The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-07-02 00:00:00

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

Mr. Paig-3:er pre,idel at he usual weekl in, et-
iii; ot this Loan! 3es.erday, L:le other moaners
)resent being' Messrs. Hingiey, Burr, 1 o tgotts,
Mac Motto, Rol:in:ion, Dawes, Bryce,
Ohamb-rs. Guy, Verson, Brooks, Rhodes,
Worthlngton, awl lin!.
Tao Mas eels returusshoxed : Almitted ;t, dis-
charged 27. born 0, d-2al 0; remaining in the house
;19 ; same week last year 191 Too out clear r Ite
vas: Kiegswinford £4l 9s 7d; Stourbridge £35
2, 44 ; I:l>lusowen £32 12s 6i-1; non rosiJent
paupers £2 1- 6..1; total, £ll4 5s ill; same period
Las, year .2114 2s 110. _ _

was read fr an the L ced Gi,vernrucnt
troart in r te;.t.nce to the propoied cimbinati in of
the S n.tAry Authirities comprised in the Stour-
oridge U ion for the provision of an infectious
ri.)littl tor her coin two use. Altlanu3h it w.iaw
be competent to th • authorities to cow bke for this
• ur, use under .he powers of f•ection 131 of the
eibuc Eleattn act, 1075, ihAr experince had led
t .e lioard to the con ilu:ion ttat the matiagement
if a Lospi at provided by two or inoca authorities
c all b.+ :Lore conveniently couductal by a joint
do .rd wit in the netting of i•ection 280 Tlie
I) strict Dnicessn luspe..2.tor (Mr. Granvile E.
p esente•i his report ot the ex iin.uation of
cc Wu knouse SchJils stating tont the children
aad been oirefully taught, and had a crAirable
tenowl••rige of itteir subjec:s. No liturgy had beeu
iir-sented. The repetiti n was accurate thruu,4ll-
- the s.h.-•oi, and the a .ewers were f•iirly
distri-
biei throughout each clat•s. The school was
•ilassed "very fair." A. let er was read from Mr. J.
Corbett eta, •ng he nad present d a p titiun to the
douse of t_:on..inons with r. gard to the rating of
,„Auhine y.

VOLUNTEERS AC Catracit t3unday 1 tit the
Atoarbridge coiupa .v of the First Worcester Vol-
Ler Batta,ton hell a chtmh parale. Te men
in at the armoury in I'4lbot Street, and ac -
impa.n el by iiieir oni proue .c 1.3 to Wollaston
4r.•ii, V ere an ap:iropriate 91,r100u wAs preac ied
y ale ilev. G. Ui oini, Af:er service was over
tie band pl ,ave the Queeu." Cap amn
j,uOtil wt. in cotutuand, attended by the
ILE3 ,r,att ; th-re were 6J men and
paraie, 1 large number of peoele Wi-
• the proc i ling.,.
b'B,tbntiottNT >At LEE. -At the Police Co.irt
yedier i.'. D. lhomas al A. Freer. Esqs.,
4,orge dvat.i Alatitu-iwe was al Lrge with being
• iraoluknt b lee of a tricycle belonging to
i,otire Ha v,y care.aker of the County Coat,
Street, by converting :he S[Zi- ti ais own
\Ars. Harvey said she hired the tricycle to the
•letelidant to go to the Ly. as be said hi-; feet were
Trio d-f-tntlant di I not return the machine,
• h wai worth £4 --I?redeick Mor4an alio give
▪ idence —Defendant was corutnitttA Lc, trial at
tio

A bßur.ar. HUSBAND.—John Mills WAS charged
mith committing an ag.:rava od assault upon his
Ann M lie, on the 25111 ult. Complainant
s she was in a tion.,-e talking to a man namJcl
dal
ett on Saturday ni.rht lasz when her husband n
„Aim) in. He CO up' fpuder
cries—Defendant
LlLlyt Dgielbefoertnibdt eati
nnhgte
admittedfw,
eh
andh e
eerl
the offence, bu 7 erg d in ext nuati,,n taat his wife
ionudyl, , lona causing csai v
o),a it d with the man referred to, and he was
v iy dignant. Re watoned hr t ,Iting and
laughing with h ni a,d this enraged Lim. and in his
rog he struck her.—Mr. Tad:naS said they ()an-
ti d re i tue a.-s t t v,ry brutal one.—D,--fendaut :
I Ica, in a ',try trying p.,sitiun. —Mr. F-eer :
l'hat does n 4 jU,tily you ii striking your wife like
that.—Mr. Kiu4 S lid there were several previous
convicflo..s. and the B rich n.av committed him to
prawn tor 3 months' with hard lahmr.
A Sans ids CnAaGE.—Dotniniek Corcoran, Latley,
was charge I wi h indecent y assaulting Ann 'l' iylur,
On the 31st ult, at Fuxeote, and further with as,ault-
mg _Rhoda B -nnett at the same time and place;
the e was a crois.surnin ma charging Taylor with
assaulting Coreoran.—Ar. Addison appeared for
'faylor and 8,-inuet and Mr. Waldron defended.—
Mr. Ad lison, in odeaing the case, said tilt Taylor
and Lanett were returning from Cl nt shortly
site- 12 o'cl .ck :it nignt, vrh-.1.1 the defendant over-
took them and committed th.: as,ault complain, d of
Mrs. Tailor had a bottle in her pocket and when.
deftmdant molested her she made use of it by hiring
him on the fa e —Ann Taylor s ,id defendant
walked up to her and made an off,nsive request,
and then indeed, al), a sault-d tler.—Af er hearing
other wi,n,.eses, M.r. Thu.nas sad that it app.ncJl
tie evi .enee ti ne a case ok alhenp e I
p ape. Tee c, seFould b s.ljouriledi or helm v
deno..—Mx. Wa44rait said ha was quite =tea

and the case was adjourned f r 14 days.
OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Warwick Plnnt was fined
53 and costs ror asing obscene language on Clent
llill Common on the 21st ult.. Stephen 'lutlow
said defendant made use of filthy and ois:osting
lanimage towards him.
Flntious DftiviNG. Major Hawkeswool was
charged with driving ti horse on the 24th tilt at
Bell End. P.C. Davies sail defendant was making
the hor:43 galop as fast as it could. When turning
a corner one of the wheels was quite eighteen inches
off he ground. The Bench add they were de-
termined to put a stop to this nuisance. They not
only endangered their own lives but the lives of
oth-rs. He would be fined £1 and costs. M
Roskell a.ppe ,ied for the defendant —James Morgan
was charged with riding a horse furiously on Cleut
Hill Common on the 24th ult. Stephen Mutlow
and James Fis`ier gave evidence, Defendant said
he her,Fe went off on his own accord. . Ordered to
pey Costs,
DRUNKS.—Thomas Wyatt, landlord of the Plowla
and Harrow, was charged with being drunk and
disorderly on the 15th ult. Fined 5s and costs.
—Thomas Bloomer was charged with being drunk
and rinsing to quit the Blue Ball, Cradley, on the
20. h ult,—Tnornas Cox, said ho asked the defend-
Art to :eave his mother's house and he refusPd.
Witness put him outside, and defendant then threw
a piece of wood at him and a piece at his sister. He
els-) struck his mother rendering her ins,nsible for
nearly an;nour. The Bench said he had behaved
very disorderley, and fined Lira 5s and costs.—
Michael was charged with refusing to quit
the Old Star Inn, Coventry Street, on the 25th
ult, and his sisser Mary was charged with obs:ruct-
ing P.C. Saddler in the execution of his duty,
Michael was tined 51 an I cAts i and Mary Wa3
ordered to pay costs
A SUNDAY NIGHT RAMBLE.—James McToy (17),
John Charnoch (17), were eha-ged witn trespassing
in search of rabbits on land at Norton, in thA occu
nation of Charles Evers SwindPll, on the 26th ult.
P.C. Davis said he saw the defendants put a fox
terrier into two rabbit holes and then beat abowe
Mr. Swindell did not wish to press the ease. which
was withdrawn on payment of costs. 4.
CAUTION.—SamueI James was feed 5s and costs
for impeding the passage of carriages on the high-
way at Clent on. th.. 21st ult.
JOHN STI TENS. —This well-known charanter was
again 1.0 mon. d fer bring drunk and refusing to
quit the tiarvsst if at Inn. Coventry Str- et. t'Mr.
King said t _ere. were n-arly 50 co ivictiona alt
together. ilefendant was fined 106 and e3st.