The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-07-23 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

OFFENCES AG A I NST THE LICENSING ACT.-At
tie Police Court, on Wednesday, before B.
Hingley. C. Holcroft, and J. IL Pearsons,
and Dr. Walker, Ellen Darby, landlady of the
Beech Tree beet house, Blackheath, was summoned
fo, permittin g drunkenness. Police-sergeant
Cooper proved visiting the house on the morning
of the sth inst., and meeting a man named
13a!eman leaving the premises in a drunken state,
and that in the house he found another man named
Cook, who was also very drunk. The defendant's
plea was that she had only filled six quarts for
these two men and another. A. fine of 20s. and
costs was inflicted.--Benjamin Dando, the holder
of an "off " beer license at Duck-land, Old Hi! 1
wss 811. nmoned for selling ale, which was consumed
on or near his premises.— Police-constable Light-
foot, gave evidence to the effect that two men
whom he saw siting on a bench close to defendant's
preini.es, vu re supplied by the defendant's
daughter with a jug of ale. Defendant said he
did not know he was contravening the Act of
Padiament, as the ale was not actually drunk on
his premises. He was fined 20s. and costs.
DauNicxxsEss. Solomon Davies, lAbourer,
Sprngtield, .11,)w1ev, who, it was stated, had been
alre:tdy summoned -four times this year, was fined
20. i. an I cost., with the alternative of a month's
imprisonment, for being drunk and disorderly at
iwley. on Sunday, the 10th inst.
A i.L,IVING A FEROC lOUS DOG TO BE AT LARGE.—
For 'his offence, Frank Taylor, veterinary surgeon
Cradiey Heakh, was fined is. and costs. It was
stated that on a day last week, whilst some boys
were bathing in a brook which run-, through land
occupied by the defendant, he chasei them, and
that his dog, which accompanied him, knocked one
of the lads down and bit him, .

CHURCH MISdIONARY SOCIETY.—A meeting in
connection with the above society was held at the
Trinity Hall, Old Hill, on Monday evening last,
the Hey. H. W. Atkinson, vi,ar of Old Hill, pre-
siding. There was not a very good attendance
—The Chairman in opening the meeting said that
their warrant • f missionary enterprie wa, "Go ye
out into all the world and preach the gospel to
every creature." I true missionary, one whom
the Lord will bless, must be endued with power
from on high, in the same way as the apostles were
endued by the power of the Holy Ghost. The
mis..ionary enterprise would not be of the slightest
use unless the Lord blesses it, and it is carried on in
the power of the Holy Ghost. it was because they
believed that the desire of the Society's mi-sionaries
was simply to depend upon the Lord for a blessing,
that they felt anxious to do all in their power to
promote the Church Missionary Society, and so en-
able it to set forth a good cause. Having received
the benefit themselves—the gift of God, which is
eternal life—they must desire that others, according
to God's sovereign will and purpose, should receiv
it to. If they could not go theinielves they could
find the money to send others. The Old Hill branch
had only been in existence six months and had done
very well in that time. They had got above £l6
already, and only half of the year had gone, by
m-ans of their 48 missionary boxes. By the end of
the year they would have a very pleasing amount to
ser.d u? '0 he Society.—Mr. Pargeter, Tho was for
20 years a !missionary in Ceylon, gave a long and
lute -estUg account of mission work.