The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-04-24 00:00:00

THE AFGHAN CAMPAIGN

THE MARCH ON GHUZNEE

A WONDEtertIL ATLAS..— We used to th".uk
Atiases very very uninieresting, dryleasks, associated
with the dreariest portiere ef our scheol studies; but
really Messrs.
,Zetts wi h teeir new Popular Atlas
are making us alter our opinion, fsr a prettser, more
interesting, or cheaper s :yen p nnyw orth of geed
sound standard literature we have never seen be-
fore. Part 3of their Atlas now before usahowe the
de: tts of the ou; an in Europe and India, the
relative size of the latter with England, as well as
its telegraphic and railway' systems, the scientific
frontier" of Afghan, and other interesting particu-
tars. Europe alee showe how many large centres
of population a'e scattered over the' continseet,ihow
Turkey has been broken up, and how Russia has
grewn ; whilst France unfolds to us her vineyards
and wine d-pots Of the excellence of the' werk-
manship and exteao:dinarylowness of price we have
already spoken.
ST. jonw's VICARAGE,—The Rev. L. B. Penley,
8.A., of Kidderminster, has been preferred to the
vicarage of. St. John's, Stourbridge, rendered
,vacant by the lamented death of the Rev. T.
Williams Mr. Penley was for some time 'head
master of the Kidderminster Grammar School, and
is at present chaplain at the Kidderminster Work-
, house, as well as senior curate at the panel church.
He is a moderats CAirchman and a very able
preacher. He is very energetic in all.;,matters
conneced with Church work, and during his resi-
dence in Kiddertninster has won the esteem of -all
will whom he has come into contact. He will be
a dectled acquisition telthe Chuch in this town. .
STEALING BACON.—At the Police Court, ye wer-
day, bef.sre Col. Fletcher, Messrs. F. Evers alai C..
P. Noe., Thomas Garbe t and William Hatton, fork
makers, were ch.srged wi h stealing a quantity of
bacon, on the 17th inst., the property of Thorns
Laisten Prosecutor proved that the bacon pro-
duel was his property, and worth is. ficl. The
bacoa was stolen_ out of a malthouse. He sew
both prisoners in the nialthouse. Police-constable
Williams proved t hat he found the bacon in Hattoa's
issue:mm(l locked him up. The case against Garbett
Is as dismissed, and Hetton wss sentenced to one
month's hard 1 lbour.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. Willialif3 Mills vas
brought up, charged wi-h assaulting Fnima A.
,Poyzer, of Clent, on the 17th ruse Mr. Wynd m
defended. Complainant, whose face presented a
s .d and mutilate" appearance, said that the defend-
ant was her son-in-law. On the above date defend-
ant. came to her hou a and asked for ,his wile. She
told him she, did not ',now where she was and de-
fendant then eommeased to beat her, cut het over
the eye-, c!aseed her round the throat and thr eat ened
to fl s ish her. Complainant said she did not wish to
presi the case. Hr. Wyndham addressed the
Bench for he defence and said that the defendant
was respectably connected. On tne above date he
was under the impreaion that his wife was staying
at complainant's house. He wen to so but found
that She was not there and he became excited, an I
he must admit that defendant did assault com-
plainant. He was very sorry.and noped the Bench
would be as lenient as possible. The Bench were
FUNERAL OF TUE LATE REV. T. of opinion that it was a brufal tied cowardly assault,
and one of the Worst cases of aggravated assaults
WILLIAMS AT STOURBRIDGiL that had comebefore them for a long line;; and had
The remains of the Rev. T. .Williams, B. A) it not beesi for compkainant, who wanted to den
vicar of St. John's Church, Stou-bridse, were in- leni.-nily wan him, they sho ild have gsvea him six •
t.9-red in the grounds of tie New Ceantoor. on months hard labour. The asssault as of such a
Saturday, at half past twelve Blinds ts ere 'drawn serious narorts, they should sentence him to three
do en at privets •hoasee, and the shop .windows were, months hard labour.
partially closed throughout S:ourbridge, and other SCHOOL BoAnD PRO,SECCTIONS. —A number of
evidences were given of the general and great persons were suninloned.for neglecting to send their
.esteem in which the decease-I clergyman was held, children to school, and were fined is each.
Long before the time app rioted for the funeral a liteesses ssIS P Bee le—Thomas Stanton,
large nneubsr of t radesenstri and others assembled la'nurer, Round Court, and William Foxhall,
near to the late residence of the deceased, with t'se labourer, Angel. Street, were charged with corn-
intention of paying a last trilette of respect to his mitting a breach of the peace by fighting, on the
memory. The undertakers w= re Messrs. J. and W. 12th inst. Police-constable Williams proved the
Cooper, and the mourning cosches (three in number) ease. Foxall was bound over in lis own re-
were supplied by the l'abot Hotel Company. The cognisance of .£lO to keep the peace for three
first of these contained Messrs F. Will ,tuns and 11. months. and pay costs. Stanton was .bound caw
Williams (sone of deceased), Miss Willierns and himself in £lO road one surety of £5 4-o keep ths
•1114eadcea
Miss E. Williams, and ihe,,Re v. W. C. Bedger. The
occui.auts of the second yfso.r three mouths, and pay costs; in default
'coach were Mr. W, Williams
(Birmingham), Mr. A. Willi-ens, arr.' F. Tim ni
QBSTRUCTION.— Albert Jenkins and Abraham
- and Mr (Birmingham),
Timmins. The th-l'd was occupied Wiley wk•reoharged with ()ha meting the footpath
by the Rev. J. J. Welch,- M.A. (headmaster ef the by playing at marblee thereon, on the 11th inst.
Stourbridge Grammar Sch ml), tee Rev.---Pre,ser,
'Mr. A. Freer, and Mr. IL Smith.* The fol!owin , Police-constables Cartwright and Cross proved the
-case and defendants were fined 5s each iecluding
clergymen. foi Awed the mourning' coashes costs. .
Rev. C. S. Wordswerth, ren or of (Rdswitiford ; the I Dnuerec AND DISORDERLY.—Sarah Mallen was
Rev. H. Sherrard,vicar of St.Thomas's Swerbridge ; charged with beine drunk and disorderly, in
the Rev.—Streeten, curate of 0104 mi-ford ; the Coventry Street, on the 12th inst. Police-constable
Hon and itev. W. H. Lyttelton, Hegley ; the Rev. ; William, proved the case, and defendant was fined
J. S. Boldero, Vicar of Ambleeote ; the Rev. G. !5s and c sts,—Jesse Williams, of Belbrotighton,
Gilbanks, Wollaston; the Rey. J. Siale, Wordsley ; was' charged with being drunk and disorderly:
the Rev. F. 'dairies, Lye ; the Rev. A. Wright., Police-constable Poole proved the case. Fined 53
Starnber Mill; the Rev. K. Bache, cure e, Ilagley; 'and costs; in default 14 days.—George Troman, of
and Rey. 3. STone, Brierl.,y Hill. Next in order Cradley, was charged with being drunk and dis-
came the choir of St. John's and a large numter of - orderly, on the 18th jusi, Police-conetable OakeY
the congregation. The following members of the proved the case. . Fined 5s and costs.
Sehool B. ard were also present i—The Rev. Dr. . eWomex's QUARREL:I. Phoebe Crompton, of
McCeye (Catholic pries,), Messrs. Newnam;lla-kew , Crsdlesa was charged with assaulting Sophia, Green
end W. J. Tame), ; the Rev. J. Richards (Congrega- on the 18th inst. Complainant said that she was
-tional minieter), and the Rev. W. Moathouse (Wes• 'passinss the shop where defendant worked, when
leyan Minister as well as representatives of other defendant came out and beg-inlet° beat her. The
-religious denominations. The eburchwardeneof St. r aeon was because she was wearing a red ribon.
MesSrs. es A etee and mese, were both .at T;vo witueSseS gave corroborative evidence. The
the funeral. The coffin tee of plain oak, end it doi.snese theye.betli feire,-ht, and the Bench
was eneteeed in an elm shell. Wreaths -and ;n:1- ',el th-.:11) to pay the t:,,St.S b..ttwa ntlire.in •
rtelless were p_ I d
Oa_ upon it, a particularly fine 'zTE.ALI.ao A 11ABBIT TRAP. srlss Baswerth
wreath 1)0.4 a pres•ent from the laeiee c;e. the eon- was charged with Ftealin' tw, rabbit traps on the
g I
rog' -The 'funeral servme was impressively 14th just, he teoperty of John Robins,of Wollaston
read by the Rev. T. Heirs, curate of St. Juhn's and Prosecutor ideetified tile Mu traps produced as his
he was sedated by the ROT. W. C. Badger, of (Bir- property, and said that he had
.prothised 'to catch