The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-15 00:00:00

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The usual meeting of this Board was held
yesterday; Mr. Graing,,er, in the chair. There
were also present :—Messrs. I. Rollinson, Hall,
Baker, Homer, Wood, H. Billingbam, Fiddian,
J. Billinghani, Phillips, Guest, Raybould, and
Pearshell. The minutes of the last meeting
were read and confirmed. Admitted into the
house during the week, 9 ; discharged, 10;
dead, 1; born, 0; remaining, 312. Correspond-
ing week last yeas, 330. Out-door relief, King-
swinford district X 24 3s 04; Stourbridge die-
trict, .tl.B 14s 10d ; Halesowen district, £l7
19s 94; non-resident paupers, 11s8.1; total, £6l
Os 3d; against Is 41-ct last year.
Mr. Dunn, Medical Officer, sent in his report,
which stated that there were two deaths from
scarlatina. Typhoid fever had decreased, but
diarrhoea had considerably increased, assnmiug
a choleraic character ; and he (Mr. Dunn) re•
counnended " that the Guardians do allow their
medical officer to give medicine without waiting
for the usual tickets.- The total number of
deaths during the month was 40; births, 79.
Mr. Turner's report was very satisfactory.
The number of deaths was much leAs than dur-
ing the previous month.

SCHOOL or ART.—The following prizes have
beeu awarded by the Science and Art Depart-
ment in the advanced sestion :—Ralph Bowen,
painting the human figure in oil; James Hill,
designs for glass etching. (Mr. Hill is again
made a free student of the school by the Art
Department). W. J. Thomas, painting in oil
(cat and pigeons, after Aforyanl. Prizes for
studies of ornament: —Alfred Hennessey, out-
line from the east; Alfred Hingley, shading in
chalk ; Job Droy, outline front the flat.—The
following have passed for exercises worked in a
given time, viz. :—Frank Allsop, Philip J. All-
sop, Albert B. Catterall, John Collins, Edward
H. Cox, Job Droy, Benjamin Fenn, William
Fenn, William Gething,Joshua Hodgetts, Harry
Northwood, William Northwood, Walter W.
Pagett, W. R. Penn, Joseph P. Reading, Walter
E. Reading, Francis Scheibner, Miss Charlotte
Scott. Miss Susan Taylor, Ernest C. White, and
Miss Agnes James.—Boys of Oldswinfoid Ho 4-
pital that have been successful: Harry F. Allen,
Henry J. Bishop, Thomas H. Chetwynd, Cieorge
H. Crudgington, Alexander Dalrymple, Benja-
min Wall, and John Wall. The school receives
a larger number of awards this year than usual,
which must be highly gratifying to the managers,
and to Mr. Bowen, the master. We call atten-
tion to the advertisement in another part of our
paper anuoncing the re-opening of the school.
ASSAULTING A WOMAN.—On Saturday eveninz
a very violent assault was committed upon a
woman named Ellen Smith, living in Coventry
Street. Charles Mills, coal dealer, a married
man living next door, went into her house on
Saturday evening and pulled one of the women
staying there off the solo. The woman Smith
remonstrated with hint, and told him to go home
to his wife. He said, “I intend to kill one of
you -- cows to night,- and seizing the poker,
, struck a violent blow at her. She received it
I on her arm and head, both of which were very
mach injured. The man Mills was brought be.
I fore the Stourbridge Bench on Wednesday. and
I formally remanded until yesterday, when the ease
was heard before Colonel Fletcher, the Hon. C.
IG. Lyttelton, and Mr. C. B. Cochrane. Ellen
I Palmer said that she was lying on the sofa, when
the defendant came into the house and pulled
her about. Her landlady interfered, and told
him to go home to his wife, when Its said he
meant to kill one b cow before be went.
Defendant then struck complainant several times
with his fist, and afterwards with a poker. The
defendant was sentenced to three months hard
labour, without the option of a fine.

DAMAGING GROWING WREAT.—At the Petty
Sessions held yesterday, before Colonel Fletcher,
the Hon. C. G. Lyttelton, and Mr. C. B Coch-
rane, William Westwood and John Robins, two
boys, were charged with wilfully damaging a
quantity of growing wheat, on the 9th instant,
the property of Joseph Hingley. Police-con-
stable Roe proved the case, and defendants were
ordered to pay Gd damage, a fine of is, and
costs.

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—PhiIip Adams, of
Oldswinford, was charged with being drunk and
disorderly, on the 10th inst. Police-constable
Webb proved the case, and defendant was fined
5s and costs.—Elias Cartwright, of the Lye, was
charged with being drunk and disorderly on the
10th inst. Police-sergeant Ilea proved the case.
Fined 2a Cd and costa.—William Westwood was
also fined 2s 6d and costs for being drunk on the
9th inst.

PITCH AND TOM—William Millward and Jesse
Valentine Lloyd were charged with playing at
pitch and toss, on the highway, on the 9th inst.
Police.constable Smith proved the ease, and said
that Millward had been charged before for a
similar offence. Pleaded guilty. Mil'ward was
fined 5s and costs; in default 14 days, and Lloyd
6d and costs, or seven days.
STEALING APPLES.—ViCtOT COMbill, a youth,
was charged with stealing a quantity of apples,
on the sth instant, the property of Thomas A
church Parkes, of the Gigmill. Alfred Price
proved the offmce. The case was not pressed,
and the Bench allowed it to be withdrawn.
CHARGE OF CRUELTY TO A HORSE. Arthur
Connop was charged with working a, horse on
the 7th inst, the same not being in a fit state ;
and Joseph Nock was charged with allowing it
to be worked. :Poliee-sergeaut Jones proved the
offence. Defendant pleaded guilty, and said
that Mr. Nock did not know that Connop was
working the horse. Connop was fined 5s and
costs. The summons against Nock was dis-
missed.

NEGLECT OF WoRK. Sarah Pritchard was
charged by Benjamin Round for neglecting to
work up 60Ibs of iron into nails. Defendant
agreed to work up the iron into nails in 14 days,
and pay costs.

ASSAULT CASE. Elizabeth Knowles WaS
charged with assaulting Maria Kendrick, on the
Bth inst. Complainant said that on the above
date defendant came to her and threatened to
kill her. She afterwards follocsed her into her
house, caught her by the hair of her head, and
began to beat her. Witnesses were called for
the defence, to prove that plaintiff first struck
the defendant with a mop, and that they had a
r ol,z fight. The Bench dismissed the sum-
mons

CHAROE OF ASSAULT.—GeOTVO liFitttlin, an
old man, was charged by William Hatton, also
an old man, with assaulting him on the 10th
inst. From the evidence adduced, it appears
that the parties have adjoining land, and on the