The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-10-22 00:00:00

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ST. JOHN'S MINSTBELS —Owing to their great
:success in the St. John's School Room, a short time
ago they gave another entertainment in the Union
Ii all on Friday, the 14th it,st. The programme
consisted of Songs, Jokes, Dances &a. Great credit
i, again due to Messrs. 11. Hunt, A. Harris, Weaver
AA Tombs for the capital eyle in which they rend-
er d them:ielves and were well applauded by th,
andienca. The entertainment concluded with a
Laughable Farce" which was very highly appre
ciatel Mr. S. Weaver t fficiently accompanied with
, the piano. The attendance was very large.
ACCIDENT TO THE ST. GEORGE'S HARRIERS.-011
last Saturday evening, an accident happened to the
captain of the almve club as ihey were returning
from Kinver. It appears that the captain had taken
the wrong course, and fell over a wall 8 feet, and
when found by another member, blood was flowing
profusely from a cut on his head and back He was
:it once removed to the Lock Inn, where the pro-
prietor kindly attended to his injuries.
DRUNK.—AL the Police Court yesterday, before
Colonel Cochrane and W. 0. Firmstone, Esq.,
Isiah Knight wa4 charged with being drunk at Hay.
Green, on the 15th inst. PC. J. Moore proved the
case. Fined 2s 01 and costs.—Timothy Raybould
was charged with being drunk. Inspector Long
proved the case, and defendant was fined 2a 6d and
costs.—Thomas Burke was fined 2s 6d for a similar
offence.

STfuyiNG.--Juhn Tolly was summoned
for allowing four horses to strly on the highway, at
on the 11th inst. P.O. Day proved the
offence. Fined 2s Gd.

A,CAUTION. - W. G. West was summoned for
riding a bicycle without a light, on the 7th inst.
Withdrawn on payment of 5s Gd costs.

BREACH OF THE 13EAcE.—John Brown was ordered
t pay costs for committing a breach of tho po .ce
on the 1511 inst.—John Levtson was charged with
committing a breach of the peace by fighting on
he sth February last. P.S. Chare proved the
cas.. Defendant wo had been locked up since
L'ilonday, was ,iicharged. .
GAS RATE ARREARA —James Cogzell was sum,
inoned by Mr. Tom Liitlehood to slow why he
should not be coinaAtted to pr:s:n for rt,u-cornpli-
an,:e %iith an older for payment of a gas account.
Defendant proinied to pay 2s 6.1 per week, and
the case was adjourned. _

AS3AUC,TING THE POLICE. William Smith and
ae,.rge Smith were charged with being drunk and
diAords.rly and assaulting P.C. liollow.sy, at Blake-
on the 16th ia:t. Mr. M. Corbett defended•
—P.C. Eloiloway sail he was on duty about 2.30 p.m
He saw the two defendants pass his house with two
other men, and they were drunk: They wore talk
in loud and h_tting,ani be told them he was a
police officer. The defendaut, William, struck him
tit forehead, an I three of them got him on the
ground and kicked hi v. The derendant, George.
icicketi hull whilst he was on the ground. He
called for assist tnce and Charlos Moyle and
and T iismas Mirston came to hie afo.iitanc!.. He
awl been gone since the assau:t lie stuck def.
endant George because he had held on him on thi-
,r.n with his teeth. Cross-examine I : The def-
endant ha.l heen in custody sine: the assault,—
Charles Moyles, landlord of the Swan Inn, Blake-
down, and Thomas Bishop gave evidenc., for the
prosecution. On behalf of the defendants, Mr.
Ccrbett pleaded guilty, and asked for a mitigation
of the punishment. Det-ndants were tined 23 61.
and costs for the drunkenness ; and for the assault
William was tined ss. an I costs and George 106, and
costs.

ANOTHER DRUNK —Betd.i.Uliti [Tart was charged
with being drunk on the 9th inst.—Air. J. Hinds
iefen.led —Serjeaut Clare said he was on duty at
Hay Green on the above d Lte and saw defen hint
dtir up to the Duke of York Inn, an th landlady
would not allow him to go into the house. Deend-
wit was drunk.-11••rnas Pardoe, clerk and Mrs.
Wool :ridge, lan flady of the Duke of York gave
evi iente Defendant was sworn and dechred that
he w. s not drunk. George Robins was called for
the defence and swore that Hart was not drunk.
D. fendant was fined 2s. 6.1. arAl costs, X 1 2s GI.

CHARGE OF BEGGING.— NV:lliarn Perry was
charged with begging in :he townitip on the 20th
nut. P.O Bail provf.: the co and the defendant
was discharged with a eautioa on promi lug to
to leave the town.

REFUING TO (21/Ir.—Sohn Timmins was charged
with let.ins; being, drunk ad refusing t (Flit the
Mirket Hall Vaults, on th-; 11th inst. P.C. Perry
awl Mrs. Jones, the la •dia.ly g tve evidence an I the
case was adjourned for 7 daSrs.
A BOUNDRY QUESTION. The surveyors of the
Lye wre summoned by the Stourbridge Commis-
sioners to show cans:, why tlry should not main-
tain a portion of the road dividing the town-hip of
the Lye from Stourbridge.—Mr. Hickey, instructed
by Mr. Harry Mills, appeared for the appelans.
and Mr. Homer for the defendants. Mr. T. It
Brettle, of Dudley, produced a plan of the ground
which was made by his father. After hearing the
evidence of Mr, W. Fiddiao, the town surveyor,
and the speeches by the two legal gentlemen, the
Bench made an oider on the Lye authorities to keep
550 feat of the road in repair and the Stourbridge
authorities 450 feet, and etch pArty to pay their
own 03sts.

CHARGE or Pon.may. Jogeph Hanib:ey was
charged with committing wilful and corrupt perjury
in a ease at the Court House on the 16th Septeru-
her.—Aft&T hearing the evidence of several wit-
nesses the Bench committed prl3oller for trial at
the next Worcester Assizes.

_
13').11111 OF GUARDIANS.—Me P. PargetJr pre-
sided at the weekly meeting of this Board was h id
psterday. Admitted into the house during t
week 8, born I, (lad 1, discharged 17, remainng
493 against 507 in the corruiponding week last
year. Out-dool relief :—Kingswinford district
.E. 1.5 15s 31, ; Stourbridgi .£3O 14s 6i, ; Hale.3lwen
.S2B 10-s 21d, ; Non-resident paupers 1:1 18s 3d,
total .4-.;115 18s 3a, against £lO9 is 9d, last year.

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Nor Liz HALv.—Even if only the half tul I of
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pariscii the (Lust marvellous of remedies, hut it is
fact u-.at the h.lf has not been told, and no7er will
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outnumb,r those who unhesitatiialy expre; their
giatitude a thousand to one. Cria acteristi.: of a
vet), larg.: branch ot humanity is to assume to
always be in the best of health. Meantime they
always manage to have a bottle of St. Jacobs Oil in
the hou e. The price 2s. 6d., or 2s. 9d. b 7 parcels
po-t, and if not reapily obtainable at ( hemists,
write direct to The Charles A. Vogeler Company,
45, FArringdon Road, London.

Hol!oway's Pills and Ointnie;it. Viciasi—ides of
climate, exposure and hardship?, tell heavily op
F old i ers and s tilors, sowing the seeds of diseases
wLich may ultimately break up the constitution.
Naturally careless of their heath a word in .seaton
may avert many evils, and may cause them to re-
sort to timely measu s without any difficulty or
publicity. Hollowa)'s effectual remedies are so
suitable, and are so en illy adapted for the varied
complaint 9 to which our soldiers and sailors are
liable, that a supply should always be obtained
before proceeding abro id. It may with confidence
b- stated that many a valuable life might have been
or confi,meci cri ple prevented from begging
in the streets, if Holloway's remedies had been 1
used in time;