The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-07-09 00:00:00

BRIERLE Y HILL.

At the Police Court, on Monday, before H. Smith
and G. K. Harrison, Esqrs., John Evans (16), Henry
Dulson (16), Richard Husselbee (19), Btnjamin
Thatcher (16), and William Chambers (18), all
youths of Wordsley, were each fined 6s. including
00,5, for playing pitch and toss on the previous
Monday._

COAI: STEALING.—EIiza Millward (26), Lucy
Southall (26), and Maggie Collins (13), all resident
at a place known as Oak-farm, Wall tieath, were
charged with stealing coal, the property of John
Walker, a brick manufacturer of that place,—lt was
proved that the defendants stole the coal off a wharf
an prosecutor's 1 rickyard, and the Bench fined each
ot them lOs including costs.

THEFT IN THE NunsEr.—Elizabeth Hale (27),
married woman, of Quarry Bank, was charged with
stealing a quantity of worsted, value is 6d, the
property of James Evans, who has a stall in the
frierley Hill market.—On S tturday night, whilst
prisoner was near to prosecutor's stall she was seen
to take the worsted and conceal it under her apron.
he now pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s and
costs, with the alernative of one month's imprison-
ment.

KINGSWINFORD SCHOOL BOARD. -- An ordinary
meetsng of tots body was held on Tuesday after-
noon, at Brialey Hid. The Rev. T. L. Claughtol3
(chairman) presithd, and there were also present Dr.
Bodington, Messrs. Barlow, Bennet, Carder,
Waldron, Hodgetts, and Haines. Upon the
minutes of the last ordinary and a special meeting
being put, for confirmation, Dr, Bodingtou moved as
an amendment that the ruUng of the chairman at
the special meeting was irregular, and that the
minutes be amended accordingly. At the meeting
in question the Chairmt n had ru:ed Dr. Bodington
to he out of order in some r.marks which he made.
Mr. Barlow seconded the amendment, but after a
long discussion the original resolution fore onfirma-
tion of the minutes was passed. Mr. Haines
reported with reference to Mr. Johnson's ptivate
school at Wordsley, that the proprietor had declined
to allow it to be mode a public elementary school
Within tho meaning of the Act, and subject to in-
spection by her Majesty's Inspector. Upon the
recommen .ation of the Finance Committee, accounts
amounting in the aggegate to .£520, were passed for
payment. The usual quarterly salaries cud trades-
ments's accounts in cennection with the school
were also ordered to be paid. Mr. Barlow reported
with respect to Vie proposed improvements to the
frontage of Quarry Bank Board School, teat the
estimated cost of the work was £BO 6s. including
the cost of iron fencing hurdles, ashpliaites. It was
ag-eed that the work should be done, and that a
loan be obtained for the amount, and for the balance
of extras the amount borrowed for the erection of
classrooms at the same school recently. It was
decided to hod a sp cial meeting of the Board
shortly to receive tenders and select a site for the
erection of new schools in the neighbourhood of
Peusnett. The Educw ien Department wrote with
reference to the grant for l'ensnett school, which
had been withheld by them that as soon as the
Board were in a position to satisfy " my lords "
that building operatives ha i been actually com-
menced at lensnett application for the amount of
the gcant might again he made. but in the event of
the grant being allowed for the past year, if the
new schools were not ready by March, 1882, the
poyment of the grant would not be renewed. Miss
Stallard was appcinted assistant mistress in the
girls' department of the Moor-street school, at a
salary of £4O per annum.