The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-04-23 00:00:00

OLD HILL

IMPORTANT CASE UNDER IHE EMPLOYER AND
WourtmArt's Aer.—At the Po'ice Court, on Wed
nesday. before Messrs. W. 13assano and J. Walker,
Messrs. Holt and Willetts, ironfounders and chain
manufacturers, Cradley Heath, were summoned at
the instance of Joseph Man-ell, moulder, for 14s
in lieu of notice —Mr. W. H. Tinsley appoared for
the plaintiff, and Mr. Waldron for the defendants.
—The case tor the plaintiff was that he was ern.
ployed by the defendants as moulder in partnership
with a man named Ellis, and tis average wages for
a fortnight was about £4. On the sth ult. he was
d;scharged from his employment without any ap-
parent ieason.—Mr. Waldron submitted that if the
plaintiff had a grievance he should have gone to
the County Court, as the magistri.tes had no in is
didtion in eases of breach of cow ract.—Mr. Bassano
said it would be a sorry day for the district if it
was rued that the head of a gang of men bad no
remedy in Vie Police Court, iii the event of a dis-
pute arisiT.g. Tney, therefore, held that they lad
jurisdiction.—Mr. Waldron then submitted that the
defendants were justified in dispensing with he
Oaintiff s services in consequence of bad workman.
ship.—Mr. Bassano said if Mr. Waldron could not
t rove tuis(olduct his clients would not be justill3d
in discharging the plaintiff —Mr. Waldron ,hen
contended that the magistrates should allow hi:n to
put in a count-r claim for the damages sustained
from the bad wok.—Mr. Bass ino : You ought to
have come armed with everything,-Ir. Waldron.
Then we shall have to go to tie County Court
.
Mr, Bassano : You know you will do nothing of tilt)
kind. (Laughtir)— the magistrates gave a verdit
for the plaintiff for 1.3 and of sts.

THE RECENr GUNPOWDER EXPLOSION
AT CRADLEY HEATH.

ANOTHER DEATH.

A tam Biliugharn (14), one of --the child;ej in.
j ed oy the explosion of gunpowder at Mr. Mould's
F • mises, Crsidley lieath, died in ;he Guest lios-
r tal oa Suuday.

At a meeting of the Rowley Regis Local Board
Moody, the Ctiairman (Mr. Walter Bassano,
J. P. said that in the face of the rec nt gunpowder
exploiiou at Cradley Heath he deemed it to be his
duty to advise the In,pector of Nuisances to see
that petroleum was properly stored, and that all
reasonable precautions ter the safety of life and
property were taken. As
.the:e was some ruisappre.
hension as to th..l duth who were responsible
for th. 4ranting of licenszs for the storage of gun-
powder in houses, or in places near to dwelling
houses, he would state that the magistrates did
not grant the licenses, The Lope-tor under the
Explos vei3 Act reported to the magistrates that an
iuhabitant intended storing gunpowder, and the
pr emiies were registered, The magistrates bad no
power in inch cases.—Mr. Green: In a case like
that last week w liera the explosion occurn d no
license is required. Ihe place is simply registered.
—Tile Chairman : I don't make any complaint. I.
don't say that any person in particular is gu lty of
negl et. I stkigest that all reasonable precaution,
be takes to prevent similar la:nentable occur. ences.
—Mr. Lowe said he believed dwelling hous s were
within six yards of a place where 2001bs of gun-
powdee was allowed to be stored --Mr. Green : The
houses are within six teet of the place.—Mr. Lowe :
Tne houses and store wee erected prior to the ex-
istence of this Board.— The Chairman: I Lel eve
that is so.—Mr. Green : I think the building it a
erected p-ior to the formation of this Board.—Tin
Chairman said he In ped a similar occur, ence would
not t ccur in that district again.

You way not need St. Jacobs Oil no-v, but you
may soon, and wEen you want it, want it Very bad.
1-10//oway's Ointmtnt and Pills.—Thee temedies are
unequalled 'bran.. hunt the world for bad legs, wounds,
foul sore, lad breasts, and ulcers Used according to
directions given with nem there is no wr uod, bad lug.
or ulcercua sore, however obstL ate or I..ng standing.
but will 3ield to their healing and curative properties.
klany poor aufferers wbo have been patients in the large
hospitals under the care f eminent surgeons, and have
• derived little or no benefit from their treatment, have
been thoroughly cured by Holloway's Ointment and
Pills. For glandular swellings, tumours, "piles," ar
diseases ef the skin there is nothing that can be nv
with so much benefit. In fact,in the worst forms
disease, dspeudent upon the enclitiou of the blood,
SsSmedloinee, *sea cohjointfy, are inealstibls.

rlll HE disease com-
a mences with a slight
derangement of the sto-
mach, but, if neglected,
it in time involves the
whole frame, embracing
the kidneys, liver, pan-
creas, and, in fact, the
entire glandular system,
and the afflicted one
drags out a miserable
existence until death
gives relief from suffer-
ing. The disease is often
mistaken for other coin-

plaints; but if the reader
ask himself the fol-
lowing questions, he will
be Ale to determine
Nyll ether he himself is
one of the afflicted :
Have I distress' pain, or
difficulty in breathing
after- eating? Is there a
dull, heavy- feeling at-
tended by drowsiness?
Have the eyes a yellow
tinge? Does a thick,
sticky, mucous gather
about the gums and
teeth in the mornings,
accompanied by a dis-
agreeable taste? Is the
tongue coated? Is there
pain in the sides and
back? Is there a fulness
about the right side as if
the liver were enlarg-
ing? Is there costive-
ness? Is there vertigo
or dizziness when rising
suddenly from a hori-
zontal position? Are the
secretions from the kid-
neys scanty and highly
coloured, with a deposit
after standing? Does
food ferment soon after
eating, accompanied hy
flatulence or a belching
of gas from the stomach'?
Is there frequent palpi-
tation of the heart?
These various symp-
toms may not be present
at one time, but they tor-
ment the sufferer in turn
as the dreadful disco
progresses. If the eau

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