The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-12-26 00:00:00

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lirrtne ex Trtrxer.—On Send iv Weld it information I
no e'ven to the police by Mr. Duelled, th it a horse roe
and top e ,et had been stolen !tool Lie 11 01,0 that alter-
soon, about five o'clock. Stiperiatendent Freeman at
once put bis men on the alert. :tea whdet Poliee-servent '
Wigley was on ally et the top of Chinch-street aheet 1
otcloek, he thought lie heard a footatep. Another tailor
officer at thin point met him, anal with the aid of the
lamp they found the gate tree partly open whieli beide
into the field. The officers west into the field. where
there is a shed erected. and in the shed Ives found the
twn miming articles, The officersateved till about seven
reelock, expecting the thief to fetch the articlee. Se he
did not, Sergeant Wigley went for fry- It assistance to
watch, leaving an officer there. the meantime. the
eneonoted thief came ; but, having (wield eight of the
officer, he at onee ran away, and wits itnmediately par-
Reed by the officer, and in the course of the clime the
thief threw a macinto di away, which wise picked up by
the police, and was soon afterward, owned by Ur. N irtli,
botcher. The thief ultimately pit away hut he is
known. and no doubt will shortly have to give as, aecouut
of his to iduct.
Mr. Bullock'e Musical Jontest next Monday and Taps-
day, in the Corn Bich:knee, Stourbridge, losimiees ti he
a greet enceess, judging from the great variety in the
programme, the number of entries (24 for each night),
end from the great novelty of the scheme. The compe-
titory have shown mach taste and judgment in their ee-
l. ction of songs solos, and pieces fir reeitittion, and we
shall be much deceived if two large audiences are not
present to assiet the jury in making their awards, by
their applause of the deserving computit ire. We remind
our readers (het there will only lie two night..
Mt AX Snow.—The manual Christmas \teat Shout oh
place on Tuesday and Wednesday. The priucipal anis
ploy was at Messrs. Lloyd'e, Haaledine's anil Brook ,te.
enema shops were besieged with lookers-on. Mr. LI. pal's
shop appeared to have been the great attraction, as ha
had the largest quantity of meat—some eighty Scotch
wither sheep, and 12 ewes. The sheep were reared and
fed by J. Pooley, Eaq.. of Shan Rank Carlisle, and R.
Campbell, of Burcott Park. Some of the beef was very
fist, and for which was awarded a silver medal at the late
Birmingham Cattle Show. Mr. Idasleiline had some fine
fet sheep rind beasts, bred and fed by Earl Slam! oral, sad
Mr. Brooks, of a fine short-horned no, bred and fed by
J. Harvard, Req.; also BOMB very good sheep mid beasts.
The show was a good one.
N,IN-PAYMENT OF Poems RATEN—At the Potty ReifeinllS,
on Thursday het, before Major Flew:her, end B. Little-
wood and R. Is. Freer, Esgra , a number of persons were
summoned for non payment of poor rates for the parish
of Upper Swinford. Orders were made for their pay-
ment in most cases in 11 days.
DILUNK AND REFUSING To QUIT Sarah Westwo
Was charged by Thomas Weaten landlord of the Golden
Lion, Beauty Bank, with being drunk mid refusin .1 to
quit his house when requested to do so. on the 2,lth inst.
Complainant said that on the above dote, shout twenty
miuutes past seven o'clock, defeidant c.nue to his hotse,
and seolog her husbane there, she picked up a jag whieh
wen eel of of drink, and threw the contents in his fine.
and aterwarde hit him on the host with the jug. De-
fendant was drank, lie ordered her to go out, but she
would not do no. In defenee, defendant said she wan
looking far her hnsliand, and she tiled him in the
h Lion. Nor leaebend woe drunk, and was a very
biel man. She did throw the drink in his etc.., and hit
him on the head with a jag. She was not drunk. The
Bench considered that the woman hail provaisation to do
what she had dune, and dismissed the caee.
CNAUCIE no TIIREATENING.—DaviieI Bird, Cradley wan
charged by Naomi Butler with threatening her sin the Ist
of December. Complainant said that on the ales, o slate
mho pet a tab under a spout to cateh some water. Des
fendant said she should not, and began wrestling with
her, and held up his fist and said be wield knock her
b— head all'. She ca!led a witne-1 (Z Willette)
who corroborated, and defendant was bound ever to keep
the peace in one surety of ie. and hits-elf in esi.
BUTTERMOSTIes CUSYSTY's MINsTELI.A.—This tal-
ented company visited this tewn on Monday evening, at
the Theatro Royel. Notwithstanditig the unfortunate
state of the weather, there was a very good house; end
coneiderable amusement was afforded to MI those pre-
sent.
Seemaicti.—On Sund iy next, three galleons will be
p,enebe,l in the Wesleyen Chapel, by the lb or. Anthony
Ward, and Dr. Ifteaoa, of Biernitighatu. 'use chapel list
been eaten dcely repaired and re-decorated, the whole of
the contract er's undertaken by Mr. Clare, of C 1 !awls-
ford, who has completed it in tl e ehort time et sue
naeith. Two stained windows at eech aide of the pul-
pit. is the gift of Messrs. Bowan, of The Pla he Ulna
I Beaks.
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SERIOUS FIRE AT THE LONG LANDS.

About ton o'clock on Tam.lay night. a fire was dicer-
vered to be raging in the workshop of Mr Clark, builder,
ece., at the Longlands. Carpenter= heel been working by
csn,lle light, but the shop MRS locked up about huif-past
eight, and eat ry thing appeared to be safe then. An hour
and a half later in the evening, Mu. Cl.irk Lard a crack-
ling noise outside the house, and her husband going to
the door, datum:red the shopping in R blaze. An atarin
was at once rsisei, but this warn scarcely necessary, for
the fire could be seen • long distance round, and a large
number of persons were attracted to the spot. The
workshop a two-storey huilding, sod it was full of tim-
ber &sal finished carpentry for building purples. it
abuts against Mi. Clark's residence, and this made the
affair the more serious, for it was soon evident that the
intensity of the flames would cause the dwelling house to
take fire. The inmates were removed to a neighbour'd,
and the house was stripped of the furniture, which was
much damaged in its hasty removal. The roof of the
shopping was not long before it fell in, and the flooring
ultimately followed. Meanwhile the lire was working its
way under the roof of the dwelling-house, and it appeared
that this also won! Ibe witted. 'the cork, the
ratta, into the b.sir, outs, indicating the progre, of the
flames, but, fortutiately, the Ara did not get a vent
through the slates. and it smolildertd its way about under
thesting, charridg the rn.krs un I battens, anti scorch.
isg the site pieces, without extending further in the
house. Serpent lifigley, keting-aergeact Jones, sad