The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-19 00:00:00

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A case vvirich came before one of the Te,ncashire
courts supplies a further illustration of the iniquities
of what is know no furnishing on" the hire system."
It appears that a working man who had purchased
furniture oe this system from a local firm to the
extent cf £lOO had regularly paid his perbdical
instalments until the last two mouths of the three
years, when a balance cf 4.:5 10s. on the whole
euieunt remained unpaid. The •man fell ill, and
the lenler of the furniture took po3session and
Beizad the whole of the goods under his agceement.
The frLrels of the hirer commenced an action in
the county court; but the judge, who expressed
himself strongly as to. the nature of the transaction,
forted himself powerless to assist the Plantiff,
except by refusing to give the defendant his cost.
Of course, the hire system, if properly and failly
canied out, is oftea a (Treat boon to people possessed
of limited resources; but it frequently happens that
this very advantage is made use of as a means of
crushing the unfortunate hirer. It is however,
gr itifying, to know that there are a few respectable
firms who carry on this business, with whom it Is
perfectly safe to deal, and who, by the aid of large
i capital, are enabled to offer additional advantages
' to thier customers. Oue of these firms is Messrs.
' Norman & Stacey, of 79, Queen Victoria Street.
. This firm adopts a plan which is productive of great
benefit to the purchaser' who has the option, under
this new system, of going to the wholesale houses
—a number of which are given him to select from
—buying his furniture at their ordinary prices, and
simply paying the firm an extra profit of five per
cent. for the use of their capital. Thus, while the
leader reaps a fair commercial profit upon the
transaction, the hirer obtains his goods at the mere
increase of five per cent. upon what he would have
to pay were he to purchase outright. We are glad
to give publicity to these facts, having in view the
large number of respectable people who nowadays
have recourse to this excellent and convenient
method of furnishing.—Whitehall Review, flew; 10.
Re Millward and Gamier—At the County Court,
on Wednesday before Sir Rupert Kettle Mr.
Hooper, on behalf of Vie trustee in this bankruptcy,
applied for an order against Mrs.- Priscilla Hay:3,e
- of the Lye, for the payment to the trustee of a sem
of £2O, being the amount of a payment alleged to
have been improperly made by the bankrupt Mill-
ward out of the partnership moneys, in discharge of
a private debt aris'ng before the partnership. Mr.
Homer appeared for Mrs Hayes in opposition to tle.,
notion, and contended that his friend had not p:o
veil the money had been paid to Mrs. Hayes.
• fvfter an argument on the point, his Honour snid
he could not, upon the unsupported oath of the man
Millward, order Mrs, Hayes to pay this £2O. Th
motion ultimately stood over t:11 the next Court.
There was also an application in the same bank-
ruptcy against Mr. Henry Hayes for the repayment
of a sum of said to have been made to him by
, Lllillward._ His Honour refused the applicatioe.

Re G. F. .Rverton.—Mr. C. H. Collis applied to
Sir Rupert Keitle for the discharge of George
Prederick Everton, brickmaker, of the Lye, w.'io
filed a petition in 1881.—The discharge was granted.
A DOG-BITING CAFE. At the County Court on
Wednesday the case G. Taylor D. G. H. Abel was
beard. It was an action to recover £25 damage.
for injuries through the bite of a dog. The cas
was partly heard at the last Court, and witnesses
‘vere called on Wednesday in defence.—The defend-
ant himself stater, that on the day plaintiff a boy
of eleven years—was bitten, he had sold the dog to
S man named Gray.—The roan Gray was called and
id the dog broke loose from him whilst lie hc had
it out in the road.—A verdict was given for the
deenclant.—Mr. Waldron was for plaintift and Mr.
C. H. Collis for defendant.
COMMISSIONEBS. ANNUAL MEETING.—The usual
annual meeting of this body was held in the Board
Room, on Wednesday afternoon, under the presi-
leney of Mr. W. Platt, who proposed that Mr, W.
J. Turney be elected Chairman for the ensuing year.
:le said that Mr. Turney was well known to them
all as a man of business, and there was a propric ty
in appointing him at a time when they had the
promi,T of a new Town Hall coming to the front
rhey were !ivory grateful to the donors wino had
.nangurated the movement, and subscribed so hand-
oinely to the fund, Mr. Turney not only origin-
ated tine scheme, bvt was one of the largest donors
and chairman of the Donors' Committee. Mr,
'iillingharn seconded the motion, whica was sup-
ported and carried... Mr. Turney thanked them for
the compliment they had paid him, and proposed a
vote of thanks to the retiring Chairman, Mr, Platt,
who had discharged his duties in an admirable way.
—This was seconded by Mr. Nash and carried
Platt, in replying, noticed several matter 3 that
had occurred during the year. The accounts for
the year,which had been printed, were laid before
the meeting and adopted ; and Messrs. 0. Scott and
IL A. Scott wore appointed auditors.

A ROYAL. PIANOFORTE, —ln prospect of the
narriago of bort CARLOS Of PORTUGAL with the
Princess -larie Amehe, the English residents in
Usbon resolved to present the Hrineo with a grand
pianoforte made in their own country. The conimis-
,ion was given to Messrs. JOHN BRINSITEAU & SONE',

,ey whom a first-class instrument has been specially
constructed, and is now to be seen at their establish.
in Wigmore-street. The exterior has a handsome
appearance, the case being rosewood of a beautiful
grain, relieved by gilding, and bearirg a plate, on
ghiela is inscribed. " Presented to his Reyal High-
nevi the Prince Dos CARLOS on the auspicious
occasion of his marriage with Her Royal Highness
. the Princess Marie Amelie, with profound respect
•Ind earnest good wishes, by the British community,
,in Lisbon. May 22, 1880." It is hardly necessary
o say that the manufacturers have done their best
to turn out. a pianoforte which shall be a credit to
the country of its origin. The instrument contains
all the inprovements patented by the perfection of
its touch, the beauty of its tone, and the ease with
which it answers to evety mood of the player, is erni-
aently fitted for the destinty that awaits it.—Daily
Telegrcsph.-34ay 14, 1886,
BOARD OF GOARDIANS.--Mr. Haskew presided at
the usual weekly meeting of this Board yesterday.
The Master of the House reported: Admitted durieg
the week, 11; born, 1; discharged, 22; dead, 1; re-
,naining in the House, 490; against 435 for the
corresponding week last year. Relef Kineswin
?ord., £lB 12s 3&d; Stourbridge, £34 13s 9d; Hales •
Owen, £29 is 8d; non resident paupers, £2 7s 2d ;
total, -ell5 O 101-r1 ; against £lOB 145 8 for the cor-
respondin,<4 period last year.
DRUNKENNESS.—At the Police Court, yesterday,
before Colonel Fletcher and R. L. Freer fuel C. P,
Noel, Esc's., the following persons were mulcted in
,he sums set against their names for drunkeeness :
iarnuel Roper 6s GI; George Dillworth, clic Tal-
bot, 2s 61 and costs; John Maley 2s 6d ale' costs ;
William Bailey, Kinver, 5s and costs; Jolla Wat
!-cins Gs Gd; John Wainwri2ht Gs Gd; Albert Spittle
Is 61 and costs; John Timmins, :1,113 r., 2s Gd and
eosts ; Henry Smith 5e and costs ; o!! 1 Joseph Rot)-
inson 59 and coats. _

BREACH OF THE PEACE.—JOIM Timmins, junr.,
was charged with committing a hreach of the peace.
by fighting with Abiatha Ketley on the 13th inst.
—.James Gisborne and George Bloom were bound
over to keep the peace and to pay costs for com-
mitting a breach of the peace.
CAUTION.—SamueI Evans, Cropping Green, was
charged with allowing, 3 cows to stray. Fined 5s
including costs.
OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Abiatha Ketley was charged
with using obFeene language on the 13th inst. A
fine of 5s and costs was imposed.
TRESPASSING IN SEARCII OF GAME.—Jallleg Parkes
was charged with being on land at Hagley, on the
tith inst. in search of game. Defendant was sedu
to start a rabbit on some land belonging to Mrs.
Tibbetts, and to send a dog after it. He was also
observed to beat the hedge. Defendant was fined
103 and costs.
ASSAULT ON A HUSBAND.—PIICebO BalTatt was
charged with comrntting an assault on her husband,
Richard Barrett, on the 12th inst. The complain-
ant has been bedridden for some time, and . on th,
day in queti.ion she threw a bason at him which
hit him on the head causing it to bleed profusely.
Defendant said her husband threatened to knock
her brains out with a plate, and threw a knife and
fork at her. Defendant was fined 5s and costs,

THEFT or CnicKENs.-7-Joseph Bateman was
charged with stealing three chickens, the property
of George Williams, Hagley, on the 11th inst. The
prisoner was found by P.C. Holloway, at Broom,
picking water cress. On searching the prisoner he
found three dead chickens, quite warm, in his
pocket. He told the officer that he WY two boys
and it7v,irl throw them into some nettles, and he
picked them out. The prisoner now denied steal-
ing the chickens, but the Bench committed him to
' the House of Correction for one month.
MAINTENANCE ORDER.-- Nilliam Cradde::k was
sammoued to show cause why he should not con-
tribute towards the maintenance of his wife and
child who had become chargeable to the Stour-
bridge Union. An order was made for the defend-
ant to conirlkute 2s per week.
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