The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-12-07 00:00:00

BOARD OF' GUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this Board was held
yesterday; Mr. Granger in the chair. There
were also present :—Messrs. Brooks, Rollinson,
Dr. Walker, Baker, Guest, Griffin, Billingham,
Rhodes, B. Homer, Paskin, T. H. Pargeter,
Fereday, Raybould, and Burr. E. Moore, Esq.,
ex.officio, was also present. The minutes of the
last meeting were read and confirmed. Admitted
into the house during the week, 19; discharged,
8; dead, 0; remaining, 396. Corresponding
week last year, 417. Out-door relief Kingswin-
ford district, £24 7s 6d ; Stourbridge district,
£l7 14s 7d; Halesowen district, £2l Os 4d;
relief of non-resident paupers, 7s 6d ; total, £63
108 6d, against £7O 12s Id last year.
An application was made to the Board by the
four poor rate collectors for an increase of salary.
The subject was deferred until next week.

FRIENDLY SHOOTING MATCH. A friendly
shooting match between eight members of the
Rifle Corps, took place at the shooting range last
week. I our of the competitors were from
Messrs. Walker's Glass Works, Heath, and the
other four from Mr. Bayliss's chain manufactory,
New-street. There were five shots each at 200
yards and 800 yards. Messrs. Walker's men
were Corporal S. Harper, Private Win. Dunn,
Private Cardoe, and Private Harper, who made
amongst them a total of 108. Mr. Bayliss's wen
were Sergeant Round, Corporal Perks, Corporal
Dunn, and Private Hill, who scored 89; thus
losing by 19 points. . .

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TRANhFERB.—At the Public Office, yesterday,
before Major Fletcher and Mr. W. C. Firmstone,
the following transfers took place :—The Star
Inn, Lye, from John Brooks to William Henry
Jones; the Crown Inn, Enville-street, from
James Priest to George Grove.
CRUELTY TO A DONKEY.—John Bache, of the
Lye, was charged with cruelly illtreating a don-
key on the 27th ult. Police-constable Harrison
said that he was on duty on the above date, and
saw the defendant beating his donkey with a
stick. Defendant then held the donkey by the
head and kicked it three times. Defendant said
he only struck the donkey with a whip. Fined
Is and costs.

DISORDERLY AND REFUSING TO QUIT.- John
Richards, Thomas Davies, and William Norris,
were charged with being disorderly and refusing
to quit the Castle Inn, The Hayes, when reques-
ted, on the 80th ult. Mr. Addison defended.
Alfred (bolding, landlord, said that the defend-
ants were in his house. They wanted to toss.
He (witness) refused to let them, and they began
to quarrel among themselves. He requested
Richards to leave; but he refused to do so. The
other two began to fight, and he had to send for
the police. Cross-examined: There was not a
sucking pig being raffled fur when defendants
came in. i refuse to say whether there was a
rattle there that night.—David Bradley, the next
witness, said that Richards did not refuse to
leave when requested. The landlord did not ask
Norris to leave. There was a raffle that night
for a sucking pig belonging to the landlord.
The pig was put up for ils, and 6s was to be
spent in the house. A luau named Amos won
the pig. There was a row in the house between
Davis and a man named Pearson, about some
betting. —Sarah Golding gave evidence as to the
disorderly conduct.—Mr Addison addressed the
Bench for the defence, and Norris was dis-
charged. Ricardo was lined 5s and costs, and
Davies I.os and costs.