The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21 00:00:00

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

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• -•-• • • Las CLO;;HIS DE CoRNEVILLE COMPANY. —On
as Manager ' reference to our advertising columns it will be seen
!bry must be st
that Mr, C. Bernard's celebrated Les Clo.:hes do
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try in Corneville Company will honour this town with a
Address
visit on Friday aid Saturday next, and give
two p.srformallees of this celebrated opera in the
Corn Exchange. . Is this is the first time the c
pany has been mune this part, we antisipate
crowded houses.
THE NATIONAL TFLEPHONE C iMPANY, Lim TED.—
In our advertisieg columns will be found the ad-
veetisement of the aboreecotnpany. The capital is
£600,000, which is appoitioned as follows
£150,000, in 15,000 shares of -£lO each; ent-itled to
a cumulative prefereneeedividend of six per cent.
per autumn], but to no farther participation in
profits.- Of these 2,780 shares are to be issued as
folly paid up in part payment of the businesS,'
plant, &c., purchased from the . Provincial Tele-
phone Company, Limited, the Scottish Telephonic
Exchange. Limited, and 'Messrs. 1). & G. Graham,
of Glasgow. The remaining 12,22,) shares are; now
offered for subscripion, Payable L 1 on alcplica-
tion, £1 on allotment, and the balance as may be
required at intervals of not less than three months
No larger sum than ..21 per share will be called dp
at any one time. £450,000 Ordinary capital, in
90,000 shares of £5 each. These shares are to be
issued as fully made up and allotted to the United
Telephone Company, Limited, and the Provincial
Telephone Company. Limited, in aeeordance with
AgreementS Nos. 1,2, and 3.
AGRICULTURAL SHoW.—A meeting of the local
committee was held at the Talbot Hotel, on Wed.
nesday evening. Mr. W. •J. Turney in the chair.
There-was a large meeting. he Hon. Sec. read
the minutes of the last meeting which were con-
firmed. Additional subscriptions were announced
amounting to .tl7 Os. 6d., making a total of
.£654
4s. Od. Mr. Tayloe said that he had written to the
Great Western etaiiway. Company, asking them to
extend the area fey excursion trains, an for all
special trains to w-rive. at Stourbridge station. The
authorities had sent a reply, stating that the matter
should have the ,arlieet attention. It was also
reeolvea that caa e.natuittee man should endeavour
to get the subscriptions from th-ose gentleni n
_Who
had promised, as early, as • pessible. It ..wie aido
decided, to k 4 ,eng;e. the Stour bridge Beast;
.liaeld,
Aec HDEACONKY OF WOHCEST_Mt. -- The
Biskep-of Worees•er has appointed the Rev. W. Lea„
Vicar ~f St. Peter's, Droitwich, and: Diocesan
Insp. etor, ti be Archdeacon of Woreeseer. vice the
late 17"..nerable R. B. 'Herne. -•,
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DRUNAC A.jn. DISORDERI,Y.—A.t, the 'Police Cut
On Meudayebefore R. L. Freer, Esq., siohn'Stt yens
was charged with.being drank anti rderiy in
the public streets, on the 14ttle .inst ,Police-eone.
stable Webb proved the case. Defendant, against
whom nine previous convictions were proved, was
'tined 103 and costs, or it, default 14 days. •
'.-DRUNKENNESS. At the Police. Court, yesterday,
before Colonel Fletcher atielMr. R. 14. Fre. r,
Woddeouse was cearged 'with- being dtunk in the
public streets on the 14th inst. Sergeant Herman
proved the case. • Fined 2s 61 and costs
Holloway was fined 2s 6d and costs for being drunk,
in the public ' streets. • Police-consta.ble -Moore
proved the ease.' John Little was charged with
being drunk and. incapabldin the public streets-on
the. 14th. last. Police-cons: able Urn ht proeed
the case. Fined 23 6d and.coets.—Sanaae.l Heath
wae charged with being drunk at Ciadley on the.
14th inst Police-constable Clarke proved the casd.,
Fine.l 2s 6d and costs. .Zed Baker was charged
with a similar off nce on the 13th inst. Poiise-con-
stable.Jewsensproved the case.' • Fined 2s 6d and
costs.—William Campbell was charged with being
druuk and disorderly on the llth inst. Superin-
tendent Wheeler proved the case and said defend-
ant wanted to fight an .ther man. Fined 2s 6d and
costs.—Laban Freeman was charged with a similar
offence on the lath ins% at the Lye. • Police-con-
stable Paynter proved the case and also a previous
conviction. Fined 5s and costs -.-John Sefton was
charged with teing drunk on the 16th inst. Fined
bs and costs. Police-constable Moore proved the
case.
DRUNK AND ASSAULTING THE POLlCE.—Timothy
Collegian an old offender, was charged with being
drunk and disorderly on the 14th inst, and further
enarged !with asseulting Police-constable Webb.
The officer slid prisen.r was very drunk and making
a great noise in Coventry Street, Witness caught
held of him when prisoner struck a.tcl kicked him.
For she drunkenness prisoner was fined 5s and costs
or 14 tiays' and for the assault was committed for
one month.
CAUTION To B A REBA—Henry Chandelier, baker,
of Cradley, was fined 10,1 aed costa for delivering
bread, on the 12th inst, without weighing it.
HIGHWAY OtFENOES.—John Ward was fined
6s 6d for slowing his horse to stray in the high-
way at Bourne Heath —Samn.-1 Stevens, Simon
Heath, Job Harris, Th,imas Billinghama, Benjamin
Ttomang' Benjamin Billingham. Henry Tucker,
• Edward Tinsley, Alfred Williams, W. Adams,
Thomas Gilbert, E. Johnson. 'and John Scrivt3n
were ch.:rged with obstructing the free passage of
theme-I at Cradley, on the 9th inst. Police-con.
stable ()eke), said. there was a pigeon match by the
May Pole and the road was entirely blocked, The
defendants were yelling and shouting like mad-
men, and some firing off pistol!. Defendants were
-eace fined is, ieeluding costs.
Teticet OF WEARING APPAREL.—Mary Chapman
(16).and•Marearet Stevens (37), residents of N. r
ton, were charged with stealing a quanti,y of
wearing apparel, the property
,of Wm. Robins,
farmer, of Sutton, near Bidden:nine-tete—Mr. , ferry
defended.— The elder prisoner pleaded guilty to
stealing ti4em and the younger to receiving them—
On the. 13th lust the prosecutor went to where the
younger prisoner was in service and saw a night-
dress, 'one -pair of stockings and a pocket-handker-
chief, which 'were his pronerty'and she told him
that she knew that the stockings were stolen from
hi- wife, but did not know the handkerchief was
stolen. Policesergeatit Jones then took lansses,don
of the articles and went to the house of Stephens
• and charged her with stealing them. She then
pleaded guilty.—Mr. Perry addressed the Bench at
some length and asked them to consider whether
the hands of justice would be a.nswered by punish-
ing the.m'other and alloWing the daughter this
occasion to. be discharged, owing to her age, and
ne, Mr. Perry, hoped the caution -would not be lost
on her for thereat of. her Robing said be
did not wish to press the case against the daughter.
The girl was . discharged, but the mother was
lirentenced to two months hard labour, without ,the
option of a fine. • •
A SERIOUS OFFENCE BY A MINIM. -•-• BelljAaliu
Bonus, miner, of Credley, was summoned under the
Mines Regulation Act, for working in a certain part
Of the mine, in the Homer Hill Colliery; which was
unsafe, and which was fenced off.—Mr. Perry
prosecut. the 14th inst., the defendant was
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at work at a certain part tithe wo-,kiii.zs of Homer
Hill Colliery where ges was dismis ed. He was
ordered to leave it and a " station " was erected
there to stop any of the miners, from going into
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the_ pit, pulled down the " station" or fence, whiet,
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de so. The manager and two °vermen. at the
colliery gave evidence in support of the charge.
Defendant was further eh trged with .assaul.ing
[hotels Rees, on the same date The evidence
went te prove that defendant struck him several
times and blackened his eve. Per the first offence he
was finel 40s and costs, or One month; for tae
second off,nce he vras fined las and costs, or four-
teen days. •
STEALING 'HON.—James Cartwright. a boy, Was
breught up on remand charged with stealing Iron,
on the 14th it, tae proper y of John Fowkes, of
the Lye. Delt.rdant was fined 10s.
BREACH OF THE PRUE —Wm. Harris and Wm.
Harris, cousins, were summonei for committing a
breach of the peace by fighting on the 16 11 inst.
Police-sergeant Payne proved the case. • The case
was eitbdrawn on payment of costs.
BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The usual meeting of
this Board was held yesterday. Mr. Raybould
presided and there were also present Messrs.
Pargeter, Hingley, Burr, R. B. Guest, Brooks.
Thompson, Lavender, Forrest, Williama, Wood,
'Cramp, Wright, and 11. Billinghatn.—Attuitted
into the house durinc, the week 7 ; discharged
17; born 1 ; dead 17; remaining in the house
568 ; corresponding period last • year 496.
Out-door relief, Kingswinford district £4l 12e
Od; Stoarbriclge district £34 12s 2,1 ; Halesowen
district, 440. 12s 6d ; non-resident 6s 4d; total
£11.7 Os Od against £79 6s Bd.

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Don't be nerseaded to take any other kind. Bottles Is
id. and 2s. 9d agents for Stourbridge Mr. J. H.
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THE HAIR.—For 40 years• Mrs. S.A. ALLEN
WoRLD's HAM hESTORER has received the cointnenclati,
and favour of the public. It has acquired the higho,
place that van be obtained for any moderate enierpris,
and contributed to the adorninent of tens of ihones,
OT perBout4t who have the proof of its eerciaeable ehara,
ter It will positev,q.9 renew ad restc.r:=- the ore,
and natural colour of 9rcy; white, and ii.cled flair
It will streagthen and invihorat•? the Hair, st..p its fa:-
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Aug, and ir.duce he.ltily Dad luxuriant grwith.
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