The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-17 00:00:00

unvarnished statement, careful exposition and
sound argument, the truths he wants to.emphaiise.
It is a book to be read by every one suffering, or
whose friends or relations a, e suffering. from Cow-
Eumptioa ; and it may be reaa with profit by all, if
only for the hard and telling bloqs it deals at t itb?
follies and errors of the ,old pathological syttnr
which treated Consumption rather as a disease to
yield to than to overcome.—The Saunterer.

DRUNICENNESS.—At the Police Court yester.-lay,
efore Colonel Fletcher, A. F. Godson, Q C., 11.1).
P. D, Thomas, and E. Webb, Eeqrs , Gore Wood.
of Dennis Park, was charged with being drunk at
Stamber Mill, on t.,43 11th inst. P.C, Moore pluv d
the case. Fined 58 and coEta, or 14 days.---Bridget
Welch was charged with drunkenness in Cove rry
S'ireet, on the 10th inst. P.C. Paynter proved the
case. Fined 5s and costs, or 14 days.—Tomas
Pritchard was charged with drunkennesi
on the 10th mat, at the Lye. P.C. Stone proved
the ease. Fined 58 and costs, or 14 days.
BREABH OF THE PELCE.—Robbrt L. Jones Was
charged with committing a breach of the peace by
fighting in Coventry Street, on the 10th inst. P.C.
Houghton and P.S. Pitt prov-d the case Defend-
ant was bound over, himsulf in .25 to keep the peace
and to pay costs,.—Ze i Hart and W. Taylor were
charged with committing a breach of the peace by
fighting in Stourbridge, on the 11th inst. P.S.
Hardwick° proved the case. Defendants were
bound over in their own recognisances to keep the
peace and pay coats, or 7 days.
&LUNG POTATOES. Joseph Burley was
charged with stealints a quantity of potatoes, the
property of Alfred Willett, on the 18th of -August
last. Complainant said he saw the defendant take
the potatoes from the field and put them in lid 4
pocket. Fined 213 6d
A. VIOLENT FELLOW, William Hayes was
charged with assaulting Caroline Wall on the 11th
met, and further charged with wilful damage to a
window and seat belonging to John Wall, landlord
of the Five Ways Inn, Iverley. The cases were
preyed by Hr. Wall and his daughter, and defendant
who has been previously .convicted a number of
times, and was considered by Superiutendent
Wheeler as a dangerous character, was fined 3s the
damage and. costs, and for tha assault he was com•
a itted feat one month without the option of a fine.

A WIRE DESERTER.—Joseph Home-r, a puddler,
WWI sumincned for deserting his wife and allowing
her to become chargeable to the common fund of
the Stourbridge Union. Mr. Thomas (from the
office of Mr. T. Wall) appeared to prosecute, and
said defendant had been married 10 years, and he•
had deserted his wife 10 times in that period, and
had also assaulted, her. Mr. Trewin, relieving.
officer, for the Halesowen district, said defendant's
wife had been chargeable to the Union since the 10 h.
November. Defendant was ordered to pay the
amount claimed, 23i and costs, and he said he
would take his wife out of the workhouse.
Az Ezecrranorr Oapint.—An 6jectm nt order vral
on the application of Mc. J. ;Hinds, on behalf of
• James Bradley to eject a man named James Hay-
wool from a house at Shepherd's Brook, granted by
the Magistrates
FIRE —Ab )ut five o'clock on Thursday evening
a fire broke out in the fancy department at Mr.
Harrild's business premises, Lower High Street,
occasioned by some of the goods in the window
becoming ignited by the gas jets. The Fire
Brigade was in immediate attendance with the hose
cart, and the flames were quickly subdued. The
loss is covered by insurance.
BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The usual weekly meet-
ing of this Board was held ye.terday, Mr. Philip
Pargeter in the chair. Admitted into the house
daring the week 10, discharged 3, dead 0, born 1,
remaining in tee house 498, against 566 in the
corresponding week last year. Out-door relief :
Kingswinford district .248 3s 2d, Stourbridge £3B
9s 90, Halesowen £3O 12s 3d, non -resident paupers
.21 18s 3d, total £ll9 3s 50, against £llO 12s 3d
in the curresponding woek last year. It was pro-
posed by Mr. Bryce and seconded by Mr. Pearson,
"That the Guardians of the parish of Kingswin-
ft.rd unanimously oppose the said pariih being
taken out of Staffordshire and included in the
County of Worcester, as all our sympathies and
trading interests are with Staffordshire,
and that the permission of the Board be requested
for their Clash to forward this resolution to the
Secretary of the Boundaries Commission.

ROYAL ACADEMY or Mumo.—The next local ex-
amination in connection with the Royal Academy
of Music for the Worcester centre will be held nay
In the spring of 1888. The syllabus and full par.-
culars may be obtained of Mr. W. C. Box, A.C.0.,
St. John's, Worcester, the local representative of
the Academy, and the names ef all intending can-
didates must be received by him on or before
December 10th, 1887.

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