The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-08-06 00:00:00

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

Mr. Pargeter presided at the usual weekly meet.
Lig of this Board yesterday. ant tnere were ads)
present Mes,re. Burr. Bingley, Gratin, Thompson,
11.u.:N.1.11tan, Dawes, Bryce, Coambere, Webb, Par.
son. Bruoks Boucles, W. Green, IL Billiugham,
Haskew, Wortniugton, Yardley and Hill.
ine A-tate...a weAly report was as follows : Ad.
nutted 16, born 0, Oiscnarded 9, uead 0, remaining
in the Boni° 545, last. year 491. Toe ontdcor
was :Kingswiaturd £44 19s 91, titourbridge
.2.35 17a 11, ti ilesuwen 4:41 18s lid, nou•resident
ptu era *a los 91„ total Xll4 lls od, last year £lO9
is 43/4d.

A-totter was received from the Local Government
Boain witti reference to the arrangements for re-
haviug the pretseut overcrowded react) of the Work-
house, stating that the BJard had earefiLly con-
sidered the representation of the thaardian.e and on
tuts distinct understanding that the accommodation -
p:ovided in the wooden sheds should be considered
U a temporary arritogernant, they were willing that
suedishoul for tne present, be included in
aemp,atins; the total accommodation of the Work•
hoes.). Tbe sheds, it would seem, might each be
regarded as attording acioommedation for thirty
ag.d and infirm persons and the total acoommoda-
Lien ut the Woranouse would then be raised by 60.
Tue Board accordingly fixed 520 as The maximum
number of pauper inmates to be maintained in the
woranuuse, incladiug the temporary wooden sheds,
at any one tims. tt appearea that on the 14th ult
Were were 533 inmates. The Board would proceed
to issue an order directing that until the number
of inmates wee reduced to 520 further admission
should i.:ease, and that subsequently there should
be no admission welch would cause that number
to be exceeded, .
Mr. Webb brought before the nceice of the Board
the mot that there were some pauyete in the House
who cure able bodied and ought not to be there; if
trey star d they ought. to be made to break one
ton of -tunes per day. He mentioned that one had
had £5OO jwhiuti he spent In a very short time,
actually giving a £5 cheque to anyone who would
give him £3 or ready cash for it and save him
tie trouble of going to the bank at Cradley. It
was also mentioned that at a future time he would
clime into a legacy, and the Clerk was instructed to
diaw up an agreement that he be kept in the house
on loan, and when hP received the money repay the
Be ird. The men were brought into the Board
room and they were told they would hive to break
one ton ef atone each per day, and if they did not
do it they would be taken before the magistrates.
The men demurred, and said it was more than a
tramp could do,

AMU= —At tho:Police Court yesterday, before
Mrssrs. H. 0. Firmstone, T. D. Fhomas, E. Webb.
and W. J. Tamen, &qrs., Frank /4rthali was fined
5s and eo3tl for assaulting Martha Bishop, married
woman, on the let bast.
ILLISCIALY PAWNING. Mary Cownes, married,
Coventry Street, was charged with unlawfully
pawning with Allan Pearson, pawnbroker. New
StretA, a quantity of wearing apparel. bebnaing to
Joseph Roberts. Birmingham Street. Fined Is fd
the amount advanced upun the g .ode, and to pay
costs. _ _

_
MISCHIEVOUS BOYS.— William Aaron (13), and
Josepl Haywood (Is), were ttrde.red to pay costa for
damsgiug a cherry tree an the 25th Ult.
ASSAULT ON A SON.—Will tiro Henry Cartw ight,
glasscutter, Cecil Street. Beauty Bank, was charged
with assaulting his son, Herbert Cartright. aged 13,
it ttt 27th ult. The Bench dead the father 19s 6d
including costc.. - •:. .-
Mtscista.arrEous.—ltichard Adams. shoe Maker,
Ea villa St: set, was fined 403 sud coats for indecency
on the 2nd int.—Nlaria Hill, landlady of the Odd-
f Bows Arms, Lye, was charged with permitting
drutil;..one-s in her house on the 23rd ult. Mr.
Wall d feuded, and the Bench, after hearing the
evt ,ence, dismissed the ease, but said it was a
prop-r ca.e t bring before them.—John Guest,
bui.der, Brettell Lan:, was charged with obstruct-
ing Market Street with a t tuber carriage for 30
rntnutee. Mr. Waldron defended, and ultimately
the case was dismissed.—Sainuel Price, labourer,
B. i-ifley Fltil was tined 2s G and costs, and John
Titnnains, labourer, New Street. Stonrbridge, 12s
and costs fOr obacenity.—D orid Graiager, coal
dealer, Belbroughton, was tined 63 and costa for
allowing his horse to stray on the Bth ult.—Mary
Green (17), a domestic servant, was charged with
s,ealing a Gladstone bag, a metal watch, a shirt,
two neckties, two pocket handkerchiefs, a pair of
trousers, a waiatloat, and 12s in money, in all to
the value ot £2 7s, the property of William °Mee,
L Act Lane, between the Ist July and 3rd August.
Defendant pleaded guilty, and was Sued iu de-
fault 2 months.

SALISBURY SFIRE P FAIR.

We ha e been roqueated to insert the folowing
by a local tiAcles:nan as it may provo iutereeting to
our r.ad

Thus f:Le took place to-day (Friday) in the Butts,
and was well attended. Tha supply of sheep was
smaller than last year. There was a fair amatint
of enquiry for ewes, and a good demand for lambs.
Prices showed an incre ise of Is over those realised
at Stockbridge and from 2s 6.1 to 33 compared with
thee obtained here last year. Short supply of
horses, prices for which were low. Cattle also in
small supply and cheap. There were, as usual, a
number of prizes off-ted for sheep, tend SOMA ex-
cadent animals were exhibited, the competition in
the ram lamb claa.es ti tug considerable. The judges
were Of the lam classes—Mr. A. Twitche of Nu*
13arn, Whitchurch, and Mr. Stanford, of bream Ore.
Of the ewe classes—Mr. J. Carpewer, But couabe,
and Mr. J. Futchr,r, Fuvorat Appended is a lust of
their awards:

I.—A PIIECIS or PLATX of the value of .£5, by the
metnbere of the Corporatipn, for the beet Two-tooth
Hampshire Down Ham— Mr. R. Coles, Norton
Bavant.

2.—A PLBOR or PLATz of the value of £3, by sub-
scription, for tho Second Beet Ditto Memo. C
and J. Coles, Winterbourne stoke; b.;!.. Mr. G.
head, Charford ; c, the College of Agriculture and
Messrs. C. and J. Coles.

3.—A PIICCS OF PLATS of the value of .e 3 by E.
H. Hula, Esq., M.P.. for Oa Beet Hampshire Down
Ram Lamb—Mr. T. Moore, Littlecot.

4 —A PIECE Or PLATO Of the value of £3 by Sub-
scription—Mr. R. Coles ; h.e, and r., Mr. lit. Coles
lx.c, Mr. Janie. Flower. Ridge.
• 5.—A cup of the ;Cue of £lO, by Fred Griffin,
Mayor, forVell-but P-etrx -of Improved Hemp-
shire -Down littaistlacnba, in the proporUüno&Z to
every 100 Evros, kept and put to tap the 'previous
ycar ; and that not less than four nor more than
ten: Lambe to be exhibited from one Flock—Mr. R.
Ceres...
PIECE OP PLATE of the value. of 13 by
Milers. Waters and Rawlence, for the &mind Bast
Nu of Ditto on the same conditions— Mr. E.
Di'iben (who exhibited extra stock, his best lambs
bein4 at Newcastle), h.o awl r., Mr. Pain, Michel-.
clever ; h. 0., the Agrizultural College; c., Mr. J.
Flower and air.
7.—A Cur ofithe value of Al% by William MAx.
well liEllatuick. EAR., the M-M41704 Se) ti tusk

Pen of 80 Wother Lambs, bred by Exhibitor, from
any Flock not exceeding 410 Breeding Ewes, or of
100 Lambs from any Flock exceeding that number
—Mr. John Brown, Chilbampton ; h.c,, Mr. T. B.
Sutton, Hurdcott.

B.—A. Puce OF Prarn of the value of £5. by Sub.
soription, for tbelßest Pin of 89 Breeding Ewes,
good on Tooth, and havinz bean at least six months
in the possession of the Exhibitor, from any Flock
net exceedinz 400 Breeding Ewes, or 100 from any
Block exceeding that number— Mr. George Read,
Charford ; b. c., Mr. W. C. Street, Wick.
9.—it PIECE or PLATE of the value of .a 5 by Sub.
I•cription, for the Best Pen of 100 Hamwhire
.Down Two-tooth Ewes, the same having been in the
possession of the exhibitor for a period of at least
three calendar months prior to the data of the Fair
--Mr A. Rawlings, Alton; h.c., The Agricultural
College.
10. -A. PIECE Of PLATE of the value of £O, by
Messrs. Dcar and liVo lley, for the Best Pen of 100
Ewa Lambe, the same having been bred by the
Exhibitor—Mr, Stre:t There was only one corn.
patitor, but the animals exhibited were E o excellent
that the judges thought ha ought to receive the
prize.

Il.—A PiseE or PLATE ef tho value of £5, by
Subsoription,for the Best Penn of 100 South or
Hampshire DownlWether Sheep—Mr. A. Rawlias ;
he., Mr. W. J. Silo*.
12 —A PIECE PLATE of the value of £5, the late
M^. Alderman Smith's Prize, to the knrgest Penner
—Mr. Alfred 'Rawlins, who took 235 coops.
13A PIECE OF PLATE of the vtlue ot £5, Ihe h:te
Mr. Alderman Smith's Prize, to the Largest
PLU-
cflaser of Sheep from the actual Pcnners —Mr. J.
Read, ElLmin,,,,ton, who bo.ight 855.