The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-10-16 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

PrT AcctrocsT,—Harry Peanon (22), residing 'at
the Royal Exchange, Old Hill, whilst working at
No. 27, Lye Cross Pits, was severely crushed by a
fall of coal, atout 8 o'clock on Wednesday morn-
ing. He was knocking a tree up when a quantity
of coal fell upon him. A fellow workman went to
liii assistance and he was safely extricated and con-
veyed home, and was attended to by Mr. Alfred
Smith Jones, of Dudley. No bones were broken
but he was very much crushed.
DRUNECENNESS.-At the Police Court on Wed
net day, before Messrs. R. L. Freer, W. Bassano
and C. Lioloroit, Silviai lisrris, who is said to
have a black list against him, was fined 2s 6d and
costs, for being chunk in the Garratt's Lane, Old
Hill, on Sunday night. Police-constable Rowlands
proved the ca,e.—John Fiddler, puddler, ot
Tividale, was charged with beidg drunk and dis-
orderly on the 9th inst. Police-constable Win-
field proved that defendant was drunk and making
use of bad langulge, in the Dudley Road, Tividale.
This being the first offence the Bench imposed the
small fine of is and costs.

DISORDERLY AND REFUSING TO QUIT.--SLadrack
Hackett, rivet maker, of Rowley, was charged with
being disorderly on licensed premises and refusing
to quit the same when requ,st,Nl so to do. A further
char gc of wilful danag.: was brought against de-
fend Ant. John T.-Loans Dixon, landlord of the Malt
Shovel Liu, R wicy, proved that defendant was very
disorderly on hi premises ~nd that he refused to
.eave the none wi on requested by him. On being
ejected. the defendant ruled at the door and broke
E..nd alsi thiow a stone through the window,
doing damage to the amount of 4s 6d. A fine of
20a and costs.and 4s lid for t,.e damage done, was
intlictd; in default 28 days' itapr4,onmeot.

STEALING A TURNIP.-11.1.try- Ainpnlis (12), was
fined 26 6d including costs, fo t ea] ing one turnip
the value of one penny, the property of Java Wm.
Pearson.

NON-PAYMENT OF GAS RNT ,ph Attwood,
butcher, of Recidatl Hilt, w. umi-uoned under the
65th seclion of tl.e Cradley Heath Gas Company's
Act, for nun-payment of gas rates. Mr. Holherton
appeared t) pr..bevut Mr. Deakin, collector for
the Gas Company, proved that two rates amouLting
to £8 16s 7d was due from defendant to the
Cradley Heath Gab Couipany. Defendant did not
appear and an order was made for payment in seven
days, In default of payment a distress would be
i +sued.

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SCILOOL BOARD CABEB.—The following persons
were summoned by Wm, Hodgetts, School Attend-
ance Officer, for neglecting to send their children to
school, and fin.:Ll i—rhomas Southern, is, ; George
Yule, is; Martah Powel, 53; Daniel Hadley 2s 6d;
Ribert Reeves, 6s ; Alfred Hughes; John Brooks
is; William Woad 18; William Taylor 2s 6d
Reuben Charles, Edwin Parish, Alfred Hingley,
and Daniel Round Is each, and Edwin Parkes, and
Adam Phillips, 2s 6d each.
CHARGE AGAINST A GROCER.—:Simeon Harding,
co-operative stores, B 1 ickheath, was charged with
having a pair of unjust scales. Mr. Herder, inspec-
tor under the Weights an,l Measures Act, said that
on the 7th inst, he visited the defendant's shop and
saw the defendant in the act of weighing rice. Upon
ti.e scales was a piece of paper weighing half-an-
ounce, causing each packet to be half-an-ounce
short weight. Defendant said that the rice was
sold at 2d per lb. and he gave 24d per lb. for the
paper, and did not know he was doing anything
wrong in weighing the pap a. with the rice, as it
was the practice of most of the grocers to do it,
Mr. Horder said it was illegal, 'The Bench ordered
fi-e of 2s 6d and costs, and 5s the fee for the at-
tendance of the inspector.
REFUSING TO PRODUCE WEIGHT'.—Eliza White-
hall, of Hackett Street, BlackheatO, was summoned
for refusing to produce weights for examination,
From the evidence of Mr, Hor !er it appeared that
he went to the defendant's shop and asked defend-
ant to produce her weights to be examined,but she
refused to do so,—Sa,nuel WhiLehall, husband of the
last defend,,nt, w,s then charged with a similar
offence, Mr. Hurler sAd he asked defendant for
his weights ad he refused to give him any, Having
suspidon tint th y were h:d in a basket of onions,
he had the onions t.niptied of the basket and there
found the weigets, Another ealge was made
against defeadatv, for having unjust weights. Mr.
Horder said that the wighis he fowl(' were as fol-
low,: :- one 410. weigh-, ioz, deficient; one 11b. *oz.
deficient; one Vb. 10 dr:vile:et deti Fnt ; and a one-
ounce weight unstampd, The Bench inflicted a
fine of 2s 6d and costs in eaeti of the three oases,
and ordere I a payment oh 5s for the attendance of
the inspector.
UNJUST SCALES —Ja111"3.3 Sliatm, provision dealer,
Rowley, was fined 5s an.) cc.sts for having illegal
scales, and aLo to pay 5s for the attendance of the
inspector.