The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-04-11 00:00:00

Judgment was accordingly deterred.
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HOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The last meeting of the old Board was held
yesterday; Mr. Grainger in the chair. There
were also present :—Messrs. Rollinson, Fiddian,
Wood, Homer, Giles, Baker. Hall, Rhodes, lias•
kew, IJilliugham, Guest, and Fereday. The
minutes of the last meeting were read and con.
firmed. Admitted into the house during the
week, 12; discharged 16; dead, 0; born, ;
remaining 249 ; Correspoudihg week last year,
367. Out-door relief, Kingswinford; district £23
2s ; Stourbridge district, £l7 lls O,J ; Hales-
oven district, £l7 Os 91; non-resident paupers,
lie ; total 4:58 106 4d; against £63 Os 5d
last year.]
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, of Birmingham,
were elected as schoolmaster and schoolmistress.
Mr. Bidiugham, in proposing a vote of thanks
to the Chairman, referred at some length to the
valuable services and abilities of that gentleman
during his term of office
Mr. Rollinson seconded the motion, which was
carried unanimously.
The Chairman having replied, votes of thanks
were passed to the Vice-chairmen, the Assess-
ment Committee, and the officers.;

ELECTION OF CHURCHWARDENS.-At the Easter
Vestry, on Monday, at Oldswinford, Mr. Horace
Pearce was elected rector's warden, and Mr.
Charles King, people's warden.—Mr. William
Jones, one of the retiring warden., presented a
statement of ihe past years's acconnts, and also
an account of the receipts and expenses connec-
ted with the extension of the burial ground. He

expressed regret that some needed improvements
in the old churchyard had not been carried out. It
appeared, however, there were some baLinces,
amounting altogether to £47., connected with
various ftI:DIS, And it was resolved to apply these
to the work in question.—A resolution was also
passed that a vestry meeting should be called
to consider the question of providing a cemetery
for the district.—At St. Thomas's Mr. B. Wood
was elected vicar's warden, and Mr. J. B. Priddey
people's wsrden.—At St. John's. Mr A. Jones
was elected vicar's warden, and Mr. E. Stringer,
jun . people's warden.—At Wollaston, Mr. E.
Cookson was elected vicar's warden, and Mr. H.
fililingliatu, people's warden.
TAANNFERS.—it the Police Court, yesterday,
before Messrs. R. L. Freer and C. Cochrane, the
following transfers took place i—The Greyhound,
Norton, from Mary Stokes to William Mann; the
Britannia Inn, Cradley, ;from Allan Beasley
to Richard Forrest; the Glassmaker's Arms,
Stourbridg,e, from Charles Bridgens to Ann
Kendall; the New Inn, Belbroughton, from John
Holden to Joseph Smith; the Old Crispin Inn,
Stourbridge, from William Vale to Charles Keller.
A JUVENILE THlEF—James AllpOrt (13), WAS
brought up on remand charged with stealing Gibs.
of scraps, on the 30th ult, the property of James
Brooks Fisher. Henry Griffin proved seeing the
prisoner pick up the iron. Prisoner pleaded
guilty. Sentenced to one months ;imprisonment,
and at the expiration of that time to three years
in a Reformatory.
STEALING MONEY.—John Davis WAS brought up
on remand charged with stealing 3s 6d, belonging
to William Wharton, of Church Street, on the
31st ult. Prosecutor said he put 16s in a cup and
placed it in the cupboard. He then went out,
locked the oor, and put the key through tho
window On the above date he missed a half-
crown, William Wharton, jun., said he put one
shilling's worth of coppers on the mantel-piece.
He found the prisoner in the act of coining from
the cupboard. Witness asked prisoner how he
had got inside. Prisoner said he knew where the
key was kept and he had it from by the flower
pots. Elizabeth Wharton, a little girl, said she
saw the prisoner staujing on a chair by the cup-
board. She asked him what he wanted, and he
said he had come for some money. Mary Ann
Evans proved changing prisoner a half-crown.
Sentenced to one month's imprisonment.
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—IIavid Mobberley,
was charged with being drunk and disorderley at
the Lye, on the 3rd inst. Police-constable Needle
proved the case, Fined Zs and costs; in default
seven days.—Phillip Knowles of the Lye, was
charged with being drunk and disorderley. Fined
5s and cost,—David Southwick was charged with
being drunk at Cratilley on Monday night last.
The case Was proved and defendant tined ss.