The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-22 00:00:00

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BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The usual meeting of this Board was held
yesterday; Mr. Grainger, in the chair. There
were also present :—Messrs. I. Rollinson, Baker,
Homer, Haskew, H. Billinghtun , Rhodes.Fiddian,
Guest, Homes, J. Billingbam, Wood, W. Rollin.
son, Raybonld, and Oliver. The minutes of the
labt meetiugwere read and confirmed. Admitted
into the house during the week, 19 ; discharged,
16; dead, 3; born, 1; remaining, 313. Corres-
ponding week last year, 329. Out-door relief,
Kingswinford district £23 Oa ; Stourbridge die
trict, £l7 7s 61 ; Halesowen district, £lB
Os 6,1 ; non-residcnt paupers, us tid ; total, £5B
19a 9;1; against .1:61 9s 10a-d last year.

LOCAL FAILITRIL—Mr. W. R. Brooks, butcher,
of High-street, iu this town, has tiled his peti-
tion under the Bankruptcy Act, liabilities,
£4,500. The lirst meeting of creditors will be
held on the 3rd September. Mr. C. W. Collis,
is the solicitor.

TREAT TO WORK3IENL-Oh Saturday I tat, the
men in the employ of Messrs. John Hall and
Co., had their animal treat at Clent. 'fee men
were conveyed in 23 breaks, &c., headed by a
baud. The workmen were entertained to an
excellent spread, sud the health of their em-
ployees heartily toasted. An enjoyable day was
spent.
DISORDERLY PAUPERS.-At the Petty Sessions
held yesterday, before Colonel Fletcher, J. B.
Cochrane, and R. L. Freer, Thomas Glass, John
Sweeney, and George Hope, casual paupers,
were charged with disorderly conduct at the
Union, on the night of the 20th inst. Edwin
Unison, inaeer, said that each of the defend-
ants came to the Union about half-past nine
o'clock. Theyall refused to take the bath unless
they had their supper first. He gave them their
supper, although they were not entitled to it.
Sentenced to seven days' hard labour.

TUUEATENINO.—JOhU Cooper was charged with
using threatening language to Joseph Shilvock,
of Cleat, on the night of the Nth. Mr. Perry
prosecuted. The complaint was that defendant
threatened to cut his head off. Defendant denied
the charge, and called witnesses to prove that
no threats were used, and the case was dif3.
,nissed.—John Shilvock was then charged with
assaulting John Cooper, on the 18th instant.
Complainant said that defendant struck him on
the breast and area, and knocked him down,
which was confirmed by a witness. Fined 5s
and costs.

STEALING PoTATOES.—JohIa Chapman, Sam-
uel Chapman, and Joseph Chapman were
charged with stealing a quantity of potatoes, on
the 11th mat, the property of Henry Smith, of
Pedmore. George Noke, gardener, proved that
he saw all the defendants pull up potatoes and
put them into their pockets. The value of them
was as. He ran the defendants for nearly a
mile. John and Samuel, who had been previ-
ously convicted, were fined Is and coats, aud Is
damage, in default 14 days, and Joseph Is and
coats, and Is damage, in default seven days.
SEttiot's AeISAULT Can.—John Crunipton was
charged b; David Hubble with assaulting him on
the night of the thu inst. Mr. Perry appeared
for complainant, and Mr. Collis defended. The
complamant, who is an innkeeper, said that the
defendant came into his house between nine and
ten o'clock. and called for ale. Witness told
him he should not fill any unless he promised to
behave himself. Defendant sat down, hut no
ale was filled him. Defendant then pulled a
rabbit out of his pocket, and wanted to sell it.
Defendant then quarrelled and fought with a man
named Simpkiss. Witness then interfered,
When defendant struck him several times,
knocked him OD the fire, and broke his ribs. Its
was in bed for a week, and was attended by Mr.
Bayley, and was unable to work. After defend-
ant had struck him several time, witness struck
him with a poker in self-defence. John Sutton
and Philip Powell gave corroborative evidence;
and Hobert Luther Bayley, surgeon, said that
complainant came to his surgery, and he had a
black eye. His body was also bruised, and one
of his ribs broken.—David Hubble was then
charged by John Crampton with assaulting him
on the Bth inst. Complainant said that on the
above date be went into the Albion Inn, and had
three pints of ale. Two men mulled Sargeaut
and Sieapkiss tossed for three quarts of ale and
cigars. The landlord was present, and partook
of the ale. The dispute arose about the betting,
when defendant struck him on the face, and lie
(witness) struck Hubble on the eye. Hubble
then picked up a poker, beat him with it, cut his
nose through, and also cut his eye, forehead, and
head, inflicting seven wounds. Witness was
bleeding for more than two hours, and he bad to
go to Dr. Campbell's, to have his wounds sewn
tip. George Simpkiss said he was in the de-
fendant's house, and was tossing for ale and
cigors. He lost three quarts and ,Sargeaut lost
two. He was tossing far another quart, and was
4to 3, when Hubble said it was 4to 2. Hubble
then struck Crampton, and Crunipton returned
the blow. Then Hubble got a poker, and would
have killed Crumpton if the poker had not been
taken off hint. This being the case, the Bench
said they should not inflict a fine for the assault,
but bind each of them over in one surety in £5,
and themselves in £lO, to keep the peace for six
months, and were of opinion that the house was
disorderly.

NEGLECT or WORK.—Alfred Clift was charged
with neglecting the work of Messrs. Jones and
Lloyd, of Crudley, on the Bth lust, and 20s was
claimed as compensation. The defence was that
there were no bellows for him to work with Had
there been he was prepared to work, and the case
was dismissed,

SCHOOL TREAT.—On Tuesday last upwards of
300 children in connection with the Congrega-
tionalist Church, had their annual treat. flie
children, accompanied by their teachers, marched
to a field at Pedinore, kindly lent by Mr. Coch-
rane, where they engaged in various ainuseumets.
On returning to do school-room they were re-
galed with tea, cake, &c. AU appeared delighted
with the treat.

Loci. MARRIAGE.—A marriage took place at
the Roman Catholic Church, in this town, on
Wednesday morning last, in which a consider-
able amount of interest was manifested. The
cootracting parties were Mr. Thomas Wall, soli-
citor of this town, and a member of the Stour-
bridge School Board, and Miss Emily Perks,
third daughter of Mr. Henry Perks, draper, of
Hi4h-street. The church for sonic time before
the ceremony took place was nearly filled by a
umnoer of persons—most of whom belonged to
the fair sex—anxious to see the toilets of the
hride and bridesmaids. The wedding party
were conveyed to the church in four carriages,
with " pairs," and postilions ; the first to arrive
beieg the bridegroom and the "best man" (Mr
Elmry, junior). There wero four bridesmaids,
two of them being sisters of the bride, and the
other two sisters of the bridegroom. The bride
was, of course, the eynesare of all eyes, as she
advanced up the nave of the church towards the
chancel. Her dress was a pale blue Irish poplin,
and for head-dress she wore a beautiful wreath
of orange blossoms and a veil. The brides-
maids, too, were very becomingly attired, having
piuk silk jockey bodies, over white muslin
dresses, with bonnets to correspond. The bride
was given away by her father, Mr. H. Perks.
After the iuterestiug ceremony the wedding party
adjourned to the house of the father of the bride
where they, together with numerous friends
parto,l of breakfast ; after which they visited
Emilie Gardens; and at three o'clock p.m. the
bride and bridegroom left the town for London.
Dining the day the workpeople and others con-
nected with the Stourbridge Brewery were enter-
tained to dinner.

WORKSIEN'S TREAT.—Ou Tuesday last the
employee of Mr. E. B. Marten, Civil Engineer,
of this town, had their annual treat at Broms-
grove Lickey. The party were conveyed in
wagonettes, and arrived at the Lickey at eleven
o'clock in the morning. After partaking of lunch
they marched over the hills and examined the
gnalry, the aeological formations of which was
explained by Mr. Marten. He described the
peculiar strata of which the Lickey Hill. is
formed, which consists of a small body of red