The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-10-08 00:00:00

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SCHOOL or ART.—The annual meeting of the sub-
scribers was held at the School of Art on !Tuesday
evening; Mr. T. D. Thomas presiding.—Mr. A. W.
Worthine,n on. hon. See 'etary, rsad the report, vedch
stated that the s.chosl had been steadily 'continuing
its work ; end, though the success of the students
at the annual examinationscould not yet be recorded
as satisfactory. th re were various &ee'ns of improve-
ment. The number of students at &ourbridge
numbered exactly the same as last year, 171, but
some of them attended a larger number of classes.
The fees received from the pupils and the Govern-
ment grant showed a gradual increase. In 1886 the
fees were £llO 9s. 6d., and the grant £137. 3s. A
elessehad been formed for the study of the head from
life, and had recently commenced its work. The
number ef works sent to London was p:actically
double what it was last year At Brierley Hill the
attendance and success of the students had dimin-
ifdied, but there was competition from other art
classes established both at Brierley Hill and Words.
ley. The financial condition of the school was Lot
altogether s und. It was true there was a large
balance in hand, but the loss of the late Earl of
Dudley's genet.. us subscriptios of £25. would be
seriously felt. The accounts showed an excess of
ex, endi ore over income of £2B. 14s. Bd., and, should
the same deficiency recur annually. it would before
long become needful for toe committee to appealfor
an inerease ih the subscription list. The committee
had the question of providing a museum still under
consideration, and was endeavouring to form a fund
by which Mr. C. E. Swindell'B generous 'gift of sBO
would be rendered beneficial to the school. The
balance-sheet showed a balance in favour of the
school of £2040. 31. He then moved the adoption
of the report and accounts, and said he hoped the
• ehool would continue to progress as it Lad hitherto
done. Mr. G. W. Davies seconded the motion, and
it was carried,—The election of officers followed.
Lord Lyttelton was re-elected president • Messrs.
U. W Foley, W. O. Fost r, and C. E. 'Swiudell,
vice•presateats ; Mr. Thomas, treasurer ; Mr. G.
Perry, chairman of the school ; and Mr. A. W.
inerthiugton, hon. sec. The committee was recon-
stituted, with one or two alterations,
MarN DasiNaGs Boaarn—The moats], meeting
f the B art was field on Wednesday ; Mr. P.
leargeter presiaing.—The Cl rk produced an esti•
siate of the requirements of tee Board for the nine
mouths ending June 24. Precepts wre ordered to
be i-sued for i. 1,201, payable on or be ore December
24—£61.1 183. by th. Guardians, and £5BB. 2s. by
t he Stourbridge C., in tu issianers.—Ttia co :siderat on
of the question of toe proposed relief drain to prevent
the fles ling of Lover High Street was ag tin brouslit
on, but was adjourned till the next meeting.
draft lease fth eesa.se farm was read and approved
the farm to be leased for a period of five years to
Mr. S. A. Bro era •
,‘ FRE NCH GOLD NICDAL AWARDED TO AN ENGLISH
dOUSE.—C aret wig tsis year be superior in quality,
on account 01 the unstinted ripening the grapes
' ha re received from a continuowly hot sun. but the
I quantity will be soineweat less than last year
Such is the report of M ssre. W. &A. Gilbey, by
far the largest importers of wine into this country,
and vi .eya.rd cultivators themselves to a consider-
able extent. The slopes whereon the harvest of
bunches for the wine press are gathered iet the
aledoc diatriet. are at this time cevered with peas-
ants and peasants' children all happily occupied in
eniiug th- crop ant iarrying it to the wine-malt--
tog premises. A these iption of the prosperous
disti ict is rich in charm, but it is impossible to
improve our own ag:icultural position by imitation
or the methods of our French neighbours. We
have Efiavelly s )i;s abounding in loose stones to
keep the laed warm at night, but we have not
,oifficient -unshtue te ripen grapes to any profit.
slesss. W & A Gilbey nave this year been awarded
the French Ministerial geld medal for vine-growing,
so that, apparsntly, Englishmen are not prevented
from poictesieg vitieulture abroad successfully.—
"Leeds ltereury," October 4th, 1887.
DauskserNEss.—At the Police Court yes'erday,
before Coismel Isletcher, Mr. T. D. Thomas and
Mr. 11. 0. ciruistone, Walter Homer was charged
with tieing drunk at the Lye, on the 3rd inst.—P C.
Stone proved he cese and defendant was fined 2s
61 and costs. John Hackett was charged with
being drunk at the Peacock Inn, Lye, on the 2nd
irtQt —S rgean• Char rroved the case. Fined 5s
ant oste.—Samuel Cart a right was charged with
being drunk and disorderty at t-;e Lye on the 30th
alt.—P.C, Stone proved toe case. Fined 51 and
costs,—Jabez Wyre was cherg, d with being drunk
an.' Si-orderly at Wollaston, on the Ist inst.—P.C.
Cartwrig it proved the c se.
STEALING I.'s as. Benjamin Lewis, Vi illiam
Hu h s, and Charles Cross were charged with
ea,ii .g a quitetny pars the prop rty o Francis
Aids, at Wollaston, on the 2nd inst. A boy
named Edward Giles proved seeing thfendants go
into ttotnplaitrtnt's garden to steal the pers. He
was watching awe th-y after wards gave hin some
pears. —P.O Certwrieht said defendants admitted
having the pears from the "eard n and that it e
tree was much ‘L'atnage I. —L-wie was fined lOs 6cl
and the other defendant., 5s each.
BREACH OF THE PEACE. John L-•vison was
semmened for committing a breach ef the peace in
Covent, y Street, on the let ins. —Se Claire
p oved the case and a warrant was issued for de-
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fondant's apprehension.
Scuo,)b Bolan Ca.i A numb-r of pe7sons
w re summoned by Inspector Baker for neglecting
to send toeir children t sch:ol and were fined.
A. WIFE BE kTER.-HezAiAh Hodgetts was sum
moiled for assaulting Sarah Flodget s, his wire, at
Crain, y, on the Ist inst. Complainant said thit
she and 11r husband had some words about money
a id defendant struck her several blows with his fist
and curs,d her. Defendant pleaded guilty and
was fine I 103 and costs, Colonel Fletcher saying it
wal a c,,wardly and brutal thing for a man to
strikes woman.
CIIA.ItGE AGAINST A PUBLICAN. John Taylor,
landlord of the Peacock Inn, Lye, was summoned
by Eli Ffomer for having misappropriated XI G. Od
b_donging to the Hay Gre n Working Men's
Friendly Society, between the 25th of May and the
15th of August —Mr. W. Waldron defended.
Colonel Fletcher said someone had sont him a 1-ter
connetion with this case. It was a most dis-
graceful thing to send magistrates letter .4 connect d
with cases, and he at once burnt the Ze,t• r without
(.penin4 it, He never wished to know nnythin.! of
a case until it came itro c tirt to be adjudirsa.r:d
won in a proper manner.— On behalf of his clic t
WaVaton denied any knowlorLe of t',e letrer.—

• wp . ltiiiant said ha had been a member of Vie
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society for 33 yea's ani had made all payments
due. From the 30th of May until the 15th Au- net
founl that £5 7s id :had been taken Off the
books wnioli had not been accounied for. fire
Inceley was for a dinner at Whitsuntide, and he
object.2i, to th money of the club being spent in
thaii. mann r. II hid not demanded in writing the
seccurnls ot the club. Mr. Waliiroa contended
that Horner was en irely out of court. He was
doin., the wh ic alltie contrary to the wishes of the
cit,ier trustees ant on his ow., authority, lie sub-
mitted that Homer hod a share of he eating and
that it was the club that was responsible and not
the defendant who had acted on behalf of the
society. The only peisoa who could take any steps
in th t matter %vas tit, Secretary of Friendly
Societies bins Fletcher a tiii Homer
bad no clt in in to LOU t and they could not assist
im at all. The easi was
A Foi)r,FiEt Lai). S imud l Harris (14) was
charged hy ti ri C.,:c with wilfill y dainaginz a
ack jteket t th exient of 19a on the 2nd just, at
radiey.—Com.-1 that said she wts le urning from
(-hap& on Sunitay ni,thi when defendant laid hold
cf her hnd pushed her into a hedo. Her j tcket
..- as torn very ha tly and damaged to the extent of
.os.—Ctarles Harper, John Tat-, Joseph 'rive.
William Tiro•nas, and Elizabeth Reece gay.:
vidence for ciunpl tinant, and defendant was finel
iOs an: cot , 243
BOARD OF GUARDIANS. Mr. P. Pargeter pre-
ided at the usual meeting of this Bo ird yesterday
Admitted into the h. use during the week 7, barn 2,
discharged 12, remaining 502, against 501 in th •
corresponding we ,k last year. Out-doitr relief
ginge,tiint.,rd district -£L3 lOs 01, stourbridge £35
is 11d, flalesow to £2B 2s 4;tl, non-resident paupers
4.1.1 18s 3d, total 2108 12s 61-d, against £lO3 Ils 9
ast year.

DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES. - On Monda,:- and
Wednesday ev•-ni;igs Mr. Fred Westwood's to n
pany gave tha celebrate,/ comedy " Bachelors " t
large and enthu.iastic audiences in the Rink, BA
t-Areet, hoth performances:being received with well
deserved success. T:ie lady profeisionals wero
unusually g,)od, and too much cannot be ,aid ia
praise of our local amateurs who one and al
we:pitted themse ves in an admirable manner.
H. Bird, an old "ot nirbritige favourite, was re ;,;ive
with a loud burst of applause upon makin; his
apvarance on the stage, Die piece selected list
nlgit wa,B "She stoops to conquer, by special
,equest. The thanks of the public are due to Mr
Westwood for g vim; th m opportunity of enjoy.
jug three such charming p rformanceP. Toe Rink
was beautifully carpeted throughout.

REMARKABLE DISAPI, :ARANCE Of all Dirt by us-
ing Hudson's Extract of Soap, Lathers freely.
Softens vkater.

IT HAS BEEN BRoUGHT TO LIGHT that the Re-
niarkatOe Disap eara,nce of all Dirt from Every,
thit.g is the result of usiag Hudson's Extract o'
soap.
A GALLANT RESCUE of Health, Purity, and
ilappioess iroal the Clutches of Disease, Dirt, and
D p ii6s: u,; c„LitaAtAL Lao tif
Eztraot of Soap.

THE SUFFERING OF CHILDREN. 7.7e1j
From The Southport Visitor.
Tnere is nothing that touches the ten tar c`,Frd
of sympathy so quickly as to witness the suffering
of children who are wholly dependant on what
othe-s do for them. A. case in point, and one
which should excite the sympathy of al! those who
have children of their own, is that of little Annie
Jane Allison, 12 years old, of 5, Vans Mart ..e_treet.
Milton Court Road, New Cross, Lendon, S. E,
whose long years of suffe-ing, as narrated below,
was brought to our attention by a gentleman who
is familiar with all the particulars.
It seems that about nine years ago the mother
noticed a swelling at the child's knee, accompanied
by severe pain. The family doctor advised taking
her to Guy's Hospital, where she attended for
several weeks as an out-door patient, at the end of
which time, having obtained no relief, she was
taken to the Children's Hospital, Great Ormond I
Street, W.C., where she attended for nearly four ;
years. While here, special instruments were made
for her, in addition to whieh the leg wag put into a
p'aster of Paris mould, where it remained for a
long time ; this treatment, however, did not benefit
her, and she cortinued to suffer inten ely. Dr.
Marsh, F.R.C.S., senior surgeon to the above hos-
pital, author of " Diseases of tile Joints. " and
lecturer on "Hip Diseases," stated that the chid
"was in grrett danger and might lose her leg."
Feeling extremely' anxious, her parents had her
taken into a celebrated hospital in Kensington,
,where she remained some time lon.:er, but here as
elsewhere, received no ben ,fit. the pain continui, g
intense. She was then talv.n to the London Hos-
pital, but as the same wee full she ceuld not be
admitted. The attending surgeon, Mr. Fredk.
Treves, F.R.C.S., L.S.A., &c., said ''the Case was a
very bad one." Through the influence of Miss
Thoveman, of New °nisi, and Dr. Mi chill, she
was admitted into Sr. Thomes' Hospital, where she
remained as an in-patient for several w eks, after
which as an out-patient under the immedi.te care
and attention of that eminent authority, Dr. Sydney
Jones, senior surgeon, and lecturer on Surg-ry, at
St. Thomas's Hospi al, but she continued to grow
steadily worse, suffering the most intense agony.
On the hospital card which Dr. Jones gave the
child's mother, he described the case "white
swelling." At this time her bodily health began to
decline, and the parents became so alarmed tnat
they took her to the sea coast. Her suffering was
fearful to bahold. Her screams night and day were
heart-rending, and her parents were driven almo t
feantio by her cries for something to ease the dread •
ful tam. She could not b t moved without go ng
into spasms; she could not even bear the weight of
the bed clothes on her knee. in desperation toe
parenrs went back with her agaia to St. Ttiocnas's'
lio4pital, where they kept her about two weeks,
but th y could do nothiae in, re for her. Through
the influence of a local plipieien she was again
brought before Dr. Travers, of te London Hospital,
who, after making another thorougu examination,
stated plainly to the mother that he "c 'aid do
notning whatever for her." She rould not move
without the aid of two crutches, and then only by
the greate,t effort, acc)mpenied by the most in-
tense pain. She wee, reduced to almost a skeleton
and her life was deliaired of. At this critical period,
the father began to hear of most marvelous cures
wrought by a newly-discovered Oil, which he has-
tened to procure and try on his lit•le suffe! er, when
almost directly the pain began to ease, the swelling
to disappear, and tor th, first time in years the
child began to sleep soundly at night. Co,itinuing
to use this magical Oil, it was but a short time
before one of the two crutches, whica for years the
little one had been obliged to use, was thrown
aside, and tie pan also became less intense, In a
few weeks mote the remaining curch was ex-
changed for a stick ; later on the stick was laid
away with the two crutches, and the little patient
Lad emerged from a lite of most intense suffering
and danger, to complete freedom from pain.
While the knee remains somewhat stiff and per-
manently enlarged, all pain has completely dis-
appeared, and she now walks wittiout the aid of
crutch or stick,
If further proof were wanting to show that St.
Jacobs Oil, which is the Oil above referred to,
"conquers pain "in every insanee, a gentleman
corinecied with this paper could furish addi.ional
evidence :from his own personal experience Ile
applied the Oil upon himself, when Buffetiug. the
most intense agony, anel all pain disappeared in ten
minutes. He now conside: b St. Jacobs Oil a house-
hold necessity, and would no more think of going a
j urney without a bottle or two of tha Oil in his
portmanteau than he would of taking a journey in
January witnout his top coat.
His experience, to ear personal knowle Iv, is
that of other wed-known citiz us of Sett, hi;ort.