The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-05 00:00:00

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BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The usual meeting of this Board was hold at
the Board Room, yesterday, Mr. Granger in
tile chair. There were also present :—Messrs.
Brooks, H. Billingham, Wood, Hall, Parker,
Higgs, Rhodes, Fiddian, J. Brooks, Pargeter,
Guest, Haskew, Homer, Raybould, Hingley,
Penzer and Plant. Admitted into the house '2;
discharged 3; died 3; born 0; remaining 294;
corresponding week last year 317. Out-door re-
lief, Kingswinford district, £22 3s 4d; Stour-
bridge district £l6 4s 10d ; Halesowen district,
£l5 14s 8d ; non-resident paupers, ha. 8d ;
total £54 15s id, against .£6O 17s id.
The following County rates were paid; Wor-
cestershire £563 Os. Bd. Staffordshire £347 7s.
sd.

A BEEWHOUSE Row.--At the Public Office, yes-
terday, before Mr. J, Holcroft and Mr. Evers, Mar-
garet Hill and Amelia Hill were charged with
assaulting Eliza Ann Lawrance, on the 30th. Mr.
Wall appeared for the complainant. The evidence
went to show that all the parties lived next door to
each other, and as complainant was going to the
brewhouse, the elder spat into her face, and the
younger one threw a basin of water over her as she
was going towards the tap. Complainant's husband
gave similar evidence. The elaer defendant denied
that she spat in complainant's face, and the younger
one denied throwing the water, and said that com-
plainant knocked the basin out of her hands, and the
water went on to her. Fined is each and Costs.
WAGES CASE..—.Alfred Turner was summoned by
Alfred Blane and Thomas Sanders, for neglecting to
pay them £2 each, wages alleged to be due. Mr.
Addison appeared for complainants, and Mr. Perry
defended. Complainants who are miners, said they
agreed with the defendant to work at a rate of 5s
per day. They had worked eight turns, and there
were £2 due to them. The defendant was put in
the box, and said the man he took the work off was
named Evans, and that he agreed with Sanders at so
much per yard, and that he had paid for eleven
yards and only nine were done, and he denied agree.
ing for 5s per day. This could be proved by his
time book. The case was adjourned for SOTOII days
for ;he prodyction of the time book.

C.HARO- IC OF PI:EMITTING A NUlSlNCK.—Tiniothy
Salmons, marine store dealer, was summoned by Mr.
Williams, Inspector, for permitting a nuisance to
exist in the shape of two dilapidated houses, privies,
and ashpits. Mr. Williams, Town Officer, proved
that the nuisance existed, and that he had served no-
tices upon the defendant to remove them, and that
the nuisance still existed. The Bench ordered the
defendant to remove the nuisance in 14 days.
DRUNK AND RIOTOUS. John O'Dortald WAS
charged with being drunk and riotous, on the 31st
ult. Mr. Parkes, wine merchant proved the case,
and, as defendant had been previously convicted, he
was tined 20s and costs.

HIGHWAY OFFENCE.—Jamos Finch was ordered
to pay the costs for allowing a cow to stray on the
highway at Churchill, on the 29th ult, and cautioned.
ALLEGED FELONY. Joseph Greenhouse was
charged with stealing a calico shirt, the property of
Henry Baker. Complainant, who is an auctioneer,
said he was holding a sale in Coventry-street. Whilst
selling a skirt on the night of the 31st ult he dropped
two shillings, and whilst he was looking for the money
the prisoner ran off with the skirt produced. It was
worth 3s 6d. William liOlton proved that he saw
the prisoner take the skirt out of the shop. The
defendant, who was drunk, madei,a noisy statement
to the effect that the auctioneer threw it at him. The
Bench did not think the prisoner in a fit state to be
tried, and remanded him to gaol for a week.
WOMEN'S QUARRELS. Sarah Westwood was
charged with assaulting Caroline Westwood, on the
29th ult. The assault complained of was that the
defendant hit her with a key over the eye, and cut
it open. Witnesses were examined on both sides,
and the evidence was very contradictory, and the
Bench remarked that there could be no doubt that
the complainant had been injured, but there might
have been provocation, and under the circumstances
they should order the defendant to pay the costs. ,
CHARGE OE SMASUING.—Mary Bartlett and James
Smith were charged with knowingly attempting to
pass base coin on the 2nd just, to wit, five florins,
Joseph Henry Parkes, of the Wine Vaults, Coven-
try-street, said that he saw the two defendants to-
gether at the end of Coventry street. The female
prisoner pulled out of her pocket a piece of paper,
which he thought was money. The female prisoner
went into Mrs. Gordon's. He watched her corn-
ing out, and give the male prisoner something at the
corner of New-street. The latter smiled, and they
walked up Market-street together. Mrs. Gordon, of
the Woodman Inn, said that the female prisoner
came into her house on the 2na inst. She had three
pennyworth of brandy, and gave her • two-shilling
piece. She at once handed it to Arthur Vale, who
had come in the house. Arthur Vale, grocer's as-
sistant, said that from what Mr. Parkes told him, he
went to Mrs. Gordon's house. She produced the
florin paid her, which he handed to Police-sergeant
Jones, who proved apprehending the prisoners.—
There were four other charges against the prisoners,
and they were remanded to Worcester for a week to
allow time to communicate with the mint authori-
ties.

TILE CLOWNS' CONCERTS.—III noticing the above
in our last week's issue, we forgot toomention that
Adair, the well-known athlete, who happened to
be passing through the town, gave an exhibition
of some of his extraordinary feats of strength on
the Thursday evening, in a style which slearly de-
monstrated that he had in no wise deteriorated
either in muscular power or skill from the time in
which he first performed in this town.
THE DIORAMA OF AMERICA.—This splendid pic-
torial representation of American scenery has been
exhibited at the Corn Exchange, during the past
week; but, owing„ doubtless, to the season, which
is rather unfavourable to in-door entertainments,
it as not met with the patronage it deserves. The
whole of the scenes are beautifully painted Some
of them, such as the Mammoth cells of Entucky

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