The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-31 00:00:00

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BOARD OP GUARDIANS —Mr. P. Pargeter presided
at the weekly meeting of this Board yesterday.
Admitted into the house during the week 4; dis-
charged. 6; dead, 2; born, 1; remaining in the
house 500, against 663 in the correspond ng week
lest year. Out door relief. Kingswinford district
£4B 13s 10d: Stourbridge, .£39 lls id; nalesowen
£3l 14s 40. Non-resident psupers .21 18s 3d :
total ..€l2l 1.7 A ; against £llO 17e 51c1 last year.
Disuseetserieess.:—lt the Police Ceurt yestkrday,
before Colonel Fletcher, A. F. Godson, Esq., Q.O,
M.P., and T. D. Thomas, Esq., Samuel Allen was
charged with being drunk at Wollaston on the
23rd inst, P.O. Cartwright proved the case. Fined
5s including costa—William Saunders was charged
•vith drunkenness at Fairfield on the 26th iteit.
P.C. Wallace proved the case. Defendant was
ordered to pay cots 84.—Thomas Brett was charged
with drunkenness in Mill Street, on two occasions
on the 26th inst. P. C-'s Gore and S. Davis
proved the cases, and defendant was fined Si and
o:ts.—Bridget Murray was charged with being
runk in Coventry Street on the 26th inst. P.O
Gore proved the case, Defendant, who has had
about 40 previous convictions, Was fined 15s and
costs, or one month.— James Welch was charged
'Atli being drunk on the 26th inst, in Coventry
Street. P.C. S. Davis proved the case. Fined 6s
aad costs.—Thomas Brannan was charged with be-
ing drunk on the 25th;inst, in the streets. Ber-
g. ant Hardwicke proved the case. Mr. King said I
there were 6 previous convictions against him this
year. Defendant did not see why the previous
convictions should be brought against him, as he
had-suffered for them. Fined 8s including costs.—
John Stevens and John Corrigan were cearged wit),
drunkenness on the 26th in Coventry Street.
There were about 40 previous convictions against
Stevens and a number against Corrigan. Fined
10s and boats each.
HIGHWAY OFIENCX• •••••• John Thompson wa.
charged with leaving his horse and cart in the
street for a longer time than necessary on the 22nd
inst. in High Street. C. Paynter proved the
case and said the horse and cart stood unattended
for 18 minutes. Sergeant Pitt also gave evidence.
Superintendent Wheeler said he was willing to
withdraw the case on payment of costs, 75 6d,
A. SOLICITOR CHARGED WITH STONEYRROWING
Alfred Clarke Morris, solicitor, was charged with
casting and throwing a stone to the annoyance and
danger of passers by, on the 12th inst. P.C. S.
Davis said he saw defendant throw a half-brick at
s r:ne workmen on the seaffolding at the back of the
Town Hall. Sergeant Pitt said the place described
by Davis was a public thoroughfare. Defendant
contended that it vets not a public street where he
Was throwi g. The Bench ov.rrulad the objec,'ien
and Mr. Wheeler said he was willing to withdraw
the eas, on payment of costs, 9s 6d.
THE 311,84IATEL—A. performance of selections from
“The Nlessi4h" was given in the Town Hall on
Tuesday night, nn d• r the auspices of the People's
Concert Society. The band and chorus nurnb-red
about 100 perforr • and the principal vccalista
were Mis Mabel trove (soprano), Miss Blanche
Stanley (co.itralti), Mr. G-. Greenwood (tenor), and
Mr. F. Bates (bass), The whole of the solos were
rendered in a very capable manner, and the artists
were vigorously applauded. The chorus and band
also discharged their duties eery efficiently under
the conductorship of Mr. Efolford. The hall was
crowded, and the concert was a success from every
point ot view.
CLAIM EOR. OVERPAID TITUS.— At the County
Court, on Wednesday, before Sir Rupert Kettle and
a jury—a case was called eflo' Shi:vock v Hipkins.
in which the plaintiff, a farmer at Clent, claim, d
.444 6s 10d; for alleged overcharge made in re-
spect of certain tithe. The defendant was Mr. S.
Hipkins, a retired Birmingham gentleman. Mr.
LI. Atnphlett (instructed by Mr. Binds) appeared
for plaintiff, and Mr. Hickey (instructed by Mr.
C. Herbert Collis) for the defendaut.—Plaintiff bad
been tenant of the fern. in respect to which the
tithe related for a number of years, and the allega-
tion was that his landlord, Mr. Hipkins, had
charged him with tithe to the amount claimed be-
yond the sum he should have paid. The defence
was that when the tenancy of the farm was ax-
ranged the tt,i remnant was that plaintiff should pay
the same rent as a previous tenant, and a sum in
lieu of tithe. The jury gave a verdict for the
plaintiff for the amount claimed.
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