The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-06 00:00:00

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SO-DOWN CASII.—At the Coun'y Court, on
Nes 13y—before hi _Honour cqr Rup,rt Kettle,
—Gt.orge Turley, carter, ot Old Hill, claimed
10A for damages done to a horse and cart by
Foley, Linine:al water dealer, Cradloy
Mr. Cooksey was for the plaintiff and Mr.
Tallron for the defendant.—The plaintiff's case
was that he was run into in the Reddall Hill Road
9• the night of the 4th Dercenthe,r last, lie could
ot tf-11 who did the damage to his horse and cart.
P.C. Hyman however, identified the defendant
Z.; perjon who drove into the plaintiff.—The de-
fendant and his man were called, fv•d denied that
they r in into anyone that niAt.—His Honour gave
a verdict for Hh,. plaintiff, hut ordered the money
6 teiu.iin in Court pending any application for a
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CLAIM FOR COMMISSION. - Samuel Wakelam,
,!ounnission a‘zent, Kates Hill, sued Thomas Everitt,
t ft or 'roll End, Tipton, for £lO commission on the
-ale of a public-house. Mr. Hooper was for the
inaintiff, and Mr. Waldron for the defence.—lt was
alleged that the plaintit! was authorised to let a
public house, at the time kept by the defendant.
.1. man named Miller applied to the plaintiff for the
information as the whereabouts of the house. He
leard from Mr. Wakelatn, but found it was the
Ii tile recommended to him by Mr. Austin, of Tip-
ton. He afterwards took the house, and Mr.
Everitt declined t pay Mr. Wakelam on the
,round that he had not sold the house. He
oil-red him, however, 308.—Miller was called, and
,said he saw milling of Wakelam before he took the
iituse ; he only had a letter giving the intormation
as to the site Mr. Austin had told him before of
the place --His Honour ordered a nonsuit without
costs, and recommended Mr. Wakelam to call upon
Mr. Hooper and get some advice as to the conduct
of his businses.

INTEBESTINd TO PUDDLERS. ^ Thomas Mills,
puddler, Cornet. Hill, sued Jabez Coley, of the
'Jumble Held Lonworks, Netherton, for £4 Ss, two
weeks' wage in lieu of notice, Mr. Hooper was r
tiie'plaintifT, and Mr. Higgs was for the defendant.
—The case was that the plaintiff was at work, and
whoa he reached his fourth heat his fuel ran ehort,
It was three o'clock in the morning, an i he asked
the watchman to fetch him some. '(ha latter de-
ti tied, and plaintiff said he must "knee s off." The
•vatchman replied that the plaintiff would get the
"sack," but the latter was compeded to kale off.
tie wts disenarged without notice the next week,
ud he now claimed.—lienjatuni Haden, nig..t
.tanager. said the defendant,.refestal to work ao)
longer simply on the grou,d that the other men
.vere grumbling at the coal. There tans plenty of
:zood coal, and witness never refused to fetch coal,
dy the Judge: The coal was only a few yards trom
,he furnace.—The Judge said he had heard enough.
If he was an ironntasttx, and a putZer in an ealer-
4rney like that would not fetch coal that distance,
he should not work another lieut. Verdict for the
delondant, with cost 4.
NIITHEATON JUNIOU. LIBEIZAL Ab•OCIA:IIO24.-011
Monday night an inaugural dinner in connection
b the abo e assatiation was held at the Bull's
H• ad Hotel, Nt erton ; Councillor George Dunn
presiding, with Mr. Felix Coley in the vice-chair.
rhere wete about eighty gentlemen present, includ-
ing Alderman Dunn, Messre. Cutler, Rollason, D.
hill, Collins, J. It. lehton, B. Bond, Round J
kieldtis (han. etc Lotter, of &poles:, wont ro

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s rong but tinaT'ci,dly weak, an(' AO he
-d .or the support ot the leaders of the Liberal
party. A closer connection between the working-
men Lil,Jrals and their leaders was desirable —The
Chairman assured the junior Liberals of his warm
a!,mpathy and help at any time when really neces-
s iry. At the same time it was to be re-
membered that a If help was the best calculated
to promote healthy exertion, which would help the
club.