The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-04-17 00:00:00

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BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The first meeting of this newly elected Board
was held at the Board Room yesterday. There
were present :—Messrs. Pargeter, Pearsall,
Ringley, Granger, Homes, Weston, Parker,
Somers, I. RoHinson, Thompson, Higgs, Wood,
Homer, Raybould, J. Billingham, Giles, Penzer,
Plant, Hall, Wright, Fiddian, Rhodes, Foley,
H. Billingham, Haskew, B. Brooks, Forrest,
Guest, and J. Brooks.
Mr. B. Brooks was elected to the chair pro tern
and Mr. G. Grainger was voted to the chair un-
animously, and tcok his seat. Mr. B. Brooks
was elected first vice-chairman and Mr. I. Rol-
linson second vice-chairman.
ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE.—The following gen-
tlemen were elected as the assessment committee:
—II. J. W. H. Foley, J. Helcroft, E. Gem, and
H. Smith Esqrs., ; Messrs. Grainger,
Brooks, Rollinson, Plant, Raybould, Hall, Par-
geter, and H. Billingham.
Admitted into the house 7; discharged 8; died
1; born 0; remaining, 295 ; against 342 last
year. Kingswinford district ..t272 Os ; Stour-
bridge district, 17 17t, lid; Halesowen district,
£l6 is ; nonresident paupers 11s Bd, total £56
12s Od against .R 63 Os 100. last year.
Precepts was read as follows : —Worcestershire
County Rate, £33 Os. 7d. Staffordshire, £348
,
7s- sd. 141' ;.,?q • -111

THE OLDS WINFORD VESTRY MEEVING.
At the Pollen Court, yesterday, before Colonel
Fletcher and Messsrs. J. B. Cochradeland C. Coch-
rane, Mr. Prescott complained of the conduct of
Mr. Dallow, collactor, in stating to the Bench that
no persons were nominated at the Vestry meeting
for overseers. A meeting was called by the col-
lector,:but it was an illegal one,
.as the meeting
should have been called by the two churchwardens,
and one of them was in Australia. A meeting was
called, however, and Mr. J.:Chamberlain was ap-
pointed chairman by a large majority, and four
persons were nominated, but the fact was, the col-
lector had to go to another meeting at Wollaston,
and left without knowing what had been done,
and then comes and makes a wrong statement to
the Bench, to mislead them. He (Mr. Prescott)
thought such conduct &served censure, and Mr.
Dallow had rendered himself liable to be dismissed
from his office.

The Bench said they understood that no meeting
was held in consequence of the noise and rabble.
Mr. Prescott was then sworn, and said the noise
took place in consequence of some of the ratepayers
wanting the Rev. J. Richards to take the chair,
and that Mr. Chamberlain was:elected by a large
majority, and during the noise Mr. Dallow left
the room.

After some further remarks, James Thomas
Horsley and William B. Moore were appointed.

CHARGE OE PERNITTMG DRITNEENNESS.—Afthe
Police Court, yesterday, William Brooks, landlord
of the King's Head,lHigh Street, was charged with
permitting drunkenness in his house, on the Bth
inst. Kr. Collis defended. Police-constable
Dunn said he visited defendant's house at a quar-
ter past ten at night and on going into the kitchen
he saw a woman named Mary O'Donald. She was
drunk, and had a pint cup of ale. He called the
attention of Mrs. Brooks to it, and on visiting the
house shortly afterwards he found the woman still
there.—Mr. Collis addressed the Bench for the
defence, and called witnesses to prove that the
woman did not have any drink in the house. De-
fendant was fined is and costs.—Mary O'Donald
was fined lOs and costs for being drunk.
STOCK b'rocs.—Mr. H. King held his usual
fortnightly sale on Tuesday last, when there was
a good supply of stock. Fat weithers made 74s
per head; fat cows, .3331. 15s. Od. West Highland
oxen, .226. Os. Od ; Ace horn oxen, £26. 2s. 6d;
fat calves, £5; tine cows and calves, £2l. There
was, as usual a large attendance of buyers, and
the stock realized higit prices.