The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-06-19 00:00:00

DUDLEY,

CHARGE UNDER THE OLD METAL ACT.-At the
Police Court, on Monday. before Mr. John Ac on
and Alderman Wilkinson (magistrates), William
Powell, marine store dealer, Stafford Street, wa3
ch4rged with buy:ng a smaller quantity of lead than
is permitted under the Old Metal Act. A boy
named Vaughan sold defendant a piece of lead for
3d., and was not asked how he got it. It is stated
that tin, Lid stole the lew-I.—The Bench fined de-
fendant £ I and costs.

SCHOOL:BOARD —On Monday Mr. Billing p:e Mod
at th , fortnightly meeting. A letter w,..s re:4l frAn
the Local Teachers' Association complaining of the
of the Board at the last meeting. The
dec s- 0, •
Chairman said the letter was a direct insult to the
Board. He certainly thought it was not the busi-
ness of the teachers to attempt to override the
decisions of the Board —Dr. Cosens agreed with
the Chairman, and was much surprised at the ,
flippant tone of a letter addressed by those who
were in their employ.—Mr. Reynolds regretted all
the more that such a dictatorial and offensive letter
should have been written, considering that the
Board had been most generous to the teachers.
Some of them were receiving £2OO a year, whiht
many children under the compulsory clauses were
going to school without a bit of bread it their
stomachs.—Mr. Terry objected to be dictated to by
any body of men, and Mr. Howatt characterised
the letter of the teachers as one showing a want of
respect and common courtesy.—Alter a short dis-
cussion the formal business of the Board was pro-
ceeded with.

KIDDERMINSTER.
THE BOARD OF aIIARDIANS.—Mr. J. Lett presided
at the meeting of the Board of Guardians held on
Tuesday. The number of paupers now in the house
is 229, as compared with 249 during the correspond-
ing period last year.—A. letter was read from the
Rev. G. D Boyle placing his resignation of the
chaplaincy of the Workhou e in the hands of the
Guardians, The Rev, gentleman stated that he
should consider himself and Mr. Penley no longer
responsible for the performance of the duties of the
office after the present quarter. He acknowledged
the invariable c)urtesy and kindne•,s of the Board
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himself and to those who had, with the consent
of the Board, acted as his assistants.-On tl e
motion of the Rev. J. G. Bourne, it was decided
that the appointment of another chaplain at the
Workhouse should be considered at the meeting of
the Board on that day four weeks, when the Bcard
would make the appointment. The Clerk was
instructed in tLe meantime to write to the Rev. G.
D Boyle, with the object of making arrangements
with him for the appointment of someone to dis.
charge the dries in the interim.-The following
quarierly contracts were entered into
Goodwin, 7s. 6d. beef, Harribon, 6-id. mutton,
Harri,on, 6d.; suet Harrion, 3d. ; me-,t for out-
door poor-beef, Harrison, 7id. ; mutton, Harrison
7id. ; Bewdley district-beef and mutton, Edwards,
7id. The following tenders were accepted for silt
months :-Cheese Taylor, ; salt butter,DudleY
is. lid. ; cocoa, :-Cheese,
50s. ; rice, Meredith, 155.;
son), Taylor, 295. and 275. ; soda, Findon, ss. ; soft
soap, Findon, 3d. ; tea, Williams, is. um. ; soft
sugar, Williams, 3id ; lump sugar, Williams, 4d. ;
coffee, Williams is. 3d ; candles, Findon, 4s. 6d.;
rushlights, Williams, ss. ; split peas, Williams, 135.;
pearl barley, Meredith, 2id ; oatmeal, Findon 20s. ;
cools, Underwood, us. 10d. ; large slack, Underwood
7s. ; malt, Green, Ss. 3d. 2 • hops, Green, Is. • flannel,
Isaacs, us. 3d. ; calico for shrouds, Turley and
Strange, 21,d. ; brown calico, Turley and Strang°,
41d. and 61c1. ; calico for sheeting, Turley au'
Strange, Is. 31d. ; apron check, Turley and Stran4e,
81d. ; hurden, fAa,:cs, 715.. ; hurden for sheetieg,
Isaacs, is. 61d. ; blue stripe, Turley and Strai4:e, Bill
towelling, Isaa.,2s, =lid. and 6id. ; fustian, Tivlei
and strange. is. 9d.; brown lirisey, Isaacs, 90, 1
ticking, Isaaes, Is. 4+l an 1 is. 4td. ; men's all'
women's stockings, Turley and Strange 225, 93,
and 19s. 6d. ; blue plaid handkerchiefs, Isaacs, 88°
6d.

PROPOSED ESTABLISIMENT OP A PROVIDENT DO' ;
PENSARY.—The original promoters of the scheme
for establishing a provident dispensary in Kidler-
minster have not succeeded in their attempt, but if
this has been denied them, they have laid the found:
ation for what promises to be a vary successfni
institution. The scheme issued by these gentlenon
contained many excellent proposals, but the artisan
classes looked with a jealous eye upon the suggestion
that the medical staff should consist of three gentle-
men connected with the town, who wceildb:3 expected
to find drug, and absorb somewhere about 76 Pe!,
cent, of the ,contributions of the members
remuneration. The majority of those who Wein
lookrd upon as the anticipated members of the D:8"
pensary had waiched with much interest the pro-
gress which the Handsworth and Smethwick ;
dent Dispensary had made, and had beconan .
enamoured 'of the principals upon which it via°
founded. The representativs of the wealthl
Carpet Weavers' Association, and also thee
representing the various friendly societis in at°
town, expressed to the tub committee a strong
desire to co-operate in the establishment and card
on a dispensary, on con lition that an independen'
medical man was appointed, and that it was CO
ducted on tra:y co-operative principles.
change of feeling on the part of the artizan classas
was brought before a meeting of the General Coat'
inittee on Monday evening, when the General Cow
ruittee was dissolved, and the representative of tht3
artizan class pressnt undertook to prep red
scheme based upon the popularly expressed desire'
The M,iyor (who presided) promised them tilj
benefit of his guidance and counsel in drawing n})
the scheme. It is believed that from 2,000 to 3,07
persons will join the institution as soon as it 'n
started in the to Am.