The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-27 00:00:00

gocal anb pistrict Seto.

THE SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST A
BANKRUPT.

At the Poll •a Court on Monday, before Messrs
H. 0. Firmston3, T 0 D, Th mas, and J. B. Coch
r se, John Millward, a bankrupt (of the firm of
Milward and Ganner, spade and shovel manufac-
turers, Swan Pool Works, Stourbridge), was brought
up on remand tc answer various charges preferred
against him in connection with the bankruptcy of
ne firm of which ht... is senior partner.
Mr. Hooper (instructed by Mr. Smart, the trustee
of the 1 atikrupt's estate) represented the Public
Prosecutor, and Mr. Homer was for the defence.

The fi it charge was that prisoner ob'ained goods
JtherwiEe than in the ordinary way of trade; to
wit, certain anvils, vices, and other arti7les within
our months of his bAakruptcy ; and secoldly, that
le disposed of .goods otherwise than in the ordinary
way of trade within four months of the bankruptcy
of the firm.

Mr. Llover detailed the leading facts of the
cme, which have already been reported.
Mr. A. E. Mountford was called, and produced a
tter he received from p isoner for some anvils
tod v!ces. In coniequence of the order they sup-
plied hine vices to N 1 Lward on the 17th December,
and tiled anvils on Peaember 9th. The total value
of the goods was £lB 1.3 21 The prisoner's son,
Henry Millwa.d, fetchel the goods away in a spring
cart. The invoice was made out to the firm Mill—
ward and Ganner.

GOOD NEWS FOR THE POOR.—This evening the
Stourbridge grocers will give away to the poor half
a ton of soap, "Watson's Mat..hleFs Cleanser." We
are given to understand that this is ths gift of Mr.
Nor nan Hackwood, who, like Wesley End many
othe s, perhaps, believe that "Cleanliness is next
!o G dliness." The teachers of the town and
eighbourhood have kindly undertaken the distil—
bntion of tickets for the soap among the poorer
children of their seholls. •

. CLENT. •
wilAsale houses, as is usual, he is ordering
CLENT VICARAGE -- The Lord Chancell r has
hundreds of bottles at a time, direct from the
. :
Great Britain Branch of the proprietors.
presentA the Rev. Frederick Robert Lawson to tlit
•
vicarage of Clent, whic'i is acant by :he resign,tion Facts like the toreAoing certaialy appeal mos
strongly to all r. as amble nim, ani u d convince
of the Rev. George Halls, M.A., after an incum-
everyone of the extraore.in .ry flicacy.of the remedy
beney twenty-six years. Mr. Lawson is a son
of tIL: rector of Upton•on-'evern, and a godson ( f referred to,
134_=hop of Lnndon, under whom he was educated
a. Ruby School. After working for a couple of
yeirs es by assi,tant at Bemdley, he was ordained
by the Bishop of Worcester in 1873, since when he
has been curate of Pershore, Mr. Lawson is well-
known throughout the county of Worcester as
Secretary cf the Union of Workmen's Clubs and
Imititutes. Mr. and Mrs. LlWB3ll'Ft departure from
Pershore will be much regretted by the people of
that to .vn, amongst whom the rev, gentleman has
ministered for eight years. The benefice of Clent
lis worth ..270 a year with a house, and the popu-
11..tion of the parish is about 880.

ROWLEY.

LOCAL BOARD ELECTION. - On Tuesday after
noon the pc, iod allowed for nomination of candi-
dates for the five vacancies on the above Board
expired. The !ollowing• persons have b3ell nomin-
wed : Messrs. G. Han, ironrnaster, of Corn-
greav,s ; S. Cave, shoe manufacturer, Cradley
Heath ; T. Ganner, gentleman, Old Hill ; W
Gould, gentlemaz), Reddall Hill; S. Grove, nail
manufacturer, Old Hill ; J. Hodgetts, farmer, Lye
Cross; Llewellyn, farmer, Coomb's Wood, Hales-
owen ; J. Lissimore, farmer. Tividale ; W. Parkes,
chain manufacturer, Old Hill; W. Taylor, farmer,
Rowley Village; C. Willets, pulley-block mann
facturer, Cradley Heath; and G. Wood, brick
manufacturer, Brades Village. Mr. W. Bassano
(the returning officer) has fixed the sth of April as
the day of election. The voting papers will be
distributed on March 30, and collected on April 3.

DUDLEY.

DEATI:S BURNS, - Mr. E. P. Jobscl
coroner, held an inquiry at the Guest Hospita.
on Thursday morning. concerning the death ot
[lariat Mills (60), Old Cross Street, Tipton, who
died from burns received on the 14th inst. De-
ceas:d was sitting before the fire at her home on
the 13th hist, hen a spark flew out and ignited
her clGthing. She ran out in the open air, and
a number of men put the flames out, but not before
she had received severe burns all over the body.
The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death."
—An inquiry was also held at the same institution
concerning the death of William Thomas Onions
(6), of Cromwell Street, Kate's Hill. Deceased was
left alone in the house on Tuesday, when, in at-
tempting to light a lamp at the fire, he ignited his
clothes. and received injuries that caused his death
the sima evening. During the inquiry it transpired
that there was no water supply on the premises
where deceased's parents live, and it was while the
mother was gone for some water that the accident
happened. A verdict of "Accidental death" was
returned in this case also.

CONSERVATIVE WORKING MEN'S CLUB,—A hard-
walely-framed crayon portrait of the late Earl of
Bconsfielfl has been presented to this club by Mr.
G. H. Smart, Cromwell Street, Kate's Hill.

SAVAGE ASSAULT ON A POLICE-CON-
STABLE AT BROOK MOOR.