The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-10-16 00:00:00

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BOARD OF GUARDIANS.
The usual meeting of this Board was hold in
the Board Room, yesterday, Mr. Granger in
the chair. There were also present :—Messrs.
Guest, H. Billingham, Hall, J. Brooks, Fiddian,
Rhodes, Homer, Giles, Maud and Hingley.
Admitted into the house 16 ; discharged, ;
dead 1; born 0; remaining 292 ; against 311;
last year. Out-door relief, Kingswinford dis-
trict 1:22 Os ld ; Stourbridge district £l4 11s
74d; Halesoweu district, £l5 3s. Od ; non-
resident, paupers, us. 8d ; total £52 63 4d;
against .#5B Bs. 101 d. last year.

SUDDEN DEATH. A man named Johnson, of
Angel Street, a watchman at Mr. Foster's works,
died suddenly last night.
WORKING MEN'S CLUE FOR OLDSWINFORD.—A
reading room has been opened at Oldswinford this
week„ and as upwards of seventy members have al-
ready joined the club in connection with which it
will be carried on, it shows there was a want of it in
the neighbourhood, which will now be met. The ini-
tiation of the matter is due to the Misses Craufurd,
and through their instrumentality a sum of about i
.E 8.5 was raised in the spring by a bazaar, which am-
ount will not only furnish the preliminary expenses,
but leave a balance forother purposes. Several gen-
tlemen in the parish have interested themselves in
getting the club fairly started, and on Monday even-
ing the reading room was formally opened. The club
room of a former public-house at the top of the
Heath Lane has been secured for the purpose, and is
very commodious for the members to meet in. It is
intended to make the Club purely one for the benefit
of working men, but as their subscriptions will not
cover the whole of the working expenses, it is hoped
to secure a:sufficient number of honorary subscrip-
tions to make up the BUM total required. Mr. W.
B. Collis, on Monday evening, explained the general
objects of the club, and a committee of working men
was appointed to act till the end of the year, when
a fresh appointment will be made under the rules
which are to be framed.
TUANSFERS.—At the Police Court, yesterday, be-
fore Messrs. H. O. Firmstone, R. L. Freer, C.
Cochrane, and Colonel Barrows, the following
transfers took place :—The George Inn, Hay Green,
from George Edwards ,to John Lycett, the Union,
Lye, from Benjamin Williams to David Hatton, the
Rose and Crown, Lye, from Richard.Mobberley (de-
ceased), to Sarah Mobberley ; the Anchor, Wolles-
cote, from Edward Billingliam to Joshua Herrin;
the Crown Inn, Enville-street, from John Candley
to James Haywood; the Clent Stores, Clent, from
Thomas Cooper to Charles Giles Linger,—An appli-
cation to transfer the Hole-in-the-Wall to George
Taylor, was adjourned for a month, Superintendent
Freeman stating that the house was conducted very
badly.
DRUNK ON LICENSED PREMISES.—John Lane was
charged with being found drunk on licensed premises
on the sth inst. Police-constable Payne said that
he found the defendant at the Old Pipe Inn, drunk.
He had to put him out twice. Police-sergeant JOllOl5
proved a previous conviction against the defendant.
Fined 108 and costs.

STILLING • SHAWL.---JOhll Smith Was charged
wa woollen shawl, on the -13th lust, the
property
stealing
oportyf Frederick John Haskew, draper. Tho-
mas King, of Mal:able-square, said that as he was
passing prosecutor's shop, he saw the prisoner pull
the shawl down, and he at once caught hold of him
and took him to prosecutor, who at once sent for a
police-officer.
Murphy, assistant, swore that
the shawl was the property of his master. He could
henry
tell it by the private mark, and was worth 35 9a.—
Prisoner pleaded guilty, and said nothing in defence.
—The Bench committed him to Worcestor Gaol for
one month.

A WHOLESALE SHOPLIFTER.—AIics Pen-ins was
charged with stealing, ou the sth lust, six. yards ol
cotton print, the property of Frederick J. Haskew,
Joseph &nee, assistant, proved selling the defend-
ant the print, who said she wanted it for Mrs.
Yardley, of High-street. Emma Yardley proved
that she did not send the prisoner for any print, and
Superintendent Freeman proved apprehending the
prisoner on the charges:of obtaining goods by false
pretences.—Prisoner was further charged with obtain-
ing. on the sth August, one pair of boots, the pro_
perty of William Griffin, boot-maker. Frank Grif-
fin, son of prosecutor, said that the prisoner came to
their shop on the above date, for some boots for Mrs.
Yardley, High-street. He let her have three pairs.
She returned two pairs and kept one. Mrs. Yardley
proved that she did not scud the prisoner; neither
did she know her. Superintendent Freeman proved
apprehending plisoner, who, he believed, bad been
living with her mother at Envier, since the offence
had been committed. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and
said if they would forgive her she would pay for the
boots and the priut. Committed for trial at the next
Worcester Sessions.—There were other charges
against the prisoner, but they were not gone into.