The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-07 00:00:00

goral an pistrict Netus.

STOURBRIDGE ClTrltelt OP ENOT. tan A SSOCTATTOg.
On Friday evening, 30th alt. is Tea P•rtv for m-nibera of
the Association, was hell in the Reading Room. 17. High-
street, and after te t a General Meeting for the ourpofte
of inaugurating classes to he conducted daring the win-
ter months. There WWI a very fair attendance. Mr. A.
Freer (President) took the chair, end it is very gratifying
to the committee that they have sureeeded in forming
the following chows for the benefit of members of the
Association :—Bible class. on Tuesday evenings, conduc-
ted by the Roe. J. S. Boblern; French class. nn Monday
evenings. by Messrs. A Freer and 0 B,len Ln'in class
on Tuesdly 1.17,n i got, by the Rev. H. Shotrar I ; Book-
keeping. on Wednesday evenings, by Mr. W. Perry ;
Shorthand, on Thnraday evenings, by Mr. P Larender ;
Arithmetic. on Friday evenings, by Mr. W. 11. Davey.—
It is hoped that the kindness of those gentlemen who
undertake to conduct the classes, will he duly appreciated
by a large number of members eniohing their names as
early as possible.

eftililifi or RS er.Tvrc. STOT.InT GOODSI.—At the Petty
geisions, on Monday last. Vlore W. C. Firmstone.
Thomas Al Into. boot m sker. was charged with receiving
.dolen goods. on the 17th ult, the property of Godrey
orley Perkins. Mr. P intro) defended. From the evi-
dence adduced it appears thnt prosecutor is a boot maker,
and had for noise time past missel a quantity of eyelets
and nippers. Rod on the Slot sit he saw a girl named
Perks come into his shop and take a hex of eyelets off
the counter. He followed her, and ascertained that she
was gong to the prisoner's shop. He then went to the
prisoner's hon.., and alik rother eyelets and punches
he hint bought of tgVl. Priaser produced some
which were his nrimerty. For the defeara. it was stated
that prisoner had bought them of the girl,Aid given the
full value for (Item; that the mother nt Perks had
sent her to sell them. The Bench coniiderea there was
primerfrinie case. on committed prisoner do lake his
trial at the rent Session,. bail being accepted—himself
in 4:50. and two sure`ies t ttt2.1„...

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Men n .).—The monthly meeting of
this body was held at the Boned Room, on Wednesday
List; Mr. J. Allsop in the chair. TherVere also rre•
sent Messrs. Rullingliatnn, Penney, Healey. Akroya. New. !
nom. Packwood, Young. Hughes, and Levi —The t 1 •ik
read the minutes of the la.t meeting, which were con•
firmed.—Tlie question arose in reference to Mr. Theodore
Evans'a application to inert aNP the amount for auditing
the accounts. After same discusaion, Mr. Healey gave
notice to rescind a former resolution, an to the amount
paid for auditing the accounts.—Some discussion took
place us to the propriety of having afire escape, and the
Commissioners gave an order for one at a cost of £l2 30
91.—Sonie accounts were ordered to be paid, sod the
meeting broke up.
BOAR!, or GrARDTANS.—The weekly meeting of this
Board was held yesterday, Mr. Grainger in the chair.
There were also present :—Messrs. Brooks,. Rollinson,
Rini, Pargeter. It avimula, Powell, Roberts,
Wood, end Maurice. Admitted into the house daring
the week, 21; discharged. 11; born. ; remaining. 4115.
Corresponding week List year, 381. Outdoor relief.
Kingswinfora district, 113 1,10 41; StourbriJor, district.
/21 10e Halesowen district, /21 its 7,i ; total, /89
130 llia. against 174 17s '2id last yeav—Precepts were
received for the following remota. rstes—Stallimdshire.
£973 is RI. being at, increasee of £lll 2.1 S; Worcester-
shire, £53.1 Os 9a, being a decrease of £79 8s 4.1.
0111,NT ENTERTAINMENTS.—Mr. Maccabe gime two of
his inimitable entertainments in the Corn Exchange. this
week, to crowded houses, lie is unsurra,sable in his
nt rsonatir IZ various characters. changes dress with incl.,.
ivaldc rapid•tv. sings come, (Ma esres, and give, speci-
m,n. of vent rdoquism. His power of assuming charac-
teristic features ad manners is great ; his voice, face.
action, all change, nra in one of his personages there
never arenas to be left the slightest trace of any of the
other,

A Deal, RTER —At the Noy SPRIORR, yesterday, be-
fore Major Fletcher and ?I Littlewomt. EQn .11. nry Pugh
woo charged with dr eertina from the 40th Peg. Foot, on
the 12th December, from Aldershot. Defendant pleaded
guilty. Pollee-constable Farmer row d apprehending
the defendant, from R .Im.erietion of him in the Mice

On,ette. Commit. ed to the Molar, of Correction to corn•
moniented the Wnt Offlee nuthoritirs.

A Ravi's: opt Wooldridge, anvil
milker, residing t the Lye, was chorged by Sarah W.A..
dridge with assaulting her on the 3Lit ult. Complainant.
whose eye nail cut and brniaed. said she was sorry to
bring her hui.hand n), but she had separated herself from
him thirteen times, and hare had him up three times be.
fore. On the above rise the ddendant beat her and
kicked her in a brutal way. Hobert Luther Bayley,
surgeon proved that the complainxnt came to him on
Monday last. He found a number of contusions shout
the body. a cut over the eye, and a number of bruiser.
sentenced to prison for two months ; at the expiration.
to find two sureties to keep the peace for three months.