The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-02-01 00:00:00

DUDLEY.

SHOCKING DE ITH Or uIVONIAN.—AG invest W 69 held
on Tamday evening by ID. B. Robinson, Bororib Coro-
ner, at the Beehive Inn, on the body of Mary AIM
McDermott, who mot with her death on the previous
any, under the following circumstance. Deceased, who
was subject to it., lived iu a court in Stelford.etreet ; and
on the night in question a man named Keble and another
man pinwale weie alarmed by X little girl Maim that the
deceased war on fire. The men went in and timid the
deceased lying burning in the back kitchen, with the
water tap running, and tidy used every effort to antis.
guieli the ileums. From all that could be ascertained it
would appear that deeeased whilst in a It fell forward on
to the tire, and tier clothing became ignited, and ale, on
recovering eousciouioese, attempted tu get Inster bet
failed to do sc. The husband was awe, at work at the
time of the °mimetic*, and the only other cumapunte at
the house were two young children, wins were sleePiug,
The poor woman was attesieled by Dr. Higgs, but .10
oini at nine o'clock, after Mating suffered four hours'
5g0117.--,The fary returned a verdict Of " Amideistal
death." _

FATAL Fit doctogut.—eldr Brooke Bohlason, Bcroaglt
COTOliet. held an inquest at the Hearty Oood
Old book, on view of the bodies of Joseph Ball (sa) and
Thomas Wright, of Kate. Hill, who were killed by a
fall of coal at the (colliery of Mr. Job Taylor, Doom.*
Oreen. Mr. Baker, her MiNjeity'a leapector of Mi.:Ain
the district. was present; and Mr. K. Davies represented
the propriedes of the colliery—Mr. Arnold, doggy of
the pit. stated that the pit had bon examined 64 usual
on the morning of the accident, cut that ohm the soci-
dent happened the deceased moo were 0ng13,4 ia taki
out a prop—Oil tholiardt, • miner who 041 eitgig4
with the deceased at the time of the accident, stated that
about She or is nine of coal fell on the inco.-11r.
BAkor, the Government In9eetor, stated that ho Cu.
satithed with the timbering, bat be suggested that the
timbering shield be alwaye ahuudaut,—g, egtd,,,t of
..Anidental d,oith " war returned.

MatAlNaOr SPErsi tr. COsaTtIIT.F.B Wedu..o,l
evening toot a ineet,n4 of speck' eonstablus was held Id
the Public thS,e, Priory-street. The Mayor (Mr. Job
T 4:. 101 l presided, and there woe • largo &Geniis'..., Mr.
W. thirradale (the Magistrates clerk, lead the regtiletions
issued by Government for the instruction of sieuri,ii Coe.
'bailee. One of these referred to the election of a su-
perinten lent for each division of the borough (town,
Woo !side, end Netherton districts). Up in the ru.ition
of Mr. S. Price, secon led by Mr. Micklewright, Capiain
Wainwright was elected impenntendent for the town
division. Q iota-master Serg•iiiit Poole wag afterwards
elected deputy-superintendent. Mr. Solomon Woodhull
was 'meted superintendent for Netherton.
ItANI:iII;PTS.—.I.t the County Com t. on Thursday last,
b, fire the heifstrar (Mr. Wither), the following bank.
rept+ pa.sed their tirst examinatiow li re Moses flin.
ton flatland. rliart4 rmaxter and berrlion..e keeper, Tip.
ton. Liabilitit e. £2:17 Is ; n0,c1,1, 9. -Id. The
bstikrupt attributed his tailor: to the badness of trade
and pressure of creditor,. Mr. Stok..s supported the
bankrupt.---/o bii.ebur. IPadiry.
9, ; assets, 1:18') lie. Mr. E. It. Leo
supported. 'the failure trio attributed to the bad stute
of trade and V/tUit of capital.

LOCAL PEDESTRIANISM.
Au, ExciLANit 133 l'xitits' theme te —Mteerrs. Baxter
and Cooper held tht ir brat All Ettglatel handicap on
X lay and Tu.•slay last, at Oa, iletv grodods, Ridge
Top These grounds have been recently laid Oat at
great expellee, and promise di beetitue due of the beat
pedestrian grounds in the Midlntel l'oantiee. The handi-
cap was opea to all England, and thore Sere thirtylitue
a,•aeptanee•, including—T. (lough (of Worcetitet), ti.
Mole (of Walaall), cud other" petit," of notoriety. Thu
prices offered were brat wan, LI ; second, Sib.; third,
lids. The first heata were run on Monday, and wire
divided into 13 race.. 'rho fret race set down on the
card wee .1. l'honala (Wortlsley), 19 yenta' alert;
Onllowey, 201; .1. Jennings ((.00kley), 19. Won it, J.
Jen ~ ~ &N.—Second heat It Mccee tlintrer). 181 ; A.
Nieklesa (81.mA/ridge) 211; end H Merchant (Wollaatoul
11. Won uleverly by Merchant. Nicklege disk cot run.
—Third heat: B. Poole, 19, brat ; 'l'. Challingworth. 211,
aceoad. —Fourth heat: J. 11, keke, 101. fleet; E. Leeson,
recond.—Fitth heat : E. Bennett
.tXtddurnalnaterh
131, first ; It. !caning., 171, meeond.—Sixth beat A.
Unit{ welked over.—Seventh heat O. littchtnin • IBir.
reitighuni, 17, brat ;IC. Male (Brettell Lane), 22, acustud.
—Eighth beat: J. +talon 181, first: X. flaw
cos (WorJtliey). 20, aecoutt.—Slinth heat X. Dudley,
111. fret ; E. Fluatsrayte, 17, aceond.—Tenth heat: E.
Bowler, 20, brat; Onionx. 19, seeoted—Eleveetli
h •:tt (I. liodukies, 181. fleet; W. Aston (94'011a/bin) 20,
second.—Twt•lftli heat T. Caner (Coalltourabrook), 201,
first ; J. X') ett 111.010. 18, second. —Thirteenth heat :
W. Davey, 27, filet ; P. Pr, ston (Sport Lane) 171, second.
—The last three rates wore splendidly coateated. Hada.
kis* wincing by a few inchem, Gaiter by • yard, aud DAvey
by 'a yard.

ilhe second heats were run on Tula:qr. The weather
being tine, between four and live hundred were pr. seat.
SUM' of the winners in the previous huts were unable
to be present. and the following were the aueeealut
emu, °talon. First best. Dudb v Ist ; gtel heat, Bowler
first hr,l best. Unitt test; 4th heat, II itchnan trot;
4th hat, Cnnar wake I over; 11th. Ilodukisi milked
over. Final lA, at : Unitt, 181 yards, first; Dudley, 111,
second ; floavikiss, 181, third. This wan a splendid rue,
every inch of the ground being well contested, and was
won by T.Juitt only by air inches. Mr. I). lilt acted u
et incr. and Mr. It. Jewkes as referee.
We belicve it in intended shortly to have a CIO
handicap.

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directly to the lungs, where it expels KU impurities.
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