The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-20 00:00:00

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OLD HILL,

FATAL ComamaY AdCIDENL—Cia ALonday even-
ing Mr. Elwin Hooper (South Staffordshire Coro-
ner) held an inquest at the Old Hose at Home Inn
Cherry Orchard, touching thz death of James Smith
(30), miner, who died from the. effects of injuries
received at No. 1 Haden Hill Colliery. Mr. Picker.
bag Assistant G.overrt:nent Inspector, was in
attendance to wateti thJ plececlnge.--r.Pho deceased
was employed on the 12th ult. in assieting in mov-
ine, a boat, mid in c9nseqneuce 9f falling against a
shalt he sustaiaed same severe internal injuries.
Drs Kr; de Denno, and Young attended, to him,
and subsequattly performed an ' operation, and
deceased considerably improted. If.ast week, how-
ever, ho had a re-lapse, and died en ti.e 12th inst.—
The jury returned a verdiet of "Aceid.ental death."

Tikirßoum( rOVERTY.—At the Police Court
on Wednesday, before Messrs. W. Bassa,no and C.
lioleroft, a young woman named Elaturah Whiffing,
who appeared to be ill, wa3 cha-gud with stealing a
quantity of wool, the pxoperty of William Mills,
haberdasher, lialesowuu ILoad, Oid kcal-
day the prisoner was sem to go into the prosecutor's
shop and take a quantity of 00l —1!:-isouer pleaded
that she committed the fLuco trough poverty.
As she had been previvusly onvieted, the .magi. 3.
trates sentenced her to ono moath's imprisonment
with hard labour.

EXPENSIVE SPORT —At Vie same . Court, two
broih:rs named Joseph and Edward Shellaro,
iug at the Brades, Oldbury, were summoned for
shooting a pigeon, valuettat 15s, the property of
Thomas Lu iham, Roun.l's Orteu, 45idbury. Mr.
Waldron prosetuted and Mr. Shalreveitie- defended.
—On the 2 Ith ult the (It f:n :ants were seen to shoot
the prosecuter's.pigeon Wht-n flyinx over Mullin's,
-fiel I, and upon complainant remonstrating with
them for ki lmg Ana bird they, it was alleged, threat,
to shoot hitn.—Tne I3each ordered the defend-
ants to pay 155., the valua.of the Pigeon, and 'alto a
fine cf 2 ,s. and costs each, er in default one montlr's
ituprismtuent with hard laboar.
"FRE BRUTAL ASAULT AT TIVIDALE.—At the amine
Cuart, Samuel Martin, miner. Claytun• Street, Tip-
ton. was charge 1 with stealiag 6d., the property of
James Smith, and also with unlawfully wounding
him —On Saturday ni,,ht the prosecutor wentto the
Ash Ties Inn, Dudley Road, Tividale,.and teMfered
si pen ein payment for 1.), cr , Thprisonerpioed
the sixpence, and remn:trkel he would sooner, be
locked up than return- the money. He left the
house, and was afterwards followed bi the pro .e-
-cuter and Police-constable
,Haigh way, Upon the
prosecutor getting near to him, .prlsner sudthnly
turned roan I and deait him a h. avy blow in. the
face witn 'a brick, rendering biz insensible' and in•
fluting serious injuries. Prisoner pl:ad-d 'guilty,,
and was sontenc,d to three morttn's imprisonmant
with hard labuur.

MR. BROOKE ROBINSON. M.P., AND THE
CHAISMAKERS.

On TurAday evening,; a large mceling• of female
w oikers in the Solih Staffordshire chain trade was
held in the Salvation Army Barracks, Cra,dley
Heath, nearly 3,000 women being present. Mr. T.
homer presided, and there were also piesent Mr.
1-thitineon. -ALP_ _Mrs_ lironlie:l?..bhuicti,
and a large number of other ladies. 'The Chairman
said khe ;,"turn out" had ficiW eutertd ups.ll the
fifteenth week, and he would say at once there was
a cessation from w..rk in consseefence of the people
not he:ng able to lice at the pike now paid. Mr,
Brooke Rebinson, whn was accorded a very enthu-
siastic reception, said Mrs R :binson was pleased to
accept Mrs. Homer's invitation to
_attend that great
meeting and sympathise with the chainmakers in
the privations which they were now unfortunat4
uncle going; and ,as the member of Parliament for'
that district he deemed it his duty to aceoinpany
Ntre. Robinson to that meetilg a id render vv_at as.
eistance lay in his power, The pe pie throue oit
te elidland Counties sympathised -vith the ee
makers, ant there was a consensus of opinien teat
a substantial advance should be conceded. To his
ewn knowledge the chaintnakers had_ undergone
great privations in censequence of the low wages
paid, n d tie hoped oat) an ail woull assist in
bringing about a belt r state of th'ngs. Teat
,ruing he had received a let er from a large em-
ployer in that district in which he said the, small
chaininakers wee paid out tf all proportion to the
large chainmakere, and urged the workers to insist
upen beieg paid in money instead of being "tt ticked.'
Is the same letter lei proved conclusively that it
was the small employets' who weep etdoLeing the
uncalled ter reductions. To his mini one of the
'greatest ori:s the "chaintrakers had to contend with
was the abominable truck system. which, as all of
them 'were aware, was illegal, and should not for
one moment be toleiated. Soule years ago there
were loud complaints of the ptevelance of the truck
system in the South Staffeids..i e dis.rtct, and an
association was iormed ti ettspress the evil, the re.
suit being that the workpcople derived great benefit,
His advice therefore was beat one and all should
refnA to be trucked, and further that workmen
s lonia lay informations against those employers
who persisted in nefying the law by paying in kind
instead of in the current coin of the realm. If they
would protect their interests by p•osecuting thesJ
WO openly defied the law they would receive the
support of the magistrates and of all right thinking
men. Many.of the men had been out on strike
for pearly four months, and as Le understood some
of the employers were willing to pay the revised
list of prices, he should most certainly advise them
to resume work at those factories, as it would not
do to drive the trade out of the district. Mrs. Rob-
inson had requested him to state that she had con-
Libut.2sl £lO to their fund. Mrs. Robinson,
who .was loudly cheered, said she hopcal the
time would atriva when she would be able to meet
them under more favourable circumstances. Mrs.
I:oiner and other ladies addressed the meeting,
:ter which a reselution was unanimously passed
)t to -esume work until an uniform -rate of wages
v.'ir; agreed upon by the employers. Votes of
ilinks wera aiso accorded Mr.,. and Mrp. Brooke
.I.obitisou. At -the termination c'f the meeting
bread and tea were presented to mothers and
families. •

SPORTING NOTES.
(By our own, Correspondeut.)

I have to ajain congratulate my readers on the
handsome win trchieved by King Monmouth in the
Derby Cup, which, with Melton for the Liverpool
Cup, must have been more than gratifying, the odds
being very remunerative. Those who sent for the
final wire from your Travelling Correspondent on
the day of tie race from Derby had also True Blue
included in that wire a2O to 1 chance for the
Cluiddensd-n Cup—which they no doubt highly
appreciated. In the interests of our sporting readers
for the forthcoming Steeplechase Season, besides
the perusal of these notes, as so many contretemps
a ise in trials whilst negociating " sticks" that it
will be wisdom to have eleventh hour particulars
from the scene of action, which can be obtained by
sending to your Travelling Correspondent,
,care of
Spot ling Tissue Office, Hull, when all communica-
tions are forwarded. Next week the chief topic of
conversation in the sporting world will be the pro-
bable result of the Manchester Autumn Handicap,
value 1,000 soya., distance one mile six furlongs.
At the time of penning these notes the Morgiana
Colt is first favourite ; whilst Alec. Taylor's Stour-
head is a reported rod in pickle Althorri has class
on his side, although .handicapped up to his form,
Ben Alder, Lawmiaster, and Jacob are leniently
treated, and last year's winner, Raffaello, is pitch.
forked into ti.e handicap. Of the 3-year olds,
Silver and Scotilla are bound to have a large follow-
ing, but it I take

ALTLIORPE and BEN ALDER
on ray side I may have found the winner.

RAILWA.Y SERVANTS.—Sig,nalmen, Engine Drivers,
Porters, and others, who have frequently long in-
tervals of work between meals, should drink Cad—
bury Cocoa, a sustaining
.beverage, agreeable aid
comforting, during long spells of work.