The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-19 00:00:00

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BANKRUPTCY CASs.—Henry John Webb, mister
boatman. The Delph, Brierley Hill, came up for
his public examination on Tuesday at the Court
House, before Mr. Registrar Collis. His liabilities
were £153 is. 9d.. and his assets .259 Bs. 9d. The
examination was closed.—Renben Harris, formerly
bricklayer and farmer, and now bricklayer, of Short
Heath, Blackheath, also came up for his public
examination. His liabilities were £242 10s. Bd., and
assets £4 After debtor had been questioned at some
length the Registrar said the consideration for a bill
of sale that the debtor bad mentioned appeared to
be bad. At the request of the Official Receiver an
adjournment was ordered till the 29th inst.
WHISKY Is HOSPITALS,—Much of the whisky
supplied in workhouse and other hospitals is very
new, and is often largely composed of "patient stilt
whisky or silent spirit." We perceive that Messrs.
W & A Gabey have entered into an arrangement
with Mr. John Jameson, the most famous of the
Dublin distillers, by which they wit' in future
suppy the well-known JJ whisky, six years old at
least, in sealed bottles with labels pub anteeing
quality. It would be well if such whisky as
the quality of which is absolutely gu kranteed, were
supplied to public institutions instead of the un-
certain stuff so often administered to the sick.
We understand that the above whisky is bottled
under the supervision of Her Majesty's Excise
officers which offers a perfect guarantee that it is
fJohn Jamieson's sole manufacture solo mann-
ac t um. —Medical Press and Circular, May 9th, 1888
INQUEST. An inquest was held on Tuesday
eve ing on the body of Benjamin Brown, aged sixty,
spadetnaker, who had died suddenly.—Verdict:
"Death from natural causes."

DRUNKENNESS —At the Police Court yesterday,
before Colonel Fletcher, awl F. Evers and E. Webb,
Esqrs., the following persons were summoned for
drunkenness and fined. Eli Hart 58 and goats, and
Edward Palmer 93 6d, including cost&
Pooa RATE,—On the application to Mr. W.
Hinds a poor rate for the township was made amount-
ing to is 6d which is 2d less than the last rate.
EXTENSION OF irmE. A number of applicants
were made for an extension of time during the
holidays and granted.

SCHOOL BOARD PROSECUTION. -- A. number of
perz,ons were summoned by Inspector Baker for
n,glecting to send their children to school and
fined.

RIDING WITHOUT RENS. Isaac Williams was
summoned for riding on a wagon without reins
PC. J. Moore proved the ease. Fined ss, includ-
ing costs.

'EmnazzLamnikrr. William Henry Price was
charged with embezzling the sum of £1 17s 6d, the
property a the trustees of Court Lyttelton, A.0.F.,
held at the Prince of Wales Inn, Hagley. Mr. J.
Hinds prosecuted. It appears that prisoner was
formerly secretary for the lodge for over 18 years,
and had thought he should be able to refund the
money he had misappropriated whilst he was out of
work. Mr. J. Hinds said the trustees di I not
wish to press the case aga nst the prisoner, and
asked the Bench to inflict a small fine, and order
h'm to refund the money. James Gould, the present
secretary of the lodge, said prisoner had entered
into the pence book to different persons £2 Oa ld,
and had only entered 3s into the cash book re-
garding a man named Cartwright who had paid
him 83 oil Prisoner said he had teen out of
work and thougth of being able pay the money
back again. He was very sorry for having com-
mitted the offence, and in answer to tho Bench said
he had been secretary to the lodge for over 18 years.
Defendant was fined £5, and ordered to refund the
.£1 17s Id, and to pay costs, 21s 6d, or two months'
hard labour.

EXCISE PBOSECUTION.—CharIes F. G. Clark
chemist and druggist who carries on business at
Dailey and resides at Pedmore, was summoned for
employing a male eervant without a license. Mr.
J. F. Otter, supervisor of excise appeared to prosecute
—Mr. Keane, excise officer, said he called at
defendant's house on the Bth of March hat and saw
a boy cleaning windows. He recognised the lad
as one who had been driving defendant's horse and
trap about. He had also secm the lad gardening
and driving defendant about. Defend In.
conten el that he was not liable as the boy wa3 o ly
there two ours a day and WiS not c.ntinaons in
hi 4 employ, as described in the act. The !al was
damply an agricultml labourer, and was not a groom
nor a coachman. The Bench considered dofeadant
was I able to pay for the license, Alr. Otter asked
for a substantial p-nalfy to be inflicted, as they had
been at considerable trouble in the matter.
Defendant was fined 203. and costs, 11. s. ôd; the
Bench remarking that he was liable to a penalty of
£2O,

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—Mr. P. Pargeter presi led
at the wBekly meeting of this Board yesteri:ny•
Admitted into the house during the week 8, did--
charged 19, born 0, dead 1, remaining 4S9Ag iinst 516
in the corresponding week last year. Out-door
relief: Kingswinford district £49 5s 2d, Sour-
bridge £4O 153 9d Halesowen £32 31 3d, non-
resident paupers £1 133 Od, total £124 17s 8d
against £lO9 15s 8d last year.

A CARD.—A. CLERGYMAN will Ben I free of
charge a prescription for the cure of all th se who
suffer from the errors aud indiscretions of youto,
nervous debility, physicial exhaustion, and early
decay. This great remedy wai discovered by a
missionary in Old Mexico; s wed him from a
miserable existence and an early grave. Send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope, to Rev. JOSEPH
Llowtics, Bloomsbury Mansions, Bloomsbury Square
London, W.O. Mention this paper.