The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-04 00:00:00

BUIERLEY LILL

BRIERLEY HILL SUNDAY SCHOOL lINION.—A
public mee.ing in connection with the Nonconforni-
it
Sunday schools in Brierley Hill and the locality,
was held on Monday evening in the Wesleyan
Schools, Bauk Street; Mr. Isaac Smith presided.
Addresses were delivered by Messrs. F. Y. Poneton
and W. Skelton (who attended as a deputation from
the Birmingham Sunday School Union), and by
others identified with the work of Sunday school
teaching in tne town. The union has only recently
been egablished, having been the outcome of a sug-
gestion made during...the Sunday school centenary
celebrations, which were held a short time ago. At
present twelve schools have joined the union.
Mr. Alfred Homfray, eldest son of Mr. Jeston
Homfray who completed his articles in the offices of
Messrs. Homfray and Holberton,lßrierley Hill,land
Messrs. Byrne and Lucas, London, has suceessfully
passed the final examination as a solicitor of the
Supreme Court of Judie iture.
At the Police Court, on Monday, before Messrs.
H. 0. Firmstone and H. Hall, William Scriven,
Buckpool, was summoned for selling bread other-
wise than by weight. On the 25th hut, Potice-
constable Twigg visited the defendant's shop and
asked for a quartern loaf. Defendant's wife told
him that they did not keep (pattern loaves and gave
Min a sixpenny loaf, The defence was that he did
not know they were obliged to make quarten loaves
as it was a better quality than was usually sold.
Police-superintendent Wollaston proved that it was
7oz short weight. The Bench inflicted a fine of
5s and costs, reminding defendant that he was
obliged, by law, to sell bread by weight and not by
the loaf.—J. Loach, Buckpool, was charged with a
similar offence. The officer went to the defendant's
shop and asked for u. quartern loaf. Defendant's
wife said they did not keep quartern loaves but sold
it in threepenny and sixpenny loaves. He was also
tined 5s and costs —David Brooks, Moor Lane, was
summoned for a similar offence. Police-constable
Ivrigg went to the defendant's shop and asked for a
quarten loaf. He was supplied with a loaf which
was weighed by the defendant's danghter-in-law,
and upon it being weighed at the station was found
to be 1 ozs. short weight. The Bench were of
opinion that the defendant did not intend to make
short weight and thought that the scales might be
wrong in some way, and advised the defendant to
have them adjusted. Defendant was ordered to pay
costs.—Elizabeth Pearsall, Moor Street, Brierley
Hill, was fined 58 and costs for selling bread other-
wise than by might.

DRUNK AND DDIORDERLY.—Ii en jam in Raybould,
beerhousei keeper, Amblecote Bank, was fined 108
and costs for being drunk:and disorderly on the 21st
—John Price, miner, of the Dolph, was also fined
5s and costs for a like offence on the 28th ult.
Police-sergeant Salt proved both cases.
SCHOOL BOARD PROSECUTIONS.—TweIve persons
residing at Kinver, were summoned by Mr. Bennett
school attendance officer, for neglecting to send
their children to school. The fines were imposed
in nine cases as folloir B: Walterf, Lane, Coley,
Gregg, Oldnam, and Edwards, 5s each, Malpa-s 4s,
and Woodman and Haywood 28 6d.
CAUTION TO BICYCLISTS.—John Roberts and
James Mathewes, coach builders, both of Hart's
Hill, were summoned for riding a bicycle between
the hours of sunrise and sunset without a lamp.
Police sergeant Salt proved that defendants were
riding bicycles at ten o'clock on the night of the
21st ult, without lamps. The Bench inflicted a fine
of us and cost.
DRUNK.—David Barnett, of Common Side, Pens-
nett, was fined 2s 6d and costs for being drunk on
the 21st ult. Police-constable Hicklin proved the
case.

OBSTBUCTION.—Joseph Ansome, Edward Tranter,
William Green, Samuel Radford and Daniel Pear-
son were charged with causing an obstruction on
the footpath, by standing and loitering thereon on
the 21st ult. . Police-constable Hyman said that
defendants were standing on a footpath at Mount
Pleaiant for about a quarter-of-an;hour. Ansome
and Tranter were sworn and said that Redfern,
Green. and Pearson were not there. The Bench
said they considered it was a great public nuisance
for the footway to be obstructed on a Su iday; to
compel the respectable parties to go into the horse
road to get away from such loose characters. They
were determined, if they could, to put a stop to it.
They fined Ansome and Tranter 2s 6d and costs,
The other cases were adjourned for a week to allow
them to bring witnesses to prove where they were
at the time stated.
TEARING UP Two SUITS OP CLOTHES.—At the
P 3', before W, F. F. Boughey
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Stipendiary
huMagistrate,
George Baker, a
tramp, said to belong to Bilston, was charged with
tearing up his clothes whilst an inmate of the
Stourbridge Workhouse.—lt appeared from the
evidence of Mr. ilicklin, labour master at the Union
that on the night of the 30th ult. prisoner was .ad-
mitted to the tramp ward. On the following morn-
ing he destroyed his own clothes, and had to be
P upplied with a jacket, vest, and trousers from the
stores of the value of 78. He tore these up also,
and now appeared clothed in a third suit. His
excuse to the Stipendiary was that the clothes
given him to wear at the Union were not good
enough —Mr, Boughey sentenced him to 1 I days'
hard labour.

DRUNKENNESS.—George Ketley, sawyer, Quarry
Bank, was fined 20s and costs, or in default 14
days' imprisonment, for being drunk and disorderly
in Maughan Street, Qurrry Bank, early on Sunday
morning last. He had been previously convicted
for drunkenness.—Police-tonstable Hyman proved
the offence.

STEALING Loivzs.—Eliza Cartwright (11), the
daughter of an ironworker, living at the Delph,
was charged with stealing two loaves, the value of
100, from the shop of Eli Sanders, provision
dealer, the Delph.—Various articles having been
stolen from prosecutor's shop at different times, a
special watch was kept. On. Friday night last
prisoner entered the shop, under the pretest of en-
quiring the price cf some rticles, and took the
opportunitly to steal the two loaves—The Stipen—
diary inflicted a fine of 10s and costs, at the same
time cautioning the prisoner that if she c.:me
before the Court again she would, undoubtedly, be
sent to prison. had he been a boy instead of a
girl she would have been whipped in the present
instance.