was a staril.ng statrone.,t, and
v Ty poa,ible opposition wr.uld he offerel to poling
birlgo under t e wing of a small village likp
Ila owen Mr. Worthington Bali he had made
Rom- enciniri,ni on the subject. and was tol 1 it wit-
not pro :osed to include Stourbri sae in a Haleeowen
U ion, but that i Dudley remaine:l Li Worces er-
shire a union would be formed consisting of Ducil,y,
1t..1!r.1 iin I Haleeowen. 'this
would be indepeade.:t of -tont-bridge. Mr. C. 11.
Collis urged he i.r portonce of communicatiintenn
with the Local G vcrnrai-nt Bov d nrid the Boundary
Cotninissioners n the subj.e.t if the area of th-
I new union; and it was .e nivel to Jo this, as well
as to invi.e the Gtiartliana to a conferenc

T:,e rn,in•hly report of the Meilical Officer shorr-a
Of? birth-rate last month tires 29 5, an.l tie
rate 18.4. The birth-rate for he year he, been
31 9 p,)r 1,000, and the death—rate 188 NI. I 059
The deck wi invructed to pr.parn eu es, iniato
of the 1.141L4 requited 'on the fieyeral aocolntn f-r the
year accounts for the year endin2 25th March, 1389

POOR A.t the Police Conrt, yes'enlay
hp fore roionel Cochrane, Mr. T. D. Tlt ima.tnd
Mr. A. Freer, the Witley Colii(ry Company wer-
sum iffineci by 'Nit.. W. Hind., astietant overseer, for
a poor rata anaortatif‘g to ..£l3 Its 61. A. the
eitate is in liquitation Mr. Klux informed Mr.
Hint:, that hewn dd have in put ia is dim as a
p-e! rentialceiior.
B,A:root. Boano CA6II. —!tictisri Tandy was sum-
to, not s.niing hie child:to itohotil. Mr. W.
H. Wit:len:a- proved th, cave. Pined 24
A Foul rut Far,Low Will am Haves, a wog-
known eharact-r, res;dieg &t thi Gig- Mid, was
(ha gtl ai h slog drunk and refusing :0 quit ine
Nev LILL GE': Mill, on the 214 h Ruck
s-ii I d feadant wa. (hulk at Mr, Hate's, thelNew
lan. Gig Mil', on the 21st ult. D,fendant struck
criine-s and knoaked him do-4n without any preeo..
nation. The laudlurd ordered defendnnt out and
he rens' d to go. P.C. P%ynter said he saw the
defendtuit at to New Itt-t on the ahoro date and
he was drunk. Toe landlord ordered him nut and
he refused to go. :•:erertil pravioui co,ivictione
were proved by Sunerin-endent Wheeler, whi said
that deend4rit was a very dangerous man. Fined
.10a and costs, 124 6d; in default one month.

Dattsx.4 —James Shepherd, tnarne store deleer,
we charg cl with bein2 drunk and disorderly in
N,w Street, on tbe 27th ult. Serge:us IlarC..witke
proved th- ,se. Fined 5s and costs, or 14 davit
Joseph Taf or was char d with being drank and
di4ord.rly in Birmingham Street. on he 19th ult
P 0 W. Jone. and Sergeant liardwieke proved the
case. Fined 5a and costs.—Thotuas Pritchard wir
charged with a similar ()Gaut on the 19th ult. in
Birmingham Street. P.p. W. Jones proved lb..
case. Fined id ald and costs.

Onnraucrios. Jos-ph Kindon, haulier, was
ellen:Ted with o,..structing the free paßs'ige of the
road on the 22ed tilt, in Enville Street,
Payeter proved that defendant's cart was in
Envilte Street for 40 minutes. Withdrawn on iy•
inent ot coste.—Jantee 3111, jnn , land Peer
Cawley were charged with obstructintr the free
passage at the footpath by loitering ther•on on the
I:Stb hit, in High Street. P.C. Bubb proied tbd
e,ise. Fined Is ea(h. including costs, and canti-oed.
A Livst.r AFFA4Ft Kindon, shoeinAker,
Chnreh Street, wits charged with threatening hit
wife, 1.1:11..n liinflon, on the Ist tn.% Ce npl.dlent
raid defend:tut threatened to kill her, and she was
afraid of him. He had frequently thre 4ttllV d her
and hid not been sober tor tive mouths. Ho did
not give her eny money and her mother had kept
her. Defeadant wad bound over to keep t•vi peat!.
f r 12 months, himself in .1Z:30 and two sureties of
1.3 each, ond pay coats ; in default 3 months.
liokitD or Cit7ARMANs. Mr. P. Pargeter pre-
sided at tli.m weekly meeting of this board yetverda.7
Admitted into the house during the week 14, dis-
oharzAd 6, dead 1, rernainio4 in the hou.e 5:)4,
corresp,mding w..!elt last year 531. Otit-dnor :
Kingewinford .£5O 12e 24, Stoorbrid g 44 41)1,
Hale:towen £3l S 4 41, non-reßilent panoer4 41 16
6.1, total ..£126 64 9.1, Against ~Cll5 0, 61 la4t year.

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P
, • RERT.NTATION TO oiLSARANT OKKY xe-ternhy
evenia 4 dinner was given at the Polio 3 S'atiotk
as a compliment to Sergeant Okey, who has b.iso
in the police for :a f r 2; ya vs, and Wt
superAnnuate 1 some time ago on aceount of ill-
About 50 officers arid constAbles of tbe
division were present end seaming'? enjoy.ril the
repast provided for them. S4lperiatendent Wheeler
occupied the c sir, and In•ueet-ir fir-nma,in the vice-
chair. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts totem.;
~*ea duly honoured the Superintendent present-A
Okey with a halm sil:er wat,:h and
chain Which had been suh.cribed for by the fr!ce
iii the diviei.m. In making the preseritati,m the
Stipetintendcnt spoke of Ser.4eant °key's c rreer in
theiforce in highly eulogis.ic terms. Sergeant ()key
suitshly reopordo 1. The watch bore the following
inscription :--” Presented to S-recant Okey by
rile Superinterrient an I brother officers of tk.-
Stourbri Age Divn. Vir.C.C., on retiring after 22
years seruce, as a mark of esteem, 31st Oct, 1887.'
es.pAtil songs were well rendered by monde:rill of
th• force sui a most enjoyable evening was spent.